Rise of the Empire Total War

Chapter 165: 3 Kings Battle (Cavalry surrendered)

"This is a battle that will determine the future of the Kingdom of Ravana and the Kingdom of Winster. Because the kings of the three parties involved in the war are all on the battlefield (including Richard Stu, who was crowned the Holy Roman Emperor a few years later) At that time, Yate was still the commander of the Ravana Kingdom Resistance Army), so he was called the Battle of the Three Kings by later generations.-"History of the Ravana Kingdom""

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At night, the hazy moon was obscured by layers of dark clouds, and the entire Richard Barracks were completely dark outside, and you could not see your fingers.

However, the camp was still brightly lit. At Richard's request, many fires were arranged in the camp. The soldiers of the patrol also had torches in their hands to illuminate a small area around them.

Due to the rush of time, the outer wall of the Richard’s camp is not the kind of wooden wall two to three meters high and two meters wide that can stand people on it, but just a two to three-meter high thin wooden fence made up of tree trunks. However, in order to prevent a sneak attack, Richard also dug a trench outside the wooden fence, which was covered with weeds and filled with small wooden thorns.

Looking at the Richards patrol exposed in the light, the knights hidden in the dark were silent. The mouths and noses of their horses under their hips were wrapped in cloth to prevent the noises of rattling and neighing. In addition, the horseshoe is also covered with a thick layer of cloth, which can reduce the sound of the horses when they are running.

After not knowing how long, the leading knight looked at his companion who was also wearing a black robe beside him, and whispered: "Belal, get ready to act."

"Wait a little longer." The companion said. If Richard could see his face, he would be surprised to recognize them, because they were clearly the defeated Ravana Kingdom generals Belar and Winster on the expedition. General Gaskell.

It is also unfortunate. After Shuangqi lost all of the troops in Arkham Manor, the two lost all of their troops. Although they were not punished, they were not rewarded for their courageous behavior. Excessive.

And they were also ups and downs in the barracks, enduring the sarcasm of other generals with or without, and couldn't help but regret why they had to leave behind in a foolish manner.

But soon, they were remembered by the two kings again. Since leading the cavalry to attack Richard's camp was a mission of ten to nine deaths, all the generals were unwilling to lead the team personally. In desperation, they had to be beaten into the cold palace. The two generals were summoned, they were forcibly appointed as the new cavalry commanders, and led the cavalry to raid Richard's camp.

Although they knew it was a desperate situation, the two dared not resist. They knew that once they dared to show a rejection attitude, the blade of the King's Guards would be placed on their necks, and they could splash the blood on the spot at any time.

"Gaskell, I was thinking, is it really worth it if we take two thousand people to die?"

"Huh?" The sudden question made General Winster Gaskell stunned. He quickly reacted and said with a wry smile: "Even if it's not worth it, we have no turning back. As long as we dare to take the cavalry back privately to welcome All we have is a sharp butcher knife."

"Along the way, I thought a lot. After returning to the army, I was already disappointed with King Bandak. After we voluntarily cut off our lives, we gave them time to retreat. What we got was this kind of treatment. "Bélar's tone was obviously a bit angry. Although he didn't want to admit it, Gaskell's subconscious thought the other party's words were correct.

"Even if we successfully raided Richard's camp this time, destroyed his terrorist weapons, and finally escaped back fortunately, how would King Bandak and King Jutian treat us?"

"This..." Gaskell was stunned again by Belar's words. He had never thought about this problem. Now that he was picked out, he suddenly woke up. Yes, even if he could escape back fortunately this time. , How would the two kings treat them? It must be impossible to give a reward, and they don't expect to be rewarded.

Seeing Gaskell being questioned by himself, Belal sighed, and then said: "Think about Richard again. We led the army to fight against him and prevented him from pursuing the main force. He didn't punish us for this. It was generosity that released us. Why should we continue to attack such a benevolent and generous Richard?"

"Your words are very reasonable, my dear Belar." Gaskell faintly understood the intentions of his friend who was suffering from the same illness. His heart was filled with dissatisfaction with the encounter, and now he was agitated by his friend and took root in an instant. , He said: "Prince Richard was originally the legal heir of our Kingdom of Winster, but Jutian despicably took away the throne that should belong to him. As a general of the Kingdom of Winster, how can I? How about helping usurpers to attack orthodoxy?"

The two immediately hit it off and made the same decision: an uprising!

Then, Belar first went to Richard's camp to express his wishes, and Gaskell stayed behind to mobilize the cavalry.

Seeing these cavalry soldiers hidden in the dark, Gaskell's brains turned frantically, and soon thought of a good strategy, he calmly said: "General Belar first explores the camp of Richard's army, and waits for him. Come back, immediately attack Richard's camp!"

"Understood, General!" everyone responded in a low voice. Although they all deliberately lowered their voices, they gathered and spread to the distance, making everyone feel surprised.

It took more than ten minutes for Belal to return to the army from the dark. He panted slightly and asked Gaskell: "How about it, are they willing to join us?"

"Unwilling or willing." Gaskell sneered and said: "I plan to take them directly into Richard's camp before explaining the situation~lightnovelpub.net~Under the pressure of the situation, they can only agree. , Because anyone who disagrees will be put to death."

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Belal was speechless, but he also knew that Gaskell’s idea was also very good. Although there will be many forced surrenders in the surrender team, who cares, this small group of forced surrenders The cavalry cannot change the whole battle.

After reaching an agreement with Baral, Gaskell slowly pulled out his sword, pointed it at the brightly lit camp, and shouted to the cavalry group behind him: "Charge! The gate of Richard's camp has been opened. We just need to follow the gate. Just rush in!"

"call!"

Everyone agreed. Although many people were puzzled by the sudden opening of the camp gate, they had not had a chance to inquire, and they were forced to follow the crowd and rush towards Richard's camp.

Just as Gaskell said, the gate of Richard’s camp was opened. Two thousand cavalry rushed into the gate and were quickly forced to stop the charge because they were lined up with heavily armed forces. Before the army formation, the crossbowmen holding crossbows knelt down on one knee, and the crossbows gleaming at them.

"Brothers, King Bandak and King Jutian deserted us. He ordered us to carry out the mortal mission, just to let us all be buried here." With the truce horse, Bandak looked at those who aimed with some worry. My own crossbow, while signaling the cavalry to lay down their weapons, loudly persuaded them to surrender: "But I don't want to die, and I believe you don't want to die, so I decided to take you to seek refuge with Richard. Who agrees and who opposes?"

As soon as his voice fell, more than two thousand cavalrymen fell silent in an instant. They looked at the enemies surrounding them, and even fools could see that as long as they were unwilling to surrender, the deadly crossbow bolts would shoot at them.