At noon, the defeated rebels slowly gathered back, about 1,500 people, Char originally wanted to use these people, but most of these 1,500 people were not lightly injured, some of them were not seriously injured, but they were exhausted after running away for a long time.
And it seems that the vast majority of people have been killed by the Odin, completely lost all fighting spirit, and everyone's face is full of fear and numbness.
Char thinks that he doesn't have the ability to immediately awaken the fighting spirit of these guys, he is not one of those legendary heroes, a speech can exude the spirit of a king, and let these defeated rabbits regain their fighting spirit and become brave warriors, this kind of thing only exists in legends, and reality is impossible at all.
So he simply handed over all these routs to Cato to enrich the logistics, but transferred more than 200 people from the logistics.
However, by the afternoon, bad news came one by one Char divided all the two hundred cavalry into six teams, left the garrison and searched in six directions, only to return at noon, including two other groups, who withdrew a little late when they encountered Odin's small force, and fled back after a fierce battle, losing half of their men.
The six directions that went out to search were met with small forces of Odin That is, they were surrounded by the Odin "It's clear that these Odin people want to cut us off from the outside world."
Char scratched his head in annoyance: "The generals on the front line probably don't know the chaos behind them, maybe they already know, but maybe they themselves are in trouble."
In addition, I am afraid that the Odin people have copied directly behind us, and there are not many defenders in Wildfire Town, and after the Odin people occupy it, it will be used as a stronghold to block the direction of our return to the south, and at the same time, it can also resist the aid of the imperial army in the south. ” Char sighed, and in the big tent, the battalion officer named Slatter, as well as Sharpa, Kato, and three other battalion officer-level officers gathered.
Char took out the map on the wall.
"Now our situation is not good, the original layout this time is that the three armies on the northern wildfire field are divided into three ways to resist the Odin.
And to the south of Wildfire, there's also a corps stationed there as a reserve.
And after the 2nd and 9th Corps on both sides is finished, according to the current intelligence, Hastings has run behind us, if they occupy Wildfire Town, no, not if they must have occupied Wildfire Town, so that even if the reserve corps in the south comes to support, they will be dragged in Wildfire Town and cannot go north, besides, I am worried that Hastings has sent so many small forces around us to swim back and forth, just to cut off our communication of information.
Maybe by the time the reserve corps in the south gets the news that they are heading north, our blood will have already been drained."
In the big tent, only the Slater battalion officer has been commanding an infantry battalion, which is considered a combat branch, and there is some foundation in military strategy, he nodded and glanced at Char: "That guy Hastings has a lot of appetite, he suddenly attacked and routed the second and ninth corps, and then copied our back road, planning to stop our thirteenth and sixth corps in the north and eat them hum want to kill our four corps in Byzantium in one battle, this Odin Valkyrie's appetite is too big."
Cato and Sharpa were just their own soldiers, they didn't directly lead the soldiers, they couldn't say anything, they just listened from the sidelines, and Sharpa anxiously shouted: "But you have to find a way to contact the general in the north, why don't you let me rush north with the cavalry."
Char glanced at him, and said: "No, it's not that I don't want to contact the general, but we can't think of anything we can think of now, as a famous general of Odin, Hastings can't think of it I guess, whether it's to the south or north, a lot of small detachments have been deployed to intercept us, even if you are willing to risk death to try, I'm afraid it will be a waste of our limited cavalry." ” Cato is a bit clever after all, and he has built up a little confidence in Char: "What do you think?"
"We stayed" Char sighed: "Most of us are infantry, if we leave the fortifications of the station, whether it is to break through or evacuate south, it is a dead end, we are not many, and we have to take a large group of transport baggage battalions, plus more than a thousand wounded soldiers, relying on our two legs, how fast can Hastings be able to make a roundabout raid, then most of his command must be fast cavalry, even if it is the reindeer cavalry of the Odin, if they encounter the enemy in the wilderness, the Odin people only need to use eight hundred cavalry, That's enough to wipe us out, and I'm sure Hastings must have set up troops around us to intercept us, just waiting for us to get out of the nest.
So only by staying here, relying on the fortifications, can there be a glimmer of life. ” After a pause, Char took a deep breath, his eyes became serious, and he said: "Everyone, I'm not afraid of death, I also know, none of our brothers in the 13th Corps are afraid of death, but right now, we have more important tasks to complete than death."
