?? September 17, dawn.

The last trace of darkness before dawn was still struggling to die, but the vanguard of light could not wait to reach out of the horizon, the whole world gradually became brighter, and a faint red light appeared in the eastern sky, which was a precursor to the imminent appearance of the sun.

Horn stood atop the tower of the West Gate Wall of Paris City, staring at the western sky for a long time.

Just five minutes ago, a white smoot swayed in the distant sky, exploding a brilliant light in the western sky.

On the horizon in the distance, white cavalry figures have appeared, and 30,000 cavalry are surging forward like a white tide, and the sound of thunderous horses' hooves faintly reaches Horn's ears.

"Ten minutes at most, these cavalrymen should be able to reach the city gates." Horn made a judgment based on his years of military experience, and then glanced at a black-robed man beside him: "Tell your family adults and let them do it in ten minutes." ”

The black-robed man nodded silently, disappearing into the last trace of darkness that had existed at dawn.

Horn looked at the figure of the black-robed man in the distance, and the whole person's mind suddenly became a little trance-like, he knew very well what forces were behind the black-robed man, that is, some great nobles who were loyal to King Louis on the surface, but in fact remembered the original Bonaparte family of the French royal family, these traitors who had always had different hearts but had no lack of forbearance, finally chose to show their sharp blades to King Louis at this time.

But what does that matter to Horn?

Although he was wearing armor, Horn's right upper arm was actually covered with a thick bandage, and from time to time there was a few twitching pains, which was the injury Horn suffered in the recent defense of Paris City, his injury was actually very serious, so heavy that he should never have raised his right hand again in his life, but a noble bishop personally rescued Horn, so that Horn finally got rid of the trouble of the waste hand and successfully recovered from his injuries and returned to the army.

It was under the persuasion of this kind, honorable and friendly bishop that Horn chose to convert to the light and become a member of the Church of Light.

As a believer, Horn is very clear about his responsibilities in his heart, the light makes Horn happy, makes Horn no longer confused, and lets Horn know the purpose and direction of life, but the Kingdom of France is a wasteland of light faith, and there are still many fellow Françans who have not been redeemed and liberated like Horn, and Horn must help his fellow citizens embrace the light and become a member of the light.

It is my duty, pioneer and guide. Horn thought silently in his mind.

As a believer, Horn loved the light in his heart. As a Français officer, Horn also loves the Kingdom of France, and is willing to give everything to make the Light and the Kingdom of France perfectly combined, even at the cost of being considered a traitor.

Besides, the current King Louis came to power because of a coup d'état, and the legitimacy of the throne of King Louis has never been recognized by the continental countries, Horn did betray Louis, but is betraying Louis equivalent to betraying the Kingdom of France? Horn doesn't think so.

As the tide of cavalry approached, the lookout post on the tower ran down in a panic and shouted at Horn, "Captain, the enemy is coming, sound the alarm quickly!" ”

"Enemies?" Horn frowned, and said very calmly, "What enemy?" I've been notified that those are reinforcements from the south of the kingdom. ”

"No, not such a captain." The lookout post insisted on his opinion: "I can tell from their armor that it is the standard cavalry armor of the Spany Empire, and these cavalry are definitely not reinforcements, but cavalry from the Spany Empire!" ”

"The cavalry of the Sbonney Empire?" Horn's brow furrowed even tighter, but he immediately relaxed again: "In that case, you should go to the tower and ring the alarm bell at once." ”

The lookout nodded yes, and immediately turned around and hurried up the tower, but the lookout had barely climbed the steps of the tower when his whole body froze.

A sharp blade peeked through the watchpost's chest, piercing the sentry's heart.

With a "plop", the body of the lookout post fell to the ground with a sparkle of surprise and disbelief in his eyes.

Horn slowly withdrew the blood-stained sword from his scabbard, looked at the corpse on the ground and sighed softly.

"If you were decisive, it would be nice to ring the alarm bell without asking me."

Horn turned and walked out of the tower, and down the stairs inside the walls to the west gate of Paris City, where fifty soldiers were stationed, all of whom belonged to Horn's team.

The momentum of 30,000 cavalry charging at the same time is comparable to shaking the mountains, even if it is still a few miles away, but the deafening sound of horses' hooves has reached the West Gate, and the ground under Horn's feet has begun to tremble slightly, and Horn's subordinate soldiers are obviously a little flustered because of this sudden brigade of soldiers, and they have gathered around Horn after seeing Horn come down, and they are asking questions.

"Captain, what's the matter with so many cavalry, is there an enemy attack?"

"Captain, quickly close the city gate and ring the alarm bell!"

"Captain, send someone to General Bravo!"

Horn raised his hand, pressed it down slightly, and motioned to his subordinates to be quiet: "Don't panic, everyone, this is reinforcements from the south of the kingdom, open the door to welcome the arrival of our reinforcements, I ask each of you to show your own momentum, don't let the reinforcements look down on us, understand?" ”

Horn's prestige was still very high, and when the soldiers heard Horn's words, they seemed to be reassured, not only opened the west gate, but also lined up in two lines by the door, ready to line up to welcome their "reinforcements" knights.

The sound of horses' hooves was getting closer and closer, and the shaking of the ground beneath his feet became more pronounced, and Horn looked up and saw that the white cavalry wave was already close at hand, and the nearest knight was even less than a thousand meters away from Simon.

At that moment, a commotion suddenly came from the city, and Horn turned his head to see that some streets in the distance suddenly burst into flames.

It was at this time that Horn's soldiers finally discovered that something was wrong: "These are not reinforcements, they are wearing the knightly armor of the church and the armor of the Spanny cavalry!" Enemy attack, enemy attack! ”

There was a sudden panic at the west gate.

Horn took a deep breath and quickly glanced at the crowd of soldiers, getting a firm response from the eyes of some of his cronies.

"Just delay for half a minute." Horn thought silently, and then he suddenly pulled out the long sword at his waist and slashed at the neck of one of the soldiers who shouted the most fiercely beside him.

The sword light flashed, and the great head rose into the sky and landed far away.

Horn rushed at his subordinates who were scrambling to close the West Gate with his sword in hand, and let out a loud shout.

"The rebellion coalition has arrived, today is the time to put things right, you don't want to continue to work for Louis, quickly abandon the darkness and turn to the light with me, and return the kingdom of Frans to a bright future!"

Several of Horn's cronies drew their swords at the same time, and Simon was slaughtered in an instant.