131. Surprise
Layton led the elite of the 200 standing army to block Pissen's path, and before Pison could retreat, Caterina led 300 militiamen, Mira and Dix led 100 standing troops, and 200 militia blocked his back road.
The more than 220 people of Pissen and Trick have completely turned into meat in the pie, and there is no way to escape.
"I thought that this baron would wait until the evening to withdraw his troops, but I didn't expect to be so breathless, and he chose to withdraw just after an accident. ”
After the withdrawal of the army last night, Levi asked Leighton to lead the people across the forest to the other side of Redwood, but Pisen's decisiveness was something that Levi did not expect.
So this time, everyone's actions were also in a hurry, and the spies rushed back to report after knowing Honglin Town's actions, and the soldiers also threw down the breakfast in their hands and galloped all the way.
"Master Mage, do you want to persuade you to surrender?" asked Layton respectfully.
Originally, he was the commander of the charge, but now he deliberately got down from his horse to talk to Levi. This time the plan in the Redwoods War shocked Layton's heart, especially when he learned that the last poison was smeared on the kitchen utensils.
Levi's strange methods made Layton more in awe of him, so his attitude was even more respectful.
It's just that Layton doesn't know that in the world where Levi once stayed, these were pediatrics.
"No, no prisoners are needed. ”
Under normal circumstances, under such an absolute advantage, he would choose to negotiate and persuade him to surrender, but this time Li Wei shook his head slightly.
"Give the order to attack. ”
"Yes, Master Mage!"
Layton got back on his horse, pulled out the long sword in his hand and swung it forward, "Attack!"
Two hundred men may not sound like a lot, but the actual charge is very strong, and when Layton's army attacked, Caterina and Dix's soldiers also charged.
The quality of the soldiers in Pissen's army is good, and they can still stabilize their minds under such a siege, but the morale is no longer negotiable. Layton's army was led by a middle-aged knight from Bopi Town, who led his men straight into Pisen's army, dividing the two hundred and twenty soldiers into two encirclements.
In this way, the numerical advantage of Levi's side was fully exploited, and Pisen's soldiers were flanked from front and back, and some of them were pierced through the chest by a sword from the enemy rushing from behind before they could even fight back.
"Leighton is here for you, I have other things to do. ”
Levi left this sentence and rode a giant black wolf in the other direction with Valila.
......
To the southeast of the Rhine family was a steep barren mountain full of rocks, and beyond that barren mountain was a large sea of dense forests.
Together with the forest sea, this steep barren mountain formed a natural barrier between the Takagi Empire and its neighbors.
Just cross the barrier to enter a confederacy known as the Eastern Alliance, which is a paradise for all freemen, and it is said that necromancers who are designated as infidels will also be the first choice to enter the human world.
Now, this Eastern Conference is Celtic's destination.
"After descending this hill, I'm about to leave the Barren Stone Mountains, so let's rest first. ”
In the morning, they tried their best to get to Celt and the others, and because they didn't alarm the others, they all walked all the way.
Therefore, even if they have physical fitness beyond ordinary people, they are still a little exhausted at the moment.
"My lord, why are we in such a hurry...... Leave, aren't Baron Pissen and Baron Trick our allies?"
Celtic's henchman asked curiously as he handed over the hydration bag.
Celtic, who ran out smoothly, was in a good mood and was willing to answer the questions of his henchmen.
"They were allies with us when things weren't bad, but when the two hundred or so soldiers fell, the deal was over, and they weren't allies at all. ”
"Pearson and Trick, who have suffered heavy losses, must have fallen into a rage, and I, the man who brought them over to do business together, is the culprit, and must bear their wrath!"
"And with so much going on, those two idiots might think that I was joining forces with Caterina to trap them both. ”
Celt didn't know these two men well, or he knew the identities of most of the nobles.
"Well, don't overthink it. When we go to the Eastern Alliance, I will no longer be a nobleman, and if you are willing to continue to follow me, we will form a mercenary group, and if you don't, I will give you a sum of money to let you leave. ”
"Our loyalty will always belong only to our adults!" the two henchmen solemnly said in unison.
