In the War of the Gods, there were many incidents on the continent of Eminor, the Frozen Continent and even on the later continent of Fanos where mercenaries were hired by the enemy forces and even the entire mercenary group was directly adapted into the opponent's regular army. The scale was huge.
The large number of levels involved in the mercenary group attracted the attention of senior officials of the imperial military and heads of branches of the mercenary union.
What makes the mercenary world even more embarrassed is that the country where the mercenary rebellion first appeared turned out to be the "Holy Mercenary Empire" composed entirely of mercenaries. Not only low-level mercenary groups such as G, F, and E, but also some
Individual C-level and B-level mercenary regiments threw their entire regiment into the enemy's camp.
The fundamental reason is that mercenaries, especially soldiers who join a mercenary group directly from civilians, are forced by life. Once they join a mercenary group, they often receive tasks that are all over the place and beyond the control of the mercenary. In this case
Under the current situation, 90% of mercenaries will leave their homes and wander in many countries. For them, the time they spend living in the wild far exceeds the time of handing over tasks in the city. They have almost no nostalgia for big cities.
The power of the imperial soldiers to maintain law and order not only did not give them any sense of security, but most of the time it caused obstacles for them to complete their tasks and earn poor living expenses. They had no good impression of each empire, let alone loyalty.
Mercenaries are a profession that uses blood to obtain money. Whether in a life-and-death war or in a bar, all mercenaries are accustomed to staying close to their partners and leaving their weakest side to themselves.
Brothers, they firmly believe that as long as their partners do not fall, they will not be attacked from behind by the enemy. Any mercenary will burst into tears just by silently reciting the words partner and brother several times - which mercenary
Doesn't Bing have any brothers who have used their warm chests to shield him from arrows?
Therefore, in a mercenary group with less than 100 people, as long as a few people are persuaded by the enemy, it may not take a day for the entire mercenary group to be drawn to the enemy.
There are also special cases. If most of the mercenaries in a mercenary group are composed of veterans, the result will be much better. They will become the most staunch armed force of the empire. Veterans are often very dependent on the empire, and even more on the military camps.
They are extremely nostalgic, and a lot of former Pao Ze still serve in the army. For them, the army is definitely the biggest helper in their mercenary career.
With reference to the above two completely different results, in order to prevent the mercenary rebellion from worsening, the major empires have successively adopted different policies, the most famous of which are two clauses:
Concentration order: All mercenary groups below E-level (including E-level) are forcibly dismantled and join mercenary groups above C-level in various countries; D-level mercenary groups with less than 200 people merge themselves to form large-scale mercenary groups; above
All mercenary groups are under the direct leadership of the military headquarters.
Fusion Order: A third of the cadres of the D-level and above mercenary regiments will be recruited to join the imperial army, and cadres of the same class will be recruited from the imperial army to join the mercenary regiment.
For mercenary groups and mercenaries who have rebelled, various empires have increased their punishment. The most famous law among them is a beheading order also from the mercenary world: "All human mercenaries from the Eminor continent who join the Fanos army
Or soldiers, you are traitors to mankind. No matter what the reason, once captured by a small mercenary group, kill them immediately!" This article was quickly popularized, and it became the most notorious thing in Amy's mercenary career.
One thing. According to the analysis of later military scientists, at least 300,000 soldiers died directly from this beheading order.
——Study on the history of mercenaries
Chapter 53 Alone and Alone
Chi Aotian and others heard the roar just now, but couldn't come over to ask, so they finally pushed Horns out.
Amy knew what the dwarf wanted to ask at a glance. She shook her head helplessly, briefly introduced what the dark elf had just said about the army, and expressed her own thoughts. Horns suddenly heard it, Amy
The analysis is quite reasonable, and more attention should be paid to "household matters" that are difficult for honest officials to deal with.
Seeing that Amy could not change the topic, she smiled bitterly and persuaded the brothers to put away their useless curiosity - it was not easy to expose family scandals, and they still had to solve their own affairs.
Horns saw that Amy was under a lot of pressure, and gave some words of comfort, saying that Amy should not worry too much about defending the city, and put more energy into these difficult things to deal with.
Ying had already run back to her room, and what happened just now was inevitable for Ying - judging from her father's past actions, especially the quarrels between her parents, and the quarrels between her father and grandparents, the girl could almost imagine
The tone and demeanor of my father just now. In the entire elf village, there is simply no one like my father.
