Riding and Slashing

Chapter 162
"Your Excellency Li Ang, since a person like you is willing to contribute to the empire, shouldn't you be without desires?"

Levius was much more relaxed now, and asked Li Ang's motivation for defecting to the empire.

"I just want White Hart Castle! I have put a lot of hard work here... You have to send a letter to Emperor Marius, telling His Majesty that White Hart Castle must become my territory! 'General Changhe Town' I dare not expect extravagantly , but let me become 'White Hart Castle General' is what it should be!"

Li Ang's expression was quite serious, as if he was obsessed.

Livius can understand this obsession. White Hart Castle and Mai Xiangling seem to have become quite rich recently, with a lot of food and farmland. Li Ang must have put in a lot of hard work.

However, Livius, the frontier territory, was not interested. He knew that Emperor Marius would eventually reform the enfeoffment system into a dispatch system, but the reform was too difficult and hadn't been officially pushed forward... Li Ang wanted it if he wanted it. This requirement should still be met.

"That's no problem. As long as White Hart Castle can be captured, I can guarantee that His Majesty will make you the lord of White Hart Castle. However... the way your subordinates delivered the letter before was a bit sudden... almost shot me to death!"

Levius still had lingering fears about the arrow flying past his crotch.

"Aren't you in a hurry... I have already openly rebelled, and I don't care if it will be exposed. If I send an envoy to visit normally, it may delay the opportunity!"

The lord heard that Lisa Dilan reported the way he sent the letter. In fact, he admired the elf killer for doing this-this just reflects the authenticity from the side.

It doesn't matter if this matter gets leaked, anyway, there have been many rumors that he is a traitor recently, and it was spread by the Bacchus Empire itself...

But he didn't expect to almost shoot Levius.

"There will be troops coming from Changhe Town soon, so hurry up! I have ambushed some people in White Hart Castle. Once your troops approach White Hart Castle, they will act and help you open the city gate. But White Hart Castle must be stepping up the investigation, I am worried that my people will be discovered at any time, my lord governor, we must speed up!"

The lord is indeed ready to defect to the Bacchus Empire, and Levius must seize such a good opportunity.

Since there was no time to lose, lest Maixiangling and White Hart Castle be supported by the Sarleon Kingdom's army, the governor made up his mind on the spot, and the soldiers of Shieldwind Fortress came out in full force and began to march north.

However, due to the small injuries in certain parts, Levius himself did not act with the army for too long-the wounds on the crotch were really difficult to hold on to the friction, and it was unbearable to walk and ride a horse.

So he took the troops to the previous position of the 'Empire Second Army' and had to stop and rest.

He intends to hand over the Shadow Infantry to his son Fabius, and he will stay in that camp to wait for the result.

Li Ang had just come from White Hart Castle, so of course he knew that there was such a civilian army - it was only after he discovered this 'legion' that he decided on the plan to surrender.

In fact, it was Sir Roland who first detected this militia.

Roland has been leading the cavalry to clean up the scouts. A few days ago, he chased far away and found the militia group.

At that time, when he saw that large army carrying the banner of the 'Empire Second Legion', he thought it was the Bacchus Empire's massive attack.

But after getting close to the investigation, Roland easily judged that it was not an army - not only did this legion not have equipment, they did not bring luggage, and they were all listless, looking like a group of prisoners.

If it were someone else, it might not be as easy to make a judgment as Roland.

On the one hand, there are not many warriors like Roland who dare to approach the "big army" for scouting.

On the other hand, Sir Roland had just personally organized the migration of a large number of people a few days ago. Now, the difference between the army and the civilians is really too easy for him to distinguish...

The paladin returned to White Hart Castle immediately after reaching his judgment, just in time for the lord to come back and was discussing with Amy how to deal with the Bacchus Empire.

So, the lord asked Amy to bring Godric's guards, and he had an 'infighting' in White Hart Castle with the troops led by himself.

The fight was fierce, and the sound of shouting and killing was loud.

