Riding and Slashing

Chapter 108

The strong men clasped Mrs. Bella's hands in a hurry, but Mrs. Bella kept struggling desperately.

Klose pinched her arm, but he didn't expect Mrs. Bella to be so powerful. After struggling, the small wounds on her arm were all peeled off by this drag, and the whole arm turned into bloody red flesh.

But even so, she was still laughing, she didn't even have the instinctive contraction response of the human body, she still planned to pierce her chest, and even pawed at the newly stabbed wound with her hands.

"How could she have such power!"

Klose and Summer couldn't control her anymore when they fought together, those withered arms without muscles were even more powerful than the two muscular men!
"Oh!"

Amy stood behind her, holding the hammer dropped by the woman, and knocked the crazy Mrs. Bella unconscious with one blow.

Fortunately, this crazy old woman will still faint after being beaten at least.

But what should we do now?

Kidnapping can be regarded as a successful kidnapping.

But this situation was really unexpected...

Although Li Ang and her analyzed the process of Alma's conquest of Changhe Town, neither Amy nor Li Ang had expected Mrs. Bella's situation.

This is clearly a believer of the evil god.

The female soldiers who died downstairs were obviously fanatics who worshiped heresy.

However, how could Archduke Alma allow these heretics to exist?
None of his soldiers approached the main building, presumably Duke Alma did not allow them to approach Madame Nera.

And Fawcett outside did not chase in, and closed the inner city gate with his soldiers. He should also know what's going on inside.

But Fawcett is a Lion Knight. Isn't the Lion Knights chasing heresy?
The food has not been bought, and now they are sealed in the inner city and cannot get out.

The only goal achieved is to be safe for the time being, but if there is no accident, there may be an accident soon, because Mrs. Bella is dying

But Amy's thoughts are not clear now, she really hopes that the lord is here.

If the teacher is here, he should be able to quickly analyze the results...

……

The lord has just arrived in Kewen Village, so of course there is no way to save poor Amy.

In fact, the lord himself is now having a lawsuit on his head—since the business of buying grain has changed from wholesale to retail, he has been battered and his head is getting bigger.

In order to discuss business, he directly threw out [-] dinars and placed them in the center of the village, saying that no matter who it is, they can just take the money after the negotiation is completed, and the lord will buy the grain first and then the goods.

At market prices most of the time, five thousand dinars would be enough to buy half a million pounds of unprocessed wheat.

And the lord only intends to collect more than 20 pounds here, that is to say, he can buy at least twice the price.

Of course, if you want a higher price, money is not an issue.

But the problem is that the manors of these great nobles don't buy it at all.

It's not that they don't want to make money, they just find it troublesome...

There are twenty or so manors, each of which has a surplus of several thousand to ten thousand to twenty thousand pounds of grain, but the market price of ten thousand pounds of wheat is only worth one hundred dinars. Er - the people living in these manors are all big nobles above baron, they really look down on this little money.

In the past, they only needed to let the farmers and servants directly collect the grain into the warehouse, and they were done, and they didn't have to worry about anything else.

But if they sell the grain in advance, they have to calculate the harvest in advance, and after the harvest, they have to send people to pack it, transport it after packing, and arrange various trivial matters...

Ten thousand pounds of grain is only enough for dozens of people to consume for half a year, not much.

But it takes ten carriages to load it!
Most of these nobles lived here for retirement. A group of rich retired old men and old ladies just wanted to pass the time. They felt that this small business was too troublesome.

It's not that the lord didn't want to offer a higher price, but when he planned to increase the price several times, the countess stopped him.

"Your Excellency Li Ang, I'm not trying to persuade you to save money—if you raise the price of food too high, many people here may starve to death!"

Li Ang knew this truth, charging twice the price, if the price was not outrageous, would not cause much impact.

And if the price is increased by ten times, the grain may be received soon, but it will also cause the price of grain in the vicinity to soar throughout the year.

Those who are really poor or craftsmen, those who have no land and can only buy food to survive, can't afford this price-they will really starve to death.

