Chapter 22: The Art of War
Viscount Wayne's army was gathered early in the morning, who hadn't gotten up a little in the morning, plus it was too late last night, and now they were all sleepy-eyed. Edro, the leader of the Underworld Adventure Troupe, looked at the group of stragglers in front of him and shook his head without a trace.
Even his own people are enough to defeat this group of regular cavalry, although the strength of the five knights is good, but they only care about their own enjoyment of the neglect of the training of soldiers, which shows the mediocrity of Wayne.
The underworld sent a total of 57 adventurers, most of them were level 1.2 beginners, and 5 of them were LV4 mages, plus him, the leader and several elite members, there was no chance that the Sith Territory would survive.
It had been a few days since the earl's letter and the viscount's war letter had been sent, but as the lord of the Sith Lord, the son of Arin didn't even have the idea of surrendering, and he didn't even write a letter to refute it, and Captain Adero couldn't see through what the man who had just come of age was planning.
With 5 powerful knights, 100 well-equipped cavalry, and 2,000 irregular troops, Viscount Wayne was determined to kill Arthur.
The atmosphere in the army was very casual, not even scouts were dispatched, and the crowd was like locusts without even a dot formation, chatting with each other.
"Hey, old man, I heard that your daughter-in-law is pregnant again, but she is really capable, and she has only been home for a few days. β
"That's, you don't look at who I am, I heard the leader say, as long as we occupy the Sith Territory this time, we can rest again, I still have 2 years to leave the army, and when the time comes, it will be worth it to mix the identity of a leader and open a grocery store with my wife. The man who spoke carried the family coat and flag of Viscount Wayne on his shoulders and rode first on horseback.
"Come on, Riske, you're a foreigner, and if you want to mix up with the people, you have to get the deacon's permission to open a shop, and you don't know how greedy he is, and it's no wonder that you don't drain the silver coins you've worked so hard to praise all these years. A well-armed cavalryman glared at his fellow countryman.
"I can't become a knight in my life, so that's the only thing I can ask the knight to intercede when the time comes. β
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The LV3 assassin who "attacked" an adventuring group sensed that there were many people nearby, but it was too late.
There is a shortcut from Sayashi City to Sith Territory, that is, through the Arakawa hilly area, although it is not a difficult road, the road is also very wide, but the vegetation and trees on both sides are dense, suitable for people to hide in it and it is not easy to be discovered, Lord Frank's territory is near here.
The failure of Viscount Wayne's army to send scouts was the biggest failure and omission, which gave Lord Frank a great chance to fight back.
Arthur's plan to Lord Frank was to send people to ambush the enemy here, but perhaps even he did not expect that the Lord's villagers would stay behind and help the Sith Territory fight against the many enemy forces.
Adero looked at the people who appeared from both sides of the hills, they were dressed in civilian clothes, some of them looked like regular troops but their weapons were too old and varied, stone axes, shovels, wooden guns, bows and arrows, hoes, etc., and frowned slightly, which was completely impossible before.
Without the masses of that realm to help the lord against the enemy, because for them it was just a change of leader, and it would not affect their daily life at all, what kind of charm did this Baron Arthur have to conquer this group of civilians who only knew how to protect themselves.
But this equipment doesn't look like it's coming to fight, it's like sending it to death.
The 5 knights of the Viscount thought that they would rush down to make a surprise attack, but they did not expect this group to push several boulders from both sides to block the road, although the weather was a little cold in early spring, it was also dry, Lord Frank's troops and villagers threw down the pyre, rolling logs and boulders, and the well-trained archers lit the pyre with fire feathers, and even set fire to the clothes of the enemy soldiers...
Fire, after all, is the thing that people fear the most.
The crowd began to panic uncontrollably and scattered, and the horses rushed backwards in fright.
The flames began to spread everywhere, the road ahead was blocked, and the 5 knights took the lead in breaking through the crowd and began to retreat to the rear, ignoring the elite cavalry and soldiers under their hands, the tongue of fire spread, I don't know how many people died under the trampling of the war horses, and the battle lost a lot of soldiers before it officially began.
The Underworld Adventure Regiment was unscathed in the mage's barrier, and it was the first time Adero had seen such a method of warfare, which was nothing short of art.
"Commander, why don't you let us make a move, as long as we rush forward, this group of people who have no armed forces will have died a long time ago. Oude said with some displeasure.
"Oude, you're too young. Even if you are strong, don't get too involved in the battle between nobles, and even if you win, you will only get a few compliments. The young lord is the son of Mr. Arin, and you have heard of his name in the guild, so don't do your best, in this dark age, there are very few good people. β
Then Captain Adero looked at the followers behind him, and said with a smile: "This is my retribution, it has nothing to do with everyone, after this matter is over, we will go on an expedition, if it is successful, everyone will get a large sum of money, and you can stay at will at will and pursue the life you want." β
Everyone was silent, then looked at each other, smiled, and pretended to be frightened and ran backwards, and the mud, paddling, who else could compare with the adventurers.
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Warriors of the Three Kingdoms 16 Devouring Heaven and Earth (game), one of the chapters. Liu Bei first got Wolong Zhuge Kongming, two of which burned the strongest Wei army at that time, the fire burned Xinye and burned Bowangpo, and the strategy that Arthur handed over to Lord Frank came from here.
"Father, let's go after it now, it's still too late," said a young man beside him with a smile.
Lord Frank pinched the letter in his hand and shook his head. He said to the people behind him who were full of fighting spirit: "Baron Arthur's order is to consume the enemy's strongest combat power as much as possible here, and then rush to Lord Matthew's territory to help him, Lord Baron has already asked us to abandon the village, after all, our weapons cannot fight against the Viscount's regular troops." β
"Lord Lord, Baron Arin and Baron Arthur are both good people, although they have been poor all these years, they have never worried about being oppressed by the nobles, and our group of people have already thought about protecting Lord Arthur even if they die. The village chief said.
"Yes, Lord Lord, we all think the same thing. β
"I thank you on behalf of the dead Baron Arlin and Lord Baron Arthur. Frank said with a reddish eye.
After the villagers had cleaned up the battlefield, they rushed to Lord Matthew's territory before dark to help him set up a defensive offensive, and from behind there was a plain with a flat river, and the chances of such an ambush were rare.
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War is a very learned art, and when you go deep into it, you will find that it is a boundless sea, and fire is the most powerful force of nature in war. ββFrom "New Chapter: The Autobiography of King Arthur"