Four hundred and seventieth chapters disappear in the invisible
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A heavily armed Western Border Army of a flag regiment broke into the camp of the noble coalition and surrounded more than a thousand men who originally belonged to Earl Fran.
Now that Count Fran has been killed, Duke Ross will naturally not forget the men he brought with him. After all, in addition to Count Fran, he also has several viscounts who came together and more than a thousand warriors armed to the teeth.
Soldiers, the equipment of these more than a thousand people is better than the private soldiers brought by other nobles. Many even use heavy armor made by dwarves, which is more luxurious than the equipment of the Guards, and most of them are French.
If the soldiers who had been fed by the Count learned that Count Fran had died inexplicably in the meeting hall, and the officers of the Fran family were teasing him, it would not be impossible for them to cause some trouble.
Richard was free and easy when he killed someone, but he didn't consider the aftermath at all, and the Duke of Ross had to send the Western Army to wipe his ass.
Of course, according to Duke Ross's order, although this Western Army was fully armed and murderous, its original intention was not to slaughter all the soldiers under Count Fran, but to temporarily disarm them and separate the troops a little.
He will be appeased and will be added to other teams in a few days.
After all, these elites of more than a thousand people are a rare fighting force at this time. Now Longxingguan is short of men, and the Western Border Army is not so murderous against this group of soldiers who are also human beings.
The coalition of nobles recruited from the central plains were alone in a large camp. The quality of these soldiers brought by the nobles varied. Some were elite soldiers who could fight, and some were only wearing thin armor and were no more than peasants.
The troops are stronger, and they do not cooperate with each other as well as the Kingdom's regular army or the Western Army. Naturally, they cannot be directly added to the legion. They can only be concentrated in this camp as a supplementary force.
When the Western Army broke into the camp of the noble coalition with the Duke of Ross's warrant, there was basically no obstruction.
This camp is located in Longxing Pass. There are basically no defenses. They just pull some wooden stakes and gather them together. The nobles inside also form independent small camps according to their own families or factions. Looking at the Western Territory
Most of the soldiers entered with the mentality of watching the excitement.
It's just that although the Western Army has no murderous intentions, the scene in the camp where Earl Fran is located is a different story.
"What's going on? Why did the Ross family's Western Army suddenly surround us?"
"Is it possible that Earl Fran was exposed?"
"I'm afraid there is something wrong with the count. Ross suddenly called a military meeting before. Now that Count Fran has not come back, the Western Army has surrounded us. We must have been exposed. I'm afraid something unexpected has happened to Lord Fran."
"What should we do now? The Western Border Army requires us to hand over our weapons and wait for follow-up arrangements."
"Submit your weapons? Don't forget how the kingdom dealt with our divine religion. If we surrender our weapons, we may become meat on the chopping board and be slaughtered by others."
"But now we have been surrounded by the Western Border Army. Besides, we have no chance to escape in Longxing Pass."
"It's better to fight them than to catch them without help!"
"Yes, we can only fight hard. When the battle starts, we will create as much chaos as possible. If we can cause chaos in the coalition camp, there may be a glimmer of hope."
Although this possibility is slim, it is not completely hopeless. After all, the surrounding coalition forces are not subordinate to each other. If a battle breaks out, there is a high possibility of being inexplicably chaotic. If you take this opportunity to create chaos and escape from the camp, there is still a slight chance.
Of course, this opportunity is only a little better than ten deaths and no life, and it just gives everyone a little hope.
"Okay! After resisting the first round of attacks by the Western Border Army, we will find the weak points of the encirclement and start breaking out!"
"yes!"
Several officers looked at each other and finally said something in unison.
"The rising sun is eternal!"
The team led by Earl Fran was the one who sneaked into Dragon's Breathing Pass one step ahead of Mi Xiu. Originally, they would follow the oracle of the Lord of the Rising Sun and take the opportunity to launch a rebellion when the battle was most intense, triggering chaos in the city and assisting the orcs.
Enter customs.
Earl Fran is the leader of this team. Earl Fran is himself a nobleman who was instigated by the church. He has believed in the Rising Sun Religion for several generations and has been indulging in the development of the Rising Sun Religion in his territory.
Not only did the church develop in the earldom, but several surrounding viscounties were also eroded by the church to varying degrees. This elite group of more than a thousand people was basically composed of believers of the Rising Sun Cult, and they trained in the earldom all year round, because
They have been preparing for battle, so this army is far better than the private soldiers of ordinary nobles in terms of training and equipment.
Compared with the regular army of the kingdom, it may only be slightly inferior to the Western Border Army and some Longxinguan Ace Legions that have been fighting all year round. It is even more capable than the Imperial Guard.
