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Chapter 385 Su Liya's Victory
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Borucci noticed the utter chaos among his soldiers and sensed something was amiss. He ordered his men to maintain formation and rest, and to send out observation posts and scouts to search for the enemy. However, just as the order was given, a troop of cavalry suddenly charged towards them from afar. At first, he thought it was his own heavy knights returning, but he quickly realized something was wrong. The banners they were carrying were not those of Altaïr's army, and their attire was incorrect. When they got closer, he discovered that they were actually knights from Heatherlink!
"Pass the order: Form the formation immediately..."
Upon seeing that it was Heselink's regular army, Borucci ordered his loosely organized troops to quickly assemble and meet the enemy. However, it was not so easy for a square formation of several thousand men to quickly assemble, and the enemy was coming on strong. In just a few minutes, the enemy had already rushed to the front of the formation.
Because the phalanx was not yet fully assembled, the weakness of these conscripts—their poor training and low quality—suddenly became apparent. Once the command system failed, they were quickly scattered. Although only a few dozen knights and their followers, at most a couple hundred people, were charging forward, they were enough to disrupt the phalanx of more than 2000 men. In an instant, they scattered and broke apart in all directions. Borucci could no longer control his troops.
"Sir, let's retreat first."
Faced with such a rout, Borucci, under the cover of his entourage, had no choice but to leave the battlefield quickly. Otherwise, if he stayed, not only would he not be able to control his troops, but he himself would probably die in the chaos. Sometimes, facing his own troops who were scattering and fleeing for their lives was more terrifying than facing the enemy who was attacking directly.
Under the protection of his entourage, Borucci led his men to escape the battlefield. They ran for twenty or thirty kilometers before turning back to find that the enemy had not pursued them. Only then did he breathe a sigh of relief. Looking at his men, he realized that only his entourage and a few of his personal knights remained. More than 3000 men had been wiped out. He didn't know how he would be punished when he returned home. But punishment was a minor matter; the real shame would be losing to goblins. If word got back to the country, it would be a disgrace to his family.
"Damn it, what's going on? Where did our knight go?"
Borucci and his entourage rested on a hillside, where he was finally able to do a quick recap. He couldn't understand how his knight had failed to catch a woman, and not only that, he had vanished without a trace.
"Could this be a trap, where these knights were lured by goblins and then ambushed by the knightly troops of Hetherink?"
Seeing Borucci's anger, a follower cautiously offered an explanation. Borucci's anger subsided somewhat after hearing this explanation. If his own troops had been defeated by the Hetherink army, he could still explain it back. But if they had been defeated by goblins, he would become a laughingstock if he returned.
"I was careless this time. Let's continue on our way and gather our soldiers. We'll rejoin the main force soon. Lord Tandret's troops will be here soon."
Originally hoping to claim the credit and show off, Borucci suffered such a crushing defeat that he was left with nothing but a humiliating defeat. He can only gather his remaining troops before making any further plans.
After resting for a while, Borucci led his men to continue their journey. After all, this place was too close to the battlefield, and the enemy could catch up at any time. It was not a place to stay for long.
Just as Borucci and his entourage were about to set off, another group of people suddenly appeared in the distance. Borucci had a bad feeling; he only had this many men with him, and if they were caught by the enemy's main force, it would be terrible. But when they got closer, he saw that it was the beautiful blonde female knight he had previously ordered his men to pursue. Upon closer inspection, Borucci realized that she was not a knight at all, but just a beautiful female knight leading a group of goblins in pursuit.
"Damn it, if I can't beat a knight, can't I beat a goblin?"
"Sir, we'd better leave quickly; it's too dangerous here."
Borucci was enraged to see a group of short goblins charging towards him, brandishing clubs, wooden sticks, daggers, and daggers, howling wildly. He was about to turn and fight them when his attendants urged him to retreat. But Borucci shouted at them:
"If I'm being chased by goblins like this, I'd rather die here than live!"
Seeing that Borucci was completely out of control, his men couldn't persuade him otherwise. They could only protect him as he turned his horse around and charged at the group of goblins. Fortunately, the goblins were no match for them. Borucci and his dozens of mounted followers charged at them, and the hundred or so goblins scattered after leaving behind several corpses.
