Chapter 308: So I’m also afraid of death?
Sigh that the quality of the defenders at the high wall is not bad, and the troops that forced themselves out of the Nord province are not inferior.
With the support of the Principality of Eivor, Wanda has spent a lot of money in the army. The heavily armored soldiers in the defenders are quite excellent in terms of equipment, personal quality and tactical literacy.
Even if they were wiped out by the Wind King in the early stage, and even if their high-end combat power was wiped out, they could still barely withstand the Eagle Army's attack on the city wall.
However, all this changed with the appearance of Wanda's head.
News of Wanda's death spread among the defenders, and panic began to spread like an epidemic.
When the first heavily armored soldier turns and flees, the rout is inevitable.
Faced with the retreating defenders, the supervisory team continued to perform its duties loyally at first.
But the weapons in their hands are not that lethal when faced with iron cans in full armor.
Especially when running at full speed, after a few red-clothed men carrying knives were trampled into meat pies, most of them dropped their weapons and joined the escape ranks.
Sighing on the high wall, the black eagle army surged into the city along the troop transport path of the city wall like a flood that burst a dam.
The few soldiers who resisted were like rocks, but they were quickly submerged by the waves.
Some others dropped their weapons and squatted in the corner with their heads in their hands.
Eric led people to rush up to the city tower. Among them, the guards were all Wanda's confidants. Most of them went crazy after seeing their generals die in battle.
But madness and courage cannot make up for the gap in strength.
Corpses were thrown out of the tower one after another, and the resistance was quickly eliminated.
Crying...
The sound of chains sounded, and on the broad city gate, the three iron gates slowly lifted up one after another.
Sigh that the high wall has been built for 400 years.
As the gateway to the Principality of Eivor, the construction of the Lament Wall employed 100,000 serfs, took 8 years, and consumed millions of gold coins.
In the time since then, the Wall of Sigh has gone through four continental-level wars and dozens of regional-scale conflicts, but it has always stood here.
Countless bones and corpses were piled up under the city.
I don’t know how many coaches from the Keynes Empire left sighs of reluctance outside this city wall.
It is the iron wall that the Principality of Eivor is proud of.
Now, this sacred virgin that has not been violated by anyone for 400 years has been completely opened under the attack of Lei Wen!
The subsequent Eagle Army poured into the city.
Sigh The High Wall is not just a city wall, it is also a fortress and a city.
The siege warfare in this era does not end when the city wall is captured.
Even though the coach has died in the battle, there are still knights who are willing to resist and organize a rout, preparing to get some benefits from the Eagle Army.
The intricate streets and well-built castles are enough for the defenders to resist and drag the attackers into a deeper quagmire.
But the battle situation did not develop in the direction that the remaining defenders expected.
The incoming Eagle Army seemed to be more familiar with the layout of the city than they were.
Heavy armored soldiers advanced steadily, light infantry harassed them, and crossbowmen climbed onto the roof, pouring enchanted crossbows at the resisting defenders.
The Wind King in the sky is every defender’s nightmare.
Even without the use of innate magic, the Wind King is a terrifying beast.
They swooped down with the sound of wind, and their breath made people unsteady.
The sharp claws hooked through the shoulders and heads of the defenders, lifted them high, and then were thrown down from the sky amid a burst of wailing, yelling or screaming.
Being smashed into pieces on the spot is the most merciful way to die.
Some of them will hit their own family members, killing both of them; some will be penetrated by scattered weapons, and then torn into several pieces under the impact.
The most miserable ones are those who fall on haystacks and firewood piles.
The impact force was partially absorbed but not completely absorbed, so he could neither die nor move.
It seems that due to the poor reputation on weekdays, at this time, many children around the age of 10 would rush up, punch, kick, spit, and throw stones at them.
Let them, who were already worse off than die, suffer even more.
Resisting step by step will lead to defeat.
The main roads in the city were quickly cleared, and the city lord's mansion quickly fell under the attack of the Wind King.
That night, Raven settled in.
At midnight, the sounds of fighting basically stopped.
Early the next morning, Raven sat on the high-backed chair that belonged to Wanda and ate breakfast.
"My lord, I am so happy, so happy!" A young clerk opened the door and walked in.
