When the Saint comes, she does not collect food

Chapter 797 Nightmare Sound of Cannon
Just after daybreak, the sentries outside Suimi Town brought back urgent military intelligence.

At the fishing port outside Suimi Town, traces of the Qianhe Valley army appeared.

The earls and knights who were out having fun were pulled out of women's beds or taverns by their servants, and hurriedly rode to the church in the center of the town, where they held a pre-war meeting in the restaurant.

Earls, knights and servants of all sizes crowded around the table, asking each other for news, like a buzzing group of flies.

Amid the noisy background, Knight Commander Berengar opened his red eyes with a hangover and said, "You are asking for help when you don't know the number of enemies. What if it is a small group of enemies?"

Count Heinzmann on the opposite side wiped his face with a cold handkerchief, not caring about Berengar's face at all: "Our four thousand infantry and three hundred knights were destroyed by the clockwork cannon. At least we should meet up with the Norn allies first!"

"Do you want to discredit the nobles of Xianshidian?"

“This is war!”

"I think you are the Cheka of the Holy Alliance! You deliberately gave Suimi Town to the people of Qianhe Valley!"

"You are the Cheka! You want to give the army to the people of Qianhe Valley?!"

"You ditch..."

Heinzmann grabbed the collar of the knight commander opposite him. The knight commander was shocked and angry: "Are you trying to cross me?"

The two nobles soon started to fight across the table, knocking the exquisite porcelain plates and knives and forks to the ground.

The servants and lower nobles on both sides came to stop the fight, and the other soldiers who heard the shouting tried their best to squeeze in.

"Don't push, don't push."

"Let go of Master Heinzmann!"

The chaotic restaurant was in a state of chaos and the noise lasted for nearly ten minutes before it finally stopped and the two sides finally reached an agreement.

First, gather the soldiers and line up on the flat ground north of the town, then continue to send out knights to conduct reconnaissance.

If they have more men, they can go north and cross the Ham River to join the Norn army.

If you have fewer people, you can march eastward, swallow up this army in one go, and establish the reputation of the Xianshidian people.

"Our strategy is to respond to all kinds of changes by remaining unchanged," Heinzmann shouted to the noisy crowd.

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A hint of paleness appeared at the boundary between the sky and the mountains, and a layer of frost hung on the mountain pine forest at the end of the horizon.

In the morning light, the town of Suimi was in chaos, with dozens of swallowtail flags flying back and forth between the eaves, and guards in chain mail following behind their horses.

Jeshka could conclude that the defenders in Suimi Town were preparing to leave from the north gate of the town.

Those different flags were all moving towards the north from the south of the town.

I just don’t know whether they are trying to escape or if they want to engage the Thousand Valley Army in the wide terrain to the north.

Holding up the telescope, Jieshka continued to observe the enemy's movements and ordered: "Let Kolebo lead the Holy Gun Cavalry to entangle the hundreds of extraordinary knights on the opposite side.

The Rangers and Orc Hussars can be deployed now to entangle the enemy infantry and not let them run too far.

Another part of the rangers should spread out as far as possible, catch the enemy cavalry who are delivering messages, and try to isolate themselves from the news."

The three messengers ran away quickly in different directions.

Seeing the swallowtail flags gradually gathering in the town, Jeshka put down the telescope and said, "Get ready. The infantry can attack."

Griffin, who was standing beside Jeshka, said in astonishment: "Now? Only two thousand people have landed."

The place where Jeshka and others went ashore was a small fishing port, and the plank road was only this big.

From dawn till now, even if they moved as fast as they could, they had only launched 12 ships in total, with about two hundred cavalrymen and just over two thousand infantrymen.

"It's too late. If we don't fight them now, they'll run away." Jeshka handed the telescope to Griffin, "Two thousand people can still fight. Pull up the clockwork cannon.

I will lead the team first, and after the remaining 2,000 people land, they will immediately line up and march towards the battlefield."

The officers' orders came one after another. In the open space outside the fishing port, the soldiers threw away their bags and began to put on their armor.

Riding a ship is not the same as marching on land. If a heavy armor falls into the water, it is better if you know the advanced breathing method. If you don't know or your level is low, you will just drown. The officers who served as centurions for the first time nervously reviewed the army and reported to their superiors one after another.

"Ready!"

"The terrain ahead is flat, so we will advance in six columns before the battle."

Compared with the normal four-column advance, the six-column advance is easier to transform into a combat formation.

Because the six-way column is exactly six rows deep, you only need to turn the column to become a horizontal column.

"It's the first battle, everyone, be alert!"

"Remind each other, keep your smelling salts full, wear your electric gold, and don't run around."

The new officers nervously reprimanded the new recruits. Although it was not their first time on the battlefield, the Norn mountain folk were equally nervous as they were using new tactics for the first time.

As the drummer's rapid drumbeats sounded, the trumpet issued a marching order, and to the sound of "The Salvation Army March", a team of two thousand people set off.

"Everyone respects Dalia and worships Kracherus..."

"… I am the only one, row after row, the Holy Alliance Savior Army."

The leather boots sewn with scraps of cloth and cashmere stepped on the snow, making a crackling sound.

The armor reflected the light of the snow. In the snow, the new Norn soldiers walked heavily, wearing thick woolen jackets under their armor.

A dragon composed of spears and holy guns marched onto the snow and quickly towards Suimi Town.

"Whew—Whew—"

On both sides of the soldiers, snow fell from the branches.

Before the soldiers could turn their heads, they saw hundreds of cavalrymen galloping out on each side.

The snowflakes splashed by the horses' hooves danced in the air, majestic and magnificent.

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"How did they know we were going to line up in the north?!" Count Heinzmann cursed angrily as he watched the rangers galloping back and forth across the snow-covered wilderness.

"What's the use of saying this now?" Berengar, the cavalry commander, pointed his sword, and the remaining 300 knights charged out.

"And you still say you are not Cheka?"

"I'm Cheka, are you shorthaired?"

The two commanders cursed and swore, but they did not stop giving orders.

While Berengar was leading the cavalry in the fight, a large 70X60 square formation under Heinzmann began to advance in an uncoordinated pace.

However, the Holy Gun Cavalry and the Rangers cooperated very well, and the Holy Gun Cavalry was able to hold them back with only half the number of the Extraordinary Knights.

The remaining rangers shot arrows back and forth around the infantry phalanx.

The neat pace of the large square formation gradually slowed down. Heinzmann was anxious and angry. He waved his whip and kept urging them.

He heard a faint singing.

The cold wind blows on my face and the cold sun shines on the snow.

The sounds of drums and trumpets were faintly heard in the woods, and all the soldiers, including Count Heinzmann, turned their heads to look.

Behind the hillside, a long dragon of spears and armor appeared on their flank.

As it came into view, the rhythm of the drums suddenly changed, the flags waved up and down, and the original tune suddenly changed.

Like a butterfly flying through flowers, the long silver dragon kept disintegrating and reorganizing during the movement, and the original column became a horizontal formation.

On the undulating hillside, rows of new Norn troops were like a human wall supported by the waves, breaking through the snow piles and spreading towards them.

Then, Heinzmann and Berengar heard the nightmarish sound of cannon fire.

(End of this chapter)