Lord of War

  Under the sunset, the wind and sand are getting bigger.

  An army with a number of over 1,000 is moving forward.

   But looking at the fatigue on the faces of the soldiers in this army and the damage to their armor, it is not difficult to find that this is a defeated army.

   Rudd's expression looked extremely tired, he hadn't closed his eyes for two days.

  Nuosen and another middle-aged man looked at each other, and they could see the worry in the eyes of both parties. In the end, Northen took the lead: "Master, take a break, you will not be able to hold it any longer."

   "No, we must return to Hiidburg as soon as possible, and build the corresponding fortifications." Rudd shook his head, "Let the troops keep up. Don't fall behind at this time. Just hold on."

"Master, it's been almost a day, the troops may not be able to hold on." Another middle-aged man couldn't help but said, "If there are too many non-combat attritions, even if we can rely on the fortress and the terrain, but Without manpower, we would not be able to withstand the enemy's attack."

   "Yes, Master, Kaz is right. If this continues, even if we really get to the fortress, we can't do anything." Northen echoed.

   Rudd sighed helplessly: "Send the order to the whole army and rest on the spot for two hours."

The    order began to be passed on soon, and the exhausted soldiers immediately fell down and let out a sigh. The converged sound waves of these voices soared into the sky, making Rudd's face turn blue and white. Even if he knew that this was an extremely serious blow to the enthusiasm and morale of the soldiers, Rudd could not say anything, because of this battle. It's really lost.

  And it's still a terrible defeat.

  Nuosen and Katz glanced at each other again, and the worry in their eyes became more obvious.

  Everyone couldn't help but think of this war.

The development at the beginning was very smooth. Rude first led the army to merge with the other two barons' troops. The integrated army had nearly 4,000 people, not counting the logistics, and the aristocratic private army of this size was also considered good in combat power. In addition, Rudd, who is in charge of the entire army, is not the kind of inexperienced commander. He has very rich combat experience and has always been stable.

  Although this means that he is likely to miss many of the best opportunities for offense, it also means that he will never make mistakes.

   But even so, he still lost.

   and was defeated by opponents with upright tactics.

  The enemy army is the vanguard, it is the angry lion that has spread in the Kingdom of Darbion during the recent period. Alfred and his group of lions, the number of which is only two thousand. With four thousand to two thousand, Rudd thought there was no suspense at all in this battle, so he didn't even bother to fight this lion group here. He just wanted to defeat this army in the fastest way and rush to rescue Lang. The Baron of Nice.

Therefore, when the war broke out, Rudd directly bullied the opponent without long-range arms, so he let the archers scatter, but unexpectedly discovered that long-range strikes did not seem to have much impact on this unit, even the morale. No effect. So after leaving behind a reserve force, the infantry of the entire army and the enemy army were allowed to initiate a confrontation, and at the same time, the two high-ranking silver pinnacle masters of Northen and Kazi also played together.

   But the result of all this is completely different from what Rude imagined!

  After a hedge, it was his coalition, not the enemy, that was directly penetrated by the formation!

Moreover, when the battle line was pierced, the enemy did not continue to charge, but directly dispersed into dozens of small groups, and began to intersect on the battlefield horizontally and horizontally, cutting the entire battlefield into countless local occupations, and the enemy can rely on this. The advantages of this local battle situation work together with each other. But Rudd's coalition forces could not take advantage of this at all. Almost every localized battle that was cut off needed to face at least two directions of flanking attacks.

  The entire battlefield situation was cut to pieces in an instant, just like the parts of an alchemist's delicate instruments being broken and scattered.

After that, if Rudd hadn’t taken the light cavalry unit into the battlefield decisively, and let the reserve troops set up a second line of defense around a hundred crossbowmen, and then let the infantry in the melee begin to retreat strategically, I’m afraid it would be just a charge. , These four thousand coalition forces are really likely to be directly eaten by Alfred's two thousand steel wings!

   Let the infantry adopt cavalry cutting tactics?

  This kind of idea, Rudd never thought about it, until the first time he saw it today, he was surprised that once he succeeded, the power would be so terrible!

  This initial confrontation was naturally the result of the defeat of the Rudd coalition forces.

  After that, the so-called coalition forces were completely disbanded.

  For such a result, what else can Rudd say except a wry smile? He just didn't expect that Sean Connery's Alfred, under the command of the lord, was even more terrifying than he had imagined. Only this battle would completely disperse the minds of their coalition forces. But Rudd didn’t mean to blame. After all, he was also a small family. He knew that the two barons were not easy. The combined force of the two men was 1,300 people, but after the end of the First World War, only 800 were left. There are not enough people, this loss is indeed a bit heavy for the two barons.

  However, Rudd's situation is not much better. Only more than 2,000 of the 2,700 troops survived.

The battle after    continued to develop completely toward the worst situation.

  But Rudd felt that the commander of the enemy army seemed to have changed, and Alfred was no longer in command, because the tactical style of the battle had obviously changed greatly. Rudd can't tell the specific situation of this command style, but what can be felt is that the enemy has become more savvy, and all his subsequent actions seem to be seen through, whether he uses terrain or uses tactics to carry out anti-sneak attacks. , All without the slightest gain.

  On the contrary, in this process, his troops began to decrease drastically from the initial two thousand.

Nowadays, in addition to the archers and the complete organization, the pikemen have been wiped out. There are less than 30 people left in a hundred crossbowmen, and there are now less than 300 people left in the 500 light cavalry. It was completely maimed, with only more than four hundred people left. Counting the so-called logistics of the entire army, there are only more than 1,500 people left. However, Rudd knows very well that the logistics of his own army has no value as cannon fodder. In fact, there is no combat capability. At 700 people, the rest are wounded.

