Chapter 322 The army presses the territory (Part 1)
The news that the Norscans were heading south again soon reached Rhodes' ears. As the captain of the Rangers, Lawrence led forest sentries to wander outside the dark forest for a long time. When the large army was still in the land of trolls, Rhodes
Master their movements and numbers.
According to the totems on the flags, you can tell which tribes you have never met before, and which tribes have invaded Blackhammer Castle.
The one with a thunder battle ax on the flag belongs to the Thunder Ax clan. This tribe has almost no contact with Blackhammer Castle, but Rhodes has heard about them from Celta. They are a group of bullies and savages holding large black battle axes.
A tribe composed of human beings, they live by plunder and never produce. Predation is their only goal, including women, who are all plundered. If there are not enough women in the tribe, brothers can even share them... to give birth to more
Norscan children and train them into new warriors.
There is a direwolf on the flag, and it belongs to the Snow Wolf Clan. This clan has not had direct contact with Blackhammer Castle, but it is equally famous. This clan is good at capturing wild beasts to fight for them, and the most common ones are direwolves. It is said that the men of the tribe
Almost everyone has one. They have developed a relationship with these wolves since childhood. They grew up together and hunted together. Their relationship is like brothers and comrades.
Among them, the ones whose thunder spears were painted red and pierced their prey were from the Blood Spear tribe. This clan was very familiar with it. Only then did Rhodes remember that three years ago, he had led the coalition forces of Blackhammer Castle, Iron Ring Castle and Heidelberg.
, defeated this tribe, and killed their chief. Three years later, the northern forces came back, not sure if it was to avenge the past.
But this time, there were more troops heading south. According to Lawrence's intelligence, there were tens of thousands of troops. There was also a mammoth in the legion. With the existing fortifications of Black Hammer Castle, Rhodes knew that the enemy could still be turned away.
It's possible outside the gate. But Blackhammer Castle is now experiencing a period of great development. There are even more residents outside the city than inside the city. Since there are no third-level city walls, most people actually live outside the city. Including an entire new city.
Districts are not protected by city walls.
Under such circumstances, if they huddled in the city, it would inevitably cause a massacre. This is absolutely unacceptable.
The only thing Rhodes could think of was to ask for help. The North was not an independent entity. It was a unified whole when it was first established. However, after a hundred years, there has been no war, and people have lived a comfortable life. Now, darkness is approaching and chaos
Rise. The northern barbarians are ready to move. Rhodes thought that sooner or later the entire northern border must be awakened to a sense of crisis. A rough battle plan has already been formed in his mind.
As before, send the letter to the nearest castle, hoping that other lords will send reinforcements. Three years ago, the troops from Heidelberg and Iron Ring Castle arrived. Three years later, Heidelberg and Black Hammer Castle have become a whole.
Between you and me, Caroline will definitely come with her troops. It’s just that the Iron Ring Castle is gone, and there is one less powerful ally. However, he made friends with several other lords during the Erengrad rebellion, and Rhodes only hopes that they will
Come.
Another important one is the Ugor Cavalry Regiment. This is a semi-nomadic army, free from the direct jurisdiction of the Kislev Tsar. It is somewhat similar to the Griffin Legion and does not belong to the regular army of Kislev.
, freedom of movement, only appears when the kingdom is in crisis, helping the tsar to defend against foreign enemies. In other words, the cavalry regiment does not need Catalina’s permission to be dispatched. In addition, it is very fast. Because all members are light cavalry and have excellent quality, they are ordinary
Several times the marching speed of the legion.
Rhodes knew that whether he could obtain the support of the Ugor cavalry was crucial to the entire battle. Likewise, the letter was sent as soon as possible.
The other option is to go south to the new city of Oerengrad and ask for help from the regular army in Kislev. It is too late to ask for help from Katarina. The Norscan army has already entered the troll country north of Kislev.
The news spread southward to the capital, which then sent troops. It would be at least a month and a half later when Kislev's standing army arrived at Blackhammer Castle. By this time, the castle had already been besieged by the Norscan tribal coalition.
Only the troops at the New Port of Erlengrad can support. However, Rhodes did not expect much support from them. There is no doubt that Disma is the Queen's lackey. He cannot support the North on a large scale unless he gets the Queen's approval.
.But again, time does not allow for it. If the news reaches Kislev, and then is sent back to Erengrad through the hands of Katarina, and finally the troops are sent out, Blackhammer Castle may already be in dire straits. What Rhodes is counting on is
The admiral can send one or two warships to sit at the mouth of the Winter Spring River to stop the Norscan tribe from outflanking them from the sea.
After arranging these letters for help, Rhodes and Caroline studied how to block this wave of attacks.
Marching in winter, it can be seen that the new commander of the Norscans is definitely a madman. It is most taboo to send troops in winter, the roads are blocked by heavy snow, and supplies are difficult. But this group of people did just that. The most important thing is that they also
Successfully set off from the territory and arrived at the land of trolls in the north of Kislev.
The black forest is a natural line of defense that can block the advancement of large armies. Once in the forest, the army cannot form a formation and can only be divided into small groups and advance slowly. For the tribes going south, this is very troublesome. So
, Rhodes still has at least half a month to prepare.
We must make good use of this precious time. How to use it, Rhodes probably has an idea in his mind.
The so-called victory by surprise means that you can achieve the best results only by attacking where the enemy does not expect. The first wave of Norscan tribesmen who went south did not expect that they would set up an ambush in the forest, so they were carelessly defeated. But this time, Rhodes
There is a new method. However, it is no longer as simple as setting an ambush.
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A week later, reinforcements arrived at Black Hammer Castle one after another. First, the Ugor cavalry, led by commander Palumbel, and the 800 Ugor light cavalry wandering in the north rushed to Black Hammer Castle as soon as possible.
Then Lord Edmund of Binglan Castle led two hundred Great Wall veterans and arrived at Blackhammer Castle.
Finally, there is the army of Watchfort. Lord Xirel sent an expedition team of 500 people to the front line of Blackhammer Castle. Five hundred people is already a lot for Blackhammer Castle. However, as the largest castle in the north, this
This army is just the tip of the iceberg for Fort Watch. Edmund guessed that Earl Hillel was willing to send troops this time, perhaps because he still calls himself the King of the North, and not sending troops would seem inappropriate, so he meant it.
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However, when everyone arrived at Blackhammer Castle, they discovered that the most important person in the entire battle, Rhodes, was missing!