Chapter 385. A smart choice for mercenary groups
The one holding the white flag was a mercenary, who looked very burly and strong, probably in his thirties, and did not shy away from letting people open the broken wooden door, slowly walked out, and shouted loudly: "The benevolent and wise Lord of Cape Town, the leader of the Hurricane Mercenary Regiment, Willard, I would like to express my deepest respect to you!" ”
He was wearing iron-studded armor, which could not stop the shooting of dwarven muskets, not to mention the twenty dwarven cannons in front of him, which made him even more frightened. Holding a broad-backed short knife in his hand, this axe-like weapon was actually the favorite and iconic weapon of the Ketuf River bandits, and he gently waved the white flag and shouted, "I hope you remember that this weapon was sold to me by you, my lord, we met!"www.biquge.info ”
"Stop shooting!"
Wilmot's arm was raised, looking at the so-called Hurricane Mercenary Regiment leader, he snorted a little mockingly, turned to Levi and asked, "Your Majesty, do you know him?" ”
Levi nodded, looked at the mercenary's bare head, and the wide-backed short knife held high in his other hand, and said with some amusement: "At the beginning, the weapons of the Ketufu River were basically sold to the commander of this hurricane mercenary group, and it is indeed a good acquaintance, but that's all." ”
"And what does he want to do?"
Seeing the bald head Willard coming over holding a white flag, Wilmot couldn't help but smile: "Could it be that this is the person in the story who is ready to surrender and give us the city gate?" ”
It seems that this is true, but this kind of gift is actually of little significance, because even with elite troops stationed, the troops brought by Levi and Wilmot can easily defeat the defenders, and at the same time smash all the gates and walls, and finally easily enter the outer city and continue to attack the inner city walls.
Although they do not have a large cavalry force with strong tactical mobility, with only a small number of cavalry and a large number of artillery and privates, according to their prior conception, there is absolutely no problem in advancing to the inner city wall like a devastating and withered one!
It would be too much of a joke to rely on those hooligan-like city defense teams, and mercenaries who treat money as their fate and don't take agreements and promises seriously at all, and want to resist the modern professional troops of Cape City.
"Greetings to the Lord of Cape Town, Lord of the Great Levi, and the Humble Willard!"
The bald head held the white flag, and when he saw that the other party did not fire, he was also relieved in his heart, walked over slowly, and after approaching the range of thirty meters, he also slowly put down the white flag and weapon in his hand, and respectfully knelt on the ground and said: "May your journey always be victorious." ”
"Captain Willard, it's a pleasure to see you here." Levi also took two steps forward, and four privates in pale orange uniforms followed closely behind him, and the soldiers in the rear also raised their flintlock pistols, and the muzzle of the black hole was aimed at the Willard regimental leader, and if there was any abnormal movement, they would not hesitate to shoot.
But the bald Willard chose to be humble quite wisely, still half-kneeling on the ground, putting the keys in his hands on the top of his head as if presenting, and said in a rather respectful tone: "This is the key to the city gate of the outer city, dedicated to you." ”
"The key to the gate?"
Smiling, Levi was unmoved, this was just a symbol, the city gate had already been smashed by his artillery, and it was the same with or without a key. And he looked at Willard and said lightly, "So what do you want?" ”
"Great Highness Levi, my members and I are from the South Trumming Sea, please let us go."
The bald Willard, in a humble tone, knelt on the ground as if pleading, holding the key above his head in both hands, and pleaded: "We will leave the city of Grey Mist by boat, and we will never be your enemy again, because we know that you are the supreme being, the embodiment of the god of war!" ”
"Huh." Levi chuckled, everyone likes sycophants, and he looked at this bald Willard, and also waved his hand and said: "Take your people to leave Gray Mist City, of course, if you think you can resist my troops, then there is nothing wrong with continuing to stay inside." ”
Nodding quickly, the bald Willard said in almost surprise: "We will leave the Grey Mist City by boat immediately, the benevolent and wise Highness Levi, the honorable lord, we will not be your enemy!" ”
As he spoke, he threw down the broad-backed dagger in his hand to show his submission, and then, with Levi's consent, he returned to the city wall of the outer city and immediately left quickly with his men, and it seemed that he was also running towards the outer harbor area, and it was really as he said, to find his own boat and leave the city quickly.
"Your Majesty, do you believe him?"
