The territory of Viscount Batley is located forty-five kilometers southeast of Muxi Town. It has seven villages, a quarry, a mill, and the fortress where the Viscount himself lives.

Before sending troops, Todd discussed the details of the battle with Cumberland.

The old knight’s advice to him is that the number of troops is not too large, and cavalry is the main battle force. If the Viscount transfers his troops to the wild, he will rely on the strength of the Knights of Muxi to defeat the opponent's troops and take advantage of the situation to occupy the fortress; if the opponent chooses to stick to the fortress, he will give up attacking the fortress and plunder the population and wealth in the territory. host.

In terms of force allocation, Hudgens’ "Heirs" combat team was listed as the first choice, and then Cumberland selected 20 sergeants and 10 light cavalry from his subordinates as support, and finally selected 60 from Muxi Town. The militia serves as an auxiliary.

Todd initially expressed concern to Cumberland about the attack on the fortress by an army of only a hundred people, but the old knight didn't care at all and said bluntly: "Master Chief, your worry is meaningless. As far as I am concerned, Silver Within the territory of the Kingdom, there is no army that can confront your heterogeneous cavalry head-on."

Regarding the commander of this battle, Cumberland had no time to take care of it because he was busy collecting captives and managing the public order of Muxi Town. The rest of the Knights did not have enough prestige to manage this army. In the end, Todd had to go out in person and assumed the role of commander. To his a little surprise, Rachel took the initiative to invite Ying and asked to go with the troops.

On April 3, 1171, an army formed by alien species, sergeants, and militias left the camp, starting the first foreign war in the history of Muxi Town, and also marking the official expansion of the Muxi Knights. Kicked off the curtain.

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"These serfs do not seem to be afraid of us?" Walking on the dirt road in the village, Todd looked at the men, women and children standing in front of the large and small farmhouses. The latter had curiosity and excitement on their faces, but nothing Fear and anxiety.

Huggins rode a horse closer and replied in a low voice, "Muxi Town is a miracle land. This incident has spread throughout the kingdom. What's more, several serfs in our town come from here. Now, their life comparable to that of aristocrats has long been informed to the people here through the mouths of merchants. If it hadn’t been forcibly blocked by the lord, these people would have long wanted to give up their life here and go to Muxi Town. ."

Todd nodded after hearing this, and looked at the flag behind him. The red cross in the "Umbrella" pattern fluttered in the wind. He turned and asked, "How far is it from the fortress of Viscount Batley?"

Edgar nibbled the cereal in his hand, and said vaguely: "Go through a village and walk for another twenty minutes to arrive."

While waiting for the troops to actually reach the fortress, Todd looked at the building in front of him, suddenly disappointed.

The so-called fortress is a circle of city walls made of polished stones. The outer periphery is 25 meters long, 20 meters wide, and the three-meter-high city wall is built with 6 minarets and crenels, and one meter wide is reserved on the top. Next to the channel, there is also a castellated wall to block the arrows of the siege army. Inside the city walls, there are lord’s residences, barracks, warehouses, wells and some civilian facilities.

At first hearing the word fort, Todd's first reaction in his mind was the moat, the urn city, the old castle, the blockhouse, and the towering city wall that stretched for miles. But the pile of rocks in front of me is really shabby. The huge gap between reality and imagination made him a little confused.

The troops of the Musi Knights stopped one hundred and fifty meters from the fortress. Todd looked at the densely packed soldiers standing on the city wall. Several people in armor and noble appearances were still pointing here. .

Edgar used the "Eagle Eye" ability to count carefully, and then said to the head of the group: "There are probably more than 110 people on the wall."

Todd made an estimate of combat power, and understood that under the current situation, it is unlikely that the defenders will take the initiative to attack. So he dispersed 20 sergeants and 60 militiamen to surrounding villages, organized the serfs to load the belongings that they could take away into the carriage, and began to transfer the population and wealth, leaving only Harkins’ heirs. 』Squad and 10 light cavalry.

People on the wall saw this move and began to talk, and more and more fierce quarrels reached Todd's ears.

After repeatedly confirming that the incoming enemy had dispersed most of its troops to other places, and unable to return for a short time, the gates of Viscount Bartlett’s fortress were opened, and all the defenders were dispatched. German troops attacked at full speed.

In order to boost morale, Lord Viscount and the barons and knights under his vassal shouted their battle horns and rushed to the front line of the attacking troops.

On the other hand, the Twilight Knights, Hudgens and his "heirs" squad calmly climbed onto the horses, moved their arms, twisted their necks, and then turned their horses' heads and rushed towards the defenders of the fortress.

The two troops fought together, and their strengths were on the top of each other.

