Continental Warriors Yoo Ma

"My name is Davy Holt, and in the eyes of the fishermen who came forward in Ghent, my words have some weight. If the Duke can fulfill his promise, then I can help you open the city gate tomorrow. This should never have happened. The goddamn uprising is long overdue!"

Perhaps the cold baguette was too hard, David Holt said, breaking the bread into small pieces, soaking it in the broth, and drinking it contentedly.

Mayouf and Reverend Milot ponder what Davy Holt has revealed.

After a few deserters finished eating the mutton steamed buns—Abu, it should be called pork steamed sticks. After burping with satisfaction, Ma Youfu asked, “Mr. What is the plan and what is the success rate?"

"There's no specific plan," said Davey Holt. "Because it's so easy to do, it doesn't take a lot of planning."

He continued to introduce the situation in Ghent to Mayouf.

Instigated by Basot, the rebels, mainly textile workers, captured most of Ghent after a night of chaos.Some of the Rebels grabbed a bucket full of pots and blood on their hands in the chaos of that night.These people became the hardest resisters.

But many other rebels who were coerced, not only did not get any benefits, but paid a lot of casualties.

For example, the fishermen led by David Holt.

They were by no means a resolute supporter of violent confrontation.Although the fishermen were very dissatisfied with the new war tax set up by Philip III, they only hoped that the joint weavers would put pressure on the nobles to reduce the burden.In terms of life, they are not as incapable of living as weavers.

Winter is a good season for fishing, and if Ghent was not blocked by the Burgundian navy because of this uprising, Davy Holt would just be able to make a fortune fishing.

Now, he can only watch the plump cod in the North Sea being scooped up one by one by his counterparts in England, Norway, and Denmark.This is also an important reason why Davy Holt wants to end the siege.

As for him saying that he wants to open the gates of Ghent, there is no need for any plan, it is a very simple thing, and it is not bragging.

Because the current situation in the city is very chaotic, the insurgent army is barely maintaining it.

The most fundamental reason for this situation is that Basot, the backbone of the uprising army, has disappeared since the third day after the successful uprising.

Chapter 150 Bread or Cannonballs

"Bassot is missing?"

Hearing this news, Pastor Milot couldn't help but exclaimed.

In his opinion, this dangerous person who has mastered all kinds of black magic, obviously has a cult background, and has a deep mind and has been hiding well, after deliberately provoking the rebellion in Ghent, he does not want to consolidate the results and continue to cause The bigger damage, but to throw away a whole bunch of messes and play with missing.

This is incredible.

"Now the nominal leader in Ghent is Kevin White. But he has no interest in maintaining order in the city, establishing an effective rule, and defending against the Duke's attack. Kevin is only doing one thing in the city. - looting the mansions of wealthy businessmen and nobles everywhere, and enjoying himself. But he still did a little serious business, that is, he did his best to prepare supplies to support the siege of Gravensteen Castle."

"The mint is still in the hands of the duke. Could it be that the white palm Kevin doesn't know the necessity of capturing this castle?" Yofu Ma asked curiously.

"Of course they know, but they can't do it." Davy Holt curled his lips and said with disdain, "In fact, on the night of the uprising, Bassot put his most elite forces into the attack on the most Gravensteen Castle. in. They used a large amount of gunpowder that had been accumulated for a long time, and they also dispatched spellcasters and well-trained full-armor soldiers. The commander was a powerful German who could fly into the sky and breathe frost. But even so, the castle has withstood Wave after wave of attacks. Now the insurgents don't have much hope of taking the castle. It's a further blow to morale and gives us no hope of victory."

The Glavensteen Castle, which is still standing, is like a bamboo thorn deeply pierced into the flesh, making the rebels feel uncomfortable and facing the danger of being attacked from inside and outside at any time.

The continuous setbacks have also made some discerning people in the rebel army, such as Davy Holt, know that a group of civilians who lack training and no foundation, continue to fight the Duke by force, and there is absolutely no future.Therefore, when the other party still has plans for reconciliation and everything can be salvaged, a decent truce is the wisest choice.

Having said that, Ma Youfu has basically believed what David Holt said.However, to carry out military operations based on the intelligence he provided, more and more reliable evidence is obviously needed.

After Pastor Milot made this request, Davy Holt ordered another pork soup and said over a baguette, "That's fine. I'll be back in a minute, and then I'll bring you one tomorrow. A gift to prove my sincerity."

"That's the best way." Pastor Milot said happily, "If this can be done, sir, you will be a man of merit in recovering the city of Ghent, and the Duke will not only reward a lot of property, but even the title of knight is not a problem. impossible!"

Davy Holt's face was slightly moved, but he had seen the hypocrisy of the nobles, so he didn't make too much of a statement, just nodded, leaving a few burping subordinates, and quietly sneaked back alone Ghent city.

The next night, Davy Holt again came to the Burgundian barracks outside the city.