"What task" Char pinched his chin hard, gritted his teeth and said, "Hold this station, hold this stronghold" Then he explained: "Most of our troops are infantry, and going north to meet the general will not play any role at all.
Even if the whole army dies in battle, it is worthless.
My guess is that the generals will find a way to break back if they find out that the situation is not right in the north and encounter Hastings and Odin's legion in that valley from both sides If we lose this stronghold, then even if the general comes back with a large army, the old nest is gone, and there is no stronghold for them to settle down, there is no supply, and they are surrounded by the enemy in the field, and they can starve to death or squeeze them dry in just a few days, then there is really no way to enter the heavens and no way to enter the earth The way to the south has been blocked by the Odin people who occupy Wildfire Town, only here, and when the generals come back, there are still a large number of supplies, food, grass and ordnance supplies here, everyone uses the fortifications of the garrison to defend to the death, waiting for reinforcements from the south to come, this is the only way to live, not only us, but also the generals in the north, their only way to live."
Char's words infected everyone present, all of whom were middle and low-level officers, but they didn't expect that this budding soldier would still have such insight.
"There is a third reason," Char's voice was a little lower: "Hastings will definitely want to take away our garrison as soon as possible, the more we defend here, the more troops Hastings will be attracted, and we can also relieve some pressure on the generals who break through in the north."
"That's probably the situation, we hold here, then the 13th Corps still has a chance to live, if we lose it here, will we let the cavalry of the 13th Corps go to the head and hit the walls of Wildfire Town," the Battalion Officer Slater also shouted.
The officers of the 13th Corps did not have a trace of fear, and everyone shouted excitedly and went out to prepare.
However, Cato walked at the end and asked Char in a low voice: "Hey, are you really sure that the general will kill them back, but Hasting, don't you really need us to answer it?"
Char sighed and said in a low voice: "First, we have too few troops, and we are all infantry, so we don't have the strength to respond.
As for the second, I believe in the ability of our generals, the combat power of the 13th Corps is not blown out, I, a rookie, have confidence, is it possible for an old bird like you to waver?"
After a pause, Char smiled, his eyes rolled, and his smile was a little weird: "Don't forget, next to the general, there is also a general Ruhr who is the best at escaping, he is the most cunning rabbit in the Byzantine Empire." ” The garrison was busy and busy, and large quantities of ordnance were sent to everyone, even the coachmen in the transport team were given a set of leather armor, a shield and a sword.
Cato actually dug up a few good things out of the armory.
Three ballistas, this is a heavy weapon for medium and long-range attacks, the huge crossbow arrows have a strong piercing power, the crossbow is fake on the two-wheeled cart, one shot can release ten crossbow arrows, Char tried it, the power is huge, the longest can shoot to about eight hundred meters, within a hundred meters, even two iron shields can be easily penetrated.
Ten crossbow arrows are fired at a time, and the range covered is not small, and if you come like this in the face of the enemy's collective charge, it can definitely become a sharp weapon on the battlefield The only flaw is that there aren't too many bolts, and it takes some time to reload after a single shot, which is only about enough to reload three times depending on the range and movement speed of the infantry when attacking.
The second good thing is a small catapult, which has a longer range and can hit more than a thousand meters, but digging for stones is a difficulty, Char mobilized all the transports to collect the stones, and asked Cato to prepare some cans of oil.
Moreover, this kind of thing is completely inaccurate, and within the effective attack distance, if you want to attack accurately, you can only fight for character.
Therefore, this catapult also had a name in the Byzantine army: the cannon without conscience.
There are only four catapults in this way, after all, the 13th Corps is a cavalry unit, and this kind of heavy equipment is not prepared much.
Char's hunch was very accurate.
Early the next morning after a busy day in the garrison, it was clear that the attack of the Odin arrived, as he had guessed, in order to prevent the main force of the Thirteenth Corps from breaking through to the north, Hastings wanted to take this stronghold as soon as possible, and then block the return of the Thirteenth Corps In the morning, the soldiers on the lookout let out a nervous cry, and Char rushed to the platform to look north As far as the eye can see, the sky is full of dust The black-pressed Odin appeared to the north, from behind the hillside, from the main road, like a colony of ants.
At the forefront are a team of Odin warriors, most of the Odin warriors were born naked in the northern country of Odin, accustomed to ice and snow, in this kind of place, they are not afraid of such a little bit of winter wind.
