Chapter 61: Night Attack
Lanita rode the White Queen around the Western Realm for half a circle, and by the time she returned to Rock Snow City, the new commander had already been chosen, and she had already marched towards the Green Field with an army of 30,000.
At the same time, the Moncente family's reinforcements arrived in Rock Snow City on about the same day as Lanita, and after being baptized by dragon fire, the owner of Iron Horn City apparently changed his mind and began to actively participate in the war against the Arias family.
They sent an army of 2,000 men in one go, and they also brought with them a lot of weapons and armor.
In addition to the Moncente family, some other lords who were fortunate enough to be patronized by Lanita and her white dragon, as well as the surrounding noble families who heard about it, also succumbed one after another.
There was no way, the weapons in their hands were hardly able to pose a real threat to the dragon, and instead, the white dragon was free to enter and leave their town, wreaking havoc there.
Realizing this, it becomes clear what to do.
If all goes well, maybe in less than half a month, Lanita will be able to put together a second army.
Clovis, who witnessed this scene, didn't know what to say, when Marquis Cullen was still there, the conscription army was not so swift.
Some vassals will always find all kinds of excuses, such as being late or sending fewer people, what castle is in urgent need of repairs, there are robbers in the territory, or there are not enough people to farm the land...... It's never been so refreshing.
But Lanita was still not too satisfied with this efficiency, especially the first unit, and the news of the attack came before they reached the green field.
The female lord of House Arias did not take the initiative to attack the city, as most people thought.
There weren't many people she sent, less than two hundred, but they were all cavalry, and all of them were dressed in black armor, even the horses were black, like a group of ghosts.
And they're also haunted like ghosts, always appearing at unexpected times and places, and their first appearance is in the middle of the night.
It also rained heavily that night, and the coalition army of Rock Snow City began to camp on the side of the road early, because the soldiers in the team were all from different families, and several conflicts broke out just by picking places.
Someone took a fancy to the position first, but it was preempted by another group of people, and then a verbal altercation broke out between the two sides, and even escalated to a physical conflict.
And finally when it was time to eat, some people quarreled because of more meat and less meat, and they tossed until the middle of the night, when everyone had no strength, and then gradually stopped.
Wrapped in a blanket, he lay in a muddy tent and fell asleep.
Although the new commander, Halvin, also arranged for the people in charge of the vigil, because it was night, it was raining heavily, and the visibility was terrible.
It wasn't until the black-armored cavalry rushed less than a hundred paces in front of them that they were discovered.
However, the rain at night will not only affect the defenders, but will also make the black-armored cavalry unable to see what is in front of them.
So as long as they can survive the first wave of raids, the two sides will be in a chaotic war.
And then the numerical superiority of the coalition forces can be brought into play.
But at this moment, pillars of light suddenly shot out from the top of those cavalrymen's heads.
This strange scene surprised many people.
Only some of the nobles and warriors who had fought in the Battle of the Dragon's Back Mountains realized that this was another method of the Shuangxiu Sect.
But all they could do was try to calm their frightened companions, and tell everyone to stay calm and not run away.
But those dozens of pillars of light bring not only psychological shock, but also those who are illuminated by the pillars of light, often unable to open their eyes, and can only become lambs to be slaughtered.
The black-armored cavalry just scrambled back and forth in the army several times before they were surrounded and then disappeared into the night again.
This Guardian Corps, formerly led by Herodotus, was itself doing shady and dirty work for the Church, and their operations were often carried out at night because of the need to keep them secret.
Therefore, the experience of night raids is very rich, and the headlamp sponsored by Li Yu makes them like a tiger.
The next morning, the nobles of the coalition army counted the casualties and found that in just one night, they had lost nearly 500 men, and about 1,200 were wounded.
Those black-armored cavalry were very ruthless, they barely left a mouth, and as for those who were injured, most of them were injured by their own people because they were running around.
After that, the black-armored cavalry appeared four or five more times, each time when the army was at its most tired or slack.
And the most dangerous time, they almost robbed the grain escorted behind, but fortunately, the new coach Harvin made arrangements, and also sent a cavalry regiment of 100 people to protect the grain and grass.
In the end, the black-armored cavalry only had time to burn a few carts of grain and grass before they had to retreat.
And the cavalry of the coalition army pursued behind, and they did not expect to defeat the opponent, but just wanted to entangle those black-armored cavalry and let the large army behind them complete the encirclement.
I don't know if I don't fight, but after handing over, the cavalry of the coalition army was shocked to realize that the opponents in front of them were all terrifyingly strong.
In just a short time, they lay down more than 20 people, on the other hand, those black-armored cavalry, but only three died, and four were slightly injured.
The cavalry of the coalition army did not dare to chase anymore, and could only watch as the opponent drove away again.
After such a toss, by the time they reached the green field, the coalition army had already lost almost 2,000 people, and what was even worse was that the morale was low to the bottom.
Some of the nobles could hear their soldiers whispering about the Church of the Twin Monks, especially the power of the Prophet Merlin.
Those who had participated in the battle in the Dragonspine Mountains before even told their companions about the miraculous visions that happened that night.
Although the new coach Halvin issued a military order not to spread rumors among the people below, another major flaw in the coalition was also exposed at this time.
Since the leader of the troops was not from the Figuerola family, the new commander was only selected through a similar method of multi-person competition, and his words were not so good in the army.
After all, everyone was a vassal of the Figuerola family before, and their identities and status were the same.
Fortunately, Harvin was not stupid, and he knew that if he just stepped onto the green field, he would probably be defeated.
Therefore, when he was almost in the territory of the Arias family, he took the initiative to stop, and found an excuse to reorganize his troops and build fortifications there.
Halvin planned to wait for another reinforcement to arrive before attacking, but Ilea was not prepared to let him go.
This time, the female lord personally led 5,000 men and horses to the outside of the camp of the coalition army.