Amy stood in front of the door of her room without being stunned for a while. Before becoming a young mercenary, she had been living with her grandfather and Uncle Chi since she was a child. After becoming an adult, she got along with Da Qingshan, Chi Aotian, and Huo Huo.
Although Enns, a young man who neglects wealth and values justice, although under the influence of Chi Hanfeng, Amy is also very hopeful about plundering money, these methods are due to two reasons: First, the expanding surface of the small mercenary group
And it brings more family burdens to the ice and snow boy; secondly, at any time, either do nothing or do the best thing, including making money, and you must maximize the benefits. This is Amy's principle. In reality
, Amy herself is quite poor. Even when attending the grandest palace banquet, she wears a standard mercenary uniform. Almost all the money is used to invest in the construction of the mercenary group. Sometimes it is enough to buy Ying a piece of clothing.
Although she is very strapped for money, fortunately Ying is extremely good at this. Not only does she not need to buy anything, but she also strives to buy the cheapest one once in a while - the most common saying of elf girls: "I don't want anything, you don't want anything."
Don’t spend money indiscriminately.” Why is there such a big gap between father and daughter who are born by blood?
Not only do you have no money, but even if you have money, do you have to satisfy the elf who claims to be Yingying's father? Amy is not sure that if Yingying is bought from this person for 1 million, then Amy will definitely do it.
, although Amy often laughs at herself as a bad person, this middle-aged elf needs to be described as despicable.
It would be great if Uncle Chi Hanfeng was on the side. To deal with such a despicable person, we really need Chi Hanfeng's shameless and angry rogue skills. Thinking of this, Amy couldn't help but smile.
Amy gently opened the door and could see the little girl lying on the bed with her shoulders shaking slowly - a hero is saddened by a beauty, is Amy considered a hero? Alas, in fact, even a non-hero can be saddened by a beauty. Amy felt her heart
Like broken petals falling to the ground.
Gently pulling the girl up from the bed, the sheets were already wet. Amy made the little girl happy: "Little guy, you must tell me next time you cry. I will find a bowl to catch the gold."
Beans can be sold for a lot of money."
Ying felt sour in her heart. After listening to Amy's lame jokes, she slightly raised the corners of her mouth to reassure Amy.
"It's okay, doesn't your father just like money? Let's do this. After this war, the small mercenary group will be withdrawn to an inland city. As far as I know, the mercenary unions in various places have left a lot of information about treasure hunting.
There are old tasks, some of them are hundreds of years old, and the bonuses are huge. We will all take it, and then we will go on adventures every day. Well, we will definitely call Luer when the time comes. We can also secretly ride the mounts of Daqingshan. In addition,
, In addition, listen to me, I think most of the treasures are hidden in the dragon's lair. I guess no dragon dares to contradict Lu'er. I believe the harvest will be very rich - hehe, if it is really not enough, arrange for Lu'er to
You will use blackmail to turn your son upside down. Can't you just give the money to your father?"
Although the girl was only 16 years old, she knew that Amy was teasing her. She gently held Amy's numb curly hair with her delicate hands and nodded slightly.
The news spread very quickly, and as soon as Ying's mood stabilized, Da Qingshan, who got the news, asked Sha Ruo to invite Amy.
Da Qingshan likes to be quiet, so he lives next door to Chi Aotian. On the other side is Sha Ruo's house. When he opened the door, Chi Aotian was also in the house. The two of them can be regarded as a pair of weirdos. They don't like to talk, and they are both.
Taught by a master - Chi Hanfeng now only admits to having two direct disciples. Amy had to learn the two-handed sword because she had to learn it. If she hadn't picked Da Qingshan as her precious apprentice later, the Chimen Knight Spear would be equipped with a one-handed sword.
The shield was almost lost, so Chi Hanfeng, who was quite vindictive, refused to admit that he had ever taught Amy how to handle a three-legged cat and a four-legged dog.
The two young men in black, Da Qingshan and Chi Aotian, like to do the most is to stay in a room, read books and play chess. Amy sometimes joked that Chi Aotian was interfering with Da Qingshan and Sha Ruo as a third party.
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Chi Aotian and Da Qingshan both knew Amy well, and they could immediately detect the depression hidden in their friend's heart.
