When Evan saw King Kent coming to kill him, he was naturally not far behind, and met him with a sword and shield in hand. When, the knight's sword and the round shield collided solidly.

Ai Wen looked at the opponent in front of him with a solemn expression, and he didn't know if it was because of the anger, he could feel the power from the round shield that he had just touched, making his arm a little painful.

Seeing that he couldn't strike a single blow, King Kent did not stop attacking, but once again deceived himself and launched a continuous attack on Aven.

Evan quickly changed his strategy, no longer taking the initiative to fight hard with the king of Kent, but taking every step of the way, dodging back and forth, and only when he had to do so, he would use the round shield or knight's sword in his hand to block.

The King of Kent and Evan bumped back and forth a dozen times, but nothing came of it. During this time, Evan also attempted to launch a counter-offensive between the king's attacks.

However, both sides were warriors who had experienced the baptism of war, and Aven's knightly sword could only touch the round shield in the hand of the king of Kent in the end, causing no substantial damage.

While Evan and King Kent were fighting each other, the battle was raging.

On one side, the defenders of Middlesex surrounded a part of Kent's elite troops and wanted to annihilate them all, while on the other side, the elite Kent troops, led by the king himself, repeatedly attacked the defense line of the Middlesex defenders, wanting to save their compatriots.

Deloris looked at the two battlefields and was very anxious, although it seemed that both sides were evenly matched now, and even the Kent army was inferior in numbers due to the retreat of the levies, but in fact Middlesex was the inferior side.

The remaining 200 or so people of the Kent army were all elite, all equipped with armor and shields, and it was very difficult to break them up.

On the other hand, on Middlesex's side, there is a mixture of fish and dragons, and most of the troops that enter the battle are temporarily recruited soldiers, whose combat effectiveness is not high, and the equipment is poor, once the morale bottoms out, it will inevitably cause the whole army to retreat.

However, Deloris still asked the crossbow to support the center of the battlefield with arrows, hoping to speed up the elimination of these Kentish who had no way out.

As for the battle on Aiwen's side, she looked at the enemy soldiers who had been completely mixed up, and could only silently pray for Aiwen in her heart, hoping that he could lead the soldiers to hold on for a long time and buy more time for the main force.

Ai Wen, who was in the middle of the battlefield, naturally didn't know this, but he also understood that all he brought were conscripts, and if he wanted to stop the elite soldiers of Kent, it was tantamount to a fool's dream, and defeat was a matter of time.

If there is a glimmer of victory...... Evan gradually showed a hideous look, in the previous battle, he had been defending, reducing the consumption of physical strength as much as possible, and now it was time to fight back.

King Kent also felt the change in Aven's temperament, but he didn't think too much about it and continued to attack relentlessly.

The previous battle made him feel very aggrieved, no matter how he attacked, Ai Wen in front of him was like a marshmallow, and he didn't fight against himself at all, resulting in his own strength and no room to play.

Hmph, Ai Wen snorted lightly, did not retreat but advanced, the round shield in his hand was no longer like before, it was only used to block the attack of the knight's sword, but used this half step forward, and smashed towards the knight's sword from the bottom up. At the same time, the sword in his right hand poked out, like a hissing viper, revealing its sharp fangs, and biting down on the neck of the King of Kent.

The King of Kent was overjoyed to see Evan face to face him again. He moved the shield in his right hand upwards to block Aven's sword, and at the same time, the knight's sword in his right hand fell hard, hoping to damage Aven before the shield could be blocked.

But when the round shield and the knight's sword collided again, the King of Kent's face changed suddenly. The knight's sword in his right hand sent a huge impact, and at the same time, the blade and hilt of the sword vibrated extremely quickly.

King Kent subconsciously felt pain, let go of the hilt of his sword, and saw that blood was slowly oozing from the wound in his palm and tiger's mouth. How could Evan let go of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and the knight's sword in his hand attacked the king of Kent with a sword flower.

The latter hurriedly raised the shield in his hand, trying to block Aven's attack, but Aven shook his right foot with all his strength and kicked the king of Kent in the calf.

Caught off guard, King Kent fell to the ground solidly, but the latter reacted quickly, and immediately used a round shield to protect his upper body and head when he fell to the ground, which was able to block Aven's fatal blow.

"Miscellaneous, don't hurt my king." The nearby Kent nobles saw their king fall to the ground and immediately rushed over with their soldiers.

Evan knew that he had no chance to kill the King of Kent in front of him, but he was really unwilling in his heart, so he gritted his teeth and took advantage of the last opportunity to raise his sword and use the knight's sword to stab a wound in the leg of the King of Kent. Aven's actions undoubtedly angered the Kent nobles, and he immediately summoned all the nearby Kent soldiers to attack Aven.

At this time, Ai Wen's blood was also surging, and he launched a counterattack against the Kent soldiers without fear. He first flipped a Kent soldier over with a slam, and at the same time slashed the blade of his sword through his neck, killing the Kent soldier instantly.

After killing an enemy, Evan quickly blocked the attack on his left with the round shield in his hand, and then half-bent his leg, swinging his sword and leaving a bloody wound on the Kent soldier's leg.

The Kent soldier immediately fell to the ground, clutching his legs and screaming. All this could not stop Aven's killing, and a sword flower danced, and the Kent soldiers on the ground suddenly lost their voices. In just a few moments, the king of Kent had been protected from the battlefield by the Kent nobles and soldiers.

However, all this was seen by Delores in the distance, although she did not know the appearance of the king of Kent, but she felt that since so many people protected one person, she would not be a soldier. Then she immediately shouted, "Crossbowmen, shoot arrows at the red-cloaked Kent."

