Chapter 171: The Road to Escape [4K]
At this moment, Ryan didn't know that when he was possessed by the Oscar, the entire county of Telt had undergone earth-shaking changes, with the blockade plan proposed by Earl William as the main body, and almost all the cities that were the key hubs were in turmoil.
The source of this turmoil was the heavily armed Earl William, who no one expected that this legendary nobleman would make such a choice.
You must know that his family has royal blood, although it is very thin and ancient, but it can't change this fact.
Earl William's vassals began to seize the city at nightfall, and many of the nobles defending the city buried their troops before they could react, some became prisoners, and some paid with their own lives.
In Balde, Viscount Gabriel also launched a rebellion, and his army attacked the garrisons of other nobles with lightning speed.
Since the Lintonshire Army, one of the main forces, was not in the city, the army under Viscount Gabriel attacked unusually smoothly, and with the combination of secretly cultivated forces, Bald City fell in just a few hours.
The battle killed people's heads, the blood flowed like a river, and the blood that rose to the sky seemed to make the white moon covered with a layer of blood, and the whole of Telte County had no sleep tonight......
"Lord Viscount, it's all taken care of." A figure quietly approached Gabriel's side, his tone calm, but with the smell of blood.
Gabriel put his hands behind his back, listened to the screams outside gradually disappear, and said indifferently, "Then let's start." ”
The figure hesitated for a moment, but finally spoke: "Do we really want to do this, this is our base camp after all, and this is a self-defeating foundation." ”
Gabriel paused when he heard this, he turned around, and a pair of eyes looked at him coldly, and said: "This is the order of the Earl, with our strength, we cannot overthrow the thief on the throne, we must use their power, do not forget our mission!" ”
The figure was stunned and immediately ordered to retreat, and the next moment the screams resurfaced, this time in various parts of the city, and that night, Gabriel's army had slain from the south to the north of the city......
When Ryan and the others rushed back to Bald City leisurely, it was almost noon, looking at the city getting closer and closer, Ryan suddenly had a bad premonition in his heart.
Although everything seemed normal on the city walls, and the soldiers and banners had not changed much, he always felt that his eyes were no longer a city, but like the open mouth of a long-dormant beast.
He had always trusted his instincts, and although this time it was without warning, he still chose to believe it, and the footsteps of the war horse under his crotch couldn't help but stop half a mile away from the city.
"What's wrong?" Alan and the others looked at him a little strangely.
"I don't feel right, do you smell blood?" Ryan's brow furrowed, and he felt a little uneasy.
"The smell of blood?" Alan and the others looked at each other, their tones full of surprise.
"It seems to be." As an elf, Xiyue's perception was even more acute, and she could feel the thin smell of blood in the air.
Just when Ryan hesitated, the heavy city gate slowly opened, and Viscount Gabriel greeted him with a smile, and he said apologetically: "I'm really sorry Baron Black, I know about the attack on Baron Brace, thank you so much, I will report everything you did to Earl Donald truthfully." ”
After seeing Gabriel, the doubts on Lane's face eased a little, but remembering all the weirdness before, he still kept an eye in his heart, and said with regret: "This is what I should do, but it's a pity that Baron Blaise died in battle." ”
Gabriel seemed surprised, and he was silent for a while before he spoke: "Let's go into the city, there was a rebellion in the city last night, and the city gate should not be opened for too long, let's go in and talk." ”
'Rebellion? Ryan's heart moved, if this is the case, it can explain why there is a smell of blood, he relaxed a little in his heart, and said curiously: "Who is so bold, how about the loss?" ”
"A small group of unknown enemy attacks, some losses, you are back, my heart can finally settle down." Gabriel seemed to be a little afraid, and said with palpitations.
Ryan nodded, and Gabriel's answer didn't see any problem, and he thought to himself, "Maybe I'm thinking too much." ’
Thinking about it, he commanded the army to prepare to enter the city, Gabriel was particularly talkative today, and kept telling him about the dangers of last night, and the words were all about asking him to jointly write a war report.
Ryan knew in his heart that he was trying to exaggerate the facts and let him be the witness, anyway, it would have no effect on him, and he was naturally willing to do personal favors.
