Han Shuo was most worried about the city gate that Chester and Dick were in charge of. When he rushed over, he discovered that the soldiers on the city walls were all safe and sound. The traces of battle in front of the city walls weren't intense, and the two hundred or so bandits' corpses indicated that the bandits hadn't suffered many losses.
"Are you alright?" Han Shuo descended like a rainbow and heaved a sigh of relief when he saw the complacent Chester and the others.
"My Lord, we're fine. That cowardly bandit only charged once and then kept watching the city gate from afar. He suddenly retreated just now." Chester smiled easily and pointed in the direction that Afie had left in as he spoke to Han Shuo.
Han Shuo nodded after taking a look from afar and said, "It's good that you're alright. Leave three hundred of you to guard this city gate. The rest, go support Dorcas at the city gate."
"Alright, we'll set out immediately!" Dick and Chester responded and began to instruct the soldiers who hadn't made a move much in high spirits, yelling for them to quickly descend the city walls and support the other two sides.
"Rumble …"
Deafening explosions rang out from the other two city walls. Han Shuo flew directly towards the side that Faulke was guarding. Dorcas was a military genius. He'd displayed extraordinary intelligence when he'd kidnapped the merchants last time, and he'd performed similarly well when he'd swept away the bandits afterwards. Han Shuo believed that there wouldn't be too much of a problem on his side.
On the contrary, it was this knight-born Faulke. Although his strength was a bit higher, perhaps it was because of his knighthood that he'd been restricted by some dogma. His arrangements on the battlefield weren't flexible enough, and Han Shuo was worried that he'd suffer a loss.
When Han Shuo arrived at the city walls that Faulke was guarding, he saw the bandits' corpses strewn all over the ground. He then looked at the hundred or so soldiers on the city walls that had been pierced by arrows. He immediately understood that the battle here must've been very intense.
Faulke's side was facing the Tomahawk Bandits. The towering leader of the Tomahawk Bandits, Bynum, wasn't as adept at fighting as Fass, nor was he as adept at scheming and scheming as Afie. This simple-minded man had been blinded by a million gold coins, and had thrown all of his subordinates into a violent assault.
Faulke was doing his utmost to resist the Tomahawk Bandits' assault. The two sides had sunk into a cruel war of attrition. The barbarian Bynum, who had suffered heavy casualties, didn't seem to know how to retreat. He roared with all his might as he commanded his subordinates to attack the walls. More than a hundred soldiers on Faulke's side had died unknowingly, and four hundred of them were either heavily injured or lightly injured. The remaining soldiers didn't have much strength left.
If it wasn't for the citizens of Brettel City joining the defense against the bandits at the critical moment, Faulke's side would have been in grave danger. By the time Han Shuo arrived, the battle had already reached its climax. More than a dozen tyrannical bandits had already rushed up the city walls, engaging in battle with the soldiers on top.
The soldiers, who were almost out of strength, unleashed their last bit of strength to stab, hack, and slash. Some of the citizens, facing the threat of the bandits, actually joined the fray without fear of death. They raised their spears and spears and continued to stab the bandits who had climbed up the walls.
Han Shuo landed on top of the city walls like a bolt of lightning, setting off a whirlwind of death. He let out a soul-stirring howl as he charged into the middle of the dozen bandits by himself. His two hands were like sharp, indestructible weapons, piercing through a bandit's body with a single thrust. It didn't take long for all of the bandits to be killed on the spot with their chests and stomachs cut open.
With the death of these bandits who'd madly attacked the soldiers, there was no longer any way to stop the skeletal staff wielding archmage necromancer, Han Shuo. A terrifying undead army gradually filled the area below the city walls, accompanied by a long and drawn-out chant.
The evil knights brandished their huge bone spears, and several bandits would be turned into a bloody mess by the sharp bone spears that were shrouded in death energy. Groups of gargoyles whistled past like crows, sending the bandits on their warhorses flying into the air. Before they could even fall to the ground, the gargoyles had already torn them into pieces.
This time, the acid swamp covered the group of bandits, and the terrible screams never stopped. Groups of bandits were corroded by the acid swamp into new white skeletons.
Han Shuo's appearance had completely reversed the situation. Every time the demonic Han Shuo waved his skeletal staff, there would be surging waves of magical elements. Hordes of undead would appear, or acid swamps with astonishing destructive power would appear. From time to time, a few Corpse Explosions would explode, causing the Tomahawk Bandits to suffer more and more casualties.
Seeing that Han Shuo's appearance had turned the battlefield upside down, the leader of the Tomahawk Bandits, Bynum, roared in anger. He overestimated his own abilities and actually urged his warhorse to charge at Han Shuo. Before they'd even reached Han Shuo, his skeletal staff shook slightly and a circle of strong magical ripples spread out. Rows of javelin-like bone spears pierced through the air, so dense that it was like a sudden rainstorm.
Without any luck, Bynum and the warhorse he was riding were all pierced by the bone spears. Everything that wasn't protected by armor was pierced through. Two of the bone spears directly pierced through Bynum's eye sockets. He didn't even have time to let out a cry before he died.
"The leader, the leader is dead!" Han Shuo's arrival caused a huge panic among the bandits. The terrified bandits suddenly screamed when they discovered Bynum's tragic death.
It was like a reason and an excuse to escape. None of the surviving Tomahawk Bandits dared to stay, and they fled the area without a care for anything else. One of the more daring and meticulous bandits pretended to lift Bynum's corpse, but secretly took off Bynum's space ring.
Han Shuo, who'd always liked to profit from the dead, discovered the bandit's tracks with a glance. He laughed lightly and floated down from the top of the city wall like a ghost. He soundlessly approached the bandit who was madly sprinting in ecstasy and said, "Sometimes, the wealth of the dead can make it difficult to protect one's own life!"
The bandit who'd taken off Bynum's space ring thought that his comrade was greedy for his loot when he heard the sound coming from behind him. He turned around with an ominous glint in his eyes and swung his axe down.
With a flick of Han Shuo's right index finger, the axe flew out with a clang. The bandit suddenly felt an unparalleled force surge into his arm, and he couldn't help but stagger backwards. He'd already turned around and clearly saw who the person behind him was.
The bandit didn't dare to show off anymore and scrambled away. Unfortunately, the bandit had no chance of escaping in front of Han Shuo who was flying over like a ghost. Han Shuo easily pierced through the bandit's body from behind. He took out Bynum's space ring and flew back to Faulke's side with a smile on his face.
"Another extra income!" Han Shuo said to the panting Faulke with a smile.
Since Han Shuo had appeared here, Faulke understood that the crisis on his side had already been resolved. Faulke understood that Han Shuo's strength was astonishing. He knew that the battle here would be over the moment Han Shuo appeared. Reality proved that Faulke's judgement was indeed correct.
The bandits didn't dare linger after Bynum's death, especially with the terrifying destructive power of the undead army. Therefore, all the bandits fled from the city wall like a tide after leaving behind over a thousand corpses.
The rumbling of the magic crystal cannons on the other side of the city gate also gradually faded away. Han Shuo understood that Dorcas's side should be coming to an end now that he couldn't hear the cannons anymore. This was the first time Brettel City had faced such a huge test, but they'd finally withstood it with everyone's combined efforts.
After witnessing Han Shuo's terrifying strength, all of the citizens who'd participated in the battle looked at Han Shuo with reverence. When the last bandit disappeared into the distance, their reverence gradually turned into trust. Thunderous cheers suddenly spread throughout the entire city wall.
"Today, all the citizens who participated in the battle will receive a reward of five gold coins. Faulke, you're in charge of distributing them." Han Shuo smiled as he looked at the citizens who'd survived the calamity and instructed Faulke.
As soon as these words left Han Shuo's mouth, the cheering citizens erupted into even more intense shouts of excitement. Each and every one of them looked at Han Shuo with even more fervent gazes. They couldn't help but feel that the city lord was so mighty at this moment!
"Don't worry, my lord. I will definitely not treat these citizens who've helped us unfairly." Faulke respectfully agreed. He looked at the corpses of the bandits outside the city, thinking that the armor and weapons these bandits had left behind should be worth a lot of gold coins. In addition, the bandits would definitely have some gold coins in their pockets, right?
"Mm, the bandits really have left. You're in charge of cleaning up the battlefield, I'll go take a look at the situation on Dorcas's side!" After Han Shuo gave his instructions, he turned into a streak of light that streaked across the sky, flying towards the city gate that Dorcas was guarding.
The sounds of the cannons gradually died down. Han Shuo looked into the distance and saw the billowing smoke of gunpowder, as well as the figures of the bandits gradually fading into the distance. The ground was littered with corpses, and the ground was riddled with holes. The situation was just as tragic as the previous two battles. Dorcas, who was guarding this city gate, didn't disappoint Han Shuo.
