In the early morning of the next day, the soldiers outside the city of Nomenkan retreated like a tide, and the continuous battle for 2 hours made these siege soldiers tired, even if the knights in the rear were very dissatisfied with the results of the battle, but looking at the ironclad city of Nomenkan in front of them, the storming had no meaning except for leaving hundreds of corpses of their own people on the ground. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

Seeing the soldiers under the city retreating neatly, until the farthest distance beyond the bow and arrow can be shot, the people on the city can't help but breathe a sigh of relief, compared to the attacker who has the initiative to attack and retreat at any time, these 24-hour guards are much more tired, and now they are finally given a little respite, many people leaned their bodies against the wall, and the wounded were pulled to the city by the surrounding soldiers and brothers one by one for healing, and the sound of wailing and rejoicing kept breaking out on the wall of Nomenkan。

Among the wounded and sick, there was a middle-aged man with a beard who was unusually wearing a shining armor, which was stained with blood but did not stain the armor, but slowly slid to the ground, so that the armor would not be dulled by the blood slander.

The red beard on the man's face blocked most of his face, and also hid his lips in his beard, and the hair that stretched from the sideburns to the eruption of hair was as formidable as a red lion, the scarlet whites of his eyes and the bloodstains on his face were awe-inspiring, and the hidden scar on his face from the left eye to the beard told the warrior's bravery, and the fierce expression on his face coupled with his burly figure was destined to be not a simple soldier.

Viscount Robert is now the commander of Normenkan City, and at the same time, he is also the husband of Philia, yes, the husband of Aunt Philia, whom Jonas hates, although the two of them have never met, but this is the case, maybe Jonas would have sighed that things in the world are really wonderful if he saw that Filia's husband would be so heroic.

Two hours ago, he received the news of the enemy's siege, and in this way, standing on the city wall for two hours of defense, he himself could not count the people who died under his sword, and now, looking at the retreating enemy army, his mood was not like these soldiers like the rest of their lives, but a lot heavier, their time, is running out.

Just like Yir and Jonas guessed, the alliance of nobles in the south and the alliance of nobles in the north have supporters behind them, and it will definitely not be so easy to fall into a stalemate; defeat, Robert originally had this attitude, although Genoya was able to provide those southern barbarians with excellent weapons and huge money, but the Duke of Savoy behind him could also give himself what he wanted, and the battle was far from being so quick at the foot of Nomenkan City.

But people's reason can never keep up with the development of facts, as early as a few days ago, for unknown reasons, Savoy's delivery of supplies to his territory suddenly stopped, and the original continuous flow of goods from Savoy to his territory and from there to Nomenkan was also gone, and the situation of the war was reversed in an instant, which is why the fall of Cadell was so rapid.

This was something that Robert had never imagined, and when he first got the news, Robert thought that the officials of Savoy had forgotten about the transport, after all, although the passage was quite wide, it still had to pass through a part of the Alpine region, and it was very likely that the movement would be slowed down due to some obstruction.

But then there was no movement for two consecutive days, and there was no reply to the letters he wrote, Robert was in a hurry, but at that time Robert's anxiety and anger was because he thought that the Duke of Savoy wanted his greater loyalty, so he raised the thief to respect himself, but after the letter continued without replying, Robert finally felt that something was wrong.

He sent out his soldiers, but all he got was empty, yes, none of the soldiers sent out came back after entering the Alps, and Robert did not know whether they made it to Safuil alive or died in the mountains, but he knew very well that his life was going to be sad.

For this reason, he could only leave his wife, and brought his personal entourage to Normenkan City overnight from the territory of the Northern Noble Alliance, that is, the rear, and told all the news he learned to the nobles present, and with his own political prestige, he persuaded all the existing nobles in Normenkan City to obey his command, from this point of view, Robert is worthy of being a politician.

However, this is of little use, even if the Northern Alliance, which has integrated its internal forces due to the external crisis, is more united and advantageous than before, but in the face of the Southern Alliance, which has the fanatical support of Genaya merchants, the cats will still be devoured by leopards no matter how much they unite.

The situation of the war was also as Robert had guessed, the enemies with the financial support did not care about the death of the soldiers, and the money they had allowed them to have no worries about the death caused by the war, and only four days later, the other branch of Normenkan City, Canberra, was declared to have fallen, and the enemy army arrived at the foot of Normenkan City a day later.

And now, it's time for the horn of the offensive to really blow.

Robert took a few steps back, made way for the two soldiers next to him to carry a soldier who had been wounded by an arrow in the calf, and watched the whimpering soldier slowly disappear from behind the door of the house in front of his eyes, Robert looked at the arrow on the soldier's foot, shining, and thought to himself, maybe this is what the soldier should be glad for, at least he didn't have to die at the hands of his own companion.

The reason why Robert thinks this way is not that he is crazy, but because of the backward medical conditions, there is not even disinfectant, even if an arrow is not contaminated with any poison, if it pierces into the human body, as long as it is stained with a little rust, it is very likely that people will die, and even if they don't die, they will be amputated.

For these peasant soldiers, amputation is a much worse thing than death, the peasant who does not have his legs will not be able to afford a family, and even need his brothers, wives and children to take care of him, which is undoubtedly unaffordable for the already poor family, and for Robert, he can't afford such a big expense, so what can be done is to let them leave this world as painless as possible, and in their sleep, their army companions pierced them in the back of the head with iron nails, so that they can leave this world silently and painlessly。

The wails came and went, and the rest of the men tried to rest as much as they could against the wall, many of the soldiers had not even had time to wash their faces and wash the blood off their faces, and they had already fallen asleep on the ground, and several knights who were guarding the city with Robert were still dutifully checking the corpses of the enemy soldiers who had fallen to the ground, so as not to deceive them.

