14 Ch 10.2 battlefield (1/2)
MRE Ch 10.2
Jake and Kevin busied themselves in making reports, a large stockpile of documents waited for them, they were exhausted. They thought ' fighting battles is easier than making reports after it' sigh!
Report of first battle, dead valley, Arcanian.( Summary )
Our side,
2200 archers and 3100 cavalry.
Count Alvaton,
1100 knights
3200 soldiers
Losses:
Our Side 87 died , 176 injured
Tried to stop the fleeing enemy.
Alvaton, 1312 dead, 604 injured
2280 surrendered rest missing
Alvaton and six other nobles were captured alive with their money and other assets. Estimated value 33000 gold coins. Probably trying to smuggle out of Arcania.
We gained control of the dead valley and prisoners.
End.
After reports were prepared, they left to see the progress of battlefield cleaning . All the intact weapons and armor were cleaned and stored in armoury . Rest were heaped on one side to be processed later.
Dead bodies were piled on side to be burned ,but upon Alvaton's pleading they left 100 prisoners of war (pows) to bury them.
Kevin took the rest of the pows ( prisoners of war) to dig trenches and pits so that Duke's forces did not spread during battle, especially fast moving cavalry or their small force would be surrounded by them.
Their work of securing the dead valley was done, only digging of pits and trenches remained.
Jake was delighted, the effect of the longbow was astonishing; they could kill heavy armored knights even before they reached near them. What else do you want on the battlefield? It was an invincible weapon.
Two days went by and digging was nearing its completion.
That morning a messenger arrived and informed them that the prince would arrive on the battlefield by afternoon.
Kevin and Jake were on alert and they sent 500 soldiers to scout the area and inform them of any potential disturbance.
Then they ordered prisoners to rebuild the large tent that Count had brought here and to clean the area.
Soldiers were excited when they heard that the prince was coming to the battlefield . Kevin and Jake made them stay in formation and did not let them bulge. Even if only one person did any mistake, the whole company or sometimes the whole cohort would be punished.
This principle of ' one for all, all for one' was taught in one month's training by punishing them heavily, To the extent that other soldiers of the group would help those making mistakes in their group . It made bond between soldiers stronger and made the group more disciplined.
Jason arrived at the valley with more than 6000 men. They recruited about 2000 hunters in the military in two phases . 1000 hunters of the second phase were still in training and will arrive soon. But those hunters who passed the first phase of training, had been brought by him.