Chapter 1028, Attack, the Fortress of the Kingdom of Light!
The Great Plains of the Kingdom of Wright.
Of the 7,000 guard cavalry that invaded here, 2,000 had been killed.
The main loss was in the Tully family.
In order to capture the Tully family castle, 2,000 knights died under the city wall.
Later, for revenge.
None of the Tully family members were left alive.
And since this siege.
The guards have not encountered any decent resistance since entering the Great Plains.
Now their legion numbers have increased instead of decreased.
5,000 cavalry have become 40,000.
In addition to the original guards.
The rest are all freed serfs.
In the farms of the Kingdom of Wright on the Great Plains.
All serfs are captured slaves.
They belong to the property of the nobles.
In addition to daily oppression, they can also be killed at will.
When Alpha's cavalry rushed into these manors.
After the initial fear, the oppressed serfs quickly chose to join.
Sir Philip, the commander of the guards.
He boldly used them.
Not only did he recruit some of them as knight attendants, he also formed a serf army.
Serfs do heavy physical work all year round. They are excellent array infantry when they wear armor and take up long spears.
Philip equipped them with all the armor and weapons he got from the noble manor.
Now!
35,000 serf array infantry appeared on the great plain. They are already the main force.
5,000 guards became the auxiliary legions on both wings.
With the continuous war, the serf army gradually became elite.
At this moment.
Outside a castle.
The serf army's long spear infantry, waving long spears, surrounded the castle.
The serf soldiers behind pushed the crossbows to the shooting distance.
"Attack!"
Crossbow shooting.
This is a duke's castle.
There are 300 guards.
The first round of shooting did not cause any damage.
Soon the serf army began to climb with ladders.
Some serfs pulled longbows to cover.
They cooperated very well.
The three hundred guards on the city wall were suppressed and could not raise their heads.
When the serf army came, it was easy to climb the city wall.
Then there was a brutal close combat.
This was the weakness of the serf army.
But in the constant war, some talented soldiers also appeared.
A soldier named Tucker rushed to the city wall, wielding an axe, and chopped the guards one after another.
Soon the city wall was captured.
A large number of serfs climbed the city wall.
Then.
The families of the nobles in the castle were thrown out from the city wall.
They fell to the ground and made a "pupu" sound.
Outside the castle.
Philip said after seeing this scene.
"Tucker's strength has increased again."
"A good seedling of magic crystal warriors."
"There are many talents among the serfs."
These days Philip also discovered that when the number is large enough.
You can find all kinds of talents from it.
Tucker is just one of them.
And these talents, after experiencing the war, will become the backbone of the serf army.
"We have taken this duke's castle."
"There is another marquis' castle 200 kilometers away."
"Send the message to the legion, prepare to go to the target point."
Just then.
A cavalryman ran over quickly.
"Sir."
"The latest intelligence."
"Xinhui and Lannis' 65,000 legions are heading north to wipe us out."
Philip smiled faintly.
"Finally here."
"The king said before that we should create more pressure to attract more troops to break through the border fortress of the Kingdom of Light."
"Then!"
"Let's start with them."
"Send the message to the army to stop."
"Go south!"
"Fight!!!"
"Yes, sir!"
When the battle on the Great Plains was about to begin.
The border of Hastings.
Inside the defense line of the Kingdom of Light.
A large number of legions began to mobilize frequently.
One cavalry after another returned from the front line.
"Hurry!"
"You idiots."
"The rear line has been destroyed."
"We have to go back to save our family."
The nobles stationed here rode their war horses, brought their servants and soldiers.
They left the defense fortress along the Golden Avenue.
And this situation is not just happening here.
In the fortress of the Kingdom of Light.
Large groups of cavalry are frequently mobilized.
Anyone with a discerning eye can see that.
This is because the Kingdom of Light can't stand the pressure.
At the same time.
The commander-in-chief of the Son of God of the fortress defense line is in the command hall.
The nobles have already quarreled.
"Assholes, retreating at this time is betrayal."
"Do you know how many people died for the border fortress?"
"Now, for a cavalry of 15,000 people, we have to withdraw 200,000 elite cavalry to the south."
"In the entire fortress, we only have 350,000 mobile cavalry."
"Without these cavalry."
"Who will protect the patrol routes between fortresses?"
"Who will protect the transportation defense line behind the fortress?"
"You idiots, don't you see that it's right in front of us?"
"Hasting's cavalry wants to rush in every day."
"Once we find a loophole in our defense."
"Our impregnable defense line will become vulnerable!!!"
The roar echoed in the fortress.
Duke Gutt is the Grand Duke of Leiden.
