Chapter 38: The Enemy Follows Behind
Probably, it was Anson's own will to raise the strong bow.
He probably knew that he really didn't have a talent for swordsmanship, and seeing Leon control the battlefield with one man and one bow, he probably had the idea of becoming a marksman—like a horn summoning rangers, becoming an archer knight......
Oh my doctor...... If you really want to be a knight, you can be better with an iron bone than a strong bow......
Li Ang sighed, he had planned to quickly let Anson upgrade to level 10 healing or something, but he didn't expect it to be uncontrollable......
Li Ang has always attached great importance to medical treatment, after all, this can directly save his life, but his own medical level cannot be upgraded, and it has always been only level 1.
Probably from a modern person's own medical common sense.
Therefore, Leon really wanted to train Anson to be a miracle doctor, so that maybe after the wounded in the team slept well, they would be able to come back to life with full blood and be refreshed......
But the reality is not as simple as the game.
Looks like I'll have to guide myself......
"Ahem, Anson...... It's time for you to start your homework today. ”
"Oh no...... My lord...... You can't do that! ”
"Then you use those captives to practice medical skills, practice swords or heal wounds, you choose one yourself, it will be your homework today."
"I ...... I'm going to see the captives...... Let's hope Miss Sarah doesn't kill anyone......"
……
At night, the rain was pouring in, and the night in the wind and rain was as dark as ink, and there were no stars in the sky, and the five fingers could not be seen.
The mercenary who was good at diving and swimming touched the river from memory, fished for a long time, and fished out a noble knight's sword.
This is indeed the one that Leon used to have, and the one that was stolen by Riva.
But how did it end up in the hands of this Cato warlord?
It has only been two days since it was stolen the night before yesterday and now it has been recovered.
That Riva ran into the Cato army when she ran away?
Or did this Gato army happen to be in the Lion Lake City territory yesterday?
Wait, wait.
Leon suddenly remembered Riva's words: "My family used to be famous in the arms trade"......
Is it possible that this Riva sold the sword to the Catotes?
If that's the case......
An idea popped into Leon's head that he found unbelievable - could this Riva, everything she said, be the truth?
If she could really trade with the Catu, she would really have the last name Fletcher......
Is it possible, then, that the current Riva is indeed the daughter of an earl, as she says - but she is indeed not a nobleman, but an unrecognized kind......
After all, she really looks a lot like Count Auden......
Although I can't figure it out, I still have to thank this crossbowman for allowing him to retrieve this 'family heirloom'.
So Leon gave the swimmer the right to choose the spoils of his choice freely.
He chose a horse that he had previously captured from the Red Brotherhood.
This turned the crossbowman into an unqualified hired rider - but nothing changed from the team list.
The swimmer claimed to be a good rider, but he only managed to make sure that he wouldn't fall off his horse, and was only slightly weaker than Forschel's......
The next morning, it was overcast and there was still a light rain in the air.
The wolf smoke in the direction of Fort Shield was no longer visible.
On the wet meadows on the other side of the river, all that remained were mud puddles trodden by horses' hooves.
The Gato people are gone.
None of the Cato cavalry on the other side of the river could be seen.
Only a few corpses remained, naked, neatly laid out on the grass on the riverbank.
The Gatu walked cleanly, taking with them everything that was on the carcass, taking away the ownerless horses, and also abandoning the fruits of yesterday's logging, a small pile of logs that had been cleared of branches.
On the wooden wall of the camp, the warlord of Cato, who had awakened from his coma, muttered a few words that he did not understand, and then ignored Leon and Anson, who was going to feed him.
Leon removed his helmet and tried to speak to him, but the warlord remained silent and did not even open his eyes.
The lord didn't understand why the Cato people had the materials to make a raft, but why would they suddenly abandon their leader and evacuate? They are more than capable of making rafts to cross the river.
Li Ang was already ready to take hostages and drag on for time.
However, just when Leon thought the camp should be safe for the time being, Summer, who was on the lookout, shouted.
"My lord! A woman came running over ...... It's kind of Miss Leslie! ”
"She's alone?"
"Yes, my lord!!"
Is Leslie here to give away the proceeds from the sale of the loot?
No, let Karn bring back the cashed money......
Leon was stunned for a moment, then quickly ran out of the camp to meet the businesswoman, and his intuition told him that something was wrong!
Leslie was not riding, with a dagger in her hand, and galloping through the rain in her blue dress—and completely oblivious to the muddy water that splashed on her.
"This way, Lesley!"
Leon shouted - Leslie hadn't been to the camp, she looked like she was about to run to Fletcher's Village.
Hearing Leon's voice, Leslie ran to the gate of the camp with her hands and feet, shouting loudly as she ran:
"Lord Leon! We met the Gatu...... At least two hundred! My brother and Karn are doing their best to block in the mountains behind, ...... My lord, save them...... Just a short distance to the south......"
Leslie was soaked in rain, her eyes were red and swollen with fear, her face was full of water and mud, and she had almost made things clear as soon as she ran in front of Leon.
I haven't even breathed yet.
Strong woman, she didn't even cry.
But the clenched fists and the bloodshot in her eyes can still make people feel the fear and helplessness in her heart.
Klose, apparently hearing Lesley's shouts as well, ran out of the camp with his great sword on his back - he hadn't unloaded any equipment since the start of the battle yesterday.
"My lord, I beg to go—I must rescue my fellow citizens."
Leon didn't show the slightest hesitation at this time—he couldn't show fear or hesitation at this time, nodded and turned back to the camp, shouting as he ran:
"Gather your stormtroopers!"
Klose was stunned for a moment, as if he didn't expect Leon to agree.
That's two hundred Catotes!
After taking a deep look at Leon, Klose shouted back, "Storm troopers assemble!" ”
Summer, who was on the lookout, was about to climb down to assemble, but seemed to sense something, and looked back to the south.
The camp was already fully mobilized, and they began to dress up and line up in a hurry.
But Leon, who ran to get his bow, sighed—two hundred Cato men who appeared behind him!
This shows that it is not only the hundred-man team that he and Sarah met who entered the hinterland of Changhe Town......
Oops!
I'm afraid it's too late to go to the rescue caravan now......
If Lesli was able to come over, it was clear that the caravan had been attacked was very close to here—most of the Cato troops were coming for this camp!
Because the place he occupies is a necessary place for those who have already entered the country to return to the steppe!
They will attack Lesri's caravan in the south, most likely just because they have encountered ...... along the way
The Cato are cavalry, and they are afraid that they are already nearby!
Now, I'm afraid, I have to face the enemy head-on.
I expected most of the situations, but I didn't expect that the prestigious Horn Summoning Ranger Regiment would not be able to deal with those Gatu people who had entered Long River Town a few days ago!
After so many days, Ralph, who is useless, was able to let the Gatu people go?
No wonder Sarah said Ralph was a little hesitant at the time......