Chapter 36: Maple Leaf Manor Restoration Battle (2)
At the beginning of today, I would like to thank Si Nian A. In this book, there was an error in the character in Chapters 17 to 19. I would like to thank Si Nian A for his correction. It has been changed and approved. When I publish the article in the future, I will check it carefully to ensure that I do not make similar mistakes.
Balian and the others arrived near Maple Leaf Manor on the evening of the next day. The camp was located on a gentle slope with few trees three miles east of the gate of Maple Leaf Manor. After arranging the men and horses on guard, everyone began to set up camp and bury pots to make rice.
After a day's journey, everyone was exhausted from both the people and the animals. On the first night after entering the battlefield, except for the soldiers on guard, everyone else quickly rested. After all, there was a high probability that the surrender would fail tomorrow, and the war would still start.
After dinner the next morning, except for Balian who was guarding the camp and another leading knight and his soldiers, the rest of the troops set out and stood up and prepared according to the pre-arranged attack position.
As for the rebels, they have already arranged soldiers on the walls of Maple Leaf Manor. These people are very well equipped. The worst ones are armors with iron leather. Almost everyone wears iron helmets. Viscount Merrill and Sir Pippin approached.
Only then did I realize that my opponent was a tough opponent, and I also thought that the rebels who captured Maple Leaf Manor were probably not refugees. Otherwise, how could they have such good equipment.
Sir Pippin felt very sad at this time. Originally, because Sir Sack was killed, he was going to be sent to the frontier to serve. However, due to the protection of Viscount Merry, he was left in the county army to serve as a soldier for meritorious service.
It's better now. I originally wanted to make a contribution by recovering Maple Leaf Manor and regain trust, but I didn't expect that this would be a hard fight.
Viscount Merry didn't know what Sir Pippin next to him was thinking at this time. He was doubting whether to surrender. But doubts were doubts. Viscount Merry still sent someone to call for surrender. He saw a knight attendant under Viscount Merry holding a white flag and riding a horse.
When he came to the gate of the manor, he shouted to the top: "Please come out and answer me, the leader."
Ham held on to the crenel and replied in broken Imperial Common Tongue: "I am the leader. If you fart, let it go!"
The knight attendant was stunned for a moment, but he quickly realized that he thought the leader just had a heavy accent, "Hello, leader, I am the Palace Viscount, the envoy of Viscount Merri, the governor of the county directly under the Principality of Brick.
, came to persuade him to surrender.
You have been occupying Maple Leaf Manor for some time. We don't need to ask about your misdeeds during this period. All you have to do is lay down your arms and surrender to the respected Lord Sheriff. We guarantee your life safety with the honor of the nobles.
If you refuse, our five hundred elite Brick soldiers will attack the manor and kill every one of you."
"Hahaha!" Hearing the Brick people's persuasion to surrender, Ham laughed loudly, not caring about his conditions and threats to persuade him to surrender. "You Brick dogs, we Xingal Rangers will never surrender. If you have the ability, just do it."
Come and attack the city and see how many people you have to die to take Maple Leaf Manor."
When the knight's squire heard the words "Singal Wanderer", his eyes tightened suddenly, because he knew that in their era, only the Toba pirates called themselves "Singal Wanderer".
Because most of the ancestors of these pirates were nobles who failed in the battle for the throne of the Kingdom of Xingal fifty years ago. They called themselves wanderers of the Kingdom of Xingal, and they were entrenched on the island to rob merchant ships and go ashore to rob.
To make a living.
Since most of them were nobles, the Toba pirates not only plundered abundantly, but also had relatively good weapons and equipment, and their combat effectiveness was also very good. Many pirates were highly skilled in personal martial arts. Five Toba pirates once killed a team of ten Bricks.
Infantry matters.
Precisely because of this, when the knight's squire learned that the enemies occupying Maple Leaf Manor were Toba pirates, he couldn't help but become a little nervous, and became even less optimistic about this recapture battle, which had an uncertain future.
The knight's squire did not say goodbye to the pirate leader Ham, and quickly rode back to report to his master, Viscount Merry. When Merry heard this, he became angry and cursed the hunters for not doing anything for money, which made him very passive.
When he goes back this time, he will capture all these hunters and send them to the Snow Realm Mine to work as slave workers. But scolding is enough, now they have brought so many people here, how can they do it without giving them a beating?
What? Besides, the strength of our side is five times that of the opponent's, so the chances of winning are still very high.
Seeing that the surrender was unsuccessful and they could only attack by force, Viscount Merry told Sir Pippin that they could launch an attack. Sir Pippin drew his sword and pulled the reins of his horse to run in front of the formation.
