When Gervais stood on the gentle slope of White Rock City two miles away, looking at White Rock City in the setting sun, he understood why King Lawrence did not order the city to be stormed during the southern expedition in previous years.

Because this city is entirely prepared for war.

In fact, the scale of Baiyan Castle is not large, and the city wall is only three kilometers in circumference.

However, in addition to the towering city wall that is more than ten meters high and rises directly from the gentle ground, the more special thing about this city is that his gate not only has an urn city, but also the door hole is also very small, which is as wide as a carriage to pass through, which is also not seen in other ordinary cities.

In other cities, in order to facilitate the residents to enter and exit the city, the door openings of the city walls are wide, and some large cities even have two or three door openings to divert people and chariots and horses.

"Alice, I don't think we should think about this first reward! Some are not worth it! ”

At this moment, the soldiers are in full swing and camping, and only noble lords like Gervais can leisurely stand on the gentle slope and look at the White Rock City not far away.

"This city is really difficult to take!"

Although Alice is a woman, as the heir to the earl's title, she also has a little background in this aspect, and she can also see the difficulty and cost of wanting to win this city.

"Shhh Not only is it difficult to capture, but if the enemy's will to fight is strong enough, it will take at least double the price to take the city. ”

"Alice, take out your binoculars and look at the arrangements on the walls."

Gervais heard the meaning of Alice's words, although the storming of this city will definitely cost a lot of casualties, but Alice seems to be moved by the reward promised by the king.

Just now he was just observing the entire White Rock City with the naked eye, and at this moment, Gervais had already taken out the monoculars that were placed in the leather pouch on his waist.

When he looked above the city wall with his telescope, he gasped.

I saw that the passage above the city wall had been completely covered with wooden sheds, and with the blessing of the telescope, Gervais could see that the wooden sheds were also covered with thick mud and sand.

With this canopy, that is to say, during the siege of the city, your bow and arrow shooting basically has no effect on the enemy troops on the city wall.

In addition to the huge roof of the project, Gervais also saw a number of trebuchets on the city walls.

Judging from the size of the defenders on the wall, the trebuchet on this wall should be the smallest, and the throw distance is not too far, at most one or two times stronger than a bow and arrow.

However, there are so many trebuchets that there are basically two trebuchets every 50 meters.

These trebuchets were placed on the platform reserved for the city wall, which was originally built and did not interfere with the soldiers' passage on the wall.

Thinking about the need to defend against the enemy's rain of arrows when his own side attacked, he also had to worry about the bowl-sized stones falling from the sky like fairies scattering flowers, and Gwiston felt a little chilly.

"Fortunately, there are no crossbow arrows in this world, if dozens of ballistas are placed on this city wall, then what else will be attacked, go home and sleep early."

"But it's pretty much the same now, who's stupid!"

Silently looking at the fortifications that could be observed on the city wall, Gervais complained in his heart.

Anyway, he wasn't going to go, he only had a few cats and dogs under him, and if he died, he would be the commander of the light pole when he went back.

In addition, Gervais is also thinking about how to persuade his cheap wife to dispel this idea.

"Ding!"

"You're going through your first major battle, and you'll have to be heroic enough to be the owner of the system!"

"System Mission: You must be the first to attack White Rock in this Battle of White Rock City!"

"Mission Reward: 10 Power Points, plus a random draw on the Wheel of Fortune!"

“……！！！？？？”

When Gervais heard the dinging in his head, he knew he shouldn't be cheap.

Because his system doesn't seem to exist when people are going well, but whenever you get into some big trouble, it will definitely come and step on it.

It's easy to set up a flag in front of it, but it's even harder to keep it!

"System! Is it really okay for you to jump out and punch me in the face like this? ”

Gervais's face turned blue and white.

Although the reward of the system's mission this time made Gervais very greedy, equivalent to a full twenty energy points, Gervais was really not sure to complete the task.

"Gervais, maybe you're right, maybe we really don't have to ......"

Alice used the binoculars given to her by Gervais to see the fortifications on the wall.

At this moment, she finally had the idea of fighting for rewards, because the Jones family could not afford any big losses.

Otherwise, even if they get the reward this time, the Jones family will attract more coveters in the future because of their weakened strength.

"No, Alice, we can't make a decision so quickly, let's see tomorrow!"

Gervais felt that his face was a little hot, and he only said who was stupid one second, but the next second he swallowed these words in his stomach.

"Huh?"

This time it was Alice's turn to be a little blindsided.

