Chapter 65, The Danger of Breaking the City (5,500-Character Chapter)

"Follow them!" Bireg raised his battle axe.

The front was gradually crushed across the Aarhus Bridge.

Every barbarian crowded the bridge frantically, wanting to drink more southern blood, because only in this way could they have a chance to win the attention of the Dark God.

If they want to become champions of chaos, they want to ascend to the devil in endless glory, and become the real princes of demons, they must seize any tiny chance in the eternal and bloody war, and show their "usefulness" to the evil god of chaos , Only in this way can they get the favor of the God of Darkness and keep stepping up the ladder to the devil.

According to the previous arrangement, Nord's army seemed unaware of the increasingly disadvantageous battle situation. They retreated while fighting, without the consciousness of defending the bridge. They just ensured that every step back would cost the barbarians more lives.

Finally, Nord's army withdrew from the Aarhus Bridge, and the entire bridge was full of barbarians, who loudly celebrated another victory, and then greedily rummaged from the dead for weapons, armor and coins.

They don't know what awaits them.

When more barbarian warriors poured into the Aarhus Bridge, the walnut knight Nikolai judged that the time was ripe, so he gently took out an arrow and set the tip of the arrow on fire.

"Damn Yankees! We Nords are going to give you a big gift! It's our carefully prepared big baby~" Nikolai shouted with a big laugh.

"Damn Yankees! Try our Nord's big baby!" The Nord army also shouted.

"Don't get stuck on the bridge! Don't get stuck on the bridge! Rush across the bridge! Kill those lowly southerners! Don't get stuck on the bridge!" Bireg suddenly realized something, he quickly shouted loudly, signaling his The soldiers immediately pursued and killed the enemy.

late.

"Boom!!!!"

The earth shook and the river flowed backwards.

The earth-shattering explosion collapsed the 30-meter-long stone bridge of Aarhus Bridge. None of the barbarian looters standing on it survived.

Hundreds of barbarian soldiers and the stone bridge of Aarhus Bridge were reduced to scattered fragments.

"Hahahahaha! Bireg, are you satisfied with our gift?" Lops and Ike cleaned up the barbarian predators who rushed across the bridge one by one, and then stood on the side of the bridge and shouted, Walnut Knight He even laughed loudly and signaled the soldiers to retreat: "If you are not satisfied, wait until Mijodenhaven, we have a better gift for you, and that is death!"

Ike's face was flushed with excitement, and the wandering knight took the heads of six barbarian looters by himself.

"Originally we could have done more." Ryan signaled some of the soldiers to retreat, and some remained to continue to snipe at the barbarians. The crossbowmen crazily poured arrow rain, and the barbarians kept falling down from the arrows, facing the broken bridge. , The barbarians became the living targets of these crossbowmen.

But there was no smile on Ryan's face. In his plan, they should destroy as many trees and houses as possible on the other side of the river, so as to prevent the barbarians from quickly building new bridges. The bridge cannot be delayed for much time.

The remaining 200 crossbowmen and a dozen cavalry kept firing cold arrows on the other side of the river, preventing the barbarians from building new bridges. There were not many trees on the other side of the river, and Ryan and his group kept firing cold arrows again. The actions of the human tribe to build bridges were repeatedly blocked. All the barbarians who tried to swim and cross the river lost their lives to prove to Bireg that the road was impassable. Judgment shouldn't take too much work.

It was a long tug of war, with the Nords obscenely hiding just out of range of the javelins and throwing axes, those nasty cold arrows that made the bridge repair work extremely troublesome.

"Trash! Trash!" the barbarian champion Kurorin cursed and beckoned the soldiers to hurry up, because time passed quickly,

The sun has changed from rising to high in the sky - the barbarians have spent half a day repeatedly cutting down trees and building bridges.

The cold arrows on the other side of the bridge also gradually stopped, because the crossbowmen had exhausted the arrows they brought, so Ryan signaled that the crossbowmen could also retreat, leaving only a few wandering knights and two kingdom knights .

