Chapter 215: Breaking the Siege of Square Tower City
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Feder watched as the unhelmeted head rolled to his feet, and Gu Yu's eyes were filled with confusion and grief, perhaps because he had seen the dagger stabbed by Maeve before he died, or because he had been wounded by severe pain. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ο½ο½ο½Uο½Eγ But whatever the reason, the general who carried out the coup d'Γ©tat was already in a different place, and most of the guards who rushed into the hall were stunned by Maev's angry shouts, either kneeling down on one knee or throwing away their weapons.
"Gu Yu's rebellion is his choice, all of you are forced, as long as you renew your oath of allegiance to Madame Eli in Fangta City, this matter will not be pursued! The Duchy of Mageni will not consider you a rebel!" Mei Fu pulled out her short sword from Gu Yu's waist and slammed it to the ground, startling the strong maids.
A few of the Gurwin's diehards tried to fight back, but Fid and Vega immediately subdued them, and the wavering guards hesitated for a moment and chose to side with Maev.
"In the end, we were lucky that the guards were persuaded to surrender. Vega walked over to Fed's side and whispered.
Fei De nodded, he noticed that there were still some guards who were very hesitant, and what to do at this time was to stabilize these people who were shaken in their hearts, otherwise even if they killed the master brain Gu Kui, it would be difficult to get out of here alive.
"Everyone immediately put down their weapons, the traitor Gu Kui is dead, don't make mistakes again and again. Lady Eli's voice came from behind Maevie, and several maids were helping Lady Eli out. Dressed in a dark gray robe, Lady Eli resembles a devout believer, holding a ceremonial pendant around her neck in one hand and a book full of prayers in the other.
Maevie immediately walked over to Lady Eli, and Fylde noticed the expression on Lady Eli's face, a little strange and a little confused, which reminded Fed of what Gu Kui had said - in fact, Lady Eli was the supporter of the rebels, the mastermind behind the arrest of the four nobles, and the person who changed the position of Fontale City was also Lady Eli.
"Carry those corpses away!" Lady Eli glanced at Gu Yu's head, "Carry Gu Yu's body away immediately, I don't want to see this traitor again!"
The Potato Mercenary Regiment was then welcomed into the city, and Field's men feared fraud, but they let go of their suspicions when they saw Fielder personally out of the city to meet them. And when Fide told everyone what had happened before entering the castle, the subordinates who were worried just now immediately said that the luck of the head of Fidel was too good, after all, Fidel's plan was very dangerous, and Meifu, who was the hole card, was not as strong and determined as it appeared, and the final blow was a risky move. Selena had warned Fylde when she had left the barracks that she thought it was impossible for Mafu to attack Gu Yu, because Gu Yu was a servant who had been loyal to her for many years, and she was not completely sure that she would be backstabbed Gu Yu.
"Gu Yu's strength is not weak, if it is encountered on the battlefield, it is difficult to say who wins and who loses. Fei De held down the armor in front of his abdomen, and the three-pointed halberd cut through this set of black plate armor made by the blacksmith of Dumu City, which had already been damaged in the fierce battle just now, and sure enough, the "black flash" was more suitable for him.
The other captains noticed the extent of the damage to the plate armor on Fidel's body, but they didn't expect the black plate armor, which looked so durable, to be so vulnerable. Jasmine said that she would find the best blacksmith in the Principality of Magini and recreate a new armor for Fidel, otherwise the reputation of the Potato Mercenary Group would be ruined on her leader.
While joking, the group was taken to the halls of Fontale City, which had been cleaned up, but Lady Eli and Maevie had not yet appeared. AYANA takes Vega to the side room of the hall to heal, and Rigu hurries over when he hears it, after all, the new partner's tough behavior has been confirmed by Fid's mouth.
"Field!" Lady changed into her evening gown as she walked briskly towards Field, "Thank you so much, if it weren't for you, maybe Fontale City would really fall into the hands of the rebels." β
"But Miss Mafu is also very brave, she actually stabbed Gu Yu with her own hands, if it weren't for you, maybe our head of the regiment would have to spend a lot of effort to defeat that guy. Lukka complimented.
Maevie shook her head, "No, Feder is the benefactor of Fonta City, and my mother, Lady Eli, has promised to repay your potato mercenary group with the greatest reward, so...
"Yes, so all the soldiers, listen and grab these mercenaries for me!" cried out Lady Eli, still dressed in dark robes and surrounded by two more heavily armored guards.
Fed and all the captains were startled, and they immediately looked back at the main entrance of the hall, where there was not a single soldier to be seen, except for two servants with their heads bowed.
"Mother," Mafu was furious, "Fed and the Potato Mercenary Regiment are our benefactors, how can we scare them like this..."
