Chapter 244: Gimmick
With the sound of a muffled order, the infantry carrying huge shields quickly interspersed with the front of the mound, and with a dull knocking sound, a row of improvised wooden walls more than two meters high were erected. Archers and spear-throwers ducked behind their shields, peering through the gaps in the darkness ahead.
Silence.
There was only the sound of the whistling wind in his ears, and the rain was getting heavier and heavier, almost obscuring all of Ling Xuan's vision, Ling Xuan stood in the rain, holding his hands and looking directly in the direction of Sevia, although he couldn't see it, Ling Xuan could feel the bursts of killing intent coming from there.
"Ping-"
"Ping Pong-"
Fireworks erupted from the shore one after another, almost all the scouts gave an alarm, and the enemy attacked simultaneously on a long moat.
"The stone turning cart is fully open, let go!" The long mound resounded with the loud shouts of the heralds, and several firelights flashed at the same time, and after a short flight, the fireball bombs all fell into the moat, and several sparks suddenly bloomed brightly, and it was only then that Ling Xuan could clearly see that there were countless simple pontoon bridges scattered all over the moat, and the thieves were half swimming and half crossing the bridge to rush over.
The fireballs kept firing, splashing waves on the moat, each bloom taking away multiple lives, and many pontoons were on fire, but the thieves continued to charge like madness, and soon they were within range of the archers.
The arrows pierced the sky, and these arrows were equipped with heavy iron arrows, although the range was short, but under the ejection of the strong bow, it could easily penetrate the thieves' army's thick hand shield, and only this kind of expensive arrows could be used in this kind of ghost weather, and the ordinary ones had long been ineffective because of the obstruction of too much rain.
A wail reached Ling Xuan's ears through the rain curtain, and the thieves who rushed to the front fell down one by one, while the people behind stepped on the corpse in front and continued to attack.
"Spear thrower!"
The flying spear covered half of the sky, and the white spear body drew a brilliant arc in the darkness, and in an instant, a forest of dead spear throwing was woven fifty steps in front of the mound, and a thick bloody breath drifted into Ling Xuan's nose along the wind.
"Kill-" a thief?? Dodging the falling spears, he still rushed forward desperately to kill, and the sound like a wolf's howl pierced Ling Xuan's ears. "Whew-" The howl ceased abruptly with a slight flick of the arrow, and the thief had an extra feather of arrow on his forehead, and he shook and fell heavily under the mound.
In fifteen minutes, Ling Xuanjun consumed almost all the fireball bombs and more than 2,000 spears and arrows, and the corpses of the thieves were piled up in front of Ling Xuan, but the other party's pace was not stopped in any way.
"Arni, go and tell the non-combatants to leave immediately, you protect them and go with them!" Ling Xuan drew his scimitar and turned his head to shout.
Yani resolutely shook his head and replied with a straight chest: "My lord, please allow Ling Xuan to fight with you, Ling Xuan doesn't want to be an outsider anymore." β
Ling Xuan glared at him for a long time, a look of determination appeared on his immature face, he was already an excellent knight, Ling Xuan sighed in his heart, and nodded his head: "Don't leave Ling Xuan's side." β
"Yes, sir. Arni looked excited and drew his knight's sword.
"Heralds!" Ling Xuan shouted, and it was up to them to protect the non-combatants from withdrawing.
Stepping on the corpse of his companion, the first thief finally climbed up the mound, and was greeted by a spear, and with a muffled sound, the thief fell back with a puff of blood mist, and the contact battle officially began.
Ling Xuan's side was full of heavy breathing, in the dimness Ling Xuan could only see the shaking of human figures, the scene was strangely chaotic, from time to time there was the groan of broken shields, it seemed that there were thieves everywhere.
"Stick to where you are, and kill those who come close!" Ling Xuan shouted loudly, if the chaos wave is allowed to disperse, Ling Xuan will immediately lose the barrier of the mound, "Extinguish all the torches, the darkness is more beneficial to Ling Xuan." β
"God have mercy!" some of the warriors began to pull out the talisman crystal and put it in their mouths, especially those who came out of Landinovia even more panicked.