"Our plan is very successful, Mr. Ryan, the barbarians have been dragged here by us for half a day." Nikolay said happily, the casualties paid by the Nords today are not too many, and the barbarians have dropped more than 500 corpse.

"It would be better if we had time to cut down some trees on the other side of the river." Ryan also nodded. After such a delay, the footsteps of the barbarians were caught by the broken bridge, and it was difficult for them to reach Mjorden within today Haven gone.

Moreover, they also prepared some "little accidents" for these damned barbarians.

After the Bearman Tribe built a bridge with the wood they had collected with great difficulty, a group of barbarian looters hurriedly stood on it, wanting to cross the river and destroy the Nords on the opposite side.

"Three, two, one~Fall!" Nikolai dropped his last finger, and the bridge pier that had been manipulated collapsed under the gravity of the person, and then was washed away by the river, and the temporary wooden bridge that lost its support fell apart. A few unlucky barbarians fell into the water, and the biting cold water gradually overwhelmed their senses.

The wooden bridge that took half a day to build was useless.

"Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!" The remaining people on Nord's side laughed, and Ryan nodded slightly. The wooden bridge collapsed, and this group of barbarians would spend more time crossing the river. It took half a day of effort, so no matter how hard it was, the barbarian army was delayed for a whole day by people like myself.

The imperial army will arrive the day after tomorrow, and there is only one day left for the barbarians to attack the city. If the barbarians cannot break through the city within one day, they will face the danger of being flanked by the imperial army. The quality of the imperial reinforcements And the number is simply not comparable to these defenders.

So whether it's an all-out siege without reason or whether to retreat or not, Ryan is sure that he can rely on the city wall to hold on to success.

"Hahaha~ stupid Nord pig, do you think this can hold me back?" Bireg looked indifferent, and laughed: "Let me think, do you think that this will make you Drag to the imperial reinforcements to support you?"

"Go back and look at your city and see what happened to it?" A black crow flew to the hand of the barbarian chief, symbolizing evil and wisdom. The crow whispered to the barbarian chief, and the barbarian chief nodded with satisfaction.

"??!!" The smile on Nikolai's face gradually disappeared, and the joy of winning and successfully sniping the barbarian army faded from the faces of the remaining few people.

"Enough Bireg, you exchanged five hundred lives for our loss of less than one hundred people. I don't know what your evil god will think of you? A stupid coward? Or a bad leader? Your ridiculous The tactic is to let your soldiers come up to die? Then I don’t think you will have a chance to win the favor of the evil god in your life.” Ryan retorted, and then ignored the blue and red expressions on Bireg’s face, and immediately moved towards the remaining few People issued an order: "The mission objective has been completed, let's retreat quickly!"

"Yes!" Several people's horses were covered with barbarian heads, and some got even more. They had a good harvest this time, and everyone was satisfied, and they were more convinced of Ryan's order.

The Nord army retreated before the eyes of the barbarians. Before leaving, Nikolay fired all the arrows in his quiver in retaliation, killing another dozen barbarian soldiers.

Riding on the horse, Ryan told the Walnut Knight: "My plan is to block Bireg here until dark. Before we reach the port, we have to snipe Bireg here for at least one day, so that we can retreat back to the port. , We only need to hold out for one night and half a day, and the reinforcements from the empire will arrive. Relying on the city walls, we are fully capable of resisting the offensive. Once the reinforcements from the empire arrive, we can destroy this tribe in turn.”

"Mijoden Haven City has a thick wall, as long as there are no mistakes, it should be no problem to stick to it for a day, Mr. Ryan, your plan is very successful." Nikolai praised Ryan's plan: "Although it is not as expected Hold on until dark, but Bireg will reach the city at least at noon tomorrow, so we only need to hold on for a day."

"I hope so." Ryan said: "As long as there are no accidents."

"Stupid! Weak! Scum!" Seeing the Nords disappearing far into the horizon, Bireg, who couldn't bear it anymore, finally erupted. The big ax in his hand instantly chopped off the heads of two incompetent people, and then angrily He shouted: "Kulorin! Take your people and make a raft for me immediately! We must cross the Ovre River quickly! Otherwise, the reinforcements from the Empire will arrive!"