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"See, I told you these goblins are nothing but a rabble. It would be shameful to be chased and beaten by such trash."
Seeing the goblins scattered, the attendants didn't say anything more. After all, they all knew that Borucci had a frustrating battle, and it would be good to let him feel better.
"I can't wait for the adults."
"Alright, let's gather our defeated troops and fight again another day. Victory and defeat are common occurrences in war."
Borucci, now venting his anger, took the initiative to reprimand his followers, forgetting who had commanded the battle and who had just been arguing over the outcome.
Having received the order, the attendants were finally able to protect Borucci and quickly escape from the battlefield. After traveling another twenty or thirty miles, it was nearly dusk. The group was both hungry and exhausted, having fought all day and traveled dozens of kilometers. Exhausted, they found a small river, ate some dry rations, and, too lazy to even set up sentries, went straight to sleep.
After the group fell asleep, they didn't know how much time had passed when firelight reappeared around them. It turned out that another group of goblins was charging towards them with howls. Borucci was startled awake in the darkness and found that everyone around him was being shot and falling to the ground. It turned out that this time the goblins did not get close, but approached with small crossbows to aim. Because goblins have lived in caves for a long time, their night vision is better than that of humans, so they can aim from a distance in the dark. Although these crossbows have limited power and are difficult to penetrate the protection of fully armed armored human knights, these people were exhausted and had already removed their armor to rest, so they were completely unprepared.
The attack was accompanied by screams all around. In the darkness, the goblins crept up and attacked, leaving Borucci unable to even organize his few followers. In a panic, he found his warhorse, mounted it, and tried to escape the encirclement. He had completely lost the toughness he had during the day, because he knew that if he stood up in such a chaotic situation, he might really die in the chaos.
Borucci, trying to break free of the encirclement on horseback, had barely ridden out when his horse tripped, stumbling and throwing him to the ground. Before Borucci could react, a group of goblins had already pinned him down. He had initially thought that as a nobleman, he would survive, since nobles were entitled to extort ransoms in wars, and therefore, nobles were usually captured alive. However, these goblins disregarded this rule, hacking and slashing at Borucci with daggers, short swords, and clubs. In the darkness, Borucci soon lay in a pool of blood…
"Master, I'm sorry, Borucci is dead. We didn't capture him alive."
Late at night, Su Liya finally returned with her men and knelt down to beg for forgiveness upon seeing Niu Zida. The battle had been a resounding victory; a force of over 3000 men had been scattered in a single day, and Su Liya and her men had captured several hundred prisoners. However, they hadn't managed to capture Borucci. Su Liya and her men had been chasing Borucci relentlessly, and when they launched their night raid, they had hoped to capture him alive, only to find him already dead in a goblin siege. These goblins were still the same as always; they had no concept of prisoners of war when it came to males, killing them quickly. Females, on the other hand, might be captured for breeding purposes.
"It's nothing, if you're dead, you're dead."
To everyone's surprise, Niu Zida didn't seem to care. He was being held in Aponia's arms, and casually replied, while Xin Hai, still kneeling between his legs, sucked on his massive member with her small, red mouth, occasionally licking his wet clitoris with her tongue. Niu Zida, speaking to Su Liya, kicked Xin Hai away. Su Liya seemed to understand Niu Zida's intention, so she proactively moved closer, removing her armor and kneeling between his legs, taking over Xin Hai's task and gently sucking on his member with her small, red mouth.
"Sulliya fought well in this battle, following Xin Hai's plan perfectly. Xin Hai, you are also very good, taking advantage of the enemy's underestimation of you to defeat them."
"Not at all, it's all thanks to Miss Su Liya."
Xin Hai smiled and knelt below, still using her little tongue to cooperate with Su Liya, who had swallowed and spat out the huge thing, to lick Niu Zida's huge thing. The skillful service of the two smooth and tender little tongues made Niu Zida groan comfortably. He couldn't help but use his huge thing to go in and out of Xin Hai and Su Liya's little mouths, and for a while he was having a great time.
“Master, although we easily defeated the enemy this time, Tandret’s army is coming, and it will be much more difficult for us. Moreover, this was a rout battle. Although we captured and killed quite a few, most of the enemy still escaped. We still cannot be careless.”
