Riding and Slashing

Chapter 192 The Calculation of Eagle Claw Fort
The enemy harasses the enemy, and the enemy retreats and pursues - that's what Vendatil and Raphael are doing now, but they don't do it very well.

Because the cooperation between the girl ranger and the rangers gradually became problematic at this time.

Don't look at the tacit cooperation when they were hunted down, but in fact there is still a huge gap between the members of the horn call rangers and the Noldor elves.

Although these Noldo girl rangers are young, they have lived to be 80 or [-] years old at least, and have more or less had some conflicts with humans.

The rangers also had some relatives and friends who died at the hands of Noldor.

After all, there is still a grudge between the two sides.

In the tense situation of being chased and killed by the enemy at the same time, the two teams will put aside their hatred and cooperate closely. This is entirely because no one thinks too much at the critical moment...

Vendatil's brave rescue of Raphael played an exemplary role, motivating the girl rangers to take the initiative to support them. When the beautiful Noldo girls take the initiative to protect the rangers, the rangers must of course show what men should do. look.

However, when the enemy starts to retreat, they start chasing and harassing the enemy, that is, after the situation is not so dangerous, both sides will remember the past enmity...

Of course, they didn't fight among themselves at this time, and the previous cooperation had already played a role, at least they still maintained the friendly posture.

It's just that when harassing the enemy, Vendatil and Raphael's teams were clearly divided into two parts, and the two sides fought independently, so there was no cooperation.

This makes the effect of chasing and disturbing not very good.

If you fight against the wind, you will cooperate closely, and if you fight against the wind, you will fight on your own... This is probably the inevitable situation for the first cooperation.

In fact, whether it is the Noldor elves or the Horn Call Rangers, their archery and shooting range far exceed that of the Raven Ranger Cavalry, and their riding skills and horse endurance are also far superior to those of the Raven Man. Both horses and Gatum horses have extremely strong endurance, and are very well adapted to the environment of the Gatu grassland.

Although the number of enemies was nearly ten times that of the enemy, they did not suffer much loss, and no one was even killed in battle, but some people were injured-of course it is not easy to die if they are harassed outside the enemy's range...

However, due to poor cooperation, the two teams not only did not form a joint force, but also often interacted with each other, and even the intentions of the two sides were different-the girl rangers cared more about how to avoid losses, while the rangers cared more about how to increase Results...

The result is that the rangers are sparsely chasing and shooting arrows, while the girl rangers will not chase too close and fall behind.

The harassment of the rangers alone cannot cause too much damage to the enemy. The girl rangers are far away, but they are all chasing...

In this case, it is easy to see that they are luring the enemy...

The commander of Ravencrow's troops can naturally see it.

Therefore, even though they were repeatedly harassed by rangers several times, even if dozens of Noldo girls were just a few hundred meters away, even if this army had less than a hundred people, the Ravencrow Land troops still resolutely withdrew.

So this mission to lure the enemy failed in the end, but fortunately it did not cause any losses.

The mission was not completed, the enemy withdrew to the camp, and Vendatil and Raphael could only go back to the lord first.

"How's the battle going, both of you?"

The lord watched them come back, and seeing that there was no enemy behind them, he knew that the large army might have been waiting in vain, but Li Ang was not disappointed, and there was still a smile on his face.

"My lord, I'm sorry to disappoint you. We failed to lure the enemy, so I came back alive."

Raphael seemed rather unwilling. He obviously cared more about not being able to complete the task of luring the enemy, so he captured a ranger cavalryman who was injured in the pursuit before, which was an extra gain.

"Disappointed? Not at all. As long as you are safe and sound, Raphael has worked hard. Of course, remember to learn from experience... If the girls of Nuo Duo are unable to lure the enemy, it must not be the enemy's problem..."

Li Ang shook his head. It doesn't matter if the mission fails, as long as Noldo and humans can start to cooperate, he didn't expect the two parties to cooperate perfectly for the first time.

"Lord Li Ang, it's really not the enemy's problem... We didn't cooperate well. But I think the situation is okay, we will succeed..."

Only Vendatil knew that what Leon asked was not only the enemy's situation, but also the situation of Noldo fighting with humans, so she thought it was okay.