Wilmot's brows furrowed slightly, and he turned his head to look at the bald Willard who ran back to the city wall with a puff of smoke and beckoned all the mercenaries to start withdrawing from the city wall, and said with some suspicion: "He doesn't look like an upright mercenary leader, but like a greedy nobleman who likes to play with power." ”
As a top student in the school, Wilmot is not a nerd, but he is more attentive to everything, especially when he saw that Willard just now, when he saw that humble expression, he couldn't help but snort coldly: "Since you have taken the money, then you must have at least professionalism, the mercenaries in this world are really a bit bad." ”
Levi shook his head, a mocking smile on his lips, "They don't pose much of a threat to us, and they may be able to disrupt the arrangements of those nobles." ”
Mercenaries are also very common in the recent history of the earth, especially the Swiss, who almost started by mercenaries, but what they rely on for survival is word of mouth, and they will not betray at will after they have chosen an employer.
Of course, those mercenaries in the Middle Ages also gave their lives to whoever gave the money, even if it was possible to defect on the battlefield, but in general there was still a basic faith and commitment, and this kind of betrayal was usually the last vote, and whoever offered the most would do so.
"The gates have been opened, let the Barbary pirates go and have a look."
Looking at the defenders of the city wall and the city gate who had all been evacuated in front of him, Levi also gave an order to Wilmot behind him, and at the same time, the Barbary pirates, who had already prepared, also immediately rushed over with scimitars.
A team of 120 Barbary pirates easily occupied the city gate and the surrounding city walls, and after searching them all, and after making sure that there were no problems, they also guarded the key points separately, and at the same time waved their hands to Levi outside, indicating that there was no abnormality and they could pass.
"Let's go!" Wilmot shouted behind him, and the artillery cart that had been unloaded was pulled by the horses again, and the entire force of more than 3,000 people slowly moved forward into the outer city walls, which had been easily taken.
Levi also rode his horse in front, and the members of the cavalry regiment wearing shiny cuirass behind him also followed closely behind him, each holding a scimitar in his hand, and scanning the surroundings vigilantly.
The outer city of Gray Mist City is almost indistinguishable from the chaotic residential streets of the Outer Harbor District, most of them are simple brick and wood houses, the streets are empty, and it looks as if they are all evacuated, without any civilians or troops, and it is as if it is an empty city.
The Spanish guerrillas were stationed in the streets of the outer city with their flintlock pistols, their eyes were good-eyed, and their shooting accuracy was so high that they were almost natural scouts.
However, the Barbary pirates who followed closely behind, as well as 3,600 privates, were also striding forward, even if the streets in front were not familiar, they still walked straight towards the walls of the inner city, even if there were ambushes on both sides, they could not pose any threat to them.
Because during the march, these privates armed with flintlock pistols are always in a state of fire, and the bayonet with the muzzle of the card can also become a sharp weapon in close combat, posing a deadly threat to any ambush army that appears!
"Looks like they've given up on the outtown?"
Wilmot could already see the towering appearance of the inner city walls, sweeping the surrounding streets and houses, and couldn't help frowning: "They didn't even arrange an ambush army to harass us. ”
"Maybe it's arranged, but the city guards and mercenaries have already fled."
Levi smiled, looking at the fallen weapon found on the corner of the street, he was very familiar with it, it was the scimitar of the city defense team, and couldn't help but shake his head and said: "Those guys are quite afraid of death, and they also know that once they choose to ambush here, it is estimated that the consequence will be the death of the whole army, and they have no obligation to give their lives to those nobles." ”
Looking at the inner city wall in front of him, Li Wei also narrowed his eyes slightly, and said slowly: "But those elite troops who are willing to work for the nobles are now on those city walls, waiting for us!" ”
Even without using a telescope, Levi could still see the towering city wall in the distance, eight meters high and four meters thick, which even the expeditionary fleet in the South Roaring Sea and those elite infantry could not capture.
It was nearly 20,000 elite expeditionary forces, almost completely annihilated, and also made the North Trumming Sea independent of the Southern Trumchi Sea's rule, and even self-contained.
"Can I take that wall?"
Levi asked silently in his heart, but when he turned his head to look at the artillery, he couldn't help but take a deep breath, clenched his fists, and loudly encouraged the soldiers around him: "Believe me, believe in God, we can capture the inner city wall of Gray Mist City!" ”
"Hooray!" The soldiers behind him cheered in unison, and looking at the city wall in the distance, they all looked resolute and clenched the weapons in their hands, they all knew that the real siege battle was about to begin!
PS: Okay, continue to update the book, helpless, fortunately I didn't finish this book hastily, otherwise I would have really cried.