In the forest of Lipian, when I ran into the scouts sent by Kohler, even I was startled, and the nervous two sides almost rushed to the temple of the Dragon King, and if it had not been for the archers' warriors who recognized Nijmegen's heraldic eyes and quickly raised their crossbow arrows upward, the scouts on horseback on the opposite side would have been shot through and died at their own hands.

According to estimates, they will only advance to the Tenberg line at the earliest, and we should have about seven days to drill through the mountains and mountains in the dark forest, but we didn't expect to meet each other so quickly.

Under the leadership of the scouts, we came to the camp located on an open hillside, Kohler maintained his usual strict style, strictly according to the standards of my station, even if it was a temporary barracks, he meticulously surrounded all sides with sharp stakes, and then dug a deep trench, the lookout post was standard for three people, the scout was scattered twenty miles away, and the well-defended could not even fly in, but if there was a little wind and grass, he could grasp it immediately, and I don't know if he was too careful, or overestimated the fighting power of the Poles.

"Your Excellency, you're back!"

As soon as the military tent was carried out, the bull enthusiastically pounced and opened his arms to hug, the overwhelming driving, frightened me to shrink and dodge to the side, he stopped in the middle of the road embarrassedly, blushed without retreating, and held back for a long time before squeezing out a few words.

"If we don't hear from you again, we might go all the way to Gniezno! Everybody's going crazy! ”

"Do you know what reminds me of the way I rushed over just now? An angry bull! Please, I want to live a few more years, and I can't be half of my body when I am hit by you like this! ”

With the help of the attendants, I laboriously took off the dirty clothes covered with dust on my body, it can no longer see its original true color, the fibers scraped by the branches are still swaying coquettishly, the absolute postmodern is called Hanako style, the vassals and knights full of tents, just staring at it directly, no way, who makes himself the boss, and the disheveled clothes will definitely hurt the prestige.

"Let me catch my breath, Kohler, you come over and tell me more about the situation, God, I've got to find someone who can make things clear!" Shrugging my shoulders, I made an exaggerated bitter face at the bull who was still stunned.

Kohler glanced at the bull, who was scratching the back of his head in embarrassment, and helped me fill the cup on the table with mead, before instructing the squire to spread out the newly drawn map, which was dotted with mountains, rivers, and village passes, which looked clear at a glance.

During the march, I would take a few priests who were proficient in mathematics and painting, and I would begin to survey and map each place in order to draw a relatively accurate and reliable map, which was not only a magic weapon for defeating the enemy, but also a fine tradition in Nijmegen, so Kohler carried it out to the letter.

"We, after your departure, march slowly along this nameless creek and crush a Polish army in Ramstrand." Kohler pointed to a location on the map marked with the symbol of the village.

"That night two Slavic tribes loyal to Poland crept over from the east and north respectively, intending to sneak up on them at night, but when they entered the cordon, they were discovered by our secret sentinels, so the camp was prepared and taught them a hard lesson, and the Slavs fled in disarray with corpses all over the ground."

The bull rubbed his hands excitedly on the side, as if recalling the scene again: "Yes, my lord, the battle was so good, the Slavs were crushed by us like chickens, and after defeating the sneak attackers of the elite warriors, we found the camp of their tribe with all our might, and captured more than 700 men, women, and children at once, so that every citizen of Nijmegen would get a slave!" ”

"You guys played beautifully."

I nodded at the bull in satisfaction, then put my two tired and sore legs on the table, and turned my face to signal to Kohler: "You continue." ”

Kohler cleared his throat and slid his fingers to another spot: "The Polish army is coming faster than expected, we have just rested for three days, and we have just run into their main force at Szbengleme, seeing that the opposing side is outnumbered, the Nijmegen army only made a simple resistance, and then withdrew to its original camp, relying on the favorable terrain to hold on, during which the enemy and us attacked and defended several times, and under their fierce offensive, we could only barely hold the camp without losing. ”

"This group of Poles are attacking the city day and night like madmen, the main force of the army is almost all well-equipped knights, we don't have many armor-piercing arrows, and I don't know if they have reinforcements, so we don't dare to waste it, ordinary feather arrows can't penetrate the enemy's chain mail at a long distance, and when the Polish knights enter the effective attack range, the time is only enough to organize a salvo, and each time they rely on the flesh and blood of the warriors to kill them, we suffer heavy losses, but fortunately, the enemy pays the same price."

"It seems that Miyeshk is eager to prove himself, and his father is so nervous that he will want to destroy you at all costs."

I poured all the rest of the wine into my stomach, dismissing the fool's thoughts: "What happened next?" ”

"On the fifth day, almost all the knights on our hands were gone, although the enemy was also injured and died enough, but after all, the number is superior, and there are many Slavic tribes as cannon fodder, and there has been no news from you for a long time, and continuing to hold on is our only choice."

Kohler clenched his fists and pursed his lips, as if he had returned to the days when the war raged.