Judging from the performance of the rangers, she did see the hope of the coexistence of Noldor and humans, although it was not perfect.

"Very good, Vendatil, I think you should talk to Neuer about the experience of working with human troops..."

It was already very rare for Vendatyr to say 'didn't cooperate well'. The lord smiled and asked Vendatil to pass on Neuer's influence, and then turned his head to focus on the captive.

The Ranger that Raphael captured belonged to Earl Stephen—the Earl of Oldenburg who had killed the raiding party led by An Dongjia before.

Earl Stephen is also the current supreme commander of the Ravencrow Army.

The prisoner's mouth was not hard, and the lord easily learned of Earl Stephen's intentions from them - he camped on the grassland north of Fletcher Village, indeed to prevent the eastern border from reinforcing Lion Lake City.

They are basically all cavalry, more than 1000 cavalry, and the purpose of combat is just to stare at the eastern region here.

The main purpose is to prevent the large troops of the Sarleon Kingdom from attacking from the eastern border, cutting off the food and return routes of their main force.

The main force of the Ravencrow Kingdom is almost 4000 people, and they all went to the direction of Lion Lake City. They really went to Lion Lake City to 'fight against the rebels', and they had no intention of attacking the eastern region.

These more than 1000 cavalry camped thirty miles north of Fletcher Village, which was indeed enough to block the reinforcement route on the eastern border of the Sarleon Kingdom.

Due to the existence of this partial division, no army could march hundreds of miles to reach the jurisdiction of Lion Lake City without annihilating the Ravencrow Cavalry.

Otherwise, they may be harassed all the way, cut off the back road, or attack Fletcher Village and Fort Yongshield, or even break into the hinterland of the kingdom.

But it is not easy to kill thousands of cavalry on the grassland, and Earl Stephen does not seem to be an impulsive person, he can even restrain the troops from chasing the Nudo girls - most human lords may not be able to resist this temptation .

As soon as Raphael approached before, the cavalrymen of Ravencrows swarmed out. This was actually because Earl Stephen made a little judgment error. He thought that his more than 1000 cavalry should be able to kill this small team of less than [-] people quickly.

Earl Stephen didn't expect this small army to be so elite...

In fact, Earl Stephen was arranging tactics in accordance with the policy of guerrilla warfare - he would fight if he was easy to fight, and he would retreat if it was not easy to fight. If there were large troops who wanted to go to Lion Lake City, he would harass them all the way; Move away from the eastern border in a big way, and he will enter the heart of the kingdom directly from the village of Fletcher.

Anyway, the overall intention is to crucify the troops in the east of the Sarleon Kingdom and ensure the safety of Ravencrow's main force.

However, the first pursuit resulted in the loss of nearly a hundred people, so Stephen must be more cautious.

In fact, it is quite troublesome to meet an opponent with a clear goal like Earl Stephen on the battlefield.

Because his strategic intentions and tactical logic are very simple and clear, and he did not hide it from anyone at all-this means that everyone in his troops knows the overall tactics, and it is not easy to make mistakes.

Moreover, he camped in an unsheltered grassland, and it was impossible to sneak attack. To deal with such an army, he could only fight tough battles.

And Li Ang has always been unwilling to fight tough battles, so this is the most troublesome type of enemy for Li Ang.

But fortunately, Li Ang had no intention of dealing with the main force of the Ravencrow Kingdom—since the Ravencrow Kingdom was to fight against Lady Ursula's rebel army, the lord did not intend to get involved. Isn't it good to go for a bargain?
In other words, the lord does not need to worry at all, he only needs to repel Earl Stephen to ensure the safety of Fletcher Village.

So Li Ang led the troops and began to slowly approach Earl Stephen's camp, preparing to fight a frontal battle. He did not pursue annihilation, but only needed to defeat Earl Stephen.

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Changhe Town.

Grandlon did not kill Fawcett after all, because he received the news that the Ravencrow army was attacking. This was a letter from Kaedren, the lord of Eagle Claw Castle.

He basically received the news at the same time as Li Ang.

If Fawcett was killed at this time, it would be tantamount to helping Ravencrow Kingdom, and Lion Lake City would most likely be captured.So Grandlong released Fawcett back, and returned to Lion Lake City with the Lion Lake City Banner Guard and Fawcett.

