Warlords of the witcher world

Chapter 136 The Misleading Sorceress
Kaedwen camp.

As always, in the barracks, the orders of the officers and the yells of the sentries were mixed with the slogans of the non-commissioned officers training the soldiers, the veterans cursed, the recruits whimpered, the prostitutes giggled, and the horses neighed and the dogs barked.

The cacophony was accompanied by the distinctive smell of thousands of men waiting to shower after duty in the rain, a mix of cooking kale, boot stink, and stable stink that could hardly be mistaken for anything else.

Of course, nothing compares to the smell that wafts out of a public toilet on a sunny day, enough to make anyone who smells it for the first time throw up.

For the soldiers, this is an extremely ordinary day, still waiting for the order to attack, but not for the above.

"What did you say? The men of Aedirn left the dogs of war by the river?"

In the big tent, Henselt was somewhat surprised by the news.

It never occurred to him that the people of Aedirn dragged the dogs of war to the river.

Dogs of War, the largest wrought iron cannon in the entire world.

Since it was performed on the stage of the Second Northern War, it has risen to fame and even featured in Northern propaganda posters.

Under the operation of northern soldiers, the huge war dog shattered the evil sun of the southern empire. This is a very famous poster in many places in the north, and it has left a deep impression on many people.

And as he was deeply impressed, naturally there was no shortage of wild praises for this artillery.

Even those who have seen the power of the dogs of war, many of them will talk nonsense in order to satisfy their bragging psychology-not to mention, there are actually not many people who have seen the dogs of war shooting the city wall so clearly and completely.

The news will always be distorted in the process of spreading. Up to now, the dog of war has become a super weapon that is so exaggerated that it can even determine the outcome of the war.

And because for this world, artillery is a new thing that has appeared not long ago.

Now only the Kingdom of Aden produces this thing, and there are not many artillery pieces in other countries, and they all buy them from Aden.

This led much of the ruling class and elite to believe the same kind of hype about the dogs of war.

Henselt is one of them. Although he doesn't believe that this cannon can "corrode thousands of miles in one shot", he still believes that it can change the entire battle situation in an instant on the battlefield.

And even if this artillery is not so exaggeratedly powerful, it can greatly improve morale on the battlefield.

In the simple values ​​​​of the soldiers, artillery with a large caliber means strength and that they have an advantage.

When such artillery roars, the soldiers will involuntarily think that they have the upper hand, and the enemy on the opposite side will also have a strong sense of fear.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

The Kaedwen Knights who knelt on one knee reported that there was unconcealable excitement in his tone,
"The Adian people put it at the nearest ferry to us, and there were a lot of warships gathered there. Judging from their posture, the Adian people seemed to plan to cross the Pontar River under the cover of this artillery. There The fortifications of the city are also well repaired, and the Adian people seem to have re-laid wooden planks on the road there. However, as far as we have detected, there are not many Adian defenders there, at most one infantry battalion .”

"A battalion of infantry, um..."

Henselt read the number of enemies, pondered the next action, and judged whether to carry out an assault.

And soon, the king also made a judgment, isn't it just an infantry camp, just fuck him!
"Vandergrift!"

Henselt called out the name of his most capable general, and the tall, bald general immediately knelt before the king, awaiting orders.

"Prepare for a surprise attack by the whole army! I want to take down this cannon, and then smash my fist on that Herme's face! Let him see how powerful our Kaedwen man is!"

The king's words aroused cheers in the big tent, and all the Kaedwenian knights and nobles present were already ready to fight and fight.

They also want to win the glory of taking down the Dog of War, an existence whose reputation resounds throughout the north.

If you take it down, you can add an existence that no one can ignore to your own glory.

And in King Henselt's court cowardice and cowardice meant death.

No one is willing to express such emotions in front of the king, because it means that their future will be completely cut off, and they may even be deprived of power and status.

Still, there were objections.

Looking at the restless Kaedwen men around her, Sabina's eyes flashed a bit of disbelief. How could these people be so reckless and not afraid of traps at all?

"Your Majesty, in my opinion, this is really too reckless. Even if it is a trap or not, just crossing the Pontal River can bring us huge casualties. You have forgotten how Saskia on the opposite side once did. Have you ever stopped us?"

"If the casualties are large, the casualties will be large."

Henselt casually replied,

"War will eliminate the weak and leave the strong. If there is no death, how can we select the real fighters? This will only make us stronger and stronger, so shut up, witch, you have no place to speak here, you will tell me in a while Go to the front and use your magic to scout out the movements of the Aedirians for Vandergrief!"

Hearing Henselt's words, Sabina's expression twisted extremely.

Her sizable breasts are constantly rising and falling, which shows how angry she is, how angry she is.

