Nash had fainted. Sephiroth had sent him here because he was stubborn and wouldn't let Rex pass. But because of his stubbornness, he couldn't take it when he learned that he couldn't defend Strand Castle.
There were five thousand soldiers stationed in Strand Castle. According to Nash, if Rex wanted to take it down, no matter how powerful her army was, there would be a one-to-one casualty ratio. Rex didn't dare to pay such a price.
Unexpectedly, because he gathered all the soldiers at the west gate, there was a problem at the east gate.
Eager to make a contribution, Ge charged into the city without any regard for his life. At this time, the Mage that Rex sent to contact Daniel hadn't arrived yet.
The white-robed Mage was killed by Ge in a moment of carelessness. Nobody could break through the barbarians' iron shield defense line, which gave time for the magic chariots to arrive. The magic chariots charged into the city. Not finding a large number of enemy Mages, they simply released magic and slaughtered the soldiers.
There were only about a thousand people at the east gate. Some of them were still patrolling on the city wall. Two magic chariots blocked the ramps on the city wall, cutting off the defense at the east gate. Even if Nash sent more soldiers, it was already too late. The city gate was completely destroyed, and the skeleton warhorses all rushed into the city.
These undead creatures that could suddenly accelerate were more suitable for fighting in the city. When the last ten chariots arrived, the pirates began to clean up the remaining soldiers, and the barbarians quickly put on magic armor.
The battle at the city gate lasted for five minutes. Another twelve pirates died, and more than twenty barbarians died.
The result was so good because no one treated Nash's soldiers after they were injured. When Daniel's magic chariots arrived, the injured barbarians were treated immediately. Also, no one on Daniel's side died after the magic chariots arrived.
When the east gate was broken, Ge started to set fire with the pirates. They didn't know that the battle in the west had already broken out, so nobody had time to care about this side. But the fire was good, and almost half the sky was burned red. There were too many wooden buildings in Phoenix, unlike the central part of the empire, which had many stone houses.
Every soldier of the empire in the west could see the fire rising into the sky from the east. Plus, under the influence of Rex's magic, they lost their will to fight. Nash had fainted and lost command. Everybody was fighting on the city wall based on instinct.
Rex's catapults launched dense magic stone bullets. They were all small ones, and they were scattered all over the city wall. Nash was snatched away by the bodyguards. He wasn't crushed to death, but he didn't wake up either.
Although Solon did not leave, he did not treat Nash either. He was afraid Nash would wake up and go crazy. If the city was lost, then so be it. It was no loss to him. Sephiroth couldn't blame him. There were too many Mages on Rex's side.
Seeing that the catapults on top of the city wall were firing back sporadically, Rex immediately knew that there was a problem with the enemy's command system. Without hesitation, she sent the infantry to push the huge rolling ladders up to the city wall.
Rex didn't fly up to fight either. She was afraid that one of the soldiers would shoot her with a large alchemy crossbow in a panic. The city was definitely going to fall, so Rex didn't have to take any more risks.
There was chaos at the top of the city wall. The commander was unconscious, and the battle puppets below had already begun to climb up the ladder. The low-ranking officers were disheartened.
The battle took a drastic turn in an instant. It was unknown which soldier threw down his weapon and surrendered. Then, this trend seemed to be contagious. More soldiers simply threw away their weapons and ran down the city wall. However, they didn't go far. They gathered together and waited for Rex to receive them.
If the enemy was from another country, these soldiers wouldn't have done this. Rex was Duke Qinyin. Everyone heard the conversation between her and Nash. No one disliked Rex. Besides, they also knew that Rex wouldn't kill captives. They were all Qinyin's people.
Seeing this, the soldiers supervising the battle drew out their swords and wanted to force the soldiers to fight. However, there were too many people who surrendered. The soldiers looked at each other and secretly stopped this action.
Before Nash fainted, he didn't say that he would resist to the death. If they forced the soldiers now, it would definitely cause resentment and even a mutiny.
Below the city wall, Rex sent out a large team. They were all giants who were two meters tall. They held huge shields and covered the Mages. Scattered arrows couldn't hurt these Mages. These giants were to let the Mages command the battle puppets calmly.
The battle puppets climbed up the city wall and waved their weapons to drive the soldiers away. Once the puppets went up, the remaining soldiers didn't resist anymore. They were all from the northern part of the empire. This was Phoenix, not their home. They weren't facing the evil Tanggulas people, but the duke of their own country.
At this time, Rex finally calmed down.
Even though setting up the large magic formation and the catapults cost her a lot of money, the fact that no soldiers died was what Rex was most concerned about.
It couldn't be said that the battle didn't end without bloodshed. At least many people died in the battle at the east side of the city, and the seriously injured soldiers hadn't been treated yet. Daniel didn't care so much. He was here to conquer the city and welcome Rex.