This time, the withdrawal of troops mainly retreated the defense line of the Kingdom of Light.
The Kingdom of Leiden was not affected.
But once the Kingdom of Light withdraws troops.
Then the Hastings army will press in.
Their defense line will become a sieve.
At that time, it will inevitably affect the defense line of the Kingdom of Leiden.
Now the pressure is mainly resisted by the nobles of the Kingdom of Light.
Grand Duke Gutt does not want to bear the pressure of the Hastings army alone.
So when he heard that they were withdrawing troops and preparing to wipe out the mere 15,000 cavalry behind him, he was so angry.
But!
Duke Gutt's anger is useless.
The nobles here are all from the Kingdom of Light.
News came from the capital.
The territory on the Great Plains suffered a devastating blow.
Their families, wives, daughters, and wealth are all gone.
There are also countless serfs who have been incited.
If no soldiers return.
The Kingdom of Light will be destroyed.
At this time, the nobles no longer care about the defense line.
They spontaneously left the fortress and castle.
Retreat to the rear.
Those who stay here are just arguing.
"Sir, you are the Duke of Leiden Kingdom."
"Please don't get involved in the affairs of our Light Kingdom."
"Unless you are willing to divide the territory with us."
These words directly blocked the other party.
"You!"
Duke Gut could only look at the Holy Son Commander.
Ask him for help.
"I have no way to control this matter."
"Now the defense line can only rely on ourselves."
Obviously tacitly agreed to the approach of the nobles of the Light Kingdom.
This almost made Duke Gut angry to death.
"The defense line, the defense line will be ruined in your hands."
"Stupid."
"15,000 cavalrymen actually want to leave 200,000 knights."
"Extremely stupid."
After cursing and leaving.
The nobles of the Light Kingdom bowed and saluted.
"Sir."
"According to the plan, we will retreat to the corresponding position."
"If Hasting's army cannot attack."
"The war in the Great Plains cannot be settled."
"We cannot restrain the nobles below."
"They will choose to return."
The Holy Son Commander nodded.
The departure of these nobles is to better execute the orders of the gods.
At the same time!
This is also to calm the anger of the nobles.
The impact of the war in the Great Plains is too bad.
The nobles suffered too much loss.
If some compromises cannot be made.
If you stay here by force, it is easy to cause a mutiny.
"Go."
"Tell the nobles not to worry."
"The God has ordered Lannis and Xinhui's 65,000 troops to go north."
"The war in the Great Plains will be settled soon."
"If we win here."
"I will approve them to take turns to return to the kingdom to rest."
"Thank you, sir."
The nobles left.
The Holy Son Commander turned his hands behind his back and looked at the map behind him.
The plan for this battle was marked on it.
The gods' request was to put pressure on Hasting's army.
Force the other side to dispatch legions from the capital to support.
This was not an easy task.
So far, the strength of both sides on the border should be said to be equal.
Although Hasting has a million troops.
But most of them are peasant soldiers.
The real combat effectiveness is still a part of the nobles and Alpha's cavalry.
If the army on the defense line is led to attack according to the plan.
Those peasant army corps will burst out with terrible combat power.
Relying on the defense castle.
It can greatly consume their elite warriors.
But if you don't take the initiative to attack, you want to gain an advantage on the defense line.
Then you can only use a trick.
The plan of the Holy Son Commander is not complicated.
Take the initiative to reveal the flaws and attract Hasting's border army to attack.
His target is not others.
It is Alpha's cavalry and Hasting's noble army.
As long as one of them can be eliminated.
For himself, it will be considered a mission completed.
For this reason, the plan to lure the enemy began.
Using the war on the Great Plains of the Kingdom of Light to create the illusion of internal division.
The 200,000 cavalrymen who withdrew were lurking in the rear.
Just waiting for Hasting to send troops in.
At that time, the castle would cut off the retreat.
The cavalry went forward to fight.
As long as they could wipe out one of the opponent's cavalry.
They would have completed their mission.
At that time, King Alpha would definitely send a large number of elite troops.
And they only needed to continue to defend the defense line.
"Now!"
"It depends on whether the nobles on Hasting's side will be fooled."
The abnormality of the defense line of King Light.
It was soon obtained by spies lurking in various places.
The news soon reached Hasting.
The new successor king felt that this was a huge opportunity.
He personally found Guderian.
Prepared to persuade the other side to send troops to attack the defense line of the Kingdom of Light.
But what he didn't know was that Guderian had already received new instructions from Alpha.
Reinforcements will arrive soon.
This time!
There will be an alchemist.
