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Edgar nodded: "Well, the homeless knights who went to the southern city also sent back news that the Philemon Allied Army arranged to ambush there by Lord Roland has been completely wiped out. I speculate that this cavalry unit was responsible for annihilating the Philemon army. The soldiers of Limen State then rushed directly to the east city gate along the periphery of Pulin City. They cooperated with the defenders in Dongcheng District to eliminate the main force of the friendly forces there, leaving only scattered troops fleeing in panic. At present, I am sending to the east gate. The exiled soldiers and troll knights in the city have already withdrawn. Fortunately, with the support of Aqil in the sky, they did not rush in and were surrounded by the enemy, and they all withdrew safely."

Rodia nodded: "In other words, both sides have occupied the same area as Puling City. It doesn't seem to be particularly serious?"

Edgar said: "It seems so on the surface, but the comparison of the military strength of the two sides cannot be calculated like this. We are the attacking side, and there is no question whether there are reinforcements from the Holy Empire of France. It is impossible to place hope on them. And the enemy It's the defender. Although Yakir killed all the soldiers sent by the enemy to ask for help, a city on a transportation thoroughfare will definitely have regular communication measures during the war, so I speculate that the enemy's reinforcements are already on the way. On the way. The situation will only become more and more unfavorable to us if we drag it on."

"If we capture the city lord's palace, we can set up a blessing teleportation point according to what Lord Roland said, and open the passage to Morn City and Leiden City. In this way, we can obtain Morn City's [Big Tree Guard] Fernan With the support of Lord Di and the King's Army led by him, as well as the [Dragon Soldiers] created by Leiden City from the Eternal City, Lord Roland's friend and the new [Storm King] can also be summoned. In this way, even the enemy Even if the reinforcements come, they will be unable to save the situation."

"So I need you, Lord Rodia, to lead the pyroxen mages who are also from the Kaliya royal family and wait for a while until the Allied Forces in the North City clear out the remaining Pulin City defenders. As soon as the Homeless Knights over there send a signal, they will Let’s attack together immediately.”

In the sky, Akil's black flying dragon wings were flapping continuously, hovering over Pulin City.Its erect golden dragon eyes observed Pulin City, which was ablaze with war and gunpowder smoke, and saw the enemy cavalry and city defenders converging from the east city area.

It thought about swooping down and spitting out dragon breath to prevent the group of enemies from converging, but it was not sure whether the legendary mage who could pose a threat to itself was plotting against him.

The flying dragon circled a few times again, and with some uncertainty, it chose to return to Roland's location outside the city.

Aqir lowered his flying speed, and his huge body carried the airflow to blow up the snow on the ground, revealing the moist dark brown soil below.The ferocious and handsome body of the flying dragon attracted curious glances from the generals and soldiers from other countries in the camp.

Roland, who was waiting for information from the soldiers in the city, looked at Yakir, who immediately informed Roland of what he saw in the city.

Roland frowned: "The Allied forces in the East City District were defeated and the Philemon Kingdom ambushed in the South City District were completely destroyed? But fortunately, the Allied forces in the North City District came in. You did a good job, Yakir."

After hearing Roland's praise, Aqil's dragon eyes showed a slightly happy expression.

"Wait, no." Roland's expression suddenly changed, and he urged Melina and Ikosela beside him: "We must enter the city as soon as possible. Now our base camp is empty of troops. If the enemy general reacts Send cavalry to raid here. Even if you can live in peace with Yakir, the attack on the base camp will definitely shake the morale of the soldiers on the front line. Quick, Ixela, go and inform other allied generals, Melina Let’s go back to camp and take away the remaining soldiers.”

Chapter 87: Battle for Pulin City [-]

Iron horse glaciers, snow and ground shaking.

The wooden door of the camp covered with snow was knocked open, and the black cloaks behind the cavalry were fluttering and they stepped into the camp where Roland and others were.

However, except for the cavalry from Pulin City, there were no other living people in the camp. Only the messy footprints on the snow could tell that the people in the camp had retreated in a hurry.