The name of this young man who looks a bit blustery and talks "my lord" all the time is Hu Xia.
He was born into a merchant family in Meng City. He is now 21 years old. He entered Griffith Comprehensive College three years ago. He was nicknamed "Golden Shining" when he was in the college.
Because he wore 4 pure gold rings on his left hand.
Had he not performed well in school, this somewhat neurotic and adventurous guy would not have become Raven's clerk.
"Last warning, don't call me 'my lord'. I'm not the old guy from hundreds of years ago." Raven raised his eyes and glanced at him:
"Say it. , what’s the matter?”
In front of Lei Wen, Hu Xia was more restrained, but he still stood on tiptoes when speaking, and his whole body swayed slightly, as if he couldn't stand:
"That's it, I... uh , Lord Baron.”
"Just now, the last organized resistance force was destroyed!"
As he talked, he began to dance unconsciously. Fortunately, his language organization skills were good, and he was able to make things clear. Clearly restored.
Not everyone in the garrison is loyal and unyielding.
Some guys surrendered on the spot, and there were also many who rebelled on the spot.
And the Eagle Army wasted no time. Eric directly asked those rebels to take up arms to deal with his original comrades.
The effect is extremely significant. Anyway, according to Hu Xia, those guys who defected and came over worked extremely hard, and they didn't care at all even if they killed all their cronies.
"There are two barons who betrayed them on the spot. They have been brought here. Do you want to meet them?"
"But I don't recommend that you meet them at the same time."
"In order to compete for the right to lick your boots first, they will definitely fight in front of you!"
"The story is good." Raven said with a smile: "But prepare what I want. Are you ready?”
"Of course, Lord Baron, I have been busy all night just for this moment!" Hu Xia nodded immediately, took out a document from his arms and placed it respectfully in front of Lei Wen:
"This battle, A total of 6 people on our side died in the battle, all in During the siege stage, they were killed by bed crossbows; 22 were seriously injured and 107 were slightly injured. Thanks to your angel’s gift and the fire-clearing oil, the seriously injured are basically out of danger now.”
"The enemy's roster has also been found, Two fully-equipped regiments, with a total of 11,074 people, were annihilated by our army, with 2,955 of them annihilated and 4,227 captured. The rest either escaped or were temporarily hiding in the city, which is no longer enough to pose an effective threat! "
Having said this, he was a little excited and wanted to open his arms, but suppressed it and rubbed his hands on his chest:
"Epic victory, my lord!!"
< br>“I can’t even imagine how it will be recorded in history books in the future. This war."
"Speaking of this, I think you need a professional team of historians to write down your glorious achievements from now on!"
A battle loss of 1:500 is a number only found in myths.
And every member of the army that can deal with such battle losses will become an enduring legend among the bards.
A wise and courageous leader, a brave and domineering general, and a clever think tank!
Hu Xia has begun to imagine what position he will occupy in this history book.
Unlike Hu Xia, Lei Wen was not very satisfied with the result.
Originally, this siege could not have killed anyone.
But the battlefield is always full of surprises.
If there is only a flying brigade, the half-hour charge will cause the airborne troops to suffer heavy losses, so the charge must be launched in advance so that they can replenish manpower and seize the city wall immediately after the airborne landing.
Raven built the trebuchets so that they would attract the attention of the Crossbow.
But who would have thought that a bed crossbow could also misfire?
As for the historians accompanying the army, Lei Wen was not very interested.
Although he was not sure how much real information these so-called historians had, Raven did not want to reveal the details of his army to outsiders.
Seeing that Lei Wen did not express his position, the fire in Hu Xia's heart was slightly extinguished, and he continued:
"Uh, also, I have already found out what you ordered yesterday."
After breaking the city yesterday, Lei Wen found that the number of children, especially boys, in the city was abnormally large, so he asked Hu Xia to find out what was going on.
"The total number of those children is no less than 5,000, and most of them are...well, wandering child molesters."
"However, unlike ordinary child molesters, their fathers are basically the defenders here."
This news made Raven couldn't help but be surprised.
Hu Xia's expression was also a bit heavy. Although he was born in Meng'en City and had seen a lot of tricks, this was the first time he had seen this:
"The thing is like this... …”
More than 10,000 defenders are stationed at the Sigh Wall. Although this is also a city, it is still a military fortress after all, and the entertainment activities are lackluster.