She is already very upset with Henselt's orders that ignore human life, such as asking the following people to have a real sword contest, and one of them dies.

In the end, I didn't expect that the king would have such an attitude in the war!

How can this guy do this?How dare he!This is so stupid, so stupid!

Just when Sabina was about to scold Henselt, she suddenly noticed that Henselt was looking at her, and all the Kaedwenians present were looking at her.

There was a dangerous gleam in King Kaedwin's small eyes, which immediately suppressed Sabina's arrogance.

She really wanted to scold this monarch who didn't take human life seriously, but in the end she swallowed her words alive under Henselt's gaze.

Sabina had a strong feeling that if she cursed here or refused Henselt's order, King Kaedwin would immediately order his knights to strip her out and rape her, then slit her slender throat.

So in the end, she just spit out such a sentence,

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"Okay, very good, Vandergrift, I leave everything to you. With the help of Ms. Sabina, I imagine that you will be able to successfully capture the dog of war for me."

Henselt withdrew that dangerous look, and turned to look at Vandergrift with a smile on his face.

"Follow your will, Your Majesty, and I will not let you down."

The tall and sturdy General Kaedwin replied resolutely, listening to his words, you will not doubt whether he can achieve what he promised.

Seeing this scene, Sabina felt a strong sense of crisis. In today's Kaedwen court, Vandergrift already had many advantages over her.

If he wins this war again, he will definitely overwhelm him in the court.

She had to think of a way, the sorceress told herself, whether it was for her own power and status, or the requirement of the sorceress assembly for the balance of power in the north, she had to think of a way.

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On the banks of the Pontar River, groups of infantry marched under the banner of the Unicorn Dynasty.

They were divided into phalanxes, and each phalanx was ruled and managed by several knights. The knights were responsible for restraining their subordinates and guiding them in battle.

The Kaedweni soldiers were quite excited about crossing the Pontar River. Even the soldiers who were conscripted had a lot of good hopes for the war.

Especially those mountain people from the northernmost tribes of Kaedwen, their impression of war is to plunder the rich south.

As a country that is not rich, Kaedwen's young and middle-aged people have more or less participated in the kingdom's wars against other countries over the years—oh, to be precise, plundering.

Although it is said that most of the spoils of each war (looting) belong to the king and nobles, and then they.

But the three melons and two dates falling from the fingers of the big shots are enough to satisfy them.

They remember the richness of the south, especially Aedirn, damn it, the swamp is so rich and fertile, and the Aedirn people haven't developed it yet, if only they could come.

"Witch, use your magic. I don't believe in witchcraft, but this is the king's order after all."

On a small slope, Vandergrift was surrounded by Kaedweni nobles and officers, and the attendants were changing the armor of the tall commander.

Vandergrift's armor is very simple, the whole is the original color of steel, without any color or engraving on it, the whole set of armor looks so mighty and extraordinary.

"I know, Vandergrift."

Sabina did not agree to the general's strong hostile attitude. Kaedwenians do not like magic, and she has long been used to this kind of hostility.

If it were in other places, Sabina would definitely teach such a person a profound lesson, but she was facing the most powerful and powerful group of people in the Kaedwen Kingdom, so she could only hold back.

Using the magic circle on the ground, Kaedwin's Wilderness Daughter began to cast spells. With her movements, the chaotic energy began to gather, and the magic circle began to light up with aura of magic.

For a split second, Sabina saw the scene across the river.

She saw the soldiers of Aedirn bustling around the cannons, preparing for battle as the Kaedwenian army gathered across the way.

She saw the artillery that was very famous in the whole north, and the muzzle looked so deterrent.

She also saw Aedirn's army hiding among the tall bushes and woods.

Sure enough.

Sabina told herself so.

And at the next moment, Sabina suddenly felt a huge amount of chaotic magic power directed towards her, she subconsciously felt the sting, and immediately spewed out a mouthful of blood, and the aura on the magic circle immediately went out.

"Abelard . . . but why?"

Sabina wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth, she recognized the force that attacked her, it was Abelard, a warlock she knew.

It's just why he cast his magic to drive her away after he saw everything?This is Sabina's biggest doubt, he can obviously block his own power from the beginning.

"Witch, what's going on?"

Seeing Sabina's appearance, Vandergrave immediately asked, but he was not nervous for Sabina, but worried about whether the witch could get the information they needed.

"I saw it all."

Sabina replied, and her thoughts also turned back to the present, wondering what hardship Abelard was doing, maybe it was because he was old and slow in casting spells.

The important thing now is to achieve your goals.

"No ambushes were seen, and there was only one battalion of Aedirn's army."

"Okay, since that's the case, then the whole army will attack!"

Henselt stood up happily, and the crowd headed by Vandergrift immediately bowed to the king,
"Yes!"

