On this day, Skar and others were reviewing documents at the headquarters, and Oster was also present. Magic communication suddenly called, saying that the southernmost security post was under attack. This was also the last message sent from the post, and contact was subsequently lost.
Due to the long distance, when Skarr urgently led the rebel cavalry to arrive, they saw corpses strewn across the field, a tragic scene. Dozens of rebel soldiers and more than a hundred civilians in nearby market towns were all killed, and even children were not spared.
Judging from the craters and ruts at the scene, these troops came from Sentinel Ridge in the south. There is the headquarters of the Kingdom's Western Frontier Corps. At least dozens of steam tanks and a large number of artillery have been mobilized. This has exceeded the total strength of the Kingdom's garrison in Black Mountain County.
Those directly affiliated corps that were originally motionless actually raised the butcher's knife against civilians without hesitation. This is an extremely abnormal phenomenon. Previously, the kingdom's garrison and the rebels had a tacit understanding. As long as the rebels' anti-tax, anti-rent, and food-grabbing campaigns did not affect the recruitment and transportation routes of the regular regiments, nor raid the barracks, they would be in peace with each other. They would not care if the local guards were driven to the sky. After all, it was the localities who caused the trouble themselves, and the military directly under the Kingdom had no obligation to wipe their butts.
Therefore, Skar concentrated his forces on dealing with the local guards, and it cannot be said that he neglected to take precautions against the directly affiliated corps. Since the total garrison of the Crossroads Fortress did not exceed two battalions, he only set up Nanchuan strongholds and some Nanchuan strongholds near and south of the garrison. outposts for surveillance;
Unexpectedly, the kingdom suddenly mobilized at least one full-armed regiment without any warning, and marched all the way from the Sentinel Ridge headquarters. When they passed through the outposts blocking the road and the civilian towns pro-rebellion, they launched an attack directly without hesitation.
Facing an enemy that was dozens of times their own, the rebel soldiers at the outpost resisted heroically and sent a final alarm to Nanchuan and the headquarters, and then all died in battle. After the tanks directly under the corps covered the outpost with merciless firepower, they then attacked the nearby unarmed civilians and brutally slaughtered everyone who escaped from the fire scene one by one.
The atrocity ended in just a few hours. The officers and soldiers piled the bodies of the victims together and painted large characters on the charred ruins: "The fate of the rebels."
It can be seen that they have received the exact order to counter the rebellion, and their level is not low. They are even authorized to kill the so-called banditized civilians at will.
The rut marks that followed showed that the regiment continued to move north, which was the direction of the crossroads; they seemed to be joining the garrison of the fortress to carry out a larger plot. In such a large-scale war, it would definitely not be satisfying to capture a small outpost and then return home.
Skaar was very anxious. If his judgment was correct, the next target of the Corps must be the Nanchuan stronghold, which was very close to the crossroads. This is the activity center of the rebels in the entire southern part of Montenegro County, and it is also the place where Oster is in charge of communication. The people stationed there are new recruits, mainly composed of former entertainers and adventurers.
Based on the marching speed of the corps' magic weaponized troops, they are likely to have been attacked from both sides by the Sentinel Ridge Assault Troops and the Crossroads Barracks. Since he was still unable to contact the Nanchuan stronghold, Skar quickly issued a gathering order and dispatched the nearest troops to carry heavy weapons to the rescue. At the same time, he asked Oster to lead a light cavalry to explore the situation first.
At this time, Oster was in a daze, and the tragic situation at the guard post and nearby market towns was vividly in his mind. Those burnt corpses, those brutally murdered women and children told him with bloody facts that this was an extremely real and cruel world.
No matter where it is, revolution is not a dinner party or playing house. It is a violent struggle in which one class destroys another class. Enemies will die, as will comrades-in-arms, and civilians will be affected at any time. And the closer we get to the end of the road, the more cruel and crazy the ruling class’s counterattack will become.
Skar held Oster's shoulders and said to him, "Go and investigate the situation. No matter what, return immediately. You are very important and we must not lose you."
