"This, this, sir, what should I do? There are less than 500 guards in this city, and they are all composed of rural farmers. The number of veterans is less than one-tenth, how can they resist Mayweather?
An army of tens of thousands!
Wasn't he in Strahan before? Why did he come to me? Sir, let's run away quickly!"
Viscount Geweit Busengue, the owner of Fort Busengue, said that he was obviously panicked. Fort Busengue originally only had a militia guard of more than 100 people, but now it has 500 people.
The soldiers were transferred from other places, and their salaries were paid by the state. After all, his subjects only had more than a thousand people, and he could not afford to support an army of 500 people. He would be bankrupt in less than a month.
Originally, Jewett was expecting Aldridge to bring him some good news. It would be best if the upper management suddenly realized his conscience, saw his difficulties, and decided to provide him with some gold coins. This time, Aldridge did not bring him any money.
, there is one breaking news.
The walls of Fort Bussenger were very thick and high, but they were too small. After Aldridge arrived with more than 600 cavalry, the castle immediately became crowded, and Aldridge even had to let his troops
Stationed outside the city.
"Because he couldn't break Strahan, he came here. What are you afraid of? Didn't I bring people to support you? Call your officers to come to a meeting. We will study how to defend now."
Looking at Jewett's appearance, Aldridge couldn't help laughing, and then said with an indifferent expression.
"But sir, even if we include the 700 people you brought, the number of enemy troops is dozens of times that of ours. How can we defend it?"
Jewett said with a grimace. Aldridge suddenly looked serious and then said:
"You must keep it even if you can't bear it! His Majesty has entrusted the important task to you and me, and we must not let him down! If you are afraid, you can pack up and leave now. It will take some time for Mayweather to arrive. You still have
Time to go! But don’t expect me to hide your behavior of running away without a fight from His Majesty!”
"No, no, no, sir, how could I leave? Busenge is my fiefdom, and I will protect it no matter what! Don't worry, the soldiers under my command are at your disposal, and I will never cause you any trouble.
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Jewitt suddenly changed his face and said with an apologetic smile. Aldridge nodded, let him go, and then said:
"Take me to inspect the castle. I want to see the military geography here and the places we can use!"
"Okay, sir, I'll take you there right now! Please come this way!"
Jiewit led the way out, and then began to introduce as he walked:
"Bussenger Castle was built by my grandfather's grandfather. Due to geographical and financial reasons, it could only be built this big. Since its completion, it has been relying on collecting tolls from passing caravans to maintain its livelihood.
This is a warehouse. His Majesty had the foresight to send additional troops and also stockpile a lot of arrows and other supplies here, enough for the archers in the city to shoot for a month.
Food is also abundant, although most of it is dried food that is different from storage, and only some locally produced dairy products are considered fresh.
This is the city gate. There is no gate, only an iron gate. However, the design is different from other castles. The mechanism is under the city wall, in the extra square building over there.
These two pendulums are the only defensive equipment in this city. As long as the tied ropes are loosened, the two pendulums will fall from both sides and sweep away the ladders on the city wall. However, it is very troublesome to recover and requires
A large number of people pulled the rope back to its position and then tied the new rope."
"Okay, I probably know everything. Let's go ask the officers to come to the meeting!"
Aldridge said that after walking around the castle, Aldridge had a rough idea. This small castle built in a mountain stream really had nothing to rely on for defense. The next step was probably going to be a tough battle.
The only key point is to ensure that the city gate is not lost. As long as the city gate is not lost, Aldridge will be confident to stop them on the city wall.
After that, Aldridge held a brief meeting with the officers in the city, and then summoned the soldiers in the city to mobilize in front of the station. Finally, he accurately assigned tasks and positions to each team.
And immediately began to dispatch additional city wall guards to conduct round-the-clock guarding.
After fighting with Mayweather during this period of time, Aldridge has already gained a preliminary understanding of Mayweather. He is a general who likes to use unexpected tactics or surprise attacks. Aldridge has been almost beaten many times.
He succeeded. Based on his current understanding of Mayweather, Mayweather would most likely take a good rest at a distance that they could not see, and then march directly to launch an attack in the dark.
Therefore, Aldrich specially sent a lot of extra manpower to stand guard at night, and asked the soldiers to adjust their rest time and rest early to avoid being too tired at night and causing a decrease in combat effectiveness. He also arranged for many of his elite men to be more observant.
The knights lead the night shift to reduce the possibility of accidents.
The facts were indeed as expected by Aldridge. On the night of the third day, Mayweather's troops carried black painted ladders and wore black smocks and armor, trying to sneak into the castle of Busengue in the dark.
They launched an attack, but even though they were well disguised, the well-prepared defenders spotted them from a distance.
Seeing groups of dark things moving in the distance, the officer guarding the city immediately realized something was wrong. After picking up his binoculars to confirm, he immediately called the soldiers next to him and asked him to knock on the city wall.
The big clock on the top.
The long bell rang in the city, and the sleeping soldiers in the city were immediately awakened. They all wore lined armor to sleep, so many steps were omitted when putting on armor. The infantrymen with less equipment quickly put on half-body armor.
, put on their helmets and picked up their spears and walked towards the city wall. The knights helped each other put on the complicated armor, and then they also picked up their weapons and ran towards the city wall.
Aldridge did not sleep. After hearing the bell, he immediately walked towards the city wall with the ghoul kings who were standing silently in the military camp.
Hearing the bell, Mayweather's army also knew that they had been exposed, so they no longer hid, but accelerated their speed and sprinted directly. The arrows of the two armies also began to exchange continuously in the dark night.
"Stick to your post and remember, the enemy needs to climb the city wall, but we don't. This is our advantage. Use what you have in your hand to hit them hard and knock them down!
Only by fighting bravely can you live longer!"
On the city wall, the officers kept running on the wall to check whether all the posts were in place, while speaking loudly to the soldiers.