Blood tax

Chapter 139 Battle Preparation
"You have to do what you say!" Senamon boarded the flat boat with some engineers and trebuchets, emphasizing his wish with anticipation and anxiety.

In the early morning of March 3, the city defense army and engineering troops in Yambol Town were brought out and assembled by the river to prepare to set off.

Griffith glanced at him, and patted a self-signed certificate on his collar:

"Keep this away, the certificate and recommendation letter submitted by Miss Sonia de La Mole's Sutoral, even if I die in battle, as my final proof, this material can make your request without difficulty The Earl's Court fulfilled my promise.

"As we said last night, the Lamor Mansion will give you the status of a reserve officer, organized under the name of the reserve army command, and after half a year of training, you will serve as an officer of the new weapon and technology test unit that is being formed. Annual salary and Post allowance of 1800 silver lang, single room, stationed in Bayeran city.

"You can issue a letter of recommendation to the engineers who participated in the war. Among them, those who are brave and outstanding can serve as sergeants under your recommendation. The specific standards are in your hands."

Senamon rubbed his hands anxiously.The offer seemed attractive to him.

This is the status of an officer and the right to appoint and remove personnel of the squadron non-commissioned officer!
The regular army is no better than the city defense army and the militia, and the officers are all well-known figures.They have lifelong salaries and allowances, live in bright and warm barracks or dormitories, wear beautiful bearskin hats, and eat three meals a day at no cost and well.Respectable rich families would compete to marry girls to them.

According to the ancient tradition, when the army was mobilized, dukes and earls were marshals and generals, and viscounts and barons were appointed colonels.The generals issued an order to summon the knights and tenant farmers scattered on the territory to take up arms.They trained as they marched, seasoned knights became lieutenants and captains, farmers, miners and hunters formed privates.

All officers are commissioned, as noble lords as knights.

Ordinary men do not make commissioned officers, no matter how brave, noble and intelligent they may be, the senior sergeant is the end of their military career.

"Really, no problem, I'm not questioning Miss Lamor," Senamon was so excited, "Of course, I'm not questioning you, but, this kind of thing, the appointment of an officer is such a big thing..."

"Shut up, you idiot."

Griffith interrupted him coldly:
"Did you know that some storrals marry countesses?"

"!!!" The technical sergeant was stunned.

"The current Count William de La Mole was once a Hutorral, just like me," Griffith stared into his eyes, "if you talk to me again, get out of here Yambol town to be your sergeant, and I'll command the engineers myself."

"Don't!" Senamon shouted in a low voice:

"I, I didn't mean that.

"Oh, my God, Miss Lamour is a famous beauty."

"Yes," Griffith leaned down slightly, and whispered in the ear of the technical sergeant, "I have said everything I need to say, if you dare to question my order again, or if my Sonia suffers the slightest damage, I will Just sink you into the Vero River, understand?"

Senamon scuttled out like a rabbit with its tail on fire, and headed for the predetermined location with the engineers.

Griffith arranged special missions for them, and he himself led the other three ships of soldiers to the vicinity of Beit Manor.

With no reinforcements and only a group of unreliable local city defense troops in hand, he could only harass the rebel camps one by one to contain them.

But, after all, this is just a Sequence 8 and more than 100 stragglers, and it's nothing more than a playful game.If the pressure on the rebels is not strong enough, let them spare a large army to attack Beit Manor, or bring that Sequence 6 Juggernaut to attack, Griffith will be considered a failure.

The sudden appearance of Senamon and Engineers gave him an additional tactical option.

He didn't sleep all night, made preparations and supply plans overnight, and handed over most of his remaining money to the town government that was still operating slowly; reorganized the city defense army, militia and engineering troops, and divided them into two teams .

Griffith sorted out the limited information, obtained information from the mayor's office, estimated the terrain changes based on the flooding of nearby rivers and the location of the highlands under the condition of time constraints and lack of on-site surveys, and then carried out his own staff work to give Senamon drew up a route and a plan of action, and procured the necessary ropes, pulleys, implements, and boats.