This time, he brought a gift as promised, and it was a very unexpected gift, a living person - Albert, the son of a duke from Bavaria, who was looking for his wife.

"This German was found on the night of the uprising. He was seen as a spy because he was seen mingling with the duke's men..."

"Ahem..." The pale-faced Albert raised his head proudly, interrupting Davy Holt's words, "As a knight, I did not tarnish the glory of the Bavarian-Munich family, and I fought to my exhaustion and was captured. It's a pity that my two loyal and brave servants fell on the snow-covered street."

Just when the rebel army was slaughtered and wanted to execute Albert, who had caused heavy damage to himself, someone remembered the "noble rules" and thought that instead of killing him, it would be better to imprison him in exchange for ransom.

Thus, Albert was able to survive until today.

Being able to bring such a big living person out of Ghent not only proves that the city's defenses are lax, but also proves David Holt's sincerity.

In this way, no one doubts.

Even Philip III personally came forward to meet David Holt, and based on the intelligence he provided, he invited Mayouf to develop an offensive plan together with the Count of Luxembourg.

After the end of the battle meeting, Mayouf, Pastor Milot, and three priests of the Seven Holy Cult gathered around Albert, who had escaped the disaster, and listened to the confidential information from him with a serious expression.

"Marquis Lamang, you know, because I was concerned about the safety of my wife, I only stayed at Longquan Palace for one night, and then set off for Ghent to continue searching... Later, I found traces of my wife at the dock, but As I investigate further, I feel more and more wrong..."

Albert recounted what he had seen and heard intermittently, causing the audience to frown.

"According to the information I have investigated, I have reason to believe that the Order of the New World wants to transport something important out of Ghent. That is their main goal. To incite conflict and riots, to cause bloodshed, but incidentally of."

However, Albert did not know exactly what the other party was smuggling and where he was going to smuggle it.

Now that there is a tall city wall, and the specific situation in the city is unclear, everything can only be investigated in detail after the invasion of Ghent.

There is a huge gap in morale, equipment, and training between the two sides, and there are inner ghosts to help.The siege of Ghent has basically nothing to write about.

The next night, Davy Holt emptied a section of the city defense he was in charge of, and then opened the city gates.

Burgundian knights in shining armor broke in first, followed by cavalry artillery troops, covered by infantry, rushing along the streets.

The Burgundian soldiers chanted the slogan of "Bread or Cannonballs" and quickly regained the city.

Soldiers of the rebel army who are willing to surrender can leave the city as long as they put down their weapons and receive a piece of bread and a bowl of hot soup at the supply point set up by the duke outside the city.

However, if they resisted stubbornly, what awaited them was the grape projectile fired by the 6-pounder.

Most of the insurgents had already lost their will to fight.Since Ludwick and Davy Holt, two "models of surrender" were there, there was no psychological pressure, so he chose to surrender and enjoy the baguette and pork soup.

As for the few stubborn elements, after being swept away piece by piece by the metal storm composed of grape bombs, they also quickly collapsed.

Although the 6-pounder guns are more laborious to blow down the city walls, it is easy to destroy the buildings where the enemy troops gather in street fighting.

By dawn, the city of Ghent was returned to Philip III with minimal losses.

However, the Duke is still not at ease, because the enemy who originally besieged Glavensteen Castle has now become the strongest and most determined resister.

Chapter 150 Failed before confrontation

On the eve of the Burgundian army's attack on the city of Ghent, the barracks near Gravensteen Castle was in a restless atmosphere.

Even an uneducated fisherman like Davy Holt could see that this hasty uprising was bound to fail. As the heir of the Austrian Principality, the hope of the Habsburg family, what did Albrecht think of it? If you don't come out, what about a situation that has come to the brink of collapse?

He stood outside the tent, looking at the devastated surroundings, in a gloomy mood.

The neighborhoods around the castle have long since been reduced to ruins.Stone buildings were demolished to make catapults and artillery ammunition, while wooden buildings were reduced to fuel to provide soldiers with some warmth during the long winter battles.

But even though the battle destroyed several blocks and caused heavy losses to the attackers, there was still no progress.

The closest Albrecht remembered to the capture of the castle was the night of the uprising.After quietly destroying a corner of the castle with explosives with the advantage of the raid, he led the elite into the castle.But in the end, it was repelled by the enemy.

Albrecht couldn't help frowning at the thought of the castle defending general.

The opponent was a Burgundian knight named Nicholas Rolland.

Although he had nothing to do with Roland, the chief of the Twelve Paladins under Charlemagne, he just had the same name, but his heroic and fighting attitude left a deep impression on Albrecht.

"It's almost like the protagonist of "The Song of Roland" has appeared!" Albrecht's friend and think tank Wolfgang once praised.

Albrecht felt strange.

He was very familiar with the highly skilled knights in Europe, but he had never heard of the name "Nicholas Rowland".It stands to reason that with the strength shown by the opponent, he should have already become famous and won several championships in the Knights Tournament.Why is it only famous in Burgundy - and not famous for martial arts, just because it is a confidant of Philip III.

