Chapter 53: Rumors
"Northridge people are born to fight. ”
- Rhodok Arthur
Assassination is one of the most horrific forms of death imaginable, immobilizing the victim's body, hands, and legs. The executioner will use a long, oiled wooden rod to slowly insert it into the body, usually from the anus or genitals. The executioner should make sure that the stick is not too sharp, otherwise the victim will die prematurely. When the stick is erected, the victim will slowly slide down due to his or her own weight, and eventually the stick will penetrate through the mouth, shoulder, or chest, and may also remain in the victim's body. It can take up to three days for the victim to die.
Obviously, there weren't many people who could make it to three days, at least the Kakamans in front of them were almost dead, and those who died were happier than those who didn't, because even if they survived the night, no one came forward when they wailed for help like their own people.
Kress reined in his horse and looked at the scene in front of him. More than seventy war horses in exchange for the peace of the Wind Whispering Castle, this is the best choice Adam can do at the moment, the Wind Whispering Castle was ready to fight to the death, but unexpectedly received this condition, this condition is undoubtedly very generous for the Wind Whispering Castle.
In the desperate eyes of the surviving Kakamans, Kress slowly reined in his horses and turned away, and the tall Kakamans who followed him followed without a trace of hesitation.
They have collapsed, and even if they are saved, they will not be able to save them. The skin that had been exposed to the air of Northridge overnight had died, not to mention the genitals under the crotch. The defeated generals will not even give them the right to die happily.
"We should slaughter Windwhisper!" said the attendant beside Kress.
"Lehman, we're not trying to make a feud with Northridge. Kress looked at his entourage, who rarely called Lehman's name because the two men knew each other too well. "I'm already worried that we're going to be mortal enemies with Northridge, and we need to strike a balance between winning respect and fear and hatred, and you and I both know that our real enemies are not these Northridge people, but rather they are likely to be important allies we will need to rely on in the future. ”
"But I don't think there's any room for us to turn around. Lehman said, "We have captured their capital, you have shot the arm of their brother abroad, and they have tortured and killed hundreds of our soldiers." ”
"Lehman, you remember, the most hateful thing in the world is never the enemy. Cress looked at Lehman with a smile on his lips: "Let that Northridge man in Iron Helmet Fort order to organize the Northridge army and attack Windwhisper Fort, otherwise we will slaughter their castle." ”
The cold winds on Northridge were already blowing harder, and Kress knew that there was bound to be a result in this battle before winter arrived, and that time was running out and it was time to start really doing something meaningful.
Crossing the valley and mountain, you can quickly catch up with Rhodok's large army, Rhodok has already joined Rolf, the entire North Ridge has the strength of a battle, the messengers of the three lords have arrived, they are on the way, and they can arrive in a week at the latest. There are still two days to go before they reach the Deep Limburg, and then enter the area of Giant Eagle City, where they will gather troops, and it is the consensus of Rhodok and Rolf to retake the city before winter.
The only hope now is that the Wind Whispering Fort can hold on, the Wind Whispering Fort is a semi-military fortress, its advantage is that it has a wealth of war preparation materials, half of the North Ridge adds up to as many bows and arrows as the Wind Whispering Fort, and the Wind Whispering Fort, which is famous for its bow and shield manufacturing technology and archers and infantry, is difficult to capture, which is one of the reasons why everyone trusts Adam.
After hearing what Vincent had done in the Iron Helmet Castle, everyone except the fat lord who was swinging his stomach and saying the words of the god of light was unexpectedly applauding. Although nominally most of the people in Northridge also believe in the Illuminati, the influence of faith in Northridge is far from the level of the Rhine, and people are more willing to believe in the sword in their hands.
Most of the people in Northridge spent the rest of the day preparing for the war, confident that they would be able to reclaim their homeland soon, even though they knew that the Kakamans were far more numerous than they had imagined. The brave Northridge men are rubbing their swords.
The first to return with their soldiers was the Lelia family of Deadwood City, who guarded Deadwood City, not far west of Eternal Night City, and they had made a long journey around the valley mountain, although there were only a thousand people in number, but that was enough. The Lord Count of the House of Lelia is very old, but the old fellow is still holding on and not dying, and his son Philip is dying, at least this is what Philip said to Roddock when he came with his troops: "I went back to see that the old fellow is not dead, and I hope he will die when I return from the battle." ”
Then the army of Bone City also arrived, and the army of 3,000 men was led by Nishizawa Brian, the son of Fat Earl Boris Brian. Lord Pang laughed and hugged his son to show off, and when he was heavy, he reflected it. Now that he has begun to take his son to fight, the fat lord is really enough.
