Riding and Slashing

Chapter 115 Camping Area Outside Changhe Town
Because Li Ang sent someone to warn in advance, Changhe Town closed the city gate again, and the city was also under martial law, so there was no loss for the time being.

The scouts of the Owl Knights were indeed very professional. They kept relaying information back and forth, which allowed Li Ang to even keep marking the specific location of the Prophet Legion on the map.

According to the report, the current Prophet Legion has already approached Changhe Town all the way north, and has received many small groups of troops along the way, and its military strength is constantly expanding.

After confirming the specific movements of the Prophet Legion, Ols expressed his willingness to keep providing military information, but he would not participate in the war. The Owl Knights had less than 100 members and could not afford to die.

The lord is also not going to let them participate in the frontal battle - in this era, a team that can expand the spying range to three hundred miles is extremely rare. The purpose of these night owls should be as eyes and ears.

There are enough manpower on the frontal battlefield. Ralph and Charles have brought the horn to call the ranger group to Maixiangling, and brought good news.

"My lord, when your order arrived, Baron Leofric was preparing to deliver food to leave Fort Yonshield. He was very cooperative when he knew about Mrs. Bella. After receiving Lord Godric's letter, he expressed that he would Directly use that batch of grain as the military rations of the coalition army, and now his troops are transporting grain behind."

Charles' reports have always been detailed and reliable, and he now seems to be a decent lord.

After waiting for a day and a half, Baron Leofric delivered a large amount of food to Maixiang's territory.

Nearly [-] horse-drawn carriages formed a long queue, probably only Castle of Valor has so many horses... After all, facing the nomadic forces of Jatu for a long time, the army of Castle of Valor will also have a large number of horse-drawn carriages to follow in battle. Guaranteed mobility.

Leofric was a strong man in his thirties, wearing a set of simple but practical plate and chain armor, and the griffin coat of arms on the breastplate was very eye-catching.

Probably because the griffin was also used as the coat of arms pattern, Baron Leofric showed a certain kindness to Li Ang, and he even handed over the food directly to Li Ang.

"Baron Leon, I know that you are a successful businessman, and I have seen your business near the Sava River Castle. I have also received the letter from the countess... I will give you the food. I hope we can solve those problems smoothly. heresy."

This seems like a very proud man.

The lord is of course willing to take on this task: "Thank you for your trust, Baron Leofric. If necessary in the future, we can also support each other."

Leofric laughed and nodded: "Of course, with our flag, we should also support each other!"

The lord was stunned for a moment. Is this guy implying something when he mentioned the Griffin flag at this time?

However, the lord did not ask any more questions. The most important thing right now is this joint operation.

The coalition army completed the rendezvous at the riverside outside Maixiang's territory, mainly composed of five groups of troops.

Coach Godric has five hundred soldiers under his command.The approximate composition is 100 knights, with more than 200 retinues and a mixed troop of 400 people, forming a knight conscript troop of nearly 100 people.And his own guard was led by Amy, which was a troop of more than [-] archers.

Baron Leofric, military officer of Fort Valor, led more than 20 knights, and his knights, retinues and conscripts formed a mixed force of 300 people—a traditional knight conscript just like Godric By the way, Leofric himself had a guard of only about 50 men.

Maixiangling Baron Leon led his small army of 100 people, Anson's medical team and Sarah were also incorporated into the team.

Ralph, the knight captain of the Horn Ranger, led 30 rangers, which was essentially composed of more than [-] knights and their ranger cavalry.

Fletcher Cavalier Charles brought more than 500 sentries from Changhe Town, all of whom were elite archers.

But the sentinels in Changhe Town should also be regarded as a dozen squads—they are commanded by more than a dozen captains, each with some sentries, and Charles is probably one of the captains now.

The current Horn Call Ranger Group is actually not a unified force.

After all, the Clarion Call Ranger Group does not have a Grand Leader, and the most prestigious Sergeant Major, Baron Hereward, is not here either.Besides, the Sentinels have always acted in small groups, and they have never had the habit of obeying a unified command.

Of course, they will also organize themselves to fight together after discovering a large-scale enemy-just like now.

The total strength of the Union Army is 700. If evaluated according to the traditional number of knights, this is roughly equivalent to the strength of 150 knights, and each knight is a captain.

In fact, except for Li Ang's team of about a hundred people, all other troops can be regarded as traditional knight squads.

Godric did not hold any mobilization meeting or oath ceremony, because it was completely unnecessary.

These troops are either from the surrounding knights or the local knights in Changhe Town. There is no need to mobilize to defend their hometown.

After knowing that the heretics formed a large-scale legion and went to Changhe Town, no one would think that the so-called Prophet Legion was just traveling in a group.

After all, Changhe Town has been a development base for hundreds of years. People here have faced wars for a long time, and their knowledge of armed forces is often more simple and reliable-as long as a large-scale army appears near their hometown, it will definitely bring disaster to their hometown. .

