Unknown Knight

Chapter 396 A big gamble

After the battle, Aix immediately ordered someone to call Count Resarit, who was on duty at the time, and asked him how he could allow the enemy to break into the camp, and scolded him severely.

It was only when Sophia tugged at Aix's sleeve that the still angry Aix shut up. Then Resarit, with a guilty look on his face, was ordered to leave the tent to investigate the reason why the enemy broke into the camp.

Soon Count Resarit returned to report that the enemy had attacked the camp repeatedly that night for the sake of this final raid. They first attacked the camp repeatedly from the land in order to paralyze the Aix army.

In the last raid, the enemy first sent some people to continue attacking the camp from the land side to attract the attention of the Aix army, and then used a feint to the east and attack in the west, but the real killer move was to wade in through the water.

As mentioned before, the camp was set up with its back to the water. The side facing the water had a narrow buffer and a difficult mudflat, which was not conducive to the attack of a large force. In addition, the enemy had not launched an attack from this side all night, and there were not many soldiers guarding here, so they relaxed.

As a result, this small group of elite Nords sneaked under the wall of the stockade without being discovered. The enemy used the ropes they brought to tie the wooden wall and worked together to pull it down. The wooden wall here was rammed on the river beach. Although the wood was buried deep, the soil of the river beach was relatively soft and was easily pulled down. It was this serious negligence that allowed the enemy to break into the camp so easily.

The noise also alarmed two sentries, but before they could call the police, they were nailed to death on the watchtower with flying axes by the Nord Royal Guards who had been keeping an eye on them.

In this way, this small team of Nord elites sneaked into the camp quietly, and the attack of the enemies attacking the camp from the land in front was extremely fierce, which attracted most of the attention of the camp defenders, allowing this small team of enemies to successfully sneak to the vicinity of Aix's tent. If Nia, who led the personal guards on duty, was not familiar with the situation of the Nords, discovered the horror of this team of enemies, and issued a timely warning, Aix might have been beheaded by this small team of Nord elites.

Aix was well aware of how powerful this small group of Nords was. Each of them had a fighting power comparable to his own, especially the three Berserkers. If it weren't for the convenience of their equipment, Aix might have really died here today. That would have been too much fun.

It seems that the enemy has a master who was able to discover the loophole when Aix set up camp, and based on this loophole, planned and formulated such a meticulous decapitation plan in a short period of time. It is possible that the old man Eden was personally in charge of the layout and command.

Thinking of this, Aix broke out in a cold sweat. It was his idea to set up camp by the river, so he couldn't blame Count Resarit. At this moment, Aix stopped trying to save face and took the initiative to apologize to Resarit.

However, Resarit was also open and honest. He said that he was the general on duty, but he did not discover such a serious safety hazard, and he should bear the main responsibility. After the king and his minister took some credit and responsibility, the previous rift was resolved.

It was already bright by this time. According to statistics from subordinates, plus the harassment and shooting with arrows yesterday, the enemy had caused a total loss of six deaths and forty-seven injuries to our side during that day and night, including twenty-one seriously injured.

Four of the dead were personal guards, all caused by this decapitation raid. If it weren't for Nana's artifact, there would probably be more deaths. Most of the twenty-one seriously injured were personal guards, some even had broken limbs and were left with lifelong disabilities. If Aix hadn't acted in time to kill the leading berserker, his personal guards of more than thirty people would have been wiped out in a moment.

Aix was so heartbroken, knowing that each and every guard was trained at great expense by the territory.

The first difficulty was the selection. It took at least one month just to check the identity of each of the thirty or so people, which consumed a lot of manpower and resources.

The second thing is training and food. These guards are trained by the top masters of the territory, and the food standards are based on the standards of the nobility. These two things alone are a considerable expense.

The most expensive thing is the equipment and salary of the guards. Their tailor-made weapons and equipment are far from comparable to mass-produced ones. The price of each piece is several times that of similar products. Add in the salary of one gold coin per month. All added up, each qualified guard will cost Aix at least one hundred gold coins. How can he not feel distressed when so many were lost in this battle?

However, the casualties of these bodyguards were not unfair. According to Aix's understanding, although the enemy only sent a small team of more than ten people, they also paid a high price. Take the three berserkers for example. Many people have never heard of them. Each of them is an expert among experts. According to Nia, it costs more to raise a berserker than to raise an aristocrat. Moreover, they must be selected and trained from childhood. Berserkers who participate in the war after adulthood must charge to the front in every battle, and the mortality rate is also very high.

Therefore, Berserkers are a type of hero-level soldier that cannot be replicated. Aix, who has fought against them, has a deep understanding of this. If he is not careful today, it is not certain who will win. You must know that Aix has been specially strengthened by Nana, has rich battlefield experience, and has been trained in martial arts for a long time. Now he deserves to be called a master. Moreover, Aix is ​​a hero with a series of titles. In the eyes of outsiders, he belongs to the category of human beings who are terribly strong.

Even the Nord Royal Guards who followed the Berserkers were also a remarkable type of soldier, known as the ceiling of individual combat power in the continent of Calradia. And unlike Aix's personal guards, they were not selected and trained. They were able to obtain the title of Nord Royal Guards entirely by fighting with swords and guns and earning merits. The warriors who could have this title were undoubtedly at the top in terms of ability, martial arts and luck.

Therefore, it took a huge amount of effort for Eden to send such an elite team to assassinate him. In addition, after a whole night of attacking the camp to lure the enemy, more than a hundred ordinary Nord warriors died. The cost was not small.

But then again, if the people sent by Eden can really succeed in the assassination this time, not only will his city of Tiha be saved, but it will also be a severe blow to Aix. It will be like removing pillars and beams. The entire force may collapse, and the hard work of Aix and his brothers over the years will be destroyed in one day. It is really extremely dangerous and a gamble with a great chance of winning and huge profits.

Looking outside the tent in the direction of Tiha City, Aix couldn't help gritting his teeth. His hatred for Eden deepened. This guy had harmed him time and again before and almost took his life. Now he did such a cruel thing again. Since this old guy wanted to kill him so much, he must let him taste his wrath of revenge this time.