The warriors of Odin howled in the cold wind with their tomahawks in their hands, spewing out hot air to form a large white mist that swirled over their heads.
The black crowd made Char feel a little drummed in his heart, and the array of Odin people in front of him seemed to be boundless when he looked at it like this, and there was no end in sight, and the dense appearance made people's scalps really numb One cry of warning after another spread throughout the garrison, and at the urging of the officers, a large number of soldiers rushed over, armed with weapons and shields in their hands, and the archers were soon lined up, and everyone's faces were full of nervousness.
Char shook the axe in his hand, this was a long axe for horse warfare picked out from the armory, Char made the axe handle saw a little shorter, and carried it in his hand, the weight was just right.
The morning sun shone on the array of Odin, and the axe light reflected into a white cold light "What the hell is so much" Char muttered.
Standing next to him was the battalion officer named Slay, he glanced at Char, patted him, and said in a low voice: "Don't be nervous, the other party is only about 10,000 people." ” Char turned his head and glanced at the guy: "How do you know" In the busy day of this day, Slater already knew a little about this personal soldier, and said in a low voice: "After all, you have no experience, and after a few years in the army, you can see how many enemies there are."
Such an array, such a thickness, the number of people can guess. ” Damn, 10,000 people and 10,000 people are already a lot here, and there are only 2,000 people who can fight, and many of them are convoys with weapons or craftsmen and grooms.
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Char spat at the mouth.
He was afraid.
It's really scary.
It's not funny.
Except for those who lack heart, no one is born without fear of death.
Looking at the Odin man in front of him, who made his scalp tingle, Char felt that he was short of breath, his mouth and throat were dry, there was no foam at all, and his heart was pounding He couldn't help but have such a question in his heart at this moment: I, can I really stop the attacks of these Odins, damn there are too many of them, can I stop them In other words, can I live?
Fear of death is not a joke, and a good man is also afraid of death His hand holding the axe tightened again, pressed it on his chest, it was hard inside, he hid a piece of dragon scales on his chest and back, and he didn't bring out many dragon scales, except for himself, he quietly divided two pieces for Sharpa and Cato, as for the others, he couldn't do anything.
Whether you live or die depends on this battle The turtle clenched the handle of the axe fiercely He had no sense of belonging to the Byzantine Empire.
Even, to put it mildly, his sense of belonging to the Thirteenth Corps did not reach the point where he could die for it, and until now, he only had feelings for these friends of the Guard.
In such a dangerous situation, he was also timid, and even thought of taking advantage of the absence of people, finding a place to nest in the wildfire field, and when the battle was over, regardless of whether he won the Byzantines or the Odins, he could also return to Wildfire Town to be his turtle hunter.
But no The turtle also has the dignity of the turtle, and his only friends are here, leaving his friends and running for his life, it is not made by the turtle Others, there is another important reason.
Turtles also have their own ideals When he came out of the mountains and went to the outside world, he was unwilling to live in the mountains in humiliation for the rest of his life, he wanted to be a mercenary, a samurai, and break into this world Who said that the turtle has no ambition, he also has it, although so far, the turtle can't think of anything like power and wealth in his heart, but he also has a little ambition of his own in his heart.
At least a little bit of "fame" As for what this fame is, there is only a vague concept in his mind.
He didn't have to think too much about it.
In this battle, if you die, you will be a hundred, if you can live, it will be the "famous hall" in the heart of the turtle Lao Tzu will not die, he will not die here, Lao Tzu is still a virgin, he has not enjoyed a woman, there are still so many gold coins at home, and Lao Tzu has to buy a piece of land, buy a big house, and live a good life So, Lao Tzu won't die here, absolutely not The roars of the Odin were one after another, like the howls of wild beasts, which stimulated the hearts of the Byzantine soldiers one by one.
And at this time, a tall figure suddenly stepped forward, facing the distance, facing the dense figure in the distance, facing the roars one after another in the distance, he took a deep breath and roared His roar was fiercer, more exuberant, more unyielding If they were all beasts, then he must be the more majestic one "Come on, Odin, Lao Tzu will not die, he will definitely not die here" Char's muscles were twisting, and the expression that turned his head was full of hideous expressions like a desperate and struggling beast, which stunned Slater beside him.
The turtle raised his axe and shouted at the surrounding warriors frantically, and this sentence later even became a legendary slogan "Kill the Odin, kill the Odin, kill more Odin" Thunder: