Farming Road from Baron to Emperor

Chapter 20
"Lord Case, another enemy cavalry regiment has also dispatched."

Earl Keith was a little puzzled. This Earl Violet was so overwhelmed that he even sent the force to protect himself to retreat safely. He was so confident in his cavalry.

But the battlefield is changing rapidly, and there is not so much time to think about it. Earl Keith suppressed the doubts in his heart and ordered: "Sakine, Kullman obeys the order and starts from the flank. Don't worry about the opponent's knights. The target is Earl Violet, try to capture him alive, if that's not possible." Earl Keith looked at them and made a beheading gesture.

"Obey." Kullman and Sakine retreated and organized a cavalry regiment to go.

On the frontal battlefield, wave after wave of death charges had successfully opened a small hole in the upper left corner of the Tulip Infantry Regiment. For a while, the Tulip Infantry was a little timid, and the soldiers did not dare to fill the gap.

The war horse charged straight up, then slowed down, was killed, and charged again. The knights rushed up bravely one by one, and exchanged one with the tulip infantry.In order to defend this gap, no less than [-] soldiers have died under the hooves of the horses, and they will die if they go.

Mashal knew that this could not go on, so he ordered troops himself and ordered, "Gavin, commander of the reserve battalion, lead the troops to block the gap and keep the formation. If you can hold the gap, you will be the first in this battle."

There are more than 150 people in the first battalion, but [-] people have been transferred up before, and now only half of them are left.Gavin led them along the gap between the formations to the gap in the upper left corner.

Gavin said: "The enemy rushes over, don't try to run, it's useless, you can only survive if you are tougher than them on the battlefield, think about your wives and children, if you die on the battlefield, you still have a subsidy, if you desert, You want your wives to be caught as prostitutes and your children to starve to death."

The soldiers were silent, and stood in their positions as usual in training, with their shield hands at the front, propping up their large shields.

There was a rumble on the ground, and the enemy cavalry was about to charge again. Marshall was a little puzzled. The last time he encountered such a tenacious army was when he was chasing Earl Mandala. Not afraid of life and death, seeing death as home, and finally fighting to 200 people fled, but also successfully held them back and ensured the evacuation of Earl Mandala.

What are they doing now? Could it be that their Tulip Infantry Regiment is a bitch, rushing up one by one.

As the enemy cavalry approached, the knights and horses were all wearing battle armor, and Marshall's heart sank. They were heavy cavalry.

I saw that the thirty cavalry rushing in front suddenly turned into a cone angle, no good, isn’t this the cone angle battle formation of the Principality of Atum? A wave of classic battles.How did Earl Violet know? If the royal family were involved, then Tulip Town would be in danger.

Marshall shouted, "Exert your grudge with all your strength, don't be afraid, hold on."

The shield bearers in the front row saw the cavalryman, not only the knight was wearing thick iron armor and a helmet on his head, but even the horses under him were also wearing armor, rushing towards him like a bunch of big iron balls.He also couldn't help but wonder, can I really hold on?If you fight hard, you have to die first.

There was a huge force in front of him, and then he flew out. Through his blurred vision, he could vaguely see the shield bearers and pikemen behind him falling down row by row like tofu.

Marshall shouted: "Soldiers, don't be afraid, they will die when the speed of the horses slows down, hold on, don't move around."

If it was just the thirty or so heavy cavalry, although the formation was somewhat affected, they could hold it. However, the Red Violet Knights followed the gap and rushed in with the heavy cavalry. They threw down their spears and drove the crowd with machetes. Charge the formation with scattered tulip infantry in front.

Earl Keith saw from above that there were only a dozen people scattered at first, but like a virus, there were hundreds of people in a short while. Earl Keith's heart tightened, as if someone had strangled his neck and dared not take a big breath .But if things have the possibility of going bad, no matter how small the possibility is, it will always happen. In short, the less you want something to happen, the easier it is for something to happen.

The scattered tulip infantry continued to attack the infantry behind, and after a while, it turned into a full-line rout, and the formation was chaotic. At this time, they were not the world-famous tulip infantry. They were just a group of routs, even the violet infantry. You can chase them down.

Earl Keith set his sights on the Knights, as long as Earl Violet can be captured or killed, everything is hopeful.

But the Red Violet Knights are the most elite knights in the Violet Territory. Among the 500 people, there are more than a hundred of the Knights of the Earth. The charge just now was divided into three parts. The second part is led by Gaul, with a total of 300 people, responsible for disrupting the formation, and the third part, 200 people, is responsible for serving as reserve soldiers.

