Chapter 358: Phoenix Elegy (Part I)

[There is one more watch, and I will strive for it tomorrow or four more]

Outside Mars City. In the camp of the Phoenix rebels, the tent of the main general is brightly lit. The pro-soldiers are nervously guarding on the periphery, the enemy's strength is strong, and it is no longer a question of whether they can take Mars City, but when the enemy will launch a counterattack.

The rebels are very passive, and there are no big cities in the north, and there is nothing to rely on. To go south to join the war in Sun City is to abandon the entire North.

The big tent is also very chaotic, this rebel army is gathered by hundreds of nobles, originally to defeat Martian City, so as to stabilize the north and support Sun City.

Inside the tent, more than a dozen of the most powerful nobles frowned. There were three notes on the table, but these three notes were carried by carrier pigeons shot down by middle-ranking archers in the army.

The same content was written on the note, and the nobles were worried because of these three notes.

The carrier pigeon flew to Martian City, and the content was to inform the commander of Martian City that the Kingdom of Metatrin and the Bitterwater County had formed an alliance, and the armies of both sides were advancing and retreating together. In the north of Phoenix, the kingdom of Metatrin is dominant.

Before this rebel army attacked Martian City. Saleen and Rex haven't formed an alliance yet, so the news is very shocking. There is a world of difference between a physical alliance and a verbal friendship, and with this alliance, no matter how far away the Bitterwater Commandery is, it will not worry about this city, because the Metatrin Kingdom is too close.

There was one count in the big tent, and the others were viscounts. The Grand Duke of Phoenix has the right to reward nobles, but the highest is the viscount, and the earl is still hereditary, and his ancestors served in the army of Holy Rock City, and later became a Phoenix noble, and the title has been passed down. The other viscounts were knighthoods from the City of the Sun.

The viscounts all looked at the count, and the count was stunned. He wasn't stupid enough to understand the meaning of the covenant. Now the Metatrin can blatantly come to Phoenix on the grounds that Rex's 5,000 troops. The two sides are allies, and when the army of the Bitterwater County is attacked, it is tantamount to declaring war on Metatrin.

At this time, the soldiers outside the big tent came in to report, and Martian City sent someone to deliver the letter.

The messenger was a native of Martian City, who was left outside, and the letter was taken to the big tent. The Count opened it and saw that his hands were trembling a little.

He was not afraid, but angry.

The other party persuaded him to surrender, and his tone was very stiff. Without surrendering, Martian City's army will not keep prisoners of war.

"Lord Earl, what is written in the letter?" the surrounding nobles looked at the count's face ugly. I couldn't help but ask. The Count thought about it, and circulated the letter to everyone.

After reading the letter, the nobles reacted differently, but everyone's expressions wavered.

The army in Martian City is extremely combative, and after several contacts, the Phoenix rebels have never gained an advantage, and now even the enemy's strength exceeds itself, this letter is not an insult.

This is a naked threat, warned.

Seeing this, the earl sighed and said, "What do you think?"

"Fight to the death, of course!" said a marquis, indignantly.

"Hehe, fighting in the end is death. Don't hold on, everyone, how ferocious the Metatlin is, you have all heard that the 100,000 expeditionary forces of the Holy See, somehow, did not survive a single one, and all of them were slaughtered by the Metatrins. In a low tone, the Count continued: "I have five thousand soldiers under my command and have decided to withdraw from the battle. If you object, you can do it to me now. ”

The aristocrats were stunned. But he heard the Earl continue, "Metatrin and the Bitter Water Commandery have formed an alliance and are unstoppable, and Holy Rock City must recognize their status. It's better for us to surrender Metatrin than to surrender to Holy Rock. Between them, there was only a brief peace. Sooner or later, we will take back our land. ”

"But, Lord Earl, if we surrender, won't there be nothing left?

The Earl glanced at the nobleman who was speaking, and said, "But can we get everything back in our battle now? I've heard that the king of Metatrin has taken in a lot of Phoenix nobles, as well as the nobles of Garuz. Although these nobles did not have land for the time being, their private property and even the soldiers were protected. ”

Seeing that everyone was still hesitating, the earl said again: "Many of the armies that entered Mars City during the day are the original Phoenix aristocratic armies, don't you see?" The reason why they went out and why they came to fight us is because as long as they win, they can get land. ”

The nobles lowered their heads, and the earl said: "It's not that we don't have loyalty, it's just that the old duke is dead, the little duke is also dead, and the new Grand Duke left to us in Holy Rock City is only a few years old? Who are we loyal to? The Phoenix family is almost dead now. Holy Rock City is ruthless, the Phoenix bloodline that can survive is already their slave, do you still care about our loyalty?"