At this time, Oster could no longer care about the fact that he was a useless piece of shit, a level 0 character who would die at the first touch. He immediately mounted his horse and led the scout team towards Nanchuan in a hurry.
Mordias, hunters, entertainers and adventurers, those newly promoted officers, in those days of getting along, they worked together to make suggestions and contribute to the stronghold, those who trusted and admired them;
If something bad happened to them, Auster would undoubtedly be directly responsible.
He ran for more than forty miles in one breath. When he arrived, he was one step late and the battle was over. Smoke and dust billowed in the distance, and the army of the Corps was retreating north, leaving behind some bodies of unknown camps and destroyed siege weapons.
The Nanchuan stronghold camp has been completely razed to the ground. There are ruins, signs of explosions and burning everywhere, and there is no life. Oster called for a long time, but no one could be found, and no one answered. His fists clenched loudly, and a line of tears fell from the corners of his eyes.
However, at this time, a whistle came from nearby, which was also the unique communication code of the rebels. Oster quickly asked the scouts to respond. After a while, there was rustling in the grass, and Mordias's wolf dog Spee emerged from it. Later, under the leadership of Si Pei, the cavalry found the Nanchuan gang who had retreated to the mountains and forests.
Oster was extremely surprised and hugged Mordias and others tightly. According to the dwarf captain's report, the stronghold personnel had detected the movements of the Kingdom's regiment in advance and evacuated without suffering serious losses. Before the withdrawal, due to the emergency situation, the communication array that was difficult to transport was also destroyed on the spot to prevent it from falling into the hands of the enemy. This was also the reason why contact with the headquarters was lost.
Since Mordias became the captain, he has been obeying Oster's instructions, diligently training troops and preparing for defense, while closely monitoring the movements of the Royal Army. Using the Beast Sentinel, he detected two enemy forces coming from the north and south from the beginning, preparing to attack the stronghold. And because of the hunter's eyes of the beast, they also clearly knew the opponent's troop strength and equipment status.
Due to the disparity in strength, Modias did not choose to fight head-on. He evacuated the people urgently, led his troops to vacate the camp, and set up ambushes on both sides of the pass. After the front of the corps enters the deserted camp, use explosives that have been laid in advance to destroy the road, cut the invading enemy into two sections, and then concentrate firepower to attack the rear army.
There is nothing wrong with Mordias's tactics, and it can even be said that they are far beyond the scope of Auster's guidance. But the problem is that facing the well-trained and well-equipped regular army, it is difficult for the rebel army composed of entertainers and adventurers to compete head-on. Although it has the advantage of geographical location and surprise attack, it cannot defeat the besieged enemy for a while, but instead attacks the opponent. suffered considerable losses under the stubborn resistance.
Although Mordias has worked diligently to train these rabble over the past few weeks, the results cannot be seen in a short time. After the initial panic, the corps quickly shrank into a group professionally, using the tanks as cover, taking advantage of their weapons and magic reserves to carry out an orderly counterattack.
And the long-range ADC force envisioned by Oster is not very easy to use. Due to lack of training, the caster troops composed of adventurers and entertainers cannot compare with the army's army with magic artillery and tanks in terms of range and accuracy of magic. The hunter's beasts are frightened by artillery fire and magic and are unable to fight in the fierce battlefield. used on. And once injured or killed, it is impossible to be instantly healed or even resurrected by the owner forty yards away by raising his hand like in the game.
Facts have proved that the best positioning of beast control magic in actual combat should be reconnaissance and scouting, rather than some taken-for-granted ADC troops. Auster regretted that the game and reality are not the same concept at all. Even if it refers to certain characteristics of this world, the game is an extremely simplified and modified version. In fact, he should have thought that if the Beast King Hunter was really that easy to use, people in this world would have developed beast troops long ago.
Just like reading a few history books and thinking that you are smarter than your predecessors, and thinking that you will definitely crush all sentient beings when you travel back in time, this is the most naive idea on paper.