The two of them were talking and laughing, and when they were less than a hundred meters away from the city gate, the soul devouring ring on his hand suddenly glowed with a faint light, and Ryan could clearly feel that there were streams of soul power absorbed by the ring.
At first, he didn't care, after all, Gabriel said that when a battle broke out in the city, it was normal for someone to naturally produce soul power when they died.
But soon he realized that something was wrong, these soul powers...... There were so many that he shuddered.
It's not once or twice that the Soul Eater Ring absorbs soul power, especially in the previous battles, which one didn't absorb a four-digit soul power?
This time it was completely different, if the soul power absorbed several times before was a small stream, but this time it was like a big river, and the Soul Eater Ring was absorbing it with all its might for so long, and it was still pouring over continuously.
If the death of a few thousand people is just a stream, then how many people must die to be like a big river?
Ryan suddenly shuddered, the hairs on his body stood on end, he looked at Viscount Gabriel with a smile on his face next to him, stopped, and suddenly said, "How many people are still alive in the city?" ”
Gabriel's face showed a puzzled expression at the right time: "What are you talking about?" ”
His acting skills are very good, and he looks seamless and has no flaws in the slightest. But Ryan would no longer be deceived by him, and he quietly made a gesture to Xiyue and the others, which meant vigilance.
Ryan was about to delay in his words, but he didn't expect that Viscount Gabriel, who was still smiling at the last moment, suddenly became difficult, and with a wave of his big hand, three silver long needles suddenly burst out from the narrowed cuffs, and the majestic fighting spirit burst out, revealing the strength of the Great Knight rank.
Fortunately, Ryan had already raised his vigilance, and in an instant, a diamond-shaped light shield appeared in front of him, and the light shield flashed the moment the silver needle hit, and he stubbornly held on.
Ryan was surprised to find that the other party was actually using a hidden weapon, this was the first time he had seen it in so many years, the nobles of this world still had such a disgraceful temperament, and there were very few sneak attacks during the battle, not to mention such a dirty means of the hidden weapon.
Seeing that the blow missed, Gabriel did not love to fight, and the whole person retreated towards the city, although he was a great knight with good strength, but once he fell into the sea of people, there was little hope.
"Stay!"
A coquettish shout came out, and the longbow in Xiyue's hand trembled again and again, and one arrow after another blocked all Gabriel's retreats.
But the other party had already prepared, and a majestic knight phantom appeared behind him, swept away all the arrows with a swing of his sword, and then fled back to the city neatly.
"Legend Descends]" Ryan whispered softly, this was the Grand Knight's signature skill, and he could only barely use it at the moment.
stopped the people who were going to continue the pursuit, and said calmly: "Poor Kou Mo chase, cover the retreat." ”
Most people haven't understood the current situation yet, and at this moment the benefits of Allen's strict military discipline are reflected, and when he gave an order, the soldiers with a confused face still carried out his orders perfectly, and the rear team became the front team, covering the retreat quickly and without chaos.
Although the army under the command of David Bella and the others performed poorly, they still reacted, but there was some confusion.
Sure enough, the next moment a dense crowd of soldiers came out of the city, and the soldiers on the city walls also began to attack them.
Fortunately, they had already retreated some distance, and most of the attacks on the walls did not work.
Seeing that the city reacted so quickly, Ryan's back suddenly broke out in a cold sweat, if he entered the city, he would probably have been divided by ten thousand blades at this moment.
"Don't fight, retreat immediately!" Ryan fought back with a bow and arrow, and ordered his troops to speed up their withdrawal.
But Gabriel was bent on getting rid of them, and he could only prepare for them, and seeing that his plan to invite you into the urn failed, he immediately launched a backup plan - to surround them on all sides.
Before Ryan and the others' troops had run out of the country, groups of rebels came out from all directions, including the wave of bandits who attacked Momiji Town.
Baron John looked at the posture of a wolf in front of him and a tiger in the back, and his face suddenly turned white with fright, so he had to follow Ryan in a hurry, a little at a loss.