The Holy Dragon Knight is now in a very miserable condition. His back was severely injured and he has to lie on his stomach when sleeping. He patted the chair beside the bed with his generous palm: "Sit down. What, Yingying's father is here again?"
Amy shook her head with a wry smile: "Hey, I really didn't expect to meet such a person. Alas, do you remember when we lived in a small village in the past? What books did you read about how many young heroes came from ordinary backgrounds and eventually won countless beauties?
At that time, we were still wondering why we need women, especially so many women, and how much meat is needed to raise them. Uncle Chi also laughed at us. Now, we know that it is really a dream. To be honest, if we can avoid Yingying’s father
, I even want to give up everything and hide in a deserted ravine to live."
"Haha," Da Qingshan smiled honestly: "You think very well."
"Well, I really envy you and Sha Ruo. They are ordinary, ordinary, and leisurely. It would be great if I could be like this." With her friends accompanying her, Amy's mood improved a lot.
"Okay, now that you're in a good mood, we won't keep you. Go and enlighten Miss Ying." Da Qingshan smiled and dismissed the guests.
"Tch-" Amy made a mocking sound disdainfully: "You are here to enlighten me, not to see you hurt, or I will destroy you."
Back in her room again, Sha Ruo was still chatting with Yingying in a low voice, and the little girl was in much better spirits. For Amy and Ying, both of their families were incomplete and they had never had any experience in handling family affairs.
, in this predicament, we can only take one step at a time.
In order to prevent being actually assassinated by the dark elves, from that day on, Amy was surrounded by four more bodyguards. They were from the prairie elf archer and blocking swordsman battalions, and they were all outstanding leaders above the rank of corps commander.
In the blink of an eye, it was already the sixth day of being trapped in the ice port. The reinforcements that were supposed to come had not arrived. However, a group of swordsmen from the Wild Eagle Swordsman Battalion, a small mercenary group sent to the imperial capital to deliver a message, all returned. The news they brought back was mixed:
A mixed group of 2,700 people who came from the hinterland of the empire for support encountered an ambush 40 miles south of Duanbing Port. The Wild Eagle Swordsman brought back a briefing about the battle: When the mixed group passed by on the mainland highway
, were suddenly attacked at the same time. The enemy was ambushing in the dense forests on both sides of the mainland highway. The nearly two-foot-wide drainage ditches on both sides of the road did not pose any obstacle to the enemy at all. The bear warriors and orc warriors wearing heavy armor
Waving the nearly two-meter-long wolf fang with both hands, they swarmed forward, and the huge destructive power caused the imperial army to collapse instantly.
In the close combat, the extraordinary combat power displayed by these foreign soldiers was beyond the ability of the ordinary soldiers of the empire. The battle ended in less than an hour. The captain, deputy captain, and three squadron captains of the brigade were all killed, except for the knights.
More than 100 people escaped, and all other soldiers died in a bloody battle. According to the soldiers who escaped from death, there were actually not many enemies participating in the raid, and there would definitely not be more than one squadron. However, since the imperial soldiers had no defense, especially the knight troops
, there is no room to expand at all, and the large-scale destructive power displayed by the Tomahawk and the Wolf Fang is far beyond expectations, which is why the results are so disparate.
On the same day, another mixed brigade that passed here and assembled at Duanbing Port arrived and saw the enemy cleaning the battlefield. The commander was extra cautious and sent knight troops to raid the enemy's remaining soldiers, and led other soldiers closer to the imperial capital.
The news that makes Amy and others happy is that the commander of the reinforcements from Scambrai, the imperial capital, is the former Fire Lion Army commander Fan Viscount who has been activated again.
Hearing that this guy was in command, the young men of the small mercenary group let out a long sigh at the same time - among the soldiers they knew, Fan Zijue was as cunning as a fox. It's no wonder that there was a rumor in the Imperial Capital before that the Lion River Defense Area
It's a fiery red fox leading a group of flaming lions. The only worry is that judging from Fan Zijue's previous battles, he is definitely too calm and lacks energy. He is afraid that the Fanos soldiers will not be able to eat meat if they lie in wait for a long time.
Finally, he made up his mind to attack the city.
