Based on the original situation, it would take at least four to five days to travel from Taris to Sila Duchy. However, things were different now. The Empire had laid out a highway network, and Tang En had also provided them with a large number of transport vehicles. Although they could not send everyone there in one go, they could transport at least three thousand people and a set of rations. It would only take a day for them to reach their destination.
After sending off a group of people, the transport vehicles could turn back to pick up more people. This way, it would only take three days to send all the people there, saving at least half the time!
Just as the soldiers of Taris began to set off, the people of Sila Duchy had already begun to resist fiercely.
Lakeside Town was located in the west of Sila Duchy. There were about fifty thousand permanent residents here, and it was considered a small town in Sila Duchy.
But now, this small town with beautiful scenery and pleasant climate was submerged in the flames of war.
Blazing flames lit up the entire town, and thick black smoke covered the sky. The streets and alleys were filled with heart-wrenching screams. The heavy sound of hooves announced the approach of death. The ferocious expression of the Grecian cavalry was like the smile of the Grim Reaper. Hot blood spilled all over the town and dyed the lake red.
The townspeople were dominated by fear. They desperately fled out of the town, but how could human feet outrun war horses?
"Run, run, hahahaha!"
One of the Gras cavalrymen caught up with the fleeing townsfolk. With one slash of his saber, the townsfolk was left with a wound so deep that his bones could be seen. The warhorse raised its hooves high up in the air and under the terrified gaze of the townsfolk, its hooves landed heavily on his chest!
It was as if he had been hit by a hammer. His sternum was shattered, and the broken bones pierced into his internal organs, causing blood to gush out!
"Why don't you struggle a little more? How boring... "
The Grecian cavalry chopped off the head of the townspeople, and then began to search for the next prey.
Suddenly, he saw a young girl of about ten years old. His eyes lit up, and he immediately spurred his horse forward, rushing forward to grab the young girl.
Another cavalry rushed over and shouted at Lowell, "Lowell, you bastard! Let her go! I found her first! "
Lowell scolded, "First come, first served! Whoever gets it first gets it! If you want to find prey for His Majesty Stanley, then go find it yourself! "
After Lowell finished speaking, he carefully looked at the little girl he was carrying and immediately laughed out loud. "Not bad! Not bad at all! This time, there might be hope for a promotion! "
It was an open secret that His Majesty Stanley liked little girls between the ages of 10 to 16. Previously, a soldier captured a cute little girl, Harriet, and presented her to His Majesty Stanley. As a result, Stanley happened to like her. After Stanley killed the previous little Queen, he immediately appointed Harriet as the new Queen. At the same time, the soldier was rewarded and directly received the title of Baron. At the same time, he was also promoted to Centurion, leading a 100-man squad.
The treatment of that soldier stimulated the others. Since then, in order to please the king, all the citizens of the Kingdom of Gris began to search for beautiful and cute little girls for Stanley. Some parents even took the initiative to give their little girls to Stanley. Even the parents were like this, let alone the soldiers.
Seeing that their daughter had been taken away, her parents panicked. Their love for their daughter overcame their fear of the cavalrymen. They rushed to the side of the warhorse and hugged the cavalryman's leg tightly. They begged, "Please! Food! Money! Take it all! Please let her go! She's just a child! "
"You lowly commoners dare to touch me! Go to hell! "
Lowell laughed coldly as he chopped off the heads of the couple, completely ignoring the blood that sprayed on his body. He looked at the crying little girl and laughed. "What I want is a child."
Perhaps because he was annoyed by the crying, Lowell slapped the back of the little girl's head and knocked her unconscious before placing her behind the warhorse.
"You don't know how to be gentle!"
Another cavalryman laughed coldly. "She is a gift to His Majesty Stanley. In the future, she might be our little Queen. If she were to say something to His Majesty in the future, your head might be separated from your body."
"We have never known what gentleness is."
Lowell raised his cavalry sword and viciously chopped off the head of the soldier who pounced over. He laughed maniacally and shouted, "We are the noble and powerful people of Gris! If you like something, go for it. Why are you learning from the Irus! This world belongs to the people of Gris! It belongs to His Majesty Stanley! "
Not far away, the cavalrymen of Gris were infected and roared loudly. "Roar! Long live Gris! Kill all these lowly commoners! Rob them of everything! "
Faced with the ferocious attacks of the Gras soldiers, the defense line of the Sila Duchy, which only had less than five thousand soldiers, was pushed back again and again. After dispatching all the soldiers, they had no choice but to start a forced conscription, conscripting the farmers and sending them to the battlefield with a broken sword. It was not that the King of the Sila Duchy, Palmer Cecil, was too cold and heartless, but it was because they really had no other choice.
