Chapter 263: A Gamble on Life

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Outside the low walls of Ravensay's watchtower was a burning tent dwelling, and within the light of the fire were swaying figures, so much so that it was impossible to tell whether the dark shadows running among the burning tents were enemies or the people of Rivensay. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

Edward, Baron of Rivensay, followed closely behind the Rivensey soldiers, while the nobles rode to escort them. The Rivensai defenders came out of the low walls of the watchtower and immediately threw themselves into a sea of fire.

The two hundred white-bladed company mercenaries walked in unison, and under the command of Trirech and the mercenary captain, they slowly approached the defenders who had broken through Ravensai with a dense shield wall.

The outnumbered Ravensai defenders kept slamming their long knives against the crescent-shaped shields held in front of their chests, boosting their morale, and roaring with intense anger. Under the command of Baron Edward, they lined up and strode towards the approaching tower shield array, "Kill!" ”

Terry Reich was in no hurry to charge against the charging Ravensai defenders.

"Stay in formation! Defend in place! Defend against the charge! Terry Rich ordered the outnumbered White Blade Company mercenaries, who stopped for a moment and buried their heads behind the tower shields, waiting for the onslaught of the defenders who broke through Rivensay.

"Shoot!" Located on the left and right sides of the road leading to the watchtower, more than a dozen rockets suddenly shot out from the burning tent houses, and the flanks of the Ravensai defenders in the charge were almost defenseless, and one after another flanks of burning arrows were fired from the left and right sides, and several Rivensey soldiers were hit by the key and killed instantly.

"Flank harassment!" Disturbed at the front end of the charge, the Ravensey soldiers abandoned the charge and turned to the burning alleys on both sides of the road, where they engaged in a battle with the scattered mercenaries of the mountain boar company hiding inside. There was a burst of sword light, and a few flames were ignited again in the darkness beside the road, and with the sound of bangs, the frequency of flank harassment increased unabated.

"Look, it's the hussar!" The Ravensai defenders, who slowed down their charge, pointed to the shadow of the horse behind the firelight, and the horseshoe of the horse under the crotch of the horse rider stepped out of the unique hoof footsteps of the war horse, "There are dozens of horses on the left and right wings!" ”

"That's not right! That's not our cavalry! Stop all the charges and defend the flanks! That's the light cavalry of the enemy attacking my flank in a roundabout way! Baron Edward was shocked, he knew that he had fallen into the trap that Trirech had laid for him, and he hated himself for not following the advice of General Khalid.

Baron Edward's words did not fall, in the firelight on the left and right flanks, the two marauder light cavalry had already revealed their fierce faces, although these light cavalry wearing bone masks were poorly equipped, but the horses were extremely fast, coupled with the sudden attack of the unsuspecting left and right wings, which made many Ravense soldiers panic.

The waving swords reflected flakes of fire, the marauder light cavalry raised and fell with their swords, and the ill-prepared front-end Ravensey infantry were killed in a tactical assault that only in this roundabout way, and the corpses were scattered across the avenue, until the living Ravensey infantry woke up like a dream and tried to use their long knives to fight back at these marauder lightly armed cavalry, but the marauder cavalry did not want to fight at all, and after a few false swords, they hurriedly rode out of the infantry group that rushed to support the rear, like wind and shadow that could not be caught.

"I didn't want to deal with you, a little baron who is not worth mentioning, but Segal Saxon is quite concerned about you, and wants to eradicate me with your hand. It's a pity, Edward Spears, just like the last court reception, you lost completely. Segal Saxon also thinks too highly of your abilities, and in front of me, you are nothing more than an ant that I can pinch to death at any time. Trerech thought to himself, and he watched with great satisfaction the fruitful results of the Mountain Boar Company and the Marauder Cavalry Company that had been harassing in a roundabout way, even if these were things he expected, and not worth making a fuss about.

"You are worthy of being the military governor of the royal court, General Trirech, your tactics are quite effective, although the morale of the soldiers of Ravensail is high, and there are more people than our White Blades, but our left and right flanks are constantly sneaking up and the light cavalry repeatedly harassing them, making these guys like headless flies. Not only was their charge unsuccessful, but anger seemed to have been replaced by fear. Hahaha. The mercenary captain of the White Blade Company looked at the powerful man with the knight's heavy helmet beside him with admiration, he was very glad that his troops were originally arranged in a position where they could charge, and the damage could be quite heavy, but according to the current situation, this concern was completely his personal imagination.

"Are you going to ask me what to do next? My Whiteblade Company Captain. Terry Reich put away the smiling face under the knight's heavy helmet, although with his status and identity, there is no need to pay attention to this knight is not even a mercenary captain, but in the current situation, Segal II wants to kill him and Spiket, as for whether Sbicot dies or not, it doesn't matter if he dies, the important thing is that he needs to live, establish prestige among the mercenaries, and convince these army mercenaries who are not affiliated with the king that they are the bargaining chips in the fight against King Segal Saxon.

