The rebellion in Icestone City was brought forward.
The rebellion that was originally planned to start in the evening broke out near noon.
The reason was very simple, even laughable — —
The slaves couldn't stand the hunger anymore.
It was a fool's dream to make these starving slaves follow the plan strictly.
Looking at the granary in front of them, how could the slaves hold back? They directly rushed up, throwing the plan of their leaders out of the window.
As the battle cries rang out, the slaves gathered in the other granaries in the city decided to go all out. They directly tore off their masks and rushed up to steal the food.
Steal the food, not give it out.
The disorderly slaves made the word "steal the food" filled with the smell of blood.
Countless starving slaves madly rushed into the granary, wanting to get some food out.
However, the slaves who carried the food out were immediately surrounded and robbed by their companions who rushed in from behind. In the end, they started fighting among themselves.
Countless slaves fell, and countless more squeezed in.
Hysteria drowned their minds. There was no need for the city defense army to move. The granary became a battlefield for the slaves to kill each other. No one could peacefully steal the food from inside.
The precious food was scattered on the ground, trampled on by the slaves, and even stained with blood.
Some clever slaves saw that they couldn't charge into the granary, so they turned around and killed their way into the homes of the commoners.
Thus, the screams of men and the cries of women and children rang out.
These slaves formed groups and wandered around the city, burning, killing, robbing, and committing all kinds of crimes, as if they were venting the anger that had accumulated in the past.
The city defense army under the leadership of the Knight of Charles urgently moved out.
However, Icestone City was indeed in its weakest state right now. The Angele family's army had already suffered heavy losses in the war with the trolls at the beginning of the year, and most of the veterans had been taken by the Knight of Rego to Silvermoon City to support Colin. A few days ago, Baron Raymond led a group of troops to suppress the rebellion in Ice Lake Town.
Currently, the Knight of Charles only had less than two thousand regular soldiers, and they were all new recruits. In addition, there were three thousand reserve soldiers.
But at this time, whether it was the new recruits or the reserves, they all had to go to the battlefield, or else Icestone City would definitely be destroyed by the slave rebellion.
Fortunately, although there were many slaves, their ability to organize... Forget it, they were not organized at all. They were a group of lunatics who only wanted to grab food to eat.
The Knight of Ciel first arranged for a large number of troops to guard the Red Castle, then sent troops to occupy the four city gates, locking the slave rebels in the city. Finally, he sent a small group of troops to the city to maintain order, killing any rebels who caused trouble in the city.
However, he deliberately did not send a single soldier to the granaries in the city.
That was because Xiaer understood that these granaries were the key points of the rebel army. Once they sent troops there, it would be a chaotic and bloody battle. The city defense army, which was already weak, would definitely suffer heavy losses.
Therefore, after discussing with Butler Eamon, Knight Charles decided to give up on the granary and stabilize the situation in the city first.
As for the food that had been wasted, they could only give up on it.
However, Butler Eamon told him that Viscount Angley was already on his way back and had brought back a large amount of food from Silverymoon City. Now that the food in the city had been wasted, it was fine.
The Knight of Ciel's strategy was proven to be very successful. By nightfall, the situation in Icestone City had basically stabilized. The rebel army scattered in the city had basically been eliminated, leaving only a few granaries in chaos.
At this time, a faint muffled sound began to ring, and the ground began to tremble slightly.
The Knight of Ciel could not be more familiar with this. This was a sign that the cavalry army was about to arrive!
He immediately rushed to the top of the city wall and looked towards the east of the city.
There was a cloud of dust that did not settle for a long time. Then, a black line appeared on the horizon and quickly spread out.
Under the illumination of the sunset, it was as if a divine weapon had descended from the heavens.
The Knight of Ciel's eyes instantly reddened, because he saw the black flag that had haunted his dreams, as well as the extremely familiar black armor and the black warhorse — —
Black Cavalry!
"Open the city gates!"
The Knight of Ciel roared as he ordered.
With a creak, the east city gates immediately opened.
In the blink of an eye, the charging vanguard of the Black Cavalry charged into Icestone City through the open city gates.
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"Cavalry, the cavalry is here!"
The slaves at the granaries were still fighting for food, but the shouts and the rumbling of horse hooves that followed caused them to tremble in fear.
"Kneel and surrender, disarm and we will spare your lives!"
The cavalry formed five rows and galloped on the wide streets of Icestone City without any scruples. Anyone who blocked their path was knocked to the ground and crushed into mud.
At this time, no matter who it was, no one could stop their charge. Even if there were innocent passersby who did not have time to dodge, they could not slow down their speed.
The slaves who had been incomparably fierce when they were fighting for food instantly wilted when they encountered a true elite army.
Before the Black Cavalry even reached the granaries, the slaves gathered inside had already scattered and fled for their lives.
There were also a few who were not afraid of death and actually charged at the Black Cavalry with simple weapons, but their fates were needless to say.
As if they had poked a hornet's nest, the slaves fled in all directions amidst cries of alarm.
Unfortunately, how could they escape the cavalry's pursuit?
With a loud bang, dozens of figures were sent flying by the charging warhorses. Blood sprayed out in the air, and it was unknown how many of their bones were broken.
The squads of Black Cavalry were like sharp knives cutting into butter. Their speed did not slow down at all as they trampled through the crowd of slaves just like that.
The cavalry on the horses bent down skillfully, swung their blades, and used the horsepower to easily cut off row after row of heads.
Countless mouthfuls of blood sprayed into the air and then onto the ground.
Hundreds of cavalry galloped through the streets in front of the granaries like the wind, leaving behind a trail of blood.
This was without a doubt a massacre.
In front of the elite Black Cavalry, the rebellious slave army appeared so weak and laughable.
Just one charge was enough to make them lose their courage. The slaves who were lucky enough to survive suddenly scattered, not even having the courage to look back as they fled in all directions as if their lives depended on it.
However, it was a pity that they would encounter the Black Guard's clean-up team elsewhere.
At this time, if one were to look down from above, the squads of Black Cavalry were like black dragons, shuttling back and forth on the streets of Icestone City, washing the slave army into pieces and sending flesh and blood flying everywhere.
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When Colin led the main force of the Black Cavalry to Icestone City, he discovered that the rebels in the city had already been cleaned up by the vanguard.
Steward Eamon and Knight Charles were also already waiting outside the eastern city gate to welcome his arrival.
"Sir Viscounts, welcome home!"
Colin laughed, his two legs lightly clamped on the horse's belly as he said loudly:
"Let's go home!"
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