Late at night, Art was sleeping in undressed clothes in the Wincheston Manor House. Faced with the enemy's siege, he did not dare to be careless since the enemy was weak and we were strong. After all, the troops outside the city were not farmers on the battlefield, and their heads could fall to the ground if they were not careful, so Art slept very lightly in the past two days.
When Odo just walked to the door and raised his hand, Art had already jumped up from the wooden bed and opened the door.
"Sir, the Western Army suddenly broke out of the camp and fled towards the north." Odo stood in front of the door with a somewhat anxious tone. The sentries on the outer wall who were on duty all night did not notice any evacuation movement of the besieging Western Army, but just a moment ago the Western Army in the camp suddenly abandoned the camp and fled north.
Att also did not expect that the Western Army would choose to evacuate suddenly in the middle of the night. The Welsh Army garrison in the south was a full two days away, and even a march during war would take at least one day.
Under normal circumstances, it would be impossible for the two teams to keep up with each other if they were separated by a whole day.
But the coincidence is that the remnants of the Wells Corps in Lane Manor have more than thirty four-wheeled carriages. It took the remaining carriages of the Wells Corps to arrive at Lane Manor from the valley in less than two days.
"Odo, immediately assemble the Kazak Banner and the Tuba Banner, and take them to follow the Western Army. But don't attack rashly. The two armies must be more than one mile apart. Be careful that the enemy may turn around and counterattack at any time."
“Sir, could this be the enemy’s strategy? Lure most of our defenders out and then wait for an opportunity to capture Wincheston Manor.” Odo was worried that the enemy was luring the snake out of its hole and then turning around to counterattack.
Matt nodded, "It's possible, so I will personally lead the heavy armored infantry team and crossbow team to station in the manor. When you are chasing the enemy, you should also spread out the outposts, always pay attention to the direction the enemy is moving, and return quickly for reinforcements if there is any change. Remember that your mission is to grab the enemy's tail. Ba, don't attack rashly before the rest of the legion arrives."
Odo's eyes flew, and his head quickly thought about Art's order, "Yes, sir, you must be extremely careful." Odo left the mansion and began to urgently assemble the infantry of Kazak and Tuba's flag.
Seeing Odo leave, Art ordered Matthew, the guard who was standing guard outside the door, "Matthew, immediately take someone to ride a fast horse to Lane Manor to deliver the order, and have the rest of the Wells Army immediately take a carriage and go north along the trade road to pursue..."
In mid-April, the long rain began to clear.
North of the city of Tyniec, in the large flat wasteland less than six miles away from the Western Border Army and the baggage convoy going south from the North, the Western Border Army stopped running.
· Running night and day has exhausted the soldiers' limited physical strength. If they continue running, it will really turn into a rout.
The Western Army was ready to repair on the spot. The commander, Viscount Sauron, personally rode on horseback and took only a dozen cavalrymen to rear.
Sauron, who looked haggard, was riding on the back of a war horse that had lost weight due to lack of fine fuel. He turned the horse's head and looked coldly at the four or five vague figures five hundred paces behind him. He knew that there were more than a hundred chasing enemy soldiers falling further behind these figures.
The command adjutant, Baron Albon, lightly kicked the horse's belly and approached Sauron, saying: "We followed them for a day and a night, neither fighting nor retreating. As soon as we chased them, they turned around and ran, and as soon as we left, they chased them up again. What are these bastards doing? What do you want to do? "
"The enemy wants to hold us back, and there must be a large group of people coming from behind."
"How far is it from the baggage train?" Sauron asked.
The adjutant turned his head and glanced behind him, "There is a large group of enemy cavalry blocking the battlefield three miles ahead. Our outposts can't get through, but I estimate that we should be able to rendezvous with the baggage train in about ten miles. By then, we will not only have sufficient food baggage, but also more than a hundred soldiers, and we may be able to make a comeback." 「我立刻去办！」
副官折射带着护卫亲兵开始用剑鞘矛杆驱赶那些倒地不愿再起来的士兵继续整队前行......
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威尔斯军团副官奥多骑着黑色的战马矗立在一块道旁的土丘上看着从南边纵马的传令兵奔到跟前。
“How far away is the army?” Odo asked loudly.
The messenger reined in the reins and made the horse circle in a circle, and replied: "Lord Odo, in addition to the soldiers who stayed at Wincheston Manor, the remaining 320 people of the regiment led by your lord are already less than three miles away. Your lord asked us to hold off the enemy and prevent them from joining together."
