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As a cautious and conservative commander, he would always send a large number of people to stand guard and conduct external reconnaissance to prevent sneak attacks.

But the superiors only need to give orders, while the people below need to consider a lot.

Because of the rain, the originally warm weather has become a bit colder, and there has been no attack in the past few days, and there is still a distance to the Hamlet area.

For various reasons, those who were supposed to go out all hid under the tarpaulin to protect the rain, and they were not willing to be splashed with mud.

To be honest, how many armies in this world are willing to fight in the rain? Anyway, they don’t want to.

In addition, most of the camps have been built, and as long as they are completed, they can resist one or two attacks, but unfortunately the enemy came too fast.

After staying with the feudal nobles for a long time, they became useless. There were no sentries, and the rain covered the movement of the war horses, so when Reynard led the cavalry to charge in, they didn’t react at all.

The infantry, who had also rushed over at a high intensity, took a short break and rushed up. The uniform clothing rushed up under the rain curtain, showing a very terrifying pressure, because you don't know how many are behind.

The soldiers of Totnes may not have rich combat experience, but their equipment is very good. Unfortunately, the rain made most of them take off their protective gear such as breastplates and helmets, and the muskets in their hands were difficult to fire in the rain.

On the other hand, although Hamlet did not have large-scale armor, he was equipped with leather boots and waxed rainproof cloaks considering the heavy rain in spring.

The cavalry rushed and killed in the camp, causing chaos, while the infantry rushed directly to the artillery and supplies to cut off their combat capabilities.

Although Hamlet was at an absolute disadvantage in terms of numbers, fear had already enveloped those enemies.

Thanks to the terror propaganda of the nobles, some nobles took their own people and ran away quickly, knowing that they would definitely not have a good harvest if they were caught.

Some people tried their best to shout to regroup the team and evacuate, but the heavy artillery was stuck in the mud, so they either gave up and ran away directly, or waited for death.

The time was too good to be chosen, but unfortunately there were too few people. It was very difficult to swallow this huge team with less than 2,000 people. If they all wanted to run away, they would not be able to hold on.

"No killing for surrender!"

"Put down your weapons!"

"Squat down!"

The drizzle continued, and the battle gradually calmed down. It would take some time to complete the inventory in the chaos. Reynard led the cavalry to continue chasing those nobles, and Patton saw many acquaintances, including the teacher who was caught before he could escape.

Patton was too familiar with the teacher's camp layout, so he was able to determine the logistics and command center in the first time, and the decapitation operation was successfully completed.

"Do you remember me?" Patton glanced at the embarrassed people, but took the initiative to come to a middle-aged man and helped him up, and greeted him respectfully, "Teacher, you have worked hard."

The middle-aged man looked at Patton with a complicated expression, the student who had climbed up from the civilians and was favored by him.

This voice finally reminded the others of something, and they were all very surprised.

"Damn it, it's Patton!"

"Oh! That civilian."

But he still had some aristocratic pride and couldn't help but sneer, "You win, deserter."

If it was before, Patton might have been angry, but now there is no need. His experience in Hamlet has tempered his character.

"It's not me who is at risk. If it were the feudal army, even if there was this opportunity, there would be no way to execute it. This is everyone's credit.

I am a deserter, but what about those nobles at the time? Perhaps no one should know what happened in that battle better than you, just like today."

The battle situation was urgent and Patton didn't bother to care about these nobles. He directly untied the teacher's restraints and took him away.

Patton didn't rush to do anything, but talked about his experience after the failure, without avoiding the mistakes he made in the past, and found the goal of the rest of his life in Hamlet.

"I won't say that I am a victim of the aristocratic system. I am just a damned person, but I want to keep this life because there are more people sinking in despair, and they are waiting for hope."

Barton no longer concealed his purpose and spoke, hoping to get the teacher's mobilization to transform these defeated soldiers. After all, those who know how to use artillery are technical soldiers.

"I want the teacher to help me convince those surrendered soldiers to fight for the hope of mankind."

"For mankind? I don't believe there are really such stupid people. They just want to be emperor." The middle-aged man looked regretful but did not agree, but shook his head to refuse.

"You know that it's not just us now, but the entire empire plus the church, and there are some things you can't touch at that time. Do you really think that firearms can win in front of those forces?"

From the words of the middle-aged man, he knew what attitude he had. He just thought that this student was ridiculous. He actually believed these things, and it also vaguely revealed that the power behind Totnes was not something that humans could defeat.

Although the middle-aged man is now a noble, he actually has no fiefdom. He hangs this title just because the four major families need someone different from the old nobles to control the army, so they support him to take the position.

It can be said that he was a victim of the aristocratic system in the past, but now he is a beneficiary. This is why he cannot accept the way Hamlet treats the aristocracy.

"My loyalty to Totnes is unquestionable. If you can lead the army back with me, you will also become a noble..."

The middle-aged man even wanted to turn around and seduce Barton, but at this moment, a voice suddenly came, and an unexpected person appeared.

"Loyalty? Stuart, you are not qualified to say that."

The middle-aged man called Stuart looked at the newcomer, and his originally calm mood finally couldn't be maintained and he showed a shocked expression.

Because the newcomer was the former lord of Totnes-Duke Yulia!

He couldn't say a word in the face of the accusation. The reason why Stuart was like this was that in fact, it was Yulia who first promoted him. Although he didn't give him a title, he was a favor of recognition.

According to the rules of the nobles, he swore allegiance to Yulia, but unfortunately he didn't do anything back then and chose to remain silent.

"The lord is right, we shouldn't have illusions about the nobles."

At this time, Reynard rode over and it was obvious that he had led the cavalry to capture the fleeing nobles.