At this moment, Telo turned his head sharply, and the bow and arrow in his hand pointed straight ahead,
"Who!"
The two henchmen immediately drew their swords and watched vigilantly ahead, and the sharp arrow in Tyro's hand came out of the string!
And at this time, a sharp arrow also flew in, and the two collided in the air!
Immediately after the sound of footsteps down the slope, the half-elves wearing full-body armor surrounded the Celtic four, and Levi's figure also entered Celtic's field of vision with the appearance of the black wolf.
"Long time no see, Celtic. Levi smiled indifferently, his gaze firmly locked on Celtic's figure.
"Long time no see, Master Master,"
A hint of panic flashed in Celt's eyes, but he quickly adjusted, "Or, dear brother?"
"Haha, actually, you misunderstood, I'm not your brother. ”
I don't know what's going on, Levi suddenly felt funny, and he laughed out loud without control.
"No wonder Your Excellency Mage doesn't mind the matter of bastards. But I'm curious, why do you use that name?"
Celt was full of curiosity about Levi, "And I feel that my whereabouts are already very secretive, how did the mage find me?"
Levi smiled at Celtic, showing a row of white teeth, and shook his head,
"I'm sorry, I'm not a villain, so I can't explain too much to you. ”
Remembering Levi's finger swinging forward, Nitos pounced on Celt with the half-elf, followed by Arya and Owen.
The Celts couldn't stop it at all, and Telo didn't have any outstanding role under the suppression of Hill, and basically before he could react, the four of them fell in a pool of blood one after another.
"These two guards are not very strong, but they are very loyal, so bury them on the spot. ”
The strength of the two guards is only level six, and what Li Wei lacks is not these two corpses.
"Yes, my lord. ”
Nitos immediately asked the two half-elven foot knights to dig a pit, then pointed to Tyro's corpse and asked, "What about this one?"
"This one is going to stay, so that he can be a companion with his brother. ”
......
The battle outside Redwood was over, and all enemy soldiers were killed, according to Levi's wishes. Baron Pissen and Baron Trick did not escape either, and with the cooperation of Layton and Desai and the zombies represented by Duru, both of them were killed.
Nobles could pay a ransom to redeem themselves, but Pison and Trick were not given such an opportunity until they died.
The knight of the ninth rank under the command of the Baron was killed by his old rival, Gonle. At the last moment, the ninth-level knight wanted to surrender, but Gunler didn't give him this chance at all.
After the end of the war, Levi asked Leighton to leave the battlefield with his army and return to Redwoods to rest. As for cleaning up the battlefield, it was all up to Nitos and Wood.
After entering the town of Red Forest, Levi and Layton joined up with Caterina, Mira, and the others, chatting as they walked.
Caterina quickly caught up with Levi, approached him and asked, "By the way, brother, what did you do just now?"
"I'm going to find your brother. ”
Levi stared straight ahead, not at Katerina.
Caterina was silent for a moment when she heard this, and then asked, "What about him?"
"I fled, ran into the forest of the Eastern Alliance, and disappeared without a trace. But don't worry, I'll help you with him when I have the chance. ”
"Thank you, brother, but I don't know if my father really killed him. ”
In today's situation, in fact, the truth is no longer important, but Caterina still wants to know.
"Well, I'll help you find out when I get a chance. ”
Levi replied lightly, and Caterina was still thinking about something, but was interrupted by Gangle, who rushed over.
At this time, Gangle was surrounded by a large group of people from Honglin Town, who were bustling around Gangle and rushed in the direction of Levi.
"It's him, and he's doing it all. ”
Gunler carried the lost giant hammer in one hand and pointed at Levi with the other, and said: "It was this old man in magic robes who helped to take back Honglin Town, and he also asked me to return those belongings, and the soldiers who raped your wife and daughter were also killed by this lord, and he personally gave an order not to take prisoners, so we will kill all those soldiers!"
Levi looked at Gangler suspiciously, unaware of what was happening, but there was a commotion in the crowd.
"Well killed! Killed beautifully!"
"There has never been a mage who cares about the life or death of us civilians, you are really too merciful!"
