HCB Chapter 310: Lana Pinggui Struggle
Chapter 310: Lana Pinggui Struggle
The Lana camp on the north side of Logronia was bustling with people at this time, not because they were celebrating anything, but because several more noble armies had arrived today.
"What do you mean by asking us to move? We are stationed here well, what has happened to you?"
A centurion of the Lana regular army reprimanded several people in front of him who were wearing different types of armor.
"I'm sorry, but our master has taken a fancy to your piece of land. Don't be ungrateful and move out now!"
The leader cursed in a haughty manner, which made the captain laugh. It had been a long time since he heard the word "ungrateful"?
"I have not received any orders for me and my thousand-man team to move out of here. You can go back to where you came from."
"Yo ho!"
The man opposite him put his hands on his hips, pointed at the captain and cursed:
"I'm telling you, lowly person, if you anger our master, you will be in big trouble!"
Who would have thought that the centurion would suddenly draw his sword, point it at him and shout:
"Who are you, what's your name, and who sent you?"
As the centurion roared, more and more regular army soldiers gathered around.
Seeing more and more people coming, the man took a few steps back and said hesitantly:
"Of course...my noble master sent me here."
"Well then! I tell you, I am the captain of the standing army under the king, and I am now under the direct leadership of General Schneider. Without the order of His Majesty the King or General Schneider, I will not go anywhere. If you dare to take another step forward, I will execute you on the spot!"
After saying that, the centurion waved his hand, and a dozen crossbowmen pointed their crossbows at those men. Knowing they were no match for them, they immediately ran away.
"Sir, who are they? Why are they so arrogant?"
The centurion at the side stepped forward and asked.
"Arrogant? I think he is bullying the weak and afraid of the strong."
After the centurion finished cursing, he explained to the soldiers around him:
"Recently, everyone should pay attention to these people who don't wear regular army armor. They are the lackeys of the nobles and are used to bullying others in the territory. If you see them, stay away from them. If they don't know what's good for them and want to cause trouble, just beat them up!"
At this time, the headquarters of the Lana camp was in chaos. The arrival of the noble army every day continued to increase the workload of the civil servants and quartermasters, and those nobles who did not cooperate with their work gave them a headache. A large number of demands were summarized on the parchment in front of General Schneider, causing him, who was usually steady, to frown.
"It's fine if there are a lot of useless luxuries, but what's the point of moving the campsite to a more scenic location? Does he think he's camping?"
Seeing this, Schneider helplessly touched his forehead, sighing at the IQ of the nobles in Lana. Although the nobles in the country have always mocked the incompetence of the Midland nobles, if they were to compare them, the nobles in Lana or most of the nobles in the entire Southwest Peninsula were equally incompetent.
Thanks to the fact that there are many small countries in the southwestern peninsula, the noble war here seems somewhat peaceful compared to the Hundred Years' War between Midlan and Yuda.
These nobles had never experienced a war involving more than 10,000 people since they were born, and the only territorial conflict was even regarded by them as a more exciting form of entertainment than the arena.
After the armies of the two nobles gathered, they would meet for a while before returning to their respective armies to command the battle. After the war, a special herald would record the losses of both sides to determine who won and who lost. Finally, after a banquet, the nobles would go their separate ways and return to their homes until they felt like holding another battle someday.
The advantage of this is that the nobles can be trained in continuous wars and accumulate their combat and tactical experience. But the disadvantage is also obvious. These nobles regard war as an activity. They think that the Mitlan people on the other side will fight with them for fun just like they do.
Little did they know that the nobles on the opposite side were tempered in mountains of corpses and seas of blood, and that a war involving tens of thousands of people could be commanded by them as easily as eating and drinking. The only advantage was that the other side would follow aristocratic etiquette to a limited extent and would not kill all the surrendering or fleeing enemy nobles.
At this time, a group of Lana's standing army generals walked into the tent and complained to Schneider:
"Sir, can you please ask those nobles and their lackeys to stay away from our camp? They are like flies in the summer. Just seeing them and hearing their noise is enough to make us feel overwhelmed."
"Yes, sir. They come into the city every day and commit crimes. Now they have begun to cause trouble for our people. Yesterday, my soldiers fought with them because they insulted them as untouchables. Fortunately, we won, otherwise they would definitely be more arrogant."
"I think, when the battle starts, we should let them rush to the front. We will help them when they are beaten to a pulp by the Midlanders."
"Alright, alright."
General Schneider interrupted their complaints:
"I will explain these things to them clearly. You go back and appease the soldiers first. I estimate that we will have to fight the Midlanders in a few days."
After the generals left, General Schneider said to the guards beside him:
"Please invite all the Lana nobles who are still in the camp here and tell them that there is something important to discuss."
As time passed, it was noon in the blink of an eye. General Schneider looked at the nobles on both sides and the empty seats around him, and asked the guard next to him:
"Are these all the nobles in the camp?"
"Yes, many nobles are now resting in Logronia. Currently, all the nobles who can come to the camp have come."
General Schneider cleared his throat and said to the nobles present:
"First of all, I would like to thank you for coming here to help His Majesty the King defend the country."
"But let's stop talking nonsense. The reason I summoned you here is that I hope you can improve military discipline. I will try my best to cooperate with your request, but if you continue to indulge your men to act recklessly, then by the time we even encounter the Midlanders, the army will have been torn apart."
At this time a young noble asked:
"My Lord, my request is not high. This is what we nobles always did when we fought in the past. We even held banquets."
"Yes, the nobles of Midland are similar to us. I heard that none of them can ride a horse or wield a sword."
"To be honest, those standing armies are just some civilians with weapons. Isn't it natural for civilians to serve the nobles?"
Listening to the words of the nobles inside, several generals of the Lana regular army who were eavesdropping outside the tent suppressed their anger, looked at each other and nodded, then returned to their own camp.