Berserk, Total War: Second Son of Nobles

At this time, other people came out of the house one after another, with sleepiness still on their sleepy faces, but they were awakened instantly by the sudden explosion.

Griffith didn't bother to straighten his messy clothes and immediately yelled at them:

"Everyone, put on your armor and grab your weapons! Jiedu, take the reconnaissance team out of town and see what's going on!"

"Got it, all the scouting teams, follow me!"

Jie Du's voice was filled with the decisiveness peculiar to a soldier. He turned over and mounted a black-maned warhorse. After he slapped the horse, it immediately neighed and raised its front hooves.

Jie Du held the reins firmly and led more than ten lightly armed cavalrymen, rushing out of the town like an arrow.

The horses' hooves raised a cloud of dust, and the group quickly disappeared into the night.

Rondo was also awakened by the explosion in his sleep. His huge body turned over on the bed, and the bed board made a creaking sound.

The sudden sound of cannons also woke him up. Before he could fully wake up, a mercenary ran in at the door and reported:

"Captain, there's artillery fire outside the town!"

"what!"

Rondo jumped out of the bed, and his huge body seemed unusually flexible at this moment.

He hurriedly put on his armor and shouted at the top of his voice:

"What are you standing there for? Go tell everyone to get up and prepare for battle, and roll out those cannons!"

Two miles outside the town, a large number of Blackwatch mercenaries surrounded the town like a pack of hungry wolves surrounding their prey.

Their figures loomed in the night, their weapons flashing with a cold light. On the hill, a Black Watch captain stood on a huge rock, looking at the town in the distance, shook his head and said:

"What were these people thinking? They set up an ambush and set up camp and a fire. They wanted to block us with such a big noise, and there weren't even any patrol personnel outside the perimeter. How did these people survive in the past?"

"Captain, the rockets are ready!"

An artillery officer trotted over to report.

"Then light it up. It's a good opportunity to test the power of the new weapon."

The artillery officer trotted back to the artillery position, only to see that in front of the artillerymen were not facing the usual artillery pieces, but strange devices with metal tripods and launchers.

These devices have strange shapes. Arrows with launch tubes are placed in the slots of the launcher, and they are heading towards the town.

"Artillery in position, one test round, fire!"

Following the order from the artillery officer, the artillerymen quickly lit the fuse.

With the sound of "whoosh whoosh", rockets glided along the launch pad into the night sky, and then fell into the town and outside according to the angle.

The moment the rocket hit the ground, the tar and gunpowder inside exploded immediately. The huge impact force overturned the surrounding ground, and rocks and soil flew everywhere.

The flames instantly shot up into the air, turning the surroundings into a sea of ​​fire. The scorching heat caused the air to distort.

The surrounding mercenaries were engulfed by the flames before they could react. They let out shrill howls and struggled in the sea of ​​fire. Their flesh was burnt and emitted a pungent smell.

"Brothers, charge out!"

A mercenary captain shouted and led a group of mercenaries to rush to the outskirts of the town. However, just a few hundred meters outside the town, they saw rows of Black Watch on the opposite side who were already ready for battle.

With a burst of white smoke and gunshots, bullets came like raindrops, and the mercenaries fell to the ground one after another, and the ground was stained red with blood.

A rocket hit the house behind Griffith directly, and flames instantly jumped up, turning the house into a torch.

The raging fire lit up half the sky, and the heat wave made it impossible to get close. Fortunately, they all evacuated in advance and there were no casualties.

At this moment, Jie Du also returned with his men. They were all covered in ash, their faces blackened by smoke. Jie Du coughed and said:

"We're surrounded by Black Watch, but judging by the direction of the enemy's artillery fire, the main force should be in the south. We can evacuate north using the mobility of the cavalry and cover at night."

"If we retreat together, we'll be too conspicuous. Everyone should pack light, leaving behind any unimportant items, and then evacuate in groups under the leadership of each captain!"

Griffith made a decision immediately. In such a critical moment, saving his life is the most important thing. As for what mission to do, that depends on whether he has the life to do it.

Griffith and his companions immediately galloped north. The road was engulfed in flames, spreading rapidly, enveloping the entire town in a blaze. Even the sky was blazing brightly, as if it were daytime. Even the mercenaries, even those not close by, could feel the heat approaching, the scorching air suffocating them. The horses, restless in the heat, neighed from time to time.

"Be careful, there are unidentified cavalry approaching from the right!"

Before Jie Du could finish his words, a bottle burst open in front of him, followed by a burst of flames.

The flames spread rapidly around like the tentacles of a devil.

Jie Du immediately turned his horse around and narrowly escaped the disaster. He patted his chest and said with lingering fear:

"so close."

At the same time, several noises were suddenly heard around, and then some people from Griffith's team fell off their horses and fell to the ground.

"There are muskets on the opposite side. Everyone, get down on your horses immediately and don't look up!"

Griffith shouted a warning.

"boom!"

There was another explosion, and Griffith gritted his teeth. Rockets kept falling around him, and bursts of flames rose from all around him. There were only large flames in front of his eyes, and only the sound of burning flames in his ears. The scorching flames made him feel like he was in hell.

He could only keep dodging the flames in front of him, his body shaking violently on the horse's back, trying to maintain his balance.

After a while, his surroundings gradually became clear, and his vision and hearing also returned.

Only then did he realize that there was no one beside him, and Jie Du and the others were gone.

But at the same time, he heard the sound of two horse hooves. Turning around, he saw a Black Watch cavalryman chasing him with a musket.

The cavalryman's figure looked particularly ferocious in the light of the fire, and the muzzle of the musket flashed dangerously.

Griffith's heart tightened. He quickly tightened the reins and urged the horse to speed up. However, the Black Watch cavalry behind him was chasing closely, and the distance between the two sides was getting closer and closer.

"bump!"

With a gunshot, the horse under Griffith was hit and fell forward to the ground, and Griffith was thrown out with it.

Griffith felt like his whole body was falling apart after being thrown down, but he had no chance to recover at this time because he saw the Black Watch cavalryman rushing towards him.

He immediately looked around and found a forest not far away. Griffith made up his mind and rushed over immediately. When the Black Watch cavalryman took aim at him, he immediately rushed into the forest. The bullet from the opposite side missed the target and only left a bullet hole on the tree trunk where he was just now.