"Dragon lance warriors advance!" Ling Xuan shouted, and had to painfully put the dragon spear troops of the first combat force of the Wandering Corps into the front line of battle, in this case, only they could stabilize the morale of the army.
The long dragon spear immediately appeared on the mound, and the destructive power that was no less destructive than the ordinary dragoons was suddenly displayed in front of Ling Xuan. The spear warrior's spear is about a meter longer than the average spear, all of them are made of fine iron, the weight alone has already made ordinary people daunted, and only the amazing physical strength of the dragon clan can be easily wielded, Ling Xuan has always restrained their battles, just don't want to let such an elite combat power be wasted in a war of attrition, but now this situation is ...... Ling Xuan sighed, he really had no choice.
The cyan light that emanated from the body of the dragon lance enveloped the entire mound, followed by a layer of blood mist, and none of the hundreds of thieves in front of him?? No, the sight of a dragon spear piercing two people at the same time abounds.
There was a brief silence, and the subsequent thieves forgot to continue the attack because of the shock, but it was only a brief moment, and there was a shocking cry like a wolf howl, and the tide of thieves rushed up again......
Blood mixed with rain flowed on the ground, layers of corpses piled up under the mound, this was a portrayal of only half an hour after the start of the battle, in the darkness there was no way to know how many people Ling Xuan had lost, and how many enemies had been destroyed, but everyone knew that if they fell at this moment, they would have no chance to get up again.
The enemy's onslaught seemed to be endless, one wave fell, and another wave rushed up, Ling Xuan simply wondered if the other party's commander was crazy, such pure attrition, even if he won this war, it could only be regarded as a miserable victory, was this kind of command really thought up by the guy who made Ling Xuanjun suffer enough?
But it was undeniable that the pressure on Ling Xuan from such an impact was unusually great, and after a while, a dragon spear warrior sank to the ground, and he had at least hundreds of wounds on his body.
"Infantry!" had to withdraw the dragon lancers who had been reduced to one percent in battle, and the infantry team became the protagonist on the battlefield.
Advancing in a phalanx, relying on each other's support, it was able to block the enemy's strong impact, and then relying on the archers and spear throwers behind to strike the enemy in the maximum range, as long as the support lasted a while, when the opponent's impact stagnated, Ling Xuanfang's cavalry and dragon lancers could re-enter the battlefield and give the enemy a fatal blow.
The rain was still falling, the whole mound was muddy, I don't know whose corpse it was stepping on, Ling Xuan resisted the other party's never-ending slashing, and the sound of "ping ping" from the hand shield never seemed to stop, pushing, slashing, and pushing...... Repeating these few actions mechanically, the dignified Wandering Corps Commander can only do this step.
Behind Ling Xuan, the archers and spear-throwing warriors were still making their last efforts to shoot the remaining arrows and spears into the enemy's camp as quickly as possible, but this effort was as pale as throwing stones into the sea, the enemy rushed up the mound in an endless stream, Ling Xuan's warriors were retreating step by step, the enemy's impact did not stagnate at all, and the shadow of defeat began to rise in Ling Xuan's heart.
O my lord Salas
Bestow Ling Xuan's glorious power
Cast the darkness away
Strange chanting suddenly sounded from behind Ling Xuan, thousands of Salas cultists got all kinds of weapons out of nowhere, and rushed over while singing praises frantically, and when Ling Xuan reacted, they had already rushed through Ling Xuan's line and killed the thieves.
Standstill, there was nothing more surprising than letting a fanatical cultist rescue him, and in front of Ling Xuan's eyes, all of a sudden white figure was complete. The thieves were so struck by this unexpected blow that they had to retreat in disarray, relying on the archers on the other side of the moat, and engaged in a scuffle with the cultists, and the roles of the attacker and the attacked were exchanged in the blink of an eye.
