"It can't be! Can't you run away if you can't beat it? A bald knight stepped forward and grabbed the messenger by the collar of the messenger by the collar, and shouted, "How many reinforcements from the Prairly army have arrived?" How many knights are leading the way? ”

"Three knights, thirty soldiers." The adjutant said with difficulty: "The leader of the team is said to be one of Cassa Leopold's henchmen, Luna Maria Hawke. ”

"Luna Maria?" Another sturdy knight next to him frowned and thought for a moment when he heard this, and wondered, "The eldest daughter of the Hawke family? Well, it's a fighter who is not weak in talent and strength. But as far as I know, she has only reached the level of mid-level and upper-rank strength now, even if Damon and Nosa can't win against her, but that guy from Malix is a high-level warrior, there is no reason to lose at her hands, let alone die in battle. ”

"According to those who escaped, only the Knight of Nossa died at the hands of Luna Maria." The adjutant continued, "And the Knight of Maris and Knight Damon were killed by someone else. ”

"Can you take out the horse? Who is it? An old knight with gray hair and a blindfold sitting next to Mosara Birgard to the left glared at one eye and asked, "Is that old fellow Varref?" Or Saladin or Langam? Or is it the boy from the Noah Locks? ”

The surnames asked by the one-eyed old knight were all high-ranking warriors on the Prailly side, among which 'Valif' was 'Sebastian Valev', the old butler of the Leopold family that everyone had seen, and 'Saladin', 'Langam' and 'Noalok' were all lords and vassals under the command of Count Leopold, among which 'Noalok' was 'Neo Noalok', the cousin of Count Casia, the current head of the Leopold family.

The two families have been fighting for so long, and they naturally know each other very well. The knights under the command of Kasha can recognize the knights of the Bilgard family, and the knights under the command of the Count of the Mossad naturally know which strong people are in the Leopold family.

"Both...... No. The adjutant struggled to make a sound in his throat, and he was already feeling a little out of breath after being grabbed by the collar. Seeing this, the bald knight let go of his hand, and the adjutant who was out of trouble was able to breathe smoothly and report smoothly at the same time. "According to the report, the killers of the Knight of Malix and the Knight of Damon were two powerful men who had never seen before. Among them, Damon Knight was suppressed throughout the battle, and was finally killed by his opponent who cut off his legs and then mended his sword. The horsemen, on the other hand, were caught in a bitter battle when the team broke up, and it is not known how they died. ”

"Are you sure those two have never met?" The one-eyed old knight asked in a deep voice.

"Indeed." The lieutenant replied, "The two men are wearing costumes without any Rog Order logos. It shouldn't be Prailly's man. ”

"Could it be the mercenary hired by that little girl of Kasha?" The Count of Mosara asked angrily.

"Probably unlikely." The one-eyed old knight pondered and replied, "It is impossible for the mercenary group in the county to have such a strong opponent, and it is unlikely that a lone mercenary will be - by the way, what are the characteristics of those people?" ”

"According to those who escaped, there were three of them, and they were wearing very special equipment and weapons." The adjutant replied, "And the three of them have one thing in common - they are all golden-skinned, with black hair and black eyes. ”

"......," the one-eyed old knight raised his eyebrows when he heard this, and looked at Count Mosala. My lord, these people seem to be some of the outsiders who Kasha had accompanied when he returned from Tristram. ”

"Is it the person from the 'Xuanyuan Family'?" Mosalla Birgard raised his eyebrows when he heard this, and said angrily: "The guest who Kasha's girl recruited from out of town? ”

A few months earlier, the Mossad had secretly sent a team of men to infiltrate the town of Prairly to wreak havoc, but the saboteurs were wiped out and their bodies hung up for public display. Although there is no explicit evidence to prove that the Bilgard family is behind these saboteurs, the Bilgard family has suffered a secret loss in this incident. Later, through investigation, the Bilgard family learned that it was the outsiders invited by the group of Kasha called the 'Xuanyuan Family' who killed the team. At this point, the 'Xuanyuan family', as the help of the Leopold family, began to be noticed by the Bilgard family.

