Plane Merchant Fancy Death

Chapter 491 Accident
"You...are you kidding me?" Ye Junwen looked at the few people kneeling below with a bit of a headache, and the deputy commander Edron next to him was also kneeling there, and they brought the news of the defeat to Ye Junwen.

The defeat this time was something Ye Junwen really didn't expect, the defeated army was the one that escorted the prisoners before.Before Ye Junwen defeated the troops of the Psycus Empire and captured more than 4 people, and Edron said he wanted these prisoners, so Ye Junwen nodded and asked his 2 troops to escort these prisoners back , It is this 2-man army that is now defeated.

To be honest, Ye Junwen didn't expect this kind of thing to happen. Theoretically speaking, there are no other troops in the Psychus Empire, and the remaining imperial troops are all in the main city to defend against their attack. It should be nothing. Dangerous, he didn't even care about it.However, this army was indeed defeated, which Ye Junwen did not expect.

What is even more surprising is that the army that defeated him was actually only 600 people, not a regular army.Yes, the identity of the enemy has been determined. This is a private army led by the earl named Caramon Burford, that is, a conscripted army.Caramon Burford is the patriarch of the Burford family and the earl of the Psycus Empire. The place where Ye Junwen's troops were attacked was the Burford family's fiefdom.

The situation at that time was that Ye Junwen's troops were escorting the captives, and naturally they didn't care about the lords of this place when passing through this land. If such a large army passed by, the general lords would have already run away, but Burford didn't, he Not only did he not run away, but he also organized his own troops in private.Although there are only 600 people, facing 2 enemies, it seems a bit like a mayfly shaking a tree, but Caramon has his own strategy.

First of all, the 2 troops here are very lax. They didn't think that anyone would attack them. The regular army in the territory has been defeated by Ye Junwen, and there are no large-scale troops. As for the conscripts with hundreds of people , they didn't pay attention at all.

Secondly, they have more than 600 people. There are more than 4 of their own people detained in this barracks. Although they are temporarily captured, as long as they rescue people, their number will surpass them all at once. ah.Burford also relied on this to persuade the 600 people who followed him to launch a surprise attack on Ye Junwen's army formation and rescue their own troops.

So that night, 600 troops directly raided the barracks. Of course, the main purpose was not to kill the enemy, but to create chaos and take the opportunity to save people.A group of knights prepared torches, lit the torches immediately after rushing into the barracks, and then set fires everywhere. Because Ye Junwen's troops were too lax, their attention was all on the prisoners they were guarding, and they were successfully attacked by the enemy. All of a sudden, it fell into chaos, and Burford's people quickly started to release the prisoners, and then led them to raid the warehouse where the weapons were stored, and then continued to rescue other soldiers and the like.

Afterwards, the process went very smoothly. Burford's men were like snowballing and getting bigger and bigger. Ye Junwen's troops were scattered and couldn't gather properly. As a result, it became more and more chaotic. Finally, the general who led the troops saw In this situation, he decided to retreat, so he led the remaining troops to leave the battlefield.

After statistics, Ye Junwen's side probably lost more than 3000 soldiers. The loss in number was not very large. After all, the opponent had few people and they were not prepared to chase them to death. However, basically all the tens of thousands of prisoners escaped. , and all weapons, food and other things were lost.

Fortunately, the cohesion of Ye Junwen's troops is still very high. It would be very difficult for other troops to regroup after being dispersed in this way. However, at least Ye Junwen's troops did not appear after being dispersed. The phenomenon of deserters, the troops quickly began to look for the main force, and they all joined together soon.

Although the troops have converged, as I said before, most of their weapons and armor have been lost, and their food and grass have also been burned. They have nothing to do if they want to fight back, so the general here has no choice but to come back to accept the crime.The few people kneeling in front of Ye Junwen are the generals responsible for escorting the prisoners, including Edron who proposed this plan before, also feels that he is responsible and is accepting the crime.

"So you were attacked by a 600-man army and then lost?" Ye Junwen raised his forehead, "As my soldiers, you are too embarrassing for me."

"The last general is guilty, and he is willing to be punished!" The kneeling general also knew that it was his responsibility, so he said immediately.

"Please punish the Marshal." Edron next to him also said.

