Riding and Slashing

Chapter 22
Fletcher Village.

This is the most remote village in the Sarleon Kingdom, bar none.

There is no way, this village has only 30 years of history so far, this is the place where Earl Auden started from scratch.

But Earl Alden's home is no longer here, and his castle is Fort Yongshield, dozens of miles east of the village.

The village is very quiet and the scenery is beautiful. Since Earl Auden made his fortune, many people have moved here one after another, and the scale is actually not too small.

Of course, most of the families in this village are tenants of Earl Auden.

There is currently no lord in the village, but there is a militia patrol to maintain law and order.

This is probably the village that Earl Auden said he could lead as a knight when he offered Leon a choice.

In fact, this place is not bad as a territory.

Li Ang felt a little pain in his heart, but he also knew that it was absolutely impossible for him to swear allegiance to an earl, otherwise he would at most be a double-bonus red stick at his orders in this life.

To the north of Fletcher Village is the Tongtian River, which is the lower reaches of the big river that Changhe Town is backed by.

The 'bandit' that Auden called, that is, the nephew of the Duke of Alma, is now camping on the Tongtian River, and it is said that he is going to build a fortress and prepare to expand northward.

Their camp can be seen from the village watchtower.

But Li Ang and Sarah felt something was wrong when they first entered the village. The village seemed a little too peaceful—there were political enemies peeping beside the village, and Jatu people entered the village. A warning letter was issued, but the village where the incident originated seemed as if nothing had happened.

They first found the village head and planned to find out the situation.

The village head is a bald old man who is very old. He was very excited after seeing Li Ang show Earl Auden's letter. There's no reason—the other party has been honestly engaged in real estate projects, and hasn't seen any other movement.

As for any Jatu people, I have never seen them.

Li Ang stood on the sentry tower at the head of the village and observed for a while. There were about forty or fifty people in the camp, and it seemed that they were indeed engaged in construction.

But this is strange—the Jatu people crossed the border, didn't the patrol team notice any movement?

There are hundreds of Jatu cavalry, and the military discipline is so poor, it is impossible not to be discovered when they act, right?

That Jatu cavalryman fled into the unsuspecting kingdom's hinterland, and if nothing else happened, it would definitely cause panic in the entire eastern province, but the village chief of Fletcher Village didn't know anything?
Didn't the Jatu people pass from here?
However, even if the Jatu people really never came here, at least they would have received a warning from Changhe Town!

"Are you sure you didn't find any Jatu people? Didn't the patrol team hear the sound of large-scale horseshoes? Didn't the Changhe Town garrison send a warning?"

Li Ang asked the village chief.

He began to murmur in his heart, could it be that those Jatu people were put in by Yongshield Castle itself?Did you judge yourself wrong?

"Master Li Ang, I swear, I don't know any Jatu people at all! Changhe Town has never sent anyone!"

The village head was a little annoyed with his dim eyes, as if he felt that Li Ang was doubting his character.

After speaking, he was still worried that Li Ang would not believe him, so he called the captain of the village militia patrol team over.

The patrol captain also swears that everything in the village is normal, and no outsiders have noticed anything, only those dubious people by the river often come to steal chickens and dogs—but in order not to cause conflicts, they follow Earl Auden’s instructions. endured.

Li Ang, who was in a state of confusion, was a little unsure whether to cross the river directly or not.

Could it be that Auden lied to him?
But it is not logical!
There is no reason for Oden to let in a team of Jatus to spoil his own situation in Changhe Town!

This village seems to be full of weirdness...

But this village belongs to the earldom of Auden, and it is difficult for Li Ang to say anything.

Simply go directly to the people at the riverside camp.

After seeing the gentle water in the north of the village, Li Ang left the village with his men.Let the craftsmen guard the luggage by the river, and he led the mercenaries directly to the opposite camp.

A few men with guns and shields in the camp came out aggressively immediately.

"What do you do? This is the knight leader of the Horton family! Get out of here immediately, we won't warn you a second time!"

Seeing Li Ang's people doing carpentry work and a lot of materials, these people don't seem to be very vigilant - Li Ang with a lot of building materials also looks like he is here to engage in real estate.

"Who is Holden?"

Li Ang secretly asked Sarah.

"Horton is the family name of the Duke of Alma. Wait...My lord, these people seem to be under Forscher—they are members of the Red Brotherhood!" Sarah originally answered casually, but she stopped talking halfway. Surprised, he sped up his speech.

Red Brotherhood?
Then don't worry about cheating or not!
Do it again!

Who told the Red Brotherhood to chase and kill him...

Solve your own problems first, and then consider the weirdness in the village.

Li Ang rode on the horse and glanced at the combat power in the camp.

There were more than a dozen men in chain armor and shields on their backs, a few men in leather armor and bows on their backs, and more than a dozen men who looked like peasants.

Several horses were tied up in the camp.

Except for the fully armed infantry who came out to ask questions, the others seemed not to be ready for battle, as if they were preparing to eat—this is a good opportunity!
Then I looked at the terrain of the camp—the riverside valley, with undulating hills and hills next to it, which is not good for cavalry, and it is a proper home field for the Mettenheim people.

Well, the advantage is mine!

"Klose, come on! Use the hammer!"

"All troops charge!"

Li Ang didn't respond at all, didn't waste any time, and didn't even arrange tactics, and announced the surprise attack very suddenly.

Klose had already prepared - after all, Li Ang said that he was here to fight, and when he heard the order, he rushed into the camp with his men.

A dozen macho men charged side by side wielding their warhammers, seeming to have a tacit understanding.

But the more than 20 crossbowmen were a little stunned. They had never seen this kind of lord, and they rushed straight away without even saying hello?Wasn't this battle a bit hasty...

However, since the stormtroopers had already hacked people in the front row, these crossbowmen still spontaneously stood in a row and started shooting arrows.

These mercenaries were all experienced, and the slashing men in the front row seemed quite reliable, so they followed behind, specially targeting and killing the opponent's weakly armored archers and cavalry.

Anson consciously hid to the periphery and stayed with Sarah.

But it seemed that it was the woman Sarah who was protecting him—Sarah rode on the horse and stared at the battlefield with a sword, while Anson huddled behind her horse...

The people from the Red Brotherhood on the opposite side are indeed not opponents, and Li Ang's operation is not considered a surprise attack, but a sneak attack...

Most of the opponent's fighters didn't even have time to get ready, and they were rushed to pieces by a group of tough men.

On the chaotic battlefield, the terrain along the river also belonged to undulating mountains, and the fighting power of the people of Mettenheim appeared to be very strong in this environment.

But when encountering an organized army formation, big men without shields can easily be shot into hedgehogs.

Li Ang charged directly, precisely because his gold medal fighter is good at mountain melee.

He even specially asked Klose to use a hammer-captives can be sold for a lot of money, and he is very poor now.

He himself did not charge like a wild boar this time, but rode back and forth on horseback, intending to harvest those escaped fish that slipped through the net.

Then, he seemed to see a familiar figure.

That little boy with 'excellent stature' that impresses him!
Still wearing the robes of the aristocrats, with his mouth full of leaks, he was riding a horse and planning to run away.

(End of this chapter)