At this time, it was already an hour after the start of the war, and the various units had time to count the casualties at this time, the Shark brigade lost the ability to fight again, the Tatum brigade lost the ability to fight again, and the ratio of casualties to the Magura brigade reached more than eighty percent, even the dragon spear brigade also lost ten people, and only the cavalry squadron that had not participated in the battle still maintained its basic establishment.
"Your Excellencyβ" Arni turned pale and kept glancing around.
Ling Xuan sighed and hugged his shoulder, he could clearly feel the violent tremor coming from him, "Yani, remember, war is always cruel, and the deeds of heroes can only be recited by future generations, as for the hero himself, who knows what he thinks?"
The young Hu Cong looked confused.
"Your Excellency!" Carefully stepping over the corpse, Melchior appeared in Ling Xuan's line of sight.
"How about it, is it still useful to put the cavalry squadron into battle now?" Ling Xuan turned his head.
Melchior's eyes turned to the Salas cultists who were fighting with the Thieves Army, patted his chest and said, "Give it to Ling Xuan, my lord." β
Ling Xuan saluted, "Good luck." β
Melchior returned the salute and disappeared from Ling Xuan's sight with much faster movements than when he came, and a moment later, the neighing of war horses sounded from behind the mound, and Melchior's cavalry squadron joined the battlefield, assisting the Salas in driving the thieves into the dark hell......
When the clock on the 5th of July squeezed into the wheel of fortune, the roar of the battlefield slowly weakened, and the storm that had raged for a long time gradually subsided. When the brilliance of the two rounds of bright moon shone again, Ling Xuan could see the surrounding scene clearly.
"Shura Field. Magura whispered.
Between Sevia and Ling Xuan, there was no longer the shadow of the earth, white, gray, and red blood, there were a forest of throwing spears everywhere, and the arrows were all over like weeds, the bloody aura was still so strong after such a big storm, looking up at the moon, Ling Xuan could even feel that there was also a faint layer there? D white.
The thieves retreated to the castle, the pontoon bridge in the moat still glowing, and the battle came to an end, with the thieves losing half of their strength and the wandering legions no longer fighting.
"Send an envoy, there is no need for Ling Xuan to kill like this meaninglessly. The corpses all over the ground and the incessant moans of pain made Ling Xuan's heart suddenly haggard, although his understanding of thieves was limited to "greedy and murderous scum", but the battle of the past few days had given Ling Xuan a new understanding of these people who were full of fearless spirit.
"My lord, Ling Xuan has killed so many people, not to mention Retis ......" Melchior stopped before he could speak.
Ling Xuan knew what he meant, the Travino people had always been "tooth for tooth, blood for blood", this time, so many berserkers had died, and with their character, they would only stop slaughtering everyone in the city.
"If the death of a berserker has to be repaid with a hundred times the blood, then how many lives will it take to die so many thieves? This is war! Melchior, tell Rhettus what you say, if he still can't understand by then, pay with Ling Xuan's blood. β
"Yes, my lord, but the thieves may not be willing to surrender. β
"I had to give it a try, Ling Xuan couldn't throw the remaining soldiers under the walls of Seville. β
Ling Xuan sighed, the enemy's irrational attack had caused them to lose enough soldiers, and now they wouldn't have any strength, so let's stop the battle in Sevia for the time being, what's next?Ling Xuan didn't know, but Ling Xuan knew that from now on, Ling Xuan had already embarked on the road of no return......
From the beginning of July 1353 in the royal calendar, there were signs of disfavor to the corps, according to the calculation of the chattering Mirage: "The moon of fire, everything is not smooth......
Several battles in Seville seemed to prove his calculations, and nearly half of the companions who came out of Landinovia were forever laid to rest outside the cold walls of Seville, and the bodies of half of them could not be found. The exhausted Ling Xuan and the equally exhausted thieves confronted each other across the river embankment, both sides awaiting the outcome of the negotiations.
"The thieves did not agree to a settlement. Magura shook her head.
In fact, he didn't say that Ling Xuan also knew that the messenger sent by Ling Xuan was thrown back by the big unloading, and with him came a letter arrow inserted in the corpse, which read: "Wyton Noor's dog, there is a kind of attack into Sevia. β
"These savage thieves!" Yani looked at the corpse of Ling Xuan's envoy and couldn't help but curse.
