Chapter 516: Scouts from Fort Gunku

By the time Fitandila and Haverock met again, it was already the middle of the night.

The Goblin Riders and Skeleton Cavalry pursued for hours, killing countless human soldiers with machetes, spears, and iron hooves, and if it weren't for the fact that these alien creatures were tired of killing themselves, the hunt would have continued, and many more would have died.

The remnants of the defeated army regrouped on the edge of a rather dense forest, which could prevent the cavalry from sneaking up as much as possible, and it was this terrain that gave them a chance to breathe, but this only provided a little psychological comfort to the frightened soldiers.

To be honest, they would not be able to run for a long time, and if there were still enemies at this time, most of them would lie on the ground and wait to die.

When Fitandila saw Havelock, the lord of Fort Arsenal was leaning against a stout pine tree, like a different person, completely devoid of the confidence and firmness of his previous time, replaced by a sloppy look and tiredness that could not be concealed in any way.

The casualties of the coalition army have just been counted, and only more than 10,000 of the 50,000 people who came here alive in the end, of course, there are still some lords who did not act with them when they fled for their lives, but fled to other directions with their own people, even if they were lucky enough not to die, they would definitely not come back.

As for the heavy infantry of the "Arsenal Fort", they suffered heavy losses, although they had better equipment and more rigorous training, but when they fled, those strong protective gear became a burden, plus there were 2,000 people who undertook the task of breaking off, and they must have all died, so in the last count, there were less than 3,000 survivors, and almost all of them were wounded.

In other words, Havelock has worked hard for more than ten years, and the elite troops that he has saved up with one hand and one foot are now only a quarter left.

This brought him a heavier blow than the defeat of the battle, the battle can be lost can be repeated, people can not be resurrected after death, such a painful loss, directly means that he has carefully prepared for several years, the plan to counterattack the green skin, completely declared a failure.

It was this desperate result that devastated the "Skinner", who was demoralized, and completely lost the self-confidence he had before.

He also couldn't understand how he had been so well prepared, and he was about to win at that time, so he ended up in front of him all of a sudden.

The invincible human emperor! Why treat your most devout believers so cruelly?

In the process of fleeing in a hurry, Havelock cried out in his heart countless times, wanting to get an answer, he really couldn't understand why such a tragic fate had befallen him.

It's just that he doesn't know that the current situation is not the worst.

………

As soon as it was dawn, Havelock, who had not closed his eyes all night, got up early, ready to reorganize his army and return to his territory.

The return of Fitandila lifted him up a little, and the escape of the lord of "Fetanburg" seemed to him to be the wisest choice, and it was rare good news to have an ally who had preserved most of his strength despite the heavy losses of his own men.

And in this case, she did not leave alone, but came to meet her, and took the initiative to send someone to take on the task of patrolling and sentry, so that the exhausted ordinary soldiers could sleep well, which also moved Havelock.

It seems that the great Sigma has not completely abandoned himself, and as long as the "Fort Gunhouse" and "Fort Fetan" remain, there is still hope.

It's a pity that the good times didn't last long, just when the "skinner" had just crawled out of the lowest point, another news from his hometown kicked him into the endless abyss.

The assembled army was about to set off on its return journey when it ran into two fast horses coming from the west.

From afar, Havelock recognized the two bloodied soldiers on horseback as scouts from his own territory.

He was immediately shocked, there wouldn't be any more moths!

The two cavalry scouts quickly rushed to the "skinner", and before they could even get off their horses, they heard someone shout:

"Lord of the Castle! Fort Gunku! Fort Gunkuro is surrounded by greenskins! ”

Hearing such bad news suddenly, Havelock, who was already on the verge of collapse physically and mentally, was struck by lightning, and did not speak for a long time, and after a few seconds, the tall city lord raised his head and spurted out a mouthful of blood, and then rolled his eyes and fainted.

This is desperate news.

Three days earlier, a large group of greenskins had appeared outside the "Arsenal Fort" without warning and launched a fierce attack.

According to the two scouts, this group of greenskins was well-armed and brave in battle, on the other hand, on the side of the "Arsenal Fort", most of the troops were taken away by Havelock, and the city was defenseless, and finally the whole town was surrounded by greenskins, and if there were no reinforcements, it would not last long.

The general defending the city sent all the scouts in his hands, a whole ten teams of two hundred people, to come out to ask for help, and in the end, only the two of them fought their way and came here.

Awakened, Havelock listened to their cries, braced up his weak body, and ordered his troops to set off at full speed.

At the same time, he also sent someone to inform the other lords who escaped together last night, hoping to help him rescue together.

However, the reply was extremely infuriating, and almost no one was willing to lend a hand, and some people did not even say hello after hearing that the "Arsenal Fort" was besieged by the Greenskins, and left directly with their own men.

The defeated army of more than 10,000 people was scattered in an instant, and in the end only Havelock's own 3,000 infantry and 1,000 light cavalry from "Fetenburg" remained.

Only Fitandila offered to help.

Havelock was very touched by her actions, it was like sending carbon in the snow, to be honest, if these thousands of demoralized infantry alone could not lift the siege of the greenskins, the addition of these cavalry would greatly increase the probability of success.

The new coalition of the two families set out again, and the cavalry of "Fetanburg" acted as scouts and walked at the front of the ranks.

This time, because of the eagerness to return home, coupled with the unity of command, the speed of the march was much faster than when it came, and it took a day to walk more than half of the distance, and after careful consideration, Havelock decided not to rest, but to step on the night, and continue the march.

He can't do this, including himself, everyone is anxious, hoping to rush to their hometown as soon as possible, in case they go late, once the city is broken, with the grudge between the two sides - nine times out of ten, this group of green skins is "steel rock", everyone's relatives and friends will be unable to escape death, and I shudder when I think about it.

So everybody riveted.

It was with this belief that the exhausted soldiers gritted their teeth and walked for most of the night, until the scouts came back to report that a forest appeared in front of the road.

There was a small cheer in the procession, everyone recognized the woods, and along the way, there was only a forest not far from the "Arsenal Fort", which meant that by daybreak, they would be home.

Even better news is that, according to the latest information from the cavalry of "Fetenburg", the "Fort Gunhouse" has not yet been captured by the Greenskins!

Havelock's hanging heart finally let go of a little bit, and he once again expressed his heartfelt thanks to Fitandilla.

Thanks to her people exploring the road in front, the team traveled so fast, of course, because the road was all desolate plains, and even if there was any accident, it could be discovered at the first time.

At the strong suggestion of several officers, Havelock decided to ask the team to camp temporarily at the edge of the woods, rest for a while, and wait for a little strength to recover, and then kill back in one go, and take those greenskins by surprise.

What those undead creatures did to deal with themselves yesterday will be used on Greenskin today!