Chapter 455 - Sneak Attacks In the Night
Chapter 455: Sneak Attacks In the Night
The North County’s noble alliance army finally arrived near the Stone Pass.
The originally rugged dirt road was now completely devoid of traces of the trade caravan and pedestrians.
Only a few figures riding horses could occasionally be seen in the distant flat plains. They rode past in the night, and even the cavalries sent by the noble alliance army could not catch up.
These cavalries were all desert bandits. They were scattered outside, following the noble’s alliance army from afar.
Their mission was to investigate.
If the noble’s light cavalries came to chase them away, they would leave without any reluctance.
But when the light cavalries retreated, these desert bandits would follow them like flies.
From afar, the distance between the two sides would never exceed 100 meters. This was simply too easy for the desert bandits. Compared to the Sarrand Desert, it was even easier to follow the trade caravan.
After all, they were all bandits, elite light cavalry trained in the desert!
When they were far from the noble alliance army’s outpost, these desert bandits would get cose to those light cavalries and brazenly revealed their fangs. They pulled out their short pilums and rushed over in twos and threes, killing the light cavalries that did not have means of long-range attacks.
In terms of mobility, flexibility, and pilum throwing, the desert bandits were extremely confident!
They looked at the light cavalry of the noble alliance army.
They were originally full of anger.
Unknowingly.
They had entered deep into the plains and were relatively far away from the noble alliance army.
Initially, when they saw the desert bandits stop, their faces were filled with excitement. They wanted to rush up and finish off this group of sneaky fellows, but they did not expect that those sneaky fellows would instead charge over.
Before they could draw their swords and rush forward, they were dead on their horses’ back when they were attacked by the pilums.
A regular battle?
To the desert bandits, this was a regular battle!
Along the way, they kept stopping and attacking the noble alliance army. These desert bandits could be considered as having fun.
Other than a few unlucky people who were too close to the allied army and were killed by the rain of arrows shot out by the powerful crossbows, no desert bandits were injured, but they still suffered losses.
At a slightly sunken ancient river in the distance of the noble alliance army, thousands of cavalries stopped.
Rolf was here.
The surrounding cavalries were also light cavalries, they were the desert bandits and the elite desert bandits.
There were thousands of them, and there were also desert bandits who had just been recruited from the Oasis Lookout. Currently, there were 600 ordinary desert bandits and 1,000 elite desert bandits who were used to harass the enemy.
The ones who had been sent out to follow the noble alliance army were the ordinary desert bandits.
And this had caused a lot of losses to the noble’s light cavalries.
“Lord Rolf!”
Desert bandits quickly came over.
They respectfully got off their horses and half-knelt in front of Rolf to report, “The allied army the North County has appeared in a village about 30 miles south of the Stone Pass. They are currently setting up a temporary camp. They seem to be preparing to rest.”
“Yes.” Rolf sat on a chair and spread out a map in front of him. “Have you notified Firentis?”
“It has been arranged.” the desert bandits nodded. “They have probably reached the Stone Pass by now. Sir Firentis has also received the news.” His tone paused for a moment, he still reported, “However, that group of noble alliance army seems to be planning to attack in the dark. From our observation, some impatient mercenaries are still heading towards the Stone Pass.”
“Attack while it’s dark? How interesting!” Rolf sneered, put down the map in his hand and said, “Do those mercenaries think that they can easily defeat the defenders on the city wall?”
“They have siege weapons.” the desert bandits reported, “It seems to be a ballista. It’s in the carriage accompanying them. After we bribed some mercenaries, they told us that they also have parts for catapults. I guess these catapults are the main weapons to attack the city.”
“This is difficult.” Rolf touched the short beard on his chin. “Are you sure?” He looked at the desert bandits. After getting a positive answer, Rolf’s eyes narrowed slightly. “Let my boys get ready. Get the linen ready. We are ready to welcome our friends.”
“Yes!” the desert bandits retreated. At the same time, they spread the news to the entire cavalry unit.
This was the preparation before the battle.
Thirty minutes later.
Rolf rode his horse and led the team forward on the plains.
The spears, machetes, and short pilums were ready. There was also the linen cloth wrapped around the horse’s back.
These light cavalry units moved forward quickly, rumbling like rolling thunder. However, when they were about to reach the vicinity of the village, they quickly stopped advancing. All of them followed the orders of their captain and got off their horses. They began to lead the warhorses forward.
The moonlight and starlight shone on the land. Even in the middle of the night, one could still see a very far place.
However, what they could see was blurry and could not be seen clearly at all.
It could not be compared to the day.
Therefore, Rolf and the others could slowly approach the village that was garrisoned with the noble alliance army.
They did not even need to care about the light cavalry troops that were wandering around. Naturally, there were desert bandits who went crazy and launched feints on the other side of the village. This was a part of their plan, just like what they had done in the past.
In the Sarrand Desert, feints attracted the attention of the guards of the trade caravan. Then, the main force would plunder the trade caravan from the other side!
“It’s done.” Rolf led his horse in front.
They didn’t encounter any light cavalry who were scouting and patrolling along the way.
Because on the other side of the village, the 600 desert bandits were cursing the allied army like crazy, attracting the attention of the light cavalry. They were going back and forth, fighting and running. They didn’t engage in close combat, nor did they retreat immediately, instead, they were like flies that flew back and forth, completely angering the light cavalries that belonged to the noble alliance army.
A large number of light cavalries that were originally scouting and patrolling the surroundings were all deployed, in order to hunt down the 600 desert bandits. Even some light infantrymen were sent out.
“Prepare for battle!”
Rolf’s eyes were determined. He slowly pulled out the scimitar at his waist, turned his head, and said, “Start the operation!”
“Start the operation!” the captains gave their orders one after another.
They began to trot quickly, leading the warhorses as they trotted on the soft soil. In addition, the soles of their feet and the warhorses’ hooves were wrapped in linen, so the sound was not loud. Instead, there was a strange muffled sound.
It was like a rock rolling. Although there was a sound, it could not travel far.
Under the night sky.
Three hundred meters away was the deep night sky.
And this short distance, to the cavalry, could be flipped up at any time and turn into charging status!
Looking at the outline of the village in the starry night ahead, as well as the many torches that lit up the tents scattered around the village, Rolf directly got onto his horse and fiercely kicked the horse’s belly, shouting loudly, “Charge!”
“Kill!” the 1,000 elite desert bandits immediately pounced over!