Dense fog town, the weather is bad today, and the clouds are gloomy.

After a day of fighting, Bishop's thousands of cavalry managed to break the remnants of the recalcitrant Lehman and Minoan families who resisted in the area. A large number of enemy personnel surrendered, and the backbone of the family fled in all directions.

"They can't escape."

Bishop rode a tall horse and wore a very coquettish golden helmet. He raised his whip and pointed at a few of the defeated men who had fled into the distance, "Send a team to chase them back." ”

Hahaha ......, a light-hearted laugh rang out beside the baron. The young and strong elites of the Banshee Castle were all by his side. Several young knights fought bravely and rode out on their own initiative.

'Today' Uncle Zhou didn't come to send him to death, and everyone was in a good mood.

Take the town of Dense Fog and use it as a base to loot all the villages and towns within a dozen kilometers of the surrounding area. This loot alone could have made a fortune for the nobles and commoners who participated in the war.

It is a tide of flattery around the baron, and praise is like the wind.

Everyone searched for the compliment of His Excellency Bishop, who was well commanded and unparalleled in combat power, and was actually the first general in the Northland. It will be easy to take Coldwind City this time.

The fighting had just ended, and hundreds of corpses had fallen on the battlefield. The civilians who make up the main force of the infantry are cleaning up the battlefield in droves, collecting prisoners and anything of value.

The infantry of the Banshee Castle were not paid. They went into battle with their own weapons, and all the proceeds were looted and captured. At most, the nobles provided them with the food and grass they needed for battle, and only before the war.

For the aristocracy, making soldiers live for raiding was an important means of ensuring their desire and morale to go into battle. This costs less, and you can get enough soldiers.

As for the arsonists like bandits, that's not a matter at all.

A civilian infantryman picked up a dozen discarded spears and grinned as he walked by. The baron shouted, "Soldier, come here." Let me see what you get? ”

The civilian respectfully stepped forward and placed the spear he had picked up on the ground. Several knights rode around his back to make sure he didn't storm and hurt the noble baron.

Bishop was also in a good mood, dismounted, grabbed a spear and shook it in his hand. He looked at them from a distance and felt that these spears were of good quality, and after checking them, he found that they were very well made.

The spear is the most cost-effective weapon in the era of cold weapons, and there is no one.

It is cheap and easy to use, simple to train, and has a wide range of adaptation. Some knights like to charge with spears, which are more powerful than cavalry knives, but they are too difficult to train.

But the spears seized on the battlefield were clearly unusual. The tip is made of wrought iron, which is tough and sharp, and can easily pierce armor. The barrel of the gun is polished with a carpentry lathe, and the length and thickness are the same, which is very easy to hold.

"These Cold Wind City rebels have a pretty good weapon for the infantry." Bishop was accustomed to seeing his men use weapons of different shapes, but the dozen spears in front of him were exactly the same.

The baron took a gold coin from his pocket and threw it to the civilian infantryman who was lying on his knees, "I bought these spears, go pick up some more." I can equip a separate army. ”

The civilian infantry picked up the gold coins from the ground and replied happily: "Your Excellency, there are many such spears, and many of them have picked them up. At least a few thousand. The iron of this head is good, and it is definitely suitable for making farm tools and knives. ”

Bishop frowned, thinking that it would be a waste to use such a good spear to make farm tools and knives. Thousands of them are too exaggerated.

How many years does this have to be built? Even the strongest blacksmith will die of exhaustion.

An old horse-drawn carriage was pulling away from the battlefield, with at least a hundred spears piled up on the frame. Most of them were brand new and were only thrown away once in the soil.

There was also a group of captives passing by with their heads down. Each man had his hands tied and a rope tied around his neck. A knight holds the rope and effortlessly controls dozens of people.

The baron called out again and asked about the origin of the spear, and the information he received surprised him - before he could turn around, Lehman and the Minos family had spent money to buy a large number of weapons from Hugo.

There were not only spears, but also arrows, shields, knives, and the like. If you are willing to pay, you can even have plate armor. The price is also very cheap. For example, a spear costs one-third of the 'normal' price.

Even the nobles who no longer understand affairs will feel furious when they hear that Hugo of Coldwind City has delivered thousands of high-quality spears in less than half a year.

Not to mention that this is only a small part of the goods sold by the other party. In the past, the fist products of the 'rich and strong leader' were fine iron and wood processing, what is a few thousand spears?

In the past six months, the Baron has heard all kinds of interesting stories about the 'rich and powerful lords' of Coldwind City. But when I actually experience it on the battlefield today, I feel different.

"Hugo can sell so much equipment to others, he should have more of his own. Next, we are afraid that there will be some trouble in attacking the city. ”

Bishop was still thinking that he would lead his army to the city of Coldwind, the infantry would build siege engines to take the gates, and then rely on hundreds of knights and wizards to win the battle.

At the moment, it seems that the opponent is at least not short of equipment.

"If Hugo forces the inhabitants of the city to resist, he can also cause us some trouble."

The baron had a great deal of forethought, and wondered if he should speed up his march and get to the enemy's city as soon as possible, lest the opponent be too well prepared.

But before this thought could take shape, a herald came in the distance and delivered bad news, "Your Excellency, the food delivery team has not arrived today. We sent someone to ask because the grain stored in the town of Shitan had been burned. ”

What...... you say again?

The problem of grain and grass is a big problem, and the food brought by the thousands of men and horses themselves cannot last for two days, and they must be constantly replenished. The baron had just tried to gather his troops and swoop down to the city of Cold Wind, but the food was burned.

If you can't get supplies from the rear, you will have to solve the food problem on your own with a few thousand paces. And they can't get together, and the brigade has to spread out to get enough food.

Bishop couldn't go there at that time, so he could only stay in Fog Town, and let his men go to the surrounding area to grab food and crop supplies. He also had to move quickly, otherwise once he ran out of food, believe it or not, thousands of civilian infantry would immediately mutiny.

"Have you reported this to Your Excellency the City Lord?"

"Someone has already been sent. Probably tomorrow to get a reply. ”

The situation is unclear at the moment, and none of Bishop's ideas can be decided. He couldn't figure out who would burn down the granary just a dozen kilometers away from the Banshee Castle under his nose?

The nobles of the Banshee Castle were shocked and furious.

Could it be the bandits of the wilderness? When did they become so bold? Dare to attack the granary when the army is out.

Many even felt that the grain transporter was stealing from the guard, and deliberately faked a gang attack to burn down the granary so that some crime would not be exposed—more likely than any enemy attack.

No one thought of Victor at all. Hugo didn't honestly stay in the city of Coldwind and die, but actually ran so far to make trouble.

For a while, on the dozens of kilometers of road from Dense Fog Town to Stone Beach Town to Banshee Castle, the heralds were running back and forth. Wizards with flying pets come in handy, with all kinds of birds flying back and forth.

The joy of the just-won victory was diluted by the gloom. After waiting for a day after the war, Bishop received two useful pieces of information.

First, His Excellency the City Lord learned that the granary had been burned, and had already sent people to investigate, and at the same time sent a hundred wagons to urgently transport grain to Dense Fog Town.

Second, the grain convoy was attacked in broad daylight while walking along the road. The enemy cut off the head and tail and cut off the middle, and even the carts, horses, and grain and grass were all destroyed.

This is really damning!