dognovel Chapter 419: Difficult Supply
Chapter 419: Difficult Supply
Adam, who was riding a horse at full speed, was startled when he heard the knight's shout and was about to order the knights to change direction.
However, he immediately realized that if he gave hasty orders again, the knights would not be able to speed up in a short period of time. They could only watch the knights of Midland rush in and get engaged in a fight, and it would be too late to retreat by then.
After thinking about it, Adam waved his arm and gave a decisive order:
"Ignore them. Order the knights to speed up, defeat the infantry in front, and retreat eastwards!"
As Adam's order sounded, the knights immediately drove their horses, and the sound of horse hooves hitting the ground was deafening. The knights in the front row raised their lances, and the sharp tips flashed coldly in the rain, pointing directly at the infantry in front.
The infantry on the opposite side showed no sign of weakness and quickly formed a defensive formation, with their shields pressed forward like rocks, forming an indestructible barrier.
The infantry on the opposite side showed no sign of weakness and quickly formed a defensive formation, with their shields pressed forward like rocks, forming an indestructible barrier.
Suddenly, Adam heard a deafening noise in the distance, followed by a series of shrill screams through the noise of the battlefield, as well as the anxious neighing of the horse.
Adam couldn't help but look back, and was shocked by the scene in front of him. The knights behind him became panicked and scattered, and there were several bodies of people and horses lying not far away, and the blood soaked the ground. The original charging formation of the Knights was now torn apart by the sudden chaos, and the knights in the back had to hurriedly bypass the bodies to catch up with the team in front.
On the distant city wall, Pros held the telescope tightly and observed the distant battlefield. His heart was filled with excitement and nervousness.
"Move a little further to the left!"
When he saw artillery shells hitting the Yoda knight formation, Pros hurriedly gave orders to the artillerymen hiding under the wooden shed.
As the order was given, the cannons began to slowly adjust their directions, followed by roars. The shells were fired at the high-speed Yoda Knights with unstoppable force.
Although the rain made the air slippery and the wind direction kept changing, causing the accuracy of the shells to decrease, one or two shells still hit the knights in formation, breaking up their formation.
Adam was extremely anxious at this moment, staring at the gradually collapsing formation behind him, as if every second was burning his heart. But at this moment, the knights in the front row had already rushed into the infantry formation, and the thin defense line of the infantry had been torn to pieces by the fierce attack of the knights in the front row. The sounds of fighting between the two sides came one after another, and screams and roars were intertwined.
Adam wielded the heavy long-handled battle axe like a roaring lion, fiercely slashing at the soldiers approaching him. Each blow was filled with ruthless killing intent, the axe flashed with a fierce cold light, accompanied by bursts of blood splattering, and the knights gradually fought their way out of the chaos. A narrow path of survival.
However, those compatriots who were entangled by the infantry were not so lucky. They were dragged off their horses and left helpless like prey, leaving their bodies to be pierced with bloody holes by the soldiers' spears.
Adam rushed out and no longer cared about the refugees protected by the infantry. He only wanted to escape from this place as soon as possible. He shouted "retreat" and headed east, leaving Paying who was chasing him empty-handed.
Seeing this, Paying, who was chasing behind, felt regretful in his heart, but now there was still a Yoda Knight trying to escape under the siege of the infantry, so he could only helplessly watch Adam's figure gradually fade away.
In the eastern part of Nilan Territory, after receiving the report from Bosgod, Dougal slammed the table hard with great anger, which woke up the general who was sleeping beside him listening to the sound of rain and almost fell off his chair.
"This Adam is such a jerk!"
Dougal roared.
"Do you think that you can disobey orders and send troops at will just because you have His Majesty's favor?"
The more he thought about it, the angrier he became, and his tone became more excited.
"It's fine if you just send troops randomly, but you should at least consider your own strength! You actually crossed the Nilan Territory and rushed into their capital. Do you want to die or not?"
Dougal said as he scratched his hair, as if trying to vent out his anger, but this anger only made him more anxious. It was obvious that Adam would lose a large number of knights again this time.
"Forget it, let's put this matter aside for now."
He finally suppressed his anger and forced himself to calm down, although he was still feeling unhappy.
"Send a scout and order Bosco to bring the Purple Rhino Knights back to camp to participate in the siege of Nilan City."
At this moment, a soldier came hurriedly from outside the tent and reported nervously:
"Report, the quartermaster has arrived outside the camp with supplies, and specifically requested to see Marshal Dougal!"
Dougal frowned, although he didn't understand why a quartermaster wanted to see him, he decided to go see what happened. He walked out of the tent, and the soldiers held up big umbrellas to protect Dougal from the continuous rain.
When he walked out of the camp gate, the scene in front of him made him raise his eyebrows - the man in front of him looked more like a deserter than a quartermaster. His helmet was long gone, his hair was messy, and his armor was covered with mud, as if he had just escaped from a prison. Even the generals who came with Dougal couldn't help but look at him, surprised by his current appearance.
"what happened to you?"
Dougal frowned and looked directly at the quartermaster, already feeling the seriousness of the matter.
"What's going on? I'd like to ask you, Marshal Dougel, what's going on!"
The quartermaster replied tremblingly. Dougal realized that his trembling was not due to fear, but to dissatisfaction and anger.
"I was ordered by the Emperor to deliver food for you. But when the convoy just entered the territory of Nilan, it was attacked by hundreds of soldiers in armor. They killed anyone they saw. While fighting with the defenders, they not only killed our people, but also stole food from several wagons!"
The quartermaster's tone became more and more excited, as if the more he spoke, the more he could no longer suppress the anger in his heart.
"It's not over yet. We encountered several more attacks on the way, and each time the enemy was more ferocious than the previous one! The worst time, hundreds of heavy cavalry rushed directly towards us! I was so scared that I immediately hid under the carriage! As a result, they set fire to the carriage and almost burned me to ashes! Fortunately, it was raining and put out the fire."
Speaking of this, the quartermaster was so frightened that a layer of cold sweat oozed out of his forehead. Then he changed the subject and stared at Dougal and said:
"The most serious problem is that the convoy didn't even encounter a single imperial army on such a difficult journey. All we saw were Midland soldiers! Their armed gangs attacked us almost every day. If we hadn't run fast, you probably wouldn't even have seen me and this load of food!"
"I'm curious. Didn't you say that you had defeated the Mitra people? Why are there armed Mitra groups everywhere in the occupied area?"
Dougal was filled with doubts when he heard this. According to his plan, even though the main force on the front line was fighting fiercely, there should be troops patrolling the rear base. This unexpected attack should not have happened.
"I will investigate these matters."
Dougal responded calmly. However, he changed the subject and asked:
"I would like to ask, when will the shells needed for the siege artillery be delivered?"
"there is none left!"
The quartermaster responded unhappily with a look of dissatisfaction on his face.
"why?"
Dougal couldn't help but ask, a lot of it had been used when they captured those fortresses before. If there was no replenishment, it would be extremely difficult to conquer the fortress city on the opposite side.
"Don't you know that last month His Majesty the Emperor mobilized his troops and went to war with the Kushans?"
The quartermaster's words were like a huge rock thrown into Dougal's heart, causing waves.
"what!"
Dougal almost cried out in shock and took a step back in disbelief. The war in the west hadn't been resolved yet, and now there was another war with the Kushans in the east?
"in addition."
The quartermaster went on to add:
"I will transport food to you again in autumn, but the empire will have no more food in stock after that. General Dougal will have to rely on you for the winter."