Farming Road from Baron to Emperor

Chapter 126 Attack
The small town of Cosmos Linggrad.

In a luxurious and exquisite hall, Earl Geithner and his eldest son Ernie sat on chairs at both ends.

"Father, the army of the Principality of Luma has entered the territory of the Principality of Artem. To be precise, it has entered our territory. Father, do we want to send troops to stop it?"

"Can we stop it? What can we gain if we block it?" Earl Geithner played with a walnut in his hand and said with a smile: "Do you think the Principality of Luma sent troops to the territory of the Principality of Artem?"

"Father, what do you mean?" Ernie leaned forward.

"Presumably, His Majesty the King of the Principality of Luma wanted to take advantage of the time difference between the spring planting and make a surprise attack. After all, it is not feasible to carry out the spring planting and sending troops at the same time.

In this way, he won't procrastinate in the Cosmos territory, you take an infantry regiment and a cavalry regiment to the small town of Sashi to station, and the serfs in the territory should be planted in spring or in spring. ’ Earl Geithner leaned back in his chair, looking at his son.

"Yes, father, I'm going right away."

"Remember, if there are soldiers from the Principality of Luma who want to cross over to Sashi Town to plunder, don't worry about it, just kill them."

Ernie was a little confused by his father's somewhat contradictory orders, "Father, what do you mean, is it possible for the army of the Principality of Luma to attack the Cosmos territory?"

"No, Earl Berry Engels has sent me a secret letter. This time the Duke of Luma's attack is the territory of the Aquinacos family. If there is no accident, they will attack the third prince's territory, and then take advantage of the trend to go north. A decisive battle with the eldest prince who led the army.

But this army is serf soldiers, and the training time is only one winter. When 3 people march, some serf soldiers will always get separated, and then go to the countryside to plunder. We can ignore the land west of Sashi Town, but we want to If you want to get over it, it won't work. "

"Yes, Father." Ernie stood up, and then saluted Earl Geithner, "Father, I will lead the troops to Sashi Town."

"Go." Count Geithner nodded, and then watched Ernie disappear into the hall.

"Ernie still can't hold his breath. Letting him go to the front line this time is also a good opportunity to hone him." Earl Geithner thought in his heart.However, he didn't take Luma Principality's attack seriously in his heart. There were 5 troops, but the actual number was 2000, 1000 serf soldiers, and [-] serfs.In terms of their actual combat effectiveness, they are not even as good as a [-]-man infantry regiment and a [-]-man knight order.

However, these spring seeds of the Aquinax family should inevitably be affected. Coupled with the attack of the Principality of Sukale, the strength of Aquinax will inevitably decline.Moreover, there should be a shortage of food this autumn, so he can take the opportunity to make a fortune.

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The town of Aden that was originally ruled by the third prince.

Matthias Rossi looked at the information on the table solemnly.He is the head of the infantry regiment led by the Grand Prince, a total of 500 people.They rushed to the territory of the third prince as pioneers.

Andres used to be a peaceful and good man in the royal city, and the territory is located in the hinterland of the Principality of Artem. Naturally, he did not vigorously develop the army. There are a total of 500 infantry regiments and 300 knights. In addition, His Majesty the King The Royal Second Infantry Regiment sent had a total of 300 elite soldiers.

The Aquinacos family did not directly border the Principality of Luma. They thought that the army of the Principality of Luma would be delayed for at least a few days, but it turned out that Earl Geithner did not send troops to stop them, and the army of the Principality of Luma did not send troops either. Looting, they rushed straight towards the third prince's territory.

"Go and fetch Balko Eshan."

"Yes, Baron Matthias Rossi."

After a while, a servant led a middle-aged man into the hall.

"Master, what happened?"

"Balco Aishan, hurry up and send troops to requisition food, we must be prepared to stick to this place."

"What happened, isn't the army of His Royal Highness coming soon?"

"It is the enemy's army that arrives faster than His Highness's reinforcements. The Luma Principality's army is heading towards the small town of Aton. Although I know they are weak, they have an absolute advantage in numbers. I am worried that His Royal Highness and The Luma Principality's army is not good in field battles, we must be prepared to hold on to this place, and there is really no backup, so we need sufficient food and grass."

