Chapter 355: Capture Huangshi City

Huangshi City, in the Palace of Berdych,

In the palace, which is still luxurious and magnificent, the guards, attendants and maids who should usually be standing around are nowhere to be seen, and the atmosphere of the entire palace is particularly depressing.

"Your Majesty, please leave the palace immediately!"

"It won't be long before the Fez army arrives at Huangshi City!"

In front of the throne, several people knelt on the ground and spoke sincerely to the throne, their words full of urgency.

Berdych's army had completely collapsed, and most of the soldiers had been captured by the Fez army. Those who escaped back to Huangshi City brought back the news of the great defeat.

The entire Huangshi City was in a state of turmoil, especially during the decisive battle between the two parties. The gate of Huangshi City was attacked desperately by a group of people and was completely destroyed.

Now Huangshi City is like a beautiful woman who has taken off her clothes. Even if there are still some soldiers left behind, they can't stand it at all.

Unable to resist the invasion of the Fez army.

John Berdych was still wearing his pure gold luxurious royal clothes, his fat body was shaking crazily on the throne, and he couldn't listen to the persuasion of the servant below.

"I won't leave, I won't leave!"

"That's an army of 200,000, I don't believe it!"

"How is it possible? Where is the mage group? Where is Wendell? What are they doing!"

"That's impossible. Where's that damn guy Wood? Didn't he promise me that there would be no problem? How could everything be gone all at once!"

"I don't believe it, I don't believe it! This must be fake!"

The servants below looked at the mad King above with anxious expressions on their faces.

They are different from ordinary guards and servants. They have been specially trained by the Berdych royal family since they were young, and they are absolutely loyal to the Berdych royal family, even if it costs them their lives.

"Your Majesty, during the decisive battle, Archmage Wendel was restrained by Marquis Kane of the Kingdom of Fes. It is likely to be a disaster."

"The Royal Mage Group was disrupted by the death warriors specially arranged by the Kingdom of Fes and has surrendered."

"It is estimated that the people who attacked Huangshi City's gate and armament department were all the work of Marquis Kane."

One of them quickly told John Berdych that no one could have imagined that the final result would be so outrageous.

"How is it possible, how is it possible!"

King John's face was red, and this sudden change had broken through his psychological defense.

Originally, the army of the Kingdom of Fes had been pinned outside Huangshi City for several months. At first, King John was still worried all day long, fearing that one day he would wake up and hear the news that the Fes army had conquered Huangshi City.

For comparison, he even wanted to move the palace further east, but in the end he was persuaded by the ministers.

If possible, those noble ministers would also want to leave, and no one would be able to sleep well so close to the Fez army.

But if the king leaves Huangshi City now, the entire situation may collapse in an instant, and there will be no room for recovery.

When the two armies were facing each other, King John also decided to save money and use gold coins to support the army and boost morale.

But after some days, he suddenly realized that there didn't seem to be any big problem. The Fez army seemed to be weak and unable to break through the defense line outside Huangshi City.

In this case, why spend so many more gold coins? You might as well enjoy it yourself.

So King Berdych returned to his previous life of reveling in wealth, indulged in pleasure, and even imagined that one day the Fez army would automatically retreat.

But who would have thought that this day in June would bring him such bad news.

"Marquis Kane, who is that?"

"I want him to die!"

King John noticed the sudden appearance of the name, and the anger in his heart suddenly had a direction.

"Where is the dead man? I want to hear the news of killing this man."

The people kneeling below looked at each other, and then said cautiously:

"Your Majesty the King, this Marquis Kane is a gold-level mage, even stronger than Archmage Wendell."

"What's more important is that his teacher is the [Flame of Judgment] from the Kingdom of Fes."

Although the servants did not finish what they said, the meaning was already very clear. Even John Berdych, who was always too lazy to think about questions, could hear it clearly.

Legendary Mage [Flame of Judgment]!

How can it be?

King John sat slumped on the throne like a balloon that suddenly deflated, a little dazed.

He knew very well the consequences of provoking such a powerful man who stood at the top of the world.

Not to mention that his throne is almost in danger, even when the kingdom's national strength is intact, he will not choose to offend such a big shot.

