When the Saint comes, she does not collect food

Chapter 882

The thick smoke from the burning grass dyed the evening sky of Muzhong Mountain grayish yellow.

A large number of knights, accompanied by peasant soldiers and sergeants, carried buckets of water and batons, and poured and smashed the raging fire.

They frantically tried to rescue fodder and supplies, but the fire grew more fierce.

Some people may ask, why do we need to prepare hay when there is green grass in the pasture?
Because green grass contains a lot of water, horses will defecate quickly after eating it, so they may not feel full and have to eat repeatedly.

Considering the area of ​​the pasture, with thousands of war horses and riding horses here, there is definitely not enough grass.

Last night, Lalor and his men first attacked and killed the injured knight with a clockwork gun.

He then set the hay on fire and desperately ambushed the ranch soldiers who were trying to put out the fire. Only after more than a dozen of them were killed did he mount his horse and flee.

After the fire broke out, Lalor and others deliberately used lamp oil to set fire to the tails of a large number of horses to cause a commotion.

Under the fire, these timid horses, carried away by the fire-tailed horses, actually rushed out of the pasture all at once.

You know, outside the ranch is an endless gravel field!

After thousands of horses escaped, it was almost impossible to capture them all in the short term.

The Border Knights brought 9,700 war horses and pack horses with them on this attack, which was just enough for the knights and sergeants.

Due to losses in war and transportation, there are only more than 8,500 horses left.

In addition to the horses raised scattered throughout the camp, the largest concentration is in this horse camp.

There were more than 4,000 horses in total, more than 4,000 horses in total, and less than 1,000 have been recovered so far.

Standing at the edge of the pasture, Emeric's knuckles turned white as he gripped the reins, and for a moment he didn't know what to feel.

The loss of four thousand horses was equivalent to a reduction of nearly half of the mobility.

What they said before, that is, if you can't win, just run away, has almost become empty talk.

The peasants and soldiers can be abandoned, but the sergeants cannot be abandoned, the weapons cannot be abandoned, and the baggage cannot be abandoned!
The other knight commanders who arrived later had even uglier and more terrifying expressions on their faces.

"What's going on? Why can this place be attacked by guerrilla hunters?"

"Where is the knight who is in charge of the ranch? Where are the others?"

"Damn it, are we asked to run back on our own two legs?"

While the knight commanders were furious, Emeric said nothing and just called the stunned Cosme aside.

The two talked for nearly ten minutes, arguing until their faces turned red, which was rare. Then they conveyed an order -

"All knight commanders, assemble in my tent tonight!"

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"The Border Knights are running away?!"

Horn, who was originally drinking his soup slowly, spat out the soup in his mouth upon hearing the news.

Laurent next to him was shocked and asked, "How is that possible? According to the staff's estimate, they will have to attack again before they are satisfied."

"But they did show signs of retreat." Besser, who was exhausted from the journey, handed over a report.

Before Horn, the temporary chief of staff, Leosmi, took it over and examined it in advance.

Horn had recovered from his surprise and began to slowly stir the soup in his hand.

According to his and Andre's original plan, Horn should be here to delay the attack of the Border Knights and bleed them as much as possible.

Andre then outflanked their retreat, cut off their food supply, and crossed the river to attack them from both sides.

If the Border Knights wanted to retreat at this time, Horn would take the initiative to attack and delay them.

If the Border Knights do not retreat, that would be even better. The two sides can cooperate to attack this group of arrogant knights.

Now, for some unknown reason, these border knights ended their offensive early and prepared to escape.

It shouldn't be.

"Leosmi, let me see."

The document passing through Leosmi's hands is a matter of procedural justice, which is troublesome but cannot be avoided.

Horn opened the document and read the entire report quickly. The shepherds and moralists observed that the Border Knights began to transport the wounded soldiers and carriages to the rear camp in batches.

The Rangers noticed that the main flags, such as the family crest flag, were gradually moved back, and began to burn some of the heavy supplies.

More importantly, the merchants accompanying the army on the opposite side, these hyenas with the most sensitive noses, are evacuating in advance.

Horn pondered for a while, then turned to Laurent and ordered, "Laurent, go immediately and see if you can catch a few tongues at night."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Laurent pounded his chest, waved his hands, and left with clanging steps.

"Bether, go ask Muzhongshan and see if they have any clues."

"...Yes, Your Majesty." Besser pounded his chest, but still felt awkward and couldn't wave his hand as naturally as Laurent.

After arranging the relevant matters, Horn paced around the room alone.

If unexpected results occur, there must be unexpected factors.

Nothing went wrong on the front battlefield. Horn hadn't even used plasma bombs or grenade launchers yet. There were no new tactics or weapons that could scare the enemy.

The only possibility is that the guerrilla hunters of Muzhong Mountain are up to something.

At about seven o'clock in the evening, Horn had not had to wait long after dinner when he received the news.

"A guerrilla hunting team sneaked into the Border Knights' cavalry camp at night?" Even Horn was stunned for two seconds when he heard the news.

The roads in this forest are complicated, and there are sentinels and patrols of border knights lying in ambush.

If you travel at night, you might fall off the cliff or walk into the camp of the Border Knights if you are not careful.

"How did they get to the rear horse camp?"

Besser and Leosmi also looked constipated. "The messenger said that they first went down the mountain for a while, then went up the mountain when they met a patrol team. They went down the mountain when they met a patrol team on the mountain. This happened several times, and then for no apparent reason..."

What kind of luck is this?

In the most heavily patrolled area, in the dark night with obstructed vision, he actually managed to dodge the patrols by just moving randomly?

"Snap—" Besser, whose vision was gradually blurring out, suddenly slapped her forehead and shouted, "I understand."

Under Horn's curious gaze, Besser dove into the pile of documents and pulled out a copy of yesterday's battle report: "Take a look."

After reading the briefing from Muzhongshan, Horn also slapped his thigh and said, "So that's how it is."

The night before yesterday, a bomb exploded in the Border Knights camp, and a large number of peasant soldiers and sergeants fled.

It seems that only the hunting team is walking at night, but in fact, they have a large number of "accomplices" to cover them.

In fact, if they had not escaped at night, everything would have been fine if they had followed their original plan.

Because a large number of sentries were attacked and killed by the fleeing peasant soldiers and sergeants that day, there was no shortage of sentries for Lalor and his men to kill!
After making some mistakes and going in and out, this hunting team actually ran to the rear.

It was quite similar to the time when Rudilo left Daze Township and went to set up camp as a vanguard, but he ended up camping all the way to the military camp outside Mayo Town.

"This, this is really..." This time it was Horn's turn to smile bitterly.

On this battlefield, anything could happen.

This horse camp was not a baggage camp. It only stored horse-related supplies, but it greatly weakened the mobility of the border knights.

Obviously, this touched the warning line of the border knights, especially the senior officers.

The reason why they dared to pay huge casualties to attack the city was because they could come and go freely.

But without mobility, it becomes extremely difficult to move freely.

They would rather bear the name of female knights and withdraw their troops.

The problem is that Andre is still on the way. At this moment, he has at most reached the vicinity of Yantanji, and it is too late to intercept him.

Although they had made great contributions, this hunting team had good intentions but ended up doing something bad by causing the Border Knights to withdraw early.

"Your Majesty, what should we do now?" Leosmi asked in a low voice.

After a long pause, Horn turned around and sat back at the table: "Call all the regiment commanders for an urgent meeting."

(End of this chapter)