Li Ang misses his little apprentice very much now - if Amy is here, relying on her parents' face, how can these big nobles help...

Of course, it wasn't completely unreceived, the countess still talked to a few close friends.

These people didn't intend to make the lord spend extra money, and only took away the dinars corresponding to the market price.

But only [-] pounds have been negotiated in total, and I have to send a car to pull it half a month later...

It's okay, it's better than nothing at all, at least there will be grain for next season.

……

Two days later, the lord planned to bid farewell to the countess, so he had to hurry up and look elsewhere.

If it really doesn't work, he will go back to Maixiang to mobilize the masses.

The countess also said that she could write a letter for him to ask Ms. Bella if she could spare some of the food.

The lord knows that this is impossible. There are a lot of fields around Changhe Town. It is not a normal phenomenon to buy food even if there is no shortage of food.

And since the Duke of Alma purchased grain in the name of Mrs. Bella, he would definitely not give it to himself. Maybe the grain merchants in Changhe Town would have to run out of grain...

However, the Countess had good intentions, and the lord accepted it.

But just as the countess was writing, a knight hurried in and reported the situation to the countess.

"Ma'am, a group of messy people came from the north of the village. It looks like a group of soldiers, but it also looks like a group of robbers. There are a lot of people."

The knight was probably under the command of Baron Leofric. He was wearing a red-bottomed griffin robe, and his expression was quite disturbed.

"Be clear, is it a soldier or a robber, and how many are there?"

The countess had seen the big world, and she didn't panic at all. After all, all the families in the village could gather at least a hundred people together, and she was not afraid of small groups of bandits.

But the knight was obviously panicked: "Madam, I didn't see all of them, but there are at least hundreds of people in all I saw! They are all noisy and messy. They may be deserters. Anyway, they are not good people!"

If it is a deserter, it is tantamount to a robber.

The countess was a little nervous now, and turned to look at the lord: "Your Excellency Li Ang, there is always some unrest during the harvest season. If your troops can help, I think the manor owners here will definitely be willing to help you for free." supply food."

Ok?
The lord suddenly regained his spirits.

It seems that the goddess has not forgotten herself...

I originally thought that meeting a large number of gangsters here was troublesome, but I didn't expect it to be a good thing!

That's right, if nothing happened, most of the aristocratic manors in Kewen Village wouldn't bother to take care of themselves.

But the question is, I only brought thirty cavalry, can I save them?

"Do those people have flags? What kind of people are they like?"

Li Ang asked the flustered knight, he had to get some information before he knew what to do.

"I saw a bull banner... most of them were soldiers, a dozen or so on horseback, and the others seemed to be dressed up from anywhere! So I think it looks like a mess of robbers and deserters."

Looking at the calm Lord Lord, the knight seemed to have calmed down a little, and led Li Ang out.

On the street in the center of Kewen Village, the clear sound of the trumpet had already sounded, and then the sound of the trumpets also sounded in various manors-this was the sound of the lords calling the militia to fight.

In fact, it was from the north of the village, where Lord Leofric held the trumpets, that the trumpets were sounded first.

The knight who reported the letter was originally there to arrange taxes.

The village is too big. It extends to the Tongtian River in the north, and it is more than ten miles away from the center of the village. I don't know what's going on there now.

Also because of the large scope, it took a long time for the nobles and knights to gather troops.

The knight who reported the message led the lord and the cavalry, and arrived near the bridge in the north of the village two or ten minutes later.

This bridge is the bridge from the north of Kewen to the jurisdiction of Lion Lake City, and it is also the only bridge in the upper reaches of the entire Tongtian River.

Moreover, this is a cable bridge connected by iron chains, which is erected on the narrowest channel of the entire Tongtian River.

The river here is only about 40 meters wide, with cliffs on both sides of the river bank, and the river is an extremely deep canyon.

The bridge may have been built by shooting a rope to the opposite side with a bow and crossbow, and then pulling the iron chain with the rope.

The suspended height of the bridge is very scary. The river under the bridge is at least a hundred meters deep.

