Chapter 18: The Seven-Day War (7/10)

"Flat gunsβ€”push!!" Three hundred pikemen lowered their four or five meter-long wooden spears at the same time, and then used the front and rear barrel stabs like bulldozers to push back all the Phriesians who had rushed through the ladder. Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info and because of the extreme superiority of weapons, the attack speed of the Friesians once again fell to the upper hand.

"Why are you here!?" Gherhead shouted in surprise as he looked at the sudden appearance of Bedwell.

"It's Xia Yaqing's order, asking me to immediately lead three hundred pikemen to support the second defense circle. Bedwell finished and looked at the corpses of the Fries. But more than the corpse of the British Sword and Shield Soldier, he frowned visibly.

Bedwell said: "I didn't expect to be accurate by Xia Yaqing's prediction again, melee combat is indeed overwhelmingly disadvantageous to the Britons. Our soldiers are almost two for one, and the enemy is four times as large as ours...... It's going to be a tough battle. ”

"-But you can definitely win!"

Bedwell said confidently.

"Aha, I don't believe in that stranger who came out of nowhere. But if it's Bedwell, then I'll reluctantly believe it. Grahide wiped the blood from his face with his hand. In the short but fierce battle just now, he slaughtered at least a dozen Friesans with his own hands, and there was a murderous feeling all over his body.

"Speaking of how long it has been since I fought alongside Beyder Well, I feel like I haven't had a chance to fight together since the battle for the king. ”

Grahide laughed. At this time, he didn't forget to kill another Phriesian who had slipped through the net, and then lifted the other party's head and said to Bedwell with a cruel smile: "How is it? ”

"Oh, what do you want to try?" asked Bedwell without looking back.

Grahide grimaced at the steady stream of Phries, and set his sights on the ladder.

"There, we're going to cut off the two ladders, leaving only one of them to force the Phrysians to find a way to trap and then fight into the hinterland. They may be able to fill up the pit with corpses, but it will come at a great cost. And during this time...... As long as the defensive battle of the West City goes well enough, Lancelot and Kaiqing should be able to come to our reinforcements soon. ”

"Hmph, are you going to face an army of thousands alone?" asked Bedwell with a snort.

"No, I just want to kill all these Phries, and then avenge the death of the twelfth and eighth knights. The name of the Round Table must be washed away with blood! ”

"King Arthur? I haven't seen the king since the beginning, could it be that he went to the West City with Lancelot to defend the city?" said Bedwell, puzzled.

"I don't know if I'm going or not, but I've heard that the royal army of the Friesians seems to be heading towards Xicheng District. ”

This sentence basically concluded everything, King Arthur must be waiting for King Henbos to appear in Xicheng District!

[I hope the king will not be carried away by his anger when he sees King Henbos...... However, if the man was in charge of the battle, he must have a way to prevent the misfortune from happening, and Lancelot's presence should not be a big problem. Bedwell thought so.

"Are you going to be here or not, Bedwell!, I'll go first!!"

Grahyde couldn't hold it anymore, and he slammed into some of the blindless Phries' beside him and leaped forward. Jumped onto the enemy's ladder with ease.

"Graheid! The archers pay attention to the position of Graheid, and the sword and shield troops cover the pikemen! No one is allowed to throw without my orders!!"

After all this arrangement, Bedwell's silver spear turned into a white storm. In one breath, he was killed on another ladder.

Two Knights of the Round Table.

Two tactical-level humanoid weapons.

At this moment, facing the enemy's thousands of troops, but for the ladder to only pass through one or two enemies at a time, the force value of these two people is simply the same as the existence of Tianjian, and it must be filled with a sea of blood before it is possible to pass.

"Beddie Well, and Glen Hydeqing!!Come on!!"

"Full support for the two Knights of the Round Table!!The spear troops will kill them for me!!"

"Archers aim at those who don't have shields in the distance!Shoot all the arrows!!"

The appearance of the two Knights of the Round Table immediately greatly boosted the morale of the Second Circle of Defense. And then at the same time, the situation that was once almost breached here was stabilized.

From the tower, Char saw this scene.

"Hmm...... The second ring of defense seems to be coming to an end for the time being. However, nearly three-fifths of our army's troops were dragged to death in the second defense circle, and then it depends on the situation in Xicheng District. ”

Closing his eyes, an image of information slowly rose in Char's mind......

Now gathered in Xicheng District there are 700 former conscripts, now known as the SS. There was also a squad (hundred) of pikemen, and thirty-nine cavalrymen, including seven knights of the Round Table. and one hundred and fifty archers......

