Chapter 51 Birch Castle

The castle under your feet is called Birch Castle.

This is a military castle built by the Holy Cross Kingdom. It completely abandoned any unnecessary facilities and was built entirely for military purposes.

Tower! Horse wall! Parapet!

These infrastructures are all available.

Derek guessed that the purpose of building this castle was to curb the threat from the Locke Kingdom.

Even if the Holy Mile Province fell, the defeated army could regroup here, on the one hand blocking the enemy's eastward advance, and on the other hand using this place as a fulcrum for counterattack at any time.

From a geographical point of view, you can directly reach any town in the Holy Mile Province from Birch Castle.

But unfortunately, this weapon of war fell into the hands of the Rockman, and in turn it could become a nightmare for the Holy Cross Kingdom.

Derek seized the little time he had, repairing the castle on the one hand and training soldiers on the other.

Fortunately, with the panel in hand, qualified soldiers could be trained in just over a month.

Then, after the weather turned cooler, scouts from the Holy Cross Kingdom finally began to appear around Birch Castle on a large scale.

Derek immediately sent people to gather the troops. He had no intention of going out to fight in the field.

This was destined to be a stupid battle, and any strategy was meaningless.

For other Locke nobles, there was a way out if they failed, but not for him.

Eat more and occupy more. When he was at the peak of his glory, naturally no one dared to target him.

But once he failed and lost his territory, he would be in trouble.

But it was even more impossible for Derek to give up this great opportunity.

At least in his opinion, the probability of winning was very high.

Fighting, no matter when, would offend people, why not take action when the cost was the lowest?

So, no matter how many troops from the Holy Cross Kingdom came, he had to defend it.

Defending the Birch Castle, the army of the Holy Cross Kingdom could not cause great damage.

Sending a small force to cross the Birch Castle was courting death.

Sending a large force to cross directly, Derek would not hesitate to eat the guarding army and then cut off the opponent's retreat.

So, he had to be a nail and use the cruelest flesh and blood mill to make the army of the Holy Cross Kingdom roll back.

Many people will die.

Derek knew that many people were destined to die for his ambitions, and this was just the beginning.

What he could do was to kill as few people as possible, and then be treated better after death.

Standing on the fortress, Derek saw the dust rising in the distance.

A large number of troops from the Holy Cross Kingdom arrived.

A triangular flag represented a knight, and more serfs in ragged clothes followed behind with heavy steps.

Derek did not relax because of this. Although the serfs of the Holy Cross Kingdom were notoriously low in combat effectiveness, they were also notoriously cheap.

Although the Locke Kingdom still smuggled slaves to the Holy Cross Kingdom, they were all high-quality serfs, private property of nobles and priests.

And most of these free people or royal slaves who were randomly pulled in were given the contemptuous title of serfs and were driven at will.

Sometimes, numb serfs are as troublesome as elites.

Derek soon saw that the army of the Holy Cross Kingdom had just established a foothold. Seeing that it was already past noon, they did not think about building a camp, but actually began to drive the serfs to attack the city.

There were not even a few ladders, and they simply drove the serfs to attack the Birch Castle.

"So cruel!"

Simon stood beside Derek. He was always cruel and ruthless, and he also felt that the nobles of the Holy Cross Kingdom were too cruel.

"All wealth!"

Derek also felt it was a pity. These serfs were just cheap cannon fodder in the hands of the Holy Cross Kingdom, but in his eyes they were walking gold coins.

It was a pity... I had to destroy these gold coins with my own hands.

That little bit of mercy was not enough to shake Derek's determination.

He watched his soldiers cruelly killing under the command of the officers with indifference.

The nobles of the Holy Cross Kingdom might be corrupt, but they were definitely not stupid.

They drove the serfs not to vent their anger in vain.

Through this attack, the defense of the Birch Castle can be tested.

If Derek reveals a weakness, he will be hit hard next.

But to their disappointment, no matter which direction they tried, Birch Castle did not reveal any flaws.

Soon, the large forces of the Holy Cross Kingdom arrived one after another.

Set up camp!

Many cavalrymen surrounded a group of people to check at the front line.

For the generals in the cold weapon era, if they only listened to the reports of their subordinates on marching and formation, they might not know how they died.

Only by personally investigating and determining the terrain and environment can they make relatively correct judgments.

The reason why it is relatively correct is that there are often omissions. If they are caught by the other side, it may be a record in history.

When Simon saw this situation, he immediately became eager: "Sir, do you want me to lead a wave?"

Now that the cavalry team has also expanded, Simon thinks that such a close distance can be tried.

"If you want to die, go ahead and try."

Derrick cursed angrily: "Stupid, look carefully, there is an infantry phalanx on the opposite side that has not moved, this is to prevent you from launching a sneak attack.

These guys from the Holy Cross Kingdom are much more capable of cherishing their lives than the barbarians."

Simon shrank his head and dared not breathe loudly.

...

In the distance, the generals from the Holy Cross Kingdom were also discussing Derek.

Unlike the purely military organization of the Locke Kingdom, there are also missionaries in the army of the Holy Cross Kingdom.

However, they generally do not interfere with war arrangements, but they are very hardworking in collecting money.

This army of the Holy Cross Kingdom is Earl Connor Rad, who is called the Sword of God.

This earl is also an old general who has been through many battles, but his greatest reputation comes from suppressing the uprising of serfs, slaughtering tens of thousands of people at one time, and becoming famous in one fell swoop.

Of course, no matter how many low-level livestock are killed, they are nothing in the eyes of the high-level officials of the Holy Cross Kingdom.

He was even awarded the title of the Sword of God by the church because he maintained the rule of the local church.

Connor thus became a real earl and received strong support from the church.

Of course, his strength cannot be denied because of this.

In terms of military affairs, Earl Connor is even considered excellent. At least many of the nobles who suppressed the rebellion with him at that time were killed by the untouchables.

At this time, Earl Connor looked at the attack of the serf soldiers and his face gradually became serious.

"Have you figured out who the garrison commander here is?"

"It should be Von Derek. I heard that his fiefdom is behind the Birch Castle."

Three months ago, if you mentioned Von Derek, no noble in the Holy Cross Kingdom would know him, but now... few people don't know him.

"It seems that the rumors are true. Viscount Derek is not lucky. Not everyone can arrange such a good defense." Earl Connor praised sincerely.

The more basic, the more real ability.

Few knights in the kingdom now have this basic skill.

He had a hunch that it would be difficult to fight next.