The riding and chopping simulator of the Lord of the Rings

Chapter 8 Gruenward's Offensive and Defensive Battle

[The battle started on the second day after the arrival of the Swadian army. In the early morning, King Halaus sent an envoy. After receiving the reply from Matt Alai, "I can guard this city wall to die of old age", the first battle was launched immediately. A wave of attacks. 】

【You saw batch after batch of ragged serfs coming out of the camp, carrying logs and soil bags, running towards the city wall, trying to build a road on the steep hillside for the army to pass through.Although you scolded King Harolds angrily in your heart for disregarding human lives, you still had to obey the orders of your superiors and ordered your archers to shoot at these serfs. 】

[And Swadia's archers also shot at the city wall behind the wooden bunkers to cover the serfs building roads to attack the city. 】

[After you discover this situation, immediately ask your archers to change their targets and shoot at the enemy's archers. Even so, the serfs in Swadia died batch after batch under the attack of your comrades. And because of your suppression, the archers on the opposite side began to focus on "taking care" of the city wall you guarded, which reduced the pressure on your teammates and made it easier for them to shoot and kill serfs. The speed of serf death did not slow down. In the meantime, you don't know whether you have done a good thing or a bad thing. 】

【This tentative battle ended in the evening. The Swadia army sent people to collect the corpses scattered on the hill. You and your soldiers watched this scene quietly. 】

[Your mood is very complicated. For most of the day, thousands of lives died in this mountainous area, and all you got was a few wooden roads that were built a few meters or tens of meters almost to the bottom of the city wall. "Take care" also injured about a dozen people. This is due to your tireless teaching of them these two days, and you equipped them with better equipment, otherwise the casualties of these recruits should be even greater. 】

[At night, you were sleeping on the battlements, and you were awakened by the sound of killing. You angrily blamed your soldiers, why did you not wake you up when the battle started? The light reflected the two groups of people who were fighting. 】

【You only found out after asking the sergeant who was guarding with you. It turned out that Matt Alai dispatched the most elite soldiers around him, carrying a sledgehammer and kerosene, and walked out of Fort Gruenwald in the dark. Prepare to destroy the road built by Liswadia during the day. It started smoothly, but was discovered by the enemy for some reason, and then the flames rose, and the sound of shouting and killing spread throughout the mountains, awakening you from your sleep. 】

[The shouts of killing outside lasted for a long time until more than a dozen people walked back to the castle with heavy steps. There are more than ten, you didn't close your eyes this night. 】

[In the early morning of the next day, when the sky was just dawn, the enemy launched an attack again. This time the attack was all regular infantry. At a glance, there must be at least five hundred Swadian sergeants and Swadian soldiers. Wadia's heavy infantry was mixed, and they assembled into five phalanxes holding infantry kite-shaped shields, and walked towards you along two relatively intact wooden passages. 】

[Your troops and your allies are trying their best to block the opponent's advance, but the effect is not obvious. There are shields in all directions, blocking the crossbow arrows from all directions. Suddenly, the killing efficiency of the shooters is greatly reduced. , Only a small number of sharpshooters can kill the enemy through the gaps in the shield, such as you, and the enemy's shooters are also trying to suppress the crossbowmen on the city wall, and the speed of the phalanx is greatly accelerated for a while. 】

[Coincidentally, there is a relatively intact wooden passage that just leads to the city wall you are guarding. The two phalanxes walked through this passage one after another with firm steps and stepped onto the four or five meter wide road. Gentle slope approached the area you were guarding step by step. You noticed with sharp eyes that two ladders protruded from the phalanx, trying to build up the city wall. You ordered your men to throw them towards the first phalanx approaching. Out of the canned kerosene, more than a dozen oil cans were thrown directly on the shields in the front half of the phalanx. After the oil cans were broken, the kerosene was splashed everywhere, and then a burning haystack was thrown by your men. He came out and threw it on the shield of the phalanx. The flames on the haystack spread out, igniting the kerosene that was thrown on the shield before, and the flames rose for a while, and half of the enemies rolled down with howls. After reaching the hillside, the remaining enemies raised their shields to resist the crossbow arrows. After paying more than a dozen lives, they retreated to the second phalanx and pressed towards the city wall again. 】

[You want your men to throw out the oil tank again, but there is no more. This is all you have. The sneak attack last night took away most of the fire oil in the city, and this thing is extremely dangerous and improperly stored. Maybe I blew up my own home. Even Fort Gruenwald doesn't have a lot of storage. Of course, another reason may be because it is expensive. 】

[Fortunately, Fort Gruenwald stored a large amount of wood and stones. The weight of these things could not be resisted by shields at all. After the enemy paid more than a dozen lives, they still failed to put the ladder on the city wall. They retreated. This morning's battle is over. 】

