When the Saint comes, she does not collect food

Chapter 741: Victory and Promotion

Duke Redwood's "retreat" was not a random shout. He was an old duke who fought with the Norns every day and was very sensitive to the battlefield.

In this battle of ins and outs, thousands of knights on the Gravel Plains besieged a small cart fort with hundreds of troops in the Thousand Valleys.

As a result, not only did they fail to defeat the enemy easily, but they also paid the price of several Imperial Order Knights.

They even used up their magic and potions, but still failed to break through the convoy.

After a careful count, there were more than seventy bodies left in front of the fort.

For an unplanned advantageous encounter, such a casualty rate was far beyond the knights' morale to bear.

It even exceeded the number of casualties that the Duke of Sequoia could accept.

So between a forced attack and a retreat, he chose to stop the loss in time.

While morale had not yet hit rock bottom, the Duke prepared to withdraw to the east bank of the Rust River.

But unfortunately, it was too late.

At the end of the rain curtain, on the wasteland stained by rain, schools of iris flag fish swam under the sky.

Thousands of knights ran back and forth on the muddy wasteland, and the spears of the armored soldiers and the new soldiers of the Thousand River Valley pushed each other.

The Falcon Cannon and the Holy Gun broke through the rain curtain, turning it into a bloody rain on the wasteland.

No one expected that this small encounter in the escort convoy would turn out like this.

First, the defenders of Feldheim took the initiative to attack after learning the news, delaying the army of the Duke of Sequoia.

Then a nearby Earl of Gravelland came with hundreds of soldiers to help, attracting the attention of the opposing mountain knights.

Then hundreds of mountain knights also rushed to the battlefield, and then the Duke of Redwood's infantry arrived at the scene.

The two sides fought and retreated from morning to evening.

With each side adding fuel to the fire, this small skirmish involving a few thousand people turned into a large-scale battle involving nearly 6,000 people on both sides.

However, even with old Laffer's blurred vision, he could see that the situation was slowly turning towards Qianhe Valley.

Although most of the people on both sides were cavalry, with only a small number of mounted infantry, the reinforcement speed of the Qianhe Valley side was much faster than that of the Shattered Stone Plains side.

Although these mountain knights and the soldiers of the Despotic Prince do not have as high morale as the Salvation Army, they are extremely resistant to hard fighting.

The knights of Qianhe Valley, under the threat of iron fists and canes, had to obey orders even if it meant using knives.

The knights led by the Duke of Redwood were unwilling to continue their march when they encountered heavy rain.

Besides, there are many nobles who are waiting to see the Duke of Sequoia make a fool of himself.

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The other side of the west bank of the Rust River.

Slumped beside the cart, old Laffer could clearly hear the roar of the Falcon Cannon in the distance.

A large tent was erected next to the original car fort, and alchemists, witch doctors and pharmacists came in and out.

Even though he was sitting not far from the door, old Laffer could smell a strong odor of medicine.

The Rust River is named after its unique red sandy riverbed, but now it is filled with a strong smell of rust.

There are both human and weapon ones.

Although the battle of the Besser Infantry Regiment ended this morning, the exhausted old Laffer and others did not come to their senses until the afternoon.

Apart from anything else, old Laffer still sees double vision.

After sitting next to the cart and resting for a while, old Laffer waited until the double vision got a little better before he stood up with the scabbard in his hand.

He limped through the row of huts, stepping over other soldiers who were sleeping head to head.

In the camp for wounded soldiers, one could hear the wailing of soldiers with broken limbs, broken tendons and bones.

The barbers used special spider silk to suture the soldiers' wounds, while the military chaplains held the soldiers' hands or heads one by one, applied holy oil to them and prayed for them.

Old Laffer made a rough estimate and found that after this battle, not counting the civilians who escaped, the establishment alone would be reduced by one third.

After walking around the wounded camp for a long time, old Laffer finally found Kaler, who was lying on his side with gauze wrapped around his chest.