The same logic as the lord's lord made Noldo fight side by side with humans through foreign enemies, Fawcett and Grandlon also decided to fight side by side at this moment - Grandlon's Lion Lake City Banner Guard must defend their homeland, and Fawcett must also fight at this time Unite all forces that can be united.

In the case of a common enemy, whether it is hatred or power disputes, it can be temporarily shelved.

Of course, someone still needs to mediate, and their middleman is Kaedron, the lord of Eagle Claw Fort, who is their common ally.

Kedron's family has a wide range of marriages, and the baron himself has a wide range of friends.

Fawcett can be regarded as his nephew, and Kedron brought Fawcett back from Ravencrow Realm, so their relationship goes without saying.

And Grandlon and Kedron have also been friends for many years. In the letter, Kedron advised Grandlon to put aside his grievances and make a deal with the outside world, and act as a middleman to make a match. Naturally, Grandlon made a wise choice under this situation.

Fawcett pulled out most of the troops from Lion Lake City, while Grand Long took away his banner guards, leaving Changhe Town only with that seemingly strong motley army stationed there.

The troops on both sides combined are close to 3000 people, and they are heading to Fort Eagle Claw where Kedron is located.

Fort Eagle Claw is the front line facing the main force of Ravencrow Kingdom's army.

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Northeast of Lion Lake City, Eagle Claw Fort.

In fact, there are no eagle claws in Eagle Claw Castle, and the appearance of the castle has nothing to do with eagles.

This castle was not built on a high mountain, but near the inner sea of ​​Lion Lake, and there were not a large number of birds of prey such as eagles and falcons settled here.

The reason why it is called Eagle Claw Castle is actually derived from the establishment of a famous knight order hundreds of years ago.

Falcon Knights.

This castle used to be the residence and training camp of the Falcon Claw, a sergeant of the Falcon Knights.

The Falcon Knights were established in the 94th year of the Pendor calendar, that is, more than 260 years ago. At that time, the Pendor Kingdom ruled the entire continent, and it was a glorious age when all the knights were flourishing.

The Falcon Knights have a very distinctive feature-they allow and encourage women to join the Knights as Falcon Knights.

In their day and age, this was a remarkable thing.

In fact, the Order of the Falcon was also the first order to allow women to become knights.

Moreover, when this knight order was recognized by the "Walides Charter", a new clause was specifically added in the charter for the legal establishment of this knight order-allowing women to become knights.

Yes, it was the Falcon Knights that significantly improved the status of women in Pendor.

This is mainly because among the five founders of the Falcon Knights, there is a female knight with outstanding achievements, her name is 'Valera', and everyone in the Pendor continent knows everyone.

She is an idol worshiped by countless women.

This female warrior was the most dazzling hero of that era. Her strength on the battlefield and her adventures have always been talked about by all the Pendor.

She is the first and only female pioneer lord in Pendor to successfully establish a territory. Eagle Claw Fort is her pioneer territory, and she eventually became a female countess.

This is a woman who has grown from an adventurer to an earl entirely by her own ability—in the era when the Pendor Kingdom ruled the mainland, the status of women was not as good as it is now. Valera is indeed unique if she can do this. legend.

This is mainly due to her excellent combat effectiveness.

In her era, her strength on the battlefield could even be described by the word 'invincible'.

As long as it is a knight who despises women, it is likely to face Valera's challenge. No matter how outstanding the man is, she will challenge him one by one.

After battle after battle, people found that no man could stop her lance.

In the end, no man dared to stand in front of her one-on-one.

Afterwards, Valera joined the 'Falcon Adventure Group' and led the adventure group to conquer the north and south, defeated the invading Misty Mountain barbarians several times, and saved various towns in the north of Pendor many times.

The large-scale heresies that appeared around Lion Lake City, as well as the horse thieves who were entrenched on the grassland at that time, were all eliminated by her.

Later, after the formal establishment of the Falcon Knights, Valera became the pioneer lord. She established the Eagle Talon Fort and began to train sergeants for the Falcon Knights - 'Falcon Claws'.

Falcon Talon is a sergeant belonging to the Falcon Knights, and it can be regarded as Valera's own independent armed force, and it only recruits women.

