The territory of Viscount Bartley is located forty-five kilometers southeast of Muxi Town. It includes seven villages, a stone mine, a mill and the fortress where the Viscount himself lives.
Before sending out the troops, Todd repeatedly discussed the details of the battle with Cumberland.
The advice given to him by the old knight was that he did not need to send too many troops, and mainly used cavalry as the main force of the battle. If the Viscount mobilized his troops to the wild, then he could rely on the strength advantage of the Muxi Knights to defeat the opponent's troops and take advantage of the situation.
Occupy the fortress; if the opponent chooses to stand firm, then give up attacking the fortress and focus on plundering the population and wealth in the territory.
In terms of troop allocation, Huggins' combat team was listed as the first choice. Then Cumberland transferred 20 sergeants and 10 light cavalry from his subordinates as support, and finally selected 60 militiamen from Muxi Town as auxiliary troops.
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Todd initially expressed concern to Cumberland about the attack on the fortress by an army of only a hundred men, but the old knight did not take it at all and said bluntly: "Master, your worries are unnecessary. In my opinion, Silver
There is no army in the Ring Kingdom that can stand up to your alien cavalry."
As for the commander of this battle, Cumberland was busy collecting prisoners and managing the security of Muxi Town, so he had no time to care about it. Others in the knights did not have enough prestige to manage this army. In the end, Trustee
De had to take action personally and assume the position of commander. To his surprise, Rachel volunteered and asked to accompany the troops.
On April 3, 1171 A.C., an army composed of aliens, sergeants and militiamen left the camp and began the first external battle in the history of Muxi Town, which also marked the official expansion of the Muxi Knights.
It kicked off.
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"These serfs don't seem to be afraid of us?" Walking on the dirt road in the village, Todd looked at the men, women, and children standing in front of the farmhouses. The latter had curiosity and excitement on their faces, but there was no
Fear and uneasiness.
Huggins rode closer and replied in a low voice: "Muxi Town is a place of miracles. This matter has already spread throughout the kingdom. What's more, several families of serfs in our town came from here.
, now their life, which is comparable to that of the nobles, has long been informed to the people here through the mouths of merchants. If it were not for the forcible obstruction of the lord, these people would have long wanted to give up their life here and go to Muxi Town.
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Todd nodded after hearing this and looked at the flag behind him. The red cross in the pattern was fluttering in the wind. He turned around and asked, "How far is it from Viscount Bartley's fortress?"
Edgar gnawed on the wheat cake in his hand and said vaguely: "Go through this village and walk for another twenty minutes to get there."
While waiting for the troops to actually march to the fortress, Todd looked at the buildings in front of him and was immediately disappointed.
The so-called fortress is a city wall made of polished stones. The outer perimeter is 25 meters long and 20 meters wide. There are 6 spiers and crenels built on the three-meter-high wall, with a one-meter width reserved at the top.
There is a passage, and there is also a battlement wall built next to the passage to block the arrows of the siege army. Inside the city wall, there are lord's residences, barracks, warehouses, wells and some civilian facilities.
When he first heard the word fortress, the first thing that came to Todd's mind was moats, urns, castles, towers, and towering city walls that stretched for miles. But the pile of stones in front of him was really shabby. The reality was that
The huge gap from what he had imagined left him a bit at a loss as to what to do.
The troops of the Muxi Knights stopped one hundred and fifty meters away from the fortress. Todd looked at the densely packed soldiers standing on the city wall. There were a few people who looked like nobles in armor and were pointing here.
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Edgar carefully counted the powers he used, and then said to the commander: "There are about 110 people on the city wall."
Todd made some calculations on combat power and understood that under the current situation, it was unlikely that the defenders would take the initiative to attack. So, he dispersed 20 sergeants and 60 militiamen to surrounding villages to organize serfs
They loaded the belongings they could take away into the carriage and began to transfer the population and wealth, leaving only Huggins' team and 10 light cavalry.
People on the city wall saw this move and began to talk about it. The increasingly fierce quarrel reached Todd's ears.
After repeatedly confirming that the invading enemy had dispersed most of its troops to other places and was unable to return for reinforcements in a short period of time, Viscount Bartley's fortress gate was opened, and all the defenders were dispatched, with the idea of a quick battle and a quick victory.
Germany's troops attacked at full speed.
In order to boost morale, the Viscount and his vassal barons and knights shouted war trumpets loudly and rushed to the front line of the attacking troops.
In contrast to the Muxi Knights, Huggins and his team calmly climbed onto their horses, moved their arms and twisted their necks, then turned their horses' heads and charged towards the defenders of the fortress.
The two armies fought together, and their strength was clearly superior.
