Chapter 106: Tout
Thinking of his father being humiliated by a small soldier, Engrid's heart couldn't help but feel furious. Isn't it true that the king may have many benefits, such as giving 20 pieces www.biquge.info of composite striped leather armor and a large number of weapons, and at the same time granting his father the status of his royal retinue, raising the rank of their family, etc., but compared to such an impossible task, these rewards are tantamount to the moon in the water, the flower in the mirror. If the mission is not completed, there is no doubt that Tuya and his trilily tribe will meet the king's thunderous wrath, and it is unknown whether Tuya will still exist in the land of Calradia, and Tuyaar has been cornered by this time.
Engrave quickly calmed down his emotions, now he was in an extremely dangerous situation, and the slightest mistake would lead the entire tribe into the abyss from which he could never recover. She rode on top of her warhorse, looked at the warriors around her who were gradually approaching her, and asked, "How is it, are they all down?"
"Twenty-five brothers were lost in the blizzard, and I am afraid that there will be many bad luck. A Nord man beside her said angrily.
The female warrior took a long breath, trying to extinguish her burning anger with the cold wind, and after a while, she said, "They are all well raised, and the god king will bless their souls." Everyone, whole team, let's go! Don't let their sacrifices go to waste!"
Looking at the slowly advancing procession, Engrid smiled self-deprecatingly, wasting in vain? Their sacrifice is actually meaningless, so how can it be wasted? Moreover, it is meaningless to wonder if these people will die in a foreign land like this.
Olaf Yar is also a master of the previous generation, when he knew that the king was going to attack him, he chose to strike first, because his territory and Sagoth are only separated by a water, he did not hesitate to evacuate the territory of Kurimburg, and took advantage of the king's order has not yet been delivered, divided into two ways of surprise attack on Tiha, and use this as a base, and the king engaged in a tug-of-war.
Tiha is a city founded by the Nords, unlike Sargoth, which was once the capital of the Vigians, with tall stone walls and a well-developed defense system, Tiha's defenses can only be described as rudimentary. The rudimentary wooden longhouses were stacked together without a plan, and there was only a ring of wooden fences on the perimeter that barely counted as a city wall, so that before Olaf's strategy and military might, the city of Tiha could be said to have fallen in one fell without a single wave.
This move succeeded in disrupting Ragnar's deployment, and the Kurinburg, which had been intended to be encircled with all its might, was already an empty city, and the rebels were greatly strengthened by the capture of Tiha, and the king had to exert all his strength for this. Tiha, as bad as it may seem, is actually the richest city in Nord. Bordered by the sea, surrounded by forests and surrounded by plains suitable for farming, it is not only the granary of Nord, but also provides the whole country with all kinds of natural resources. If it weren't for the constant raids of the pirates, this place would have developed into a big city during the Kalad period, and it would never have been left for the descendants of Okada to develop.
Therefore, King Ragnar could only prepare for a big battle, and in order to block Olaf's retreat, Ngreid, who had already returned to help, was resent back to garrison Gerburg Fort to prevent Olaf from escaping to Svadia. So, after returning from the funeral, she has been stationed at Fort Derborg, together with Saltonjarr.
However, that was a few days ago, and he had received an urgent letter from home, the messenger was Tuyaar's guard, and by the time he arrived at Fort Derburg, half his life had been frozen, his fingers and toes had begun to turn black, and it seemed that he would not be able to hold an axe for the rest of his life. And that urgent letter was the king's order, and Tuyaar was helpless and had to ask his daughter for help.
When Engrad received the letter, he was at first angry, but after the anger was over, a deep sense of powerlessness did well. The whole Nord is in a food shortage, where should she get so much food? She cast her eyes on the sheepskin map in front of her, and her gaze swept over every castle and village in the Nord Kingdom from east to west, and when she saw the southern border, she suddenly had a flash of inspiration.