People who have faced war for a long time usually do not have any unrealistic illusions about the so-called prophets, and they believe in their own swords more.

In late April 355 of the Pandeli calendar, Godric, the lord of White Hart Castle, led the combined forces to Longhe Town.

However, following the latest military reports from the Owl Knights, several barons of the United Army faced a difficult problem.

The Prophet Legion had already set up camp outside Changhe Town, but did not launch an attack directly.

Their total strength has exceeded 3000, and there have been continuous small groups of troops coming from the west to join the Legion of the Prophets.

Those small troops are not female soldiers, but a team of knights, but each team has a woman with unique equipment.

According to the description of the Owl Knights, the women in the knight team are basically the same as the tall women Amy and Klose saw at Mrs. Bella.

The Owl Knights also professionally sent back the current specific composition of the Prophet Legion.

The leaders should be three women, riding fast horses and wearing some kind of gorgeous red armor. They have about 1000 female soldiers under their command, and about 200 of them look rather strange-they are all covered with black cloaks.

In these cases, the Owl Knights only had time to see it, and after the Prophet Legion set up camp, they could no longer see it.

The other 2000 people were probably all brought by the knights who joined in one after another.At present there are at least two hundred knights, with two thousand troops of various kinds, probably rogue knights and deserters from all over the continent.

The number of troops of the Prophet Legion is actually not too unexpected.

The problem faced by the barons is that the Legion of the Prophet will continue to have troops joining. This situation does not sound very good...

And they are all knights from all over the world.

You know, the 200 or so knights alone are basically the full strength of a duke—each knight will bring five or six followers and several armed soldiers on average, and more than 200 knights usually means more than 2000 people military force.

The Lion Knights, the strongest legion in the Lion Kingdom, actually only has 2000 lion knights, and with the lion retinues included, the total number of members is less than [-].

And a baron like Godric—he actually has the strength of an earl, but he only has fifty knights under him.

Just the troops brought by the knights who joined the Prophet's Legion already exceeded the strength of the United Army.

Therefore, the coalition troops camped temporarily by the Eyre River, less than [-] miles away from Changhe Town, intending to find out what was going on.

The location of the camp was chosen with the help of the Owl Knights. There is a bridge leading to Fort Yonshield in the northeast, and it is the only bridge over the Eyre River.

Here, Changhe Town can be quickly rescued, and there is a wide enough view and abundant water.It is a very suitable camp that will not be ambushed and can prevent the enemy from going to the border villages and towns behind.

The Owl Knights can survive to this day, probably because they are quite professional in these areas.

In the camp, several barons were discussing countermeasures.

The lord did not understand: "Why do troops continue to join the army of heretics? Do these people believe in heresy? Does anyone know more about the so-called three prophets?"

It is actually difficult for rational people to understand the thoughts of ignorant and greedy fools, and some people's behavior is indeed unimaginable.

People like Li Ang can always gain the upper hand in a confrontation with smart people.But when faced with idiots, they often get into trouble because they can't understand-this is why many good people are beaten by society instead.

So the lord really didn't understand why those people would rather be deserters than take the initiative to join the army of heretics—and even if the heretics didn't attack them.

Baron Leofric replied: "I've heard rumors about the three prophets... There are many rumors about them. It is said that they are fortune tellers with mysterious powers. Many people hope to get their guidance. There are indeed a lot of people who have been successful because of their guidance."

"It sounds like three master fortune tellers? Or entrepreneurial mentors or something?"

The lord did not expect that the Legion of Prophets would have such a function.

"I also know that there are many people who have been guided by them - but those who have been successful under the guidance of the three prophets have paid a terrible price. Unexpected disasters, wives and children, brothers who turned against each other, blood cut off... like It’s like a curse. The more successful people suffer, the more bad luck they suffer, and almost everyone who cooperates with the three prophets will die tragically in both physical and spiritual pain..."

It was Baron Godric who spoke. He shook his head and sighed: "The mad king... I mean the previous generation of Sarleon, he seems to have cooperated with the three prophets. Although I don't know why a king would ask The help of those witches, but there is no doubt that the rest of his life was not very good..."

Baron Leofric also sighed and didn't speak. Obviously he also knew the 'deeds' of the Mad King, but he didn't dare to criticize the previous generation of kings like Godric.

But their knowledge of the Three Prophets was limited to this—there were few heresies in the eastern part of the kingdom, and they hadn't seen much of them.

And Ors can only let his Owl Knights find out the enemy's military strength and movements. As believers in the goddess of order, they have always stayed away from heresy and lack more understanding.

The lord feels that this is not an option - the number of enemies is increasing, there is no fixed number, and no one knows what the situation of the leader of the enemy is.If more information cannot be obtained, this battle may be much more difficult than imagined.

