From pioneer lord to king

Chapter 157 You go first, I'll run away【4K】

It is now late February, the weather is rainy, there is no cement road outside, and it has rained for several days, and the road conditions are very muddy.

Ryan led the soldiers of the first battalion, borrowed from Baron Yaqi, and crossed the entire Marton County, which was the hardest hit area. Fortunately, the local nobles were able to suppress the rebellion, and they did not encounter any rebels along the way.

Along the way, it was full of scars after being plundered by the rebels. Spring plowing was approaching, but the land was still barren, and few people dared to come out to work.

Fortunately, it is in the southern border, and there is more or less food in stock, otherwise this year may be very difficult to survive.

This way, with a distance of hundreds of miles, they hurried away for more than half a month. This speed is about the same as those who come out for spring, and it is only thirty or forty miles a day.

Passing by an abandoned town, Ryan saw that the rain was about to get heavier, so he simply gave up and continued on the road, and ordered the team to enter the town to set up camp and continue on the road when the rain stopped.

This small town seems to be quite large, with a population of several thousand, but now there are basically no living people except them.

Most of the buildings in the town were damaged, and many places were burned to ruins. Ryan can basically imagine the scene at that time.

A group of rebels rushed into the small town to kill and set fire, slaughtering or looting the people here. Although they didn't see any bones, but thinking that they were facing cultists, everything became reasonable.

Finding a relatively well-preserved building complex, Ryan regarded it as a camp where he stationed troops in "teams" and stationed them in the shape of a plum blossom around the central mansion.

Before the rain got heavier, Allen directed several teams to look for firewood in the deserted room, and arranged the accompanying carriages, war horses, food supplies, etc. in the room to shelter from the rain before leading people to patrol around.

Don't be careless at any time. Every time Allen sets up camp in a place, he will go around in person to check for ambushes.

As the evening approached, the continuous drizzle finally turned into a downpour, and the heavy clouds in the sky made people feel extremely oppressed.

When Allen returned to the station with his people, bonfires had already been lit everywhere. Everyone sat around the fire, raised the cauldron and started cooking. insect.

Suddenly, Allen seemed to have discovered something, and saw that the soldiers were all holding a bowl of steaming hot things, drinking something "sucking and sucking".

Curious in his heart, he walked over to have a look and found something boiling in a large pot, bubbling and bubbling. The liquid was yellowish brown and had an indescribable smell.

Seeing Alan coming, the captain of the station quickly called the soldiers to stand up and salute.

Allen solemnly returned the gift and asked curiously: "What are you drinking?"

"Report to the Deputy Chief of the Legion. This is the ginger and green sugar water that the Baron asked us to boil. It is said that the soldiers are on their way in rainy days. The cold spring rain is afraid that we will get sick. Drinking this can drive away the cold."

The captain replied with a smile, and asked someone to fill a bowl for Alan and others.

Allen raised his eyebrows, took a sip, and felt a little spicy, but more sweet. It seems that there is a lot of green sugar in it.

Not to mention, after a bowl of ginger soup, the whole person warmed up from the inside out. Allen couldn't help but sigh in his heart. Before marching and fighting, it was a luxury to have a bowl of hot water. How could he drink this much? Only Ryan is willing to spend money on planting good things.

However, the effect was remarkable. The soldiers who originally complained a little because they were far away from home, their morale improved significantly, and their complaints turned into compliments to the lord.

"My lord is kind, don't waste it. Remember to be vigilant. Although it is raining outside, you can't take it lightly. Whether you are resting or eating, you need to do it in batches."

After putting down the bowl in his hand and checking the team's defense, Allen came to the central mansion with clanging steps, which is Ryan's temporary command post.

The head of the guard, Levi's, was wearing heavy armor, with a horizontal knife hanging on his waist, and led his confidant guards to guard outside. After seeing Alan, he smiled and said: "Master Alan, the Baron is waiting for you inside, and he said he wants to discuss the next step." plan."

Allen nodded, ordered his soldiers to wait outside, and then stepped into the lobby, where it had been cleaned.

A large table was placed in the very center, with a map spread on it, and Ryan, Calvin and other officers were chatting together.