It is true that there is no food in the Nord kingdom, but Swadia does. She stood, her fingers sliding down Fort Jerburg until Fort Repolet stopped. This place is all too familiar to her, and she and the knight princess of the Svadia Kingdom have fought around this castle for many years, and they have won and lost each other. As the gateway to the capital Sunuo, both the garrison and the supply are quite complete, in other words, there must be a lot of food here. There has been no fighting at Fort Repolet this year, and it is said that Swadia has had another bumper harvest this year, so the supplies stored in the castle must have been quite abundant. Only, the towering stone walls and fortresses were a nuisance. She sat back down and began to think carefully. After the assassination of the knight princess, the guard of Fort Repolet was replaced by King Haraus's henchman, Count of Sweden. This lord is completely different from the knight princess Esona, with a very cautious style, and his soldiers rarely go out of the city to fight. Under normal circumstances, as long as he does not attack Fort Repolet and the nearby villages, he will turn a blind eye. And not only that, due to the snowstorm weather, at this time, the Nord lord generally does not choose to go out of the city to fight, so, now the castle's garrison should be the weakest time, oh, I also heard that the lord of the castle, Te Sweden, is not at home now, and he and Count Claes are guarding Paravin, this is simply a godsend! However, the choice of storming was left behind by her at the beginning, and after so many years of fighting, no one knows better than her about the fortification of Fort Repalet.
So now, Engrad quietly left Fort Gelberg with her soldiers and went down the snowy mountains. The Nords burrowed into a hidden taiga, and when they came out, they were an elite group of Swadia soldiers. Half of the team of nearly 100 people was dressed in chainmail robes, covered with some old crimson blouses, some with black lion insignia, and on their heads were all knights' giant helmets, covering their entire heads inside, making it difficult to see their faces. At first glance, it looks like an elite detachment of Swadia hoplites.
Engrid nodded with satisfaction, these are the trophies accumulated in the past few years. She herself slumped over and sat on her horse, picked up a riding spear, and raised a battle flag, the former owner of which was said to be an obscure baron, who had been easily beheaded by Engred.
She buckled up her helmet as well, patted her horse lightly, and gave the order, "Forward!"
Fort Repolet, though also snowing, is nowhere near as violent as the Northlands. The Jerberg Mountains block most of the cold currents, so that the climate of the Swadia Kingdom under the mountain becomes relatively peaceful, although it is also snowing, but it is far from the extent that it is not even possible to march, so when a team appears outside the castle, the soldiers defending the city are not surprised, firstly, they are all wearing red robes that symbolize Swadia, and secondly, they can lead the horseback, so it cannot be the Nords, after all, the Nords are equestrian idiots, which is recognized throughout the continent, plus they are also escorting a group of Nord captives, so the guards let them approach the city gateγ
"Welcome, sir. However, to be on the safe side, please advise your identity. The doorman stopped Engrave's horse and asked.
"I am the daughter of Baron Goya, Fimi. "My father was killed in battle a few years ago, but I am also qualified as a knight. As she spoke, she pointed at the team behind her with the tip of her gun, "Can you please prepare a separate camp for us? β
"As you wish, ma'am. The doorman bowed slightly, then looked at the group of Nord captives who were being tied up, "Do you need to rent a cell? β
"Of course. "It's not a common person who dares to go down the mountain to rob in such weather, and I've wasted a lot of effort trying to see them." "You've done a great job. The doorman bowed slightly, "You can go directly to the dungeon and talk to the guards there, but hurry, the dungeon has been overcrowded lately." β
"Thank you for the reminder, soldier. As she spoke, she tossed out a gold coin, "Buy yourself some wine, don't get sick." β
The doorman immediately grinned, put away the coins, and thanked him until Engrede's team had fully entered the castle.
"Chief," the guard standing with him looked at the gold coin in his captain's hand, swallowed, and asked, "Does Baron Goya's family have a daughter?"
"Bastard," the doorman sighed at the gold coin, then wiped it on his robe, and stuffed it into his pocket contentedly, "The Nords didn't come this year, so there are a lot more noble people who have come." Just look at her team, eighty percent of them brought their father's or brother's personal soldiers to gild, and when it comes time to get married, she can have more chips, isn't it the same with the youngest son of the Brambener family who came over a few days ago?"
