170. Randall (IV)
"Your Highness, two thousand warriors are coming with me and will bring you victory. "Wray arrives with a helmet made of gold,
When he arrived at Randall's town, he dismounted and raised his hand, and the sergeant behind him shouted to Randall, "Your Highness." ”
Randall was about to give up his request for support from Penny, but he didn't want Penny to die, and his men quickly brought 2,000 reinforcements.
The first time the two met was ten years ago, when Wray was a retinue, and the lord went to the Moonlight Palace to congratulate Boni on his birthday, and then the two no longer intersected, until the regent issue of Penny's territory, there was no contact, Randall had long forgotten what Wray looked like, but from the description of his subordinates, broad shoulders, short beard, thick eyebrows, and well-fitting military uniform, he depicted the image of a capable soldier in his mind.
"It is sad that the Marquis, who had been so kind to me, has passed away. Randall let out a long sigh, "Archer, Lord Jebel is here too?"
"Stay in the territory, and when I triumph, celebrate my achievements. ”
Randall nodded, took Wray by the hand, and headed for the most luxurious mansion in town.
As a sign of respect, Randall poured him wine and sat at the same table with him during the meal.
During this time, Randall left his seat once, ostensibly relieved himself, and actually told Hu Li one thing.
Towards the end of the banquet, Randall made a look, and a nobleman with a wounded hand, the second son of Xiyi-Zhaoduo, threw out a disappointing question, saying that there was an army in front and it was difficult to defeat, and as soon as this remark came out, everyone was silent.
Hu Li also said, "Ninety kilometers away in the province of Schengen, a royal army led by Leopard Head Magellan, is guarding the "Prune Fortress", and our army has just suffered a loss. ”
The "Prune Fortress" is the most famous fortress in the Schengen Province, and it is crossed by the "Michel Mountains" running east-west, and the fastest way to get to the royal capital from the south is this path.
During the Chengping period, several successive kings of Gaul used manpower to build this fortress and an official road in a relatively flat part of the mountain, which was convenient for transporting goods from the south.
During the turmoil, the blood of a large number of knights, archers, and infantry added more prestige and legend to the fortress, and also made its defenses more and more built, looking down from the heights, the city wall stretched like a snake, and the total number of arrow towers hidden in the wall exceeded thirty, and this fortress could hold five thousand enemies with only five hundred soldiers.
"The number is estimated to be about six hundred to eight hundred, fully equipped and well fed, and we will not be able to get through this trouble. ”
Hu Li continued to explain to Wraylei.
This armed force blocked Randall's advance, Randall did not know beforehand, he brought with him not many troops, only 1,200 people, he concentrated his heavy troops on his south, according to intelligence, the opponent's firepower was also directed, Raussey personally led his troops, dispatched more than 7,000 men, into the northern part of Shang'an Agricultural Bank Province.
Since the Marquis of John was still on the move, Randall estimated that Lawsey had taken troops from other places to have so many troops.
He thought that he could take the opportunity to easily enter the Schengen Province, resupply, and then subdue the local small lords, but he did not want to be forced back by the sudden appearance of a stubborn enemy.
Seventy percent of the artillery ammunition brought by Randall had been consumed, and the number of people was small, so he retreated and prepared to change the route, but now that there were more "two thousand lives" for him to drive, he changed his mind and decided to join forces with Huai Lei to attack.
"Magellan?" Huai Lei wiped his mouth, "In the last battle, he also killed your men, Tyri, the eldest son of Lord Xiyi, Terry Knight is really a pity, he is a brave young man, this revenge should be avenged." ”
"Thank you for the compliment, that's my brother, I'm Mega von Jon. Zhaoduo nodded.
"This guy later joined the new king, and soon after he became a subordinate to Raussey, and like Thor, he became the two most relied on military nobles of Raussy, and he was completely a discerning man. By the way, Magellan's only son, not like him, looks a lot more gentle, I heard that he wants to be a "navigator", and once entered the port of Nice to ask the local nobles to support his material ships, and wants to explore the unknown land in the west, looking for new routes and spices, it is really whimsical, if he has a hundred pairs of ears, maybe he can try, like a brother...... Columbian ...... Alas, how can I not think of it. ”
Wray was drunk, but judging from the situation in which Randall's gang began to tout themselves halfway, he probably hoped that he would attack Magellan, he was not afraid of Magellan, since he was six years old, he wielded a real sword, and after thirty years, he had long thought that he was one of the strongest warriors in the royal capital, and what was missing was a battlefield stage that made him shine, if it weren't for Penny who kept pressing him, and even let him be Jebe's deputy, how could Penny be shot through the knee and finally die in bed.
deliberately diverted the topic because Wray wanted Randall next to him to speak in person, which could show his importance.