"My lord, let Ling Xuan kill all those fellows, Ling Xuan said a long time ago, there is nothing to talk about with thieves. Rhettus paused heavily on his tomahawk and shouted.
"With Ling Xuan's hundreds of people now? Before they rushed under the walls of Seville, Ling Xuan and the others were all dead. Tatum snorted coldly.
The situation was that the defence was still struggling, and only about 700 troops of 1,500 men remained, most of whom were still lying in hospital beds. Ling Xuan shook his head, he hadn't even thought about capturing Sevia, but the other party's way of doing things had obviously lost his mind, and I was afraid that there was also a problem within the thief army.
"Garland. Ling Xuan shouted, and the officers in the camp looked around, for the female dragon knight known as the "shadow of Fapu", she was not inferior to Doctor Minavia in the Wandering Corps.
"Master, what do you command?" a subtle voice burst into Ling Xuan's ears.
Ling Xuan said: "Release the 'eyes', Ling Xuan wants to know the situation in Seville City. β
"Yes, master. Immediately he lost his voice.
"Now Ling Xuan still has to strengthen their defense and dig another trench in front of the mound. Melchior, you lead the cavalry squadron and do your best to clear out the nests of the thieves scattered in this area, Sharke, you want to find a way to recruit some soldiers from the nearby villages, quick, step up the training of archers, long-range strike force is especially important for Ling Xuan now, and the rest of the people continue to be on guard. β
"Yes!" the officers all stood up and saluted and left the tent, and all of a sudden there were only two people left, Ling Xuan and Yani.
"My lord, how long will Ling Xuan fight here? Arni looked up.
"Until victory. Ling Xuan glanced at the bright sunshine outside the tent, after a storm, the weather seemed to be muggy, and summer had finally arrived......
Like the weather, the rest of the defense seemed strangely dull, and the onslaught of the enemy became more and more disorganized, and waves of attacks were launched along the stone bridge, and little was done except to abandon the corpses there.
According to the report of the "eye" that infiltrated Sevia, the thieves army executed all the seriously wounded and began to slaughter the horses, and at the same time, there was a news that caught Ling Xuan's attention, and it seemed that many people were being held in the abandoned cells, and those people were obviously not Ling Xuan's warriors.
"Clean up the inside of the army of thieves. This was Ling Xuan's first reaction, but with the current military strength, even with the hundreds of newcomers temporarily recruited by Scharke, it was only a thousand and one hundred people, and he couldn't take advantage of such a good opportunity.
"My lord, Melchior is back. Arni lifted the tent and rushed in, pulling Ling Xuan back to reality from the pile of information.
"Yes. Ling Xuan hurriedly greeted him.
The camp was full of jubilation, welcoming the returning cavalry squadron soldiers like a hero triumphantly, except for those cavalrymen, Ling Xuan saw several carriages full of items from a distance.
"My lord, I am glad that I did not disgrace my life. Melchior patted his chest and shouted from afar, a smile appeared on his face that had been cold, and Ling Xuan knew that Ling Xuan's cavalry squadron had made a fortune this time.
Far faster than Ling Xuan rushed to the carriage were Magula and Badi, rummaging through the items on the carriage, their faces full of excitement.
"Yes, yes, it looks like you're chickens who lay eggs, too. "The flute sounded continuously.
"Hey, this is something from Ling Xuan's corps, you don't want to fight any crookedness. Magula sped up the registration process and marked every item.
"Actually, give it to Ling Xuan, and it is guaranteed to be sold at a good price. β
"When the Taranvino people are willing to make a loss-making deal, who knows if you will take advantage of it. β
The two are-for-tat, and the two families were still close to each other like brothers before yesterday.
Ling Xuan shook his head and smiled bitterly, but Melchior's return was a great blow to the psychology of the thieves, and the pain of being washed in his hometown was not something that everyone could bear, it was far more important than getting back so much loot.
