"My lord, the messenger of the city of Mela has arrived!" said the messenger, who had come to the Duke of Para on the orders of the Duke of Pala. ”

"What about the army?" Rankton wiped the beads of sweat from his forehead, and the Capetian family's attack became fierce again, and he leaned down to dodge a flying spear, "Where are our reinforcements?"

"My lord, there are no reinforcements!" said the adjutant with great certainty, "I have not seen the army, only a group of military judges, gendarmes and messengers!"

Military judges?

An ominous premonition swelled up in Rankaton's heart, why the family did not send an army at such a time, but let the military judge come to Poland City.

All the officials will not have a good impression of the military judges, especially in the current situation of such a big war.

"Who's leading the team?"

"Chief Minister of the Town Hall, Lord Lantes. ”

This old guy ......

Rankton narrowed his eyes.

......

"My lord, what about our reinforcements, if I'm not mistaken, the letter asking for help arrived in Para early, why haven't I seen a single army until now?" Rankton met with Lantes's mission at the makeshift command post, and as soon as he came up, he asked aggressively, glancing at the gendarmes sitting on both sides: "Can the gendarmes help us guard the walls at such a time?"

Lantes licked his lips and motioned for Rankton to be at ease, he took out a secret order from his cuff and handed it to the other party: "I have come to convey the orders of the Duke, and all your questions can be answered on this document." ”

Rankton frowned, took the secret letter, and his face changed dramatically after just one glance.

"This is the Duke's order!?" he was furious and surprised.

"That's right. Lantes nodded, "The Duke will dictate, and I will write it for me." ”

"Are you crazy!" Rankton slammed the table with a loud bang, the anger in his heart almost turned into anger, and he gritted his teeth and asked, "Whose idea was this?"

"It's a family decision. Lantes said lightly.

"Thanks to you for coming up with such an idea," Rankton sneered, tossing the parchment into the rubbish heap beside him, "I will not obey this order!"

"The Duke has taken this into account, so I have brought another commander with me. Lantes clapped his palms, and an officer stepped out of the ranks of the gendarmerie, "Gust, you should know you." From now on, he will take over all your duties. ”

"Here's your letter of dismissal and Gust's letter of appointment!" Rantus took out two more documents and handed them to Rankaton: "Issued by the Command, you should be able to recognize the authenticity." ”

Rankton was stunned, the expression on his face changed from anger to shock, and then to resentment: "You are pushing the soldiers into the abyss, they can pay with their lives to defend the family, but they must not die in a conspiracy!"

"This is not a conspiracy!" Gust paused, and said, "Poland City is simply not able to defend against the Capetian family, and this plan is the only one that has the potential to deal a fatal blow to the enemy. ”

"Looks like you've made your decision. Rankaton was expressionless.

"War is merciless, and this is by far the best way to do it. ”

......

"Their walls don't hold out for long. The commander of the 1st Army, who was in charge of the attack, stroked the restless mount, "In two hours at most, we will be able to storm the city." ”

"It's a small city, and their resistance is tenacious. An officer laughed on the side: "The commander is a tough guy, and there are many cities that are frightened just by seeing our military formation." ”

"Yes," the commander of the First Legion nodded, except for the family position, every soldier who adheres to his duties should be respected, "After the city is broken, he is very likely to lead the troops to fight with us in street battles, and when the time comes, let the infantry regiment go first, and the cavalry will follow last." ”

Cavalrymen are inherently ill-suited for street fighting, and their horses and long weapons make it impossible for them to be effective in confined spaces.

Cheers could be heard in the distance.

"The gates are broken!"

The commander of the First Army and the officer beside him glanced at each other, much faster than expected.

According to the commander's fighting style, the gate shouldn't have been breached so quickly.

"Your Excellency, give the order!"

The officer urged from the side, he had already drawn his saber, "Let the soldiers enter the city!"

"It's not normal. The commander of the first army shook his head, the style of the other commander's commander has changed, since just now, the number of soldiers on the city has begun to decrease significantly, and the strength of resistance has also weakened a lot, for a fortress city, it is impossible for the soldiers in the city to only have this number, do they plan to take the initiative to abandon the city gate?

Or is the other party trying to force themselves to fight in the streets?

"Let the troops of the second division send a large group of infantry in to take a look, and if the situation is normal, we will start entering the city!" The commander of the first corps was very wild, but at this time he also felt a little weird, and for the sake of caution, he still did not choose to attack directly.

......

"Hasn't the other party entered the city yet?" asked Lantes.

"The commander of the Capetian family was careful and sent only an infantry team of less than a thousand men into the city. One of the heralds replied, "Their brigade is still stationed outside the city." ”

"Let the soldiers besiege the enemy who enters the city!" Gust frowned, "kill them all, and lure the enemy's cavalry brigade to support." ”

"Yes!"

As the herald took the order, Gust turned to look at Lancodon, who was being held by the gendarmes, and then said to Lantes, "My lord, the time has come, you can leave." ”

"Well, thank you. Lantes patted Gust on the shoulder, "Take care of your safety." ”

"Serve the family. Gust nodded expressionlessly: "After the mission is over, I will catch up with you, don't worry about me." ”

Rankaton's eyebrows twitched, and he squeezed out a sentence from between his teeth: "You demons!"

"In extraordinary times, only extraordinary measures can be coped. Gust replied coldly: "If you defend the city, the city will be ruined, but if it were me, at least the enemy would pay a greater price." ”

"A soldier can die at the hands of the enemy, but he must not die at the hands of his family and become cannon fodder!" Lancoton shouted.

"It seems that you have not yet understood the true meaning of war. Gust said slowly: "Do everything, as long as any method can kill and injure the enemy in wartime, any dignity, faith, and duty are all things that can be discarded, and the life of a soldier is only a bargaining chip in the hands of the commander, as long as it can be exchanged for a greater victory, it can be discarded at any time." ”