In the end, the Brittany army led by Laing won the battle of the Spire Palace. Muxilon's undead army attacked the castle for a day and a night. They were close to victory, but in the end, they were forced to retreat from the Spire Palace and head north.
Leofric Kallar, a brave Royal Knight from Winford, had a great championship match with the deceased Duke of Artois under the blessing of Morgiana, the Witch of the Lake, "Goddess' Favor". He had successfully defeated Zilfoy and his Black Knights who brought up the rear.
Morgiana used the curse of the Lady of the Lake, 'Misfortune Falsehood'. She predicted that Leofric Kallar would successfully kill Duke Chillfroy's undead in close combat. This curse directly increased Leofric's power by several times. However, this royal knight also had to fight Chillfroy head-on until the victor was decided. Otherwise, his goddess would be disappointed in him, which was unacceptable to the Brittany knights.
The former Duke of Attawa, Duke Chillfroy, was tall and mighty. He used to be a very powerful Knight of the Holy Grail when he was alive. However, after returning to Attawa after completing the Holy Grail Expedition, his cruel rule made the Duchy of Attawa suffer greatly. Although Chillfroy was a very good war leader, he was very brave and had many achievements in battle. However, when it came to internal affairs, he was terrifyingly incompetent and liked to manage things himself. In the court of the Duchy, Chillfroy would always announce that the side with the higher status had won directly after the court session. Then, he would give the loser a very cruel punishment, including but not limited to wooden stake impalement, eating coal alive, sawing, breaking the wheel and chopping off the head.
It was said that Chillfroy would only smile when he saw the victim begging for mercy.
His cruelty made him notorious as a ruler. Even the Nymphs of the Lake were alarmed by his cruel behavior. The Nymphs announced the abolition of these punishments. Only then did Chilfroy give up in disappointment. This Holy Grail Knight finally died in the civil war after the Tower of Dore incident and was resurrected as a vampire. Then, he was defeated and killed again by the crusading army led by Knight Tayloff.
Leofric used the last of his strength to defeat Duke Chillfroy, who was resurrected again. The knights united as one and used the last of their strength to defeat the army left behind by Matthew Bard.
However, this army no longer had the strength to chase after the undead army. After the rapid march, the transportation of supplies, and the fierce battle that followed, the serfs and knights of this army were exhausted to the extreme. Leon immediately announced that the knights were forbidden to continue the pursuit, and that they should repair the castle gate and take a break.
When the battle ended, almost all the soldiers were too tired to stand. The knights were also sprawled on the ground, but their faces were full of pride. They were proud to have participated in such a glorious battle.. Many knights could not help but feel smug, proud of themselves, charging with Sir Laing's battle flag of the Battle of the Lake Goddess of the Lake's Battle flag, would be the best and most precious memory of them of their lives..
"It's too dangerous to leave the castle at this time. Most of the soldiers don't even have the strength to stand up." Laing leaned on the Goddess of Vengeance and said to Morgiana, "We need at least two days to rest and reorganize. At the same time, continue to mobilize resources and build a strong defensive position in the Spire Palace."
"In this battle, the cannons played a very important role. Father was right to advocate the introduction of cannons." The Knight of the Holy Grail, the son of the Duke of Bordero, Fedmond, wiped his face with a towel. It was a mixture of sweat, mud, and blood. Fedmond did not feel tired at all. Instead, this Knight of the Holy Grail's face was rosy and full of energy because of this great victory that was enough to go down in history.
What a beast! Juan, who was lying on the stone slab next to him, thought angrily. The young Knight of the Burning Sun felt like he was about to fall apart, and his whole body felt like it was floating in the clouds. It was a sign of extreme fatigue.
"I've gathered hundreds of cannons, and more than half of them were lost in this battle." Speaking of this, Laing felt a pain in his heart. He sighed and said, "Fortunately, most of the cannons are only damaged and can be reforged. If these cannons were taken away by the vampires, I would be heartbroken for a long time."
The Prophet of the Lake counted the casualties. Due to Morgiana's large-scale group regeneration, the knights and soldiers suffered more injuries than deaths. They lost about 1,200 people in this battle.
"My brothers, this battle has been hard on you." Laing gave a final speech. "Count Anthelme of Cuyleu will arrive with reinforcements and more resources in a few days. Everyone, please have a good rest!"
"Yes!"
The whole army continued to be stationed in the Spire Palace to rest, repair the gate, and arrange for guards.
Laing and Teresa greeted each other. The female Warlock, who had used up all of her mana, was also extremely tired. She went to rest with the help of the acolytes.
