Chapter 197: None of It Is a Good Thing
Forsette was clearly the worst of all the forces.
The supplies in Talon Fort were basically depleted, morale was low, his hometown of Lion Lake City was lost, and he was besieged by three forces - none of which he could defeat.
After seeing the banner of the Lion Knights in the west, Forsette also understood that Lion Lake City would probably not be able to take it back.
He now has only one thought in his heart - to run away with his most elite family background.
This judgment is undoubtedly wise.
Now that the remnants of Kedren's army are scattering and fleeing, the Raven army and the Lion Knights are fighting together, and the Cato are only interested in taking advantage of the Raven's military camp, this is the best chance to escape.
But Forsett also understood that if he told the soldiers that he was going to retreat and run away, it could collapse the already low morale......
Because the soldiers also knew that Lion Lake City was lost, once they left Eagle Talon Fort, they were a lone army with no base, and they were all rebels for both the Lion Kingdom and the Raven Kingdom.
In this case, the best outcome would probably be for all the soldiers to become deserters—and for the not-so-good outcome, I am afraid that some bolder fellow would take Forsette's head and make a difference......
Besides, it is impossible for Forsette to evacuate with everyone, those slow-moving infantry or wounded will definitely not be able to escape, and the Lion Knights are right next to it!
In order to make sure that he can escape, it is better to let some of the people break off and create better opportunities - for example, to completely disrupt the battlefield.
But in this situation, I'm afraid that no one wants to break off, and it can't even be said that they want to retreat......
As a result, Forsette gave a deceptive lecture to his soldiers in the Eagle Talon Fort.
"Brothers, do you see those Catotes? Don't be afraid! They're allies, and they're here to help us! As you can see, they have taken over the camp of the Raven Kingdom!"
Swinging his sword, Forsette made a gesture of imminent victory: "Brothers, now we have the best chance to come! Our enemies are fighting outside the city...... I'll open all the gates of the castle in a few minutes, everyone is ready, and we're going to go all-out with our allies! Everyone will attack, disrupt the battlefield, and then annihilate the enemies who are fighting outside in one fell swoop, and we can counterattack back to Lion Lake City in one fell swoop! Rejoice, brothers! I'll take you home!"
"Oh...... Oh...... Oh!"
Sometimes, deception can also boost morale, and hearing that the large Cato force is a "friendly army" really lifted the spirits of the soldiers of Talon Fort.
If the Cato are really allies, then they will attack in an all-out way, and it is really possible to defeat the Lion Knights and the Raven forces who are killing and fighting at the same time!
Fawsett's speech was not too inflammatory, but he was clever enough to use the current situation to describe the Gattus as "allies" and his intention to run away as "the whole army to attack and bring the brothers home", which was obviously very much in line with the wishes of the soldiers in Talon Fort.
Although the soldiers were a little surprised that the Cato would send such a large "friendly army", it also matched the reality of the Horton family all along, as Duke Alma had cooperated with the Cato in the first place......
In the eyes of the soldiers, Forsette was Alma's own son, and it seemed normal to be able to contact the Gatu to help relieve the siege?
As a result, all the gates of the Talon Fort were opened at the same time, and more than a thousand soldiers rushed out with all the inhabitants of the Talon Fort, all of whom rushed into the battlefield......
Yes, Fawcett's all-out attack was the kind that brought out the people who lived in Talon Castle with him - he was to make the scene more chaotic and easier to escape.
And just as they rushed out, the Gatu set fire to the camp of the Raven's army.
In fact, this is just the gallaging habit of the Gatu, but in the eyes of everyone, it does seem like a close cooperation - igniting a fire as a trumpet, and killing together?
No one expected that Forsette's troops would abandon the city at this time.
No one expected that Fawcett would dare to let the troops and civilians disrupt the battlefield at this time......
The battle was all at once messed up
It was quite chaotic, and even the charging team of the Lion Knights was a little unsure of their direction.