"Report to the general, there is no one in the camp. The enemy's general ran away early, and judging from the footprints, he retreated into Pulin City." A cavalryman came back and reported.

The middle-aged cavalry general wearing black armor nodded: "The general opposite has some brains, huh, but what's the use of running like a mouse? Give me the order! The whole army rushes to the west gate! They like to run, so we will The harder it is to kick them in the butt!”

"But General Kemu, Master Lu Si'en said that if the enemy's base camp does not gain anything, he will immediately circle back to the Nancheng District to help defend the central area of ​​the city." After hearing the order, a deputy general next to the general rode forward a few steps. Step, reminded hesitantly.

The black-armored general slapped the deputy general's helmet with the hilt of his sword, making a crisp sound.He scolded: "You idiot, Lu Si'en, an old guy, knows nothing about cavalry. How can there be enough space in the center of the city for us cavalry to increase our speed? The old man will definitely not let us die. Why don't we go faster?" Only after we win the battle will we be released to clean up the battlefield. But all the credit will be taken by others."

Then he twisted his body on the horse back and said to the cavalry following behind him: "Brothers, aren't you satisfied with just killing the enemies in the east and south? This little credit will satisfy you, right?"

"no!"

Kom nodded with satisfaction, and then said to the deputy general: "I know that General Lu Si'en has been kind to you, but have I, Kom, ever treated you badly? When did I not lead you to make a fortune together? I never take credit for your achievements, right?"

The deputy general nodded hesitantly, which was correct.

"Then it's over." Kom smiled: "You think, the enemy is now huddled in the Xicheng District, and we are all familiar with that area. If you are the enemy's commander, in the occupied area, you will Do you think the enemy's cavalry would dare to charge over?"

The lieutenant shook his head.

"If the enemy doesn't respond, then we have the opportunity to disperse the soldiers wandering on the street in one go. As long as that old guy Lu Si'en is not stupid, he will definitely send soldiers to cooperate with us. We just need to destroy the group of horseless people at the north gate. Just like the enemies in the Xicheng District, just destroy those enemies in the Xicheng District. And I heard that there are soldiers from the Golden Dynasty among the countries attacking the Xicheng District. It is well known in the Charlie Empire that His Majesty Judah hates the Golden Dynasty. If we destroy this army of the Golden Dynasty, we may even get a personal commendation from His Majesty Judah. ​​If I get promoted and make a fortune by then, I won’t treat my brothers badly because of my character, right?”

The lieutenant general was still a little hesitant: "But..."

Kom interrupted dissatisfied: "But what? That old guy Lu Si'en has been kind to you, don't I have any kindness to you? Do you want to be so biased towards that old guy?"

The deputy general smiled bitterly and shook his head: "No, General Kemu. I just think it's a bit too aggressive to go deep alone like this. Pulin City's three thousand cavalry are all here. If something goes wrong, it will be very fatal for Pulin City." A blow. Moreover, the enemy also has a giant dragon flying in the sky, so we cavalry have no room to resist."

"You kid, how can you be 100% sure in a war? Don't we all just put our heads on our belts to get some military glory? Just tell me whether you will come with me or not." Komu blew his beard and glared.

The other generals behind Kom also looked at the lieutenant with dissatisfaction. The cavalry captains had tasted the sweetness of just annihilating the enemy's ambush troops in the Nancheng District and the enemy's offensive troops in the Dongcheng District.

The adjutant nodded reluctantly and agreed: "So General Come, do you have any preparations to deal with the enemy's flying dragon?"

Kom showed an expression of "I have everything under control", and took out two or three magic scrolls exuding the brilliance of ether from the bag on the side of the horse, and said: "Huh, I spent a lot of money to get this from Master Anthony. Good stuff bought there. I heard from the master that as long as this scroll is torn open, the shield generated will not be broken by magic before the ether stored in the scroll is used up. Now there are three of them, enough to protect our brothers. etc. When we rush into the city and engage in a melee with the enemy's soldiers, if the enemy's flying dragon wants to deal with it, we have to be careful not to accidentally injure one of our own, and let it throw a rat weapon."