Although it was only a temporary command of a small force of more than 200 people, Griffith completed a full set of logistics organization, staff operations and command work.

In the precious night that just passed, the rebels were resting, and the students in Bate Manor may have been tossing and turning in pain and worry, but Griffith himself did not waste a minute.

Now, he stared at the river that divided the plain with piercing eyes, watching the army of more than 200 people who were deploying according to his plan.

Come on, rebels!

I didn't have a choice before, but now it's different, and I want to show you the power of military science and organization.

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Griffiths marched northwest with a squadron, heading straight for the banks of the river near Bate Manor.

Because of the relationship between the river course and the terrain, after he and Senamon set off from the Weiluo River in the south of Yambor Town, they first went west along the river and separated at the mouth of the Weiluo-Beit River, which was in an irregular inverted T shape.The engineers continued westward along the Vero River, and he himself led the team northward, approaching the Baron's castle along the winding east bank of the Beit River.

Although stable and convenient, flat-bottomed boats are slow and unarmed.Once intercepted by the rebels, only Griffith in the squadron of more than 100 people has the means of long-range attack, and the others can only be beaten.

Therefore, before approaching Beit Manor or the ferry on the west bank, Griffith should stick to the east bank as much as possible to avoid the rebel rafts and boats. If there are rebel strongholds there, he will destroy them along the way.

On the southeast side of Beit Manor, Griffith found a half-submerged ferry and village.

According to the map, this is the Ferry de Boulogne.Sonia once thought of letting everyone cross the river and escape to the east bank from here.

Now, this small ferry has been half-destroyed, with the flood gradually receding, revealing a large area of ​​muddy low hills and ruins.

Griffith observed it and found that it was not easy to get close to the west bank. The flood from the mountains in the north carried a lot of mud and sand, which made the water near here very turbid. Tree trunks and boulders could be seen everywhere. It may capsize.

If it is one or two small wooden boats, it may be fine, but the army can only cross the Boulogne ferry if they want to cross the river.The silting of the harbor debris there is not so bad.

According to the current water situation, more land will be exposed at this ferry in another day, which will become the main point of contention between the two sides.

Just when Griffith was thinking about how to occupy this place, a small wooden boat suddenly appeared on the water in the northwest direction, sailing towards the east bank.Behind this small boat, there are three boats of similar size.

This direction...should be from Beit Manor!Griffith's heart moved, and he hurriedly ordered to move closer to the boat.

Punts are just too slow.Seeing that the four boats were about to dock on the east coast in the north, Griffith jumped to the shore and flew over from the land.

The four boats docked successively.Four figures jumped off the first boat and ran towards the inland quickly.But more than 20 people rushed out from the three boats behind, and they chased after them with weapons in hand.

Griffith immediately threw down his halberd and shield, and started charging at full speed with only his long sword, fencing sword and a few daggers.

Among the four, three men dressed as city defense troops held short guns and shields in their hands, and waved them in a panic to scare off the pursuers.Surrounded by them was a tall man with a winged helmet on his head, a slim silver breastplate and skirt armor, wielding a shining cross sword, and his waist-length blond hair gleamed in the morning light.

Fiona!
A bad thought came to Griffith's mind.This girl is rarely separated from Lana, let alone this critical moment.

But now is not the time to think about it.

The rebels bent their bows and shot at Fiona and the others, knocking down one city defender and wounding another.Other rebels attacked with short guns, axes and hatchets.

Fiona stopped unexpectedly, trying to protect the city defense army.In a blink of an eye, she was surrounded by rebels.

Griffith sprinted at full speed and stopped behind the rebels.A sharp ice spike spear had condensed in his hand.Now is not the time to hold back.

A rebel had already noticed the trainee knight who appeared behind him, and was about to open his mouth to shout, when an ice spear pierced his throat, protruding from the soft nape of his neck, nailed to the ground like a stuffed insect.

A second icicle followed, piercing the chest of a turned rebel and pinning him to the back of another ally.

