Alien Knights

The troops of the Muxi Knights marched on the Yuexi Plain, all the way to the northeast.

Todd sat on the saddle, twisting his body uncomfortably. He had never imagined before that wearing armor and riding a horse would be such a painful ordeal. Looking at the troops on the march, he wanted to issue an order to rest in place for a moment, but after thinking for a while, he finally gave up on this decision.

"Master Todd, a group of refugees are coming ahead!"

Listening to Edgar's loud report, Todd frowned. It was only a day since he set off from Muxi Town, and this was already the fourth batch of refugees he encountered.

The head of the regiment sat on the horse and used his "hawk eyes" to look forward. One kilometer away, there was a dense crowd of people, at least eighty or more. They knelt in the muddy ground by the side of the road, held up the cross in their hands, and shouted loudly for the mercy of the Son Todd.

Todd winked at Huggins, who was beside him, and the latter led the horse to the refugee, and returned within ten minutes.

"They are all villagers who escaped from the east. I heard from them that the war there is getting more and more fierce. Vultures hovering in the air and mice fatter than babies can be seen everywhere every day. The two sides have already started to burn the flames of war to the civilian villages. The Yinhuan and the barbarian coalition forces go door-to-door to collect food and force farmers and soldiers. The Church and the Holy Guard declare that these villagers are traitors and openly plunder their wealth."

Todd sighed and waved his hands: "Give them some food and tell them to go west. There is no war in Muxi Town."

Huggins listened to Todd's words, did not move, but lowered his voice: "I heard a news from those refugees that a small group of barbarian soldiers attacked the San Sidro Abbey a few days ago."

When Todd heard this, he quickly turned his head to Huggins and asked, "Is the monastery okay?"

"There are weapons in the monastery, and many monks also have some combat skills. Coupled with some simple defensive work, the San Sidelo Monastery is finally held, but the casualties are not small. Regarding the future out of the way, I heard that the monks were divided into three factions. One group hoped to move westward to Muxi Town. I was hesitant: "Adult, what should we do? Is it ignored or interfere?"

Todd sat on his horse and thought for a moment.

San Sidro's Abbey was his first residence in another world, and it had a special meaning for him. Moreover, there are tens of thousands of volumes of books in the monastery. Although he used the printed version of the "Bible" to cheat hundreds of books back, but seeing that the remaining books might be destroyed, Todd couldn't do it anyway. For reasons and reasons, the Abbey of San Sidro should intervene.

Thinking of this, Todd said to Huggins: "You take the 'Successor' cavalry team and rush to the monastery as soon as possible, and transfer the monks who want to come to Muxi Town and all the books in the monastery as soon as possible."

Huggins nodded, then asked later: "What should I do if someone is in the way?"

Todd struggled for a while, and said with an unnatural face: "When necessary, you can take all coercive measures. Remember, protect those books! In a sense, they are more important than people!"

Huggins took a deep look at him, then nodded, greeted his subordinates, left the route, and rushed towards the monastery.

Todd looked at the figure of the knight going away, remembered what he said just now, lowered his head and fell into deep thought, and finally murmured: "All coercive measures... Oh my god, what did I just say..."

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Two days later, the army of the Muxi Knights came to the foot of the majestic Luoxing Mountains. The towering snow peaks and the mountain ranges are so refreshing that one can't help but marvel at the uncanny craftsmanship of nature.

"March forward for another two hours, and you will be able to see North Rock Fortress." Cumberland glanced at the direction of the sun.

Todd nodded, just as he was about to say something, a cavalryman in light armor holding a silver ring banner came from a distance, and when he approached the Muxi Knights, he got off his horse and raised his hands to show that he was not malicious.

Watching his subordinates take the letter from the cavalryman, Cumberland twisted his neck: "If I'm not mistaken, Earl Hewlett should have sent a letter of war."

After carefully checking that there was nothing wrong with the letter, the subordinate handed over the letterhead to the head of the delegation.

Todd opened it and looked at it for a while, then said to Cumberland: "Yes, it is indeed a letter of war. The other party has arranged for us to start a decisive battle on the plain in front of the fort at noon three hours later."

"Earl Hewlett, that croaking bird that talks about noble blood all day long, has no skills, but a lot of scheming." Cumberland signaled his subordinates, and after extending the scout's detection distance by another three kilometers, he ordered the troops to rest in place.