The adjutant heard that Colm had indeed made preparations. Although he still felt a little imprudent about his approach in his heart, if he continued to refuse after having said this, he would probably make Colm unhappy.He was just a small lieutenant. Even if he insisted on objecting, he could not command the cavalry to let them return.

And the lieutenant general had to admit that he was a little moved by the future described by Kom. If he did not have enough military merit to be promoted to a higher non-commissioned officer rank, he would always be an inconspicuous lieutenant general.General Kom happens to be the kind of general who enjoys great achievements but will never take credit for other people's achievements. For the deputy general, this is indeed a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

As long as the army of the Golden Dynasty is eliminated, it is possible to receive a personal reward from His Majesty Judah. ​​When this temptation is placed in front of him, it is indeed very exciting.

But what neither Colm nor the opposing lieutenant knew was that Anthony only said that the shield would not be broken before the ether was consumed, but he did not explain that the consumption rate of ether would increase as the enemy's spell power increases. .

What they didn't even know was that in addition to Yaqir, the Golden Dynasty also had those mountain demon knights.

The cavalry force led by Kom naturally took some prisoners after annihilating the Allied forces at the South City Gate and East City Gate to inquire about the opponent's troop distribution and situation. However, the Allied forces at the South City Gate and East City Gate were all because Roland had sent the mountain demon to the enemy. They hid and didn't know about it, so naturally Colm didn't ask about it.

It can only be said that Roland originally wanted to prevent harassment from some teammates, but he did not expect that he could hide it from the enemy.

General Hawthorn, who is responsible for the defense of the central area of ​​the city, knows about the existence of the Troll Knights. He has been sending messengers to find General Colm and ask him to come back to help with the defense.

But Colm had already run from the south gate to the east gate. Later, when he learned through the prisoners that the base camp where Roland was located might be empty of defense strength, he immediately led the cavalry from outside the city to the south gate and then ran to the outside of the west gate. The messengers sent in front of Hawthorne were exhausted and could not find where Colm had gone with his cavalry.

When Colm led the cavalry through the South City Gate again, the anxious messenger just informed General Colm to return to the center of the city to help General Hawthorne defend, but Colm, who wanted to raid the enemy's lair, directly refused to lead the cavalry. And passed.Naturally, the messenger did not have time to inform Kom of the enemy's troop deployment.

This is the disadvantage of not having instant communication during the war, and Roland is also solving this problem.

If it is covered by the golden tree domain, Roland's orders can be conveyed to the hearts of the soldiers of the Golden Dynasty through the will of the golden tree.But without the coverage of the golden tree domain now, Roland could only temporarily use the fireworks obtained from the dwarves as signal flares to convey some long-distance commands.

Seeing the excited expression of the objecting lieutenant in front of him, General Kom knew that his heart was moved. So before the lieutenant could speak, he immediately ordered: "Notify other people in the camp, don't wait any longer." , hurry up and come with me to Xicheng District to eat meat! The first victory in this city defense battle must be ours, and we must not give it to others, do you hear me?!"

"heard it!"

However, as soon as the voices of others echoed, the soldiers who rode into the Golden Dynasty area of ​​the camp were attacked by a trap laid by Roland's messengers.

The summoned Calian royal mages brought many simple trap props with them, such as the magic sword traps buried in the ground in the Calian stronghold.

Roland set up these traps without expecting to kill many enemies, but he felt a little disgusted with the other generals in his heart.

The Pulin City cavalry rode unsuspecting war horses, and their powerful horse hooves stepped on the small ceramic cylinder buried in the snow. The ceramic made a crisp sound and was crushed, and then the azure blue glow sealed in the cylinder The sword was quickly shot in the direction of the gap.

If you were lucky, the cavalry who was riding quickly by on their horse just escaped the attack of the Hui Sword. If you were not lucky, the soldier who stopped to see what he had crushed under his feet was penetrated by the Hui Sword, including his horse and man, and the war horse let out a mournful cry. He let his master fall to the ground, making the surrounding soldiers dare not act rashly.