As the battle started, many troops came from the direction of Maixiang and entered White Hart Castle to 'join the battle'. It looked like a civil war between the two camps.

So many people who didn't know the truth fled White Hart Castle one after another.

Then, Li Ang's troops were 'banished' from White Hart Castle in a state of embarrassment, and then asked Lisa Dilan to bring the letter to Levius, and scout the situation of Shieldwind Fortress by the way.

Li Ang knew very well that the secret spies of the Bacchus Empire would definitely report this information, and the news brought back by their own people would naturally make the surrender seem quite reliable.

The lord's plan is to take Levius' troops to Maixiangling to block the west intersection first, to show that his "surrender" is indeed true and credible, and even cut off the back road of White Hart Castle.

Then I acted under the White Hart Castle, and asked Amy to 'chase' him south with a large number of troops, and then waited for Levius' troops to attack the 'empty city' of White Hart Castle.

Of course, White Hart Castle will not be an empty city. The bodyguards of Changhe Town and the Owl Knights have already settled in, and they will guard White Hart Castle under the leadership of Sir Roland.

And Amy will take advantage of the opportunity of the whole army of Levius to complete the most important task-to lead troops to destroy the shield wind fortress that has really become an empty city.

Yes, it is enough to burn this fortress, and there is no need to occupy it, because there will be no reinforcements to reinforce it for a while, and it is very likely that it will not be able to hold it if it is occupied.

Once the Shieldwind Fortress is destroyed, it will be very difficult for the Bacchus Empire to attack White Hart Castle in the future. Without this outpost, the supplies will not be able to keep up.

And Levius' troops attacking White Hart Castle will also lose all their backup. Li Ang himself will launch a surprise attack at this time, leaving Levius no way out.

After Amy burns down the Shieldwind Fortress, she can lead her troops back to White Hart Castle. In this way, there is a high probability that Levius' troops attacking White Hart Castle will be completely wiped out.

This is actually a plan that uses offense as defense. It not only intends to eliminate the enemy's vital forces, but also intends to pull out the shield wind fortress, so that White Hart Castle will have no worries for a long time and can farm with peace of mind.

And this false surrender plan is not too complicated, it is just following the plan of Emperor Marius, and it is just a plan.

In order to avoid too many enemies, causing too much pressure on White Hart Castle, or quickly retreating to Shield Wind Fortress after discovering something is wrong, causing Amy to be in danger, so Li Ang will lead the troops to expel the two thousand civilians to the direction of White Hart Castle, and vice versa It became an obstacle preventing Levius' troops from retreating back to Shieldwind Fortress.

There is actually no danger in this plan. The only risk is whether Li Ang can be trusted when he goes to see Levius.

Of course, based on what happened before, the lord feels that Levius should be able to take the bait smoothly.

He planned to capture the governor and the peasants of the Bacchus Empire again, and then extort a large sum of money to pay the one hundred thousand dinars demanded by King Ulrik...

Yes, the lord wants to use a plan to solve all the affairs facing White Hart Castle!
The Bacchus Empire started the matter first. Without the scheme of Emperor Marius, the lord would not have been blackmailed by King Ulrik. Of course, the Bacchus Empire would have to pay for it—the lord is very fair.

But now a little accident happened...

Because of the unexpected effect of the small wound between Levius' legs, Levius actually planned to stay in that camp...

Moreover, for his own safety, he actually left hundreds of shadow infantry soldiers in the camp, and only let Fabius bring more than 700 shadow infantry soldiers out.

This is likely to affect the Lord Lord's plan. Li Ang still wants to "lure Amy's troops to the south", and the soldiers left by Levius in the camp will get in the way.

Moreover, if this operation fails to catch Levius, it will be very boring...

"Master Governor, you still have so many troops here, why don't you act together?"

Li Ang was in that camp, pointing at the banner of the 'Second Legion'.

"They are not suitable for fighting now, and they are not needed for siege..."

