I was a knight in the Middle Ages

The bravest of the two will win. The Truss cavalry, with less than 300 men left, charged at Alpha's cavalry without hesitation. Long spears were like a forest, and a fierce battle broke out in an instant.

Truss felt his breathing becoming more and more rapid, and his heart was filled with anger and unwillingness.

Alpha's cavalry was well-trained and well-equipped, and they were a tired army, exhausted after several battles, but they still did not retreat.

Truss swung the sword in his hand, cut down an enemy, and quickly dodged the attacks of several other enemies. He felt that he was about to reach his limit, but he knew that he could not stop. Once he stopped, it would mean death.

Finally, Truss successfully broke through with more than a hundred knights and headed straight for the mountain stronghold. Bahot's cavalry regiment was right in front of them, but there were still layers of obstacles in front of them, like mountains and seas, and the enemy was approaching rapidly from behind.

"Captain Truss, Bahot ahead is asking for help." After receiving the call for help, Truss knew that he was powerless to save the situation.

"Tell Bahot to abandon the main Bahot stronghold and go to Digar stronghold." Truss saw that the enemy's intention was to consume their own strength here.

"Turn to Digar." Truss gave up the support without even turning his head.

"Chief Bahot, Captain Truss has given up supporting us and asked us to go to Digar Village instead."

"Damn it! We are all trapped, how can we get out?" Bahot roared angrily.

"Knights, there is an attack on the mountain, hurry up!" Bahot shouted.

"Kill!" The cavalry in the rear was faster, and Alpha's entire army pressed forward. There were heavy blockades in front and pursuers in the rear. Bahot's situation was very dangerous.

Alpha had already sent all his troops to the front battlefield, leaving only Fattam to intercept Truss's escape route to the north, while also fending off any enemy soldiers that might attack from the north gate of the enemy camp. The defeated infantry in the rear had no time to take care of for the time being, but once these infantry approached, they would be ruthlessly strangled.

At this time, only the dead are safe. As for the approaching enemies, Alpha has no intention of leaving any alive, so the infantry who want to approach the camp can only stay away.

The fierce battle started in the early morning and ended at three o'clock in the afternoon. The subsequent work of capturing prisoners and treating the wounded continued until midnight.

Will's central army camp was once again transformed into a prisoner camp, with 800 bandit infantrymen captured and another 400 to 500 wounded soldiers in urgent need of treatment. However, Alpha's medical team was now overwhelmed and could not spare time to treat these enemies.

"It seems like something has been forgotten?" Looking at these wounded soldiers, Alpha suddenly remembered something.

"Lilia, Tasli, you two go and pick up Lina and the others!" Alpha remembered the special forces who were still waiting for rescue in the rear.

"Lord Alpha, Robin Hood's troops are executing prisoners and we can't stop them." Suddenly, Rowling ran over.

"Let Robin Hood and Captain Will come over." Alpha felt something was wrong.

"I'll go there myself. You call Captain Will as well, and we'll discuss the issue of profit distribution in the future." After saying that, Alpha quickly walked towards the battlefield.

Now, the battle is basically over, but there are still many follow-up matters to be dealt with. Robin Hood's mercenaries get rewards based on the number of people they kill, regardless of whether the war is won or not.

"Captain Robin Hood, given the current situation, we need to divide the interests. Which method do you think is best?" The three gathered together to discuss countermeasures.

"Isn't this calculated per head?" Robin Hood's troops are all mercenaries, and they have always calculated bounties in this way.

"We have more than a thousand captives now, and it is impossible to cut off all their heads, otherwise it will easily cause riots, and living captives are more valuable than dead ones." Alpha explained kindly. In fact, the mercenaries also know that living captives are valuable, but mercenaries are individuals, who has time to take care of those captives? It is better to kill them all and put an end to it.

"If they dare to riot, we will kill them all." Robin Hood's method of dealing with the problem was simple and crude. Moreover, this method could also reduce the number of people who had to share the benefits. In the past, there were cases where mercenaries deliberately refused to treat the wounded in order to share more benefits.

"That would greatly increase our casualties, which wouldn't be conducive to controlling the situation." Alpha objected.

"Then let me suggest a method. We divide the troops according to their manpower." Alpha knew that if he did not take the initiative to propose a plan, it would be impossible to discuss any plan in one night.

"Captain Alpha, what is that method? How to distribute it?" Robin Hood was of course very concerned about the benefits.

"It means taking a proportional share of the profits based on the proportion of manpower sent out. For example, if there are a total of 1,000 people and our unit sends out 500 people, then we will take a 50% share." Alpha's method is simple and crude, and it is also the method that the mercenary group has been using.

"But some people are brave, while others are cowardly and refuse to fight. Such a distribution will easily discourage everyone's enthusiasm." Robin Hood's mercenary group is no better than the regular army.

