The sixth day of the raid.

The dawn sun pierced the gloomy sky, like a golden tide, constantly spreading out from the horizon, illuminating the cold earth, and draping the merrily flowing Dame River in a sparkling veil, which looked picturesque.

It's just that the soldiers of the Black Flame Legion don't have the leisure to enjoy such a beautiful scenery at all. Because they must now seize every minute and every second to evacuate as quickly as possible before the arrival of the Golden Branch, the recognized first legion of the Principality of Belmar.

When the banner representing the Black Flame Legion, with pale flames burning on a black background, finally withdrew from Flowing Water County under the wrapping of the mighty team, the raiding team in the distance finally erupted into a long-suppressed cheer.

Whether it was an adventurer or a Golden Bough soldier, they were all full of ecstatic expressions. At this moment, they are no longer independent individuals who test each other, doubt each other, and are full of estrangement, but because of this battle, this victory has become a whole, and everyone has a smile on their faces.

It was really done, and with 2,000 men, he captured Liushui County, which was garrisoned by 20,000 people

Cheers resounded through the sky, and even the retreating Black Flame Legion was aware of it. General Scar looked at the banner embroidered with three golden lions in the distance, imagining the mocking smiles of those enemies, the corners of his mouth couldn't help twitching, and his eyes were even more angry, but he didn't give the order to attack after all.

If it were to be another trap and accidentally trap 20,000 people here, he wouldn't dare to imagine the consequences. After all, the main force of the Golden Branch is only half a day's journey from here.

As a result, the Black Flame Legion could only keep a low profile, ignoring the enemy in front of them, and slowly retreating all the way.

Midi had no intention of stopping them, and with his own numbers, it was impossible to even hold them back. The only thing that can be done is to send scouts to the back to find out what is going on.

"The adventurers sent a few good men to follow the Black Flame Legion, monitor its movements, and report at any time. The cavalry entered the city with me. Midi calmly issued the order, and this time, there was nothing surprising, "It's time for Hamilton's flag to return to this land." ”

However, this bland sentence still caused another commotion among the raiders.

At the thought of retaking this county town with their own hands, even the extremely disciplined Golden Branch cavalry was full of excitement at this moment.

Only the army that pursues victory is cohesive. The performance of his subordinates made Midi smile slightly. It's just that such a record is a matter of course for him.

Because from the very beginning, Midi had already seen through the essence of this five-day battle.

That's the value of Flowing Water County itself.

Flowing Water is an offensive pedal for the Seth family, not a defensive fortress. Its most critical value lies in the canal's strong transportation capacity, which makes up for Seth's disadvantage of being inconvenient to transport around Hamilton territory, allowing them to quickly gather troops and large quantities of supplies, thus turning them into a stake that is completely nailed to enemy territory.

What would have happened in those five days had it not been for Midi's raid?

One batch of troop carriers per day can transport 2,000 soldiers to the Black Flame Legion, and in five days, it is 10,000

A batch of supply ships the next day can provide the legion with about a month's worth of food and consumption, and five days is five months.

When the Golden Bough arrives, it will be faced with a 30,000-strong enemy on a par with its own, well supplied and ready to work in Flowing Water.

Of course, the Golden Bough Legion, which has the highest combat effectiveness in the Principality of Belmar, may still be able to win the final victory, but the price to pay is much greater than the current situation. After all, they weren't fully prepared, they were just rushing into battle.

But now, under the disturbance of the endless variety of Midi and even madness, four of these five days, the value of Flowing Water County was completely contained. Although the raid did not bring much visible results in the past few days, the delay alone was enough to put the Seth family's strategic plan on hold completely.

You must know that when the Black Flame Legion was in a hurry, the Hamilton family's troop buildup did not stop for a moment. If the number of troops does not increase, it is equivalent to defeat.

And now, in the face of the main force of the Golden Branch Legion that has been assembled, Liushui County, which has failed to give full play to the value of troop transportation, has lost the meaning of holding on.

For the aristocracy, who is accustomed to weighing everything by the value of interests, what kind of choice will be made, can be imagined with his knees.

It was precisely because he understood the meaning of the existence of Liushui County, saw the way to destroy this meaning, and knew that the Black Flame Legion of Zhilu Dao had very few means to contain it, so Midi dared to speak out and capture Liushui County with two thousand against twenty thousand.

It's not a head-to-head match, and it's not really two thousand against twenty thousand. Instead, with the help of the general trend of the 30,000 main forces of the Golden Bough Legion, he forced the Black Flame Legion, which had lost its transportation weight, to retreat.

