On the docks of Manning City, a few small sailboats were still at the water's edge, small sailboats, their dilapidated sails full of holes, and their rocking boats covered with green mosses were quietly leaning against the side of the boat. The owner of the ship was a typical Manning, with a full beard and a messy pile of hair that had not been washed for days because of his hecticism. His nose was red with excitement, and the splashes of spit showed his mood at the moment.

"Thirty gold coins, as long as thirty merchant alliance gold coins, this ship has your place! Don't squeeze, for thirty gold coins, my 'Lantis' can carry you down the river to the Duchy of Tra, and then go straight to San Jose. The owner of the boat roared loudly, and the people on the dock were crowding wildly. Looking ahead, the road in front of the dock is full of people who have lost their minds, whether they are nobles or commoners, and only chaos is the main theme of everything here.

People cut each other's wheels with axes, beat each other with whips and sticks, roared and shouted, women's cries, children's screams, the roads were crowded, axles hung on axles, panting horses were entangled in ropes, people were crowded, children were crying and terrified. There were no guards in charge of policing the whole street, only the frenzied people doing their last crazy moves.

"Plop, plop!" There was a scream, and many people on the pier were finally squeezed into the water, and the cries and roars became louder. In the sky, a large number of flamingos were flying around, and they didn't know whether they were here to deliver messages or send them out, and it seemed that even the flamingos were already panicking. More people glanced indifferently at the water's edge, and once again joined the frantic crowd, "Let me go up!

Manning City is over, this is the last thought of King Manning, the most powerful man in the merchant alliance.

When the flamingo and the messenger scouts delivered the news of the defeat of Sedan to Manning City at the same time, King Manning, who had always been full of will, suddenly seemed to be dozens of years old. The news was delivered so quickly that in an instant, the nobles and commoners of the entire Manning knew of the bad news. The alarm bells of the announces echoed over Manning City, and the whole city was like an explosion of pot, and it lost order in an instant.

In the Battle of Sedan, the Shang Alliance lost 40,000 elite soldiers, which was the last line of defense in the Verdun area and the last hope of the Shang League nobles. At such times, family business, castles, shops, gold coins, jewelry, and even fine wine and food are not important, only life is really worth saving.

There are two important organizations in Manning City, the Business Alliance Leader ~ Xihui and the Adventurer's Guild Headquarters. The ambassadors of the merchant alliance, who had always been moody, now lost the aristocratic demeanor they were proud of, and rushed to leave this dark whirlpool without looking back in a carriage or an envoy ship.

The chief elder of the Adventurer's Guild sighed helplessly, he stood at the top of the Tower of Babel, with the collapsed Manning City at his feet, the dark and oppressive Desik army in the distance, and the young bird-keeper Jennifer beside him.

"Chief Elder, are the Desiks really coming?" Jennifer was still very young, innocent, and didn't quite understand what the Desik meant.

"Yes, my child," the Chief Elder looked at her with a smile, "but fear not, I will always be in this city, and I will join so many of us in protecting you." Look, our people!" the Chief Elder's smile encouraged Jennifer, who rose and looked up to see a group of Manning axemen walking up the wall with their bronze axes to the north. The Manning Banner with the golden axe and the green Merchant Alliance Flag are still flying strong and solemnly at the head of Manning City.

"Lucius, the future of the Shang Alliance is entrusted to you, and my Manning Guardians and I will buy you time. Buy you more time to lead the rest of our army and keep the flame of our business alliance. "For the first time in his life, King Manning, the old king who had aged overnight, felt that he was full of courage. This old nobleman who loves singing, laughing, dancing, and beautiful women and delicacies, in the face of war, found for the first time that the courage of his ancestors returned to his body, "The system of the Shang Alliance is no longer suitable for this era, and the nobles of various countries who fight separately and are at both ends of the rat are no longer people we can rely on." Manning's blood cannot be shed in vain, and this lesson must be remembered by all. For this reason, Manning can give up, and so can your White Harbor. ”

"Your Majesty, the axemen are all in place, and the south gate and dock are open. At that moment, a guard dressed in plate armor (Note 1) came to the throne.

King Manning waved his hand at the guard, signaling that he understood. Then he stooped down and dragged out a strange box from under his throne. The box, black and inconspicuous, I couldn't tell what material it was made of, and there was a row of tadpole-like words on the front. King Manning's trembling hand rubbed the box, then looked up, "King Lucius, do you know what's in this box?"

Lucius shook his head.

"Do you know where our Manning came from?" he asked again.