Randall was not in a hurry and wiped his mouth, "Columbia". ”
"That's right, that's the name. ”
Hearing Randall speak, Wairley stretched his ears, waiting for the words "This battle is yours", but Randall didn't follow the trend, and said some inconsequential nonsense like he had just done.
After funding Wrayray, Randall began to investigate him, recalling the information provided by the Ministry of Intelligence, and when his father told him that he was discussing with Penny to make Wray the regent, Penny said bad words, "Wray, this bastard, once went to the territory of the forest on my behalf to discuss the border conflict, and the daughter of the forest was nearby at the time, and Wray wanted to commit violence, if I hadn't stopped the anger of the forest for him, he would have been a nobleman in the morning, and he would have been a nobleman now, and he would have thought of his hard work, but he wanted to go further, unless the sun rose at night!"
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At the end of the banquet, Randall approached Wray and whispered slowly, "I heard that the most beautiful woman in Dom Province is the daughter of the Killer (Qilin), three years ago, you wanted to find a partner for your eldest son who had not passed away at that time, you fell in love with More, but were rejected by both the Marquis of Penny and the Killer, are you wrong?"
"Huh?" Wray's heart was beating fast as he looked at Randall.
"Husband Moore died in the civil war, and she is now not a viscountess, but a widow, so you can still fulfill this wish. Randall said, "Climb into More's bed, break her legs and cherry mouth, and let her taste your "milk", and when Mor is pregnant, then you can share his family territory and wealth like Chirin's son, not only her, but all the women of Dom Province will be yours in the future, but, my friend, you need to step over Magellan's body now, and accumulate more wealth and fame for your future son." ”
"Sounds ...... Makes perfect sense. Wray's eyes lit up, and Randall's words opened Pandora's box, and the evil thoughts that had been hidden in his heart for a long time were opened again.
The next day, Randall, who was asleep, was woken up by a voice, and his subordinate said, "Your Highness, Sir Wray is training and preparing for action. ”
"Got it. Randall, who was lying on the bed, raised the corners of his mouth, and after a simple grooming, he found Hu Li to accompany him to eat, the food was simple cereal porridge and fruits, and after a full meal, he said, "Is there a battle report about Qilin?"
"Not very optimistic, his opponent is Thor, the warrior of the warriors, I heard that the fiefdoms of many of our small lords such as Sir Jianhua have been breached, and as soon as he fires Thor's hammer, he can break through the armor as strong as iron, and the soldiers are ...... demoralized because of fear. ”
"Although he killed my father's brother, Sahan, and Magellan killed the son of our ministers, he is indeed a human being. Randall said, "Even if we lose all of our territory in Pulie, but dozens of villages, one or two thousand people, it's nothing, just get an advantage on the two fronts with us in the south, and repel Magellan, I will send the magic mountain to Pulie, let him concentrate his command, preserve our strength, and urge the relatives to fight by the way, Qilin is the best to die in battle, if we can win, it will also be of great benefit to us."
Wray and Qilin's troops are very important, the forces of these two sides are too great, Randall let them fight, and intends to force them to exhaust their strength, so that he can control Dom more easily in the future.
Recently, he and Boni adjusted the distribution of their forces, and put a border army on the border with Aragon to the east of Grad, and also had a branch in the province of Marseille to the west of Grad to prevent an eastward attack.
Advancing north to defeat Wallace and enter the south of the province of Upper Annon, he brought 5,000 men, and then deducted the soldiers who stayed in the territory, necessary for law and order, city defense, and customs, and although he could recruit 50,000 troops on the bright side, in fact, for Adolf, who only wanted to fight a limited war at present, he did not urge all his strength, so he needed the assistance of allies to have a clear advantage over Raussey.
The two strongest allies of the Golden Lion happened to be in the province of Dom, and just after the territorial meeting, Randall sent someone to contact Qilin.
He calculated that Qilin could send up to 4,000 troops, and Randall directly asked him for 2,500 men, and they would pay 30% of his military expenses for the first 40 days, 40% of his military expenses for the first 41 and 120 days, and then 60% of the burden, and there was a reward, Randall would later give Qilin one-fifth of the land in the province of Plexing.
The land opened by Randall is not currently owned by Randall, so it may become empty talk, and at any time, the military expenditure of more than 2,000 people is a very huge expense, and the financial resources of the forest are limited, and this kind of war cannot be fought for a long time.
Not to mention that Randall is only willing to bear part of it, one hundred and twenty days later, it will only be sixty percent.
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