Wizard Farming Guide

Chapter 29 Soldiers Killed

Nighttime, on the gentle slope of Pingdingshan.

The soldiers plunged their spears into the necks of the barbarian corpses one by one, making sure none were missed.

This sudden territorial defense battle has now come to an end.

The shield-wielders put down their heavy weapons and collapsed to the ground, panting heavily.

Feeling their hearts pounding, looking at each other's faces, the joy of victory made them burst into laughter.

The militia is rushing over from the watchtower on the cliff.

Amidst a hushed gasp, they took over the next task.

They began cleaning up the battlefield, dealing with enemy corpses, and bandaging soldiers' wounds.

After wandering around the battlefield and finding nothing amiss, Noah approached Holmes.

"The powerful barbarian soldiers you speak of are nothing special," he said sarcastically.

When Holmes trained soldiers and knights in place of Rhodes, he always emphasized the strength and terror of the northern barbarians and urged the soldiers to intensify their training.

This made Noah, who was standing next to him, very unhappy.

In his eyes, the so-called barbarians were nothing more than beasts waiting to be conquered.

To exaggerate the enemy's strength in the army before even meeting them is a sign of cowardice!

However, when Noah questioned Holmes, the latter simply picked up his sword and gestured for him to go to an open space to the side.

Duels between knights were common in Sword Tomb, and Noah certainly couldn't refuse.

The difference between elite knights and ordinary knights was vividly demonstrated in this tournament.

In less than ten moves, he was knocked to the ground by Holmes, with a sword at his neck.

Although the two were of equal rank in the army, the difference in their strength left Noah speechless.

While diligently practicing his skills, he could only keep his frustrations to himself.

Now, faced with this resounding victory, he could finally stand before Holmes with a clear conscience, express his dissatisfaction, and burst into laughter.

Holmes remained silent, choosing to accept the ridicule.

The knight Noah standing before me had armor covered in blood and gaps, with half of his breastplate brutally torn off.

The shoulder armor on his left shoulder was gone, and a huge, gruesome wound was cut across it, revealing the white bone, which was still dripping blood.

In stark contrast, Holmes' armor was completely intact, except for a few bloodstains.

This is nothing to brag about.

Faced with the obstruction of two wolf riders, Holmes, whose warhorse was restricted, found himself in a stalemate with one of them.

But Noah, through a frenzied attack that was almost mutually assured destruction, managed to drag another wolf rider off his back.

He eliminated the enemy before he could, turning the tide of the battle.

From that moment on, the scars on the opponent's armor transformed into glory, causing Holmes to bow his head in submission.

Below the gentle slope of Pingdingshan.

Rhodes was dragging the corpse of the wolf rider leader back.

He approached the two men and saw one with an excited, upturned nose, and the other dejected and silent. He roughly understood what had happened.

Although Holmes was an elite knight, his combat strength on paper was much higher than Noah's.

However, in the peaceful environment of Jianling, his honed martial arts skills and his wariness of the barbarians became shackles that restricted his swordplay on the battlefield.

This conservative mindset has, over time, become part of his chivalry.

Whether or not one can change their fate depends solely on themselves; Rhodes cannot interfere.

As for Noah, he went to the other extreme, like a young calf unafraid of tigers.

If the wolf rider's scimitar had penetrated just a fraction deeper, he would be the one lying on the ground now!

Both of my knights have significant problems, but now is not the time to focus on that.

The end of the battle was just the beginning of trouble; a whole host of problems awaited Rhode's resolution.

"Don't just stand there like an idiot, hurry up and find a servant to bandage you up and get you to lie down," Rhodes instructed Noah.

At the same time, he summoned a knight's squire and instructed him to dilute a blood-replenishing potion made from high-quality black goji berries with water and feed it to the seriously injured soldiers.

After using up the blood-replenishing potion, Rhodes had only one high-grade black goji berry left.

Noah was hurriedly carried away, and the slope was filled with militia running back and forth, constantly stripping the equipment off the enemy corpses and clearing the battlefield.

Several knights and squires moved through the middle of the battlefield, supervising everyone's work.

One of them came to Rhodes and reported on the situation after the battle.

The main items were spoils of war, damaged equipment, and casualties among soldiers.

The spoils of war included wolf-tooth scimitars, throwing axes, wolf chieftain chainmail, fur armor, and more.

Barbarian equipment isn't worth much when sold to the fortress. A well-preserved scimitar is worth 10 silver coins, while most of the armor is severely damaged in battle and can be recycled for between 1 and 20 silver coins.

On the contrary, the three sets of armor that were pierced through the chest by Rhodes' sword can each be sold for 2 gold coins.

The total value is around 23 gold coins.

The materials from the other six Ironspine Black Wolves were not included in the calculation; Rhodes planned to keep them for himself.

Although they gained a lot of spoils, their own army suffered heavy equipment losses.

Rhodes' armor was riddled with cracks from the scimitar, while Noah's was completely ruined.

The knights' squires need to replenish their arrows, many of the shield-spearmen's steel spears are damaged, and eight warhorses have died, resulting in a total loss of over 24 gold coins.

But these are not the most important things.

After listening to the report on the casualties of the knights' squires, Rhodes remained silent.

Twelve people were seriously injured, but the situation is not serious. With blood-replenishing medication, they should recover in less than a week.

but,

Six men were killed.

Rhodes looked at the list of the dead, let out a breath, and tried to calm his agitated heart.

Even if they gain the upper hand, they can use the terrain to launch a stone-throwing attack and crush the enemy's morale.

The wolf chieftain's strength remained undiminished; he took six of his soldiers with him before he died.

From now on, the 52-man shield and spear formation will be reduced to 46 men.

Rhodes knew very well that the deaths of soldiers would become the norm in the future expansion into the North, and he had to learn to adapt.

This wouldn't affect his judgment, but it inevitably ignited anger within him.

"Notify everyone except the seriously wounded to assemble in the castle area in two days. Soldiers, put on your armor and prepare for battle."

Rhodes gave instructions to the knight's squire, glancing toward the direction of River Mouth Town, his hand gripping the scabbard of his sword.

As dawn broke, the battlefield was cleared, and the ban on residential areas was lifted.

After the militia members returned home and described the events of the previous night, the villagers finally learned about the commotion and could hardly believe that it was an attack by barbarian troops.

In the noisy residential area, Lily, who had run away, searched everywhere.

After finally seeing Rod, he patted his chest and put his worries to rest.

"White Bread, what happened to you? You look so ugly." She suddenly noticed the white bread next to Rod.

Seeing its bald patches, Lily couldn't help but laugh out loud, rubbing its neck with both hands.

The white bread felt this was wrong and wanted to push her away.

It was a hero of this battle, and now the soldiers would respectfully call it Lord White Bread when they saw it!

How could its former owner still treat it like a dog? Honestly, is that even right?

It whimpered twice and wagged its tail contentedly as it was being rubbed.

Ultimately, I decided to respect my body's wishes. After rolling over, I lay on my back with my legs in the air, sticking out my tongue to indicate that you shouldn't forget to touch your belly.

After inspecting the white bread and finding no serious wounds, Lily felt much relieved.

After patting its head, he walked up to Rod.

"Sir, you don't seem happy?" Lily couldn't help but slow her pace.

She clearly remembered the militiamen saying that they had won a great victory in this battle.

But she didn't see a smile on Rod's face.

"Because there are still damned people who haven't died yet." Rhodes looked at the letter in his hand.

This was a message sent to him by a carrier bird from his family's chamber of commerce in Hekou Town.

The batch of grain he purchased is currently being forcibly seized in Hekou Town.

(End of this chapter)