Hyperdimensional Player

Chapter 43: Raid the Enemy's Hometown! (Sixth update completed)

Training, reward, and reorganization.

Those who can still be saved are given all possible treatment, and those who cannot be saved are given a final blow to save them.

War is so cruel.

Duncan rested his army in Exeter for a day before continuing eastward with his reorganized army of over 2,600 men, approaching the Saxon-occupied region of Dorset. Whether it was the two decisive victories that rekindled the Britons' courage to fight the Saxons, or perhaps Duncan's legend was growing, men began to spontaneously bring their weapons and equipment to join his army.

By the time Duncan captured Dorset, his army had grown to over 3,000 men.

"The enemy abandoned the city and fled."

Clegane rode over, knelt on one knee before Duncan and said, "My lord. The Saxons have all but abandoned this place."

"The main force withdrew to Hampshire."

In the Battle of Exeter, Duncan led his army to behead more than a thousand people and captured six or seven hundred people. However, due to the lack of cavalry to pursue the defeated soldiers, about three thousand people escaped.

Most of Duke Dintagill's troops were militia and auxiliary legions, and Duncan didn't dare to let them pursue rashly, fearing that the militia would become chaotic if they pursued them. If there had been a fresh force at the time, the number of prisoners could have reached 1,000 or 2,000, and the victory could have been further expanded.

The militia of this era had very poor combat effectiveness and would flee as soon as they were charged into a field battle.

Duncan stopped his horse and said solemnly, "How many enemy troops are there in Hampshire?"

"Are there any enemies supporting them?"

He killed the brothers Henges and Horsa, but only severely damaged the Jutes, one of the three branches of the Germanic tribe, and from then on, the Jutes were unable to recover. Among the many invading barbarians, the Angles and Saxons still retained a strong strength and controlled most of the land in England.

"Estimated to be two to three thousand men." Clegane shook his head. "But there shouldn't be any reinforcements. I heard the Picts are invading again."

"Hadrian's Wall has been crossed."

"Those Saxon tribal chiefs are urgently recruiting troops to resist the Picts coming south."

Ok?
Are Scotland's indigenous barbarians invading again?
Duncan instantly realized that the situation was very favorable for him. The Picts were one of the branches of the Celts (the barbaric branch mentioned above). They were said to be extremely brave and brutal in battle, and even the arrogant Roman legions were afraid of them. Hadrian's Wall was built to resist their invasion and harassment.

Many records describe the Pictish warriors' fighting style as "horrible like mad beasts" and their habit of hanging the heads of their slain enemies around their waists.

In the Total War series, the British faction has a weird soldier called the "British Head Throwers", which is based on the Picts.

They do have the custom of throwing human heads to intimidate the enemy, but the lethality is not great. It is purely for scaring people and mainly to undermine morale.

As soon as they met, heads were thrown at them like rain, and ordinary people really couldn't handle it.

The Saxons plundered the Britons, and the Picts plundered the Saxons.

This wave can be regarded as an iteration of the food chain.

In the Middle Ages, the more barbaric a civilization, the more valiant and fearless its soldiers were, as life was cheap, with an average lifespan of only thirty years. The Germanic barbarians encountered the most brutal branch of the Celts, a tough challenge.

Severus on the side said solemnly: "This is an opportunity."

"We can take Hampshire in one fell swoop."

After Duncan took Hampshire and expanded towards Wales, he almost restored the territory of the Duke of Tintagel during his heyday.

Don't miss out.

Duncan decisively ordered the army to speed up its march, heading directly for Hampshire.

The scouts spread out.

Soon, more military intelligence was reported back: an enemy unit was stationed at Portchester Fort, a fortress built by the Roman Empire in the third century AD, now under Saxon control. Another unit, numbering approximately 2,000, was stationed at the port town of Southampton. Scouts also discovered a large number of Saxon warships near the Isle of Wight and Southampton.

"It's a fleet of Saxon pirates!" Anya said with her eyes shining brightly.

The Raven Queen - Triss and Anya caught up with the group this morning. Following Triss were five one-star and two-star old temple guards. They had previously lived in seclusion in Gaul, and some of them even joined another exile camp.

Duncan incorporated these old temple guards into the general's guard, and their fighting power was comparable to that of the elite Roman imperial cavalry.

Anya couldn't help but look at Duncan and said, "If we can seize their warships, then we won't have to worry about pirate invasions in the British Channel."

"We can even take the initiative to reopen the British Isles' maritime trade."

Duncan fell into deep thought after hearing this.

This fleet may belong to Enfers, the Virgin Possessor, because he has a large number of elite Saxon pirates under his command.

The pirates went into land to fight, and of course the ship stayed near the port.

"If we succeed in stealing the home this time."

"We have the fleet."

Duncan was certainly tempted, but how to fight was a problem. With the current shift from attack to defense, it would be difficult for the British legions to conduct a siege, as they still had too few elite troops. He couldn't imagine how much the militia would lose in a siege, and how many troops would suddenly lose morale during the battle.

The reason why he was able to withstand so many waves of attacks in the battle with Hossa was because he had the advantage of defending the city, and the militia and auxiliary infantry could be used as regular infantry.

Severus seemed to have guessed something and said in a deep voice, "I can find a way to open the city gate!"

Transfiguration?!

