Chapter 750 A new method of warfare
When Jafar led the cavalry squadron back to the military fort where the army was stationed, it was already dark.
When the cavalry dragged the two Lombards into the camp with ropes with great dignity, others began to surround these prisoners. The bored soldiers always tried to find ways to have some fun with them.
.——·Look at these two bastards, they must have been taken care of by the guys in the cavalry company. ”
Looking at these two incompetent guys, the soldiers on the side pointed at them.
As soon as he finished speaking, some guys rushed up to tear the clothes of the two Lombard prisoners, or ran up to them and made playful faces.
The Lombard knights in fine armor, limping behind the cavalry, saw this and kept approaching Jafar who was walking in front, trying to stay away from these formidable Burgundy soldiers~
When the group of people walked to the center of the army camp, Art, Angus, Odo and others were sitting around the fire to study the defense deployment of the city of Avignon.
Hearing the noise coming not far away, Odo stood up and looked in the direction of the cavalry. By the firelight of the camp, Jafar was seen holding the reins in one hand and holding the prisoner in the other, walking swaggering towards the center of the camp.
"Sir, the guys from the cavalry company are back, and it seems they have gained something." Odo sounded a little excited, standing on tiptoes and looking around.
Matt glared at Odo and whispered softly: "Sit down!"
Odo immediately adjusted his clothes and armor and sat back down.
"How come you are also the deputy commander of the legion, and you love to join in the fun like those soldiers. I always warn you, be cautious in everything~" Art pretended to be an old man, and treated Odo like he was teaching juniors. Angus on the side occasionally stuffed a piece of dried meat into his mouth, drank a sip of strong wine, and looked at Odo's honest appearance with interest.
"Yes, sir, I understand!" Faced with Art's sincere teachings, Odo kept nodding in response, like a child who had made mistakes accepting the teachings of his elders.
Plop~
Finally, Art couldn't help laughing anymore.
Odo finally reacted, touched the back of his head, and looked at Art with a simple expression.
"Okay! Go and call Ja'far~"
"Yes!" Odo then strode towards the noisy soldiers, turned around and forgot all about what had just happened.
Looking at Odo's leaving back, Angus sneered and said, "Sir, you don't know. This guy has a cold face all day long, and his nerves are tighter than anyone else. A few days ago, I went to see him for a drink, and he actually dismissed me on the grounds of military service~" Angus shook his head as he spoke, sighing repeatedly, and his words were filled with complaints.
Att turned his head and glanced at Angus, then snatched the high-strength wine from his hand and said seriously: "Sergeant Major, as the commander of the regiment, I order you not to drink the distilled liquor used by doctors to disinfect injured soldiers. If you are discovered by me once, or if someone reports it, I will forfeit your military pay for half a year as a punishment!" After speaking, Art uncorked the wine and poured all the strong liquor on the ground.
Looking at the wine that Gululu kept seeping into the soil, Angus opened his eyes wide and was so anxious that he could do nothing.
When the last drop of wine seeped into the soil, Art tightened the cork, threw the wine bread to Angus, and said seriously: "Sergeant, I know better than anyone else that you would rather not eat for a day than to stop drinking. You can forget about other wines, and you must not touch distilled wine again." Art's tone was very stern, and there was no room for discussion.
Seeing that Angus was silent, Art explained again, "I know that as the deputy commanders of the legion, you and Odo have a heavy burden and many tasks on weekdays, and have to worry about everything. Without you two as my right-hand man, I would never have been able to get where I am today~"
Angus looked up at Art.
"But it is precisely because of this that I need you to maintain sufficient energy and a clear mind at all times to respond to emergencies at any time. Once we defeat the Lombards, you have more important things to do~" Art revealed his thoughts inadvertently.
"More important things?" Angus suddenly cheered up after hearing this. Just when he was about to speak again, not far away, Odo was already walking towards this direction with Jafar~
"".-grown ups! ” Jafar, who followed Odo to the fire, nodded to Art.
"How did the task assigned to you go?" Art asked.
"Your Majesty, we brought back two tongues. One knight and one ordinary soldier." Jafar told the truth.
Art raised his head and looked at Jafar, "You took a squadron of dozens of people out and that's all you got? Two tongues, and you didn't even earn back your capital!"
Odo tugged at the corner of Jafar's clothes, and the upright guy suddenly reacted and said with a smile: "Sir, in addition to these two alive, there are eight cavalrymen who were shot off their horses by us. We suffered no losses except one minor injury."
After hearing this, Art raised the corners of his mouth and said, "That's pretty much it!" Then he pulled out the barbecue stuck on the ground and handed it to the big guy.
"Thank you, sir!" Jafar took the roast and started biting into it, causing Angus and the others to burst into laughter.
