novellk Chapter 1030, The sky has fallen for the Hastings nobles!!!
Chapter 1030, The sky has fallen for the Hastings nobles!!!
Kingdom of Light, occupied fortress defense line.
King Hastings was surrounded by his nobles.
In the command hall of the fortress castle hangs the national defense map of King Light.
The defense map clearly marks the castles, fortresses and various supply warehouses of the Kingdom of Light around here.
After occupying this place.
The nobles of Hastings used this as a base and began to deploy troops for the attack.
And the results achieved are amazing.
Good news began to come back one after another.
"Report!"
"Sir Cher's vanguard troops penetrated 150 kilometers."
"Appeared near the Whispering Valley."
Now Sir Cher is the most dazzling noble in Hastings.
Lead the cavalry to attack and charge fiercely.
Wherever they went, they were invincible.
The good news from Sir Cher also meant that there were no ambushes of the Light Kingdom army around.
"Whispering Valley."
King Hastings stepped forward to check the location.
"Sigh~"
Then there was the sound of someone sucking in a breath of cold air.
"As long as we break through the fortress of Whispering Valley."
"Then we can penetrate directly into the heart of the Kingdom of Light."
"The Whispering Valley was once the original border between the two countries."
"Once we take this place, we can come and go freely in the Kingdom of Light."
"it is good."
"Great."
"Tell that to Sir Cher."
"Take the Whispering Valley. I will follow the will of the late king."
"Demarcate a piece of land here and allow him to establish an independent country."
This huge reward made all the knights in the hall jealous.
"Damn it, Cher is just a fallen knight without a fiefdom, and his title was bought with money. This guy is not a legitimate Hastings military knight at all."
"Yes, Cher's ancestors were lowly merchants!!!"
"Sir, this is not possible. Absolutely not possible."
One by one, the nobles spoke up, trying to get the king to retract his order.
"No!"
"This is a reward from Sir Cher."
“No one can take it away.”
"If you want it, bring your own soldiers."
"The Kingdom of Leiden is also Hastings's homeland."
"Take it down, and I will make you the new king."
The nobles looked at each other.
Obtaining the territory to be crowned king is a huge temptation for everyone.
"Your Majesty, is what you said true?"
"I am not a king who likes to talk nonsense."
The nobles suddenly became excited.
They long for military exploits and honor.
As for death!
Everyone will die one day. It is better to die in battle than to die of old age.
But just as the nobles began to discuss heatedly who would be the next Sir Cher.
There were hurried footsteps outside the hall.
"Report."
"His Excellency Guderian's messenger has arrived."
The king and the nobles were all stunned.
Alpha's commander is coming here, is he preparing to pick peaches?
Take away your own military exploits.
Just when they hesitated.
Guderian's messenger has entered the hall.
Without waiting for the king to speak.
A noble stepped forward and asked.
"Why did His Excellency Guderian send you here?"
"He's going to join the fight too?"
At this time, the nobles were very afraid that Alpha's army would come and seize these benefits.
Once their military exploits were diluted.
Then Hastings' plan to restore the country might encounter setbacks.
But when he saw the messenger shaking his head.
The nobles present all breathed a sigh of relief.
But when the messenger spoke, all the nobles were greatly repulsed.
"Your Mightiness."
"I came here on orders. It was His Excellency Guderian who said to beware of ambushes."
"It's better to go back for now."
As soon as the words left his mouth.
The hall immediately fell silent.
You can hear a pin drop.
The nobles had different expressions.
But apparently no noble supported the proposal.
after all!
There are no more Light Kingdom troops around.
Now they are even about to break through the Whispering Valley.
Enter the core territory of the Kingdom of Light.
"What does His Excellency Guderian mean by issuing this order?"
Immediately, a noble began to question.
"I don't mean anything. I'm just worried about an enemy ambush."
The messenger's words were immediately refuted.
"Pooh!"
"I'm afraid Guderian is afraid that we will take over the defense line, so he made us retreat on purpose."
"Yes, it's jealousy of us."
"We will never retreat!"
One by one, the nobles roared in opposition.
But the messenger remained calm and did not make any argument.
"His Excellency Guderian also said that if you are unwilling to retreat."
"Then be prepared to be ambushed."
"His support won't arrive so quickly by then."
"Compared to you, Hastings' defense is more important."
This time, not only the nobles, but even the king frowned.
"Go back and tell Guderian."
"The nobles of Hastings don't need his rescue."
"Let him wait in Hastings until we take down the defenses and report the good news to Alpha."
"Also, I hope Guderian will fulfill the promise I made before."
