Before dawn, the stars were hidden and the moonlight was gone. The sky was like the bottom of a pot that had been burning for a hundred years. It was dark and heavy, making it hard for people to breathe.
Well, at least Warlord Yuan Kai was so nervous that he could barely breathe. He was about to do something that would affect Yuan Kai's future.
Break out of the encirclement before dawn!
He couldn't wait any longer. Even a commander like him was so hungry that his stomach was growling. How could the ordinary soldiers have it easy?
Besides, they didn't dare to kill horses and roast meat. It was late at night. Would they light a bonfire and become targets?
There were dragons in the sky. Dragons could throw bombs!
If they really waited until tomorrow morning, not to mention whether the woman would attack them or not, there was an 80% chance that the thousand or so mercenaries in the group would defect and become enemies.
Faced with such a desperate situation, Grazidan could only try his best.
He would break out of the encirclement as many as he could.
At least he wouldn't be completely wiped out. He, Warlord Yuan Kai, couldn't lead an army that was completely wiped out every time, right?
In order to persuade the Prince in Ragged Clothes and the other mercenary groups to fight with him, Grazidan promised that he would lead the charge with the Yellow Silk Cloak. The mercenaries only needed to follow behind the main group.
In a way, Grazidan saved this group because just two hours ago, red-haired Lila secretly met with Danzo.
Lila told Danzo that since the Wind Blowing Group wasn't stained with the blood of the Northern Expedition Liberation Army, the previous agreement was still valid. If the Wind Blowing Group was willing to backstab the Gith people in the morning tomorrow, the Dragon Queen would allow them to take away the commission they received from Yuan Kai.
Of course, if the Wind Blowing Group resisted stubbornly and was completely wiped out, the Mother Of Dragons wouldn't have any obligation to fulfill the agreement.
Under such coercion, Danzo and the Prince in Ragged Clothes felt aggrieved, but in order to not be wiped out, they could only listen to Danny's orders.
Not long after, Zidane and the leaders of a few small mercenary groups also found the Prince in Ragged Clothes. They said bluntly, "In order to survive, we have to give Yuan Kai to the Mother Of Dragons as a gift package. We'll raise the flag tomorrow morning."
Uh, Danny looked down on those small mercenary groups and didn't send anyone to contact them at all. Zidane and the others were completely following the tradition of mercenaries that "everyone knew."
Looking at Zidane's newly sewn flag of the Imperial Guards — the Black Dragon Flag with a red background, the Prince in rags had a blank expression, but he heaved a huge sigh of relief in his heart. I was just about to look for you, but you came here on your own … You came at the right time! I don't need to be tainted with the stigma of betraying my employer. Brother Zidane took the initiative to take the blame.
In other words, if Grazidan did not break out of the encirclement and take the initiative to take on the role of cannon fodder, he would most likely be wiped out in the battle tomorrow morning.
The process of breaking out of the encirclement was much easier than Grazidan had expected. Only about three hundred cavalrymen died, and they managed to break through the defensive circle of the trench.
"By the grace of the gods, we have found the weakest point," Grazidan shouted in high spirits as the night wind blew across his face and the sky to the east turned indigo.
He did not suspect any trickery, because the encirclement was two kilometers wide and three kilometers long. Even if the enemy had sixty thousand men, it was impossible for every place to be filled with soldiers.
In other words, both sides knew that the encirclement had more than one weak point.
If it was during the day, even if the Guise cavalrymen managed to reach the weak point, before they could break out of the defensive trench, a large number of mobile cavalrymen would immediately rush over and turn the weak point into a death meat grinder.
But at night …
"Rumble …" A large number of cavalrymen did indeed catch up, but it was too late.
"I didn't expect that we would really break out of the encirclement. After the Mother Of Dragons received our promise, she was much less vigilant!" Danzo's expression was complicated. He did not know if he should be happy or upset.
"Grazidan may have lost many battles, but he lived up to his name as the God of War. He must have noticed that something was wrong with the mercenaries, and he also keenly noticed that the Mother Of Dragons' troops were a little lax before dawn.
His accurate grasp of the situation of both sides allowed him to find the opportunity to win.
His repeated defeats were not because he was too stupid. He did not even make a small mistake. The key was that the woman's tactics were too imaginative, "the Prince in rags sighed.
"The Dragon Queen still has a dragon! A dragon can throw kerosene bombs. It's even more terrifying than the legendary Devil Dragon that burned cities, "Kago muttered loudly.
Danzo looked around and saw mercenaries galloping on horses nearby. He asked, "Then what do we do now? The Mother Of Dragons who signed the contract with us is a real person. She also recognizes the contract. "
The Prince in rags hesitated for a moment and shook his head. "Let's go back to Yuankai first. We have come all the way from the Land of Strife to the west. We have also seen the evaluation of the Mother Of Dragons by the major cities.
She is almost the enemy of the entire world.
Without the cheap slave workers, the cost of the great voyage trade would increase by almost five times. For some slave merchants, it would even increase by ten times.
How much of a conflict of interest is there?
Many sea merchants would like to take out half of their property to join the 'Anti-Dragon Mother Alliance'. Perhaps in a few days, there will be ships transporting tens of thousands of troops to Yuankai. "
"Neigh …" When the indigo night sky in the east was dyed with a few streaks of dark red, Grazidan, who was at the front, finally arrived at the city gate.
"Who are you?" The torches on the city gate tower shone brightly. A familiar shout came from above.
"Is that General Haier? It's me! " Grazidan let out a sigh of relief. Judging from the voice, the person shouting on the city gate was the gate commander he had personally arranged before the army left.
