OBS Chapter 547 Strikes hard
Chapter 547 Strikes hard
As this was the first evacuation operation of the Holy Kingdom of Helderland, John seemed particularly concerned.
On the one hand, he planned to use this opportunity to conduct propaganda and enhance the kingdom's international prestige and influence. On the other hand, he also wanted to take this opportunity to test whether the Knights Templar could still form a strong combat force after the split and development.
However, what surprised John was that the Yoda Empire had just recovered from the shadow of civil strife for two years, but it caught the Midland Kingdom by surprise.
The Ram Charge Knights, the Blue Whale Heavy Knights and the Purple Rhino Knights formed a trinity and attacked directly from three directions.
Among them, the first two knightly orders first deployed their troops and led more than a dozen infantry regiments to raid the Rona Territory. After the Midland Kingdom reacted, it hastily sent troops to support, but was directly beaten into a meat grinder.
They fought like this for a month, and suddenly the Purple Rhino Knights launched a second attack. Like a sharp dagger, they cut a bloody path and headed north, conquering a large area of Midland's territory in one fell swoop.
Later, John learned that this strategy was only discussed by the earls in the Noble Council of the Yoda Empire.
Not to mention Wesker's spies there, even the newly crowned Emperor Yoda didn't know about this at the first time. The current emperor is just a tool to stamp his authority.
As for why John knew about the relevant situation when the Purple Rhino Knights launched a surprise attack, the reason was simple: his father-in-law, Count Reginale, was one of the people who formulated this military plan.
Although Count Reginale said very little during the entire process, he heard everything about the purpose of the war, where to fight, which troops to send, and when to fight.
After returning home, he sent someone to write a letter to John. After about a month of twists and turns, the letter finally arrived in John's hands.
As the number one spy in the Yoda Empire, Count Reginali not only did not feel ashamed, but instead felt that this was a good thing for him.
He felt that he was one of the counts who led the rebellion against Ludwig, but in the end he did not get much benefit.
However, his own abilities were rather mediocre, and his military strength was not large, so he could not win the fight. He could only sell out his country and ask his good son-in-law to help weaken other nobles.
Anyway, when we were at war with Midland before, it was a case of you selling me out and I selling you out, and we have been selling each other for hundreds of years. Now there is just one more target to sell out to, and there is no burden at all to sell out to a third party.
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"Hurry up, everyone retreat into the Chamber of Commerce!"
Inside the Helderland Chamber of Commerce branch in Mond Town, the president was shouting at the top of his lungs to organize the citizens of Helderland to evacuate the branch.
It is called a branch of the Chamber of Commerce, but in fact it is just like a fortress. It was built according to the standards of the Helderland border fortress. It can accommodate about a thousand people if it is crammed inside.
The walls of the Chamber of Commerce branch are tall and thick, with lookout holes and shooting holes on the walls, so that defense can be organized quickly in case of danger.
The current situation is that all the people from the Chamber of Commerce have evacuated, but some Helderland citizens living in various Midland villages have not arrived yet.
The mercenaries of Blackwatch were picking people up at the locations reported by the citizens, so the president could only pace back and forth anxiously while waiting.
His face was full of anxiety, and he kept praying in his heart that the citizens who had not yet arrived would be safe. Having just arrived here for less than a year, he thought that this place might be more chaotic, but he did not expect that the Yoda people would come to kill him so soon.
Although Yoda and Midlan's army might not do anything to them because of the contract, it's hard to say about those bandits, robbers and mercenaries.
"President, something happened!"
A Chamber of Commerce staff member rode a horse, dusty and dusty, to the president's side and spoke anxiously.
"What's going on? Stop wasting time and tell me!"
The president frowned and asked loudly.
"There is a group of unidentified armed men moving towards Mondstadt. They appear to be mercenaries, but they are definitely not Blackwatch mercenaries."
The staff member said while panting, even though it was winter, his clothes were soaked with sweat, and there was a hint of fear in his eyes.
"How many guards are there over there?"
The president asked anxiously.
"Originally there were more than 200 people, but most of them followed the citizens and evacuated here. Now there are less than 50 people left."
"Are there any unarmed citizens over there?"
The president frowned and continued to ask.
"Except for some grooms, there should be no more..."
The staff member said, and suddenly he seemed to have thought of something and exclaimed:
"By the way, I think I see your wife is still over there."
"what!"
After hearing this, the president's face turned pale and he immediately asked loudly:
"Why is she still there?"
"Not sure, it seems there are some injured people over there, and your wife is going there as a medical staff to help."
The staff member lowered his head and said, not daring to raise it for fear of seeing the president's angry expression.
At this time, the president could no longer listen to what he said. He and his wife had just been married for a short time, and he absolutely could not let his lover fall into turmoil.
He called the chief accountant over and ordered loudly:
"You watch here, I'll bring a team over to pick them up!"
A few miles away, the Purple Rhino Knights were riding non-stop towards the north.
Captain Bosco was leading his knights to clear out the surrounding villages.
This time, the goal of the Yoda Empire is not to occupy how much land, but to cause chaos in the eastern part of Midlan so that the Midlan army cannot gather together.
The purpose is just one: if I don't have a good time, you won't have a good time either, and I can plunder a few times to restore my health.
The operation went smoothly from the beginning. The various troops killed a lot of people in Midland, and by the way, they also tested whether Midland's army was still the same.
Even Bosgod, who was very nervous at the beginning, has gradually relaxed. After all, Midlan is capable of founding his own country, and the other young nobles and officers are currently useless, so no one should be able to stop him this time.
However, just as Bosgod was thinking this, a knight suddenly came up to Bosgod from outside and shouted:
"Captain, there are unknown troops in the east heading in our direction!"
"what!"
Bosco's face changed immediately, thinking to himself that maybe the Midlan army was ambushing him here, so he shouted:
"Everyone stop and turn your horses around!"
His own voice echoed in the air, carrying a hint of tension and vigilance.
He quickly walked to the east to observe, and saw a large-scale team rushing towards him in the smoke and dust. As the team got closer, Boscaul saw a large number of war horses and carriages rushing towards him.
"Everyone, attack formation!"
Under Bosgod's command, all the cavalry quickly raised their lances, ready to charge at the target under Bosgod's command.
Time passed little by little, and Boska estimated that the opposing team was only about two hundred meters away. When he was about to order a charge, he found that the opposing team passed directly in front of him.
Only a few cavalrymen came out of the team and looked at their side. After the team had completely passed, they turned their horses around and caught up with the team.
"These people can't be..."
Looking at the rear of the enemy team, Bosgod suddenly thought of something, then took out the map and took a look at the location in the opposite direction. After confirming that the enemy was not targeting him, he breathed a sigh of relief, and then continued to order the Purple Rhino Knights to head north.