No matter what kind of weapons the fortress defenders have, they cannot cause substantial damage to those with four layers of armor. However, they can easily defeat any enemy in front of them with the help of their exotic war horses and weapons.
The battle lasted only 5 minutes and ended with the Viscount being captured alive.
Except for a small number of people who escaped, the vast majority chose to surrender to the Muxi Knights.
After the war, the Knights found valuable treasures and a large amount of gold and silver coins from the Viscount's residence. Todd looked at the gold and silver jewelry that filled a carriage, and was filled with emotion. The harvest of hard work in farming
, actually it is not as enjoyable as a robbery.
Before returning, Rachel suddenly found Todd and said to him: "General Commander, the number of mutants in Muxi Town currently exceeds one hundred. This is also the upper limit of the mutants we can recruit in the surrounding area. If we want to further expand the mutants
There are only two ways for the ethnic group, one is to increase the territory of Muxi Town so that we can recruit a wider range; as for the second way..."
Watching the woman pull out a map from her bag, with dots of red circles marked on it, Todd looked at the woman with some confusion.
"Another way is to try to contact the alien species..."
Todd heard a strange word in Rachel's mouth and couldn't help asking: "?"
Rachel unfolded the map, pointed to the red circles of different sizes on it and said: "The so-called refers to those alien species that live in isolation and are unwilling to be disturbed by others. On the one hand, these alien species may have powerful abilities.
When faced with organizations like heresy hunters or relief societies, they are fully capable of protecting themselves and even fighting back; on the other hand, for various reasons, they are indifferent to outside life, and even have feelings of disgust and resistance, and want to persuade them
Joining Muxi Town may not be an easy thing."
Alien species with powerful abilities stay away from the world and do not want to be disturbed. Todd touched the bridge of his nose. If he could really convince them to join Muxi Town, it would not only enrich the laboratory, but also enhance the strength of the troops.
Rachel continued: "In order to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings, I suggest that we have as few people as possible in the first contact with you."
Todd looked at the woman and asked, "That's no problem, so where should we start first?"
Rachel moved her finger to a red circle on the map: "There is a cave four kilometers south of here. According to the investigation, there is a mutant inside. From the appearance, it is a girl of thirteen or fourteen years old, who can use
The power of thunder and lightning.”
Todd discussed with the woman for a while, and then made the following decision: he, Rachel and Huggins would go to the cave to persuade the alien, while the others would escort the prisoners and property back to Muxi Town.
After handling the handover matters, the three of them left the large team and rushed to the cave mentioned by Rachel.
After finding a hidden forest outside the cave entrance, he tied up his horse and put on his weapon. Huggins lit a torch and walked at the front, followed by Todd and Rachel.
The cave was a little damp, and scattered animal bones could be seen everywhere on the ground. The slope became steeper as they went inside, and the three of them finally came to a room that resembled a cave hall.
With the torch in Huggins' hand, Todd could see the whole room clearly. The floor was covered with thick animal furs, tattered daily necessities were placed at the base of the walls, and there were various charcoal graffiti on the walls.
, in the center of the room, in front of a huge naturally raised stone table, someone made several human figures out of clay.
Todd approached the clay figure and was about to take a closer look.
A young and crisp voice sounded from the other end of the cave.
Todd followed the sound and finally saw clearly the alien girl Rachel was talking about.
This girl of thirteen or fourteen years old, both her hair and eyebrows are completely white; her skin is also different from ordinary people. Under the light of the fire, it is white and flawless, with no trace of stains or pigments visible; her pupils show
A sickly pale pink.
A girl with albinism.
This was Todd's first reaction.
But what the girl did next made him gasp in surprise.
In the dim underground cave, many blue things began to slowly glow in the girl's body. The light became stronger and stronger, even covering up the light of the torch.
The girl took out an iron arrowhead from her worn pocket and placed it on her chest. Then she stretched out her arms, facing each other in parallel. The blue under the skin of her arms was like a coil in a circuit, going round and round.
The circle was wrapped around the two arms.
Todd looked at the girl's actions and always felt that this scene was very similar to a certain weapon he saw on TV in his previous life.
After thinking for a while, Todd suddenly opened his eyes wide, grabbed Rachel and Huggins, pulled them to the ground, and shouted loudly: "Get down!"
At this moment, as the blue color on the girl's body became brighter and brighter, the sound of crackling electrical sparks was heard in the air, and the iron arrow trembled slightly, like a bullet being discharged, from between the girl's arms.
It ejected at high speed and smashed into the wall of the cave, creating a large hole thirty centimeters in diameter.
Todd looked at this scene with a pale face, and finally remembered the full name of this weapon in his previous life.