15 Ch 11.1 before battle (2/2)
Robert was depressed seeing that they didn't even gave a fight worth numbers. Only a few hundred guards opposed them , rest fled.
After burning supplies, they recovered 4680 gold coins and left for the valley.
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Conley was happy that Newshawk arrived here with his 3000 mercenaries. Conley's tally increased to 25000.
Conley's lips were curled upward and eyes were beaming the whole day, but his mood soured when he heard in evening that his supplies had been destroyed.
Remaining soldiers of the supply chain reached the camp three days after the incident. They had grouped together to be safe .
Conley was furious over them, without showing even a thread of Mercy , he got them all decapitated, saying that if they can't even protect a supply carvaan, what use of keeping such cowards. Rest of the soldiers were appalled by Conley's action.
Conley had rations for two weeks, but what after that . Panic started growing inside his camp. Soldiers were distressed, food was of utmost importance and their supplies were burned. They thought of running away but the scene of Conley putting supply soldiers to death would deter them.
Only way to resolve this crisis was to attack the royal military and get their hand on its supplies from the capital city.
Conley had also sent soldiers to harass and loot supplies, but they got nothing, the enemy had anticipated it and were prepared.
Conley discussed the situation with Kipler, finally they decided to attack with full force, after two days. Soldiers started cleaning their weapons and got ready for further orders. Reorganization and formation drills started.
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Robert returned on the 4th day after his departure.
”Your highness we completed the mission given by you” reported Robert
” Hmm I am confident in giving you tasks. You both are excellent” Jason praised them, and asked to report the summary.
Both of them were gratified by Jason's praise. Before Robert could reply Evans started” your highness we kicked their ass in morning, burned everything many of them pissed their pants and escaped, however we got 63 casualties and 43 injured. We got more than 4500 gold”
Jason looked at Evans and said ” hmm, I have another job for you. Get those prisoners there and create perfectly round rollable boulders from the forest.”
”As you wish for your highness” Evans left after saluting ,winking at Robert.
”Robert gathered wax, resin, animal fat, oil and anything flammable”
Robert accepted the order, he bowed and left.
Robert went to kitchen ” give me all animal fat you have, it's his highness' order”
Then he went to the store manager of the army and took all available resins and oils. They would receive supplies from the city, which was not that far, so the manager provided all he had leaving some for emergency use.
Robert produced all he collected on the ground in Jason's tent. Jason prepared a sticky mixture from these materials.
By evening Evans returned with boulders.
Jason told them to apply the sticky mixture on raw wood.he put similar but more solid mixture on some arrows.
” Now take these wood and make two barriers, one at 200 meters from our formation and another at 50 metres .” Jason ordered.
Robert was confused but he obeyed. He was a little bit certain that this had something to do with fire .
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