July 21
It had been nearly a month since the siege of Sevia, and Ling Xuan was sitting at the front of the mound, looking at the walls of Seville, and the puffs of black smoke rising from the castle were the other party burning the corpses. Due to the warmer weather, it is very likely that the plague will be caused if the victims are not buried or burned in time.
Since the large-scale assault on July 5th, the thieves have been dealt a fatal blow both in military strength and spirit, and the courage to launch such a big breakthrough battle again has long been gone, and Ling Xuan's army has re-replenished its military strength because of the continuous participation of berserkers who have pursued heroic deeds from all over the mainland, as well as the servants who ran out of Al Fasir, and although it is not strong enough to claim to capture Sevia, it is confident enough to seal the thieves thereγ
"Everyone heard clearly, Ling Xuan's berserkers are the strongest in the mainland!" Rheditus shouted loudly behind the mound, Ling Xuan turned his head, only to see a row of recruits standing in front of him, and let out a roar of response to his shouts, the proportion of newcomers in the Radius Berserker Brigade is as high as eighty percent, but their combat effectiveness is comparable to that of the Dragon Lance Brigade in the entire Wandering Corps.
"Your Excellency. Melchior walked behind Ling Xuan, "There is news from Landinoria that the nobles' private armies are gathering in the south of Landinovia, and in Wytonnor, the Grand Administrator Leo accuses Ling Xuan's army of being a traitor who has held the young master hostage, hoping that the Whitunor's army can uphold justice and send troops to fight." β
"Oh?" Ling Xuan patted the dust on his body and stood up: "That Rovsky should have a reaction." β
"Yes, my lord, the nobles who Robbsky bought naturally said in unison, 'The rebels fought fiercely with thieves in Seville, and they are really loyal people of Landinovia, and if they don't support, they will be defeated, and Wyton Noll will not forget the name of Ling Xuan overnight', and now the two factions are still arguing, and it is estimated that it will not affect Ling Xuan's army in a short time. β
"It seems that Ling Xuan doesn't have time to wait here for the thieves to open the city gates. Ling Xuan nodded.
"Now most of Ling Xuan's army are new recruits, and the number is less than two thousand, I'm afraid they don't have the strength to attack the city. Melchior frowned.
Ling Xuan shook his head and said, "Ling Xuan wouldn't be stupid enough to attack the 'Never-Falling Sevia', but he couldn't make it too easy for the thieves inside. Inform the line, move the defensive line of the Ling Xuan army forward little by little, make a siege posture, and let those Salas disciples put on military uniforms and throw them all into the front line, so that the thieves can clearly see all the strength of the Ling Xuan army. Of course, there were more straw men outside the horizon, which vaguely made the other party think that Ling Xuan still had at least several times the number of troops. β
Melchior's eyes lit up: "Your Excellency wants to bring down the morale of the thieves. β
"Then it's up to the unstable people within the thief army. Ling Xuan touched his chin and laughed out loud, "Melchior, by the way, let's do some publicity, saying that those who surrender can have food or something." β
"Yes, sir. Melchior bowed down and immediately went to arrange, and after a while, there was a sound of orders from behind the mound, and a group of soldiers lined up across the mound and lined up in front of Sevia, and the bright armor and weapons provided by the arms merchants of Landinovia suddenly made the prestige of Ling Xuan's army unmistakable.
The thieves on the opposite side immediately appeared at the head of the city in a panic, and scattered arrows flew from there, and they fell to the ground with all their strength before they reached the formation of Ling Xuan's army.
Right under the noses of the thieves, Ling Xuan began to build spurs and wooden walls, putting on the appearance of gradually advancing to attack the city in one fell swoop, and as far as they could see, there were more than five thousand people, including the Salas cultists, which greatly exceeded the total number of thieves' army.
"Don't disappoint Ling Xuan too much. Ling Xuan pondered silently, if he was lucky, in two days Ling Xuan would be able to rest in Seville City, it was really a waste of too much time and military strength on the thieves. This thought flashed, and Ling Xuan suddenly felt that he had suddenly become more powerful, and he was really becoming more and more like Ba Di, a miser.