As for Forsette himself, he didn't take part in the scuffle, he left the city from the south with a few hundred elite family members, and began to run southwest, that is, in the direction of Payne Village.
It stands to reason that the Raven army is fighting with the Lion Knights in the west, and the Cato army has just gone from the east to the north, and in fact the southeast should be the safest now.
Moreover, to the southeast of Eagle Claw Fort, there are endless hillsides and hills, as well as many woods, and beyond that, there is no man's land for hundreds of miles.
It's hard to find a place where many bandits and bandits used to be in the hilly terrain as long as they hide in the hills.
Forsette is a local, and he actually knows the terrain.
But he still did not go southeast, but retreated to the village of Payne in the southwest.
Because he has to do all his lies, if he goes to no man's land, his men will find out that they have been deceived, and they may mutini and kill him......
He had to run to the Lion Lake precinct, which was like "bringing the brothers home."
It's a helpless choice – it's a lot of the time on the battlefield. In such a battle situation, it is already good that Forsett can find such a way to survive by improvisation.
It was also thanks to the fact that he didn't run in the southeast direction, otherwise he probably wouldn't have been able to run away - the lord's troops were actually in the grove to the southeast at the moment......
And Forsette's unexpected operation also forced Brennus to reluctantly change his moves.
Originally, the Lion Knights would definitely be able to crush the army of the Raven Kingdom in the field - in fact, they were already in scattered places.
But the fact that Fawsett's large army had all left the city at this time to join the chaotic battlefield made Brenus quite nervous - he also thought that Fawsett and the Gatu were in a group.
Otherwise, how dare Forsette abandon the city and deliberately disrupt the battlefield?
After all, disrupting the battlefield was in the best interest of the Cato cavalry.
Brennus also knew about Alma's Houghton family's long-term cooperation with the Gatus......
Therefore, even though the Lion Knights' previous rounds of charges had been successful and had gained the upper hand, Brenus had to make a reluctant decision - to abandon the pursuit of the Ravens and deal with the Cato instead.
After all, the Cato had set fire to the Raven Kingdom's barracks, and it looked like they were about to rush into battle......
In fact, these Cato people just want to take advantage of the chaos to make some loot, and their supreme leader, "Saboteur" Juda, is not here, and they are not really happy to fight any kind of big scuffle.
However, Fawsett's troops rushed out to disrupt the battlefield, and the Cato seemed to be preparing for a fight, and this scene did look like the Cato and Forsette teamed up to wipe out the Lion Knights and the army of the Raven Kingdom......
So Brenus had to get his troops out, and he felt that he couldn't fight the Raven army any longer.
At the moment, all the members of the Lion Knights are on the battlefield, and Brenus is accompanied by the royal city guards, which were originally intended as a reserve, ready to pursue the Ravens at any time.
But there was no need for the reserves to plunge into the chaos of the battlefield anymore, so the Duke quickly made the most correct judgment - he sounded the rallying call of the Lion Knights and rushed towards the Eagle Talon with the royal city guards.
At this time, blowing the assembly horn is actually to let the Lion Knights withdraw from the battlefield and release the troops of the Raven Kingdom.
Duke Brennus is also a long-time war veteran, and his decision is actually very smart.
Now in this situation, the *** battalion of the Raven King has been burned, and the baggage must be gone, and the ability to storm the city on a large scale has been temporarily lost.
The Cato were all light cavalry, and they did not have the ability to take a siege.
And the Lion Knights currently have the upper hand, they will not be trapped, and they can come and go freely at any time.
Forsette's troops marched out of the city, and now that the gates were not closed, if they were faster, they might be able to rush directly into Eagle Claw Castle with the royal city guards?
Anyway, the Raven Army's
The military camp was burned by the Catu, and they must have fought to the death with the Catu, and no matter which of them can win, they will not be able to attack the city......
In this way, you can sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, so that the Gatu people and the Raven Kingdom can fight hard......
Brenus's idea was good, but who knows, just as he was charging towards Talon Fort, the Gatu people also began to charge towards Talon Fort......
