Ron, how many soldiers have you selected for the guard?" Art asked Ron who was standing in front of him in the command tent of the temporary camp on the road leading to Wallonburg, the border fortress of Yona Province.

"Master, we have selected six of the most elite soldiers, but their commanders are not very willing to let them go." When Ron selected the guards, almost all of them were the most powerful elite soldiers. Most of those soldiers were selected.

They have all followed Art since the days of the patrol team, and have experienced almost all battles, big and small.

"Lusignan found me here and said that you had almost plucked out the hair of the sentries."

"Sir, the guards all need to fight on horseback, and those who are good at riding on horseback are almost all in the sentinels. Of course I have to be selected by the sentries."

"Ron, I think you misunderstood me. The main responsibility of the Guards in the future is not to participate in battles. The Guards have five responsibilities. One is to always be with me as a personal guard, hold the military flag and bugle, and deliver military orders.

; The second is to serve as a support team when the legion soldiers are in a disadvantageous situation or need to provide combat support; the third is to supervise the entire army as a military law team, administer military law, and punish lawless soldiers; the fourth is because you are in charge of my intelligence network

, so the Guards also have the responsibility of collecting and sorting out intelligence information. However, the collection of enemy information and military information is still the responsibility of the Sentinels for the time being, because it is impossible for me to send the entire Guard out to collect enemy information during the war. The fifth is to carry out my instructions.

other tasks.

"After understanding the above five main responsibilities, you should know that the Guards are not the main battle force. When selecting the Guards soldiers, there is no need to gather the elite soldiers around me and idle them around. The most elite soldiers have been

If you take them away, the combat effectiveness of each team directly facing the battle will be reduced."

"You should choose those soldiers who are smarter, preferably proficient in writing. As for fighting on horseback, it is second, as long as you can control a horse, and as the captain of the guards, you also need to train these guards, they can always become strong soldiers, and

After returning to the valley this time, I will select a group of trained apprentices from the parish school to join the guards, and they will be more suitable to become the main force of the guards."

"We don't have many soldiers now, so you should first select four soldiers to join the guard team, and one person for the sentry team is enough." Art adjusted.

"Master, I understand." Ron responded simply and prepared to turn around and leave.

"Ron!" Art called to Ron who was about to open the curtain.

"I asked Ollie after you left that day. She didn't mean to dislike or reject you. It's just that the little girl couldn't stand the fact that the person she loved suffered such a huge trauma. You don't have to feel bad about it. She said

I am willing to wait for you to come back." Art finally couldn't help but guide Ron's heart. He was worried that this closest personal follower would have a mental illness.

Ron lifted the tent curtain with his right hand, looked back at Art from the side, and replied in a low voice: "Master, I'm fine. I will repay double the scars the enemy left on my face." After that, he left the camp.

Art sighed softly, and all he could think of was the hideous scar on Ron's profile just now...

After marching along the King's Road for nine days, the temporary first company of the Palace Guards arrived at a small village west of Walloon Castle, a border fortress in Yona Province, less than half a day's journey from Walloon Castle.

After hearing that the troops sent by the palace had arrived, the local army sent people to greet them, but the officers who greeted them showed no enthusiasm for the arrival of the reinforcements. It is not difficult to understand that the local army was in front of Walloon Castle with the Swabian garrison and surrounding areas.

The reinforcements have been fighting for more than a month, and they have already fought the hardest, hardest and most difficult battle. Seeing that the lost territory is about to be recovered, a group of "old soldiers" from the palace are sent to reap the victory. No one will be happy with this.

thing.

Fortunately, Art also considered the feelings of the local troops. As soon as he arrived near the battlefield, he invited the local officers who fought against the city to come to the camp to hold a condolence banquet for them on behalf of Count Baldwin. He also brought three carts of wine, fruits and vegetables with the army.

It was given to the local army.

At the banquet, Art hinted at his attitude. He and Charis, who did not lead the army, only wanted to attack the city and regain the lost territory. All the trophies and other scattered military achievements captured in the battle would be handed over to the local army.

disposal.

With Art's statement, the attitude of the local army changed slightly and expressed its willingness to continue to assist the Palace Guards in the final battle to recapture Wallonburg.

On the second day after the banquet, Art marched his army near Wallonburg and sent out sentries and patrolling sentries to survey the battlefield.

Walloon Castle is a plain fortress on the eastern border of the County of Burgundy. For more than ten miles, there are fertile fields rich in wheat and densely populated villages and manors. It is originally a fertile land.

However, since Swabia and the Counties of Burgundy declared war, Walloon Castle, an important border town, and its surroundings have turned into a wasteland. The war has not only caused civilian casualties and escapes, but also the loss of farmland that used to be full of vitality.

It lost its vitality and turned into a gray patch of overgrown weeds.

Not to mention the dilapidated scenes of villages and manors along the way, the walls of Walloon Castle, which had been devastated by several wars, also collapsed and smoke was everywhere.

"Lord Ater, Wallenberg Castle is twenty-five feet high, and the circular fortress wall is about three hundred feet long. It is entirely made of stone ramparts, with two gates on the east and west, and an inner fortress in the fort. The original Swabian garrison

There were about sixty people. They had hoarded a large amount of food and weapons and ammunition to defend the city. They also took some thirty young farmers nearby and drove them in the city. More than three hundred of us surrounded Wallonburg and attacked it for more than twenty days.

, collapsed three fort walls, and killed nearly 20 defenders. We have cleared the traps, pits, and trenches set up by the enemy outside the castle to block horses." A local army cavalry team leader who led the way on the battlefield asked Yat.

The situation was briefly introduced.

"Are there any enemy reinforcements outside?" Art asked.

"If there were no enemy reinforcements, we would have captured Walloon Castle long ago, and we wouldn't have to bother the palace to send troops."

The cavalryman pointed to the east and said: "There are Swabian garrisons in Onan, Bufan, Berta and Bradyguey, which are two or three days away from here. In several places, the number of enemy troops exceeds 2,000. Moreover,

There is also a fifty-man Swabian cavalry team that often patrols around Wallonborg. The troops stationed in our three border towns of Genet, Medieres and Capulediere are always on guard against those places.

The enemy soldiers simply did not dare to come to support the battle of Wallonburg."

Art quickly asked Ron to get a map and looked at the location of the castle fortress on the rough map. "It seems that the Swabians have been prepared. They have held back several defenders who may have reinforcements, so that you can't."

Strong reinforcements."

"That's right, of the three hundred troops we attacked Wallonburg, less than a hundred were elites gathered by the nearby lords. The remaining two hundred or so were all farmers who had just abandoned their farm tools and picked up swords. The battle for the rest of the month

We have already lost more than 80 people in the battle. And every time we are about to capture Walloon Castle, the roving Swabian cavalry will harass us from behind, waiting for us to give up the siege and return to deal with them.

, these bastards fled again. Our cavalry force was less than thirty, and we were unable to pursue them."

After listening to the introduction of the cavalry, Art looked around, lowered his head and pondered for a moment, and asked the knight: "Do you have any good strategies for attacking?"

"Lord Art, although we lack elite soldiers, we do have a lot of siege equipment. Although several nearby castles and fortresses failed to send soldiers to support the battle, they brought a lot of trebuchets. During this period, we also mainly

We relied on trebuchets to knock down the fort wall and gain access to the city. But Walloon Fort is our own castle after all. We still have to garrison it after it is recovered. Once we let the fort wall be damaged too seriously, it will be very difficult for us to repair it in the future. Maybe we

The city wall has not yet been repaired and the Swabians will have to attack again~"

Art scratched his head, "My own castle can't survive without being destroyed, and it won't survive even if it's destroyed. It's difficult to deal with~"

"Ron, go back to camp and call for a military meeting with commanders above the squadron commander."

After ordering Ron, Art turned around and said to the cavalry leading the way: "Man, please go back and tell your commanders, asking them to come to my camp immediately to discuss the strategy of breaking the city."

The cavalryman jumped on his horse and left.

Art asked Angus, who was following him to survey the battlefield: "Sergeant, you have seen the battlefield, what do you think?"

Angus stared at the dilapidated Walloon Castle and said: "Count Baldwin means to regain Walloon Castle as soon as possible. We cannot besieged for a long time, so it seems that we can only attack by force. Fortunately, the local army has already destroyed the enemy's

The city defense is riddled with holes, so it shouldn't be difficult to capture Wallonburg. It's just that the cavalry patrolling the outside is really annoying. We must be careful of them stabbing in the back when we storm Wallonburg."

"I have the same idea as you. Let's go back to the military camp and discuss it with everyone before making a decision."

After saying that, he mounted his horse and ran towards the garrison camp...

At the end of March, the severe winter began to recede, and drizzle began to fall in the eastern part of the County of Burgundy. The rain fell on the body, and a slight chill arose.

After a short period of repair and discussion, at noon on the second day after arriving at Walloon Fort, Art led his troops to line up half a mile outside the west gate of Walloon Fort.

Art wore a black hooded cloak and stood at the head of the team on a horse.

Behind them are the guards led by Ron, and behind them are five squadrons of soldiers and a crossbow squad. They are also wearing improved cloaks with waterproof coating, and they are all black.

On both sides of the array, there are several trebuchets of different sizes, manned by hurlers sent by the local army. There are also more than 60 elite soldiers of the local army on both sides of the trebuchet, who will also be on the last stage of the siege.

Play a supporting role in hitting.

More than 200 steps behind the siege army was the baggage team led by Spencer. They had set up a military tent to provide first aid to the wounded soldiers. They also set up several copper pots to boil hot water beside the military tent.

On the outskirts of Wallonburg battlefield, a peripheral army composed of forty cavalry and more than 130 infantry, led by a border baron, was waiting to deal with the Swabian cavalry that might appear at any time...

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Facing the sudden appearance of a strange army, the Swabians in Wallonborg were also very nervous. The warning horns in the castle kept blowing, and the remaining defenders in the city all boarded the fort wall.

Today's battle will determine the difference between superior and inferior, as well as life and death.

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