"What happened?" Colm asked dissatisfied.

Another deputy general went to inquire about the situation and then rode back to report: "It's not a big deal. The brothers in the two teams of reconnaissance camps triggered the traps left by the enemy. Only a few unlucky guys died, so the impact was not big."

"Then let these brothers put the bodies together and bury them first, and then return to the team immediately. After the battle is over to avenge these brothers who died, we will take them back." Kom ordered.

In an abandoned residential house in the western part of Pling City, Roland explained the situation outside the city to Edgar, Jonson Bloodhoof and Rodia.

"A very careful choice, Lord Roland." Edgar nodded in appreciation.

At this time, a relatively slender homeless knight walked in. She was Harold, who had been sent by Roland to exterminate the bandits.

This female knight with a dashing style took off her helmet to reveal her heroic figure. First she saluted Roland respectfully, and then she said with a strange expression: "I'm reporting to Lord Roland that there are a large number of cavalry coming from outside the West City Gate. The estimated number of people is about 3000."

Roland was also stunned. He thought that the general of this cavalry would bypass the Xicheng District and retreat into the city from the Nancheng District after seeing that his base camp was empty.I never expected that the other party would come directly. What happened?Could it be that the magic trap set before leaving really disgusted the other party?Zibengou must die, right?

Roland has only one thought in his mind now, you are so brave, aren't you afraid of my mountain demon knight?

However, he still looked at Edgar and asked: "Edgar, if the other party's cavalry dares to charge forward like this, is there some trump card?"

Edgar also looked confused and shook his head.He also couldn't understand why the general of this cavalry made such a choice. Could it be that he had made an appointment with the garrison in the center of the city to cooperate inside and outside?But isn’t it too disrespectful for your cavalry to rush into the city like this and not give our Golden Dynasty face?You must know that there is a flying dragon above your head, watching eagerly.

Don't these generals of the Charles Empire think about how those cavalry were missing in the previous war?

Jonson Bloodhoof said angrily: "I have some guesses about this. Judging from my understanding of these generals of the human kingdom over the years, I am afraid that the generals of this cavalry want to compete for the top spot in defending the city. That’s why they came here in such a hurry and wanted to attack us from behind.”

Edgar's face was full of disbelief, and he shook his head repeatedly: "It's ridiculous, it's so ridiculous. How can any general dare to disobey orders and act without permission to gain military exploits?"

"This may sound ridiculous, but it is true." Jonson Bloodhoof said: "It is better to say that the generals of the Golden Dynasty underestimated their military exploits in the war, which surprises me. Lord Edgar, please be careful. Recall that the ambush mission at the South City Gate was snatched away by the generals of Philemon in order to gain the credit of being the first to enter the city. And the generals of Gunther had just taken the initiative to attack the central area of ​​the city. Even Even if the generals of the Austin Kingdom have the silver ax that can command them, they still have the intention to hunt down the defeated group of remnants."

Edgar only reacted after the tauren warchief mentioned this.

"That's why I said that the generals of the Golden Dynasty surprised me. Even if there was a group of soldiers who had no ability to resist in front of them, they would immediately turn back once the retreat order was given. Even the soldiers under me were embarrassed to continue chasing the enemy. "Jonson Bloodhoof said with emotion.

Roland shrugged: "I'm still worried about how to deal with this cavalry. Since the enemy is coming, we will take it. Edgar, let the mountain demon knight go to the ruins near the city gate to ambush. Rodia, it's your turn. The mage troops are here."

The pyroxene mage who was called by his name bowed gracefully and replied: "Please rest assured, distinguished prince-in-law, Your Excellency Roland. I will let these reckless cavalry experience the terror of pyroxene, and the power from the stars will moisten it." I am waiting for enemies on the road ahead.”

Wang’s son-in-law?Does Lord Roland actually have other partners?

Everyone present who heard this word looked at Roland with curiosity and even a hint of gossip in their eyes, and the corner of his mouth was twitching. Only Melina looked at Rodia calmly with her only open eye.

