Unknown Knight

In the Rhodok army camp near Tilburg, King Gryphus couldn't help but sigh.

This time the three kings agreed to attack Prince Aix of the Vaegir Kingdom at the same time. The Rhodok army, which set out the earliest, was the slowest one. Only now did the army arrive near Tilburg, the border between the Kingdom of Swadia and the Kingdom of Vaegir.

King Gryphus always had a bad feeling, for no other reason than that this expedition had been going very badly from the very beginning.

Especially after the army passed the territory of Viruga City, it was constantly harassed by the cavalry of the Kingdom of Vigia. Every night, the Vigia cavalry was like ghosts, launching attacks under the cover of darkness.

These hateful Vaegir cavalry usually sneak up to the camp under the cover of night, then after firing a few rounds of shots, turn around and ride away on their horses without any delay.

The key point is that the arrow shot by the Vigians was a burning rocket, and not an ordinary rocket. A delicate small ceramic bottle was tied to the arrowhead area of ​​the arrow. It was only as thick as a thumb. The ceramic bottle wall was very thin and would break at the touch. The bottle mouth was blocked with a cork, and black incendiary oil was filled inside.

One of his soldiers once picked up such an arrow, which survived because it was shot into a pile of soft sand. When the arrow was handed to King Gryphus, he found that this kind of rocket was very unusual, especially the small pottery bottle on the arrowhead. Not only was it very finely crafted, but the wall of the bottle was so thin that the black incendiary oil inside would flow out with just a slight bump.

The key point is that although the amount of these fierce fire oil is not large, when shooting, the small ceramic bottle will shatter under the high-speed impact, and it will also produce a small splashing area, which will produce several or even dozens of tiny fire points in an area with a diameter of more than two meters. If the fire is not put out slowly, it will cause a major fire.

Every time the Vigers launched a sneak attack, after a few rounds of shooting, at least hundreds of such rockets were fired, which meant at least hundreds of fires. If we were not handling it well enough, the fire would spread and it would be very difficult to deal with.

Every night raid would keep the entire Rhodok soldiers in the camp busy fighting fires all night long, which would not only cause certain losses, but also make the entire army unable to rest well, leaving them physically and mentally exhausted.

The next morning, it took a long time just to clean up the mess, so we set out very late every day, which seriously slowed down the march.

What is most annoying is that the Vigers would actually launch a surprise attack on the grain transport teams.

In order to ensure the smooth flow of grain, King Gryphus sent elite troops to escort the grain. He also learned from Aix and modified the trucks that transported grain so that they could quickly form a chariot formation to resist the enemy if attacked.

But the Vigers were clearly well prepared. Among their attacking cavalry was a group of about fifty heavy cavalrymen, who were equipped with plate armor made of stamped steel plates. Even the crossbows fired by the Rhodok elite archers could not hurt them easily. You must know that these Rhodok elite archers were equipped with siege crossbows, and the crossbow arrows they shot were all specially made steel-headed arrows.

Especially the horses ridden by these heavily armored cavalrymen, whose breed is unknown. Not only are they half a head taller than ordinary horses, they are also extremely strong. With armored people on board, only two or three horses are needed to easily pull a truck full of grain. They are comparable to the legendary divine horses.

Under the long-range cover of the light cavalry, this heavy cavalry could easily rush to the chariot formation formed by the grain transport team, then throw out the climbing hooks to easily pull apart the chariot formation, and then ride their horses into the chariot formation and chop them up like chops.

The Rhodok soldiers, who were good at infantry combat but had no cavalry, lost half of their morale before the battle when they met the heavy cavalry riding these terrifying horses. Once a hole was opened in the chariot formation, their fighting will was basically destroyed. The Viegers could rush in on horseback and end the battle quickly.

This kind of sneak attack on food supplies was successful several times in succession, which directly led to the Rhodok Kingdom's army being unable to supply food and even starving.

Faced with this situation, King Gryphus did not dare to send too many troops to escort food and grass. The enemy was elusive and attacked the camp every night. Who knew exactly how many troops they had? If too many people were sent, it would be easy for the enemy to divide and destroy them. The army might even be defeated before it even reached the city of Zhivadin.

But you asked King Gryphus to retreat now but he refused. The Rhodok Kingdom has invested countless manpower and resources in this battle.

King Gryphus, who comes from a merchant family, is just like a merchant with the same surname. He cannot get rid of the stingy nature of ordinary merchants. He has invested so much in this expedition, and now he has not received any return. To let him retreat like this is simply to ask for his life.

We are short of food, aren't we? Where is this place? This is the largest grain-producing area in the continent - the Great Plains of Calradia. King Griffus, who was already furious, gnashed his teeth like a gambler and ordered his subordinates:

"Pass the order down and organize the soldiers to go to the nearby villages to plunder food and grass. As long as it is edible, bring it all to the barracks."

Although they are allies with the Kingdom of Swadia this time, based on the principle of "a friend's death is better than my own", they can no longer care about so many things at the moment.

Moreover, in order to avoid being attacked at night by the Vigers, King Gryphus had negotiated with the castle estates of the Kingdom of Swadia on the way several times, hoping to be able to rest in the castle at night so as not to worry about the enemy's night attack.

But this request was rudely rejected by the nobles of these places, even though he was willing to pay a high price. This made King Griffith very angry. At this moment, when he ordered the looting, His Majesty the King had no burden in his heart.

At worst, after the war is over, if King Harlaus holds him accountable, he can make some compensation. How much money can he get by looting a few manors and villages?

Soon the villages around Tilburg suffered. They were harassed every night along the way, but they could not find a place in the Kingdom of Swadia where they could spend the night safely. The Rhodok soldiers had long been resentful, so they showed no mercy when looting the nearby villages.

The soldiers not only took away all the food and grain they could, they also took away the seeds and grain that were specially left behind. They also took away all the pigs, dogs, chickens, ducks, geese, cattle, sheep, donkeys, and horses.

Not only that, all the necessary cloth, leather, firewood, tools and other supplies that could be taken away were also taken away.

In addition to food and supplies, the women in the village who did not escape had to endure the evil wrath of the Rhodok soldiers. Not only did they suffer their humiliation, but dozens of young and beautiful girls and wives were also captured. The lords in the camp also needed to be respected, right?

What's even more outrageous is that if the village shows any resistance, or if the soldier is simply angry or finds the village annoying, innocent people will be killed. When they leave, these villains will not forget to set a fire and burn the place where they committed their crimes to ashes.

The nobles standing on Tilburg looked at the smoke billowing from the villages and manors destroyed by the Rhodok soldiers in the distance, and they all jumped up and down and cursed, vowing to avenge themselves sooner or later.