The bonfire crackled and burst into sparks. The flame flickered, illuminating the faces of a circle of people beside the fire.

Lord Kyle Horton, lord of Broken Bridge City, sits on a stake by the fire, dressed in heavy armor. His bearded face was full of anger that had nowhere to vent, and the nobles who followed him were no different.

The attendant turned the grill on the fire, and on the grill was a cow ploughing the field, which was slaughtered and divided into a dozen pieces.

After the meat was fragrant, the attendant took a wooden plate, cut the meat from the grill with a silver knife, sprinkled cumin and salt, and presented it to His Excellency the noble lord of the city.

Lord Horton was obviously hungry, but he didn't move when he got the barbecue, but turned his head towards the darkness outside the campfire.

Although they could not be seen, the farmers of the village were shivering and hiding in a corner, watching the old men from outside eat the only ploughing cattle in the village.

"Damn it."

The nobles by the fire were hungry, but the lord of the city did not eat, so they could only wait with wooden plates. As for this sentence of 'damn it', who do they all know how to scold?

Yesterday, the villages and farms around Broken Bridge City were devastated. There was a group of cavalry in groups of more than a dozen people, and they launched a continuous surprise attack at a very fast speed.

When the news reached Broken Bridge City, the nobles in the city thought that they had encountered a joint raid by a large group of bandits. But at night, they learned that it was an enemy cavalry that was split and used.

Standing at the head of Broken Bridge City, you can see the smoking village several kilometers away, which shows that the sudden enemy is really bold and unscrupulous.

The Halton family's reaction was actually quite fast, receiving information in the morning during the day, and gathering multiple patrols in the afternoon to protect the surrounding villages and look for this enemy who came from nowhere.

As a result, early the next morning, the enemy released a knight of Broken Bridge who had his ears and nose cut off and his eyes pierced. The knight recounted the misfortune of his team and sent Victor Hugo a declaration of war.

Such despicable and cruel methods infuriated the nobles of the entire Broken Bridge City. Kyle Horton swore to the gods on the spot that he would make his opponent pay the price in blood.

Furious, more than 200 military nobles of Broken Bridge City Hulala went out of the city, looking for the enemy of Cold Wind City to fight to the death.

But after chasing for a day like a cat and a mouse, the consequences of 'angry and rejuvenating' were revealed - the city lord came out with more than 200 noble knights, but he didn't bring any supplies.

The wizard who accompanied him had some small storage bags, but most of them contained the wizard's own spell-casting items and personal food and drink. Not everyone has a huge portable alchemy workshop like Zhou Qingfeng, which can be used to load things.

More than 200 knights chased for a day, and now they are stationed in an unknown village more than 20 kilometers away from the city, and the wells in the village are almost dry.

They came in a hurry, without food or water, without servants to serve, and it was difficult for them to rest or even take off their armor.

But what's worse is that the enemy keeps leaving, always keeping the team of Broken Bridge City running non-stop. By night, Kyle Horton realizes he's been fooled.

The power of Coldwind City has changed repeatedly, and several surrounding families want to take advantage of the opportunity to expand.

Broken Bridge City is only fifty kilometers in a straight line from Coldwind City, and the Hutton family has long coveted wealthy territories like Green Valley Town. Kyle Horton has had a lot of ideas in the past six months.

Zhou Qingfeng expelled the magnates of Cold Wind City, and the Halton family was even more powerful, just waiting to eat meat. But I didn't expect that I didn't do anything, but the enemy came first.

Thinking that his more than 200 main forces were chasing alone, with no help around, Kyle Horton also felt frightened.

Victor Rain Fruit is too cunning. He must have been unsure of the siege, so he ruined his reputation and mutilated the captives, deliberately luring out the soldiers and horses of the Hutton family.

"I was so stupid to get hit so easily."

The city lord of Hutton really regretted his intestines, "This strategy that can be seen through at a glance can only deceive fools, why didn't I find out?" ”

Before the battle, Kyle Horton imagined what it would be like if he did face Hugo. He felt that no matter what happened, he would be calm and calm, and he would never frown even in the face of a brutal and bloody battle.

The family will surely be glorified by it.

But it's too late to say anything.

The strength of Broken Bridge City is about the same as that of Cold Wind City ruled by the Longleg Family, with a total of more than four hundred knights. The more than 200 people who can be transferred out immediately this time are all descendants of the Halton family.

This group of people must not be damaged, otherwise the foundation of the family will be shaken.

"Don't be afraid, as soon as the morning dawns, I will go back to the city immediately. When you return to the city, you will defend to the death, and gather all the troops in the territory to fight Hugo again. Lord Horton grabbed the roast meat from the wooden plate with his hand and stuffed it into his mouth.

"As long as I stick to it, Hugo can't do anything about me. I'm sure I'll be able to exhaust that damn bastard to the point of no end. ”

The city lord started eating, and the others by the fire could finally fill their stomachs. But no matter what, a ploughing ox could not feed the stomachs of more than two hundred knights, so everything that could be eaten in this village was found and eaten.

High-ranking nobles still have meat to eat, and ordinary low-level knights can only eat some black bread casually. Some bread was also mixed with sawdust, and the old man scolded while eating.

The original more than 100 serf-like villagers in the village hid in the shadows, not even daring to breathe loudly, and they could only endure hunger and thirst. If the old man greets them, they will have to tear down their houses and throw them into the fire to use as fuel.

The fire pit was burning, the stomach was full, the situation was not too bad, and the low morale gradually recovered. Kyle Horton stood up and made his rounds, setting up two layers of sentry posts outside the unknown village.

One layer is fixed, one layer is swimming.

"You have to be careful, maybe the enemy will come and attack at night."

The Lord of Horton was already afraid, and he really felt that he had been too negligent this time and put himself in danger. He also thought about whether to return to the city at night, but he still dismissed this idea.

Being led by the nose by the enemy for a day may be unbearable for people, but horses can't stand it. People on horseback still have a huge physical exertion, and the horses carrying people must die if they forcibly retreat.

It is much more difficult to evacuate at night than to march during the day.

Lord Horton was worried that he would run all night, and half of them would disappear the next day. After all, night vision potions only provide a vision of about twenty meters, and it is still easy to get lost in the wilderness.

Besides, the enemy will inevitably hide in the shadows and peep, and if he pursues him halfway or something, the losses will be even greater.

The horse must be given a rest, a good meal of forage to regain strength.

"I have more than two hundred troops, all of them regular knights who have been trained for a long time. Hugo had only a little more than a hundred miscellaneous cavalry. It's so hard, I'm not afraid of him. As long as I am allowed to go back to the city, I will definitely not make the same mistake again. ”

Lord Horton tried to comfort himself, as well as the knights who followed him in battle. He explained the current pros and cons to his retainers and cronies.

Everyone praised their boss for his proper analysis and detailed thinking, and he must be right.

"Now it's just a matter of guarding against the other side's machinations. As soon as the morning dawns, there is nothing to fear. Kyle Horton thinks he's made a small mistake, but it's not enough to kill him.

But before he could finish speaking, a night breeze blew.

There was a slight snare drum sound in the wind, knock knock, knock knock. The mood of the nobles of Broken Bridge City had just relaxed, and the sound suddenly changed color.

It's the sound of a procession.