Although the knight on horseback was soaked by raindrops, the strong smell of blood could not be washed away. The steam and breath of the strong warhorse under the fierce running made him look like a legendary knight who could spit frost beasts on the horse in the epic legend.

"Since that's the case, teacher, go back first. You will see who is right then." Barton also understood that since this teacher had become a noble, he would not give up everything, so he asked someone to tie him back to the prison. Obviously, the benefits promised just now could not shake his loyalty.

The three met. Although they were caught off guard, the rain was actually an obstacle to them. Most of the enemies ran away. Fortunately, the command center was taken down and those officers were controlled.

Now they had two directions, either to support Owendo or to pursue the victory and go straight to Totnes.

"We only have 2,000 people, and Totnes is a large city with two sets of walls. Even if the population is not one million now, it is at least 80."

"The cavalry can't play a role on the river and defend the city, but their heavy artillery is the best siege weapon, and our people will play a role."

"I know there is a secret passage leading directly to the inner city." Julia's role was shown, and no one was more eager to return to Totnes than her.

"The lord said that it is better to break one finger than to hurt ten fingers. We might as well take advantage of the news of the defeat and further cripple Totnes. Even if they want to prepare again, it will take time."

This suggestion was recognized by everyone, and a decision was made in one fell swoop-

South! Down!

Hamlet's army showed strong resilience and bit the defeated troops tightly. Even though they had an advantage in numbers, they were beaten so hard that they dared not fight back. Later, they basically surrendered after shouting a few times.

There was even an experience in which a small team captured hundreds of defeated soldiers. It can be said that their morale has completely collapsed.

The fleeing soldiers brought great shock to Totnes. Who could have thought that an army that had been prepared with great difficulty would collapse directly and even bring back this emotion, filling the whole city with fear.

Of course, it is unknown whether someone deliberately spread this topic...

But it also aroused a violent reaction. In order to save their lives, those noble bureaucrats, wealthy businessmen and gangs united and arrested people everywhere like a big purge these days.

But everyone knows what level their grassroots are. They dare not catch spies, but they have the courage to make money in the name of this, and they are very big.

In a short time, the people of Totnes were miserable, chaos spread in it, and panic infected everyone uncontrollably.

Of course, there are some special cases. The mendicant monks and candle priests stayed in Totnes for a while. They came here after coming out of Hamlet.

It was for the ancient bloodline mentioned by Lance and to wait and see the situation.

And now basically needless to say, even a fool knows that Hamlet defeated the army of Totnes, and those who escaped back were also crushed.

Now Hamlet's army is outside the city. If the Mendicant Order does not take action, there will be no chance.

"Have the people arrived?"

Martin was not in the gorgeous church, but in an ordinary house, surrounded by several clergymen dressed simply or even plainly.

"They are here, but is it really okay for us to contact the excommunicated people?"

"We must use all our strength, as this is related to the continuation of the Holy Light."

Soon an old man from the Mediterranean appeared, with a strong fierce look on his face, and exaggerated scars on his face, as if he had been torn open by someone, making him look even more hideous.

He was taller than an ordinary person, but his figure was not strong, but a little old and thin, wearing a worn monk's suit, but with a lot of equipment.

He carried a metal cross-ring staff on his back, a bunch of garlic with an extraordinary breath hung around his neck, several wooden stakes of sacred power on his arms, countless badges on his body, a short-handled one-handed war hammer on his waist, and a holy book hung on an iron chain.

"Where is the bloodline? Such an evil thing must be purified!"

The fanatic said this as soon as he met, which was enough to prove his attitude.

Martin didn't say much. He had prepared a lot for today, and even went to find the fanatic who was expelled from the church because he was too radical.

The church's means all thought that the man was a bit extreme, which is conceivable, but there is no doubt that the man's fanatical belief in the Holy Light and the powerful power brought by the belief are top-notch in the church.

In addition, the Mendicant Order also gathered a lot of good players and some holy relics, otherwise they would not be sure to defeat the blood descendants hidden behind Totnes.

"Send someone to notify them now, and then we will take action."

At the moment of life and death, the Mendicant Order also showed a very strong ability to act. When Barton and others received the news, they had already taken action.

Because the church and the nobles are now united, they can easily sneak into the inner city and choose to attack the gloomy castle when the sun is the strongest at noon, which also exposes the blood descendants hidden in it.

In fact, not many people know about Martin's transaction with Lance, even only a few people in the Mendicant Order. It can be said that some of them are now deceived, and the private excuse is that the blood descendants took the opportunity to control Totnes.

The name may be wrong, but the nickname is definitely correct. The fanatics are very fierce and powerful.

The seemingly old body is not weak at all, and his fanatical faith has not made his strength decline because of the disappearance of the saints. On the contrary, faith has given him powerful power.

The action was swift and powerful. The warhammer in his hand smashed the heads of the servants' blood descendants. Flames burst out from their wounds and turned into charcoal in a few seconds.

The strong vitality of the blood descendants was a joke in front of him, and several other teammates of the mendicant order also took action. The monks held their staffs and emitted holy light, and the priests raised their shields and swung their warhammers to protect the casters.

The battle was about to break out, and the strong holy light tore apart the darkness covering the castle...

And Hamlet's army outside received the message. They were looking for an opportunity, but Martin was not credible.

So they gathered some troops and entered the inner city through the secret passage mentioned by Yulia, and at the same time began to feint outside to attract attention.

It was only after they discovered the battle that they realized its horror. They all fought outside the house. The castle was directly broken into a wall, and even a part of it collapsed. At the same time, the traces of the fire were still burning.

The four major families still did not fall, but even the fanatics of the Mendicant Order fell, even with Martin's powerful treatment. Now the remaining ones are already in danger.

At this time, Reynard and others joined the battle... (End of this chapter)