Chapter two hundred and forty fifth attempt to break through
late at night
The moon that was supposed to give a glimmer of light to the dark night sky was blocked by clouds, and the entire northern land was plunged into a pitch-black night that made it impossible to see even one's fingers.
But there was something slightly different in the countryside that was supposed to be quiet in the dead of night and filled with the sounds of frogs and insects.
On the unnamed hills near Xiaoshi Village, a large number of Hunter family garrison troops gathered here. Tens of thousands of torches illuminated the area brightly, and the sounds of insects and frogs were restrained.
"Be careful, don't go into the forest, report any abnormalities immediately, and don't be too lazy to fight!"
"yes!"
In just half a day, at least tens of thousands of peasant soldiers gathered here, and their mobilization speed was much faster than that of the kingdom's regular army.
This speed was possible because, first, it was a home battle. The garrison, peasants and soldiers who came here were locals, they were not far away and they were very familiar with the journey.
Secondly, the Hunter family's wartime mobilization ability has always been good. The control and mastery of each village is absolutely the best among all the nobles in the kingdom. Compared with other lords who only collect taxes and levy and basically ignore other things, the Hunter family is in
Every village has grassroots officials, and the management is quite complete. It is not surprising that such a speed of mobilization can be achieved.
The speed of the encirclement was within Richard's expectation, but far exceeded Tal's expectation.
Through the gaps in the leaves in the forest, Tal looked at the dense crowd of torches nearby with a gloomy expression. He had never seen this kind of vast ocean of people's war.
In Tal's mind, as long as he persists at night in the hilly forest, there is always a chance to escape under the cover of darkness.
After all, their team is very capable, with a small number and strong strength. It is not difficult to break through some weak encirclements at night. But now with the layers of torches outside, the number of people has obviously exceeded Tal's expectation.
In Tal's impression, even the Lanster family shouldn't have such a terrifying mobilization ability, as long as he doesn't go to the snowy city and won't be surrounded by the army.
"Lord Tal, do we want to continue?"
Behind Tarr, in addition to Hypatia, there were more than a dozen capable orc warriors, all holding weapons in their hands, and they seemed to be preparing to break out under the cover of night.
But seeing the number of people and the posture of the Hunter family, I couldn't help but ask in a slightly hesitant tone.
"Continue! Try not to alert the opponent's manpower for a while to avoid a fight. If you are discovered, you must resolve the fight in the shortest possible time. Do you understand?"
"yes!"
The Orc warriors following Tal responded with a low voice in order to avoid making too much noise.
"Set off…"
Breaking out under such circumstances could be said to be a rash advance, but Tal had no choice but to wait until dark. If it took two more days, this area might be surrounded so much that even mosquitoes could not fly.
outside the hills
Richard led a group of cavalry gathered together, ready to go out at any time, as if they were sure that a battle would happen tonight.
Behind Richard, in addition to Zebul and other champion knights, there is also the great knight Hardman who has planned to follow the Hunter family wholeheartedly. Although Richard has appointed himself the leader of the Red Flame Knights, he has already shared a lot of daily management.
Although Demen and Hardmen have not been together for a long time, with their own strength, they can barely be considered to have touched the core of the Hunter family.
Hardmen also looked solemn at this time. Although his side had an absolute advantage at the moment, Hardmen's good habits developed at Dragon's Breath Pass made him never look down on the orcs. Since they were infiltrated orcs, no matter what, Never be too careful.
"There are enemies, there are enemies!"
"Dang, Dang, Dang..."
The clear sound of the gong spread very widely in the dark night, but it was particularly harsh in Tal's ears. It was unlucky for them to bypass the patrol, but not escape the secret whistles. These secret whistles were specially selected. Among the half-elves who are famous for their eyesight, they are the ones with excellent eyesight.
Before the secret whistler could sense him, he spotted Tal and others who were trying to break out. Without saying a word, he rang the golden gong in his hand.
It can be said that one stone stirred up a thousand waves. A large number of patrols began to approach the place where the gongs and drums were ringing, putting Tal and others who had just broken through the first patrol line into an extremely embarrassing situation.
If we continue to break through now, I am afraid that we will face the pursuit of cavalry. They may not run slower than war horses in a short period of time, but if they really get into trouble, except for Tarr and Hypatia, the other orcs will slowly be chased by war horses. Not to mention that the other party has an existence like Red Dragon, so the probability of escaping is extremely slim.
But retreating is no different from slow death. After tonight, the human defense line will only become more and more solid, and there will be no chance of escape.
