Act XXXVIII. rescue
The battle is much simpler than imagined, for these soldiers in Cainzburg who have not been exposed to real combat for a long time, Elefils is like a god, although this princess is only a bronze mid-rank, and the hand is only an ordinary long sword and not an ash edge, but the gap in strength and combat experience makes these soldiers have no power to fight back. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
Effils didn't even use his sword skills, relying on the simplest moves to defeat the two soldiers who had neglected to exercise, and they didn't even have time to call for help from the outside world, so it's no wonder that Lord Manstein was able to break through these guards even if he was poisoned and weak.
So much so that when Ellifils was looking for the keys to his cell from the two corpses, Viscount Wellington had just realized that someone had come to save him.
"Her Royal Highness !? Princess"
Viscount Wellington apparently did not expect that it was Éliefils who had come to his rescue, and he struggled to get up, holding on to the wall, and moving to the door.
"Lord Wellington, it's okay, I'm here."
Ellifils inserted the key into the lock, which was a little stuttering, and it took some effort for her to break it.
“…… It's incompetent, falling into a trap......"
Viscount Wellington nearly collapsed from exhaustion when the cell door opened, but Effils was able to hold him in time.
"Let's not talk about that, Lord Wellington, now that the Windland army is on the way, and Prince Leotis has fled, I need your help."
Effils briefly and succinctly told the other party that there were still two viscounts to rescue, and that it was now less than half an hour before Windland arrived at the castle.
Viscount Wellington was currently in weak health, but at least he was better than Lord Manstein, who had passed out in a coma, and Elifils needed him to lead the army to organize a defensive front, otherwise, Keynzburg, which was completely defenseless, would not be able to resist until night.
"Your Royal Highness Princess, what do you ...... order?"
Viscount Wellington was full of emotion in his heart at the moment, he originally just had a secret affection for the princess, and more because the other party was Her Royal Highness the princess and respected, but at this moment, he was in prison, but this noble princess was in danger alone and came to rescue him, which made Viscount Wellington quite touched.
As a nobleman, he has been immersed in this circle for many years, although the relationship between the nobles in the north is not as complicated as that of the royal capital, and there are not so many intrigues, but the game of the nobles still exists, and the relationship between most nobles is only a general friendship, not to mention the lord of higher status than himself personally risking to save him.
If it is a powerful existence like Vera Hill, then it is naturally easy and simple to help, but like Ellifils, the strength is not even as high as that of Viscount Wellington, Her Royal Highness the princess made her courage, which made Viscount Wellington's nose a little sour.
"Lord Wellington, I want you to take command of the soldiers of the Third Legion and the original garrison in the castle to set up a defense around Keynzburg, and we must support it until General Strass returns, and Mr. Shiloh escaped before he was captured, and he should be able to bring reinforcements as well."
Through the note Hannah had given her, Alysfils had learned that Shiloh had fled for help, and now she was convinced that the young man who had repeatedly performed miracles could give her hope again.
"Mr. Ian Gray, he escaped?"
Viscount Wellington originally thought that all the people were imprisoned, but at this moment, when he heard the news of Shiloh's escape, his heart was pleasantly surprised, he didn't know what kind of reinforcements this priest could bring, but he knew that as long as Shiloh was still free, then they hoped to be alive.
"He left the castle last night, and at the latest, he will be back in the early morning of the day after tomorrow, and if nothing else, General Strass should be able to come back around that time, that's our bottom line."
Elifils replied that early the next morning, that is, for more than thirty hours, they had relied on the strength of the fortress itself for several days in the fortress itself, but here she did not have much confidence.
Wendland's vaunted Magic Cannon could be used almost to its fullest power in such hilly terrain, with Cainz Fort located in the lowlands, where the Northern Ranger's archers could not use their maximum advantage as they did in the Misty Forest, and in siege warfare, Astel had little advantage.
Fortunately, although the castle is old, it has at least been modernized, the city walls have been reinforced with magic, and it also has a strong magical fortress, and under the rain of cannonfire, it will not be immediately bombarded into ruins by tons of cannonballs like some old castles.
But this defense is not absolutely safe in the encirclement of Wendland, the magic barrier can stop the attack of artillery fire, but it cannot stop the attack of Wendland's heavy cavalry, according to the observation of Elefils, although Wendland is dominated by heavy cavalry and infantry, there are also a small number of mage troops, if these mages who specialize in war are allowed to approach the magic barrier and analyze, then they are likely to not be able to support it for too long.
"Your Royal Highness Princess, the situation of the other adults is still unclear......"
Viscount Wellington was captured along with three other viscounts, and after being held separately, contact was lost.
"Lord Manstein has escaped, and I will rescue the remaining two adults later, and our priority now is to organize a defensive front."
Alifils said that the vicinity of the mansion should be all Prince Leotis's troops, but they may not know the true intentions of His Royal Highness, and that Alifers, as a princess, should soon be able to take command, and only these soldiers guarding the northern nobles need to be eliminated.
"You go and contact the other barons of the Third Legion, they should all be on standby at the barracks, organize in half an hour, unfold the magic barrier of the castle, and let the soldiers distributed on the outside of the castle return to defense, although the artillery in the city wall is a little old, but it should be no problem to open the cannon, let the bow spirit envoys all go to the city wall, we need heavy firepower to suppress the opponent's troops, so that those magic combined cannons can not enter smoothly."
Hearing Eliefils's words, Viscount Wellington felt the severity of the situation on the one hand, and on the other hand, he was also surprised by the growth speed of this princess, when she was in the misty forest, Eliefils only knew the rudiments of some tactics, far from being a qualified commander, but at this moment, she made an orderly statement, but she seemed to be a mature general.
"After nightfall, Wendland's offensive will be relatively weakened, but it is very likely that they will attack the castle through some secret passages that we don't know about, and Viscount Springfield has defected and been executed by me"
Alysfils continued, Geralhaide's betrayal not only meant that their intelligence was lagging behind, but also that the castle's defenses and various structures were likely to be in the hands of Windland, and that Alysfils had only been here for a day, which was quite unfavorable to her.
"What...... He actually !? ”
Viscount Wellington was incredulous, since the outbreak of the war, he had seen the most nobles who had fled due to poor resistance, but they had betrayed before the enemy army had even arrived, and he was the first nobleman to still be in such a high position.
"Yes, we need to stay the course."
Effils nodded, her eyes no longer wavering. (To be continued.) )