Chapter Ninety-Three: The Siege
The sound of horses' hooves, and the sound of wheels crushing the snow, grew louder and louder, muffling the sound of the wind and snow falling on the ground, and the whining of the cold wind blowing the flags above the city. A soldier heard the voice, and he came out of the house vigilantly, wrapped his coat tightly, and looked in the direction of the sound of fire through the light of the fire.
The snow curtain was still large, but the lanterns lit on the carriage were on, giving the soldiers directions. His eyes widened suddenly, ignoring the stinging pain caused by the cold wind blowing the slag and snowflakes drifting into his eyes, and shouted, "There are people, there are people outside the city." ”
The wind and snow night could not hide his voice, and the soldiers who were hiding in the stone house to keep warm suddenly came to their senses, picked up their weapons against the wall, and ran out of the stone house. Standing on the city wall, holding the short sword and the big shield with both hands, he looked vigilantly at the faint horse lamp outside the city.
Hearing the vigilant shouts of the soldiers, Will in the stone house also hurriedly ran out, and even before he had time to take the big shield that was put aside, he ignored the snow on the top of the city, leaned against the female wall, and looked at the flickering fire in the distance.
"My lord, is it an enemy?" A centurion asked, retracting his gaze.
Will tried his best to see, but the snow blocked his vision, and he could see nothing but the rickety carriage by the light of the lantern, only some shadows following behind it.
"Keep all soldiers on their guard, whether they are friends or foes, and not take them lightly." Will reached out to clean the thick layer of snow from the female wall on his chest. "And let Swarig take all the soldiers in the city to the city wall, whether it is the soldiers patrolling the city or the soldiers who are sleeping, they should be put on the wall."
"Your Excellency, do you want to inform the housekeeper?" The centurion asked again.
"Hmm," Will muttered, "No, you go down and get these things done." "He didn't know whether the people who came were friends or foes, and he hastily informed the butler, and with the steward's character, he would surely alarm the whole town of Bull. He didn't want that, if it was just a group of outcasts, then this was a big oolong, and the butler would definitely reprimand him.
"Yes, sir." The centurion stepped on the snow and quickly ran down the stairs down the wall to inform Swarig and the other centurions.
In a few moments, Swareg and a few resting centurions quickly ran up the city wall with hundreds of soldiers. The soldiers, under the orders of the centurion, quickly replenished the vacant walls.
"My lord, what happened?" Swarig asked questions on behalf of the other centurions.
Will didn't answer, instead pointing out of the city.
The sound of horses' hooves and wheels drew closer, and all the soldiers on the walls lowered their breathing and raised their shields, leaving only one pair of eyes to stare out. In the silence, there is only the sound of the whirring wind and the sound of wheels. Svarig and all the centurions also looked in that direction and prepared for the arrival of the enemy.
"Hey....Will ....." Suddenly, the lantern was taken down from the carriage and, after shaking, illuminated a person's face. This face was so familiar, and the sound that followed made Will let his guard down all of a sudden.
"Amul?" Will returned the short sword to the sheath and asked in surprise, "How did you come back, didn't you go to the White Wolf Tribe with the young master?" He waved his hand to let all the soldiers let their guard down, Amul was his friend, and he was also an important member of the young master's staff, and he didn't think there would be any problems.
Several centurions frowned, but they couldn't disobey Will's orders, so they could only let their subordinates lift their guard. Swarig, who was standing on the side, also had a strange face, and the sudden arrival of Amul made him feel a little uneasy in his heart, and it was also a little familiar, although he didn't know what this familiarity was.
"On the way, we were attacked by werewolves, and although nothing happened, in the chaos, part of the food was burned by the fire." Amul rode on his horse, holding a lantern in one hand, trying his best to let Will see his appearance clearly, and said, "So the young master asked me to bring some carriages and come back to replenish some food." "The range of the horse lantern lighting is small, it can only illuminate a small area, but for Amul in this matter, it is enough. He didn't want Will to see more, after all, there were many things that could be seen to be abnormal if you were careful, such as those emaciated men and scrawny horses.
Will was not an attentive man, he did not see anything suspicious, and the darkness of the night obscured everything except the lanterns, and he could only see a few soldiers in Roman armor on either side of Amule, and those soldiers had their heads bowed so that he could not see their faces, but he did not doubt them. He shouted, "How is the young master, is he okay?" ”
"It's okay, those werewolves who sneaked up were killed quickly, but they lost a lot of food and grass." Amüller shrunk his neck and shouted, "Damn Will, can't you just open the gates and let us in, this damn weather can freeze people to death." ”
"Haha....." Will didn't have any doubts, he laughed and said, "In this kind of weather, you should just freeze outside, otherwise you won't understand our hard work." Will was joking, but he waved his hand and was ready for the soldiers to open the gates.
"My lord, let's wait until the butler arrives before making a decision." Amul said before he said that he looked at Amul under the city and always felt that something was wrong.
"Yes, my lord, I also recommend waiting for the butler to come before making a decision." One centurion said, "Before he left, the young master said that no one was allowed to enter the city without his orders, not even Lord Amul. ”
The other centurions agreed.
Will hesitated, and although he believed Amul, all the centurions said so, and he hesitated. He is not a decisive character, so he has always been left by Qin Feng to guard his hometown, after all, he is no worse than Luo Wei compared to loyalty.
"Hey... Brother, what's going on? The air around him was cold, and there was a cold wind, but Amul couldn't help but sweat on his face, and he didn't wait for the city gate to open for a long time, and the sweat on his face was even more. He bit it and said with a strong face.
"Amul, I won't open the door for you until the butler comes, the young master said that no one is allowed to enter the city without his order, and you should know this." Will eventually decided to trust the advice of Swarig and several centurions, and shouted to Amul.
Will's answer made Amüller's heart sink suddenly, Will is not a careful person, he may not notice that something is wrong, but the butler will definitely find the problem.
It can't be delayed any longer, if the butler comes over, they will definitely be discovered, "Got it, but it's so cold, you should always give us something to eat to warm up, we are on the road all the way, if we don't eat something hot, we won't be able to stand it." ”
Will didn't hesitate, and Swarig didn't feel wrong, and Will asked the soldiers to prepare hot food and drink, put it in a basket, and slowly put it down along the wall.
Watching a basket gradually come down under the rope, Amulle's eyes lit up, and he turned around and shouted, "Siege." ”