Chapter 88: Battle for Pulin City [-]

A group of black cavalry in an awl-shaped formation were galloping towards the west gate of Puling City that was knocked down by the mountain demon.

General Kom, dressed in black armor, rushed to the front and led the team. Seeing that the dark city wall was burned by the fire and there was no enemy guarding the top to symbolically block the cavalry, he showed a disdainful smile and shouted loudly to Said: "Did you see it, brothers! The enemy didn't even dare to send archers to stop them. What does that mean? It means that the enemy commander is as cowardly as a mouse. I'm afraid he is huddled in the city and praying that we don't find him."

The cavalrymen nearby behind Kom also laughed after hearing this. Although the cavalrymen behind them couldn't hear what was being said amid the sound of iron hooves, the faint smiles also made their originally nervous hearts feel a lot more relaxed. .Especially when the cavalry entered the city without any obstruction and without any casualties among their companions, they were even more confident in the success of General Come's military operation.

The avenue connected to the West City Gate has been cleaned up by the former exiled soldiers. No trace of the Pulin City defenders, the twisted or charred corpses, or the burning remains of the destroyed crossbows and trebuchets.

The streets were unusually quiet and spacious. Only the buildings on both sides that were damaged to varying degrees and still emitting smoke told what had happened here before, but some of the houses looked a little weird.If you can look closer, it is not difficult to find that these houses seem to be put together temporarily. The mountain demon knight is staying quietly inside holding a golden giant sword.

Kom led the cavalry to rush into the avenue leading to the West City District unimpeded, and immediately tore open the magic scroll obtained from Master Anthony. A translucent white ether shield that did not affect the line of sight emerged out of thin air, following the cavalry. Move at the same speed and protect them.

Although Colm said he despised the enemy and looked down upon flowers, he still remained cautious enough in his heart.

After all, he came here to gain military glory, not just to kill someone stupidly.

He looked at the sky again and caught the silhouette of the black flying dragon hovering over Beicheng District, feeling slightly relieved.

"The enemy's flying dragon is in the north city area, don't be afraid, brothers!" Kom shouted, and at the same time raised the lance in his hand and said to Yakir's black dot-like figure in the sky: "When the intruders in the west city area are eliminated, Let’s go to Beicheng District to help! When the time comes, the flying dragon will be unable to sing alone, and Master Anthony will be enough to take it down!”

"Yes, General!"

"Cheer up, everyone! Pay attention to the ground for traps such as horse ropes or horse traps!"

"Yes!"

Just as nearly three thousand cavalry had completely passed through the city gate and entered the West City District, Harold, the homeless knight who was crouching on the city wall and ambushing him, took out the flare launcher Roland gave her from his arms and pointed it into the air. Launched.

The red signal flares that kept climbing high into the sky were so eye-catching that they seemed to wake up the originally quiet Xicheng District.

At this time, Colm was at the front of the cavalry team. When he led the team to turn a street, he immediately saw obstacles piled very high and blocking the road with gravel and rubble. Exiled soldiers aiming their crossbows.

Just when he gave the order with disdain for his subordinates to follow him and charge faster, at the same time, his own ether gathered on the lance made of special materials, causing the gun body to emit a crimson light, aiming at the obstacle that was temporarily built up. To destroy it.

"Ugh!"

However, the Troll Knights standing up suddenly from the ruins on both sides of the road and roaring made Kom's wishful thinking come to nothing.These behemoths waved the mountain demon golden swords in their hands and slashed at the charging cavalry who were not protected by the ether shield. The huge swords easily twisted the bodies of the cavalry they touched and sprayed out blood mist under the huge power of the mountain demon, causing them to flip over. It had a very serious impact on the cavalry behind, and even the trained war horses were frightened when they saw the huge body of the mountain demon, and had to be comforted by their owners.

Then the giant swords in the hands of the mountain monsters swept across, and the sharp blade turned into a natural horse-killing knife, cutting off the legs of the war horses that could not control their speed and ran into them.

