Chapter 539: The Day of the Decisive Battle

On the 10th of October, the sky had just dawned, but the loud, low, whimpering, and shrill trumpets continued to echo in the plains of Mana Hill. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 Plumes of white cooking smoke rose from the dense sea of tents, and then turned into a white mist in the morning breeze. The barracks began to be full of people, shouting, scolding, the clash of steel, the sound of horses, all kinds of sounds intertwined, noisy.

Finally on the day of the decisive battle, Archduke Cumberlet got up early, in fact he had only squinted for a while last night and could not sleep again. Today's decisive battle is related to the future fate of the business alliance, and he cannot be despised or ignored. It's just that he has always had a faint uneasiness in his heart, whether in terms of strength or combat power, the commercial alliance forces have an absolute advantage, but why would that Grand Duke of Norton actually think of using field battles to decide the winner?

Based on all the intelligence and reconnaissance reports, the Norton family in front of them only had three legions, plus a knight order of more than 10,000 newly transferred from the Northland, even with the miscellaneous troops of the guard battalion or something, the total strength was less than 150,000. As for the several city defense corps of the Freedom Alliance and the White Lion Legion reinforced by the Antinac Kingdom, Archduke Cumberlet did not care, and everyone knew how well they were fighting, so there was no need to worry.

The Norton family armed forces are the great enemies of the commercial alliance's armed forces, but although they have been in the camp for more than a month, the senior management of the commercial alliance does not say that they know everything about the Norton family's armed forces, but at least everyone is very clear about the characteristics and combat power of the Norton family's armed forces. In terms of ranged weapons, the Norton forces have the advantage, they are adept at blasting down enemy formations with steel crossbows and catapults, and then use cavalry assaults to carry out deadly interspersed attacks, and use long-range attack weapons to collapse the enemy's battle formations and win. This is how the Flying Tigers armed by the Norton family defeated the 100,000 reinforcements armed by the Commercial Alliance with 40,000 troops in the field battle in Cambona Province.

Thinking of the Norton family's steel crossbows and catapults, Archduke Cumberlet was tempted to lash out at the new president of the Vesian Chamber of Commerce. The reason why the six major chambers of commerce are willing to re-establish a new Visia Chamber of Commerce is not that the Vicia Chamber of Commerce has many recipes and some top-secret steel refining and forging technologies in their hands. It's not that the Two-Headed Dragon Chamber of Commerce doesn't want to bring these remnants of the defeated generals who survived and are saved under their command, but the other five major chambers of commerce don't want him to get his wish, and the final compromise result is to re-establish the new Vesia Chamber of Commerce, but everyone has a 10% stake in the new Vesia Chamber of Commerce, just like the previous Invincible Armada.

However, the newly formed Vesia Chamber of Commerce still disappointed everyone, such a simple steel crossbow and catapult, even the real thing is available, but the same elastic steel cannot be refined, and the cost of putting it into the test has exceeded 500,000 gold fords, but the results given are all failures. Even the steel crossbow arm, which barely has some similar performance, is much inferior in range, strength, and elasticity, and even the wooden city guard crossbow can't compare.

However, although the steel crossbow armed by the Norton family is powerful, it still has a giant wooden shield car to restrain it. The only thing that is a little difficult is the catapult, and the Norton family forces are very good at using the high and low combination of catapults and steel crossbows to attack up and down to inflict heavy casualties on the enemy. The business alliance forces have also thought of a lot of ways to do this, but there are only two that are slightly more reliable, one is the bullet shield car, and the other is the long-arm trebuchet.

Let's start with the bullet shield car, which is the inspiration of a craftsman who makes a giant wooden shield car. The giant wooden shield car is protected against a steel crossbow, so it must be strong and solid. But there is nothing you can do about the boulder that comes from the air, and the stronger it is, the faster it will collapse. Later, the craftsman was inspired by the elasticity of bamboo, and replaced the pillars that fixed the giant wooden shield with bamboo woven into a circular frame, which not only increased the defensive strength of the giant wooden shield car, but also could withstand the fifty or sixty pounds of stones thrown by the catapult, but if the stones weighed hundreds of pounds, the bullet shield car could not stand it.

With the bomb shield car, the commercial alliance forces can use its cover to attack the battle formation close to the Norton family forces, use high-end combat power to destroy or eliminate its commander to cause the collapse of the battle array, and then wave the army to chase and kill the victory is just around the corner, just push the bullet shield car forward and be smashed by the catapult all the way, it is obvious that the casualties will not be small, so the business alliance forces have prepared a long-arm trebuchet.

