Chapter Seventy-Seven: The Bloody Massacre
Marquis Campbell was very confident in the decisive battle of Gordon Heights that he had planned back then, and even if he couldn't win against the larger and more powerful Faustin army, at least they wouldn't lose. The Marquis of Campbell will drag Faustin's army alive into the endless quagmire of war.
Faustin is strong, but Charlotte's economy is more developed and their food production is more abundant, not to mention that they have magical power far beyond that of their neighbors. In the later stages of the war, it is not about who has more and stronger troops, but about whose logistics are stronger.
If it weren't for the bloody battle of Gordon Heights, which directly lost more than half of Charlotte's military strength, there would not have been a subsequent rout of Charlotte's troops, and Peters' Territory would not have been lost.
The defense of the Filmer Grand Canyon is only a product of the haste of the Marquis Campbell, and it has dragged down the pace of Faustin's army for nearly a month.
But it's all ifs, how can there be so many ifs in the world, Marquis Campbell is a man, not a god, he can't predict so many changes, and the current situation is that Charlotte is in danger and will cease to exist.
All he can do is give everything he has for his country. The Marquis of Campbell, who was surrounded by tens of thousands of troops of Faustin's Heroic Legion, was ready to sacrifice his life for his country.
But before dying, the Marquis of Campbell will make a deep impression on Faustin's invaders, so that the Faustinians will remember his real name of Campbell Jones, and let them remember the price of the invasion of Charlotte!
The two armies faced each other, one side was ready to attack, holding on to the high wall, and the other side was disciplined, and tens of thousands of troops were like a torrent of steel, crushing over, about to crush Ellis City.
"Xiongfeng ~ Xiongfeng ~" The slow singing voice sounded, the simple lyrics, and the war song with only the word 'Xiongfeng' was created by the Marquis of Wood himself.
The four Marquis Faustin have their own characteristics, such as the Marquis of Mammon with a violent personality, the Marquis of Sandru who is good at scheming and operation, the Marquis of West Asia who is loyal to the royal family, and the Marquis of Wood, who is straightforward and honest.
The Marquis of Wood's personality made him intolerant of Faustin's officialdom, but made him like a fish in water among the soldiers of the army. Among the four major legions of Faustin, the Hsiungfeng Legion is not the highest in combat effectiveness, and the standard equipment is not the best, but they are the most cohesive legion.
Almost all the soldiers of the Heroic Legion loved their captain, and the Marquis of Wood dedicated his life to the Heroic Legion.
The Marquis of Wood's family is the top family of Faustin, but this family may not be as good as an earl's family in terms of wealth accumulation, and the reason is that Marquis Wood donated every excess Dele to the construction of the Heroic Legion.
When Marquis Wood took over the Heroic Legion 20 years ago, the Heroic Legion was ranked at the bottom of the four major legions of Faustin, a legion composed entirely of hooligans, beggars, thieves, and robbers, and almost all the scum of Faustin's army was thrown here to fend for themselves.
It was the Marquis of Wood, with a pair of iron fists, who was able to subdue those who refused to obey him in the original heroic army. Men only serve those who are stronger than themselves, and Marquis Wood conquered the Heroic Legion almost single-handedly.
In the years that followed, Marquis Wood took root in the Heroic Wind Legion, no matter where he ate, lived, or lived, he was in the barracks, and he spent every day with the young men of the Heroic Wind Legion, for a full twenty years, nothing changed.
Marquis Wood has also changed from a young man who had just inherited the family title to a middle-aged strong man today. The straightforward and straightforward Marquis Wood has a poor memory, and it is said that he did not even pass the culture class when he was in the aristocratic school, but the Marquis Wood can now remember the names of nearly a third of the members of the Heroic Legion.
In terms of the prestige and execution of the Marquis of Wood in the Heroic Legion, he may even be even higher than that of King Faustin.
Five years ago, at the beginning of the war between the Heroic Wind Legion and the Charlotte army, the Marquis of Wood, who was not talented and could even say that he could not read a few big words, actually created a war song for the Heroic Wind Legion, and the name was "Xiongfeng, Xiongfeng".
To the ridicule of the Faustin nobles, the lyrics of this war song are only two words "Xiongfeng ~ Xiongfeng ~", but in this melodious war song, it depicts the feelings of Marquis Wood who dedicated his life to the Xiongfeng Legion, and this war song contains the growth history of the Xiongfeng Legion in the past 20 years.
The Hsiung Wind are currently ranked second among the four Legions in Faustin.
Listening to the familiar tunes, listening to the neat steps of the soldiers in armor, listening to the neighing of war horses, and listening to the catharsis of war drums, Marquis Wood seemed to have returned to his youth, so high-spirited, so invincible, he was bound to wipe out everything that stood in his way.
"Xiongfeng ~ Xiongfeng ~ " Marquis Wood couldn't help it, and followed all the soldiers of the Xiongfeng Legion to sing this battle song that they had sung countless times on the battlefield.
Draw your sword and mount your horse. The Marquis of Wood took the lead and rushed ahead of the whole legion.
This is the only Legion Commander who has rushed to the front, and he is also the guiding star of all the soldiers of the Heroic Wind.