In the eyes of [Flame of Judgment], as King Berdych, he is not much better than ordinary people.

"Damn. Why?"

"Is this the end of the Berdych Kingdom?"

"no no."

King John leaned on the throne with his eyes vacant. The luxurious decorations in the palace no longer brought him any pleasure, and now his eyes were full of darkness and coldness.

Will the foundation of the kingdom established by our ancestors be destroyed in my hands?

The people below listened helplessly to King John's murmurs, and when they were about to persuade His Majesty the King to leave quickly, a man stumbled in and shouted:

"It's not good, Your Majesty!"

"The Fez army has entered the city through the west gate!"

"Our soldiers have completely broken up and fled!"

"What, it came so fast!"

The people below were a little surprised. Although it had been some time since they received the news of the defeat in the decisive battle, there were too many Berdych soldiers scattered on the battlefield. Even if the Fez army wanted to completely control it, it would take a lot of time, right?

How could it be possible to come here so quickly?

It's not that fast to catch hundreds of thousands of pigs, right?

The army defending the city gate was quickly defeated. This was definitely not the main force of the Fez army and not a small group of troops!

The situation was urgent, and everyone under the throne was ready to persuade His Majesty the King again, but when they looked up, they found that King John's face was pale, his body was shaking with fear, and he no longer had the crazy feeling just now.

The fear in his heart finally overwhelmed all thoughts in the heart of His Majesty the King.

He doesn't care about any country, rights, or wealth. He just wants to escape alive.

"Take me away quickly!"

"You damn guys, why don't you get me out of here quickly!"

"I am King Berdych, I cannot die here!"

The servants had no time to say anything and hurriedly surrounded His Majesty the King and ran towards the secret passage of the palace.

The entire palace and Huangshi City have fallen into complete madness and chaos.

"Lee Si!"

Now Bevis and the two Dukes at the gate of Huangshi City are arranging soldiers to quickly enter the city, preparing to control the capital of the Berdych Kingdom that has been in a stalemate for several months.

Beavis suddenly saw Li Si appearing not far away and hurried over.

At this time, Li Si had already put on a new mage robe. Apart from his slightly pale face, it was impossible to see any injuries on his body.

"Looking at you like this, you're in pretty good shape!"

"How is Wendell doing now?"

Beavis slapped Li Si hard on the shoulder and said with a smile.

They all witnessed the battle between Li Si and Wendell on the battlefield, but after the surrender of the Berdych royal family, these two people did not know where they went.

"Oh, he's dead."

Li Si nodded and said, fortunately, his current physical fitness is equivalent to that of a gold-level warrior professional, otherwise Beavis's attack alone would have injured him.

"This Wendell is indeed a respectable man."

Finally, I gave myself a big gift, which was really touching.

However, I guess this person wouldn't care if he knew it. This person was different from the people Li Si had met before.

"Well, that's really a pity."

Beavis felt a little emotional. Wendell was indeed a respectable man. It would be great if he could serve the Kingdom of Fes.

With that person's reputation, he is likely to appease a lot of people, and controlling this land for the Kingdom of Fes will be of great benefit.

"Stop talking about this, Mr. Li Si."

Duke Baird also came over, with a cheerful smile on his face.

To be able to capture Huangshi City and eliminate the last remaining force in the Berdych Kingdom is such a wonderful ending.

The remaining Berdych territory is only a matter of time for the Fez army, and there will be no resistance at all when it is cleared.

"Thanks to your help, we can achieve such great results."

"Of course, it can be said that it is almost entirely due to Mr. Li Si, but it makes us feel a little ashamed when we stop outside Huangshi City."

Duke Ram said with a smile, everyone was in a good mood.

"Just leave the rest to us, it's all trivial matters."

Duke Ram looked at Beavis and Baird, smiled and suggested:

"How about Marquis Kane getting 50% of all the loot this time?"

Baird and Beavis were stunned for a moment, then nodded and agreed to Duke Ram's proposal without saying anything.

After the Fez army conquers a territory and city, it is customary for half of the harvest to be sent to the Bright City to present to His Majesty the King.

