Unknown Knight

Chapter 393 Day and Night Harassment

On the last day of mid-April, when the mountain flowers in the Kingdom of Vigia were in full bloom, Aix led 3,000 fully equipped troops out from the royal city of Rivadin.

After a winter of intensive training, every soldier knew the goal of this battle. They were full of fighting spirit, firm will, and confidence that they would win.

The army advanced along the river, but did not take boats like last time. They simply loaded supplies and food on the boats. This way, the soldiers would be spared the bumpy ride and everyone could join the battle at any time.

The army's march was also very regular. Unlike Aix's previous actions, they did not hide their whereabouts for fear of exposing their whereabouts. Instead, they marched towards their target city of Tihar in a grand manner. Although they had to enter the territory of the Kingdom of Nord along the way, there were no enemies that could threaten this army, including the army of King Ragnar of Sagoth.

However, to be on the safe side, Prince Aix politely gave His Royal Highness a batch of wealth, which not only reaffirmed his friendship with him, but also served as a bribe for passing through the border. This was considered to be very knowledgeable about the rules. King Ragnar was well aware of the hatred between Aix and Eden, and was happy to see the two families fight to the death. He should not have any objection to his march, but given Aix's power today, he probably wouldn't dare to have any objection.

However, as soon as the army passed the city of Sagos, things started to get uneasy. Nord archers began to appear in the forests along the road. They ambushed near the forested hills and shot arrows at the army from time to time.

Due to the terrain restrictions, the cavalry sent by Aix could only chase to the foot of the mountain, then dismount and chase back up the mountain. However, although these Nord archers were not very good at shooting, they were very good at footwork and had already run away.

After all this, Aix became very annoyed. Although the enemy's style of fighting had little impact on the overall situation, it did lead to individual casualties and greatly affected morale. Aix had no choice but to let the army avoid the mountains and forests as much as possible and send more scouts to clear the way. Although there were fewer attacks, archers still shot arrows at the marching troops from a distance from time to time.

Obviously, this was a targeted deployment of troops by the enemy. Eden of Tiha City seemed to be well prepared. He must have put a lot of effort into studying the situation in Aix and was very familiar with the characteristics of the Aix army. From this point of view alone, he was ready to fight to the end. I don't know who gave him the courage.

Therefore, Aix repeatedly issued orders to the entire army, asking them to guard against arrogance and impetuosity, march cautiously, and avoid revealing any flaws that would give the enemy an opportunity to take advantage.

After the army passed Kulin Fort, the goal was in sight. With just one more day's march, they would reach the city of Tiha. However, an unexpected situation still occurred.

That night, the army camped near the river.

After nightfall, for some reason, Aix became restless and unable to sleep. He always had a bad feeling, but he couldn't figure out what was wrong. He felt very uncomfortable with the uncertainty in his heart, so he took his guards to patrol the camp.

After a round of inspection, he was already a little tired and was about to return to the tent to rest when suddenly there were cries of killing outside the camp and Iden's Nord soldiers attacked.

Aix was not in a panic. The camp was surrounded by trenches on three sides and water on one side. There was a wooden wall inside and arrow towers on all sides for defense. It was impossible for the enemy to break into the camp in a short time. He returned to his tent and sat down under the protection of his personal guards.

Soon the shouting and killing sounds around the camp gradually subsided, and the enemy retreated. Fatis, Resarit and others who were in charge of the front command went to the big tent to report the battle situation to Aix.

Iden's night attack on the camp seemed to be very methodical. First, there were several waves of arrow volleys to suppress the Nord soldiers, giving them a chance to wade through the trenches with their shields raised. Then, these Nord soldiers chopped the wooden walls with their axes.

However, he personally participated in the design of the marching camp of Aix. The walls of the camp were made of carbonized logs with a diameter of 20 centimeters. It was impossible to chop them open with an axe in a short time. Soon, many of the Nords who were chopping the walls were shot dead or wounded by the crossbowmen on the arrow tower. When the fully equipped cavalry from Aix rushed out of the camp gate, these Nords had to retreat. Under the pursuit of the cavalry, they left behind a field of corpses.

After listening to the reports from several people, Aix fell into deep thought. As mentioned before, due to the shortage of supplies in this era, most soldiers were malnourished and generally suffered from night blindness to varying degrees, and could not fight at night. However, this situation was not absolute, such as the army led by Aix.

Due to good economic conditions and Aix's emphasis on the army, the soldiers under his command had very good food. None of them were malnourished, and they were relatively healthy, with very few suffering from night blindness.

Then there are the Nord soldiers. As we all know, the Nords are a maritime people. Their seaside living conditions mean that their tables often have all kinds of sea fish from the sea. These sea fish are rich in vitamin A, so these Nords do not have night blindness and can carry out night combat.

In addition, the organizational structure of the Nords is similar to the tribal system. Ordinary Nords do not need to pay heavy taxes to their lords, nor do they need to perform any labor for their lords, so their physical fitness is generally stronger than that of farmers and soldiers from other countries. This is why Iden dared to launch a night battle.

Aix carefully recalled the report of Fatis and others. Although the enemy's attack on the camp was very methodical, their retreat was very hasty, almost equivalent to a useless effort. This was very unlike Eden's style of doing things. He should be a decisive person. Could it be...? Thinking of this, Aix gave another order:

"Give orders to all soldiers tonight to remain in uniform and double the number of sentries patrolling the camp."

Sure enough, not long after Aix fell asleep and started to feel tired, he heard shouts and screams outside the camp again.

After a commotion, Fatis and others who were in command at the front came to report again, saying that the Nords attacked from the other side of the camp, but this time we were prepared in advance and quickly repelled the enemy, only shooting and killing a few enemies.

After listening to the report, Aix thought carefully and felt that what happened tonight should not be so simple. It felt like there was a hint of conspiracy. After thinking for a while, he gave another order:

"Let the soldiers on duty take turns to rest. If the enemy attacks again, the soldiers on duty who are resting will not have to attack. Rest well and maintain your energy."

After listening to what Aix said, Fatis and others realized the deep meaning of his words, nodded and left.

Sure enough, not long after Aix fell asleep, the enemy attacked again. After listening carefully to the sound, the enemy seemed to have increased its intensity and launched attacks on the camp from the left and right directions. However, Aix was well prepared and quickly repelled the enemy.

This time, Aix simply did not get up. He directly asked his personal guards to tell Fatis, Resarit and others who came to report that they did not have to go out all at once, but instead took turns on duty to maintain enough energy.

When the soldiers saw their prince sleeping peacefully in the tent, the uneasy feelings in their hearts were relieved a lot, and if the enemy attacked again, they would be able to deal with it more calmly.