There are 360 days in a year, 360 days in a year.
This resulted in the birth of a large number of children.
No one is sure who the children's father is, and their mother was more likely to raise girls than boys.
Therefore, many of these boys will be taken away by local sensual places, and they will be trained from a young age. When they are 5 or 6 years old, they will start to receive customers. When they are over 10 years old, they will gradually grow up and be kicked out. Go out and fend for yourself.
This is also the origin of those children on the streets.
The corner of Raven's mouth twitched violently for a few times, and he felt a little compassion: "In this way, we will send people to organize and take in these children first. When the logistics force arrives, let them follow the logistics force to Men'en City." "Send a letter at the same time, let the people from Meng'en City take over, and gradually move to the Eagle Territory."
Sighing that the high wall will become the bridgehead for Raven to continue to attack, no May leave any instability here.
"Lord Baron, your kindness will be remembered by future generations." Hu Xia bowed respectfully.
This is not false flattery, but genuine agreement.
It is true that these children have a pitiful background, but according to Hu Xia's understanding, most nobles would at best ignore them.
Isn’t this the case with Wanda, the original guard here?
Only Raven would consider their life and death.
And although the journey is quite long, as long as they arrive at Eagle City and enter the orphanage, they will be settled.
"As for what to do with those prisoners..." Raven tapped his fingers on the table:
"I'll tell you, you take note."
Hu Xia immediately took out a notebook.
I didn’t think it was anything at first, but as Lei Wen’s words gradually became clearer, Hu Xia’s face became stiffer and stiffer:
“My lord, with all due respect, this order is really... ..."
Lei Wen glared at Hu Xia:
"The punishment is unpredictable, and the power is unpredictable."
"You are my clerk, not a staff member. I don't need advice, I just need you to abide by your duty."
" Execute the order!"
Hu Xia suddenly became silent: "Yes, my lord!"
......
Three days passed in a blink of an eye.
Wanda’s deputy Linden woke up leisurely in prison.
After all, he is a third-level powerhouse. Although his sternum was broken by Eric at that time, after the angel's gift, which was the treatment of the can of Beacon Treasure, and the cleaning of the wound with clear fire oil, it was still saved. Saved a life.
He wore magic-sealing steel shackles with both hands, locking the flow of fighting energy in his body, but he still leaned against the dirty wall arrogantly and cursed at Eric:
"Let you The master of the house must be so determined. Even if Master Wanda dies, I will never surrender to a mere baron like him.”
"Even if he comes to lick my ass!"
Eric didn't care about the incompetent rage of an old dog. He motioned with his eyes to the soldier next to him to open the cell door, stepped forward, and pulled him He picked up his arm and dragged him outward.
"Why, you finally thought of executing me?" Linden laughed:
"Haha, well done! Well done!"
"Just let it go My death and my blood will become the fire of resistance, and then the entire Wall of Sighs will be burning with flames of resistance to you Nord pigs!”
Eric pinched him with his already small eye:
"Stop dreaming, I am here this time to show you something."
As he spoke, With force, Linden was pulled outward.
Beyond the prison was a prisoner of war camp. At this moment, groups of prisoners of war were being escorted out like Lyndon. Their palms were all tied up with ropes, and some were already infested with maggots. They couldn't resist if they wanted to.
What made Linden dizzy was that the thumbs of each of their hands had been chopped off.
"Despicable, shameless, cruel!!!" Linden shouted: "How could Raven do such a thing!?"
"Isn't he afraid of being sanctioned by the Lord of Light!?"< br>
Linden did not know the total number of prisoners, but it seems that the total number is no less than 3,000.
Having their thumbs chopped off means they have become disabled people from then on.
Let alone picking up weapons again, they can't even do farm work!
If these people are not handled properly, they will cause major security chaos and shake the morale of the military.
And if you find a way to raise them, there will be thousands of mouths waiting to be fed, and they can eat tens of millions of pounds of food every year, but there will be almost no output.
This is a naked conspiracy, a conspiracy that cannot be solved.
Linden didn’t know where Raven learned such vicious and skillful methods.
He was organizing his words and thinking about how to curse Raven, when he suddenly heard a loud noise.
Not far ahead, there were many half-grown children surrounding the prisoners, kicking and punching them, and some further away were throwing stones, beating the prisoners' heads to pieces and bleeding.
Some children even untied their belts and peed on them.
Linden lowered his head with some guilt. He knew the origins of these children, and there were even faces he was familiar with among them.
The usual condescension may come back today.
"Detour, take a detour quickly!" Linden whispered, with a hint of panic in his voice: "I am a Viscount of the Principality, I should not be so insulted!"
Eric had no intention of taking a detour.
He led Linden all the way forward, and Linden couldn't help but close his eyes.
But to Linden’s surprise, the expected flying rocks did not arrive, and even the abuse stopped.
He opened his eyes and saw that the children were a little funny, but they saluted Eric respectfully, with respect in their eyes.
"The Baron has distributed food to them for three days." Eric explained: "The day after tomorrow at most, when the logistics force arrives, they will move to the Eagle Territory with the logistics force."
A chill hit Linden's heart.
He knows the number of these children in the city. If they are all raised by Raven, they will become the most terrifying enemies of the Principality of Eivor in less than three to five years!
“Fake benevolence, fake righteousness, fake mercy!” Lyndon squinted his neck and shouted loudly:
“Don’t believe them, the Nords are all devils! They want to deceive you and then take you away. Kill them all!”
But all he got in response was ridicule.
"Shut up, old sweet potato!" A child jumped out: "I have lived here for 10 years. I can tell who is a good person and who is a devil at a glance!"
"You have to thank me. Lord Raven, if he hadn't saved you, we would have stuck you on the flagpole, stabbed you in from below, and strung you out from above!"
Linden was speechless.
They have ruled the Wall of Sighs for hundreds of years, but they are not as effective as Raven's 3 days.
Distribute food to untouchables.
Raven's method of attacking Sigh High Wall was so vicious!
“This is your purpose, right, to humiliate me and attack me!” When he gradually walked to the north of the city and saw no trace of the children, Linden became confused again:
“ But you can’t defeat me!”
“You’ve seen everything you need to see, tell me, what else is waiting for me?”
Eric poked him contemptuously. A glance:
"Have you seen it? What I really want you to see is not here yet."
Linden dismissed it and continued to move forward with his neck stiffened.
Until I walked out of the city gate, I was greeted by a stench.
His mouth couldn't help but open, his eye sockets were rounded, and his pupils almost shrank to the size of a needle tip.
My body was shaking so much that even the wound on my chest burst open.
Linden saw a cross nailed on an open space in the north of the city.
On the cross, Wanda’s headless body was nailed.
Behind this cross, there are countless heads piled up.
Regardless of high or low, high or low, the heads of all the Death Guards are here.
Most of them have begun to rot, and they are piled up together in a dark mass, like a hill or a tall tower.
The face of the head is still as ferocious and frightening as it was in life. Just taking a look at it, it seems that you can hear screams and cries.
The empty eyes, pale teeth, and rotten skin even gave Linden hallucinations, as if his body was also decaying and festering.
Death appeared in front of Linden in such a concrete way for the first time.
Eric's voice rang in his ears: "This is what I want you to see."
"The Baron calls this——
Beijing view. ”
Outside the capital, many prisoners gathered. They were as shocked and frightened as Linden.
Some people howled loudly and ran away, some knelt down and cried bitterly, and some They would rush forward to snatch the heads of their relatives.
In the last case, their heads would be cut off and thrown up
by the soldiers guarding Jingguan. Trash.
Gululu, a head was shaken and rolled down, and its empty eyes happened to meet Linden's gaze.
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Eric pulled out the sword from his waist:
“Don’t be afraid, you will be one of them soon.”
Linden's legs trembled violently, and a thought came to his mind:
"So I'm also afraid of death??"
Having his head cut off and left to be exposed to wind, sun, insects, and rats, there is no dignity or decency at all.
He couldn't bear this ending.
“Surrender!!”
“I am willing to surrender!!!”
Eric didn't seem surprised by this result. He put the long sword into Linden's hand and pointed at Wanda's body with his chin.
"No, let's do it."
......
(End of this chapter)