Chapter 406: The Price
Cecil did not know that his previous illusions had been shattered, and on the way to retreat, he sat with Bray in a reinforced carriage and mingled with great interest, and imagined how he would break through the defense of the Barria Pass after taking over the army.
Then he fought with Marshal Levi back and forth to completely defeat Jason's living force, so that he was knighted for his outstanding military exploits.
And Bray also believes in Sandra's ability and vision, so he also agrees with Cecil's discussion.
I really want to know what kind of wonderful expressions they will have when they learn the result of the confrontation between Sandra and Phil, I'm afraid Cecil will be depressed to the point of suicide, right?
On the other side, Marshal Levi on the other side gradually eased up the offensive after seven or eight days of stalemate, because I was afraid that his soldiers would not be able to hold out if this continued.
It's just that at this time, the walls of Morun City have been stained bright red with blood, and even some minced meat can be found in the cracks of the city wall occasionally, and the foot of the city wall is also full of bones.
These soldiers, who did not close their eyes until they died, witnessed how brutal and fierce the fighting had been in the previous days.
In addition, Levi's news of Earl Hicks' withdrawal may also be one of the reasons why he ordered the attack to be suspended, after all, the reason for his withdrawal was not clearly stated in the intelligence, and the destruction of grain and grass was not easy to spread everywhere.
And Field Marshal Levi could already guess what Phil's reaction would be when he got the news, at least it was impossible for Earl Hicks to continue to lead the army.
In this way, the new corps marshal will definitely have a huge impact on the war in the north, so Marshal Levi intends to sit back and see how the situation develops next.
And the reason given by the Earl of Hicks on the other side when facing the soldiers and the outside world was that he must first settle down in the outside, and was ordered to return to the province of Geron to encircle and suppress the troublesome army led by Lancelot.
In fact, however, Lancelot had conquered two or three small towns in the province of Geerron, and had harassed the nearby large towns on a small scale before returning the same way.
He still returned from the original wasteland between the province of Zhelun and the province of the White Sword, and he found traces of the Snake God Cult in this wasteland.
This time, a dozen ordinary soldiers of the Serpent God Cult were besieged by a pack of wolves, and by the time Lancelot found them, all that was left of them was a pile of broken bones and clothes scattered nearby.
But it was enough to make Lancelot wary.
Soon after, the transfer of power on the northern front of the Lopez Kingdom had not ended, and another incident related to the situation in the north happened again, and news came from the Suxin Kingdom that the expeditionary force attacking the Lion Kingdom was deeply advanced by the lone army, as well as the offensive of the Marquis of Asa in the rear, resulting in uneven resource support on the front and rear fronts, and the assistance of the follow-up army was not timely, so it surrendered very aggrievedly.
You must know that from the beginning to the end of the war, they have been fighting against the army of the Lion Kingdom, but they never expected that in the end, it would be because of the lack of reinforcements that led to the defeat of the war.
Moreover, the Marquis of Asa was so strong that he took prisoners while attacking the Susin Kingdom, and boldly incorporated them into his own army.
The number of this army, which was originally only 20,000 men, has quickly reached a terrifying 80,000.
And it has initially threatened the safety of the royal city of Suxin Kingdom, and the Lion Kingdom has slowly advanced the border army to the Suxin Kingdom in order to take revenge.
As a last resort, in order to avoid extinguishing the fire, King Susin invited King Dolan to act as an intermediary to mediate the conflict between the three parties, and was willing to pay the price for his sins, removed his crown, passed the throne to his eldest son of the crown prince in advance, and he himself entered the Lion City as a hostage.
The Dolan Kingdom was also afraid that once the Susin Kingdom perished, the Lion Kingdom that devoured a country would gradually become tricky, so he simply agreed to King Susin's request, and by the way, he also received a reward of hundreds of thousands of gold coins.
In addition, the Susin Kingdom also ceded three provinces as a price for peace, but he played a careful trick here, that is, the Rose Province where the Dragon Fortress is located is ceded to the Marquis of Asa, not the Lopez Kingdom!
This is clearly a wedge between the Marquis of Asa and the Kingdom of Lopez, but the Marquis of Asa agreed without hesitation and signed his name on the armistice agreement.
Originally, this war would seem to the outside world to be going on for several months, but they didn't expect that the army and resistance of the Susin Kingdom would be so fragile, and it would completely collapse in just over two months.
Not only did he fail to achieve his previous goal, but he also got into one-sixth of the country.
It's just that the news hasn't completely spread yet, otherwise Phil would have gone crazy, and he originally wanted to solve Jason in two months, and there would be plenty of time.
But he didn't expect that the resistance of the other party was much more terrifying than he imagined, and even Marshal Levi had never seen such a stubborn enemy.
If Marquis Asa's army returned, he couldn't imagine how much pressure he would face.
In fact, the Susin Kingdom had planned to make peace only with the Lion Kingdom, and the Marquis of Asa planned to join forces with Phil to encircle and suppress it.
It's just that what he never expected was that Marquis Asa was actually an ally with the lion king Gwendelin, which led to his plan being stillborn before it could be implemented.
At this moment, the defenders of Morun City finally had a peaceful sleep for the first time in more than ten days, because the previous offensive of the Third Heavy Armor Legion made them have to be vigilant day and night.
But now the Third Heavy Legion had halted its attack and had retreated twenty miles, giving them precious respite.
Not only is the pressure on the Third Heavy Armor Legion, but these soldiers under Jason's command have also reached the limit, and now they can sleep in any place on the city wall with their weapons in their arms, as for whether the ground is covered with blood, this is not a question for them.
And the sixteen,000 troops who originally came here with Jason to defend it, plus the 6,000 troops of Ranmaroke, and excluding the five or six thousand soldiers who were sent out to carry out the mission, there were less than 10,000 people still standing alive in the city at this time.
Even Ranmarok and Gareth were not badly injured in this battle, and even Gareth was almost cut off by a sneak attack from the back of one of the enemy's extraordinary powerhouses.
He was still recuperating in a relatively quiet place in the city, and if it weren't for Tobin's ability to use some healing spells, I'm afraid his arm would be useless.