The melodious Kaedwen horn sounded immediately. This kind of horn is very unique, and only the bison in Kaedwen has such a sound.

And the Kaedwenians who heard the horn immediately understood what they were going to do.

According to the prior arrangement, groups of soldiers began to cross the river, and groups of soldiers boarded the ships and drove to the other side of the Pontar River.

The dogs of war on Aedirn's position immediately began to roar, and with the sound of artillery shooting that seemed to shake the world, a tall water column exploded on the river, drenching the hearts of the surrounding Kaedweni soldiers.

Arrows and bullets also kept falling, and from time to time someone was unlucky enough to be shot and fell into the water.

But the Kaedwenians didn't show any fear. They were still advancing one after another. The soldiers accelerated their progress, while those on the small boats tried their best to melt for fear of falling behind.

In the constant wars, the Kaedwenians have long understood a truth, that is, they must advance bravely, so that the death rate is much lower than that of retreating and fleeing.

Soon, the Kaedwenians reached the south bank, and the soldiers who came from the ferry immediately rushed towards the Ardians like wolves and tigers, and boats of all sizes rushed directly onto the river bank, and soldiers filed in from above. out.

The sound of fighting soon rang out, and the Aedirians relied on fortifications and Juma to fight the Kaedwenians layer by layer. They also showed great tenacity. When one line of defense was almost destroyed, they immediately pushed to another line of defense.

After the Kaedwenians occupied a large area on the river beach, Henselt and Vandergrift also moved forward to command the position.

Both the king and the general believed that the soldiers would only continue to fight bravely if they saw them at the front.

"Your Majesty, we have captured that cannon! The people of Aedirn have been pushed aside by us!"

As soon as they crossed the river, the news was reported with bloodstained Kaedwenian knights.

The king turned to the cannon and saw that there were already unicorn banners there, and Kaedweni soldiers were cheering among them.

"Okay! Find out who won it! I want to reward him, and I want to make him a nobleman!"

Henselt was very pleased with this, and immediately promised the title and land.

It's not his fault, it's the biggest artillery in the north, and now it's his trophy, isn't that happy?
However, at the next moment, Henselt was slapped in the face, and saw a huge explosion near the dog of war, covering the entire cannon and several nearby Kaedwen soldiers, and they were all blown away go out.

And this is not over, because at the next moment, a large number of Adian people who were expected to have no enemies suddenly rushed out of the bushes and forests shouting to kill!

They were led by the famous White Knight Selchik of the Kingdom of Aden.

The general is holding a great sword, and behind him are countless knights in the armor of Aedirn.

Like the sharpest part of a dagger, the knights led by Selchik penetrated directly into the enemy, and many Kaedwenians were trampled under the hooves of their war horses.

Following the gap made by the knights, a large number of Aedirian infantry rushed in, making the melee more intense.

On the other side, it was Saskia who led Vergen's dwarf phalanx into the battlefield.

These dwarves are completely trained in Mahakam's style, and their combat effectiveness is no less than that of Mahakam's counterparts.

They are like a hammer, smashing countless enemies in front of them, and behind them are countless Upper Adian militiamen.

Faced with the sudden ambush, the Kaedwenians were immediately suppressed. If it weren't for the bravery of these northerners, they would have collapsed long ago.

"I'm going to hang Sabina! Where's that woman? Where did she go!"

Henselt shouted angrily, but found that the sorceress had disappeared at some point.

"The female sorceress is not important now, Your Majesty, what is important is to turn the tide of the battle. We still have a chance. Under the surprise attack of the Adian people, the soldiers did not lose their fighting spirit."

Vandergrift held back his anger, he was the one who was the worst victimized by the sorceress, but he could only endure here, telling himself to calm down, which made him very annoyed and angry.

"If you hand over the Brown Banner Battalion to me, I have the confidence to kill Selchik. If I can lift that man's head up, the victory of the battle still belongs to us."

The confidence shown by Van der Grift was so strong that, in his view, it was not difficult to do so.

"Then go, General, I am waiting for your good news."

What choice did Henselt have?He could only hand over the Brown Banner Battalion to Vandergrift. After receiving the troops, the general bowed to the king again, and then led the team to leave.

The soldiers of the Brown Banner Battalion wearing beaver hats still have very strong morale. As an elite unit, they are not desperate for the current situation.

On the contrary, they are full of fighting spirit, and many people think that they will make great achievements under the leadership of Vandergrift.

Due to nervousness, Henselt felt panicked inside, so the king, who valued appearance and majesty, directly tore off his shirt to feel more comfortable.

He is extremely hopeful now that Vandergrift can kill Selchik, only in this way can the situation of the battle be changed.

(End of this chapter)