Although counting on the chaos in Seville City, the thieves' reaction was still beyond Ling Xuan's expectations, and within a few days, some thieves secretly escaped.
Enjoying the "feast" that was not sumptuous hand and sibling, the thief's face was filled with a happy look, Ling Xuan glanced at the seven thieves in the tent, each with yellow muscles and thin skin, the clothes may not have been washed for a few days, and the sour smell emanating from them was that sour.
"Delicious, delicious. One of the thieves grabbed a handful of rice and stuffed it straight into his mouth, and reached for a chicken leg on the table with his other hand.
The other officers in the tent looked at each other, and even Rhettus, who hated thieves, couldn't help but show sympathy.
"Do you know how many people are going to die in the city for a piece of horse meat? Seven the day before yesterday, thirteen yesterday, and almost more than twenty today. The other thief stuttered as he ate.
"The most terrifying thing is the Black Wind Thieves, I heard that they are secretly eating human flesh. β
"Since all the Black Hawks were arrested, the city has become more and more chaotic by the day. β
......
The thieves exchanged creepy topics as they ate, and the only thing Ling Xuan could understand in their words was that Seville had now become a place for hungry ghosts. However, on the other hand, the enemy's resistance will continue for a long time, which is not good news for Ling Xuan's current situation, after all, the faction advocating the crusade in Whiton Noor has already gained the upper hand, and in Landinovia, it seems that the battle situation is also trending bad.
"Alright, I'm full. A thief who looked to be in his early twenties patted his stomach and stood up, "Now you can execute Ling Xuan, thank you for letting Ling Xuan be a full ghost for a while." β
Ling Xuan was stunned and asked strangely, "Why did you want to execute you?"
The thief's face? D Yi said, "Ling Xuan admires your will to fight, you may be the most warlike Wyton Noor officer that Ling Xuan has ever seen. But you are an official family, Ling Xuan is a thief, Ling Xuan will not be naΓ―ve enough to believe that you can let Ling Xuan go, you can do it, I just ask you to give Ling Xuan a good time. β
"I'm afraid you have misunderstood, Ling Xuan is not a Wyton Noor official army, Ling Xuan is a wandering army of Yarufasir. Ling Xuan shook his head.
The thief was taken aback, and it took him a long time before he burst out laughing, "Haha, so you're not a member of the Wyton Noll Army at all. It's ridiculous, it's ridiculous, Ling Xuan has died so many people and is just fighting a meaningless war with the wrong object. β
"Thief, what's your name?" Ling Xuan became interested in this person.
The thieves straightened their clothes and said in a loud voice, "Ling Xuan is the captain of the first brigade of the Black Eagle Regiment, Ya Xiu. β
"What, you're the 'Eagle of the Black Hawks'. It was the other thieves who made the exclamatory sounds, and from their expressions, Ling Xuan could guess what a dazzling figure this "Sky Soaring Eagle" was.
"No one knew that the Eagle was so young under the black mask. There was a hint of sadness in Yaxiu's eyes, "But what's the use? In the end, Ling Xuan still couldn't save the fate of the Black Eagle Regiment, and even Big Brother Decos could only watch him being arrested. β
"If Ling Xuan can rescue your companions, are you willing to help Ling Xuan?" Ling Xuan suddenly had the idea of recruiting this thief under his command, and from his words, Ling Xuan could know that this was a difficult general.
Yaxiu's eyes lit up: "If you can really save Big Brother Decos from Sevia, Ling Xuan is willing to help you." β
"Fap, don't be stupid, if you can save someone from Sevia, Ling Xuan has already captured that turtle shell. Magula tugged at Ling Xuan's shirt on the side.
