Perhaps it was the end of the blizzard or the end of the expedition, Rolf, who was in a good mood and had a much more ruddy face, left his luxurious carriage for the first time, and rode to the front of the army with the Pope in the company of Saru

"Praise be to the Most High God, are they so many of their soldiers that they have taken over the whole city, and the surplus must be placed outside the city? Or had a few petty lucky and despicable sneak attacks had washed away the hillbilly's head, and didn't he and the traitorous nobles know that they were facing our army of hundreds of thousands? ”

Looking at the fortified positions around the city, and at the rear, which were heavily armed as they arrived, the soldiers who had arrived under the command of officers of all ranks, Rolf tightened the collar of his coat and exaggerated in a habitually frivolous tone

Unlike Saru, who was carefully observing the city defense and the outer army, and was confused and thinking about the other party's unreasonable cards, Pope Nathaniel, who was standing parallel to Rolf, also showed some relaxed demeanor and spoke gently and reservedly

"Your Majesty, you are too harsh, but you are right, probably all of us have thought highly of the blasphemer and his minions, maybe he doesn't understand war at all, or ...... Knowing that resistance would not work, he had already given up his intention of victory under the majesty of the Supreme God......

"The majesty of God...... Hum! ”

He snorted faintly, the other party's praise of the so-called gods all the time made Rolf a little disgusted, wisely bypassed this topic, and gestured slightly with the horsewhip in his hand, and when Saru came up, he confidently asked his Grand Master and Commander

"My dear friend, how long do you think the soldiers of this city and the periphery in front of us, according to our strength?"

"Huh?"

Saru, who was thinking about it, was inevitably a little distracted, and it was not until Rolf asked again with some dissatisfaction that he reacted, and bowed on the back of the horse with his helmet in his hand and spoke

"I'm sorry Your Majesty, but I was just confused about something, about what you said......"

Saru glanced at Pope Nathaniel, who was also curious, and grinned bitterly

"I'm afraid that for the time being, we don't have the ability to attack a well-defended city with a lot of soldiers......"

Seeing that his monarch was about to speak, the current Grand Master of the Knights of Glory, who was afraid that the order could not be changed, explained in a hurried tone

"You see, our soldiers have just arrived here after a long journey, and even if they don't take into account the discomfort of the cold weather in the north, they have almost no strength left at this time, and even the combat power of the powerful knights will be reduced, and ...... The attack of those barbarians...... Those attacks that are everywhere and accompany us almost all the way from our entry into the northern region have made the morale of the army extremely low at the moment, and we need time, Your Majesty! ”

After gritting his teeth, Saru lowered his head and waited quietly for his lord's roar

Sure enough, the next moment, after hearing this from the mouth of his most trusted subordinate and only friend, Rolf roared like a rooster choked by the neck, regardless of his demeanor

"Barbarians? Damn, no one is allowed to mention those filthy and foul-smelling inferior reptiles, I swear that when I take out the army of hillbillies on the other side, and after I capture him, I will rip off his skin and let him wail for days and die, and I will let the historian record his shameful act of colluding with foreign races forever, so that even if he is in hell, he will be blamed and spurned by future generations all the time! ”

Frowning, Saru carefully wiped away the saliva that had been sprayed on his face, and he had no intention of dissuading Rolf's excitement at this time, to be honest, even if he had been in his heart for a few weeks

No one thought that Leo would blatantly arm or collude with minorities in disregard of the traditions of the mainland, of course, this is not the key, after all, the winner will win everything in the end, the key is that these minority warriors who have never been underestimated and are not looked down upon by the orthodox aristocracy...... How is it so difficult to entangle and ignore death!

For weeks, across hundreds of thousands of miles of land, these ubiquitous and ghostly warriors of the minority who hunted wild beasts, under the guidance of some unknown eye, could always seize the time when the army was tired or careless

And the target of the attack has never been determined, whether it is a civilian man with poor combat effectiveness, a well-formed regular soldier, or even a ...... Even the Knights of Glory, who were guarding His Majesty, had suffered a premeditated attack

Saru still vividly remembers that time, in the middle of the night, when even the strongest sentries could not help but shrink back into their tents, and the sporadic bonfires could not provide more illumination, and in such a dripping and icy night, thousands of warriors of the minority tribes were like ghosts in the night, killing from all sides of the forest without warning......

