At sunset, the wind and sand are getting stronger.

An army of more than 1,000 men is marching.

However, looking at the exhaustion on the faces of the soldiers in this army and the damage to the armor on their bodies, it is not difficult to see that this is a defeated army.

Ruud's expression was unusually tired, and he hadn't closed his eyes in two days.

Noxon and another middle-aged man on the side glanced at each other, and they could see the worry in their eyes. In the end, it was Nuo Sen who took the lead in speaking: "Young master, take a rest first, you won't be able to hold it if you continue like this." ”

"No, we must return to Sideburg as soon as possible and build the corresponding fortifications." Ruud shook his head, "Let the troops hurry up and keep up, you must not be left behind at this time, just hold on a little longer." ”

"Young master, it's been almost a day since you left, and the troops may not be able to hold on." Another middle-aged man couldn't help but speak, "If there are too many non-combat attrition, even if we can rely on the fortress and terrain, we will not be able to resist the enemy's attack if we lack manpower." ”

"Yes, young master, Kazi is right, if we continue like this, even if we really get to the fortress, we can't do anything more." Northen chimed in.

Rude sighed helplessly: "Order the whole army to rest on the spot for two hours." ”

The order soon began to be passed down, and the soldiers, who were already exhausted, immediately fell down and let out a lament. The sound of these voices converging rose into the sky, making Rude's face blue and white for a while, even though he knew that the blow to the enthusiasm and morale of the soldiers was particularly serious, but Rude couldn't say anything, because he really lost this battle.

And it's a terrible defeat.

Northon and Katz looked at each other again, and the worry in their eyes was even more obvious.

Everyone couldn't help but think back to this war.

Originally, the development was quite smooth at the beginning, Ruud first led the army and the troops of the other two barons to complete the convergence, and the integrated troops had nearly 4,000 people, not counting logistics. A private army of the aristocracy of this size is not bad in terms of combat effectiveness, and Rude, who is in charge of serving as the commander of the whole army, is not the kind of commander who has no experience, he has a lot of combat experience, and he has always been steady.

While this means that he is likely to miss many of his best chances, it also means that he will never make a mistake.

But even so, he was defeated.

And it was defeated by the opponent with dignified tactical means.

The vanguard of the enemy army is the angry lion who has been spreading in the kingdom of Dabion recently. Alfred and his lions numbered only two thousand. With four thousand against two thousand, Ruud thought that there was no suspense in this battle at all, so he didn't have the heart to fight this lions here. He just wanted to defeat this force as quickly as possible and rush to the rescue of Baron Lonnis.

Therefore, when the war broke out, Ruud directly bullied the other party that there were no ranged troops, so he let the archers scatter, but he unexpectedly found that the long-range strike did not seem to have much impact on this army, and even the morale of the attack did not have a striking effect. So after leaving a reserve unit. Let the infantry of the whole army and the enemy launch a hedge, and at the same time, let Northon and Kaz, the two masters of the pinnacle of silver, also fight.

But the result of all this. But it was the same as Ruud imagined. Poles apart!

After a hedge, it was his coalition army, not the enemy army, that was directly and completely chiseled through the formation!

And when the battle line was pierced, the enemy did not continue to charge, but directly dispersed into dozens of squads and began to crisscross the battlefield. Divide the entire battlefield into countless local occupations, and the enemy forces can rely on the advantage of this local battle situation to join forces with each other. However, Ruud's coalition forces were unable to take advantage of this, and almost every local battle situation that was cut apart had to face at least two flanking attacks.

The entire battlefield situation was cut into pieces in an instant. It's like the parts of an alchemist's delicate instruments that have been broken and scattered.

After that, if Ruud hadn't taken the opportunity to put the light cavalry troops into the battlefield as well, and let the reserve troops set up a second line of defense around a hundred crossbowmen, and then let the infantry in the melee start to retreat strategically, I am afraid it would be just a charge, and the 4,000 coalition troops would really be directly eaten by Alfred's 2,000 steel wings!