Ling Xuan smiled, it was not necessary to rush into Sevia to save people, and then said to Ya Xiu: "Ling Xuan, before rescuing your partner, Ling Xuan wants to relieve you." β
Yashu nodded and began to speak, "...... Since your first attack, there has been no more than one brigade of the Black Hawk Regiment stationed in the surrounding area, and in the subsequent offensive and defensive battles, the Black Hawk Regiment has suffered heavy casualties, and the original 800-strong bandit regiment has suddenly become a third-rate small force. β
Ling Xuan frowned and said, "According to your previous performance, it shouldn't be so bad." β
Yaxiu shook his head and said, "At first, everyone was still of the same mind, but as soon as they captured Seville, the open and secret battles between the thieves surfaced, especially in the first breakthrough battle, almost all of them were the Black Eagle Regiment fighting the vanguard, and the other thieves ...... his face could not be hidden? D color.
"Originally, according to Brother De Cos's plan, it would attract your attention from the front, and then a surprise army would go directly behind you, so that it could defeat you in one fell swoop, but the black wheals and blasts that acted as surprise soldiers actually flinched. And after Ling Xuan's people broke back, they arrested Ling Xuan's people as soon as possible. Only later did the thieves take their lives to storm your front. Yaxiu said hatefully.
The officer in the tent didn't know if it should be Qing?? It's a pity, if this De Cos's plan had been followed, the Wandering Corps would have been removed more than half a month ago.
"And now?" Ling Xuan asked.
Yaxiu shook his head: "The thief army that has lost the command of Big Brother Decos is just a puddle of loose sand, and the city defense of Seville can now be said to be full of holes, many people are busy looking for food, and half of the people who keep vigil today are not at their posts." β
"Even so, with Ling Xuan's current strength, there is no way to deal a substantial blow to Sevia, and if they attack now, Ling Xuan's soldiers who have worked so hard to gather will be sacrificed in large numbers. Melchior spoke from the sidelines.
Yaxiu nodded and said, "Yes, although the city defense is not good now, it is enough to find when you cross the moat, and no matter how many soldiers can fight, it can deal a fatal blow." β
"Yes. He nodded, agreeing with Yaxiu's point of view.
There was silence in the tent, and everyone's eyes couldn't help but sweep to the dark outside, and Sevia, who was shining with a few sparks, showed such an expression.
"Alright, thank you for the information, now is the time for Ling Xuan to fulfill Ling Xuan's promise. Rubbing his hands, Ling Xuan broke the silence in the tent.
The officers were taken aback, and Melchior lost his voice: "My lord, you don't want to use the dragon lance brigade to save people. β
Ling Xuan shook his head: "No, no, Ling Xuan is not so naΓ―ve, Ling Xuan just wants to exchange with them, exchange Ling Xuan's grain and grass with them for the prisoners who are consuming their food." β
The officers looked at each other, this idea could only be thought up by Ling Xuan, and if he changed someone else, he would not exchange such an important thing for a few thieves who were against him, but now this idea was to easily rescue Decos and them.
Yaxiu blinked and knelt on the ground suddenly: "Thank you very much for your rescue, Ling Xuan Yaxiu's life is owed to you." β
Ling Xuan sighed slightly, it doesn't matter if it's right or wrong when it comes to fighting at this point, since you can't take Sevia for the time being, let's let the meaningless life be wasted, after all, warriors like Yaxiu are not available everywhere, and being able to get him can be regarded as Ling Xuan's blessing.
For hungry thieves, there is nothing more tempting for them than food, when Ling Xuan's envoys pointed to the grain and grass piled up outside Seville and asked for a change. Most of the thieves applauded, and the few objections were immediately stifled.
On that day, dozens of soldiers of the Black Eagle Regiment who couldn't even walk were set up, including the big brother Decos who had caused countless casualties to Ling Xuanjun's army.
When they saw Yaxiu excitedly hugging the half-old man who didn't look like a commander and shouting big brother, all the officers of the Wandering Regiment showed sad expressions. Is that such a person? He looked to be in his early forties, but his hair was completely gray, and he had a nondescript long beard, and if he was a teacher in some country, Ling Xuan would be a little more acceptable. But it was he who made Ling Xuan smoke in the valley for a night, and made the soldiers rescued by Ling Xuan suffer enough...... If the soldiers of the Wandering Corps who died knew about it, they would not be able to turn a blind eye.