At this time, the Violet Infantry Regiment, which had fled in front, had already regrouped. Together with the knights of the Red Violet Knights in the third part, they successfully stopped the attack of Kullman and Sakinet.

Kullman and Sakine were in a hurry. If they dragged on, they would definitely lose. Now that the situation has changed, it is time for them to lead the Knights to attack the Violet Infantry.

The first charge was stopped by the opponent's cavalry, the second part was stopped by the Violet infantry, and the third part they even went into battle themselves, but they still failed in the end.

Earl Keith's heart seemed to be grabbed, but immediately he suppressed the grief in his heart, and no longer lingered-keep the green hills, no fear of no firewood, as long as he can return to Tulip Town safely, with the help of the city wall, it will be counted The people below can also hold on.

The Violet Knight galloped through the crowd, shouting:

"Surrender quickly, your lords have all run away."

"Surrender to avoid death."

"Kneel down, put down your weapons, and kill all standing."

The tulip infantry looked back, only to see that the banner representing the tulip family was gone, their lord ran away, and they were defeated.

Some ran back desperately, and were stabbed to death by the chasing knight, and some knelt down and surrendered, trying to save their lives.As time went on, more and more people knelt down, until the last standing tulip infantry was stabbed to death with a spear, and the tulip infantry regiment was wiped out.

Seeing that something was wrong, the members of the Tulip Knights also withdrew from the battlefield one after another. They had horses, so it was easy to escape.

At this time, the sun had set and the night was gradually falling. When it was getting dark, the knights of the Red Knights chased for a while, and captured the serfs and food brought by Earl Tulip.

Count Katz Violet ordered the serfs to clean up the battlefield, bury pots and make food, and at the same time ordered Gaul to count the casualties of the soldiers.

The next day, the casualties came out. The Violet Infantry Regiment was killed 201 and injured 342. The White Violet Knights were killed 209 and injured 262. The Red Violet Knights were killed 32 and injured 101. The heavy cavalry sent by the second prince were killed. 2 people, 5 people were injured.

Earl Katz looked at the battlefield not far away. The ground was stained red with blood. The White Violet Knights serving as death squads rewarded each person with 5 gold coins. At the same time, they were allowed to be the first to rob after breaking through Tulip Town. They were indeed right. To get this reward, one by one fought desperately, not afraid of life and death.If it wasn't for them going to die like returning home, it's really not certain who will win and who will lose!

Katz ordered: "After breakfast, set off from the camp and attack Tulip Town."

Gaul replied: "Yes."

……

However, Earl Tulip fled back to Tulip Town in embarrassment with more than a hundred knights. Baron Dans and the political officer Hakan were shocked and lost so badly.Afterwards, more than a dozen soldiers from the Tulip Infantry Regiment fled back, and more than 300 from the Knights Regiment fled back.

The Tulip Infantry Regiment can be said to have been completely annihilated. Now that there are no veterans left, the difficulty of rebuilding can be imagined, but the most important thing right now is to defend Tulip Town.It is worth mentioning that because of the rapid defeat, the Cherry Blossom Knights led by Baron Berg were not damaged at all because they served as a reserve army.

In the lobby of Tulip Mansion

Earl Keith with a gloomy face said nothing. Baron Dans and the administrative officer Hakan looked at Earl Keith worriedly, as if waiting for him to speak.

After fleeing from defeat, Kullman and Sakine, their armor covered with blood, were in a state of embarrassment. The two lowered their heads, as if they were reflecting on why they failed. As for the Tulip Infantry Regiment Commander, Marshall would most likely die in battle, otherwise Even if they were captured, how could a two-legged man outrun a four-legged one?The surrounding male servants also stepped aside, lowered their heads, and tried their best to reduce their sense of existence.

Finally, the silent atmosphere was broken by Earl Keith, who said in a hoarse voice, "Tulip has lost, and the entire Tulip Infantry Regiment has been wiped out."

"Lord Earl, the most urgent task is to defend the city. Now we can gather the defeated soldiers and enlist the serfs, free people, and even the servants of the nobles in the town. The guards will serve as a reserve army. First, we will help transport food and armaments. If you are in an emergency, you can join us." Defend the city."

Hakan glanced at the Earl's face, seeing that there was no change, he continued: "My lord, the noble virtue is self-improvement, the Tulip Infantry Regiment can be rebuilt, and the humiliation of failure can be washed away by victory, but only you, My lord, are the light." A beacon of tulips."