Laing's room was naturally Count Orcarson's room, which was located at the top of the Spire Palace. He took a nice bath, relieving his fur from the continuous battles as well as the light injuries he had received from the battle with Marhubad. Morgiana helped him rub his back. The Witch of the Lake Goddess was also very tired. After Laing changed into his nightgown and lay down, she didn't even wait for Laing's permission before burrowing into the bed and wrapping her arms around his neck.
"Today's battle was really dangerous. We almost lost." Morgiana said softly. The Witch of the Lake Goddess leaned against Laing's chest. "You're injured?"
"I'm fine. Most of them are bruises and abrasions. I'll be fine after a day or two of rest." Laing shook his head. "Now that we've successfully defended the Spire Palace, the next step is to recruit the civilians to transport resources. Then, after the spring plowing is over, we'll gather all of our troops and follow the Grismori River to completely recapture Muxilon!"
"I should be able to display more of my strength, but I've only just retrieved the Holy Grail of Alchemy." Morgiana complained to herself somewhat unhappily. "I've lost the Holy Grail of Alchemy for too long. I need some time to regain control of the magic stored within."
"It's fine. You've already done very well." Laing said gently. He pulled Morgiana into his embrace and kissed her on the lips. "Rest first. You're tired as well."
"I'm tired. But are you tired?" Morgiana was indeed tired. The Witch of the Lake Goddess closed her eyes and hooked a small foot wrapped in a thin, flesh-colored stocking on Laing's calf. She gently tapped Laing's chest. "Do it once before resting? You can do whatever you want. "
"… Okay."
… I'm tired as a dog's section divider …
At the same time, north of Muxilon, near the outskirts of Richard's Castle, the coast of Muxilon.
Duke Lauan Leo Cornwall and his attendants were looking at the coastline from afar. In the cold winter, the sea breeze was howling, and it was bone-chilling. Next to the reef where the waves were crashing, Duke Lauan Leo Cornwall was standing with Duke Aldred of Lyonnesse and Count Calard Garamente of Garamente, the Grand Knight of the Holy Grail from the Sanctum. They were looking at a spire that was located beyond the coastline. It was a black granite tower that was constantly crashing by the waves. It had some architectural style of the Elven Empire.
The steeple constantly faced the beating of waves and storms. Now it had been in disrepair for a long time, but this place carried the most unbearable memories of Brittania. Laughan and the others revisited the old place, and many knights looked at the steeple and sighed.
The spire was far away from the coastline. The narrow stone bridge had collapsed. If one wanted to climb the spire, the knights had to take a boat to the spire, brave the waves and storms, and then climb to the top of the tower and jump into the tower.
This tower was the famous Dall's Tower. The most famous "Dall's Tower Incident", also known as the "Fake Holy Grail Incident", happened here.
To summarize the incident simply, after the Mad Duke Merovin's incident, the Duchy of Muxilon was severely weakened. Most of the land in the north was given to Lyonnesse, and the remaining Duke's title was changed to the Duke of Connaught. At that time, the Duke of Connaught, Madred, owned the small but rich Duchy of Connaught. The Duke constantly planned to restore the Duchy of Connaught to its former glory. He and his magic adviser, Malford, had been plotting for more than ten years.
The opportunity came suddenly. At that time, the Knight King, "Jules the Just", died together with a Chaos Champion when fighting against the invasion of the northern barbarians in the north of Lyonnesse. The Knight King's title was empty. Jules had no children and had not appointed a successor. His daughter announced that the entire Knight King's Kingdom was looking for a groom. Whoever could take revenge could marry her and inherit Jules' title as the Duke of Lyonnesse. The empty title of the Knight King also meant that another King Selection Convention would be held.
Madred felt that his opportunity had come. He and his magic advisor, Malford, announced that they had found the Holy Grail in a very short period of time and lured the Witch of the Lake Goddess to Muxilon. The Witch of the Lake Goddess, Orianna, came to Muxilon but was captured by a trap and imprisoned in Dole Tower.
There were two versions of the story. The first version was that Madred publicly announced that he had married the Lady of the Lake (or rather, the Lady of the Lake) and had the rightful claim to the throne of knights. The second version was that Madred publicly announced that he had found the Holy Grail and was the Lady of the Lake's chosen knight king.
Everyone knew what happened after that. Due to the disappearance of the Lake Goddess Witch, the connection between the Lake Goddess Witch and the mortal world was broken. Although the Grail Knights knew in their dreams that the Holy Grail in Madred's hands was fake, they could not prove it. A civil war broke out, until the "Rose Knight" Tayloff rescued the Lake Goddess Witch when he passed by Dall's Tower.
