Twenty-six Chess Opponents Chapter 7 A Great Victory
When the Assassin rushed to Freddy, before he could raise his dagger, Freddie raised his right hand unhurriedly. With a flash of lightning, an electric current shot out of the ring on his right index finger.
"What...!?" Freddie didn't think he would have this kind of equipment, and the assassin was caught off guard, and it was too late to dodge.
The Assassin flew backwards with screams, but before he could hit the ground, Freddie raised his left hand again, and saw the ring on his left ring finger flash, and the shadow under the Assassin's feet suddenly rose like a poisonous snake, wrapping up his legs, and quickly binding the Assassin to a strong one.
"Something from the Lowell Chamber of Commerce is really good. Freddie looked at the ring with satisfaction.
As Freddie cleaned up the Assassin, the Assassin who had attacked Charlotte was closing in on her. Charlotte tried to pull out the sword at her waist, but the distance was too short to be too late.
The Assassin had reached Charlotte, his dagger raised, and he was about to do it. Suddenly, he suddenly felt a huge pain in his calf, as if something was hanging on.
In his haste, the Assassin looked back and saw a little black-haired girl biting her calf like a dog. Startled, Charlotte stepped back.
"Mira, well done!" Thor cheered as Mira bit the Assassin.
The bitten Assassin was not so uncomfortable, and he hurriedly leaned down and stabbed Mira in the back with a dagger. Mira flipped over to his back like a cat, and pressed down on his shoulder.
The Assassin was crushed to the ground, and he was shocked and angry, struggling to get up. As soon as he raised his upper body, the whole person slammed into it, but a sword pierced through his back, and the blade went straight through his chest. Stuck on the ground.
"How is this possible?" the Assassin didn't believe he could die so humiliated, and immediately fell to the ground and died.
Retracting the sword that had killed the assassin, Charlotte exhaled.
On the other side, the assassins who assassinated Rickett rushed several times in succession, but they were forced back by Jessica's swordsmanship like a rainstorm.
Married for so many years. In the past 20 years, Jessica has never abandoned her elven swordsmanship, but has made great progress in continuous training, which is no longer the same as the original youth.
No matter what method the assassin used, he couldn't get any way close to Rickett's side.
Realizing that it is not an easy matter to clean up this woman, and if you are dragged by her, you will only let yourself fall into a surroundment. The failure of the two companions also made the Assassins determined to retreat.
So he threw the dagger at Rikit, and took advantage of the gap between Jessica's daggers and leaped backwards. Jumped off the roof. As soon as they landed, the Assassin had the confidence to slip away.
However, no sooner had his body than he heard a whooshing whistle, and an arrow shot like lightning, piercing the Assassin's neck accurately.
"What's going on?" the assassin watched blankly as the blood splattered in front of his eyes, falling straight down with the corpse.
In the distance, Dylan on the wall retracted his bow draw.
"Thank you for saving your life. The frightened Rickett said to Jessica gratefully.
Twenty years ago, Rickett's grandfather, Ramo, Lord Kifainsol. They were sent to the gallows, and their territories were confiscated. The family was forced into exile. And 20 years later, Kifa's grandson was saved by Saul's wife, and I have to say that it is really unpredictable.
"It's so dangerous, I didn't expect the enemy to send assassins. Thinking of the danger just now, everyone couldn't help but feel uneasy.
If it weren't for Jessica and the others, except for Freddy. Charlotte and Rickett are probably dead.
"Let's interrogate, then, the captive. ”
It seems that the only way to find out the truth about the matter is to start with the assassins captured by Freddy. However, just as the crowd was about to interrogate the captive, a soldier hurried from the other side of the dock.
"Your Highness the Princess. There are a lot of boats coming to our dock. ”
"What!?" everyone was taken aback.
Could it be that in addition to the land route, there will also be enemy attacks by sea routes?
"Where's the ship?" Charlotte asked quickly.
"It's ours, it's our ship. The soldier danced and said, "The ship is flying the flag of the Lowell Chamber of Commerce." ”
The long-lost reinforcements are finally here.
Not much later, the port.
Saul and his party hurried to the dock, just in time to see the ships of the Lowville Chamber of Commerce docking one after another.
In order to support the Godan Grassland, Reed sent almost all the ships of the Chamber of Commerce, and because of this, they were lucky enough to escape the attack of the sea dragon and save the vitality of the Lowville Chamber of Commerce.
After more than a month, the fleet finally returned, and with it the hope of Headington.
