Lollister finally understood what it meant to underestimate the enemy and what it meant to have an accident. In his heart, he had indeed treated the people in the inner city like sheep waiting to be slaughtered. Originally, he had wanted to wait for Overkiss's Thunderbolt Catapult Camp to arrive at dawn and use the catapults to destroy the city's defensive crossbows, depriving the enemy of their long-range attacks before launching an attack. Then, he would occupy the four walls of the inner city in one fell swoop and settle the scores with the slave masters, slave merchants, and slave hunters …
However, he did not expect the people in the inner city to be so desperate that they were willing to risk their lives. He gathered all the slaves in the inner city, modified some shield carts, and placed the door panels on the carts, forcing the slaves to charge at the Norton Family's defensive line outside the city gate. Soon after, the entire city swarmed out. Tens of thousands of people pressed forward together. Regardless of the number of casualties, they kept their heads down and charged forward. After charging past the defensive camp, they ran all over the mountains and plains towards Hamidas' capital …
Lollister suddenly thought of a joke. During the war of liberation in his previous life, Baldy scolded his subordinates for being worse than pigs. Tens of thousands of pigs and rabbits had to be caught for two days and three nights, but tens of thousands of people could clean up all the rabbits in one morning. What a waste …
But now, the enemies that escaped from the inner city were learning from pigs, and it gave Lollister a headache. Pigs only knew how to run, but these enemies knew how to fight back. Facing death, they became anxious, and those who could not escape began to fight with the Norton Family's armed forces. There was no lack of Silver and Gold Swordsmen among them. In a short period of time, the Norton Family's armed forces suffered a large number of casualties.
Helpless, Lollister could only order all the family soldiers to form a formation and continue the pursuit. If they encountered an enemy they could not handle, they would first protect themselves and delay the enemy until the arrival of the family knights. While he was busy sending reinforcements everywhere, he urgently ordered the Ferocious Tiger, Rosmalek, and the other family knights to come and help.
Lollister busied himself until the afternoon before giving the order to retreat. When night fell, everyone gathered in the big tent. When Lollister received the casualty report, he wanted to slap himself. There were more than 2900 casualties, of which 824 had died in battle. Almost an entire battalion had been wiped out. Most of the soldiers who died had died heroically when the enemy broke through the defensive line.
Laurist's expression flickered, and he was filled with regret. Last night, when the old man's messenger came over, he should have pretended to have a discussion and talked nonsense about compensation. He should have stalled the enemy first and let them wait for death in the city. Why did he tell the enemy clearly that he would not be merciful and would not let them live? He scared the old man back and even ordered Boddfinger to set up a fortress in front of the city wall, forcing the enemies in the inner city to take the risk and fight back.
What a blunder! Buckingham sighed. It was time for him to learn this lesson. He had treated his enemies like pigs and dogs and treated them like cattle and sheep waiting to be slaughtered. As a result, he had been slapped in the face.
Other than the main gate of the docks, the other three gates only had a heavy-armored barracks and a single-wheeled ballista. Laurist had always thought that a single-wheeled ballista with five hundred ballistae was more than enough to seal off a single gate, but he had forgotten that his own family's soldiers were not made of steel. They needed to rest as well. For example, in the middle of the night, when the enemy forced the slaves to push the shield carts to attack the defensive position, there were less than a hundred ballistae that could fire immediately. Just like that, the enemy closed in and broke through the defensive perimeter …
"Sir, we've tallied up the numbers." Boddfinger walked into the tent. His left shoulder was wrapped in bandages, and he had been injured again.
When the enemy broke through in the middle of the night, Boddfinger was the first to rush to the rescue, and he happened to save the old man Ingelek's life. At that time, the old man was being forced to jump up and down by three Great Swordsmen, and he could not even escape. Fortunately, Boddfinger arrived in time and took on one of the Great Swordsmen, allowing Ingelek to heave a sigh of relief …
Compared to the Great Swordsmen, Boddfinger was still lacking. However, with his strong defensive swordsmanship, he could barely contend with the enemy. Then, Ferocious Tiger Ross arrived on horseback, and the situation changed drastically. Of the two Great Swordsmen fighting with Ingelek, one saw that the situation was not good and abandoned his partner to escape, while the other was beaten to death by Ferocious Tiger Ross and Ferocious Tiger Ross.
This time, the Great Swordsmen who were locked in a stalemate with Boddfinger were anxious and wanted to escape, but Boddfinger risked his life to hold him back. He took a sword to his left shoulder and held on until Ingelek and Ferocious Tiger Ross arrived, and the Great Swordsmen could only die in despair.
"Speak," Loriste said, holding his head.