There were very few residents in Stranburg. The pirates set fire, but not many were killed. In fact, when they appeared, even the braver residents had already fled far away when they saw the skeleton warhorses.
Even when the west gate opened and Rex's troops entered Stranburg, the battle at the east gate wasn't over yet. The soldiers of the Qinyin Empire didn't know who Daniel and his men were, so they fought with all their might.
Rex's cavalry passed through the city. He brought a Mage with him and used a loudspeaker spell to announce that Duke Rex had occupied Stranburg. The battle only stopped then.
Daniel's side fought very hard. Even though no one died, almost everyone was injured. This was also because Geyi didn't have experience. He ordered the pirates to attack the soldiers at the top of the city wall. The soldiers at the top of the city wall occupied the terrain and defended with all their might.
Rex occupied the mayor's residence directly. The surrendered soldiers were gathered in the square, surrounded by heavy cavalry. To the relief of the surrendered soldiers, Rex's soldiers didn't take off their armor.
The Qinyin's armor was very complicated according to the needs. The armor of the northern army had cold-proof functions. If they were taken off, many of these soldiers would definitely freeze to death. Then, the heavy cavalry was replaced, and the captives were guarded by pikemen.
The captives were more relieved that the pikemen weren't equipped with bows and arrows. Bows and arrows were most often used to kill captives. That was because it was difficult to find out how the soldiers died when they shot the captives with bows and arrows. Everyone was even grateful to Rex. This situation wasn't ridiculous. Instead, it was a common thing on the battlefield.
Two magic chariots were parked in the mayor's residence. The barbarians formed a circle to protect the chariots. The sorcerer next to Rex looked at the two chariots enviously, thinking how nice it would be if they had them.
Although the magic chariots weren't as powerful as a magic tower, a magic tower was more expensive. Also, you weren't qualified to build one until you were level 6.
Although Soran was qualified to build a magic tower, he didn't have money. This was the tragedy of a sorcerer like him. He joined the army because he didn't have money. Originally, he wouldn't have any trouble following Nash. However, this time he bumped into Rex. Nash vomited blood and fainted, which made Soran extremely embarrassed.
Every year, he received tens of thousands of gold coins from the empire. However, when it was time to use him, he didn't help Soran fight.
But what could he do? Ordinary soldiers dared to attack Rex because this was a battlefield. Even if they died, Rex wouldn't take revenge on their families. However, he couldn't do that. He was a sorcerer. If he dared to attack Rex, he would have to face the level-8 Magic Shooter behind Rex.
Daniel saw Rex. Rex's face was sullen, but he didn't get angry. Daniel had actually killed hundreds of imperial soldiers, and a large number of the injured soldiers were likely to die or be crippled. However, this was a battlefield, and Daniel was here to help him.
In the hall, only one person stood in front of Rex. The gray-robed sorcerer, Soran. The others all sat down and looked at this level-6 sorcerer.
Rex opened his mouth and said, "Soran, be my follower, and I won't kill Nash."
"Me?" Soran was shocked. Then he said, "Your Highness, I'm a poor sorcerer. It's hard for me to improve in this life. Please let me go. Nash didn't cause you any harm. Just let him go. "
"Didn't cause any harm? If not for the battle at the east gate, at least 2,000 soldiers would have died to pass through here. I have to have a reason not to kill Nash. Otherwise, no matter who it is, they will dare to block my way. "
Soran immediately understood. Rex wanted to subdue him to give himself a way out. Otherwise, killing Nash would be a very troublesome thing for the time being. There were still hundreds of thousands of imperial soldiers in Phoenix. If Sephiroth gave an order, Rex's army might be defeated.
However, if he let Nash go, just as Rex said, the prestige of the king would be gone, and no one would take Rex seriously in the future.
However, it would be different if there was an exchange. If Rex let Nash go in order to subdue a level-6 sorcerer, everyone would think that Rex was thirsty for talent and wouldn't think that Rex was at a disadvantage.
But what about himself? In order to save Nash's life, surrendering to Rex could be considered as fulfilling his final obligation to Nash.
Soran was in awe of Rex now. After all, Rex was the daughter of Great Emperor Charnak. She solved this situation easily.
Soran smiled bitterly. If he rejected Rex's recruitment, he would also be responsible for Nash's death. If Rex let him go and killed Nash, he would have to leave Qin Yin to survive in the future. Otherwise, no one would give him a gold coin to hire him anymore.
If Rex spread this matter everywhere in order to avoid the responsibility of killing Nash, he would have to go to the Tanggulas Empire to continue his cultivation.
What a scheming and ruthless scheme!
Just as Soran was filled with grief and indignation, Rex added.
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