In the next three days, Amy, Chi Aotian, Horns and others personally led the mercenaries, swordsman battalion soldiers and indigenous residents to repair Duanbing Port almost watertight - the three city gates were not only completely sealed with steel bars
Welded together, all the stones removed from the house were piled up behind the city gate; the beams from the house were also removed and piled one by one on the city wall to prepare for use when the enemy attacks the city; facing the
The sea side is covered with large pieces of gravel, which not only prevents the enemy from attacking with boats, but also prevents the enemy from using their strength even if they come up. A 5-meter-high stone wall is also built on the sea wall. All men aged 14 to 60 years old
Take turns to defend the city, and distribute the hand crossbows that have just been made to the most knowledgeable residents among them - they don't have the same range and power as the enemy, but they can still take care of things.
Amy often laughs at himself that he will not become an excellent general - the so-called famous generals are based on the fact that one general becomes famous and his bones are withered. He is afraid of killing people in war, especially his own people, so he can only make great efforts to defend the city.
After a lot of effort, the construction site was divided into two shifts and worked day and night.
It was already the ninth day of being trapped. Late at night, Amy shook off the dust and returned to the small yard where she lived. The lights were still on, and the figure of the little girl reading was reflected on the window. Elves like to be clean by nature, so Amy stayed in the house again.
Even if she is tired, she takes a shower before entering the house. In the past few days, Ying's mood has calmed down a lot, and Amy's mood has also improved a lot.
As soon as she entered the bathroom, Amy turned on the palm oil lamp and suddenly felt a biting coldness - I don't know which little mercenary had taken a bath just now. The ground was full of water, but there was a place on the wall on the left where nothing had fallen.
Water stains. Amy suddenly threw out the oil lamp in her hand, and the ice blade behind her came out of its sheath. In the darkness, Amy put the big sword behind her back and pressed it tightly against a wall - just now, someone must have stuck it like this.
on the wall, so the water did not splash onto the wall.
The little mercenary outside immediately understood what had happened. Two long black swords tore the wooden door apart, and the wood chips flying away from the force hit the wall. Four guards broke into the bathroom at the same time. Amy suddenly kicked it over.
A wooden basin filled with water was splashed around. The water was suddenly intercepted in an open space. After a curse, a shadow covered with water droplets jumped out of the window. The prairie elf had just finished drawing the long bow.
Mi quickly stopped the arrow feathers that were about to be shot.
Ying heard the noise outside in the house and immediately realized what had happened. She rushed out barefoot, her face turned pale in fright. After seeing Amy, she threw herself into Amy's arms.
Cried out.
Amy asked the four guards not to tell anyone else about this matter, and then accompanied Ying to answer the question. In the room, the little girl couldn't speak for a long time. When she put the girl on the bed, she realized that the elf's left foot had just rushed out of the door.
The body was torn in an instant, and blood continued to flow out.
When applying the medicine, Ying stared at Amy motionlessly. After Amy finished applying the medicine, she slowly discussed with Amy: "Amy, I know you are very busy, but I am really afraid of you.
See if you can spend more time with me every day?"
"Okay. No problem." Amy knew that she had frightened Ying just now. At that moment, no matter which one of the two had a problem, it would be something difficult for Ying to face in her life, so she quickly agreed.
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"Look, there are 12 hours in a day. You sleep for 4 hours every day. You need 1 hour to eat. There are still 7 hours left. You are very busy. You can set aside 3 hours for work. You spend 4 hours with me every day.
An hour, okay?" The girl looked at Amy with tears on her face.
The young man hesitated for a moment. For Amy at this time, time was the most precious. From getting up in the morning to evening, he spent at least 6 hours on the city wall every day, and ate with the soldiers - there were tens of thousands of tigers and wolves outside.
The army (in the true sense of the word, the army of tigers and wolves) might suddenly attack the city at any time. When sleeping at night, all the little mercenaries would sleep with their clothes on and their swords under their pillows.
Ying saw that Amy was in trouble and added: "I only need three days, I think I won't be so nervous, okay, Amy."
"Okay, I'll try my best..." Amy hugged her lover gently.
The next day, Amy invited Horns over early in the morning and asked for a day off. Horns seemed to have heard about what happened last night and did not show any surprise at all. Except for a tour of the city at noon,
Amy basically spends the rest of her time with Ying.
Early on the third day, a small mercenary suddenly came to report that there seemed to be movement in the enemy camp. Starting from the second half of last night, there were many more lights in the camp than before. Horns and Chi Aotian both came to see Amy.
After exchanging opinions, they finally agreed on the idea that the enemy's troops who had gone to ambush various places had probably returned.
