Chapter 36: Victory in the First Battle (Follow-up)
An overwhelming barrage of crossbow bolts came through the air, and the infantrymen of Berne also raised their giant shields in front of them.
Up until this point, the Bern side had not noticed anything wrong except that some people felt that the number of arrows in the round of Aargauen was a bit too large.
The next second, when a large number of crossbow bolts easily penetrated the giant shield made of wooden boards and animal skins, shooting down the infantrymen of the Bernese Territory in pieces, everyone knew that the outcome of this war was no longer in suspense.
Otto shook his head. The armor-piercing crossbow arrows made of iron conical arrows had a good penetration effect even against heavy armor, let alone such a simple shield in front of him.
Although the Grodunning family was well prepared for this war, it was still far behind Otto.
Just as the first round of crossbow bolts were fired and the crossbowmen were reloading, the Argonaut cavalry wandering on the edge of the battlefield also launched a charge under the leadership of nobles such as Knight Charlie Baron Wade. Naturally, the target was the one who had just been attacked.
The severely damaged Bernese infantry phalanx.
Bern's side also responded quickly. While the cavalry in the Allgäu region was moving, the nobles also led their cavalry to intercept the enemy's cavalry.
Unfortunately, this is of no use, because the key to the battlefield is the two infantry phalanxes that are about to collide.
With the second round of crossbow bolts fired from the Aargauland side, Bern's infantry phalanx has been shaken. The entire formation is shaky and there is a risk of collapse at any time.
Facing the enemy's arrows that can penetrate shields and armor, even though many of Bernier's heavy infantry have experienced the baptism of war, they still feel panicked at this moment.
At this point, all it takes is a small straw to break the dying camel.
And the straw came soon, and that was the heavy infantry led by Bern, led by Otto's bodyguards.
When he saw Gent taking the lead, chopping down the Bernese infantry in front of him like a melon and a vegetable, Otto knew that this small-scale war was about to end.
He squinted his eyes slightly, not looking at the bloody battlefield. Such bloody war scenes still made him feel severe physical and psychological discomfort when he was on the battlefield for the first time.
When the evening glow appeared on the horizon, Otto had already hugged Adal, who looked exhausted and his armor was stained with blood and dirt, and started to communicate passionately.
"Oh my, your Excellency the Baron was frightened. These nobles under my command are too ignorant. How could they capture His Excellency the Baron like a cat catching a mouse?
After I go back, I will definitely criticize them. They are really outrageous and have no aristocratic demeanor at all.
Fortunately, the gods have blessed you and you were not injured. Otherwise, how should I explain to Count Grold?"
Seeing Otto's heartfelt smile, Adal looked as uncomfortable as eating a fly. Without saying a word, his body kept twisting in an attempt to break away from Otto's arm.
"Oh, what are you doing!" Faced with the opponent's struggle, Otto, who didn't want to get hurt, let go of his hand and glared at Adal dissatisfied.
"Baron Adal, I sincerely do not want to be enemies with you, the Bernie Territory, and the Grodunning family.
It's just that His Excellency the Baron insisted on challenging me to fight to see whose sword was sharper. I had no choice but to accept the challenge reluctantly.
Before the war started, I remember I made a generous offer to His Excellency the Baron, but unfortunately His Excellency the Baron did not appreciate it.
Now that the war is over, I can only reluctantly make new demands. After all, who made Argau suffer heavy casualties and lose so many soldiers this time."
When Adal heard this, he was very angry. What do you mean by the heavy casualties in the Argau Territory? From the beginning to the end of the war, it was hard to say whether there were a hundred casualties among the soldiers in the Argau Territory.
On the contrary, the Grodunning family's army suffered huge casualties at the beginning of the war. After the whole army was defeated, they were chased and killed countless people. The real heavy losses were caused by the Grodunning family.
But Adal could only roar deep in his heart. The current situation was stronger than others. Most of the nobles on the Grodunning family had been captured by Otto, so there was no way he could afford to be arrogant.
In the final analysis, it was because he lost the war. If he had won, he would probably be even more outrageous than Otto.
Now, with his life in someone else's hands, Adal could only say what Otto said, and responded with a smile that was uglier than crying:
"Baron Otto is right, everything is my fault. I don't know how much compensation we need to compensate for the damage to the Argauland before His Excellency the Baron will let us leave?"
"Well, don't worry, Baron Adal. Since we have agreed on the nature of this battle in advance, it will not harm you or other nobles. Don't worry.
As for the terms of the armistice, there is no need to worry. I have ordered people to prepare a banquet at the nearest manor. It is getting late now. Let’s go to the banquet first. We can negotiate the conditions slowly."
Otto was not in a hurry. After this battle, the main forces of the Bern and Grodunning families were destroyed, and their strength was severely damaged. If he didn't control the opponent carefully and make excessive demands, he would be too weak and could be bullied.
The result of the battle between the Allgäu and the Bernese lands, known as the "Battle of Upper Bip", quickly spread throughout the world as the fleeing soldiers on the Bernese side spread.
This small war had previously attracted the attention of many surrounding lords.
Everyone was surprised to learn that in the end, the Argau Territory defeated the Berne Territory, which had an army twice as many as its own, with very few casualties.
Could it be that the rumors were true and there really were 500 cavalry in Argauland? Otherwise, how could there be such outrageous results?
The most shocked person is undoubtedly the church whose relationship with Otto has declined rapidly.
Almost as soon as Otto won, someone quickly delivered the results of the battle to Bishop Valens.
After seeing the battle report, Valens sighed quietly and sighed softly:
"The Grodunning family is really getting worse from generation to generation."
Abbot Emma, who was standing aside, asked respectfully.
"My Lord Bishop, what should we do now? Baron Otto's ambitions for the Basel area are so obvious. Now, Baron Otto's army is so powerful that he will definitely not give up the fight for Basel even without our permission.
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Should we mobilize the Church Knights to support the Basel area?"
"What's the point of mobilizing an army? Do you really want to go to war with that Baron Otto?" Valens shook his head and warned earnestly.
"You have to remember that the church should try to avoid getting involved in secular disputes. Let's inform Basel and try not to conflict with Baron Otto.
The current situation is very delicate, and we don’t know to what extent the internal fighting in the Carolingian family will go. At this time, the church does not need to prove its power, do you understand?"