Chapter 35: The Burning of the Wall
The Praetorian Guard, which was completely different from the city defense army and the Monria mountain troops, after receiving the order of Diodos, walked out of the reserve array without hesitation. The Praetorian Guard, with its neat appearance, was the last hole card that Diodos had been holding tightly in his hand, and now Diodos planned to use this trump card in advance. They have never directly joined the siege on a large scale, and they are all gearing up, and everyone is thinking about how to win the first credit for breaking through the city gate.
The neat procession began to march towards the already precarious walls after the siege horn sounded, and the sound of footsteps from almost unison of steps broke the brief silence of dusk. The return of the sunset at the last moment pushed the atmosphere of slaughter to a higher level.
Looking at the enemy slowly approaching in the afterglow, the exhausted members of the 2nd Tarak Frontier Regiment felt that their lives were slowly being consumed by something unknown. From the uniform movements and the armor that was different from the other enemies, many people recognized them at first glance as the Praetorian Guard, who had been hidden in the snow. The faces of the soldiers standing at the head of the city were no longer bloody, and the blood and sweat dried by the cold wind became part of the stiff faces.
Standing at the head of the city, Naxi unscrewed the water bladder and poured a few mouthfuls of water that had frozen into ice slag, trying to relieve the dryness of his throat. Watching the enemy's shadow as the sunset illuminated longer and longer, Naxi suddenly felt the pressure mount. He knew very well that the enemy in front of him would be several times more difficult than before, but now there was no other choice, only to press everything down to have a glimmer of life.
"Fight, this is the last one. Naxi poured a few more mouthfuls of crushed ice slag, then threw the shriveled water bladder behind him, shouting as hard as he could to the people around him. During the time he was defending the city, he had completed his transformation from a mage to a squad leader.
Infected by this infection, the soldiers of the Guards Battalion who had gathered around Naxi also drank the water tied to their waist bladders and threw them behind them like their captains. They all thought that if it weren't for the protection of the magician in front of them, they would have died in the surging siege. Now that the captain is desperate. Then they also spelled.
"Great god of war, your servant will offer you the last sacrifice. Some of the soldiers of the Frontier Regiment, who had completely become followers of the God of War, knelt down lightly, and then raised their long swords above their heads. This is the ritual that the first religious war priests to teach to all believers, the gods of war before they go to righteousness. It is said that through this ceremony, the faithful who died bravely in battle will be inspired by the god of war Arman to become the heroic spirit who guards the holy land of the god of war, Arman, and gain eternal life.
By now, they have a deep belief in the God of War. In their view, they would not be alive today without God's protection.
In the final rites of the war faithful, Sukos added some of his own words to the end of the sacrifice: "Great god of war, I hope you will also accept the soul of our captain Naxi." He is definitely a warrior in his purest form. I have not harvested a tenth of his soul. ”
Hearing Sukos praying for himself, Naxi didn't believe in any god of war, but he thanked Sukos for his kindness: "Well, Sukos, the god you worship will definitely sense your piety." Hurry up and prepare, the enemy is coming. ”
More than a thousand Praetorian Guards were getting closer, and this number was already more than twice that of the defenders of the West Gate. The individual combat strength of these Praetorian Guards is superior to that of the Tarak Frontier Regiment, not to mention that they still have no pressure on the defenders who have been fighting for a day.
Just when everyone was ready to fight. Naxi and the others suddenly found that the Praetorian Guards in the front row had some more tinder and some unknown strips in their hands. Just when everyone wondered what the Praetorian Guards were going to do, they had already set fire to the long strips in their hands and threw them on the dead branches and fluffy grass that were laid in front of the walls.
The dry branches and fluffy grass were lit at once when they encountered the open flame that was thrown at them, and the flames that rose were blown by the wind and burned even more vigorously. It is also unknown if the dead branches and fluffy grass have been specially treated. After a while, it was all set on fire. The rapidly spreading flames burned to the foot of the wall, and the corpses were ignited along with them.
No one expected that the Praetorian Guards, who seemed to be about to pounce, would attack with fire in front of the formation, and the wind was blowing towards the city of Probez. The fire spread quickly.
"How so!" Orlov choked on the smell of burnt flesh, "what the hell are they going to do! Don't they know that ice and snow will extinguish the fire?"
