Encircling the Convoy
Through this pre-conference meeting, the morale of the entire Northern Alliance Army has been restored. Alex discovered that even the Cavalry officers under his command were more proactive in their fighting attitude than before, and even took the initiative to fight, which was completely opposite to the situation after the Iron Knight Regiment suffered heavy losses.
Alex suddenly realized how much the Duchy's sudden disruption of the Northern Alliance Army's long-standing arrogance and morale had affected everyone in the force.
During this period, they encountered a series of setbacks. The Northlands army, which was originally good at offensive attacks, was forced into a protracted war. Even though they had a better casualty ratio, they were not used to this kind of messy battle, so it was normal for their morale to be low.
Previously, Alex's direct subordinates had been trying to maintain morale with small-scale victories, but now it seems that not only is the effect not good, but there are also many hidden dangers.
Alex, mounted on his horse, stood on high ground and sighed as he watched the Cavalry force that was besieging a Transport Convoy of the duchy not far away.
In previous battles, these officers and soldiers were not so proactive. Compared to their current actions of leaping into the enemy ranks on horseback, they mostly circled the convoy and fired arrows. Most of the time, they would besiege the enemy for a period of time, and when reinforcements arrived, they would have no choice but to retreat with their troops.
In the current situation, under the leadership of the officers, the skilled Cavalry demonstrated their abilities, leaping over the makeshift defensive wall formed by the carriages and attacking the duchy soldiers inside.
Even the warriors who fell off their horses were able to get up quickly and fight bravely. In just a few minutes, the Transport Convoy of nearly a thousand people was defeated. The core duchy soldiers were killed or surrendered, and the Serf Soldiers and laborers who did odd jobs were also driven aside. The Cavalry began to count the supplies.
Looking at the jubilant Cavalry, Alex sighed, "Father was right after all. This pre-battle meeting has directly boosted the morale of our army. If we had acted recklessly like I did, I might have suffered a backlash before I even achieved any results."
Alex knew that this was very likely. If he forced his demoralized soldiers to fight like that, someone might actually shoot him in the back. It would be ridiculous if he didn't die at the hands of the duchy but at the hands of his own soldiers.
Just then, a smug-looking officer from the duchy was dragged over by several Cavalry on horseback.
The Cavalry saluted Alex and reported, "Sir, this is the man we captured alive; he should be the commander of this convoy."
Seeing the disheveled ducal officer being dragged on the ground, Alex straightened up on his horse and looked at him with a serious expression.
The ducal officer initially had an upright and incorruptible expression, but when he saw the Iron Birch banner behind Alex and the knights in Iron Birch armor protecting Alex in the center, he knew he had encountered an important figure, and his expression immediately became timid and hesitant.
Alex almost laughed at the officer's change in demeanor, but he maintained a cold expression. With a flick of his finger, a knight dismounted, drew his sword, and prepared to strike.
The ducal officer could no longer hold back and shouted, "Sir, spare my life! I have a use for you!"
Seeing that his tactic had worked, Alex asked, "What's your name? Which unit are you from?"
"My lord, I am a Squad Leader of the Fourth Regiment of the Third Legion directly subordinate to the Duchy. My name is Jinduan. This time, I am carrying out a mission for our legion. Under the orders of our Regimental Commander, I am here to transport this batch of supplies."
"Sir, everything I've said is true. Please believe me."
Alex did not answer, but instead ordered the two knights beside him, "Go find a few prisoners. If what he says doesn't match up, cut off his hands and feet."
"Yes!" The two knights acknowledged the order and left.
The officer began to tremble all over, and beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.
A moment later, the two knights returned. One of them drew his sword and stood next to the officer, while the other reported to Alex, "Young master, this man is indeed a squad Squad Leader of a Duchy's Direct Legion, but he is not from the Third Legion, but from the Fifth Legion. He is very unruly. Please allow us to kill him!"