Chapter 593: Their War, Our Exercise
The border of the Dukedom of the Moon.
It seemed as if a war had begun.
Since the establishment of the Moon Kingdom, theoretically all the land in the kingdom belongs to Rand, but in reality, according to the existing system.
Only the land of the Dukedom of the Moon Phase is Rand's direct territory, and other areas can only be regarded as jurisdictional territories.
In fact, strictly speaking, the Duchy of the Moon Phase also has two concepts: Rand's direct land, and the vast jurisdiction area.
In this world, the royal power and the nobles' right to rule over land are actually divided.
At least in other kingdoms, as long as the nobles with fiefs did not violate the laws of the kingdom too much, such as not paying taxes, not accepting conscription, or committing treason, it would be difficult for the king to control the private land of these nobles. However, he did have certain management rights over the land under his jurisdiction.
And the king.
The royal family would have royal territories, and the king himself might have some titles.
The royal family's direct territories, these powers and wealth are actually separated from the power of the kingdom.
However, there is no need to sort out too many of these complicated things, because Rand will never be satisfied with just an overly traditional kingdom ruling model.
But now, the regulation of the Dukedom of the Moon Phase still exists.
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Vanilla was on the city wall, wearing special steel armor, her eyes fixed on the front.
Vanilla's combat power is quite average, she can be considered a superior professional, but this combat power is very weak. Her archery ability, spellcasting ability, physical fitness and judgment ability are all excellent.
Even the court swordsmanship was quite good.
However, all the excellent abilities combined in Vanilla cannot form any combat effectiveness.
If it is a normal battle, Feng Ling, who is also a high-level professional, can hit five herbs.
However, if it is a life-and-death fight, then it is not certain...
Vanilla is actually not weak.
"The total number of enemies is over a thousand, including about seventy knights." Vanilla analyzed while standing on the city wall, and then asked the students to observe carefully.
Vanilla instructed the few students around her who could hear her clearly: "We taught you how to judge the number of enemy troops in class. Now recall it!"
Fengling held the sword in her hand, always paying attention to Xiangcao's safety.
Fengling is a ranger, but a ranger is not just an archer. Fengling’s swordsmanship is quite good.
It is actually a bit weird to see Fengling and Xiangcao standing on the city wall and leading students in exercises.
Vanilla, an elf royal, is teaching students here, and Fengling, a "big star", is serving as a guard here.
In the city, Serai asked his soldiers to pay limited attention to their own safety and not to kill the enemy too quickly.
For them, these enemy forces, whose numbers and combat effectiveness are actually not bad, are really nothing. It's just a real-combat exercise. Although there are still risks, this kind of actual combat opportunity must be seized. Being able to experience and gain something is of great value to students and Vanilla.
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At this time, outside the city, the noble rebels of the Kingdom of Bolen were also considering the strength of the defenders in the city.
"Our insiders in the city should be ready." The nobles of the Kingdom of Bolun laughed coldly.
"The enemy's number is at most one-third of ours, or maybe even less, and there are many new recruits recruited temporarily." Of course, the nobles of the Kingdom of Bolun had investigated in advance.
"Besides, this is the border. Rand only has a limited number of troops. We don't have to worry about any Rand reinforcements appearing along the way." The nobles of the Kingdom of Bolen were full of confidence.
"We will definitely win this war!" The nobles of the Kingdom of Bolen declared with great confidence, "Now, warriors, charge and make Duke Rand, who is blinded by lust for power, realize his mistakes!"
If it were in the past, some people might think that Rand was just a facade, but at least among the nobles of the Kingdom of Boren now, no one would think that Rand's military capabilities were false or exaggerated.
So now, the nobles of the Kingdom of Bolen cheered themselves up by saying that Rand had become stupid after becoming king, and that some objective reasons would prevent Rand from putting real military pressure on them in such a place.
Otherwise, if it was Rand who was defending the city, even if the number of troops in the city was only one-tenth of theirs, they might not dare to attack.
Fortunately, Rand Nicholas would definitely not appear in the city now.
Now they have the advantage in numbers, they caught the enemy by surprise, and there are also traitors in the city, so victory is just around the corner.