"God forbid, fortunately, there is no endless road, Lord Leonardo is clever, just when we were about to be unable to resist, Nijmegen's rescuers arrived in time, kicked their butts from behind the position, and ate those arrogant enemies like sandwich beef, and the leading prince fled with the remnants of the defeated general, and we chased and killed them happily for dozens of miles, scaring them out of their hearts!"

"Leonardo, this old guy always has a back hand and never fights uncertain battles, it's a surprise." I rubbed my hands together and joked.

"How's the casualty?"

"In the early battle, we suffered heavy losses, the vassals and knights lost seven or eight out of ten, including the attendant knights, now there are only thirty-five people left, and the casualties of ordinary soldiers are even more, and the ones brought are almost all gone, and it is a typical Nijmegen-style defeat."

Kohler squeezed out a smile helplessly, shook his head and said: "Thanks to the reinforcements sent by Lord Leonardo, we have regained our strength, and now almost all the soldiers in the barracks are replenished, and a large number of war supplies have arrived at the same time, which is enough to launch a campaign." ”

"Two hundred archers, five hundred pikemen, a thousand infantry, and two hundred mercenaries in fancy and fat trousers, all in all, in your barracks, there are now two thousand vigorous club boys ready to destroy any enemy who dares to resist."

"This old guy is really good at dancing with long sleeves, where did he get so many soldiers for me? The days of smashing pots and selling iron are over, are you sending me all the men who can carry guns in Nijmegen? ”

Although I am glad that Nijmegen's reinforcements arrived in time, I still know how much money I have, Leonardo has **, recruited capable warriors in the whole country, and fighting hard is my least favorite behavior!

Kohler couldn't tell for a while, whether I was really angry or deliberately said the opposite, I didn't dare to squeak there, thanks to the existence of the bull's nerves, otherwise the atmosphere at the scene would be so embarrassing: "Anyway, my lord, let's at least protect our capital all the way!" ”

I snorted with tears and laughter, shook my head and smiled helplessly: "Anyway, regardless of whether it is a recruit with no combat experience, two thousand people are enough to scare a few to death just by going to that station, what is the situation on His Majesty's side of the emperor, did the Poles hear that the capital is not guaranteed to be lifted and withdrawn?" ”

"The battle report that just arrived yesterday arrived by fast horse." Khloe rummaged through a pile of parchment on the table for a long time, finally finding the latest information from the scouts and handing it to me, filling his glass.

"The Poles did not completely break the siege, Grand Duke Mieszko only sent his son Prince Bolesław with 5,000 men to rush back to strengthen the garrison, and the main Polish forces and Magyars continued to besiege Prague, but King Qin's army had advanced to a place only five days away from Prague Castle, and it seemed that His Majesty the Emperor was safe."

"The Poles were not fooled?" I rubbed my chin and thought about the decision made by Grand Duke Mieszko, and in my heart I got a new understanding of the old fellow.

As far as the people I come into contact with, the so-called aristocratic knights are simple-minded barbarians with developed limbs, and they start fighting every day from the moment they open their eyes, in addition to pondering martial arts and calculating others, they don't bother to study and make decisions at all, and their strategic vision is basically equal to zero, and their understanding of war is that everyone rushes to the top, who is more powerful than others, and can take three steps like Grand Duke Mieshko, and see the essence through the phenomenon is really rare. It's better than waiting for your brain to rust into a dead bump.

"It doesn't matter, the established plan has been changed, we can help His Majesty the Emperor relieve some pressure, plus the attack on the Polish capital and the elimination of the Slavic invasion, at the very least, it will be a bit too much for Emperor Henry to pick and choose."

I dug my nostrils, not paying attention to the things that I didn't finish the task at all, and Kohler and the others were relieved when they saw the performance of their master, and they no longer had a sad face.

"The Poles have come all the way to send great gifts, and it would be a little ignorant to laugh at such a polite behavior, pass on my order, immediately collect information on Bolesław's march, I want to grasp their every move, but there are only five thousand people, there is no need to call in reinforcements."

Kohler nodded in agreement, he never had to use his own brains to fight with adults, as long as he carried out the order to the letter, although the process was terrifying, the result was always good, the reward was always many, and there was always a life.

"Shall we go any further? The scouts have probed, at least within the confines of Gevwa Castle, there is not even a shadow of a Pole, and when they hear the news of the war, all the people along the way have run away. ”

I raised my eyebrows with black lines: "How did you get it like a devil entering the village, we are the rightful master of the royal road, then again, where is the white fat prince Miyeshk hiding?" I haven't seen him for a long time and miss it very much, so it's good to take this opportunity to go to him to catch up. ”

"Here!" Kohler leaned down and pointed to the castle sign on the map.

"Schweik, a simple wooden fortress, the remnants of the defeated army are probably about to burst there!"

"Wooden?" The corners of my mouth curled into a wicked smile.

"How much oil do you have left?"

(End of chapter)