flstandardbreds Chapter 118 Dispersion
Chapter 118 Dispersion
"Huh, huh."
In the forests north of Franche-Comté, a cavalry unit is galloping through the winter forest.
"Are they still behind?"
One of the cavalrymen looked back at the road he had walked from time to time and asked other cavalrymen.
"I don't know. We should leave now." The cavalrymen next to him just responded, but in front of them, a group of White Wolf Knights blocked their way. When the leading cavalryman saw this, he quickly shouted:
"There are enemies ahead, hide in the woods!"
Watching the cavalry fleeing into the woods, the leading White Wolf Knight took out a firework, placed it on the ground and lit it. With a loud explosion in the sky, the leading White Wolf Knight said:
"Okay, our mission is accomplished. Let's go back to base camp. The rest is up to the infantry regiment."
In the military camp outside the woods, the White Wolf Knights were discussing the whereabouts of these new recruits.
"According to the fireworks message sent by the knights on the front line, most of the new recruits are currently trapped in the eastern part of this forest. If they escape, they can only move eastward, and then they will enter the territory of the Yoda people."
"The infantry regiment has been following up and will soon surround their camp. We may have to engage in hand-to-hand combat then."
"I just wanted to test the strength of these new recruits. I told them not to use long-range weapons. I want to see what these little bastards have learned in this year."
In a cave somewhere in Franche-Comté, Anderson stood at the mountain pass, looking into the distance with a telescope, and seemed to be thinking about something. Xavier, who was directing the construction of fortifications, came over and said to Anderson:
"Is it necessary to hold on here? Shouldn't we quickly head south to the military camp?"
Anderson shook his head, handed the telescope to Savile and said:
"You see, since our scouts came back, fireworks have been launched from the woods into the sky outside the forest, and with them came the infantry regiment. These soldiers are not conscripts, and their equipment looks like the heavy guards of our family. What's more terrifying is that the whole mountain is full of these soldiers. Even if we go out, we will be trapped in the quagmire of these soldiers. It's better for us to hold on where we are."
"Oh my god, it's true. How come Earl John has so many armored soldiers? My father and your father didn't bring so many soldiers combined when they went to war." Looking at the soldiers in the distance of the forest, Xavier couldn't help but be shocked. Is this the strength of the Spear of Midland? Fortunately, it is on the border. If it were in their hometown, John would beat their father up every day just because of his temper.
"So what do you think besides holding on?" asked Xavier.
"What else can we do? Divide our forces. Send some to attract the enemy's attention, and let the rest break out. As long as half of them can reach the military camp, we'll win." Anderson responded.
"Then how do we lead the team?"
"I'll bring the bait, and you lead the others to break out."
"Ah?" Xavier was puzzled.
"You are obviously the best at strategizing, so you should be the one leading them to break out."
"You're stupid. The bait has to be smart enough to lure most of the army elsewhere. The rest of the troops just have to be careful and reach the camp. Also, why are you looking at me like that? I'm not going to die."
Looking at Savile who was immersed in the emotion, Anderson said to him solemnly: "Saviile, after we are far away, you take them away. Remember, go through the woods if you can, go through the hills if you can, and go through the plains if you really can't."
"I know, I know. Don't worry. After you leave, I will definitely lead the Knights to survive." Xavier said half-jokingly.
"I've already told you, I'm not dead!"
At night, as the infantry regiment explored further into the woods, they discovered the temporary camp of the recruits. However, because it was night, the infantry regiment outside did not dare to attack rashly, so they set up tents outside the camp.
"These new recruits are probably in trouble."
Looking at the camp that was surrounded by three layers of soldiers, a centurion of the White Wolf Knights shook his head. For this simulation, John mobilized a full-strength White Wolf Knights, plus five infantry regiments, which was almost 10,000 people. It was indeed a bit of a bully for these new recruits.
"Then it will probably be finished tomorrow. What a pity! I thought it could last a week." The centurion next to him also felt a little sorry after seeing this.
"No, look!"