Let the infantry use the cutting tactics of cavalry?

Rude had never thought of this kind of thought, and it wasn't until he saw it for the first time today that he realized that once he succeeded, the power would be so terrifying!

This initial battle was naturally the result of the defeat of Ruud's coalition forces.

And after that, the so-called coalition forces were completely disbanded.

For such a result, what can Ruud say other than a wry smile? He just didn't think that Sean. Alfred, the lord of Connery, was even more terrifying than he had imagined, and the battle alone completely shattered the spirit of their coalition army. However, Rude did not mean to blame, after all, he was also a small family, and he knew that it was not easy for these two barons, and the combined strength of the two was 1,300 people, but after the end of the first war, there were less than 800 people left, and this loss was indeed a bit heavy for the two barons.

However, Ruud's situation was not much better, and only about 2,000 of the 2,700-strong troops survived.

After that, the situation continued to develop completely towards the worst situation.

However, Ruud felt that the commander of the enemy army seemed to have changed people, and it was no longer Alfred in command, because the tactical style of the battle had obviously changed dramatically. Ruud couldn't say the specifics of this style of command, but what he could feel was that the enemy had become more savvy, and all his subsequent actions seemed to have been seen through, whether he was using the terrain or using tactics to counter the sneak attack, all of which were not gaining the slightest.

On the contrary, in the process, his army began to shrink from the initial 2,000 men.

Today, in addition to the archers, who still have a complete formation, the pikemen have been completely wiped out, and there are less than 30 of the 100 crossbowmen, less than 300 of the 500 light cavalry, and the sword and shield soldiers have been completely disabled, and only 400 people remain. The entire force counts the so-called logistics. There are only more than 1,500 people left, but Rude knows very well that the logistics of his army are not even worth cannon fodder, and in fact, there are less than 700 people who still have combat capability, and the rest are wounded soldiers.

In this battle, Ruud's most common tactic was the interspersed chiseling tactic of using infantry as cavalry, and it was this tactic that completely divided his army in frontal combat. Originally, he did not have much advantage in the situation of superiority in numbers, and when the number of troops on both sides was basically equal, it was even less likely that he would have any advantage. Until now, after the opponent's soldiers were significantly more numerous than their own, they had not even bothered to use this cutting tactic, and a just frontal charge was enough to rout their army.

Two hours, soon over.

The look of exhaustion on Ruud's face was even more pronounced. Because the soldiers had been resting for two hours, but he was constantly thinking about his defeat in this battle. Even the tactics of the enemy are constantly being pondered. And speculate on how the other party found out about their strain.

It is precisely because of this that Ruud is getting more and more tired and emaciated.

Thankfully, these things were soon over, and they could return to Sidberg, a fortification of his territory at the border, after passing through the most open plains. The nearest town is only a day's journey away. As long as he returned there, he could immediately carry out an emergency call-up and rebuild a force of more than 3,000 men, of course, in terms of combat effectiveness, it was naturally inferior to the unit he had personally trained. However, he felt that as long as he relied on the fortifications, he would be able to hold on to the line of defense until the war was over.

Ruud was still very cautious when passing through the plains, but any ambush on the plains could be seen at first sight, so after making sure that there was no danger, Ruud immediately urged his troops to speed up their movements, and they must rush back to Sidberg as soon as possible.

But when this army returned to Sideburg after many hardships, it was not the fortress defenders who welcomed them, but the enemy army's position!

Ruud looked at the scene in disbelief, he still couldn't believe how this army had come around in front of them and captured Sideburg? Ruud wished it was all a dream, that he was just asleep from exhaustion, but when he saw the flag with a pair of bronze wings flying above Sidberg, he knew that it was all true.

Sideburg, to which he gave all hope of counterattack, has been completely occupied.

And everything around them, they don't have any terrain to take advantage of, and even the military rations have been completely eaten.

"Young master, fight with them!" Northon turned his head to look at Ruud, a murderous air in his voice.

"Young master, since there is no way out, then let's fight to the death." Katz said the same.