Along the way, all the vassals were discussing the reward with great interest, but Gervais was the only one who looked like he was normal and didn't say anything about it along the way.

Even a second ago, he persuaded himself, why didn't he expect that in the next second, Gervais would make a 180-degree turn.

"Ahem! Look, those two rangers are fighting! ”

Gervais was extremely embarrassed, and at this moment he saw that a kilometer ahead, two groups of cavalry were chasing each other and fighting, so he quickly changed the topic and pointed down the gentle slope.

Under the gentle slope ahead, two groups of cavalry, belonging to the Duchy of Gien and the Duchy of Alban, were chasing each other with bows and arrows.

These were two teams of Scout Rangers, each with a small number of people, only a dozen people.

The Rangers of the Duchy of Alban had been roaming the vicinity of Gervais when they arrived at White Rock City, scouting all aspects of the expedition.

And the rangers on the side of the Duchy of Jean will certainly not let them get their wish, they are all under the command of King Lawrence.

From the moment they left the City of Glory, the Rangers of the Duchy of Jean roamed around the expedition, scouting their way or driving away enemy Rangers.

Although the main forces of the two sides have not yet faced each other, the battle of these rangers has been going on all day.

Gervais and the others could see the dead bodies of many rangers along the way, including those of the Duchy of Jean and those of the enemy.

……

This encampment lasted until night, and it took more than three hours.

At present, this is a simple camp, except that a fence is placed on the perimeter of the camp, there is a simple towering arrow tower every 100 meters, and tomorrow, a trench will be dug around the camp to defend against possible enemy cavalry attacks.

This time, there was no distinction between the camps of the several earl families, because each of the two earl families was divided into groups, and the square arched around the king's camp.

That night, after dinner, Gervais received an order from Alice to follow him to the king's camp.

Following Alice to the king's tent, Gervais realized that the upper beam was indeed crooked.

The King's Chamber is covered with soft and precious carpets, and there is no shortage of fine art decorations.

At the innermost end of the tent was a small platform, on which the king sits.

As for the eight counts, they sat in the soft chairs on either side below.

If you ignore the rectangular tent, the interior is exactly the same as what Gervais saw in the palace that day.

"Now that we have reached the foot of White Rock City, I am ready to take the entire Duchy of Alban in one fell swoop, so the date of our southern expedition is very urgent, and I hope to take White Rock City within five days!"

The king sat on the throne with his body slightly leaned back, his right hand resting on the armrest, and his fingers tapping lightly on the armrest.

"Your Majesty, is there a little too much urgency for five days! It would take at least one day to make a siege ladder, and there were 5,000 Hayden guards and more than 2,000 serf auxiliaries in White Rock City. ”

"Yes! Yes, if you want to capture Baiyan City within five days, you will inevitably need to pay a lot of casualties, if Your Majesty can extend the time, you can consume the morale of the defenders in the city, and then take Baiyan City in one go, this is the most reasonable strategy. ”

The earls below couldn't help frowning when they heard the date set by the king, the date was too short, which meant that the momentum of both sides was climaxing, which was very unfavorable for the besieging side, and it was bound to cause huge casualties!

However, if the time can be extended, and the siege will continue to consume the limited forces in the city, drag down their will, and then capture Baiyan City in one fell swoop, this will be in line with the expectations of these large and small nobles.

After all, their number is more than ten times that of the enemy, and when the time comes, as long as they take turns to attack, they will be able to defend the thousands of people in the city day and night, and they will be in panic all day long, and when their morale is at the extreme, they will definitely be able to take Baiyan City at the lowest cost.

"Oh! How many days do you think is appropriate? ”

Hearing the many objections below, King Lawrence did not have a fluctuating expression, but asked a rhetorical question without being salty.

The counts below glanced at each other a few times, although they did not say anything to discuss, but for these battle-hardened veterans, they naturally had the same opinion in their hearts.

"Fifteen days, Your Majesty, it only takes fifteen days, and you can definitely take White Rock City at the lowest cost!"

The person who spoke was none other than Alice's grandfather, the Lord of the North, and at the moment they were all standing on a united front, and this was the oldest who belonged to him, so it was naturally handed over to him to speak.

"Fifteen days? It's been too long! It's only three months until the end of winter! ”

The king was not satisfied with the date of fifteen days, although he knew that this was the limit of what these great nobles could accept.

After all, if he could besiege White Rock City for two months, or even longer, the casualties would be even lower at that time, but in order to have enough time for the follow-up attack, the king could not accept spending such a long time on White Rock City.

