At dawn, the army set up camp.
The crusade bypassed the city of Shubia and turned into the Angry Horn Forest. There was a main road in the forest that could be walked on. However, the spacious road that usually allowed two carriages to travel side by side was suddenly crowded with such an army today. Allen rode on his horse and allowed the warhorse to trot forward with the team. He recalled the scene of cutting down seven or eight scarecrows with a single slash last evening. This was a rare experience. If he were to deliberate and practice it carefully, he would soon be able to add a brand new saber technique to his Ten Moves.
Allen had even thought of a name for that move, which was "Thousand Armies". A single slash could destroy a thousand armies. That was the saber intent and saber realm he pursued.
The sound of cows crying and horses neighing broke his train of thought. Allen looked up and saw a group of people coming towards him in front of the army. They were citizens who had escaped from Millahan. Yesterday, Woodrick had mentioned that after the imperial capital issued a declaration against Mason, people from the three cities controlled by the Sword Lord in Millahan kept escaping. Although Mason was a Ten Saints expert, his opponent was still a colossus like Tangerio, so people did not think highly of him.
This was the fourth batch of refugees that Allen and the others had encountered, and people kept appearing. Among them were old men with hollow eyes, barefoot girls, women holding babies, wounded men sitting on carts, and men with frowns on their faces. When they saw the crusade army, their expressions were terrified, afraid that the Great Emperor would punish them. This was not something that had never happened in the history of the empire. Not all kings were so broad-minded. Fortunately, Tangerio was not a stingy king, so the crusade army and the refugees passed by peacefully.
"The unlucky ones in war are always the people." Belle Kai did not smoke his pipe today. It was said that there was not much smoke grass left, so it was no wonder that this old smoker wanted to "save money". He chewed tobacco leaves in his mouth to temporarily relieve his smoking addiction. As for his image, of course, it had nothing to do with Gao Guang. Belle Kai didn't care about this, otherwise he wouldn't always look like a wanderer.
"So you're a pacifist?" Allen blinked.
Belle Kai spat out the tobacco leaves that had been chewed into paste onto the ground. After the horse's hooves stepped on it, it had already mixed with the soil. He laughed, and the air was filled with the smell of tobacco. Belle Kai shook his head and said, "Allen, believe it or not. This era is not fated with peace, and history has constantly told us that there is no eternal peace. Of course, there will not be an endless war. War, peace, war again. Just like the four seasons, we are always reincarnated and never tired.
"If there is desire, the war will never disappear. It will only pause." Belle Kai clamped his horse's abdomen and left Ellen behind.
Ellen shook his head. "No matter what life has desire, because that's nature. That's why war is everywhere. "Belle Heaven," Allen said.
At four in the afternoon, Alan saw Milahan.
The Empire up. At the Fort, the Ma, the Empire, Empire, Up. at. At. at by called. at. At. at, King at... in., Mountain, in, and.. by. in The subjugation army had to open this gate in order to invade the Raging Flames Castle.
Otherwise, everything would be empty talk.
Here, groups of refugees could still be seen scrambling to escape, especially after seeing the punitive army. Their footsteps quickened. While the army was setting up camp, Wudrick, Julian, Allen, and the others rode their horses towards Millahan. Allen saw the towering grayish-white city walls. The top and bottom of the city walls were different in color, light at the top and dark at the bottom. Obviously, the light-colored part of the city wall had only recently been temporarily heightened. They had raised the height of the walls of Millahan from the original six meters to the current ten meters.
The outline of many weapons could be seen on the city wall. Allen knew that there were giant ballistae, cannons, catapults, and so on. In addition to the firing holes, arrow mounds, and densely packed defenders behind the city wall, the city was already armed to the teeth. The city gate was locked, and there was an iron fence. In front of the gate, there were still laborers digging trenches. In front of Allen and the others, the enemy soldiers laid a string of sharp spurs in front of the trenches.
Wudrick narrowed his eyes and made a hand gesture. Behind them, a soldier stepped out and shouted towards the top of the city wall of Millahan, "In the name of the king, the defenders of Millahan are now asking you to surrender unconditionally. Open the city gate and give up resistance. You will get a fair trial in Oliska. Otherwise, you will be regarded as a traitor to the empire, and you will be punished as a traitor. Your families and descendants will suffer the humiliation of traitors. I hope you will make the right decision. "
After the soldier finished shouting, he paused for a moment before repeating himself.
On the city wall, there was a small commotion among the soldiers. They were soldiers of the Hellhound Legion, the private army of Count Jerio. But just because Jerio wanted to rebel, it did not mean that these soldiers were willing to follow him. Especially when they saw the mighty formation of the punitive army, they were even more frightened. Now that they heard these words, it would be a lie to say that they were not tempted. Suddenly, at this moment, a cruel power appeared on top of the city wall, suppressing the soldiers to the point that they didn't even dare to breathe loudly.
It was Count Jerio's aura.
Still wearing his heavy, fortress-like armor, Jerio walked up to the top of the city wall. He handed the greatsword in his hand to a soldier and took the iron bow from another person. He immediately pulled the bow and shot. An arrow seemed to have ignored the distance. It was shot from Jerio's hand and was already nailed to the throat of the soldier below the city wall. The soldier was persuading him to surrender, and his voice stopped. The corpse with the arrow fell to the ground with a thud, causing a few wisps of dust to rise.
Wudrick frowned.
Jerio put down the iron bow and shouted, "Dogs of Tangerio, I'll give you a chance. If you go back now, you can still drink with a woman and enjoy the feeling of the sun shining on your body. Otherwise, Millahan will be your grave. You can only go to hell to regret your decision! "
Julian snorted and wanted to say something. Seeing that Wudrick did not say a word, he thought for a moment and decided to remain silent. Wudrick glanced at Jerio on the city wall, then turned around and returned to the camp with the others. On the way, he whispered, "Jerio, that idiot, gave up his last chance just like that."
At dawn the next day, a desolate horn sounded in the sky above Millahan. Jerio dragged his greatsword to the city wall. A soldier moved an iron chair and placed it in the middle of the defensive wall. Jerio sat on the iron chair and put his greatsword beside him. He sneered. Today, he was going to sit here and watch how the punitive army broke through the city. In the sound of the horn, all the equipment was undergoing the final inspection. The soldiers entered their positions under the orders of the officers. All the gears of the fortress of Millahan began to turn.
At this moment, the horn of attack came from the direction of the punitive army. Jerio felt a burst of excitement for no reason.
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