The soldiers and knights of the Kingdom of Borun outside the city launched a charge at the city wall. The wall was in ruins, and many places were just roughly piled up with some wood and bricks, so its defensive capabilities were very weak.
With just a few rounds of charges, these broken city walls will no longer be an obstacle.
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"This exercise is an actual combat exercise. Everyone, pay attention. Although there will be compensation if you die, you only have one life. No one should want to die, right?" Vanilla stood on a high place to boost morale and emphasize some key points.
"General Serai said that the enemies are all useless. Don't feel stressed. Remember what you learned in class. They can't do anything to us!" Vanilla emphasized repeatedly.
Then we met the enemy.
In fact, in terms of rank, Thrai is not lower than Vanilla, but this time, since Vanilla's command ability needs to be trained, Vanilla is the chief, making judgments and giving orders. Of course, Thrai will still be responsible for the lives of the warriors.
If there are any wrong instructions, Serai will correct them.
As for what counts as an error, it's up to Serai to decide.
The exercise has begun.
There was a seemingly fierce battle between the two sides.
The enemy's morale is high.
Their lord promised them many rewards and even allowed them to enter the city and plunder at will.
The enemy was obviously not strong enough, as they only had weak city walls and a small number of troops.
So the reward promised by their lord seems to be within reach?
They climbed up the city wall using a ladder.
But it was ruthlessly pressed back to the ground by rocks and rolling logs.
The city wall was not very high, so they would not be turned into meat paste when they landed, but the damage from falling and being crushed still had a high probability of being fatal.
Due to the city walls and gates, many troops chose not to attack the top of the city walls, but instead used battering rams to attack the city gates.
Or they could use battering rams to directly ram the ruined areas of the city walls, which were only protected by very scattered obstacles.
Some impatient knights even used their swords or halberds to chop at those wooden obstacles.
Then, after destroying the obstacles, they would face the soldiers guarding behind the city walls.
This time when they came to the city wall, they had anticipated the danger, so the soldiers were all veterans who had experienced many battles, and their weapons and armor were equipped to the highest level.
In short, they are basically full body plate armor, and many of them are even magic diamond plate armor.
Ordinary swords and knives can hardly cause any harm.
It is also equipped with a number of Dragon Blood Falcon Knights and some mages.
These mages are also equipped with standard staffs.
In addition, Archbishop Seth was present in person and General Serai was in command.
Vanilla, the vice principal of the church school, also participated in the exercise with many students and teachers from the school.
When defending the city, it is extremely difficult for the enemy to break through.
A knight from the Kingdom of Borun saw that the barrier was broken, so he drew his sword and slashed at the soldiers from the Kingdom of Moon behind the barrier.
Then it was easily avoided.
It would be difficult to perform any tactical evasive actions while wearing this kind of plate armor that is not convenient for movement.
But the opponent of this Bolen Kingdom knight was somewhat unnatural.
After dodging the attack, do a diagonal slash from the upper left to the lower right.
The knight of the Kingdom of Bolen tried to block, but the huge force shook the weapon away.
Then there was a dazzling sword light, and the cold blade pierced into the gap of the armor of the Borun Kingdom knight and pierced into the brain through the eye socket.
After the knight of the Kingdom of Borun fell, the knight of the Kingdom of the Moon, who was wearing full plate armor, did not stop. He took a step forward and chopped down a knight follower next to him.
The knight followers' inferior armor made it difficult for them to resist the high-quality knight's sword. Blood gushed out from the wounds, and their internal organs could be vaguely seen.
Several more soldiers from the Kingdom of Borun rushed up.
The knight of the Moon Kingdom took a few steps back to avoid the attack, then waved his hand to cut off the wooden handles of the soldiers' halberds.
After stepping forward again, it will be beheading.
Several more soldiers from the Kingdom of Borun rushed over and used their shields to limit the range of movement of the knight from the Kingdom of the Moon.
Then came the halberd that thrust out from behind the shield.
But there was only the crisp sound of metal clashing.
The halberd couldn't even leave a scratch on the armor of this knight from the Moon Kingdom.
Of course, the surging force still caused a dent in the Moon Kingdom Knight's gorgeous armor, and it would probably have to be repaired repeatedly with a hammer before it could be restored to its original state.
But such attacks could not cause any harm to the knights of the Moon Kingdom.
