Alien Knights

For Muxi Town, this is destined to be an unusual morning.

An army without any banner was stationed outside the town.

The best war horses, exquisite armor, and sharp weapons were placed in the square.

In the chapel of the church, the old knight Cumberland took the list made by his subordinates and read aloud: "Fifty-nine war horses were seized, eighty-seven sets of heavy armor and light armor of various types were seized, seventeen people were captured, and supplies were supplied."

Todd sighed from the bottom of his heart. It was nothing more than a saying in his previous life, "One shot of the cannon, ten thousand taels of gold". Such things as making war fortunes are indeed enviable, and the things they snatched in one night are actually much higher than Muxi Town's income in half a year.

"What about casualties?"

Cumberland closed the list and said, "We have five people seriously injured and twenty-two people slightly injured."

Todd, who has never been on a battlefield, still has an understanding of war in games and movies. In his opinion, using more than 200 infantry to defeat a company of elite cavalry with zero casualties on his side is simply a complete victory.

The old knight looked at the priest on the podium, and said slowly: "My lord, does this mean that the test has passed? My men and I have been allowed to join Muxi Town?"

Todd was about to speak.

However, there was a person in the church who stepped forward and said, "Master Todd, I think you should be more cautious about whether you agree with these people joining Muxi Town."

Everyone followed the sound, Brother Joe frowned, and said while thinking: "Once we officially accept this army, it means that Muxi Town and the Silver Ring Kingdom are completely opposed. Lord Todd, I have two questions: 1. Will the Church approve this behavior of arbitrariness? 2. Will the Kingdom send more troops in the future? If so, how should we deal with it?"

To everyone's surprise, Rachel was the first to stand up to answer the question: "In my opinion, not only will the Papal States not dislike our actions, but they will support our actions. For these barbarian kingdoms that converted to the Church of the Heavenly Father hundreds of years ago, the Church has always held a divided and oppressive attitude. Isn't it what those people want to see if we muddy the waters?"

"As for the second question, let me answer it." Cumberland stroked his beard and said, "It will take about three days for the news of the annihilation of the cavalry company to reach the meeting hall. The king will organize the ministers to discuss the matter based on the battle report. Since the escape incident involves the royal family, public grievances and Muxi Town, the decision to send troops again is almost certain to be passed. First, I want to explain a few questions..."

The old knight untied his long sword, handed it to his followers, and said: "The first question, there are three major legions in the Silver Ring Kingdom, namely the Northern Legion, the Eastern Legion and the Southern Legion. This time, the secret arrest of the queen did not use the Royal Palace Guards, nor the Northern Legion and the Southern Legion, but only the Eastern Legion. Why? The royal guards are the royal family's personal soldiers. They will definitely have resistance to arresting the Queen; Commander, one is me and the other is Earl Emerson, according to the temperament of the two of us, we will definitely not support such things as secret arrests; after all the calculations, we can only draw troops from the Eastern Legion that is close to the nobles..."

When Todd heard this, he suddenly thought of a question: "So, if the Silver Ring Kingdom attacks Muxi Town again, what troops will it use?"

Cumberland nodded and said: "Lord Todd, this is the second question I want to explain... If you attack Muxi Town again, the kingdom will not have many choices in terms of military strength. The palace guards should be cleaned up due to a rebellion, and will not be sent to the battlefield in a short time; the Northern Legion is responsible for defending against the barbarians. If the northern defense line falls, then the Silver Ring Kingdom will become the common enemy of all kingdoms in the Parish of Heavenly Father. The Eastern Legion, the army of the Holy Acropolis is approaching the border, and the deployment of a cavalry company and a hundred infantry is already the limit of the Eastern Legion. From this point of view, there are only two options for attacking Muxi Town. One is the private soldiers of the nobles, and the other is the Southern Army."

Todd was a little surprised and said: "You defected from the kingdom with two hundred soldiers of the Southern Legion. Will the king and nobles still trust this legion?"

Cumberland shook his head and said, "Earl Emerson used to be the king's tactical teacher and was absolutely loyal to the royal family. Maybe my defection will make those in the kingdom suspect the Southern Army, but they will never question Emerson's loyalty. As for the earl himself, he may criticize the arrest of the queen, but if Guy VI asks him to go out, he may still agree."

The old knight raised his head, looked at the holy cross directly above the church, and sighed: "To be honest, I really don't want to go to war with that 'old turtle'. He is one of the few people in the entire kingdom who I like. And in the legion, I am good at attacking and he is good at defending. In a fight with him, it is really difficult to determine the outcome."

