European Emperor Cultivation System

Chapter 216 Farmers Surround Towns
"How is it possible that the enemy has just marched to Newmarket so quickly?" Li Peijun was puzzled. Newmarket is just a small town without any decent fortifications. Surrounded by people, they can only be forced to fight in the streets.

Hiding in a commanding height of the church, Li Peijun overlooked the enemy in the distance. Dark shadows continued to pass by in the depths of the dense forest, and he couldn't see the specific appearance of the troops. The number alone should be comparable to his own garrison.

In order not to be completely trapped in Newmarket, Li Peijun immediately mobilized his men and made a decisive decision to continue to break out eastward and move closer to Norfolk County. In the severe situation, he asked the other side for reinforcements.

The eastern front is full of dense forests and valleys, and the line of sight is easily blocked. If the opponent is an elite hoplite directly under the King of England, it will definitely pose a great threat to himself.

On the way to retreat, on the one hand, we must take into account the integrity of the lineup. Now that the enemy is in front of us, if we mess ourselves up, we will lose everything. Assault troops.

His sharp ears sensed the abnormality in the grass. Although the woods on both sides looked as calm as ever, the creaking trampling sound had already exposed the opponent's whereabouts.

After listening carefully, the chaotic and broken steps did not look like what a regular soldier should have, but it made people feel a little relieved, but the dense and fragmented sounds showed that the opponent's number should not be underestimated, and they still had to come up with all their strength. energy.

The sound was not only from the rear, but also from the two wings, and even the front of the team, on the path that was about to escape, echoed the sound of the enemy's hunger and thirst.

"Hey, it seems that we still have to compete."

The number of enemies is even more exaggerated than expected, and now the way to retreat has been blocked in advance, and the only way to fight with bright swords is to fight a bloody road.

Li Peijun has always been puzzled, what is the reason for the King of England to organize such a large-scale army in such a short period of time, the answer to all this may not be known until the actual fight.

"The whole army should be vigilant, the enemy is coming soon." Li Peijun rode his horse and roared, ordering the shield soldiers to quickly build a protective wall.

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The enemy appeared one after another from the hidden depths of the dense forest, and slowly gathered and surrounded Harfleur's army. After being exposed to the sun, Li Peijun was able to see the true face of the enemy clearly, and the doubts in his heart were also answered.

The large number of opponents is just a group of farmers who have not received special training and have been forcibly recruited into the army.

The superiority in numbers can cause great psychological pressure, but at the same time, it also faces more difficult logistical supplies, just like King Edward II of England conscripted 1707 peasants in the Battle of Bannockburn in an attempt to annex Scotland in one fell swoop. Therefore, it was destroyed by devious guerrillas, and Scotland became an independent kingdom until the formal merger of the two countries in [-].

The surrounding peasant soldiers not only didn't even have any armor, but their weapons were simple wooden handle spears, and most of them used off-the-shelf agricultural tools directly, and with their scrawny bodies, they couldn't see a trace of fighting in their slack eyes. will.

Although most of them were discarded, only a few wore cloth armor and were equipped with knight swords. They must have held official positions such as squad leader.

"The whole army attacked." Li Peijun didn't take these peasant soldiers seriously, and led the army directly to open a gap.

Many of them were forcibly conscripted into the army themselves, and some were mixed in the barracks because they were greedy for a simple meal. The farmers came from several counties near London and were uniformly recruited by the King of England to fight against this powerful enemy in the north.

"Hold me, surround them." The thick-bearded knight shouted, seeing that the peasants beside him were not moving, he shouted at the top of his voice again: "Everyone, rush to me."

The crude troops put up a decent battle, resisting Harfleur's tiger and wolf division with a seemingly impregnable defense.

In the eyes of Li Peijun, who has experienced many battles, these are tantamount to full of flaws. He rushed forward and swept away the few spears blocking him, and then jumped up and fell into the formation to fight.

"You should go back to plow the land. Your opponents are not the crops in the field. They are the real bloody executioners." Li Peijun raised his sword and looked at the helpless farmers. Although he knew that they were forcibly conscripted into the army, the battlefield was ruthless. , As long as you stand on the opposite side of yourself, no matter whether you are old, weak, sick or disabled, you will not be kind.

The unilateral massacre failed to allow the troops to quickly clear a bloody path. On the contrary, more and more unarmed peasants attacked, their swords were still stained with the blood of the world, and they failed to bring a touch of holy light to the world.

I saw a few knights in full armor. They are probably the backbone of this peasant army. As long as they are solved, I believe that all problems will be solved. Li Peijun broke away from the annoying struggle and rushed towards the enemy's commanders.

Seeing Li Peijun attacking him head-on, the heavily armored knight hurriedly put on a parry posture, and while he kept ordering the peasants to fill in the gap, he also took up his big shield and waited for an opportunity to fight back.

"bang"

The huge breakthrough power was beyond their imagination. It stands to reason that a short-distance sprint burst should not have such amazing suppression power, but their hands holding the shield actually felt the condescending sense of urgency. Li Peijun did not give them any respite. At the next opportunity, he raised his forefoot and smashed it against the opponent's shield.

When the enemy's energy was exhausted, Li Peijun followed up with a sideways high angle slash and directly broke through the defense. Losing the protection of the shield, the cold and windy blade pierced straight into the enemy's chest without hindrance.

"Your generals are already dead, so don't surrender quickly."

Li Peijun yelled loudly on purpose, this is also the usual psychological warfare in war, after beheading the leader of the opponent who gave orders, the defeat of this gang of mobs gathered by force is also a matter of course.

"Resistance is meaningless. No one will remember who you died for." Li Peijun lifted a bloody head and threw it to the most conspicuous position in the crowd.

There was no leader in the melee, and many farmers had begun to flee in all directions. Li Peijun did not intend to completely strangle these guys, but just paved the road ahead and led the army to evacuate here in an orderly manner.

After returning to Norfolk, Li Peijun reconnected with Lincoln Bernard's Front Army. After learning that the other side had completely eliminated Lincoln's remaining forces, he could finally devote his energy to dealing with the King of England.

The future of the war is still uncertain. In the southwest of Cambridgeshire, peasant troops are constantly being found, and in the south of London, the King of England personally leads a mighty army to assemble towards the Norfolk border.

(End of this chapter)