Amy and Horns quickly arranged for more civilians to participate in the defense of the city during the day, and a large number of elite soldiers withdrew from the city wall. According to Amy and Horns' conjecture, the opposing soldiers had extraordinary powers that were far superior to humans.
Vision is poor, especially at night. From this point of view, it is extremely likely that a real war will break out at night.
When she was halfway busy, Amy suddenly remembered what she had promised Ying. She smiled bitterly and promised Horns again, and returned to the house to accompany Ying. Of course, during this period, a group of maids came almost every half hour.
Bing came to ask for specific arrangements. Amy no longer knew which aspect she should feel guilty about.
On the fourth day, the situation outside was already quite serious. According to the observation of Gui Gui, the captain of the Duanbing Port Swordsman Battalion, the number of fireworks in the opponent's camp had at least doubled, which means that it had at least doubled here in the past two nights.
soldiers. The Vulture Knight who went to contact Viscount Fan also brought back a letter from the reinforcements commander.
His Excellency Baron Amy: (Viscount Fan likes to talk about the title of someone with a lower title than his own. If the reverse is true, he will only address the other person by his or her official title.)
Three days after setting off from the imperial capital, in order to avoid being attacked by the enemy, especially at night, we only traveled 20 miles a day and made contact with the enemy five days ago.
In the past few days, several small-scale battles have occurred, with casualties on each side. I am also very pleased that the enemy is entangled with us here, which means that there are not too many enemies here. Therefore, I estimate that they have
It is difficult to concentrate efforts to attack the city.
However, since the day before yesterday, the enemy's daily provocative behavior has suddenly decreased. Last night, we planned to launch a sneak attack on the enemy's camp, but unexpectedly there was no one in the camp.
We are worried that the enemy has gathered and will launch a sudden attack on Duanbing Port. Therefore, we ask the generals of the small mercenary group to strengthen the defense. Reinforcements will arrive within three days.
So much.
Amy looked at the letter helplessly. This Fan Zijue was really not an ordinary cautious person. However, his judgment was also correct. Although Duanbing Port was not a big city, with 4,000 regular soldiers and tens of thousands of people, the city could still be defended.
It can be defended for a few days. Fortunately, he is cautious. If he rushes in rashly, if he is ambushed by the Fanos Army and ends up wiping out all the elite troops, it is estimated that it will be at least half a month before the imperial capital wants to pull out another army of the same quality.
Something happened.
Seeing Amy's worried look, especially as the sun gradually set, Amy became more and more worried about whether the enemy would make a sneak attack. Ying finally couldn't help it anymore: "Amy, you stayed with me for four hours yesterday and the day before yesterday.
, Today, you stayed with me for 2 hours, and I will give you the remaining two hours. You can go about your business - remember:" Ying Liangli's eyes stared at Amy closely: "You promise.
My, you stayed with me for 10 hours in total, and I gave you 2 hours back."
Amy kissed the cute girl gently and rushed out quickly.
That night was an unforgettable night for the residents of Duanbing Port.
At 2 o'clock in the night, Amy and several main cadres leaned behind the city wall with their weapons. The walls were replaced by troops directly under the small mercenary regiment, and even the two major knight teams were put on the changing of the guard list. Everyone under the city wall
The houses were filled with drafted civilians, and outside the door were shelves filled with weapons.
The attack of the Fanos Legion started at 2:15 in the morning, almost without any warning. The first wave of arrows fell, and then hundreds of ladders were set up under the city wall, and large rocks were hung from the night.
The sound of the wind hit all places with lanterns. In the first 10 minutes, the number of casualties in the small mercenary group exceeded all the losses on the first day. Most of the victims did not even see the enemy's ugly face.
It fell down on the city wall. At least 20% of the crenellations on the front were smashed so that the original appearance could not be seen.
Sharp sirens echoed throughout the city.
Behind the city wall, the large trebuchets that the small mercenary group had recently built began to show their power. The people who controlled these equipment were the most elite troops of the small mercenary group - the magic swordsmen battalion. The magic swordsmen continued to bless the stones.
Apply a relatively stable magic, and then use a catapult to launch it. As the stone flies rapidly in the air, it turns into a roaring fireball, a crystal ice ball, or simply a larger clod of soil, whizzing towards the enemy.
position.
