Unknown Knight

In the second half of the night, Aix led his troops to another bay. Using the same operation and the same method, the Lord of Iaia led his troops to successfully seize the ship and kill people, but Aix let them leave two alive.

The cargo on the ship is similar to that harvested in the previous bay, and is also about 30% full. It seems that the pirates from these two bays should have arrived at the same time period. It turns out that they came to this area to purchase goods.

The only difference was that they found more than a dozen young Vigia women on a pirate ship. After interrogating two pirates separately, the information they got was similar to what Aix guessed, that this batch of "goods" was supplied to the big slave trader Ramon.

This made Axe think a lot. In this era, the largest criminal gang generally does not exceed a hundred people. For example, Robin, who was killed before, was so famous, but there were only more than thirty people. There were two reasons for this. One was that there was no ruling foundation, and the other was that it was easy for them to roam around and commit crimes.

These criminals are linked together by shady bonds such as desire and black interests, which makes it impossible for their teams to be too large. Once they are large enough, they will be divided into several smaller groups due to unequal distribution of spoils. Therefore, the fragility of the ruling foundation is the inherent defect of these criminal gangs, which makes it difficult for them to expand. Once they are large enough, they will split up and then break into several smaller groups.

Another reason is the needs of the top leaders in the gang. Since it is a criminal gang, it will definitely be suppressed by the official army. If the gang is too large, there will be problems such as confusion, slow transfer, and heavy logistical pressure. Therefore, these gangs are generally composed of only dozens of capable core members, supplemented by a number of peripheral personnel. This makes it easier to manage and more mobile to evade the pursuit of officers and soldiers, allowing the team to survive in a dangerous environment.

Therefore, in this era, a group with a size of 100 people was a powerful bandit leader, and this time the pirate group was about 300 people. The two survivors said that there were more than 160 people landing on the beach alone, led by the Nordic Royal Guards in striped armor. Thinking about those Vigia women, it was easy for Aix to think of one person - Iden, the lord of Tihar!

Aix told Lord Iaya about his idea, and Lord Iaya thought about it for a while and agreed with it.

Wocheze City was originally rich in resources, and the silk business was connected to Riwacheze City. The territory had been well managed in recent years and had been thriving. However, ever since Eden became the lord of Tiha City, a group of pirates that were difficult to eliminate emerged nearby. If it weren't for his beloved daughter who formed the Shieldmaiden Corps and gave him great help, his territory might have weakened even more.

Now after Aix's analysis, the Lord of Iaya suddenly understood and was so angry that he screamed.

The two men then interrogated the two living pirates and got a shocking piece of news. These pirates were from the Nords' hometown - the Nords from the northern continent. They said that they had been hired as pirates over the years. Their employer was a mysterious noble from the continent of Calradia. Moreover, there were five major pirate gangs with a total of more than a thousand people.

Upon hearing this news, Lord Iaya gasped. It seemed that this Iden was plotting something big! This was not a pirate gang at all, it was clearly a pirate army!

This reminded him that decades ago, his fathers organized thousands of Nord pirates to land on this continent. Eventually, they took advantage of the weakness of the Kingdom of Swadia, seized this fertile coastal area, and then established the Nordic Kingdom.

This was no longer an ordinary pirate robbery, but a political event that shook the foundation of the country. Aix felt it necessary to inform King Ragnar, so he decided to tell King Ragnar this information in person after the suppression operation.

At noon, the anti-pirate team led by Aix finally waited for the first wave of pirates. This was a group of more than 20 pirates. Some of them were leading sheep, some were carrying valuables, and some were pushing small trucks carrying all kinds of looted supplies. It was a mess and they didn't notice the catastrophe they were about to face.

Aix and his entourage hid in a dense forest near the bay. The reason for choosing this bay to fight was that the dense forest was easy to hide in. Outside the dense forest was an open field, which was convenient for cavalry combat. Moreover, the open field had no visual obstructions, allowing the pirates to vaguely see the ships anchored on the seashore, so they could let down their guard and return home with peace of mind.

When they came near, Aix gave an order, and the first to appear were the thirty heavy cavalrymen led by Fatis. They formed a dense formation and charged towards the panicked pirates like a surging torrent. Aix had the craftsmen install thick iron plates on the front of the horse armor and horse masks of these heavy cavalrymen. They were not afraid of the javelins and flying axes thrown by the pirates, and they were smashed to pieces in one fell swoop, and fled in all directions.

Next came the attack, followed by more than 30 elite Nord warriors, led by the Lord of Iaia himself. They used the advantage of numbers to defeat the smaller ones, and surrounded one at a time, dividing and destroying the surviving pirates.

The last to come on the scene were more than 30 light cavalrymen led by Ran Hu. They roamed around the periphery, accurately shooting from behind any pirates who dared to resist, and chasing after the pirates who had already fled far away.

In less than a quarter of an hour, this wave of pirates was completely wiped out, and only one soldier of the Lord of Iaia was slightly injured, several heavy cavalry were scratched, and the rest were almost unscathed.

After wiping out this group of pirates, everyone cleaned up the battlefield and returned to the jungle to rest. Just after they finished their lunch, the outer scouts came to report that another group of more than 30 pirates were heading this way. Everyone had no choice but to prepare their weapons and go into battle again.

In this way, for four days in a row, Aix and his men killed at least one or two groups of pirates every day, and at most three or four groups. In total, they wiped out nearly two hundred pirates and captured more than thirty people.

