Mount and Blade

The old nobles agreed and quickly directed their men to the South Gate.

The reason why these old nobles of Grant's native religion participated in this action was because someone had been accused of treason and openly attacked the Grand Duke for the first time.

And if Edward, who was in the open, failed this time, these local religious nobles who often tripped and poisoned the Grand Duke, would sooner or later appear on the list of remnants to be cleared out, and be defeated one by one in a fair and just manner...even if they themselves did not participate.

Just like the changes of dynasties in the past, this is just an excuse to rationalize everything.

"Don't worry, I have sent 2,000 soldiers to control the South Gate." The head of the Olson family said. He was 50 years old this year, but his calm tone revealed full confidence, which undoubtedly made everyone feel at ease.

That's right, the so-called 10,000 people under the Grand Duke...are just soldiers from various noble families who obey the orders of the Grand Duke, and the Grand Duke's troops only barely have 5,000 people.

In this land with scarce resources, it is impossible to support so many heavy armored guys who often have no wars to fight and eat dry food.

Now that the Olson family, one of the most loyal supporters of the Grand Duke, has stood on the opposite side of the Grand Duke, the number of people the Grand Duke can mobilize is no more than 8,000.

On the contrary, those old nobles of Grant's native faith have been suppressed by the Grand Duke for more than 20 years. They have either fallen like the Gulenberudo family, or have been secretly liquidated, or barely maintain their expenses; there is no extra money to support any dead soldiers.

However, there are a total of 4,000 people confronting the Grand Duke in the city. Only the soldiers of the Olson family have a very high armor coverage rate. The soldiers of other families have only a sword or a spear, plus a set of light leather armor.

"Your Excellency is thoughtful. Let's meet at the South Gate and hold out together until General Kirstin arrives!"

Everyone responded, and then each led their own troops to the South Gate. The head of the Olsen family looked at the departing team with deep and firm eyes. He knew that this confrontation was of great importance. If he failed, all the rebels would be doomed.

.........

Outside the Halvorsen Mansion.

It turned out that just as everyone was discussing, the guard who went to report the news limped to the Halvorsen family.

After hearing the news, the Grand Duke's face was terribly gloomy: "A group of traitors, think you can overthrow me like this?!"

Grand Duke He Kun immediately ordered to gather his 5,000 soldiers in the city, and personally led the Sea Bear Heavy Armor Knights to march to the South Gate of the city, preparing to brutally suppress the rebels.

He had to act as soon as possible before Madwuxiu found the bitch, and sent messengers to unite the nobles who stood on his side while marching to the South City.

Although the nobles who were not doing well only had about 3,000 soldiers... it was better than nothing.

However, the most important thing was to quickly occupy the South Gate, otherwise when Kirstin and his guards rushed into the palace, he would not be able to control the situation! !

As long as Kirstin's guards were blocked outside the city and could not enter, he had the confidence to slowly devour these rebels.

On the other side, when the local nobles gathered their troops. Some scattered archduke forces tried to stop the noble coalition, but they were all repelled one by one.

Finally, all the coalition forces arrived at the South Gate. The head of the Olson family quickly commanded the soldiers to deploy defenses, and other families also cooperated in an orderly manner.

At this time, a cloud of dust rose in the distance, and everyone's heart tightened. The archduke's army arrived earlier than previously planned, and everyone prepared to welcome the upcoming war.

The four crossbows on the city wall and the round stone sentry tower had turned to the direction of the archduke's troops, with a range of 400 yards. There are also arrow towers on the gatehouse. The tall city gate provides a good field of vision and shooting range. As long as the Grand Duke's army dares to enter the shooting range, they will start to shoot without mercy.

Edward has a total of 1,000 crossbowmen, 1,000 light-armored infantry, and 2,000 Olson family elite-armored sword and shield soldiers and spearmen.