The incident at Dall's Tower also meant the end of the golden age of Brittany. The Knight King's Kingdom fell into decline after that. Looking at Dall's Tower in the distance, most of them could only sigh.
After a moment of silence, Duke Lauen Leo Cornwall spoke. The Duke frowned. "When will our allies arrive?"
Duke Aldrid of Lyonasser was silent. Lauen's valet immediately replied, "The Empire's reinforcements have arrived in the Duchy of Le-Angoulan. They will arrive in a few days."
"Well, we need the help of the Empire's army." Lauen's frown finally relaxed after hearing the news.
Kalad, who was standing aside, was moved. He did not say anything.
Kalad Garamente's relationship with Laing was obviously better. Normally, he would appear in Laing's army. However, Kalad was still influenced by Ulles' position. Ulles, who had died in battle, had served as the head of the Knights of the Holy Grail's branch in Colona many times. Ulles' relationship with Richard was obviously better. To Kalad, Ulles was both a teacher and a friend, and at the same time, his brother-in-law. When Kalad received Lauen's letter asking for his help, he could not refuse. With the idea of helping his assistant one last time, he took dozens of his squires and left Bastogne to report to Lyonasser.
As a Knight of the Holy Grail, Kalad naturally received a warm reception from Lauen. He also took the opportunity to observe Lauen's army and his policies.
Originally, Lauen led a thousand knights to be stationed in Lyonasser. Part of it was to help Duke Aldrid of Lyonasser suppress the rebellion in the territory and to observe the effect of Laing's strategy on Muxilon.
To Lauen's surprise, the news he received was that the Steeple Palace had fallen in just one day! Laing only led five thousand people to capture the Steeple Palace in one day!
Now, the candidate for the throne could no longer sit still. In a hurry, Lauen led 20,000 knights to the south and besieged Richard's castle.
However, Kalad, who had seen the war with his own eyes, thought that Lauen's so-called besiegement was actually "encirclement but not attack." The 20,000 knights were powerful, but in fact, nearly seventeen thousand of them were serf infantry regiments that were temporarily formed by refugees from Lyonasser.
That's right, the 20,000 knights were simply "pork filled with water." In order to show that he had more people, Lauen ordered the refugees from Lyonasser to be recruited. These refugees, who had no food or clothes, saw that the regent of the kingdom was willing to give them food to eat, so naturally, they eagerly joined the army. In less than two days, Lauen immediately recruited a "serf infantry regiment" of seventeen thousand people. These serf infantry soldiers were each given a spear (or a pitchfork, dung fork, or even a wooden stick) and a set of tattered clothes. They also enjoyed the lowest level of food.
After completing the recruitment, Lauen led the army to the south in a hurry and surrounded Richard's castle, an important stronghold in the north of Muxilon. The scale of more than 20,000 people seemed very large and very intimidating. The vampire lord here only had less than two thousand guards in the castle, so he was under great pressure. He had to immediately ask for help from Duke Matthew Bad, who was attacking the Steeple Palace.
However, whether it was Lauen or Duke Aldrid of Lyonasser, in fact, they knew in their hearts how much combat power this temporarily recruited army could have. Perhaps there was a big question mark on it.
In Kalad's mind, there was no need for a question mark. This grand knight of the Holy Grail from the sanctum thought of the serf infantry regiment that had evolved into a semi-professional army in Laing's territory. After a little comparison, he sighed in his heart. The army formed by these refugees could not even be described as a defeated army. They could not even be qualified to wave flags and make contributions to strengthen the army. They were not even strong enough to be used as laborers and coolies. It was not a good idea to recruit them.
However, there was no other way to recruit these refugees. If these people were left alone and Lauen and Aldrid left with the elites, it would be a real disaster!
"Without a large number of firearms and cannons from the Empire's allies, we can't directly attack the city, Your Excellency Lauen, Your Excellency Aldrid." Kalad finally opened his mouth. "Do you know how much combat power our army has? Except for more than a thousand knights and a small number of infantry regiments, most of the so-called soldiers are a mob. They have no combat ability at all."
"I know that." Lauen was wearing shining armor and holding the Sword of Colona. Duke Connet was not ignorant of the situation of his army. On the contrary, he was very clear in his heart. "That's why I'm waiting, waiting for reinforcements. Not only reinforcements from the Empire, but also another."
"Another reinforcements?" Kalad was thoughtful.
As soon as he finished speaking, Duke Lauen's trusted aide, Jared de Colona, was walking towards him.
"My Duke, Duke Aldrid, Your Excellency Kalad, the reinforcements led by Duke Fulcade of Montfort and Duke Gisoleiox, Hagan, have arrived."
"Very good, immediately convene a military meeting!"
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