"Of course, don't worry, Mom Aponia, I won't be careless."
Hearing Aponia's advice, Niu Zida kissed the beautiful woman's snow-white breasts, then began to thrust his enormous member hard into Su Liya's tender red mouth in his final sprint. Finally, he held Su Liya's head down, and while her mouth held his clitoris, Niu Zida aimed at Su Liya's mouth and forcefully ejaculated all his desire inside.
"You filthy thing... drink it all, not a single drop is allowed..."
Chapter 386 The Approach of Altaïr's Army
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Under Niu Zida's coercion, Su Liya wiggled her rosy lips and ate it all. She even opened her mouth to let him check, and after confirming there were no remnants, he nodded in satisfaction. Only then did Su Liya close her mouth and smile, saying:
"Thank you for the gift, Master."
"What are the owners planning to do with this prisoner?"
"Release all these prisoners."
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"Put it back?"
"Staying here will consume food, so let's send them all back. But we should keep the captured longbowmen."
"But we've finally captured so many prisoners. Even if we don't make them pay a ransom, releasing them would only strengthen their forces."
Su Liya still didn't quite understand Niu Zida's actions, so she asked him.
"Most of these are conscripts. Only by sending them back can we spread the news of this defeat within Altaïr. Otherwise, they will definitely hide the defeat from their own people. More importantly, I want more people to know the fact that Borucci was killed by goblins."
"Master is indeed amazing."
Niu Zida's actions perfectly exemplified the military strategy of winning hearts and minds. His aim was to undermine Altaïr's confidence in the expansionist nobles and even spread the news that "Altaïr's army was defeated by goblins." Therefore, Xin Hai was the first to understand Niu Zida's intentions, and couldn't help but smile and praise him. She even lowered her head and kissed Niu Zida's massive member with her small mouth to express her reverence for her master.
"However, how to deal with Altaïr's main force next? I'm afraid it won't work to rely on the enemy's underestimation and recklessness."
Next to attack was Altaïr's regular army, a force that couldn't be easily overwhelmed by goblins after a little provocation to lure the enemy into a breakaway. Faced with an absolute disparity in strength, all schemes and tricks were meaningless. Ultimately, even the best strategy can only narrow the existing gap and increase the probability of victory. But if the gap is already beyond modification, no strategy can change the final outcome. What's the point of even the best strategy against 10 men fighting 1?
"Of course not. Next, we need to dig trenches outside Dassos Pass to block the enemy."
Niu Zida still insisted on the previous strategy and was determined to fight the enemy outside the pass. Xin Hai could not dissuade Niu Zida, even though the tactics and strategies for the first victory were her ideas.
In the following days, taking advantage of the recent defeat of Altaïr's army, Niu Zida ordered the goblin army, the Hetherink army, and the conscripted laborers and prisoners to build a long moat around the Dathos Pass, which was attached to the town below the city. The moat almost completely surrounded the front of the Dathos Pass. A camp was set up behind the moat, surrounded by antlers, wooden fences, and chevaux-de-frise. Simplified arrow towers were also built around the camp. The main gate of the Dathos Pass was about 2 kilometers behind the camp.
When the trenches were nearly finished being dug, Niu Zida ordered the prisoners to be released. It was already winter, and Niu Zida had specially ordered that enough dry rations be prepared for them. They were not stripped of their clothes to prevent them from freezing or starving to death on the way. The prisoners left after expressing their gratitude. It should be noted that ordinary conscripts, once captured, would mostly be forced to do labor if there was no ransom, or be assigned to nobles as serfs, or even be killed if there was a lack of food. Such a situation, where prisoners were released after doing some work, was unheard of.
During this period, in preparation for battle, apart from maids who could not fight, such as Kokoro, Lilulu, Katsushika Juria, Seritina, Fujikura Yu, and Kamimoto Madoka, the rest of Ushiko Tatsu’s harem could not get pregnant and therefore could not serve him. Charlotte was also on the list of those to be avoided from serving him because she might have to meet with her subjects and lords in her territory and it was inconvenient for her to go out with a big belly.