Before the messenger finished speaking, Kazak hurriedly ran to the foot of the mound, "Mr. Odo, the Western Army has begun to flee again. They abandoned some of their military supplies and equipment and ran lightly."
< br/> Odo glanced at the north and then at the south, and ordered the messenger: "Hurry up and report to your lord, the Western Army is desperately retreating. I will lead the front team to catch up with the enemy and fight, and let your lord lead the troops to rush to support."
The messenger repeated Odo's military order, then pulled the reins and kicked the horse to gallop south.
Odo also took advantage of the situation and pulled out the knight's sword from his waist, and ordered to Kazak: "Send the order, the front team rushes over with me, even with my teeth, I have to bite the enemy to prevent them from moving forward!"
Kazak's banner and Tuba's banner plus Odo's five guards, a total of 135 people are heading towards the Western Army. The tail of the team rushed forward...
"Didn't we agree that we only need to catch the enemy's tail? Why are we suddenly rushing forward now? We only have about a hundred people, and the number on the other side is more than twice that." Not far from Odo, three men who also looked like officers wearing mail robes were running profusely with sweat.
These three men wore the standard armor of the Welsh Legion and hung the standard broadsword of the Welsh Legion around their waists. However, unlike ordinary soldiers and officers, these three were not members of the Welsh Legion.
Earl Baldwin trusted Art, but trust did not mean laissez-faire, so Baldwin selected three small leaders from the Guards Corps who went south to participate in the Provence War to join the Welsh Army. These three people received special courtesy from Art. Colondo, who has the highest military rank in the army, was awarded a squadron-level title by Art and served as the instructor of the first company. On weekdays, he helped the flag teams of the first company train soldiers. During wartime, he became the escort of Adjutant Odo. The other two also enjoyed the military pay of squad captains and assisted Colondo in training soldiers.
"Colondo, although you are a guest officer, you are fighting under my command at this time, and the military order cannot be questioned!" Odo heard what Colondo said and scolded him severely to prevent the morale of the army from being disordered.
Colendo is not a softie. Being able to be selected from the Guards Corps to fight south has proven his bravery. Baldwin will not send some scum to the Welsh Army to "supervise the army."
"Lord Odo has misunderstood. Although I, Colondo, am not a warrior, I have never been afraid of killing enemies on the battlefield."
"Well, Lord Earl, you have chosen the right person! If you can do it later, If you kill the enemy and make meritorious service, I will definitely reward you personally." Hearing this, Colondo felt full of self-respect. He raised the sword and shield in his hand, led his two companions to overtake the flag captain Tuba who was running in front, and became the vanguard.
The distance between the two running teams is getting closer and closer. Although they have been running around all night, the western border troops in front have not had enough to eat or drink for several days, and they are in a passive position. At this time, they are charged with swords again, and the fear in their hearts becomes more and more intense.
Viscount Sauron, the commander of the Western Army who was personally at the rear, glanced at the approaching pursuers and loudly ordered several horse-riding officers around him: "Stop advancing and line up to meet the enemy. Stop running. We can't escape until we deal with the group of wild dogs behind us!"
Self-knowledge The Western soldiers who could not escape immediately stopped after receiving the order to form a counterattack, and formed a defensive line under the command of officers at all levels...
"Stop advancing, form a formation to meet the enemy! "Stop advancing, form a formation to meet the enemy!" Odo lifted the reins, and the war horse neighed and raised its front hooves.
The two armies faced each other half a mile apart in the wasteland passed by the north-south trade road.
Odo did not let the messenger blow the horn of attack. He saw the enemy stopped advancing and turned to fight. Fortunately, he ordered his soldiers to form a defensive formation on the spot.
In any case, he was not in a hurry. As long as the enemy troops stopped, his goal would be achieved.
The pursuer is not in a hurry, but the fleeing man is different. After a moment of confrontation, the other party actually made a posture of waiting on the spot.
Sauron was angry, "These weak bastards will fight whenever they want, dodging and chasing like wild dogs, disgusting! Disgusting!"
Alban, lead your army to charge towards me and crush them."
The Western Army was also completely enraged. Even though they were well prepared, they didn't rush over. Everyone was still waiting to have a full meal after reuniting with the baggage train.
Led by adjutant Albon, the Western soldiers who were driven crazy dispersed their defensive formation, raised their swords, spears and axes and charged towards the team behind them.
Half a mile away, looking at the almost crazy Western army coming towards him, Odo gave a cold smile and ordered to his soldiers in formation: "The enemy army is crazy, let's avoid the front and retreat!"
Kazak and Tuba immediately led their soldiers from the rear formation to the front formation, and hurriedly retreated from the formation.