While running, he shouted: "Brik warriors, now is the time to fulfill your oath. For the sake of the monarch and the Lord Sheriff, pull out your swords, hold on to your shields, charge forward, and kill all these filthy men."
The dragging wild dog!"
"Kill them all!" the soldiers waved
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The weapon in his hand roared in response.
"Kill!" After Sir Pippin roared, the buglers blew the horn of attack. More than 400 people divided into four sides, carrying ladders, crashed cars and began to rush towards Maple Leaf Manor. The battle of recapture officially started.
The camp was very close to the battlefield. Balian took Eomer on horseback to a high ground not far from the battlefield to observe the battle.
Almost more than half of these Toba pirates have bows and arrows. Their archery skills are very high, and almost every shot is sure to hit. Not only that, these bows are basically strong bows, and ordinary armed clothes and leather armor cannot stop them at all.
With an attack distance of less than one rim, on the frontal battlefield, more than a dozen attacking soldiers were hit by arrows and fell to the ground. The ones responsible for attacking the city gate were two trainee knights, each of whom led the better-equipped city militia.
Attack the city gate, and the other one leads the county soldiers to provide cover.
The limp hunting bows of the county soldiers could not interfere with the pirates on the city wall at all. Instead, the pirate archers who got the opportunity shot and killed several county soldier archers who were hiding behind their shields.
The long-range attack was not powerful, and the melee infantry was not powerful either. The city militia pushed the crash cart as soon as they arrived at the gate of the manor, and started to step into traps.
First, a city militiaman stepped into the pit and was stabbed into a bloody gourd by the sharp wooden stakes below. However, he was not killed on the spot. He struggled to stand up, but the result was that the more he moved, the bigger the wound became and the more blood he lost.
, and soon there was no movement amid the wailing.
Most of the time, wounded soldiers on the battlefield bring much greater fear to the army than those who died in battle. They mourn without dying, cry out in pain but it is useless, and their injuries cannot be treated.
That kind of desperate wailing sound that slowly consumes life in the helpless struggle is like a heavy hammer in everyone's heart, slowing down the charging momentum of the attacking city militia. One of the trapped soldiers
My friend couldn't bear that his friend was suffering like this, so he rushed out of the shield formation to save him.
But before he reached the pit, he was shot to death by multiple pirates' random arrows. Three heavy arrows pierced his chest, throat, and left shoulder, especially the two arrows that hit his chest and throat.
Directly hitting the vital part, he lost his life on the spot. He fell in front of the gate of Maple Leaf Manor with regret.
The apprentice knight who led the city militia had participated in several battles. He knew that he could not waste time here. He drew his sword and urged the city militia to push the crash cart to the gate.
On the way forward, three more city militiamen stepped into the pit, killing one and injuring two. Although three lives were lost, the crash car quickly advanced to the gate. With another twenty steps, they could attack the city.
The city gate was closed, which made the city militiamen excited, thinking of breaking through the city gate and killing a few more dog pirates to avenge their dead brothers.
Just as half of them were hiding under the crash cart and pushing the cart, and the other half were holding shields on both sides and continuing to rush forward, they first heard the sound of the pottery bottle hitting the crash cart and the sound of the shields cracking, and then they smelled a strange smell.
smell.
Finally, some liquid that felt like oil remained from the protective plate and shield on the crashed car. At this time, I heard several veterans who had been in the battle quickly shouted: "Be careful, the enemy is going to set off rockets, this is fucking oil."
, get out of the crash and get back quickly!"
The veterans warned that it was too late. When the oil bottle was thrown down, the rocket had already been fired. In an instant, the car crashed into a fire, and the twenty or so city militiamen below were also set on fire.
They quickly left the crashed car and ran out, but the city militiamen whose shields were on fire were not affected much. They just put the shields on the ground and quickly extinguished them. They were lucky enough to be able to slowly retreat with their shields after extinguishing the fire.
As for the urban militiamen who were hit by the car, a large number of oil bottles were thrown at them. Not only were they flammable after the car crashed, but these urban militiamen who mainly wore leather armor were also flammable.
Covered in fire, they left the crashed car and rolled on the ground, trying to put out the fire. However, the pirates on the city wall would not give them a chance to put out the fire. They shot the burning city militia with arrows. Since there was no shield to cover them,
Many city militiamen were nailed to the ground.
It would have been better if he had been shot to death on the spot. If he had not been shot to death, he would have endured the severe pain of the arrow wound and been burned by the raging fire. How could ordinary people imagine how painful it was? Several city militiamen directly wiped their own wounds with swords.
neck, lest it continue to burn and die in the fire, or in the tricks of pirates.
In view of the precedent of being shot and killed while trying to save someone, the city militiamen who retreated behind did not dare to step forward to rescue them. They could only watch their relatives and friends die tragically in front of them.
