Wandering Knight Start: I have a simple data panel
Chapter 40 Ambush
The barbarians wanted to leave, and Derek pretended not to notice. He withdrew his troops, ate, and rested normally.
The movements of a large army are actually very difficult to hide. If a flaw is discovered, it will trigger a series of changes, so it is better to just keep everything as usual.
And the barbarians are indeed concerned about the situation outside the city.
In one day's battle, more than two hundred casualties, even if the enemy's casualties are almost doubled, the barbarians cannot accept it.
This means that the opponent can kill them with their lives.
They don't know whether the Megaman officers care about the lives of the lower-level soldiers, but they know that their lives are very valuable.
The light of the torch is limited to a small area, and a group of barbarians with more exquisite clothes hide in the shadows.
After a while, the rope hanging from the wooden wall suddenly shook, and then a barbarian soldier climbed up.
The surrounding barbarian leaders all gathered around.
"How is it?"
"The Megaman outside is completely silent." The barbarian spy said with certainty.
All the barbarians focused their attention on the leader in the middle.
The situation is now clear, and they don't want to die here.
Compared to the poor barbarians at the bottom, the lives of these small leaders are much better.
Moreover, everyone looted a lot of money this time, and few people wanted to fight to the death.
The barbarian leader's face changed under the dim firelight. Of course, he felt the thoughts of his subordinates, and the most important thing was that he didn't want to fight to the death with the Rockman.
"Go quietly, everyone take the money, and abandon all the big things."
The barbarian leader still had some common sense and knew that it was time to escape, not to return victoriously.
Whether it was making a noise or taking too much baggage, it was a suicidal act.
So the remaining three or two hundred barbarians quickly packed up their belongings and left from the empty north gate.
They explored this road several times during the day and there was indeed no ambush.
"These Rockmen don't want to fight to the death with us, otherwise they wouldn't leave a retreat for us."
The barbarian leader thought he had seen through the Rockman's thoughts.
After all, five or six hundred barbarian warriors could cause double the casualties when defending the city, and even double or triple was not impossible.
Instead of fighting desperately, it's better for everyone to be more tacit.
Anyway, the credit for taking back the lost land is the same.
The barbarians left smoothly.
The next day, the people in the town found that the barbarians were gone, and then they sent people to contact Derek and others.
After careful investigation, Derek and Baron Palmer entered the town.
"Great, you leave one side unattacked, just to force the barbarians to escape from here?
What if they don't run?" Baron Palmer seemed to understand.
Derek was in a good mood and explained to him: "War is not immutable, it depends on your purpose and the price you can bear.
Specifically here, there are actually only two and a half results?"
"Two and a half? I would like to hear more." Baron Palmer humbly asked for advice.
"First, if the barbarians hold on, there is nothing to say. Everyone fights hard. Leaving one side can somewhat reduce the morale of the lower-level barbarians and reduce casualties.
Second, if the barbarians run away, I have already sent people to wait far away.
If they run away at night, they will almost meet the barbarians now.
If the barbarians are defeated in the middle of the battle, my people have already returned and just happened to run into them."
There is another point that Derek did not say, that is, if there are pursuers behind, the barbarians will only die more miserably.
Of course, it is simple to say in theory, but the actual application depends on the situation.
This is also the first time he has used it seriously, and the effect is not bad at present.
This is the legacy of the previous life and the inheritance of the Ferreira family. In fact, it is more inclined to the military system and unspoken rules of this world.
But in the eyes of Baron Palmer, it is a magical skill.
"Knight Derek, you are really amazing. I think you will be famous in various countries sooner or later."
Derrick smiled, without modesty or complacency.
"Now, we are almost there."
...
Adrian and a group of people squatted in the wild for a night, living in simple sleeping bags and eating dry food and cold water.
Even in the army, this treatment is considered poor.
"Centurion, do you think the barbarians will really run away?"
The captain of the infantry flag beside him spit out the residue in his mouth. The taste and quality of the dry food are really hard to describe.
"Whether it will or not, follow the order. Other things are not our consideration."
Adrian actually had some doubts in his heart. According to Derek's instructions, he would definitely meet the barbarians today.
The only difference is the time.
If they meet in the morning, there must be the most barbarians.
If they meet later, it will be easier.
But overall, it is not difficult.
It is intentional, and whether it is the barbarians with spoils or the barbarians who are fleeing in a panic, they have no power to resist.
As soon as he finished speaking, a soldier covered with grass leaves ran over.
"Centurion, here they come, the barbarians are coming."
The soldiers who were still moving slowly all dropped the extra things in their hands and grabbed their weapons.
Adrian also stood up, looking energetic.
"It seems that these guys ran all night and didn't rest all the way."
Adrian compared himself with himself. He walked for most of the day yesterday before settling here.
The barbarians' speed was not faster than his own, so they must have walked all night.
What kind of fighting power can a group of barbarians who carry spoils, travel all night, and don't even have any defenses have?
Just as Adrian thought, the barbarians' formation had long been out of shape.
There are scattered places along the way, and there are always people who will fall behind. Over time, the fastest runner can be ten miles behind the slowest runner.
Moreover, the remaining precautions have long since disappeared over time.
Who would have thought that Mega Man would travel so far to ambush him?
"Headman... Baron, we have been running all night. Can we find a place to rest ahead?"
The barbarian leaders running in front, with their only few horses, were dragging a large amount of loot.
Ordinary barbarians didn't have that much loot, and they weren't allowed to bring camels, horses, or baggage with them. Naturally, they weren't as fast as they were, and they couldn't bring so much.
You say it's unfair?
Those rules are for ordinary barbarians. As a barbarian leader who makes the rules, how can he restrain himself?
Although it can't make a big noise, a few horses can still make it.
Moreover, he had so many trophies, how distressed would he feel if he lost them all?
After running like this all night, both the man and the horse were a little unbearable.
When the barbarian leader heard this, he stopped and took a few breaths.
Because he was carrying his belongings on the horse, and he himself was walking, he was already exhausted.
Looking at the distance again, those Mega Man should have just realized they were running away.
Even with the cavalry, it would take two hours to catch up, right?
"Then let's rest for a while and gather the clan members together. If the Rockman cavalry comes after us, we must show them how powerful we are."
The barbarian leader found a place to sit down. Just when he was about to call someone to get some food, he heard the frightened voices of his men.
"Lo...Lo...Rockman is here."
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