【You observed the number of retreating enemy troops, and concluded that because of this attack, the enemy paid at least the lives of more than 100 elite soldiers. At noon, you and your soldiers only ate a small amount of food. 】

[In the afternoon, the Swadian offensive started again. This time there was no phalanx and no elite soldiers, but a large number of militiamen with simple weapons and armor, led by a small number of Swadian light infantry , Carrying a ladder to attack the city wall, and behind them are batch after batch of serfs, who once again carried logs to repair the damaged wooden passages. 】

[The battle in the afternoon was cruel and simple. The crossbowmen on the city wall poured out their anger at the enemies all over the mountains and plains. However, the enemies this time seemed to be extraordinarily cunning. Take a few steps forward and hide again. 】

[In this way until the end of the battle, few of their teams were able to rush to the city, and there were not many casualties, only two or three hundred corpses were left behind, and most of them were still left by the serfs who maintained the passage . 】

[Most of the crossbowmen under you can't straighten their backs, many of them have started to bleed from their fingers, and the spearmen's nerves are tense, and their faces are bloodless. Although the enemy has not yet captured the top of the city, you have already The soldiers saw a trace of despair in their eyes. 】

[You didn't know until dinner at night that the battle in the other passage was more intense, and some of the enemy troops had even climbed up the city wall, and they caused huge damage to the spearmen in a short period of time. 】

[It was the elite defenders who blocked Swadia's army who climbed the city wall, and then Matt Alai led a small group of Rhodok sharpshooters to snipe them, and the crisis was resolved, otherwise the outer city might have been destroyed. After dinner, the orderly will call you for a meeting. 】

[During the meeting, you learned from Matt Alai that the Kingdom had already started discussing the details of the peace talks with Salander half a month ago. The soldiers were already on their way back at this time. 】

[Although these armies cannot compete with King Halaus on the plains, the troops can detour from Fort Almera and come to Fort Gruenwald from the mountains near Serenmeath to support them. According to the latest information, as long as Insist on two days on it, only need two days. 】

[However, it didn’t take two days at all. On the afternoon of the second day after the meeting, King Harold’s army withdrew, leaving only an army of nearly a thousand people guarding the castle of Gruenwald. The army was gone all morning, leaving the camp empty, and you didn't know what was going on, and you didn't get answers from Mat Alai. 】

[In the evening, you finally know what happened. The courier risked his life to convey the latest information from other directions in the mountains. Earl Tachias, who guarded the Fort Agoron, rebelled. He brought all the troops and Agoron Fort defected to King Harlaus. 】

[According to rumors, because King Harolds held the lives of his only son and several of his immediate nephews, Earl Tazias had to betray the Rhodok Kingdom for the life of the next generation of the family. After all Who will pass his title to when the next generation dies out of his castle?At this moment, Matt Alai's face was pale, and you saw the panic expression on his face for the first time. 】

[However, the unfortunate news is always one after another. In the morning of the next day, the news that the reinforcements will not come to Gruenwald Castle again spread like wildfire. It turns out that the Veruga First Army and the defenders of Gruenwald Castle , after getting the news from Fort Argel, he diverted directly to Imer, went to Veruga through the jungle, and ordered Matt Alai to guard Gruenwald Castle. At this time, Gruenwald Fort has become a an isolated island. 】

[Matt Alai is trying to gather all the troops to fight the enemy in the camp below the city. You know what Mater Alai thinks. If you can disperse the enemies, the situation will be much better. At least the door will not be blocked by people. There are more choices, and it will also relieve a lot of pressure on Veruga. 】

[However, many people are unwilling to participate in such a crazy adventure, especially when someone sees with their own eyes that there are often a large number of Swadian heavy cavalry coming in and out in the enemy camp, but orders are orders, and most people gather slowly Go to the gate of the city and head down the mountain until Mat Alai gave the order to return with a blue face, because he saw the infantry phalanx coming out of the enemy camp and hundreds of Swadian heavy soldiers following the phalanx. Installed cavalry. 】

[You observed for a while, the enemy should have left about two or three hundred elite troops, as well as thousands of militiamen and serfs, you can guess what the other party is thinking, as long as the castle is blocked and the defenders in the castle A chance to come out and raid their supply lines, complete the basic mission, and then not let any supplies enter the castle, the castle will break itself, that's the extra income. 】

[You know from the soldiers left behind by the enemy that King Harolds has figured out the situation in the castle, and you guess that Matt Alai also knows this. 】

[Sure enough, he came to you in the evening, and he explained the current situation to you in detail with a haggard look, telling you that the castle is far from reaching the end of the mountain, but it is inevitably slipping towards that step. 】