"But Chief, there isn't much wood around here, and it will take time for us to cross this river!"

"Then do it quickly! We must cross the Obre River before dark!"

"yes!"

——The time went back to two days ago——

The blood ax mercenary group is resting in Mijoden Haven. The mercenary group that used to be strong and strong now has only two or three kittens left. The deputy head of the mercenary group, Wirth, has an indelible sadness on his face, but he still has a strong face. Laughing, encouraging the mercenaries to grit their teeth and get out of difficulties.

However, the subsequent barbarian invasion gave Wilt another blow. As a mercenary group, they must be forcibly recruited by the lord. Although Albert opened his treasury and spent a lot of money to hire them, Wilt knew that the blood ax now What is needed is not income, but self-cultivation and the recruitment of new members.

The lord's order cannot be refused, and it is the officials under Albert who are coming to the door now. If they refuse, the next time it will be the lord's soldiers.

So the mercenaries were scattered and organized into the city defense army. Under the order of the earl, the soldiers collectively cleared the walls outside the city, burned houses and felled trees, and only Emilia survived——Garlan who came to the door suddenly Councilwoman Teresa Trovik took Emilia from the garrison officer on the grounds that she needed a "helper".

Banda was assigned to be stationed at the east gate of Mijodenhaven. This port city has only two gates, namely the east gate and the south gate.

"What should I do? What should I do?" The little mercenary's eyes radiated a strange light, and his steps were a little bit awkward, especially his left leg, which was particularly awkward when walking, even if it was programmed into In the barracks, he was still wearing a long cloak, hiding his appearance in the cloak.

His nails became longer and longer, as did his fingers, and more importantly, he began to be inspired by more and more dreams, and he gradually figured out a way to attract Ms. Trovik's attention.

The little mercenary became more and more talkative, his language was as wonderful as the strong wine and warm sun in winter, and the soldiers in charge of guarding the city were quickly conquered by Banda's conversation. The story of Banda became the favorite of the soldiers, and after only one day, Banda gained everyone's trust.

The next day, watching Ryan lead an army out of the city, the little mercenary standing on the city wall knew his chance had come.

That night.

Today it was Banda's turn to be on duty with another soldier, and the two would guard the noose at the city gate at night.

The icy moonlight shone on the two guards, and there was an atmosphere of uneasiness in the guards. The soldiers who partnered with Banda were shivering in the cold wind, and kept cursing the barbarians until they had nothing to say. stop.

The soldier sniffed his nose vigorously, and then curiously asked Banda who was standing still: "What's the matter, brother? Do you think we can survive this war?"

"I don't know, I just know that my chance has come!" Banda walked gently behind the soldier, and then looked at the bottom of the tower in surprise: "My God, what is that?"

"What?" The soldier ran to the crenel of the city wall curiously, looked down, but found nothing: "What did you see? Banda?"

A cold dagger pierced his chest, the soldier's mouth was covered, and after a burst of convulsions, the thin body lost its vitality: "I saw death."

"Next..." the little mercenary muttered to himself, he asked the soldier to stand in place, and then helped him stabilize his figure with the help of the cold wall and the spear, and ensured that his position could be seen by many people.

"That's good." Banda had already obtained enough information from the soldiers who trusted him. He calculated the time when the guards would change shifts, and then secretly took advantage of the short interval to snatch away.

It has to be said that Banda is indeed talented enough, and it is not without reason that he will be accepted as a disciple by the great swordsman Wilt. If he has not fallen into a fascination with Senator Garland, his future is very promising.

"Wait for me! Ms. Trovik!" Banda hid himself behind the dark corridor of the tower, muttering to himself.

"I'll show you right away, the most beautiful..."

"The most beautiful, fireworks."

"Boom!" In the early hours of the day, the sound of an explosion at the East City Gate awakened everyone in the entire city from their sleep.

"What happened?"

"what happens?"

"It's not good! The city gate has fallen!"

