Chapter 159: Raid on the Armory

In a horse farm not far from the city, more than 200 war horses were paddling the ground restlessly. They were startled by the violent flash of light that had just appeared in the night.

The fence of the horse farm was stained with blood, and the floor and walls of the house had charred marks from electric shocks.

Standing on the charred marks, Jeanna leaned on the battle flag and looked into the distance.

That was the direction of the refugee camp. Faintly, she could see the rising flames jumping and it seemed like someone was shouting in unison.

Not knowing what the situation was with Horn, Jeanna narrowed her eyes in worry.

After she brought the refugees there, Horn gave her a mission, which was to raid the armory and horse farm left by her grandfather, the Duke of Kush.

Even though they had tens of thousands of people, without sufficient arms and weapons, they would be no match for the nearly two thousand troops in the city.

So they had to arm themselves first. Taking over 200 war horses from the horse farm was only the first step. Their second step was to take over the armory.

The weapons and armor there can cover at least half of the refugee army.

After slitting the throat of a guard with a knife, Rudilo trotted over to Jeanna and said, "Lady Saint, I have found out everything."

Jeanna pulled herself out of her worries and asked in a deep voice, "What's the situation?"

According to what Rudilo got from the soldiers, after years of tireless work by Dane, the filial grandson, what was lost from the armory was not only weapons, but also strict defenses.

But this does not mean that it is easy to attack. It is located on a river beach highland, with its back to the river and facing the plain.

The whole structure is similar to a small watchtower fortress, with square stone houses and rammed earth walls that are said to have collapsed. Normally, cats, dogs, and dukes can go in and take a look around.

But Darnay could move other things, but he could not move the rivers and trenches.

If they retract the drawbridge doors of the armory, it will still be difficult to capture it in a short period of time.

"How many soldiers are there?"

"They said that six knights from the armory came here earlier and took away six war horses for the squires to ride. According to the armory's 30 infantrymen and 12 knights, they still have six knights and 24 infantrymen at the moment."

As Jeanne had expected, the Duke of Joan of Arc, Darnay, had been alarmed by a large peasant gathering outside the city.

Considering the previous peasant uprising, they were very likely to draw soldiers from the surrounding areas to defend Fort Joan of Arc, the core of the Duchy of Kush.

Given Dane's courage, he would most likely only dare to suppress the rebellion after daybreak for fear of being ambushed.

This made the surrounding facilities less secure. Originally, there should have been at least 20 soldiers guarding the horse farm, but two-thirds of them were transferred to Château Joan of Arc, which gave Jeanne, the Children's Army and the Holy Musketeers an opportunity to take advantage of the situation.

The situation in the armory should be similar.

Jeanne looked behind her and saw a total of 30 holy musketeers and 40 refugee soldiers who could ride horses.

Due to the terrain, the Qianhe Valley area has always had the habit of horse farming, and there are many people who can ride horses.

But as for the technical level of cavalry warfare, that is quite debatable.

This is irrelevant, because no matter what their skill level is, it will not be better than the six extraordinary knights guarding the armory.

"Everyone, get on your horses. Let's go to the armory. Follow closely."

Under the moonlight, the cloaks of more than seventy black-clad soldiers rose and fell with the hooves of their horses. Those who knew how to ride horses rode by themselves, while those who could not ride shared the rides with the refugee riders.

Jeanne was at the head of the pack, running forward, crouching, across fields and streams.

I have to say that today is a good day for night riding. The moonlight can illuminate all the roads ahead, and almost no soldiers fall behind or fall off their horses.

When the armory could be vaguely seen through the gaps in the trees and bushes, Jeanne ordered the entire cavalry to stop.

Everyone dismounted and tied ropes around the horses' mouths to prevent them from barking.

I led the horse into the forest, and after walking a little further, I saw the armory in the moonlight. Interestingly, the armory of Joan of Arc was not placed near the noble castle or church as usual, but outside the city.

This is because when Joan of Arc was first built, the manor here was the residence of the Duke.

Under the bright white moonlight, the square armory squatted in the delta formed by trenches and rivers.

It consists of an outer rammed earth wall and an inner square stone house. A corner of the rammed earth wall about 6 feet ( meters) has collapsed.

Along the suspension bridge, next to the armory, there are stables, houses and vegetable fields, which should be where the guards usually live.

Even the unusual gathering of farmers did not arouse the vigilance of these soldiers. They were armed farmers and usually lived in a small village outside the armory.

Although they had entered the armory to guard it according to the contract, the drawbridge was still laid flat in front of the trench.

It's not that they are lazy, it's that the cable of the suspension bridge is already precarious. If it gets broken from being raised and lowered every day, they will have to raise money to compensate for it.

If they charge directly now, there is a high probability that the six knights will break through the obstruction, and the soldiers inside will have enough time to pull up the drawbridge.

The drawbridge was raised, allowing the knights to ride away easily.

This situation was written in "Knight Sifar", but it was Sifar himself who decided to counterattack from the fortress.

Since "Knight Sifar" was adapted from the oral accounts of a large number of real knights, it is very likely that the knights of the fortress would take the same actions under the same circumstances.

After Jeanna's analysis, she found that a frontal attack was most likely not going to work.

I can only try it once.

She looked at the Holy Gunner behind her and said, "I'll say it again, you only have one chance. No one is allowed to move until Das gives the order!"

"clear."

"Dass, remember, you are only allowed to shoot when you can clearly see the enemy's nose."

"I understand, Lady Saint." Das, the team leader, nodded heavily.

"May Myrcella bless you."

The soldier who was yawning and keeping watch on the top of the city wall suddenly stood up straight. He actually saw a group of refugees coming outside the armory.

"what happened?"

The remaining extraordinary knight Horins put the dice back into the dice cup, stuck his head out of the doorway, and saw a strange scene.

A group of refugees who came from nowhere were walking towards the armory in a daze. They were wearing black cloaks, which was the classic attire of short-haired thieves.

Most importantly, they are still holding the classic short-haired flag - the black and red flag.

Qianhe Valley extorts civilians by catching short-haired people, and the most common way is to catch people wearing black cloaks or black and red clothes.

Horins immediately became excited. Is his fellow villager here to give himself up?

Prince Kongdai's edict arrived in two or three days. He was left here without any military merit for attacking the short-haired people and suppressing the peasants, but he never expected that the refugees would come to his doorstep.

"Lord Horins, let's go and drive them away." A knight looked outside the armory and saw that the refugees were approaching his villa. He could not hold back any longer.

There were his three fiancées!

Seeing that the refugees walked forward for a while and then stopped, as if they were about to leave, Horns turned around to get the horses.

"go!"

(End of this chapter)