At this moment, as many as hundreds of large and small merchant ships and frigates are crowded in the sea off Headington, and from a distance, there are many masts and white sails like clouds, which is magnificent.
Reed's flagship, the huge Brilliant Marie, as well as a number of other large merchant ships, were the first to enter the harbor, including Drea's Cangyun.
After the Cangyun docked, Dreaa strode off the ship. Behind him, in addition to Gellon, the patriarch of the Eagle Wing tribe who had been to Beddington, there was another guest.
With the clatter of horses' hooves, a large four-legged creature slowly stepped down the pedal. And when they saw him, everyone couldn't help but exclaim.
"Boy, what's that?"
It was a creature with a horse on the lower body and a human on the upper body, and it was none other than the most powerful warrior of the Godan steppes, the centaur.
The demi-human was a scarred sturdy man with a Chinese face, a beard, brown hair standing upright, and a double-edged battle axe hanging from the side of the horse's body. Below the waist is a sturdy horse with a sturdy body of about 1.5 meters, and it is also covered with scars, and at first glance it looks like a battle-hardened warrior.
If Thor and the others were present at this moment, they would recognize this centaur as their old friend, Tavent, who had met in Orat City.
"Your Royal Highness, we are back. Dreya stepped forward and said to Sophia.
He said, "This is the centaur Tavent, and he has come to our aid with his troops from the Godan steppes. ”
"Mr. Tavent. Welcome. Sophia walked up to Tavent: "I think we've met. ”
Tavent nodded: "I can't imagine that His Highness still remembers things for so long." ”
As he spoke, he suddenly raised his head: "What is that sound?" but he heard the sound of fighting outside the city.
"You've come just in time, Headington is under attack from the enemy, and we can't hold out. Rickett said hurriedly.
"Then we'll talk about the old things later, let's deal with the enemy first. Tavent said in a deep voice.
Then, he spread his hooves and ran back and forth in front of the rest of the large ships that came to the harbor. At the same time shouted: "All disembark and prepare for battle!"
Immediately after, the cargo holds of those ships opened, and a group of centaur warriors and steppe knights leading their horses came ashore from the cabin one after another.
For a while, the whole dock people shouted and neighed, and it was extremely lively.
In a short time, 1,000 centaur warriors and 2,000 steppe cavalry all went ashore. That's all the elite that Godan Steppe can send out at the moment.
Although they had been on the voyage for a long time, these warriors were all in good spirits, without the slightest fatigue from long voyages, and were ready to go into battle at any time.
"Warriors, there is an enemy attacking here outside the city. Tavent said loudly to the crowd, "Before we accept our master's welcome, let us clean up the rats for them." ”
The steppe warrior immediately burst into laughter. Immediately after, they turned on their horses, led by Tavent. Rush in the direction of the city gates.
At this time, the battle on the other side of the city wall had reached a white-hot stage.
Face the frantic attack of the enemy army. No matter how strong the garrison is, it gradually feels powerless. As more and more enemies climbed the walls, their defenses were gradually falling apart.
At this critical juncture, a thunderous sound of horses' hooves suddenly erupted from the town.
"What's going on?" For a moment, both sides forgot about the fight and turned their heads to look at the town.
Follow. The crowd saw a scene that they would never forget.
I saw a surging torrent, rushing towards the city gate with an unstoppable momentum. If you look closely, it is thousands of cavalry, and the one that rushes to the front is a rare centaur.
These extraordinary warriors held their tops high. The lower half of the body ran rapidly, like a high banner, leading the human cavalry behind him to rush forward with no return.
"Oh my god, where did these guys come from?" Lista was dumbfounded.
"Is there a new twist in the Lord's summons?" Kress was also dumbfounded. Immediately after, he suddenly remembered something, and hurriedly said, "Quick, go and open the city gate!"
Several of the garrison hurriedly jumped off the walls and opened the gates before the cavalry could run. Then, the torrent poured out of the city gates and rushed towards the Farak army outside the city.
At this time, under the shock of this group of cavalry that suddenly appeared, the enemy soldiers who climbed the city wall completely lost their fighting spirit and were all driven down.
So, the defenders watched as the steppe cavalry rushed towards the unprepared Farak army. Everyone knew that the outcome of the battle was already sealed.
Andrew felt that his life was about to reach its most glorious peak.
He will never forget that humiliating night, when Raymond took the lowly goblins hostage and walked away.
