In the battle conference room of the castle, many officers who were not qualified to enter were now sitting on the luxurious chairs here.
"The man named Xu only has a few hundred people in total. It is not easy to manage the huge outer city. He will not have many troops to attack the city tomorrow, so don't worry."
< br>"No troops to attack the city? Not to mention that most of the city guards surrendered to him.
Even if he doesn't attack the city, he only needs to besiege the castle for ten days and a half, and all of us will be hungry. Die here. "
Connors had a severe headache. The battle to defend the city destroyed the confidence of all officers and soldiers.
The gap between the two sides is too big. Our 5th-level soldiers are already top-notch, and there are only a few 6th-level soldiers who can loot the entire army.
Xu Lai's side had nearly 1,000 top-notch soldiers at once, and one-third of them were angels, archangels and seraphs who could fly.
Seraphs are level 9 soldiers. They were soldiers that no one else could touch except the Supreme King.
Besides, angels have always played the role of protectors of mankind in the history of the empire.
When fighting against Angels, most of them haven’t started yet, and I can’t accept it anymore. Even if I fight with all my strength, I can’t get 5 or 6 points.
That kind of city gate weighs dozens of tons and requires several people to open even the 4th and 5th level infantry. The Seraph can turn the winch alone.
They didn’t know that Elvi also had a huge bonus from Xu Lai.
But even if you know, what can you do? Now there is no news about our only hero, and even the flag has been captured.
What Connors said was true to his word, but besides himself, who else would believe this kind of thing.
Even Connors himself was doubtful.
After all, as one of Aini's generals, he was the one who had seen the flag with his own eyes, and he clearly remembered the patterns and details on it.
The flag Xu Lai displayed did not look like a lie.
And if even the battle flag is snatched away by Xu Lai, Aini may not have a chance to make a comeback unless there are some big opportunities or changes.
The discussion became louder and louder, and the topics became more and more distant.
Connors just meditated alone for a while, but the officers in the council hall suddenly started fighting.
By the time he reacted, many people had already taken out their weapons.
But just now, patrolling soldiers came to report, and a large number of letters were sent up from outside the castle.
Ordinary soldiers basically cannot read or write, but some officers can recognize the content written on it. Almost all of it is sent by relatives in the city.
You don’t even need to read the content, they must be all about persuading surrender.
Some said that if they did not surrender, they would be harmed. Xu Lai had already ordered that all officers and soldiers who refused to surrender would not be left behind after the castle was breached. Their property would be confiscated and their relatives would be demoted to serfs. .
Some said they did not want their nephews to stay in the castle to die. They told these officers in their letters that continuing to resist would lead to death.
Because they saw with their own eyes that the light of the teleportation array kept lighting up, and more and more Xu Lai's men came to Conaston.
The most important thing is that in addition to the battle flag captured by Xu Lai, surrendered soldiers and generals were constantly being sent over from Martell City, and there were even captured nobles.
Most ordinary soldiers surrendered easily, but for those with a certain identity and status, it was not easy for them to surrender.
Leina didn't have time to deal with them, and she also had to separate them from the ordinary soldiers. Otherwise, with these people standing by to intimidate them, ordinary soldiers would have an extra layer of psychological barriers if they wanted to surrender.
These people, especially those with higher status, are celebrities in Conaston.
They appeared in Conaston, even at night, but under the illumination of Xu Lai's high-power magic lamp, these people were clearly seen by the onlookers.
With so many senior officers and the flags displayed before, most people already believed that Aini's troops had been defeated by Xu Lai, and this was indeed the case.
Xu Lai was also very straightforward. He didn't like these people, so when they were escorted out, he asked his personal guard Roland to ask them one by one.
“Are you willing to surrender?”
The noble who was asked held his head high and said: "I am Baron Howell of the Empire. I request a ransom in exchange for my freedom."
Roland looked up at Xu Lai who was above him. After seeing Xu Lai nodding slightly, he asked:
"So, how much ransom are you willing to pay?"
