The Witcher: Son of the Planes.

Montel City.

Under Tiele's leadership, the Igle tribe, together with the coalition forces of the Grizzly, Fire Fox and Rock tribes, quickly pushed the front line to the north of Montel City.

As the northern part of the Principality of Denton, the city of Montel far exceeds the city of Purinton in terms of area, population, prosperity and armaments.

Montel City has a second-line defense force, not many, but there are more than 5000 people. The arrival of the Wind Legion makes Montel City seem extremely lively.

The merchants don't care that you are fighting, they are still happy about the nearly 3 people pouring in.

3 people, how much goods will be consumed? Although Montel City is an important city in the north with a population of nearly 50, the consumption of goods has been saturated. The influx of nearly 3 new forces has made the merchants in the city very happy.

……

"Hasn't the reinforcements from the royal capital arrived yet?" Giovanni asked.

"They are on their way. The first batch of reinforcements will be led by Lord Justin who just changed his guard."

"..., how is the registration at the city's conscription office going?"

"It's not ideal. There are many people watching the show every day, but not many actually sign up. So far, there are less than 1000 people."

"Are there any problems with the food supply?"

"That's not the case. With the foundation left by Lord Justin, there is no gap for the time being. Moreover, there are a lot of food reserves in the city. Lord, don't worry about this."

This time, the Igle tribe, together with the Grizzly, Fire Fox, and Rock tribes, formed a coalition force of nearly 12 people.

Originally, the Igle tribe had more than 6 people. A part of them were consumed in the confrontation with Justin for several months. After he led the Wind Legion to change defense, although there were only 3 people, their strength did not decrease much. They were not afraid of the more than 5 people of the Igle tribe. It was based on this idea that he fought a field battle with them.

Who would have thought that the other side suddenly sent out reinforcements, 6 at a time. Fortunately, Giovanni remained calm and fought to the death before slowly withdrawing from the battlefield.

All in all, the Gale Legion lost more than half of its personnel in the wars in the past few years, suffering heavy losses.

The new soldiers in the royal capital have not yet arrived, and the recruitment situation in Montel City is not optimistic. They can only wait for Justin to arrive before thinking about counterattack.

……

Justin looked at this familiar northern town not far away. It stretched as far as the eye could see. The city walls were more than ten meters high and were full of soldiers.

The south gate of Montel City was also closed, but not sealed.

Originally, the grassland coalition surrounded the city of Montel on three sides, but the number of people besieging the city was not 12, but probably about 7 or 8. The remaining people were divided into small groups, "sweeping" the villages between the cities of Purinton and Montel, looting all the people and items that could be moved away.

Perhaps because of the news, the grassland coalition forces quickly withdrew from the siege of the east and west gates, and Justin led the Tiger Corps to successfully enter the city of Montel.

Soon, Justin met Giovanni.

"Hey, old friend, nice to see you again."

"..., I didn't want to see you, but I'm relieved that you came."

"There are also private armies of nobles formed by the royal family behind us. Their numbers are greater than what I bring. I am just the vanguard who is here to deal with the emergency."

"It's much better now that you're here. I'm more confident in defending Montel, but I'm a little worried. If they bypass us and continue to go south, it will be troublesome."

"Yes, our cavalry is stronger than the grassland coalition on average, but the number is too small and the mobility is too poor. The enemy is basically all cavalry."

Because the Principality of Denton has limited resources, it has chosen to employ elite troops. The proportion of professionals among the cavalry is very high, and officers at the squad leader level are generally at the level of trainee knight squires or above.

On the other hand, among the grassland coalition forces, only the soldiers generally knew how to ride horses, and only officers at the rank of centurion could reach the level of apprentice knight squire. However, the difference of more than ten times in number completely made up for this shortcoming.

"I'm worried now. If the grassland coalition leaves 8 men to fight us and sends 4 men to invade the south, can the second batch of noble private armies resist? If we fail again, the situation of the principality will be in jeopardy." Giovanni said worriedly.

