king of the castle

Chapter 474

Ten days after Alonso III issued the mobilization order, the town of Kent lost its previous calm. 【】You must know that the nobles' territories are all over the country, some are far away from Kent Town, and some are very close.This naturally led to the arrival of the nobles' armies at Kent Town at different times. The noble armies in the two territories closest to Kent Town were the first enemy troops to arrive.

As Roger's neighbors, these two nobles naturally knew the prosperity and prosperity of Kent Town very well, and they had long coveted this town.But because they were all nobles from the same kingdom, although these two nobles were jealous of Roger in every possible way, they didn't have the guts to openly send troops to rob Kent Town.

However, the situation is different now. His Majesty the King declared that Roger was a traitor and issued a national mobilization order. This means that it is not only legal to send troops to attack Kent Town, but he will even be rewarded by the king. Such a good thing makes the two nobles Excited, he organized an army and marched towards Kent Town overnight.They want to capture the town of Kent before everyone else, so that they can be the first to plunder the rich town. This is what the two nobles have long wanted to do.

There is an old saying on Earth that "people die for money", and it is also suitable for the world of Torenzo.The two nobles who were dazzled by wealth didn't even think about it. Even Alonso III had to issue a mobilization order to deal with Roger. How could they capture the town of Kent just by relying on these soldiers in their hands?

Although it was impossible for these two nobles to pose any threat to Roger, at least they opened the prelude to this war.When they rushed to Kent Town with thousands of soldiers gathered by various methods, they found that the other party was already waiting for the battle, and the previous idea of ​​attacking the town in one go seemed a bit unrealistic.

But even so, the two nobles still did not intend to give up.Both of them are old aristocrats who have managed the territory for several generations. Roger just came to Kent for two years after they came to Roger. Even though Kent Town is very rich, its military strength is definitely not comparable to their own. The victory in this battle must belong to them. .Therefore, the two nobles did not hesitate at all, and after letting the soldiers rest for a while, they gave the order for a full-scale attack.

"Attack, attack!" One of the nobles with a relatively high title served as the commander, and shouted to the soldiers: "Take Kent Town and allow you to fight for three days!"

This order made all the soldiers under the nobleman's command excited, and rushed towards Kent Town screaming.The soldiers naturally knew how rich Kent Town was, and being able to plunder the town as they wished for three days after capturing it was too attractive to everyone.Even if half of the booty is handed over to the lord, the rest is enough to satisfy the soldiers.

Standing on the wooden fence of Kent Town, Roger watched thousands of soldiers rushing towards Kent Town in uneven formation. He couldn't help sighing in frustration: "There are so many idiots who are not afraid of death."

With the help of Hippogryph patrolling in the sky, Roger has already grasped the whereabouts of these enemies.Facing a team of only a thousand people, Roger didn't intend to call out the castle at all, but directly relied on Kent Town for defense, so as to avoid exposing his strength prematurely.

Seeing that the enemy launched an attack recklessly, Roger immediately ordered the crossbowmen to attack.The crossbowmen who had been waiting for orders suddenly appeared from the fence, and then passionately shot arrows at the enemies who were getting closer.

There were at least a few hundred crossbowmen who suddenly appeared, and the soldiers under the nobles did not expect that the enemy had so many crossbowmen.While they were stunned, the first batch of arrows had already been shot over.

The soldiers under the nobles basically only have the simplest weapons, and most of them don't even have leather armor. They just put on a few thick clothes casually, and then come to fight with a small wooden round shield .How could such crude equipment block the attacks of longbowmen and heavy crossbowmen?In the first round of shooting, more than 200 people were brought down. Some of the enemies shot were killed on the spot, while the wounded fell to the ground and screamed in pain. Their hoarse screams made all their companions tremble with fear.

"Idiot...keep shooting" Roger gave the order to shoot continuously without any sympathy for the enemy.

Before the noble soldiers could decide whether to continue attacking or retreat, a second round of arrows fell from the sky.This attack caused more casualties, and the crossbowmen killed almost half of the enemy in just two rounds of shooting.

The noble soldiers who were lucky enough to survive this time no longer hesitated, shouted and turned around and ran away.The private soldiers of these nobles have always lacked training and lax discipline. It is not a big problem to suppress the civilians in the territory at ordinary times, but when it is time to fight a tough battle, they will immediately show their true colors.

This situation also surprised the two nobles.They were originally smug and wanted to come to Kent Town to make a fortune, but they didn't expect the situation to develop like this, and the soldiers under them had already collapsed at the beginning of the war.As the soldiers ran towards them in horror, the two nobles knew that it was impossible to continue fighting under such circumstances.They exchanged a glance with each other, and then Naidile turned his horse's head to prepare to flee for his life. This time he responded to the king's mobilization order. Not only did he get all the benefits, but he also lost half of the soldiers. This is a great loss.

Just when the nobles were about to flee, a knight guarding them suddenly shouted: "God is high, cavalry!"

One of the nobles quickly raised his head and looked forward, just in time to see a large group of cavalry appearing on the horizon.Wearing heavy chain armor, these cavalrymen are slowly marching towards the town of Kent in a neat formation. There may be no less than 2000 people in the entire team, and they all exude a murderous aura.

Seeing this situation, the nobleman was overjoyed, and immediately shouted to the others: "The cavalry of the kingdom has arrived, we are saved..."

However, before he finished speaking, the cavalry on the opposite side had already started trotting, and then launched a charge.Facing the charge of thousands of heavy cavalry, neither the knights protecting the nobles nor their defeated remnants are worth mentioning.It was just a charge, and the two nobles, their knights and soldiers were all dead.

Before they died, the nobles did not understand why there were so many heavy cavalry in Kent Town.But no one will answer their question, and the two of them can only take this question to the grave.

"Phew...not challenging at all." After witnessing this scene, Roger left the fence without saying a word.

For Roger, such an attack by thousands of miscellaneous soldiers is not even a battle at all, it is just a small episode before the official start of the battle, and there is no need to pay attention to it at all.However, according to the news from the Hippogryph, more enemy troops have entered the range of Kent County, and it will take a few days to reach Kent Town. At that time, the real battle will officially begin

Chapter 474

Chapter 474 Pre-war episode, arrival site