Di 468 Chapter 468 Prelude to the Destruction of the City
This will be the last battle of this holy war, and as long as this battle is over, then all those who have come here will be able to go home.
As a result, morale was so high that even the demoralization caused by the shattering of the frozen lake three days earlier was gone.
Everyone looked at the castle in front of them with joy, Arthur followed William's side, his mood was also very happy, but at the same time, he was still a little entangled.
"When this war is over, I'll go back to the island! I want to do what I have to do, take back the throne as soon as possible, and free the allergies of the Camelot Kingdom from tyranny! ”
Arthur was furious when he watched the soldiers of the Carmellot Kingdom under the orders of the Duke of Valral, forced by the power of the Kingdom of Astra, to rush towards the enemy at the cost of huge casualties.
He was desperate to regain control of the kingdom of Carmellot, which was the expectation of all who followed him, Master Merlin, his mother, several great knights loyal to him, thousands of soldiers, and his father, who was lying unconscious in bed, all expected him to take back the rule of the kingdom of Carmellot.
But he was still a little hesitant at this time, and from the moment he met Windsor, he felt that he was deeply in love with each other.
It's just that after all, he appeared in William's court as a little knight, so he never dared to confide in Windsor.
However, he can feel that Windsor also has a faint love for himself, which can be seen from the details of their relationship on weekdays, for other people, Windsor has never had that intimate attitude, but for him, he rarely shows the posture of a little daughter.
Thinking of this, a rippling smile appeared on his face uncontrollably, and he was now struggling with whether to see Windsor again, or quickly return to the island to prepare for the return of the country as soon as possible.
A knight beside him saw his rippling smile and couldn't help but tease: "Hey Arthur, you are smiling very well, let me guess what you are thinking?" Oh, maybe you think of Miss Windsor, but don't think about it! That's the daughter of the Earl, and I'm going to marry a certain Grand Duke in the future! Even if you don't marry the Grand Duke, then at least she is the daughter of an earl's family, don't think about people like us! ”
The knight seemed to have a good relationship with Arthur, he patted Arthur on the shoulder, shook his head and said that he knew that Arthur and Windsor had a good relationship, but in his opinion, as a friend, he had to remind Arthur not to have such unrealistic dreams again.
"Okay, I got it...... Thank you! ”
After listening to what he said, Arthur couldn't help but lower his head and said a little depressed.
As he said, it is true that his knighthood cannot marry the daughter of the noble earl, but even if he is a prince, I am afraid that he will not be able to get Windsor.
After all, he was only an exiled prince of a small kingdom, and he had been in Dürenburg for so long that he knew very well the wealth of Dünlenburg and the strength of the Count of Dünlenburg.
This kind of strength can't be compared to even the five Camelot Kingdoms, not to mention that he is just an exiled prince now, and the Camelot Kingdom is not under his rule.
At any time, Windsor could be regarded as a political victim by the Earl of Denlenburg to marry other noble heirs, and he could not do anything about it.
Isn't that the saddest thing to do? At the most powerless age, he met the person he wanted to protect the most, and he had nothing to do.
Thinking of this, Arthur no longer had any reason or entanglement, and he immediately returned to the island to regain the throne.
Then try to get the approval of the Earl of Denlenburg, and finally marry Windsor, all before Windsor gets married!
Arthur secretly made up his mind no one knew, and William was looking at the wall in front of him at this time.
To be honest, this time he participated in the holy war, except for the rescue of the Western Road Jihadist Army, which was a tough battle, the other battles did not cause him many losses.
The 4,400 Denlenburg infantry brought out are now in their early 3,000s, and the 1,500 Iron Cross Knights are about 1,000 left.
King Leonac and the other two high-ranking members of the Jihadist Army were at the center of the line, with William in the closer.
King Leonac said on his warhorse: "Soldiers! Warriors who fought valiantly for the Holy Father! Today! It will be our last stop! Just conquer this castle! Victory is ours! We'll be back home! ”
King Leonac said nothing else, knowing that the soldiers were so homesick that their home was the greatest temptation for them.
And in this war, the soldiers also reaped the benefits, although the booty of the Norwids was not taken by William, but it was a lot of income for the other jihadist troops.
King Leonac's words reached the whole army through the heralds, and all the soldiers began to cheer uncontrollably.
Of course, with the exception of William's Denlenburg army, the order was now to stand by and train in formation, which was what they had to maintain, and no other movement was allowed, let alone cheering.
The others were already familiar with this "strange" army, and in their hearts the Denlenburg army had long been a terrifying and powerful army, but it was silent like a girl's army.
Of course, they will not understand the importance of discipline for this army, and in their opinion, the more lively, or rather, barbaric, the army will be more combative.
King Lagunar stood on the walls and looked sadly at the enemy army below, with only 8,000 defenders in the city, and the battle was doomed almost from the beginning.
The inside of the castle and the outside of the castle are almost two worlds, and unlike the high morale of the jihadist army, the morale of the Norvid soldiers in the castle is very low.
Not only do they have to defend a castle that will fall sooner or later, and they can't defend it, but they also have to suppress the riots of the old and weak women and children in the city, and they don't want to do anything in the face of these of their own people, but in order to defend the castle, they have to kill these people.
Engineering equipment has already been built, and the clever engineers from the kingdom of Astra have built a hundred shafts and a hundred catapults, dozens of rushing vehicles, and even more simple engineering ladders.
At this time, a hundred trebuchets were erected outside the city, and several soldiers operated one to launch stones into the enemy's walls on the orders of King Leonac.
The atmosphere was very solemn, although the morale of the Jihadist soldiers was high, but in the face of this last battle, none of them dared to take it lightly, after all, no one wanted to lose their names before returning home.
King Leonac glanced at the people around him, and then said slowly, "Siege ...... Begin! Trebuchet casts! Soldiers are ready to attack at any time! ”