  In this battle, Rudd's most common tactic was the penetrating tactics that used infantry as cavalry. It was this tactic that allowed his army to be completely divided in frontal combat. Originally there was not much advantage when the number of soldiers was dominant, and when the numbers of the troops on both sides were basically the same, he was even less likely to have any advantage. Until now, after the number of soldiers on the other side is obviously more than that of themselves, they even This kind of cutting tactics are too lazy to use, just a frontal charge is enough to make one's own army defeated.

  Two hours and it will end soon.

The exhaustion on Rudd's face is even more obvious, because the soldiers have been resting for these two hours, but he is constantly thinking about where he failed in this battle, even the enemy's tactical use They are constantly thinking, and wondering how the other party discovered their own strain.

  Because of this, Rudd will become more and more tired and haggard.

Fortunately, these things will soon be over. As long as they pass through the last open plain, they can return to Hiidburg, which is a fortification of his territory from the border, only one day from the nearest town. Distance. As long as he gets back there, he can immediately carry out an emergency call-up and re-raise a force of more than 3,000 people. Of course, the combat effectiveness is naturally not as good as the force he trained himself, but he feels that he only needs to rely on the fortifications. However, he would be able to hold on to this line of defense anyway, and wait until the war is completely over.

While passing through the plains, Rudd was very cautious, but any ambush on the plains can be seen at first glance. Therefore, after confirming that there is no danger, Rudd immediately urged the troops to speed up their operations and they must rush back to Greece as soon as possible. Deborg.

  But when this troop rushed back to Hiidburgh after all the hardships, it was not the welcoming of the fortress defenders, but the enemy's early deployment!

   Rudd looked at this scene in disbelief. He still couldn't believe how this army got around in front of them and captured Heidelberg? Rudd really hoped that all this was just a dream. He just fell asleep because of exhaustion, but when he saw the flag with a pair of bronze wings flying above Heidelberg, he knew that all of this was it is true.

  Heidelberg, which he gave all hope of counterattack, has been completely occupied.

  As for everything around here, they have no terrain to use, and even their rations have been completely eaten.

   "Master, fight with them!" Northen turned his head and looked at Rudd, with a murderous voice in his voice.

   "Master, since there is no way, then we will fight to the death." Kazi also said.

They are all veterans of the Mitchlin family. There is no doubt about Rudd’s loyalty, otherwise they will not stay with Rudd forever. Now that the overall situation is set and everything is hopeless, then they can only Fight to the death. Everyone knows the end of the surrender in the war. Unless it is of greater value, no one will return to the mountain. But although Rudd is a noble, if he surrenders and is captured, no one is willing to pay the ransom. , He couldn't escape death.

  Although the Michelin family was made by Rudd’s father, there are many people in the family now, and many people are even prying into Rudd’s lord and noble status. It is conceivable whether they will pay the ransom.

   seems to have been infected by the killing intent of Norson and Kaz. All the soldiers have become angry with the enemy at this moment, and the originally low morale has begun to condense and rise.

  And at this moment, the steel wings that opened the formation suddenly separated automatically, revealing a path, a young man riding a white horse slowly stepped out, and two people followed him.

The Rudd on the right recognized his identity at a glance. He was the angry lion Alfred. With the cooperation of the soldiers, he forced the ruthless people of Norson and Katz away. How can that kind of cutting tactics succeed easily. Rudd didn't know the man on the left, he could only tell that he was a barbarian from the North, but being able to go out with Alfred at this moment, presumably his identity is not simple.

  Hesitated for a moment, Rudd also walked forward. This was obviously a pre-war negotiation. Rudd still had certain expectations in his heart, but he didn't know exactly what he was expecting. Norson and Katz followed silently. In any case, they were knights of the Mitchlin family, and they would never abandon Rudd.

"Surrender." William rode on the horse, looking at the extremely haggard young man in front of him, and said in a deep voice, "I have taken Sidburgh. You don't have any line of defense around here, and I guess your rations. It should also be exhausted. If you surrender at this time, I can guarantee the safety of your army. No one will die because of this. All the wounded soldiers can be treated in the first time."

   "Why should I trust you?" Rudd asked.

"You have no choice." William shook his head. "You can only choose to believe or not to believe.... And the fate of your territory will depend entirely on your next decision. Believe me, since I dare to go so far. Negotiating with you on the front line, then naturally you will not be afraid of your two knights suddenly violent."

  After hesitating for a while, Rudd finally reached out and released the saber around his waist. With this action of him, both Nordson and Katz looked in disbelief. The slightly more grumpy Nordson wanted to get into trouble on the spot, but was stopped by Rudd: "Uncle Nordson! We don’t think for ourselves, but also for these soldiers. Many of them have families.... Even Uncle Northen and Uncle Katz, you also have families."

   "Master!"

   "Send the whole army, lay down the weapons and surrender." Rudd threw the saber in his hand at Alfred's feet, expressing his willingness to surrender and surrender, "I hope you can speak your words."

"A wise choice." William smiled slightly, "Anno, go to accept the enemy's surrender, and have someone immediately call in a doctor to treat the wounded. Except for the logistic personnel, they can all be released. I will leave some manpower for you, and the dungeon in Hiidburg should be ready for use right away.... As for Viscount Rud and the two knights under your command, I probably need to accompany me on a trip."

   "Where to go?" Rudd asked.

"Go back to Panda," William said softly, "And this time, I have not settled the accounts of the other two barons in your coalition army. You are more important, so after I reunited with Fred, we will all The focus is on you....How about, my tactics are still practical."

  "You are Sir Sean Connery?" Rudd looked at William.

"No, I'm just a general under Lord Shaun." William smiled. "

"Who are you?"

   "My name is William. William Yale."