Sword and Sorcery and Martial Arts

Chapter 445 Rock Fortress

Rhodes left the castle, and the meeting just now finally decided to allow Count Dario to stay in the city with a thousand soldiers to stabilize the Nord Kingdom's rule over the city.

Although Rhodes wanted Count Dario's job very much, he didn't need to continue killing people like today, and the soldiers he brought would not continue to die.

However, the Marquis of Foss couldn't let Rhodes stay here, and he still counted on the next siege battle to be as easy as this time.

It didn't take long for Rhodes to return to the barracks next to the city wall and find his army.

"Is the loss serious?" Rhodes asked.

"We just finished counting. A total of seven people were killed, 31 were seriously injured, and more than 100 people were slightly injured." Slade replied.

Rhodes nodded: "Did you use the medicine we brought for the wounded? It is summer now, and the wound is very prone to inflammation and infection. Even if it is only a minor injury, it may die if it is not treated properly."

Before he set off, he also brought a lot of alchemy potions to treat injuries and get rid of diseases. Gilbert and Elina's alchemy level is very high, and the alchemy medicines should be more effective.

Some medicines also used the penicillium that Gilbert extracted from moldy oranges as the main material. Rhodes tested the efficacy of the medicine on death row prisoners.

"It's already been used." Rudolph nodded beside him.

"The three of you choose one of you to stay here with your seriously injured brother. The Marquis of Foss plans to leave 1000 people in this city to consolidate his rule. It should be fine for me to let the seriously injured person stay here." Rhodes said.

Rudolph and the others glanced at each other, and finally Slade and Rudolph pointed to Willis who had been standing beside him silently: "This guy will only foolishly rush to the front to fight, and it won't be of much help to you. Let him stay here."

Willis looked at Rudolph and the others with surprise on his face. He didn't expect that he would be sold out like this, or by two of his best friends.

Rhodes nodded. Willis is the one with the strongest fighting ability among the three officers brought by the Chief Grand Maester, but the only thing he knows is fighting.

Although Slade and Rudolph were weaker than him, they were not much weaker.

However, Slade and Rudolph are much better than him in many other aspects. Slade is good at training soldiers, and Rudolph is good at scouting and commanding operations.

It is indeed better to keep Willis here. He always rushes to the front line, and the possibility of injury and death is much higher than the two of Slade and the others.

"Since they all think it's better for you to stay, then you can stay here, Willis, I really need a strong person to stay here to protect those seriously injured soldiers." Rhodes said.

If Count Asset stayed in this city instead of Count Dario, Rhode would definitely not let his soldiers stay in this city, even if they were seriously injured, he would bring them with him.

"Okay, Lord Lord." Although Willis was a little reluctant, he finally accepted Rhodes' order.

"How do my casualties compare with other nobles?" Rhodes asked again.

"It's the least. Thanks to you, our soldiers have mastered two very practical combat skills. Although the training takes the shortest time, the death rate is the lowest." Slade replied.

"You commanded well." Rhode smiled: "Next time, you will command."

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Early the next morning, Rhode led the army and followed the Marquis of Foss to Rock Fort not far from Angolo.

Rock Fort is easy to defend but difficult to attack, and the whole castle is made of hard rock, even the city gate is made of two thick rocks, hence the name Rock Fort.

When they were about to eat at noon, Rhodes and the others arrived outside Rock Fort, near the temporary barracks built by Marquis Fred.

The nobles in the barracks also ran out of the barracks to meet Rhodes and the others. The Marquis of Foss led Rhodes and the others on horseback to Marquis Fred who was standing outside the barracks on horseback.

"Did you go to the wrong place? This is Rock Fort, not Un'Goro where you should go." Marquis Fred said with a smile, looking at Marquis Foss.

The age of the Marquis Fred and the Marquis of Foss seem to be about the same age. Judging from the appearance of the two of them, it is estimated that the relationship between the two is not bad.

"We did not make a mistake. Angolo was captured by us yesterday." The Marquis of Foss replied with a smile, as if talking about an insignificant matter.

"What? You captured a city in just one day?" Marquis Fred showed a look of surprise.

"Yes, to be precise, it only took us half a day. We arrived in Un'Goro just after lunch yesterday, and we broke through Un'Goro before dinner," the Marquis of Foss replied.

"Is this impossible? Are you kidding me? Are all the nobles in Angolo pigs? Even if you have ten times as many troops as them, it is impossible to break through a city so quickly." Marquis Fred Face can not believe the look.

"But it did take us a while to take down that city." The Marquis of Foss said flatly.

"This is thanks to Earl Rhodes who was with me. He smashed the gate of Un'Goro with only one hammer, and our eyes were almost scared out at that time." The Marquis of Foss pointed to Rhodes again Said.

Rhodes felt a little embarrassed. The Marquis of Foss had made so many preparations before, but in the end it was to brag about himself instead of bragging about his command ability to his old friends.

"Then I'll count on you this time, young Earl Rhodes." Marquis Fred patted Rhodes on the shoulder.

Rhodes didn't think of how to answer for a while, he was still thinking about why Marquis Fred added "young" in front of his address. Could it be that he saw that he was so powerful at such a young age, and then lamented that he was a hero? twilight?

"Let's talk about the situation of Rock Castle now. Un'Goro's city gate is made of wood, while Rock Castle is made of hard stone. I don't think Earl Rhodes will be able to do it like last time. The hammer smashed open the city gate." Earl Assette said suddenly.

He felt like an outsider. Marquis Fred had been talking to Marquis Firth and Rhodes, completely unaware of his existence.

"That's right, we still have a lot of chances to catch up on the old days." Marquis Fred said, looking at Marquis Foss.

Then he turned his head and said to Rhodes, "Let's have a good chat later."

Afterwards, Marquis Fred led the three of them into a tent, in which sat several nobles whom Rhodes didn't know.

"Viscount Max, please tell the Marquis of Foss about the situation at Rock Castle."

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(End of this chapter)