Chapter 347 Thousands of miles to the rescue
Judela came because he knew that the coalition of horse thieves and pirates had really arrived.
If Eagle City is breached, he, who is right next to the Eagle Leader, will not be able to survive.
So although he was jealous of Raven's achievements on the battlefield, he still mobilized his elite "Iron Forge Legion" and rushed to Eagle City for support.
But on the battlefield, there was no time to explain so much.
"There are too many horse thieves. The people behind have almost evacuated. Let's withdraw to Eagle City." Judra spoke very quickly:
"Can you still move?"
Julia nodded, dropped the broken weapon, and carried the unconscious Thor on her shoulders.
Judra frowned.
Thor's injuries were too serious, his limbs were all twisted and deformed; his face was pale, and he could tell he had lost too much blood.
This kind of injury has no treatment value on the battlefield.
Judra said: "Leave him alone. He can't be saved. Taking him with you will only slow us down."
"He is the son of Knight Eric." Julia said.
Julia wants to save Thor, not because of his identity, but Julia knows that those reasons are not important to Judra, only this can persuade her.
Sure enough, Judra looked solemn: "Come here and take this gentleman back!"
Leading 200 Ironforge Legions, Judra fought and retreated, protecting Julia and Thor back to Eagle City.
But the strange thing is that no matter how Nancy urged, Judra refused to stay in the main castle of Eagle City. Instead, she lived with her soldiers at the garrison point inside the city wall.
"That's weird, what's going on?" Nancy was confused.
"Yeah, it's weird." Denise nodded in agreement.
As the news spread, not only Judra, but also the nobles of Xuefeng County came to support.
Viscount Broca, Baron Wessassin, Baron Zeyi, Baron Kate, and Lady Doreen arrived one after another.
Even Baron Sereva, who had always been at odds with Raven, came.
But except for the nobles of Xuefeng County, most of the nobles of the five northwest counties also chose to sit on the sidelines.
Over the years, Raven has risen like a meteor, blinding many people.
This time he launched a war against the Principality of Eivor, with three battles and three victories. He fought a series of classic battles, which made his light shine brighter and brighter, and he clearly had the appearance of a famous general in the world.
Seeing that the momentum of the Griffith family is about to be unstoppable.
Nobles are always like this.
When your status is low, they look down on you; when you blend in among them, they will look at you, praise and criticize you, and then gradually accept you.
But if you want to climb up, you have to endure all kinds of endless malice.
The nobles had quite the same idea.
On the battlefield, Lei Wen only used our soldiers to transport food and grass. In terms of logistics, your wife Nancy maintained it well. Now there is a fire in your backyard and we have no soldiers and do not go to help. It is not a mistake, right?
And some people will go one step further on this basis - if I don't go to aid Eagle City, others won't even think about going.
Just like little peeling.
Now, he is wrapped in a fur cloak and sitting in his castle.
Opposite him was an old man with a somewhat pale face.
It was the middle of winter, but he was wearing a heavy armor, and he looked like an old knight from a story.
"Viscount John, at your age, you should have more rest." Little Peeling poured John a glass of wine:
"Why go all the way for Raven?"
Viscount John did not touch the wine glasses, but picked up a piece of steak with a fork and chewed it quietly, and finally said:
"Raven is a good young man. He is currently fighting for the empire. As an old man, I can't go to the front to support him. I have to help him stabilize the rear."
"Moreover, if Eagle City is destroyed and those horse thieves and pirates are allowed to escape, the entire Nord province will suffer."
Little Peeling still refused to give up. He lowered his head, his hair covering his dead white eye, as if his red right eye filled with blood stared at John:
"The news has spread, 30,000 horse thieves, 20,000 pirates - and more than 100,000 people they have kidnapped."
"Raven has taken away all the troops in Eagle City. The defensive force is too weak. Even if you add 2,000 soldiers, it will not be able to resist it anyway."
"Whether it's a pirate or a horse thief, there is no discipline at all."
"Therefore, it is better to wait for the Eagle City to be broken. These thieves will naturally disperse. When the time comes, you can send out troops to defeat them one by one!"
Viscount John was chewing a piece of beef with tendons. When he heard Little Peel's words, he slowly stopped his mouth movements. After he finished speaking, he simply spat it onto the plate.
"Gunther, do you know why you will never be as good as Raven?"
Little Peel's cheek twitched, not only because he didn't like others calling him by his real name, but also because Viscount John poked a sore spot in him.
If it had been any other viscount, Xiao Peipi would have sternly retorted.
But John is not only a viscount, but also his elder - Little Skin's mother, who is John's cousin.
