Sherman had been the head of the knights for several years, so he was naturally a bit dignified, and as soon as he finished speaking, a soldier hurried to call his commander. At this time, the soldiers guarding the fortress also saw that these people should not be enemies, otherwise there would be no need to be so polite.

Soon an officer was brought in, and when he saw so many strangers present, and all of them had expressions as serious as frost, the officer had the urge to turn around and flee. However, Sherman didn't have time for him to grind now, so he stepped forward to the garrison officer and asked coldly, "Are you the person in charge here?"

The officer was suddenly three points shorter in front of Sherman, and said cautiously, "It's me, I'm the person in charge here." ”

"What's your name?" Sherman asked.

"Dan...... Cinnabar...... Danielson. The officer stammered for a long time before he spoke.

"Good, Danielson. Sherman said, "We are the Holy Order, and we have come to assist you in defending the fortress. ”

"Guarding the fortress? what's going on?Isn't the Holy Army in the south, how did they get here......" Danielson's voice grew smaller and quieter, as he saw Sherman raise an eyebrow.

Sherman suppressed his anxiety and said calmly: "Time is limited, I won't go into detail with you, in short, the Dark Devil Army will arrive at dawn at most, and we are here to help you defend this fortress together." ”

"This ...... You guys...... Is there an order from above?" Danielson had never encountered anything like this, and he didn't know what to do for a moment.

Although the terrain of Reed Fortress is dangerous, there has been no war for hundreds of years, and all parties have long lost importance to this fortress, and the reason why there are still a small number of soldiers stationed here is that it is just a transit station. At this time, Danielson suddenly heard that there was going to be a war, and he had no idea at all, he had always only known that his accusation was to manage the fortress, where would he have thought that there would be a day when he would go to war.

However, the appearance of the Holy Knights did not look like a joke, and many of them had already gone to the city and began to prepare all kinds of things to defend the city on their own initiative. At this time, Sherman said: "The order will arrive soon, the large army is already on the way, you can rest assured, as long as you can hold it for three days, reinforcements will definitely arrive." ”

Sherman tried his best to encourage the soldiers who were guarding the guards, it was useless to scare them at this time, it only boosted their morale, and without the cooperation of the local soldiers, it was impossible for the Knights to hold the fortress.

Sherman's words still had some effect, and I saw that the panic in the soldiers' eyes was slightly less, and the three-day deadline gave them some hope, and when they heard that there were reinforcements, these soldiers who had never fought before finally felt a little hopeful.

Danielson nodded and said, "Okay, okay." We're going to cooperate with you, I don't know what we need to do?"

Sherman asked, "Do you have anything flammable here?" and if so, find as many as you can. Also, do you have a water wheel?"

"Yes, yes, all of them. Danielson replied with a hurried nod.

The normally quiet Reed Fortress began to get busy, and there were about two hundred soldiers guarding it, and with the Knights, there were about 1,300 people in total. Sherman ordered some of the soldiers to hold the city, while others went to help the local soldiers, preparing as many things as possible to start fires, and two waterwheels from the fortress were pushed up the city.

Sherman ordered the soldiers to shake the waterwheel and start pumping water, and then poured all the water on the city walls. At this time, it is freezing cold, and it will not take long for the water on the walls to freeze into ice, which can make the climb extremely difficult. It didn't take long for ice to form on the city walls, and at this time a large amount of dry wood and fire oil was also carried onto the city walls, and the already small city head was already full of things.

There weren't many defensive equipment in this small fortress, and that's what the knights and garrisons could use, and the rest was up to them. Sherman told the soldiers of the Order to hurry up and rest, and then ordered the garrison to prepare to eat and drink, and drove all night in a row, without filling their stomachs with no strength to fight.

A few hours later, as the sky began to lighten, the soldiers in charge of watching from the cliffs on both sides suddenly issued a warning: "Coming! Coming! Just a few miles away!"

With the shout, the soldiers, who had just slept for a while, immediately got up from the ground and nervously lay on the edge of the city wall one by one to look into the distance. After a while, I saw a black army appear on the winding mountain road, like a black torrent surging towards the Reed Fortress.

When the soldiers in the city saw that there were so many people on the other side, their hearts sank at the same time, and it was impossible to defend this small fortress with their men. However, if they give up, the entire northeastern region behind them will fall into the devastation of the Dark Devils, and by that time, I don't know how many people will be ruined by the Dark Devils.

Sahain created the Holy Cult Army, and he left the world with the impression that he was brave enough to forge ahead, never backing down even in the face of great difficulties. The Holy Knights have followed him the longest, and at the same time they are often by his side, so they are naturally the most infected. Now that it is a matter of life and death, the great image that Sawin left them has become the biggest spiritual pillar in their hearts.

"Everyone's ready!" Sherman reminded the soldiers in a loud voice.

As the Black Demon Army got closer and closer, everyone could already see clearly that this was an army of about fifty or sixty thousand people, and their faces were as if they had come out of an ice cave.

Before attacking a fortress or city, the average army must first set up a camp and prepare for logistics before attacking the city. But the Dark Devils were completely different, they had neither baggage nor siege equipment, so they rushed straight to the city wall, and did not look tired at all.

Everyone in the Knights was stunned, wouldn't these Dark Devil Society members get tired at all? You must know that these people have driven more than 100 miles of mountain roads overnight, so why don't they have to rest and attack the city again, how can they pounce on them with their bare hands like this. I saw that the people of the Black Devil Army had no tactics, and rushed to the city in a swarm, holding the city wall in their hands and about to climb up, like a group of beasts without wisdom.

Without hesitation, Sherman ordered, "Shoot!"

"Bang bang......" A series of gunshots rang out, and the magic musket spat out tongues of fire and fired iron bullets at the black army under the city walls. In the blink of an eye, hundreds of people were shot to the ground, and the warm blood immediately dyed the snow red. However, this did not stop the Dark Devils from acting, they were like a swarm of ants that could not think, no matter how many people were shot, they did not show the slightest fear, but they just climbed towards the city without a head.

After a few rounds of firing, corpses were piled up under the walls, and the blood that flowed merged into streams that flowed down the hillside, but were soon frozen to frost by the cold weather.

The people of the Knights secretly rejoiced while shooting, these people from the Dark Devil Society seemed to be brainless guys, and they didn't seem to pose any threat except to die in vain, if the people of the Dark Devil Society had bows and arrows, they wouldn't dare to shoot down like this without any scruples, and naturally it would be impossible for them to have the effect of hitting with this kind of gun.

The Knights were highly trained, and they used a three-stage firing style, with the first platoon retreating to the rear to reload as soon as they finished firing, and the second platoon immediately following, thus ensuring that the firing could be continuous. Gunfire rang out through the mountains, and thousands of the Dark Devils had been killed and wounded, and the corpses were gradually piling up a slope under the city walls.

More people from the Dark Demon Society stepped on the corpses of their companions and continued to attack the city, and the people of the Knights began to feel a huge pressure, although the other party died a lot, but it was still only a very small number compared to the whole, and the Knights could not bear such a loss, and if this situation continued, it would not be long before the corpses could be piled up as high as the city wall.

At that time, as long as the Black Devil Army rushes up, no matter how sharp the magic musket is, I am afraid it will not be able to stop the Dark Devil Army's progress.