Seeing the others fall into silence, Rachel, who was good at checking for omissions, asked a crucial question: "Mr. Cumberland, if the Kingdom is going to attack Muxi Town again, when will the attack be?"

Cumberland pondered for a moment, and said affirmatively, "It will be spring next year."

The woman was a little surprised: "It will be spring next year?"

The old knight explained: "The king does not have any military power. The transfer of troops requires meetings and discussions with the nobles. This involves many conflicts of interest and political tricks. When the war decision is officially issued, mobilization orders and emergency call-up orders will also be issued, followed by the raising of military rations, formulation of tactics, appointment of commanders, etc. After all this is over, it will be two months at the earliest. It happens to be late November and early December, and winter is approaching, which is not conducive to marching. Therefore, I will say that the next offensive time will probably be in the spring of next year."

Rachel pondered for a while, nodded her head in agreement, and said, "Mr. Cumberland, then I have one last question. How big do you think the enemy's army will be in the next attack?"

"No less than a thousand people."

As soon as this remark came out, all four were shocked.

The population of the entire Muxi Town is only more than 1,000 people. The next battle will be against an enemy force equal to the population of the town? !

Huggins said at this time: "Lord Cumberland, could I be mistaken? Why are there so many enemy troops?"

Cumberland turned his face to Todd, with a half-smile on his face: "I'm going to ask the Chief Commander about that."

Todd was full of doubts: "Me?"

The old knight stretched out his fist and first raised his index finger: "The silver will be refined again."

Then the middle finger: "Gospel flower."

Then there is the ring finger: "Land of Miracles."

And finally the little finger: "Blessed Alchemist."

"You may not know that the name 'Music West Town' has been spread throughout the streets and alleys of Silver Ring City. From the king to the peddler, everyone thinks this is a holy place blessed by the heavenly father. Father Todd has mastered the golden touch bestowed by the Holy Spirit. There are even rumors that the clear water here has the power to heal diseases, and the land here can grow gold. In short, everyone is eager to get wealth from here, especially those nobles who hold military power."

Cumberland folded his fists in front of his chest, smiled at Todd and said, "Let's put it this way, even if there is no defection, Muxi Town will become the target of Silver Ring City one day sooner or later. So, you need a commander, an old guy who really knows how to fight. How?"

Todd looked at Huggins, Alfonso, Brother Joe, and Rachel in front of him. Finally, there was no objection on the faces of everyone. He nodded to the old knight: "Mr. Cumberland, welcome to Muxi Town."

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"Monster! Monster! Stay away from me!"

A man in leather armor crawled backwards on the ground with hands and feet together, looking at the person slowly walking towards him in front of him, terrified.

A lifelike wolf-head mask, with strange and complicated patterns on the skin, a cloak made of animal fur, the upper body is naked, and a small steel buckler is worn at the heart. Such a weirdly dressed creature, in front of the man in leather armor, stretched out his hand and grabbed the dagger on his chest, pulled it out violently, and the dagger fell to the ground with some blood, while the wound on his chest slowly healed at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The man in leather armor was so frightened that he took out the cross from his clothes, held it up and shouted loudly: "You are not human! You are a heterogeneous species! The posthumous son of the devil! Heavenly Father, save me!"

The wolf-masked man walked up to the man, knocked away the cross in his hand, grabbed him by the neckline, and lifted him into the air. The piercing sound, like steel rubbing against each other, resounded above the woods: "The robbers who killed innocent people indiscriminately dare to ask the Holy Father for protection?!"

Grabbing the opponent's head, with a wrong hand, the heart-pounding sound of bones breaking instantly resounded.

Throwing down the corpse in his hand, the wolf-masked man turned around and looked at the scattered corpses in the woods.

Some robbers were hit by spike traps, some were pierced by bows and arrows, and some were cut in half alive.

Walking to the convoy of mule carts and carts, the wolf-masked man glanced at the people kneeling on the ground. These people didn't dare to take a second look at the scene in front of them like a Shura field, their faces were pale, their bodies were like chaff, and they didn't even dare to breathe out.

He found a man who looked like the leader: "Where are you going?"

"Mu... Muxi Town..."

The wolf-masked man raised his hand and pointed to the west: "Go straight along this road, and you will be able to see the town in less than a day."

After saying this, he turned around and planned to leave.

"Thank you... for saving us..."

The voice of thanks behind him made his steps pause, and he embarked on a new journey after a while.