"Yes, sir, I'm going right now."

Balco walked out of the hall. He was walking on the street. The cool spring breeze swept over his face, bringing him a little bit of coolness, and also made him wake up a bit.

"Where to go to collect food? It is undoubtedly a waste of time to send troops to collect food from the serfs in the small town of Aton. During the most precious time before the arrival of the Luma Duke's army, their left and right preparations are not only on food, but also on repairs. City, moving logs, boulders.” Balco thought for a while, and then immediately decided on his idea. It happened that there were a few local grain merchants in the town of Aden who had not had time to run away. They had a lot of grain and planned to take advantage of it. Is there anything more appropriate than borrowing food from them to make a fortune in war?

Naturally, such a large-scale action cannot be concealed, and the cloud of war is gradually drifting towards the town of Aton. Now all the free people who are able to run are running away, and the serfs outside the town are also running towards the forest.But the merchants in the small town of Aden were in bad luck. The food they bought at a huge price was borrowed by the prince's army.

These businessmen gathered in a hall, faintly complaining around the leader.

"Mr. Feng En Tran, what should we do next? We could have followed your order to transport the food here, but now all the food has been taken away by those soldiers, what should we do?"

"If you want me to say that we might as well go directly to the Elder Prince, I heard that the Elder Prince is kind and deceitful." A fat man with a shy stomach in the crowd said.

At this time, a well-proportioned man standing in the middle of the crowd was wearing a black dress, and he looked like an aristocrat.

"What's the rush? I didn't force you to come here. You don't know why you came here. Of course, it's the profit. The greater the crisis, the greater the profit. You have been doing business for many years, and you don't even understand this principle. I don't even understand."

A trace of sarcasm flashed across Feng En Tran's face, and he continued: "But don't worry, everyone, I have already contacted Baron Matthias Rossi, he is undoubtedly a very good gentleman, and he will tell the eldest prince that they are We need to pay him some small benefits for purchasing this batch of grain at a legal price.

Everyone knows that Baron Matthias Rossi collected this batch of food to guard against the army of the Principality of Luma, so in addition to the benefits, we also need to make a small contribution. "

"Mr. Von Tran, what do you mean?"

"We need to participate in the defense of the city. I believe that everyone also has guards. We send a few guards, and then spend money to hire a dozen serfs to arm them. The seven or eight of us add up to more than 100 people. Small strength. As long as the city can be defended, Baron Matthias Rossi has no need to suppress this batch of food, after all, he is not the one paying the money, and he can also get a lot of benefits."

As soon as Feng En Tran finished speaking, these businessmen began to discuss. After heated discussions, everyone finally reached a consensus. They decided to follow Mr. Feng En's suggestion. After all, more than half of their net worth had been bet on it. .

There was a flash of pride in the corner of Feng En Tran's eyes. He looked solemn, with a correct posture and a smile on his face: "Everyone has made a wise decision. I believe Baron Matthias Rossi will It must be very happy."

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The Luma Principality's army stretching for dozens of miles invaded the territory of the Principality of Artem like locusts. Although Ezizil gave the order, the [-] serf soldiers, [-] serfs were like a fine comb, and the bordering Cosmos territory The serfs on the road were devastated.

"Your Majesty, as you expected, Earl Geithner did not dare to stop your army." Rashid looked at Ezil Asiri with admiration on his face.

"Knowing the enemy's situation is the only way to win. I just acted according to the contents of the book of war. How dare a mere Earl Geithner block my [-] troops. Now we want the morale of the soldiers to be high, and we will take advantage of the situation to attack the territory of the Aquinax family. I heard that the front is the fiefdom of the dead third prince."

"Your Majesty, you are being too modest." Rashid first patted his ass, and then added: "Yes, the front is Xavier's fief, but Earl William said that he is dead. Now they Absolutely in a panic,"

On the other hand, Camilo Baines pouted in his heart, "Geithner will not send troops, it's because the Baines family communicated with Earl Geithner in advance." with King Ezzir.

King Ezzil looked at the army with no head and no tail, enjoying the admiring gazes of Rasheed and Milo Baines, and pride and pride surged in his heart.

