Chapter 74 The War Has Just Begun
The crowd was so dense that it looked like there were no less than a thousand people!
Lisadilan didn't even dare to ask for the carriage. He just carried the dead man's face and ran away, fighting and fleeing all the way, and suffered a lot of injuries.
And that army of bandits kept chasing him relentlessly.
It was difficult to escape the pursuit while carrying a person, but Lisadilan could not abandon this dead face. Besides, this situation obviously meant that this dead face was an important character, so he gritted his teeth and endured the injuries all over his body, relying on his excellent body skills to constantly shuttle through the woods and barely escaped.
Then, he took his men back to Maixiangling as quickly as possible.
Trubrunn is very close to Maixiangling, only a hundred miles away. Lisadilan only came back for a short while. Since the enemy has been chasing them, they should arrive soon!
Lisadiran did not miss any details. He was a smart man and knew that the more detailed the information was at this time, the more beneficial it would be for Leon's judgment.
Li Ang was not too panicked at this time. According to Lisadilan, these people should be related to the bandits seen by the archers of White Deer Fort.
As long as it's not non-human!
With the beacon fire warning, reinforcements should arrive at Bailu Fort soon. As long as they can hold out for a few days, the Horn Summoning Rangers or other reinforcements will also arrive.
Leon did not blame Lisadilan for attracting the enemy - the task of bringing back the dead face was assigned by Leon, and Lisadilan had done his best by not abandoning the dead face and running away.
Of course, the main reason why Lisadilan worked so hard was because it had been more than two months since he last took the "Hundred Days Soul-Severing Pill" - he had to bring that dead face back to "extend his life".
Sighing, Leon threw a prepared horse dung ball to the Noldor elf: "Go and have a rest, I..."
But before he could finish his words, Risadilan stopped swallowing the pills and stared at the sky. The pills seemed to be stuck in his throat.
"Ahem!... Sir! Look... over there at White Hart Castle!"
Li Ang looked up to the east. A huge black smoke had begun to sweep up over Bailu Fort...
White Hart Castle was also attacked at the same time!
This is trouble.
Seeing the beacon fire of Bailubao, Li Ang realized that the real war might have just begun...
Based on what Lisadilan experienced, this incident was obviously caused by the Bacchus Empire, but no one knows who the traitor is.
More than a month ago, during the war, the enemy had already been plotting to take Maixiangling.
But its ultimate goal should be to blockade and capture the western fortress of White Deer Fort.
It's just that when the enemy planned to seize the empty village more than a month ago while Mai Xiang led his entire army out, they probably didn't expect that there would still be soldiers from Bailu Fort stationed there. And after discovering the enemy's traces, Amy happened to send a large number of people over to eat and drink for free.
Judging from the camp that Risadiran encountered, the enemy might not have been short of manpower at the time, so they did not take action but changed their plans.
Their new plan should be to recruit people as soon as possible, and then cooperate with the main force of the Bacchus Empire to capture White Deer Castle in the few days after the war, when most of the kingdom lords returned to their respective territories.
This happened to be an empty period of time, which was a better opportunity than when a war was in progress - all the lords were on their way back to their territories, and it was difficult for Bailu Fort and Maixiang Territory to seek help from outside.
At the same time, this is also the time when the kingdom's overall vigilance is the lowest. The war has just ended, and everyone will have a misconception that all the lords will disband after both sides withdraw their troops.
The lords of the Sarleon Kingdom were indeed disbanded, but the military system of the Bacchus Empire was different. If they turned to attack White Hart Castle at this time, it would catch the Sarleon Kingdom off guard.
In order to prevent Godric, an experienced veteran, from leading his troops back, those people also led Godric to Crow Village.
——They should have succeeded. Godric didn't even attend the investiture ceremony. His wife's illness should have been caused by these people.
So, the current situation is that Bailu Fort and Maixiangling are attacked by the army at the same time, and it is very likely that reinforcements will not be found for a while.
"Sir! We found a large number of bandits by the river ten miles to the west. They seemed to be resting by the river. There were no flags! There should be thousands of them!"
It was Summer who responded, barely catching his breath.
Leon waved his hand and told him to return to the team. As a scout, Sammer was indeed better than most people in this era. At least he could bring back the enemy's position and approximate number of people - but the value was still limited. He could not tell what kind of troops the enemy was composed of, what powerful troops they had, and what special places they had.
"Sir, I will go to Ralph's camp to ask for help immediately!"
Sarah reacted quickly. After understanding the situation, she immediately jumped on her horse and headed north.
The other lords and their troops are now nowhere to be found, and Ralph's rangers are probably the only reinforcements with fast mobility that can be found now.
Sarah is already proactively thinking about and solving problems. This is her job as a foreign affairs officer, and also the self-motivation brought by profit sharing.
The positive effects brought about by Li Ang's business methods are gradually emerging.
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The horn has sounded several times and everyone is ready for battle.
Swords were drawn, armor was ready, and there was a chaotic sound of heavy footsteps. This beautiful village was gradually filled with a solemn atmosphere.
All the combatants are in place, and the new recruits are all dressed and waiting for orders.
Their equipment was actually quite good. All of them wore neat chain mail robes with emblems and light helmets, and their weapons were also standard weapons of the regular army. Leon had customized 200 sets before, and spent all the 100,000 dinars he had cheated out of the first share issuance.
Although their proficiency was not as good as Anson's, at least on the surface they looked like a well-organized army.
There were about a hundred people, most of them were new recruits.
The new recruits were inevitably a little panicked, but they looked very determined. Even the citizens who were not selected into the army had picked up their weapons, and no one ran away.
Of course they have their reasons for not running away - this is the real purpose of Maixiang Group shares!
The lord had worked hard to make money before, and allocating shares to all employees was effective at times like this.
Leslie allocated half of the previous profits of Maixiang International and distributed dividends to everyone according to the number of shares they held.
Just yesterday, the golden dinars were distributed to every citizen - every citizen had a share, and every soldier had at least two shares.
Even if you only hold one share, this dividend is higher than the leaders' income in several years!
This is only the first year-end dividend.
Starting from this year, the payment will be changed to be made once every month at the end of the month, and there will be a contribution reward at the end of the year - the 'entertainment clubs' and 'offices' established in various places by those businessmen who have paid large deposits are still providing a steady stream of income for Maixiang International.
With such benefits, who would be willing to give up their status as a subject?
There will be no problem with military morale and loyalty. The only problem now is that the gap in troop strength is too large.
The crossbowmen went to recruit mercenaries and never came back.
There are only a hundred people on hand.
Mettenheim Greatswordsman, 10/10; there are only a few of them who can be called elite.
Pendor Heavy Archers , 30/30; these were the new recruits who were brought to the Sava River battlefield. Although they had never fought in a war, they had gained experience over the past few months. In addition, they were well-equipped, so they were upgraded to heavy archers.
Pende Militia, 62/62; in fact, these are new recruits recruited yesterday and have not had a single day of training.
The reason they were called militia by the system was entirely due to their equipment - they were equipped with elite armed infantry equipment, and were all equipped with hybrid swords and light crossbows. They had originally planned to equip them with compound bows, but they didn't have time to train, so they had to use crossbows first.
There are only a hundred people, most of whom are rookies. How can they fight against an army of thousands of people?
