The Witcher: From the Academy of Knights

Chapter 33 Siege
"...that's how it is."

Knight Kylo sat on a rock and told Sauron what had happened to him.

A thoughtful look appeared on Sauron's face.

"The top priority now is to take back Night Crow City!"

Knight Kailo's face was pale, but there was a flash of urgency in his eyes, and he said: "As far as I know, after Night Crow City was breached by the White Valley people, neither Bachelor Frost nor the three ladies could escape."

"Now, I'm afraid they are all imprisoned in the dungeon of Night Crow City by the Baigu people!"

Hearing what Knight Kailo said, Sauron nodded slightly.

Frost is a bachelor of Night Crow City, and has been assisting Orens wholeheartedly for many years, and has great influence in Night Crow City.

Therefore, even if the White Valley people break through Night Crow City, they dare not do anything to Bachelor Frost, at most they will temporarily imprison him.

As for the three wives mentioned by Kailo, they are all Orens' side wives.

According to the laws of the Duchy of Tar, women can only have one husband at most, while men can have many wives.

But only the heirs born to the main wife can enjoy the treatment of sequential succession. As for the side wives, they are more like ancient concubines.

Sauron's mother is the wife of Orens.

But after giving birth to Sauron in the early years, she died of illness, and the position of the wife of the lord of Night Raven City was thus vacant.

As for the three wives, they were all women acquired by Orens later.

Of course, as a lord of a city, Orens has more than three women, and there are some mistresses in private, but they can't get on the stage without a status.

In Sauron's memory, Orens was not an amorous person. Although there were many women around him, the one he loved deeply was always his dead wife.

"At dawn tomorrow, take back Night Crow City!" Sauron said in a deep voice.

After regaining the mining area, Sauron's power suddenly grew a lot. For tomorrow's war, he liberated all the miners in the mining area.

Moreover, Sauron promised these miners that after recapturing Night Crow City tomorrow, they would restore their identities as free men, and those who performed well in the war would be rewarded with some gold coins.

Soon, the day passed.

New calendar 826, recovery season, March.

When the sky in the distance glowed brightly, an army was assembled in the open space outside Night Crow City, and Sauron rode at the forefront.

Next to him is the senior knight Conrad.

As for behind him, besides the [-] Akabane Guards, there were nearly [-] soldiers, all of whom Sauron had summoned from Lighthouse Town and the mining area.

Some of them were originally militiamen who had been loyal to the Swain family for generations, while others were miners who had been liberated from the mining area.

The [-] soldiers were dressed in messy clothes and had various weapons in their hands. Few of them could use spears and cross swords. Most of them had hoes and forks in their hands.

What's more, they even carried wooden sticks and stones tied with ropes as meteor hammers.

No way, resources are limited.

In a short period of time, it was impossible to arm [-] soldiers with the supplies of Lighthouse Town. Fortunately, Sauron did not count on this motley army too much.

In the battle to recapture Night Crow City, he mainly relied on Akabane Guard and Conrad. As for the six hundred militiamen, they could at most play a role in strengthening the momentum.

"Master Sauron, give the order!"

Next to him, Knight Kailo's face was pale, but his eyes were shining brightly.

For him, the only way to wash away the previous shame was to take back Night Crow City. Therefore, even though his injuries were not healed, Kailo Knight still insisted on stepping on the battlefield and volunteered to command the six hundred militiamen.

"it is good!"

Sauron nodded slightly, and said in a deep voice, "Today's battle, I'm afraid Mr. Conrad will be troubled."

Night Crow City is different from Lighthouse Town.

The city wall made of black rocks is ten meters high. It is easy to defend and difficult to attack after the city gate is closed. Even if Sauron has two hundred red feather guards leading the battle, if the city gate is not broken, it may be difficult to take back Night Crow City.

At this time, Conrad is crucial.

Only the power of high-level knights has the opportunity to break through the city gate, and it doesn't need to be completely penetrated. As long as there is a gap, it is enough for the Akabane guards to drive straight in.

Beside, Connard nodded slightly.

Sauron's eyes flickered slightly, and then he waved his hand, ordering Akabane Guard to prepare to attack.

However, at this moment.

"You kid from the Swain family, look who this is?"

On the city wall, a knight appeared.

He was tall and slender, wearing white armor, with a stern expression on his face, and with a wave of his hand, several prisoner-like figures were escorted to the city wall.

"Master Sauron, help me!"

"Woooooo!"

"Sauron, don't attack the city, the people of Baigu will push us off the wall!"

The figures that appeared on the city wall seemed to be members of the Swain family, most of whom Sauron could not name.

But there are a few, but he has some impressions.

"It's Mrs. Lafite and Mrs. Sonia!"

Next to him, Knight Kailo frowned slightly, and recognized the crying woman on the city wall as Mrs. Orens and her clansmen.

"Mo Lun, it's too shameless to use some women as hostages?"

Knight Kailo said loudly: "Could it be that the three swordsmen of Baigu City are all your kind? That's really ridiculous!"

On the city wall, Morun remained unmoved.

He looked towards Connard, with a trace of solemnity on his face, obviously recognized the other party's identity, and felt a little apprehensive in his heart.

"Steel Heart Knight, Konrad!"

There was a throbbing in Morun's heart, his eyes flashed with thought, and he murmured: "Isn't this guy having a grudge against Orens? Why did he stand with the kid from the Swain family? Are the rumors true?"

Thinking of this, Mo Lun's face turned ugly.

Even though he was one of the three swordsmen of Baigu City, Moran knew very well that with his own abilities, he would definitely lose if he fought against a high-ranking knight.

Therefore, after learning about Konrad, he had already sent someone to White Valley City for help, and only the Lord of White Valley City, Dover, who was also a high-ranking knight, was able to deal with Konrad.

However, it is impossible for Baigu City's support to arrive at Night Crow City so quickly.

Mo Lun knew very well that he had to defend Night Crow City for at least three days before he could wait for reinforcements, so he planned to use hostages as a threat.

(End of this chapter)