Chapter 430: Another Encirclement of the Winter Wolves
The Winter Wolves were stationed in three towns separately. It was not because they did not want to be stationed together, but because they had no other choice.
The towns in the North are not big and have a small permanent population, so they cannot support the entire Winter Wolf Guard, so they have to be stationed in three teams.
The last encirclement and suppression of the resistance army seemed to be successful, at least that's what the officers said, but only a small number of soldiers who went to encircle and suppress the resistance came back, and most of them were still in shock, with fear on their faces.
It is said that the resistance army was nothing special, but their leader Nora was too strong. She faced the charging cavalry head-on and actually killed everyone who rushed up. If it weren't for their large numbers, they would have almost been unable to defeat her alone.
No, maybe there really wasn't a fight, and those people seemed to have escaped back, but they did bring back Nora's head.
The nobles strictly prohibited discussion of this matter, so all kinds of bizarre rumors spread everywhere.
It is said that Nora has three heads and six arms. When one head is cut off, two more grow out. The six arms wielding six long swords can kill an entire team of cavalry.
Some say that Nora is the evil god herself, and the head is just her seal. After the head was chopped off, the evil god came and almost wiped out the knights.
Some say that Nora is the incarnation of the Bone Crow, and that mortals cannot penetrate her armor, but there is a design flaw on the neck of the Icefield Heavy Armor, which allows the knights to succeed by chance.
The various reports became more and more outrageous, but they all seemed to have truth in them, causing people to panic.
No matter what the rumors spread, one thing is certain: Nora rushed forward under the shooting of the winter wolves.
The Winter Wolves have a special tactic for shooting on horseback. The front row will charge forward first, and after firing, they will immediately ride around to both sides to make room for the next row behind them. The next batch will then repeat the process, making almost perfect use of the cavalry's mobility.
The knights' charge was as continuous as the tide, and the flying bullets were like raindrops falling on the sea, sweeping through the opposite line with the wind.
This is the famous half-turn tactic. If it had not appeared too late and the empire had actually split, this tactic would definitely have been included in the Royal Army's textbooks.
It was with this set of tactics that Count Bazel conquered the entire North, and he transformed himself from a border earl in name only into the Wolf of the North, on par with the three grand dukes.
But just as the Queen suffered a defeat at the hands of the Temple of Silence, it turned out that this advanced tactic could not defeat Nora's tactics.
Nora's tactic is to put on heavy armor and charge forward.
It wasn't until the flail hit his face that the Winter Wolf realized that times didn't seem to have changed.
Therefore, no matter how many times the superiors assured them that Nora was dead and that the Buried Man with the head cut off could not survive, the soldiers were unwilling to believe it.
This is the fear engraved in one's blood, which has been hammered into one's head again and again by the priest of the Church of Silence with a flail. How can it be easily forgotten?
So the Winter Wolves' assembly was slow, and it was not until the leader urged them several times that they completed the assembly.
This is a wasteland three towns away.
The soldiers gathered together somewhat nervously, and the pot-bellied quartermaster was distributing gunpowder and lead bullets.
"Our mission this time is to encircle and suppress the enemy near the forest!" The team leader waved his whip and shouted loudly to his men.
Mai Li rolled his eyes and leaned forward to ask in a low voice that only a few people could hear: "Sir, is this really a siege or..."
The captain looked at the cowering soldiers with a bad expression. He hesitated for a moment and answered in a low voice: "The soldiers who went out for reconnaissance last time were all killed. The commander wanted to intimidate the resistance army and see if there were any other forces. In short, we will not necessarily kill them this time. Do you understand?"
"Understood! Don't worry, we will fight bravely and won't cause you any trouble!" Several team members nodded quickly.
The captain snorted and didn't respond.
Although he was the captain, he did not dare to treat his soldiers too harshly.
The superiors above can ignore the lives of the soldiers, but he cannot, and captains who are not sensible enough are often shot in the back.
These captains were promoted from the soldiers and had no background. If they died, they were dead. Maybe someone would come to investigate and avenge him, but that would not bring him back to life from the grave.
The soldiers knew what was going on, and they shouted loudly and marched forward in formation, but they didn't take it seriously in their hearts.
The scouts sent out last time died. It might be the work of the three archdukes, the Holy See, or the Empire. But those are issues that the nobles should think about, and have nothing to do with soldiers like them.
They just need to pretend. Those people can't kill their entire Winter Wolf Guard, right?
Are you kidding? There are hundreds of Winter Wolf Guards assembled this time. If you want to deal with all of them, there may not be many armies in the entire North that can do it.
As for whether it was the resistance army that did it, how is that possible?
It's not like they haven't seen the resistance army before. Nora may be strong, but the resistance army under her is just a group of refugees. They don't even have many weapons. If they are attacked, they will just run for their lives.
With this thought in mind, they waited on the spot. Some follow-up supplies needed to be delivered, and a few more carriages would arrive in the town.
But this wait took half a day.
Several hours passed, and the second batch of supplies from the three towns had not arrived yet.
This was a bit strange. The leader of the Winter Wolves, who was also the officer, was very furious. Such orderly movements probably meant someone was trying to deceive him.
The Winter Wolf is not the only force in the North, he has many enemies as well.
After hesitating for a while, the leader wolf decided not to wait any longer. After all, today was just reconnaissance, not a formal battle. It didn't matter if the logistics were a little less. He could deal with them when he got back.
After all, by gathering the troops and going back, the only thing he lost was his prestige.
"Boys, let's not wait any longer. Let's get going. If we leave now, we can still make it back to town for dinner in the evening!"
The soldiers responded to him enthusiastically, but were slow to move.
In this way, they slowly arrived at the edge of the woods. It was already past noon. The leader wolf hesitated for a moment and decided to build a stove on the spot so that the soldiers could have some food.
They had come out in the morning. If they didn't eat now, the soldiers would be hungry and might not have much combat effectiveness by evening.
The main reason was that we didn't find any enemies along the way, and we sent people to patrol the area near the woods. Those resistance forces were hiding deep in the woods, and there was no one outside.
But even if this time it was just a deterrent, the alpha wolf's choice was still cautious. The soldiers were quite a distance away from the woods, so even if the resistance army suddenly attacked, they had enough time to react.
(End of this chapter)
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