"You... aren't you kidding me." Ye Junwen looked at the few people kneeling below with a headache. The deputy coach Edron next to him was also kneeling there. The news of his defeat was what they brought to Ye Junwen.

This defeat was something that Ye Junwen really didn't expect. The defeated troops were the ones that had been escorted to prisoners before. Ye Junwen had defeated the troops of the Segus Empire and captured about 40,000 people. Edron said he wanted these prisoners, so Ye Junwen nodded and asked his troops to escort these prisoners back. Now the defeated troops is this 20,000 troops.

To be honest, Ye Junwen didn't expect this to happen. Theoretically, there were no other troops in the territory of the Segus Empire. The remaining imperial troops were all in the main city to defend their attack. There should be no danger, and he didn't care. However, this unit was indeed defeated, and Ye Junwen didn't expect it.

What is even more surprising is that the army that defeated him was only 600, not a regular army. Yes, the identity of the enemy has been confirmed. This is a private army led by an earl named Caramon Berford, that is, the recruitment army. Caramon Berford is the head of the Berford family and the Earl of the Segus Empire. Where Ye Junwen's troops were attacked was on the fief of the Berford family.

The situation at that time was that Ye Junwen's troops were escorting prisoners. When they passed by this land, they naturally didn't care about the lords in this place. When such a large army passed by, ordinary lords had already run away, but Bofort did not. Not only did he not run away, he also organized his own troops privately. Although there were only 600 people, facing 20,000 enemies, it seemed like a bit shaking a tree, but Caramon had his own strategy.

First of all, the 20,000 troops here are very relaxed. They didn't think anyone would attack them. The regular troops in the territory have been defeated by Ye Junwen, and there are no large-scale troops. As for the recruitment of hundreds of people, they didn't take it seriously.

Secondly, their people are more than 600 people, and there are more than 40,000 people in the barracks. Although they are temporarily captured, as long as they rescue people, their number will surpass them. Bofort also relied on this to convince the 600 people who followed him to raid Ye Junwen's military formation and rescue their own troops.

So on that night, a 600-man army directly raided the barracks. Of course, it was not to kill the enemy, but to create chaos and take the opportunity to save people. A group of knights prepared torches, ignited the torches immediately after rushing into the barracks, and then set fires everywhere. Because Ye Junwen's troops were too relaxed, their attention was on the prisoners under the custody. As a result, the enemy successfully attacked them and the army fell into chaos. The people of Boford quickly began to release the prisoners, and then led them to raid the warehouse where the weapons were stored, and then continued to rescue other soldiers and others.

The process went smoothly afterwards. The men under Boford were getting bigger and bigger like snowballs. Ye Junwen's troops were dispersed and could not gather properly, which led to more and more chaos. Finally, the general who led the troops decided to retreat when he saw the situation, so he led the remaining troops out of the battlefield.

After statistics, Ye Junwen lost about 3,000 soldiers, and the number of people was not very large. After all, the other party had few people and was not ready to chase them until they died. However, tens of thousands of prisoners basically fled, and all the weapons, food and other things were lost.

Fortunately, Ye Junwen's troops are still very cohesive. It will be difficult for other troops to gather together after being dispersed like this. However, at least there were no large number of deserters after Ye Junwen's troops were dispersed. The troops quickly began to look for the main troops and quickly joined together.

Although the troops had joined forces, as mentioned before, most of their weapons and armor were lost, and the food and grass were burned out. They had no choice but to fight back, so the generals here had no choice but to come back and receive the crime. The people kneeling in front of Ye Junwen were the generals responsible for escorting the prisoners, including Edron, who had proposed this plan before, also felt that he was responsible and was receiving the crime.

"So you were attacked by a 600-man army and then defeated?" Ye Junwen held his forehead, "As my soldiers, you are too embarrassed to save me."

"I am guilty and willing to be punished!" The kneeling general also knew that it was his responsibility and immediately said.

"Please punish the marshal." Edron next to him also said.

"Put it out and hit eighty whips first." Ye Junwen waved his hand and said, "Hang up and beat them in front of the entire army."