The Gato people saw that Forsset's troops were marching out of the city, and the gates were wide open, and they had never encountered such an opportunity to enter the city and rob it so easily—of course, to take advantage of it......
There was absolutely no one to stop the Cato from entering Talon Keep, after all, the city was basically empty.
So some of the Gatu people stayed near the military camp of the Raven Kingdom to sort out the looted supplies, ready to run away at any time.
The other part of the Cato took the opportunity to enter the Talon Castle and began to plunder the city.
In this case, Brenus rushed faster—he thought that the Cato had seen through his judgment and were ready to take the city with him......
On the side of the Raven Kingdom, the troops have just been rushed by the Lion Knights for a few rounds, and the formation is quite chaotic, and the military camp is occupied by the Gatu people again, and the materials in the military camp are being robbed.
Gregory IV was in despair, and of course he realized that these Cato were not his allies, but his enemies.
Now the soldiers of Talon Fort are slaughtering again—Gregory IV feels that the tide is turning, and all eyes are on...... And in the face of the Lion Knights in the field, it is difficult to even escape!
He was even thinking about whether to surrender.
But at this time, he suddenly found that the Lion Knights had retreated at this time, and quickly withdrew from the battlefield!
This feeling is the resurrection of the Jedi, and Gregory IV almost burst into tears......
He now felt that Duke Brenus was really a real nobleman with a sense of honor, and he let himself go when facing the Cato people, which was obviously intending to fight against Cato with him!
Although this is a misunderstanding, Gregory IV was right to have this idea.
Most of Brennus's thoughts were indeed on the Cato now.
In previous years, the Lion Kingdom and the Raven Kingdom had indeed cooperated against the Cato - no matter how the two nations fought, they would indeed have a common hatred when facing these Cato raiders.
Gregory IV also knew that it was best to take Talon Fort at the moment, but his troops had just been disrupted and needed to be reorganized, and it was probably too late to rush to settle in Talon Fort.
So Gregory IV Regrouped his army and attacked the Cathus, who had occupied his camp.
The burning of the barracks by the Cato was originally just a habit of the raiders......
But in this way, it is tantamount to forcing the Ravens into a corner, and the Raven army has lost all its baggage and supplies!
They were on a long journey, and even if it was just to survive, the Raven army had to kill the Cato - they had to get their supplies back, and they had to steal the Cato horses, or they wouldn't be able to return......
As a result, the form of this battlefield finally evolved into what the lord expected at this time......
The troops of the Raven Kingdom were desperately looking for the Gatu, and the Cato cavalry obviously wanted to retreat, but a small part of the Raven cavalry desperately dragged them down, and had to fight a big battle.
Brenus led the royal city guards to fight the other part of the Cato in the streets of the Eagle Talon Fort, and the battle was inextricable.
The Lion Knights didn't enter the city, and the hoplites weren't suited for street fighting, so Brenus had them clean up the rebel soldiers outside the city—the ones that had been tricked by Forsette, and killed along with the civilians.
Killing the rebellion has been the "job" of the Lion Knights for the past ten years.
No one was idle......
"Brothers, get out! Advance to Talon Castle!"
After the scouts made sure that all the forces were in full swing, Leon led his troops and began to march towards Talon Fort.
"Leon, how can you be sure that they will eventually fight the Cato?"
Amy followed the lord's side, she was a little curious, Leon just let Wren's Raven rider stimulate Brenus, but why did the situation on the battlefield become like this, was it all expected?
It would be terrible to be expected.
"I'm not sure...... Who knows what will end up in...... All I know is that a few hostile forces are here, and if one of them is provoked a little, most of them will fight each other - no matter who they fight at the beginning, no matter what the end result is, as long as I am the last one to appear, I can control the situation......
Leon looked at the Eagle Claw Fort in front of him, shook his head and smiled, "Moreover, no matter which country's army, it will definitely not let the Cato people have the last laugh, and the probability of them fighting the Cato at the same time is the greatest. Amy, I didn't expect all of this, but probability-wise, such an outcome is the most likely to occur......