Levius shook his head. Although he is not a good guy, he is not so bad that civilians can be used as cannon fodder for siege.

The D'Xia sometimes coerce civilians from hostile countries to use them as cannon fodder to attack the city and consume the supplies of the defending troops.

But this kind of combat method is quite bad, and it will be considered an evil against humanity. The Bacchus Empire claims to be a civilized state, and it will not do this.

Besides, even the Dexia people can't use civilians of their own country to do this kind of thing, but the Snake Worship Cult would do it...

These folks were already very resentful, and they were not willing to cooperate with things like building camps. Let them attack White Hart Fort?
I'm afraid that if they escape every minute, they may even rebel.

"My lord, although I can see that they can't participate in the siege, they can at least defend the city. I can ensure that White Hart Castle becomes empty, but after the capture of White Hart Castle, the Sarleon Kingdom will definitely send a large army to chase after it. Suppression. The civilians of White Hart Castle are very loyal to Godric. After we capture White Hart Castle, the civilians of White Hart Castle will not help us defend the city, and they may attack us-I was attacked by civilians before That's why we failed to capture White Hart Castle. If the reinforcements from the empire come slowly, maybe White Hart Castle won't be able to hold it after it is taken down!"

Li Ang seems to be thinking about Levius: "But if you bring this army, at least it seems that there will be more than 2000 people defending the city. The Lion Kingdom will definitely not dare to counterattack for a while, and you will have enough time to make full arrangements. , calling for reinforcements..."

This is indeed a reasonable approach, and Levius also thinks it makes sense.

However, both the siege troops and the civilian army must be led by someone. If the governor and his son are not in the team, once the siege starts, if these civilians are not suppressed and controlled, it may cause bad things.

So Levius resisted the pain in his crotch, and personally led everyone to start marching north.

In fact, if Levius could pay more attention to these low-level people, he would find that these civilians became very active after knowing that Li Ang was about to surrender...

The Bacchus Empire praised Li Ang as the most terrifying general, the kind who would eat eight children for a meal with three heads and six arms.

Now this terrible general seems to be one of his own, and these civilian husbands are naturally at ease...

They even have a strange sense of identity with Leon - this is the notoriety bestowed on Leon by the Bacchus Empire itself, but if this kind of notoriety is one of their own, it means a very high sense of security...

So these folk husbands are actually more willing to listen to Li Ang's words, but Levius didn't find out...

When they were dozens of miles away from White Hart Castle, the lord asked Levius to station the peasants at the edge of the forest.

"I'm going to lure the enemy in a while, and I can't let White Hart Castle see your army. You first let the combat troops move in the direction of Maixiangling, and Sarah will be responsible for leading the way to avoid the detection of White Hart Castle. Let them be in White Hart Castle. Wait at the intersection leading to Maixiangling. Once I lure the army out of White Hart Castle, I will attack immediately. These civilians cannot participate in the siege, so they can only stay here for now. If you see White Hart Castle with yellow smoke When it rises, it means that White Hart Castle has been conquered, and you can bring the peasants into the city."

The lord took out the map and began to explain.

The goal of a large army of thousands of people is too big. In order to avoid being discovered by White Hart Castle when luring the enemy, the White Hart Castle army will not leave the city, so this arrangement is reliable.

Levius nodded, and asked Fabius to take the shadow infantry and follow Sarah to the northwest.

And he himself had been riding a horse with injuries for two days, and he couldn't walk very well, so he stayed in the civilian army, waiting for Li Ang to successfully lure the enemy.

Levius felt that there was nothing wrong with Li Ang's behavior and plan. Eight hundred shadow infantry soldiers guarding between McShamland and White Hart Castle were enough to ensure that the Sarleon Kingdom would have neither reinforcements nor troops. ambush.

Besides, if Li Ang wanted to ambush him, why would he specifically ask him to bring more troops?

