Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info "Hey! Man, you lost, what did I say before? With the Knights of Punishment and the Noldor Elves here, Your Highness will definitely not be held back by those rookies in the Southern Territory, depending on the result, maybe our only remaining role is to help collect the captives......"

The Chinese army led by Al Andergrimes arrived at the battlefield at this time, and he smiled and said to Tyre beside him as he looked at the scene in front of him

Shaking his head with a dark face, not knowing whether to regret that he had not been able to catch up with the battle, or to express his contempt for the enemy, the commander of the archers groped around his waist for a long time before throwing the heavy money bag to the other party with a face full of reluctance

"Well, you win, damn vampire, it's all my savings for last few months......"

Taking the bet, Al grinned and took out a gold coin from the bag, deliberately turning it back and forth between his fingers in front of Tyr, and said playfully in his mouth

"There's nothing you don't like about this golden cutie, isn't it, my friend, here I can give you a suggestion, at least the food of the archer army is quite good, hahaha!"

Frustratedly gesturing his middle finger into the air, Tyre suddenly felt that the gesture he had learned from Leo had soothed the stuffiness in his chest a lot......

The army that arrived later made it much easier to collect the prisoners and clean up the battlefield, because of the distance from the territory and the imminent war with the demons, Leo was not prepared to leave these burdens behind this time, and after arranging for someone to collect their armor and weapons that could still be used, he asked the knights to disperse the group of unlucky guys on the spot

As for whether they will be able to return to their hometowns safely? Anyway, the army is not a charity, in addition to these prisoners, there are also a large number of enemy wounded soldiers in the battlefield, for these people Leo can only pretend to turn a blind eye, he can't convince himself to use the precious medicine on these people

I have to say that Leo is more and more adaptable to this dark medieval era, although his heart has not been polluted, but he can consider and decide things rationally and objectively without being impulsive, although he is a little cold, but only in this way is it easier to survive......

The pursuit of the Knights of Punishment did not bring back the Duke of Lan Dun in the end, which made him a little regretful, after all, in this unexpected battle, because of the unexpected decision of the other party, the champion swordsman legion finally lost more than 1,400 people, and almost 10% of the casualties made Leo also have a toothache

Fortunately, the final result was not bad, at least they didn't have to worry about danger in the rear in future wars

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Imperial capital

The great city wall, which is called great in the poems, has now lost its former majesty, and under the incessant stone throwing of the besieging army day and night, dozens of terrible cracks have appeared on the side of the wall facing the battlefield

The crack the width of an adult's palm looked hideous, as if some demon was hiding in the depths of the crack that was ready to be devoured......

The blue-brown walls were also soaked in blood, emitting a dazzling and strange red light in the sunlight, and as the breeze blew, the occasional piece of flesh that had long since dried up and lost moisture fell lightly from a corner

Near the bottom of the walls, the ground was soft and muddy with blood, inadvertently causing a lot of trouble for the besieging side, the dark cultists had to be very careful to keep their balance, and the heavy ladders became more difficult to secure and place, but they had gained a huge advantage over time

Stimulated by tyranny and lust, they attacked the city more frequently during this time......

Miles of city walls were almost filled with ladders and dense darkness cultists at this time, like worker ants who were not afraid of death, even if people fell and lost their lives every moment, they still ignored and continued to attack the gaps that were smashed by trebuchets, and it has to be said that such an attack method that did not consider casualties brought great pressure to the defenders

On the edge of a section of the city wall, which was obviously much shorter than the two sides, several soldiers who were smeared with gunsmoke and blood and could no longer see their original faces, were desperately pouring hot oil down despite the fire bubbles on their hands, and there were still traces of recent fighting around them, the corpses of dozens of soldiers were staggered and stacked, and the not too fresh and somewhat viscous blood was slowly flowing down the cracks of the stone bricks

It didn't take long for this small section of the city wall to be overwhelmed by black figures again, and several soldiers were chopped into pieces by the chaotic blades before they could even resist, but before the demon believers who occupied the city could be happy, a team of mobile reinforcements led by the Glory Knight himself quickly pounced and blocked the gap again, and this was only a very small microcosm of the vast battlefield......

