Gate of Revelation Chapter 241: [Chen Xiaolian’s Army] (on)
Chapter 241 [Chen Xiaolian's Army] (Part One)
The soldiers are cleaning the battlefield.
The results are undoubtedly brilliant.
According to the interrogation of the captives, this vanguard from London has a total of more than 900 people, most of which are ordinary free people who joined the battle in response to the king's call. This is also the most common method of recruiting soldiers in the medieval war.
The other part is the army of loyalty to King Harold, which is a professional soldier of this era.
About 400 corpses can be found on the battlefield, and 136 captives.
In general, this blocking battle has wiped out more than half of the enemy.
No doubt this is a big win.
The Norman side ’s losses are relatively much smaller.
The worst loss is the mercenary team led by Chen Xiaolian.
Hundreds of mercenaries, who were still alive after the war, were only 36. Forty-four people were killed, nine people ran away ... these nine guys ran away in the battle, and never returned afterwards.
Seven people are seriously injured. This is a disability-level injury, and it is difficult to restore combat effectiveness.
It can be said that Chen Xiaolian's centurion has more than half of its casualties! However, they attacked the Londoners at the beginning, created the confusion of the Londoners, successfully bit the Londoners, and gained time for the subsequent raid by the Merlin army. It can be said that most of the credit for this battle belonged to Mercenary team.
Merlin did not deny this.
Of the two hundred men in the Norman Legion, only twenty-six died. Nine serious injuries and more than forty minor injuries.
Among them, none of the cavalry was killed or injured! There is only one unlucky guy. He fell from the horse while chasing the horse, but it was fine.
In other words, for a total of about 100 people's losses, in exchange for more than 500 results of annihilating the enemy.
This comparison is an outright victory!
The living mercenaries don't seem to have much mourning for their dead companions. They seem to be used to this scene.
Chen Xiaolian saw on the battlefield. These mercenaries were gathering in various loot.
The corpses of the Londoners were all stripped away, their clothes. Boots, weapons, equipment, and even some valuables hidden next to them were all picked out.
A small captain appointed by Chen Xiaolian. A cross was struck from the body of a dead Londoner officer, as if it was gold. He put it in his mouth and bit it hard, then spit it out, wiped it with a smile, and stuffed it in the pocket.
There is also a mercenary who is carefully examining the teeth of each corpse. He is not busy.
The aristocratic leader killed by Chen Xiaolian has two inlaid gold teeth in his mouth, which he pried out with a knife.
Mei Lin generously gave Chen Xiaolian a permission: the mercenary team can choose the loot first.
Every mercenary is stuffed with his pockets and bags.
Except for some packing. Apart from metal pendants and coins, they are most welcomed by mercenaries. Weapons and equipment.
Mercurials almost took away a shield with a cross badge, and replaced their stone axe with a metal sword, knife, and hammer.
A set of chain armor stripped from the dead also triggered a battle between several mercenaries and almost moved the knife. Chen Xiaolian walked up and kicked.
"I haven't seen any idiot in the market."
A cavalry of the Norman Legion sneered and watched the mercenaries fighting for the spoils.
Chen Xiaolian heard this sentence and glanced back coldly.
The time to clear the battlefield continues until noon.
The bodies were gathered together. Then it was burned by a fire.
Melin held the cross and prayed before the fire.
The next thing that is hard to decide is the captives.
The severely wounded prisoners no longer exist ... When cleaning the battlefield, those severely wounded prisoners were killed directly, one sword at a time, which can be considered to reduce some pain for them.
In the Middle Ages, medical standards were already low. Serious injuries of that level, and waste of drugs, might as well be killed.
Some seriously injured people on their own side got better treatment, were bandaged, and some people cut branches to make stretchers or crutches for them to use.
In the morning, more than sixty cavalrymen who had fallen behind finally arrived, but when they lost, nine war horses were said to have broken legs and could no longer run.
"What about these captives?" Chen Xiaolian looked at Mei Lin.
Merlin thought about it: "Take it back, as long as they are willing to swear allegiance to King William, they can stay in the barracks as coolies, and they can be released back as farmers after the war."
Chen Xiaolian is relieved.
He was always worried that if Merlin wanted to kill the prisoners, he should not stop them.
The mercenary is the one with the best luck.
This guy has to be standing with his tail full of injuries on the other mercenaries in front of Chen Xiaolian, and this guy doesn't even have a hair.
Chen Xiaolian was very skeptical. When the war started, this guy must have hid in some bushes.
Although there is blood on his knife, Chen Xiaolian is certain that this guy must have come from somewhere else.
"Master! If you promised me, you will be rewarded." His head licked his face and followed Chen Xiaolian's ass.
Chen Xiaolian turned his head back and kicked him: "My promise will be fulfilled! Go and pick your loot now! I will give you other rewards when I go back! Get out! It disappears from my eyes!" >
Merlin walked on the battlefield. From time to time, he would call one or two mercenaries and ask a few words.
Later, Chen Xiaolian noticed that Meilin's eyes cast more and more on himself.
Finally, Merlin walked over and looked at Chen Xiaolian: "I asked the people under you ... you acted very heroically during the battle. You and your companions, both of you, broke the Londoner's Shield wall!
As far as I know, under normal circumstances, only heavy armored cavalry can break through the shield wall on the front. Although these Londoners do not fight well, their defense is still strong. "
Chen Xiaolian didn't say a word.
"After you go back, you will definitely get the title of a knight. I swear to God, and I will do my best to ask King William to reward you."
Chen Xiaolian finally glanced at Mei Lin: "Does your nose still hurt?"
Mei Lin smiled bitterly, his nose was still very red, and he rubbed gently: "It's okay, didn't you use all your energy when you hit?"
"Of course, if I use all my strength, you can't stand and talk to me now."
"I owe you a grown-up!" Merlin's tone was very serious: "If it weren't for you, we would have failed!"
"Remember not to hang anymore." (To be continued)