When he arrived at Dorcas's side, Han Shuo discovered that Dorcas was counting the number of dead and wounded soldiers. With a glance, Han Shuo discovered that there were dozens of corpses neatly arranged in one area. Dorcas led the remaining soldiers to stand in front of the dead soldiers, solemnly saluting them after counting their numbers.
Han Shuo walked to Dorcas's side, not saying anything. The bodies of the young soldiers who had died in front of him all had quite a few crossbow bolts stuck in them. Some had been stabbed to death by flying short axes, while others didn't even have their limbs intact. They must have experienced a period of unbearable pain before they died.
A heavy and oppressive atmosphere emanated from the solemn salute of Dorcas and the others. Han Shuo also performed the same military salute as Dorcas to show respect to the dead. After a while, Dorcas opened his mouth, "There will always be casualties in war. This is something that no one can change. All I can do is reduce the number of casualties on my side, and do my best to make the enemy suffer as much as possible."
Nodding his head, Han Shuo agreed, "That's right. Sometimes, being cruel to the enemy is being kind to yourself. I think our soldiers' equipment needs to be improved. Sturdier armor and weapons will increase the chances of survival for our soldiers. "
"My Lord, how are the other three sides?" Dorcas took a deep breath and finally shifted his gaze away from the dead soldiers. He looked at Han Shuo and asked.
"Apart from Dick and the others, the other three sides are about the same as yours. However, we've managed to hold them all." Han Shuo revealed a gratified smile as he answered Dorcas.
Nodding his head, Dorcas let out a sigh of relief and said, "That's good!"
Tap tap … Tap tap …
It was only at this time that Dick, Chester, and the others finally rushed over. When they discovered that Han Shuo was already standing there, they understood that the battle was probably over.
Before they knew it, it was already dusk. A large patch of fiery clouds of sunset bloomed with the final radiance of the day. Under the illumination of the fiery clouds of sunset, the billowing smoke of battle seemed to be smeared with a layer of blood, adding a touch of poignant beauty to the hellish battlefield on earth.
Flocks of crows flew over with strange cries. Smelling the scent of corpses, they pounced on the corpses of the bandits on the ground, tearing and devouring the delicious flesh to their heart's content as they let out disgusting cries. More and more crows gathered in the dusk of sunset, their mournful cries seeming to tell of the unbearable sight of the scene.
"It's over, it's finally over!" Han Shuo muttered to himself, casually giving a few instructions before returning to the city lord's mansion.
For three days in a row, smoke billowed outside Brettel City. Some of the residents who lived close to the city gates could smell the pungent smell of burning corpses.
A total of fifteen thousand bandits had attacked, but in the end, they'd left behind eight thousand corpses, as well as four hundred thousand gold coins worth of armor and weapons, as well as two hundred thousand gold coins scattered around. In addition, the leader of the Battle Axe Gang had three hundred thousand gold coins in his space ring.
The four bandit groups that had come with greed for gold coins not only didn't obtain a single gold coin from Brettel City, but had instead delivered a lot of gold coins to Brettel City as Han Shuo had said.
In this battle, more than three hundred and twenty-seven Brettel City soldiers had died, and seven hundred and sixty-nine were gravely injured. The remaining survivors had more or less suffered some injuries. The magic crystal ore of the six magic crystal cannons had been completely used up. The goblin explosives and tens of thousands of crossbow bolts that the merchants had transported over this time had all been used up. Not a single drop of kerosene was left, and the giant stones used for the catapults had long since been used up.
The bandits that had rushed up during the siege had recklessly destroyed two war chariots, four ballistae, and a cumbersome catapult. Because the magic crystal cannons were made of specially refined magic metal, and the bandits knew that the magic crystal cannons were priceless, the six magic crystal cannons had been destroyed without a hitch.
After this battle, Han Shuo had finally received the respect of all the citizens of Brettel City. The enthusiasm of the young citizens to join the army was unprecedentedly high. Han Shuo's god-like might spread throughout the entire city. In just three days, the citizens that had originally been full of doubts about Han Shuo had already turned Han Shuo into a god.
To the youths, Han Shuo had become a legend that they could never hope to reach. The slightly good-looking girls and beautiful women had all put on a thin layer of powder for the past three days. They found an excuse to linger near the city lord's mansion's gate, their coquettish eyes darting everywhere. No one knew what they were thinking.
Brettel City's soldiers, who had previously been the most despised by the citizens, had also become hot cakes that no one dared to approach. Some citizens excitedly introduced their beautiful daughters to the soldiers in shining armor. Brettel City had undergone earth-shaking changes overnight.
