I built a manor in the Middle Ages

Chapter 70: Attack on the Cave
The smoke from the campfire died out in the darkness. Leaning against a rampart built with donkey cart planks, John, known by the most common name, sipped his barley wine intermittently.

While drinking, John pricked up his ears, hoping to hear the sounds in the cave.
From the cave entrance, which was shimmering with faint firelight, came the faint sound of a man's hearty laughter, and from time to time a woman's sobbing, which eventually evolved into the primitive clashing of flesh. The more John listened, the redder his ears grew. Finally, he took a deep gulp of wine, biting the cork of the pot and saying, "These damn guys, they sleep with women all day long and leave me on guard outside. I even killed a man during the attack on the village, but in the end, they're not as popular as Martin, that guy who relies on his smooth talk and knows nothing else!"

John retracted his jealous and envious gaze. Where there are people, there are hierarchies. As someone who was often bullied by the bandits, John only dared to complain a few words in his heart and turned his head to add some wood to the fire.

John caught a glimpse of the black donkey tied up not far away. He picked up a stone in a bad mood and threw it at the donkey. He had originally wanted to vent his anger, but he actually hit it, causing the donkey to howl immediately. The donkey's howling was extremely loud in the night. John quickly stood up and comforted the donkey while explaining to the scolding coming from the cave:
"It's nothing! The donkey just went crazy. I'll shut it up in a minute!"

"Damn it, you better hurry up, or I'll shut you up!"

"Yes Yes."

John nodded and bowed, which made the man who had walked out of the cave return with satisfaction. After the man turned around for a moment, John spat fiercely on the ground and cursed softly: "Bastard, you are not the boss, why are you so arrogant every day?"

Of course, the real bandit leader Carl would not come out in person to watch John appease Black Donkey. After all, he was busy. The person who just came out was Martin, whom John hated the most.

It was this guy who gave Boss Carl the bad idea. He insisted on raising the black donkey for a few days before killing it, saying that it would go bad quickly if it was not eaten after being killed, and it would not be too late to slaughter the donkey and eat the meat after eating the chicken.

Haha, what a brainless guy. If you don’t kill him and don’t feed him, are you just waiting to lose weight?
John, who was furious, used both coaxing and intimidation to stop the black donkey's loud braying, and returned to the fire. He held the sickle and leaned against the wooden board with his eyes closed. The laughter in the cave gradually became lower and the cave fell into silence. John's eyelids became heavier and heavier, and he couldn't help falling asleep.

Just before falling asleep, John felt an inexplicable breeze brush against his forehead. Just as he tried to touch it, he felt a sudden shudder and a near-severe pain. His hand froze in mid-air, and in his last conscious thought, he could only feel a warm liquid running down his cheek.
"on!"

In the dark night, the second after John's death, a group of armed men rushed towards the cave quickly like cheetahs running through the forest.

……

As Luc and his companions charged towards the cave, a man was hiding in the shadows on the northern hills. He had lost an eye and stared at the army that had suddenly appeared from his area with confusion and shock. He couldn't help but open his mouth wide, "Who are they?"

……

"Lian, you hold the shield to protect me. Robert and Old Eck will quickly knock the rocks away. I will use my bow and arrow to buy you some time!"

Luke gave orders quickly. The stone at the entrance of the cave was not a huge whole, but a pile of rubble. It was not too difficult to open it.

Luc had been through this wild boar cave once before. He wanted to use the same method he used last time to deal with the wild boars, using fire and smoke to force the boars out and then kill them one by one, but he was stopped by Old Eike.

Old Eike hoped that Luc could try his best to save the lives of the women abducted by the bandits. If he threw fire into the cave all at once, they might be burned to death.

Luc initially didn't want to agree. He wasn't there to rescue the hostages, but to deal with the bandit threat. If he was too concerned about the prisoners' safety, the battle would become even more difficult. But after thinking it over, Luc finally agreed to Old Eck's request.

Because there is a very big hidden danger in fire attack - it takes time!
The flames couldn't consume everyone instantly, and if he couldn't kill everyone in the cave immediately, the bandits inside would react and rush out en masse to fight him to the death. After all, the rubble wasn't a difficult obstacle to deal with. The idea of ​​scrambling to kill them one by one along either side of the cave entrance was also unrealistic. The cave entrance was not narrow, and if the bandits rushed out all at once, not only would he fail to kill them one by one, but he would also be caught in a chaotic fight.

What is the purpose of your night attack?
The idea is to kill more enemies immediately while they are off guard. However, if the situation described above becomes the one mentioned above, the purpose of a night raid will be lost.

Luke and his group bent over and rushed towards the cave entrance. Luke raised his bow and gave Ryan a wink. Ryan took a deep breath and slammed his right arm with a leather round shield tied to it into the pile of stones. With a loud bang, Ryan, with his huge strength, immediately smashed the pile of stones to the ground!
A bandit near the cave entrance was the first to be awakened. Before he could look up, a sharp arrow hit his neck with a whoosh.

Luc threw down his bow and drew his sword, taking the lead and rushing into the cave first!
"Damn, what's going on?!"

Bald Carl was lying in the deepest part to rest. When he heard a loud noise, he immediately turned over and sat up, and his right hand subconsciously reached for the long-handled blade beside him.

With blurry eyes, he saw four large men suddenly rushing into the cave entrance illuminated by the fire. He instantly woke up, raised his shield, stood up, and shouted frantically at the other bandits:

"Get the fuck up, there's an enemy attack!!"

There were few professional soldiers among the bandits, most of them were bankrupt farmers, and they were no match for Carl. They woke up in large numbers and saw the enemy suddenly rushing into the cave. Some of them screamed in panic, while others got up and ran deep into the cave, completely forgetting that there was no way out. Only a few of them picked up weapons and wanted to resist, but Luke stabbed the chest of the bandit who stood up first with a sword, and the strong smell of blood immediately filled the air.

Just like the Ward Village that was attacked, the bandits that were also attacked at this moment were also a group of rabble.

Bald Carl's eyes were red as he stared at the man in chain mail in front of him. Fear and doubt rose in his heart.

——Where did this knight come from? I don't remember any lords being around the forest.

Facing Luc, who was equipped with solid chain mail and a fine steel sword, and was also skilled in fighting, the bandits in the cave were obviously destined to be slaughtered. However, Carl still aroused a burst of blood and courage, turned around and killed a panicked bandit, shouting to those around him:

"Get out of here, you'll survive! If anyone dares to retreat, I'll be the first to chop him down!"

As soon as Carl finished speaking, Luc noticed him. Everything that had just happened happened in a flash. Old Ek and Ryan followed closely behind and pounced on the other bandits, while Robert stopped at the entrance of the cave with trembling legs.

Luke ignored the other bandits who were being harassed by his side and went straight towards the panicked bald Carl.

Seeing Luc's chain mail splattered with blood, Karl quickly grabbed a crying peasant woman and pushed her towards Luc.

(End of this chapter)