The spring of the sixth year of the Magic Calendar was a period of time that residents of the surrounding villages and towns of Rhodes City could not bear to look back on - in fact, the vast majority of villagers also lost the right to recall.
Except for the villages and towns that had surrendered before the first attack and defense of Rhode City, all villages within 80 miles from Rhode City were listed as targets of attack. Most of these villages and towns already knew about the coming disaster, and the wealthy residents had already fled, and the remaining
Most of the residents below have already thought of countermeasures - surrendering can save their lives, and no one is stupid enough to make fun of their own lives.
It is a pity that when the residents took the initiative to open the wooden gate of the town, they were still violently pushed into the square by the soldiers. Of course, the Black Dragon Knights would not take the blame themselves. The reason was ready: originally, with His Excellency Chi Aotian's
With a bodhisattva heart (described like a ghost), all the villages and towns that surrendered can be saved. However, because the defenders of Rhodes City did not surrender, the general had no choice but to drive the people to attack the city. The knights deliberately concealed the fact that the Grand Duke of Iron Hand Blocking the River had already
News of leading his troops into the war.
The residents, who were full of expectations, realized that their stupid actions just now were simply inviting a wolf into the house - letting these unarmed residents attack Rhode City was no different from directly massacring the town.
Some bold young people even said something like this in front of the invaders: "If I had known this, I might as well have fought tooth and nail to prevent you from coming in..." Most of the words ended abruptly.
The knight in black swept across the sky with his moon-washing scimitar, and the young head flew high with strong hatred. The cold words rang out amid the shrill cries of the town residents: "The villages and towns that dared to resist have long since died!
There is still a way to survive by assisting in the siege, otherwise, it is a dead end now. Those who are willing to participate in the siege activities stand to the left, and those who are not willing to stay put!"
The frightened crowd stumbled and rolled to the left. The knights jumped off their horses and, together with the Allies, tied finger-thick brown ropes one by one to the left arms of the residents. Every 10 people chose a certain length.
A long sword will be distributed immediately. If anyone dares to escape, he will be killed immediately without any formalities. Otherwise... if one escapes, the other nine will be killed! There are 10 teams tied to each big rope, and a leader of a hundred people will be selected.
As a military officer, the centurion has the power of life and death over his subordinates. If anyone is found escaping, he will be killed immediately without reporting to his superiors. As long as 10 of the centurion's subordinates escape, the centurion will be killed. During the siege, the centurion is also used as a deployment force.
smallest unit.
While crying, the white-haired old woman, the seven or eight-year-old child who was not yet sensible, and the beautiful young woman were tightly tied together with long ropes like rice dumplings. As for the middle-aged men, they were tied alone in another team.
The black-armored knight openly stated the purpose of such separate treatment - if anyone dares to escape, once discovered, without any reason, he will kill his family first, and then hunt down the fugitive. The atmosphere of terror and death is always shrouded in it.
"Beg, whether it's to the God of Creation or the God of Damn Light, beg them to let you live. I solemnly declare that for the residents who finally return to their villages alive, you will own all the property of the deceased." The hard-hearted soldier
They spread similar vicious words around Rhodes City.
There are always some lucky residents who are lucky enough to escape under the iron heel of the devil in black. Most of the residents ran to Rhode City to cry. The bad news quickly spread to every Rhode City resident. Cities like Rhode City and Duanbing Port are very similar.
Most of the city residents' ancestors lived in nearby towns, and they had more or less relatives. This kind of news would undoubtedly be a fatal blow to the morale of the local city defenders, especially the residents who assisted the city defenders.
Earl Mingfa died in battle, and the owner of the city guard has been replaced by the Grand Duke Iron Hands. The Earl's body is still displayed in the backyard, waiting for the immediate family members of the Earl who successfully defeated the enemy to bury him. This is also a sweat-blooded iron cavalry mercenary.
The Grand Duke even closed the Count's eyes with his own hands as the head of the regiment meant.
"Your Majesty, why don't you stop those rioters from breaking into Rhodes City? What kind of behavior do the residents cry on the city wall? Why don't you chop off the heads of a few rioters to make a warning to others?" The Holy See's special envoy Rawada looked ashen as a hundred thousand people.
Why are you still nagging the Grand Duke? You can’t blame the special envoy for being unable to keep his composure. Such constant sighs and low cries are the most likely to disturb the military morale. In many wars, unstable military morale is the main factor in defeat.