"General Rashid, tell the soldiers in front to speed up the march, we will take advantage of the trend to take the prince's fief."

"Your Majesty, I will obey your orders." Rasheed waved his whip and rushed forward.

The army meandered forward like a python, and it stopped slowly until he encountered its prey.A few days later, the soldiers at the front had arrived at the small town of Aton, and stopped immediately, and then the army came little by little. By the time King Ezzil arrived, 1 soldiers had gathered nearby, and there were [-] people are on the road, coming continuously.

As a border town, although it has not fought with the Luma Principality for many years, the town of Aton still has low walls.The [-] army surrounded the small town of Aton like densely packed ants.

Baron Matthias Rossi climbed onto the city wall and looked into the distance. There was darkness everywhere outside the town of Aton, and the tents stretched one after another until he couldn't see the distance.

When Baron Matthias Rossi saw a banner embroidered with swords and fine wine in the wilderness, his heart sank. The king of Luma Duchy came, and the attack was coming soon.

He immediately ordered: "Balco, get the logs and boulders ready, smear the dung on the sword, the enemy is about to attack."

"Yes, Captain." Balco was wearing a black armor with many knife marks on it.He bent down slightly, making the sound of nail plates colliding.

Not long after Baron Matthias Rossi's order was issued, the entire town of Aton immediately moved into action. Soldiers in leather armor climbed up the city wall, and rolling logs and boulders were also carried up.Soldiers with longbows climbed the towers and filled the battlements of the walls.Swords and arrows were transported up the city wall after soaking in the fetid cesspit.

Sure enough, not long after, the enemy began to move. Baron Matthias Rossi stood on the city wall, watching helplessly as the soldiers below gradually gathered and formed a formation.The enemies they were on were all enemies that could not be reached by bows and arrows, so the soldiers defending the city could only helplessly watch the enemy get ready.

Like a large black cloud pressing down, the serf soldiers of the Principality of Luma formed a formation in four directions and began to slowly press towards the town of Aton.

Although Baron Matthias Rossi kept reminding himself that they were just serf soldiers who had just let go of their serfs, he still panicked when the serfs with tens of thousands of people on the opposite side attacked the small town of Aton.

The sound of tens of thousands of people's footsteps was like thunder, and the low city wall of Aden town seemed to vibrate slowly with the sound of enemy footsteps.

"Soldiers of the Aquinacos family, don't be afraid. Tens of thousands of soldiers brought by His Royal Highness are rushing towards the town of Aton. As long as we can persist for seven days, we will be able to win." Matthias Luo Baron West roared loudly, as if this could bring him a little courage.

Baron Matthias Rossi called Balco in a low voice, and whispered: "After the fight, tell the soldiers that if the soldiers of the Principality of Luma invade the town of Aton, they will massacre the city."

Balco was stunned for a moment, then nodded, this matter must not be said in person, he had to arrange someone to spread the gossip.

While the two were talking, the serf soldiers from the Principality of Luma had already overwhelmed them.

"Fire the arrows." Baron Matthias Rossi shouted.

The soldiers drew their bows, glanced at the crowd casually, then loosened the bowstring, and the arrows flew out.

Sparse rain of arrows shot down from the city wall sporadically.The densely packed serf soldiers were crowded together, and almost every arrow could hurt them.

After a few rounds of arrow rain, the serfs had already arrived under the city wall with wooden spears.

"Put giant logs, roll stones, and dung water." Baron Matthias Rossi continued to order.

Thick logs, boulders, and hot dung rolled (splashed) down the city walls.

A thick giant tree can often overwhelm several people, a huge stone hits a puddle of meat, and the face is burned when it is splashed with feces, and the stench is unpleasant.

Miserable wailing sounded one after another. This painful wailing greatly stimulated the already fragile hearts of the serf soldiers. The tens of thousands of people began to retreat before they even touched the city wall.

The serf soldiers who were in the vanguard scrambled to run backwards, huddling together with the serf soldiers who were moving forward according to the inertia. Was someone hit? When he wanted to get up, he was desperate to find that densely packed feet stepped on him. body.

(End of this chapter)