Chapter 449: The Resistance's Attack
Isaac's eyes deepened.
He wanted to say something, but in the end he didn't.
After a moment of silence, he simply said, "Miss Gwen, it's getting late. Let's plan tomorrow's operations."
Gwen nodded.
Since the resistance army set up camp in this new forest, many people have come to join them every few days.
Most of them are local people in the North. They were forced to live without any chance by the local lords, so they had to rely on the resistance forces from the White Crows to help them get justice.
Gwen was somewhat surprised to find that these people had greater fighting spirit and hatred towards the lord and the winter wolves than outsiders like them, and they all clamored to join the battle.
And the Resistance is indeed preparing to fight.
This was Isaac's suggestion. He suggested that the resistance stay in this forest and keep sending small groups of troops to harass the Winter Wolves.
First, it distracts the Winter Wolf's attention, and second, the resistance army itself consists of many women and children. This method can concentrate superior forces to attack, which is more efficient.
And another point is that this can win popularity among the people.
The conflicts between the northern residents and the noble lords and the Winter Wolf Guard were almost irreconcilable. Isaac was keenly aware of this, and after discussing with Gwen, they raised the banner of resistance.
The resistance army used to resist only to survive, but now as more and more people from the North join, they also resist tyranny for the people of this land.
What's more, the resistance army is really powerful and dares to fight, so an interesting thing happened: the Winter Wolf Guard is obviously the lord's guard, but they are more cruel to the lord's people than to the resistance army.
It's a simple truth - the subjects won't resist, but the resistance army will.
Rebellion is not that difficult. As long as you give those who can't survive a way to live, even if it's just a bowl of hot porridge, there will be many people who are willing to sacrifice their lives.
If a novice like Josh could create a cult out of thin air, it would be easy for a rebellion expert like Isaac to organize a team.
In fact, he didn't organize much. The resistance forces just went to the town and hanged the tax collectors and the lord's lackeys on pillars, and people came to join him in an endless stream.
"We are going to attack the town of Cavan this time." Isaac pointed his finger on the map.
Gwen lowered his head to look. The town of Cavan was a little far away from here. Although it was not in the same direction as the three towns where the Winter Wolves were stationed, there were plains in between.
"Isn't this a bit too risky?" Gwen hesitated. "It will take us at least half a day to get to Cavan Town. If the Winter Wolves' cavalry catch up with us, the resistance will have to fight them on the plains."
The battle between light infantry and cavalry on the plains is basically a one-sided situation. The resistance forces have firearms, but the Winter Wolf Guards are also pistol cavalry!
The muskets in their hands are of the same generation.
"Do you think they'll find us?"
"Well, no, this is their territory."
"Miss Gwen, have you received any intelligence from Grizzly Town recently?"
"Quite a few. The winter wolves have recently robbed some food, and many people are starving. They have been hiding out lately, and only occasionally send people to investigate."
"Miss Gwen, this is their territory. How can we get the information about the Winter Wolves' garrison in the town?" Isaac said with a smile.
Gwen was stunned for a moment, then her eyes slowly widened as if she had thought of something.
"This is the so-called advantage of the resistance - we are enemies of the lords, but the people are on our side. The people told the resistance where the Winter Wolves were, but the Winter Wolves had trouble even leaving the town."
Isaac's smile was full of confidence: "This is not the territory of the Winter Wolf, nor the territory of the Lord. This is our territory."
The second day.
Suddenly, rumors spread throughout Grizzly Town that the Resistance was coming to attack. The Winter Wolves hastily blocked off the town, closed the gates, and prepared for battle.
But the soldiers waited for a whole day and saw no trace of the resistance army.
The winter wolves gradually put their minds at ease and left many people to keep watch with torches at night. It was not until dawn the next day that the winter wolves breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that it was just a rumor.
If there is no fighting, then the winter wolves have not lost, and if they have not lost, they have naturally won.
To celebrate this great victory, the Winter Wolves broke out some ale and mocked the resistance for their cowardice - they didn't even dare to launch an attack.
The celebration was not stopped until the evening, when news came that the town of Cavan had been captured.
The person who delivered the message was deliberately let go by the resistance, otherwise he would not even be able to reach Grizzly Town.
The resistance forces easily defeated the town’s guards and rushed in directly - these small towns have no walls, are not strategic locations, and don’t even have many guards, so they are no match for the resistance forces armed with muskets.
After the resistance army rushed into the town, they successfully took over the entire town without much effort. Although the winter wolves had not yet slaughtered the people here, it was not the first day for the people to come to the northern border of the empire. How could they not know what the nobles were like?
The next move of the resistance army made the leader of the wolf even more angry. Their means were indeed too despicable: they actually opened the warehouses to release food to the people! This year was not a disaster year, but it did not mean that the people in the territory would have enough food. The nobles would not do such a stupid thing.
But they won't, the Resistance will.
The resistance army hanged the tax collector and the local lord, a baron, in the square. 70% of the food was transported back to the base, and 30% was distributed to the local residents.
It’s not that Gwen didn’t want to distribute more, it’s just that the lord had stockpiled too much food. Even if he only distributed 30%, it would be enough to fill people’s rice jars. This food would be enough for the people to eat for half a year.
These foods were originally prepared for the Winter Wolf Guards. After the three towns including Grizzly Bear were unable to make any money, the Winter Wolves prepared to go to the town of Cavan. Under the coordination of the leader wolf, the lord there prepared the food in advance.
And now, all the food is gone.
It was fine that the resistance army had taken away the food, but they also distributed it to the untouchables? The Winter Wolves were furious.
The leader wolf immediately called up the soldiers and prepared to go to the town of Cavan.
Although the resistance army has probably withdrawn, the people over there can't escape, right? The resistance army is not easy to fight, but it's easy to deal with the people, right?
But it was already night, and after hesitating for a while they decided to set off the next day.
After all, considering the level of organization in that era, it is hard to say how many people would be left when the cavalry raided at night.
But the next day, Winter Wolf's plan to go on the expedition was interrupted.
Early in the morning of that day, when the leader wolf got up, he was somewhat surprised to see an orange-haired girl in the house.
Lina.
(End of this chapter)
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