"Earl Steve, please forgive my presumptuousness, but I would like to lead my team in the vanguard and clear the way," Lieutenant Colonel Adams politely asked Steve for instructions.
"Your courage is commendable. I approve." Steve looked at Adams with a hint of appreciation.
And so, Adams led his 800-strong infantry line to the front of the main force.
About ten kilometers away from the resistance camp, Adams called for them to stop.
Steve's men were unlucky and ran into all sorts of traps along the way. Earl Steve had a stomach full of anger. He wanted to kill all these bandits.
What Steve didn't expect was for Adams to have his men turn around and face Steve's army.
"Your Excellency, this is the end of your road."
Steve was shocked. He naturally understood the meaning of Adams's words, but it was too late. Hundreds of arrows suddenly flew out from both sides of the forest. Many of Steve's men were shot down.
Adams had his men take out the red scarves they had prepared beforehand and wrap them around their necks to distinguish them from Steve's army. He led the eight hundred men and charged towards Steve's one thousand men.
Seeing that the situation was bad, Steve retreated with his personal cavalry. Along the way, only corpses of Imperial soldiers were left behind. Lieutenant Colonel Adams shouted at Steve, who was running away.
"My name is Beffman. Come and fight me one-on-one if you have the guts." Steve's army of two thousand was reduced to less than three hundred heavy cavalry. The rest were either killed or captured.
Steve fled Wilson's mountains with anger at losing more than a thousand men.
At the same time, another group of about three hundred imperial cavalry retreated towards Haiya Castle.
Fog filled the air. When the defenders of Haiya Castle saw the 300 or so retreating knights, they reported the situation to Baron Sedak. The baron couldn't see clearly, but he still had the garrison open the gates and let a scout in to see what was going on.
However, the cavalry suddenly sped up when they were less than a hundred meters away from the gates. Noticing that something was wrong, Sedak immediately ordered the guards to close the gates, but it was too late.
Gravel was the commander of the cavalry. He had his men tie the scarves around their necks and quickly charged into the castle.
They slaughtered their way through. Most of the guards in the city were old, weak, sick, and disabled. Naturally, they were no match for them. However, there was still a huge difference in numbers between the two sides. Gravel and the others were quickly surrounded by Sedak's troops.
As time passed, the casualties began to increase. Gravel was left with less than 200 cavalrymen. He ordered everyone to retreat from the castle. However, the gate of the castle had been closed by the guards. Gravel and his subordinates continued to dwindle. At the same time, the ground was littered with the corpses of Nogran soldiers.
Gravel had less than a hundred people left, and Gravel had already begun to fight. His body was covered in blood, but most of it belonged to the enemy.
At this moment, the city gate was opened. Gravel saw a rare opportunity and desperately rushed out of the city gate.
However, before the cavalrymen could rush out of the city gate, they were shot dead by the archers on the city gate. To make matters worse, Count Steve, who had retreated, had returned with his personal cavalry.
Some of the rebel cavalrymen who had just rushed out of the city gate were once again engaged in a battle with the personal cavalry. Gravel was left with less than 20 cavalrymen.
They all held the determination to die and carried out the final charge. Only four of them rushed out of the castle, and there was a large group of pursuers behind them.
At this time, Gravel had seven or eight wounds on his body. By the time the last rebel cavalryman fell, Gravel was already surrounded by Steve's personal cavalry. Steve saw Gravel covered in blood and ordered to capture Gravel alive.
In the end, Gravel, who was stubbornly resisting, was knocked unconscious by the wooden handle of the enemy's spear. He was wrapped in a net and dragged back to Haiya Castle.
A few days later, in the rebel camp's command tent.
"Marshal Merlin, are we really not going to send troops to rescue General Gravel?" Deputy General Beffman's face showed a hint of anxiety.
"Marshal, General Gravel has contributed greatly to this operation," Darlina also pleaded with Alonso to send troops to rescue Gravel.
"Steve won't let him go. If we don't save him, he'll be dead for sure," Beffman said again.
Merlin was silent for a long time. He was thinking, as his decision concerned the lives of many people.
"Let's wait and see." Merlin's final decision was tantamount to sentencing Gravel to death.
"Aren't we going to save General Gravel?" Beffman couldn't control his emotions.
"Calm down first, Beffman. I'm more anxious than you, but if I let my emotions get the better of me, Wilson's resistance will be the ones to suffer. That's why we have to stay calm. We can't fall for Steve's trap, "Merlin said as tears streamed down his cheeks.
Everyone's hearts sank.
After Gravel was captured, Baron Sedak went to see him personally.
"I didn't think you'd fall into my hands one day," he said as he kicked Gravel's crotch a few times.
The immense pain almost made Gravel faint. After that, Sedak had someone tie Gravel to a wooden frame. After being whipped a few hundred times a day, Gravel's skin was already lacerated all over.
Every time Gravel fainted, Sedak would have someone pour cold water on him to wake him up.
Gravel could feel Azrael's call. He wanted to give up. He was too tired. However, a voice sounded in Gravel's heart.
You can't die. You have to live. Only by living can you have a future.
"Yes, I want to live. I want revenge." Thinking of this, Gravel forced a smile on his face.
Seeing Gravel's smile, Sedak was very unhappy. He took the whip from the executioner and whipped Gravel himself. Gravel's pained expression gave him pleasure.
I have to live, Gravel told himself over and over again. Gradually, he began to feel numb and hallucinate. He had a high fever. He didn't even know if he could make it through the night.
Suddenly, a guard ran over and whispered something in Sedak's ear.
A perverted smile appeared on Sedak's face.
"Bring her to my bedroom." Sedak's heart was bursting with joy.
Not long after, a woman was brought to Baron Sedak's room by the guards. Indeed, it was Darlina.
"I want you to let Gravel go," Darlina said expressionlessly.
"That depends on your performance, my beauty."
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