279 – Skirmish (3)
Rhineland leading a 1,500-man chase team pursuing the Viscount Cologne.
He stood with his eyes wide open and stared blankly for a moment.
In an unexpected place, they found the Viscount Cologne leading only a small number of cavalry.
I don’t know the exact number of people, but there were only a few dozen soldiers following Viscount Cologne, while our troops numbered 1,500…
Furthermore, they are so surprised to see themselves chasing them that they run away so quickly that they even throw away the flag with their family’s emblem, which can be considered the pride of nobility, and run away.
‘I saw that they threw away the flag and it was real.’
Rhineland tightened his grip on his weapon as he spurred his horse.
“The Viscount Cologne is over there. Viscount only has about 50 units!! Now is your chance! Deus has given us a chance!”
Other knights and soldiers also responded to Rhineland’s shout and shouted in agreement.
“Over there is the Viscount Cologne! Catch him and kill him!”
“You bastard, the enemy of our hometown! “Tear them limb from limb and kill them!”
“If you just catch that guy, you’ll be in luck. “If you don’t catch it, you’ll die as a group by sticking your nose in the plate!”
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They spurred their horses to chase after Viscount Cologne, and began to run at a frantic speed without hesitation.
When Martin saw this, he laughed and continued to run away…
Rhineland, who did not know his true intentions, thought that this was a golden opportunity to catch Viscount, and so as not to miss this opportunity, he looked forward and started running.
“No need for anything large! And leave the cart containing the supplies here! It just gets in the way! “Let only the minimum number of troops remain to protect the food!”
At that, only 100 horseback infantry remained to guard the cart, and other knights and soldiers, including Rhineland, hurriedly began to pursue Martin.
“Kill the bastard who plundered our territory!”
The soldiers under Rhineland continued to pursue him.
Some of the soldiers under him were ordered to do so by their commander, Rhineland, but some of them also had a burning desire to take revenge on him for turning their village into ashes.
“That bastard burned down our fields!”
The knights also ran with the readiness to kill the arsonist who burned down the fiefdom where they made money and went on to receive a reward, aiming for success.
“Because of that guy, all I can eat this year is porridge made with biscuits! f*ck!!”
“Give my territory back!”
In particular, Rhineland worked harder not to miss the opportunity of a lifetime.
“His Majesty Matthias is watching! His Highness Matthias is looking forward to our performance!”
As Rhineland said, Matthias had already received reports that the Viscount of Cologne was robbing the Viscounty of Bohemia.
However, since the number is only about 1,000, the Prince himself is silent, thinking that the Viscount Bohemia will take care of it without having to send soldiers…
The prince, whose pride was hurt by Martin’s surprise attack, wanted to kill him at any cost.
Therefore, if successful, Matthias will be able to give a huge reward to Rhineland, who protected his pride as if it were his own life, and even select him as a knight of his guard.
However, if he failed, he was standing at a crossroads in his life where he could truly lose his life.
‘We must kill the bastard Viscount Cologne at all costs.’
Thinking like that, Rhineland’s heart became more urgent, and his horizons became narrower.
Moreover, as if Martin could see through his psychology, he was skillfully luring him, like a beautiful woman seducing a man.
I ran while maintaining that ambiguous distance that seemed like I could reach it but couldn’t…
“Die! “You son of a b*tch!”
Rhineland soldiers often killed soldiers who lagged behind with swords.
“aaah!”
Every time, Martin shouted in a loud voice.
“Run and don’t look back! “If we don’t beat them, we’re all dead!”
Martin’s one-sided defeat gave hope and joy to Rhineland, his knights, and his soldiers.
“You poor bastard who can’t even resist and gets beaten!”
“Stand there!”
“I’ll tear you limb from limb!”
Hope narrowed their horizons, and the sense of superiority that they were unilaterally pushing the Viscount of Cologne made their hearts race.
Just as a bull in a bullring gets excited and rushes when he sees the red cloth shaking, they too were running without reason when they realized that there was a big fish in front of them, the Viscount Cologne.
‘All you have to do is catch that bastard!’
The cavalry following Martin did their best to avoid being caught up.
“f*ck, f*ck!”
“If you get caught, you’ll die, you piece of sh*t!”
