Berserk, Total War: Second Son of Nobles

Autumn of 1444, Fandi Town

The lord of Fandi Town looked at the crowds of people under the city wall and felt something was wrong instantly.

As a relatively powerful noble in the northern border area of ​​the Yoda Empire, he had seen troops of thousands of people before. However, his troops were currently conscripted by the emperor to fight in order to show their loyalty to the emperor, and the remaining two hundred people were only enough to maintain public order.

"Sir, can I avoid this war at some cost?" At this time, the lord still used aristocratic etiquette to hope to avoid war.

"My conditions are very simple. If you open the city and surrender and hand over your weapons, I will guarantee your safety." After John finished speaking, his soldiers shouted, "I beg you, sir, give me a straight answer, do you want to surrender or not?" and other similar words, which made the lord's face look like a big red date.

"I can defend here until I die of old age!" After saying this, the lord quickly ordered the soldiers to shoot arrows. However, since John's troops retreated to a position far away from the city wall, there were basically no casualties.

"You've finished throwing stones, right? It's our turn." John said, and ordered the light catapults that he had recruited through the mercenary system to start fighting back. The three catapults threw stones at the city gate and two sections of wooden walls respectively. Although the accuracy was poor, the stones had an impact on the soldiers inside the city wall, causing them to move away from the wall.

“The gates are open”

"There's a hole in the left wall"

"There's a hole in the right wall."

"Okay, archers, go forward and shoot before the enemy reacts." As John gave the order, the herald on the side quickly asked the soldiers to raise the flag symbolizing the archers and blow the trumpet.

When the commander of the archer unit saw the flag and blew the horn, he quickly ordered the archers composed of hunters to step forward and shoot.

The troops inside the city wall were caught off guard by arrows before they could react, resulting in casualties. Although there was no serious damage due to the range, the lord's troops were still shaken by the death and injuries in front of them.

"Hold on, hold on, don't run around," the lord shouted, and at the same time began to prepare to run away.

"Archers stop shooting, infantry charge from both sides of the city walls, cavalry rush in from the central gate, charge for Midland!" John saw that the enemy had no counterattack, and directly ordered the infantry and cavalry f1+f3 to push forward in one wave.

"Woo-woo-" The herald quickly ordered the flag-bearer to raise the flags of the infantry and cavalry and then blow the trumpet.

"Infantry, charge."

"Cavalry, charge."

Seeing this situation, the defenders inside the city wall tried to fight to the death, but they were no match for the bandits. In the eyes of the bandits, these so-called defenders were just armed old farmers. They were still old farmers even with weapons. Their morale collapsed at the first contact, and they retreated, scattering flowers. The lord was also forced to run out from the east gate, and then he was caught by the cavalry who were waiting for him.

An hour later, John saw the dusty nobleman.

"I am the lord of Fandy Town. I hope your tribe will abide by the code of chivalry. I will pay the ransom I owe."

"Okay, sir, but before that, you need to stay in the Mitlan Forest for a few days."

John didn't suffer much loss in the robbery of Vandy Town, but he earned nearly 1000 gold coins and obtained some valuables and freshly harvested grain. After letting a team of soldiers escort the prisoners and money and releasing an enemy soldier to deliver a letter, John immediately ordered his troops to attack other towns near Yoda's forest.

The other two routes of the troops also progressed very smoothly. In just one month, John's troops broke through 1 towns and captured 13 nobles. Some of them were captured when a noble held a banquet. They were eating barbecue and singing. They also seized many gold coins and some precious items. The most important thing was the precious food that the Yoda people had just harvested and the food stored in the granary. Because it has been less than two months since John established the forest settlement, the farmland cannot produce any food, and winter is coming soon, so more food is needed to survive the winter. As for the Yoda people, after John takes the nobles and skilled craftsmen away, others can choose to follow the troops back to the forest or go on their own. When they arrive in the forest, they need to be assigned according to the tasks. They should chop trees and mine. Only those who work can eat, and if they don't work, they will be kicked out.