The joy of survival made the city guards forget about the strange timing of the arrival of this army. They quickly prepared to open the city gates, and when the vanguard of the knights approached, they were pleasantly surprised to confirm that this mighty army of two thousand people came from the Diocese of Bogdo.
"Open the city gates! Open it now! "
The 'Holy Shield' of the inner city had already been shattered, and these soldiers could not care less about anything else. They only hoped that this army that had suddenly appeared could immediately rescue the Pope!
After understanding the situation in the city, the three hundred Holy Knights who had arrived first immediately rushed into the inner city, followed closely by the six hundred infantry led by Bishop Benjamin. Rubens held his scepter and led the last two thousand reserve troops into the city to split up the encirclement. He also separated a team of five hundred people to go straight to the west and main city gates to rescue the defenders.
In the era of cold weapons, 'street battles' were rarely seen, because after a city was breached, the defenders would usually immediately surrender or give up resistance. But the situation now was obviously different. One side had no intention of 'attacking', and the other side had come from afar just to wipe them out. Therefore, the battle immediately broke out outside the inner city walls!
The elites of the 'Shadow Blade' and Elder Dean of the 'Viper Cross' had already killed their way into the inner city, and were fighting to the death with the cardinals and high-ranking Holy Knights. Therefore, the remaining troops outside the inner city walls were the 'Viper Cross' troops who were queuing up to climb ladders and prepare to enter the inner city.
They were focused on the enemies on the inner city walls, and did not expect that two reinforcements of knights would suddenly rush out. Unable to get into a defensive formation in time, they were instantly killed and screamed in pain …
The 'Viper Cross' troops that had rushed into the city numbered less than one thousand and eight hundred. More than four hundred of them were left at the west gate to block the original defenders and maintain control of the city gates. The remaining one thousand and four hundred people had now split up and were attacking the three gates of the inner city. Nearly half of each force had already rushed into the inner city.
Under these circumstances, the Holy Knights that suddenly rushed into the city were equivalent to a sneak attack from the back. In an instant, the two troops outside the inner city walls collapsed. When the accident happened, Elvis, who had already obtained the 'Viper's Kiss', had just rushed out of the church. He raised his scepter and shouted at Dean and the others who were fighting fiercely, "The Pope is dead! Long live the Viper Cross! "
His words struck the Grand Cardinals who were struggling to hold on, as if they had been struck by lightning. Their morale immediately collapsed, and they retreated again and again. Little did they know that this was the secret signal that Elvis and Dean and the rest had agreed upon beforehand. Seeing that the scepter was in their hands, Dean and the rest heaved a sigh of relief. However, before they could make their next decision, the Temple Guards who were still struggling on the city wall shouted excitedly,
"Reinforcements are here! The Knights Templar are here to help! "
Dean and the rest were aghast … Elderweiss wielded his scepter and climbed up the city walls like a lizard. He stabbed the Temple Guard to death with the dagger in his hand. Looking out, he gritted his teeth and shouted: "Two squads of cavalry and six hundred infantrymen! Damn it, what's going on?!"
His brain was in a mess, and he could not figure out where the two cavalries came from. Standing at this height, he could see the infantry running in the distance. Benjamin's white robe was very eye-catching, and it made his heart sink.
What went wrong?!
The anxious Elderweiss kicked the corpse beside him off the city wall. Below, Dean's face was gloomy. Although the Grand Cardinals who were struggling to hold on were at a disadvantage, these old fellows were still very strong. So far, only three of them had been killed, and four were injured. Hearing that reinforcements had arrived, their morale immediately rose, and the "Shadow Blade" and the soldiers surrounding them felt a headache.
There was not much meaning in staying here and continuing to fight. At this moment, the inner city gate was finally opened. This was originally the time for the "Viper Cross" to attack, but as the leader of the team, Dean had to give the order to retreat!
Elderweiss' judgment was not wrong. If they did not retreat now, everyone would be trapped here. By then, it would not be them encircling others, but the reinforcements behind them …
"Break out! Retreat! "
Dean decisively gave the order, and then continuously cast spells to suppress the Grand Cardinals' counterattack. This group of old fellows did not have the strength to chase after them. When they were surrounded, they had already used up all their skills, and their magic power was almost depleted. In addition, they did not have any trump cards like potions or scrolls. They could protect themselves, but they did not have the strength to chase after them.
So, Dean led the team in the inner city and retreated, but the Grand Cardinals did not chase after them.
Once out of the inner city gate, the "Shadow Blade" immediately threw themselves into the battle against the Holy Knights. Dean and the others glanced at the team, and without saying a word, led the team to retreat. As they retreated, they used "Shadow Blast" to destroy the buildings on both sides of the road to hinder the cavalry's pursuit. Meanwhile, Elderweiss, who was holding the scepter, walked cautiously among the team. The scepter in his hand was wrapped in several layers of a robe that he had casually pulled over. At this moment, it looked like an ordinary stick.
The original energy fluctuation of the scepter was isolated by Cazera's hide. In addition, Elderweiss had specially brought along the "Tarado's Redemption" necklace and two rings with similar effects. At this moment, it was very difficult for it to affect him. However, the scepter was faintly struggling to jump out of Elderweiss's hand. He frowned and pressed down hard.
Seeing this, Dean took out the red crystal that he carried and chanted a spell. When the magic fluctuation enveloped the scepter, the restlessness gradually subsided and it no longer struggled.
"Leave this place, leave the rest to Claude!"
The two reached a consensus, and quickly retreated with the help of the retreating team. Because Dean's method of destroying the buildings was indeed effective, the group quickly left the battle and returned to the city gate. At this time, the fierce battle here had weakened. The fall of the city wall had caused the Rose Cross Army's morale to collapse. Now, no one was resisting. Dean rushed to the city gate, but he did not leave immediately. Instead, he shouted, "How far away are Claude's troops?!"
The soldiers on the city wall who were observing immediately reported, "Just a kilometer away!"
This news made Dean and Elderweiss very excited. Their original plan was to wait for the "Sacred Army" to rush into the city after taking the scepter, and let the mercenary knights cause more damage to the "Holy Cathedral".
This was to put the blame on Count Milnor in the end. Any "lack of discipline" would be enough to make him unable to defend himself.
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