"I see," said the guard with a smile, "worthy of being a captain, that is, erudite." β
"Hmph," the doorman was photographed very comfortably, snorted twice, and put up the shelf, "Look more, learn more, and when I am promoted, this position will be yours." β
"Yes, yes, Captain wise. Engrad watched as half of his men were escorted into the dungeon, and then nodded to the warden in thanks, in his helmet, of course, "These barbarians will ask you tonight." β
"Don't worry," the warden handed over a wooden insignia, "you can use this insignia to pick up the prisoners, please don't lose it." β
"Thanks, I see. Ngrave replied. In her casual glances, she had already roughly figured out the inner structure of the castle. Entering through the castle gates was a low wall built according to the topography, a wall she knew all too well, where countless of her men had been reduced to corpses. The knight princess once relied on this height difference of only one person at most, and blocked her several all-out charges. The path that leads through the castle gate passes right in front of the low wall, which is an oblique wave that leads to the top of the slope just parallel to the low wall. At this point, you can see the main structure of the castle, the cylindrical fortress, the last and strongest protection of the lord.
The castle's gates were open at the height of the walls, and a winding staircase limited the enemy's attacking surface, but the defenders pouring out of the fortress were able to shoot the enemy from the best angle. Attached to the wall, a granary and an arsenal were built, which was the goal of Engrede's trip. These warehouses were ordered to be built by Asona so that she could have more supplies to gain an advantage in the battle against the Nords. The design of this warehouse is very distinctive, and the door is opened at the junction with the city wall, which is connected to the castle, and in case of emergency, it is convenient to rescue all kinds of materials from inside the fortress, of course, there must have been a lot of underground warehouses in the fortress.
As for the dungeon, it was built under a barracks under the city wall to the west. The barracks were inhabited by guest soldiers, such as the sons of nobles who had come to gild. Engrad felt that the people who designed this barracks definitely contained a deep malice towards the nobles at work, when the enemy attacked the city, the prisoners who did not want to be executed or enslaved would definitely riot, at this time they had no sympathy, the enemies who stood in the way of freedom would undoubtedly be mercilessly killed, and the noble boys above the dungeon would withstand their most ferocious charge, of course, all this was premised on the prisoners having a chance to escape, but unfortunately, the Ryordian people were very conceited. As for Engrave's camp, it was placed under a few trees in the eastern corner of the castle, and was not in the barracks, which made her regret it a little, but after thinking about it, she was quickly relieved. After all, he is a Nord, and his physical characteristics are too different from those of the Ryordians. If he is recognized, he and more than 100 brothers will have to explain here.
After handing over the prisoners, she and the rest of the soldiers set up tents in the area designated by the Ryordians, and then lay down on the spot, recuperating, without even taking off their helmets, and quietly waiting for night to fall.
After she fell asleep, although some patrol officers of Raldian came to inquire about it, they were fooled by several of Engreid's guards who knew the lingua franca of Callad, and by the time she was woken up by her own men, it was already dark. Rarely, the snow had stopped, the clouds had dispersed, but the moonlight was still a little dim, but there were enough torches and braziers in the castle to make even the open space in front of the fortress very bright.
"What time is it, Kellergan?" asked N'Greid, summoning her guards.
"At its best, big sister. The guard didn't reply directly, but instead showed a fanatical smile, "Those Ryordians are already asleep, as long as we can block the fortress, this castle will be ours." β
Ngrad nodded, "Go ahead, remember, it's your own people who have the paint on the helmet." β
"Understood!"
Coax~ A corner of the castle suddenly burst into flames, and billowing smoke covered the sky.
"It's on fire! It's on fire!"
"Bastard, where is the fire?"
"The arsenal, I saw that the roof of the arsenal was on fire!"
"Quick, get someone to put out the fire!"
