Two days later, the army came to the border of Lanpu town. Viscount diloan, the Lord of LANPU Town, led an army of 200 people and 200 divine punishers led by LAN Pigou had already been waiting on the battlefield.

It seems that the enemy has more troops, but in fact Stanley has a greater advantage. He has 50 cavalry and 100 well-equipped infantry. The other party has only six cavalry, and only two cavalry have cavalry guns, and the rest have infantry spears in their hands.

This is the gap in financial resources. As the Lord of the same town, Dillon is much poorer than gesak. The only thing he can do is a shield array composed of 40 shield soldiers. If they can block the impact of cavalry, the spearmen behind him will have the opportunity to pick the cavalry off their horses, which is their only chance to win.

If you are commanding in the mountains, or if you arrange a dense formation on the path, the shield array may still have hope.

But now the battlefield is a plain, which is the most favorable terrain for cavalry. The shield array composed of 40 infantry may not be able to stop ten cavalry. If the shield array is dispersed, the remaining infantry will be slaughtered by Stanley.

The cavalry captain had given a hearty laugh. He was waiting for the horn of attack, but Stanley refused to order.

"Dillon is not a fool, and LAN has fought. They don\'t hide in the castle or stay on the main road. Why did they come here to die?" Stanley looked at Manda and asked seriously, "why do you say this?"

Manda looked confused. He didn\'t know military, let alone ancient military. He didn\'t even know what to do after the war.

As Stanley said, in the army, he has a hundred ways to kill Manda. As long as Manda is charged now, Manda will die.

Stanley is still speculating about the enemy\'s intentions. The enemy has sounded the horn of attack.

"Hoo! Hoo! Hoo! Hoo!"

The enemy\'s shield soldiers shouted loud slogans and marched forward with huge shields. The cavalry here were a little worried. With the closer distance between the two sides, the advantage of the cavalry was slowly disappearing. If the infantry rushed to the front and stood firm, the cavalry would become a burden and become a live target for spearmen and archers.

But Stanley was still thinking. He murmured, "if a swamp suddenly appears in front of him, the cavalry will fall into it as soon as they charge. At that time, it will be all over."

swamp? Manda thought of the dungeon Hunter zigsey. Does the other party have the believers of the Earth Mother Gaia?

Just thinking, Stanley suddenly ordered: "all soldiers, after hearing the horn, disperse immediately and attack the enemy from both wings!"

The soldiers looked nervously at the approaching enemy, and Stanley was calculating the distance between the two sides.

"Mr. nidali, do you know how Gaia\'s believers make swamps?"

"It\'s a skill called mud," Manda said

"That\'s right," said Stanley with a smile. "The casting distance of the swamp skill is 50 steps. Within this distance, the Gaia believers of the other party will cast their spells. Even if we stand still, the soldiers will fall into the swamp, and the enemy archers will rush to the front and kill us."

The distance between the two sides was only a hundred steps. Stanley ordered to blow the horn. The cavalry immediately dispersed and rushed to the enemy from both wings, followed by infantry. The sudden change slowed down a shield soldier of the enemy. He looked at both sides and was at a loss.

"That\'s him!" Stanley waved his hand and six corpses rushed up. At the same time, Stanley launched his skills and plunged the whole battlefield into darkness.

Rahn immediately launched the holy light to re illuminate the battlefield, but it was too late. Stanley\'s cavalry often fought with him and could still find direction in the dark. In the blink of an eye, the cavalry had rushed into the infantry array from both wings.

The Gaia believers in panic had no time to cast their skills and were captured alive by the living corpse in the chaotic war. I didn\'t expect to meet an old acquaintance on the battlefield. The Gaia believer is ziegesse. The dungeon hunter always adheres to the rule that giving milk is the mother\'s survival. As long as he gives money, he can work for anyone.

After the shield array was dispersed, the infantry had no resistance. LAN launched the art of singing, which reduced the combat effectiveness of both sides. The divine punishment warrior was not affected by singing. LAN wanted to take this opportunity to recover the defeat.

Stanley said to Bruto, "believers of radon, use your dragon to interfere with each other\'s singing. Grasp the strength and don\'t hurt my soldiers."

Pluto took a deep breath and rushed to the front of the array to launch the skills. He stayed in the second level for many years. Pluto grasped the skills very delicately. His heavy murmur just offset Lan\'s singing. The cavalry quickly recovered their rolling advantage and reaped the enemy\'s lives.

Seeing that the general situation has gone, LAN no longer resisted tenaciously, led the disabled soldiers to protect Viscount Dillon and fled. Stanley pursued the victory and killed at least two-thirds of the enemy in this battle.

Manda really gained insight. Rahn\'s tactics are very exquisite. If he were another opponent, he might have become an enemy in the mud. Unfortunately, he met a better Stanley. On the battlefield, an excellent general can easily decide the life and death of hundreds of people. No wonder the count gave him so much favor and connivance regardless of his humble origin.

In this era, Manda needs to learn too much to survive with dignity.

After the defeat of viscount Dillon and lane Pigou, they did not return to the castle, but guarded the main road to the castle, which worried the officers. They felt that the enemy still had hidden forces.

At the meeting, a scholar official said, "I guess he has at least 300 or 400 people, including many divine penalty warriors."

Another officer said, "I believe that according to the detailed information, Dillon can\'t have so many soldiers. They should be waiting for reinforcements."

Stanley is thinking silently. Scattered information is gathering all kinds of inferences in his mind. He wants to veto the wrong inferences one by one, and then find the clearest idea.

First of all, the argument of hidden forces is excluded. In the first battle, the enemy\'s tactics are very meticulous. As long as the battle is successful, they can wipe out Stanley\'s army at one fell swoop. In that case, they don\'t need to retain their strength.

Then he ruled out the possibility of reinforcements. First of all, the towns around Lanpu town have broken with the divine punishers. The divine punishers\' reinforcements cannot pass through these towns smoothly, nor can they reach Lanpu town in a short time.

Moreover, even if the reinforcements can arrive, it is a better choice to garrison in the castle. The castle has a strong defensive advantage, which can make Stanley fall into a hard and long siege. When the reinforcements arrive, the other party will cooperate from inside to outside, which will inevitably hit Stanley hard.

So why did the other party give up the castle and stick to the main road?

Stanley thought for a long time and asked, "Lanpu town seems to have suffered a flood last year?"

A soldier said, "yes, sir. They begged us for help at the beginning of the year. Lord Viscount gave them a lot of food."

"That makes sense," Stanley laughed. "They want to leave a way for themselves."

The biggest problem of Garrisoning the castle is to face siege. Dillon does not have enough food reserves. Once the food is exhausted, there is only a dead end.

And stick to the main road, at least leave yourself a retreat.

Stanley\'s judgment stunned Manda. Knowing that he was a believer of Hades, Manda suspected that he had been inspired by Athena.

A scholar official said, "we have occupied most of the town. It\'s time to punish those arrogant beasts."

Tearing down churches, burning the punishers, burning and looting in the city are the most wanted rewards for soldiers.

But Stanley wasn\'t going to do that.

"How much oil and water can a town full of beggars have? Our reputation is much more important than this oil and water. Send some food to the civilians. Don\'t be too much. Just have a full meal or two. As for those who are punished by God, let them go to the battlefield and pray for their hands and feet."

The sergeants looked at Stanley inexplicably. Stanley didn\'t explain more. He turned to Manda and said, "Mr. nidali, I have an important task for you. Take your people and go to the enemy camp."