Waiting for Li Ang to draw out the troops of White Hart Castle, let Fabius lead the shadow infantry to capture the empty city, and then lead the civilians into White Hart Castle by himself, it will basically be regarded as extremely safe, and it should not be too difficult to defend for a few months. question.

This battle will probably make his son famous all over the world, right?

Levius thought happily.

At the age of 22, he was able to lead the troops to capture the unfallen White Hart Castle, Fabius is estimated to be able to become a famous general of the empire!

Emperor Marius has always been willing to promote young people, so he will definitely pay attention to and support him, so even if he loses power, Fabius will definitely become the leader of the shadow infantry!

Livius felt that his family's status was clearly guaranteed. Even if Emperor Marius didn't like him, at least he would not deprive a young man with great military exploits of the right to lead the legion...

Fabius also felt that his own time seemed to be coming, and getting such a good opportunity was almost destined to make him a star general of the empire...

This is a fortified city that has not been conquered for hundreds of years. Half a year ago, the White Hart Castle, which the two governors and [-] troops failed to manage, seemed to be easily conquered by him!
Being able to take down White Hart Castle means that the Sarleon Kingdom has lost its largest barrier in the east, and the empire's army will easily drive in, at least it can swallow all the areas east of Longhe Town...

To receive such credit at such a young age is destined to have an extremely bright future...

Soon, the lord led an army of about a hundred people to the White Hart Castle.

The excited Lord Fabius personally led a team to watch the movement of White Hart Castle at the intersection.

And White Hart Castle did send a team of about 400 people to pursue it-this is almost all the troops of White Hart Castle.

Chasing and fleeing on both sides, they gradually headed south.

Subsequently, Fabius led more than 700 shadow infantry soldiers and began to quickly attack White Hart Castle.

White Hart Castle looked almost defenseless, and there seemed to be sounds of fighting and killing in the city. It seemed that Li Ang had indeed kept people in the city.

As Fabius gradually approached with his troops, the gate of White Hart Castle suddenly opened wide, and there were still people waving at him at the gate.

The people Li Ang stayed in the city did succeed!
Fabius was overjoyed, and took the lead and led the troops to charge quickly.

More than [-] shadow infantry soldiers rushed forward, rushing into White Hart Castle.

At this moment, the heavy city gate fell down...

White Hart Castle was built on a hill without a moat. The city gates were gates, that is, solid wood gates inlaid with iron sheets that were hoisted by huge winches.

It takes several strong men to push the large winch above the city gate to open the gate—even if it is a pulley block that can save effort.

This gate is thick and heavy, weighing thousands of pounds, and is suspended by several thick ropes and iron chains. When it is hoisted, a large bolt half a foot thick will be used to clamp the winch.

When you want to close the door, you only need to use a sledgehammer to knock the latch away from the winch, and the door will fall freely due to gravity, and fall into the huge door frame, which has a row of holes half a foot thick—this is to prevent The accumulation of water is also to allow the incisors at the bottom of the gate to embed into the ground, making the gate stronger and harder to break open.

This kind of gate, the speed of closing the gate is quite fast.

And now, just as Fabius entered the city with half of his troops, the gate fell freely...

Fabius and three hundred people were imprisoned in the city, while four hundred shadow infantry soldiers remained outside the city.

Under the huge gate, there are two shadow infantry soldiers who have been killed by a single blow from the gate. They have basically been cut in half-the incisors at the bottom of the gate are sharp teeth formed by wrapping giant wood with iron sheets. Sharp teeth, this is the normal state of gates in this era.

The young Fabius stopped abruptly, and looked around in panic.

His shadow infantry also stopped charging, and they were all at a loss.

The air was suddenly quiet.

They are located in the gate opening and a small open space inside the city gate, and inside the city, on the surrounding high places, there are a large number of archers and crossbowmen...

Afterwards, random arrows were fired, and the arrows quickly covered their eyes.

At the same time, the lord and Amy's troops have come to the position tens of miles south of White Hart Castle one after the other, and this is the position of the civilian army where Levius is.

(End of this chapter)