Traveling through The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim

In order to avoid alerting the enemy, we did not make a fire to cook, but ate the dry hard bean cakes we brought with us. The climate in Skyrim is too cold, and only the southern Falkreath and Whiterun can grow some black beans and soybeans. These things are usually used to feed horses in Cyrodiil in the south. The regular rations of the Imperial Legion are wheat, and only those who have lost the battle will be issued bean cakes as a humiliation. However, our food reserves are insufficient, and the bean cakes can only make us 60% to 70% full.

Everyone took turns to rest according to the order. I tried to save my spear again, but failed. The quality of the weapons in the Jingyue Camp was really conscientious. The tip of the spear pierced through Songyue Drake's thick iron breastplate and its hard body, and exposed five or six centimeters from the back, causing the spear shaft to be stuck. It seemed that the only way to get this weapon back was to cut the corpse into pieces.

As the sun went down, Tagel began to arrange the tasks. His plan was the same as I had guessed: to take back the city of Falkreath while the enemy's defenses were unoccupied.

The brothers in charge of the guard have roughly figured out the deployment of the garrison. When we evacuated, we mainly burned down the houses in the city, and the walls of Falkreath were preserved. The walls on the east and west sides are mainly built with stone, with wooden gates and watchtowers, while the north and south sides are simple wooden walls organized and built by Danger after the werewolf incident. The supplies of the Imperial Legion are mainly piled near the north wall, guarded by two soldiers, and five on the east side. There is a fixed sentry on each of the two watchtowers, and the other three patrol back and forth on the wall, changing guard every two hours. We cannot observe the situation in the west and south of the city.

There are many water sources on the mountain where Howling Bastion is located. These streams eventually converge into a small river, flowing to the logging site in the north of Falkreath City, where a large pond is formed. Winter is the dry season, and only a pitiful trickle is left slowly creeping at the bottom of the riverbed, but it is the existence of this river that has left a gap in the northern wooden wall. Because the wood that could not be transported was burned by us, the logging site at the junction of the east and north walls has been completely abandoned. The Imperial Legion did not arrange for someone to guard it, which would become their fatal mistake.

Floki was ordered to lead five infantrymen and ten archers to guard the Howling Bastion. Tagel led me and the rest of the group down the mountain along the river and sneaked into the city under the cover of night. At the front of the team were five members of the Reachman Guard, all of whom were young women. The Reachman valued girls over boys. When disaster strikes, girls, as the backbone and heirs of the family, receive more protection. There are only more than fifty young people among the Reachman refugees who fled to Falkreath, of which nearly forty are women. The Reachman Guard formed by my father is also mainly composed of girls. These people trained secretly with Rhea. Everyone knew that Baron Helgen had such a team, but they didn't know how strong they were.

The five girls moved flexibly on the steep hillside like goats. I could see that they were divided into two groups, keeping watch on each other's backs. I don't know if this cooperation was an idea of ​​Dad and Riya, or if it came from their life experience in Richland. In any case, it can be seen that they are not only agile, but also very cooperative. The five people dispersed and kept watch at the foot of the mountain, patiently waiting for a group of clumsy Nords to catch up with them, and then continued to move towards the logging camp. I just watched five living people disappear silently into the shadows. Unlike the invisibility magic used by vampires, this should be due to their stealth skills. If the other six people are also at this level...

Everyone lowered their bodies and moved quickly along the riverbed. The night sky was very clear today, not suitable for sneak attacks, so our swords were sheathed to avoid reflecting the moonlight and attracting the enemy's attention. The two Rich girls pulled down a few vines on the way down the mountain and used them as long whips. They quietly slipped into the shadow formed by the wooden wall and moved towards the place where the baggage was stored.

These supplies were the reliance of the Lucius Legion to confront us for a long time. The original plan was to burn them all, but since the Legion had already taken the initiative to attack, Tager decided to let them become spoils of war. The two soldiers guarding the baggage were completely unaware of the danger and stood there listlessly, unable to make a sound until they were strangled by the vines. Our brothers changed into imperial uniforms and successfully lured and killed the people who came to change guards. Tager arranged two archers to hide in the dark and guard the baggage with the two disguised as imperial soldiers, and then led a team to occupy the west gate. Controlling there was equivalent to cutting off the retreat of the defenders. I led people to attack the soldiers who were resting.

The Lucius Legion was stationed here for more than a month. They cleared the ruins of many houses and set up tents on the open ground. As the legion was dispatched, most of the tents were also dismantled and taken away, and the remaining two large tents were particularly conspicuous. A brother and I changed into imperial uniforms and disguised ourselves as imperial soldiers who had returned to rest after changing shifts. The five Richmen dispersed and used the shadows of the ruins of the houses to move forward. When they encountered a large open space without cover, they tried to choose the short gap when the sentinels on the city wall were distracted by other things to pass quickly. The late winter night was not peaceful either. Whether in the dense forests in the north or the mountains in the south, the roars of wild beasts could be heard from time to time. Some sounds seemed to be right at the edge of the city. They were neither wolf howls nor bear roars, but were creepy.

