Chapter 681 The truth about the night attack
As soon as the attacked sentry shouted, another dark figure instantly opened up the board covered with dead branches and leaves. The other two people quickly jumped into the cave entrance and slashed at the other sentry who had just reacted. After a burst of screams, the surrounding people returned to the calmness they had a moment ago.
In the blink of an eye, the third secret post placed by the Imperial Guards in the southwest was removed by this small team.
"Lord Baron, all the hidden sentries around have been cleared."
One of the baron's personal guards wiped the blood on his face and walked towards Baron Lombard who was standing not far away. During the targeted killing operation just now, the guard stabbed the dark whistle in the eye socket with a sharp knife, killing his opponent on the spot.
The two Burangans were killed so easily that the guards felt that these guys were not as powerful as other people said.
Hence "Cut off the heads of these bastards, and I will give the Burgundians a gift~"
Halon Baron Lombard still turned his back to his subordinates, looking at the Praetorian Guards camp not far away.
"I am happy to serve you, Lord Baron." The guard once again pulled out the long sword from his waist and walked excitedly towards the body lying in the cave. "Send the order. All the troops will go to the enemy camp according to the original plan. After completing the task, they will go to the other side of the hill. Gather on the side and stand by. "
"Yes, Lord Baron!"
After a moment of restlessness, the Lombard team divided into three groups and ran in different directions~
Dang~
As soon as it dawned the next day, the bells suddenly rang in the Guards camp, breaking the tranquility that had lasted for many days.
At this time, Legion Commander Comer, who was still sleeping, knew nothing about what happened last night -
"..It's really terrible, who did this!"
Seeing another headless corpse neatly placed on the ground by two soldiers, a bystander soldier couldn't help but sigh to his companions.
"There is no need to ask, it must have been done by the Lombards. Look," the companion pointed at the corpses covered with linen and insisted that the hands were Lombards. "The heads of these guys were either chopped off or pierced by arrows. This must be the Lombards' revenge on us."
Obviously, the "glorious deed" of the Praetorian Guards cutting off the heads of Lombards and hanging them on trees was well known in the legion.
"Robin, look, those guys were all shot through the eye sockets by the enemy's arrows~" Among the crowd, a soldier holding a crossbow looked at the cold body lying on the ground and said calmly.
"That's right, Brother Oscar, it seems that the opponent is well prepared." The guy named Robin nodded slightly, "Everyone was almost killed with one arrow, clean and neat, without any hesitation."
The two of them were elite archers of the Palace Guards' crossbow company, and they gave a fair evaluation of the shooting skills of this group of Lombards.
On the other side, the soldiers of the Legion's Radiation Company looked at the individual bodies lying on the ground, and many people's hearts were churning.
It just so happened that it was a soldier from the Radiation Company who walked out of the barracks in the early morning and planned to take a break near the corner.
He found the two sentries who were supposed to be on duty on the high sentry tower lying in the grass in the corner.
As the news spread, the officer on duty that night immediately sent people to search for the enemies hiding in the dark.
Obviously, the opponent was not a fool. He left behind more than thirty corpses and then disappeared without a trace.
As a result, the Guards soldiers responsible for the search found more than a dozen headless bodies at several secret and open posts outside the camp. What is even more puzzling is that several of the corpses were dismembered into several pieces and dumped in the wheat fields near the checkpoint.
In addition, two six-man teams patrolling near the camp last night were also ambushed. All were killed by arrows and their heads were missing.
The few sentry tower soldiers whose bodies were preserved were shot down from the sentry tower with an arrow from outside the camp, causing the security in the southwest of the camp to become a vacuum zone for a time.
While everyone was thankful that it was not thousands of Lombard troops who attacked the camp last night, the message on the small piece of parchment tied to the end of the arrow left by the dead soldier instantly exploded among the soldiers - "Master of the Legion, this is what happened~" In the open space outside the military fort, Comor ran after receiving the news. The captain of the fourth company of the Legion in charge of the search reported to him uneasily what happened last night.
「Waste! They are all a bunch of waste!」
Looking at the more than thirty corpses lined up on the ground, Legion Commander Comer roared with all his strength.
At this time, James, the deputy commander of the legion who had been waiting here, approached Comer and whispered softly: "Master legion, it is urgent, the death of these soldiers is a trivial matter~"
"A trivial matter? Those bastards put knives at our throats, this is still a trivial matter!" Comer gritted his teeth and tried to restrain himself.
"I think this is the true intention of the Lombards~" James carefully handed a small piece of parchment to Comor.
Comor took the parchment, glanced sideways at the deputy commander of the legion beside him, and said, "What is this?"