.Otherwise, tens of thousands of years ago, the soldier sage Han Xin would not have been able to use his embarrassment from all sides to split the overlord Xiang Yu's loyal and loyal soldiers into pieces and lose them. Chi Aotian's strategy is indeed easy to be regarded as a general.
figure it out.
But, what can we do if we see it? How many soldiers and residents are really going to be killed?
Tieshou Banjiang shook his head helplessly: "Mr. High Priest, if it was really as simple as cutting off a few people's heads, I would have given the order a long time ago. I'm afraid that if you cut off the heads, you would really lose the support of the people. If that were the case,
, I'm afraid that if Chi Aotian's army doesn't attack here, the residents and soldiers in the city who hate us will sacrifice us."
"Are you kidding me?" Rawada said with an exaggerated expression of surprise: "You are ranked 9th on the battle spirit list, and you are also a dragon knight. Are you still afraid of the mob?"
Idiot! The Grand Duke frowned subconsciously. He didn't expect that the highest-ranking priest in front of him would have such a ridiculous idea. The so-called superb warriors only exist in the arena. In war, even if
The brave man who ranks first on the battle soul list can dodge an arrow shot by a bad old man with no purpose at all? Most famous generals do not have the chance to die in the hands of famous generals with the same reputation.
It is really an honor to kill an officer. Just be afraid... Hey, after most officers die, even the soldiers around them don't understand how they died. Even, they are dragged to death by their beloved mounts.
Things happen frequently. The idea of using the fighting power of a brave man to challenge the residents and soldiers of a city must only be thought of by those who devoutly believe in gods.
Immediately, the Grand Duke forgave Rawada's ignorance and ignorance in his heart. Didn't the so-called Holy Church develop by promoting ignorance and ignorance? Saying such a thing at this time should be the most normal behavior.
Bar.
"Should I think about it again? If there is nothing else, I will go up to the city wall to check the defense." The Grand Duke of Melendia wisely chose to avoid this man who believed in gods.
"We must shut up those rioters!"
Huh, it's better to guard against the people's mouth than to guard against the river. If it works, it will really be a ghost. Such words floated in the heart of the Grand Duke.
Fortunately, as the sun slowly sank into the prairie to the west, we finally saw dust flying in the sky in the distance - reinforcements. The reinforcements were coming. The Grand Duke's sharp eyes could even see the dragon knight flying in mid-air.
Less than an hour later, the three commanders Chi Aotian, Su Wen, and Tayang all knew the news. The forest elf who delivered the letter bowed respectfully and then took the vulture and trotted a few steps, and turned over very quickly.
Quickly disappeared into the night.
Seeing the appearance of the Iron Hands, most people were mentally prepared for the iron knights to join the battle. There were four thousand-man teams, including at least three knight thousand-man teams. A legion of 3,000 knights, no need to think too much,
It is definitely not easy to deal with. The thunderous reputation of the Sweat-Blooded Iron Cavalry Mercenary Group was not bought with money. It was earned by thousands of mercenaries with their knives, blood, and young lives. There is nothing under the great reputation.
Virtual warrior?
The three people unanimously ordered the troops to start advancing at night: if more residents participate in the battle, even if the city cannot be conquered, at least it will consume more of the combat power of the Sweat-blooded Iron Cavalry Mercenary Regiment. Then the real siege of the city should be relatively easy.
It's easier, that's enough.
March 28, Spring, Year 6 of the Magical Calendar, night.
The east gate of Rhodes City was quietly pushed open, and countless knights in red armor filed out silently. All the war horses were wrapped in cotton cloth with iron hooves, and the iron bits were buckled so tightly that they could not make any sound. All the knights
They covered their mouths with a white silk handkerchief. They were still able to line up neatly under the moonlight, which already showed the combat power of this knight force.
A fantasy beast knight waved his hand, and the popping sound of raindrops falling to the ground continued to sound, and the war horse trotted forward quickly.
Night attack - more accurately, a sneak attack. After discussion between the Grand Duke of Melendia and the two deputy captains, everyone agreed that this was what must be done.
In order to effectively coerce the local residents, the Black Dragon Knights divided the entire team into three parts. The combat power of each part will inevitably be weakened. Using the high-speed moving light knights to eat one or two of them at lightning speed, it is also possible
It became possible.
The combat strength of the Sweat-Blooded Iron Cavalry Mercenary Group at this time is that in addition to the three light knight brigades and one heavy knight corps that have arrived in Rhode City, there is also a thousand-man prairie archer brigade that has been ordered to reinforce them after a day and a half journey.
The team that was trapped in the attack was a group of three light knights. After a day and a half of repairs, the young knights have recovered. The heavy knights will not be sent out. Not to mention the slow speed of these guys wrapped in iron blocks, they are in the surprise attack.