Watching the old knight gather the company captain together, after a pre-battle meeting, he leisurely found an open space, spread a blanket and fell asleep. Todd was full of doubts, but he had nowhere to ask, so he could only sit on the ground in a daze.

Cumberland slept from morning to noon, and when he got up stretched, he didn't see him give an order to march, but instead ordered the soldiers to start cooking, but the portion of the meal was 30% less than usual.

After Todd followed Cumberland through lunch, he watched him make a cup of barley tea. When the old god looked at the map on horseback, he couldn't hold back his curiosity anymore: "The enemy invited us to a decisive battle at noon, and it's already one o'clock in the afternoon."

"I know." Cumberland took a sip of tea, and said to Todd in a leisurely manner: "Chief, have you ever tried to beat the beat when singing hymns?"

Todd nodded.

Cumberland said: "Once the rhythm of singing is interrupted by the outside world, it takes a lot of work to catch it up again. The same is true in war. Both sides in the battle have their own rhythms in marching, platooning, deploying, and charging. This is something invisible and intangible, but it really exists in the hearts of commanders and soldiers. If the rhythm of the battle is well grasped, the troops will naturally know what to do when they are at the proper stage. But once the pace is disrupted, the troops may fall into a situation of being at a loss."

Pointing to the sun above his head, Cumberland smiled and said to Todd, "It's almost time to get on the horse. It's not necessarily a good thing to keep that croaking bird waiting too long."

At three o'clock in the afternoon, the Muxi Knights entered the battlefield of Beishi Fortress.

Sitting on the horse, Cumberland pointed to a jumping nobleman wearing eye-catching armor on the opposite side of the battlefield and said, "Look, that is the Earl Hewlett I mentioned."

Todd looked at it with "Eagle Eyes". The Earl's face was flushed, and he yelled something in his direction angrily. Judging from the shape of his mouth, it might not be a good word.

The soldiers on the opposite side of the battlefield gradually stood up, and while Cumberland observed the battlefield intently, he listened to the detailed report of the scout Edgar.

"I hid nearby and listened to the enemy. There are three armies on the opposite side, namely the fortress defenders, the barbarian army and the mercenary group. Among them, the fortress defenders have about 500 people, the barbarian army has 200 people, and the mercenary group has 200 people. There are 900 people in total."

Todd calculated in his mind that there were 500 members of the Muxi Knights and 900 members of the Allied Forces in the fortress. With the advantages of explosives and alien species, the combat power was basically balanced.

According to the usual practice, the troops of both sides went through the basic process of warm greetings from immediate family members, inexplicable beating of shields, and hysterical yelling. After leaving behind the cavalry and reserves, the troops of the Muxi Knights and the Allied Forces of the Fortress moved forward.

Todd looked back and was surprised to find that the wooden box storing the explosives hadn't been opened at all. He tried to remind Cumberland about this, but the other party looked at the battlefield and replied without turning his head: "It's not my turn to use that one yet. This attack is just a trial."

Probing?

Todd gave the old knight a strange look.

A minute later, the knights and coalition soldiers collided together, and the sounds of swords hitting and shields colliding could be heard endlessly. Todd watched the battle for a while, and found something that people couldn't figure out.

Cumberland did not put the "melee aliens" in the center, but placed them all on the right wing of the battle formation. The strongest attacking infantry of these knights met the barbarian army and adopted a posture of storming. But facing the troops of the fortress defenders and mercenary regiment, the old knight gave the order to retreat and defend.

Just when Todd was at a loss, something unexpected happened on the battlefield.

The barbarian army was being beaten back by the "melee aliens". The barbarian leader shouted for help from the central army, but the fortress defenders and mercenary regiment seemed to have not seen it at all, and continued to make tentative attacks with the enemies in front of them.

"What's going on here?!" Todd sat on the horse, his eyes widened: "Is the enemy crazy? Doesn't care about the life or death of the friendly army?!"

Cumberland stroked his beard and said to Todd, "Remember what I told you before?"

Todd looked puzzled.

The old knight looked at the hillside on the opposite side of the battlefield, and his tone was full of contempt: "Earl Hewlett, a croaking bird who talks about noble blood all day long, has no skills, but has a lot of scheming..."