Mark came back after dinner in the army, and Gray met with Mark alone, he did not disappoint Gray, and also brought good news, just tonight, the nobles of the northern territory of Harrence will find a way to control Harrence City. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

What Gray had to do was to prevent Keith Donner's army from returning to Harrence City, and Gray was a little unhappy with this request, so he asked, "Do you think this trade is fair?"

Mark smiled, then lowered his voice and said, "They can pay!"

"How much?"

"Five thousand gold coins!"

Gray was stunned, this is a large amount of money, if he can get this money, Gray can organize three thousand heavily armed soldiers in a month, the population in his current territory, the strength of a regiment, is still more than enough.

Gray was already excited: "When will the money be available!"

"Just tonight, they've got all the money ready, just waiting for you to send someone to pick it up!" Mark lowered his voice again.

Gray was stunned for a moment, and then said: "You go and do it yourself, after you get the money, send someone to notify me, and then directly transport the money to Gersenburg and hand it over to my housekeeper!"

Mark nodded: "Don't worry!".

Looking at Mark, who was about to leave, Gray seemed to suddenly think of something extremely important, and quickly stopped him, and then commanded him a few words in a volume that only the two of them could hear.

Now, everything that should be done has been done as well as possible, and the next thing is the collision of strengths.

Because it was negotiated in advance, the deal went smoothly, and less than an hour after Mark left with a squad of soldiers, one of the soldiers returned and reported the success of the deal to Gray.

Immediately, Gray summoned several generals in the army to discuss the matter.

Ten minutes later, as several of Gray's generals walked out of his tent, orders were immediately delivered.

Half an hour later, two large groups of soldiers who had been in ambush in this dense forest for nearly seven days slowly walked out of the dense forest under the cover of night and advanced in the direction of Harrence City.

On summer nights, the moonlight is abundant, and only the occasional dark clouds are annoying.

Gray occasionally took out the magic clock he carried with him, and two hours had passed since the troops were deployed, and the direction of Harrence City had already sent fast horses to investigate the information.

An hour earlier, scouts who had been lurking next to Viscount Case's army early in the morning had reported that they had a large group of soldiers leaving the front barracks and heading for Harrence City.

This news made Gray's heart tighten, and he said secretly: This Keyes is a very fast intelligence system!

In this way, there is a high risk that an ambush will turn into an encounter.

As he was thinking, the sound of horses' hooves running sounded in Gray's ears, and as the sound got closer, Gray could see by the moonlight that it was a scout running towards him.

"Your Excellency, two squadrons of our vanguard have encountered enemy units and have already started a battle!"

Gray secretly said "damn it" in his heart, and then he shouted to the herald next to him: "Send the order to the Cente Knight, let him lead a large group of infantry to support!"

A herald quickly leaves after receiving the order.

"Give the order to Sir Rand to lead two squadrons of cavalry and go around behind the enemy from the right flank in search of fighters!"

"Hamp!" Gray yelled.

When a figure heard Gray's voice, he quickly ran to Gray, "Lord Baron!"

Gray's expression was serious, he stared at Hamp, thought for a while and said: "Tell your father, let him find a way to pass through the battlefield of the Black Mountain Pass and enter the military camp of Viscount Marne, and tell Viscount Marne that we will attack the rear of Viscount Keith's camp tonight, and let him attack from the front!"

After a pause, Gray continued, "Tell him that if he doesn't attack, after tonight I will treat him as an enemy, an enemy who will never die!

Hamp, who received the order, immediately ran towards his father's location, and it could be seen that Hamp was a little nervous now, and when he ran, his body swayed from side to side.

After everything was arranged, the troops had already moved according to Gray's orders, and the cavalry moved the fastest, and the cavalry of the two brigades disappeared into the night in a blink of an eye.

One battalion of infantry, after receiving the order, simply discarded unnecessary equipment and chose to travel lightly, while Gray led two other squadrons of cavalry to break through from the left flank.

The rest of the troops were picking up the supplies and equipment they had left behind, and slowly advancing.

The place of the battle was very close, and within a few minutes of Gray controlling the warhorse to run, he could hear the sound of fighting, and in the moonlight, he could vaguely tell where the battlefield was.

Now you can't just charge casually, otherwise it will affect your own soldiers.

However, Gray did not intend to watch the show like this, he led the cavalry to the left flank of the battlefield, and then ran back and forth along the left flank battle line while maintaining the strength of his horse.

The advantages of this were obvious: on the one hand, it would attract the attention of the enemy army, who would have to detach a part of their soldiers to defend their left flank, and on the other hand, Gray's own soldiers would be more demoralized when they saw the commander's banner.

After less than ten minutes of observation, Gray found that the combat effectiveness of this enemy unit was obviously not on the same level as the soldiers on his side, and not long after the battle, the enemy troops were already showing signs of rout.

Gray knew that the opportunity would soon come his way!

Sure enough, within a few minutes, the enemy commander was busy making up for the line that was about to be overwhelmed, and a small hole appeared in the defensive strength of the left flank, and as soon as this hole appeared, Gray grabbed it, his eyes widened, and his sword in his hand was raised and shouted: "Follow me!"

I saw that Gray led two squadrons of cavalry, like a bayonet, through a hole in the enemy's left flank into the enemy line, and in just a moment's effort, the enemy team was cut in half.

The knight of Cent, who was commanding the infantry in the front, was willing to let go of this fighter and immediately ordered all the soldiers to rush towards the already weak front of the enemy army.

At the same time, the Rand Knight on the right flank also seized an opportunity at this time and cut in from the right.

By this time, the battle situation was already clear!

Ten minutes later, the enemy forces were completely surrounded by Gray's troops, they were now demoralized and exhausted, they were just blindly waving their weapons and making a last-ditch struggle.

Gray had no intention of taking prisoners, and now that he had limited forces, capturing them would weaken his own troops.

The final battle can only be described as a one-sided massacre, and the soldiers on Gray's side are all veterans, and they know their current situation very well, so there is no mercy on their hands.

By the time the battle was over, it was already four o'clock in the morning, and in two magical hours, it would be dawn.

"Herald!" Gray shouted at the top of his voice.

"Lord Baron!" a nearby herald sped away.

"Order Sir Rand and the Knights of Cent, lead the troops to advance towards the Black Mountain Pass, and leave the battlefield to the troops behind!" Gray ordered as he wiped the blood on his saber with hay.