Originally, someone like Earl Fran, who had been lurking in the deep sea for generations, was not so easy to discover. According to his original plan, it was very likely that he could lurk until the war started before being discovered. It was just that he didn't want to mess with anyone, so he wanted to mess with Li.
Check.
Richard, who was suffocating after being beaten by the old orc, was in need of a punching bag. Someone came to the door just in time to let Richard vent his frustration.
It is fitting that Earl Fran was unlucky. Originally, it was just because Richard had ruined the arrangement of the Rising Sun Cult in the royal capital. Earl Fran, who wanted to jump out and give Richard some eye drops, would never have imagined that Richard could not even follow the procedures.
If he didn't leave, he would kill him directly and completely expose his companions.
Outside the camp of Earl Fran's army, the soldiers of the Western Border Army had completely surrounded the camp and were ready to attack. At this time, the leader of the Western Border Army's flag regiment also discovered that something was wrong.
These people from the Western Border Army are all soldiers who have been in the war for a long time. From their perspective, they can naturally see that this camp is set up very well. Not only is it arranged in an extremely orderly manner, but shallow trenches are also dug in some key locations.
There are things such as horses and other things placed, and troop handles are distributed at key positions. They are quite vigilant. I'm afraid it will take some effort to break through this camp.
Originally, there was nothing unusual about the Fran family's camp. Maybe the flag commander of the Western Border Army saw it and looked at him with a high regard, feeling that the leader of the other party knew the troops and even wanted to make some friends.
But now looking at it from another angle, I can only feel that the Fran family is really full of doubts. They are clearly in Longxi Pass, but they still dug shallow trenches and arranged to resist horses.
If the orcs break the Dragon's Breath Pass, such a camp will not be of much use. Who are they guarding against? Obviously they are not guarding against the orcs. I originally heard that Richard killed Count Fran's Western Army Flag Regiment in the meeting hall.
The director also felt that Richard was a bit bullying, but now he only felt admiration because these people really had problems.
Soon, the response from the camp completely confirmed his suspicions.
"Master Flag Captain! The people of the Fran family refused to come out and surrender their weapons. They said they must let Count Fran come back before they can obey the order!"
When Earl Fran comes back, I'm afraid he will have to carry the body back. That guy has already become the ghost under Richard's sword. How can he come back?
"Tell them to give them another quarter of an hour to surrender their weapons to our army immediately. When the time is up, we will launch an attack immediately!"
"Yes, sir!"
Afterwards, the commander of the flag regiment ordered the messenger to report the situation here to the Duke of Ross.
As soon as the soldiers who conveyed the message left, there was a roar in the camp.
"The rising sun is eternal!"
The shouts of thousands of people made the nobles watching the show change their colors. There was actually a traitor to the Rising Sun Cult among them.
The commander of the Western Army Flag Regiment, who was responsible for leading the troops to control Earl Fran's military camp, immediately turned ugly. He was slightly afraid. If Lord Richard hadn't seen through the identities of these people, what would happen to them when the orcs attacked Longxing Pass?
If they were to launch an attack, these more than a thousand church elites would cause no telling how much damage they would cause and how much trouble they would bring to the defenders.
After being frightened, the flag leader felt deep hatred in his heart. The situation was already so difficult, but there were still people acting as second-guessing men. These people were simply more hateful than the orcs.
Then, the flag commander gave a vicious order:
"Choose the vanguard camp! Prepare to attack!"
Then he added:
"No prisoners will be taken in this battle!"
"Dong, dong, dong..."
As the drum beat sounded, the Western Border Army's forward selection battalion, which had already been prepared for war, began to move forward to face the Fran Army's camp, which was already prepared...
In the main camp of the Fran Army, Fran, who had the highest status, was inexplicably killed by Richard when he went to the meeting hall for a meeting. At this time, the command was discussed by several people at the same time, so there was something wrong with the command system.
"Who asked you to lead everyone to shout slogans? You can obviously delay it for a while."
"Wouldn't it be better to shout to boost morale? What's the use of delaying this time? It's better to fight early than to fight late. Is there any difference?"
"Okay, okay, the opponent has already started attacking, don't talk about this."
"You can't order many troops like this. I suggest that the Bishop of Als should be under unified command and everyone should assist in the battle!"
"good!"
The situation was urgent, and several officers agreed without much hesitation. The Bishop of Als originally had the highest prestige among the congregation, and his strength was equal to that of everyone. Now that Earl Fran is away, the Bishop of Als has taken temporary command.
It's also reasonable.
"The Western Border Army has begun to attack. Everyone, please return to your positions and take good care of your people. At least you must withstand this attack!"
"good!"