In view of the fact that his own bodyguard had fought against heretics, Li Ang planned to lead a team to investigate closely with the Owl Knights.

The reason why he wants to be with the Owl Knights is mainly because the lord himself is a little guilty. The 'prophet' who can lure so many knights by his side may really have some witchcraft.

And the owl knights seem to be very good at saving their lives - their scouts got back such detailed information, but there was no loss.

In fact, Ols, head of the Owl Knights, expressed doubts about the lord's ability to jointly investigate. He said that the reason why no one of them suffered casualties from spying on the military situation was mainly because they could see at night.

But the lord and the muscular men of Mettenheim are not lacking in vitamin A, and their eyesight has always been very good.

So, on a dark and windy night, a small team of twenty or so people took advantage of the darkness to quietly approach the huge camp outside Changhe Town.

Or 'camp groups'.

Because it is composed of a large camp and hundreds of small camps - it looks like a particularly lively outdoor camping spot, with countless tents scattered around, and piles of people gathered separately. There is a clear distinction between Wei and Wei.

The big camp was obviously the camp of the Three Prophets. It was about four miles away from Changhe Town. It had a large area, but the surrounding area was covered by curtains, so it was impossible to see what was going on inside.

It is estimated that the situation in the camp cannot be seen clearly from the city wall of Changhe Town, and the distance is still relatively far.

The Prophet Legion used curtains to form a wall outside the camp—this was undoubtedly an extremely extravagant act, and the king had never done this kind of ostentation before going out.

The curtain obscured the line of sight, only a few tall tents and the tall goat horn flags could be seen.

And those small camps may be those knights who kept joining. They built hundreds of small camps outside the big camp, and surrounded the big camp that was covered by the curtain.

The lord waited and watched for a while, and even at night, there were still small teams that continued to camp.

Moreover, there were actually disputes in the outer camps for the position, which made some noise in the relatively quiet night.

It was obviously also the first time for Ols to investigate in person, so he was a little surprised to see this situation.

The lord wrapped his black cloak around his whole body and began to crawl forward.

He leaned closer and listened for a while, and then crawled back: "Ols, I seem to hear them vying for a position closer to the inside... These people don't seem to know each other, and there is no unified command... You guys Do you have a tent with you?"

Ols was taken aback: "Master Li Ang, what are you going to do? You probably plan to..."

The lord nodded his head as a matter of course: "They don't know each other, of course we can set up a tent and sneak in to see..."

"This is not camping! This is the camp of the heretic army! If it is discovered..."

Aurs whispered with gritted teeth, looking at the lord as if looking at a madman.

"Hush...be quiet, I have to know why there are more and more of them! If this continues, maybe there will be tens of thousands of them in a few days, so what's the point...Is there a tent? Hurry up, hurry up!"

Li Ang stared at the campsite intently, it seemed that he was already looking for a pit.

Aurs shook his head like a wobble and handed the two packages to the lord: "There are only two portable tents!"

Li Ang opened it and looked at it: "Isn't your owl emblem on it?"

Ols sighed: "I'm not stupid... This is an ordinary marching tent... Your Excellency Li Ang, I don't intend to go in with you..."

"I didn't intend to let you in. You'll just watch here, and you can contact me if there's any situation. You should send someone to report to Lord Godric and ask him to prepare for battle..."

After finishing speaking, the lord stood up with a group of Mettenheim hunks, and swaggered towards the camp.

As Li Ang expected, no one stopped them, and these knights didn't seem to know each other at all.

Outside Changhe Town, it seems that it has really become an outdoor camping area.

Li Ang had spotted a pretty good spot just now—it was about [-] meters to the side of the Prophet Legion's camp, which was considered to be the position of the 'inner circle' of hundreds of small camps.

It was occupied by a thin-looking knight, and there were only seven or eight people in the camp.

The reason for choosing this place is because there are many tall trees behind it. Although it is a sparse grove, no one camps in the woods.

The lord felt that if he climbed the tree, he might be able to see clearly the situation inside the camp of the Prophet Legion.

In addition, if something happens, you can get out by relying on this grove-this grove constitutes an escape route without a camp.

There were several horses tied under the tree, which probably belonged to the knight.

In the small camp there was still a bonfire with embers still burning, and the men were sitting around it.

Among them was a tall woman, wearing a half-covered helmet, only showing her eyes, chin and mouth, and wearing gorgeous and revealing leather armor, she seemed to be relatively close to the thin knight.

The lord gestured to Klose, who nodded and said in a low voice, "This woman is dressed exactly like the female warrior I saw at Mrs. Bella's, but this one is not as tall."

But it was still quite tall. Li Ang looked at it, and the woman was half a head taller than the thin knight, at least 1.8 meters.

He touched the Artemisia annua powder in his pocket, checked the equipment on his body again, felt that there would be no tricks, the lord circled around and walked forward through the woods.

"Hey buddy, can I camp next to this?"

(End of this chapter)