Snow Fox Town, Windmill Fort, Linghai City, and the armies of the major lords of Jinqiu are coming in a steady stream, and there are two or three lords who are too far away, although the troops have not come, but they themselves are there, they know that it is useless to move the troops now, and they have to go back when their troops arrive, otherwise when winter comes, so many people will have to freeze to death on the way back.
There are still some castles that have no news, and the current form is not clear, except for the known rebellion of the Farion family and Ajer, the city of eternal night and the wolf castle have cut off the news of several castles, but judging from the news received by Rhodok, these castles may not be very reliable.
The army of Fury Horn was the last to arrive, and Frodo brought with him 15,000 infantry, although most of them were conscripted mercenaries, but the mercenaries were definitely not inferior to these Northridge people, they came to have a piece of land of their own, and everyone was ready to fight.
I have to say that mercenaries are the most miserable group of soldiers in this era, either hired to do something that has no honor at all but pays well, or to fight a war that will be used as cannon fodder, only by fighting bravely can their lives have a glimmer of light, compared to most of them have some problems, family, origin, reputation, criminals, all kinds of problems make them have to engage in this profession.
King Allen was placed in the city of the Great Eagle to recuperate from his injuries, and his body may not be able to recover for at least three months, and the king has no heirs, so no one dares to let him take risks. The army was stationed on the front line of the Deep Forest Fort, and the lords gathered in the Giant Eagle City, everyone holding their breath.
The betrayers led by Ajar of the Iron Helm and the Farion family of The Surging City are the most talked about topics among the lords these days, with all kinds of swear words almost never leaving their mouths, battle plans becoming more and more perfect day by day, and the crows and messengers going back and forth endlessly.
Scouts and spies on both sides barely stopped infiltrating, and soldiers roamed the streets every day to hunt down Northridge people who looked like Kakamans, and the Kakamans were constantly hunting down Northridge people who had hair and beards that looked like Kakamans.
Kress Capone, when the name first appeared in Roddock's eyes, made Rhodok sense a hint of danger, it was an instinct, even if he hadn't heard of this person, but if he looked at this person's information, he knew that this person was a difficult character.
A few years ago, a number of Kakamans poured out of the Devil's Mountain, and these Kakamans still spoke the ancient Kakaman language that even the Northridge Kakamans did not understand, they were stronger, more combative, and more savage. And Kress Capone is their undisputed king. Looking at the legendary information about the leader of the Kakaman clan, many things if they were true, made Rhodok have to admire.
Whether it was a bear fight with his bare hands, or a sword that cut a tree trunk with a thick waist, Rodok felt that he would have to make at least forty strokes to cut it if he was given a sharp axe.
If Grave is there, maybe twenty strokes will be enough, thinking of this, Rodock can't help but think of the tall man again, everyone thinks that Grave is dead, Bear Castle is on the east side of Iron Helmet Castle near the sea, Rodock informed the seventeen-year-old son of the Grave family through the letter crow not to act rashly, let him hold Bear Castle and wait for his support.
A very inopportune thing happened at this critical time.
It is rumored in the Giant Eagle City that Rhodok has the sole power, as a wartime marshal, the army is also gathered in the area of the Giant Eagle City under the command of Domut, and the most popular General Rolf is still his friend, Hansai and Fury Horn are behind him, and the throne of the North Ridge is within reach.
Rhodok had long considered this situation, so every day, no matter what, as long as he was in the city, he would definitely go to the king's room in person to report the latest news to the king and chat with the king to relieve his boredom. The body abroad was weak and tired of talking, but this behavior was promoted as a means of blinding the king, and the king no longer knew what was going on outside, and everyone had been bought by Rhodok.
Even the fat lord talked to Rhodok about some similar topics, because he was too sensitive, so the two of them could speak very generally, specifically the fat lord said that Rhodok should not replace the king's guards with his own people. However, Rodok did not know who else to trust now, and he was convinced that when the king got better, all rumors would be dispelled.
Rodok put Domt in charge of investigating who was behind all this, he was not stupid, he knew that this must be another trick of the Kakaman clan, if he fell into the scheme, the king was likely to face another assassination at the same time as the guard was removed, and then the North Ridge would be really chaotic, the strength of the Kakamans was far from enough to defeat the North Ridge, and only if the North Ridge was in chaos, they could win.