"Here they are."
I don't know who said it, but everyone who heard it couldn't help but tense their nerves and look into the distance.At the end of the field of vision, the enemy appeared, and the first thing to see was a heavily armed army of knights, who were riding tall horses and gradually approaching the frontier town.Knights, in the eyes of civilians, have always been powerful and unattainable.Now hundreds of knights appeared at once, and they were approaching step by step with a murderous aura, which was really terrifying.Kadir couldn't help but clench the new musket in his hand, and told himself in his heart that the knights had nothing to fear, as long as they had muskets and cannons in hand, they would definitely be able to defeat them.Obviously, they have already fought against undead monsters on the city walls, and it stands to reason that they can be regarded as soldiers with combat experience, but Kadir's heart has been beating wildly since he assembled in formation, and it is difficult to calm down.Even Joel in the class seemed to be doing better than Kadir as the class leader, which made him feel ashamed and frustrated.That kid was a well-known coward in the past!
The reason for the nervousness may have something to do with the fact that the enemy is a human being.In any case, the undead monsters in winter all have the appearance of monsters, kill people when they see them, and they are extremely fierce, and they are the great enemies of mankind.Therefore, there is no psychological barrier to starting with them.But now it is killing each other, and ordinary people will instinctively resist psychologically.In order to calm his mind, Kadir recalled the lord's pre-battle lecture not long ago.Duke Eddie is spreading rumors that the lord has royal blood, intending to frame the lord and then take advantage of the border town.Regardless of whether this rumor is true or not, if Duke Eddie really controls Frontier Town, will everyone be able to live a good life?
Last winter's events were enough to prove that Duke Eddie didn't care about everyone's life or death at all.Withholding the Templars, inflating the price of food, etc., like most nobles, the guy was all about his own interests.Nowadays, the border town is getting better and better under the rule of the lord.Many people have found jobs, and their wages are never in arrears, and they are paid on time and in full, so that they can say goodbye to the days when they used to go hungry.Kadir had heard that the nobles in some places would deliberately default on their remuneration, not because they had no money, but because they didn't want to give it, and they found various reasons to deliberately provoke them.However, the other party is an aristocracy, a powerful and powerful commoner, and the commoners who have worked in vain know that they can't afford to provoke them, and they can often only consider themselves unlucky.What's more, Lord Lords have succeeded in solving a long-standing problem that has plagued Frontier Town – the curse of the Kaztu.Affected by the curse, the land of Frontier Town has become more and more barren, and it is the lord who has found a way to bring the land back to life.Because of the military cantonment system, Kadir worked in the fields of Yeye, and the excitement in his heart was self-evident when he watched a large field of tender green wheat seedlings grow smoothly.As such, many peasants hailed the lord as the savior of the frontier towns, and Kadir did not think it was an exaggeration.As long as the lord is still around, everyone's life will definitely get better and better, and he will not allow Duke Eddie to capture the border town and capture and take the lord away.Right!
Never allowed!
Thinking of this, Kadir felt that he was now full of courage, and his eyes became determined."
They seem to have slowed down."
Joel said suddenly.Hearing this, Kadir looked into the distance, and the advance speed of the army in the Dongsheng Fortress had indeed slowed down a lot."
I should be waiting for the troops behind."
Kadir responded, "I heard from your lord, we are facing an army of two thousand men this time. ”"Shhh ”"Don't worry."
Kadir raised the musket in his hand, "We have a new weapon invented by Lord Lord, and we will not lose." ”I don't know why, seeing someone behaving worse than himself, he actually felt a little proud in his heart."
There's a strange bunch of guys coming from the back to the front."
Joel said again.Kadir turned his head to look again, and saw the knights spread out in both directions, giving up the middle spot.Behind them, a group of men dressed in various equipment came to the front of the knights' troops, they were not on horseback, the formation was very chaotic, four or five people gathered together and walked forward, gradually occupying the front of the battlefield."
They are mercenaries, they are all ruthless people who rely on fighting to make a living, and they don't blink an eye when they kill people.If they were allowed to storm the town, there would definitely be a lot of innocent people killed. ”Qadir had heard that when two armies were at war, the defeated side's city would inevitably be sacked, and mercenaries were the main players involved in the looting.Hearing this, the comrade-in-arms who was scared just now couldn't help but swallow a mouthful of saliva.At this time, one of the knights broke away from the army and rode towards the frontier town."
An enemy is coming!"
Joel looked surprised, quickly picked up the musket in his hand, ready to shoot at any moment."
Don't grab it yet!"
How could it be that he rushed over and killed alone?
Kadir hurriedly raised his hand to stop Joel, and when he looked closely, he saw that the knight was holding a white flag in his hand."
That's the messenger sent by the other side to persuade him to surrender."
It is said that before one side launches an attack on the other side, it will send an envoy to persuade him to surrender, which is a regular procedure.Sure enough, soon there were heralds running behind them shouting, reminding everyone not to shoot, it was the messenger.Not far away, Viscount Jarvis held a telescope to observe the situation on the opposite side, watched the enemy troops step into an area of 1,200 meters, put down the telescope and ordered: "Artillery team, prepare to fire." ”The reason why it was so clear was because he sent people to make various distance markings on the battlefield in advance and hide them."
Yes!"
Commander of the artillery team, Blue, immediately issued various orders, and the artillerymen hurriedly reloaded the gunpowder and shells as quickly as they had been trained before, and then adjusted the angle of fire from the muzzles.Soon, all five guns were ready to fire at any time.After the end of the winter, the number of artillery did not increase, but the cannon lent to the lizardmen was brought back.And it takes five people to operate one gun, and five guns are twenty-five.As a result, some of the soldiers who were integrated into the artillery corps were temporarily assigned to the musket corps and used the old muskets to fight, while the rest were responsible for carrying gunpowder and shells.After a while, the messenger rode to the front of the defensive line, lowered the white flag in his hand, and shouted: "Your Excellency the Duke has sent a message to the Marquis of Eisen, in accordance with the will of His Majesty the new King White Wells, and now lay down his arms and surrender, and the Duke guarantees the safety of all." ”This lord is backed by a tech tycoon