"For the sake of such a bad old man, Ling Xuan gave the thieves army half a month's rations for nothing. Magura muttered, a look of pain on her face.
"Arni, tell Dr. Minavia and ask her to take care of these people. Ling Xuan glanced at the people of the Black Eagle Regiment, dying, all of them looking like they would die if they didn't pay attention to it, "And notify the logistics army to prepare some good things to entertain Ling Xuan's guests." β
"Yes, sir. Arni hurriedly ran to the rear.
"Melchior, inform everyone to be on guard, Ling Xuan doesn't want the well-fed thieves to give Ling Xuan a surprise. β
"Yes. Melchior nodded.
"Let's go, Ling Xuan and the others go to the camp tent to wash the dust of Ling Xuan's guests. β
......
That same evening
The main tent was brightly lit, and Ling Xuan's guests appeared there early to freshen up, and that Decos was dressed in a green shirt, so that he looked elegant.
"You're the Captain of the Wandering Corps. Decos blinked, an expression of interest.
Ling Xuan nodded and said with a smile: "Yes, sir, I have made Ling Xuanjun suffer enough. β
The Radius on the side immediately showed an angry look.
"Yes. Touching his beard, Decos suddenly laughed, "But the head of the regiment is not bad, he can actually think of fighting behind closed doors...... Battle, and your subordinates are brave and good at fighting, which is indeed not comparable to Ling Xuan's thieves. β
There was a laugh, and a few words from Decos reduced the tension in the tent, and even Radius raised his glass and drank it with great satisfaction.
At this moment, at such a close distance, Ling Xuan really felt the power of this Black Eagle Regiment commander.
"That's good!" Ling Xuan then drank his wine.
"Wanderer, what are you fighting for?" De Cos waited for Ling Xuan to finish drinking, and then suddenly said something, "Ling Xuan really wants to know that with more than a thousand of you, you still want to recover Yarufasir, this kind of stupidity is not even as good as Ling Xuan being a thief." β
Ling Xuan immediately stiffened there, Decos's words once again aroused the confusion in Ling Xuan's heart, through a sad voice that even Ling Xuan couldn't imagine, Ling Xuan said slowly: "Ling Xuan doesn't know, Ling Xuan has always been thinking about how to fulfill Lord Char's entrustment, and the promise to General Lambis is only for the recovery of Yarufasil in Ling Xuan's eyes, and all the sacrifices for this are worth it. But in Landinovia. Brother Russell was the first to make Ling Xuan realize that even if Yarufasil was recovered, what would he be able to do with it, or should he let another wave of nobles sit on the seat of power that had been stolen by Drakop, or should Ling Xuan be the nobles themselves?"
Ling Xuan glanced at the officers of the Wandering Corps in the tent and continued: "So Ling Xuan is very painful, for the sake of Ling Xuan's stubbornness, Ling Xuan has to encourage everyone to bleed with Ling Xuan, how sweet it is to restore the righteousness of Yarufasir, but before that, the corpse outside Seville City had already made Ling Xuan feel too much. β
"Your Excellency......" Melchior stood up and was speechless.
"Maybe dying on the battlefield is what Ling Xuan is really pursuing, only then can Ling Xuan give the best answer to General Lambis, Lord Char, and the soldiers who died for Ling Xuan's 'ideals'. β
There was silence, interspersed with Arni's whispered sobs.
"Your Excellency, you are very selfish, you bear everything by yourself. But my lord, you must not forget that this is not a war of adults alone, it is a war of all Ling Xuan, if you ask for death in vain, it is a betrayal of all your companions!" Melchior broke the silence, slightly excited.
"Ling Xuan's servants are nothing but humble bodies, and only adults can make Ling Xuan rematch the name of 'warrior', Ling Xuan hopes to create the glory of Ling Xuan's servants under the command of adults, so that Ling Xuan's descendants will no longer be ridiculed because of this identity, this is the reason why Ling Xuan's servants pursue adults regardless of life and death. Shark continued.
Ling Xuan was speechless, only feeling a wave of wetness sweeping through Ling Xuan's eyes.
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