Due to Valera's influence, many women who were recruited into "Falcon Claw" eventually became Falcon Knights. Valera won women the same status and opportunities as men in that era.

When she was training 'Falcon Claw' in Eagle Claw Castle, the Jatu people had not yet arrived in Pendor Continent, so Valera searched for bandits all over the Continent—for actual combat training.

As a result, from around Eagle Claw Fort, to around Lion Lake City, and then to Cliff Bay and other places—she took Falcon Claw to patrol the entire circle along the inner sea of ​​Lion Lake.

Under her prestige, there were no bandits in these places for a time. After she returned to Eagle Claw Fort, no bandit dared to approach Beibu Bay, even the Red Brotherhood in Lion Lake City shunned and disappeared.

It can be said that the whole continent was in awe of her at that time, and no one dared to be an enemy of Countess Valera, not even the "Valides Charter" dared to impose obstacles on her.

Therefore, at that time, many women were proud to be a member of the "Falcon Claw", and the status of the Falcon Knights was once comparable to that of the Griffin and Lion National Knights.

The rapid prosperity of the area around Lion Lake City is largely due to the deterrence of Valera's Eagle Claw Fort and the Falcon Claw she led—the decades when Falcon Claw was stationed in Eagle Claw Fort Here, this neighborhood can be regarded as the safest area in Pendor Continent.

Under the same conditions, people are of course more willing to go to places with good law and order.

Since Eagle Claw Fort is a strictly managed women's barracks, people can't move in at will, so many people stay in the nearby Lion Lake City, making Lion Lake City quickly become a prosperous and prosperous city.

But the world is impermanent and vicissitudes change.

Lion Lake City and Eagle Claw Fort, which used to be the safest in the whole continent, have completely changed their appearance now...

Today's Eagle Talon Fort is full of rogue knights and gangs of rogue bandits.

Eagle Claw Fort, which was originally avoided by the bandits and robbers, has now become the stronghold of evil forces... Broad bean

Baron Kedron, the current lord of Eagle Claw Fort, has set up a private army in this heroic place, with these rogue knights who are almost doing all kinds of evil as the main body.

This was Duke Alma's legacy - Duke Alma was a man of his word, and he did give Kedron all the power he had gathered from the Red Brotherhood.

More than a hundred rogue knights, and they led more than a thousand underworld hooligans from all over Sarleon.

Perhaps Lord Kedron was the first noble lord in Sarleon to support Lady Ursula, but he did not disclose this to anyone.

The reason for his support of Ursula is probably relatively simple - Ursula personally slept with him.

In fact Ursula herself was in Cadron's bedroom right now, and there was only one nightgown between the two of them...

"Kedron, the army of the Ravencrow Kingdom is about to arrive. When will Fawcett's troops arrive?"

Lady Ursula, with her breasts exposed and in a baggy nightgown, left the bed directly and went to the window to pour a glass of wine.

This is the highest point of Fort Eagle Claw. There are wine utensils on the window sill. Looking out from the window, you can see the calm sea under the moonlight in the distance.

"Honey, you shouldn't be talking about these things at this time..."

Cadron sighed, walked up behind Mrs. Ursula naked, embraced Ursula from behind, brought the cup in her hand to his mouth and took a sip.

"Kedron, now I am wandering around without a fixed place, and my brother wants my life... I will never feel safe at any time! Are Fawcett's troops sure to come?"

Ursula sighed. The 30-year-old woman had been looking at the inner sea of ​​Lion Lake, handed the cup to Kedron, and put her arms around her shoulders.

"Don't worry, my dear... Fawcett has already come to Fort Eagle Claw. The 'Grand Duke of Lion Lake Land' has already raised an army of nearly 3000 people with Grandlon. They will block your brother's army... ..."

With a slight smile on his face, Kedron said firmly: "As for us...we don't need to fight the troops of Ravencrow Realm at all. We will split up to Lion Lake City and Long River Town at dawn. Your followers It’s probably time to take over Longhe Town. With Longhe Town as a bargaining chip, King Ulrik can only form an alliance with you to deal with the Ravencrow Kingdom. You have enough time to rebuild the Falcon Knights in Longhe Town..."

(End of this chapter)