"Sir, the enemy left behind 7,432 corpses, of which nearly 5,000 died on the road from the city gate to the defensive position. However, more than 1,700 of the corpses belonged to the slaves. After a day of searching, we have captured more than 35,000 captives, most of them women and children. "
F * ck, there were originally about 70,000 enemies in the inner city, but now there were less than 40,000 captured dead or alive. There were still nearly 30,000 enemies who escaped, and it was obvious that most of those who escaped were young and strong, leaving the women and children behind. Now, Loriste could only hope that Josk and Yuri's Scout Battalion would be able to trap the enemy. They had horses and long-range crossbows, so they should be able to cause great damage to those enemies …
We lack horses! This time, the Scout Battalion came with one man and one horse, not two. It was because of the difficulty of transportation by sea that they could only do this. Even Ovechiss' Thunderbolt Catapult Battalion, which originally had two horses and a carriage, had been reduced to one horse and a carriage, and their speed had more than doubled. If there was another cavalry battalion, they would be able to ensure that none of the enemies who broke out of the inner city would escape. Unfortunately, apart from Ferocious Tiger Ross who brought his beloved horse on board, even Loriste set an example and did not have a mount.
"Hand the captured captives to Hickard and let him pick out the women to form a military brothel. The rest will be trained by the newly formed slave guard battalion. Those who have grievances will be avenged, and those who have enmity will be avenged. Cut off their heads and embalm them. Ross, supervise this matter. "
"Yes, my lord." Ross stood up.
"Malek, I'll leave the cleaning up of the inner city to you. After cleaning up, store all the seized property in the inner city. There's also the rations. The rations of the slave camp will be resupplied every three days. Do you understand? "
"Yes, my lord," Malek replied.
"Borg, reorganize our family's armed forces. Leave two heavy armor battalions and one single-wheeled steel crossbow battalion here to defend the inner city and monitor the slave camp. The rest will rest for three days before setting off for Hamidas' capital," Loriste ordered.
"Yes, my lord."
A guard outside the tent came in to report, "My lord, Tagger reporting for duty."
Oh? Why is Tagger still on the island? Loriste was stunned. More than two months ago, he had ordered Tagger and Ell to infiltrate the Haneabada Kingdom through the Peterson Chamber of Commerce. On one hand, he wanted to understand information about Nubit Harbor and Hamidas' capital. On the other hand, he wanted to see if he could ransom the captured knights and civil officials. In the end, there was no news for two months, so he could only take the risk and send troops. Who would have thought that Tagger would still be on the island after so long? What about Ell?
"My lord, Ell and I pretended to be the nephews of the higher-ups of the Peterson Chamber of Commerce. When we arrived here, we realized that the name of the Peterson Chamber of Commerce was useless in Nubit Harbor. This was because the Chikder Chamber of Commerce had a close commercial relationship with the Haneabada Kingdom, and the Peterson Chamber of Commerce did not have much interaction with them. The slave owners and slave merchants here did not buy it at all. However, they treated us as young masters who had come out to see the world, so they treated us quite politely. "
Even though he was given the cold shoulder by the slave owners and slave merchants in Nubit Harbor, Tagger was still like a fish in water. The people he was on good terms with were the middle and lower class people here, so he quickly obtained a large amount of information. For example, how many slave owners, nobles, and slave merchants had attacked Syrovas Island, how many refugees and slaves had been distributed, and where they worked.
Tagger even recorded the various warehouses and merchants in Nubit Harbor, and how many supplies they had. In addition, he had rescued more than ten residents of Syrovas Island through redemption and other methods. However, when Tagger wanted to return to report to Loriste, he was dumbfounded. There was no suitable ship …
Back then, the Peterson Chamber of Commerce's ship had sent the two of them to Nubit Harbor, and they had traded the goods on the ship before returning. Now, Tagger wanted to return, but he could not find a suitable merchant ship. In particular, the friends that he had made warned him not to take any random ship, especially not those merchant ships that he didn't know anything about or those with slave hunters. If he took a dozen slaves, most of them female, on such a merchant ship, it was very likely that he would be attacked by the sailors or slave hunters at sea. At that time, he would be thrown into the sea, and his body would disappear without a trace.
It was best to stay for more than a month and wait for the Chikder Chamber of Commerce's fleet to arrive at the end of October. So, Tagger could only stay in Nubit Harbor and wait for Loriste's arrival. However, he was unlucky, and was forced into the inner city by a few friends he had made. With great difficulty, he took advantage of the time when the people in the inner city broke out to hide and escape. When the Norton Family soldiers entered the inner city, he revealed his identity, and Loriste went to chase after the enemy. He could only first settle down the residents he had bought back, and delayed until now.
"The Chikder Chamber of Commerce's fleet will come here at the end of October?" Loriste's interest was piqued.
"Yes, my lord. I received intelligence that the Chikder Chamber of Commerce's fleet will come to Nubit Harbor every April and October to trade. Last April, the third young master of the Chikder Chamber of Commerce also came. He got drunk at the welcoming banquet and revealed that they wanted to take over our Silovas Island. In the end, they had to stop because of the glass war. It was also him who said that our family gathered tens of thousands of refugees on Syrovas Island for development and construction. That's why those slave owners and slave traders set their sights on these refugees and attacked Syrovas Island, "Tagger said.