So he could only continue to listen to Viscount John.
"For many things, it depends on whether you should do it, not whether you can do it."
Viscount John said slowly:
"Raven wanted to relieve the empire of its worries, so he led troops to invade the Principality of Eivor. This was what he should do."
"As a member of the empire, at this time, it is also my duty to protect his family and territory."
"It's like this again!" Xiao Peipi stood up angrily: "You still have the same old-fashioned theory, always doing what should be done, always thinking about others."
"Back then, my mother lived a restless life because of your consideration for others!"
"Now it's happening again!"
"He Raven is so important in your heart, is it worth it for you to carry this old bone to death!?"
Hearing Xiao Peipi mention his cousin, Viscount John flashed a hint of shame on his face, and then sighed:
"You still don't understand."
"I went to Eagle City not because of Raven."
"If your territory were threatened by this, I would still help."
Little Pipi sneered and was about to utter a sarcastic comment, but when he saw Viscount John's serious and upright expression, he swallowed all the sarcastic words.
"...I know, since you want to go, then you can go."
Little Pipi raised his head and poured a sip of wine down his throat:
"I just want my uncle to know that he failed to stop you, so he might start talking about me again."
"Then let's hide it from him for a while." Viscount John showed a sly smile:
"I will set off early tomorrow morning."
……
Outside Eagle City.
The defense line was breached and the war progressed to the stage of attacking and defending the city wall.
At this time, we can see the benefits of Raven's original insistence on placing Eagle City in the middle of the river.
It was just winter. Although the river was frozen, the ice was not thick. Let alone siege equipment, the middle of the river could not withstand the trampling of a few more people.
So the pirates and horse thieves had to start building pontoon bridges - which hit the backs of the city's defenders!
Nowadays, there is a serious shortage of soldiers guarding the city, and the workers who were originally scattered in the factories have become the best soldiers.
Although they have not received military training, they are well-organized, have a clear division of labor, and have sufficient strength. Now that it is not time for hand-to-hand combat, they will be able to defend the city and be a master!
Especially those gray dwarves.
Even though they are not tall, they are naturally muscular, not to mention that they deal with steel and flames all day long.
Now, Bowell, the only gray dwarf without a beard, has become the defense commander of a section of the city wall.
His short and stocky body, which only reached the chest of an adult man, walked up and down the city wall, bursting out with a sharp and powerful voice: "You guys, don't be stunned, hurry up and load the bed crossbow!"
"Trebuchet behind, don't be idle, throw the stone for me as soon as it's set up——
What? Not calibrated? Never mind it!
Who told you to hit the pontoon bridge, even if it hits the ice! ”
Not to mention, in this freezing weather, Bowell's voice really aroused the enthusiasm of the defenders.
After loading the bed crossbow, he hit the wooden pin with a hammer, and the thick crossbow arrows flew out with a whoosh.
From a distance of dozens of meters, the shot missed the mark at all, passing directly through the bodies of three horse thieves who were rushing from the pontoon to the city wall, and then smashed the pontoon with a bang and cracked the ice.
There was blood.
The pontoon broke off and swayed on the slippery ice. The horse thief who was still standing on the pontoon felt like he was on a roller coaster, screaming in shock as he struggled to maintain his balance.
Before he could stand firm, the trebuchets in the city began to show their power!
The number is not large, only 13 units.
The cold weather in winter greatly affects the belt toughness of the trebuchet.
But again, can’t it be thrown from a distance of tens of meters?
Please...you...collect 6...9...books...!
Whoosh whoosh——
The boulder was thrown high, drawing beautiful parabolas, and then fell down after reaching the top!
Boom boom boom! ! !
The ice surface was broken by boulders, splashing out thick and cold water mixed with ice slag.
Amidst the crackling sound, the ice surface cracked.
"Ah! Ah~~~~"
"Ugh..."
"Help, help - don't pull me!"
The pontoon swayed violently as the floating ice and waves hit it. The horse thieves who could only barely stand on top fell over and fell into the water one by one, screaming.
Horse thieves are not pirates.
Wearing heavy armor, they were like lumps of iron. After sinking into the water, they could only spit out large clusters of bubbles, and then drowned in the cold and heavy river water.
It can bring rich nutrition to the fish in this barren season.
However, there was more than one pontoon bridge, and not all those involved in the attack were horse thieves.
And who are the elite pirates—the lizardmen!
They lowered their limbs and ran like beasts on the ice, dodging the crossbows thrown from the city wall. Then they rushed under the city wall, grabbed the gaps between the wall bricks with their sharp claws, and leaped towards the city wall!
