Outside the city of Carcassonne, the capital of the Aude province, the chaotic siege camp built by more than 20,000 royalists has been completely broken up by the Free Army cavalry who suddenly arrived at the city. Therefore, the remaining companies trapped in the provincial capital also took the opportunity to rush out and form a pincer attack.
I saw groups of half-armored cavalry, led by knights in full plate armor, rushing into the almost defenseless royal camp one after another; Zhang's flag, along with the enemy soldiers who were scattered in panic, were chopped down and kicked over one after another.
In a sense, Duvall, who was driven out and entrusted with important tasks, was not a very experienced general; but he was undoubtedly an outstanding and excellent cavalry officer. Because, after a long-distance attack and arriving near the city, he did not hesitate to adopt the fighting method he was most familiar with.
Just like he defeated all kinds of enemies many times in the name of the Knights of Avignon under the White Legion of Provençal. First use the heavily armored knights to break through the enemy's line, and then use the knights' retinue to expand the gap, waiting for opportunities to penetrate the enemy's line or separate them.
Then, under the follow-up cover of the large infantry, the enemy's resistance was completely disintegrated and defeated. The time he chose this time was before dawn; he even had another hour to eat, rest and regroup. Therefore, once it is launched, it will fall like a flood.
The sentries and patrols outside the camp had no chance to issue a warning before they were drowned by the torrent of rolling iron armor that suddenly appeared in the wilderness. Then, driven by the sleepiness and fatigue of most of the people in the camp, they broke through their lines and the chaotic camp area one after another.
The battle situation was so smooth, and the enemy's resistance was so weak and empty; Duvall, who had been thinking about it all the time, breathed a sigh of relief; it could be considered that he had recovered again. He was under siege under the city of Avignon. Desperate situation, being besieged to the point of doubting one's self-confidence in life.
Of course, compared to the battle under Avignon, being a member of the Free Army Cavalry Company is also very different from the past. Because, in addition to the traditional lances, knives, axes, sticks and hammers, they are also equipped with more firearms ranging from hand cannons to thrown explosive and incendiary objects.
Therefore, wherever these groups of heavily armored knights passed by, they stabbed, slashed, collided, and kicked, creating countless bloody storms. At the same time, they also threw various firearms along the way, igniting and exploding into pieces of chaotic debris. Camp; push these panicked enemies further into hell.
Therefore, in the siege camp of the royal party/old nobles, the largest and most conspicuous gorgeous tents were successively lit into blazing torches. The few noble armed forces that were able to gather to resist under the protection of retainers and tribes were also bombed and their flesh and blood limbs flew away.
The enemy forces in this camp have fallen into irreversible decline and defeat. At the moment, it is a scene of collapse of the horse-trading alliance. However, Duvall, who easily won the first battle consecutively, was still unsatisfied; because he wanted more annihilation rather than defeat.
But fortunately, the other Free Army captain in the city was not too stupid. Although there was no prior contact and communication, he still gathered the remaining strength later and launched coordinated attacks from three city gates. Sexual counterattack. Although the number was small, it somewhat stopped the enemy.
After fighting for a brief buffer of more than half to an hour, another deputy assigned to Duval, a former naval lieutenant, Chayala, finally led the remaining mounted infantry company and hurried to the edge of the battlefield. And dismounted and formed an array to intercept most of the defeated enemies.
Therefore, after three poles that day, the battle under the city of Carcassonne entered the countdown and the end. Claimed to be 20,000 people, but in fact there were only more than 10,000 chaotic troops of the royal party/old nobles. Less than half were killed, and most of the rest were captured one after another in the chaotic chase.
However, Duval actually has a follow-up mission and task: to identify among these prisoners those from families with deep historical roots or nobles with greater local influence, and to find ways to torture out evidence of the crime and hold a public trial, and use appropriate methods to Way to send them to hell.
Of course, this is also a potential disguised test for those members who joined the Free Army halfway, were former fief knights/jazzes and members of minor aristocratic backgrounds. See if they have resolutely drawn a clear line with the past, and whether someone will secretly observe and report it.
But at least for Duval, he has no objections to this kind of thing, and is even somewhat enthusiastic about it. Because on the one hand, it is always pleasant to see these high-ranking families who need to be looked up to being trampled under their feet and crying and begging.
On the other hand, since it was discovered that one of the most famous local nobles in Prosven was actually a harmful and cannibal alien at his core; and he was systematically polluted and cut off under the instruction of a high-ranking figure from the aliens in the capital. , after inheriting the blood of the hometown of knights.
The low-level inheritance knights he represents are completely disappointed and have no mercy for these decadent and decadent aristocratic classes of the old kingdom; in other words, they are on a life-or-death, life-and-death opposition. The most ridiculous thing is that before, I was still working hard for it.