Using ransom in exchange for freedom is really the default behavior of aristocratic society. Way.
Of course, if you have any special purpose, you can refuse to agree, or simply put forward a condition that others cannot meet.
But if this happens, other nobles will feel in danger and will collectively ostracize the nobles who do this.
This is the so-called unspoken rule, which does not need to be spoken, but all nobles will silently abide by it.
Xu Lai doesn't like such a group, but he doesn't want to offend either.
So, if the price is right, he wouldn't mind letting go of an insignificant so-called baron.
“Well, how about 1,000 gold? You can buy 100 serfs at this price.”
Xu Lai rolled his eyes and said simply: "Cut it down!"
This guy is a baron after all, so he can't really only give out 1,000 gold coins.
It’s just that the less the ransom is, the better. He was prepared to bargain slowly. Who would have thought that Xu Lai had no interest in bargaining with him.
"No, how much money do you want, we can negotiate, we can negotiate, ah..."
Roland is not a person who grinds and chirps, if Xu Lai wants to cut it, then cut it, no Without any delay, he raised the knife and dropped it.
During the first execution, Roland obviously had little experience, so he used too much force and almost scrapped the floor tiles with his sword.
Although the floor tiles were not scrapped, the blood was not shed at all.
The blood sprayed from the neck was like a water pump, soaring straight into the sky.
Seeing that Xu Lai was so decisive, the others all wanted to jump up and shout:
"I surrender, I surrender before Roland could ask them."
This group of people is indeed used to living a good life, and they have no backbone at all.
In order to prove to others that he was serious, Xu Lai escorted the group of people to the busiest intersection.
Obviously, the largest number of people watching the fun gathered here.
Xu Lai chose this place just to scare the monkeys.
In the end, the chicken only killed one. I don’t know if the monkey he wanted to scare was alerted, but the chickens were in trouble anyway.
Xu Lai didn't know if such a bunch of stuff was useful.
But as long as they surrender, Xu Lai can no longer kill them, otherwise no one will dare to surrender in the future.
He waved his hand half-heartedly and put these people into the dungeon for the time being.
In order to use these people, Xu Lai must first understand the identity and background of this group of people.
There are a few familiar faces among them, most of whom they had seen in Stone Castle when the stronghold was attacked. I don't know if it is possible to ask them to donate their territory. Anyway, Xu Lai is not willing to follow the vassal model like before.
Strategic policies cannot be figured out in a short while. There is still work to do tomorrow morning, so you need to have a good rest tonight.
But before going to rest, Xu Lai ordered Jilong and others to gather the relatives of the defenders and write a letter of persuasion to surrender and send them in.
Xu Lai didn't care about what happened next. He just happened to think of it, so he gave it a try.
No matter whether it is useful or not, he will not suffer.
What the letter said was so conclusive that many officers believed it even if they didn't believe it.
Because Xu Lai just gave an order and did not give any special instructions, he did not expect it to have any effect.
So these letters were basically written by the family members according to their own wishes. As long as they did not deviate from Xu Lai's central idea of persuading surrender, no one would take care of them.
After 12 o'clock in the middle of the night, Elvi led the angels to complete a resurrection ceremony, resurrecting many of Jimmy's elite.
However, even with these people, everyone has too many things to do, and there is no time to stare at the letters one by one.
Just a quick glance and the central idea is probably correct.
So except for a few families where no one could write, and Ji Long and others wrote on their behalf, the rest were done by themselves.
This familiar tone also convinced these officers even more.
These letters of persuasion to surrender made many officers shaken, and they gradually had differences with their friends who were unwilling to surrender.
At this time, Connors also fell silent. Without the person in charge to speak, the conflict completely broke out.
If the conflict had just broken out, Connors might have been able to stop it due to his status.
However, now that the conflict has become irreconcilable, and some people have even drawn their weapons, it is not easy to stop them at this time.
I don’t know which bastard made the move first. After blood stains appeared in the hall, it became impossible to control the development of the situation.
