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When the battering ram slammed into the gates of Turnest, Ram was standing on a nearby platform looking down on the battlefield.

The platform had been erected earlier this day by the slaves using the building materials scattered nearby, and had been calculated so that the entire battlefield could be seen without being hit by stones thrown by the trebuchets that might have been on the ramparts—although Tournest did not appear to have trebuchets, Ram did not take the risk. He sent one of his freed slaves, Faris, to command the front line for the assault on the gates of Turnest, and to stay on a safe platform near the river and the boat.

Faris was a slave he had captured from Kolomna, and because he had converted to the truth and had been particularly ferocious in attacking the northern kingdoms, including his own home country, he had released him and appointed him as a front-line commander.

Now, Faris is excitedly directing the battering ram to pound the gates of Tournest.

A citizen of the former kingdom of Kolomna, a converted heretic, he hated the inhabitants of the city of Kellnest more than any of the original believers of the truth. Someone like Ram may be satisfied with the mere acquisition of wealth, and as long as the inhabitants of the city are docile enough, that is, they consider themselves inferior to the believers of the truth, and pay a sufficient amount of tribute and money, then he will not be too eager to ask the question of whether the inhabitants of the city are converted or not.

Unlike Farris, although he had long since converted and converted to the truth, he was always inferior to the original believers of the truth. Even if those people are not as good as him in war and are not as devout as he is in dealing with the truth, they are born free people and will not be insulted and religiously doubted by the "freed slaves" like him. Others who prayed less would not be questioned by a lack of conviction as he was. This suspicion is fatal to a man who relies on conversion to the truth to escape slavery. In order to show his loyalty to the truth, he was more cruel than anyone else in his dealings with the infidels.

For if the pagan could go on with his life comfortably by paying only a little money, wouldn't his conversion seem to be self-depraved?

So, more than anyone else, he hated the inhabitants of the city of Watchnest, and wanted them to go to hell.

Because of this, although the wealth he had accumulated through the wars and the plundering of his mother country had long since allowed him to live comfortably without his hands stained with blood, every time he heard that he was going to crusade against the infidels, he always showed enthusiasm and rushed to the front.

He loved to hear the screams of the infidels, to abuse them, to see them live worse than to die, and in this way, he got the value of his own proselytism.

Otherwise, what will he do if he abandons his mother country and kills his own people? Is the figure always inferior to the original Truth Cultists, always under suspicion? The more miserable those who refuse to convert to the truth, the more shrewd and calculated their proselytism becomes.

It was only because of Ram's order that he reluctantly sent someone to the city gate to ask the other party to convert to the truth and took the initiative to open the city gate.

Now that the man was stoned alive on the spot, Farris's eyes were red.

"The abominable heretics who persecute the believers of the truth who pray for peace in our presence deserve death! Smash open the gates! Revenge! Revenge for him! Kill all the infidels in the city, not a single man, woman, or child will be left! Truth is above! Peace is great! He roared and gave the order.

The slaves, under the threat of whips and spears, pushed the battering ram and rammed it into the gates of Tournest.

There was a loud bang, and the whole wall seemed to shake as a result.

The first blow did not open the gates, and the slaves began to drag the battering ram back to the shouts of the soldiers, ready for a second impact.

At this moment, screams rang out in the crowd.

The defenders passed through the hole in the gate of Guò and poured boiling grease.

If it weren't for the miserable howls of the slaves and soldiers who were doused with hot oil, there would probably be many people who would have thought that it was time to cook and that today's cook was not bad.

"Protect the battering ram!" Ram stomped his feet and gave the order.

Farris, who was at the front, gave the same order at the same time, and it was just in time, as the gates were opening and a group of heavily armed knights rushed out.

If it weren't for the return of Abu and the others, who had gone out to "collect grain", Tournest's counterattack would have been a complete victory.

By the time it got dark, the Lackadians had already held their ground and drove the Turnest back into the city.

Then the leaders of the Lackadian met in the tabernacle to discuss whether or not to continue the fighting.

A few old and cautious people said that they had already gained enough harvest in the warehouses along the river, and that they could return to their hometowns in fine clothes, go home, and enjoy the goods and slaves they had taken from the infidels in their hometowns, and there was no need to spend too much effort under this fortified city, in case the nearby nobles led troops to help, these besieging people were afraid that they would be made dumplings, and at that time, the armed forces in the city would rush out again, and they would not be able to please them, and they would bury everything they had already gotten in their hands.

The others disagreed, and how could the silver dome of Tournest Cathedral be so close at hand, that the pagans should back down at the slightest counterattack, and spare the slaves and riches that the truth had promised them, and so near?

As for the reinforcements of other nobles, it was a joke. The wicked pagan aristocrats have always swept themselves up, and they are cowardly and disunited, like scattered sand. As we all know, even in the face of those northerner raiders who are far less armed than the Lackadians, these Neustrian nobles will only close the gates of their castles tightly, and they don't even care if their serfs are captured by the northerners, how can they care about Tournest, which is a hundred miles away?

Now, with so many slaves, wealth, and the protection of truth in front of them, if they can't even hold on to this situation, then they should stay at home honestly and not go to sea!

After listening to their opinions, Abu said: "There are fears that we will not be able to return to our homeland safely, but if we regard safety as the most important thing and do not care about the truth, we might as well not go out." Even now, in disregard of the instructions of the truth, and the wicked infidels, and only care for our own safety, and raise anchors, can we cross the raging sea safely and successfully return to our homeland? Without the permission of the truth, even a small plank may not be able to float back safely. ”

He said this very seriously, because he knew that if he fought Turnest again next time, the other party might not be so smooth if he had experience and preparation.

As for the life or death of the Rakkadians, he actually didn't care, the more they died, the more valuable Abu became as an experienced mercenary.

After he had finished speaking, the Lackadian was silent for a moment, and then agreed.

Ram held his chin in his hand, Abu did not participate in the siege today, but he received the greatest credit, and he was sure that Abu got a lot of oil and water from collecting grain...... He decided to appoint Abu to a more important position, because the other party had already shown that he was sufficient to take on a more important position. Moreover, his persistence in crusading against the infidels in the city also dispelled the rumors that he was not firm in his position.