"Ah, General. I do want to ask you about your next steps. If you can answer, I would be very honored. The mercenary captain smiled and felt deeply flattered, and he suddenly realized that his praise must be just right.

"Not only that, when you win, I will seal you a piece of mining in the name of the Hawking family." Terry Reich turned his head to look at the smiling mercenary captain through the crack in his helmet, and was immediately sure that the piece of cake he had drawn for the captain was undoubtedly valid.

"I can be a nobleman!?" The mercenary captain's face was like a peach, as if he had instantly fallen into the bright future that Trirech had woven for him.

"Yes, all of you mercenary captains can get my promise, but only if you obey me absolutely. I will protect you, even now and in the future. I will treat you as my loyal assistants, and I will never treat you as pawns at the mercy of money. While Trirech was talking, the Marauder cavalry launched another sneak attack, they seized the opportunity to avoid the small number of arrows fired from the low wall of the watchtower, and rushed up from behind the defenders of the Ravensai breakout, and several of the noble cavalry of Ravensai were slashed under their horses by sharp sabers before they could recover their senses. The Marauder cavalry threw the Rivensay breakout defenders into complete chaos with minimal casualties, and before they could recover from the chaos, the agile light cavalry once again disappeared into the depths that the flames could not illuminate, "Now it's up to you, my brave captain." ”

"Yes! Checkmate! The mercenary captain straightened his chest, personally lifted the sword banner of the White Blade Company of the Kolo Mercenary Regiment, and shouted to his mercenary subordinates: "The White Blade Company of the Kolo Mercenary Regiment!" All charge! Be sure to crush the Ravensai defenders, and leave no one alive! ”

The clamor erupted from the Whiteblade Shield's array, and the mercenaries of the Whiteblade Company stepped forward, carrying tower shields and broad-bladed swords and rushing towards the chaotic Ravensitu defenders.

Guarded by the mercenary captain, Terry Reich carried his sword and instigated his horse, following closely behind the charging Whiteblade Company. At the moment when the two armies collided, the sound of swords slashing at each other was heard endlessly, and the frightened and angry Ravensai broke through the siege, and the defenders were almost unable to parry in the face of the crushing white-bladed shield wall.

In the firelight, Baron Edward was no longer calm, and the demoralized Ravensai defenders were unable to form effective combat effectiveness at all, so that there were constantly white-bladed mercenaries rushing to him, even though the wielding curved tooth long knife was amazingly lethal, and the huge swing force was enough to split the thick tower shield, but as time passed, his strength was also lost from the blade bit by bit. Thanks to Khalid and several nobles around him, he was able to stay alive for the time being.

"Terry Hawking! Come out! Fight me to the death, hide behind the mercenaries, that's what the knights do! Baron Edward suddenly roared, and Khalid and the surviving nobles beside him were covered in wounds, and were in a temporary stalemate with the white-bladed mercenaries who were gradually surrounding him, "What kind of knights are killing civilians, plundering and slaughtering!" ”

"Hahaha, what you do is what the knight does? I foiled your impeachment at a court reception, and you should know how much weight you have as a little baron, even if you have evidence of my corruption? I find that it is almost exactly the same now as it was then, and I can easily take your territory and watchtowers with 500 mercenaries... Oh, I know it's your mistake. Well, now that you've failed, are you worthy to discuss with me what the knights are doing? Terry Rich taunted the trapped Baron Edward. The mercenaries even laughed at the besieged Baron Rivinsay.

"You're nothing but a Selgal-Saxon dog! I am a baron who is now challenging you to life and death, and you should feel honored! If you are a coward, you refuse it! Baron Edward's face flushed, and he shouted. In the face of this inevitable defeat, he cannot let the Spears family lose face.

"Everybody get out of the way!" Terry Rich's voice was cold, and he raised his hand to Edward, the Baron of the End, "Spears's little cub, I never refuse this kind of suicidal behavior. I accept your challenge and send you to death. ”

The mercenaries cheered to make way for General Terry Rich, who stood in place and raised his sword and pointed it straight at Baron Edward, "Let the horses come." ”

"Your time of death is near. It will be the soul of my sword. Baron Edward, under the gaze of the nobles, slapped his horse and danced his sword, and his mount under his crotch shot straight at Trireich.

All around was the sound of clattering horses' hooves and the excited shouts of the mercenaries.

"I won in the end." A smile spread across Edward's pale face, and he stared behind Trireich, but the horse under his crotch never stopped.

"Not necessarily." Terry Reich stared at the unsuspecting Edward and swung his sword. With a single blow, a stream of blood splattered from Terryret's side.

"Kill!" The nobles of Ravensai slapped their horses and danced their swords together. Even the low wall gate of the watchtower was opened, and more than 100 Ravensai defenders poured out of it.