With the presence of a guide who knows the inside story, the war naturally leads to victory.

In fact, it is only a five-day journey from Fort Dawn to the main fort, and the only thing is that you don't know the way, and if you don't follow the repaired road, the hills and forests on the road will greatly affect the speed.

As we progressed, the fog grew thicker, and on the third day we met the tenants who had been driven out, who were already hungry and cold.

For these thousands of tenants, Fang Xin immediately issued an order to receive, this is the future of the lord, but at this time, there are not too many supplies, so the cereal porridge is boiled, although the taste of the cereal porridge is very disgusting, almost like pig food, but it can finally sustain life.

The army, with the tenants, continued to advance, the sky was always overcast, the rain was constantly falling, although it was only a drizzle, and it was June, but there was still an inexplicable chill, and all the soldiers were dressed and wrapped.

On the way, there was an attack, which was obviously Fang Xin's previous sneak attack strategy, but with the most powerful knights such as Barnier and Cortad, these sneak attacks only left dozens of corpses, and achieved the prestige of the Holy Sword Knights, so the Dark Castle immediately shrank its forces.

It wasn't until the afternoon of the fifth day that the Count's Castle finally appeared in front of us.

The rain was very heavy, and the fine raindrops hit the armor, making a crisp sound, and the cold raindrops penetrated into the skin, making everyone tremble, and near this castle, it was not early summer, but like late autumn.

Bishop Barnier stepped forward, but he seemed to enjoy the chill very much, and he stepped forward: "This is already good, Grand Duke, if the Abyss Altar in the castle has not been damaged, then you even feel that you are in winter, or winter shrouded in fog. ”

"You're familiar with this, do you think the castle has been restored now?" Fang Xin gently touched the hilt of his sword and said, "Also, tell me about the specific situation of the castle." ”

"Of course, but shouldn't you let all the soldiers rest, after all, it's a long journey now, and the soldiers are very hard, and the siege equipment has to be sorted out before it can be used." Bishop Barnier took a deep breath and said, "I can guarantee that the rain will stop soon, at least until tomorrow morning, when there is time to rest." ”

Just as he spoke, the rain became lighter, and Fang Xin took a deep breath, Bishop Barnier was the Earl of Bremen after all, and its strength was simply unfathomable, from the perspective of Jade Ruyi, its strength was slowly but very firmly increasing.

"Listen, all of you, our final battle is before us, for the sake of God, for glory, for our children, for light and peace, now rest, bring out food, and make fire."

The rain gradually stopped, and although the wood was now full of water, it was not that it could not be burned, but it was sprinkled with oil, and when the fire was hot, it could naturally be burned, so that there was not much time for the wooden fence to be built, and in the camp, the fire was built in groups of thirty people.

The army does not have uniform equipment, and there are all kinds of weapons, but this does not affect the overall fighting spirit of the soldiers in the camp, their expressions reveal longing and fear, after all, people's survival instinct is unavoidable...... At this time, the role of the priest is very important, they patrol the camp, comfort everyone, and just a few simple words will reassure many people.

And at this moment, Fang Xin and a group of attendants were patrolling, this is to prevent stealing the camp, they will patrol until dawn, because they don't need to go into battle, naturally they have to leave the opportunity to rest for those who are more important.

Fang Xin took his attendants and ascended to a high place, staring at the castle in the distance—grand, huge, majestic, black and secluded like a giant beast.

The castle is not born of beauty, but a symbol of domination.

From a distance, the castle is magnificent, with three floors inside and outside, and a tall tower and arrow tower inside.

At this time, Bishop Barnier said with a hint of pride: "The length and width are 500 meters each, and the southwest corner is set up to look out of the tower, and a closed arrow tower is built, and the first floor is ten meters, and in the castle, all the buildings are covered with stone chips, and the wall itself is also very wide, more than 2 meters thick." ”

"In those days, the castle was built with thirty blacksmiths, four hundred stonemasons, and two thousand workers. It took twenty years, with a composite form of a city wall, an internal fortress and an additional arrow tower, a trench was dug at the bottom of the city wall, surrounding the entire castle, the gate was a solid fence, iron, easy to defend and difficult to attack, if there was enough food, and there were enough soldiers, it would not be a problem to defend for two years, and it could withstand tens of thousands of troops. ”

Fang Xin nodded yes, if you take into account the role of the Abyss Altar, if you want to break through this city, it will be as difficult as climbing to the sky, and if you build this castle, you will know that the earl has a big plan in his heart, no wonder he is so proud.

"However, there are several shortcomings now, first, that is, the role of the altar is basically abandoned, and it is difficult to protect the castle, second, the food in the city has been burned out before leaving, although it is possible to collect food from nearby villages, but it is difficult to maintain it for a long time, and third, there are not enough soldiers in the city, most of the soldiers have been transferred out, and they can't catch up, even if the peasants and soldiers are temporarily summoned, there are at most five hundred people in the city, and such a large castle cannot be defended everywhere." Bishop Barnier said solemnly: "The Grand Duke has a giant trebuchet, as long as it is blasted open and the army pours in, it is, the real soldiers in the city are only about three hundred, and the Grand Duke now has three thousand soldiers, once the city is broken, it will naturally be victorious." ”

Fang Xin nodded silently and adopted his strategy, Bishop Barnier was more familiar with this kind of thing than him!

Speaking of this, he asked again: "That person also knows such a situation, why is he still in the city, this is a choice of nine deaths and a lifetime!" ”

"Grand Duke, because it has no choice, if it does not reach a certain level, the power of the abyss itself can be forced, anyway, for the abyss, the lord is just a chess piece, if he wins, it is naturally good, if he does not win, it is just a chess piece to abandon!" At this, Bishop Barnier's face showed a shadow.

Fang Xin didn't have anything to say, just said, "It's a pity that his magic is over." ”

"Why, you, who are so favored by the gods, are also interested in magic?" Bishop Barnier was interested in this son of a god.

"I'm interested in all things knowledge and power." Fang Xin replied flatly.

"It doesn't matter, I know a little bit about magic, and if you don't dislike it, we can talk to each other later." Bishop Barnier said.

Time passed in small talk, and when dawn came, the rain and fog spread out again, and the camp was automatically mobilized, Fang Xin looked over, and saw three priests leading everyone in prayer, they held the holy emblem, and seemed motionless in the drizzle.

Behind him, there are many knights, who also pray at this time, even if the knights have their own thoughts, some for their own future, some for increasing their territory, some for peace and light, and some for glory, but no matter what, today's battle will bring a lot of sacrifices...... Who knows whose fate? So pray for peace of mind.

As for the ordinary soldiers, they prayed with devotion that they had waited for this day for too long.

With the prayer, the three priests appeared above their heads, and although this halo did not actually have any real meaning, for most people, it was a symbol of divine power, the gift of divine grace, as if opening the door to the kingdom of God, so that they could forget the fear of death.

By the time the prayers are over, everything is ready.