Blood spattered, and the screams made all the rebels jump up in shock.Griffith threw a third icicle, killing one more.

Griffith rushed into the crowd like a storm, slashing head-on at the frightened faces.

He split a spearman's head in half with one sword, and the inferior long sword suddenly broke with a "bang", half of the hilt stuck into the spearman's head.

Griffith waved and snatched a short gun, and four or five spearmen had already raised their weapons and stabbed at him together.

Well coordinated, these rebels are well trained.A thought flashed in Griffith's mind, and he used his breastplate to resist this round of attacks without dodging or evading.

The tip of the gun hit a spark on the fine armor, Griffith held the short gun and plunged it into the throat of a rebel, pulled out the corroded feather fencing and swung it towards the crowd.

The jet-black short blade cut the throats of the two, and even the sprayed blood turned black.

More rebels jumped on it, attacking with hatchets and short guns.

"Griffith!" Fiona, who was surrounded by the crowd, called out happily, and was about to throw her long sword to him immediately.

"Stay where you are, protect yourself!" Griffith yelled, grabbed a soldier and threw him to the ground, and stepped on his chest.

"Oh!"

With a muffled sound, the internal organs and blood of the rebel spewed out of his mouth like a fountain.

Griffith snatched the short gun and stabbed another rebel, and suddenly felt a sharp pain in his thigh.

A rebel hit him hard from behind, the point of the gun piercing the mail leggings and piercing into the flesh.This blow directly knocked Griffith down on one knee.

Seeing that the blow was successful, all the rebels around looked fierce.They were about to chop the enemy into flesh together, when they were suddenly swept away by an astonishing momentum.

Bone-eroding extreme cold swept through the whole body. It was unknown whether it was fear or the cold. The fingers of the rebels were cold, and their feet were frozen in place like lead.

In the center of the crowd of rebels, Griffith in solid armor slowly stood up like a savage monster, his cold eyes swept across the crowd, like a giant bear surrounded by wolves.

A sudden force erupted from his body.The blow just now inspired his extraordinary ability.

Griffith pulled out the short gun on his leg and waved it away. The sharp stab cut the rebel's jaw and tore the bridge of his nose.He turned around abruptly, and threw an elbow at an approaching rebel. The hit rebel's head burst like a ripe watermelon, and the splashed brain and blood sprayed out radially, covering the faces of everyone behind him.

The dense spearheads stabbed at him.The rebels sent to pursue were indeed different. Griffith used his hand as a knife, and slashed at the short spear piercing the breastplate.

In the crackling sound of breaking, the short spear shattered into seven or eight pieces.

Fiona felt as if she was watching a bear fight a pack of wolves.Neither side had long weapons and was extremely ferocious, almost fighting face to face.

Griffith grabbed a rebel with both hands and threw it on his knee, breaking the rebel's spine in two.At the same time, two rebels grabbed their daggers and stabbed them into the gaps in his armor.

The rustling sound of tearing flesh and the chilling sound of bone cracking continued.At the end of the fight between the two sides, the ground was already full of rebels who were dying horribly. Griffith grabbed a rebel's body and swung it like a stick, throwing it into the crowd.

This group of resolute and crazy rebels finally collapsed. In less than a minute, half of them were killed by the heavily armored trainee knights who lost their main weapons with their hands and short knives. The rest of them turned their heads and fled to the shore screaming. side boat.

Griffith picked up the two segmented guns, and chased after the rout who had their backs towards him.Before they could see the death coming from behind, the fierce killing intent struck at the back of their necks.

One by one the rebels were caught up, and the bodies were scattered from the fighting grass to the small boats on the shore.

Fiona stood far away with her mouth covered, the heads and corpses all over the floor made her not know where to look.Griffith, who had been chasing him all the way to the water's edge, didn't listen to the cries for mercy. He didn't turn back until he killed all the rebels, and he still carried a captured long sword in his hand.

