Chapter 525: The Siege of Camelot

However, it is worth mentioning that knights at that time were not as clearly defined as they are now, and knights at that time meant warriors on horseback, not a privileged class, but elite soldiers or officers.

Later, because the knights who graduated from Barebween shined on the battlefield, other commanders or warriors who did not graduate from Barebween were named as brave and good at fighting as knights who graduated from Balebween if they were very good.

Over time, the name of the knight resounded throughout the continent, and all the rebels respected and loved the term.

After the war, the nobles and kings who founded the country were also impressed by the knights.

For the sake of the Dells Empire, the war lasted for twenty-five years, and the years of war led to the withering of the population, and the population of the Loerd nation fell directly from 60 or 70 million in its heyday to less than 10 million.

A decrease in the number of troops means a decline in the size and population of the army, as well as in productivity.

A great nobleman who occupied two or three castles in a city could claim to be king, and the army under his command could never exceed a thousand.

The decline in population also made a large-scale standing professional army an unattainable luxury, and a small number of elite soldiers became the first choice, and the knight class officially appeared at this time.

And many barbarians also took advantage of the weakness, but in the end, they also merged with the Loerd nation.

Therefore, the current Lordes and the original Lordes are not the same concept at all.

Now as long as they believe in the Holy Father, they can be called Loerdes.

After learning about this history, Alia has a new understanding of the magnificent castle in front of her.

The scarred sword carvings and the dark red walls of the city show the trials and tribulations it had endured in those turbulent times.

At this time, the Lordes people have grown and grown, and the people under the rule of the Dells Empire were only sixty or seventy million, and now, the number of the Lords has exceeded more than 100 million, of course, this also has the credit of ethnic integration, coupled with the expansion of the living area, the original Dells Empire is now half of the distribution of the Lords, which is also the reason for the population explosion.

Alia walked into the castle with Ranjinn and his henchmen, who were holding a heraldic banner representing his identity, and the people around them looked at Ranjinn and his party, apparently this was the academy of Balebvine.

Therefore, both merchants and pedestrians have made way for them, or rather, the center of the road is dedicated to the passage of knight cadets.

There are a total of eight or nine thousand knights who are being taught in the whole of Balebweine, and one or two thousand people graduate from here every year, so there are very many knights on the road, and the central passage can be said to be endless.

In terms of population, you can also see how huge the castle is, with forty or fifty thousand knights plus merchants derived from their existence, and so on.

Forty or fifty thousand people gathered in this castle, surrounded by tall and thick walls, it is enough to see how terrible the amount of work in this castle was in the first place.

Entering the castle, Alia looked around, and in her opinion, this was where she would live for years to come.

In the Kingdom of Camelot, more than 2,000 kilometers away, Arthur was overjoyed by the victory in this war, and even the haze of Alia's disappearance was dispelled a lot.

After he asked the soldiers to clean up the battlefield, he immediately assembled the troops, and he told the troops to rest for three days, and he had a good rest around here.

In the previous battles, they had this great trauma both mentally and physically.

And it is worth mentioning that Arthur's troops did not need a lot of supplies, this supply refers to women, and they do not need to need a lot of women to soothe their hearts like other noble armies.

Whether it was the Red Dragon Guards, or the ordinary soldiers under Arthur, or the Denlenburg army, they were all highly disciplined troops.

Three days later, they regrouped and hurried to Camelot, the last of the Duke of Vallar.

Once he conquers this place, his restoration will be completely successful, and he will take over the reign of the kingdom and become the new king under the watchful eye of all people.

The kingdom of Carmellot was a small country, and after only two days of marching, Arthur led this army to the city of Carmellot.

At this time, there were only a thousand defenders in the city of Camelot, and their morale was very low, and they knew the defeat of the battle ahead, and they already knew it when the Duke of Valral returned to the castle in disarray.

Moreover, the Duke of Vallar could not send the inhabitants of the city to participate in the defense of the city, and these inhabitants not only believed in the legend of the heroic king, but also showed them a lot of kindness after the old king was still there.

Therefore, they were more supportive of Arthur.

The Duke of Vallar still did not give up his heart in the castle and tried to resist stubbornly, although he wisely chose to leave the battlefield, he still could not give up his power, and still had a glimmer of hope for victory.

When Arthur appeared under the city of Carmellot with more than 4,000 soldiers, the morale of the more than 1,000 defenders in the castle suddenly became a little disturbed.

If it weren't for the Duke of Vallar who had his guards suppressed with cruel punishments, they would have collapsed before Arthur could have begun his siege.

At this time, Arthur is constantly wandering around the city of Camelot while making the soldiers dream that you are building engineering weapons.

"If I can, I really don't want to storm this castle, after all, this is the foundation of the kingdom, the soldiers and residents inside are all citizens of the Camelot Kingdom, and I don't want the soldiers to lose too much!"

Arthur said to Gawain, Bedwell, and Lancelot who were following him.

Bedwell was now on his horse with his shoulders hanging, having been wounded by the enemy while commanding the right flank of the battle.

Hearing Arthur's words, they didn't have a big feeling, after all, they were not from the Camelot Kingdom, they were just loyal to Arthur after graduating from Balebwayne.

Only Bradian, the commander of the army during the reign of King Uther, was deeply touched by these words, and he said: "Your Highness is truly merciful, and under your rule, the people of the Kingdom of Carmellot will live in peace and contentment!" ”

Arthur nodded and said, "I hope so!" ”

Although he said this, he had another idea in his heart, his goal was far from stopping at the Kingdom of Camelot, as the hero king of the language, his ambition was enough to devour heaven and earth.

The next night, all the engineering equipment ordered by Arthur was ready, and King Arthur could immediately launch a storm on the castle.