Chapter 39: I don't have a choice this time

Mounted on Alice and with a bow on his back, Leon trotted to the camp gate.

"Sarah, take the crossbowmen to hold the camp."

"Stormtroopers! You ready?! ”

But before the stormtroopers had yet to assemble, Summer, who was on the lookout, had probably finally seen it clearly, and shouted: "Enemy attack!" South! ”

Then he jumped straight down from the lookout and ran into the ranks of the stormtroopers: "Gatu! They're coming! ”

Klose and Leon abruptly turned their heads.

Leslie collapsed limply at the camp gate, tears finally rolling down her face.

Now that the Cato had left the battlefield where the caravan had been attacked, everyone, including herself, was aware of the fate of her caravan and her brother.

The shy young man couldn't come back.

Those two Metenheim people can't come back......

Leon looked at Sarah, only to see that Sarah was also looking back at him.

Sarah put her arms around the grieving Leslie, gently rubbed her chest, patted her on the back, and led her back to the camp.

Then, the extremely clever vixen asked what Leon also wanted to ask.

"Lesli, you're leaving Rivertown...... Is there something wrong in Changhe Town? ”

Sarah has a far more relatable affinity, and her soft voice calms Leslie's grief.

Leslie wiped a handful of tears on her face, but tears still welled up instantly: "Yes...... There's been a battle in Rivertown, so that's why I'm leading the caravan with Karn and the others...... Lord Leon! Please give me a sword! ”

Leon shook his head: "You should rest, Leslie, it won't be your turn to play before we fall." ”

The words were heroic, but Leon was very sad in his heart, and he knew what was going on.

With the exception of the Tongtian River to the west of Changhe Town, there were probably Cato cavalry units in all directions around Changhe Town—since he and Sarah could encounter the Catons five hundred miles away from the border, it was probably more than one hundred people who entered the area of Long River Town.

Leon and Sarah were aware of this, which is why they rushed to report the news in such a hurry.

And the defense method of the Horn Summoning Ranger Regiment is dynamic, and it is a chain defense - the kind that leads to the whole body.

This clarion-calling, quick-response defense system is highly efficient and has few loopholes, and the Rangers and Rangers have been successful in quickly intercepting foreign enemies in dangerous areas along the border.

But the problem is that once there are enemies in the hinterland of the kingdom, and there are multiple Gatu guerrillas scattered in all directions at the same time, the Horn Rangers will be dragged around the town of Long River, tracking back and forth, exhausted!

Because, any village, they have to be saved!

And when there is a trumpet sound everywhere, the chain defense will take care of one or the other, and troops must be sent to each branch for the traditional area defense.

So Ralph had to ask Leon to hold the camp on the riverbank - this was indeed the entrance for the Cato Centurion to sneak into the hinterland of Long River, and not let any more Gatu people in until the hinterland was cleared of the wanderers.

At the same time, in order to prevent Leon's 'prophecy' from coming true, this camp must fall into the hands of the Horn Summoning Ranger Regiment and become a Ranger station, so that the people of Long River Town will feel at ease.

The three beacons of Fort Brave, and the news of the build-up of Cato's army, made it imperative for Ralph to clear the enemy as quickly as possible—so that the Rangers stationed in various places could be freed to reinforce the border.

Therefore, he first asked Sarah to ask Leon to hold on, and did not directly bring the team to garrison, because at that time Ralph was going to send all his men out to chase down the Gatu wandering in the hinterland, in order to quickly annihilate them.

According to Leon's original plan, the Horn Rangers, who had a large number of rangers and were familiar with the terrain, should soon be able to deal with a few small fleets of Gato and then come over to take over the defense of this camp.

After all, there are not too many Cato people who sneak into the hinterland to cause chaos.

So he agreed very happily - he thought that he would only need to hold the bank of the Tongtian River for a day or two.

Hold off the enemy across the river for a while, and he still has confidence.

Judging by Ralph's request, Ralph should have thought so at the time.

But here's the problem......

Neither Leon nor Ralph expected that an accident would occur inside Long River Town.

Leslie said that there was a battle in Long River, and there was only one explanation for this - while Ralph had sent all his troops, the Long River garrison was empty, and someone was attacking from within to take Long River!

Who is it?

Who else can go to the special thing......

But this is risking the world's condemnation! This is a blatant robbery while the fire is burning!

When the Gato army retreats, the Horn Summoning Ranger Regiment will definitely tear the people who captured Long River Town to the scum!

But the question is, what do you do now?

In the face of the two hundred Cato cavalry coming from behind, the camp was in no danger to defend, how to fight?

Leon drew his sword.

"Bring that guy down to me!"

It seems that you still have to charge into battle...... This time, I really don't have a choice.

He may have underestimated the level of tactical execution of the Catus, and also underestimated the calculations of these 'Pande native nobles'!

Other people's calculations are much more complicated than in the game!

"My lord, are we going to break through?"

Klose looks like he's ready to fight to the death.

"No, I can't let you fall into a mortal battle......"

Leon did not act rashly, nor did he lead the stormtroopers to break through, but let everyone retreat to the camp - his men were now almost entirely infantry, and it was absolutely impossible for him to outrun the horses of the Catu.

"Hurry! All in! Go to the wall! ”

Leon waved his hand and told everyone to take refuge in the barracks or fort, and even led the horses to the corner of the camp and put them under the 'fort'.

The wooden fort is hollow underneath, and it can hide many people.

However, seeing that Li Ang himself did not move, Klose did not move: "My lord, I am not afraid of death, and following a brave captain to charge is not considered a mortal battle......"

"Klose, obey the order and go hide!"

……

The Gatu came quickly.

After only two minutes, the cavalry trotted all the way and gradually surrounded the small camp.

As Leon and Sarah had seen, the Cato horses carried all sorts of messy household items on their backs.

Leon even saw a few jars of familiar coconut wine.

The two hundred men stood a hundred meters outside the camp and did not rush to charge.

It was raining all the time, and the nomadic bows of the Gatu would get damp, and the riding would be greatly reduced in such weather.

The ground was extremely muddy, which was not good for the charge of the lancers.

The camp is located on the banks of the river, unevenly pitched, and near the gentle slopes of the valley, where the horses are inflexible.

So they didn't do it right away.

Of course, it may also have something to do with Leon's current posture......

Leon was standing in the middle of the camp and posing, holding the Cato warlord as a shield.

He did not ride a horse or use a gun, holding the warlord's neck in one hand and his sword in the other.

There were no walls on three sides of the camp, and the low fence was used only to keep the horses from running around, and the one-meter-high wooden fence could not stop anyone.

The furnishings were unobstructed, the empty camp was littered with debris, and no one else was in sight.

The Cato warlord was clearly a real tough guy, and he saw his own people and seemed to be planning to call for something.

But he was no longer able to make any meaningful sounds, and could only whine and struggle to release some faint noises like flies.

Leon had gagged him.

Although he was still dressed in the same equipment as the Cato war riders, he certainly couldn't fool the Cato this time, and he didn't intend to fool them.

Stalling for time - this is the only result that Leon wants to achieve now.

The Cato cavalry outside looked at this strange scene and seemed to be frightened, and they even sent two teams of about a dozen people to search and probe around.