Chapter 8: I'm about to freeze to death

Fuller led the expanded Maple Leaf Escort Regiment, followed Viscount Brian, and suddenly came to the south gate of Sacred Heart City, and after the troops accelerated their march, they arrived at their destination two days earlier than the Wild Lion Legion. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

Brian couldn't believe that the gates were still open, and the city was not completely closed. Suddenly, an army approached, which startled the city defense army, and they hurriedly blew the alarm horn and closed the door in a panic, but the heavy city gate could not be closed in an instant, in fact, at this time, the Maple Leaf Escort Regiment had already arrived under the city.

The commander of the defenders recognized the banner, and only then did he breathe a sigh of relief, knowing that it was the arrival of friendly troops, and informed the envoy of the Grand Duke of Alik.

The envoy, Lord Flower, recognized Brian in the city, announced the reopening of the gates, and then came to the door to greet him, and he walked out to see that several scouts sent by Sacred Heart City to investigate the situation in the south were all tied to their horses, and only then did they let go, no wonder there has been no news of any support from the Viscount.

After the two sides saluted, Brian said unceremoniously: "Fortunately, it's me, if a raid team from the Wild Lion Legion arrives here, the south gate has already been broken, Lord Envoy, I think the preparation of Sacred Heart City is still very insufficient, why is it that at this time, the whole city is not under martial law, and the city gate is closed?"

"The Grand Duke and the two Marquises, fearing that there would be a protracted war, and that the Legion of the Wild Lions might stay nearby, refused to leave, so they transported a large amount of grain from the Sehne region to the local area, and today there is still the last batch of grain to enter the city, and it was originally intended to enforce the blockade of the whole city after that. "After all, our scouts have also detected that the Legion of the Wild Lions is still on its way, and it will take two days to arrive, and it has been north of the Canna River. ”

"Are you scouts trustworthy?" said Brian, pointing to the spies who were numb in their hands and feet and moving their bodies.

Flor's face flushed, and he had no choice but to say: "In the face of the victorious army of the adults, of course they have nowhere to hide. ”

Brian offered to meet with Archduke Alex to discuss with him about the deployment of the city's defenses and the commander-in-chief of the military, and the viscount said unceremoniously: "If I am asked to defend the city, then at least I should be the commander-in-chief of the city's defense, and this must be agreed by the Grand Duke." ”

"I'm sorry, Lord Brian, but now that the Grand Duke's Mansion has entered a state of full alert, with five thousand forbidden troops on duty, the Grand Duke has ordered that all people will be killed except for the designated people who can enter his mansion, so you may not be able to see him, but I can convey your request. "It's also on the safe side." ”

"Okay, there are only 10,000 troops left in Sacred Heart City, and there are 5,000 people guarding the mansion, so who are the people stationed on the riverbank?" Brian sighed, Alik was too afraid of death, and hid before the battle.

"Mercenaries, the armies of the two marquises, and freshly drafted civilians. "My lord still wants to place the team near the city wall, waiting for my request, oh yes, I'll send someone to send a hundred diamonds at once." ”

"You recruit civilians into the army, what can they do?" said Brian was about to vomit blood.

"Just to increase their momentum, maybe the Wild Lion Legion will not dare to cross the river when they see so many defenders on the riverbank. ”

After Brian handed over the matter of setting up the tent and placing the army to Fuller, he took the two sisters to the city wall, and everything they saw was shocking, the pitiful wood and stone, the poorly maintained crossbows, the lazy soldiers, the scarred people, the commanding officers, this city, it had no cohesion and combat effectiveness to speak of, the mediocre and greedy Alex, one of the three famous cities in the empire, the Sacred Heart City, was ruined.

A kilometer away, it was the Kanna River, a wide river that had been artificially modified and meandered around the city of the Sacred Heart in a half-circle, with black-pressed garrisons entrenched on the inner side of the river, very scattered. It is not difficult to see that the mercenaries and the marquis's troops are in separate formations, and they are not unified at all. Perhaps everyone thought that the ships had been burned, that the Lion Legion would not be able to cross the river, that they would not be able to swim across the cold, wide river in their armor, and that they would not be able to win the battle without a fight.

"Underestimating the Legion of the Wild Lions, do they think Sophie can't cross without a ship?" said Brian, holding on to the battlement.

"Of course, there's your ice bridge. Helois saw that there was no one around, and responded.

"If the boats are burned, why doesn't anyone think of burning the woods on the other side of the river?" Brian meant that without his ice bridge, the Wild Lion Legion would be able to make a floating row across the river in a few days.

"Are you going to make an ice bridge tonight?" the girl asked.

"Yes, I have four more nights to spare. Brian said.

"I want to check it out. ”

"You can't go, the gates have been sealed since this afternoon, and I have to climb out of the walls, and I can't climb with you. ”

"I can summon the Hamotter to help you, too. Helois begged.

"But you can't stay in the water and you don't need to breathe. Brian rebuffed again.

"Can you?" Helois looked back at her sister in surprise to prove if Brian was bragging, and she saw Lillian nod.

"Hmph, I'm going to feel inferior after staying with you for a long time, Brian. ”

"That can only be said, you are not healthy in your heart, look at your sister, Sarina and Bourne, no one is inferior, they all have their own affairs, and they are happy. ”

"Then what are you going me to do in the future, cook for you and help my sister take care of the children?"

"Helois, what nonsense!" Lillian said angrily, but her face was shy and happy.

"After I control your demonic nature, you will become a magic teacher and build a magic team for me, how about it?"

"Let me think about it, maybe it's okay. Hellois pursed her lips and put on a disapproving expression.

In the middle of the night, Brian pretended to patrol the city defenses, but in a no-man's corner, he suddenly jumped off the wall, he used his new weapon, the swarthy stick, to poke the wall diagonally twice, in order to dissolve the momentum of his fall, easily came to the ground, followed the root of the wall, came to the west side of the city, secretly went to the river, and dived to the bottom of the river.

Brian had a fierce fight, it turned out that the river was so cold, and he would summon a cold otter later, so he was not going to freeze to death? The 112 gene fragment that Estrid gave him was fire-resistant, not cold-resistant, which was really depressing. Brian could only endure and release the Freezing Spell at the bottom of the river, he had to make some big icicles first, connect to the bottom of the river, and then release the Chill Otter and let it make the bridge deck, when the time came, as long as Seniore came and cut the icicles, the bridge deck would float to the surface.

Brian rubbed his hands together as he cast the spell, shouting in his heart, "I'm about to freeze to death!" (To be continued.) )