At one point, as Headington's power grew, Andrew thought he would never be able to get revenge. However, he finally waited for this day.
As long as Beddington is defeated, according to the agreement, the vast land between Headington and Farak will belong to him, and the history of the Andrew family, which can only condescend to a small mining town for generations, will be completely a thing of the past, and maybe one day, he can become a nobleman.
Wealth, glory, power... All kinds of things kept spinning in Andrew's mind, stimulating every cell in his body, and making him even more convinced that the decision was not wrong.
Headington, you will be a stepping stone in my life.
Just when Andrew was looking forward to a better future, the man next to him said coldly: "Lord Andrew, there is no need to delay it any longer. Please give the order to attack the whole army. Take Headington in one go. ”
Although the other party only suggested, Andrew knew that he had no right to refuse at all, which made him feel very unhappy when he felt that he would soon become a big man.
But whatever, this is just a temporary humiliation, after breaking through Headington, he will soon be able to return a thousand times to those who once looked down on him.
So comforting myself. Andrew was about to give the order for a general attack, when suddenly a strange noise came from the opposite town.
It was like the sound of dense beans falling on a stone slab, and it was like a dull thunderclap, and it became clearer and clearer.
"Did you hear anything?" "It seems to be thundering. "What the hell is the other side doing?"
......
The surrounding soldiers were all talking strangely, and no one knew what was going on.
Suddenly, the face of the man next to Andrew changed dramatically, and he seemed to know what it was. Andrew was about to ask for clarification, when he saw Headington's closed gates open, and a torrent erupted.
"How is that possible?" Andrew couldn't help but be dumbfounded.
Haven't all of Headington's forces been drained, and where did these cavalry come from?
Everything that followed made Andrew feel as if he was in a dream.
There was a buzz in his head, and it seemed that all the sounds had disappeared at once, and with it, everything around him slowed down.
The enemy cavalry rushing at high speed was like a deliberately slowed pantomime, and became unusually slow in Andrew's eyes. He could even clearly see the fluttering beard of the centaur in the lead.
Around him, panicked soldiers let out silent shouts. While running in all directions. Andrew looked at the chaotic figures indifferently, as if none of them had anything to do with him.
Suddenly, his body shook a little. Andrew turned his head mechanically, but it was Buda riding up to him, shouting at him desperately with an anxious face.
Andrew couldn't hear anything, the almost maddening buzz in his head filling his eardrums.
Buda screamed. simply pulled the reins of Andrew's horse directly, so Andrew was like a puppet, and was dragged out by Bula like a puppet.
The bumps in the horse's high-speed run finally sobered Andrew slightly, and he turned back in the gallop to see where he had just been. It's already been a mess.
The enemy's cavalry had already rushed over, and their own soldiers were running in all directions like flies, being chased by the enemy and mercilessly slashed from behind.
The man from the kingdom of Dirk heroically tried to resist, but was stabbed through the body by a spear thrown by a tall centaur. Andrew watched as the man fell from his horse and disappeared into the crowd.
Andrew, who had been in a sluggish state with a stirring spirit in his brain, suddenly woke up. Immediately after, cold sweat soaked his back.
I felt my temples pound suddenly, and Andrew kept repeating a voice in his head: I failed, I failed, I failed, I failed, I failed, I failed...
"What are you doing, sir, run!" Buda shouted anxiously as Andrew's horse slowed down.
Seeing that several cavalrymen were chasing this side, the desire to survive prompted Andrew to clamp the horse's belly and follow Buda to flee desperately.
Crouching on the back of the bumpy horse, Andrew felt dizzy. He clearly knows that wealth, glory, power, and the dream of a family career were once so close to him, but now they are all ruthlessly gone.
Where to flee to? Farak City? What can I do after that...
In the future, Andrew didn't dare to think about it, and now the only thought in his heart was to escape, run away quickly, as long as he could survive...
The two men who were spared fled into the wilderness.
Hacking to death the most stubborn enemy with an axe, Tavent looked up, and saw no enemy in sight except his own soldiers.
The battle ended almost as soon as it began, with 3,000 elite cavalry of the Godan steppes facing off against these improvised patchwork enemies without any suspense. Except for a few lucky ones who escaped, the rest were either killed or captured.
Tavent didn't think it was worth the effort for those who fled, so he signaled it. The squire blew the horn to end the battle.
The unfinished warriors stopped the pursuit and regrouped, and there were no casualties on the grassland side in this battle, showing the strength of the battle.
