our family is gone

Chapter 213
In the town of Hamlet, Leonard did not lie on the hospital bed, but walked out of the training camp to inspect the sentry post after recovering a little bit, and the [Champion's Certificate] was not far from his body.

Then I met Barton who was also on patrol. He was mainly responsible for the management of the training camp when several of them were injured.

"Brother Leonard, you haven't recovered from your injury, why don't you take a good rest, I'll just do the things here."

"I'm fine, the injury is almost healed." Leonard raised his hand to indicate that he was fine, and instead cared about the current situation.

"Have you found any traces of those cultists?"

"No, the entrances and exits of the town are blocked, and inspections are required when entering and exiting, and those farms have also been counted, and there are no more or less people, and no problems have been found for the time being.

And I have sent some additional manpower to the three farms, even if there is a problem, it can resist sending a signal to us for a while. "

Barton's ability to manage these is naturally well-organized.

"Hmm~" Leonard nodded in affirmation of Barton's arrangement, but couldn't help reminding him.

"Be careful in the past few days, those cult members have suffered such a big loss, it is impossible to do nothing, they will definitely retaliate.

No matter what, the lord handed over Hamlet to us, and we will return it in its entirety. There must be no mistakes, we cannot afford to lose. "

"Of course I understand."

After finally finding a foothold and gaining the appreciation of the lord, not to mention that I have a deep hatred with those cults.

Although the monster is terrifying, this victory is enough to show that the monster is not invincible.

Regarding that matter was ordered to be blocked, the two walked on Hamlet, and could see that the normal operation of the town was not affected, everything was still in full swing, everyone was working hard, and the town showed a thriving vitality.

Seeing this scene, Leonard felt a little more at ease.

This kind of serenity until a column of smoke slowly climbed up in the sky. This kind of vision attracted the attention of most of the townspeople who worked in the open air, and they couldn't help but put down their work and look into the distance.

But this column of smoke seemed to have some kind of power in the eyes of Leonard and the others, which instantly made them nervous.

"North! It's Labor Farm."

"Quick! Gather the army, I will lead the cavalry to go out to scout first, be careful not to fall into the trap, and leave manpower to protect this place."

The rising smoke of the beacon meant that there was an attack over there, and the two of them couldn't wait to think about it.

Regardless of the injuries on his body that should not be used for strenuous exercise, Leonard ran back in big strides, and then rode on horseback to gather five cavalrymen to rush over.

And Barton rushed back to the training camp to ring the alarm bell and gather the soldiers.

Everyone doesn't need to talk nonsense, under the management of their respective captains, they all receive equipment quickly and orderly, and wait for the order to set off.

Disma and Barristan also ran back, obviously noticing the distant smoke.

"We have to let one stay in charge of the town's defense." Barton looked at the two people who came and said.

"I don't understand these things. The Musketeers need me to lead them." Disma opened his mouth to signal his attitude.

"I'm almost fine." Barristan moved his left arm, and it was obvious what he meant.

"What are you looking at me for?" Barton quickly expressed his opinion when he met the eyes of the two men, "I am the only one who can use artillery."

Hearing this, Disma couldn't help but speak:
"Brother Leonard is seriously injured, it is most appropriate for him to stay."

"That's right, there's no need to argue with him."

What they were fighting for was not a good thing, but to go to the battlefield. On the contrary, it was safer to stay, and the two undoubtedly left this opportunity to Leonard, who was the most injured before, and chose to go to the battlefield by themselves.

"But he has already led the cavalry and set off first!"

Barton's words were heard by the two of them, but they were not surprised. They seemed to have expected this situation to some extent.

"The situation is still unclear, and the artillery is troublesome for the transportation of heavy weapons, so temporarily stay in Hamlet as the last line of defense.

The labor farm is at the northernmost point, and there is still a considerable distance from the town. Even if the enemy comes over, there will be a certain buffer, and they can be ready to lead them to take refuge at any time.

You stay here first, gather the townspeople to appease them, and Disma and I go to check the situation first. "

Barristan's arrangement did take into account the current situation. Barton wanted to go to the front line, but the problem was that the artillery had only just learned how to load it, and he was the only one who knew how to aim the artillery in Hamlet.

