Volume Two: The Iron-Blooded Baron Chapter 206: The Bloody Battle of Amondin (29)
After ordering his men to cut off the heads of the pirates and collect them, Balian and the others also left Waterside Town. The heads were important evidence to prove their military exploits, especially since the skin color of the Toba pirates was similar to that of the people on the Weilin continent.
There is a certain difference and it is easy to identify.
They set up ambushes in Bangshui Town twice, and once again harvested more than 500 pirate heads. After pickling the pirate heads with quicklime in a carriage, the pirate heads were sent back to Nolandenburg.
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This time, to evacuate Fort Norland, Balian asked his men to burn the town down. After all, the same strategy had been used twice, and it was impossible to use it a third time. Since it was useless,
Well, then burn the town and let the Tuba pirates who come back suffer from the cold in the heavy snow.
After finishing these tasks, Balian led more than 300 people under his command, braved the heavy snow, and rushed at night to hide near the city of Amundine.
The reason for such a desperate snowy night march is that after the first heavy snowfall in winter, the temperature will not be that low. When the snow stops and the sun comes out, the road will definitely be muddy, and the marching efficiency will be greatly affected.
, if you cannot arrive at the city of Amundine in time and recapture this town, many unexpected surprises will occur.
Not only that, marching on the muddy road makes it easier for the pirates to find their traces. If they are caught up by the desperate Tuba pirates, if they count on the three hundred of them to fight against the two thousand pirates, the outcome will not be long.
Think about it.
Although the march on a snowy night was somewhat inconsiderate to the soldiers, the morale of the Nolandenburg soldiers who had won three consecutive victories was very high, and no one had any objections.
At the same time, in order to prevent the soldiers from falling behind when marching on a snowy night, Balian had everyone strung up with ropes. One team was strung up in a string, and everyone was on the same rope. If anyone stumbled or was so sleepy that he almost fell down.
, the people around you can help you in time, so that no brother will be left behind.
After a night and day of rapid marching, the soldiers of the Noradenburg Infantry Regiment arrived at an uninhabited village five miles outside the city of Amundine, and quietly hid here in the wind and snow.
In order to prevent the pirates from discovering it, Balian and his men did not light a fire or boil water for cooking. Instead, everyone stayed in the house to rest and were not allowed to move.
After all, this place is under the nose of an army of two thousand pirates. If they discover it, Balian's tired army will really be sent to the door to die.
Of course, the reason why Balian was so confident was mainly because of the news brought by Bahrain's reconnaissance team. The defeated army of Wolf Lord Cardo returned to the city of Amundine half a day before them. There was news of the complete collapse of the entire army.
Now, the pirates in the city will no longer have the intention to search around the city of Amundine.
"Crack!" With a sound, a delicate painted pottery wine glass was thrown to the ground and smashed into pieces. Then, Count Escalade's scolding was heard, "Cardo, you are usually reckless, but why is it such a big thing?
How can you be so careless? A man as smart as Arthedain has suffered a great loss from Balian, and yet you are so careless and have lost the lives of so many brothers!"
After scolding him, Count Escalade glared at him fiercely and asked: "You said yourself that this was the opportunity you fought for, but you messed up. What do you think we should do?"
Wolf Lord Cardo's face was red. Some time ago, he was kneeling here and was scolded by the Earl. It was Asedan who was surrounded by other wolf Lords. Today, it is him who was the audience.
"Sir, you saved my life. You can fight or kill me as you wish. I did not lose this battle unjustly. I really underestimated the boy from Nolandenburg." Wolf Lord Cardo answered quite simply.
, and are not afraid of beheading.
After hearing this, Count Escalade stared into his eyes seriously and continued to ask: "Are you really not afraid that I will kill you?"
Wolf Lord Cardo puffed up his chest and stared into Count Escalade's eyes. He replied: "I'm not afraid. The worst I can do is use my skull as a bowl for you."
"Hahaha!" After hearing Wolf Lord Cardo's words, everyone present, including Count Escalade, laughed.
Count Escalade smiled and said: "Okay, get up quickly. I don't want to use such a big wine bowl. I will write down your guilt for this defeat first, and I will calculate the general ledger later."
After hearing that Count Escalade spared him, Wolf Lord Cardo was stunned for a long time, then he widened his eyes and asked: "Is it true? Sir, are you not going to kill me?"
"Get up quickly, Cardo, my lord really forgives you, don't kneel there anymore, it's so cold on the floor." The wolf lord Asedan on the side advised.
Seeing Count Escalade smiling and ignoring him, he knew that he would not be punished this time. He stood up and said to everyone happily: "My lord, brothers, this Nolandenburg is called Balian.
You boy, you really know how to fight, but I am too stupid. The brothers who were left behind before were attacked by them at night, why didn’t I think of taking precautions?"
After hearing this, Wolf Lord Su Er laughed and scolded him: "You are a pig-brained person. In addition to fighting every day, you only eat and drink. Your mind is already full of wine and meat. How can you think clearly? You better not lead troops out in the future."
When Wolf Lord Cardo heard this, he was a little unhappy. He looked at Wolf Lord Sur dissatisfied and said to him: "Don't laugh at me. That's because you have never fought against Balian. Brother Arthedain and I were defeated."
Under his command, I don't think you will be an exception."
"Shut up, everyone!"
When Wolf Lord Sur heard this, he was about to retaliate when he heard a loud shout. He couldn't help but keep silent and didn't dare to make any more noise. The same was true for others.
Count Escalade glanced at the crowd and said: "A twenty-year-old young knight, with hundreds of peasants, slaughtered a thousand brothers, is this glorious? Are you still talking about who is stronger and who is weaker?
Don’t you feel ashamed?”
Seeing that their boss was angry, they quickly knelt down, saying that they did not dare to disobey and listened to Count Escalade's instructions.
"It is impossible to extinguish Balian's arrogance here in the direct county. We can only wait until we retreat to Yangweixuo County. I have a hunch that we will definitely have a battle with this young Brick noble.
If you want to fight, then you have to pick up the lost dignity of the people of Toba Island." Count Escalade said slowly.
"As you command, my lord!" the four wolf masters, Cardo, Arthedan, Sur, and Sogg, responded in unison.
"Okay, let's discuss how to withdraw to Bangshui Town. The first snow is over, and the Karl River is about to freeze. We need to leave quickly. Moreover, I heard from Brother Sorg that after the first snowfall,
After a snowfall, the roads will be very muddy, which will also slow down our march. We must quickly come up with a plan and withdraw quickly. With these money, food, materials and people, we will win!" Count Escalade said