Robert walked to the edge of the city, no longer looking at the soldiers waiting for rescue, but at the forest that could be seen as far as the eye could see, verdant cypresses, lofty mountains, and deep roots, which was originally a place for nobles to hunt, so it would not be mistakenly entered by any villagers to cut down trees, and it became such a beautiful scene now, but the trees that could have brought relief to Robert were now dyed with sad colors and gradually withered.

Since the day before yesterday, Robert has seen that a lot of these trees have been cut down, and to this day, Robert can feel more clearly that the enemy on the opposite side has not stopped this kind of tree cutting behavior from yesterday to now, this incident is enough to make Robert worried, although he doesn't know why they are doing this, but cutting trees on the battlefield is not just for chopping wood for heating, otherwise he will never use such a thick wood to make firewood.

And just yesterday, Robert looked at the dwindling trees, and finally decided to send three scout teams in the direction of the woods to spy on the information, and in the end, only one person returned, and this person brought back the news, the reason why these trees were cut down was because the people on the other side were using the wood to build a new type of weapon, which this soldier had never seen before.

The soldier didn't know what it was, because there was no such colossus in his knowledge, and at the first sight, all the people who were sent out were stunned, the wooden building with three or four stories high was definitely a miracle for these people of peasant origin, and the figures of the craftsmen were as small as ants in front of these huge buildings, and the shock made them wonder why, and it also brought them bad luck, they were discovered, and only this one person survived.

Robert through the soldier's description, Robert quickly guessed what the object they were seeing, reminding the huge wooden machine, and there is a huge colander, this kind of thing, undoubtedly is the trebuchet, a very sophisticated but infinitely powerful weapon, can throw stones over a distance of about 100 meters, and the power is huge, even the thick city wall will be smashed under this weapon called the trebuchet, very powerful.

But this kind of trebuchet Robert had never seen it, and he didn't think it would exist, and the reason why he knew it was because he saw it from the ancient Roman history, but under the description of this soldier, the enemy seemed to really have this terrible weapon, and Robert's heart shuddered, and the merchants of Genaya seemed to be able to bring not only money to those barbarians, but also new technology.

Robert stroked the city wall, and couldn't help but think to himself, he didn't know if this wall could withstand the power of those terrifying machines.

Robert's worries are not only his own, most of the people on the city wall are also the same as Robert, quite pessimistic about the future battle, and for the Duke of Savoy, they all become hateful, which is like loving someone and making a vow, but when his girlfriend is sick and needs her boyfriend to accompany her, her boyfriend runs away with her sister-in-law, from love to hate, it's that simple, even if Ahmed hasn't publicly explained why he didn't continue to support them, they are already impatient.

"We were supposed to win, but it's all Ahmed's old bastard. "In private, many soldiers have begun to stop calling Duke Ahmed with His Royal Highness, and instead use a more affectionate title, and the lords also take a laissez-faire attitude towards the private slander of the soldiers, after all, the nobles dare not speak ill of Ahmed when the matter is not settled, but it is different when these uneducated soldiers say it, unless Ahmed wants to bully the small and use the status of nobles to suppress them, which is obviously impossible.

In this way, you can not only let yourself hear the voice of scolding Ahmed, but also have nothing to do, which is naturally the favorite of the nobles.

"Robert, if we continue like this, we won't be able to hold it out. ”

Looking at the forest outside the city, unconsciously, a man who was also wearing armor stood beside Robert, much shorter than Robert, and a lot more polite in appearance, although there was some stubble on his chin, but on the whole he still looked much cleaner than Robert, obviously those stubble were more like a lack of time to take care of, rather than his personal habits.

Moreover, those who were close to Robert did not use honorifics when they spoke, like those knights, but spoke to Robert in plain language, and from this point of view, the status of the person who spoke was obviously not much lower.

"Nantes, are you also in town? ”

After Robert heard the voice, he did not turn his head, but directly called out the life of the comer, and his tone seemed very familiar, from their speeches, you can understand the character of the other party between words, Robert's uprightness, Nantes's caution are shown in these two sentences.

Obviously, the relationship between the two of them is extraordinary, although what they say is very unnutritious, and if they are heard by their own people, it is easy to hit their morale, but the two of them have reduced a lot of the original heaviness on their bodies, and it is much easier.

This gentleman named Nantes is Robert's wife, Philia's sister, Fernando's husband, because the two married two sisters, and the territory is very close, so they often contact each other in private, so the personal relationship is not bad, Robert is not as squirming as others for a slightly literate person like Nantes, but has become a good friend, and in this battle, the two people always fight together because their wives are sisters, and they plan together, and they have become partners in interests, and the relationship between the two people has naturally become more stable。

"Hehe, don't make fun of me, Robert, I mean really, I ask you, what happened to Duke Ahmed?"

Nantes chuckled, but he didn't smile, and in the blink of an eye, he pulled the topic back, this time his voice was obviously much lowered, obviously, he didn't want the people around him to hear the conversation between the two of them.

When Robert heard Nantes's question, he couldn't help but smile bitterly, but fortunately his beard was long enough, so no one could see his psychological changes, this question, Robert didn't know how many people had asked the same question for a few days, but no answer is no answer, even Robert himself didn't know why Duke Ahmed stopped supporting, how could he answer it.

The friend's silence made Nantes know the answer to his question, and after waiting for a long time, Nantes opened his mouth to ask a second question.

"Robert, do you think we'll be able to hold out for a few more days. (To be continued.) )