"Thank you, Lord Marshal, for your kindness!" After hearing Ye Junwen's words, the general here quickly said. Yes, this is already a kindness. Generally speaking, there is no problem to kill such things directly. Ye Junwen just sentenced him to a whip, which in a sense means to spare his life. Of course, I have to thank him. As for the whip, this general is naturally willing to accept it. If Ye Junwen doesn't punish anything, he will not be able to get over it.

"As for you, remember it first." Ye Junwen pointed to Edron and said, "The war is imminent, and you still have work to do. Write down this mistake first, and then make up for the mistakes. If you still make mistakes, you will not hit you at your age. I will hit your son."

"..." Edron was speechless, but he also stood up, thought for a while, and said, "Mr. Marshal, this man named Beford is still somewhat capable. 600 people dare to attack our 20,000 military camp, not only requires courage, but also wisdom. Now that he rescued those prisoners, will it pose any threat to us?"

"Indeed, heroes come from troubled times." Ye Junwen nodded, "The sudden appearance of this army is indeed a bit troublesome at present, but their current situation should be not very good. They are short of supplies, food and grass, and there is only one place around them that supplements these things."

"Where is it?" asked Edron.

"Of course it's us." Ye Junwen said with a smile, "The things they want are all in our military camp, and the other party will attack us no matter what."

"What? He won't have such courage, right?" Edron said in surprise.

"The 600 people attacked 20,000 people, what else did he dare to do?" Ye Junwen spread his hands, "Think about it carefully. Although the other party got 40,000 prisoners, it just looked scary. These 40,000 people were just 40,000 mouths. Do you think a little earl can afford such a large army?

Of course it is impossible to support it. Ye Junwen is now an Earl. He was a military man and was used to support all his savings, so he raised a private soldier of 1,500 people. Now, Boford has a unit of 40,000 people. How could he afford it? He ate his savings in one bite.

According to the war report brought by this general, although their food and weapons were all lost in the war, most of them should have been burned. In order to create chaos, the enemy set fire in the camp. Although the tactics were very successful, they could not get the food themselves. As for the weapons, they actually didn't bring much of them. They were just responsible for escorting the captured troops and did not need too many weapons to replace them. So the Berford's army should be short of money and food now.

However, it is impossible for Ye Junwen to dismiss these 40,000 people now. Although he has never seen this man, he suddenly raised an army to join the war at this time. It is probably an ambitious person. It is impossible not to seize this opportunity. He should have wanted to take these 40,000 people to do something, so the other party must be trying to solve this problem now. In Ye Junwen's opinion, the only solution is to find them. Is there any more food and grass around here than their military camp?

Ye Junwen was sure that Boford would definitely bet on this game now, of course it was impossible to rush up directly. Ye Junwen felt that the other party was still a little wise, and even if he wanted to rush, he had to find a good opportunity.

"How long can our food and grass last?" Ye Junwen asked.

"At least half a month, there is no problem." Edron here replied. Yes, Ye Junwen and his team did not have any subsequent food and grass supplies after entering the Segus Empire. The grain transport troops could not reach them at all. However, Ye Junwen's food and grass were all sent by others. Yes, these were all food and grass from the Segus Empire troops. The food and grass of their previous 200,000 troops basically fell into the hands of Ye Junwen and the others, so Ye Junwen doesn't have to worry about food and grass for the time being. Even if Boford cuts off their retreat, they are not in a hurry, they are worried.

"Then don't worry, wait." Ye Junwen said, "Send the reconnaissance force to investigate the movements of Boford. Don't stop the preparations for siege here."

"Yes, Marshal." Edron nodded. It seemed that Ye Junwen did not intend to slow down the siege, and it was indeed unnecessary to think about it.

So Ye Junwen's troops continued to prepare for the siege step by step. Seeing this situation, Boford, who was inquiring about information everywhere, was really anxious. Just like what Ye Junwen said, they lacked anything. They could not resist it if they dragged on like this. He thought that Ye Junwen immediately sent troops to find them after hearing the previous battle report, but the other party ignored them and was still preparing to attack the siege on his own, which made him very anxious.
Chapter completed!