Chapter 80: The Conspiracy Emerges
The knight on the horse was thrown out and slammed to the ground. He didn't have time to check his injuries, so he squeezed out of the chaotic crowd and ran towards the top of the tower: "Something's wrong! The enemy has attacked!"
"What!" exclaimed Cain and Joan of Arc.
"How is this possible? Even if all the British troops over there attack, it is impossible to take that defense in such a short time, and it is a felony to disturb the morale of the army!" Cain was the first to react, but he still didn't think what the knight said was true, after all, no one had conveyed the information of the attack from before to now, and now it was really difficult to be convincing to suddenly say that the defense had been breached.
"My lord, what I said is true, they have already attacked this side, the central defense line...... It's all broken!" the knight roared as if he had been stimulated by something, and the blood from his forehead that had broken when he fell stained half of his face.
"Cain, calm down and listen to what he has to say. Joan of Arc stopped in front of Cain, and then said to the wounded knight, "Don't worry, tell me what happened." ”
Perhaps it was Joan of Arc's warm words that soothed the knight's heart, and the knight became a little calmer. He nodded, and then said, "I am a subordinate of Master Jock of the first detachment, and I was ordered by Lord Jill and a thousand men of the first and second detachments to go to the central defense line to support, but when we reach the vicinity of the square, the fortifications are ...... The entire fortifications were destroyed! Occupying it was a man in black armor, and he brought more people than us, and I ran back to deliver the message, and our people couldn't stop those guys!"
At that moment, rumbling footsteps came from afar, and a procession of thousands of people poured into the city gate from all directions of the street, the leader of the group wearing black armor and long black hair fluttering in the night wind.
"Bastard, these guys are too fast!" Cain scolded viciously, and then yelled at the confused crowd at the head of the city, "Everyone listen to my orders, go downstairs and prepare to engage the enemy head-on, quick!"
There were about 5,000 knights defending the city, and this was the only man left in the city, except for a few knights who were seriously wounded in the rain of arrows, and the rest of the men drew their weapons and rushed down from the city under the leadership of Cain.
"Lord Joan of Arc, you take half of your men to escort those civilians out, and I'll stop them here first, and then come and meet us when you have settled those people. Under the gates, Cain turned on his horse and said to Joan of Arc, "Also, please send a signal for Jill's men to return, for in the current situation, there is no point in pursuing." ”
"Okay, then be careful yourself. Joan of Arc nodded, there was no time to hesitate at this point. She let out the sentry arrows she had prepared, and then led two thousand knights to surround the civilians who were surrounding the city gate, "It's too dangerous here, please hurry up and get on your horse and leave with us!"
Although the civilians were still immersed in the fear of the battlefield, they obediently climbed onto the horses of the nearby knights. There were those who really couldn't exert their strength, and they were also dragged up by the knights on horseback.
"Let's go!" Jeanne d'Arc gave the order, and led the people along the path to leave, and after their men and horses left, the city gate suddenly became empty.
As soon as the escort left, Cain came up with the remaining 2,000 people and blocked their departure. However, the other side didn't seem to care about those who left, they didn't move after they surrounded the place, and they didn't list any proper formation.
"What a bunch of pretty big bastards......" Caine looked coldly at the men and horses led by the Black Prince Edward, and then forcefully closed his face armor, he adjusted the position of the hilt of the sword in his right hand, and glanced back in the direction outside the city by the way. The arrows have already been dispatched, and Jill will return as fast as possible after receiving the order, and when the people of the knights are integrated, not to mention that the other party is only three thousand, even if this number is tripled, it can be opposed.
Just as Cain was thinking about the next step, a woman in leather armor came out of the opposite camp, the woman's appearance was extremely beautiful, and even Cain had a feeling of amazement. The leather armor on her body is made of the skin of an unknown animal, and it looks very flexible, even if it is tightly stretched on her body, it does not affect her movement......
"You should be the leader of this group. The woman spoke, her voice sounding like some unknown instrument, and just standing there, Cain could sense her knight's heavy breathing.
"Caine Basaka. "Why are you asking this?"
"Kain Basaka, my family wants to make a deal with you, I don't know if you are willing to accept it. In front of the two armies, the beautiful woman said calmly, her tone so indifferent, as if she had no feelings. If that face could be more agile, it would be even more beautiful than it looks now.