All Midi did was try to drain the weight. Everything is the result of step-by-step calculation and execution.

Just when the Hamilton family heraldic flag embroidered with three golden lions fluttered again at the top of the Bell Tower in Flowing Water County, the main force of 30,000 people of the Golden Bough Legion had also slowly approached here.

"Hmph, I don't know what our genius guardian knight, with two thousand cavalry, has done. A general looked at the neat queue under his command with triumph and couldn't help but laugh.

"What can Ben do? Ben only wants him to be unscathed and bury our Hamilton elite in a pointless battle. The other young general took over with a sneer, "Those cavalry are worth a lot of money, and they are not miscellaneous soldiers of a small family like Asrex, and I don't know what our dear commander is thinking......

"Enough, we are soldiers, don't be like the nobles, talk too much about such things. For military men, the only thing that matters, and only one thing, is victory. Clarke, the commander of the Golden Bough, finally spoke, and all the argument ceased.

Of course, Clark didn't have any good feelings for Midi, but in the eyes of a soldier like him, a thousand words couldn't compare to the real facts.

Sneering, open guns and hidden arrows, those are the tricks played by the nobles, soldiers, they should use their achievements and scars to prove everything, and when the army arrives in Liushui County, everything will naturally be clear.

You must know that Midi's words "within two days, capture Liushui County" have already spread throughout the Golden Branch Legion. There are admiration, ridicule, support, and opposition, but no matter what the mentality, from the general to the knight to the soldier, no one thinks that Midi can really achieve that goal

With only 2,000 men, or 2,000 cavalry, and only five days, what can be done in the face of a town with 20,000 enemy troops stationed on the wall, with towers?

And when Midi, the guardian knight who acts as the head of the family, the so-called genius commander, becomes a joke in front of everyone, Fiena Hamilton's strength must also come to an end, right?

At that time, it will be the time for the Golden Bough to truly show its worth in front of the nobles and regain their respect.

Thinking like this, Clark couldn't help but glance at the red-haired girl in the formation, who was draped all over her body and looked as heroic as a Valkyrie.

He looked forward to it, and saw a hint of unease on the girl's face. However, he was soon disappointed, for Fina's expression was as cheerful and sunny as ever, as if she hadn't even thought about the problems that would arise if Midi's wild words were exposed.

It's your guardian knight who made a fool of himself

And it is under your wanton indulgence and support

Clarke was a little puzzled, why did Fina, who was fully supporting Midi foolishly, still be so calm at this time?Did she really think that the boy, who was only eighteen years old and had fought a few small victories in a county, could gain any advantage in such a situation?

The only thing the self-conscious commander of the Golden Bough could guess was that Fina and Midi would shirk all the blame in some sort of clever way.

In this way, you can release wild words without taking any risks, so you can be so calm, right?

It's just nonsense, it's war, not some aristocratic play

Clark couldn't help but sigh deeply in his heart, and made up his mind that when he arrived in Flowing Water County, he must preemptively strike and give Midi a little color.

Of course, the premise is that that Midi is not stupid enough to really attack Flowing Water County, otherwise it is estimated that only the corpses of him and 2,000 cavalrymen can be seen.

Time flew by, and the army marched rapidly for half a day, and finally saw the shadow of the town on the distant horizon

In addition, under the sun, the sparkling and turbulent river, which runs through the north and south of the Duchy of Belmar, finally rolled up in front of everyone's eyes like blue silk.

The enemy was in front of them, and the generals of the Golden Bough Legion suddenly turned serious.

After all, they are out-and-out soldiers, and once they set foot on the battlefield, they have nothing to ask for but victory. As for Midi, who was treated as a joke, he had been left behind at the moment.

With the circulation of flags and the sound of horns, the army quickly changed from a marching formation to an attacking formation, and the whole process was orderly and without flaws, fully demonstrating the quality of the First Regiment of Belmar.

At the same time, a considerable number of scouts who had already been released from the outside began to return.

The first to ride was the captain of the Scout Hundred.

The highly experienced high-ranking scout rode all the way to the front of the Chinese army, and then dismounted and headed for the command position of the generals.

"How's it going?" asked Clark bluntly.

The captain of the scout first gave a military salute to Fina and Clarke, paused, and then replied in a slightly trembling voice, "Flowing Water County has been captured by Lord Midi. ”

"What" Almost at the same time, all the generals shouted in unison.