Sophia agreed to Salah's request, and she would not begrudge those hundreds of civilians.
But for Sarn, there is probably no news worse than this. His civilian husband has never fought in a war, and as long as they get close to Hanmaple Fortress, they will definitely go there and never return.
This not only meant that his territory would lose 800 prime-age laborers, but also meant that he would immediately find new civilian laborers to continue the task of transporting baggage, even if he was the only one left in his camp, according to military regulations
, he must also complete the task, otherwise he will be executed by the queen.
These are not the worst results. The worst thing is the special relationship between him and Reggie. According to the old agreement, he cannot go close to Reggie's territory. Hanmaple Fortress is currently part of Reggie's territory. He knows how powerful Reggie is.
He hated him, and if Reggie found him on the battlefield, he would have neither a chance to surrender nor a chance to escape.
Salah was teasing him, teasing him with a near-death joke.
"Duke Salah, I have never offended you, why do you do this to me?" Sann followed Salah to the battlefield with his civilian husband. Before setting off, Sann must understand Salah's intentions.
, which is related to his chance of survival.
"Never offended?" Salah sneered, "Just the day before yesterday, I asked you to persuade the Queen to give up this battle. Why did you reject me?"
"Your Majesty, Duke, thank you for your respect and trust, but you know that there is no way I can convince Her Majesty the Queen, so why do you still let me risk my life and do such a meaningless thing?"
"Don't be so humble, Earl Beach. Her Majesty the Queen has great trust in you. Every time she hears your words, her face is always filled with a smile."
"That's what I said what Her Majesty the Queen likes to hear." In this case, Sane did not need to hide anything from Salah. "I tried my best to understand Her Majesty the Queen's thoughts and tried my best to please her. Isn't this right?
Is this what a minister should do?"
Salah looked at Count Beech in surprise. He could actually express flattery in such a righteous way. He once again refreshed Salah's understanding of shamelessness.
"It seems that every minister of Lane Kingdom has the talent to please the king, right?"
"You don't have to ridicule me," Sarn said with a very serious expression. "Submitting to the monarch's wishes is itself a sign of loyalty. If you are retaliating against me out of jealousy, don't you think it is too despicable to do so?"
Salah resisted the urge to hit, tried his best to keep smiling and said: "Just think of me as despicable. Divide your people into three teams, with intervals of fifty hour hourglasses (twenty-eight minutes), and attack Han Feng."
The fortress launched three attacks."
"You said in front of His Majesty that you just asked me to make a feint attack."
"Yes, it's just a feint attack," Sarn pointed at Hanmaple Fortress, "Did you see that tree? You just need to rush there and lead your soldiers to retreat."
"That tree!" Sann couldn't believe his eyes. "It's less than a hundred feet away from the city wall. Their bombs will blow my soldiers into pieces."
"Then it depends on your luck, Count Beech, organize your army now!"
Sarn divided the civilians into three teams. They had never picked up weapons. Just looking at the outline of Hanfeng Fortress, some of them were so scared that they shed tears.
"Where are their horses?" Salah asked. "Do you want your soldiers to rush to the enemy's wall on foot?"
Sarn shook his head and said: "They don't have war horses, my lord, they are just civilians."
"There are many horses in your camp, take them with you."
"Those are just horses used to transport food!"
"Then what does it matter? It's better to have horses than not to have horses. When it's time to escape, your soldiers can run faster."
This is a pure fallacy. Horses do not have the speed of war horses, nor the spirituality of war horses. When frightened, they will run away, which will increase the chance of death of soldiers.
But Sarn had no choice. He had no choice but to bring over all the horses in the camp. Most of the peasants could not ride horses at all, and the few who knew how to ride horses could not hold the reins because of extreme fear.
"Everything is ready according to your instructions," Sarn leaned over and saluted, "Please give the order to attack!"
"Are you all ready?" Salah asked in surprise, "What about you? You don't seem to have picked up a weapon yet."
"Your Majesty, Duke, you want me to charge with them? I think I should accompany you, and I should charge with the Cambrian Knights."
"That's not necessary, Count Beech," Salah smiled. "Your soldiers need you more. They need your command. You have to tell them when to attack and when to retreat. This is the commander's responsibility.
."
"But……"
"This is an order!"
Sarn was desperate. He didn't expect Salah to be so cruel. Following the group of civilians rushing to Hanfeng Fortress, the chance of him coming back alive was almost zero.
Sane had no choice. He got on the horse. Originally, he wanted to join the third team, but Salah forced him to join the first team.
"Set an example to the soldiers, Count Beech, lead your soldiers and charge!"