"The legion commander will naturally understand after seeing it~"
Comor slowly opened the parchment, and the first line of text that caught his eye made him open his eyes wide.
"Flanders was shot dead in front of the battle by our army a few days ago, and the Count of Wells intends to seize the position of Marquis de Burgundy," Comor whispered. "As long as you wait to retreat, the Duke of Lombardy is willing to give you a large amount of gold and silver and forget about it. If you don't comply, you will be killed!" After reading the last few words, Comor's hands began to shake.
James, the deputy commander of the legion, who noticed his unusual behavior, glanced at the soldiers who were talking about it, then turned to Comer and said: "Master legion, this matter has been spread before I arrived, what should we do now?"
Comer sighed heavily, with a dazed look in his eyes.
"Lord Legion Commander," the deputy commander of the legion shouted softly, "Lord Legion Commander!"
After a moment, Komor came back to his senses from his contemplation. "Inform all ministries to be on guard. Double the manpower at each sentry post, and the soldiers patrolling the perimeter will extend ten miles outside the original range. In addition, without my order, no one is allowed to enter or leave the camp at will. Anyone who disobeys the order will be killed!"
"Yes, Lord Commander of the Legion."
hh "Send an order to the whole army. Anyone who spreads rumors and stirs up trouble to shake the morale of the army will be beheaded!" Komol planned to use thunder to shock those soldiers who were not firm in their stance to avoid civil strife.
"I'll do it right away!" James, the deputy commander of the legion, said and ran towards the lord's hall.
Comor, who was still standing in place, remained motionless against the howling cold wind, looking coldly at the cold houses on the ground. Then he slowly walked forward, half-crouched down, and pulled open the linen cloth. Seeing that the wounds left in the eye sockets of the soldier in front of him had turned purple, as the commander of the legion, Komor's eyes were full of anger. If it were not for the military order, he would have led his subordinates straight to Soronborg.
"Pass my order to give these soldiers who unfortunately died a good burial, register their names in a register, and distribute the pensions to their families after the war."
After that, Comor left alone~
As the commander of the legion, Comor naturally would not believe the tricks of the Lombards. But on the other hand, it also made him feel more uneasy.
From the beginning when Flanders disappeared for many days, to the legionnaires talking about Flanders's assassination, to the message delivered by the Lombards when they came to persuade them to surrender, it seems that everything is pointing to one result - King Flanders may have been assassinated in the last battle.
Since Art, the Earl of Wales, took over as the temporary commander of the legion, Flanders has disappeared without a trace. Comer has followed Flanders for many years and is well aware of Flanders's way of running the army - he will never hand over the military power in his hands to anyone easily.
When Flanders was still a little earl in the remote mountainous area of Longxia, the Longxia Army was firmly under his control. The Longxia Army grew from scratch, from a weak one to a stronger one step by step. Flanders was the core leader of this powerful army. Any attempt to take his place will be viewed as a threat by him.
After the Battle of the Successor, the Royal Guards Corps, as the most relied-upon force of Flanders, has been firmly controlled by him. In addition to performing foreign combat missions, this army also takes care of protecting the safety of Flanders and his family.
Now that the commander-in-chief has changed hands, and Flanders's life and death are unknown, Komor, as the commander of the legion, is sitting on pins and needles.
What makes him even more unbelievable is that not long ago, this temporary commander was regarded as a great enemy by King Flanders, and he almost got rid of him on the watch tower of Tinetsneburg.
That's right, the legion commander also participated in the tower night talk that almost changed the situation in Burgundy again. Although he was hiding in the dark as a bystander, he clearly understood the contents of the conversation between Flanders and Art.
As one of the few confidants under Flanders, after getting rid of the old-school forces headed by Baldwin in the eastern border of the princedom, and seeing the strength of the southern province of Wales growing stronger, Flanders once revealed his worries to Comer, claiming that no one but himself could suppress the southern Earl.
Perhaps even Comer himself did not expect that what Flanders said was not groundless.
But the current situation is unclear, and the Earl of Wales does hold the appointment document for commanding the camp of the Chinese army and is in charge of the entire army.
In addition, Buriandi's army defeated the Lombards on the battlefield many times, which invisibly increased the prestige of this commander.
After thinking about it, Comor came up with a plan and decided to test the Earl's authenticity. "Sir James, you immediately take this document to the army command camp in Santia City to meet Lord Galvin and Bishop Olof. You must personally hand over the secret letter to them." Comor blew on the fire paint that had not completely solidified, and then handed the secret letter to Sir James, the deputy commander of the legion, who had just walked into the official room.