Because it is a chain bridge, suspended in the air and relatively high, the turbulent water flow under the bridge will bring strong winds, so the bridge deck has been shaking violently, and animals such as horses may not be willing to walk on it.

There is a big mess of people on the other side of the bridge, and the reason why they didn't cross the bridge is probably because of this...

There's some guys over there on horses, they're probably trying to figure out how to get the horses over there.

And when he saw this group of people, the lord understood why the knight who reported the message couldn't tell whether it was an army or a robber...

It was a bull banner with a black background on a yellow background. Near the banner were at least 800 troops of all kinds, with various equipment and sources...

There are militiamen from Fieldsway, wearing their iconic studded leather coats;
There are also militiamen from the Kingdom of Ravencrow, wearing the iconic northern slanted skirt;

There are also quite a few militiamen in the Lion Realm, and the red soft armor is very conspicuous;
More of them are Sarleon infantry, but they do look like deserters - the smocks outside the chain armor are all worn backwards, obviously not wanting to reveal the original coat of arms.

There are about twenty guys on horseback 'leading' these messy troops. Judging from the appearance of those people, they are probably some young rogue nobles.

They are also the ones who are currently studying how to get the horse on the bridge.

Beneath the banner there was a guy in a bull burqa, a crested feather helmet, and a huge mace on his back, who seemed to be the leader of the 'troop'.

This man was quite tall and strong, and he looked a bit like Klose in terms of stature, and his yellow coat of arms stood out under the banner.

But this guy didn't ride a horse, probably because he was too big, and ordinary horses might not be able to carry him.

There are indeed many people, more than 800 people, but the lord is not very afraid.

Because, the combat effectiveness of this team does not seem to be too strong...

Just looking at the composition and current appearance of the troops on the opposite side, one can also tell that this is a mob.

A large number of militiamen and deserters from various places were noisy and undisciplined, standing up and down, and some even sat on the ground and waited.

Looking at it like this, it's not much better than the gangsters that Rainier brought in at the beginning...

But soon, the lord realized something was wrong.

The leading big man on the opposite side stepped onto the bridge and tried to walk a few steps before turning around and starting to lead the horse.

Or a drag horse.

That was obviously not his horse, and he didn't listen to his words, but the horse was stuck on the ground with all four legs, but he was dragged onto the bridge arbitrarily...

Then, the horse's foot appeared to get stuck in a gap in the planks of the bridge deck, before the horse's leg slipped through.

Then a terrible scene appeared...

This guy actually held the horse's belly with both hands and lifted the horse up in one fell swoop!

Yes, he lifted a thousand-pound horse through the gap and set it firmly on the bridge!

This inhuman power made Lord Lord's eyelids twitch...

This power is too scary!
Proper world weightlifting champion!

The legs of the knight reporting the message next to him were trembling: "Master Li Ang... Otherwise, let's run..."

To be honest, the Lord Lord wants to run away now.

Regardless of whether this group of people is a rabble or not, anyway, this leader is quite powerful...

But at this moment, a rough voice came from the opposite side: "Aha! Look, it can pass! The winery is just opposite! Brothers, there will be wine soon!"

Then there was a sudden uproar with high morale on the opposite side: "Uhaha! Salute to the new king!"

A large crowd of mob shouted in disorder, jumping around and making noise.

The lord sighed, he actually went to the countess's winery, so he couldn't just run away without saying hello, the countess has been helping for the past few days...

Let's have a look first.

Maybe they didn't care about the more than 30 cavalrymen, maybe they didn't notice, anyway, the other side seemed to turn a blind eye to the Lord Lord's team, and the group of noisy drunkards began to cross the bridge.

And the legs and teeth of the messenger knight were already trembling like the swaying cable bridge opposite.

"My... my lord, what shall we do?"

The lord glanced at him: "Fight! What else can I do?"

After speaking, he drew his sword: "Brothers, prepare to fight!"

Thirty cavalrymen dispersed and spontaneously formed six groups.

Every five people take turns charging as a group, which can avoid falling into a chaotic battle. The cavalry must charge up to be lethal.