"Qiang!"
Instead of waiting for a slow death, it is better to fight in the dark, and maybe there is a chance to escape.
Having made up his mind, Tal took out the long knife that was originally in the scabbard and prepared to lead his men in a life-and-death fight.
"Stop chasing, let's go! Break through toward the southwest!"
After stopping drinking and trying to catch up with Hypatia to kill the secret sentry just now, Tal directly issued the breakout order and direction.
Although he also hated the whistle blowing the gong just now, and wished he could cut him and the golden gong in two, but now is not the time to vent his anger, and he can't waste a second now.
Tarr was not unprepared before preparing to break out. At least he observed the direction of the opponent's cavalry and chose the southwest to stay as far away from the opponent's cavalry as possible to buy more time.
"enemy!"
"Fire the arrow! Fire the arrow!"
"Whoosh, search, whoosh!"
An unlucky patrol happened to be blocking the way for Tarr and others to break out. This patrol was also brave. Although they had learned that the enemy was extremely dangerous and invincible, the battle was obviously inevitable at this time. Despite the circumstances, the commander of this patrol decisively gave the order and took the initiative to launch an attack.
With the development of the Hunter family, the lives of the people in the old territory of the Hunter family are getting better and better. Most of these peasant soldiers who only receive training in their spare time after busy farming have their own spears. In addition to other equipment, such as leather armor and hunting bows, almost everyone has one. Those with better conditions also asked blacksmiths and tailors to learn from the style of the Fei Xiong Army soldiers to create simple cloth armor. They were more peasants than ordinary people. The soldiers are actually much stronger.
If we must make a comparison, the Hunter family's peasant soldiers are a bit like the imperial soldiers that have not yet collapsed during the Sui and Tang Dynasties, and their combat effectiveness is still somewhat guaranteed.
Unfortunately, in the face of the absolute strength gap, this kind of bravery and training did not play a big role.
A dozen arrows shot from hunting bows pose no threat to Tarr and the others.
At a distance of less than fifty steps, these arrows aimed well at the head, but they were easily deflected and did not even have the slightest effect of blocking the attack.
The captain of the patrol team's eyes twitched when he saw this scene. Although he didn't expect a dozen hunting bows to have much effect, the other party was too relaxed.
"kill!"
He couldn't think too much. Seeing that the tall and burly enemies on the opposite side had already rushed forward, the captain of the patrol also raised his sword and led the peasant soldiers to rush forward.
The peasants and soldiers who had just fired a round of arrows did not bother to put their hunting bows back. They threw them on the ground and then straightened up the spears at hand, and rushed forward with the captain.
Although the military law of peasants and soldiers is not so harsh, if the captain dies, not only will they not win, but they will also have to suffer a heavy punishment if they survive.
"boom!"
"Chi!"
"ah!"
The captain, who was already quite capable in the eyes of the peasants and soldiers, was kicked and flew away as soon as he met the opponent's leader.
Yes, it literally means a kick. The captain, who looked mighty even though he was wearing a cloth armor, was kicked five or six meters away. The opponent didn't even bother to wave the weapon.
The patrol leader tried to struggle to get up after landing, but the heavy force obviously caused him serious injuries. He tried to get up twice and failed, and finally he lay down directly on the ground with his hands and feet twitching slightly.
The results of the peasants and soldiers behind him were no better than him. The enemies shrouded in black robes on the opposite side were like monsters in front of the peasants and soldiers. The leader's long knife could easily kill them with a short spear.
The peasant soldier who launched the thrust slashed open the people with their weapons, and blood spattered on several people around them.
"Let's go, don't be wary!"
When Tarr finished speaking, Hypatia's scimitar took away another life.
In just a few seconds of contact, more than a dozen people including the patrol leader fell down, and more than half of the patrol team was killed or injured. This was the reason why Tal and others were unwilling to ignite their fighting spirit to point the direction in the dark night. They relied entirely on their
Combat experience and physical fitness are crushing.
After Tal gave the order, everyone, including Hypatia, did not hesitate. They directly gave up on the confused enemies around them and continued to escape in the southwest direction.
Only a dozen scattered peasants and soldiers were left standing there, some of their faces even covered with the blood of their companions.
Five breaths? Ten breaths? It barely had any blocking effect, and half of the companions around him were dead. I am afraid that in today's battle, some of the surviving peasant soldiers will leave a huge shadow.
…
However, in the dark night, Tarr and others were not aware of it for the time being. Just when the golden gong sounded, the royal griffon in the sky followed them again...