At this moment, there was a sudden commotion in the camp, followed by groups of cavalry leaping out of the camp and marching towards the tents of the infantry regiment. However, the soldiers who were resting were caught off guard and had no way to form a formation. They could only watch them pass through the tent camp and run westward.
"What are you waiting for? Chase after him!"
At this time, a centurion of the White Wolf Knights hurriedly urged his colleagues to lead the team to chase.
"Break out?" Another centurion looked at the camp that had fallen into darkness, chuckled, and led his team to chase after them.
Shortly after the White Wolf Knights left, the soldiers who stayed outside the camp heard the sound of horse hooves again.
"Are the knights back? No, the sound comes from inside the camp." The remaining infantry commander looked into the camp following the sound.
As expected, there was another commotion in the camp, and then another group of cavalry set out from the camp gate and headed south. Since the cavalry, including the White Wolf Knights, had left, these two-legged infantry could not catch up with them at all. In a cloud of dust, all that was left for the soldiers were the backs of the recruits.
"Captain, what should we do now?" asked a soldier on the side.
"What else can we do? Find someone to explain the situation to the knights, and the rest of you stay here to rest."
On the other side, after being chased and blocked by the White Wolf Knights, they were finally trapped in a valley in the early morning with the infantry regiment that arrived.
Looking at these new recruits in front of them, the White Wolf Knights who had been chasing them from night till early morning also showed relieved smiles in their exhaustion. They finally caught up with these little bastards. They ran so fast.
However, a centurion noticed some problems. These recruits were obviously trapped, yet they were still talking and laughing, and the number of people was not right.
In this situation, among the recruits, a cavalryman held up a white flag made of white cloth, facing the White Wolf Knight opposite, waving the white flag and saying:
"We surrender!"
Seeing this situation, the centurions felt that the simulation was over, so they rode their horses closer. When they were at a certain distance, two knights immediately dismounted and pulled the cavalryman off his horse. One of them held down one of his arms and brought him in front of the centurions.
Looking at the new recruit, a Thousand Man Slayer asked:
"Who are you and what is your position among the new recruits?"
At this time, the suppressed cavalry responded:
"I am Anderson of the newly established Knight Order, and I serve as the temporary leader of the order."
"Rookie Anderson, do you know that you can no longer complete your mission to return to the fortress?"
"Reporting to the captain, although our part has been wiped out, most of the recruits led by Deputy Captain Xavier are heading south, and they are estimated to have come out of the woods by now." Anderson responded to the captain with a smile.
"What!" The centurions were shocked and checked the number of people present. They found that there were only more than 1000 new recruits.
"Impossible, from what we've seen, the scale of the horseshoe prints is far more than a thousand people." A centurion said doubtfully.
"That's because I had some recruits leave the camp with two horses, and other recruits left the camp later on a shared horse, so there are indeed two thousand horses here," Anderson explained.
At the exit of the forest, Savile led the remaining recruits out of the woods and rested on the hills outside the woods. He discussed with the remaining centurions what to do next.
"Anderson and his men must have been captured now. The White Wolf Knights, knowing the truth, will definitely attack from the north and west. Soldiers from the south will also stop them."
"So we must head east now, then south to bypass the soldiers blocking us from the south, and finally head north back to the camp."
After listening to Savile's words, everyone thought that this strategy was good, so with everyone's unanimous agreement, the new recruits got ready and headed eastward.
Thousands of people galloped on horseback across the Franche-Comté plain, attracting the attention of farmers working in the fields along the way.
The recruits did not encounter any soldiers to stop them along the way, and the joy of escape made them continue to move eastward.
"Hey! You can't go east anymore, come back!"
When they passed a fortress, Savile vaguely heard someone shouting at them, but he didn't care. Instead, he continued to lead the recruits around the fortress and ran away.
Inside the fort, when the garrison commander learned that the recruits were running east, he immediately called all the scouts in the fort.
"Hurry up and go to the nearby Knights' Station to ask the White Wolf Knights for help. Tell them that a large number of new recruits are heading eastward from the northern Franche-Comté Plain to the Yoda territory. Ask them to come to the rescue as soon as possible!"