Immediately there was a commotion in the castle, and the soldiers violently dragged the quartermaster from the chaise longue on duty, and in complete disregard of his curses, rushed to the arsenal in a panic. Seeing the sky-high fire, the quartermaster who had been scolding and scolding could no longer scold, he couldn't live, he quickly took out the key with a trembling rope, but before he could unscrew it, he felt that his eyes were dark and he passed out. The soldiers around him immediately helped him open the door of the warehouse, and then hurriedly called his friends to come over to put out the fire.
Taking advantage of the confusion, Engrave hurried to the prison with more than thirty of his men, and the warden recognized their emblems and asked with some strange feeling, "Miss Feimi, is there anything wrong?"
"There's a fire outside, and I'm coming to see if my captives are safe. β
The warden smiled understandingly, but his heart was full of disdain. MD, it's all like this outside, don't help or talk about it, and still think about your own military exploits, the five virtues of the knight have learned the dog's belly. However, he still picked up a key from the wall with a smiley face, this lady is a knight anyway, and he is just a commoner.
He lifted the oil lamp from the table, pulled up the wooden bolt on the floor, and the secret passage to the dungeon opened.
"Miss Fei Mi, please come with me. β
Poof, his flattering smile froze on his face, his legs went limp, and his body gradually collapsed to the ground. Ngrad drew a long sword from his chest, wiped the blood with his robes by the way, and said coldly,
"Thank you. β
Then, gesticulating, ten men rushed into the open dungeon with the key, while the rest kicked open the door to the guest barracks and rushed straight in.
The noble soldiers who were woken up had not yet figured out what was going on, and they were still hurriedly wearing armor under the service of their own attendants, and they were startled at first when they saw that the door was kicked open, but when they saw that it was their own people, they immediately put their hearts at ease, and raised the nobleman's shelf and asked loudly, "What happened outside?"
"I don't know what's going on out there," Engrad approached a nobleman with his sword in hand, "but I know you're going to be out of luck." β
"Slut... The nobleman who heard this sentence was annoyed and angry, and just wanted to return the mouth, but the swear words were blocked in his throat. With a flick of his right hand, a frightened head was swept away by blood.
The barracks were silent for a long time, and immediately there was a commotion.
"Kill... Kill!"
"Rebellion, rebellion!"
"Kill these rebels!"
There were many Ryordians in the barracks, but the Nords did not give them a chance to prepare themselves. More than twenty people quickly raged and mercilessly slaughtered the unarmored soldiers. However, after all, there were still trained nobles and their guards in the barracks, even if they were not armoured, even if they could only draw their swords to face the battle in a hurry, but their superb swordsmanship and discipline soon made them regroup, relying on the beds and the clutter in the room, side by side to resist the attack of the Nords, although blood was splashed, but still tenacious and unyielding.
Suddenly, however, there was a roar outside the barracks, and a wave of disheveled men rushed in from the open gate behind the wall, rushing in with their bare hands. Seeing this scene, the recalcitrant Rui Erdian's heart was like ashes, and the prisoners in the dungeon rioted.
The firefighting soldiers outside the arsenal gathered a number of people and hurried them into the warehouse to rescue supplies. When the Swadia soldiers saw that their weapons and equipment were about to fall into the raging flames, they were naturally anxious, and they took three steps and two steps, and rushed into the warehouse to move. However, the soldiers who had arrived at the arsenal at the beginning deliberately hung behind them, watched as the Ryordian people entered, looked at each other, and joined forces to close the door to the arsenal, and by the way, the lock was put back on.
The Rui Erdian soldiers in the arsenal noticed that the light had suddenly disappeared, and quickly turned around, only to see that the gate had been slowly closed, and when they rushed out with their supplies, they found that the door had been locked from the outside.
After a moment of inexplicability, the soldiers in the room were suddenly shocked, and frantically hammered the gate and cursed and howled, but the bastard who locked the door had already rushed to the gate, and no one paid attention to the unfortunate man who was locked in the burning storehouse.
Blazing flames rose brightly, quickly drowning out the last shbit of sound.
With a scream, Ngrave cut down the last enemy standing in the room, reached for his helmet, looked out the window at the chaos, and wiped the sweat from his face with satisfaction.