"After all, there is no order at all for the Catu, they are just destroying and killing. Wars between nations may not be just, but at least they are all orderly states...... Of course, a pure raider like Cato would eventually be the target of everyone's attack......
Vendatier next to him also nodded, the Noldor elves have a blood feud with the Cato for more than a hundred years, and the Noldor are even more motivated than the rangers now.
"Your Excellency! Knights of the Lion...... They...... Massacre civilians!"
Raphael in front interrupted their conversation, his voice frightened and intense.
"It seems that the knights of the Lion Kingdom are not very orderly......
Vendatier frowned and shook his head.
"A bunch of bastards, none of them are good...... Army...... Never mind! We can't save those civilians now...... Let's go east, don't join the battlefield yet!"
Leon's originally smiling face gradually became gloomy.
The troops were now about two miles away from Talon Castle, and the Lion Knights could already be seen slaughtering on the west side of Talon - the Lion Knights were indiscriminately killing everyone outside the city.
Half of them were probably rebels, but half were civilians from Talon Castle.
But at this distance, it is indeed impossible to save those civilians, and by the time they arrive, they may have already died.
Leon's face was quite bad, he let out a long breath of turbidity, and gritted his teeth: "Follow me!" From the east side, we will cooperate with the Raven Kingdom to stop the Gatu people and force the Gatu people into the city!"
A thousand elites followed under the banner of the golden griffin on a black background, and rushed to the east of Talon Castle.
The lord and his mixed forces joined the Raven Kingdom from the east side to fight the Cato for their lives, but instead of charging and killing the enemy, he ordered all his men to shoot from a distance, forcing the Cato people in the direction of the Eagle Claw Fortress as much as possible.
The Gatu gradually united their forces, and they recognized this force—the same force they had pursued for a day and a night!
However, the Cato did not want to go any closer to the strange force of Leon at this time, which had followed after them, but was caught in the battlefield, and then this force appeared again, and there might be some moths......
So the Cato felt that they could not be fooled, and that it was better not to attack that strange force.
Moreover, the Gatu made a very clever decision at this time, they forcibly broke away from the battle with the Raven Kingdom, and the whole army gathered and began to enter the Eagle Talon Castle in a big way!
Their thoughts were probably similar to Brennus - no one was suitable for siege now, so it was safest to occupy the castle.
This is also the reason why Leon was able to force them into the Eagle Claw Fort, the army of the Raven Kingdom and Leon's army are in the east and west, and the Gatu people will suffer a lot if they continue to fight.
To the north is the Lion Lake Inland Sea, where there is no way out.
Heading south into the city was the wisest option, as if you controlled the city, you would most likely be dragging all the troops outside to death - the Gatu had just grabbed supplies from the Raven Kingdom, and they could hold out for days.
And the various forces outside the city have no ability to attack the city in a short period of time.
The Lion Knights had completely cleared the city of all the "rebels" outside the city by this time, and had built more than 2,000 corpses to the west of Talon Castle
corpses, half of which were civilians......
Brenus had also discovered the lord's troops at this moment.
Of course, he knew Leon's black-on-black golden griffin banner, and since it was the army of the lord of the Lion Kingdom, it was of course a friendly army for Brenus.
However, it was not convenient to greet people on the battlefield, and since a large number of Cato were entering the Talon Fortress through the north gate, Brenus had to stay in the city to oversee the battle.
So he erected the marshal's banner on the tower of Talon Castle and sounded the call of call - this was to ask Leon to enter the city to join him, and at the same time to ask the Lion Knights to enter Eagle Talon Castle to assist in the defense.
Brenus is now a little overwhelmed by the royal city guards alone...... There were too many Cato people, and the street battles in the city were quite fierce, and the royal city guards suffered heavy losses.
Brenus is now the marshal of the Lion Kingdom, and he calls the shots.
As soon as the call of the Lion Knights sounded, they began to enter the city through the west gate.
The lord also heard the summons, but he did not obey the military order.