Every moment, the screams of human despair before death resounded through the heavens and the earth, and the walls of the imperial capital were like a huge bottomless meat grinder, devouring flesh and blood madly and greedily, and life had become worthless here

Numbness, perhaps the biggest portrayal of the attacking and defending sides now, the soldiers numbly waved the weapons in their hands, numbly obeyed orders, and there seemed to be no difference between the dead and the alive here

Beneath the only remaining half-collapsed arrow tower, Aeoris pointed to the corpses of the soldiers in front of him with a grim face

"Saru, I really can't continue to endure it any longer, you have also seen with your own eyes, those demons have personally participated in the siege of the city, thirty-seven skilled swordsmen, thirty-seven lives have been exchanged for the serious injury of one of the other party, if you hadn't arrived to take action in person, I'm afraid that dirty bastard would still be able to cause casualties before he died, there will be more and more such things, we can't afford to exchange!!"

Wearing black heavy armor in front of him, and after removing the helmet, he was not much different from a human, but his skin was so pale that there was no corpse of a blood-colored demon warrior, Saru whispered reassuringly

"Don't be discouraged my friend, we must persevere for whatever reason, you have seen the letter from the Knight of Colin brought back by the carrier pigeon, Leo has sent troops, and the only thing we have to do when reinforcements arrive is to hold the walls firmly, and impulse is the last emotion we need right now......"

"Reinforcements? Heh, hehe......"

Smiling miserably, the Grand Master Templar pointed to a battlefield no more than ten meters away from them, where a pikeman was crying out in a terrible voice, his bloody hands helplessly trying to shove his intestines back into his broken body......

The two soldiers in front of him continued to skillfully throw stones downwards as if they didn't see them, and the two soldiers with crooked and large leather helmets would definitely not be more than sixteen years old, but they were already able to coldly adapt to everything in the war

"Seeing without Saru, this is what you call persistence, how long have we held out? One hundred and fifty days or one hundred and eighty days? It doesn't matter, we've reached our limits for so long, and now the children are forced to stand here, but where are the reinforcements? Not to mention Leo, what about the nobles who are still loyal to the Empire? You can climb here even if you have to climb these times, right? And you're still asking me to insist, should I mobilize those women and children to resist next?? ”

Silently inserting the long sword back in his hand, Saru nodded faintly when he heard the words

"If you need to......"

"Boom!"

Slamming his fist into the wall, Aeoris roared hysterically

"If you need to? That's your answer Saru? You're not protecting the imperial capital but draining the last drop of blood in the city, maybe you can do such a cruel thing, but I can't, the honor of being a knight makes it absolutely impossible for me to watch this happen without doing anything, tell me, what promise did you make on the day you swore to become a knight? Have you forgotten what exactly we are supposed to protect? ”

"Me! Didn't forget!! ”

Desperately suppressing his emotions, in order not to lose his judgment, Saru finally broke out under the continuous questioning of the other party, and he stared at Aioris like a beast caught in a trap and roared

"There will be no less torment and pain in my heart than you come, don't call me you bastard, you think I'm willing to do this? Yes? Am I willing to let those children and women die in vain? I swear by my honor, if it weren't for the protection of this thousand-year-old city, if it weren't for the empire to retain its last dignity, I would rather personally lead the Knights of Glory out into a dignified battle, even death will not make me back down, but do you know that sometimes life is more difficult than death! ”

Aeoris calmed down at this point, and he slowly but resolutely pushed away Saru's arm that was clutching his shoulder

"I understand, but we simply can't hold out until reinforcements arrive, and after the demon himself joins, you and I have no better way to delay than to use the lives of the soldiers, Saru, my friend...... You may think that I don't know, but three days ago, you had secretly asked the emperor to prepare a large amount of firewood and oil around the palace...... What are you going to do? Do you burn and completely destroy your own persistence and faith in the last moment? ”

"That'...... That's just a final preparation, and I can't let those demons defile the holiest place in the Empire no matter what......"

Saru, whose lips had been bitten and bloodied, shook his head desperately, dispelling away the terrifying imaginations that kept coming to his mind, and he looked at the other party seriously

"So in order for this not to happen, no matter how difficult it is, we have to persevere, time, all we need now is time and prayer......"

Nodding, a hidden determination flashed across Aeolith's face

"Yes, we need time, so the continuous siege of the other side must be stopped, and it may give us some respite before they regroup......"

"There is no way, those brainwashed dark believers as if they don't know how to be tired, unless...... Damn, you're not going to think ...... I've told you before, I'll never allow you and your knights to do this, it's a death, and there is no chance that anyone who leaves the city will survive!! ”

Carefully tightening the scabbard at his waist, Grand Master Templar raised his head and smiled innocently

"Believe me, Saru, the death of one person and the sacrifice of all should not be a difficult choice for us, you represent the empire and have the responsibility of command, and I am just a coward who has escaped from the battlefield several times...... Hehe, in fact, you also understand that this is our last chance, and someone has to do everything, right? Stay alive my friend, maybe you need more courage than I do......"