Niu Zida, along with his fertile maid, Charlotte, Aponia, Ningguang, Misaki Shokuhou, and Miku Izayoi, stayed inside the Dathos Pass. The battle outside was left to Suria to command. Logically, Joel and Shizuku Misato had higher status in the harem, but neither of them could lead troops into battle; they were only strong in individual combat. Therefore, it was better to entrust the command of troops to Suria, who was a knight.
More than ten days after the battle, as expected, Tandret's army appeared outside the outer defenses of Dassos. According to scouts, the army consisted of about 2000 regular troops, 15,000 conscripts, a number of siege weapons, and hired engineers, sappers, longbowmen, and other technical troops. Including 500 knights and their respective retinues, the total number was about 18,000 to 20,000.
Niu Zida's side only had about 3000-4000 goblin soldiers. The human forces included Charlotte's original troops as part of Duke Heatherink's direct forces, as well as conscripts who arrived later and some knights from various places who were loyal to Duke Heatherink. They could probably gather more than 300 knights and their followers, and 5000 conscripts. However, many of these knights were direct knights and did not have many followers of their own. Only subordinate knights who owned territories had their own followers. So, although Heatherink mobilized less troops than it seemed, it was less than 6000 people. Including the goblins, it was less than half the number of the enemy. It was a real disadvantage.
The enemy also discovered that Niu Zida's camp was built right on the main road outside the town of Dasos. So after pressing in, they also set up camp outside the camp. They did not rush to attack Niu Zida's army. In the past few days, they only arranged for engineering equipment to build the camp, showing that they wanted to confront Niu Zida for a long time.
"Master, should we send men to attack while the enemy is still establishing themselves, to test their strength?"
"That's good, but remember not to get too attached to the battle. If things go wrong, it's okay to retreat first."
Upon hearing Su Liya's suggestion, Tatsuya Ushiko
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He nodded in agreement, wanting to gauge the enemy's strength as well. However, to his surprise, Sulia's expedition with her regular army received no response; Tandret did not send troops.
"What is the enemy planning?"
After a day of challenges, the enemy still didn't come out to fight. When she returned, Sulia was confused and even wondered if the other party looked down on her. As a knight, she was the one who most wanted to challenge the knights of Altaïr, the strongest nation on the Western Continent.
"Su Liya, don't be in such a hurry."
Niu Zida was eating Aponia's big breasts in her arms. He wasn't worried about Su Liya's complaints. Instead, he lewdly advised Su Liya to calm down.
"The enemy has brought so many engineers; they may build fortifications to harass us. Master, you should make plans as soon as possible."
Xin Hai was also worried. She didn't think that the enemy was afraid of her because of the previous victory. On the contrary, Tandret's caution in this confrontation might indicate that the enemy would not give up easily.
"Then what do we do? The enemy has fortified their positions deep in trenches and is not coming out. Are we just going to sit here and wait for them to get beaten?"
"Don't worry, this is a good opportunity for Haruyuki-kun to use his abilities."
Previously, Niu Zida had arranged for Haruyuki Arita, Kuroyukihime, Rosalia, Yoru, and others to lie in ambush outside the city. Now was the perfect time to scout and harass the enemy. So Niu Zida had Haruyuki, who was returning for a meeting that night, relay the order and then begin gathering intelligence on the enemy and harassing their camp.
Over the next few days, thanks to Haruyuki's daytime aerial reconnaissance and Kuroyukihime, Rosalia, and Yoru's nighttime attacks on the enemy, Haruyuki reported back with a very fruitful haul after four or five days.
"The enemy is indeed building large engineering machines such as projectile vehicles and siege towers. They have already produced more than ten of them, but two of them were burned by our side last night."
Such harassment is certainly good, but as expected, Tandret is planning to forcefully push through his camp, which is why he is not in a hurry to attack him head-on. It can be seen that he is a very steady general.
"Master, if a large number of catapults are indeed manufactured, they will pose a great threat to our camp."
“Of course, but this is the moment I’ve been waiting for. Next, Haruyuki-kun, go back and tell Kuroyukihime, Rosalia, and Yoel to continue harassing the enemy in the night and not to stop.”
"I see."