"Alas, the lady is not in the middle," Lady Eli's relaxed tone immediately made the captains of the Potato Mercenary Regiment realize that it was just a joke, "but your mother and I insisted on marrying your father Endrida despite the opposition of the family, and now that I think back, I should have listened to the elders in the first place, and not acted willfully." β
Madame Eli's own joke immediately lightened the scene, and there were some drinks and refreshments, as well as a young and beautiful maid. The captains of the Potato Mercenary Regiment were immediately seated to celebrate the successful rebellious crusade in the hall where they had just experienced the killing. Some of the city's other minor nobles and wealthy merchants were also brought into the hall, who did not seem to have fully awakened from their late night's sleep, apparently forced to join in the strange feast. Fei De felt very uncomfortable, because the picture of Gu Yu's death was still vivid, but none of the subordinates around him smelled the strong smell of blood, and even Mei Fu smiled pleasantly, as if he had forgotten what had just happened in a second.
It wasn't until three rounds of drinking that Maeve walked to the side of the hall, and the look she looked back suggests that Feder had noticed. Fei De immediately followed Maevie out of the hall and out of the hall.
"I'm sorry, Fidel," said Maev, clasping her hands together, bowing her head slightly, "Although my mother wants me to promise not to tell this secret, I really can't hide the truth from you. β
Feder glanced down the hall to see Lady Eli drinking with her men, and the sense of disobedience was palpable.
"As General Gu Kui said, Lady Eli is the one who supports the rebel army, and the four noble lords of the south were ordered by my mother to arrest them," Mei Fu lowered her head, "In order to prevent me from knowing this, she deliberately sent me to Dumu City, she didn't expect you to lead your troops to attack Gu Kui, and she didn't expect Gu Kui to fall for your plan..."
"You already knew?"
"No! no!" Maevie immediately shook her head, her eyes looking up at Fidel with grievances, "Me too... I only found out just now, but my mother told me to keep it a secret, after all, now those four nobles will be released immediately, and the responsibility for all this will be put on the 'traitor Gu Yu', my mother, Lady Eli, is still the good person who is willing to sign the agreement of the southern nobles..."
Knowing the truth, Feder quickly returned to his seat, chatting and eating with his men as if nothing had happened. The occasional eye contact with Lady Eli was one of the few encounters between the two of them that night, perhaps because Fede did not understand Lady Eli's choice, or because Fede chose to trust Maev and at the same time wanted to protect Maev, after all, Maev is the one who confesses everything she knows to herself. Even if he had no intention of being kind to Meifu, Meifu didn't feel sorry for herself.
The first night of the Potato Mercenaries in Fontay was very peaceful, and the next day, news of the Potato Mercenaries having rescued Fontay spread throughout the southern part of the Principality of Mageni, and the siege launched by the rebels temporarily retreated. The four imprisoned nobles were also escorted back to the city by Lady Eli's troops, and they all thanked Fidel as they left, suggesting that they would be able to pay a handsome commission to the Potato Mercenary Corps, making them a private unit in addition to the regular army.
It was precisely because the siege of Fangta City was successfully lifted within five days that the troops of other countries that had been stationed on the border of the Principality of Mageni immediately stopped their operations and began to wait and see the movements of the rebels again, and at the same time continued to transport troops and food, showing no sign of giving up the invasion of the Principality of Mageni.
"Captain Fed, we've been in Fontay City for three days, where should we go next?" Selena and Feder stood together on the tower of Fontale City, looking out over the plains in the distance. In the past three days, the Potato Mercenary Group has been receiving Lady Eli's reward, and many nobles and merchants who have long been looking forward to the Potato Mercenary Group have sent gifts to make friends with Field. There were also many people who persuaded Fei De not to go back to Dumu City, but to stay in the square tower city of about the same size and serve Lady Eli. Even the newly appointed generals wanted to hand over the recruits to the Potato Mercenary Regiment for training, apparently by Madame Eli, in order to win over Fed's heart.
"Selena, do you think we've achieved what we set out to do?"
Selena glanced at Fidel, and she immediately recalled the scene when she first arrived in Duji City - the potato mercenaries were not trusted by anyone, and no one looked down on them, they were just "outsiders" in the eyes of local mercenaries and nobles.
"We're halfway there, for example, our captains are able to take charge of themselves, and our cavalry is built according to my ideas. β
"What's left?" said Feder's expression, which was his expression.
"There's our long-term goal left," Selena ran her hand through the hair around her ear, "I, like the other captains, want the Potato Mercenary Corps to be strong enough not to be afraid at night, or to die because of the danger." β
"Then we can't become a springboard for Pagoda City and Dumu City, I want to make them our springboard and use their strength to defeat the rebels, this is my immediate goal. Feder looked down at his arm, and a few words were written on the skin protected by the armguard, which was a sign that Feder should not forget the agreement with Vittorio.