Therefore, how they trusted, admired, and respected the other camp at first, but now they hate it even more intensely, and even gnash their teeth and want to kill them all. Although, there may also be unknowing innocents among them, or just unlucky ones who have been implicated.
But does this have anything to do with the inheritance knights? Therefore, in many cases, when faced with similar actions, they appear to be more fanatical and extreme than most of the lower-class Free Army soldiers; so much so that a special military judge system is needed to restrain their behavior.
However, Duval was slightly disappointed that no aliens were found among these royal gangs; otherwise, he could justifiably send them to the stake in large numbers after a public trial. Fortunately, his mood did not last long, and he became serious with the new order he received: "The headquarters of the Legion Commander has captured the Port of Sète, and the invading Sardinian army has no way out."
"Long live victory!" The generals who gathered on the left and right couldn't help but raise their weapons and cheered. Then Duval ordered: "Gather the men who are still capable of fighting and the horses in good condition; then we rushed to Montpellier. , rendezvous with the legion commander..."
Just outside the city of Carcassonne, the seven fully-equipped cavalry companies gathered and set off again; a large transport team with Jiang Tian also arrived outside the city of Montpellier in the Hérault province. Thanks to the speed of the troops, the news of the change of hands in Sète Port had not yet reached the provincial capital.
Therefore, the five companies at the forefront of the Free Army were able to repeat their old tricks and calmly disguise themselves as supply transport teams and escorting soldiers from the Kingdom of Sardinia; under the cover of rewards such as drinks and food, they passed through almost without hindrance. After passing, sentries and warnings were placed on the outside.
However, here Jiang Tian also got a piece of bad news, a piece of good news; a piece of news that was neither good nor bad. The bad news is that since the tragedy of Montpellier, most of the Cagliari Corps composed of the Sardinian Naval Combat Company has moved north to the Fortress of Saumières.
The good news is that the royalist orthodox army/pseudo-protectorate government that now occupies the provincial capital of Montpellier; except for a small number of small troops who went out to raid, most of them gathered in the city and continued to have fun for many days. Therefore, the guards at various city gates are extremely lax and negligent...
The good news is that the senior members of the orthodox army/protectorate government in the city, headed by the Marquis de Sade, have shown considerable enthusiasm and initiative in replenishing backup troops and supplies from the "Kingdom of Sardinia"; even Invite the escorting generals into the city to receive entertainment.
This makes people a little bit dumbfounded. Despite this, Jiang Tian decided to accept the other party's "overtures and goodwill"; then, under the shout of a genuine lieutenant of the Kingdom of Sardinia, the city of Montpellier was opened.
Subsequently, the "Sardinian soldiers" who arrogantly swarmed in, and without explanation, expelled and drove away the royal soldiers guarding the city gate here. Although the other party could not help but feel a little angry and agitated, he still reluctantly backed down under the persuasion of the officer guarding the door.
After such a "good" start, the next thing is even simpler. While soldiers from outside the city continued to pour in and take over the city wall, the "Officers of the Kingdom of Sardinia" headed by Jiang Tian were also introduced into the city by a ceremonial official with a white face and a wig.
However, as they rode along, the smell of blood and burnt stench lingering in the air could not be dissipated. And on the roadside eaves, walls and bridges, there are rows of stripped corpses hanging in rows, and there are men, women, old and young. It is obvious that they were ravaged by inhumane things during their lifetime.
But when Jiang Tian was paying attention to it, the ceremony official who led the way was full of pride and pride, raising his hand from time to time to introduce the origin of one of them; for example, the whole family of a certain city hall official, the wife and daughter of a republican officer, and even They are weak elements and traitors in the royal party...
But he completely failed to notice the sneer on Jiang Tian's face, and the expressionless officers behind him, and the rage surging in silence. The streets were full of garbage and debris that no one had cleaned up, and the dry and black blood stains on the walls and in the cracks in the stones on the ground were still clearly visible.
From time to time, you can see groups of chaotic armed forces entrenched or wandering in the streets; as well as hoarse crying, whining, and begging for mercy can be heard faintly from residential buildings, shops, taverns, trading companies, churches, and other buildings. Occasionally, a pale female body flashed past the door and window.
Then, it turned into a large piece of blood falling from the building; the shirtless soldier with the wound protruding cursed endlessly. Obviously, under the occupation of the royal party, in just over ten days, this city, which is known as a southern garden, has now turned into this devastated appearance.
In other words, under the pressure of the Free Army and the separate defeats, the royal party, which lost most of its local support and supplementary sources, gradually degenerated into a bandit and bandit-like behavior. For example, in order to encourage and win over all kinds of armed forces, they condone robbery and killing as rewards.
However, after crossing a bridge in the city, the surrounding environment changed again. The streets have become much neater and cleaner, and the buildings are taller and newer; the soldiers who are on guard duty or wandering on the streets even have uniform white iris-patterned burqas.
