Chapter Eighty-Five: The Celebration Banquet
Sylvia was a good commander, at least he could command his army like an arm, and when the time was almost up, he did not hesitate to leave the battlefield, and the knights and servants followed him closely, although they were puzzled.
Because he always had his army gathered around him, it wouldn't be too difficult to leave, and the armored infantrymen who had difficulty moving, ha, I don't know how long ago, could have left quietly.
"Damn, those Dillmans lied to us!" On the battlefield, Chief Dortmund gritted his teeth, looking at the backs of Sylvia and the others, and the anger in his eyes was about to erupt.
"Damn these guys, aren't they afraid of being flattened by our army!" The chief of Fort Norma was also furious.
"Retreat!"
Chief Dortmund did not hesitate to give the order, after those Dierman knights left, they could not defeat Lopur, at least they could not let them do it.
But how can things be so simple, the two armies are fighting, and it is not a simple matter to evacuate at all.
"Go back and stick to our castle, with the protection of the castle, we are not afraid of the power of Pople!" Chief Normaburg gasped, his muscles thundering.
"Woo ......"
The horn of withdrawal spread throughout the battlefield with the orders of the two chiefs, and the fighting Flo people were stunned and then shocked.
"Retreat! Fall back! ”
"Defeated! Run! ”
"What's going on!" Chief Dortmund's eyes widened, and the situation on the battlefield suddenly collapsed, which he did not expect.
But in the blink of an eye, he reacted again, and he wanted to give himself a slap in the face, and the sudden retreat order made his soldiers think that he was defeated!
It is conceivable that even if the evacuation is successful this time, it is estimated that there will be heavy losses......
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When Sylvia appeared in front of Dortmund Castle with his army, he was wary, after all, this was the territory of the Flos.
But when he saw the eagle banner hanging on the city wall, he was overjoyed, and the eagle flag stretched in the wind, and Sylvia swore that she had never seen such a beautiful eagle banner in her life!
"It worked! Lord Karl, they really succeeded in taking this castle! Sylvia wanted to scream, to thank the God in his heart.
"That's ...... The banner of the lord? The knights and soldiers who followed him felt parched and unbelievable, wasn't this the territory of the Flo people? Why is Carl's flag appearing?
"Yes...... It's Sylvia's legion! Quick, pull up the floodgates! Kevin, who was patrolling the city walls, also saw Sylvia on the horizon, and couldn't help but be surprised, and when he saw the number of heavy cavalry around him, he almost wanted to look up to the sky and laugh.
"Hahahaha, this guy is worthy of Lord Sir and brought me back all the heavy cavalry!"
Now Kevin really valued these heavy cavalry, he knew that this place would soon be subject to the frenzied revenge of the Flo, and the strength of these knights was very valuable at this time.
Sylvia's forces swam into the castle, and Carl Dias's forces gathered once again.
"Congratulations, my lord, you have really succeeded in taking Dortmund Castle."
In the halls of the castle, Sylvia didn't even have time to take off her armor before she came to meet his lord.
"Sylvia, you've got you in here!" Carl slapped Sylvia the shoulder.
"It's my pleasure to work for you!" Sylvia bent her back.
"How are my soldiers?"
"I brought you back the heavy cavalry, but more ......than half of the infantry were killed and wounded," Sylvia sighed, this is no way, he is not God, it is impossible to make the army foolproof, and it is already extremely capable to do this.
Carl nodded, he wasn't some unreasonable person.
"Although you have just gone through a war, but unfortunately my friend, I can't let you rest, you must take your army to repair and recover as quickly as possible, I think it won't be long before we have a bad battle." Carl said in a deep voice.
"Serving you!"
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As night fell, a grand banquet was held in Dortmund Castle, and the celebration party that had already been held was not carried out until Sylvia's arrival because of Karl's insistence.
The nobles and officers were sipping wine, which had been found in the warehouses of Dortmund Castle, along with the rich food.
Countless candles burned on the long table, making the castle look bright in the dark.
This castle has an incomparably long history, it was settled here, manors and villages were built a long time ago, when a unified and powerful empire ruled the whole continent of Europa, until the empire was divided and invaded by the barbarians, it became the site of war, and after I don't know how many years of fighting, it eventually became the territory of the Flo, and there is no doubt that it was the land of the Dillmans hundreds of years ago.