It wasn't until these burning boulders continued to fall that the small mercenary group roughly knew how many enemies it faced: on the front, there were at least 40 catapults and more than 20 crash carts. Behind the siege equipment,
There were 3 to 5 brigades waiting for orders in order, and the dark soldiers under their feet had completely blocked the moat.
Compared with human soldiers, Fanos soldiers are much better in individual combat qualities. These soldiers hang their boots around their necks and start crawling slowly after nightfall to ambush the city. The small mercenary group is here to
To prevent the enemy from sneak attack, a burst of bows and arrows were scattered every once in a while, and quite a few Fanos soldiers were nailed to the ground by the arrows. However, no soldier made a sound until the blood was all gone.
"Cut the thunder stone!" A young swordsman ran wildly from the front of the city and yelled to convey the order just issued by Horns.
Thunder stones are the most commonly used means of urban defense warfare. Every other crenel is hung with dark wood half a meter outside the crenel, and the front is tied to the crenel with steel wire. Each cloth bag is tied with 5 to 10 irregular pieces of about 10 kilograms.
Once the stone is cut, the mouth of the bag will open, and the stone inside will roll down with a sound as loud as thunder. The city wall is more than 10 meters high. Once such a large stone is hit, no matter where it is, it will at least lose its mobility.
Stones rained down suddenly, and one could clearly feel the ladder slanting up was being trembled by the stones. The sound of stones falling to the ground under the city wall, screams, and the sound of flesh falling to the ground could not be heard.
At night, human vision is far less good than that of orcs. All the original lanterns on the city wall have been knocked out, and orcs have climbed up some of the crenellations. The only advantage for the city defenders is that the walls are all filled with mercenaries.
The warriors of the regiment, especially the great swordsmen, who abandoned their armor and shield defense in close combat, used all their agility to pursue faster and more fatal blows, even compared to the half-orcs who were born warriors.
With the relative advantage, coupled with the numerical advantage, except for two places where the enemy had reached more than 20 people, most of the breaches were sealed.
The swordsmen battalion of Duanbing Port and the civilians rushed up from the city wall with torches held high. The centaur archers outside the city unleashed their arrows again. In the darkness, the blazing torches became the best targets, and screams immediately rang out.
In fact, in the second siege of Duanbing Port, the centaur archers played a great role. From 3 a.m. until the sun rose at 6 a.m., all the soldiers in Duanbing Port had to fight with the enemy in the dark.
The prairie elf archers rushed up to the city wall, and this one-sided advantage was slightly resolved. The two races, prairie elves and centaurs, are equally familiar with bows and arrows. Both races use 1.5-meter long bows, and their range is also
They were basically the same. Behind the crenellations of the city wall, the prairie elves not only had a height advantage but also had natural defense power. The centaur camp was immediately in chaos, and a large number of centaurs fell to the ground where there was still snow. The remaining centaurs quickly fell to the ground.
Retreating to a safe distance - In any siege battle, unless the archers have an absolute advantage over the defenders, no one is stupid enough to confront the enemy head-on. However, once a torch or light appears, under the protection of the giant shield,
Next, the centaur archers will fire a volley. The purpose is very simple, which is to maintain the advantage of vision.
The frequency of the Fanos catapults is launched faster. In this regard, the Fanos Army has a greater advantage than the defenders of the Icebreaker Port. The orcs' strong bodies can make and use weapons that are two sizes larger than the small mercenary group.
The catapult has an effective catapult distance of 20 steps. If it were not necessary to throw the stone over the city wall, all the catapults of the small mercenary group would be destroyed.
The city wall offensive and defensive battle was really lackluster in terms of excitement. Just like any ordinary battle, the attacker's only goal was to use flesh and blood to consume the defender's limited troops, and the defender's expectation was only to use the advantages of the city wall to concentrate more troops.
Multiple troops will destroy the enemy in the process of climbing without any offensive and defensive capabilities, until most of the offensive and defensive troops are consumed and finally lose combat effectiveness.
Just like any fruitless urban offensive and defensive battle, when the sun rose, the three-hour offensive and defensive battle ended. It was not because the coaches of both sides didn’t want to fight, but because they really couldn’t fight and there were no extra troops to fight again.
Invested.