"I heard that it was a general," replied King Lucius softly, "if I remember correctly, during the First Continental War, your ancestor Manning was the vanguard general of the rebel army, the commander of the famous 'Axe-wielding Heavy Infantry Regiment', General Manning. ”

King Manning didn't deny it, and nodded imperceptibly, "I didn't expect anyone else to remember." Yes, our ancestors of Manning were the first warriors of the rebel army, and our soldiers of Manning were the first strong army of the rebel army. I didn't expect that today, I would be wiped out by the barbarians who were also rebels (Note 2)!" As he spoke, King Manning suddenly lifted the wooden box in front of him, and a blinding cold light fanned it, and in the box, a pair of copper axes lay there quietly. On the blade of the axe, the compelling silver light is clearly the precious silver material!

"This is!" King Lucius took a step back in shock.

"'Minas Tirith', Roar of Blood (Note 3)!Axe of Dwarves!Axe of Courage!" was the axe that finally slashed the last archon of the Magic Empire and ended the dark reign of the Magic Empire. After speaking, as soon as King Manning grasped the handle of the axe and lifted the bronze axe, Lucius felt a powerful pressure coming towards him, and King Manning murmured, "We will not give in, we Mannings, we have dwarf blood flowing in our bodies, and the blood of dwarves will bring us strength and courage, may our ancestors protect us!"

King Lucius, with his own bodyguard and a large number of Manning nobles and ambassadors, rushed out of Manning City before the siege of Desic's army, and they were to transfer to a sailing ship sent by the Kingdom of White Harbor at a small dock fifty miles away, and then go to the south of White Harbor to take refuge directly to the southwest of the Duchy of Tra. The new 11th Army and the New Army, which were south of Manning, were the two intact new armies that would form the final line of defense on the northern border of Carmen and Terra under the unified command of Lucius.

Yes, King Lucius, who will replace King Manning as the new leader of the Merchant Alliance, leading the Merchant Alliance in their final resistance.

The horn of the bull horn soared into the sky, from far to near the sky, and a large number of Desik wolf riders and knights flew to the edge of Manning City. After the defeat at Sedan, the defenders of the Golden Gate Gate also abandoned their positions, and the Desik ships were able to sail up the river, blocking the last escape path of King Manning. Under the catapult (Note 4), a few light sails not far away, ricketering, finally sank in the waters of the Morro River.

Behind the wolf rider was the infantry of the Desik, these infantry looked a little strange, each of them carried a large bag of bulging bags, and actually ignored the crossbows and archers at the head of Manning City, and walked to the front of the city not far away, and then, threw the bag on his shoulder on the ground, revealing the "thing!" in the bag.

It's not a thing, it's a corpse.

It was the corpse of the Shang Alliance soldiers who were slaughtered in the Battle of Sedang, these Shang League soldiers who were unwilling to die with angry eyes open, were abandoned under the city of Manning in various strange postures, and the warriors at the head of the city all seemed to bite the roots of their teeth. Many people's hands pressed the stones at the battlements of the city wall with the ground, and large drops of blood remained.

"Desiks these days!"

After dropping these corpses, several black-clothed magicians walked to the front of the formation and stood still in front of the corpses. As the terrifying magic spell sounded, the blood on those corpses, which had seemed to have been drained, suddenly rose into the air and gathered together, forming a red blood web.

"Oh my God, what is that!" all exclaimed in horror, and in addition to the blood web, there was a strange smile on the lips of the Desik and the black-clad magician.

Even in the face of terrifying dark magicians and unknown dark magic, Manning City held out for twenty-six days surrounded by the Desik army before finally falling. More than 6,000 Manning soldiers and tens of thousands of civilians who had not had time to evacuate were killed, and many high-ranking nobles, including King Manning and the chief elder of the Adventurers' Guild, were martyred. After the battle, the city's sky-high fires burned for thirteen days and nights, and the Morro River was stained red with blood, and the mountains of corpses cut off the river for a time.

But it was precisely by virtue of the sacrifices of these Mannings that the Shang Alliance gained the most precious time. King Lucius and King Manning made an agreement before the city was broken, one death and one life, the dead King Manning had done everything he promised, and the born King Lucius would face a great test.

Note 1: Plate armor is a kind of ceremonial armor, known for its might and beauty. At this time, King Manning's guards were still wearing plate armor, and it was clear that the whole country was not ready for war.

Note 2: This refers to the Desiks, whose ancestors were the barbarians of northern Xinjiang.

Note 3: Minas Tirith, Blood Roar, pay tribute to my favorite movies and games, please leave a comment in the comment area if you have the same look.

Note 4: A weapon mounted on a warship that fires stones for the purpose of breaking the masts of local galleons or smashing the walls of enemy ships.