[There are close to 2000 people living in the castle, and the more than 1000 villagers have become a huge burden for Mat Alai at the moment. Although they brought a lot of food when they came, it is probably enough for them to eat for half a month. Many, but that's far from enough. The ghost knows how long the offensive and defensive battle of Veruga will last. Since King Harlaus has broken through to the plain of Veruga and has a stable back road, it will be very difficult for him to go back. . 】

[You asked Matt Alai curiously, why didn't you order the villagers to bring more food over? One month is too long, at most one month, if King Harlaus has not made strategic progress for so long, they will retreat. 】

[The villagers of Serendil (yes, that’s the name) only bring half a month’s worth of food each time. If it’s not enough to feed the defenders in the castle, they have to take care of them. In fact, they bring too much and can’t finish it. The defenders won't give them back either, so the villagers mostly don't carry any more food. 】

[Now he needs you to flee with these thousands of villagers, leave Gruenwald Castle, go through the mountains behind the castle, go to Serenmeath, which is three days away from here, and resettle the villagers there. 】

[It is hidden in the mountains, it is not easy to be found by the enemy, and then you need to rush back with more supplies. If you can complete this task, Matt Alai said that after the war, he will consider suggesting him Father gave you the management rights of the village of Serindir, making you a real master. 】

[You know that you can choose to refuse, but once you refuse, you can only be driven by Matt Alai as an ordinary Rhodok marksman. All your rights come from him, so you cannot refuse, and then you and Matt Alai discussed a lot of details and bargained, and is scheduled to implement the plan tomorrow night. 】

[During the day you won, you took your soldiers to change their equipment in the morning. Yes, this is part of your bargain. The SS has applied for equipment for senior soldiers. 】

[But you can only take away your original [-] subordinates, and the others still have to be returned to the other four captains. You expressed your dissatisfaction with this, but Matt Alai said on the spot, don't push yourself too far. 】

[In the afternoon, you found the village head of Serendil and the famous local people, and asked them to divide the villagers into ten parts according to their relationship, follow all your squads, and your personal guards perform the final mission, And you may have to run back and forth again. 】

[They are not willing to leave Fort Gruenwald. You tell them that if they do not leave, Commander Matt Alai will not necessarily do anything to defend the castle, and those things are likely to make They were even more embarrassing, they seemed to have guessed some results, and completed what you explained in a burst of crying. 】

[In the evening, everyone set off with three days' rations. You walked into a valley from a hidden path on the back wall of the inner fort. This incident alone went from evening to night. 】

[Originally your plan was to take someone to walk up the mountain while it was still dark, and leave the enemy's sight before dark, so as not to attract the enemy's attention, your remaining questions It's just rushing, but it didn't match up with your plan at all. You have no choice but to arrange for the gathered villagers to rest on the spot with their teams. 】

[From the map, Serenmeath is not far from Fort Grunwald. Although it is all mountainous, you can arrive in a day with your personal guards, and with all your troops, at most It will take two days, but with thousands of villagers, you think three days may not be enough. 】

[The next day when it was just dawn, you asked your men to wake up the villagers and prepare to go on the road. You can’t command the villagers like you command the army. They don’t fully understand their situation, or even if they do, they don’t Unable to control myself effectively, the march was very hard, I couldn't eat well, I couldn't sleep well, many villagers carried their only little property on their backs, and dragged their families along with your troops to march in the valley. The weather was very hot, and many People gradually fall behind. 】

【You didn't beat or scold them, but once someone walked slowly, you would follow him and look at him with a grim face, as if a disagreement would take his life away. 】

[Such a march will inevitably cause complaints from the villagers. They dare not show it in front of you, but they often quarrel loudly with their neighbors because of small things, and small quarrels will be caused by the problem of close relationship. As more people join in, it turns into a large-scale commotion. Although your squad leader can always suppress these things in a short time, it still inevitably attracts the attention of the enemy. 】

[When you noticed the enemy army, it was already two days later in the morning, and they were following hundreds of meters behind you. There were not many of them, about 200 of them, and you couldn’t see how elite they were. But you guessed that the other side would not be too elite, otherwise they would directly chase and kill them. After all, you can’t go fast with these villagers. You also tried to ambush them. They didn’t fight with you. After leaving a few corpses, they stayed away. You guys, you can't get rid of them. 】

[The pressure is now on your side. If you still rush to Seren Meath with the villagers, then Seren Meath will definitely be discovered. In fact, you have already walked half the distance, and it may not take long to find out Inhabited. 】

[Or you can skip Serenmis and go to Imer, hoping to find a chance to get rid of the enemy in a longer period of time, but your food is simply not enough to carry out this plan, the last choice can only be that you take all the Soldiers were stationed in this valley of 30 people wide, blocking the road that the enemy must pass, and letting the villagers go to Seren Meath by themselves. 】

