"To some extent, waging war is as simple as finding an excuse such as, 'Through this war we can live in peace that is no longer broken...... But at the moment when I really saw the wall that was more than ten meters high, looking at the soldiers who trusted me and followed me without hesitation, I hesitated! I can only pretend to be strong, trying not to think that many parents will lose their children and wives will lose their husbands, and pretend that I am not an executioner......"

- Leo's Diary

Summer in the Northern Territory is no different from most of the Empire, the scorching sun seems to be untiring, the occasional gust of wind is also dry, and the chirping of cicadas from all directions makes people even more irritating. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Leo felt like he had taken a sauna, there was no dry place on his body, the itching caused by the wetness made him hate to scratch a few times regardless of his identity, and the paladin armor, which he usually regarded as a treasure, was now like a metal thermos cup, trying to retain all the heat.

Of course, these are not the main reasons, the things that really make the few people led by Leo irritable stand in front of them, the more than ten meter-high city walls of White Moon City and the soldiers who are densely packed on it, and the dozen or so flags representing different family coats of arms are a little dazzled.

Along the way, the army of Stormwind City struggled to move forward under the constant urging of Leo, and all the pro-duke forces and noble territories that passed by, even if there were not many defensive forces, the army did not stop at their fingertips, except for the necessary rest and food, the journey of hundreds of kilometers Leo only took more than three days.

The closer he got to White Moon City, the tighter Leo's heartstrings became, but it backfired, and in the end, the god of luck did not favor him and his soldiers again, and after arriving near White Moon City safely, he understood that the most undesirable thing had happened......

Probably because it was too smooth sailing after coming to this world, things really developed into the worst step in Leo's imagination, and no one expected that the notoriously irascible and sensitive Lord of the White Moon, His Excellency Duke Orlando Roland Christian, would really... really chose to hold on to it under the superior forces.

Let Finn and the others arrange for the soldiers to temporarily retreat to the nearby woods to rest, Leo took the water bladder handed by Viscount Leicester and poured it on his head, the refreshing juice finally brought a trace of coolness to the body, and by the way, he also pressed down some irritability, waved his hand and refused the squire's silk scarf, wiped his mouth with the back of his hand, Leo looked around at everyone, "Let's talk about it, what should we do now?" ”

What else can be done, do you want these medieval nobles and knights and an original otaku of the earth to come up with a clever plan? Don't be kidding, not to mention that these people who have more muscles than brains, to be reasonable, similar to the Western Middle Ages, this world is too different from ancient China on earth in terms of tactical strategy and command skills.

After discussing for a long time, a group of people didn't come up with an effective solution, no way, Leo could only make a final decision, first surround the city and then talk about it, you can't just go back like this, fortunately, the walls of Baiyue City are not too high, and the quality of the other party's soldiers is also very worrying, and there is no chance to attack the city head-on.

In the Middle Ages, these cities and castles did not have many gates like ancient China on earth, only two were opened in front and back as access channels, under the premise that there was no advantage in troops, Leo took the initiative to give up the back door and only lined up the attack formation in the front, with the Knights of Punishment, he would never be afraid of the enemy abandoning the city and fleeing, except for a few people, most of the fleeing soldiers would be killed by the Knights in an easy pursuit.

Seeing that the soldiers behind him had regained their spirits after a short break, Leo held his helmet in one hand, accompanied by the Knight of Dawn, who acted as a guard, and came to the city wall with his banner, stopped beyond the range of the bow and crossbow, Leo cleared his throat, and shouted loudly in the direction where the duke should be the most guarded by the duke

"Duke Orlando Roland Christian, Lord of White Moon City, I am here to declare to you the null and void of our previous peace agreement because you have unhonored and disgraced war against me. Surrender or destruction, I will only give you one hour to consider, and here I can swear by my honor that if you choose to surrender I will treat you as a nobleman, otherwise, the day of the destruction of the city will be the day when you will be judged by justice. ”

After thinking about it, Leo, who was not completely dead and wanted to lure the Duke into battle, continued to provoke, "Or maybe we can have a real knightly duel between us, just you and me, of course, if you are willing to come out of your gorgeous turtle shell......"

"Go back to your hometown, foreign hillbilly!" The answer from White Moon City was a dense rain of arrows and the duke's angry curse.

Looking at the scattered feathered arrows that fell a few steps in front of him, Leo shrugged his shoulders helplessly, and slowly returned to his military formation with several Noldor elves who were guarding him, and his calm appearance concealed the anxiety in his heart, he knew that the beginning of a hard-fought battle would be inevitable.

Returning to his own team, Viscount Lester leaned forward and comforted, "My lord, in fact, you don't have to worry too much, after all, we have already expected this scene on the road, relax, the duke will not be arrogant for long, and we have an absolute advantage in the quality of soldiers and knights." ”

"I understand Leicester, I have never doubted or wavered about the fact that the final victory in the war belongs to us, I am only worried... Our soldiers will sacrifice too much in this brutal war. Leo frowned and couldn't bear to say, "Look at them, they are so young, and I have to send them to death one by one with my own hands, and I even think I am so selfish in order to achieve my own goals." ”

"Leo!!" Lester, who did not use the honorific title this time, grabbed Leo's shoulders with both hands, "Wake up, as a superior you must remember, never show your dazed and undeserved weakness in front of your subordinates, yes, I see these soldiers, they are all young like you said, but I can also see from their faces that each and every one of them will not hesitate to fight and sacrifice for you, don't forget the miracles you have brought them, in the eyes of all your people your greatness can even be comparable to the gods!" ”

Viscount Lester's somewhat excited voice attracted the attention of everyone around him, and Finn, Case, Tron, and even Aldaryan all gathered around, looking at Leo with burning eyes.

"You ...... Do you all think so? ”

"Yes My Lord, we all believe that only under your leadership can the people have a better life, and your kindness makes us immensely admirable, but... There will be sacrifices in the wars that will lead to peace, and each of us, we are ready for this! Hearing Leo's question, Finn replied categorically on behalf of the group.

"Whew! ~~~" Taking a deep breath, Leo exhaled a long breath of turbid air in his chest after temporarily untying his heart, "Then, I understand, pass on my order, everyone set up camp, we will rest and besiege the city for a day, and tomorrow morning - siege the city!" ”

"I will never be confused again, on this road destined to be bloody, this is my last weak ......" Leo whispered to himself as he looked at his companions who had turned away.