In the evening of the same day, the vanguard battalion surrounded the town of Iru, and all branches of the army were in full array, and the atmosphere was tense. The Moses in the city www.biquge.info also showed no weakness, and climbed the city walls one after another, ready to shoot the imperial troops who came to attack the city.

Although the strength of the defenders in the city was less than 1,000, their combat effectiveness was far stronger than the rabble of the defenders of Dart Town they encountered before, and the other side also had a powerful high-level magician to help, although the overall strength was still slightly weaker than the vanguard battalion as the elite of the empire, but it still seemed to be at ease in self-preservation.

As a result, the vanguard battalion did not dare to attack rashly, and the engineers, under the supervision of Mance, began to build large siege engines.

Marven glanced at the dense Iliad soldiers on the city wall, and frowned, to be honest, the walls of this Iru town are not tall and strong, but those defenders, led by the father and daughter of Lihid and Isis, have the same hatred and momentum, but people have to be in awe.

"Master, according to your orders, I have sent someone to ask the commander for reinforcements, and the main force of the division will arrive soon, and then we will be able to take this town without much effort!" Seeing Marven coming, Mance hurried over to report his work.

Marven was confused, shook his head and said: "Mance, once this battle starts, the priest will very likely be killed by them, if you can't protect the priest, it will not do you any good to me, therefore, it is better to settle this matter peacefully, in addition, I asked you to ask for reinforcements, not to fight, but to enhance our deterrence and force them back to the negotiating table, do you understand?"

"Yes, master, I will restrain the behavior of my subordinates and prevent them from making any provocative moves. When Mance received the order, he immediately bowed and retreated.

The two sides confronted each other for a whole day, and at noon the next day, Marven braved the scorching sun and shouted to Lihid under the city wall with sound transmission magic: "Elder Lihid, I don't want the two sides to have a conflict, as long as you hand over the priest, we will not only let go of your priest and withdraw your troops immediately, but also guarantee that the garrison will respect the beliefs of the people of your country and will no longer interfere in religious issues......"

After shouting three times in a row, Lihid showed his head from the city wall and said in a loud voice: "Your Excellency must know that the Illuminati and the Moses Religion have long been on the same pageant, and you heretics have not only invaded our country, suppressed and enslaved us, but also insulted and blasphemed the supreme God, how can you make me believe in you bandits?" He stretched out his right index finger and trembled and pointed at the well-formed vanguard battalion army outside the city wall, "Infidels! Let's see which of the gods we believe in is the only Allah in this world!"

Looking at the back of Lihid brushing his sleeves away, Marven sighed heavily, as the bishop of the former Iliad Kingdom, Elder Lihid was fanatical in faith and tough, and no matter what he said, he could not be trusted by him at all, and this war seemed inevitable.

It seems that even if reinforcements come, I am afraid that I will not be able to force this stubborn old man to comply.

Late at night, Marven stared at the starry night sky alone, at a loss.

Rogge, dressed in a gray ** robe, walked up to him, patted him on the shoulder and comforted: "These Moses did not rush to kill the priest after they caught him, but only imprisoned him, which shows that the priest is still useful to them, and there may be room for maneuver in this matter." ”

"I know that. Marven shook his head helplessly, "They just want to use the pastor's life to blackmail the empire and the Church of Light to make concessions on religious issues, in fact, we can help them do it, after all, the pioneer camp is now under our control, the problem is that they don't trust us at all now." ”

"It's a nuisance, but Marvin, I have good news for you, there is someone who might be able to gain the trust of the Moses and help us. Rogge looked at Marven with a mysterious smile.

"Who, who can help us?" Marven turned his head, his eyes shining with hope.

Rogge didn't answer, just silently pointed behind Marven, Marven quickly turned around, only to see the pioneer officer Mance walk in with a blank face.

"Rogge, now is not the time to joke!" Marven spread his hands and said angrily: "I don't think such a puppet can win the trust of the other party!"

"I didn't say it was him. Rogge's smile deepened, "This pioneer officer Mance has been in the Iliad Kingdom for a long time, and is very familiar with the situation here, including the terrain, customs and people, you might as well ask him directly if you have any problems, or you can also read his memory directly, anyway, he is your puppet, so it is also convenient to ......"

Marven slapped his thigh, "Thank you for reminding me, Rogge, I've almost forgotten about this stubble!", and quickly called Mance over.

Half an hour later, Marven finished reading Mance's memory and sighed in surprise: "I really didn't expect that the Michelle Wittman we replaced actually had such a big popularity in the Iliad Kingdom, as long as he was found, the matter here could be completely solved!"

Marven immediately asked someone to prepare a Warcraft War Horse for himself, and set off overnight to Utan Town on the border of the St. John's Empire.

In Utan Town, Marven went straight to the old Weitman, and after explaining the reason to him, the old man took him to his son---- Michelle Weitman.

"What a mighty knight!" Marven couldn't help but sigh when he saw Michelle for the first time.

Michelle Wittman looked very much like his father, only much taller and burly, and his fish-scale armor shone in the morning light, and when he saw Marven, he quickly took off his full-face helmet and gave him a knightly salute, with a gentle smile on his face.

"Son, this Master Marven is our benefactor, if he hadn't replaced your place, the commander of the city defense army would definitely not let you go, now that people are in trouble, you have to do your best to help him tide over the difficulties!"

"Father, don't worry, I will do my best, knowing that it is a knight's duty. Michelle walked up to Marven, "Master, you have helped me get free, if you have any difficulties, just raise them, I will be duty-bound!"

"Your Excellency Michel, thank you for your generosity, it's just that this matter is a bit troublesome, and I need you to go with me to the Iliad Kingdom......" Seeing Michelle's embarrassed face, Marven hurriedly added: "But don't worry, I assure you that no one in the army will embarrass you, and no one will force you to join the holy war." ”

Michelle's expression soothed, and he smiled heartily: "Where is the mage, if it weren't for you risking your life to replace my place in the army, I'm afraid I would have to hide everywhere now, just rest assured, I'll help you solve this problem!" After that, he put on his helmet again, "If the situation is urgent, we might as well leave now!"

"Sure enough, it's a refreshing person!" Marven nodded in praise, and after saying goodbye to old Weitman, he hurried to the Iliad Kingdom with Michelle.

On the way, Marven told Michelle about the thorny trouble he was encountering, and then took out a well-made teleportation scroll, "Michelle, although I know that you are very popular in this country, but the hatred between Moses and the Illuminati has a long history, you need to help us go deep into the enemy camp this time, if you encounter an accident, you can use this scroll to save your life." ”

Michelle took the scroll, played with it in his hand, and returned it to Marven.

"Master Marven, you should keep this thing, I don't think I need it at all. ”

"Why?" Marven tightened his reins and wondered, "I know, you have some popularity on weekdays, but in the current environment, as a knight of the Holy John Empire, you still have to be wary of Moses." ”

Michelle chuckled lightly and suddenly asked, "Master Marven, do you say that people of different faiths have no chance of gaining mutual trust and becoming confidants?"

Marven was stunned for a moment, looked up at him, and saw that at this moment, his originally sunny face showed an indescribable loneliness and melancholy.

"No, it's entirely possible. Marven caught up with him, "I might as well tell you, I don't believe in the God of Light, hmm...... Probably, people like me are what you call heretics. ”

After hearing this, Michelle laughed, and the gloom on her face swept away, "It seems that I, a knight of the St. John's Empire, and you heretics are really quite fateful!"

The two looked at each other and smiled, rode their horses and whips, and the two sturdy figures gradually disappeared into the afterglow of the setting sun......