"Seven days, you must take White Rock City within seven days!"

The king thought for a moment, and finally spoke again, but this time his tone had changed, and he said it in a tone that could not be questioned.

The counts below heard the king's words and knew that there was absolutely no bargaining now, and their brows furrowed even deeper.

Originally, it was to attack White Rock City because there was no need to hand over the loot as a reward, but now it seems that this gain may not be as big as the loss.

The most important thing is that only one of the families can get this reward, but the other seven families can't get any benefits, and no one is 100% sure that they can be the first to attack White Rock City and defend the entrance.

For a moment, there was silence in the tent.

The king was not anxious or angry when he saw this, this is the normal state of this world.

There is no saying here that the king wants the minister to die and the minister has to die, but the king wants the minister to die, and the minister wants you to die first.

"I know this attack must be a brutal one, so I'm going to announce a reward below."

"In addition to the reward promised in the morning, in this battle against White Rock City, the family of the first meritorious person can get the fief of two viscounts!"

"In addition, according to the merits, each family can get a fief of a viscount, and the rest of the families, as long as they fight hard, can get a barony's territory."

"You can choose the location of your territory, as long as it is a territory adjacent to you!"

In an instant, the counts below were all shocked, such a reward was too rich.

Not to mention the size of the territory, the location of the territory alone is optional, which is unprecedented.

You must know that most of the territories that can remain in the name of the king's own family are rich in resources or fertile land, how can this not make them tempted.

"His Majesty the King is generous, and I, the Charles family, are willing to serve you!"

"His Majesty the King is generous, and I, the Larkin family, are willing to serve you!"

"His Majesty ...... King"

Then all the counts got up from their soft chairs and respectfully expressed their hearts to the king.

"Excellent! The reward is here! ”

The king nodded expressionlessly, not surprised by the statements of these counts, but in the next moment, he increased his tone and continued with a hint of coldness: "However, I also have to warn you in advance that in this battle, if any family is negligent, not only will there be no reward, but even in the added southern expedition, the distribution of the spoils will be reduced accordingly!" ”

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"Yes, Your Majesty!"

In the face of such a temptation, of course, no family was willing to give up, and everyone turned pale and agreed seriously.

"Now that the deadline has been set, I'll discuss with you the distribution of this attack."

As King Lawrence spoke, two of his attendants came out and brought a wooden shelf, on which hung a simple map, which was the topographical map of the vicinity of White Rock.

The mountains and rivers on the topographic map are clearly marked.

"White Rock City is surrounded by water on one side, and the other three directions are gentle grass, although there is a moat fifty meters wide, but it is not a difficult task."

The king leaned over and pointed to the improvised map.

"We have more than ten times the enemy's strength, in order to quickly capture White Rock City, we need to attack White Rock City in an all-out way, and we can't let them have any respite!"

"Although these Hayden's direct guards will not necessarily abandon the city and flee, in order to avoid a fight between trapped beasts, we still need to set aside a wall for them to have a chance to escape."

This attack on Baiyan City was not originally to annihilate the defenders in the city, but to take Baiyan City and pull out this big rear nail, so if the enemy really abandoned the city and fled, it was something that everyone wanted to see.

"To the north is the main gate of White Rock City, which is the direction where we are now, here is the city wall that we must attack, and I decided to put the other wall on the east side." ”

"And to the west is the river, and Hayden's guard can't escape from there even if they want to, so the south must be left behind for them to use as a passage for escape."

"So the direction of our attack this time is to the north, east and west!"

With this, the king raised his teacup and took a sip, and when he saw that no one from the earl below had spoken, he continued.

"This attack is the main attack in the north and east, I don't have four families on each side to attack together, I will also send people to attack at the same time as you in the north, so only three families are needed, four families are needed in the east, and only one family is needed in the west to attack! Tell me, do you have any comments? ”

The earls below had been thinking about the king's distribution for a long time, and when they found that there was no problem, they all spoke: "Your Majesty, everything is up to you!" ”

"Well, since you have no opinion, then you can tell us that you want to attack on that side of the wall!"

King Lawrence nodded and said with satisfaction.

"Your Majesty, I am willing to fight with your team in the north!"

"Your Majesty, I am willing to ...... in the north"

"Your Majesty, I am willing to ...... in the east"

Several Earls suddenly did not calm down, and they all couldn't wait to start saying their wishes, in fact, it didn't matter whether they attacked in the north or in the east, but no one was willing to be assigned to attack in the west of White Rock City.

