Chapter 472: The Decisive Battle that Deciding the Future
The fall of Maas Castle was already within expectations.
After calculating, the number of garrison troop was only 2,500 people, and most of them were armed militia gathered from the surrounding villages. They did not have any combat strength. In the battlefield, they would definitely be slaughtered by the regular army.
In fact, Viscount Kevin did not dare to let his troops fight the Kant army outside.
Even the stupidest commander would not make such a decision.
Just look at it.
The Lord of the North County, Viscount Wayne, was stronger than Viscount Kevin.
They spent a huge amount of money to build a n.o.ble alliance army. Even the n.o.bles of the South County were unexpectedly silent. It was obvious that they had tacitly agreed to the situation. However, in the open plains of the North County, they were defeated in less than a night.
Not only were nearly 10,000 mercenaries slaughtered, even the originally organized n.o.ble alliance army had been captured.
Now, they had become the accomplices of the Kant army!
That was the truth!
Not to mention the message from the soldiers who had secretly escaped in the night and were lucky enough to stay alive.
Even the mercenaries who had luckily escaped the slaughter and pursuit of the light cavalry and had been completely scared out of their wits had proved that the flat plains of the North County had become the territory of Baron Kant.
The elite and brave light cavalry, as well as the terrifying armored heavy cavalry.
No one could resist them!
In addition, there were the infantry soldiers of the n.o.ble alliance army who had surrendered.
It was as if the entire North County had been consolidated into a strong and complete single ent.i.ty!
There was no infighting between the n.o.ble families, nor was there any backsliding between the n.o.ble families. In addition, there was the fanatical belief of conferring the t.i.tle of n.o.ble, as well as the large amount of silver coins obtained from the salt mines as rewards. Those commoners who were eager to change their lives now had all become like greedy wolves. Even with green eyes, they still wanted to fight.
From the mouth of the Resniston River, the Sargoth had upgraded into a castle, Kant was currently stationed there, and the water force was rapidly developing, there were new orders and guidance.
According to the military merits, one would be conferred a t.i.tle of n.o.bility, given land according to the results of the battle, and receive a pension according to their performance on the battlefield before they died.
It was a very simple instruction.
It was nothing more than a form of encouragement that relied on a large amount of land and money.
In the ancient eastern countries of Earth, it had long become a fixed system. However, in this feudal world, where n.o.ble blood determined everything, and the commoners could never stand out, it burst out with absolute power!
The infantrymen formed by the lower-cla.s.s commoners had already become Kant’s loyal followers.
Of course, the n.o.ble families that had their fundamental interests touched had a lot of complaints.
They could only complain, but hey could not resist this system at all.
This was because after Firentis and Rolf used the scimitar to force all the troops to break up and regroup, these n.o.ble families lost their control over the troops. They could not gather their former subordinates in a short period of time!
However, even if they were to gather them, there was nothing they could do. This was because the company control was also implemented.
If one of the comrades in the same team rebelled, the others did not organize or report the entire team, they would be killed.
It was still as simple and crude as before, but it was more effective.
Most importantly, 3,000 Swadian Footmen from the Stone Pa.s.s came over.
They wore mail armor and robes that were not new, but they were definitely well-repaired. They held a spear and sword, and a round s.h.i.+eld hung on their backs. They looked like they were even richer than the knights in the n.o.ble alliance army.
They were integrated into the n.o.ble alliance army and held the position of a squad leader.
However, it was not absolute.
Among the scattered infantry, if there were 10 people in each squad, one of them would definitely be a Swadian Footman.
Moreover, in each 100-person squadron, there was a squad made up entirely of Swadian Footmen to maintain the front line or supervise the battle. It was equivalent to a squad under the command of a squad leader.
As for those squadron leaders, they were also made up of Swadian Heavy Cavalries.
n.o.ble knights were all integrated into Firentis’s cavalry unit.
More than 800 people were not considered a lot.
They were closely watched by the 1,500 Swadian Knight and Swadian Heavy Cavalry.
As for the light cavalry that originally belonged to the n.o.ble alliance army, their scouts were also integrated into Rolf’s light cavalry unit. They did not have the slightest chance to act alone.
In just a short week’s time, at the burned-black ruins of Maas Castle, the unit was completed.
15,000 infantrymen.
2,100 heavy cavalries.
1,600 light cavalries.
Some of them belonged to the Caradia unit.
There were also some that belonged to the n.o.ble families of the North County. They were completely mixed together.
There were even Viscount Kevin’s unit that had previously chosen to surrender and hand over the command of the unit. They had become captives.
Relying on the current Maas Castle, these troops continued to rush towards the south. Like a surging flood, they set off a huge wave that was about to engulf the entire Dukedom of Leo. At the same time, they were also was.h.i.+ng away all the resistance and decay.
Even in the East County, the n.o.ble families who were already afraid of Kant began to contact this place.
Countless carriages formed a convoy to transport all sorts of supplies.
They were all provided by the n.o.ble families of the East County on their own initiative.
This included a huge amount of food, replacement weapons, replacement s.h.i.+elds, and bundles of arrows.
There were also a large number of siege weapons. Moreover, many n.o.ble families had even sent their most considerate butlers over. Each of them wore a black robe with a hood. Like thieves, they gave unsigned letters and did not say much.
However, after opening the letters, the n.o.bles all said that they could provide more help.
For example, troops.
Firentis and Rolf did not dare to make a decision on this point.
After discussing, they still pa.s.sed the message to Lord Kant of the East County. After all, this kind of thing still needed their lord to personally make a decision. After all, the current strategy was to directly attack the South County.
On the second day after the troops started to attack the South County, the news was pa.s.sed back.
“Sure.” This was Kant’s reply.
At the same time, the capital of the East County, an army of 10,000 infantrymen set off.
Very quickly, they joined the forces of the North County, allowing the overall strength of the army to reach around 35,000 soldiers. In the Dukedom of Leo, it could be considered a very large army, a level that ordinary n.o.ble allied forces could not reach.
There were no mercenaries among them. They were all the forces of the n.o.ble families. They were completely a.s.sembled in the context of a country war!
However, in the center of Lion Heart City and Lion Fort.
At countless farms.
An army of 20,000 people was waiting for orders.
On the flag fluttered a lion that was baring its fangs and brandis.h.i.+ng its claws, as well as all kinds of flags that belonged to the top n.o.ble families.
Obviously, during this period of time, the n.o.ble families of the South County finally reacted, and all began to a.s.semble. They were ready to have a decisive battle with the allied forces of Kant on the plains of the South County.
They would decide who would rule the Dukedom of Leo!