"We won't rule out this possibility. After all, our two armies combined have less than 6 people. If we fight outside the city, we won't gain any advantage. Others can easily send troops south."

"We should strengthen communication with the prince and be careful not to fall into his trap again."

……

The marching speed of the noble coalition army was not fast. It was only three days late, but according to the current marching speed, it would take at least five days to reach the city of Montel.

Before setting out, Colin was relatively new to everything. This kind of marching, similar to that in ancient Western times, gave him many novel experiences. But after eating "dirt" for more than ten days, he gradually got tired of it. In addition, the noble coalition forces were of mixed quality, and not everyone had the strategic vision of the Marquis, so there were many cases of just recruiting people to make up the numbers.

However, the royal guards were indeed elite. Although they were covered in armor, they never relaxed. They were completely different from the private armies of the nobles. That small team of magicians was even more mysterious. Over the past ten days, Colin had seldom seen them.

Some nobles' private armies also have firearms, but it seems that this continent has little interest in this kind of weapon. I don't know if it is because the research direction is wrong or the firearms are not very offensive, so only a small number of them are equipped.

"It would be nice if there was a Gatling gun." Colin thought boredly.

……

"Sir, we have investigated and there is no good ambush location within a radius of dozens of miles."

"No? If not, just fight directly. Southerners are all wimps." Bater said.

"But that's not what the Tiele tribe leader told us to do before he left. He told us to be careful."

"The chief's worry is unnecessary. We have nearly 4 men, while the enemy only has over 3, and they are a bunch of old soldiers. What's the matter? Are you scared? Or have you lost your ability to hold a knife after living in the south for a few months?"

Hearing Bater's questioning tone, the guard had no choice but to express his strong confidence and respect for the tribe's chief warrior.

……

Ahead is the Goda Plain, and you can reach the city of Montel by crossing the plain.

The front was vast and boundless with a wide view, so there was no need to worry about an ambush. The noble coalition, which had been tense for the past few days, breathed a sigh of relief and prepared to march a little further and set up camp.

The large number of troops passing by made all kinds of animals on the plains foresee the danger in advance, and all of them ran away, leaving Colin, who wanted to improve his food, with nothing.

"Master Matthew, we are almost there," Colin asked.

"It will be soon. It will only take a few days. Don't worry. I believe that if the confrontation continues, the grassland people will definitely retreat. There will be no major war."

"I'm not worried about that. I just want to find a place to take a shower. It's really too rustic."

"..."

Matthew thought that it was Colin's first time to fight and he was a little afraid of the battlefield, so he wanted to enlighten him. He didn't expect this guy to think this way. If he had known this, he would not have bothered to pay attention to him.

……

The battle began before dusk!

Battelle's charge did not have any special superposition effect, it was just a blunt counterattack. The noble coalition also discovered the arrival of the grassland enemies very early and quickly organized their troops.

Although they were just a motley crowd, when they arrived at the battlefield, they were aware that this battle would come sooner or later, and they were not afraid of fighting with the grassland people.

Both sides suffered heavy losses, and overall the noble coalition suffered more. In the absence of a unified command and with each fighting on their own, the losses seemed greater. But after all, there were more than 3 people, and even 3 pigs would be enough to kill for a long time, not to mention that these people had weapons and were still passionate.

Seeing his comrades falling to the ground one by one, Colin's heart was pounding and his blood was boiling. He bravely killed every grassland warrior who came into his sight. He had several cuts on his body, but they were all superficial injuries. Soon the knight's physique stopped the bleeding.

It seems that the bet was right. If it weren't for the risky breakthrough before leaving, I believe I would have been among those who fell to the ground in such a large war scene.

Colin still had the energy to observe the entire battlefield. Overall, the noble coalition had not been defeated. He once again praised the palace guards, saying that their combat effectiveness was indeed extraordinary and their coordination was very good. After fighting for a long time, they did not lose many people.

It was gradually getting dark, both sides were tired of fighting, and the grassland people were ready to call a truce.

And the counterattack has just begun.