"Odo, without further ado, we must pry out the defense arrangements of the city of Avignon from those two guys before the army sets off!"
"Don't worry, sir, I will arrange it right away."
I originally thought that the captured Lombard knight was a tough guy, but what Art never expected was that in less than an hour, that guy would do anything.
The person responsible for this interrogation task is not the Earl Guard soldiers under Ron, but the military judge Matthew, who is always known for his ruthlessness, the son of Redoan, the captain of the First Border Patrol.
Before the attack on Sorrenborg, Matthew had been serving as a military judge in the Military Law Corps, and was mainly responsible for supervising the soldiers of the Welsh Legion behind the battle siege. Once a soldier retreats from the battle, he will rush forward without mercy and kill him on the spot to improve military law.
After the capture of Sauronburg, Matthew was transferred to the command camp of the Welsh Army's central army, specifically responsible for the task of interrogating prisoners.
As a military judge, Matthew was known for his ruthless methods. Although he is young, he is decisive and never sloppy, and he is quite dignified in the military law team.
It was precisely because of this characteristic of Matthew that Art transferred him from the military law force.
Now it seems that his original decision was very wise.
As far as Art knew, Matthew didn't bargain with the Lombard knight at all, and broke two of his fingers when he came face to face with him.
When Matthew threatened to cut off the other party's ears, the Lombard knight, who had been frightened to death, kept begging for mercy and begging Matthew to spare his life.
Seeing that the goal had been achieved, Matthew no longer "embarrassed" this guy, and immediately took out all the information Art wanted from the other person's mouth. Afterwards, he did not forget to ask the Lombard knight to write a letter home for his family to exchange for a ransom.
There is no doubt that this young former military judge not only learned the skills of interrogating prisoners from Ron, but also learned the essence of maximizing interests from Art.
Afterwards, Art specially asked Bob, the secretary of the Chinese Army, to give Matthew a separate note to commend this young man's extraordinary "talent."
Sitting in the tent and looking at the defense map of Avignon City in front of him, Art's brows suddenly relaxed.
"..—Sir, the walls of this city are not high, and the so-called five hundred private soldiers of the lords are just old, weak, sick and disabled.
In my opinion, we can enter the city with only one attack!" Angus is full of confidence in this battle.
But Art doesn’t think so.
Although the opponent's soldiers are not strong in combat and the city's defense is full of loopholes, a strong attack will inevitably cause certain casualties. In particular, the soldiers of the reserve regiment who are responsible for the main attack this time are not as powerful as the soldiers of the main battle corps. Once the opponent desperately resists, the death and injury of our own soldiers will inevitably occur.
As the occupied territory expands, it is the time when manpower is needed. Art will not risk the lives of soldiers unless it is absolutely necessary.
Looking at the city of Avignon marked by a circle on the map, Art kept tapping his fingers on the table, thinking about ways to break the city.——
"Bomb!"
Odo, who was standing aside, suddenly spoke.
"Sir, this time Spencer brought a large number of bombs from the Valley Weapons Workshop. Why don't we use bombs to blow open the city gate and force the Lombards to surrender? In the Battle of Nanguan Castle, we used bombs to blow open the south city gate and occupied it. Now the size of the Valley Weapons Workshop has doubled compared to before, and the output can fully keep up."
After listening to Otto's suggestion, Art suddenly stopped tapping his fingers. "You're right, we don't need it now, let alone when! Use this new tactic to break the city with bombs and force them to surrender. If they don't surrender, kill them on the spot!"
"Ron, tell Spencer that tomorrow Cook a meal before dawn, and set off at sunrise with the whole army. "Yes, sir!"
The lord's hall of Avignon is five miles south of the Welsh Legion's camp.
When the Lombard cavalry who fled back to the city brought back the news that the Burgundian army had arrived at the military castle five miles to the north, Viscount Saul of Lombardy, who was responsible for guarding the place and waiting for reinforcements from the south, was worried.
At this time, the three thousand overseas mercenaries promised by the lords from various parts of the south have not yet arrived, but the wolf-like Burgundian southern expedition army is waiting.
The commanders of the city defense army, headed by Thor, gathered in the Lord's Hall and discussed how to rely on the five hundred city defenders to withstand the enemy's offensive until reinforcements arrived.
Saul, who was sitting at the upper end of the lord's hall, put his hands on the armchair and stared at the subordinates in front of him who were talking in low voices.
In fact, these so-called five hundred private soldiers of the lords were all refugees hired by the lords out of their own pockets, and they were each led by a baron under their respective names. There seems to be a lot of people, but they are all in separate formations, and no one can mobilize anyone.
The biggest purpose of their gathering here is just to bluff.
「Everyone! Everyone~」