When I entered the tent, all five legionnaires were dead. Two of them had their necks cut, two were strangled by vines, and one was strangled by a bowstring. This was not the first time I had witnessed death, but this time I felt something indescribable. On the one hand, I was shocked by the cruelty of these Reach women. The five dead were all Nords. Tullius did not bring many Cyrodiil people to Skyrim, and the lower-level soldiers were recruited locally. I actually hoped to capture them alive, which was not difficult to do. But if you consider it from the perspective of the Reach people, the people in front of you are the murderers who caused their families to be destroyed. Is there any need to show mercy?

The people had been killed, and there was no point in thinking about it. The Reachmen split into two groups again and merged into the darkness before dawn. Not long after, Tagel also came with his men. The sentry at the west gate was manned by two orcs from the same tribe. When they changed guards, the two fellow villagers chatted for a few more words and were both captured. Those indistinguishable roars were the roars of the orcs. We learned from the captives that there were only sixteen soldiers left in Falkreath City, divided into two groups, five at the east gate, one at the west gate, and two at the baggage. In other words, there were only five enemies at the east gate left.

Tager also arranged a combination of two infantrymen and two archers at the west gate. So the two of us led the remaining three infantrymen and six archers, and swaggered out of the tent and came to the east gate.

"Stop! Who is it?"

Although the sun had not yet risen, the sky in the east was already turning pale. The three people on the city wall spotted us at the first moment and shouted at us.

"I am Tagel of the Storn family, the Baron of Falkreath, and the father of Lord Sidger. If the three of you are willing to lay down your weapons, I swear on the honor of my family to guarantee your safety."

The three of them hesitated. The eleven of us suddenly appeared in the city, and the other defenders were probably in danger, but they had the advantage of terrain and two archers on the watchtowers, so they had a chance of winning. However, at this moment, one person flew down from each of the two watchtowers, fell to the ground with a thud, and immediately stopped moving...

On the 202st of Morningstar in the year 21E , we recaptured Falkreath after it had been occupied for forty days. Of the sixteen defenders, five were captured and eleven were killed. I suggested to Tagel that we lead the team to backstab Lucius's army. We only have forty people, but we have to divide our forces to guard the two strongholds of Howling Bastion and Falkreath. If Daddy fails to completely defeat Lucius, how can we face the counterattack of the army? It is better to take the initiative to attack and attack from three sides with Daddy and Danger. With the ability of the five Reach girls, it is even possible to kill the enemy commander directly in the chaos.

Tagel refused. He arranged for me to take two people to count the captured supplies, and he guarded the east gate. Five Reachmen were responsible for delivering messages between Howling Bastion and Falkreath City. Only they could freely travel on the steep mountains. I didn't quite understand his decision, but I still obeyed the order. Now I can only hope that the other departments can successfully complete their respective tasks.

The Imperial Legion has seized a large amount of supplies. The food stored here is enough for them to survive for another half a year. I suddenly have a feeling that Tullius might have made a mistake in urging Lucius to go to war. If the two sides confronted each other until spring, we would probably collapse due to the depletion of food. Or if Lucius could defend with all his strength, we would not have taken Falkres so easily. This is probably the so-called "a general is not subject to the orders of the king when he is away from home". Of course, it is also possible that Lucius's report exaggerated his own achievements, which led to Tullius, who was far away in Solitude, making a wrong judgment.

Tager was old and not very energetic, so it was agreed that I would be on duty in the second half of the night. But I was still worried that the Imperial Legion would turn around and attack the city, so I suggested to Tager that the remaining ruins of the houses in the city be completely demolished and a large garbage dump be set up outside the city gate, which would buy some time for our archers. Tager was probably a little annoyed by my nagging, so he approved my request. I was busy like this until the evening of the next day. I was originally going to rest early, but I was startled by the noise coming from outside the city. I grabbed my longbow and rushed to the city wall without even having time to put on my leather armor. I saw a group of imperial soldiers rushing towards me in a mess!

What you fear is bound to happen! I glared at Tager unhappily and drew my bow and arrow, wanting to find the leader of this group of guys and kill him first.

"Open the door! Open the city gate quickly!"

The enemy seemed to be unaware that the city had changed hands. They shouted at us to open the city gates while climbing over the garbage we had piled outside the city during the day. Tager suddenly swung his right hand, which had been raised high, down, and everyone shot arrows.

The five or six men who were at the front fell down, and the rest of the soldiers retreated and hid behind their shields. Dust flew up behind them, and more soldiers rushed towards the city wall accompanied by earth-shaking shouts of killing.