However, the number of the enemy was about 5,000 men, and it was a reinforced legion formed by the merger of two forces of the Fries. Compared to before, the Britons here had less than a thousand people in the full battle, but they had to deal with more than five times as many enemies. This is a sure defeat from any point of view.

However, this side is not completely out of the blue.

Char took a closer look at a dot on the map with a golden crown.

The dot on the crown over there represents King Arthur.

"It's a pity, if it's the power you had when you became a Heroic Spirit, these five thousand people would basically be reduced to ashes in less than three seconds. But in this era, you who have not fully grown up can only rely on my strength to turn the tide of battle. Char smiled.

Suddenly, he remembered something that had happened before the war.

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Last night, Artoria called Char out alone, saying that she wanted to talk about tomorrow's war with the enemy.

Artoria led Char to the lake west of the city.

She was lonely facing the lake, with her back to Char.

Artoria said, "I will hand over all command to you tomorrow. I will not intervene in your decision-making, nor will I prevent you from making any arrangements. Do you know why?"

The moonlight shone on Char's face, who slowly closed his eyes and said so.

"I'm - I can save more people. ”

Artoria didn't retort, but nodded in agreement.

"If something happens in tomorrow's battle that we have to retreat," she said. I still hope that Char will lead my troops and bring as many of them back to their hometown alive as possible. Then tell them not to continue to be attached to Great Britain, they have given enough. ”

Char raised an eyebrow.

"Don't you believe me? Even if there were twice as many of those miscellaneous soldiers, I would have killed them all for you. Don't underestimate me too muchβ€”King Arthur. ”

"Hmm, it's still such a big talker. But if it were you, you might be able to do it, because you always have some surprising ideas coming to your head. Although they are not worth advocating, it is better to say that as a knight should never adopt them. But...... It's really effective. ”

Artoria smiled and looked at Char and said.

"The glory of failure can be given to the weak, and I have no chance of it. ”

Char said slowly with his hands around his chest and his back against a big tree.

"Char, your weakness is that you are too confident and arrogant, and one day you will definitely have to suffer. ”

β€œ......... What the hell are you trying to say. ”

The latter glanced at Artoria with some impatience, only to find that the other party was smiling lightly, looking up at the bright moon in the sky.

Char, if tomorrow really backfires. Please bring more people back to your hometown alive and hand over the command to Lancelot. I think with his talent and strength he should be a good king. Then Char will be free, and it's up to you to decide where you go. ”

"And what about you?" Char asked without looking up.

For a moment, Artoria lowered her head and looked at her slightly distorted face in the lake.

β€œ...... I will stay behind to stop the Phries, and then I will definitely cut off the head of the King of Henbos with my own hands. This is his consolation to the more than 1,600 British warriors who died innocently in battle, as well as the heroic souls of the two Knights of the Round Table. ”

Haah~ Char sighed deeply.

Sure enough, that's the case.

"Do you think that such a miracle will happen to the situation where you failed to do it last time when you failed to do it under the cover of the Twelve Knights of the Round Table, and do you intend to commit suicide with such unconscionable plans and impulsive plans?"

"If I can make the last shred of contribution to Britain before I die. And as Char said, this country has the value of my last drop of blood for it, and death is a hymn to the faithful. ”

"But you are a king, think from the perspective of a king. ”

"That's why I'm looking for you. Isn't this something the king should consider before he dies?!"

Char's face was full of distorted expressions. I rubbed it, what the other party said was so reasonable, I was speechless to refute.

Although I wanted to complain that the other party was completely mispositioned, I still swallowed it silently when I looked at her noble and pure expression.

The two talked about something later, and then parted in silence.

They each went back to their tents to rest.

And then until the next morning, when they assembled, and when the war began, neither of them had spoken a word again.

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Memories are over.

Char let out a chuckle with his eyes closed.

"Stupid princess, how good it would be if you don't believe me to say it directly. It was as if he was really going to part with life and death, as if he didn't believe that today's doomed victory would really happen. This is simply the greatest insult to me as a traverser. ”

Raising his head, Char's eyes shone as he looked at Xicheng District.

"Well, I will reluctantly offer you endless pleasure as a subordinate. ”

I will make a jewel from the fruit of this victory, and then adorn your crown with it and the countless bright stars to come. Look at Artoria Pendragon, it's not at all the same level as the crown that the garbage put on you. That's the real crown of kings!!"

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Xicheng District, the battle begins!