The Count continued to bewitch: "When we join the Kingdom of Metatrin, we are the founding nobles. We still have an army now, King Metatrin, who will definitely not refuse us. Give us the corresponding status, and it will make the nobles of the whole north tempted. What do we gain if we fight to the death?"

"Lord Count, Phoenix, is it really over?" asked a viscount, who suddenly choked up as he finished speaking. The surrounding nobles were affected and couldn't hold back their tears.

They concentrated all their wealth, gathered soldiers and horses, and wanted to respond to Sun City because they were unwilling. Unwilling to let the millennium glory of Phoenix come to an end.

Although Phoenix is a vassal country of Qin Yin, this is a legendary country, and the earliest Grand Duke of Phoenix was once a figure who stood tall in the sky.

Only the Qin Yin Empire sealed two huge principalities, and that was because the original Grand Duke of Phoenix was really dazzling. If it weren't for the fact that there was such an unprecedented guy as the Founding Emperor, the Grand Duke of Phoenix might even have established a dynasty.

After the establishment of the Duchy of Phoenix, Qin Yin's army never appeared on the land of Phoenix again. In addition to the hereditary nobles, the other nobles of Phoenix are all locals, and they have also been rewarded by the Grand Duke of Phoenix from generation to generation.

These nobles were not reconciled, so there was this rebellion.

"Glory will come to an end someday. The Count said bitterly: "Phoenix is over, the blood of the Grand Duke, we can no longer find it." Holy Rock City just wants to reclaim all the land and use our people to fight. To sacrifice. However, we still have a way to resist and join the Kingdom of Metatrin!"

The Earl's voice suddenly raised his voice, and he said to everyone: "We surrender, the only requirement is that the people of Metatrin will never be able to submit to the Qin Yin Empire! ”

"But will the army in the city agree to our terms?"

"We just surrendered and stopped the offensive. The king of Metatrin will personally meet us and make us his nobles. He will agree to this request. Otherwise, he wouldn't have had to form an alliance with the Bitterwater Commandery at all. ”

"We listen to you, Lord Count. The viscounts in the big tent expressed their stance one after another.

"Call all the barons up and let the soldiers prepare. If they don't agree to surrender, they are tied up. "The count did not dare to slack off, and many barons also participated in the rebellion, more or less, with more or less more than a hundred soldiers on their hands. Although the status of the baron is not high, if they all resist, it will be a trouble.

The night was dark, and the army inside Martian City was already gathering, and before dawn, if the army outside did not reply, they would attack.

Although Saleen's 6th Battalion was the most elite, when it set out, it did not anticipate a rebellion in Phoenix, and its equipment was not targeted. The second battalion was for field warfare and came with a lot of equipment. If the rebels outside do not surrender, the second battalion will lead the nobles' army to slaughter.

Saleen's various magic weapons are already very close to the army of Holy Rock City, and Phoenix's army is much different in equipment, otherwise it would not have been slaughtered by the heavy infantry of the sixth battalion, just like cutting melons and vegetables.

If there is no difference in equipment between the two sides, it will be very difficult for the heavy infantry to slaughter the heavy cavalry. At least not on the plains.

The lights of the camp outside the city were lit, and after about an hour, more than two hundred soldiers, protecting a dozen people, approached the south gate of Martian City. The soldiers, carrying square flags torn into three pieces, all white, meant that they were about to surrender.

The soldiers at the head of the city immediately sent the news to the city lord's mansion, and the officers who were preparing to carry out the battle were relieved to hear the news. Although everyone believes that there is no suspense in this battle, it is difficult to avoid their own losses when the forces are close. The surrender of the enemy is a huge credit.

When the commander of the second battalion was leaving, Salin had secretly instructed that if he could persuade a nobleman to surrender, he would write down a credit to his second battalion. Kill a nobleman and the credit is halved. If the Phoenix people are allowed to escape, he will be the flag leader.

On the head of Mars City, the lights were immediately lit up, the city gate slowly opened, the army in the city had been cleaned up, and they were not afraid of the enemy's sneak attack, more than two hundred soldiers, even if they were all swordsmen, could not take Mars City.

Rex's officer also sighed, Salin's army exerted tremendous pressure on the other party, and this surrender was beyond his expectations. He didn't know that Saleen deliberately let the carrier pigeon be released nearby, so that the carrier pigeon flew in the wrong place, and was obtained by the Phoenix rebels, which made the Phoenix nobles suffer a blow from the heart.

Saleen's intentions are obvious, he is not here to simply fight, he wants to occupy the land.

There is also the credit of Gu Ya and others, these young people from noble backgrounds, who analyzed the Phoenix people very thoroughly. This rebellion was nothing more than the last struggle of the Phoenix people. Just give them a little hope, and Saleen will definitely be able to gain a foothold in the north. This hope is the Metatrin Kingdom, not a vassal of Qin Yin.

Surrender sometimes requires an upright reason.