Edward and Dick led a team to the south gate first, and saw dust and smoke rolling in the distance, and the enemy army was approaching. Edward whispered: "I hope General Kirstin can come soon."

Dick looked ahead with a firm look: "Even if it's just us, we have to hold on."

As Edward and others gathered and deployed their troops on a rapid march, Grand Duke He Kun also rushed here with his advance troops with a gloomy face. The flag on the city gate has been changed from a horn to a fire dragon symbol, which is the flag emblem of Gulenberudo.

The jealousy in He Kun's eyes was revealed undisguisedly, and his eyes squeezed together by the cancer and fat were even more chilling and cruel.

Fearing the range of the crossbow, the Grand Duke, wearing his bulky fine iron armor on his fully armed warhorse, waved his big hand in the arm armor, and the knights behind him stopped their horses.

The two sides were deadlocked for a moment, and the air was filled with a tense atmosphere.

At this tense moment when the air seemed to be frozen, Dick took the lead in breaking the deadlock. He shouted loudly: "Grand Duke Hekun, today's battle is not inevitable. Why should we let people suffer for power!"

Hekun sneered: "You bunch of traitors, you actually betrayed me and joined Gulunberudo! If you put down your weapons now, I can still give you a lighter sentence. Otherwise, today is the day you die!!"

Although the Grand Duke's body had been eaten away by the remaining poison and was getting worse and worse, his voice, which was neither loud nor soft, still echoed in the empty city and reached everyone's ears, carrying the unquestionable majesty of the superior.

Edward stood on the city wall, looking at his father who could no longer recognize whether he had anything in common with him, and responded calmly: "Grand Duke, you have been in power for many years, levying heavy taxes, suppressing dissidents, and simply belittling the proud beliefs that belong to your country. You have long lost the support of the people."

"Now you are the real culprit of the serial murders in the city. Such cruel and inhumane behavior has already aroused the wrath of heaven and people. Today is the day for you to abdicate!!"

"You..." Seeing the rebellious coalition led by Edward, the Grand Duke's face suddenly became uglier. I don't know what he was thinking. Suddenly, his face turned pale and blue and finally turned into the color of liver.

Grand Duke He Kun was furious and shouted, "Rebellious son, stop slandering me!"

There were bursts of exclamations from the coalition forces. Although there was no substantial evidence, this undoubtedly boosted the morale of the coalition forces fighting with Edward and others.

The eyes of those who had victims at home were full of hesitation when they looked at the Grand Duke. The confidants around the Grand Duke also gradually showed some hesitation. Some quietly retreated, and the seeds of doubt had been planted.

Seeing this, the Grand Duke did not want to entangle in this matter. He drew his sword and pointed it at Edward. Just as he was about to order a strong attack, the knight beside him hurriedly dissuaded him: "Your Majesty, the enemy's crossbows are powerful. Don't act rashly. Wait until the follow-up troops arrive before making a decision."

Although He Kun was unwilling, he also understood that the counselor's words made sense, so he had to suppress his anger and continue to confront Edward on the city wall.

.........

On the other side, Madwuxiu led a small team of shadow hands to shuttle in the master bedroom of the Halvorsen family mansion. The room was in a mess. Yes, he was looking for the secret passage of the Halvorsen family.

He knew the key to this operation. If Furda could not be found as soon as possible, the situation would be unfavorable to the Grand Duke.

"Madam Furda, Edward has been arrested by the Grand Duke. You'd better come out and see your son for the last time!" Madwushu shouted seriously while searching every corner of the room.

"I don't know why the Grand Duke arrested your son Edward. If the Grand Duke killed him in anger, I guess you would feel bad, right?" Madwushu said in the room pretending to be sincere.

However, the only response to him was the silence in the room, and the noisy sound of Madwushu and his shadow hands rummaging through boxes.

Madwushu's face gradually darkened. He originally thought that Furda would show up if Edward was used as bait.

"Keep looking! Search every inch of this room for me!" Madwushu ordered angrily.