On our side, the troops of Lord Iaya suffered the greatest losses, with more than a dozen dead and dozens seriously injured. He also sent more than a hundred Nord warriors from the territory to participate in the battle. They were responsible for direct contact with the enemy, so casualties were inevitable.

The losses on the Aix side were not serious. Two heavy cavalrymen died and five were injured. All of them fell off their horses. Either the pirates cut off their horses' legs or they stumbled. They were only responsible for breaking through the enemy formation and dispersing and defeating the enemy, so the casualties were relatively small. The light cavalry suffered the least losses, with only two riders falling and getting injured during the pursuit.

With the fighting over the past few days, the soldiers' energy levels dropped significantly, and the casualties ratio began to increase. After consultation between Aix and the Lord of Iaya, they decided to withdraw their troops back to Wocheze City after the fifth day. This wave of pirates was almost completely wiped out, and the purpose of this campaign to eliminate the pirates was basically achieved.

At noon on the fifth day, Aix received a report from the scouts saying that a group of nearly sixty pirates were approaching here. Aix hurriedly gathered his men to prepare for battle and told everyone that this was the last battle of the day and after this wave everyone could return to their vehicles to rest.

Rogerson Yar led nearly sixty pirates and hurried to the bay where the ships were anchored. At this moment, the Lord of Edren was extremely anxious. A few days ago, he received a report from a small pirate leader saying that the six ships anchored in the bay were missing. He hurried back to the bay and found that indeed, not a single ship was left.

To be on the safe side, he sent two groups of people to another bay where the ships were moored to inquire, but they fell on deaf ears and did not receive any reply. This made him anxious and he had to go there in person. To be safe, he also sent people to disguise themselves and rush to Tiha by land to report the matter to his suzerain, Idenyar.

His mission this time can be said to be more arduous. He is responsible for raising military funds and weakening Wocheze, so he is now in a panic. For some reason, Wocheze was more alert this time. He only robbed a caravan belonging to Wocheze, and the surrounding villages also transferred people and materials to Wocheze City. The looted materials and even the ships that loaded them are gone. Now he is no different from having nothing in his hands. In this situation, he doesn't know how to report to the Lord of Eden when he goes back.

Fortunately, he saw the mast of a ship anchored at the seashore from a distance, and he felt relieved. "Maybe the ship anchored in that bay just had something urgent to do and left early." He comforted himself in his heart, and ordered everyone to speed up and rest at the seashore in one breath.

Soon the team was getting closer and closer to the beach. Suddenly, Rogerson Yar stopped the team because he smelled a familiar salty smell, which was human blood. He hurriedly asked the pirates to take up their shields and be on guard, looking around nervously.

Aix knew at a glance that the pirates on the opposite side had discovered something, and without waiting for them to get close, he waved his hand and issued an attack order. Nearly thirty heavy armored cavalry rushed out, followed by the Nord elite warriors and light cavalry.

When Rogerson Yar saw the heavy cavalry rushing out of the woods, he thought to himself that something was wrong and shouted loudly:

"Formation! Formation!"

When the pirates heard the order, they dropped all the supplies they were carrying on their shoulders, pushing in their hands, and holding in their arms, and quickly formed a shield formation like a wall, waiting to meet the charge of the heavy armored cavalry.

After several days of fighting, in order to reduce combat losses, the heavy cavalry no longer used their horses' bodies and spears to plow through the enemy formation directly, as that would result in too great losses. Instead, they used the javelins and throwing axes they had captured in the past few days, using the momentum of their horses to throw them at the center of the shield formation, forcibly creating a gap in the shield wall. Then the cavalry rushed forward, used their horses' bodies and spears to plow through the gap, and tore the entire shield formation apart.

Before the pirates could react, thirty light cavalrymen arrived first and rushed into the gap. They charged and shot at the same time, further widening the gap and killing the enemy at the same time.

After breaking through the enemy's formation, the heavy cavalry assembled their cavalry formation at a distance to see if there was a need for another charge, while the light cavalry circled around the pirates at a distance of thirty to fifty meters, waiting for an opportunity to shoot and kill the enemy.

The pirates, who had not yet reacted to the panic of the broken formation, were attacked by a rain of flying axes, which shattered almost all the shields in front of them. The Lord of Iaya led more than fifty elite Nord warriors to kill them.

Rogerson Jarl the Howler, who was born as a Nord Royal Guard, brandished a terrifying two-handed axe to hide his inner panic. More than 20 pirates gathered around him. The other pirates were either dead or fled in all directions and were being chased and shot by light cavalry.

Fatis also gathered the heavy cavalry, adjusted the horse speed, and prepared to start another death charge.

With the elite Nord warriors of Lord Iaia in front and the heavy cavalry of Fatis behind, Rogson Jarl was already losing his nerve and shouted at the top of his lungs:

"Kill! Fight! We're all going to die anyway!"

"Rogerson! Lay down your weapons and surrender! I swear in the name of Odin that I will give you the treatment you deserve as a noble."

The Lord of Iaya had already recognized Rogerson Yar, and not wanting any more casualties, he spoke up to persuade them.

These words were like a needle that pierced a ball, quickly wearing down Rogerson's toughness. He powerlessly dropped the giant axe in his hand, and knelt on the ground with his knees weak. He hung his head dejectedly, accepting the fact that he was just meat on the chopping board.