Xiyue was wearing a dark green leather cloak, leaning against the pillar at the door with her arms folded, looking a bit bored, while the thief Gray Moth that he had chased around squatted aside, muttering something while clutching her chest.

He didn't need to ask him to know that Xiyue must have cleaned him up again. Ever since he left the territory, he hadn't wanted to run away for a moment, but every time he was mercilessly grabbed and beaten by Xiyue, he was no stranger to it.

He looked around, but didn't find the strange magician Mei Lan. He had some doubts about Mei Lan's identity, but he was not a very curious person, so Ryan didn't ask if he didn't take the initiative to say.

"My lord, are you looking for me?" Alan made a military salute when he walked to the table.

Ryan raised his head and said with a smile: "You came just in time, come and have a look."

Allen approached as he said, and saw Ryan pointing to the huge map made of cowhide and said: "We are now in Yalen County in the Gothic Province, probably at the junction with Marton County, about [-] meters away from Viscount Chells. The set assembly point is only a few days away.

However, according to intelligence.Along the way, although the rebel army has temporarily disappeared, there is a wave of horse bandits looting and rioting everywhere. The lord here has long been martyred. No one has surrounded and suppressed them so that they continue to grow. Now the exact scale is not clear. up.

This road is all flat plains. Our team has a big goal and carries a lot of luggage. If we encounter them in the wild, it may be a little troublesome. After discussing for a while, we plan to change the route and go up the river.I would like to hear your views. "

Allen frowned and thought, horse bandits are different from ordinary rogues, they are generally composed of smugglers, organized and disciplined, looting like the wind is like locusts crossing the border, very difficult to deal with.

Large-scale horse bandits are even more terrifying. If they encounter them on the plain, they will have no way to fight back with their small number of cavalry. Coupled with the burden of infantry and luggage, they will be unable to escape if they are entangled. trouble.

They will be like a pack of hungry wolves, they will come up to take a bite when they get the chance, and sooner or later they will be drained of blood and eaten away.

After thinking for a long time, he raised his head and said: "I don't think it's very safe to go up the river. There are often monsters in this river in Yalun County. If they attack the food, grass and luggage, we will be very passive.

I suggest taking a detour from this road and passing through these two baronies. Although the distance is quite far and you still need to negotiate with the local nobles, it is safer.In case they encounter horse bandits, they can't remain indifferent, after all, it is their territory. "

Ryan and others carefully considered the profit and loss, and finally adopted Allen's opinion. Because of the habits of Ryan, Allen and others, the officers in the entire Karna have established the awareness of preventing problems before they happen, and then everyone began to discuss in a hurry Encounter the battle plan of the horse bandits.

The discussion here is intense, the rain outside is gradually becoming cheerful, and the night is swallowing up the entire town like a beast.

Not far from the town, under the dark rainy night, there was a sound of horseshoes, revealing a cavalry figure of hundreds of people. They were wearing coir raincoats and hats, with various weapons in their hands, and the team was also very messy.

A one-eyed man shouted loudly at a big man in front of the team: "Boss, it's raining too much. Let's not blame us if this continues. These horses can't hold on anymore. We need to find a place to shelter from the rain."

The leader of the team is a tall and strong middle-aged man. He heard the words and responded: "Damn, this rain is coming from evil, we should find a place to hide, there seems to be a small town in front of it, let's go there for a night , go grab TM tomorrow."

That's right, this is the plundering horse bandit in Ryan's mouth. They went out to fight the autumn wind, and they were about to go back after they finished their robbery, but they encountered this sudden heavy rain and had to find a place to hide, and their goal was The town where Ryan's team is located...

At this time, Ryan and others had no idea that the danger was approaching. The soldiers had just finished their dinner and were training indoors under the leadership of their respective officers.

Although they were on the way to march, they never stopped training. They practiced every morning and evening.

Ryan boarded the nearby bell tower and began to think about how to deal with this rebellion. He was nothing in front of the rebels, and he would be a bubble on the battlefield.

"Although I promised Chelsea to help him, my strength is really not easy to mix. Why don't I just play around and fish?"

Rubbing his chin, he thought, he didn't want to do this either, but his strength didn't allow it.

Suddenly, his ears moved slightly, and a purple fluorescent light appeared, and his hearing suddenly became extremely clear, and the sound of raindrops falling on the leaves was extremely real.