Many people cried helplessly, but they could not save their comrades from suffering. War is so cruel, and it is a real bloodshed and sacrifice. The last moment
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The person who is still joking with you may be shot to death by arrows or burned to death in the next moment. There is no reason to say that, and it doesn’t matter whose father, son, or brother you are.
If you are not careful, you will die.
After this battle, more than half of the city's militiamen lost their lives. Every one of them was dejected. They never mentioned being the main attacker. The trainee knight who led them also lost his life because he hid under the crashed car. He originally thought that the place underneath the crashed car was the strongest.
It was also the safest, but unexpectedly the place where one could lose one's life the fastest. Now he, along with his chainmail and sword, had turned into a char-like object under the gate of Maple Leaf Manor.
The frontal attack was unfavorable, and the attack from three sides was even more unfavorable. The six leading knights on the south, west, and north sides could not even climb the city wall. They all withdrew after leaving the corpses of some peasant soldiers. The pirates bowed and arrowed.
Out of range.
The six leading knights all paid a heavy price, but they did not cause any casualties to the pirates. They suffered nearly fifty casualties in today's attack. In addition to leaving some corpses and harvesting more than twenty wounded soldiers, even the pirates suffered no casualties.
The pirates haven't even touched their hair.
Seeing that the attack was not going well, Viscount Merry angrily ordered Sir Pippin to withdraw his troops. The dejected soldiers dragged their weapons and returned to the camp. Balian and Eomer had watched the entire battle and were not surprised by the result.
Eomer said to Balion: "My lord, it seems that we are not far from retreating. It is a pity that we have missed this opportunity to make military exploits."
"Yes, I estimate that if two more attacks fail, Viscount Merrill will definitely retreat, but it's not like there are no opportunities to make meritorious deeds. Maybe we can get a big credit this time." As he said that, Balian smiled mysteriously.
After a moment, Eomer was very curious, but seeing that Balion had no intention of continuing, he refrained from asking.
Then Balian and Eomer went back to perform their duties as Firehead Army. Shortly after they distributed the prepared meals to their defeated comrades, Balian received a notice. Viscount Merry sent someone to inform him to go to the Chinese Army Headquarters.
Open a war meeting.
Although I don't want to listen to these big guys insisting on me, but after all, I still have to work under them, so I can't do it.
As soon as Balian entered the Chinese army's tent, he felt something was wrong in the atmosphere. This was completely different from the relaxed atmosphere during the last combat meeting.
Now the leading knights and officers were sitting there dejectedly, and no one spoke. After Balian came in, he found a corner and sat down quietly, trying not to disturb everyone.
Not long after staying in this depressing atmosphere, Viscount Merry came to the tent. As a leader, although Viscount Merry felt uncomfortable in his heart, he still acted like he didn't care.
As soon as he came in, he looked at the dejected people and said, "What do you all look like? Everyone has their heads drooped, like eggplants beaten by frost, and they all raised their heads! Today we are just trying the level of these pirates.
, Although there are some casualties, it does not affect the overall situation. Let's discuss it carefully today and try to attack Maple Leaf Manor tomorrow, kill all these dragging wild dogs, and avenge the dead warriors! "
Although Bellian has always felt that Viscount Merritt, as a county chief, has poor ability to handle military and political affairs, he has to admit that as a politician, his emotional intelligence is indeed relatively high.
After he just finished speaking, everyone in the tent who was downcast in the tent raised their heads, and their sluggish demeanor was gone. Some young leading knights and trainee knights still clenched their fists and were in high spirits. This was a battle.
The will was ignited again.
"Sir Pippin, please summarize today's battle first." Viscount Merry asked Commander Sir Pippin to summarize today's battle.
Sir Pippin stood up quickly, "Lord Viscount, brothers, I will not talk about the number of casualties in today's battle. As you know, I will mainly talk about the reasons for our defeat in today's battle.
Let’s first talk about the biggest reason why today’s battle did not go well, that is, the reconnaissance was not in place. These slutty hunters took the bounty but did not do anything. As a result, we did not know that our opponents were pirates.
How can you not suffer big losses if you rush into the challenge?
Also, if our troops are scattered and we are divided into four sides to attack, it is definitely better to concentrate all our troops at the gate and attack the gate with all our strength. Only by using all our strength in one place can we exert the greatest power. Spread out like this
, East, West, North, South, in any direction our military strength does not have an absolute advantage."
Viscount Merri briefly analyzed the reasons why today's attack did not go well, and then sat down. His analysis was recognized by most of the people present. After all, he could not only shirk responsibility, but also attack with everyone tomorrow to reduce risks. Why?