They are all veterans of the Michilin family, and there is no doubt about Rude's loyalty, otherwise they would not always stay by Rude's side, and since the overall situation has been decided and everything is hopeless, then they can only fight to the death. In the end of surrender in the war, everyone knows very well, unless it is of great value, no one will let the tiger return to the mountain, but although Rude is a nobleman, if he surrenders and is captured, no one is willing to pay the ransom, he will not escape death.

Although the Michilin family was worked hard by Rude's father, there are many people in the family now, and even many people are peeking at Rude's lordship and nobility, and it is conceivable whether they will pay the ransom.

It seems that they were infected by the killing intent of Northon and Kaz, and all the soldiers became the same enemy at this moment, and the originally low morale began to rise continuously.

And at this moment, the steel wings that had formed suddenly parted automatically, revealing a path, and a young man riding a white horse slowly stepped out, followed by two people beside him.

The Ruud on the right recognized him at a glance, he was the Raging Lion. Alfred, with the cooperation of the soldiers, forced back the ruthless men of Northon and Kaz, and if it weren't for his desperate struggle, their cutting tactics would not have succeeded so easily. And the person on the left, Ruud, doesn't know him, he can only see that he is a Northland barbarian, but at this moment, he can follow Alfred to join the ranks, and his identity must not be simple.

After hesitating for a moment, Rude also walked forward, this was obviously a negotiation before the war, Ruud still had some kind of expectation in his heart, but what he was expecting, he himself was completely unclear. Noxon and Katz followed silently, they were knights of the Michilyn family under any circumstances, and they would never abandon Ruud.

"Surrender." William rode on his horse, looked at the emaciated young man in front of him, and said in a deep voice, "I have taken Sideburg, and you have no defense near here, and I guess your military rations are also exhausted." If you surrender at this time, I can guarantee the safety of your troops, absolutely no one will die because of this, and all the wounded soldiers can be treated as soon as possible. ”

"Why should I trust you?" Ruud asked.

"You don't have a choice." William shook his head, "You can only choose to believe or not to believe." …… And the fate of your territory will depend entirely on your next decision. Believe me, since I dare to go to such a front-line place to negotiate with you, then naturally I will not be afraid of your two knights suddenly breaking out. ”

Ruud hesitated for a moment, then finally reached out and untied the saber at his waist. And with his action, Nuosen and Katz both looked incredulous, and the slightly short-tempered Nuosen wanted to storm on the spot, but was stopped by Rudd: "Uncle Northon! Even if we don't think about ourselves, we have to think about these soldiers, many of whom have families. …… Even Uncle Northon and Uncle Katz have families. ”

"Young Master!"

"Command the whole army, lay down your arms and surrender." Ruud threw his sword at Alfred's feet, indicating that he was willing to unload his sword and surrender, "I hope you can talk the talk." ”

"A wise choice." William smiled slightly, "Anno, go and receive the surrender of the enemy army, and have the doctor come out immediately to treat the wounded." Except for the logisticians who can be released, everyone else is in centralized custody, and I'll leave some of them for you, and the dungeons in Sideburg should be ready for use right away. …… As for Viscount Ruud and the two knights under your command, they will probably need to accompany me on a trip. ”

"Where are you going?" Ruud asked.

"Go back to Pandaling." William said softly, "And this time I haven't settled the accounts of the other two barons in your coalition with them." You're important, so after Fred and I met up, I focused all my attention on you. …… Well, my flower-filled tactics are quite practical. ”

"You're Shaun. Sir Connery? Ruud looked at William.

"No, I'm just a general under Lord Sean." William smiled, "This level of petty fighting is not worth Lord Sean's own action, so I can only do it for me." ”

"Who are you?"

"My name is William. William. Yale. (To be continued.) )

PS: I originally wanted to write a positive war scene, but then I had to write at least three or four chapters. And considering that many people have been complaining about how bad it is for me to write about the war, I revised it a little and only described it from the side, ending this war in one chapter, hmm...... That's it.