Power and Empire Chapter 6: First Battle Night Attack
The cold moon of late autumn hangs high in the sky, and dark clouds are flowing like water in the ink sky,
Du Yu lay down on the bushes, and carefully observed the crescent-shaped small lake at the bottom of the mountain. A simple camp built of wood. The location of this camp is very good. It fully utilizes the higher soil of the small river dam by the lake. A wooden fence was built on the slope, and a small river with a width of 2 meters passed by outside the camp, like a simple small castle.
From a higher position on the mountain, you can clearly see that hundreds of soldiers in light leather armor are sitting around the bonfire, watching with enthusiasm that two big men are fighting each other in the middle of the bonfire, although they are all used The wooden long sword, but the sound of the wooden sword hitting "bump" can be clearly heard from a distance, which shows that the strength used by these two great men is like a life and death fight.
A strong man finally hit the waist of another strong man with a wooden sword in his hand, and then the hilt of the wooden sword in his hand slammed his backhand against the sorely bent opponent. With one blow, the soldiers who watched around screamed.
"My lord, this should be the army of the Kaitoka family that attacked Lord Kaislato. Look at the eagle-billed family flag on the tent, it should be the vulture battle flag of the Kaitoka family" lying beside Du Yu Statunko pointed to the flag flying above the most luxurious big tent by the campfire, and looked at the Kaitoka family army who was still howling excitedly in the distance with a cold face.
This time Du Yu decided to personally lead the 200 peasant recruits who had just finished training to ambush the Kaitoka family’s army. Statunko was strongly opposed. Although these 200 peasants had undergone a month of arduous training, To fight against the Ketoka family, known as the battlefield vultures, the odds of winning are too small.
"The newcomer can't defeat the veterans of the Ketoka family, not to mention there are 13 orthodox knights in there." Statunko felt that his lord must be dazzled with passion, and he prepared Use 200 farmers to fight against battlefield veterans led by knights.
"The veteran also came from a newcomer. He has never seen blood. No matter how well trained, he is also a newcomer. What about the knights? Have you forgotten how you were forced to death by the shield wall to the corner? You want you to train The army will never be on the battlefield. You hope that they will always be newcomers to others! If you hope so, then what else do you train them to do and be hacked to death directly by the enemy!"
The cruel words that came out of Du Yu’s mouth made the tough Statunko speechless, and his lord would never be able to guess what he was thinking. This is how the formation of this special attack army is like this. The magical rocket that never goes out is like this, and he will never be able to keep up with the lord's footsteps.
"Order everyone to be prepared" Du Yu waved to Statunko next to him with a cold face. Everyone was trying to suppress their breath. This was not everyone's deliberate action, all soldiers. They are all newbies. Training to kill and real killing are completely different. Everyone is nervous and dare not breathe.
This is also Du Yu’s first battle. He is also a newcomer on the battlefield. Du Yu feels that his fingers holding the dagger are already a bit stiff due to excessive force.
The luxuriant shrubs outside the camp provided a good cover for Du Yu and the peasants. The whole army had already sneaked forward to reach a distance of about 100 meters from the Kaitoka camp. Most of the soldiers are surrounded by the bonfire, but the sentry can still be seen walking back and forth on the observation tower of the simple camp.
"Can you shoot the sentry on the west side watchtower?" Du Yu turned to look at the hunter leader Crolitsat who was following him, and his shining eyes made Croli, who had always hunted in the mountains, Sartre was taken aback "This is simply the eyes of a pair of beasts"
Du Yu can already clearly see a simple stable in the upper left corner of the camp. There are more than a dozen war horses eating the dry grass in the wooden trough. That should be the war horses of the 13 knights.
Whenever I think of Statunko’s fluent and gorgeous knight dragging technique in the castle square, Du Yu shudder. If these orthodox knights who kill professionally ride on the horse, no matter how much your own warriors can cooperate The world is seamless, and these newcomers on the battlefield will definitely fall more than half, which is why Du Yu chose to raid at night.
As long as these knights cannot ride their horses, no matter how powerful the knights are, they are nothing more than a good infantryman. As long as they encounter well-trained shield wall tactics, they will definitely be driven to ruin.
"My lord, the wind is too big tonight. It is difficult to kill the sentry at such a distance. I can at least rush to within 40 meters before I can kill the sentry."
Crolitsat looked at Du Yu and shook his head regretfully. He shot the moving sentry with an arrow 50 meters away. This is still possible in a windless area, but this camp is located by the lake. The strong wind blowing from the lake makes the arrow hit the moving target very accurately.
"It's easy to shoot the sentry, Statunko, I will sneak in to kill the horses, and when the camp is messed up, you will organize a soldier shield assault." Du Yu ignored Statunko's face. He hesitated, turned and disappeared into the black night, only to see a black figure swiftly touching the camp.
Du Yu slid forward quickly against the turf, and then with a flick of his feet, like a flying fish jumping out of the water, it easily crossed the small river about 2 meters wide outside the camp, and it was already attached to the camp with a few small jumps. Outside the fence, he finally supported his fat body with his hands, like a gecko lying on a corner, easily climbed over the wooden fence 3 meters high.
The agile posture shown by the idiot lord made everyone stunned. Even the hunter leader Crolitsat, who always thought he was as light as a swallow and regarded the mountains and valleys as flat, was completely convinced. "This Is the guy still a human!"
Du Yu jumped over the 3-meter-high wooden fence, and a soft touch came from under his feet. Du Yu’s movements were too fast and did not attract the attention of the sentinel. With the memory of observing on the mountain just now, Du Yu Yu easily found the stable where the horse was closed, but only realized that he had missed an important question.