Old Laffer straightened it quickly: "You are crazy, your ribs are broken, and you dare to lie on your side." Kaler said weakly: "When the doctor reset my ribs, he used his knee to press against my back, which hurt so much."

"You're lucky to be alive." Old Laffer picked up the wine bag and put it to Kaler's mouth, yawning, "Drink some."

After taking a sip of the wine, Kaler's face turned slightly red: "It tastes so bad..."

Old Laffer picked up the wine bag with a sour face and said, "I can't bear to drink this good wine. I don't understand wine."

"How's the battle going up ahead?" Unlike Kaler who was full of energy before, the young man now looked listless.

"We are definitely going to win. Instead of thinking about this, we should think about the issue of promotion."

Kaler instantly became excited and thought that it was our responsibility to revive the family's glory.

He couldn't wait to ask, "Can I be an officer?"

"I don't know. I think you can be promoted to a reserve formation captain, and you can be promoted to a sergeant, and you may have a chance to be a captain of the 10th division."

Compared to the relatively flat and complex structure of the Savior Army, Meliati's new army has a stricter hierarchy and a different name.

The Salvation Army is composed of the regiment commander (500 people) to the lieutenant captain/array captain (50 people) to the tenth captain (10 people) to the lowest level of the imperial order soldiers.

And Meliati set up five new centurion captains (100 people) under the captain, and a new deputy captain under the ten captains.

When old Laffer Tenth Captain was promoted to a regular officer, he was promoted to sergeant, and Kaler was his ordered soldier.

In this battle, old Laffer played decently, but Kaler shined.

It is estimated that Kaler can make a triple jump, from sergeant and captain of the tenth team to captain of the reserve array, and be on par with old Laffer.

The reserve array captain is actually the captain of the ten-man team directly under the array captain. He usually learns command and assists the array captain.

When the time is right and you pass the exam, you will be promoted to array leader.

In the past, an officer who could lead fifty men must have been a squire knight.

Kaler is not so bad. Old Laffer, a farmer, can actually become an officer of this level.

He has been in the army for less than half a year, it's really a dream.

"Where's the loot?"

"It hasn't been counted yet. Since you're injured, you might get a little more points."

According to the rules set by Meliati, 30% of the captured spoils and spoils were distributed to the soldiers, 30% was retained as the legion's public funds, and 40% was turned over.

This time, an infantry regiment led by Old Lavroux and others resisted nearly a thousand knights. They also allowed the nearby troops to seize the opportunity, separate the enemy infantry and cavalry, and fought a decisive battle.

Even a casual guess would tell you that their achievements in this battle will not be small.

Just as old Laffer had expected, it wasn't long before the military judge found both of them.

"Lafer Ironwater Hunter of the village of Adrian, Ansel Hundred, Quagmire Township, South Mound County?"

"I'm."

"Do you know where Kaler from your team is?"

Old Laffer turned sideways and pointed at Kaler lying on the ground.

"Well, take good care of your wounds." The military judge showed a gentle smile and stepped forward to hold down Kaler who was trying to sit up. "You killed two knights of the Imperial Order with one shot today. You have done a great deed."

After that, he took out a booklet and wrote and drew for a while: "Sign your name. If you can't write, just put your fingerprint. The commendation letter will be sent back to your hometown."

After hearing the commendation letter, Kaler was no longer sleepy: "Yes, can I ask, is the battle ahead over?"

"It's getting dark, and this has to end." The military judge handed the list to old Laffer to sign. "Now it's not a question of winning or not, but whether we can catch the Duke of Redwood."

After saying that, he glanced at the two of them with envy and said, "You are lucky. Last night, His Royal Highness the Despotic Duke just expelled the envoys from Shattered Stone Plain and declared war on Shattered Stone Plain.

You guys have made a great start today, and Your Highness will definitely take a look at these commendation letters."

"Which prince?" Kaler asked blankly.

The military judge was immediately shocked: "Two Your Highnesses! Ahem, both Your Highnesses have to watch it."

(End of this chapter)