"Sonia and everyone are still trapped in the castle of Beit Manor. We were besieged by rebels yesterday. There were many enemies, and Lana was seriously injured," Fiona said anxiously, "Because I know a little bit of swordsmanship and The spell of protection, still wearing armor, everyone decided to protect me first to break through."

I see... Griffith looked at the girl in front of him.

The finely forged silver wing helmet, breastplate, skirt armor and gauntlets provide full protection while bringing out the girl's graceful figure.The blue dust crystals are used to engrave magic lines on the breastplate, and the permanent arrows are protected from the elegance of the wind. It is indeed the most suitable equipment for breaking out.

Fiona noticed Griffith's gaze, and took a step back in embarrassment.The blue petticoat under the skirt swayed with light steps, which was not inferior to the costumes at the ball.

"Is Sonia injured? How long can the defense last?" Griffith withdrew his impolite gaze.

"Sonia is safe and sound for the time being. Nona and Murat covered me to break through for a certain distance and were repelled back to the castle." Fiona settled her mind, "Do you know how long it will take for the reinforcements to arrive?"

Griffith first pointed to the guide: "The regular army of the two brigades coming from the south camped downstream. Even if they were not washed away, they were severely injured. This is the only regular army nearby."

Fiona nodded sadly: "We know that, the Echo Crystal's communication has recovered a bit, and we can intermittently communicate with Old Town."

At this time, the soldiers on the flat-bottomed boat had just arrived.

Griffith pointed to them:
"I gathered an engineering squadron and part of the local city defense army and militia, mainly unarmored gunmen, and there was no armored assault force at all. I broke a camp yesterday and defeated hundreds of rebels. Today I am going to continue to attack other Camp support manor,

"How is the situation near Baron Bet's territory? How many enemies are there?"

Fiona looked at the sparse soldiers and shook her head: "This kind of people can't do it. There are more than 1000 enemies surrounding the manor, scattered in a large camp and several small camps, and they are led by Extraordinary people. Their commander It's a Sequence 7 Extraordinary named Lance, all of us can't beat him together.

"After paying a high price, he was injured by us. Sonia and everyone set up a lot of magic traps, and they can persist in a short-term defense.

"But the rebel army there has many archers and ships, and even Murat and the others cannot ensure their own safety."

It seems that there is no trick to rescue people secretly.Moreover, that mysterious extraordinary sword master may also be there, and I am not his opponent in a head-to-head confrontation.Griffith nodded and said:
"I see, have you encountered a Juggernaut?"

"The Juggernaut of the Transcendent?" Fiona exclaimed, "Don't scare me! Professor Weitzleben has been killed. If another Transcendent comes along, everyone will be in danger!"

The professor was killed! ?How did you say... Griffith, who has not been notified, was taken aback:
"Fiona, I suggest that you take some city defense troops to the nearby town of Yambol as soon as possible, and contact the old town there to apply for mobilizing the city defense troops there to move closer to us.

"I'll send you back first, and then rush back immediately to contain the rebels and wait for the arrival of follow-up reinforcements."

"Okay," Fiona thought for a while, "I have no concept of commanding operations, and Lana is usually in charge of this major."

"Pasu!" Griffith yelled, "come to me."

The young city defense army rushed over.Griffith said to him:
"From now on, you are responsible for Miss Xia Long's safety, and you must protect her at your own risk!"

"At the expense of life!" Paxiu immediately thumped his chest.

Griffith turned to Fiona and said, "I already have a preliminary deployment,
"The terrain in this area has been changed by the flood, and the rebels have also encountered great difficulties in their actions. Even poor troops can contain them as long as they are commanded properly.

"I will storm them, suppress them, and make them have no energy and mind to think about the manor."

Fiona thought about Griffith's suggestion, looked at the muddy water, and said to the trainee knight, "Then let's go, and tell me about your plan in detail on the way."

　Today there is only this big chapter. According to the progress, the battle will happen on the weekend.Many conspiracies and backgrounds in this book will be revealed through character replays and meetings.With such a big event happening and so many clues paving the way, the big figures and big events in this world can finally appear on the stage.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)