After receiving his orders, Haruyuki Arita left under the cover of night. The enemy's camp had already been built and the sentry posts and watchtowers had been set up. It would be too dangerous for him to use his flying skills to return and contact Ushiko during the day, so he always returned at night to report.
“Master, the effect is probably still limited... after all, the number of people that Joel and the others brought out was really limited.”
"Of course I know, what I want is not for these few people to actually stop the other side, but to wear that silly boy Tandret out first."
Hearing Xin Hai's dissuasion, Niu Zida chuckled lewdly, pinched Xin Hai's soft breasts (which were already heavily pregnant), then pushed her down onto the bed, parted her white silk stockings, and Xin Hai understood her master's intention. She took the initiative to hug Niu Zida and lay on top of her delicate body. As she felt the huge thing begin to penetrate her, she began to thrust forcefully. Her long white silk stockings quickly wrapped around Niu Zida's short body, and at the same time, with Niu Zida's rough thrusting, the pregnant beauty's red and tender mouth emitted ambiguous moans:
"Oh... Master is so amazing... You're hitting the baby... Be gentle..."
Niu Zida pressed down on Xin Hai's delicate body, crawling frantically, each time penetrating her completely. With Niu Zida's diligent labor, he quickly brought Xin Hai to her climax, and Niu Zida's beautiful desire was released into Xin Hai's womb... Only the beautiful girl's alluring panting could be heard in the room...
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In the following days, Haruyuki frequently brought back reports of her, Kuroyukihime, Rosalia, and Joel's harassment of the Altaïr army. Due to their obstruction, the enemy's construction of trebuchets and siege towers was not progressing smoothly. In particular, Rosalia and Joel's nighttime attacks caused great trouble for the Altaïr army, making them restless and unable to sleep at night.
"However, even so, such piecemeal repairs cannot completely reverse the progress; the enemy will eventually fix it."
"I understand. Thank you for your hard work, Haruyuki-kun. Kuroyukihime and the others are almost out of rations, right? We can stop harassing them once they've used up most of their food."
"Yes, my senior has been saving her food lately, hoping to stay behind enemy lines a little longer and carry out more missions."
“You have done a great job. Tell Kuroyukihime that she can come back anytime. There is no need to force her to stay. Your safety and health are more important.”
Upon hearing Niu Zida's words, Chunxue quickly nodded gratefully and then left.
"Master, I don't understand what your purpose is in doing this."
"Didn't you always say that winning hearts and minds is the best strategy? I'm preparing to do just that now. Oh, and tell the men to build a few more watchtowers to keep an eye on the enemy's movements."
"It's the master..."
After Chunxue left, Xinhai, still heavily pregnant, held Niu Zida and asked him questions in confusion. Meanwhile, Meijiu, who was also pregnant, was lying on her knees between Niu Zida's legs, diligently moving her head up and down, and using her tender red mouth to suck and swallow Niu Zida's huge member to serve him.
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Xin Hai still didn't seem to understand Niu Zida's meaning. Seeing that this usually intelligent and beautiful girl was showing a puzzled expression, Niu Zida was satisfied. If he could deceive Xin Hai, he could definitely deceive the other party. This was the effect he wanted.
"Anyway, Shinkai, you little brat, just wait and see... Oh... Miku... your slutty little mouth... it's amazing..."
While Niu Zida and Xin Hai were talking, Mei Jiu, lying between his legs, rapidly contracted her snowy cheeks, and even used her little tongue to actively lick Niu Zida's little walnut. Under such lip and tongue service, Niu Zida pressed down on Mei Jiu's head, thrust a few times forcefully, and then shot a ball of hot semen into Mei Jiu's little mouth. Then, watching Mei Jiu's beautiful eyes with a dazed look, he slowly swallowed it with her little mouth moving...
Thus, under the harassment of Kuroyukihime, Haruyuki, Rosalia, and Joel, Tandret wasted at least ten days to produce enough thirty catapults and ten siege towers, enough to attack Niu Zida's camp. Niu Zida had to take this seriously.
That morning, Tandret ordered his army to bring out the attack equipment they had prepared beforehand and test-fired several catapults. Several stones hit the vicinity of Niu Zida's camp, and one even hit the goblin tent directly, killing three goblins on the spot. The entire camp was shaken.