Chapter 129

The situation is a bit of a dilemma for both sides. It is difficult for Lehman and others to give up their current advantages. After all, they have broken through the city gate. As long as they work harder, they can win. Such temptation can not be easily abandoned by ordinary people.

However, Lehman also understood that the soldiers of the guard were at the end of their power, and it was difficult to squeeze out another part. They were recruits on the battlefield for the first time. It was difficult to be as strict with them as experienced veterans. Just now, Lehman was very glad that they could hold on without defeat.

The mercenaries on the opposite side were afraid to act rashly when they saw the spearmen who were reorganized, because in the narrow city gate hole, the compact formation and dense spear tips of the spearmen were like a hedgehog.

In the end, Lehman was determined to retreat. Continuing the stalemate would not make the situation better. On the contrary, it might delay the fighters, work hard, and then decline. Nord also mentioned it to Lehman before. In fact, Lehman has begun to study some knowledge about war this winter.

However, at present, Tami village does not have much resources for Lehman to study. One is to listen to hill scholars tell some historical stories about the war, and the other is to ask Nord for advice. At this time, Nord, as the king of mouth, can tell Lehman all kinds of tactics. Nord has all kinds of military skills at his fingertips, although he has not practiced them once

At this time, Nord was standing outside the gate of the castle waiting for the battle. Because of the narrow terrain of the city gate, the Spearman squadron of more than 60 people was full, and there was no room for other soldiers. As for why Nord didn't rush in with Lehman and others, do you think I Nord was a person who was greedy for life and afraid of death?

Yes, yes, Nord is worried about his dog's life and doesn't want to be the first batch of cannon fodder, and Nord doesn't let them die. Nord cherishes the lives of every soldier under his command and doesn't want to make fearless sacrifices. Of course, the enemy is another matter. The best enemy is the dead enemy.

But Nord also knew that there were no undead in war, so Nord was ready in his heart. At this time, Nord saw the Spearman in the city gate cave and withdrew slowly.

Nord sighed in his heart. It seems that Lehman and others did not succeed in breaking through the defense of christenberg, but judging by their retreat pace, the situation should not be too bad.

Soon Lehman and others evacuated from the city gate and came to Nord with bloody spearmen, followed by four heavily armed knights and mercenaries of the kreisen family. They stood at the city gate and looked around, but did not catch up.

And everyone's face is a little ugly, because they just walked out and found that there are more than 100 enemies outside, which makes the mercenaries' morale drop to the bottom just because of the small victory. The mercenary is a double-edged sword.

When fighting a downwind battle, they are a group of excellent soldiers. They not only have rich combat experience, but also have high cost performance. It is much more cost-effective than training a soldier in their own family.

This is why most of the little nobles in this era don't have much privacy. They prefer to spend money on themselves than putting money into the hands of soldiers. Of course, the cheapest is the cannon fodder forcibly recruited from civilians. They don't have to pay any price at all. Even weapons and food have to be prepared by themselves.

But now Viscount Olli has no chance to recruit farmers, because there is only one gate in christenberg, surrounded by four or five meter high walls. Is Viscount Olli completely surrounded in the castle now? It's hard to fly. He can't even reach the nearby shack area. How can he recruit civilians in the shack area to serve as cannon fodder for him.

Even if Viscount Ollie can send his men to dig them out of the castle, the civilians in the shack area may not obey their orders. They are not stupid. How can they willingly participate in the war? Moreover, the remaining civilians in the shack area are too smart and cautious people. They may be afraid of viscount Ollie, but they definitely cherish their lives more.

Nord was not worried that Viscount Ollie would climb over the wall and escape. With his size, it was difficult to get on the Kang (this Kang is an adjective), not to mention climbing over the wall, and people can cross the wall, but the war horse can't cross the wall. Therefore, now Viscount Ollie is a turtle in a jar. What Nord has to do now is to find a way to knock open his turtle shell.

Nord looked at the enemies at the city gate and did not order the archers to shoot. Instead, he watched these people close the thick city gate of christenberg, because Nord knew that shooting might hurt several people, but it would also expose his cards, which was not worth the loss.

Lehman also simply told Nord about the scene of the battle just now. Nord could understand that there were less than 100 soldiers in christenberg, and more than 60 spearmen broke through christenberg. Nord had to admit that he was really delusional.

But the opportunity is in front of Nord. Why wouldn't Nord try it in case of success? So even if he failed, Nord wasn't too depressed. Nord had expected this situation for a long time and was ready to attack the city before.

Nord didn't intend to use the previous siege pile, and the thick city gate would be difficult to open for a while and a half. Just now it has been proved that it is impossible to break through christenberg from the city gate.

Obviously, there is still a gap between the spearmen and the experienced mercenaries. Nord has to admit that the current level of the spearmen needs to be improved. Maybe after this battle, they can really be promoted to Yamun spearmen and have the power to fight with the mercenaries,

Of course, what we're talking about here is pure combat effectiveness. In fact, there are many reasons that affect a soldier's strength on the battlefield. The most critical one is morale. Although morale can't be seen or touched, it does affect the victory or defeat of a battle.

I've heard of a theory before. In a chaotic battlefield, a soldier can be called a elite soldier if he can give full play to 30% of his strength. Therefore, even if he has strength, it is difficult to play it in a bloody battlefield.

High morale can make soldiers give better play to their strength. There are other factors, such as willpower. Soldiers with firm will are not shaken by external things and often perform better. The training method handed over by Nord to Marco can temper the willpower of recruits.

This means that although there is a gap in strength, the key reason why spearmen can still stand with those mercenaries is that their morale is very high. Even the bloody battle in the city gate cave has not affected their morale at all.

They were just a little upset. They almost broke this familiar but very strange castle. The strange reason was that they had never been in at all. Of course, the soldiers would think so, and of course, they could not do without Nord's guidance. Of course, Nord knew that it was time to comfort these soldiers who had just come down from the battlefield.