Chapter 188: There Is No Way Back
Jonah's death completely dispelled the unrealistic ideas of some young people in the aristocracy, and made the nobles finally realize the urgency of the matter.
The current situation is endless, and it is impossible for the civilians outside to let go of any nobleman who tries to break through.
The aristocratic young man who was still shouting to rush out just now was already so frightened that his legs were weak at this moment, and he sat down directly on the ground.
Seeing the appearance of the aristocratic youth, Barot couldn't help but smile and said, "Look at your cowardice, just because you still want to break through?"
In the face of Barot's ridicule, no aristocratic young man dared to stand up and refute it.
Barot continued to taunt, "Now I think Jonah is a good person, at least he dares to do it." ”
"Think of you soft-footed shrimp, even if you are a plump woman, you don't have the ability to climb on someone's belly. ”
Barot's words were more like sharp knives, directly piercing the last fig leaf of the nobles, making the nobles feel deeply disgraced.
In the end, even Kevin reluctantly said, "Okay, Barot, you go outside and set up defenses." ”
Hearing Kevin's order, Barot didn't move, still sitting in his place.
Seeing that Barot didn't listen to orders, Kevin frowned slightly and asked, "What's the matter, Barot, don't you want to continue to obey orders?"
Barot smiled and replied, "Sir Kevin, you should know very well that of the 5,000 troops we have in our hands now, 3,000 are the military officers of my garrison department, do you want to order me with the 2,000 men in your hands?"
Kevin's brows furrowed, and he felt very angry when he saw Barot's nonchalant look.
He is also an orthodox Imperial Lord, and he has an earl title that is one level higher than that of Viscount Lane.
But now, he will be ridiculed by the director of a security department, and the little head of the security department dares to disobey orders.
Kevin really felt that his dignity was being provoked, and he wanted to immediately pull out his sword and slash the guy in front of him.
But Kevin quickly calmed down again, because Kevin knew very well that he couldn't make a move.
The current situation does not allow for action, Barot is the head of the garrison after all, and there are still 3,000 military and police under his command.
If he were to attack Barot, if he couldn't kill him with one blow, then he might immediately turn against him.
Once the strength of 3,000 military and police is lost, I am afraid that the city hall will not be able to resist the attack of the army sent by the civilians outside.
So after thinking for a moment, Kevin took two deep breaths, suppressed the anger in his heart, and said in a deep voice, "Okay, so what are you going to do?"
Seeing that Kevin had softened, Barot smiled and said, "Hehehe, in fact, Sir Kevin doesn't have to worry, you can also let me arm, but you must need Sir Kevin's command to help." ”
Kevin stared at Barot, his eyes revealed a strong killing intent, if his eyes could kill, Barot was already full of holes.
After hesitating for a moment, he asked, "Then what do you think we should do?"
Barot spread his hands and said, "It's very simple, half of our troops are deployed in front of the municipal building. ”
Kevin hesitated, now Kevin's troops were insufficient, and when he fled back from the north, he still had nearly 10,000 troops on his hands.
But after the loss of a long run, by the time they arrived at Viscount Lane, there were actually less than eight thousand left.
In several encounters with the civilian faction, Kevin's troops lost seventy-seven eighty-eight.
Now there are two thousand left, which can be regarded as Kevin's personal guard, and they are truly comparable to the strength of the Knights.
If half of the troops were to participate in the deployment, it might be possible to increase the strength of the defense, but the losses would definitely be huge.
It's just that now there are only 5,000 troops left in the last stubborn defense of the city hall.
In addition to Barot's 3,000 military police, there are only 2,000 knight guards left in Kevin's hands, if he doesn't make a move, it's really a bit too much.
After hesitating for a long time, Kevin still couldn't make up his mind, or he didn't want to let the elite in his hands be lost like this.
Seeing that the two sides were deadlocked, Arthur suddenly said: "Barot, it's better to do this, you and your uncle will each send a third of the troops, so that the combination will increase the combat effectiveness, and I believe it will be enough to hold the gate of the city hall." ”
Atholl's sudden opening was simply Kevin's lifeline, allowing Kevin to see the last hope.
Almost without thinking about it, Kevin agreed: "Okay, this is a good solution, let's do it." ”
Barot smiled and looked at his former friend Arthur, then at Sir Kevin, and finally smiled and said, "Okay, then do it." ”
Watching Barot get up and leave, Kevin was still a little uneasy, and always felt that Barot was brewing some conspiracy.
After the other nobles had left, he couldn't help but ask Atholl: "Ashel, what should we do now?" I don't think Barot can be trusted anymore. ”
Arthur tried his best to reassure: "Uncle, don't be afraid, no matter what Barot says, he can be regarded as the head of the garrison appointed by the Empire, not to mention that he is a graduate of the Holy See Academy, it is impossible for him to be in the same stream as the civilian faction." ”
Hearing Arthur's words, Kevin breathed a sigh of relief: "Well, I don't think Barot should turn his back on his glory either. ”
After a pause, Kevin continued, "Now, our only hope is that Viscount Ryan will be able to make a move. ”
Instead, Arthur shook his head and said, "No, our only hope now is that Chi Feng can lead his troops back, and now only that group of half-blood dragon people can save us, Viscount Ryan has long been untrustworthy." ”
Kevin looked at his nephew in disbelief: "How do you know that Viscount Lane is not trustworthy?"
Arthur said very seriously: "It's very simple, because Viscount Lane is already preparing for the establishment of the country, and has reached an agreement with the commoners. ”
"How is that possible?" Kevin was shocked, completely unable to believe Arthur's words.
But Arthur continued: "Otherwise, why do you think the civilians from outside can easily attack the upper city?"
"Why have these civilians already fought outside the town hall and not seen a single soldier of Viscount Lane?"
"Actually, all this was arranged by Viscount Lane a long time ago, and he has already compromised with the civilians outside. ”
After listening to Arthur's words, Kevin thought about it carefully, and suddenly said in fear: "If this is really the case, then won't we be able to escape?"
Seeing Kevin's frightened expression, Arthur said calmly: "No, we still have a chance, we just need to be patient." ”
Kevin was still in doubt and asked, "Do you really think those half-blood dragons can be trusted?"
Arthur also replied a little helplessly: "However, we can only choose to believe those half-blood dragon people now, right?"
Stunned for a moment, Kevin sighed helplessly, and could only nod in agreement.
The nobles who were surrounded in the city hall now have no way to escape, and the only thing they can hope for is that there will be a god soldier from heaven.