Volume Two: The Iron-Blooded Baron Chapter 190: The Bloody Battle of Amondin (13)
After the county soldiers were led out by Sir Pippin and two inner knights of Viscount Merry, the city's defenders only had about a hundred people from the city defense camp, as well as those under Sir Rudy's command.
Seventy members of the security team.
These armed forces themselves are vulnerable. It is difficult to even deal with robbers and bandits, let alone Toba pirates. Such a city of Amondine is no different from an undefended city. However, under the stimulation of three major victories
, and no one would think that the current lack of city defense power in Amundine is a problem.
Anyway, as long as all the invading Toba pirates are wiped out, the city of Amundine will be safe. Besides, there are only about a thousand pirates left. Sir Emond can kill them with two to three hundred people.
There is absolutely no doubt that five to six hundred pirates, not to mention a thousand pirates going out this time, will achieve a complete victory.
In this way, with everyone from Viscount Merry to the ordinary people below thinking so, Sir Pippin and Sir Aemond joined forces, with Sir Aemond as the commander-in-chief, and marched towards Waterside Town.
Prepare to launch the final attack on the Toba pirates who have invaded the direct county.
In an environment with biting cold wind and bleak vegetation, this army of a thousand people, which is also the main field force of the directly-affiliated county, embarked on the journey excitedly with a high will to fight and the expectation of a great victory ahead.
After Sir Pippin and the others left, Sir Rudy asked Viscount Merry to resign as commander of the city defense camp on the grounds of cold and fever. Viscount Merry, who had been in high spirits these days, didn't think much about it and thought that Sir Rudy was
Wanting to be lazy, he handed over the position of commander of the city defense battalion to one of his inner knights.
After Sir Rudy sent away his family and valuables, he ordered his servants to dig a hidden vegetable cellar in his backyard, which could hide more than ten people. He also stored several buckets of water and some food in it.
food.
Although Sir Rudy still doubts Balian's prediction in his heart, he knows that his nephew is very unusual, especially since he was captured by the robbers. He has become a different person. What he said is definitely not nonsense.
of.
It is precisely because of this that Sir Rudy is prepared. If Amondin is really attacked by the pirates, he and his close men will still have a place to hide. If they cannot escape by then, they will still be able to escape.
Hidden here.
The news that Sir Pippin left the city with the county soldiers who were guarding the city was immediately sent back. After hearing it, Earl Elade and others were very happy. Arthedain also wiped away the dejection of the defeat of Fort Noland.
, and he became energetic, knowing that he should be able to make a turnaround this time.
That day, after discussing with Count Escalade, Wolf Lord Cardo, and Wolf Lord Sur, they finally decided on a battle plan. They felt that they could completely annihilate this thousand-man Brick army at the minimum cost.
And Sir Pippin and the others, under the command of Sir Aemond, slowly marched towards Waterside Town in the cold wind. In fact, the distance from the county town of Amundine to Waterside Town was about the same as that of Norlandenburg. The army moved forward quickly.
If it worked, two or three days would be enough, but under the leadership of Sir Emond, it took a full five days to reach the outskirts of Bangshui Town.
On the day they arrived at the outskirts of Bangshui Town, the northern border of Brick received its first snowfall this winter. The snow was not very heavy, but the cold wind carrying snow particles hit their faces, which was very painful.
The reason why the journey of two or three days took five days was because when they broke camp and set out, they brought a huge caravan with them.
Due to Sir Emond's two great victories, the merchants in the city of Amundine were very confident that this coalition force would defeat the Toba pirates. It was precisely because of this that many merchants and women engaged in special professions
, all came over.
They drove carriages and carried various goods, following the coalition team. There were about five or six hundred of them. If the Tuba pirate scouts hadn't observed carefully, they would have thought that the Brick people were really together.
An army of 1,500 men emerged.
However, when they were observing the Brick camp at night, they laughed. The pirate spies were surprised to find that there was a lively market next to the army's camp, where they could eat, drink, and have fun.
Everything is available.
After setting up camp every day, many military attaches and cavalrymen who had some spare money came over to have a good time, and many military attaches stayed here overnight instead of returning to the military camp.
As the supreme commander of this army, Sir Emond, enjoyed the free treatment of this caravan accompanying the army. Of course, the price was that Sir Emond did not pursue the problems of the soldiers and military attachés who came out to eat, drink and have fun, and did not return home at night.
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Being dragged down by this huge caravan, coupled with the fact that the main commanders such as Sir Aemond and Sir Pippin were addicted to pleasure, this army of thousands of people only spent less than half a day on the road every day.
The rest of the time was spent having fun.
When the scouts passed the news to the Toba pirates, Count Escalade and the others laughed and were so happy; when Balian and his civil and military officials heard the news, their faces turned pale, even though they knew they
Military discipline is very poor, but I really didn't expect it to be this bad.
Moreover, this is not only a problem of lax military discipline, but also a big problem with commanders such as Sir Emond and Sir Pippin. This is war, not children playing house. They are really too careless and underestimate the enemy.
Already.
Balian was silent for a while, and seeing that no one was talking, he said to himself: "Hi! I sent letters to Viscount Merry and Sir Pippin, reminding them not to underestimate the Toba pirates. They are very powerful in fighting, and they are also capable of fighting.
Very cunning.
But not only did they not listen, they also felt that I was not willing to let them make great achievements, and they all had opinions about me. The more I said this, the more they thought it was easy to defeat the Tuba pirates, so what could I do?"
Eomer, who was sitting next to Balian, said with emotion: "What we can do has been done. Since they want to give us great credit, let's continue. However, after the pirates retreat, we have to organize the people and dig out the pirates."
There are more than a thousand graves.”
Hearing Eomer say this, everyone had a wry smile on their faces. Although it sounds easy to say that there are only more than a thousand graves, behind this cold number are more than a thousand living people and more than a thousand families.
.
But war is so cruel, and the loser is just a number, a cold, meaningless number. Everyone cannot see the lives behind the numbers, and the broken families behind the numbers that are full of sorrow and pain.
"Hiss..." Sir Pippin, who was sitting on the horse, was freezing. He said to Sir Aemond beside him: "My Lord Commander, shall we attack now?"
Sir Aemond smiled and waved his hand, and said: "It will get dark soon. Let's rest for the night, launch the attack early tomorrow morning, and end the battle before noon."