"It's a torturous outing......"

I unfastened the strap of my helmet and fanned the cool breeze into it with the palm of my hand to cool myself down, the increasingly hot weather, like a pressure cooker gradually heating up, made people's nostrils feel wet and uncomfortable between breaths, especially when I had to march against the sun on the bumpy forest path, the wine stored in the water bladder had already been poured by me, although the smell of the smell was hard to swallow.

As the Danish military campaign was in full swing and the war machine in Nijmegen was operating efficiently, in order to conceal the appearance of the people, I had invited the hunting banquet in the name of the Duke, and all the knights in the territory of the Dominion were to participate in full armament, which amounted to an informal mobilization for war, and the army was organized under the banner of a banquet.

In addition to the more than 1,000 infantry guarding the castle and the 200 mercenaries temporarily recruited, Nijmegen was now able to recruit only 212 noble knights, plus their attendants, who could arm 500 cavalry, enough to pose a threat to the Danes, who were mainly infantry.

Kohler and Bull, who were guarding Neustadt, were responsible for transporting grain to King Sven, finding out the enemy's logistics base, and delivering a fatal blow to completely destroy their ability to go to sea, driving the main Danish force still in Schleswig into the encirclement of Nijmegen, so as to complete the battle and destroy the enemy's remaining army.

The plan of the battle in Nijmegen was to inform the Duke of Hanover in advance, to obtain the understanding of the other side, and to agree that they would serve as a reserve, and that after the matter was completed, the lands of South Schleswig up to the Wiz River would be annexed to Hanover.

The first batch of supplies from Nijmegen to support Denmark has arrived at King Sven's camp in Obenro, where he is carefully collecting sporadic troops and ships, waiting for the second batch of agreed equipment to arrive, re-arming the soldiers, and then preparing to kill Les Island with great momentum, using this as a springboard to board 6 into the rear of the Swedish coalition army, seeking a decisive battle and regaining the initiative in the Northern War. is still dreaming of dominating the country.

After five days of uninterrupted forced marching, the baggage team was left far behind, but fortunately, the Duke of Hanover gave us the privilege of local supplies, so that the army did not go hungry and could maintain the intensity of the march at a high level.

Accustomed to the thinking of the superiors, I could finally watch with a straight face as the freshly harvested grain from the farms along the way was requisitioned for military use, and the wheat stalks left in the fields for feeding livestock were trampled and eaten by the military horses, and the distressed but helpless expressions of the peasants would no longer cause uneasiness and self-reproach, and they, together with the Danes who were about to be strewn all over the field, would become a footnote to the victory of the Nijmegen army, and their morality and humanity would pale in the face of war.

On 26 January, six days before Halloween, the Nijmegen army crossed a small river on the border of Schleswig, the shallow water was just below the horse's hooves, and the water of the stone riverbed was clear enough to see the surface of the stone riverbed, muddy by the messy footsteps of the intruders.

Everyone's nerves couldn't help but tense, the scouts were divided into three echelons and scattered fifty miles away, which could send back information before the enemy appeared and reacted, so that the army had enough time to prepare, and the whole army slowed down, while beware of an encounter that could explode at any time, while waiting for the news of victory from Kohler, who was attacking from the sea, and the swordfish Ebrey led the pirates to cooperate with them to avoid a sudden situation.

"The enemy's main force has been found to be absolutely safe within a radius of one hundred and fifty miles in Obenro, and we can speed up our march."

Yaroslav, who temporarily served as the infantry commander on behalf of the bull, urged the horse to catch up with me, and asked with some doubts, I thought that he was not good at controlling horses because of his barbarian background, but he did not expect that he could ride faster than me, and from time to time he showed off his horseback skills, which really annoyed me.

"The Danes are better at fighting at sea, and as long as they block their retreat to the sea, the Lyutich warriors will have more than enough to take them over......"

At this he suddenly fell silent, and looked down at the infantry soldiers who had passed by us with shields, the latter of whom was the castle garrison of Nijmegen, who had the same battle axe but wore different armor, and the warriors of Lyutich, whom he was proud of, were only a few dozen withered men, assigned to a farm forty miles away from the castle, and could no longer fight alongside him.

I could not comfort the grief of the leader of Lyutich in mourning for the fallen soldiers, but I could only pat him on the shoulder and throw him a sympathetic smile, the latter still silent, and the wooden horse followed, slowly merging into the flow of people marching in the army, and I touched the soft mane of my mount, and thoughtfully believed in the reins.

After dark, the whole army encamped in a ravine in the shade fifteen miles from the town of Flens, and after the only hot meal on the day's march, Hans assigned the duty of the night on my behalf, and in order not to be noticed, most of the bonfires were required to be extinguished, leaving only a few places for warmth, and the noise of more than a thousand horses was finally quieted.

I leaned against the door of the tent, looking worriedly at the lifeless dark sky in the distance, the god of thunder worshiped by the northerners seemed to be hiding behind the dark clouds, knocking on his infinite divine power Miornier's temper, lightning bloomed in the middle of the clouds like a wild golden snake, and a dull thunder sounded in my ears, according to the pre-calculation, Kohler and they might raid Sven's camp tonight, just one hundred and ten miles to the northeast of us.

"It's going to rain heavily tonight, and the Danes will be even more defenseless."