At this time, on the rooftop, Thor and the others had already seen the end of the battle.
"Is this the cavalry of the Godan steppe?" Rickett exclaimed, "what a great thing. ”
The scene of the steppe cavalry completely defeating the enemy army just now left a deep impression on everyone.
Headington faces the biggest crisis ever. It was resolved because of the arrival of this support army.
"The battle is over, so let's interrogate this captive. ”
Freddie crouched down and said to the Assassin he had captured, "Who are you, who sent you?"
The assassin snorted coldly, don't look over, obviously not intending to cooperate.
Freddie sneered, and a terrible smile appeared on his pale face: "Interesting, when I was in 'Hidden Thunder'." I don't know how many guys like you I've seen. ”
"I have at least 100 ways to get you to open your mouth, how about it, do you want to try it?"
Before the assassin could speak, Thor also ran over: "How is it, has this guy been recruited? ”
"What, not to confess?" Upon learning that the Assassin was not going to confess, Thor smiled and snapped his fingers, "It's a kind of thing. Let me say hello. It's been a long time since I've used that trick, and I promise this guy will even tell the story of his ancestors for three generations. ”
"No, no, no. Let me do it, it just so happens that I just recently invented a kind of magic. Hitchis also clamored to join in the fun.
He looked the assassin up and down with the eyes of a mouse: "It's hard to find a live test. ”
"Hmm... Hma lay next to the assassin, baring her teeth at him like a puppy.
"This is what I caught, and I will judge it. ”
"I'm coming, my method works best. ”
"Hand him over to me, I'm just one step away from trying it. ”
"Foxy..."
......
Time. Over the "right to belong" of the assassin, Thor and the others quarreled, but completely left the parties aside.
The Assassin on the ground looked at the terrifying scene and couldn't help but shed two lines of tears: Please, don't fight, no matter who it is. Give me a good time...
Ten minutes later.
Eventually, Freddie, who captured the Assassin, received the "honor", and he took the Assassin aside, but he didn't know how to use it, only a few muffled screams were heard, and soon the hard-mouthed Assassin was all recruited.
Freddie walked back, and he slowly wiped his hands as he said, "These guys are killers of the Mercenary Guild, and they have been entrusted with assassinating us. ”
He had only met his employer twice, so he didn't know who his employer was. But..."At this point, Freddy paused: "According to him, the employer speaks with a Dirk accent. ”
"Could it be that the Dirk Kingdom is behind the scenes!?" everyone was shocked.
At this time, another soldier came to report: "Report, we have found quite a few Dirks among the captives. ”
Now things are roughly clear, and it was really Renard who made the ghost.
Everyone guessed correctly, this attack on Flatluck City against Headington was exactly what Renard called Raymond's "surprise." ”
Renard took advantage of the old feud between the two cities and succeeded in provoking Andrew's revenge. In order to capture Headington, Renard not only provided Andrew with weapons and armor, but also used the camouflage of the caravan to send many Dirk's soldiers to blend in with the Farak army.
That's why Farak suddenly has so many extra soldiers.
Because Andrew had severed contact with Headington and didn't pay attention to Farak City, such a major event was going on under Headington's nose, and Freddie didn't even know about it. If it weren't for the fact that his intelligence network played a little role, issuing a warning when the enemy army sent out, maybe this time the people of Headington would not even know how to die.
And this strategy also fully reflects Renard's characteristics. Just as he colluded with the Lawitt Federation to sell the Godan steppe and the Gaspard Kingdom, but in the blink of an eye, he sold the Lavit Federation to the Sidonis Church.
He supported Duke Charles to control Gaspard, but deliberately gave the Praetorian Guard to Sophia, so that Duke Charles was on pins and needles and had to surrender to him.
Renard doesn't seem to like to do anything by himself, and his favorite things are "sowing discord" and "killing people with a knife".
For example, he had to deal with Headington, and his army was not in a hurry to attack on the front line, but provoked Farak City to act for him in the rear. The move was so ruthless that all of Headington's forces were drawn to the front line, and the rear was empty, and he would have almost succeeded had it not been for the timely arrival of reinforcements from the Godan steppes.
One can imagine what a terrible impact it would have when the Hairington army, which was fighting against Dirk's army on the front line, learned that their nest had been destroyed, and Renard could win without blood.
The poison of this person's scheming is completely unguardable, and he is worthy of the nickname "Mad Prince". (To be continued......)