The crossbowmen immediately turned their guns and fired their arrows at the king's position. Dense arrows streaked through the air, as if death had raised a butcher's knife.

The king of Kent hurriedly ordered his soldiers to raise their shields to defend themselves against the arrows flying overhead. It's just that the size of the round shield is limited after all, and it is difficult to resist all the arrows.

Kent soldiers were shot several times and fell to the ground. Under the reminder of his subordinates, the king of Kent hurriedly threw the red cloak on his body on the ground, and at the same time divided into two different detachments and slowly retreated.

"Everybody shoots arrows at the slow-moving group of Kents on the left." Delores' voice made the king of Kent almost scold angrily, and seeing that there was a trail not far ahead, he hurriedly ordered the Kent soldiers on the other side to go slower than himself, trying to deceive Delores.

Soon Deloris ordered the crossbowmen to stop firing their arrows, not because they couldn't tell where the king of Kent was, but because the crossbowmen had a very close range.

The position of the king of Kent is already near the limit of the crossbow's range, and even if the arrow is fired, the lethality will be drastically reduced due to the long flight distance, so there is no need to waste the crossbow arrow.

With the King of Kent wounded, the Kent soldiers who fought with Aven retreated one after another, and after losing their containment, the remaining Kent soldiers trapped in the battlefield laid down their arms and expressed their willingness to surrender.

The Count of Morlol did not embarrass them, but told them to throw away their swords and armor, and escorted them back to the camp.

Evan turned his head to look at the battlefield, and there were many corpses lying on the ground, mostly levies from both warring sides, as well as elite soldiers from Kent and guards from Middlesex.

After glancing around, Evan visually measured that after the battle, the more than three or four hundred people brought out by the Earl of Morlor were estimated to be only about half left, and of course the Kents suffered more casualties.

After the war, Evan was dragged to a meeting, and he walked into the camp covered in blood before he had time to change his clothes.

"Aven, are you alright?" Delores, who was sitting next to Count Morol, asked subconsciously when she saw Aven's appearance.

"Thank you Miss Delores for your concern, I'm fine, most of it is Kent blood." Evan replied with a smile.

The Count of Morlor looked at his daughter with a smile, and there seemed to be some unique meaning in his eyes, which made Delores's face hot, and she was ashamed to find a crack in the ground to get into. However, the Count of Morol was clearly not prepared to say anything now, but brought the topic back to the war.

"Guys, we won, or we didn't. We have suffered heavy casualties, and it will be difficult for us to recover without a period of recuperation." Count Morlor's words made the faces of the barons present sink.

Don't look at the final result of this battle, Middlesex won, but the Earl of Morloll, who had advanced an army of more than 400 people, now only had more than 200 left.

As for the Kents, the Earl of Morloll conservatively estimated more than three hundred dead and wounded, and that was not counting the more than thirty who were captured. It's just that Middlesex is just an earldom after all, even if there is the city of London, the recovery power is not as good as the Kingdom of Kent, and the reason that a skinny camel is bigger than a horse, Morloll still understands.

"Now we have another issue to consider. What to do with these Kent captives? These Kent soldiers are the elite of the Kent Kingdom, and it is better to kill them or let the Kent Kingdom redeem them. There are also three Kent nobles, what is the best price?"

The words of the Count of Morloll caused the tent to fall into deep thought.

After a long time when no one answered, the Earl of Morol had to say his thoughts first, "I think it's better to let the Kent Kingdom redeem it. We can take the opportunity to ask for more money and food, so that our losses in this battle can be reduced."

"But Lord Earl, what if we let these soldiers back to the Kingdom of Kent, and they come and fight us again?" A baron hesitated for a moment, then asked cautiously.

Count Morloll nodded, affirming his men's doubts, "Yes, that's what I'm afraid of. We will no longer be able to withstand the enemy's attack for a short time."

"Father, I think that even so, we still have to redeem it, that is, we need to think a lot about money and food, and it is best to make the Kingdom of Kent lose the ability to attack us in a short time." Deloris said.

"Let the Kents redeem it, and they must be redeemed." When Count Morol saw that Evan had spoken, he had a bottom in his heart. After this battle, the other barons did not want to argue with the rising star, so they listened to him quietly.

"There are two reasons for this. First of all, the kingdom of Kent cannot be too weak. He had to keep some more fighting power. Otherwise, the news of the defeat of the Kent Kingdom spreads, and the Sussexes may immediately attack the Kent Kingdom, and if the Kent Kingdom is defeated and the Sussexes have a vast territory, then we will be the next target."

"Second, we can reduce our demand for money and food, and instead ask for armaments from the Kingdom of Kent, whether it be horses, armor, or swords. If you don't have these things, what can the Kingdom of Kent do even if there are soldiers, are you afraid that they will come to war with sticks? Once we have these supplies, we can quickly assemble an army to make up for our losses as much as possible, and we can also deter those around us."

Aiwen's words made most of them nod slightly, and they seemed to agree with what Aiwen said.

"But what if the King of Kent doesn't give it?" Deloris asked strangely, "Since the Kingdom of Kent is afraid of being beaten, it will definitely be more cautious about weapons, and it shouldn't give us a lot."

"You can ask for more weapons, and you can ask for less for others. King of Kent, I reckon he knows what danger he is in place after this battle, so he should agree." Evan explained.

"Alright, then send one of the Kent captives and let him report back." Seeing that there was no objection, the Count of Morol immediately gave the order.

"By the way, Delores and Evan stay, I have something to look for you, and the others can rest."

Evan looked at Count Morol and Deloris suspiciously, and had to sit down and wait for the Count to speak.

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