As soon as these words were spoken, they immediately drew cheers from the surrounding nobles.
"Well done."
"Your Majesty, I should have supported you from the beginning."
"The nobles of Hastings will never withdraw their troops."
The messenger saw that the nobles of Hastings were filled with indignation.
Some people even looked at him with hatred.
He also stopped talking nonsense.
After bowing, he slowly left the hall.
And after he left.
The King of Hastings looked at the map.
I couldn't help but doubt myself.
"Could it be~"
"I really was ambushed by the Kingdom of Light."
"If that's the case, news of the ambush should have been reported back from all over the place by now."
"But we have destroyed so many supply warehouses and occupied so many territories and fortresses."
"By then, even if the Light Kingdom's army ambushes us, it will be difficult to recapture it."
"Especially those fortresses, castles, and watchtowers."
"Even if the Kingdom of Light dispatches 300,000 troops."
"I can also retreat calmly with the help of these defensive facilities."
After thinking about this.
The king also felt that Guderian's worries were unnecessary.
He looked at the nobles in the hall and found that their words were also full of disdain for Guderian.
"Humph!"
"Guderian is in the rear, how can he understand what's happening at the front?"
"That's right. He is only suitable for commanding tens of thousands of knights. When it comes to fighting in a large-scale army, he is basically a layman."
"If the El Fortress had not been breached."
"How could we, Hastings, let him seize the opportunity and succeed?"
It is clear that the nobles of Hastings are not willing to admit defeat.
They think that if they could have a second chance.
Let Hastings nobles fight Guderian head-on.
There is no interference from evil gods.
It is still uncertain who will win by then.
Seeing that the nobles are of the same mind as me.
The King of Hastings no longer had any doubts.
"Pass the order."
"Launch the attack according to our established plan."
"This time!"
"We must take down the Kingdom of Light on our own."
"With this military achievement, the nobles of Alpha will never dare to look down on us."
"By then, after getting rid of your status as puppets, you will be the greatest contributors to Hastings' restoration!"
Suddenly, deafening cheers were heard in the command hall.
Just as the king inspired the morale of the nobles and was about to order the army to leave the fortress and attack forward.
"Da da da~"
A hurried voice was heard.
Soon.
More hurried footsteps were heard outside the hall.
"Report~!"
I heard that it was the messenger who brought the news.
The nobles in the hall showed joy on their faces.
"Could it be that Sir Cher has achieved new military exploits?"
"You're in such a hurry, have you taken over the Whispering Valley?"
"It's unlikely. Sir Cher only has 5,000 men. This may not be intelligence from the Whispering Valley."
"Oh, so that's the news of victory in other directions?"
The nobles looked outside the gate, eagerly waiting for good news.
But a moment later.
A knight who was dragged in appeared in front of everyone.
He was covered in blood.
An arm is missing.
It looked like it was cut off with a sword.
There were three arrows on his back, piercing directly into his chest.
The chain mail he was wearing was soaked with blood.
"This~"
See the Messenger appear.
Both the king and the nobles felt their hearts sink.
There was a hint of gloom in his eyes.
It seemed as if he sensed that something bad was about to happen.
"Report~"
"Whispering Valley. An ambush."
"The vanguard of Knight Commander Cher was completely wiped out!!!"
When the news came out.
The hall, which had been a little noisy just now, immediately fell into deathly silence.
Everyone looked at the messenger in amazement.
His eyes were full of disbelief.
The sinking is always short-lived.
"You you are lying!"
Immediately, a noble rushed forward and grabbed the messenger.
"Among Sir Cher's five thousand cavalrymen, there are a full 500 magic crystal warriors."
"The remaining cavalry are all selected elite soldiers."
"It is the most powerful cavalry corps."
"I want to eat this elite army."
"We need at least five times more cavalry to surround us to achieve this!!!"
The messenger looked at the noble with some fear.
Then he replied with great determination.
"Your Mightiness."
"I didn't deceive you."
"Sir Cher arrived at the fortress of Whispering Valley and immediately began to attack the city."
"But as soon as the knights dismounted, cavalry appeared all over the mountains and plains around them."
"They came roaring down."
"Knight Cher and his men didn't even have time to react before the cavalry rushed out and killed them, throwing their formation into disarray."
"As for the fate of cavalrymen who lose their organization on the battlefield, I think you should know better than me."
After hearing this, the nobleman loosened his grip.
He took a few steps back dejectedly.
"My people!!!"
At the same time, the knights in the hall also wailed.
In the 5000-man vanguard corps.
There are a large number of nephews and nephews of Hastings nobles.