At the city gate leading to Seamist City, Han Shuo, Jack Chester, and a group of people were having a friendly conversation with a group of merchants led by Fabian. These merchants who had dared to come to Brettel City were all true merchants who dared to take risks for the sake of making a fortune. After experiencing this battle to defend Brettel City, they had a new understanding of the city.
The siege equipment that the merchants had escorted this time had been used up at an alarming rate. The seven grand duchies, the greater threat, still existed. When the corpses outside the city had been cleaned up and the roads had been slightly decorated, Han Shuo immediately impatiently spent a large sum of money to purchase even more supplies. In addition to the endless supply of war equipment, there was also more food and daily necessities.
As long as there was money, the merchants would never stop. When the heavy deposits were handed over to them, the merchants were also anxious to leave the city to handle matters, full of trust towards Brettel City and Han Shuo. Fabian also had a letter that Han Shuo had given him. The letter contained some special materials that Han Shuo needed, including a few ambiguous, gentle, and sweet words for Phoebe.
"Jack, you've really decided to stay?" Fabian looked at this distant nephew of his and asked again.
Little fatty Jack nodded, replying with unexpected firmness, "Yes, I think this city needs me even more. Not to mention that Brian has also handed the position of financial officer to me."
"Old Fabian, don't worry, I'll take good care of Jack. Since this kid is so insistent, let him stay and try." Han Shuo said to Fabian with a smile.
Two days ago, when Han Shuo had found Jack, he'd still been hiding in his room, vomiting incessantly. After watching the entire battle from start to finish, Jack's appetite for meat had greatly diminished, and he'd often vomited for a few days in a row. At that time, Han Shuo had thought that Jack would leave after experiencing this tragic battle. He hadn't thought that this fellow would actually have such astonishing willpower, insisting on staying here.
From Fabian, Han Shuo knew that Jack was very talented in gold coin management and financial affairs. Under the guidance of several experienced gentlemen at the Boozt Merchant Guild, Jack had displayed financial management skills that even moved Phoebe. Aside from the fact that Jack and Han Shuo were light majors, Phoebe had taken such good care of Jack because of Jack's and Han Shuo's light majors, but also because of Jack's performance in this area.
After learning of this situation, Han Shuo didn't continue to persuade Jack when he saw that Jack insisted on staying in Brettel City. Instead, he directly gave Jack the position of financial officer in front of Faulke, Dorcas, and the others, along with the gold coins he'd obtained from Troda last time, including Helen Tina's four hundred thousand gold coins, as well as all the gold coins he'd obtained this time, were all handed over to Jack, allowing him to manage this enormous amount of wealth.
If it'd been anyone else, Han Shuo wouldn't have dared to hand over such a large amount of gold coins. Only Jack, who'd grown up with him at the Babylon Academy of Magic and Force, was someone that Han Shuo could truly be at ease with.
Han Shuo was the true master of Brettel City. Han Shuo didn't need anyone's approval to make any of the personnel transfers in the surrounding areas. Faulke, Dorcas, and the others didn't have any right to interfere or question him.
With such a large amount of wealth in his hands, Jack had sunk into great excitement and panic for a very long time. It wasn't until Han Shuo comforted him for a long time that he gradually adapted to the role of financial officer.
Fabian's words to Han Shuo were indeed correct. With such a large amount of wealth in Jack's hands, he'd gone from his initial panic to adapting to the role. He actually started to methodically and clearly divide the uses of the gold coins, recording each transaction in detail. This caused Han Shuo to have a whole new level of respect for Jack.
Faulke and the others hadn't trusted Jack in the beginning, but when they received their pay from Jack and heard him clearly list the value of each piece of armor and weapon, they were already a bit surprised. When Jack took the initiative to contact a few merchants and helped Faulke, Dorcas, and the others purchase some war equipment that were in short supply at a much lower price than Faulke and Dorcas had expected, the two gradually relaxed.
In just a short three days, the busy Jack displayed the intelligence that a qualified financial officer should have. The young Jack was also gradually accepted by Faulke and the others. They thought that having such a young financial officer might not be such a bad thing after all.
"Alright then, take care of yourselves." Fabian looked at the two young faces in front of him. It was as if he could see Brettel City being filled with vitality in their hands, dazzling from the chaotic stage of the East.
With Han Shuo and the others seeing them off, the merchants were escorted back to Seamist City by the guards led by Chester, gradually disappearing from Han Shuo's line of sight.
Han Shuo knew that Brettel City would definitely be even more prosperous the next time they came.
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