Chapter 140: Under the Castle of Goslar
With Count Sāo's victory in the first battle as a demonstration, especially when he saw Count Sāo's men move boxes of gold, silver and jewels from that castle, the nobles immediately moved (sāo), which is a good thing! Isn't it for these spoils of war that wars are here?
And the soldiers were also moved, of course, gold, silver and jewelry are not the main reason, after all, these things will never be their turn, even if they get their hands on it secretly, there is no way to make a move, and there is no gold shop in the poor countryside, right?
On the contrary, it was the barrels of wine and the truckloads of food that made their mouths water, and this was the benefit they could enjoy! You think they're low-demanding? As medieval peasants, they didn't eat ròu like us today, and it was a great surprise for them to be able to mix a hearty dinner! It's like a Christmas Eve dinner.
However, since the castle was taken by Count Sāo, and only Count Sāo's subordinates were entitled to it, they had to keep their saliva and eyes on the food and wine.
Although Han Xing's credit for breaking the city was plagiarized by his "boss" Count Na (sāo), this kind of thing (qíng) in which superiors take credit from their subordinates (shēn) has a long history and a long history! If you do a good job, you are a good leader, and if you don't do a good job, you are impulsive and reckless, and you do not obey the wise command of your superiors, just like "Randolph Tully of Heaven".
But Count Na (sāo) is still a good "boss" after all, and he didn't come back with some thankless work and throw it to the people below, right? In addition, Han Xingke is his key protection object, which can be called the "national treasure" of the country of Na (sāo), perhaps because he is sorry for plagiarizing his credit, so eating and drinking are open to Han Xing, and the spoils obtained in the city are also generously distributed to Han Xing.
Han Xing didn't feel at a loss, after all, Han Xing attacked this city easily, compared to those castles in Westeros, this small city was like a sheepfold.
In fact, there are not many so-called loot, it seems that there are a few boxes, but most of them are silver coins, and many of the gems in them are flawed, and they will definitely be greatly discounted when sold. Han Xing really can't look down on this money, besides, what does he want money for? For Han Xing, only the survival point is hard currency!
If he swallows it alone, the appearance is too ugly, and there are already a few knights with old qualifications who are targeting him because of his shallow qualifications, and then offending Count Sāo because of such a trivial matter, it will be called a big loss because of a small loss!
The Hessians then marched forward and conquered several castles in succession, some of which looked decent, and some of which were simply earthen fences with wooden fences, even the legendary Goslar Castle.
The stone walls are only five or six meters long, covering an area of about a kilometer, with a tower less than 100 meters high, perched on a small hill about 50 meters high.
In fact, such a castle can be considered medium-sized. After all, most of the castles in Europe that are mainly defensive are small, and this is to ensure a good defensive effect. The larger the city, the greater the attack, and the more defenders are needed.
Under this castle, the Hessian army still suffered after all, although the Hessian army was surprised and broke through a lot of small castles, but those local nobles still reacted after all, didn't they? They're not stupid! From the moment the first castle was breached, there were always some fish that slipped through the net to report the news.
So the knights of the entire Barony of Goslar finally gathered at Goslar Castle to try to resist the Hessian invasion here.
This is the advantage of the feudal feudal system, a large number of small castles and nobles, especially when it comes to defense, after all, you have to fight their home! If Baron Goslar finishes playing, their vassals will be swept into the garbage heap, so don't be afraid that they won't help!
Although they are only small castles, these small castles can drag on for a few hours, but many can drag on for a few days, more or less slowing down the pace of the Hessian army's march, from the Duke of Hesse to now, more than 20 days have passed. After all, not every nobleman's subordinates have a talent like Han Xing, right?
This gave the nobles of the Barony of Goslar plenty of time to react, which was the so-called space-for-time tactic, which Napoleon and Hitler fell under when they attacked Russia.
"The Byrds have been loyal supporters of the Hesses since the time of my father, Duke Carl von Hesse, and now I, Duke Diopold von Hesse, with the reasonable claims that my father left me, once again demand my loyalty!" This was conveyed by an emissary on a white horse in the name of the Duke of Hesse, for after all, it was extremely difficult for the Duke of Hesse to leave his cart.
Looking at this scene, Han Xing guessed with his toes that the meeting of the Duke of Hesse must have ended with the counts passing the buck to each other, after all, just by relying on the sunlight of those shiny helmets at the head of the city, anyone with a discerning eye could see that Goslar Castle was a very hard bone.
Therefore, the Duke of Hesse had no choice but to try to scare people and play the qíng card to get the opponent to surrender voluntarily. It's a pity that the messenger still touched his nose.
"Offering your loyalty? The rule of the Hesses over Paderborn has long been an old calendar! Do you know who my new master is? Speak out and scare you to death, Duke of Saxony! Are you afraid? The Duke of Saxony is a big family with a long history, strong soldiers and horses, and vast land. There are more than 4,000 knights alone! You, a duke who lives in the forest, should go back and wash and sleep early! What do you do (chūn) Autumn big dream! Of course, this is Han Xing's speculative answer. (The Hessian region is indeed forested, so it is not suitable for raising horses, and the Hessian army has less than 2,000 cavalry.) )
"Good! All right! I don't know what the Archbishop of Münster actually moved out to suppress me? Also loyal to the Archbishop of Münster for hundreds of years, Paderborn is a sacred papal fief! Ahh Who doesn't know that you are more diligent in changing masters than changing clothes! Hesse angrily tore the Bird letter to shreds, threw it to the ground with hatred, and trampled it with his foot.