Later, Albrecht saw the flag of the Roland family flying on the Glavensteen Castle, and after carefully inquiring about the other party's coat of arms, he solved the mystery.

The coat of arms of the Roland family was originally very simple, with a zigzag wavy edge and a red background, and the pattern was a cross and a horseshoe.However, according to insiders, Knight Nicholas redesigned the family coat of arms at the end of last year, adding a pair of golden angel wings above the coat of arms, and drawing an earth element symbol on each side of the horseshoe.

In the concept of magic, earth element symbols often also represent various golems.

Although the newly designed coat of arms is complex and a bit nondescript, Knight Nicholas is very satisfied.

When people asked about the meaning of the coat of arms, he always explained triumphantly: "I experienced the great war of the undead invasion of Dijon and survived. I have seen the virgin with her wings on her back and waving it in the air. Sword. I have also witnessed the army of golems swept away thousands of troops, invincible. This is a scene I will never forget in my life, and it is my precious spiritual wealth!"

When Knight Nicholas became the commander of Glavensteen Castle, he often boasted to his subordinates that he fought side by side with the Saintess of France in Dijon and Mayuf of Seris, defeating the army of the dead.

Not to mention, this trick is quite useful.Knight Nicholas quickly established his prestige, and the morale of the defenders was exceptionally high.

Influenced by Joan of Arc, Knight Nicholas prayed solemnly every day, and he had already become a well-known devout believer in Ghent.Therefore, in the chaos of the night of the uprising, when the clergy of several churches saw that the situation was out of control, the first thing that came to their mind was to go to the castle for refuge.

The addition of many priests has enhanced the garrison of the castle.In healing wounded soldiers, preventing plagues, and boosting morale, priests' magic played an important role.

Even on certain days when food and water were scarce, the priests used feasting and water-making to help the defenders get through.

In addition, after seeing the tremendous power of the Mayoufu Golem Legion, Knight Nicholas, who disdain to deal with magic, also began to pay attention to these things that were originally regarded as "golems".

Although he couldn't learn spells himself, he still spent a lot of money in the castle and hoarded a few "anti-magic staff".This kind of staff, which can cast "dispel magic" three times, is a powerful weapon against spellcasters.

It was with this preparation that Knight Nicholas effectively responded to the enemy's magical attack on the night of the uprising.

Every time the castle was in jeopardy during the siege, as long as Knight Nicholas rushed to the front line and shouted the battle cry "Seven saints are with us, Montjoy, Saint Denis!" repel.

When European soldiers fought, they liked to shout the names of their own patron saints to boost morale.

For example, the English people like to call "Saint George" the name of the dragon slayer.

And Saint Denis, the patron saint of France, is said to be a ruthless man who carried his head and walked ten miles after being beheaded.

The battle cry "Monjoy, Saint-Denis" originated in the Battle of Bouven.It was an epic victory for the Capetian dynasty of France over the Holy Roman Empire.

A certain young man in the middle school who read "Mein Kampf" and hung the Soviet flag at home shouted this slogan when he slapped Macron, the commander of the Fifth Republic.

Although Burgundy is now de facto independent from France, most Burgundians still deeply identify with their French identity in terms of cultural customs, language and emotions, so it is natural to shout the name of Saint Denis. .

Moreover, every time you shout this slogan, you will be able to improve your morality. It is said that you can add a lot of buffs when fighting against the Shinra army, which is very useful.

Nicholas Knight, who is now a loyal fan of the Holy Maiden, relied on these many means to forcibly block the young and promising Habsburg prince, who gathered [-] well-equipped soldiers, and was assisted by gunpowder and mages. of this force.

Even in the most recent battle, Knight Nicholas was upgraded, from an ordinary knight to a "Blessed Knight" with the blessing of the Seven Holy Powers.This made Albrecht, a dragon warrior, also feel very difficult.

"I always consider myself to be the best young aristocrat in the whole of Europe. Ever since I met Seris' Yoof Ma, I have used him as an opponent. However, I didn't even have a head-to-head duel, and I suffered because of his side effects. thwarted..."

Albrecht's heart was filled with unwillingness.

Although he was put together by Basot, who disappeared quickly after the success of the uprising, although the battle situation is now in jeopardy, he still wants to try again.

This was out of his pride as a nobleman and a dragon, and he wanted to do at least a little bit and leave a good impression on Sigismund.

The little princess Mary of Burgundy no longer needs to think about it, but the daughter of Emperor Shinra is still good.

Chapter 150 Two Last Stand

Albrecht, who wanted a last-ditch effort, spoke out his thoughts.

At this time, the actual commander of the Ghent Rebel Army, Kevin White Palm, agreed with this idea.

Kevin has the nickname "White Palm" which sounds powerful, but it is only because he was a wool cleaner before, and his hands were exposed to the alkaline solvent used for cleaning wool for a long time, which caused the skin to become white and peeling.