Seeing that he was about to be surrounded, Ryan exercised his rights as the deputy commander in time, and shouted: "The fourth battalion is in front, and the fifth and sixth battalions will follow, protect the baggage, and kill from the southwest!" ”
He shouted the establishment of the legion, which was the order of all the people, at this time, David Bella and John naturally could not jump out to fight for command, and they all consciously cooperated with the troops.
The soldiers of the fourth battalion, that is, the Ryan headquarters, all converged forward at this moment, and Allen took the lead, shouting, "The cavalry is ready to charge!" ”
The war horses neighed, and nearly 300 cavalry became the spearhead of the whole army to break through, and under the leadership of Carvin and Levi and others, they killed the weak southwest.
However, the rebels reacted quickly and immediately increased their forces to replenish the encirclement, and archers and spearmen were also prepared.
They are not those rebels who have left home halfway, they are serious aristocratic private troops, and their combat effectiveness and fighting methods naturally cannot be generalized.
"Shoot the arrows!"
Arrows were shot one after another, falling in an arc in the air, and below them, the cavalry were silently charging with small round shields in one hand and spears in the other.
The dense array of arrows claimed the lives of many soldiers, and the skill of courage came into play at this moment, allowing them to continue to charge forward.
The speed of the cavalry was so fast that almost instantly they came to the front of the rebels' formation, and a hammer-like object suddenly appeared in Allen's hand, and after some drumming, he threw it out with all his might.
The crystal bomb suddenly blossomed in the center of the rebels, and the tragic scene made their army feel disrupted, and the cavalry rushed into it, and soon fought their way out......
When Ryan and the others completely got rid of the pursuit, it was already two days later, and the team of more than 4,000 people had now lost more than a quarter, leaving less than 3,000 people.
Tired Lane ordered the army to temporarily camp by the river to make food, and even he felt tired after a long period of fleeing and killing, let alone the soldiers under his command.
As soon as he washed his face with some water, Allen, who was covered in blood, walked over and said in a deep voice: "In order to break out, we lost more than 1,300 people, mainly Baron John's army, they were too slow, the military discipline was too poor, and the losses were more than half.
Our army suffered fewer casualties because of the crystal bombs that opened the way, but five crystal bombs were used. ”
Ryan watched the reddish face wash flowing through his fingertips, his mood was a little heavy, although there was a thrilling kill, but this time the loss was too great.
In terms of personnel, the greater loss is the weight of grain and grass, they used to go out to fight, and the amount of grain and grass they brought with them for a few days, but now they are about to run out of food.
Not to mention the loss of almost all the treasures, Ryan even lost three hundred horses, which made his heart ache so much that he could not breathe.
A total of ten crystal bombs were brought out this time, and now six have been used, two crossbows of a thousand machines, and now there is only one left, which can be described as a heavy loss.
"Don't talk about that, let the fighters rest well and leave tomorrow."
"Where are you going?"
Hearing this question, Ryan was stunned for a moment, and finally he looked in one direction and said, "Go to the main battlefield, find the Grand Duke, find Chels." ”
"In fact, even if you withdraw from Telt County at this time, no one will say anything." Xiyue didn't know when she came to Ryan's side and squatted down, washing her hands with the river water.
Ryan smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Do you think I don't want to?" Blockade plan, good blockade plan, good Earl William! ”
On the way to escape, he had basically figured out the cause and effect, and this time it was not only Gabriel who rebelled, but the entire Earl William's family.
Because only now did he think of the terrible fact that the blockade plan was proposed by Earl William, and the chosen city was also the city of his vassals, which meant that every city had his men.
At this time, the main forces of the aristocratic coalition of the major cities have converged on the main battlefield, and it is the time when the troops are relatively empty, and if the vassals under Count William are unified and attacked, the consequences will be disastrous.
The blockade plan that was originally used to block the rebels now blocked the noble coalition forces in Telt County. The rebels couldn't run at that time, and Ryan naturally couldn't run now, so he became a caged bird and a turtle in an urn!
So they have no way out except to the main battlefield.
However, there is an even more serious problem in front of them, and their food is basically running out......
(End of chapter)