"Pull it out and beat it with eighty lashes first." Ye Junwen waved his hand and said, "Hang it up and beat it in front of the whole army."

"Thank you Marshal for your kindness!" Hearing Ye Junwen's words, the general here hurriedly said.Yes, this is already a mercy. Under normal circumstances, it would not be a problem if such a thing is executed directly. Ye Junwen just sentenced him to a caning, which in a sense means to spare his life. Of course, he should be thankful.As for whipping, the general was naturally willing to accept it. If Ye Junwen didn't punish him, he wouldn't be able to bear it.

"As for you, remember first." Ye Junwen pointed to Edron and said, "The big battle is coming, and you still have work to do. Write down your mistakes first, and make up for them later. If you still make mistakes, you won't fight at your age." You are dead, I will beat your son."

"..." Edron was a little speechless, but he stood up, thought for a while, and said, "Marshal, this man named Burford still has some abilities. 600 people dare to attack our 2-person military camp. Not only do they need Courage also requires wisdom. Now that he has rescued those prisoners, will he pose any threat to us? "

"Indeed, heroes come out of troubled times." Ye Junwen nodded, "It is true that the sudden appearance of this army is a bit troublesome, but their current situation should not be very good. They are short of supplies and food, and they are the only ones around There's only one place for things."

"Where is it?" Edron asked.

"Of course it's our place." Ye Junwen said with a smile, "The things they want are all in our barracks, and the other party will do something to us no matter what."

"What? He wouldn't have such courage." Edron said in surprise.

"600 people attacked 2 people, what else is he afraid of?" Ye Junwen spread his hands, "Think about it, although the other party got 4 prisoners, it just looks scary , These 4 people are 4 mouths, do you think a small earl can afford such a large army?
Of course, it is impossible to afford it. Ye Junwen's current status is that Serena's father was an earl before. Ford has an army of 1500 people here, how can this be afforded, and one person eats up his savings in one bite.

According to the battle report brought by the general, although their food and weapons were lost during the war, most of them should have been burned. The enemy set fire to the camp in order to create chaos. Although the tactics were very successful, they did not way to get these grains.As for the weapons, they didn't bring many of them themselves. They were only responsible for escorting the captives, and they didn't need too many weapons replacements.Therefore, Burford's army should be short of money and food now.

However, it is impossible for Ye Junwen to dismiss these 4 people now. Although Burford has never seen him before, he should be an ambitious person who suddenly raised troops to join the battle at this time. It is impossible not to seize this opportunity.He should have wanted to lead these 4 people to a career, so now the other party must be trying to find a way to solve this problem.From Ye Junwen's point of view, the only solution is to find them. Is there any place around here that has more food than their barracks?

Ye Junwen is sure that Burford will definitely take this gamble now, of course it is impossible to rush up directly, Ye Junwen thinks the other party is still a little smart, even if he wants to rush, he must find a good time.

"How long can our food and grass last?" Ye Junwen asked.

"It's fine for at least half a month." Edron here replied, yes, Ye Junwen and the others didn't have any follow-up food supplies after they entered the Psychus Empire, and the food transport troops couldn't reach them at all, but Ye Junwen Junwen's food and grass are all given by others.Yes, these are the rations of the troops of the Psychus Empire. Basically, the rations of their previous 20 troops fell into the hands of Ye Junwen and the others, so for the time being, Ye Junwen didn’t have to worry about the rations. They are not in a hurry when the back road is cut off, it is them who are in a hurry.

"Then don't worry, just wait." Ye Junwen said, "Send the reconnaissance troops here to investigate the movements on Burford's side, and don't stop preparing for the siege here."

"Yes, Lord Marshal." Edron nodded. It seemed that Ye Junwen didn't plan to slow down the siege, and it really wasn't necessary after thinking about it.

So Ye Junwen's troops continued to make preparations for the siege step by step. Seeing this situation, Burford, who was asking for information everywhere, was indeed very anxious. Just as Ye Junwen said, they lacked everything, and they couldn't stand it if it dragged on like this. It was them, he thought that Ye Junwen would immediately send troops to find them after hearing the previous battle report, but the other party ignored them and was still preparing to attack the city on his own, which made him very anxious.

What he didn't know was that when he was anxious and didn't know what to do, Ye Junwen also received a message, which made him anxious too.

(End of this chapter)