Passing through the noisy rain curtain, he heard the sound of horseshoes coming in the rain not far away, and there were faint shouts of excitement, the number of people was about several hundred.

Ryan frowned slightly, turned over and jumped down, startling a patrolling group like a rock falling to the ground.

Without waiting for the officer to salute, he said bluntly: "Immediately notify all ministries to extinguish the bonfire and stop the drill, keep quiet and lie in wait for an unexpected guest to come."

The officer was stunned for a moment, and immediately understood that it was an enemy attack. He quickly dispersed the soldiers under his hands and notified the various stations.

Soon all the ministries started to move in an orderly manner, and the troops assembled towards the headquarters. The crossbowmen quickly seized the commanding heights, and the dark arrows perfectly blended into the night.

Soon the command post was built into an iron wall by 500 people, while the other 500 people were divided into two groups, waiting in ambush in the houses on both sides of the mansion, like two big pincers sticking out.

Xiyue floated to the bell tower with her bow in her arms. This is the highest point in the whole town. With her arrow skills, she can almost hit a hundred shots.

Gray Moth originally wanted to take advantage of the chaos and run away, but under Xiyue's stare, he was honest. He was really afraid of this female Tyrannosaurus.

Mei Lan, who had been missing all this time, just came out to take a look, and then returned to the room as if nothing happened, not knowing what she was up to.

"Who are they, the rebels?" Allen asked puzzled, even the rebels are not so stupid to fight at night under such heavy rain, right?

"If I'm not mistaken, it should be horse bandits. There are at least three or four hundred riders, a lot of people." Ryan's face was full of relief.

If he encountered such a cavalry in the wild, he might panic a little, but now it's street fighting, he is afraid of a bird, no matter how powerful your cavalry is, can you still charge in a group?
Soon, hundreds of horse bandits entered the town, Cyclops sent someone to look around and said: "Boss, it looks like it's deserted, there's no oil to fish for."

"Hmph, sheltering from the rain is the real thing. Let the brothers find a place to build a fire to keep warm, and take good care of the horses. These horses are more valuable than people." The leader of the strong man snorted coldly.

Since most of the buildings were burned, they finally settled on the area where Ryan and others were stationed. The horse bandits got off their horses and wanted to enter the house to avoid the rain impatiently.

The one-eyed dragon walked in front, his one-eyed trembled as soon as he approached him, and he shouted, "There is an ambush!"

Ryan, who was about to hit them by surprise, cursed secretly, and quickly ordered to shoot arrows.

The crossbowmen who occupied the commanding heights had a natural advantage against them, and a rain of arrows shrouded them through the heavy rain.

When the horse bandits got the reminder, they immediately flung left and right, rolling around indistinctly. After all, they were licking blood from the knife edge, and their reaction was very decisive.

"Grandma, get out, get out."

The one-eyed dragon held an ax weighing hundreds of catties, and while blocking the incoming arrows, he beckoned the horse bandits to retreat.

Xiyue on the clock tower saw the opportunity, and shot a piercing arrow like a shooting star at the chest of Cyclops.

Xiyue was about to shoot the second arrow, but felt a sense of crisis, and quickly backed away. The next moment, a big stone ball crashed down, but it was the leader of the horse bandit who shot, and big stone balls slowly emerged beside him , and then hit the courtyard wall of the command post.

The courtyard wall built of bricks and stones was immediately smashed into several big gaps by the stone ball, and the bones and tendons of several crossbowmen were broken instantly, and they did not know whether they were alive or dead.

The horse bandit took this opportunity to get on his horse, intending to withdraw from the town, but only heard a crash, the doors on both sides opened suddenly, and the [-] soldiers who were in ambush rushed out together.

The team of horse bandits instantly became a mess, with all kinds of yelling and cursing. Allen didn't bother to play any tactics at the moment, and led the soldiers to press up together.

The one-eyed dragon covered his arms and shouted heroically: "Leader, go quickly, I will hold them back."

As he said that, he led people to meet Alan. The leader of the horse bandit was about to be moved, but he saw the one-eyed dragon flaunted a trick and directly dropped the team and ran away from the gap in the encirclement.

For a moment, the air froze instantly...

(End of this chapter)