Because there is some ice underneath the dead branches and fluffy grass, once the ice melts. Then the fire will also be extinguished because of the water.
The fire was not as great as elsewhere in Naxi's position, and the corpses of the dead were piled up in the gaps in the walls, crushing the dead branches and grass that had been laid. Watching the swift flames silently burn the impregnable walls, Naxi suddenly discovered Theodos' plan.
The walls of Probez began to undergo subtle changes under the scorching flames. The snow and ice that had been stuffed into the pinnacles began to melt slowly, flowing out through the gaps in the middle of the walls. Soon, all the walls that had been covered with snow and ice were softened by the melting of the ice.
"Everyone get out of the walls!" shouted Naxi, who had been the first to notice Diodos' plans, to everyone. But the warning came a little too late, and many of the defenders on the walls fell with the soft walls before they could leave.
In the Bavarian Formation, Diodos watched as the flames melted the snow and ice inside the walls, and the walls that had been decayed into miraculous and rapid repairs fell one after another. At this moment, the commander was in a very happy mood: "This is the magic of my Theodos, but the magicians in the city can't save you filthy bohemians anymore." ”
"Let the Praetorian Guard launch a final attack!
The melodious trumpet sounded again in the night, where there was still a glimmer of light, and the rapid sound of the horn quickened the pace of the slowly marching Praetorian Guards. Ignoring the still burning fire, they rushed onto the crumbling walls. This is the best time, because the Tarak border guard regiment has not yet reorganized its defenses.
Facing the menacing enemy, Naxi flicked his hand, and the only remaining magic power made the star mistake turn into a blue giant sword again. In order to resist the enemy's momentum, Naxi was the first to rush out to meet the Bavarian Janissaries, who had already crossed the crumbling walls. Naxi's bravery was immediately besieged by his opponents, and dozens of Bavarian Janissaries rushed towards Naxi, and dozens of glittering swords swung at the owner of the azure greatsword.
After a burst of swords and swords, the defensive line that collapsed along with the city wall was once again formed under the leadership of Naxi. The exhausted soldiers of the 2nd Frontier Regiment rushed forward without hesitation. Orlov, who was already wounded, was even more desperate, completely abandoning the defense, and only wanted to kill more enemies.
The splash of blood once again stained the sky that had just faded into sunset, although the Praetorian Guard had the advantage of numbers and strength, but for a while, it could not completely suppress these desperate guys in front of them, and the battle was more difficult than imagined.
Once again, Naxi's side was home to the largest number of enemies on the front, and the Praetorian Guard's fighting skills were much higher than those of the usual city defenders. After a short fight, the members of Naxi's squad were killed by more and more Praetorian Guards. The tired soldiers of the Guards Battalion weakened slightly and were suppressed by the Bavarians. Except for a few people who are usually good and still struggling to support, the others are either injured or the enemy has fallen to the ground, and some are even in different places.
Relying on the superb combat skills trained in Ye Faran, Naxi is still persevering. But more and more comrades-in-arms fell to their side one by one, but they couldn't reach out to help, and their hearts seemed to be torn apart at this moment. A grief-stricken Naxi hates why he doesn't have more magic. If you can save enough mana at this time, you will definitely be able to repel this wave of enemies in front of you and save more people.
But Naxi just can't do it at the moment.
This grief and indignation seemed to be transmitted to Naxi's magical codex. After two slight shakes, the magic codex emitted a faint ghostly light, and as the glimmer grew brighter, Naxi felt a power brewing around his waist that he had never felt before.
Wow!
In an instant, the pale white aura spread out around Naxi, bounced out all the people around Naxi, including his comrades standing behind him. Receiving the sudden onslaught, the Praetorian Guards besieging Naxi were suddenly crushed and fell one after another behind the crumbling city walls.
Just as Nashi was surprised that she had suddenly saved her magic codex, a rapid horse's hoofs came from behind, and it slowly stopped both sides that were still in the heat of battle.
As the sound of the horse's hooves drew nearer, a slightly magnetic middle-aged knight uncle appeared in front of everyone, and he shouted loudly:
"I'm sorry we're late, brothers of the Tarak Border Guards. ”
In the dim darkness of the night, Naxi saw a banner embroidered in the shape of a maple leaf hunting and flying. (To be continued......)
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