Chapter 31: The Duel at the City Gate

Drums and trumpets began to sound outside the city, signaling the arrival of the army at Blackstone Fortress. As the bell of the city guard was ringing, Mei Fei slowly climbed the city wall alone.

The improvised militiamen had already stood on the walls of the city in droves, and they had gathered in groups without the slightest discipline to point in the direction of the enemy.

Two sheriffs trotted over to him from their own defensive positions and saluted. The young man waved his hand past them, and they ascended a towering watchtower alone.

He looked northeast, and in the distance of his vision, a vast black figure was approaching in the direction of Blue Water City.

Mei Fei estimated the distance, they were probably still about eight or nine hundred meters to a thousand meters away from the gate of Bishui City, and they were far from the range of crossbow arrows and longbows.

At this distance, ordinary people can only see figures the size of ant eggs, and even those elves who are famous for their eyesight can only see a silhouette.

But not with the young man, his eyesight was beyond the ordinary—he could clearly see Babu on his horse watching the gates, and shouting his sword at the head of the procession. Under his command, two large siege ladders slowly moved in the direction of the city wall.

Under his leadership, the army of the Blackstone Fortress did not plunder the houses outside the city gates, and it was clear that Baron Babu had already regarded the city of clear water as his own. These people will soon become his taxes and soldiers, and he does not want to deepen the contradictions between the army and the people.

On the other side of the battlefield, as the distance got closer, Babu was also observing the walls in the distance. A hint of ridicule appeared on his lips when he noticed that the guards on the walls had seen the enemy appear but still huddled together without discipline.

Sure enough, he is just a pompous second lord, and there is only one mouth left, and the commander on the battlefield will only be useless.

Babu was relieved at this moment, he was still a little worried that stubborn resistance on the walls would cause him to lose too many troops.

Now it seems that these worries are superfluous, and the city is defenseless against them at all.

Although he had already received a report on the situation in the city, it was only at this time that he was truly relieved to see the unstable defensive forces on the city wall

Even the garrison in the city had already been sent out to clear the thieves. And the rest of the garrison are a rabble that does not enter the stream, and there is no military discipline at all, and they will break up and flee if they encounter a round of onslaught. Baron Babu looked triumphantly at the two large siege ladders, which he had had craftsmen build years ago, and had prepared them for this moment.

Next, he just needs to be careful to watch out for the support troops outside the city.

Babu raised his sword and commanded the soldiers to realign their formation. The walls were already only a few hundred meters away, and they needed to use their shield-wielding soldiers to walk in front of them to stop the rain of arrows from the walls.

Maybe it's pointless, because the fools on the walls don't seem to know how to use bows and arrows, but it's always a good idea to be careful when victory is in sight...

Just as the Báb ordered the soldiers of the Blackstone Fortress to change formation, a loud howl was heard from their flank, accompanied by a wave of attacking horns in the city.

Baron Babu frowned, what is the matter with this horn? Could it be that they still dare to go out of the city with these rabble? Or are reinforcements arriving? This is impossible, they are not so fast! Baron Babu shook his head secretly, but in his doubts, he instinctively turned sideways to look around.

Just as the soldiers of the Blackstone Fortress were frightened by the horns and howls, a cavalry regiment wearing heavy chariots and spears suddenly appeared on their flank, and rushed towards them in a menacing manner. Behind them, there were also a large number of mercenaries with different equipment, who followed closely all the way.

At this moment, the army of the Blackstone Fortress was stunned, and at this time they were still in the process of changing formations. But the enemy's cavalry is about to rush in front of them, are they going to continue to change positions according to the original plan? This is not possible! That would be tantamount to completely exposing their flanks to those imposing cavalry!

Seeing that his subordinates had begun to be in disarray, Babu had nothing to do but shout "calm down". He didn't expect that the other party would abandon the blue water city with strong walls and not hold it, but instead ambushed his troops on the side of the city wall, taking the opportunity to attack and open up a field battlefield with them.

He had seen a lot of guards on the walls, could they have been traps laid by the other side, and were they just used to attract their attention, no wonder they looked so vulnerable!

Damn!

Baron Babu didn't care about anything else at this time, and with a wave of his hand, he led a group of knights who accompanied him to turn their horses and lean towards the other side's charging cavalry regiment, trying to intercept them.

But how could the cavalry regiment, which had already begun to accelerate its dive, let the knights who had just turned around stop them, Baron Babu's move not only did not intercept the other party, but even lost the lives of this group of knights in vain.

Under the iron hooves of the horses that accelerated the impact, they were staggered by the cavalrymen who passed by head-on, holding spears and even the whole armor of the people. The enormous inertia threw them off the horse's back for several meters, and when they fell to the ground, they were killed with a whimper.

After taking a look at the cavalry, Baron Babu turned around again to find that there were only two knights left beside him.

Baron Babu was furious, these were his old subordinates for many years. But before he could fully accept this reality, the mercenaries who were chasing after the cavalry were already close to him.

Then a familiar figure leaped into the air, and his horse was once again flipped to the ground. The scene was already familiar to Babu, and he jumped before the horse hit the ground, and landed safely on the ground.

This time, the other party did not give him a chance to speak again. A shortsword of alien shape flashed out, cutting a stream of air through the air. It was like an aurora, flashing by.

A knocking sound of "ding" resounded through the eardrums of the nearby mercenaries. In the midst of the crisis, Baron Babu held his sword in his hand, blocking the deadly blade at the last moment.

However, this is only the beginning of the great war that is to come. Baron Babu swung the alien short sword and slashed at it with a long axe. He hadn't fully established himself, and it was too late to dodge, so he leaned over to the side and used the red sword in his hand to catch the axe again.