"Did the barbarians come in?"

Citizens and refugees fell into extreme panic. People rushed to tell each other and trampled on each other. The pier of the port was crowded with people who wanted to escape by boat. Amid the crying and crowding, people kept falling into the water. In the city, People crowded and trampled each other, causing countless casualties, and despair everywhere.

Lord's Castle.

Hearing the loud noise, Albert woke up suddenly from his sleep. He subconsciously reached out and grabbed the hilt of the sword on the bed, and then shouted outside: "Come on!"

"Your Excellency!" Several attendants rushed in from outside immediately.

"What happened? Tell me quickly! Did the barbarians rush in!" Albert immediately realized what happened, and yelled at the attendant frantically.

"No, I don't know! We are just waking up too." The attendant replied in a panic, they were also at a loss.

Word came quickly from loyal soldiers.

There was a huge explosion in the armory at the East City Gate, and the room where the cannons were stored was detonated under unknown circumstances. More than 20 night watch soldiers or mercenaries were either killed or injured, and several people were missing.

The worst thing is not the loss of military strength, but... the east city gate was blown down!

"My lord, the city gate has collapsed! The hinges of the drawbridge have also been damaged!" Valdemar, the bamboo knight, rushed to the earl's castle and said sadly: "The east city gate is in ruins. We lost the cover of the city wall. Facing the direct attack of the barbarians!"

"Who did it?! Who did it?!" Albert's eyes turned blood red, and the lord Earl crazily grabbed Valdemar's collar regardless of the thin pajamas he was wearing: "Tell Me, who did it?!"

"I don't know, my lord, a total of more than 20 people died in the explosion, and several people are missing. We can't identify the suspect in a short time." Valdemar said with an expression almost crying: "My lord, We're finished, we're finished, without walls, how are we going to hold back Bireg's 4,000 barbarian army?"

"Damn! Damn! Damn!!!" The earl, who was in his forties, was pacing frantically in his bedroom.

"Count, run away! Let's flee to the south!" Valdemar walked behind Albert and said cautiously: "There are still a few passenger ships on the pier, and the barbarians won't arrive until the morning after tomorrow at the earliest. We can get on the passenger ship first."

"Then what? As the Earl of Mijodenhaven, I am actually a greedy person who abandons his own territory?" Albert snorted and laughed twice, and then looked at his own kingdom knight: "It's really unimaginable, Valdemar, my knight, is that the only cheap idea you can think of to escape?"

"That's not what I mean, my lord, what I mean is...we can do this," Valdemar really didn't want to fight. His title of Knight of the Kingdom was inherited from his father. He is only 30 this year How old are you, and you haven't lived enough to be nobles: "We can entrust the city defense to Nikolai and Ryan! Then we can wait for the results on the passenger ship. If Nikolai and Ryan can lead the defenders to defend the city, then Of course everyone is happy..."

"Then what if you can't keep it?" Albert sneered.

"If we can't hold it... I mean if, then we can go to sea temporarily by boat. You know, our reinforcements will arrive soon. We just need to hide in the sea for a day or two, and wait until the reinforcements from the empire arrive. We can take the opportunity to land again, and attack from both sides... Uh, we should cooperate with the outside! In this way, no one will think that we are escaping, we are a strategy, yes, it is a strategy!" Valdemar saw that Albert did not refute, Thinking there was something to be said for it, his tone became much lighter: "Look, how about this idea?"

"You are so smart, Valdemar. It is not easy to come up with such a strategy. I want to reward you." Albert clapped vigorously, but the sarcasm at the corner of his mouth could not be removed, and he shouted outside: " Emir? Bring your people in, I have something to order!"

"That's not necessary, I'm just giving a suggestion, and it's up to you, the Earl!" Valdemar was a little embarrassed, and his eyes flickered even more.

"Count!" Several heavily armed guards rushed in from outside. They were all wearing full armor, holding halberds, and sharp swords hanging from their waists.

"Take him down!" Albert suddenly drew his sword and pointed at Valdemar standing in front of him, shouting angrily.

"what?"