After Boyd determined the caravan's route, he immediately set out to arrange an ambush. There were only more than forty guards in the caravan, and eight of them were sent by his side. It would be too easy to eliminate this caravan.
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Although it was very simple, Boyd still made adequate preparations. After experiencing a major defeat, he was now very cautious, personally surveyed the terrain, and made what he thought was a foolproof arrangement.
When Boyd was preparing for the ambush, he encountered a big trouble. The city defense battalion combined with several leading nobles to form a battle group and came to encircle and suppress them. Moreover, they did not search the mountains, but knew that
Their hiding place went straight to this mountain col.
Fortunately, there were Wyke and others in the city, and they discovered the movement of the city defense battalion in advance, and hurriedly reported it to Boyd. After Boyd learned the news, he did not panic. Although it was relatively critical, it was not out of control yet.
After Boyd calmly thought for a moment, he guessed who revealed their hiding place. It must be Viscount Raul and his son. Seeing that they were not taking action, the father and son resorted to this bad trick. They were really not a good person.
thing.
However, it is useless for Boyd to be angry now. He has no evidence now, and naturally there is no way to go to them to accuse them. However, this account must be recorded and he must make up for it in the future.
After thinking about it, Boyd gritted his teeth, suppressed the anger burning in his heart, took a deep breath, and ordered his men to move. Boyd, who had been a bandit leader, still knew the strategy of the Three Cunning Rabbits.
However, the battle group led by the city defense battalion was not in vain. They were also eager for revenge and plunged into the ambush set by Boyd. The vanguard was defeated and suffered heavy casualties.
Although, in the end, they stormed in, the mountain col was completely empty, leaving only domestic garbage. This made the palace viscount in charge of the command very angry. He killed the hunter who reported the news to him with one sword.
Although I had given him a large bounty a week ago.
This small victory boosted Boyd's confidence and the morale of his men. They were confident in the next ambush battle, but what they didn't know was that their every move was under the observation of Balian's scouts.
Down.
When the storm was raging outside the city of Valombre, the nobles and wealthy businessmen in the city were not idle. They took over the gambling games of the big shots in the palace in the tavern that provided gambling tables, and they all asked whether the newly promoted Baron Balian could do it.
Make a bet to win the bandit.
Especially after the news came out that the city defense camp failed and was defeated, many civilians also participated in this bet. However, most people were betting that Balian would definitely lose. After all, he defeated the Toba pirates just
Heard.
Although there is the head of the Tuba pirate outside the city, no one believes that Balian can defeat at least 300 bandits with the help of a hundred recruited refugees and twenty or thirty personal guards.
Look at the 500-man battle group put together by the commander of the Rencheng Defense Battalion. They suffered a lot at the hands of those bandits. They were 500 soldiers who had undergone systematic training and were well-equipped.
infantry.
It was precisely because of this that the casino adjusted the odds of this bet that everyone thought had no suspense to 1 to 30. Basically no one was betting on Bellion anyway.
After the aggrieved Bran told Balian and Eomer the news, Balian just smiled slightly. He asked Bran to take out all the silver coins that Viscount Raul compensated him, and use the names of multiple people to go to the city.
Bet in.
As long as you win, it will be 300,000 dinars. This money will not be earned in vain. Anyway, there are many rich people in Valombre, so it is okay to harvest them.
After Bran heard this order, he was stunned for a moment, but after being kicked by Eomer, he immediately understood. He immediately went to Wallombre to place bets in the name of the guards.
Although this attack by the city defense camp is a good thing for Balian, after all, if Boyd has this small victory, he will be more proud, more likely to make mistakes, and his own ambush will be more likely to succeed.
However, the victory of the bandits also put pressure on Balian. Whether it was the Earl of Loire, the Earl of Alpine Castle or the Earl of David, they all wrote to him, advising him not to care about face. It would be okay to break the contract this time, and no one would blame him.
of.
Some people in the southern faction and the court were spreading rumors about Balian's cowardice and spreading rumors that these bandits were about to attack some wealthy towns near Lake Saint-Martin, making everyone nervous.
Xi's.
These things naturally put some pressure on Balian in public opinion, but Balian just replied to the three earls who cared about him and told them not to worry. He already had a complete plan, and he ignored other people's words.
After training for more than ten days, Balian felt that the training time was still very short, but the two supervisors were already very satisfied with the infantry that Balian had trained for more than ten days. This group of infantry with very good discipline was already better than
Those trash guys in the city defense camp are much stronger.
It was precisely with this judgment in mind that they kept urging Balian to send troops. Of course, this was also partly because they both had problems after staying here for nearly half a month. After all, Balian only allowed them to bring troops.
Ears, eyes, and mouths were not allowed.
If he had time, Balian would definitely want to train for a few more days despite the pressure, but now he can't delay it any longer. This is not because of the pressure everyone puts on him.
The main reason is that if he cannot fight as soon as possible, he is afraid that Boyd will discover the problem after he calms down. By then, his strategic plan will be aborted, and it is very likely that Boyd will turn around and ambush him.
At that time, it would be really embarrassing. Balian didn't want to do this. He planned to show his face, but ended up showing his butt. Then he was destined to become a joke in the Principality of Brick. By then, this would be all-consuming.
The hard-earned baron will also be taken away.
In his previous life, Balian always felt that winning time for peaceful development and gaining opportunities for strategic preparation was weak nonsense. However, when he actually commanded a battle that determined the lives and deaths of many people, he discovered why the big shots were like this.
speak.
However, right now, time is running out. Regardless of whether you are ready or not, you must start now. How can you be fully prepared? Many things will not happen until you are ready.
The cold wind suddenly rose and blew away the few remaining yellow leaves on the sycamore tree in front of the house. After taking a look, Balian finally made up his mind.