Chapter 47 The mob
Although Charlie's true colors had been exposed in everyone's private conversations.

All the nobles present knew the reason why he was in such a hurry to start a war, because he would drag himself down by blindly recruiting people.

But no one would choose to sabotage at this time, as the nobles would protect each other's reputation.

After listening to his passionate speech, everyone applauded enthusiastically.

Especially the dozen or so people gathered on the other side - this group of people were the wandering knights and fallen nobles who had defected to Charles, and were also his die-hard supporters.

They could not afford to develop and build their territory, so they turned their attention to military exploits to conquer the barbarians.

Hope that under Charles' leadership, they can return to the kingdom with glory.

"Thank you all for your support. Since no one objects, I will temporarily serve as the alliance's commander-in-chief!" Charlie said.

His eyes swept over Rhodes, Byrne and the other five Knights of the Round Table.

Seeing that they remained calm, Charlie did not modestly refuse.

He announced without hesitation that he would serve as the interim leader.

This was his purpose, he was the strongest and most qualified. Everyone knew it, there was nothing to hide.

But Charlie knew not to push it too much, so he added a temporary modifier in front.

As long as he successfully defeats the barbarians in the next siege war.

By then, the word "temporary" will naturally disappear, and everyone will be convinced, and he will naturally become the leader of the alliance.

Charlie was full of confidence, and indeed it was, the alliance was successfully established.

Seeing that the other Knights of the Round Table had no objection, Rhodes, who was at the bottom of the list on paper, of course followed the crowd and had no reason to object.

The next day, the entire army set out.

Target, Sarco Ice City!

The louder the slogans before the army set off, the bigger Rhodes' head would be after they actually set off.

He led his troops, walked on the left outside of the alliance army, and turned to look at the army.

More than twenty coat of arms flags were erected separately, giving people a shocking feeling.

But once they came together, there were only two words left in Rhodes' mind - chaos!
It was fine when we were separated from each other before, there was a clear boundary.

Now everyone formed an alliance army, and the serf conscripts of different nobles were mixed together, and their pace was completely inconsistent.

Some were fast, some were slow, and some even suddenly squatted on the ground halfway through their walk and started that!
As they walked, a group of serfs lost their way and ran around everywhere.

The army of thousands of people was in chaos and there was absolutely no order at all.

If it were just that, it would be fine, but the real disaster is the army's stationing and rest.

This so-called coalition army has no logistical supply lines.

This in itself is not a big deal, because wars are not frequent and logistics support throughout the kingdom is generally poor.

The army mainly relies on foraging, plundering and purchasing to ensure logistics.

On his journey to the North, Rhodes relied on hunting and purchasing food from villages and towns to solve his logistics problems.

But now, with a team of thousands of people, the number of prey nearby is far from enough, and it is nonsense to rely on purchase.

Rhodes and the other Knights of the Round Table brought a lot of food with them, so it wasn't a big problem.

But once the other noble teams stopped, they had to disperse to go hunting.

The crowd was already in a mess, and the result of this dispersion was predictable.

"Eleven of Knight Kerston's serfs ran away, and twenty-one of Knight Buck's serfs ran away." Charlie was sweating profusely as he ran over to Rhodes. "Have you seen anyone here?"

"I'm sorry, no." Under his hopeful gaze, Rhodes spread his hands helplessly.

Compared with other serf soldiers, they had a variety of weapons mixed together, including pitchforks, nail-headed wooden sticks, long-handled axes, maces, etc.

The soldiers under Rhodes were trained in battle formations to facilitate command.

They are equipped with uniform shield and spear, which makes them easy to distinguish.

Thanks to this, and previous training, it was possible to maintain formation in the army.

Charlie seemed to want to say something, but a fierce quarrel came from behind, forcing him to turn his head impatiently.

They were two knights who were arguing over the ownership of their prey. After approaching, Charlie took a look at the yak and really didn't want to bother with this matter.

So he drew out his sword and slashed straight through the middle.

Charlie shouted, "Each of you take half! No quarreling!"

After making what he believed to be the fairest judgment, he turned around and left, busying himself with solving other people's problems.

Behind him, the knight who had surrendered to him widened his eyes in reluctance, thinking that Charles should have given the cow to him!
The other pioneer knight who joined the alliance was gritting his teeth.

It was clearly his who shot it, but Charlie greedily took half of it and gave it to his men!

After the alliance army was formed, it stopped and started along the way, causing all kinds of chaos.

Everyone's expressions gradually changed from initial confidence to an ugly one.

The atmosphere between them went from being heated at the beginning to becoming silent.

If the six core Knights of the Round Table had not been in good condition, this alliance would have collapsed before even seeing the barbarians.

"After too long of peace, people don't know how to fight." Seeing the exaggerated performance of the alliance, Rhodes' mouth twitched.

He originally thought that he was a newbie who came to visit the forces of the big guys, but now he sees that the ground is in pieces.

What a mob, Rhodes thought as he picked up the Rosa longbow behind him.

When the string is pulled to full length, driven by the powerful potential energy of the bow arm, the arrow turns into a stream of light.

It was thrown into a forest four hundred meters away.

The Eye of True Vision accurately located the arrow and pierced through the Wolf Chief soldier lurking below.

Screams were heard in the woods.

"Be careful, there is an ambush in the woods on the left front!" Rhodes shouted to the alliance members while shooting arrows.

Ravens circled in the sky, presenting information from the woods to him.

There are at least a thousand Wolf Chieftain soldiers! Rhodes was alert.

It seems that the nearby Wolf Chief Tribe has united and ambushed them in turn!
But what made him speechless was that after hearing his shout, Charlie and others were obviously stunned.

They looked around at the woods in confusion, with no intention of giving orders to reunite the army.

It was not until the Wolf Chief's soldiers realized they were exposed and rushed out shouting that Charlie and the others reacted and showed surprised expressions.

"Well done, Knight Rhodes! Flameheart Knights, follow me and charge!"

Wearing dazzling bright red knight armor, Charlie held high his Flame lance and led the way.

Under him was a fire-striped horse covered in black and red stripes, a magical beast that evolved from a hybrid zebra.

With Charles leading the Knights, they took the lead in launching the charge.

The other knights shouted slogans and followed his footsteps.

Behind them was the serf army, which was in complete chaos after being left behind and was running forward blindly.

"Okay, at least charge forward one by one without hesitation."

Rhodes looked at the chaotic battlefield where the two sides collided and intertwined, and had no choice but to ride his horse to catch up.

"First battalion, advance in the shield and spear formation in front, second battalion, block on the left, third battalion, throw wooden spears!"

Rhodes rode his horse and led his cavalry, following the shield and spear soldiers and advancing slowly.

Although he also joined the battlefield, he did not choose to lead the Knights directly into the enemy camp like Charles did.

It's okay to fight alone, but it's okay in a group fight. With attacks from all directions, it won't take long to knock him down.

As for whether it would be eye-catching, Rhodes raised his hand and the knights behind him drew their longbows.

The heavy longbow on his back is used here.

Relying on the record of shooting the enemy from four hundred meters away just now.

The other knights would naturally regard him as a sharpshooter who was not good at close combat.

(End of this chapter)