Chapter 30: Surrounding [Ward]
There were 300 regular personal soldiers from the Rank family; Viscount Tad sent half of them this time.
These 150 people did not wear metal armor from the noble army, and all wore leather armor and left the city in batches in advance.
The reason for this is naturally to avoid being discovered by Count David; after all, Count David is now the lord of Viscount Tad, and Count David does not like his vassals to go out to capture slaves.
After Needward and the others left the city, they arrived at the border of Baiyan Village. Here, Tad had already arranged ten large carriages, enough to bring all 150 people over.
Of course, those carriages were also mobilized from Rank's seal, so there is no need to worry that David will discover it.
After waiting for their leader, the personal soldiers began to set off from the village toward the predetermined location.
The commander of this operation was Ned; the call to Ward was to have more experience in "this aspect".
Baiyan Village is not far from the reservation, less than half a day away; I guess it will be early in the morning after finishing the matter here.
At that time, not many people would notice it.
Ward was sitting in the carriage, feeling a little uneasy: he was not like his elder brother Needs. He had an irresistible resistance to such things.
"Looking at how you are, you're so worried." Ned gently pushed Ward with his elbow, "Why, are you still unwilling to kill someone?"
"...If it was on the battlefield, I would be very happy to fight for the reputation of the Rank family, but...!" Ward pounded his thigh hard, "The opponent is a woman, a child, I can't do anything at all!"
"Since that's the case, I won't force you." Ned was not surprised by Ward's reaction. "Brother, this is not a dangerous action; there may be people who can fight in the tribe."
"Are the people who can fight? Are the Korri warriors responsible for the robbery?"
"That's true...so, you should be happy to protect your brother's safety, right?"
"This is natural. I am happy to use my body to block the sword for my brother!" Ward patted his strong chest.
"Okay, brother, you will be with me in this operation; you have to be responsible for observing whether anyone dares to launch a sneak attack in secret - you just need to shout and I can kill that coward. How about it?"
"This...is no problem!" Ward nodded vigorously.
That's all. Ned still knows quite well about his younger brother; he is more generous and less ruthless.
This action probably won't completely eliminate his resistance to murder, but you can start first.
Let him see what the scene looks like... It's not like having fun in a trial field.
When a sword stabs into a person's body, blood will flow out and life will disappear.
Need had already begun to indulge in that pleasure.
The carriage drove on the road not long after it turned and plunged into the forest; the distance markings had been made in advance, and the route was roughly cleaned up, so we could barely continue to move towards the foot of the mountain.
After another bumpy ride, the convoy finally arrived at the destination - it had reached the foot of the mountain, and it was impossible to drive even if it got on the carriage.
"According to the reward, their tribe was built by the river." After getting off the carriage, Ned began to issue orders to the soldiers who had already lined up: "This saves a part of our encirclement. Sir Gia!"
"Sir, I'm here!" Gia is one of the knights enthroned by the Rank family.
"You take fifty people and set out first to block the road they fled to the mountainside. Well, bring more archers and occupy higher terrain. Wait for me to order a round of attacks, and then wait for the fish that escaped."
"Abide by the order!"
"Sir Ellen."
"Awaiting your orders, sir!"
"You brought fifty people to block the side of the camp; when you heard our attack, you rushed over."
"yes!"
"The rest of the people will attack from the front under the leadership of Ward and me; don't be anxious, complete the siege first, and then obey my orders and wipe them out in one fell swoop!"
There is no doubt that this is also a combat mission. Ward swallowed and tried hard to grasp the steel sword in his hand.
"Brother, be alert, not nervous; beware of possible dangers, not let panic occupy your body." Ned said, "Go!"
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There were almost no woodcutters active in this area; therefore, by the time the spies of Baiyan City, who belonged to the Rank family, discovered this tribe, they had been here for several months.
According to the special mark left by the spy, Ned and his men successfully touched the next to the tribe.
In the past few months, they have built simple houses with palm leaves and trees, and their living rules have gradually returned to normal - the Corey people not only make a living by looting villages, but also farming and hunting.
"This tribe looks quite lively." Ned asked his personal soldiers to hide in the woods and not attack for now.
Ward tried to make himself less nervous—it was obviously a bit difficult for him. He looked at the soldiers around him, at Need, and at the tribe, looking at him at a loss.
"Mr. Need, there seem to be four or five hundred people in this village!" A soldier climbed down from the big tree quickly. "There seems to be forty or fifty of the middle-aged men gathered in a large tent in the middle! The tribe has a lot of supplies produced by the kingdom and a large number of livestock!"
"Wow, it seems that I have caught a big net fish!" Need's eyes were about to emit light.
He was very confident about the strength of his team: the worst of these personal soldiers were also the "Tin Wolf" level, many of them had reached the "Bronze Jackal", and he, Ward and some knights had reached the "Iron Leopard" level; although the combat power was not that strong because of the absence of armor, it was still easy to wipe out these people.
"Big Fish..." The word like hunting made Ward feel uncomfortable.
"Did you hear it, Ward?" Need glared at Ward, "There are kingdom things and livestock there! It means that they have just robbed a village, and those things were stolen from innocent people! We are avenging them!"
"Um...well, revenge, revenge." Ward nodded, the word seemed to strengthen his will.
"Sir Gia, Sir Ellen should be in place. Get ready for battle." Ned waved his hand, and the soldiers who were originally sitting on the ground, put down their weapons to rest all jumped up from the ground and picked up the guy at hand.
Need took out a red magic ball the size of a bean from his arms - this is a common transmission magic. After being crushed, it will release a sharp sound with extremely strong penetration. Even in the forest, it can be heard clearly two or three miles away.
Nied held the steel sword tightly in his right hand, and with a little force on his left hand, crushing the magic ball.
Chapter completed!