"The rest you can divide up according to your bravery in combat, 30% for logistics and 70% for the front lines. You can do whatever you want.

You will send out 400 cavalry and 200 infantry this time. I will count 600 for you. You can send people to count the results with us, and I will report to the Grand Duke afterwards. "Alpha just doesn't want to see his area in such a mess and without discipline.

"That's great, we agree." Robin Hood readily agreed. After all, Robin Hood was basically an auxiliary and not the main combat force. He did not participate too much in the early and late cleaning of the battlefield, but he could enjoy the benefits of the entire battlefield.

"From now on, no matter whether it is mercenaries or anyone else, they are not allowed to kill prisoners and must obey unified management." This is Alpha's purpose.

"What about the severed heads?" Robin Hood blushed a little. After all, everyone fought together. After the battle was over, some were treating the wounded, some were managing the prisoners, and some were maintaining order. Only his own mercenaries were snatching the fruits of victory.

"I don't care about the heads that have been cut off now, but if anyone acts on their own again, I will take back all the results and manage them together." Alpha didn't want to fall out.

"Okay, now I will go and discipline my subordinates." Since Robin Hood has taken advantage, he naturally does not want to give up the fruits of his labor. However, if he continues this behavior and offends Captain Alpha and Will, he will have to deal with things impartially and the benefits he has gained will be lost.

"Alpha, aren't we losing out in this way?" Will was a little unhappy. After all, this was in everyone's interest.

"Mercenaries make their living by taking heads, unlike us. Don't be stingy. The anti-bandit campaign will be over soon. Besides, we didn't give any rewards for cooperating with our operations before." Alpha comforted.

"But"

"Let's pay more attention to the wounded and the prisoners of the enemy! By the way, have you found the werewolf?" Alpha interrupted Will's complaints. Recalling the werewolf, Alpha felt a dull pain in his wounds.

"We checked carefully, but found nothing." Will was still frightened when he recalled the battle with Bahot.

"Look carefully to identify him, that guy is too threatening." Alpha still had lingering fears when recalling the battle with Bahot. That guy was too threatening, even if Alpha fought him alone now, he would be defeated.

"Lord Alpha, we are finally back." Lina rushed to Alpha impatiently, but found that he had fallen asleep. The battle with Bahot today made Alpha exhausted both physically and mentally.

"Lina, please come back tomorrow and let Lord Alpha have a good rest." Rowling tried to calm Lina down, but the latter was too emotional to calm down.

"Why did you hide it from me? It's obviously all right now." Lina was resentful, "I want to know clearly."

"We just found out about this last night," Rowling advised. "Lord Alpha is doing this for your own good. Don't worry about it. Just have a good rest."

"You knew it yesterday, too!" Hearing that Rowling said the same thing, Lina felt a little more balanced. She understood that her duty was to save the dying and the wounded, so she quickly transformed herself into an angel and focused on treating the wounded.

……

"Liv, are you talking about the Fatalia Empire?" Alpha was stunned when he heard Liv's explanation. After all, in Alpha's impression, Fatalia was not peaceful.

According to Grand Duke Houston, the Fatalia Empire is mainly divided into three major forces: the royal family, the great nobles and the great merchants.

Among them, the royal family was in decline, and capable royal family members were forced to go into exile. The rest were either fence-sitters or incompetent people who just wanted to get by.

The strongest are the nobles, especially the great aristocracy. These people control the lifeline of the country and have the military, political and economic power in their hands. The people live in dire straits.

Big merchants are basically vassals of the great nobles, but their influence is entrenched in various empires, their strength is constantly increasing, and they already have the ability to compete with the great nobles, of course only on the economic level.

The Gust family is a representative of big businessmen and maintains neutrality between the nobility and the royal family, but it is also suppressed by the nobility and does not have an easy life.

"Grandpa is seriously ill. I have to go back, Alpha." Liv lost both her parents when she was young, and her grandfather raised her. The family did not redeem her this time because her grandfather was seriously ill, and the others hoped that she would die.

"It's not going to be a safe journey, so you must be careful." Although the two of them had a good chat and Alpha liked this capable and open-minded little girl, after all, they had no other relationship, so it was not easy to stop them.

"I know, Lord Alpha, you must take care of yourself too." Liv actually hugged Alpha from behind. Alpha was the only person who supported her business besides her grandfather.

"Liv, don't do this, you will regret it." They were alone with each other, and Alpha was not an innocent boy.

"Alpha, I'm a little scared when I go back this time. I want to entrust myself to you so that I won't have regrets." Liv kissed Alpha boldly.

Alpha carried Liv into the woods.

"Liv, are you going back tomorrow?" Alpha asked worriedly while holding the porcelain doll-like beauty in his arms.