Bowell has been waiting for them for a long time:
"Poirot, bring your men!"
"Coming!"
The bearded Poirot rushed out of the troop transport corridor with a clay pot in his hand. He used a torch to light the cotton thread extending from the clay pot. Then he came to the edge of the city wall and took a look at the lizard man climbing the wall. Smash it down!
"Eat something warm!"
This is a large jar of clear fire oil - that is, alcohol.
The lizard man nimbly changed his direction on the city wall and dodged, but not completely. There was still a splash of clear fire oil stuck to his body.
Then the flames spread like a blooming lotus!
Heavy armor and scales can protect against swords and crossbows, but they are useless against fire.
The lizard man opened his bloody mouth in a realistic sense, howled and fell from the city wall, then turned his head and plunged into the river with all his strength.
Flames began to burn across the ice.
The flames didn't just explode in this place, there was more than one lizard man who made similar choices, but the endings were not very good.
As we all know, lizards are cold-blooded animals.
Although the lizardmen claim to have dragon blood, their physical characteristics are not much different from those of lizards.
So when they entered the water, their blood flow quickly slowed down. They couldn't swim too far before they lost consciousness and sank to the bottom of the water like those horse thieves.
It must be said that it is a wonderful irony that a lizard man who could swim in the sea sank in a small river ditch.
Of course, there are still lizardmen who can escape the burning flames and thrown stones and climb the city wall.
He was over two meters tall, and his body was more than half wider than an adult male human. He also held a large sword as tall as a person in his mouth. As soon as he stepped onto the city wall, he instantly scared off the surrounding defenders.
Bowell looked at the guy who was nearly three times taller than himself, swallowed his saliva, and screamed loudly:
"Hey, silly guy, I advise you to get out now, otherwise, you will be dead!"
The lizard man's head is very similar to that of a crocodile, with a long mouth and circles of bone scales on his eyebrows. Hearing Bowell's words, he narrowed his eyes and smiled ferociously:
"I have never tasted a little dwarf like you!"
As he spoke, he swung the big sword and struck Bovel on the head.
Bowell stood there as if appointed and sighed:
"Why are you doing this!"
The next moment, a gray dwarf who was about the same height as Buvel, but with a thicker build and a thick beard rushed out from behind him.
The lizard man was stunned.
Did I see someone ghosting?
Then he saw that the gray dwarf who rushed out was holding a weapon that was exaggeratedly large even for a lizard man.
It's not a sword, it's more like a knife with a single edge, but there's no such thing as a knife with no curvature at all!
It’s really hard to name!
Being able to swing such a huge weapon with that small body is indeed worthy of praise - but for a dwarf to compete with a lizard man for strength, it is really laughable!
"Go to me——"
Before the word "death" could be uttered, the giant sword in the lizard man's hand broke cleanly under the sharp blade.
The sword edge sank into his armor again, cutting off the scales, cutting into his left shoulder, and then came out from his right hip.
The lizard man's upper body fell to the ground, looking at the gray dwarf in disbelief.
"Am I dreaming?"
Then his eyes rolled up and he died completely.
His lower body was still erect, and the cut surface was as smooth as cut aspic.
It wasn't until the lizard man's upper body fell to the ground that he was shocked. There were two pops on the cut surface, first blood gushed out, and then the severed internal organs arched out like earthworms.
"I told you not to mess with me!" Bowell kicked the lizard man's lower body with a thousand kicks, and then retreated carefully to avoid being splashed with blood.
Turning to look at his old friend, Bowell asked: "How are you, are you okay?"
The gray dwarf who killed the lizard man, that is, Sohei, who was running wildly on the road to the blacksmith master, shook his head and carefully leaned the huge strange-shaped long knife against the city wall.
This is the weapon he forged carefully, without any enchantment.
Heaviness and sharpness are often two different bifurcation points in the process of forging weapons.
Heavy weapons don't need sharp blades, and sharp weapons don't need to be heavy.
But this knife combines the above two points and can be said to be a real monster among weapons.
Wiping his fingers across the side of the blade and not feeling a single burr, Suo Hei nodded with satisfaction:
“Not too bad.”
"But the sample is still too small. I need to test it more."
However, at least today, there is no such opportunity.
The sky gradually became gloomy, and the horse thieves and pirates who had achieved no results withdrew.
At the same time, in the camp of pirates and horse thieves, the leaders of their two families, "Blood Eyes" Mongar and "Pirate Captain" Joshua, were gathering together.
"Joshua, I think you owe me an explanation."
……
(End of chapter)