[Most of the villagers carried out your plan under the leadership of the village chief, but there are still about [-] villagers who stayed behind under the leadership of a village elder. 】

[They believe that even if you block this place, it is impossible to block all the enemies. If the enemy finds another way to catch up with them, their fate can be imagined. Only under the protection of the army can there be real safety. And these two days, you have been kind to these villagers. Not only did you not beat and scold them like other military leaders, rob them of their belongings, and even insult their families, but you often gave them free broth. 】

[There is no way, you knew that you were cheated by Matt Alai on the first day, no matter how fast you marched, it was impossible to arrive at Seren Meath in three days, you had to slow down the speed of the march, and let your soldiers When resting, go out to hunt prey. 】

[Fortunately, most of the soldiers under your command are mountain people. They are very experienced in hunting small animals in the mountains, and many villagers are also experienced hunters. They can also get some meat with borrowed equipment. There are more than 300 people who will believe that you can lead them to survive, and choose to follow you. 】

[The enemy discovered your plan, they stopped at a distance of two or three hundred meters from you, and soon one-third of the enemy left the main force and walked in other directions. You know that these people are looking for other roads, but You have no way to allocate more troops to intercept them, you can only watch them leave, of course they also know that even so your troops are at a disadvantage. 】

[The two sides continued to confront each other in such a weird way. You know that the longer the time, the worse it will be for you. Your food is decreasing a little bit, and their preparations seem to be more adequate than yours. 】

[You are not a person who sits and waits to die. After dinner, you summoned all your subordinates, explained the current situation, and told them that you are going to rush down the valley in the dark to fight the enemy to the death. Your personal guards immediately expressed their willingness. Take risks with you. Although they have only been with you for less than two months, they admire your personality and recognize your ability. 】

[And the rest of the captains expressed their approval one after another. It may be that what you did in the castle moved them, or they felt that they could survive by following you. No matter what, your decision has been unanimously approved. . 】

[The plan is good, but what you didn't expect is that the commander of the opponent also has the same idea. He may think that your number is not superior, and he should not take the initiative to launch an attack, so he also chose to attack late at night tonight. Launch a sneak attack. 】

[As a result, the two sides met unexpectedly in the valley, which seemed to make the scene a little awkward, and you, with better eyesight, were the first to spot the enemy, but it was too late to lay an ambush, so you could only command the crossbowmen After firing a round of crossbow bolts, he threw the siege crossbow aside, drew out a military machete, and with a loud roar led everyone to rush up. 】

[The opponent's team obviously fell into a certain chaos after receiving a round of long-range attack, and then a person who looked like the leader shouted loudly to stabilize the team, and at this time, you and your subordinates have rushed In front of their eyes, you rushed straight towards the leader. 】

[And the other party is not a lamb waiting to be slaughtered. He pulled out his weapon and was forced to face your team and kill him. As soon as he touches your team, he will have a huge advantage. One is that you are the enemy who is charging downhill and is going uphill. , and the other is that you carried a shield, ran and knocked over two enemies, rushed to the front of the enemy leader, in his horrified eyes, chopped him to the ground with a knife, and saw the leader lying on the ground in front of you , Some of the enemies around you turned their heads and ran away, some raised their weapons and killed you, and some of them stood still and were at a loss. 】

[You have no time to take care of this, you know this is your once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, you raise your weapon and kill anyone you are not familiar with in your field of vision, the enemy collapses in a short time, and the enemies who have started to flee lead The enemies who participated in the battle ran towards the distance frantically, and you led people to chase after them. 】

[You don't know how many people you killed, nor how long you have been chasing them. You only know that you hacked to death the last enemy you could catch up to at dawn. There is no one alive, only you are left. 】

[You were covered in blood, and when you returned to the camp in the eyes of everyone who was both terrified and terrified, it was already dawn, and your crisis was resolved. At the same time, you also harvested the enemy's supplies, and the food problem was temporarily resolved . 】

[This simulation is over and has been archived. 】

[Retain the officer status of the captain of the Second Legion of Veruga, and give up this status to permanently summon nine senior Rhodok crossbowmen. They are willing to fight for you, no matter which world it is; 43 skilled Rhodok crossbowmen, 52 Rhodok skilled spearmen, they think that following you, they have a better chance of surviving the war; 310 two villagers are willing to follow you, they think that following you can get a better life; 43 captives are forced to follow you . 】

[Reward 1 point of reputation, 200 points of reputation, 6000 dinars. 】

[The simulation can continue, yes/no? 】

Allen chose no, and fell asleep in his tent with peace of mind.

　Please recommend, please collect, thank you

　　


(End of this chapter)