Fortress defenders, no matter what kind of weapon, cannot cause substantial damage to the "heirs" who have four layers of protection: armor, "keel", "metal skin", and "regeneration". However, the "Heirs" can easily defeat any enemy in front of them by relying on the alien horses under them and the "dragon bones" on their bodies.

The battle lasted only 5 minutes, and finally came to an end as the Viscount was captured alive.

Except for a small number of people who fled, the vast majority of people chose to surrender to the Twilight Knights.

After the war, the Knights found valuable treasures and a large amount of gold and silver from the residence of the Viscount. Todd looked at these gold and silver jewels filled with a carriage, and was full of emotions. The hard work of farming and harvesting was actually not as happy as a robbery.

Before returning, Rachel suddenly found Todd and said to him: "Headmaster, the number of alien species in Muxi Town currently exceeds a hundred people. This is also the upper limit of alien species we can recruit in the surrounding area. If we want to further expand alien species, There are only two ways for the ethnic group, one is to increase the territory of Muxi Town, so that we can expand the scope of recruitment; as for the second way..."

Seeing the woman drew out a map from her luggage, with dotted red circles on it, Todd looked at each other in some unknown way.

"Another way is to try to get in touch with those'hardliners' among the alien species..."

Todd heard a strange vocabulary in Rachel's mouth and couldn't help asking: "'Hardliners'?"

Rachel unfolded the map and pointed to the red circles of different sizes and said: "The so-called'hardliners' refer to alien species who live in isolation and are unwilling to be disturbed by others. On the one hand, these alien species may have powerful Ability, in the face of heresy hunters or relief organizations, they can protect themselves and even fight back; on the other hand, they are indifferent to the life of the outside world for various reasons, and even have feelings of disgust and resistance. It may not be a simple matter to persuade them to join Muxi Town."

Alien species with powerful abilities are far away from the world and do not want to be disturbed. Todd touched the bridge of his nose. If he could really persuade them to join Muxi Town, it would not only enrich the "Ability Library" in the laboratory, but also increase the strength of the "Heir" troops.

Richel continued: "In order to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings, I suggest that the first contact with the "hardline" should be as few as possible on our side."

Todd looked at the woman and asked, "This is no problem, so where should we start first?"

Rachel moved his finger to a red circle on the map: "There is a cave four kilometers south of here. According to the investigation, there is a alien in it. From the outside, it is a 13 or 4 year old girl who can use it. The power of thunder and lightning."

Todd discussed with the woman for a while, and then made the following decision: he, Rachel, and Hudgens went to the cave to persuade the alien, while the others escorted the captives and property back to Mursey Town.

After handling the handover, the three of them left the team and rushed to the cave where Rachel had mouthed.

Finding a hidden wood outside the entrance of the cave, tied the horse and put on the weapon, Hudgens lit a torch and walked in the forefront, behind him was Todd and Rachel.

The cave is a little wet, and scattered animal bones can be seen everywhere on the ground. The **** became steeper as they went in, and the three of them finally came to a room similar to a cave hall.

With the torch in Huggins's hand, Todd could see the whole picture of the room. The floor was covered with thick animal fur, the wall was filled with tattered daily necessities, and there were various charcoal graffiti on the wall. In the middle of the room, in front of a huge stone table with natural protrusions, someone made several human figures out of clay.

Todd approached the clay figure and just wanted to take a closer look.

A tender and crisp voice sounded at the other end of the cave.

"You are not allowed to touch my mom and dad! 』

Todd followed the voice, and finally saw the alien girl in Rachel's mouth.

This thirteen or fourteen-year-old girl, whether it is hair or eyebrows, is completely white; her skin is also different from ordinary people. Under the shining of the fire, she is white and flawless, with no traces of stains and pigments visible; her pupils show up. A sickly pale pink.

A girl suffering from albinism.

This was Todd's first reaction.

But the girl's next move made him take a breath of surprise.

In the dim underground cave~lightnovelpub.net~, in the girl's body, there are many blue "silk threads" that start to glow slowly. The light became stronger and stronger, even covering up the light of the torch.

The girl took out an iron arrow from her worn-out clothes pocket and placed it on her chest. Then she stretched out her arms, facing each other in parallel, the blue "silk thread" under the arm skin was like a coil in a circuit. The circle was wrapped around the two arms one after another.

Todd looked at the girl's behavior, always felt that this scene was very similar to a certain weapon seen on TV in the previous life.

After thinking for a while, Todd suddenly opened his eyes, grabbed Rachel and Hudgens, and pulled them to the ground, yelling: "Get down!"

At this moment, as the blue "silk thread" on the girl's body became brighter and brighter, there was the sound of electric sparks crackling in the air. The "passage" between the arms ejected at high speed and smashed into the wall of the cave, creating a large hole 30 cm in diameter.

Todd looked at this scene pale, and finally remembered the full name of this weapon in his previous life.

"Electromagnetic Railgun".