The knight teammates from the Moon Kingdom have arrived.
And if you can't knock down these knights of the Moon Kingdom, then you'll have to be extremely lucky to hit some parts that must be exposed, otherwise you may really not be able to kill them.
Or a war hammer or a grunt, such blunt weapons may be effective, but at least the first batch of soldiers from the Kingdom of Bolun who rushed to the city were not equipped with these blunt weapons in large proportion.
The siege did not last long, and soon the soldiers and knights of the Kingdom of Bolen suffered a small-scale defeat.
Although they were surprised that they could not capture the city in one go, the commander of the Kingdom of Bolen was not in a hurry and ordered people to blow the horn to call back the troops.
The number of people on the opposite side is indeed small, but they are well prepared. Those city defense equipment and obstacles are indeed annoying.
But it doesn't matter. With so few people, how many defensive equipment and obstacles can there be? After a few rounds of attack, you don't have to worry about these annoying things anymore.
At night, the nobles of the Kingdom of Bolen discussed with their military officers: "Today's first attack did not go smoothly. It seems that Rand's people are still quite capable, and their weapons and armor are very good."
"Give priority to blunt weapons tomorrow." The nobles of the Kingdom of Borun ordered, "Let the soldiers rest well tonight, and we will launch the attack tomorrow."
In these border areas, even if people in the city could send out a message for help, it would take a month or even several months for the reinforcements to arrive.
No matter how fast Rand's knights are, it is impossible to provide quick support in the back and forth movement.
The nobles of the Kingdom of Borun observed today that the flying knight troops mentioned in the Rand legend were not seen today. It is estimated that there are no such flying troops in the city, so there is no need to worry.
The only thing that is a bit worrying is that the insiders arranged in the city have not taken any action yet and no news has been sent out.
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"We have taught you all the required war studies, but it seems someone relaxed today." Vanilla had several people tied up beside her to teach her students a lesson.
Vanilla is not a serious or mean person.
Her personality is actually very consistent with her appearance, that is, an elf girl who refuses to freeze in the elf forest.
Teaching life will alienate people.
This results in Vanilla's personality being completely different in her daily life and at work.
In life, Vanilla has always been the same.
While at work, Vanilla would involuntarily become a little irritable and expressionless.
Vanilla really wants to become gentle and patient. When she was studying, her teacher was very patient.
But when Vanilla was managing the entire school alone and had to teach part-time, she had to face so many students alone. Some students just could not learn, and no matter how much they were taught, they would not correct their mistakes even after repeated teaching.
All I can say is that I became irritable naturally.
Now Vanilla is already a strict teacher and a strict vice-principal.
When she teaches now, she always emphasizes certain course contents to ensure that her students can learn them.
If she really had to intervene in the affairs of the Elf Forest in the future, she might not be able to manage the church school anymore.
But at least now she doesn't want any stain on her teaching career.
What if some stupid underachieving student in the future says that he is a vanilla student after making a mistake?
Just thinking about it made Vanilla feel uncomfortable all over.
It is really despairing to teach a bunch of useless people who can't learn anything.
Absolutely not!
"What should we pay attention to when defending the city?" Vanilla asked with a straight face.
Vanilla's pretty face was still very cute even with a stern expression, but her students did not dare to look up at her, and instead remained silent.
"Answer me, don't be silent." Vanilla scolded.
"Be careful of the insiders." Someone replied.
"Hehe, don't you remember it? But how come someone has found you under the city gate and you haven't reacted yet?" Vanilla scolded again.
The students bowed their heads and admitted their mistakes.
"Okay, okay, that's all for today." Vanilla didn't insist on it. She was not the kind of person who liked to talk about the same topic over and over again.
The students breathed a sigh of relief.
And when the students are ready to leave.
Vanilla added, "You must review the course content more often in the future. I won't be there to help you find out the gaps and fill them in. On the battlefield, if there are gaps, it will be fatal and you will die. You only have one life. Do you understand?"
The students nodded.
Seeing that the atmosphere was a bit heavy, Vanilla said helplessly: "Okay, okay, I really won't say anything more. You must pay attention to safety tomorrow and don't hit the enemy too hard. Don't let the battle end before the reinforcements arrive."
(End of this chapter)
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