"I'm sorry woman, I'm a warrior, not a merchant, I don't know what trading is, and I don't have anything to sell. Cain said with a scoff.
"Of course you have something to sell, your life, the lives of your men, and the lives of everyone in this city, are your bargaining chips. ”
"It sounds like I'm a rich man, but I'm sorry, it's all wealth that doesn't belong to me, I'm just a janitor, and my job is to chase out the rats who try to get their hands on it. Cain said, slowly raising his sword, "If that's the deal you're talking about, then you'd better go back to your camp, I don't want to be saddled with the infamy of killing women." ”
The woman calmly looked at the sharp edge of the sword, and then said slowly: "For the sake of your boring chivalry, I forgive you for your trespassing, but this is the last time." Let's be straight, we want the woman named Joan of Arc, give her to us, and you will live......"
"Shut up, woman!" Cain interrupted her angrily, the flames of anger burning in his eyes behind the cold armor, "You don't deserve to mention that holy name, if your target is Joan of Arc, then there's nothing to say, if you want to get her, step over our corpses, no, it's you who will turn into corpses!"
"Knights, prepare!" Cain roared angrily, then raised his sword aloft.
"I advise you to calm down. ”
The woman suddenly moved, and she raised her hand. Immediately afterward, a sharp pain came from Cain's sword-wielding arm, and it intensified.
Caine turned to look at his right hand, and saw a spike pass through his arm, and at the end of the spike was a pitch-black chain, which the woman held lightly in her hand. The plate armor on his arm could withstand the slash of the heavy sword, but it was like a piece of paper in front of the spikes thrown by the woman, and if the woman's target was his heart, then at this moment......
"This time it's just a warning, a thank you for your stupid chivalry, and next time, it'll go straight through your neck. With a slight movement of the woman's fingers, the spikes pulled out of Caine's arm, and without the spikes blocking it, thick blood gushed directly from Caine's wound.
The woman licked the bloodstained spike with a blank face, then tucked it up around her waist.
"Come back, Becky, there's no need to talk to humans in vain. Black Prince Edward sneered and walked to the front of the team, his blood-colored eyes full of surging murderous intent, "Untouchable, Yu gives you one last chance to survive, hand over Joan of Arc, otherwise, you will die ......"
He deliberately stretched the word death very long, and even the air was filled with a faint coolness. Caine looked at the thin figure of the black prince Edward, and a sense of fear rose in his heart for no reason.
"In any case, Joan of Arc will not give it to you, and she is not here now, so you should not waste your efforts. I forgot to tell you that we still have about 10,000 troops outside the city, they are coming soon, and if you want to retreat, now is the best time for you. Cain said threateningly, for some reason, he didn't want to face these guys in front of him, it was a faint, ominous feeling.
"So that's what you rely on. Edward, the Black Prince, suddenly laughed, as if he had heard the funniest joke, he slapped his hands wildly, and then slowly straightened up, "Stupid people, even your own hopes are so stupid, I don't know what kind of expression you will show when your hopes are dashed." ”
As he spoke, Edward, the Black Prince, snapped his fingers at Becky: "Send a signal, this drama should have an end." ”
Becky nodded, then pulled out the prepared fireworks from her back. This thing from the East has an incomparable effect at night, surpassing the sound of an arrow and producing a light like daytime.
The fireworks exploded in the sky, and before the light dissipated, Edward the Black Prince pointed in the direction of the city gate. Cain and the Knights turned their heads curiously, and the sight in front of them was like a thunderbolt, making everyone's eyes widen.
Outside the main city gate of Versailles, countless British troops were densely surrounded. The entrance to the city gate was surrounded by overlapping British troops, exuding an endless sense of oppression.
The glow of the fireworks quickly dissipated, and the outside of the city gate once again returned to its original darkness, only this time Cain heard something different, it was the sound of tens of thousands of people breathing!
No wonder there were only more than 10,000 people when the British attacked, no wonder these guys were so forbearant under the huge advantage, it turned out that from the very beginning, they had already stepped into a huge conspiracy.
"What about Cain Basaka, you have that name, Yu admires your loyalty, but what choice will you make when you are so loyal and stupid?" A faint light shone on the face of the Black Prince Edward, reflecting his distorted smile, like a poacher who saw his prey burrow into a trap, with endless taunts on his face.