This is by far the performance of the Norton family armed with the catapult is the closest to the trebuchet, the same can throw fifty or sixty pounds of stones to four hundred meters away, although the throwing speed is a little slower, and the assembly is fixed is inconvenient to move, can not be compared with the Norton family armed with the catapult is flexible, but at least in the range is not much different. Archduke Cumberlet didn't expect these long-armed trebuchets to do much damage to the Norton forces, but at least they could be used to attract attacks from the Norton family's armed catapults, so that the commercial alliance forces could approach the enemy for melee combat and assault.

It's still good back then, the enemy and us are close to each other at a distance of a thousand meters, and they shoot with a longbow for about 300 meters, and then the two sides hold their shields and ram together, and after a big kill, they are either victorious or defeated, so much so simply. And now the Norton family is a freak, if they are not ready for long-range attack protection, they can't even get close to them, and directly use steel crossbows and catapults to beat the attacking enemy down, if they take the initiative to attack, the catapults and steel crossbows smash and shoot violently, and then the infantry step forward to clean up the mess......

"Your Highness, please dine. "A hearty breakfast was served to the Grand Duke of Cumberlet.

It's just that Archduke Cumberlet has a bad appetite, so he put it down after a few bites: "Soleson, is there any movement on the other side?"

Solerson was a close associate of Archduke Cumberlet for nearly twenty years, loyal and diligent, and Archduke Cumberlet trusted him very much.

"No, Your Highness. Except for the long slope of the mound that was erected two days ago, it is all normal. The leader of the scout team who guarded the door said that breakfast was also being cooked on the other side. Soleson replied respectfully.

Two days ago, the Norton family under the city of Bruvia sent some men and horses to build a mound along the city of Bruvia that was more than ten miles long, and there was no movement outside the long slope. The high-level of the commercial alliance originally thought that the opposite side was going to build a defensive position, but it didn't look like it, and they really didn't understand what the Norton family armed forces were using to build this dirt slope that was only two or three meters high. The most reliable guess is that this dirt slope is likely to be used to arrange those catapult steel crossbows or something, after all, it is better to have a higher ranged attack......

"These breakfasts have been taken down and given to you. Archduke Cumberlet said generously, "By the way, Soleson, what time is it?"

"A quarter past seven, Your Highness. "Soleson went up to clean up the leftovers of breakfast.

"Make me a cup of tea. At seven o'clock, he ordered the trumpeters to blow the promotion account, today is the decisive battle day, raise the account early and get ready, and the whole army will be out of the camp before nine o'clock. ”

"Yes, Your Highness. ”

"By the way, Soleson, is Master Magroot up on the side, and what is the situation now?" asked Archduke Cumberlet.

The Storm Sword Saint arrived at the barracks with a dozen of his disciples only three days ago, and after only meeting with the high-ranking members of the business alliance such as the Grand Duke of Comberlet, he excused himself from the fatigue of the journey and asked to find a clean place for him to recharge his energy and go to the showdown with the Grand Duke of Norton. However, where can the huge military camp be clean, Archduke Cumberlet can only make a vacant lot in a corner of the military camp and set up a dozen tents as a place for the Storm Sword Saint to stay, and also sent his own team of guards to guard so as not to disturb their rest by the soldiers in the large camp.

"Your Highness, the disciples of Master Magroot have all gotten up, and are clamoring for us to hurry up and send food and drink, but we haven't found Master Magroot, and we don't know if he is up. Soleson replied as he made a cup of tea and brought it to the Archduke of Comberlet.

Grand Duke Comberlet nodded: "Since his disciples have all risen, Master Magroot should be no exception, instruct the people to be diligent and respectful, and send them whatever they want, today Master Magroot is the key to the victory of our business alliance, and we must not be negligent and negligent." If anyone upsets Master Magroot, I will not spare him......"

"Yes, Your Highness, I must command my men to serve carefully......" Soleson bowed his head.

It wasn't until about half past eight that the anxious Grand Duke of Cumberlet and the high-level of the business alliance who were also sitting in the big tent and waiting impatiently finally waited for the disciple of Master Magroot, Count Boled, as the big disciple of the Storm Sword Saint, Count Boled, has always been arrogant, and he doesn't look down on the self-proclaimed noble merchants of the business alliance, of course, his title of earl was canonized by the destroyed kingdom of Kalia, and now he only has an empty title.

"Your Royal Highness, I'm here to get the pass. The Earl of Boryard ignored the others, and said to the Archduke Cumberlet.

"Oh, what's the matter?" asked Archduke Cumberlet, with concern.

"That's right, my teacher wants me to go to the location of the showdown with Norton Convention, so I got your proof of camp and passage here. ”

"Huh, isn't Master Magroot going to fight Archduke Norton on the battlefield?" said Archduke Chicked in surprise.