"Those people are just brutes, demons, and they should be hanged!"
"Thank you Master Mage for saving us and avenging us, let's kowtow to Master Mage!"
"Yes, yes, kowtow to the mage!"
Led by a stooping old man, the townsfolk bent down one by one and began to bow down to Levi as if they had seen a king.
But Levi didn't quite accept the feeling of being bowed down, so he hurriedly urged these civilians to get up, but these civilians still insisted on lying on the ground and thanking Levi.
And in this process, Li Wei clearly felt that the pressure on his body suddenly lightened, and the viscous source power that was originally bound in his body like thick soup also became active, and the flow was not as laborious as before.
Levi understood that the gratitude of these civilians to him made his relationship with this plane more complicated, and he was initially recognized by Kenriwa's plane origin and integrated into it.
"Ladies and gentlemen of Redwoods, my name is Levi Stuart, and I am Caterina's brother. ”
"Although my surname is different from that of the Rhine, there is no doubt that I am also a member of the Rhine family, so it is my duty to protect the people in the Rhine family's territory. ”
"The two barons Pissen and Trick who invaded Redwoods are nobles, but the sins they committed in Redwoods are unforgivable, so even if they are nobles, I will not give them a chance to redeem themselves. ”
"Not just this time, not just for them, in the future, all those who dare to invade the territory of the Rhine family and harm the people of the Rhine family, I, Levi Stuart, will make them pay with their lives!"
Levi said this paragraph in a very flat tone, but it added a small trick such as magic amplification, so his voice was loud and firm, and the people were in high spirits when they heard it, and even a little enthusiastic.
"Thank you, Master Levi!"
"Master Levi is merciful!"
......
The words of praise and praise for Levi were endless, and what made Levi even more concerned was that the flow of source power in his body was getting smoother and smoother.
The enthusiasm of the civilians lasted for a long time, which also made Levi a little unbearable, and finally Gunler and Caterina persuaded the civilians to leave, and they were a little reluctant to leave.
The war in Redwood is over, but there's still a lot more to Layton, and Pison and Trick's territory still needs to be dealt with.
But now that the bodies of these two barons are in hand, it seems that there is no need for the messenger's method, but Levi's previous plan was a bit redundant.
It's just that Pisen and Trick are both level eight strengths, and it takes a little longer to raise corpses, and Layton needs to wait for six days.
During these six days, Leighton was not idle, helping Caterina to take the last town of the Rhine Territory back into her jurisdiction. As for the knighted knights in that town, they were directly slain under Leighton's sword.
The exact words of Levi's order were: "Failure to come forward at the critical moment of the invasion of Redwoods is already a complete betrayal of the Rhine family, and there is no need to stay." ”
After the death of this knight, the entire Rhine family was in the hands of Katarina, but two of the three knights died, and one was taken under Levi's command, and for a while Katerina was not even available.
And no one can help her with this kind of thing, everything can only be done slowly.
Six days later, Levi handed Pearson and Trick over to Layton, asked Desai and Wood to assist him, and fulfilled the ten orc warriors he had promised.
So Leighton set out with two hundred standing troops and four hundred militiamen to take over the two territories of Pison and Trick.
The takeover process of the Pissen territory went smoothly. Because the people of the entire territory were in awe of Pissen, the zombie-turned-Pissen himself opened his mouth, and Layton soon planted his subordinates in various towns, and spies were also left in the Baron's Castle to report the situation at any time.
And this matter became complicated when it came to Trick's territory, where the towns were scattered, and the news of Trick's defeat had spread back to the territory, and two towns had taken refuge in Trick's brother.
The other two towns were run by Trick's wife, who claimed to be her son, but actually colluded with her mistress to divide Trick's territory.
There was no way, in order to complete Levi's task, Leighton had to start a war and use strong means to capture the towns one by one.
The war in Redwoods has hollowed out Trick's territory, and with the support of soldiers from nearby Pete's territory, this war is also going well. In about half a month, he took all the four towns in the territory, and at the same time, Wood's plane also harvested nearly 700 corpses.