"How can these horses be solved?" The vitality of horses is very strong. Unless the horse's head is chopped off, it is very difficult to kill it directly. A war horse that falls to the ground will definitely cause other war horses to scream, Du Yu watched The horses in the stable were in trouble for a while, and several horses in the stables also looked at Du Yu, an unexpected visitor, with bulging eyes. Animals are always more sensitive than humans.
"Yes, set the horses on fire. These horses will run around if they are frightened." Du Yu suddenly fixed his eyes on the torch on the stable column, and then removed the pine oil burning from the stable column. The torch, then opened the wooden fence door of the stable, and set a fire along the thatch on the roof of the stable.
The night breeze by the lake was very strong, and the fire quickly spread to the entire stable. The scorching flames immediately made the horses rush out of the fence in terror. The sound of wind, fire, and the frightened screams of the horses mixed together.
Seeing such a big situation on the stable side, the Kaitoka family soldiers surrounded by the campfire, led by several knights in chain armor, ran to the stable in a panic, but did not find a lookout. The soldiers on the tower have been shot down by several cold arrows shot from the bushes outside the camp.
"What are you in a daze, waiting for the enemy to shoot you, hurry up, a few people from the wooden fence, open the camp door" Statunko hurriedly directed the newcomers who had just entered the battlefield ,
The sentry has been dealt with by the hunters, but these newbies are still in a daze under the fence. They don't know what to do after rushing under the fence. In this way, Statunko, who considers himself the commander, scolds furiously.
Hearing Statunko’s words, the same flustered and excited peasant soldiers reacted, and a few physically vigorous began to climb up the wooden fence. At this moment, the camp door "creaked" A scream opened from the inside, and Du Yu's fat figure appeared from the door.
"What are you still doing? A group of six, follow the training, put in an assault formation! Remember, the enemy is not finished, do not turn around, and those who turn back are killed!" Du Yu saw a mess outside. The soldiers yelled at the same annoyance. At this time, the Kaitoka family soldiers had discovered the anomaly here. A knight and a dozen soldiers rushed to the camp gate first. The peasant soldiers who were arranging in groups could even feel the bellows-like panting of the Kaitoka family soldiers on the opposite side.
"Assault!" As Statunko yelled, the 30-squad front-shaped shield wall moved quickly forward, pressing like a moving mountain against the stunned enemy in the dark night.
"Enemy attack! An enemy rushed in." The knight on the opposite side saw the black figure with heads moving in the dark, and immediately panicked. Although the fire in the stable just now discovered that someone was deliberately making trouble, he didn't expect it to happen. There will be a night attack from the enemy, and someone dared to attack the Ketoka family!
The knight’s shrill shouts drew dozens of soldiers who were extinguishing the fire in the distance. Looking at the approaching shield wall, these veterans drew out their weapons and posed two straight lines calmly. This is now In field battles, the infantry is in a traditional formation, which is conducive to putting the attack power of every soldier on the front.
"Bump, bump" the moving shield wall finally hits the waiting Ketoka soldiers. The sound of weapons striking the shield is as continuous as drums, with the occasional "puff, puff" sound. , The Kaitoka soldiers who were withstood by the shield wall quickly fell over a dozen. This inexplicable way of death made the Kaitoka soldiers who rushed up behind him shocked.
"Be careful, their daggers! These despicable bastards!" A knight backed in grief and shouted in pain, with an undrawn dagger stuck in his blood-stained waist, which seemed to be The exquisite lock armor worn on his body jammed the peasant soldier’s short sword, and the knight who was "schemed" survived,
The shout made many soldiers who had been resisted by the shield wall retreat, but they have fallen for more than half. According to the pre-training, the shield wall has broken through the Kaitoka family’s defense line and is moving from both sides to the middle. Surrounded, like dumplings being stuffed~IndoMTL.com~The soldiers of the Ketoka family are surrounded by groups.
"This is a slaughter, a unilateral slaughter." Statunko felt like he was going crazy. Judging from the few soldiers who fought with him just now, they were all veterans who had been on the battlefield. The dominant enemy's surprise attack still formed a defensive formation to resist calmly, but all of this was vulnerable in front of this weird shield wall.
Statunko even saw that one of the most cowardly peasant soldiers put a soldier against a shield with his eyes closed and stabbed to death with a short sword.
"Surrender! Or die" Du Yu waved his hand to stop the soldiers from attacking. There were only a dozen soldiers who were still resisting in the circular formation surrounded by the shield wall. Only three of them were wearing scales. The knight of A, this made Du Yu, who has been watching out for the attack of knights, let out a sigh of relief, "It seems that most of the knights are not in the camp"
"We surrender, we demand fair treatment, and our family will pay us the ransom!" The three knights first abandoned the weapons in their hands, and there is no point in resisting them. The knights' loyalty is also limited.
"Where is your Marquis Ketoka? Where is he?" Du Yu was very worried about the lord who had not found the enemy in the camp. The lord is the big fish. These little fish and shrimps are not worth much.
"He and Captain Storey went to negotiate with the castle of Lord Kesilato." The captives' answers made Du Yu who was wondering even more puzzled. What is going on here? I'm here to fight the enemy. He died, but his cheap father-in-law began to negotiate with the enemy, and the feeling of being deceived made Du Yu angrily. "This old fox, let's see how I can deal with you"
"Go, take all these people down, pack everything, let's go to Lord Kesilato's castle" Du Yu shouted to the soldiers who were cleaning the battlefield around.