Thinking of this, Saru subconsciously turned his head to look at Rolf's carriage, although it had been lightly modified, he could still faintly see the huge chopping marks on the outside, perhaps...... This was the reason for his resentment, the Grand Master pondered with some evil taste

After coming back to his senses, Rolf, who had vented for a while, also calmed down, this is also a helpless thing, he didn't know everything Saru said, driving a group of soldiers whose physical strength and morale were at the lowest point to attack the city, Rolf thought that he had not yet become that kind of mediocre king

Weakly flicked the horsewhip, Rolf did not ask for the Pope's opinion, and directly ordered Saru in a sullen manner

"Well, my friend, you're right, I'm a little too anxious, you need to understand my feelings, because of that hillbilly's viciousness and cunning, we left more than 5,000 corpses along the way, how heartbroken I am, know that these are my people"

“…… With your mercy, I think the dead will be redeemed, and since you have agreed, allow me to leave for a while, I will set up camp and coordinate the direction of the attack, you know, time is of the essence for us! ”

Knowing the nature of the other party, Saru was a little uncomfortable with Rolf's coezy manners, and he hurriedly skipped the topic and had to arrange the encampment and siege camp, as he himself said, the supply constraints made it difficult for them to besiege for a long time

While the Rolf courtiers were talking, something surprising to everyone happened, the gates that had been closed, or that they thought would remain closed until the city were captured, were opened without warning......

"They...... Are they ready to surrender? Under the majesty of the Most High God? ”

Pope Nathaniel, who didn't know anything about war and was even inferior to some nobles, was stunned, and stammered words subconsciously blurted out, of course, in addition to Rolf's undisguised disdain, even the most sycophant Cardinal Ilya couldn't find the words to round the scene for his master......

"I'm sorry, but I may have disappointed you, looking at the opponent's position, there is absolutely no intention of surrendering, maybe we need to prepare for battle, in my imagination, the most unlikely and unfavorable situation for us is probably about to face, those bastards! They want to fight a field battle when we're so tired......"

Gritting his teeth, Saru said fiercely, with a little surprise and disbelief in his angry eyes

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"Your Highness! I still have reservations, it is too risky for you to go out of the city to participate in person, you know, even if the morale of the other party is low now, it is 300,000 people, 300,000 fully armed troops, the holy light is above, even if it is 300,000 pigs, it may cause accidents, and the most important place for you to appear now is not here, but should be above the city! ”

As Leo's chief advisor, Professor Pericles, who also began to try to believe in the Light, although he couldn't suppress the trembling of the boundless army on the other side, still insisted on accompanying Leo out of the city, of course, his purpose was to persuade himself to go his own way at the last moment

"Don't worry, dear professor, you should know that I am a powerful war lord myself, and unlike those cowardly nobles, I can keep myself safe, besides, aren't they here in Finn......"

Smiling and comforting the emotional Professor, Leo gave Finn a look, hoping that his opening would reassure the Professor and return to the city

Shaking his head slightly, Finn whispered

"Your Highness, I'm afraid that what the professor said this time is right, your safety will not allow any accidents, you can rest assured, even if you turn around and return to the city now, I swear in the honor of a knight, your reputation and reputation will not be hit in any way!"

With both hands gripping the reins tightly, Leo did not hesitate to reject the Grand Master's proposal in an extremely resolute tone

"I'm sorry friends, I beg my pardon for not being able to listen to your kindness this time, in this war, this war that concerns millions of people in the principality, whether our hopes can still exist or be shattered, I must stand here, stand in front of everyone, if a sovereign can only shiver and hide in his luxurious palace, waiting for his general to bring news of the victory or defeat of the war, then such a country is not far from extinction!"

Perhaps it was because of Leo's unshakability, or perhaps because of the seriousness on his face, for a long time, everyone around him, including Professor Pericles, did not speak again

With a long sigh, Finn's gaze swept over the surrounding Keith, Aldaryan, Kane, Al, and Alexander in turn, and then looked at the somewhat scattered array of the other party again, raised his eyebrows and said with an extremely resolute expression

"Since this is your decision, Your Highness, we will abide by it unconditionally, and I swear to you on behalf of all of you that as long as any of us can take up arms and fight, and have the last breath, even if the gods come, it is impossible to hurt you!"

"I have never doubted this, dear friends! Right now! Let's begin, Al Andréstes, my marshal, and our dreams will come from this battle, and I authorize you, this battle, including myself, to be at your command! ”

"Your Highness, as you wish, I will not fail to live up to your trust, and victory will be ours"

(To be continued.) Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ)