Berserk, Total War: Second Son of Nobles

Highland Axemen Number of people: 100 Recruitment cost: 50 gold coins Maintenance cost: 10 gold coins

There are many of them, they are cheap, they have armor, their morale is high, and they have a two-handed axe that can directly break armor.

John recruited 1000 Highland axemen and placed them all in the huge military camp in Binsey, which could accommodate about 6000 soldiers. In addition to these, John also recruited some spear militia. They were numerous, cheap, and trained very quickly. The key was that they carried shields that could withstand attacks from some long-range weapons.

In fact, John wanted to recruit more senior sergeants, but unfortunately he didn't have the time, so he could only choose to recruit some cheaper ones.

John felt that if Yoda's sneak attack and the Binsey rebellion broke out at the same time, he would definitely not be able to get there in time to deal with Yoda's troops, so he quickly ordered Hank and Charlie to take their troops to the south of West Balden to meet up with the legion stationed there.

But this was certainly not enough, so John relied on the system to recruit a lot of mercenary spearmen and crossbowmen in the southern part of West Balden, so that the total number of the entire Southern West Balden Legion finally reached 6000 people. He then ordered local farmers to help build the fortress.

After doing all this, John can only wait for new news. Next, he needs to subtly weaken those forces so that there will be fewer people when those forces break out.

So in the next two days, John's troops began to arrest the gangsters and bullies hiding in the city. Without exception, they were sent to the mines outside the city for labor. This made the whole city panic-stricken, and no one knew why the Midland army was suddenly keen on cracking down on this kind of underworld.

"What's going on? Why did the Midland army start arresting people? Half of my people have been arrested now."

"Maybe the news of our previous conversation was leaked, so they took action?" Some smart people guessed John's purpose and asked the envoy whether they could act in advance.

Then the envoy said: "If the news really leaked out, then they should have arrested us instead of these small fish and shrimps. And if we act now, it is very likely to destroy General Adam's plan, which will easily cause the plan to fail... In short, tell your men not to go out again. Be patient for one more day, and we will take action soon."

The envoy actually found it very unbelievable, but he didn't care. He cooperated with these people just to delay the defenders of Binsay so that Yoda's troops could quickly annex the territory of West Balden, and then besiege Binsay, and then attack from the east and west to annex the Kingdom of Balden. As for their life and death, they were not Yoda nobles, so what could they do?

So this tense atmosphere continued until the next night. Under the organization of the special envoy, large armies of various dignitaries began to gather in various dark alleys, and then through the intricate alleys, they directly touched the walls of Binsey Castle. At this time, there were about 6000 troops gathered around the castle. A small number of them wore Yoda's armor and Yoda's weapons. Of course, these were the better part. Others could not get these weapons. They directly painted their clothes red, the same color as Yoda's ordinary troops' clothes, so as to identify their identities. Some even painted their clothes black instead of red. Under the cover of night, they arrived safely at the residential area around the castle, waiting for the next instructions.

At this time, the envoy saw that most people had arrived. Although there would be more people joining if John hadn't interfered, he couldn't care less now. He shouted directly: "Charge into Binsay City, defeat Midlan, charge!" Then the surrounding rebels rushed forward and raised their weapons, rushing towards the gate of Binsay Inner City. The shouts of killing were deafening. Countless civilians didn't know what was going on. They could only close the doors and windows, and then block them with large objects. Some even let their families hide in the basement.

When the rebels rushed to a place not far from the city gate, the gate was opened directly, followed by two solid bullets that were fired with full force, smashing straight into the crowd, leaving two bloody paths. Those who were hit head-on died instantly, and countless people had broken arms or scratches. As the bombardment ended, the crossbowmen on the city wall quickly shot arrows at the rebels below. Before the rebels could react, they were attacked by another wave of arrows. Suddenly many people realized that they were ambushed and ran back.

"Hold on, hold on!" The rebel leader inside held up a shield in one hand and shouted to other rebels to charge in against the rain of arrows. However, the morale of the rebels was far from that level. Their shouts were blocked by all kinds of noisy sounds. Basically no one would listen to them. Many people realized that they might not get rich by following Yoda, but they would definitely die by fighting Midlan. In order to stay alive, they should retreat quickly. It would not be shameful.

It turned out that they were blocked by the Highland Axemen from behind, and there were militiamen defending on both sides. They could only charge at the Highland Axemen without shields, hoping that their numerical advantage would make these people recognize the situation.

In their perception, as long as you have enough people, no soldiers will bother you. In their previous dealings with Balden soldiers, those soldiers would not deliberately make things difficult for them when they saw that a certain group had a large number of people. So they thought that the soldiers from Midland and Balden were different. If having a large number of people really worked, then they would have made it to Penn long ago.

As a result, the Highland axemen chopped the men in half with one blow. Each blow from the sharp axe could accurately take a life. Some had their heads chopped off directly. Seeing the bloody scene before their eyes, some rebels immediately gave up resistance. Word spread from one to ten, and from ten to a hundred. Almost all the remaining rebels chose to surrender. Why risk their lives for just a few dollars a day?

At this time, John led the cavalry to prepare for the final charge, only to find that they had all surrendered. He could only ask them to lay down their weapons and report their names and identities one by one. Several leaders among them wanted to get away with it but were betrayed by other rebels and were directly pulled aside.

According to statistics, more than 1000 rebels were killed, more than 2000 were injured to varying degrees, and the remaining 3000 surrendered directly.

"Sure enough, these rebels are really tough." John smacked his lips, then ordered the militia to clean up the battlefield and lock up the prisoners in Binsey's prison and the surrounding mines and farms as labor. John then led the remaining soldiers and headed straight for the southern part of West Balden.

In the fields outside the city of Binsey, a figure was riding a horse. This person was Yoda's envoy. His purpose this time was to meet up with Yoda's troops and lead the way to Binsey for them.

Although Special Envoy Yoda was riding a horse, he was still sweating coldly. When he heard the sound of artillery firing behind him, he knew that the rebels would not succeed this time, so he quickly escaped through the tunnel, found his horse in his hiding place, and hurried to the southern part of West Balden. It seemed that as long as he reached that place, he would be safe.

"As long as we get there...as long as we get there," the envoy kept repeating this sentence, because although he was called an envoy, he was actually a spy. If he was caught, Yoda would definitely not admit it. He had done such a big thing, and Midlan would not let it go, so the top priority was to quickly meet up with Yoda's troops.

At this moment, several figures suddenly appeared on the vast plain. They turned out to be patrolling cavalrymen. When they found a black figure moving quickly, they immediately drew their horses and chased after it, which frightened Special Envoy Yoda into a cold sweat. He also hurriedly drove his horses to sprint at the fastest speed. The speed of the two sides was almost the same and they were both moving at the fastest speed.

At this moment, Envoy Yoda discovered that there were troops moving ahead. Because it was too dark, he couldn't see clearly what kind of troops they were, but he could tell from the size of the troops that it was a large force. After a few seconds of thinking, he was sure that there couldn't be a large group of Midland troops in this area. This must be Yoda's assault force, and he was about to be rescued, so he quickly opened his arms and shouted: "I am one of you, come and save me!"

Then his horse was hit by an arrow and he immediately fell off the horse.

"Who is this guy? I just heard him asking for help. Is he one of ours?"

"It doesn't look like the clothes, it's Yoda's costume. Do we have any troops disguised as such?"

"Carry him away first, then report to the two generals."