15 Ch 11.1 before battle (1/2)
MRE Ch 11.1
” Hey Robert say something! Trip is boooooring” Evans said .
” Shut the hell up. ” angrily Robert barked.
” Why can't you say a few good things to me?” blabbered Evans.
” Are you my Girlfriend” retorted Robert.
” Huh, Just try a bit maybe …..” Evans acted coy.
Robert kicked Evans' horse , Evans fell backward and cried ” Just don't ask me for help when you try to woo Fina.”
” Who wants your help?” Robert got down to help Evans get up and said with a deadpan face ”we will rest for a bit before heading.”
whole cavalry unit stopped, soldiers gave wry smile ' who doesn't know your intention,'
They had been walking for over half a day to find Conley's supply group. They had come twenty kilometers since they crossed Conley's army.
After resting and feeding horses they left.
Next day afternoon, they saw Conley's supplies. There were at least 1500 soldiers and 1000 workers with supplies wagons.
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Duke Conley was worried about count Newshawk . He received news that Newshawk was on the way and would arrive in two days.
Conley was relieved to hear it. They had to camp 10 km away from the valley , near a forest area, they were surrounded by trees from all sides. Which makes them vulnerable to surprise attacks.
But they could not do anything about it.Valley had gone into the hands of the Royal military. Conley could not help but curse Alvaton , he could not defend a small valley .
Night fell, soldiers retired in their tents, a cool breeze was blowing, they slept. Within an hour everyone had slept, night guards were standing in silence.
They did not know from where, but arrows started raining and continued for a few minutes. In the dark night they could not see anything, just by instinct they rushed at attackers , but found no one except wastes and some broken bows, arrows, and they returned.
In camp all the sleeping soldiers had woken up, some of them were slightly injured. They did not know who shouted first ' enemy attack' , but the whole camp got into chaos, thus they were hurt by the stampede more than arrows.
Conley and Killer were dissatisfied with the behaviour of their troops. They could only sigh, they had chosen to recruit mercenaries to make the numbers.
Mercenaries we're good at fighting, but only until you had the upper hand, the moment you were pushed , mercenaries would flee. They had no moral obligation like soldiers.
Conley's soldiers did not sleep whole night, as morning neared their eyelids became heavy and started dropping. Many of them went into slumber.
Archers had woken, felt refreshed, there was still an hour left in sunrise. They left their hideout and rained arrows on Conley's camp. This time they went to Royal camp, their mission was completed.
Soldiers in Conley's camp were again jolted awake by arrows. They started cursing loudly at archers.
In the morning Conley sent soldiers to scout area, they found archers hideout, except some half eaten buns, nothing was there.
Conley decided to plant more guards from tonight, he used two brigades of four thousand soldiers to cover the whole area at night . But after that night no attacks happened. Still Conley was cautious and did not call off night patrol.
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Robert and Evans were ready to raid Conley's supplies ; they decided to raid an hour before sunrise. This was the most vulnerable time to catch them off guard. They ate and went to sleep early in the evening leaving few guards on lookout.
Robert woke everyone in the morning , they got ready to attack within minutes.
They climbed their horses, directed them towards wagons.
Night guards of the supply caravan were feeling sleepy and tired after guarding whole night . They were cursing those sleepy bastards who were snoring . Their term will be over in a while now.
Before that, they heard hooves sound coming toward them, they started shouting in panic ” we are under attack” . Sleepy soldiers got up, but before they could do anything, Evans had lit the wooden carts, soldiers and workers were frightened, they started running hysterically.