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"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh..."
Before the two parties came into contact, they both greeted each other with a round of arrows. The arrows thrown by the two parties intersected in the air, and some arrows even intersected in mid-air and fell to the ground.
Of course, most of the arrows still fell into the opponent's formation. In just a hundred steps, both sides shot at least a thousand arrows each, but the results achieved could only be said to be unsatisfactory.
The selection battalions of the Western Border Army are all warriors equipped with heavy armor. The mail armor is lined with leather armor, and the upper body is also hung with a chain mail turtle back. It is extremely difficult for ordinary arrows to break through the defense except in extremely unlucky situations.
On the contrary, it is possible for the powerful crossbows to break the defense at close range, but the soldiers in the front row of the Western Border Army are all advancing with large shields. Those powerful crossbows that shoot flatly can't do anything to the heavy shields.
Except for a few unlucky ones who were shot to the ground, other soldiers who were hit by arrows continued to move forward with arrows hanging on their bodies.
On the other side, the arrows of the Western Army did not cause much damage to the Fran family. The soldiers of the Fran Army were even more luxurious than the Western Army. They were all heavy armor made of gold.
, not to mention that the arrows were hard to damage, they also had the camp's horse-repelling fence as a cover, and only a few people fell here and there.
Next, we still have to fight in close quarters to determine the success or failure of the battle.
"kill!"
When they were about ten steps away, the attacking Western Army suddenly made a noise. The swordsmen holding shields in front covered the spearmen behind them and rushed forward, crossing the shallow ditch in front. This shallow ditch was only used to prevent horses.
Yes, it actually has little effect on people.
Originally, there were horse-rejection restrictions, and the Western Army could enter the camp to attack not many people at once. Logically speaking, this place should be slowly grinded and sawed for several rounds before advancing, but the Western Army's performance was extremely fierce.
The sword players in the front row simply ignored the opponent's numerical advantage, and just two or three people formed an arc and headed towards the Fran army's formation.
The spearmen in the back row thrust forward through the gap between the knife players, without fear of hurting the friendly troops in front.
The resistance of the people of the Fran Army was not resolute. These people who had been brainwashed by the church were still good at fighting will, but they were not as good as the veterans of the Western Army in terms of tactics and ferocity. However, they just met each other.
, they were defeated steadily by the front selection battalion of the Western Border Army, and were suddenly able to break through the outer camp.
"Master Banner Commander, let's attack them. These noble soldiers are really just scumbags. They are no match for our Western Border Army."
The leader of the flag regiment nodded while looking at the performance of the Selection Battalion. Although he did not say it arrogantly directly, he obviously agreed with his deputy. The Western Army was originally the best in the kingdom, and the Selection Battalion was the best.
You are a good player. Although it is a bit difficult to fight orcs, but when used to fight against noble private soldiers, it is not easy to capture. One attack will teach the opponent a solid lesson!
"What happened in front of us? The opponent was allowed to break through. How do you still want to resist a round of attacks and break through?"
"Let the knight push forward, and we can't let the opponent continue to advance!"
"yes!"
Als did not expect that the people who were so confident in resisting the Western Army's attack at the beginning would be defeated so quickly. If the soldiers' fighting will had not been tenacious, the Western Army might have been defeated just after the encounter.
"Boom, boom, boom!"
After the three passes, the heavy-handed swordsmen and axemen of the Western Border Army also attacked together, completely disrupting the formation of the front line of the Fran Army. After all, these elite soldiers who have been trained and raised are not as good as those of the Western Border Army who can fight for real.
The soldiers were too rigid in fighting, and the soldiers and officers lacked experience. They were no match for the fierce and flexible Western Army. The rhythm of the entire battle was completely controlled by the Western Army.
The surrounding nobles stared at the battle in front of them with wide eyes. The flag commander of the Western Border Army did not drive them away or ask them to join the battle. In his opinion, having these private soldiers of the nobles join the battle would cause him trouble, so he might as well use his own
The Western Army under his command cut through the mess with a sharp knife and quickly eliminated this spy force, and at the same time let these nobles see the combat power of the Western Army.
It is said that seeing is better than hearing a hundred times. These nobles who came to help now truly felt the combat effectiveness of the Western Army. The Fran Army, which was already considered an elite in their eyes, actually had no ability to resist in front of the Western Army. This was still the Western Army.
Most of the army was out of action, but a considerable number of selected forward battalions were able to defeat the Fran army without the ability to fight back.
"boom!"
Finally, the overwhelming Western Army finally encountered some decent resistance. Several Western Army swordsmen and axemen were chopped down to the ground. There was a faint light of fighting spirit in the battle circle. The knights in the Fran Army took action...