He realized that this year was different from the previous years. The attack of the Kingdom of Gris was particularly fierce. It did not seem like they were going to rob and leave. Instead, it seemed like they were going to invade and destroy the Sila Duchy.
Therefore, other than forcibly conscripting the militia to join the war, the King of Sila Duchy, Palmer, sent an urgent letter to the Irus Empire. Because they had always been inclined to submit to the Solant, the Sila Duchy had never established formal diplomatic relations with the Irus Empire for more than a hundred years. Naturally, they did not leave behind any means of emergency contact (magic letter).
Palmer King was full of expectations as he sent out the urgent letter. He sent one of the few magic beast knights in the kingdom to ride a flying magic beast to deliver the letter to Alinx. However, during the few days the letter was on the way, the flames of war began to spread rapidly from Lakeside Town. Clear Creek Town, Rosewood Town, Shattered Stone City, and other towns were quickly declared annihilated within three days. Ten thousand soldiers of Gris stretched out the battle line, forming an encirclement as they quickly approached the capital of Sila Duchy.
When Aurelia received the letter and arranged for Nitro to send reinforcements to Sila Duchy, the soldiers of the Kingdom of Gris had already surrounded Sila City. The general leading the army, Henry Cecil, was standing outside the city gates of Sila and shouting.
"Your Majesty! We can't hold on any longer! "
In the castle of Sila City, the faces of the ministers were pale. It was obvious that they were not in a good state.
"These days, the citizens of the city are in a state of panic. There are already people urging them to open the city gates and surrender to the Kingdom of Gris! If this goes on, we won't be able to escape death! "
Palmer King gritted his teeth and cursed, "Those idiots! We are robbed by Gris every year. After so many years, don't they know the consequences of surrendering to the Kingdom of Gris? I have already sent out an urgent letter asking for reinforcements. Now our only way out is to wait for the Irus Empire's reinforcements! "
"But Your Majesty, the Irus Empire has just recovered Solant. Now the army is reorganizing. Even if they decide to send reinforcements, it will take ten days for them to send reinforcements from the nearest garrison! Ten days is enough for the Gris cavalry to flatten Sila! "
Palmer King cursed, "Shut up! You bunch of idiots! Even if we die, we will never lower our heads to Gris! Don't you know the consequences of opening the city gates!? "
Palmer King's eyes were dark and his face was haggard. He was in a very bad mood these days. Many cities in Sila had been breached. More than half of the 5,000 soldiers were killed or injured. They were defeated again and again, and the number of enemies they killed was less than 1,000. It could be seen how big the gap was between the two sides.
In this terrible situation, it was too difficult to ask for a chance to survive. The soldiers of the Kingdom of Gris would not give him that chance!
Now, Sila City was overcrowded with people. Their homes had been destroyed. A large number of refugees fled the war in carriages and hid in Sila City. Standing on the windowsill of the castle, one could see a dark mass of refugees crowding the streets. The number of people in Sila City had far exceeded the capacity of the city.
To put it bluntly, even if the soldiers of the Kingdom of Gris were unable to break into the city, they could only stand guard there. In less than a month, Sila City would collapse on its own and be destroyed from the inside.
Reinforcements!
Where were the reinforcements!?
… …
Henry had always thought of himself as a very benevolent person. After the soldiers he led were done robbing, they would never leave any trouble for the original owner. They would just burn everything, leaving nothing behind.
So every year, the location of the villages and towns on the border of Sila Duchy would change. Those people might also understand his benevolence. So, the houses they built were mainly made of wood, which was very easy to burn.
Well, it was good to think of each other like this.
He felt very gratified. So, although this year's routine was a little radical, he ordered the soldiers to not abuse the captives and the wounded. Although King Stanley's plan required a lot of labor, the people of Sila Duchy were too weak. He did not care about them at all. They were not even as good as the kobolds. So, for the wounded and the captives, they were all killed.
See, I did not abuse them or torture them. I am too benevolent, right?
Henry gently stroked his saber and looked at Sila City not far away. His face was full of regret.
What a pity. They did not know how to cherish the opportunity given by such a benevolent general.
Then, I can only use iron and blood to prove their mistake.
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