Now, hundreds of years later, Karl, who was born in the Dierman aristocracy, has recaptured the place, representing the Dirkmans' power once again entering the northwest of the continent.
"What a luxury......
Looking at the dazzling array of food on the long table, wine, roast suckling pig and so on are everywhere, and the white bread is even more inconspicuous.
"Salute to the honorable, great, ruler of Dortmund, our Lord Sir!" Kevin's face flushed, and he held his glass aloft in order to express his excitement.
Carl laughed, also raised the wine glass in his hand, and took a big sip, he didn't drink very well, so he usually drank very inhibited, but the excitement at the moment still made him plan to have a good time.
He is a young man in the twenty-first century, but he didn't expect that one day he could really take down a castle of his own and rule a county in such an era, of course, all this has to be after he defeats the Flo people who came to take revenge, but it doesn't affect him now.
Sylvia also looked at the guy next to him with a smile, and secretly glanced at Carl, estimating that it wouldn't be long before he might change his name.
Kevin was excited about the glory of this war, but Sylvia was excited about other things, he was a real knight, canonized by Carl, but he didn't have a fief, before Karl had nothing but Sylde Manor and the village, so naturally it was impossible to divide the fief to him, but now it's different, Karl, who occupies an entire county, already has enough land, presumably he won't be stingy with giving his loyal knight a village.
"By the guidance of the Lord we have taken this place......" Sir Vahn prayed as he took possession of the pagan land, which was a great honor for the religious knights.
What's more, they have provided a great role in this war, and the knights who can be called upon by Karl are Kevin alone, and he has to rely on the Knights of St. John in this regard.
However, no one noticed that Karl's eyes seemed a little gloomy when he saw these religious knights, but he immediately pretended to be nothing.
He really doesn't like them, don't get me wrong, it's not that he doesn't like Sir Vahn, he just doesn't like the religious knights, but he can't help it, the Knights of St. John did make a great contribution and helped, and he had to allow the power of religion to enter his territory.
Brother Derian was also at the feast, and as a priest he was entitled to attend the feast, and the priest seemed unkind, eating meat and drinking wine.
"Maybe we should have some fun!" Kevin suggested.
"So what are you going to do?"
"My lord, let's play chess again, I lost to you in chess, so I became a mercenary of the Dias family, and then all the way to your military governor, and now now." Kevin was drinking, and a slight flush on his face could tell that he was faintly drunk.
"Ha, drinking wine and playing chess can't calm you down!" Carl laughed, afraid that Kevin's delirium would flip the chessboard over.
"No, no, my lord, I'm so glad I lost to you and I've been wondering why I lost, and now I think I know how to win you!" Kevin pulled out his chessboard and pieces, and that's when Carl found out he was carrying something like that.
"Smack!"
Kevin laid the chessboard directly on the long table and sat down sideways with a wine barrel.
Karl couldn't help but feel a little dazed, this scene seemed to go back to the days when he was still the second son of a down-and-out knight in the village of Black Thorns, and it was in this environment that he also convinced the mercenary by making a bet.
"Well, in that case, I have to fight, lest others think I'm cowardly!" Carl was interested, and said viciously.
"Good! Good! Good! ”
The guests were heckling, and the nobles here were Karl, Kevin, Sylvia, and Sir Vahn, and most of the rest were officers, who were very happy with the almost tavern-like atmosphere, and they were coaxing one by one.
As for Sir Vahn and the others, their faces were a little uncomfortable, they felt that Karl was losing his identity.
But they didn't bring it up, and since the nobleman liked it, he was at it.
"You've grown in skill!"
In a short period of time, Carl and Kevin on the chessboard have been inseparable, and the chess pieces on the chessboard are so intertwined that ordinary people can't understand their techniques.
"I don't mean staying on a woman's belly during this time!" Kevin clenched his teeth, although he had grown, he still seemed to struggle with Carl.
"That's it!" However, Karl did not let him go because of the opponent's efforts, and the chess piece officially announced the end of this chess game as soon as the chess pieces fell.
"You've won." Kevin was a little frustrated, he didn't expect to be defeated again.
"Alright, my friend, now you should be quiet and enjoy the food!" Carl laughed, comforting Kevin.
"You're right."
The atmosphere of the banquet was extremely rich for a while.