Because of the division of troops to garrison several other farms, there are now more than 300 soldiers in the town. The two of them directly took away [-], [-] pikemen, and [-] musketeers.

The transportation of troops is also a very embarrassing problem. The road to the north can only be marched. Only the logistics can be equipped with a carriage to transport ammunition and other supplies.

When organizing forces in the rear, Leonard had already led the cavalry to the farm first, but it was not here that the wolf smoke was emitted, but a sentry tower set up further north of the farm, on the edge of the wilderness.

It was a tall tower made of wood, which was built by the lord before he entered the wilderness, and he did not expect it to be effective so soon.

"What did you find? Why did you light the smoke?"

"Report! Monsters, many monsters are attacking us!"

The soldier raised his finger to the wilderness, and at the same time handed over the telescope, Leonard took it and looked out.

Because the requirements for town construction required a large amount of wood, and the heavy work of logging was thrown directly to the people on the labor reform side, that's why some loggers discovered strange corpses at that time.

Similarly, logging also cut gaps in the originally dense forest, and in these gaps, some strange and unknown creatures can be seen walking continuously, and it seems that they are obviously coming towards Hamlet.

And if you estimate the distance, you will be able to get close in no time.

This glance made Leonard feel pressured, because the monster army was endless and mighty, and no one knew how many were still hidden under the cover of the wilderness.

"Go and inform the farm management to gather all the people and retreat to Hamlet with the cattle and sheep.

You hurry back to Hamlet immediately and tell Instructor Barton to respond to the first-level state of war. "

The soldiers below were stunned when they heard the "level one state". One must know that the monster hadn't entered this state before, so what kind of enemy came this time?
"What are you still doing? Hurry up!"

Leonard watched the two leave with an expression of intense uneasiness. The two arrangements he made both tended to be conservative, and even had a tendency to lose before fighting.

Unable to defend, Leonard has been fighting among the Crusaders for many years. It is hard to say anything else, but he has a very clear judgment on the situation.

As far as the current situation is concerned, unless Hamlet's five thousand townspeople are all troops, it is impossible to beat this number of enemies.

The choice given to him is to use this distance to consume the enemy continuously, then rely on the farm to deploy the first line of defense, then use the distance from the farm to the town to continue to make exchanges, and finally use the town to divide the enemy to complete the annihilation.

In Leonard's mind, the idea of ​​using strategic depth to consume the enemy, and then...

It's just that he suddenly realized something, and a terrified expression appeared on his face.

The rest of Hamlet's grain this year can be stored on the farm, while the fields around the farm grow the grain of the second year.

If something happened, the consequences would be that the [-] townspeople in the town would have no food for the next two years, not to mention the current chaos outside. If they wanted to buy food to alleviate the situation, they might drag down this new town.

You can't hide, you must stick to it!

"Quickly, let the farm management leave a group of serfs relying on the farm to build protection, let Barton transfer all the soldiers here, and mobilize the militia at all costs!"

When a new order was issued, all the cavalry brought over were all separated out, and Leonard kept watching the monster army, and couldn't help but fall into tremendous pressure.

Soon the whole town was mobilized, and the news about the monster army spread among the townspeople. At the same time, the recruitment of the militia exacerbated the panic among the people.

Patton, who was guarding the town, was ready to use the army to suppress it, but what he didn't expect was that the people were afraid, but they didn't mean to make trouble at all. On the contrary, some people responded positively.

This situation is entirely due to the series of arrangements made by Lance. Most of these people are refugees. They have no other place to go. They enjoy Hamlet's policy and are even more reluctant to leave.

On the contrary, many people who want to fight take the initiative to be called to join the militia, whether it is to protect their families, or to gain some military exploits in exchange for better conditions for their families.

The army received the equipment, and then set off one after another.

Patton only knew a little about the situation on the front line from those orders, but he also knew the danger.

If you can't keep it, Hamlet will not talk about development later, whether it can survive or not is another matter.