As the chase continued for about an hour and a half, the horses of the soldiers under Martin and those under Rhineland began to tire at the same time.
At first, the horses chased and chased at a fairly fast speed, but now they have changed to the point where they run a little faster than a person walks.
Now that the pace has slowed down, their intensity might have seemed a little less intense, but that wasn’t the case.
Because everyone was fighting for their lives…
Although the horse was tired, both the chaser and the chased continued to maintain their fierceness.
The fleeing man kicked his spurs until the blood burst from his horse’s loins and his whole body was covered in blood.
“Hey, hey! f*ck! Run! Run!! “If you get caught, you’ll die!!”
The pursuers also whipped the horse until its back was scorched.
“Catch those bastards!”
When everyone was swept up in the madness, Rhineland’s manager Hansen pointed to the forest in front of him and said,
“The Viscount Cologne is going into the forest!”
Rhineland gritted his teeth upon hearing those words.
In normal times, when he heard that he was going into the ‘forest,’ he would naturally have thought, ‘Couldn’t it be a trap?’ But now, he is blind.
‘If you catch the Viscount Cologne, your life will bloom…’
As a result, he became irritated with the manager who tried to stop him.
“What does that mean!”
“It could be a trap! “You must go back!”
Rhineland, who was blinded by his greed and knew that his life was in danger if he did not capture the Viscount Cologne, exploded with anger upon hearing those words.
‘That pathetic coward is my lieutenant.’
In normal times, even people who know how to make rational decisions were losing their minds over the immediate benefits…
He didn’t have the ability to realize that right now.
So, he turned his back on his subordinate who gave him appropriate advice.
“So what? “f*ck!”
The adjutant was taken aback, but Rhineland did not even listen to what he said.
“Anyway, if you miss that bastard here, both you and I will be dead! “If you have time to talk like that, give me some more whipping!”
Commanders who lose in battle do not listen to their subordinates.
When the adjutant remembered that, he fell into an uneasy premonition.
‘If we keep chasing like this, I think we’ll fall into their trap, right?’
However, Rhineland, blinded by the exploit, continued to urge his soldiers.
“Kill that Viscount Cologne you see over there! Then you will be able to enjoy wealth and fame! Long live the Viscount of Bohemia!”
Wealth, fame, money, and one’s own well-being.
Rhineland, who could not miss the golden opportunity to obtain all of this, foolishly encouraged his men and continued to run.
Martin continued to drag them deeper into the forest.
The soldiers of the Rhineland naturally formed a long rectangular formation along a straight path in a narrow forest.
With this change in formation, some experienced soldiers began to feel uneasy.
“f*ck, isn’t this really a mess for us?”
However, if he opened his mouth here for no reason, the Rhineland guy who was blinded by his exploits would be the one to kill him, so he could not open his mouth carelessly.
There was a fear that they would all die if this continued, but they tried to deny it.
‘I guess Lord Rhineland, who is smarter than us, is doing this because he has an idea?’
At that time, a sound was heard above their heads.
‘Needle liquid’
The sound sent shivers down everyone’s spine.
“f*ck, it’s a trap!!!”
“The enemy has appeared!”
“If you don’t want to die, jump!”
The 1,500-man army under Rhineland, which had been majestically pursuing the enemy until just now, was suddenly scattered here and there, looking confused.
Rhineland tried to pull out his sword to take care of it, but…
Before he could move, the sounds of wizards chanting could be heard from all around the Rhineland unit.
“Stone, crush everything. Stone Crash!”
“Water, pierce the enemy, water bullet!”
At the same time, the sound of numerous arrows being fired could be heard from all directions.
When the sound of magic and arrows cutting through the wind resonated in the eardrums, the soldiers under Rhineland, who were panicked and losing their minds, began to die.
“Save people!”
“Run away!! “Ugh!”
“It’s a trap, trap!”
When Rhineland saw this scene, he immediately jumped off his horse.
In this case, it was much more efficient to fight with a sword under a horse than to fight on top of a horse.
“Don’t be scared!”
He told me not to be scared, but he knew in his head that he was doomed.
Meanwhile, Martin, Viscount Cologne, who was watching their condition, leisurely dismounted from his horse and raised his sword high toward the sky.
“They fell into our trap! “Make me a hedgehog!”