The defense line of the Kingdom of Light must be attacked.
But we have to wait for Alpha's support.
If we attack now.
What if it is a trap set by the enemy?
Then!
The whole thing will develop in an unfavorable direction.
For this!
Guderian was ready to refuse without thinking.
But he thought again.
"Two cavalry mobile corps on the Hasting defense line."
"The border knights led by myself and the Hasting noble cavalry who defected."
"Now the defense line is almost stable."
"These Hasting noble cavalry have always wanted to expand their military exploits."
"They contacted each other and wanted to unite to regain control of Hasting."
"Since Alpha's support is on the way."
"Why not let them try."
"If they succeed, the nobles will definitely suffer a lot, and they can be effectively weakened."
"If they fail, that's just right, you can promote nobles from the peasant soldiers."
"Complete the complete integration of Alpha and Hasting."
Thinking of this.
Guderian looked at the new king.
"If the nobles insist."
"Then I can't stop them."
"They obey the king's orders."
"Just give the order and let them send troops to test."
"If the intelligence is confirmed to be true and an opportunity is found."
"Then attack."
The king was overjoyed.
"Yes, sir."
Then the king convened a parliament in the capital.
The nobles in Hastings fell into a carnival.
They had already confirmed through their own channels that the Kingdom of Light was already in a state of panic because of the invasion of Alpha's cavalry.
The defense lines on the border of Hastings seemed impregnable.
But they were already shaky.
Countless nobles abandoned their defense lines and left the border.
They went to the Kingdom of Light to save their own territory.
"Your Majesty."
"I still have 3,000 knights available."
"I still have 500 well-equipped cavalry."
"Six hundred, six hundred members of my old Chek family will all join the war."
"For the glory of Hastings, I will personally lead my entire family, eight hundred people to join."
The nobles shouted loudly in the hall.
Venting their inner grievances.
Since Hastings was taken down.
They have become second-class people.
They are always inferior to the nobles of Alpha.
This naturally aroused their dissatisfaction.
In the end, the nobles of Hastings believed that if they wanted to live with dignity.
They must restore the Hastings Kingdom.
Now betrayal is impossible.
They can't do it.
But they can prove themselves with military exploits.
Let the nobles of the Alpha Kingdom see that if they continue to oppress them.
The nobles of Hastings will also resist!!!
Not too long.
Outside Hastings' defense line.
The nobles emptied their family assets, and the 50,000 cavalry organized have completed their assembly.
This cavalry is Hastings last family.
Almost all the nobles in the country, regardless of size, have joined in.
So the number of magic crystal warriors in it is also amazing.
It has reached as many as 5,000.
And it is such an elite force that has greatly boosted the confidence of Hastings nobles.
At the pre-war meeting.
King Hastings personally led the army.
Although he is a puppet of Guderian, he also has his own will.
Restoring Hastings is his own will.
This does not conflict with his loyalty to Fang Yuan.
"Although we have obtained accurate intelligence, conflicts have already broken out within the fortress of the Kingdom of Light."
"But!"
"We can't be careless about this, Sir Cher."
"Take 3,000 people and go through the castle passage of the Kingdom of Light to investigate."
"If the other party's patrolling cavalry is sufficient and the castle resists fiercely."
"Then this is not a trap."
"If there is no resistance at all, don't hesitate and come back immediately."
No one who survives in this era is a fool.
Whether it is a noble or a king, it is impossible to sit in a high position if you can't fight.
Naturally, they would not be deceived by the simple plan of luring the enemy.
After hearing this, the knight named Cher returned with a fist.
"As you command, Your Majesty."
Then the three thousand cavalrymen were divided into small groups.
Following the previously scouted passage, they quickly advanced towards the fortress of the Kingdom of Light.
The nobles of Hastings were very cautious.
After all, this was the last legion in their hands.
Once the loss was heavy, there would be no more Hastings as a kingdom.
It was just that they were cautious, and the commander of the Son of God who set a trap on the opposite side was even more cautious.
"Come in?"
"It's Hastings' noble cavalry."
After hearing this, the commander of the Son of God was a little disappointed.
If possible, he still wanted to eat two in one bite.
Eat Alpha and Hastings' cavalry together.
If it succeeds.
The opponent's mobile forces were completely annihilated.
Next, the entire Hastings will become the kingdom of the gods again.
"What a pity."
"But since they are here, don't let them leave."
"Send a message to the front line."
"Fight back immediately."
"Tell them to fight harder."
"We must let these Hastings nobles know."
"We have enough troops!!!"
"We are not afraid of any temptation."
"Yes!!!" (End of this chapter)