"Whoosh!" A torch was thrown down the city wall. The voice said excitedly, "Lord Grazidan? It's really you? Did a messenger report that you were trapped in … "
Grazidan interrupted him. "I found an opening in the enemy and led the army to break out … Haier, hurry up and open the gate. Let the soldiers go in first. There are still pursuers behind us!"
"Oh, oh, oh …" Haier nodded. He turned around and shouted, "Open the gate! Inform His Excellency the Virtuous Sage that His Excellency Grazidan has returned. Our Yuan Kai Empire has regained its backbone! "
"Hehe, this kid must have been scared out of his wits yesterday afternoon," Grazidan said to a Virtuous Lord beside him with a smile.
This Virtuous Lord named Ozzil was like Grazidan. He had a dark and thin face, a muscular body, and long limbs. He was a rare Virtuous Lord General in Yuankai. That was why Grazidan chose him as his deputy.
"You're not wrong. You're the backbone of Yuankai," Ozzil said respectfully.
"Creak …" The city gate opened. A few people wearing yellow silk cloaks were setting up torches on the stone walls.
Grazidan stood on the saddle and looked behind. He said to his deputy without turning around, "Ozzil, bring the men in first."
"You're worried about the mercenaries?" Ozzil asked in surprise.
"Hmph, why else would I risk breaking out in the middle of the night? There are three types of people in this world that you can't trust: the bed slaves that Yuankai trained, the mercenaries that roam the world, and the Westeros politicians, "Grazidan said disdainfully.
"Why are there Westeros? The Mother Of Dragons is cunning, but she's not a liar. "The deputy was confused.
"I'm not talking about her. That Tywin Lannister and … Ouch, don't fight, don't rush!"
As soon as the city gate opened, the cavalry rushed into the city like sheep being chased by a dragon. One of them was so anxious that he bumped into Grazidan's horse, almost knocking the Virtuous Lord off his saddle.
"Go in and maintain order," Grazidan yelled at his deputy.
"Mercenaries …"
Grazidan pointed at the thick dragon-slaying crossbows that poked out from the murderous hole above. He smiled and said, "Don't worry, there are countless crossbows near the city gate. The Megalosaurus won't dare to cause trouble here. “
Then I'll go to the Great Pyramid first. Sigh, I have to figure out why we lost so inexplicably this time. How many soldiers does that woman have? "Ozzil muttered as he followed the cavalry into the city gate.
After exiting the city gate, the deputy saw the cavalry gathering at the square below the Great Pyramid. He shouted at the guards above, "Why don't you go back to the cavalry camp? Why are you going to the square?"
"The Virtuous Lord wants to reward the soldiers and boost their morale," Haier said helplessly from above the tower.
"Sigh, the Virtuous Lord has put in a lot of effort! With a spiritual leader like the Virtuous Lord and a backbone like the God of War, there's no need to worry about the Dragon Calamity not being quelled! "Ozzil sighed.
Soon, more than four thousand Ghis cavalry entered the city gate, and the mercenaries behind them followed suit.
"What are you looking at, Virtuous Lord?" The Prince in Ragged Clothes asked Grazidan, who was standing on his tiptoes.
"I'm afraid someone will fall behind," Grazidan said coldly.
The Prince in Ragged Clothes was so angry that he laughed. "You —"
"Hey, something's wrong!" Danzo suddenly pulled his commander and said with a serious expression, "Prince, smell it."
"Smell what?" The Prince in Ragged Clothes was confused.
"There's a burning smell in the air." Danzo's eyes were filled with fear as he looked at the city gate. He felt as if a monster was about to attack him with its mouth wide open.
"Burning …" The Prince in Ragged Clothes smelled the burning smell in the sea breeze, and his expression changed. He was a veteran general who had been through many battles, and he immediately felt a great sense of fear.
"Let's go!"
Without any hesitation, the Prince in Ragged Clothes pulled the reins and urged his horse to gallop toward the east.
The soldiers on the city wall had been watching the movements of the people below. When they saw the situation, they immediately shouted, "Shoot!"
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh —" The Dragon-slaying Crossbows that were originally pointing at the sky immediately changed direction and fired wildly at the city gate. At the same time, a row of archers suddenly appeared on the city wall and shot a dense rain of arrows at the people below.
"Ahhh …" With just one wave of attack, a large number of mercenaries gathered outside the city gate fell.
"Help, I don't want to die."
"Ahhh, we've been betrayed by the Ghis, damn slave traders!"
"I surrender, I surrender, don't kill me."
There were also some members of the Wind Blowing Mercenary Group who knew the inside story and shouted, "Ah, our plan to surrender to the Mother Of Dragons has been discovered by the Ghis! Run, Mother Of Dragons, help! "
Uh …
The mercenaries could not be blamed for being ignorant. In fact, this kind of thing had never happened in the Ursos continent.
"Dismount, kneel, surrender!" After two waves of attack, the guards on the wall stopped attacking and shouted in unison.
"Dismount, kneel, surrender!" Such shouts also sounded around the city square.
As torches suddenly lit up, the Ghis soldiers who were sitting on the saddle waiting for the Virtuous Lord's reward suddenly found that the square was filled with Dragon-slaying Crossbows.
On the streets, on the roofs, and even on the stone steps on the first floor of the Great Pyramid, rows of steel crossbows glowed coldly under the torches.
"Hiss —" A dragon's roar came from above, and the Ghis cavalry who originally had a little hope completely lost all hope. It was not a misunderstanding, nor was it a coup by a Virtuous Lord, but …
Yuan Kai had fallen into the hands of the Mother Of Dragons!
"Surrender and you'll be spared!"
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