"Hehe, the third young master of the Chikder Chamber of Commerce, what a good plan to kill with a borrowed knife." Loriste understood. He would slowly settle the score in the future.
"Where is El?" Loriste asked.
"My lord, El went to the Hamidas capital. This time, more than 1,300 of our family's soldiers were captured on Silovas Island. Apart from more than 30 of them who were tortured to death on the ship, the rest were all escorted to the Hamidas capital's arena. Knight Shredder and Knight Jim were among them … "
Tagger cried, "My lord, hurry up and save them. There are less than two or three hundred of them left alive. They were forced to fight magical beasts and other slaves in the arena. Too many of them have died. Last month, during the celebration of our country's founding, more than 500 of our family's soldiers died in the arena. El and I sat there and watched them die with our own eyes. It felt like a knife was being twisted in our hearts. The audience even thought that they didn't kill well enough and demanded that the injured be executed … Everyone in the capital should die, my lord … "
Tagger's words were like boiling oil poured onto a flame. All the family knights in the tent stood up angrily and loudly declared war, demanding to immediately send troops to attack the Hamidas capital.
Loriste waved his hand with a gloomy expression, stopping the clamor in the tent. "Don't be noisy. The Hamidas capital is right there. Not a single one of them can escape. Our family will take revenge on them. I also want to send troops immediately, but you have to think about it. Since yesterday morning, our family's soldiers have not had a good rest at all. That's why the soldiers on the defense line slept so soundly last night. As a result, we were caught off guard by the enemy and broke out of the encirclement.
It will take a day for a fast horse to travel from Nubit Port to the Hamidas capital. With so many enemies breaking out this morning, the news will reach the Hamidas capital tomorrow. I believe the people there will no longer be in the mood to watch the gladiatorial performances. The family knights and soldiers in the Hamidas capital's gladiatorial arena should be safe for the time being. Now, take a good rest for three days and build up your strength before we set off for the Hamidas capital. We will take revenge for our family's brave soldiers! " “
"Yes, my lord."
"Tagger, what is El doing in the capital?" Loriste asked.
"My lord, El played the role of a young master obsessed with swordsmanship. He bribed the manager of the arena and made the family soldiers, Knight Shredder, Knight Jim, and the others his opponents to practice swordsmanship. This way, they can avoid being selected as gladiators in the battle between the great slave owners and the nobles and die in vain. In the last founding celebration, Knight Rafat was killed in order to protect Knight Shredder; Knight Jim and Captain Tok were injured … "
"What about Shredder?" Loriste asked worriedly. Knight Rafat was a captain of the 3rd Guards Battalion. When Cilovas Island was attacked, he was ordered to lead a team to support White Bird Town. He was injured and unconscious, and became a captive. However, no one expected him to sacrifice himself to protect Fatty Shredder in the arena.
"Knight Shredder is fine. He was only slightly injured, but that's all. The owner of the arena suspects that he's a big shot. El wanted to bail him out, but he was rejected. He could only use the excuse of practicing swordsmanship to visit him every day. El wanted to contact all the slave gladiators in the arena and find a chance to resist and kill his way out of Hamidas' capital. However, it's difficult. There are two great swordsmen in the arena, and the slave gladiators don't have weapons. They can't succeed … "Tagger replied.
Fatty Shredder was still alive. Loriste finally heaved a sigh of relief. Frederick stood up, "My lord, why don't I sneak into Hamidas' capital and rescue Knight Shredder and the others first?"
This was related to his precious granddaughter's lifelong happiness. In order to prevent his precious granddaughter from becoming a widow at such a young age, and to ensure that his cute grandson Xiaoxuan would not lose his father, the old man was going all out.
"You can't." Laurist shook his head. "Who knows how many people are watching you when you're guarding the back gate? As long as you appear in Hamidas' capital, I guarantee that the great swordsmen will come to you immediately. Don't drag Shredder and the others down with you. "
The old man sat down resentfully. He knew that Loriste was speaking the truth.
"If I have to go, it should be me. Other than the old man's messenger from last night, no one in the inner city knows what I look like. When we clean up the corpses later, we can look among the captives to see if the old man has escaped. If he hasn't escaped, I can go to Hamidas' capital and see if there's a way to rescue Shredder and the others first. "Loriste said.
"My lord, you can't take the risk …" The family knights in the tent all stood up and advised.
"That's it. Don't say anything else. The most important thing is to reorganize the troops and recuperate. We have to send out the troops in three days. Don't worry about me. With my skills, I believe that no great swordsmen in Hamidas' capital are my match. Perhaps I can even cause some trouble for the enemy. "Loriste smiled.
"Tagger, cooperate with Malek and point out the valuable storehouses in Nubit Port. Move the valuables into the inner city and store them well …"
Tagger stood at attention and saluted, "Yes, my lord."
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