…
A signal flare was lit on the top of the city. Reggie received the warning from the soldiers and hurried to the top of the city. In the darkness, he could vaguely see several horses and a group of infantry rushing towards the city gate.
There was no need to wait for Reggie's order. The soldiers had already launched the first attack according to Erwin's deployment, and the surrounding soldiers also rushed to support.
The effect of the attack was very ideal. The bombs killed many enemies, and the remaining enemies fled in all directions. Many infantrymen died directly under the hooves of the horses.
In less than ten minutes, the first battle was over. It was obvious that this was just a feint attack, but Reggie still wanted to give the soldiers some encouragement.
"Brothers, well done! You scared the enemy out of their wits! I'm really worried that they will never dare to approach Hanfeng Fortress again. Such a long night will be so boring. I really want to find something for you to do.
So, so, then, it happened."
The sentry fired the signal flare again, and another enemy came. The interval was so short, it seemed that this time it was the real Cambrian Knight.
Jiawen led the soldiers to come to support, which made Reggie somewhat worried. His mission was to guard the east wall. As a commander, he should not leave the position easily.
"There is no shadow of the enemy in the east. Believe me, my lord, they will attack the city gate with force!" Jiawen was very confident in his judgment. After the enemy came into range, the soldiers launched the first wave of bombs.
The situation was almost exactly the same as before. The enemy's formation was in chaos. Most of the soldiers chose to escape, while only a few soldiers continued to charge forward.
After the second wave of bombing, Jiawen ordered the soldiers to prepare grenades, but this preparation was a bit redundant. Only one soldier of the enemy was still charging. He was very lucky and rushed to the big tree. He followed him and fled immediately.
, the soldiers didn't even want to waste another bomb for him.
The battle was won again, and the morale of the soldiers was high, but Reggie became more and more worried because he saw another group of soldiers coming to support.
"The troops at the city gate should be enough," Reggie said to Jiawen, "Let other soldiers hold their positions and don't come to support us."
Jiawen was stunned for a moment, and he discovered a tactical loophole.
According to Erwin's tactics, when an area is attacked by the enemy, soldiers within three miles of the area must come to support. When the area is attacked again, soldiers of five miles of surrounding areas must come to support.
It is easy to determine which area is under attack through signal flares, and the support from soldiers is also very timely.
But Erwin made no arrangements to stop support, and the soldiers did not know when to stop support. There was no corresponding signal or corresponding tactics. The only way was to let the herald convey the military order.
The city gate was fifteen miles away from the east and west ends, which meant that it would take the herald an hour and a half to convey the military order to all the soldiers.
But once this military order is passed on, no matter what changes occur in the battle situation, the soldiers will not come to support the city gate again. Jiawen shook his head at Reggie and said: "Sir, this military order is too risky."
Reggie also realized the tactical problem. Just as he was hesitating, the enemy launched a third attack. At the same time, Iron Skull led the soldiers over.
Just like the previous situation, the soldiers defeated the enemy with only bombs. Iron Skull laughed loudly and said: "Are these the Cambrian Knights? I really want to rush outside the city to see what they look like!"
"This is not a Cambrian Knight." Reggie's face was covered with sweat. He felt that danger was approaching. More than 200 soldiers had gathered around him, which meant that many areas on both sides were already undefended.
state.
Sure enough, a signal flare was lit about ten miles west of the city gate, and the sound of an explosion was heard immediately.
That's where Erwin is stationed, and he's fighting the enemy. Is this still a feint?
Kalaf, who was standing behind him, seemed to realize something: "Sir, there are some problems with the city wall there. I have made some repairs, but I'm afraid it's not that strong yet!"
These words woke up Reggie like a thunder: "Iron Skull, immediately take people to the west to support! Jiawen, take your soldiers back to your position!"
Erwin met the real Cambrian Knight. This was also the first time he had a head-on confrontation with the Cambrian Knight. The most sophisticated war horses from the Bayer Kingdom showed their speed. The first wave of bombs failed to hurt a single soldier.
The second wave of bombs still did not cause too many casualties. When the soldiers loaded the third bomb, the enemy troops had already rushed to the city.
Erwin was anxiously waiting for support, but most of the surrounding soldiers ran to the city gate. It was difficult for the twenty or so men under him to stop the Cambrian Knights' actions.
Under the leadership of Salah, the Cambrian Knights immediately deployed the black powder. After lighting the fuse, Salah immediately led his troops to retreat.
Reggie left the rocket to Sophia. Sophia failed to crack the formula of black powder and nitrated starch, but learned how to use the fuse. A large amount of black powder exploded under the city, and the weak city wall collapsed.