"Shameless traitors, despicable villains with no sense of honor, what right do they have to call themselves knights? Have they forgotten all the oaths they made to me back then? Someone! Give the order, give me the siege! For the first time, the enraged Duke of Hesse endured the severe pain of gout and the burden of his weight and walked out of the car door, and personally gave the order to siege the city.
It seems that he forgot that he had abandoned the local nobles to qíng in advance, and in order to get the inheritance left by his father and wear the laurels belonging to the Duke of Hesse, he sold the nobles and territories of Paderborn to his father-in-law in tears, and to say that the betrayal was actually his betrayal first.
Since it was the Duke of Hesse who personally ordered it, the siege was naturally under his direct command. It's a pity that they are not in a good position, Goslar Castle is a castle more than 50 meters above the ground after all, although the hill is small, but it also limits the Hessian army to play their numerical advantage.
The locust-like feathered arrows fell from the city, and due to the influence of gravitational potential energy, these feathered arrows did cause a lot of casualties to the Hessian army below, which also had something to do with the fact that their equipment was relatively rudimentary. The archers at the head of the city were full of no more than 200 men, but they still brought back the first batch of Hessian troops carrying ladders.
Funny, the reason was that the ladder was not long enough, and they forgot to consider a problem: since Goslar Castle was built on a hill, the height of the walls had to be counted as steep slopes.
So the first brother who climbed the ladder found that he was still about half a meter away from the city, so he had to bite the bullet and say to the soldiers below: "Raise it!" Raise the point! I can't reach it! As soon as he finished speaking, several feathered arrows flew towards him, and even the soldiers who were responsible for carrying the ladder below were killed by the pond fish.
So the Duke of Hesse's direct army fled back after leaving behind dozens of corpses. This made the Duke of Hesse angry, and the sound of things being smashed was constantly heard in his carriage.
"Count Sāo to come to me!" After venting for a while, the Duke of Hesse still decided to find his "little siege expert" to take charge of the siege, which means that Han Xing had to be found in the end.
As soon as he heard the news, this frightened Count Sāo, "This Goslar castle is a hard bone, let me gnaw it, damn it, I knew I would have delayed it for a few more hours last time!" Now I've become a siege professional with the Duke! If I encounter this kind of hard bone again in the future, he will stuff it into me, and I won't be able to live! ”
Complaining and complaining, Count Na (sāo) could only take the task hard, and then came to Han Xing again, this time he didn't have so many (bī) grids, so he simply opened his mouth to beg.
"Sir Segard, I know this request is difficult for you, and I pledge my full support to your siege plans! Will you be able to take the city again with your elite troops? Han Xing's heart was secretly refreshed, this is the benefit of having ability! In the end, you can't ask for my head?
Seeing that Count Sāo was so sincere and sincere, Han Xing didn't dare to hang him all the time, in case he played too much and made him hate himself, it wouldn't be fun, "Lord Earl, even I can't take this castle easily, so..." Han Xing looked embarrassed.
When helping others, even if there is no difficulty, you have to pretend to be very embarrassed, otherwise it is likely to lead to a series of broken things coming to the door. And if you don't seem embarrassed, the people you help won't be grateful to you, after all, the more difficult you behave, and then finally the "difficult" consent, it shows that your friendship with him is true! Willing to sacrifice for him!
"So I need your support too! Without your help, I wouldn't have been able to take this castle alone! Han Xing said earnestly, so he said, "It is better to teach a man to fish than to teach him to fish", and in the process of helping Count Sāo, let him participate in his own hands, which will alleviate his inferiority complex.
Give him an excuse to comfort himself, "It's not that I can't take this castle, I just don't know how to do it!" Without my support, Sir Segard would never have been able to take this castle alone! "So, when someone needs help, you can't just help him get it right, you have to involve him himself, so that he can get self-affirmation, right?
Hearing that Han Xing needed his help, Count Sāo's heart trembled for no reason, "What kind of support do you need?" I try my best to cooperate! He said this, but in his heart he thought: "God forbid, God forbid, don't want soldiers, don't want soldiers!" As he spoke, he wiped the sweat from his forehead.
"I need you to lead your soldiers to make a feint gesture to attract the attention of the defenders, especially to make a loud noise!"
When he heard "lead the soldiers under his command", Count Na (sāo) turned green, for fear that Han Xing would ask them to attack, wouldn't that be for nothing? It's all his family! But as soon as he heard that it was just a feint, and that he only needed to shout slogans and make a loud noise, he immediately agreed.
What are Han Xing's plans? Count Na (sāo) didn't know, but he still decided to resolutely carry out his own part, anyway, eating, drinking, and scolding are the basic cultivation of nobles!