But at this time, all he can do is arrange to stabilize the rear and mobilize more people to go to the farm. He can only rely on their frontlines to handle it well...

On the north side of the labor farm, some serfs were selected and were struggling to dig some traps and ditches, and some were piling up all kinds of improvised refusal horses to form a barrier.

This is the land that has just been reclaimed some time ago. No crops have been planted on it. It was selected by Leonard as the first line of defense to stop the enemy and delay the delivery of supplies to the farm behind.

Even if you can't keep it, you must try your best to recover a little loss.

The serfs naturally knew that the enemy was coming, and they didn't want to risk their lives here, but the soldiers who were equally busy made them feel that sometimes it was good to dig the ground.

Not to mention the two decapitated bodies over there, tell them to either dig the ground, or someone else will dig your grave.

The really old serfs were liberated by Lance and returned to the town long ago. Now these slaves came here because of crimes, so Leonard didn't care about their lives at all. There is no kindness in war, and everyone's life is nothing but It's a pawn in the battle.

He won't make the same mistake again~
On the sentry tower, Leonard stood with his sword in hand, and beside him were Disma and Leonard who rushed over.

"Fortunately, the sentry tower arranged by the adults found the enemy first, otherwise it would be a big trouble to be attacked by the enemy."

"I led the cavalry closer to check, and found that most of the monsters were not humans, but mostly beasts. Their movements were slow and stiff, and they looked very similar to the infected people that adults said."

"If this is the order, try not to get close as much as possible. If you can wear armor, wear armor. If you can't, wrap the key parts with cloth. If you are injured, wash it with water immediately, and then wrap it up to avoid infection."

"Everyone has a long gun. If you don't have a gun, you can use a wooden stick. You can't fight alone. You have to form an array and be alert to all monsters that fall to the ground. You can only kill them by attacking the head or dismembering them."

"The only good news is that these monsters don't move very fast. If we can use these three lines of defense to weaken them as much as possible, then we can rely on the farm to completely annihilate them in the end. This is the most ideal state."

During the discussion among the three, the battle situation was arranged, and it was not until Patton settled down to take refuge in the rear that he appeared with those artillerymen.

"how is the situation?"

"Look for yourself." Leonard gestured to the telescope on the side.

Although the monster was powerful before, there was only one monster, and when Barton saw the infected bodies coming out of the wilderness, his expression changed a little.

Looking at these monsters reminded him of the war at that time, the ugly monsters overwhelming, the army rout...

"Are you all right?" Leonard noticed Barton's heavy breath, and couldn't help hearing the news.

"Can we really win?" Barton put down the binoculars and expressed his doubts with a solemn expression.

"I don't know." Leonard calmly raised the sharp sword in his hand and pointed it out, "I just know that if you don't fight, you can't win."

"I see." Barton looked at the other two, seeming to have made up his mind, and nodded in response.

Seeing his resolute expression, Disma thought he was going to die for some reason, so he smiled and comforted him.

"Come on, we're not going to die. These monsters look like a lot, but they are actually some wild dogs, and anyone can kill them."

"As long as the lord comes back, everything will be fine."

When Barristan mentioned this, everyone immediately fell into silence. What did the lord experience in the wilderness, and why hasn't he returned yet?
"Jingle! Jingle! Jingle!"

The fast horse in charge of reconnaissance rushed back from the front line, shaking the bell violently in his hand to sound the alarm, "Hurry up! Hurry up! The enemy is coming!"

The sound made the serfs who dug the trap panic, and they couldn't help dropping their tools in fear to escape. Chaos had already unfolded.

This naturally attracted the attention of the people above. Barton raised the binoculars again and found that although the slow-moving monster just now was still behaving strangely, for some reason, it was approaching at an increased speed.

The telescope was passed between several people, and Leonard soon confirmed one thing.

"Quick! Immediately transfer the serfs to the second line of defense, and the soldiers are called up to rely on the fortifications to stop the enemy and save themselves as much as possible."

Speaking of which, Leonard swept towards the crowd and said in a deep voice:
"The war has begun!"

(End of this chapter)