If Earl Keith really couldn't think about it, he wouldn't have fled back. He took the steps sent by Hakan and said, "Baron Danse, your knights are in charge of the east and north gates. Close the gates of the city." No entry or exit." Then he looked at Hakan and asked, "How many days are there enough food in the town?"

Hakan replied: "Part of the grain outside the town has been harvested, and the autumn grain from all over the place has not yet been delivered. Including the remaining stored grain, it can feed 1 people for three months."

Count Keith calculated in his mind that although the daily food of a trained knight was almost three times that of a commoner, including the food of the merchants in the town, they could still last for three months, and it would be severe winter.

There are 300 knights in Baron Danse's knights, and it is estimated that there are about 100 people from the defeated soldiers. The guards of the nobles in the town are estimated to have more than [-] people, but it is difficult to recruit. Actively fighting for this part can get more than [-] people, and another [-] strong men have to be recruited. As long as the town is not chaotic, the city will be safe and sound.

He ordered: "Tell the merchants in the town that it is not allowed to raise the price of grain. Anyone who dares to raise the price will be counted as one, and there will be no mercy."

Hakan nodded and said, "Yes."

……

In the early years, Cardoso led a caravan into the mountains to find the gathering places of barbarians, exchanged farm tools, salt, seasonings, etc. for animal furs, then returned to Tulip Town and went south, smuggled to Luma Principality, and sold animal furs go out.Such a trip can make ten times the profit, leaving aside the hiring of guards, food and miscellaneous expenses on the way, and tolls, it can also make five times the profit.

Later, when I got older, there were more robbers on the road, tolls also increased, and it became more and more difficult for the merchants, so I simply disbanded the caravan and came to Tulip Town, bought a few shops, and acquired Barbarian Hunting Animal skins, food, farm tools, etc. are now considered rich.

"Master, I heard that Earl Tulip has been defeated. What should I do? If the town is breached, it will be dangerous."

Cardoso smiled calmly and said, "No mess. With the advantage of the city wall, if you can't get in, you can get in. Earl Violet doesn't need someone to help him manage it. Just keep your heart in your stomach."

The shopkeeper, Bin Te, smiled sarcastically, and said, "Then, master, is the price of grain going up? Just now the ordering officer told me that no price increase of grain is allowed."

This is a good time to make money. If it was 20 years ago, Cardoso would have made a lot of money.

But now he just wants to be safe.He called the shopkeeper to his side, and said in a low voice, "Don't move the price of grain. In the past, I sold ten barrels of grain every day, but now I can only sell eight barrels. The remaining two barrels should go to the black market. Remember that if nobles come to buy, Regardless of the price, the requirements must be met.”

The master is generous enough. As far as he knows, the other grain shops in the town have been secretly reduced to half. The shop across the street even sells a large bucket of grain every day. It is true that the noble masters in the town are all blind. Keeping safe is the greatest blessing, he glanced at Cardoso secretly, and replied in a low voice: "Of order, sir."

"Go ahead, recruit more guards, the town is not peaceful," Cardoso wandered out slowly, apparently going to another shop.

As expected, when the people in the town saw that the city gate was closed, they rushed to the grain shop to loot the grain, and some even wanted to buy a big bucket, add some chaff, and save some food to feed the whole family for three months .

Bint looked coldly at the opposite shop, and saw that the shop was full of people. Although his house was also sold out, the residents were not fools. They watched the grain shipped out little by little and sold out.But the shop on the opposite side was sold out without any sign of food. Although it can be sold at least three times in the black market, you have a life to earn this money, not necessarily a life to spend it.

Just as Bint was thinking about it, he saw a cavalry regiment in armor approaching. There were more than [-] cavalry, which seemed to be the knights of Baron Dans. The crowd dispersed to the left and right, and a road appeared in the crowd. .

The knights got off their horses, and the leading knight stepped forward, pointed at the shop and said, "It's closed."

The helper came forward, but the knight didn't even look at it. He pushed it aside and said, "This is your master's business, not yours. If you are sensible, get out of here."

Then he turned his head to look at the crowd and said, "Please wait, everyone. The political affairs officer will send someone over immediately, and the food will be sold at normal prices immediately. Don't worry, everyone in the town can afford food at any time. Lord Earl will never allow anyone to raise the price at this time."

At this moment, the pre-arranged Tuo in the crowd shouted

"Everyone must trust the Earl"

"My lord Earl has fought in the South and the North, and now he has only lost a small one. Please rest assured."

"After the autumn grain comes out, the grain should be cheaper, and you will lose money if you buy it now."

(End of this chapter)