In the end, the scope of this farce became wider and wider, especially when the women and servants of the Aini family appeared.
Looking at the boxes one after another, with no idea where they were going, an officer suddenly slashed at them with a knife.
The servant carrying the box was startled and immediately ducked aside.
However, the others escaped, but the box did not.
With a thump, the box hit the ground and bounced open, revealing the glittering gold coins inside, piled full of them.
With a gurgle, someone swallowed, and the dispute in the hall was instantly stopped.
“Damn it, I’m here to fight to the death for that old guy to defend the castle, but this old guy is already secretly collecting treasures and trying to run away?”
At this time, the officers' little remaining sanity had been basically lost due to the stimulation of gold coins.
Especially when I think about the countless gold and silver treasures hidden in this castle, I can't suppress my excitement.
When Xu Lai was sleeping soundly, he was woken up by someone.
Aini’s castle could not be taken, and of course Xu Lai could not live in his mansion.
Many wealthy businessmen were willing to vacate their homes, but Xu Lai was not interested and simply moved his people into the city hall.
This place is spacious and bright, and it is located in the center of the city. No matter how many Xu Lai guards there are, they can fit it in.
There is nothing wrong with it except that there is no dedicated sleeping room or bed.
"Is it going to be dawn so soon?"
Fortunately, Xu Lai didn't get up and get angry. Instead, he rubbed his eyes and asked Elvi who called him to get up.
With sufficient manpower, Elvi was finally liberated.
And as the main force in attacking the city tomorrow morning, after presiding over the resurrection ceremony at 12 o'clock, all angels are eligible to rest.
However, Elvi shook her head and said: "No, it's Aini's castle, it's on fire."
"Huh? It's on fire?"
This is magic. In this world, although there are many wooden buildings such as wooden houses, and there are no departments such as fire stations, fire prevention has always been no problem.
What's more, Aini's family castle, a building that has been inherited for countless years, how could it catch fire.
Xu Lai quickly realized something was wrong and quickly asked: "Is it internal strife?"
Elwee nodded and said: "So far, it seems like this.
Roland, Tahan and the others have already assembled their troops and are waiting for you to give the order.”
“What order? Attack the city?”
Elwee shook her head this time. Said: "It's not an attack on the city. The city gate has been opened. Jilong and the others are leading troops to block the city gate."
Xu Lai frowned and said: "What are you doing? Do they want to burn people alive inside?
Give the order, don't block the door anymore, tell them, as long as they put down their weapons, , let them out.
In addition, go call all the magicians in the magic guild and ask Miss Elena to come out and bring the priests out to save people."< br>
Elwee nodded, not surprised by Xu Lai's decision.
She knows Xu Lai very well. Xu Lai is very harsh on those in higher positions, but very tolerant of those in lower positions.
"Miss Elena should already be at the scene. I'll call the mages."
Xu Lai nodded and said: "Well, don't worry about me. I'll take Roland and Tahan with them first. Rush over."
When Xu arrived at the castle gate, he realized why Jilong wanted to block the gate.
Good guys, these people are all covered in gold and silver, and their bodies are all shining with gold. The magic lights shine on their bodies, making them very dazzling.
Seeing Xu Lai, Jilong came over to report: "Sir, it's not that I have to burn them to death, it's because they refuse to leave the gold and silver.
Those should all be yours. ”
Xu Lai has seen the greed in human nature today. It may be that these people have never seen so much money in their lives and are really reluctant to let it go.
Of course, it is also related to the castle.
Aini's castle does have a fire prevention circle, so even if it is deliberately set on fire, the fire is gradually being controlled.
The power of magic is constantly extinguishing it. The burning flame means that there are still a lot of flammable materials in this castle, otherwise it should have been extinguished long ago
Xu Lai sighed, shook his head and said: "Let's wait for the mages to come over first. As long as these people are willing to drop their weapons and be searched, we will let them out." (End of Chapter)