Chapter 244: Reunion
After bypassing the phalanx of the Arda army, Derrick led the family knights to stop not far away.
They planned to take a short rest and then return to the phalanx of the allies to help. Although the Arda army had neat flags and looked well-trained, they were all infantry after all, and were too passive in the face of high-speed cavalry.
Derrick asked himself if he could do such a thing as abandoning the friendly army and running away.
Before they could catch their breath, a heart-wrenching scene happened. The two cavalry units of the Kent family rushed towards the Arda army on the left and right.
When many people began to pray for the friendly army, something surprising happened.
A burst of popping beans sounded, followed by a thick smoke, and a large number of Kent family cavalry who attacked the phalanx fell instantly. .
It was amazing. The cavalry were hit by something and fell off their horses before they threw their spears. Obviously, that invisible thing could cause them fatal damage, because most of the people who fell to the ground could not stand up.
Only a few lucky people threw javelins, causing some casualties to the Arda army, but the entire phalanx did not loosen at all.
Derrick and his knights watched in a daze as the offensive of another team of Kent family cavalry was easily resolved by friendly forces, and then the two sides confronted each other.
It was not until the roar of the artillery like thunder that they woke up from their sluggish state.
"Quick! Join the Arda people!"
Derrick squeezed his horse's belly and led the knights to run towards the phalanx.
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"Friends from Arda, I am Viscount Derrick Heller, son of Earl Winifred Heller. May I ask who is your highest person in charge here?"
Hearing Derrick announce his name, Bryce adjusted his collar, raised his chest and raised his head and responded loudly: "I am Lieutenant Colonel Bryce Alder, commander of the first battalion of Arda infantry, and I lead this army in the name of Earl Graman."
Derrick jumped off his horse and walked quickly towards Bryce, and the soldiers made way for him.
The two held hands tightly.
"Alder... Lieutenant Colonel, thank you for rescuing us from the Kent family. On behalf of the Heller family, I pay tribute to the Graman family, you and your men."
"It is natural for friendly forces to help each other. On behalf of Earl Graman, I also pay tribute to the Heller family."
The two exchanged pleasantries. Bryce served as the military chief of Alda when he was old Graman. Derrick had heard his name several times and knew that he was just a "wild knight." As the son of the earl, Derrick usually didn't speak well to such civilians, but today he was saved by the other party, and he became polite unconsciously.
"Are the weapons you use to defeat the cavalry the legendary 'fire crossbow' and 'thunder hammer'?"
Although he had been holding back, Derrick couldn't help but ask. Such a powerful weapon would definitely be regarded as an important military secret by the other party. Just now, he had been struggling to ask or not, fearing that he would cause the other party's displeasure.
"Fire crossbow? Thunder hammer? The names are quite descriptive. Indeed, Viscount Heller, we relied on them to defeat the Kent family's cavalry."
Derrick further asked: "This... can I touch it?"
Bryce understood Derrick's thoughts at this time, but still showed an embarrassed expression. Firearms are the biggest reliance of the Arda army.
"Sorry, I shouldn't be so abrupt. Everyone, let me lead the way to the garrison!"
Derrick quickly changed the subject.
"Then thank you!"
Bryce ordered the troops to gather and get back on the road. The speed of the Arda army's assembly once again surprised Derrick and his knights - they blew the bugle, and everyone quickly found their positions as if they had rehearsed many times in advance. In less than 20 minutes, a neat marching column was formed.
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When Bryce and others followed Derrick to approach the garrison, the armies of other lords in the coalition had just finished fighting with the Kent family army. The two sides fought in a melee, and no one got the upper hand.
"It was such a mess today!"
The officers complained to each other, and the morale of the team was even lower.
The two teams met halfway.
"Derrick! You're still alive! I thought..."
Earl Malken exclaimed when he saw Derrick.
"God bless you, otherwise how can we explain to your father."
Although the content of the words was fortunate, the tone was full of sarcasm.
"I broke through and retreated to the north!"
Derrick was ashamed, "Sorry to trouble everyone!"
No mistake, one post, one content, one book, one bar!
Earl Parker rode over and said, "We'll summarize today's events after we go back. Who is this?"
He had already recognized the banner of the Graman family and turned to Bryce, who was leading the group, and asked.
Bryce stepped forward and saluted.
"Bryce Alder, I am here with the orders of Earl Graman to join you. I guess you are Earl Price Kent, right? My master says hello to you."
"Yes, I am Price Parker. You came at the right time. We are about to have a big battle with the Kent family, and we need a new force like you."
Earl Parker saw that the troops from Alda were well-organized and did not look like a bunch of soldiers at all. He was secretly happy that it was right for Ragleyman to join the group.
So the two armies cooperated to return to the village as their base.
After arriving at the base, Bryce found that this was originally a village, but there were no villagers in it. They all hid in the lord's castle before the coalition arrived.
Looking to the west of the village, a castle came into view. This was Bido Castle. Although the castle was not large, it was located on a high cliff. There was only a narrow road leading to its east. It was so steep that it was no wonder that the coalition could not capture it for a long time. However, the exit of the castle was also blocked by the coalition.
Although the village was not small, the coalition had six or seven thousand people. The houses had long been divided by the troops that arrived first, and the Alda army could only camp in an open space to the north of the village.
Bryce ordered the two deputy battalion commanders to command the soldiers to build a camp and cook. Today's lunch had not yet been eaten before a fierce battle with the Kent family. During the battle, everyone was highly nervous and temporarily forgot about hunger, but after the battle, they were hungrier than before.
He and Joyce were invited to attend the military meeting to discuss the future battle plan. They ate a few biscuits in a hurry and walked to the largest house in the center of the village. This was originally the village chief's house, but now it was used as a meeting room by the coalition.
"Welcome! Everyone from Alda!"
As soon as I entered the door, I heard Derrick's voice.
Sorry for the two days of interruption. I have been busy. Recently, I have to work on two projects. Today I was called to work overtime again. I pat my chest again to all readers: this book will never be abandoned!