Chapter 154 Aftermath
But after seeing Lord Moon Bear and the reinforcements he brought, Richard could only sigh helplessly. If there were no people in the Bayi Chinese Network last night, the Castle at Dusk would have been bloodied by Sinclair. And there are no magicians in the reinforcements brought by the Lord, only two sacrifices, if such a force fights with Sinclaire outside the Dusk Castle, it is difficult to say whether they can escape except for a few strong people led by them, and it is necessary for them to see the shape clearly from the beginning and immediately take escape as the primary goal.
Lord Moon Bear and the Duke's emissaries met with Richard at the camp to confirm the results of yesterday's battle.
The traces of the battlefield and the mountains of corpses that had been piled up made the arrogant Lord Moon Bear also show a dignified look, he did not even shy away from the filth and corpse smell, and personally examined the wounds of several corpses, the more he looked at it, the more solemn his face became, and the gaze that looked at Richard was no longer the original contempt and suspicion.
And the remnants of several bear knights and magic horses that Richard deliberately kept made Lord Moon Bear secretly frightened. Although none of the bodies were intact, it was a complete indication of their great strength during their lifetime.
The Duke's emissary was an aged knight, immaculately decorated, with a gentle and elegant manner, and impeccable in every way. Accompanied by Richard, Sir circled the entire barracks and took in all the qiē in sight. Sir was very talkative, and told Richard a lot of the history and customs of the dukedom along the way, but he didn't ask a word about Richard's origins, but only vaguely mentioned the situation of the preparation of the construction.
Richard agreed.
Within a day, the attitude of the people in Baron Fontaine's family towards Richard changed dramatically, and they were always trying to get Richard out of the barony's domain, consciously or unconsciously. This was a sign of a power struggle within the family, the baron died too suddenly, the eldest son who inherited the title was still a child, and the baron's own lineage was almost killed and wounded in the war, so the baron's eldest son had no armed forces in his hands. Although Baron Fontaine's will was witnessed by many people, his decision to let his second son follow Richard to serve the true God was an object that could be used as an excuse.
Richard has also experienced many such struggles. The internal interests of any family with a history of more than 100 years are intertwined, and although the title and the castle are indisputably the eldest son of the baron, there are many other interests in the realm, and the sum of these interests is no worse than that of the castle of dusk.
Regarding the disputes within Baron Fontaine's family, Richard couldn't help but intervene, but was persuaded by quicksand. Now is not the time to intervene, and the situation will be decided only after meeting the duke.
The Duke's envoy stayed for another day, and then urged Richard to do so. Lord Moon Bear stayed behind to help defend Barony Fontaine, which was in a state of extreme emptiness.
Lord Moon Bear once offered to see Richard's 'Behemoth', and Richard knew that the Lord was talking about the brood, and of course it was impossible to show him. So he excused himself and said that it was a magically summoned creature that cost a lot of money every time it was summoned and had a long cooldown period. The Lord was skeptical, but at last did not pursue any further.
Two days later, Richard finally arrived at Deep Rock City, which was built on the mountain, and was also the largest city of the Duke of Blue Wolf. The Duke's majestic castle stands halfway up the hill, overlooking the vast field below. From a distance, the castle occupies the sunny side of the entire mountain from the middle of the mountain to the top of the mountain, and the scale is even larger than the ancestral Black Rose Castle of the Akmund family.
Deep Rock is a bustling city with a rugged and neat architectural style, and it seems that it was built with good urban planning, and many tall buildings are made of huge stones.
It is a huge city with a population of more than 100,000, and the Knights of the Blue Wolf with a size of 1,000 people live outside the city. The garrison of the city numbered three thousand. If you count the other armies scattered throughout the territory, as well as the troops that can be recruited from vassals, if necessary, Duke Blue Wolf can muster an army of 30,000 troops, which is close to the army that the royal family can mobilize.
The walls of Deep Rock Castle are 30 meters high, and it is extremely majestic when viewed from a distance, and even more impressive when you look up at the bottom of the castle.
Richard stopped in front of the city gates and looked up, and only after a few minutes followed the Duke's envoy into Deep Rock City, this time the Sir did not rush him, and was proud that his city was so attractive. However, Richard was analyzing the number in his field of vision with the eyes of a tactical commander, such a magnificent giant city, if there are 10,000 people stationed in it, even in the face of 50,000 troops, it can hold on for a considerable time.
Upon entering the gates, Richard noticed a fence made of steel bars the thickness of his arm in front and back of the gate, and the gate was a large steel gate mounted on rails and propelled by a winch. Such a city gate is no longer something that ordinary siege equipment can blast open, and it can only rely on strong men to forcibly rush to the head of the city and open positions for follow-up troops on the city wall.
However, the vanguard of the beachfront city is undoubtedly walking to the death, even the strong people in the holy realm are not really immortal, and the city wall that cannot get direct help and has extremely limited space for activity is besieged, and any strong person may fall into the sand here. Just look at Sinclair's ending at the head of Castle Dusk, let alone Deep Rock. As one of the three major dukes of the Sequoia Kingdom, there is no shortage of strong people under the command of Duke Blue Wolf. And because of the duke's extremely belligerent style, the number of strong men under his command is even higher.
Richard's large army remained in the barracks outside the city, and he only brought a dozen of his bodyguards with him to follow the envoy into the city.
Upon entering Deep Rock, the bustle and bustle of the city also attracted Richard's attention. The city gate and the Nancheng Guangchang are connected by a wide avenue, which is large enough for three carriages to run in parallel. As the convoy was marching, there was a sudden sound of horses' hooves, and more than a dozen cavalry rode towards the city gate. The knights shouted loudly all the way, avoiding the pedestrians and vehicles ahead. They all wore dark gray cavalry armor with a hideous wolf head on their chests.
Loud shouts were heard from afar, and the attendant of the Duke's envoy led the convoy to the side early and gave way to the middle road. A dozen knights swept by like the wind, headed straight for the city gates, and then quickly moved away. Although pedestrians and vehicles all the way have given way, but the road into the city is rubbing shoulders, there is always a difference between fast and slow action, but the group of knights galloped at full speed, but none of them stepped on the pedestrians by mistake, showing extremely superb riding skills.
Richard rode on his horse, looking at the distant figures of the knights, his pupils constricting imperceptibly. These knights all have the strength of level eight or above, not to mention their superb riding skills, and all of them exude a dignified and murderous aura, obviously they are all veterans of the real battlefield, not rookies who only know how to practice in the training ground.
At this time, the window of the carriage beside Richard opened, and Quicksand also glanced at the knights, and then quietly exchanged glances with Richard, and closed the window again.