In this special battle, it is not good to respond to the light knights.
The Grand Duke himself is responsible for staying and defending the city. First of all, it can improve morale. Secondly, he has to guard against Chi Aotian's conspiracy in case this is Chi Aotian's conspiracy.
It was easy to reach an agreement on which troop to attack. The headquarters led by Chi Aotian must have been excluded first. Chi Aotian himself is quite astonishing. It is not necessarily certain to have a dragon knight plus a few fantasy beast knights.
It can contain him. And the Chinese army is often the most powerful force. According to the news from the fleeing residents of nearby towns, the Chinese army is mainly composed of the Earthly Dragon Knights. If light knights attack the Earthly Dragon Knights, it is estimated that they will not seek death.
Far away. To deal with the heavily armed dragon knights, there are only two units that are most comfortable - longbowmen and spearmen.
The ones that were finally delineated were Su Wen's troops east of Rhode City. On the west side of Rhode City, there were several small rivers, which were not very conducive to the knights' high-speed movement, while the east side was completely flat grassland.
After a day and a half of continuous attacks, Su Wen's troops have involved the residents of six villages. At this time, the soldiers under his command are composed of: 2,000 allied infantry, 1,500 cavalry who have been promoted to auxiliary troops and allies, and the Black Dragon Knights
A squadron of trainee knights costs 1,200, and a squad of heavy knights costs 300. In addition, Captain Chang Qing of the small mercenary group and more than 50 mad eagle swordsmen are also in this unit. At the end of the team, there are more than 14,000 people dragging forward.
residents near Rhodes City.
It is the afternoon of March 29, Spring, Year 6 of the Magical Calendar.
Han Han, the deputy leader of the Sweat-Blooded Iron Cavalry Mercenary Regiment, rode his fire dragon and looked down at a very high altitude. A fire was burning in a village and town, and thick smoke was billowing from it. It seemed that this
The village must have resisted, otherwise, according to the news released by the Black Dragon Knights, it would be impossible to burn the entire village and town.
Except for a small number of soldiers standing guard on the periphery and guarding the nearby residents who were bundled into groups, most of the soldiers had already rushed into the villages and towns. It was not clear what they were doing in the thick smoke. You can imagine from the faint cries.
come out.
The giant dragon hovered lightly in the air for a while, and then rose to a higher place.
Ten miles away from the town, more than 3,000 war horses were quietly gnawing on the turf on the ground. The knights were sitting next to their mounts, waiting for the deputy captain. In the war on the grassland, the vast majority were war horses.
In the war between the two armies, in order to maintain their horse power, most armies would even dismount their horses and walk during ordinary marches. Of course, except for armies that had the money to provide knights with two or more mounts.
The roar of the dragon's wings tearing the air continued to sound in the sky. Hanhan waved to the mercenaries on the red dragon, and all the knights stood up from the ground with a cheer...
"Today will be an unforgettable day for the entire mercenary world. The war between empires finally led to a war between A-class mercenary groups. Brothers, in the past few years, countless people have asked me countless times
:Who is stronger, the small mercenary group or the sweat-blooded cavalry mercenary group? They said that the small mercenary group is so good, and how it completed the victory on Xilin Island and Duanbing Port under the siege of dozens of times more powerful enemies.
The mercenary's duty to defend the land. Today, as a knight, as a mercenary, driven by the mercenary's duty to defend the land, the Sweat-blooded Cavalry Mercenary Group, we will have to face the little mercenaries who have turned into invaders.
Regiment." The fiery red dragon spread its wings flat, letting the strong wind blow from its side. On the dragon beast's back, the invincible brave man half stood up, and his bright eyes swept over every knight.
The heart-stirring words came from mid-air again: "The banner of the Sweat and Blood Iron Cavalry has never fallen in the past thirty years. Today, I believe that it will not fall either! Brothers, for the sake of the country,
For the sake of the mercenaries' duty to defend their land, and for the banner of the Sweat-blooded Cavalry that will never fall, we use our spears to defend our dignity."
"Defend dignity! The Sweat-blooded Cavalry will win!" Another deputy commander, Temugora, led his phantom beast and ran past the formation with his right arm raised high. The four huge hooves of the war elephant pounded the ground with a loud roar.
. A voice like a roaring mountain and a tsunami broke out among the young knights: "Defend your dignity, and the iron knights with sweat and blood will win!"
"Let's go." Timogora waved his hand and gave the order, leading his mount to roar out.