"Well, my grandfather's condition is very serious, I must go back. But don't worry Alpha, my grandfather has already made arrangements for me. Someone in the family will protect me. I also brought so many mercenaries with me, so everything will be fine." Liv lay in Alpha's arms like a kitten.

"Then after you meet grandpa, if you are in danger, come back as soon as possible. The door of Bilith Fortress will always be open to you." Alpha could only give Liv a promise of eternal support.

"I know, Lord Alpha. If the situation is out of control, I will come back, and then I will have to rely on you." Liv went back just to fight to get what belonged to her.

"Actually, you will have better development here." Liv has strong business capabilities. As long as she is given a platform for development, she will become a business tycoon.

"But this is grandpa's wish. He doesn't want the family to be controlled by others." Liv also has her own difficulties.

"Well, I'll come to you, Liv." Alpha couldn't help but told Liv that he was going to the Fatalia Empire.

"Lord Alpha, you cannot enter the Fatalia Empire, did you know that? Captain Truss is actually a soldier of the Fatalia Empire. You defeated him and have offended the nobles of the Fatalia Empire. As long as you enter the empire, they will not let you go." Liv sat up and persuaded nervously.

"It's okay, I'll pay attention." Alpha hugged Liv in his arms and comforted her.

As night fell, the air became colder and colder. Alpha's coat was no longer enough to protect him from the cold.

"Liv, let's go home. It's too cold here." Alpha said.

But Liv didn't want to go back. She clung to Alpha's arms and said, "Sir, please stay with me tonight, okay?"

Liv knew that once she returned, Alpha would no longer belong to her alone.

"Well, I'm all yours tonight." Alpha pressed Liv down again.

……

Looking at Liv's receding back, Alpha felt a little lost.

"Lord Alpha, Liv has already left. Why are you reluctant to let her go?" Rowling suddenly appeared behind Alpha.

"You scared me. Are you itchy?" Alpha slapped Rowling on the butt as a punishment.

"Call everyone to a meeting, we need to arrange the next work." Alpha knew that he could not continue to be decadent, and the bandit problem must be solved as soon as possible.

"Understood sir, executed immediately." Rowling likes the serious Alpha, that kind of man is the most attractive.

"First of all, we must affirm the success of this lure plan. We have successfully wiped out most of the bandits and made favorable preparations for our next tasks..." Alpha first affirmed the tasks at this stage.

"Now let's hear about the gains and losses of this operation. Rowling, please report the casualty ratio of both sides." Alpha asked the first question.

“Lord Alpha, for this operation, we will send out 800 cavalry and 400 infantry, and Robin Hood’s troops will send out 400 infantry and 200 cavalry, for a total of 1,200 cavalry and 600 infantry.

The enemy dispatched 1,000 cavalry and 2,000 infantry, and the number of subsequent bandits hiding in the mountain stronghold and not coming out was not counted." Luo Lin began to report on his work.

Of course, there is a lot of water in it. Alpha's cavalry has only 700 in total, of which 300 are recruits, and the 400 infantry are fully staffed, but 100 of them who were defending Joyce Stronghold did not participate in the battle at all.

However, Alpha did not point it out. After all, Robin Hood was also involved, and this aspect concerned the distribution of interests, so Alpha just followed the little tricks of the people below.

"In this operation, 1,300 people were captured, 100 were lightly wounded, and 200 were seriously wounded. They have received simple treatment. 482 enemy infantrymen were killed, and 640 cavalrymen were killed. 580 war horses were captured, as well as countless swords, spears, and armor.

Eighty-two of our infantrymen were killed, thirty-eight were seriously injured, and countless were slightly injured. Two hundred and sixty-two of our cavalrymen were killed, and thirty-six were seriously injured." Rowling handed the statistics to Alpha.

"That means our cavalry lost nearly three hundred people. This price is not small!" In fact, the heaviest losses were suffered by Lina's troops. When the two hundred people returned, only one hundred were left.

"Lord Alpha, this battle is a great victory!" Captain Robin Hood immediately congratulated. After all, this ratio of casualties can be considered a great victory.

Of course, this loss does not include Robin Hood's troops. Robin Hood's troops also suffered heavy losses. The number of infantry and cavalry killed was close to one hundred, and there were nearly one hundred wounded. If they did not receive timely treatment, their fate would probably not be very good.

"The losses are too great, this can only be considered a tragic victory." Alpha was still heartbroken. If it weren't for the need to completely block Truss's cavalry, the losses could have been reduced by half.

"Monkey, Lilia, is there any news about Bahot and Truss?" Alpha mentioned these two people in particular. One of them had superb martial arts skills, and the other had extraordinary wisdom. If they were allowed to live, they would be a disaster.