The ambush of nearly a hundred trolls caused the cavalry team led by Kom to be severely damaged in a very short period of time, and they lost their ability to fight and move.

The cavalrymen at the end of the team who had just rushed into the city gate saw that their companions in front were being attacked by a steel giant wearing armor that they had never seen before. They quickly turned their horses and exited through the city gate.

However, Harold, the homeless knight on the city wall, waved his hand, and the exiled soldiers beside her who had also been ambushing on the city wall that had been baptized by the war immediately raised their hand crossbows, and a shower of arrows hit these soldiers who wanted to turn around and escape. On the cavalry, sharp arrows penetrated their not-so-thick armor.

After the troll knights took action, Jonson Bloodhoof also let out a loud roar. The Bloodhoof warriors who were ambushing on both sides of the street smashed the totems in their hands. The earth-shattering technique filled the originally flat road with cracks. , many running horses were caught off guard and fell directly into it, making a crisp "click" sound of fractures, falling to the ground with painful screams, and throwing away the cavalry on them.

Then, whether it was a broken horse or a cavalryman who was thrown away, they were trampled to a bloody pulp by the cavalrymen coming from behind, and then the horses under the cavalrymen behind them fell into new cracks.

The tauren warriors near the west city gate used the earth wall technique. Although it was not as strong as the heavy city gate, it was more than enough to block the invading cavalry inside the city.

Jonson Bloodhoof's cow showed a smile on his face and nodded, very satisfied with the performance of the Bloodhoof clan boy he brought on the battlefield.

"General Kom, what should we do now?" The lieutenants following Kom nervously asked Kom who had brought them here. At this time, their speed slowed down to avoid the cracks created under the horses' hoofs.

Due to the ether shield released by Kom, the head position of the cavalry team was not damaged at all. However, looking at the gradually dimming spell shield, everyone knew that the current safety was only temporary.

"What else can I do? Retreat quickly! I was careless and didn't know that the enemy actually had a giant to help me." Kom said with an unhappy expression, but he did not show panic. Even though he secretly felt that he was about to suffer, he acted like There is also a glimmer of hope.

Otherwise, as the backbone of this cavalry team, he would also have a panicked expression, and even if there was some possibility of survival, it would become extremely low.

"But where to evacuate, General?" The adjutant asked quickly as he looked at the ether shield above his head that didn't know how long it could last.

Colm tore open the second magic scroll first just in case, and a brand new ether shield appeared under the shield that was about to be chopped down and collapsed by the mountain monsters.Then Colm frowned and observed the surrounding situation. He just did something stupid just to reassure the people around him not to panic too much.

"Leaving the avenue, we acted separately as a small team, retreated from the alley, and circled back to the central area of ​​the city. The enemy is different from us. They are not familiar with the routes in the alley, and will soon be thrown away by us." Kom pointed out He pointed to the path between the buildings and said.

The adjutant who initially opposed Kom's hasty advance looked back at the compatriots at the back of the team who had been immobilized by the Earth Splitting Technique and were being wreaked by the Troll Knights like gophers, showing an unbearable expression.

He turned back to look at Colm and asked: "General Colm, what should the brothers at the back do?"

Kom replied without thinking: "Same, send out a flag to tell them to retreat to the alley, and let God decide how many of them will survive."

After saying that, Kom took the lead and rushed towards an empty alley, and the soldiers behind him immediately rode up to follow.

"Hey! Wait, general! The flag hasn't been called yet! You can't abandon yours." The adjutant was stunned. He didn't expect Kom to run away so decisively.

The other lieutenants watched the ether shield above their heads move away as Colm fled, and they also hurriedly tried to run into the alley to catch up with the escaping Colm.

"I'll leave the flag to you." One adjutant even patted the stunned adjutant before leading him away, and put two long flags, one red and one blue, into his arms.

Some sharp-eyed cavalrymen in the rear saw Kom running away, and before the signal command was conveyed, they called on their companions to ride horses and escape into the alley where there was no ambush by the Troll Knights.