Behind Marquis Wood, tens of thousands of troops, together with Marquis Wood, let out a shout to the sky and rushed towards Ellis City.
Looking at the man who rushed to the front, the Marquis of Campbell on the city wall also admired this hostile commander from the bottom of his heart. It's a pity that they are opposing enemies, otherwise Marquis Campbell would have wanted to make a friend like Marquis Wood.
"My dear Charlotte country, this is the last thing I'll Campbell Jones do for youγγγγγγ Marquis Campbell on the city wall muttered in a low voice, sighed for the last breath, Marquis Campbell waved his hands, and countless rolling stones, long hairs, pruning and fire oil appeared on the city wall, which was the result of Marquis Campbell's collection of all the resources in Charlotte's northern territory in the past half a month, and Charlotte's military-civilian cooperation.
In addition, a row of people wearing various colored robes and giving people strong pressure also appeared at the head of the city, this is all the existing magicians in the north of Charlotte, Charlotte as a few surrounding countries, with the title of the strongest magic power is not given casually, the magicians in the north of the light, now there are a full 15 people standing here, you must know that in Faustin, the number of magicians in a legion will not exceed 7 people.
Of course, most of them are magicians who wander in the wilderness, and magicians have a weak sense of the motherland, because they are very popular everywhere and will not be treated coldly. But at the juncture of Charlotte's annihilation, the vast majority of magicians still chose to stand up and contribute to their motherland.
Among this row of magicians, the most powerful and stressful red-robed old man is even a peak-level magic apprentice. This is also one of Marquis Campbell's hole cards.
The Heroic Legion's fierce siege lasted four days, during which time they captured a gate in Ellis, but were soon retaken by the Charlottes.
It was almost a week before Princess Angelina's death announced by the Charlotte royal capital, and the prince's urges were issued one after another, and the Marquis of Wood could no longer withstand the pressure from the royal capital and the entire front commander, Prince Kensel. In the early morning of the fifth day, the Marquis of Wood personally led a death squad to attack the city to the death.
On the afternoon of the sixth day, the city of Ellis was broken, and the Marquis of Wood disappeared.
In the early morning of the seventh day, resistance continued in the city of Ellis, and many of Charlotte's soldiers hid in the city, engaging in street battles with Faustin's soldiers, and with sporadic magical attacks, the two sides were at a stalemate.
Until, the body of Marquis Wood was found in the northwest corner of Ellis City.
Along with the body of Marquis Wood, there was also Marquis Campbell of Charlotte, with a huge piercing wound in his abdomen, and Marquis Campbell appeared to have been dead for a long time. In addition, there is also the body of a red-robed old man facing the Marquis of Wood, the posture of the Marquis of Wood before his death is a parabola, as for the corresponding, the red-robed old man's chest is the Marquis Wood's sword.
When Marquis Wood dared to attack the city, he chose the most dangerous north gate, which was not only guarded by Marquis Campbell of Charlotte, but also had good magical power. All of the Heroic Wind Legion couldn't believe that the man they worshipped as gods would die here.
Marquis Wood was standing until he died, with tragic burns and sword wounds faintly visible on his body, and this legendary Marquis of Faustin did not fall until he died!
With the death of Marquis Wood, the soldiers of the Heroic Legion spontaneously or with the tacit consent of their own commanders launched a massacre of the city of Ellis.
When the city gate was broken before, Ellis City was already completely open in front of Faustin's army, but due to military discipline and Marquis Wood's order not to disturb the people, the group of Charlotte soldiers who fled like rats finally ran into the city and started street battles with them.
The death of Marquis Wood was too big a blow to the Xiongfeng Legion, and the Xiongfeng Legion from the bottom to the top, from the ordinary soldiers at the bottom, to the upper level of the corps commander, all killed red-eyed in this battle, what did not spare the people, what did not do anything to ordinary citizens, what old and weak women and children, in front of the red-eyed Faustin army, they all deserved to die!
The bloody massacre was carried out in Ellis City, the capital of the northern province of Charlotte.
The Charlotte soldiers who had been hiding in the houses and fighting in the streets with Faustin's army were found out one after another, and the hidden magicians one by one, even with the assistance of magic, could not stop the Faustan soldiers from searching in a carpet manner, and one by one the magicians who seemed mysterious to outsiders were burned to death at the stake by this group of bloody soldiers.
Kill, kill, kill, all the people of the Heroic Wind Legion are like demons, slaughtering all the living things in front of them, not only the death of Marquis Wood has stimulated them, but the shadow of war over the years, and the pressure of death, so that this group of soldiers, after letting go of the shackles of human nature, have no scruples.
There was Marquis Wood who pressed them before, and now this group of red-eyed soldiers can't stop them except for a lot of blood to calm them down.
When the news of the massacre in Ellis City came out, whether it was Charlotte, Faustin, or the surrounding countries, the whole country was shaken, and even the suzerainty of these countries, the O'Mor Empire, heard about this rare massacre in the past hundred years.
When a few days later, when Prince Kensel sent the army and commander to mediate, Ellis City was no longer alive except for Faustin's soldiers, and there were mountains of corpses and blood everywhere.
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