The Earl of Bolede glanced at the Grand Duke of Chikted, his face full of disdain: "Do you regard our teacher as one of those muscle racks under your own command, and you are bent on single-handedly showing your bravery on the battlefield to attract attention and win the applause of the crowd? If you don't know how to talk nonsense, our teacher challenged us and set a date, and the location was naturally decided by the Grand Duke of Norton. I'm going to take out the camp pass, and I'm going to go to the opposite side to find out where the duel is......"

"But, but today is also the day of the decisive victory in the field that we have agreed with the Norton family......" Archduke Chicke was a little annoyed.

"Since the Norton family forces have agreed with you that today is the day of the decisive battle, then you just have to fight. The Norton family is a noble family that has been around for two or three hundred years, and they will naturally abide by the agreement to fight, which is not contradictory to the Grand Duke of Norton's request for a challenge from our teacher, you will fight yours, and the duel between our teacher and the Grand Duke of Norton will also go on as usual, and it will not affect your decisive battle. "Count Boled's heart is also a little annoyed, these merchants still want to see the Juggernaut duel first, to make sure that my teacher is not lazy?

"Hehe, Lord Count Boled, we naturally know that today is the day of the decisive battle between our Business Alliance and the Norton family, but we didn't come out because we were afraid of taking the lead, because the duel between the Storm Sword Saint and the Grand Duke of Norton is a major event that everyone in the Galinthia continent is paying attention to, compared to it, our battle is just a small matter, and the Grand Duke Chikde and we are waiting here for fear that it will affect Master Magroot. If you're fine, Soleson, take my token and accompany Lord Earl of Broad. "Archduke Cumberlet stood up and played the round for Archduke Chickede.

"Thank you, Your Highness the Grand Duke. The Earl of Bolede thanked him stiffly, turned around and left, and Soleson hurriedly chased after him.

"Okay, everyone, it seems that we don't need to worry about the duel between the Storm Sword Saint and the Grand Duke of Norton, now everyone go back and organize their chamber of commerce weapons and prepare to go out of the camp and array, we have discussed the strategy of how to fight the decisive battle very completely, I hope you will stick to your posts, obey the command and fight bravely. Sigwa is above, and victory is ours!" Archduke Cumberlet made the decision to send troops and made the final mobilization.

"Sigwa is above, Wan Sheng, Wan Sheng!" everyone in the big tent shouted in response.

The sound of whimpering trumpets rolled like thunder across the Plains of Manahill, and the forces of the Business Alliance officially marched out of formation. Not to be outdone, the Norton family's armed barracks on the opposite side soon sounded the rumbling drums, the gates of the barracks opened, flags were unfurled, and groups of heavily armed soldiers wearing the same color armor swarmed out of the barracks and began to line up along the city of Bruvia to wait for the enemy.

The Earl of Boled, who had just left the barracks, was startled by the sudden sound of a horn behind him, and cursed a few words, but no one could hear him clearly. The two armies were about five or six miles apart, and the two of them, Bored and Soleson, on horseback, were stopped by several light cavalry when they were about a kilometer away from the battle formation of the Norton family, and after asking for clarification, they briefly examined it, confiscated their weapons, and brought them to Lorlist.

The Earl of Bolede dismounted very obediently, and went through the traditional aristocratic audience etiquette, and told him what he was coming from.

Lorist looked at the map and chose several places, all of which were not satisfactory. After all, it's a sword master duel, and not all cats and dogs can watch from the sidelines, which the storm Sumire said is very right. In the end, Lorist said, just a small lonely mountain.

Little Lonely Mountain is the closest mountain to the city of Bruvia, about a dozen miles away. As the name suggests, you can know that Xiaogushan is a lonely mountain, the mountain is not majestic or treacherous, although it is 100 meters high, but there is a lack of water on the mountain, so it cannot come in handy. A few years ago, the Merchant Alliance had set up a guard post on the hill to monitor the movements of the coalition forces of the nobles of the Kingdom of Andinac, but it was also abandoned due to lack of water.

After determining the location of the duel, the Earl of Bolede took Soleson back to resume his life, and after a while, the drums of the armed camp of the Commercial Alliance were loud, and the Storm Sword Saint took more than a dozen of his disciples to get on the horse and gallop away in the direction of Xiaogushan under the cheering of the high-level of the Commercial Alliance. On the Norton family's armed side, Lorist also only took Reddy and Genolio to follow them.

Archduke Cumberlet, who saw Lorist leave the Norton family's armed battle formation, finally breathed a sigh of relief, and looked at the murderous Norton family's armed battle formation in the distance, the grand duke waved his hand and said in a deep voice: "Blow the trumpet, according to the predetermined plan, we will start attacking!"

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