The annihilation of their army was a loss that the nobles could hardly bear.
And then the king stood up and looked at the messenger.
"So you didn't see the vanguard corps being annihilated?"
The messenger was slightly stunned when he heard this question.
Then nodded.
"I saw the army being dispersed."
"We were discovered by a cavalry squad."
"Then I turned and ran away, and then I was chased."
"Until he was rescued by our cavalry."
The king then knocked on the table.
"Everyone."
"The messenger's message is inaccurate."
"There is no need to worry."
"If we send cavalry and fast horses to support them now, there may still be a chance to rescue them."
King Hastings words immediately gave the nobles, who were trapped in grief, a glimmer of hope.
"Yes, Your Majesty is right. We still have hope."
"Rescue, rescue is necessary."
"Your Majesty, I request to lead the troops there."
The nobles all asked to fight.
The king was slightly relieved to see that morale had recovered a little.
At this time, he thought of the messenger just sent by Guderian.
If we go to rescue them now and there is an ambush, we will be sending them to their deaths.
Now we need to quickly spread out the cavalry and see if there is an ambush around.
Just as the king was about to express his thoughts.
There were hurried footsteps outside again.
"Report~"
This time it was the sound of the messenger delivering the message.
This immediately made all the nobles frown.
At this moment, they no longer have the confidence they had before.
Some nobles even began to pray.
Hope that's good news.
But sometimes misfortunes never come alone.
The messenger who rushed in was also covered in wounds.
"Report."
"Your Majesty."
"We, we were ambushed."
"The 5000 cavalry on the left wing were surrounded by a force of 5 cavalry."
"Of all the cavalry, I am the only one who escaped."
When this news came out, the king and the nobles felt like a bucket of cold water was poured on them.
I felt chilled to the bone.
"What did you just say?"
"50,000 cavalry on the left wing!!!"
"Yes, that's right."
"They are neatly arranged and easy to count!"
"Impossible, absolutely impossible. The cavalry of Hastings Fortress are all in civil strife and have retreated to the Great Plains. How could there be 50,000 cavalry left?"
The great noble stood up and categorically denied it.
But soon.
Another messenger returns.
"Report."
"The 5000 cavalry on the right wing were ambushed and annihilated."
"The number of the Legion's cavalrymen in the ambush was as high as 10
when hearing the news.
The king and the nobles.
Already realized what was going on.
"trap!"
"The bastards of the Light Kingdom."
"They actually set up such a big trap!"
"Sir Guderian is right, we have fallen into a trap."
"The total number of cavalry on the left and right wings is 15."
"No, there are also positive ones, and there must be a lot of them."
"If it's 5, it's 20."
"Damn it, isn't this the noble army that was reported to be retreating from the Kingdom of Light?"
At this moment!
The nobles finally realized how stupid they were.
"Their targets will definitely not be our forwards and wings."
"Yes, they took the initiative to retreat, opened such a long gap, and took such a big risk. They must have wanted to annihilate us completely and then rush into Hastings."
"Don't be afraid, even if we lose 1.5 cavalrymen."
"But we still have fortresses, castles, and watchtowers."
"These defensive buildings, if used properly, can easily stop them."
"As long as we can hold on, Alpha's army will come to rescue us."
"Yes, don't panic!"
"We haven't lost yet."
The king originally wanted to withdraw, but he heard the advice of the nobles.
I started thinking about it again.
"We were chased after during the retreat, and the losses were absolutely heavy."
"Hold the fortress, there is still a way out, and there is still hope."
Thinking of this, King Hastings immediately stood up and gave the order.
"Pass on my order. Withdraw the troops and enter the fortresses, castles, and watchtowers to organize defense."
"Resist step by step and win a few battles first."
"Even if we can't win at that time, we still have a way out and can retreat at any time."
The nobles also knew that they had to fight with their lives.
He spoke immediately.
"Please rest assured, Your Majesty!"
"For the honor of the nobility, we will never retreat even a single step."
The voice just fell.
There were footsteps outside again.
The nobles who had just been making bold statements were now staring at the door.
My heart was in my throat.
"Report!"
"All the troops that went out have returned."
Upon hearing the news, the nobles breathed a sigh of relief.
Available in the next second.
A new messenger rushed in.
"Report."
"Your Majesty!"
"We... There are tunnels in the fortresses, watchtowers, and castles behind us."
"A large number of soldiers from the Kingdom of Light are coming out."
"All the defensive buildings that were occupied have been recaptured."
"We. Our retreat route has been cut off!!!"
As soon as the news came out.
The nobles of Hastings at this moment.
The sky is falling!!! (End of this chapter)