This is the experience gained by the recruits themselves during the two-month confrontation drills.

In fact, if the archers and infantry are also here, then the two masters will form a mixed combat unit with the archers as the core, because coordinated operations are much more reliable than an array of the same arms.

But at present, only cavalry is brought, and simpler tactics can only be used.

In addition, these people have only trained for two months, and their tactical awareness has not yet been cultivated, so the simpler the more effective at present.

The lord's order is very simple: "Brothers, charge forward and block them on the bridge!"

"what!"

A chorus of shouts seemed to cheer up the knight whose legs were trembling. He gritted his teeth and rushed out on horseback.Then he ran back in a circle... and several of his followers followed suit.

"Lord Li Ang, I'm looking for reinforcements..."

The guy's voice came from far behind.

The lord has a black line. In such a situation, you can definitely fight if you hold the bridge head. This is a rickety cable bridge. The enemy can hardly exert any strength on it. What a fart!
How can the cavalry hold the bridgehead?
Of course, along the river bank, at a ninety-degree angle with the bridge, and then take turns cruising back and forth along the river bank.

Yes, you only need to clean the river bank sideways, especially this kind of cable bridge that is not wide and wobbly and not fast.

Harvest one as soon as it comes off the bridge, it doesn't have to be killed, just stab it into the river.After a few stabs, the enemy will naturally not easily cross the bridge.

Don't be confused by various games. The cavalry's attack target is not the front, but the side front.

The target directly in front will only be knocked away by the horse - if you encounter one that cannot fly, you will be knocked away by yourself.

Both lances and spears are thrust out to the side and front, and sabers and swords are also cut from the side.

Cavalry walking back and forth along the river bank is actually one of the most reliable ways to block the river bank—unless there is a very good marksman on the opposite side.

But obviously, the other side didn't.

This is not the kind of gentle river in Fletcher Village. The cliffs and canyons are very windy. It is difficult to shoot accurately if you are far away, and the arrows will flutter.

And looking at the situation on the other side, they are probably all alcoholics. What can an alcoholic shoot at?

The lord is now boldly taking the lead in the charge.

The cavalry followed in groups.

The first to cross the bridge was the horse that was lifted up by the leading big man - after seeing the cavalry rushing, the horse ran away very cleverly...

The horse was followed by a few staggering fellows who seemed to have exhausted all their balance across the rickety bridge.

The lord rushed over with his lance, and stabbed the unlucky guy who was at the front into the river with one shot.

Then I heard that rough voice sounding again, even amidst the sound of horseshoes and the violent rushing of the river under the bridge, it was extremely ear-piercing.

"Who is it! Bastard! Who has wine? I can pass smoothly if I have wine..."

The big man was still in the middle of the bridge, slowly moving step by step while supporting the thick iron chain on the side of the bridge—the middle of the bridge swayed the most.

No one responded to him, and it seemed that the group of drunks were all out of stock.

"The one opposite! Do you have any wine? I won't kill you if I have wine..."

The big man was still shouting.

I'm afraid it's because he hasn't woken up from the last drink, right?

"Don't ride a horse after drinking, and don't drink while riding a horse...don't come here, or don't blame me if you all fall into the river!"

The lord had already charged for a round, and turned around to let Alice take a few steps slowly to rest. When he heard the drunkard shout again, he responded.

But the warning didn't seem to have any effect on a bunch of drunk guys who were still crossing the bridge.

But now, the lords by the river bank have already smelled the rotten smell from them.

In such a windy environment, the smell of ale, beer, and the sour water from the previous night still rushed to his face, rushing straight to his forehead, making the lord roll his eyes.

Li Ang didn't realize it until he sneezed. His side seemed to be at a disadvantage...

So the lord made another round of charging, and stabbed another unlucky guy who had just crossed the bridge into the river.The cavalry behind him followed suit and cleared the river bank.

"Don't come here, can you? It's no good for me to throw you into the river, and I won't even get the spoils..."

The lord finally stood up to the wind and began to shout.

(End of this chapter)