Although Roland had the First Army train twice a week, he had never tried to march at night.
It was dangerous to dispatch troops at night, they couldn't see the road clearly, they could easily be attacked by wild beasts and poisonous snakes, and it was easy to get lost. Holding a torch was simply a natural target. Therefore, he had to wait until dawn the next day to set off with the Duke's coalition army.
In order to ensure the smooth operation, the Prince decided to follow the First Army. Of course, compared to the bumpy and rubbing butt riding, he chose to accompany them on Little Town.
After half a month of training, Hummingbird was able to control the duration of the 12-pound cannon lightening within a fixed range. Taking into account the long enchantment process, Roland arranged for her to transform the cannon at dawn, so that the first cannon could last the longest, and the remaining cannons successively decreased in order to ensure that the four lightening cannons lost their effectiveness as much as possible.
Thanks to Hummingbird's ability, Little Town could now carry four cannons and their crew members at a time. The huge cement ship was full of people. In addition to the artillery team and Roland, Anna, Nightingale, Nana, Leaf, Echo, Hummingbird and Sir Pine were also aboard Little Town. Vendy was responsible for providing the power, and Brian was the helmsman.
It could be said that, except for Scroll, Soroya, Lily and Mystery Moon who weren't good at fighting, almost all the witches in Border Town came out in full force. Originally, Anna didn't need to go to the battlefield, but her firm eyes made Roland unable to be ruthless in the end.
The land troops were the First Army's firearm team, led by Chief Knight Carter and Iron Axe, while Lightning was responsible for the whole tracking mission. A group of people quietly followed behind the enemy, the distance between them was just outside the patrol range of the cavalry scouts. Once Lightning discovered the activity of the cavalry scouts, the army would stop moving forward. Along the way, they also captured a lot of scattered mercenaries and freedmen, but at the moment there was no way to deal with these surrendered enemies, so after disarming them, they were taken care of by the team members who didn't have firearms.
This was also the first time that Roland led an "army" on an expedition against the enemy. He stood on the bow of Little Town, feeling the head-on morning breeze, feeling quite proud of himself.
"What are you laughing at?" Anna suddenly appeared beside him and asked.
"Uh …" Roland's smile disappeared instantly. "Nothing."
"Really?" She handed him a handkerchief. "Wipe your saliva."
"…" Roland suddenly felt an urge to jump into the water. "Thank you."
When Lightning reported that the other party had set up camp, it was already sunset. Compared to the previous continuous reconnaissance, it was obvious that the morale of the Allied Forces had dropped to a freezing point after experiencing a huge defeat. Just as dusk fell, the Knight who was in charge of the reconnaissance rushed back to the camp in a hurry, afraid that he would miss the horse meat at night.
Roland's troops were stationed on the shore two kilometers away from the Duke's army.
Since they hadn't been discovered along the way, the annihilation plan was already half a success.
Next, they just had to wait for the sky to brighten and complete the encirclement before the enemy set out.
This was also Roland's first time spending the night in the wild. Compared to the camp full of reptiles, he was more inclined to sleep on the boat. The wooden shed where the artillery was parked was emptied, and the members of the artillery team unloaded the 12-pound cannon and lived in the camp. "Little Town" became the Prince's temporary palace. In addition to Roland, the other witches also stayed on the boat for the night. Everyone covered the shed with mattresses and lay down side by side with their clothes.
Roland wanted to be reserved, but he found that the witches didn't care about it at all. In addition to Anna, they had all suffered a lot. During the days when they were homeless and homeless, sleeping in the wild was a common thing. After a while, everyone fell asleep. Only Roland and Anna found it difficult to fall asleep. The former was used to a soft bed, so it was difficult for her to adapt to the hard deck bed. Anna, on the other hand, seemed to be thinking about something. She kept tilting her head and looking at Roland. When the Prince turned his head, Anna would quickly close her eyes and pretend to be asleep. But under the moonlight, her eyelashes could still be seen trembling slightly. If it wasn't for fear of waking up the others, Roland really wanted to pinch the tip of her nose, force her to open her eyes, and then hold her in his arms.
In this way, the two of them almost didn't sleep for the whole night.
Before the sun rose, Roland launched his plan to divide the troops and surround them: the two hundred and seventy infantry with guns would be divided into two groups. One of the groups would be equipped with two cannons, and would be sent by Little Town to the rear of the Duke's army. They would complete the defense one kilometer away. Lightning was responsible for monitoring the Duke's movements. When the cannons were set up, the little girl would give the signal. At this moment, Carter would lead the remaining troops to attack from the front.
The transportation of cement boats would avoid the possibility of being separated during the march. After entering the fog, Nightingale's black and white vision could be used as a night vision device. With her as the navigator, Little Town would have the ability to navigate during the day.
This set of procedures had been repeatedly practiced, so everyone knew what to do even with their eyes closed. Vendy increased the output of the wind, and Little Town, as if riding the wind and breaking the waves, transported the troops in batches to the rear. About an hour later, Iron Axe led the intercepting troops in position. Lightning flew over Carter's camp and flashed the orange flag.
At this time, the sky was just beginning to break.
The encirclement and annihilation plan officially began.
Because Echo was assigned to the rear, the musketeers responsible for the frontal attack didn't need to move to fight. They only needed to line up in a battle line and protect the two cannons. The twelve pound cannons were quickly pushed into position and fired at the enemy camp. At this time, most of the Duke's army was still asleep.
Along with the rumbling sound of the cannons, solid shells whistled towards the camp. The Knight and the mercenaries, who had just woken up from a dream, rushed out of the tent, only to find that the First Army had already lined up and were quietly waiting in place. With the experience of the previous day's fiasco, no one dared to challenge this seemingly thin line of defense. They could only flock to the east and flee.
Iron Axe had been waiting for a long time behind them.
When the enemy appeared in their field of vision, the encirclement and annihilation plan finally reached the moment to close the noose.
With Echo playing marching music, the 150 people of the First Army stepped on the drums, lined up in two neat rows, and marched towards the enemy. In order to create pressure on the Duke's army, Iron Axe, who was responsible for intercepting, had to take the initiative to attack. If they stuck to their original position, the enemy was likely to abandon their mounts and take a detour to escape through the woods.
The Duke Of Ryan had already fallen into despair, he simply could not understand how the enemy had appeared behind them.
Admit defeat and surrender? He did not know how Roland Wimbledon would deal with a Duke who dared to show his sword to the Royal Family. Perhaps he would be imprisoned, perhaps exiled, or even directly sent to the guillotine. No matter what, Longsong Stronghold would have nothing to do with him in the future.
Seeing the troops approaching step by step, as well as the terrifying weapons behind them, he knew that if he did not rush forward now, he would never have the chance to do so again. There were only thirty people left, this was his last chance.
"They can't stop us," the Duke roared, "As long as we cross this horizontal line, they will not be able to catch up with us on foot. We are only half a day away from Longsong Stronghold! Knight, charge with me! "
Then the Duke began to urge his mount to speed up, but unfortunately, not everyone had the spirit to fight to the death. Only ten people, including his personal guards, followed him in the charge. However, he could not afford to care so much now.
The music came to an abrupt end.
The other side stopped in unison, standing in front of him like a wall.
Then he saw those people raise the short sticks in their hands.
When the Duke Of Ryan was only a hundred steps away from the human wall, a series of banging sounds rang out. He felt a fierce shock in his chest and abdomen, as if he had been hit by a sledgehammer. Then came a feeling of paralysis and powerlessness, his body leaned back and fell from the horse's back to the ground.
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