Chapter XVII
"Calm down, calm down!" At this most critical juncture, Si Nanpei kept telling himself that he must be calm! This is not playing an online game, this is not a street fight, this is a real war, and it will kill the other party! Take a wrong step, and there will be no recovery!
Who is the other person, and why is they here? What is their purpose?
The first two questions may be difficult to answer, but the third question is one that can be followed. So many cavalry were dispatched to annihilate the 3,000-strong contingent in front of them? No, probably not, such a surprise attack was by no means aimed at annihilation, and it was unlikely to be plunder, and such a surprise attack was meaningless from a military point of view, so the rest was politically meaningful. In this way, the only possibility of their purpose is ...... The Duchess of Auvergne, that is, Theresa!
What are the Galedonians going to do when they kidnap Theresa? Phew? No, you can't be limited by a stereotype, it's not necessarily the Galledonians who will attack the convoy, but it may also be "your own people" in the Capetian kingdom...... Yes, it must be him!
Sinan Pei took a deep breath and held the Black Star pistol in his arms, only then did he feel a little relieved. He took a step and sped toward Theresa's tent.
"Your Highness, Your Highness, something is wrong!" Without a notification, Sinampei simply broke into Theresa's tent and lifted the gauze tent inside.
In the white gauze tent, a piece of spring color. Theresa was like an octopus, clinging to Kara's body, her pretty face buried in Kara's huge chest, arching and talking like a child's dream, while Carla opened her arms and hugged Theresa, sleeping soundly. The quilt had been kicked aside, and the carcasses of the two were exposed in front of Sinampei's eyes.
Si Nanpei's face flushed, and he found that he seemed to have seen a little secret that was not easy to pass on, and this girl seemed to lack maternal love and was a little breast fetish? The two of them were obviously only three years apart, but they turned out to be like mother and daughter! He put his head out of the veil. In fact...... You can also faintly see something outside the gauze tent.
The two had been woken up by Sinampei's voice. Theresa exclaimed and quickly began to dress: "Division, what's going on outside? Why is it so noisy?"
"Someone is sneak attacking, it's cavalry!" Si Nanpei didn't care about the faint spring light in front of him, and tried his best to say in the most concise words, "The target is probably you!"
Kara got out of the gauze tent first, and she only wore a coat: "Mr. Si, how far are they from here?"
Before the words fell, the sound of horses' hooves sounded on the horizon in the distance!
The faces of the people in the tent turned pale.
"You two stay here first, don't move!, I'll go out and see if Count Trion has organized a defense. After admonishing the two, Sinampei poked his head out of the tent.
The worst was to be seen, the camp was in chaos, a large group of people were running around in disheveled clothes, running in a panic, there was no formation to resist the cavalry charge, and the horses were not erected...... No, this trip, considering that it will not pass through the front line, there are no rejection horses in the team at all!
The knights galloping in the distance were none other than the Duke of Boulogne's subordinates - their banners revealed their identities. A white background with a red X-shaped cross like a tree branch is the hallmark of the Duchy of Boulogne.
It was a one-sided massacre, the inadequately organized infantry could not put up an effective resistance to the cavalry, and the only casualties inflicted on those who came were scattered bows and muskets.
Unlike the peasants, who were temporarily conscripted and had little military training at all, the nobles' actions explain why they were able to monopolize military power in the Cold Weapon Age - it was no longer possible to wear plate armor, so they quickly changed into the chain mail and helmets they carried with them, and then rushed out of their tents with spears and short swords, as well as bows and muskets.
Count Trian's roar rang out, and they quickly set up a suitable defensive formation according to the terrain, and the carriages, cargo boxes, and even the dead bodies were all made into obstacles by them.
Behind the obstacle was a small open field, and the nobles quickly lined up the platoon of guns on either side, although there were only two columns, but their skilful skills made up for the lack of firepower caused by the lack of manpower. The spearmen gathered in the center to block the frontal onslaught of the cavalry.
The place where the nobles were stationed was originally a specially chosen high ground, the passage was narrow, the terrain was conducive to defense, and their efforts prevented the first wave of the other party's onslaught - the habit developed by the Earl of Trian's years of military service saved the lives of these people, even if it was essentially a small hill, but it proved to be enough to use.
In the face of such a sudden sneak attack, although the nobles were a little flustered, they were still worthy of the title of elite soldiers.
Two thousand five hundred peasants can no longer be counted on, and the craftsmen are also in vain, and there are only three hundred nobles in the camp, and the enemy cavalry dispatched tonight is at least eight hundred.
The battle around the main entrance of the camp continued, even more intensely, with casualties and corpses gradually blocking even the narrow passages.
The screams stimulated Sinampei's hearing, and the bright red blood pounded his eyes and stomach! Swallowing hard, he retreated into the tent.
"It seems that their purpose is indeed you. Sinampei reported to Theresa what he had observed, "Those guys didn't even close the scattered peasant infantry, not even the craftsmen, they were completely rushing towards the place where the fire was heaviest. When did you offend that Duke of Boulogne?"
Theresa had a sad face, and in the face of such a situation, she was also a little flustered: "How could it be, didn't the Duke of Boulogne sign an armistice with His Majesty?
But soon, she calmed down: "No, we can't care about this now, anyway, the Duke of Boulogne has already attacked us, and the important thing at the moment is ......"
"It's important for you not to have an accident at the moment, Your Highness. Carla took it upon herself to continue, "As long as you reach Pali safely, the Duke of Boulogne, whatever he tries will fail. ”
"No, the point is not on me, the nobles are more important than me......" Theresa wanted to veto, but then she was interrupted by Sinampei.
"Your Highness, don't you understand? The key is you!" Si Nanpei's eyes were like torches. He is very sober, and now, the whole team is not as important as the girl alone!
It is clear that the Boulogne army, there is a conspiracy!