I lowered the curtain and went back to the tent, rubbing my hands together and muttering to myself: "But it also makes it more difficult for the cavalry to outflank, those hard-armored guys are likely to get stuck in the mud and can't pull out their feet, God is really a cheap man who likes to play with mortals." ”

Tossing and turning for half a night, I finally fell asleep, opened my eyes under the gentle call of Luo Luo, the upper and lower joints of my body were misaligned as uncomfortable, and I clicked when I stretched my waist, like a puppet spliced of wood, Luo Luo waited for me to come to my senses, and then whispered close to my ear:

"The new arrival of carrier pigeons, the north fired, the Danes were caught off guard and suffered heavy damage, King Sven took the lead in fleeing, the rest of the soldiers scattered in all directions, Lord Kohler has completely occupied Obenro, the enemy has lost all their ships, they are landlubbers!"

"Huh?"

I was still groggy before I woke up, and it took me a long time to react, and I got up from the marching bed and hurriedly looked for my belt.

"Quickly blow the military trumpet, order an emergency assembly, the whole army will act immediately, let the scouts collect Sven's intelligence, let's go clean up the mess!"

Rollo took the order, and a moment later the camp began to sound one after another military trumpets, half-asleep soldiers packed up their bags and looked for the queue shouting, and I put on my chain mail and carried my girdle as I walked.

The squire had already led his horse and waited outside the door, and Yaroslav's infantry was the first to be ready, and he came to me on horseback and asked anxiously in confusion:

"Isn't the war going well in the north? Seeing that it was going to rain, it was not conducive to the march of the cavalry, and whether they could wait for the sky to light up a little before coming out, the soldiers were exhausted. ”

I waved my hand to deny his intention to continue, tightened the reins and turned the horse's head: "Without further ado, if you let Sven escape into the deep mountains and forests, it will be difficult to catch him again, this is his country after all, and it will be troublesome for the blitzkrieg to turn into a protracted war, and the chaotic forces will take the opportunity to intervene, Nijmegen's prey can only be stuck in the throat, and I can rest assured when his head is in front of me." ”

Jaroslav nodded as if he didn't understand, and although he didn't understand what I was saying, he knew that the order had to be carried out, and that his infantry was coming out as the front army, approaching the direction of Obenro, while I stayed where I was, and waited for the assembled knights to follow.

Every soldier in Nijmegen, from the commander to the ordinary soldiers, has received the death order of the Duke: all the Danes they encounter will be killed, and only the corpse will not become the enemy!

Two legs were not as fast as four, and we caught up with Yaroslav near Poroup in the dark, where he met the scouts sent by Kohler to get the latest enemy report:

"The front is a swamp where the Senna River flows, the cavalry must not go any further, Sven has collected a lot of remnants of the defeated generals, and is entrenched in Porump to inquire about us, they are probably busy collecting food, and will leave after dawn."

"I know that Porump is a small town by the sea, not far from the trading post of Yums, but I didn't expect them to run here in a panic."

I struggled to control the excited horse under its crotch, and it stood impatiently, as if it wanted to hurry into battle: "This is a rare opportunity, you first attack from the front with the infantry, and I will lead the knights around the back of the town to cut off their retreat, and give the Danes an urn to catch turtles." ”

"I see, sir."

Yaroslav winked at me with the axe on his belt, and the corners of his mouth curled confidently: "A frontal attack will definitely not disappoint you, even if the enemy resists stubbornly, we will tear open their position and cooperate with your encirclement plan." ”

I nodded, grabbed the reins of my horse and led the knights to follow Kohler's scouts, and ran outside the city of Porump, calculating that the time should have been sunrise, but the dark clouds on the horizon gathered more and more, blocking the light of the morning sun, the deafening thunder became more frequent, the cool breeze swept up the moisture on the sea, a storm could not be avoided, I looked at the sky worriedly, and prayed in my heart that it would not rain when the cavalry charged, because that would greatly reduce the power of the impact, and thus make the encirclement porous, Let go of King Sven, the biggest fat fish in the net.

No matter how big the dark clouds are, the sun can't cover the sun, the heaven and the earth have become brighter, although they are still a little gray, but you can see the path under your feet, the trouser legs are wet with the dew raised by the horses' hooves, the sea is sticky on the forehead, the head is steaming out of the white mist, the long-term running makes the war horses a little unbearable, they puff out their big nostrils and panting, their mouths are grinning and flowing viscous saliva, and even the capillaries in the body seem to be filled with hot blood that is about to explode, I swallowed back the bitter bile in my throat, covering my stomach and frowning with pain, Ya has been fighting for so long, and she hasn't adapted to the long-distance bumps on horseback, if she hadn't taken off her helmet to relieve her breath, it is estimated that she would have died of a concussion.

"Keep the movement quiet, don't let the Danes show up, if they hear the sound and flee early, I'll skin you alive!"

The sound of the first few horses treading water was a little louder, and I waved my horsewhip in anger and reprimanded, not caring for the face of the nobles at all, and the knights were carefully crossing a river that meandered through Porum, which overflowed into a large swamp outside the city, which according to the scouts said was inaccessible, and Sven would never have imagined that anyone would attack from here, and I took the risk by surprise.

The road conditions were getting worse and worse, and we could only dismount and step on one footprint after another, and the only light in the sky was completely absorbed by the dark clouds of greed, and it was as dark as a winter evening, and the bloody slaughter crept down on Porup.

(End of chapter)

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