"Humph! Actually asked for foreign help. Mosara snorted. Kasha's little girl had a good idea—but did she think I wouldn't be wary of it? ”

"Syrus." Mosara looked at the young man sitting next to him to his right, who had been sitting upright without saying a word. "Mr. Riddle, when will they arrive?"

"Uncle." The young man known as 'Serum' stood up and answered. This person is about the same age as Kashya, and although he looks like a gentleman, he gives people a sense of evil spirit. "Mr. Riddle won't be there until tomorrow morning at the earliest, but he says he'll arrange for Goyle and Crabbe to go first, and they'll be there in the early hours of this morning."

"Good!" Mosara stood up and waved his hand imposingly. "You will go and rest tonight, and attack tomorrow morning! I'm going to have lunch with you all in the Hump Fort! ”

"Yes!" The dozens of knights in the tent stood up and saluted in unison, then turned and withdrew from the tent, each returning to his tent to rest.

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The drinking feast in the Manchado camp was hastily over, but a group of people in the hump fort where the Prareli side was stationed were still discussing how to engage the enemy in the brightly lit house.

Lord Woosack's proposal to abandon the fort and break out was naturally rejected, and in fact even Lord Woosack himself did not approve of it. Hump Fort is located almost next to the border between Prairly and Manchado Territory, and the terrain is flat within a radius of five miles (even the terrain where Hump Fort is located is not precipitous). In other words, as long as either side occupies the Hump Fort, it can control a five-mile area, including the enemy's territory. In the war between the counts and lords, the strategic position of such a castle is self-evident.

After the breakout plan was rejected, everyone naturally began to discuss how to hold on to the castle. It was clear that the enemy forces outside the fortress had an absolute numerical advantage. As long as you wait until dawn, the opponent will launch an attack on the castle. Although the follow-up troops of Prairly's side will arrive at Humpback Fort tomorrow, according to calculations, the cavalry of the Rog Knights will arrive at the earliest in the morning of the next day, and the infantry troops will arrive at noon at the earliest. Therefore, what the defenders in the castle need to do now is how to resist the first round of enemy siege before the main force arrives.

"The forces in the castle are barely enough for defense." Lord Wussack spread out a piece of parchment with the layout of the fortress and pointed: "Due to the terrain where the Hump Fort is located, the Manchado army can only choose to attack the northeast or southwest of the castle if they want to launch a siege battle. However, the path to the southwest is narrow and facing our troops, and Bilgard should not expose the backs of his troops to Lord Kashya. Then they had to attack the northeast side of the castle - besides, the path there was relatively open, which was suitable for their superiority in strength. ”

"If the Manchado army attacks from the northeast, then their trebuchets are a great threat to us." Lesa chimed in.

"Lysa's scruples are justified - Lord Woosak, how strong are the walls of Hump Castle?" In formal and solemn occasions, Luna Maria does not address Woosack as her uncle, but uses honorifics.

"The walls of Hump Fort are a mixture of wood and stone, and the degree of resistance to trebuchet attacks can only be described as average. It's okay to face a small number of trebuchets in a short period of time, but if it takes a long time or there are too many trebuchets, I'm afraid you won't be able to bear it. Lord Wusak shook his head.

"According to the day's observations, the Manchado army has already made three trebuchets." One of the knights under Wusak's command, who was present, said: "And there are two more in production, and it is estimated that they will be completed tomorrow." ”

"That is, does the other party have five trebuchets?" Luna Maria muttered, "I'm afraid it's not easy to deal with." ”

"I said," suggested Nguyen Kun Peng, who was listening, "if we launch a surprise attack on the enemy tonight, destroy their trebuchet." Wouldn't that reduce the pressure on us to defend the city tomorrow? ”