That night, there were 18,000 Fanos soldiers composed of three legions. The first three thousand-man teams that entered the battle no longer needed to be rebuilt. The five thousand-man teams that were invested later had a minimum casualty ratio of more than 30%. 4
There were 1,000 men and 49 centurions. Under the city of Port City, a complete Bearman team of 1,000 men responsible for launching catapults had a death rate of 20% and 100% injuries. And only 20% of the catapults they controlled were still alive.
The value of repair and reuse. The death rate of a complete Centaur force of a thousand men is 30%, but the injuries are quite few - enough to show the skills of the prairie elf archers.
The situation was even more disastrous for the small mercenary group. Except for Da Qingshan, the top command of the mercenary group was injured and could not participate in the battle. The other five leaders were all thrown into the front line as ordinary combat forces. At the last moment before the sun rose,
Daqingshan, who had to sit in the center and take command of the entire army due to his injury, ordered the last complete unit in his hand, the small mercenary group Mad Eagle Swordsman Battalion, to enter the city wall defense battle as ordinary soldiers with a slightly trembling voice.
Up to 50% of the Great Swordsman Battalion died, 30% of the Prairie Elf Archer Battalion died, 30% of the Demon Swordsman Battalion died, 35% of the Berserker Battalion and Mad Knight Battalion soldiers died, and at least 20 Berserkers finally entered the berserk stage.
, 40% of the soldiers of the Knight Battalion were killed. The total number of 2,000 swordsmen of the Duanbing Port Swordsman Battalion after the First World War, including seriously injured soldiers, did not exceed 800, and the death rate was as high as 60%; the casualty rate of several small mercenary groups that participated in the defense
Reaching 55%. That night, more than 50% of the families in Duanbing Port lost their relatives, not even just one. According to incomplete statistics later, among the 15,000 soldiers and civilians who participated in the defensive battle, the death rate was as high as 45%, and no one was killed.
There were no injuries. Amy was hit by an arrow in the left shoulder, Horns was injured in the back, Chi Aotian was injured in the left elbow, Ying woke up from her sleep and rushed to help defend, but her leg was injured...
When the small mercenary group compiled the casualty figures early the next morning, everyone present was shocked. The only thing that made the cadres of the small mercenary group feel a little lucky was that compared with the number of killed members of the old members of the small mercenary group,
Shao, after all, has experienced several large-scale melees and fights, and knows how to avoid fatal attacks at the most critical moment.
Later generations were very surprised that the Fanos soldiers still had four complete thousand-man troops and did not go into the war in the end. Most people believed that in the last moments of the siege, the small mercenary group had reached the end of its rope, and several city walls
It had been breached. As the coach of Fanos at the time, it was impossible not to know. As far as the fact itself is concerned, at the end of the war, the three commanders of Fanos reached a consensus for the first time - to give up the attack. Under the circumstances at that time
Next, if the last combat power is invested, the city may eventually be captured, but the struggling small mercenary group will definitely bring greater trauma to the Fanos Army. The Western Expedition Army's leapfrog strategy
The core is to seize a seaport as a base camp for the follow-up troops, rather than to eliminate the small mercenary group. In this situation, even if the enemy in front of them is completely wiped out and the city is occupied, the imperial reinforcements are just 50 miles away, and the severely damaged Fanos Army
There is no doubt whether we can defend the city, so it is better to leave our living strength behind and make further plans.
On the second night after the siege, under the cover of the howling southeast wind, the Fanos Army retreated quietly. Just like any great army, although they suffered heavy losses and 40% of their companions were injured, Fanos Army retreated quietly.
The camp of the Sri Lanka Army was cleansed, and except for the necessary military flags, everything was taken away.
It was not until the third day when the small mercenary group sent out the Crazy Vulture Swordsmen to investigate that they found that there were no enemies left in front of them. Amy, Horns, Daqingshan, and Chi Aotian were extremely surprised and sent out all the Crazy Vultures.
The Swordsman Battalion searched everywhere, but in the vast snowfields of the northern mountainous area, the Fanos Army seemed to have never appeared. Amy immediately sent someone to quickly notify the still hesitating Lord Fan Viscount, and then received an accurate reply, reinforcements (
There is no point in supporting him at this time) will arrive the next day.
On the night when the soldiers and civilians of Duanbing Port celebrated the successful defense of the city, something earth-shattering happened to the small mercenary group: Late at night, the leader of the mercenary group, Amy, who had been working hard for more than 10 days, woke up from a deep sleep.
, I stroked Ying out of habit - where there was once a warm body, there was only a cold feeling.