Chapter 438: An Ambush of Unknown Troop
The journey back was very smooth. The group of troops proceeded forward, escorting the carriage filled with treasures. They did not encounter any obstruction at all. They did not even encounter any armed troops.
Even the civilians were throwing down their sickles and pitchforks in fear and surrendered when they saw so many troops pa.s.sed by.
As for the military fortresses along the way, they were empty.
No one dared to stand in Kant’s way, especially after receiving the warning from the n.o.ble behind them. All of them were very obedient and understood that the situation in the East County had changed. Accidents could happen at any time.
If they were not obedient now, the n.o.ble behind them would probably kill them.
Baron Kant was the person that they could not afford to offend now!
It took almost five days.
The army was finally about to arrive at the Nordic village at the mouth of the river.
The sky was almost dark. According to the speed of the daily march, they should be able to return to their village in about six hours. If they were to return alone with the cavalry, they should be able to return in less than two hours.
The carriages full of treasures was a serious drag on the speed of the march.
“Stop.”
Kant rode his horse in front.
Looking up at the sunset, he raised his hand and ordered, “Set up a temporary camp here. Rest tonight and set off tomorrow morning. We’ll try to return to the village at noon.”
“Yes!” the messenger immediately retreated and pa.s.sed the order to everyone.
The troops stopped advancing.
It was almost evening.
They continued to march. Although they could return to the village in the middle of the night.
However, the troops, who had already traveled for an entire day, really needed a good rest.
As the order was given, the troops quickly moved out. The 50 horse carriages started to arrange in a square shape. The wooden planks were placed on the outside of the carriages that was filled with treasures. It formed a wall that was as tall as a person.
The inside of the carriages square formation was the temporary feeding ground for the warhorses.
The outermost side was the tent where they lived.
There was a reason for this.
As long as there was any situation, the soldiers who slept in the tent outside could quickly retreat into the carriage. Regardless of whether they relied on the defensive fortifications formed by the carriage to defend on the spot or to mount their horses to break out of the encirclement, it was very convenient.
Moreover, during the process of breaking out of the encirclement, they could also throw away the treasures to distract the enemy and save some time.
No matter how many treasures there were, it would be useless.
Only by surviving could they win the final victory.
Even when they near their village at the mouth of the river, Kant wasn’t willing to relax. Even when he knew that the n.o.ble families of the East County were all trembling in fear, he was still vigilant about this.
He was now carrying a huge number of treasures.
Moreover, there were salt mines in the Nahrin Desert.
There were countless people who wanted him dead. There were also countless people who wanted to seize his wealth, a.s.sets, and estate. Kant understood this very well, so he did not dare to let his guard down.
Kant rode his horse forward and patrolled the temporary camp that was gradually taking shape.
Tents were set up neatly.
Warhorses were also put into the square formation formed by the carriage.
However, there were still the Rhodok Sharpshooters and the Ravenstern Rangers who were on guard duty. They stood on the carriages and looked around vigilantly. Furthermore, outside the carriages and about 50 meters away from the tent, there was also Rhodok Sergeants who were on sentry duty, firmly guarding a few points of the carriage formation.
At the periphery, the desert bandits, who were completely separated into three-man teams, were also running back and forth. They were scouting the surrounding situation in batches, and they were doing a good job in defense.
“This is very good.” Kant nodded his head in approval while patrolling.
Although Baheshtur was a Khergit, he was after all the son of the tribal leader. Otherwise, when he took revenge, the Khan would not personally mediate. He also dared to take the risk of offending the Khan to kill his enemy.
Of course, this also led to him eventually escaping from the Khergit Khanate and wandering on the mainland.
Eventually, he came here and became Kant’s general.
It also brought his military experience.
For example, the current camp wagon formation was once the Khergit Khanate’s best formation. They pulled a carriage filled with all kinds of supplies, rode their warhorse and swept across the continent of Caradia like a gale, and eventually founded the Khergit Khanate.
The Khergit Khanate was good at field and guerrilla warfare, but in fact, they were also good at defense.
That was because every one of them could bend their bows and shoot arrows.
They had a great advantage in defense!
Now, although this formation was not made up of the Khergits, it was basically safe to rely on the Rhodok people who were as st.u.r.dy as rocks, the Ravenstern people who were good at rapid firing, and the powerful heavy hors.e.m.e.n, Mamlukes.
Kant checked around and did not find anything that he had missed.
He had just returned to his own tent.
Baheshtur quickly walked in and reported, “Lord Kant, the desert bandits that were sent out to investigate reported that there might be something in the south of us. It’s an unfamiliar army gathering and ambus.h.i.+ng us.”
“Report carefully.” Kant narrowed his eyes. This was beyond his expectations.
“Yes.” Baheshtur nodded.
After thinking for a while, he quickly reported, “In the east, the desert bandits that we sent out to investigate discovered that there were about 3,000-men troop lying in ambush in a forest. There was also a farm nearby. It seems that it has been occupied by that unfamiliar troop. If we were to predict the worse outcome, perhaps that group of troop has 5,000 + people.”
“Interesting.” Kant had a playful smile on his lips. “I thought no one would dare to provoke me anymore.”
“Yes.” Baheshtur nodded. “But we still don’t know what their intentions are.” He paused and said solemnly, “But they are so close to us, which is less than half an hour away, then it’s definitely not a good thing. They probably came with hostility.”
“Obviously, they are here with hostility.” Kant snorted.
“Then, please give the order.” Baheshtur said in a solemn voice, “The troops and I are ready. We can give up building the camp at any time and switch to combat status to kill all those ungrateful guys!”
“It doesn’t matter. Don’t worry.” Kant shook his head.
After thinking for a while, he a.n.a.lyzed, “I don’t have too much involvement with those n.o.ble families. Perhaps the Crimson Sect wants to burn all the bridges. In order to regain their former power, they want to take advantage of our proximity to the village and while we are relaxing to launch a surprise attack. They want to defeat our main force and kill them all. They want to save the Crimson Sect in the East County.”
“That might be possible.” Baheshtur nodded. “The Crimson Sect must be deeply rooted in the East County. Although I haven’t really studied this world, it’s similar to the politics of Caradia.”
“But it’s hard to say.” Kant shrugged. “That group of Crimson Sect fellows should be scared out of their wits.”
Stroking his chin, he still instructed, “Keep watching them. Don’t let them know that we’ve discovered them. Tell the desert bandits to be more alert and inform me when they gather.”
“Yes.” Baheshtur nodded. After bowing, he left the tent and went down to make arrangements.