I, the prince in distress, send money

Chapter 84 Big mess ()
“Hehe, hahahaha…”

In a small linen tent in the lumberjack camp, Ajax looked at the twenty or so lively rats in the large rat cage at his feet and let out a cold, smug laugh that was unique to a villain.

Ajax was proud of their own cleverness.

During his time in the camp, Ajax tried to take the lumberjacks away, but each time he tried he failed.

Ajax couldn't convince the lumberjack. He said he could have enough food to eat if he left here, but the other party didn't believe him.

What about the evidence?
Where is the full meal?
There are some people who believe in Ajax and they also want to escape from here. The problem is that if all the loggers cannot be taken away, it will be a failed operation for him.

After trying several times, Ajax gave up the idea of ​​persuading all the lumberjacks to voluntarily follow him out of here, and he changed his mind... Since they are not willing, then let them be voluntary.

The living creatures in the mouse cage under his feet and the kerosene in the sheepskin bag placed next to him were the solutions Ajax came up with.

He bought the mice from the lumberjacks.

The food provided by the Restoration Army to these laborers was basically unhulled barley. Don't even think about eating meat.

Lumberjacks do heavy physical work and if they only eat barley without protein and fat supplements, they will really starve to death.

Therefore, when the lumberjacks go out, they will find ways to provide us with nutrition.

Due to the lack of hunting tools, workers usually set up some small traps to catch small prey such as rabbits, birds, and mice.

Ajax simply used a bag of grain hidden in a hollowed-out log to successfully exchange the rats from five lumberjacks.

At first, Ajax actually wanted to spend money to buy the mice, but the hungry lumberjack was unwilling to do so and only agreed to barter.

As for kerosene, it was also smuggled into the camp by Ajax using logs... The Restoration Army soldiers at the camp gate were a bit too careless, and they almost never checked the logs carried back by the lumberjacks.

And what does Ajax want to do... His plan is simple, he wants to use the Fire Rat Tactic.

Originally, Ajax wanted to use fire bulls and fire horses, because in history Zhuge Liang used the fire bull strategy. Whether for imitation or for the sake of style, using fire bulls sounds better than fire rats.

Unfortunately, there were no cattle in the lumberjack camp, and the few horses that were there were watched closely by the soldiers. Ajax would be driven away even if he got close, let alone using his fire horses.

In desperation, Ajax can only look for alternatives.

The Fire Rat is a product of this kind of thinking.

After feeling proud of himself for a while, Ajax picked up the sheepskin bag, removed the cork, poured the kerosene inside into the wooden mouse cage, and then took out the matches.

Before he threw the matches on the wooden cage, Ajax suddenly thought of a question as he looked at the mice inside that were squeaking and running around in panic because they were not sure whether they were drenched or not.

Wait a minute, the mice are in the cage, I set them on fire, the flame cannot burn the wood so quickly, and the mice cannot escape from the cage for the time being.

If that's the case, when the cages are burned down, will all the mice inside be burned to death as well?
Ajax fell into deep thought. He found that he seemed to have encountered a problem like a dog holding a stick, and the most terrifying thing was that he didn't know how to solve it for the time being.

After thinking for a while, Ajax made up his mind. He first opened the lock of the mouse cage, propped up the half-open cage door with his foot, picked up matches with both hands and started to light a fire.

……

Count Dirac, a strong man with a square face and a mustache, stood at the gate of the military camp, watching the young men who were lined up in two columns and walked out with powerful steps.

Throughout history, both in China and abroad, troops capable of carrying out night attack missions must be the elite of the elite. Apart from anything else, the soldiers carrying out the missions must not have night blindness. This problem has stumped many people.

Therefore, even if tonight's night raid was merely a supporting attack, Count Dirac would have to mobilize his elite troops... two hundred sword and shield soldiers led by fifty foot knights. It was needless to say what the foot knights were like. The lowest status among them was that of a manor owner with a large plot of land, able to live on meat and practice martial arts from a young age, and able to afford a set of knightly plate armor.

The sword and shield soldiers were also elite troops under Count Dirac. They were equipped with high-top helmets and plate breastplates, and carried shields and armed swords.

I would like to mention the armed sword here. This sword is a type of knight's sword. Knights are sometimes equipped with armed swords. It can be used as a sword by knights. If we break it down, the armed sword and the knight's sword in film and television dramas are not the same sword.

The armed sword is a one-handed sword, usually with a long blade of about 80 cm, double-edged, and a cross guard. The blade is tapered from the tip to the tail, and can pierce armor and chop light infantry.

It is a weapon that is easy to learn but difficult to master.

Each of these sword and shield soldiers led by the foot knights is a swordsman who has been trained for at least three years. Even though they are not as valuable as the foot knights, they are heavy infantry who can receive double pay under Count Dirac.

"Be careful, Baron."

Count Dirac solemnly instructed the noble officer in charge of tonight's night raid.

"If the situation is not going well, I allow you to retreat immediately. Don't let the core strength of our army be sacrificed in tonight's battle. This is just a supplementary attack. Whether or not we can capture the earth wall is not the main purpose.

You just need to use explosive packs and war cries to make the Minisians think that this is a large-scale attack, attract the enemy's attention, and provide some cover for the assault team behind the castle."

As Count Dirac spoke, he raised his hand and pointed at the explosive pack that was being pushed out by several unarmored auxiliary soldiers on a cart.

These explosive packs are all artillery propellants. It is hard to say how powerful they are, but when they explode, the sound is terrifying.

"Understood, Lord Bowen."

The sturdy baron bowed his head in salute to Count Dirac.

"I can……"

The Baron paused, his eyes widening slightly under his helmet, and looked behind Count Dirac in shock.

"My Lord Earl, our camp... seems to be on fire!"

"What!?"

Count Dirac turned around suddenly and saw the flames rising behind the wooden wall. There were also two little creatures squeaking out from the bottom of a tent behind the camp gate and rushing towards the cart with flames.

What it is! ?

Count Dirac didn't know, and he didn't have time to think about it. Sensing the danger, he subconsciously raised his hand and grabbed the pendant on his chest, crushing the blue and white inside with force. A blue flash immediately enveloped him.

When the flash disappeared, Count Dirac disappeared too.

Count Dirac appeared in a bush one kilometer away. As soon as he stood firm, he saw a large flash of light coming out of the camp of the Restoration Army in front of him. The black cloud rising from the explosion formed a black and red mushroom cloud.

Immediately afterwards, there was a loud thunder that shook Count Dirac's ears and made him open his eyes wide and look at his own camp.

After a long time, he could no longer control himself and roared in anger.

"What happened!!!"

(End of this chapter)