The first thing that came to mind for the others present was the druid's transformation spell.

With Severus's ability, it should not be a problem for him to sneak into Southampton in the middle of the night. The only problem is how can he open the city gate by himself to welcome everyone?

At the critical moment, the defenders near the city gate must be eliminated.

Triss, the Raven Queen, pondered for a moment before speaking in a focused voice, "I can cast a spell to put some of the enemies to sleep. With cooperation, we should be able to capture the city gate."

Duncan turned to look at Triss and shook his head, "Not enough."

"There's at least a squadron of elite soldiers at the city gate." "You two can't handle it alone. I have to go myself."

With Duncan's current military strength, one man could be considered a century-man army. With Severus's cooperation, Triss's spells, and a small number of two-star elite soldiers, there was a good chance they could capture the city gates directly. Once they entered the town, the rest of the battle would be much easier, and they could easily seize the Saxon pirates' warships in the chaos.

Duncan immediately ordered: "Let Kveto mobilize the elite troops."

It's a pity that Kulin was seriously injured and is still recovering. In this kind of battle, the Gallic Oath Warriors are obviously better at it. They are the first-tier sword and shield champions and are first-class in melee battles.

Anya nodded and said, "Then act quickly."

"Don't let these ships get away."

"With this convoy, I can revitalize trade along the entire British coastline."

She also didn't expect Duncan to become successful so quickly.

Now that Duncan has conquered three counties in Hampshire, he has an army of several thousand men under his command. Together with the warships of the Saxon pirates, he has completely opened up the connection between the British Isles and the European continent. In the future, the territory's financial resources will definitely still rely on maritime trade.

Anya is selling off all her estates and lands on the Italian peninsula. Once the funds are in place, she will be the largest merchant from Britain to France, Spain, and North Africa, and can even trade in the Mediterranean.

Severus set out overnight to scout the enemy situation. Duncan urgently summoned elite troops and personally selected all the combat units marked with asterisks.

Night falls.

The Raven Queen - Triss is preparing a unique magic. It is said that this sleeping spell requires certain special spellcasting materials to be cast.

According to Duncan, this was just a low-level group sleep spell. The restrictions on supernatural powers in the late myth period were too great. Even the chosen one like Triss, the Raven Queen, needed all kinds of ritual materials to cast low-level magic.

I don’t know what magic skills Zhang Jiao, the God of Thunder, had hundreds of years ago, and whether he could shout “God of Thunder, help me”.

Dimensional space.

Duncan was thinking divergently and observing his second human body at the same time.

He was afraid that his human body would be gone before the dragon egg hatched.

Fortunately, the ice cave where the dragon egg was buried was relatively hidden, pitch black, and sealed off. No other adult dragons were there to tend it, and no other creatures were near. It must have been an abandoned, dead egg. The entire ice cave was only three meters in diameter, with only one dragon egg inside, surrounded by a thick layer of ice. It was unknown what the surrounding area looked like.

Duncan came to take a look when he had nothing to do. Because the dragon egg had not yet fully hatched and the body of the dragonfly inside had not yet been fully formed, it could not be loaded into it for the time being.

"It seems that the dimensional space can take over different species."

"Since even dragons are allowed?"

"So demons? Angels? Elves? Vampires or something?"

"It should be fine."

"It's just not clear what elements are needed to capture a humanoid."

"It can't be metaphysics, right?"

For Duncan, this was his first alien humanoid, a dragon species, so he could be said to have drawn an SSR, and he would not give it up easily no matter what.

Isn't it just soul compatibility?
At worst, he could practice crawling on all fours like a dragon, and if that didn't work, he could just control the dimensional space from a God's perspective. Anyway, he could now transform into an incarnation and host one. Compared with the human body of the human race, the alien human body of the dragon species obviously had a higher starting point.

"There are still nineteen days left, enough for me to take Hampshire and establish a foothold in the British Isles."

A soft sound of footsteps was heard.

Anya sneaked in, and Duncan thought she wanted to steal food, so he consciously cut into the human body and prepared to practice the penetration tactic.

But as soon as Anya sat in Duncan's arms, she bit his ear and said playfully, "There is news."

"I wonder if you're interested?"

Duncan looked up in confusion, kneading the dough with his palms and asked, "What news?"

Anya's breathing quickened for a moment, and she exhaled softly, "I secretly bribed the servants around Duke Dingtagir."

"I heard a recent secret."

In Anya's view, Duke Dingtagil is just a stepping stone. If he does not submit to Duncan, he will have to be dealt with sooner or later. She has already started to plan in advance, and this villain is obviously suitable for her to play.

Anyway, women are the most vicious, and she is not afraid of bearing a bad reputation.

Of course, Duncan won’t know about these things now, after all, he is a British hero standing in the open.

Anya took a breath and bit Duncan's ear and said, "After Duke Dingtagil goes back to recuperate."

"Suddenly one day he flew into a rage and executed several guards."

"Then the Duchess was imprisoned."

Ok? !

Element awareness.

Duncan looked up alertly, as if he had thought of something.

Is this a secret?
Could it be that King Arthur is gone just like that? Duke Dintagill is very likely to know that his home has been robbed!

Otherwise he wouldn't have suddenly imprisoned the Duchess.

Is Anya already so well-connected? How many people has she bribed around Duke Dintagir?
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(End of this chapter)