Located between Agorlongburg and Gruenwaldberg, Thrindir is a township backed by forests and developed on slope agriculture and hunting. In non-war times, when the surrounding castles are open, there is a direct access to Viruga. At that time, it will become a place for merchants from the north and the south to settle down, and towns will be able to make a profit.

Unfortunately, because of Serindir's proximity to Swadia and its strategic role, it was sacked by the Swadias every few years.

And what Byron is going to do now is what the Swadians used to do here.

"The walls here aren't too high, so it shouldn't be a big problem to cross them. The defenses were probably demolished last year, so only the wooden sentry posts were a threat to us. But I didn't expect those Rhodok soldiers to dig trenches and bury wooden thorns, which is a bit tricky. Overall, it was about the same as we expected. ”

Accompanied by the heroes, Byron bypassed the Rhodoc sentries and walked around the town. As Kress said, it is now a large military camp, but with fewer residents.

Of course, "less" is for the size of the town as a whole.

"We just caught a tongue, and according to him, there will be no less than five hundred soldiers here plus sentries. More than eighty of them were heavily armed, and the rest were armed with short knives, dressed in soft armor and civilian clothes, and dressed as civilians. I don't believe the numbers, but even if there are only three hundred people in this town, we won't have an advantage in attacking head-on. ”

Alleyne also changed his habit of being arrogant and underestimating the enemy, and began to think seriously about tactics.

"Maybe they're counting the real civilians, according to that guy, there are still dozens of old people and women in this town who haven't left, and if that's the case, then we need to be careful and try not to hurt them."

Fatis added.

"And what if they attack us? Civilians are certainly not our targets, but if they do something with us, don't expect me to let them go. ”

"Alleyne, you... Well, if they attack us, then I don't have anything to say. ”

"That's all to talk about after we get in, but now let's think about how to break through their defenses."

Bandak stopped the argument between Fatis and Alleyne, and Kenrad nodded approvingly.

"If what the captive says is true, then we can now take out all the sentinels in the vicinity, and then attack from the south side of the town, and send a team of men to cover on the other side. The wall to the south of them, though strong and rarely damaged, had few soldiers. ”

"We can take down the drawbridge before they can react and prevent our soldiers from falling into the trenches. The sooner you do this, the better, so that those who pretend to be civilians don't have time to put on the right armor and weapons, and we save a lot of effort. ”

Kenrad came up with the idea of a quick attack, believing that the Rhodoks would soon find out that something was wrong, and that when they were ready, Byron and they would have to face three or four hundred heavily armed soldiers. And if the raid goes well, that number will drop by at least half, because many of the guys disguised as civilians don't have time to change into their weapons and armor.

Byron agreed with him and concentrated his horses. He planned to have the cavalry and infantry ride all the way to the drawbridge with sturdy shields, and then dismount and fight together to break through the gate.

Byron had prepared a long ladder and ramsticks, and if the soldiers in front were unsuccessful, the siege weapons behind would break through the door. Although the casualties will increase, it will still ensure that the situation will be smooth.

Soon, Byron and the others were in action, Desaivi and Cress rushed to the ambushed patrols with a group of light infantry and light cavalry, while the other Peony mercenaries also crowded their horses and rushed towards the gate on the south side.

Frankly, the plan was abrupt and not well prepared. Before Fatis could finish his advice, Byron had already ordered an attack.

And because of the limited number of horses, only about three hundred people rushed out on more than a hundred horses, while the rest were assigned other tasks. Some went to dispose of the robber patrols that might return to the defense with Cresdesev, some went to the west to make a feint, and the rest with Byron, with improvised siege weapons, followed the cavalry to the southern gate.

The Rhodok soldiers at the sentry saw the smoke and dust from the horses running, and they rang the alarm, and the soldiers on the periphery also put away the simple drawbridge. The suspension bridge, which only had a pair of pulleys, was pulled and lifted by human power.

The horses quickly came into their sight, and there was no slowing down at all. And to the west of the town, the bells rang, and a large group of infantrymen with shields and ladders, under the cover of crossbowmen, were approaching the wall.

Kress and Desaivi also fought with a Rhodok patrol as far as they could see from the watchtower to the north, and the sound of horns was heard from the north.

The soldiers in the city panicked for a while, and most of the soldiers guarding here gathered in the middle of the town, but because the alarm bells sounded on both sides, and there was also an enemy situation in the north, the troops could only be divided into three groups, the larger two teams went to the west gate and the south gate, and the smaller team went to the north gate.

Under the sniper fire of the Rhodok crossbowmen, several soldiers lost their lives during the charge, and two horses were also hit by heavy crossbows, and fell with the soldiers on their backs.

However, most of the horses carried the mercenaries not far from the trench, and after they dismounted from their horses, the soldiers in the first row raised their shields and stopped in front of the trench, which was almost a man deep, and the Nord soldiers in the back and the soldiers who had been assigned axes threw their axes at the rope not far away. After more than twenty axes were thrown away, one of the axes finally cut through the rope, and the rest of the rope could not withstand the weight of the drawbridge and broke.

The drawbridge slammed to the ground, and the mercenaries rushed over the drawbridge in an excited queue. Several Vecchian archers took up their bows and arrows and began to shoot the Rhodok crossbowmen hiding in the wooden towers, sharing the pressure on the infantry.

The mercenaries quickly rushed to the door, and they took out their axes and war hammers, and slammed at the not-so-solid wooden door with the crossbow arrows fired from the upper floors around them.

And Byron had prepared beforehand, and several horses also carried a weighted hammer called a hammer, and the powerful mercenary infantry or cavalry took them and passed them to the front. The soldiers at the front took the hammer, took a deep breath, and then swung it in mid-air in an arc, smashing it in the direction it fell, and smashing a depression in the gate.

And the soldiers who were standing at the doorway inside were also shocked by the impact and took a step back.