Of the remaining half, 25% will be distributed to all soldiers and low-level officers, and the remaining 25% will belong to several commanders present.

What Duke Ram was referring to was that the two and a half percent belonged to Li Si.

In fact, all three of them had no objections to this, and even felt that there were some shortcomings.

You know, winning this decisive battle really depended on Li Si's actions.

Whether it was arranging dead soldiers to attack Berdych's army, attack the Royal Mage Group, or destroy Huangshi City, they all played an extremely important role.

In particular, Li Si himself restrained and killed Wendel, the mainstay of Berdych's army, and captured the royal mage group. This sense of presence was really strong.

At the same time, in the eyes of the three of them, Li Si also paid a heavy price.

Almost none of the dead soldiers who were arranged survived. Such a large number of dead soldiers almost exhausted the Kane family's heritage.

Li Si waved his hand and didn't pay much attention.

To be honest, Li Si didn't have much hope as to how much wealth Huangshi City could retain.

You know, the Fez army has been in a stalemate outside Huangshi City for a long time, and the nobles with a little foresight have already transferred their wealth to other places.

As for the civilians, because of Wendell's request, Li Si was already angry with Bivis, and Bivis agreed to try to restrain the soldiers' behavior and not disturb the civilians of Huangshi City.

This is the limit that Li Si can achieve. After all, the military discipline of Fes's army is good. They came here more to occupy this land than to plunder.

As for the few accidents that may happen, there is nothing we can do about it.

Li Si is not a saint or a god, so it is impossible to completely avoid those things from happening.

"Speaking of which, I would like to get more magic books if possible."

Li Si said with a smile and expressed his request.

"no problem!"

Beavis and the other three didn't pay much attention to it. None of them were mages. Although the magic book was precious, they didn't pay much attention to it.

"Haha, this time the matter is over and there is nothing going on here in the Berdych Kingdom. I am ready to return to Bright Light City."

Li Si thought for a while and said to the three people in front of him.

Especially Duke Ram and Duke Baird.

"This time when I came back from the sea, I passed by the port of Den Erluo. I really liked it there."

"When I return to Bright Light City this time, I may ask His Majesty to make it my territory. I think I will meet a few of them again in the near future!"

Li Si said pointedly, his meaning almost made it clear.

"this"

Duke Baird and Duke Ram immediately realized what Li Si was referring to and felt helpless.

The Port of Danelro is the most prosperous and important port in the Berdych Kingdom in terms of size, location, and prosperity.

One port accounts for almost half of the maritime trade of the Berdych Kingdom, and is the only important place with ocean-going trade to other continents.

So this is naturally the new territory that Duke Ram and Duke Baird want to fight for.

Under the control of the wise king of the Kingdom of Fes, all the occupied territories did not directly belong to the nobles who went on the expedition, and needed to be canonized by His Majesty the King.

This was also one of the means by which the king controlled the nobility of the territory.

This is also the reason why Duke Ram and Duke Baird almost fought for meritorious service in this war.

The Port of Dan Erluo was the most delicious piece of fat in the Berdych Kingdom. Originally, the two of them thought they only needed to compete with each other, but they didn't expect that Li Si would be a stumbling block.

The two of them came together and realized bitterly that it was almost impossible to compete with Li Si.

Regardless of status, strength, merit, or background, neither of them could compete with Li Si.

Huangshi City doesn't even taste good to the point of mouth.

"Then congratulations to Mr. Li Si."

Duke Ram shook his head and said helplessly.

There was no chance to compete with Li Si, so it was better to just give up.

Anyway, the effort this time has been recouped countless times. Although he covets Dan Erluo Port, he will not become an enemy of Li Si.

"I hope to see Mr. Li Si again soon, haha!"

Duke Baird's expression did not change, and he was even a little more enthusiastic.

After all, he was an old Duke who had seen a lot more, and there was no regret on his face at all.

Beavis on the side didn't care. He didn't have such thoughts. He never stayed in his own territory but stayed in Bright Light City and didn't care about these things.

"Then thank you all!"

Li Si said with a smile, as if taking over the territory of Dan Erluo Port was a matter of course for him.