rise of empire total war

Chapter 378 Join the War
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The dull sound of the horn sounded from a distant place, floating over the wide and flat plain, startling a group of cattle and sheep to make uneasy calls.

Seeing the herd of cattle and sheep looking up and making uneasy calls, the herdsman was a little puzzled. He slowly picked off a piece of hay in his mouth, narrowed his eyes, and looked in the direction of the sound of the horn. In the line of sight, a black line moved at high speed on the distant horizon, and was faintly covered by smoke and dust, making it difficult for people to see the true colors of this black line.

And as the black line got closer and closer, the thunder-like roar of the day also sounded. With this disturbing sound, the earth began to tremble, and the cattle and sheep around the herdsmen retreated one after another. hooves, body trembling.

Seeing the black line getting closer and gradually revealing his ferocious face covered by smoke and dust, the herdsman's face turned pale, and his body trembled violently as if he had fallen into an ice cave. As if blocked by something, he couldn't make a sound, and his body was like a statue, standing in place, unable to move.

As a herdsman, he didn't understand what this movement represented. He was born on horseback and grew up on horseback, and he also knew the power of cavalry.

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Finally, the flags hidden in the rising smoke appeared in the eyes of the herdsman. Looking at the unfamiliar flag, his pupils shrank violently, and then enlarged sharply. The yellow double-headed eagle flag painted on the flag flew in the air. It fluttered with the wind, and it seemed to come alive!
That is the cavalry of the Kingdom of Winster!

The herdsman suddenly realized that he could move without knowing when. He swallowed the large amount of saliva secreted from his mouth suddenly, and then ran to the tied horse beside him, which was his beloved horse. Let him be here. After galloping on the vast plain for several years, he wanted to climb on the horse, but found that its body was shaking with fear.

"Damn it!" the herdsman cursed in a low voice, and was about to untie the horse's reins tied to the stone, but before he could untie it, he heard heavy hoofbeats not far away, and he subconsciously looked back. But he was so frightened that he didn't know when, the Winster cavalry had already run to a distance of less than 200 meters from him!
"Damn, damn, damn!" the herdsmen cursed, while subconsciously reaching for the short bow hanging on the horse's belly. This is a skill that every herdsman has. There is not much pasture on this plain, and they often encounter small hostile tribes. When the two sides meet, they will go to war if they disagree.

However, this time, his actions hurt him.

Seeing that the herdsmen who were still untying their reins actually picked up their short bows, the ten cavalrymen who acted as the vanguard were shocked, and quickly took out the cavalry crossbows hanging on the horse's belly. Their crossbows had already been loaded, and they only needed to aim at the target and pull the trigger It can be launched, and in the next second, only listening to the sound of several crossbow machines, the deadly crossbow will fly out at high speed, and shoot the herdsmen before they can reload the arrows. The arrows hit, and one of them accurately pierced his right eye socket, smashing the brain tissue.

After shooting the herdsman, ten crossbow cavalry rode their horses and ran to his body. One dismounted to check, while the rest guarded the surroundings and collected the frightened cattle and sheep. These ten or so cattle and sheep were a considerable fortune. If they sell it, each of them can get a few silver marks in a very good condition. Even if they don't sell it, they can still have a good meal.

After searching the whole body of the herdsman, the crossbow cavalry only found a dagger for cutting flesh. He curled his lips in disdain, put the dagger away, and walked to his horse, saying to the comrades around: " This is a poor man with nothing good on him, let's move on."

"At any rate, he gave us eight cows and five sheep, and that's all his value." A comrade in arms took the conversation and joked, and the people around him immediately laughed. After the laughter stopped, a man who seemed to be the captain The talented person said: "Ryan, you and Chris take these cattle and sheep back, and the rest will continue to move forward with me. Since there will be herdsmen here, their gathering place must be not far away."

"Obey!" Everyone responded in unison, they hurriedly cleaned up the scene, and then moved on.

They belong to the Crossbow Cavalry Brigade under the Second Army, and they are also the scout brigade designated by the Second Army. Mobilization orders, they did not hesitate, gave up the opportunity to enjoy at home, took up arms and joined the army again.

Speaking of which, the Second Army was originally mostly Danish infantry fighting on foot. In order to deal with the cavalry that came and went like the wind in the Principality of Lasik, Richard assigned three more brigades of crossbow cavalry to the Second Army. These crossbow cavalry may They are no match for the enemy in close combat, but the cavalry crossbow they equip is very powerful and can penetrate the armor of the enemy cavalry at a medium to short distance, killing the enemy.

Before dispatching the army, Richard positioned this war as a war between cavalry, so in addition to sending the necessary infantry (mainly the sword and spear militia and spears with anti-cavalry functions that can form a spear phalanx) sergeants, heavy armored sergeants, and some civilian archers), mostly mail cavalry and crossbow cavalry, and a small number of iron canned imperial knights.

Not only that, for the convenience of operations (not only command operations, but also post-war political actions), Richard also left the Hippolito Palace to lead the battle in person, and his capable cavalry commander Sir Frank also left the manor at home and once again Fight under Richard's royal banner.

Turning their gaze back to the crossbow cavalry team in action, they followed the footsteps of herdsmen and livestock all the way. After walking for more than ten minutes, they saw a small gathering place of herdsmen. It is said that it is a temporary foothold. It may be because of the war. These herdsmen cannot stay in one place permanently with a group of cattle and sheep, so they have to move from time to time. However, the Lasik Plain is not big, and they can easily get there. They were found, and then they were forced to conscript livestock by those soldiers.

Do you think there are many uprising herdsmen in the army, so they won't attack civilians who are also herdsmen?That would be a big mistake. On the contrary, they are both herdsmen, and they are more ruthless. In addition to the forced confiscation of cattle, sheep and horses, even the food and wealth hidden in the home may be taken away, so these herdsmen treat the herdsmen Rebels are the worst.

But now that the Winsters are at war, they have something to loathe—well, if they can loathe the Winsters who send them on their way in hell.

(End of this chapter)