Because the king there had already made it clear that there was only one family in charge of the attack in the west, and this was nothing, after all, there were few attackers, and it was impossible for all the defenders to be stupid enough to stay in the west.

The problem is that the geographical location to the west is very pitiful, there is a large river flowing next to Baiyan Castle, and the river is only a hundred meters away from the walls of Baiyan City, so it is impossible to arrange troops, because as long as you stand on the shore, it is within the attack range of the enemy longbowmen.

Not to mention attacking in such a position, you still need to find a way to cross the river, this is completely a pit, and the reason why the king wants to arrange a family here is just to disperse the enemy's forces.

As a famous earl scrambled for a place, the military tent was like a vegetable market for a while, so noisy that no one wanted to be sent to the west, and for a moment he froze, and the king patiently did not say anything.

"Earls, be quiet, you might as well listen to me!"

After a stalemate for half a minute, Nemio of the Charles family suddenly had a brainstorm and thought of a solution, so he immediately spoke loudly and suppressed the endless voices.

The earls knew that this was not a solution, so after hearing Charles's words, they all stopped arguing and looked at Charles.

"Your Majesty, a quarrel like this will not lead to fruition, and no one is willing to give up this rich reward, so, I think! Why don't we choose in the order in which we camp outside the City of Glory, so that everyone has nothing to say! ”

Charles's words fell, and the eyes of all the earls in the field lit up, obviously this method was the most suitable for them, anyway, it was not them who were in the last line.

Everyone couldn't help but turn their eyes to Alice again at this moment.

"Charles, are you provoking?"

Alice hadn't said anything yet, but the lord of the north couldn't sit still, so he slapped the arm of the chair and took it up, looking at Charles with an unkind face.

Obviously, Charles's idea was aimed at the Jones family, because it was the Jones family who were at the bottom of the camp this time.

"Hmph, Gust, you can't talk nonsense, I just said the most reasonable arrangement, you ask the other counts if they think the same way as me!"

At this moment, Nemio was not afraid of the Lord of the North, because he knew that the King would never let the Lord of the North come at this moment.

Although the other counts would not have spoken out against Nemio at this moment, this method did not harm them at all, and everyone acquiesced.

"Even if it is ranked by strength, the Jones family will not be ranked last, do you dare to say that this is the most reasonable arrangement? If you can't do it, I'll tear you up now! ”

The Lord of the North was a kind elder when he was to Alice, but when he faced outsiders, he was definitely a strong and irascible old man, and in the face of a shady guy like Nemio, Gust always spoke with his fists.

With that, the Lord of the North was ready to step forward and teach Nemio a profound lesson.

"Alright, Gust, don't worry, sit down first!"

Finally, when the king saw that a fight was about to break out in the tent of the council, he immediately spoke in a deep voice to stop it.

"Sit down, too!"

In this way, the Lord of the North glared at Nemio viciously, and then reluctantly returned to his place.

"Count Alice, do you have any comments?"

"Your Majesty......"

"Grandfather, it's okay, you don't have to worry about me!"

Alice interrupted the Lord of the North with a smile and shook her head.

"Your Majesty, Count Nemio's method is indeed reasonable, I have no opinion, everything is up to Your Majesty."

Alice knew what these counts were thinking, of course, but now that the Jones family was weak, she would inevitably offend the other five counts at the same time, so she fell into the trap of Nemio.

Even her grandfather offended these families, so Alice simply didn't fight.

Although attacking in the west must have no prospect and no great merit, in the same way, the casualties of attacking in the west will be much smaller, and the king will not be demanding that a single family do much more.

And when the time comes, you can still get a baronial fief in the end, which is also a good choice for the current Jones family.

"In that case, Count Alice, the attack from the west will be handed over to you!"

King Lawrence nodded in satisfaction, and his words were slightly satisfied.

And when the lord of the north heard it, he could only sigh helplessly, Alice herself gave up the fight, and his grandfather had no choice, after all, he was not alone, and there was the Winton family behind him.

The most important thing is that he doesn't have many years to make enemies for the Wynton family at this time.

The attacking family in the west was selected, and the next thing was much simpler, and the main attack was distributed to the north and east of White Rock City according to the family order.

In the north, King Lawrence led the Charles family and the Larkin family to attack.

And how to the east, including the four earl families of Winton and Cowan, were responsible for the attack.

On the west side, the Jones family was in charge of the attack alone.

As for the inevitable siege, there was no garrison to be placed, so as to facilitate the escape of the defenders in Baiyan City.