Riding and Slashing

Chapter 87 You have to cooperate
Justus' eyes widened and he was speechless for a while.

The eyes of the two lion knights also widened, and they probably wanted to swear, but they held back after all.

"Master Governor, don't look at me like that... Look, you are in my hands. If Governor Levius continues to attack the city, then I must kill you... right?"

The little knife began to gesticulate in front of Justus again.

"However, if you cooperate with me and find a way to let Levius also fall into my hands, then everyone can continue to live, how wonderful..."

The lord's tone really had a hint of compassion.

Justus closed his eyes and frowned, looking undecided.

"Your Excellency, think about it, if you are dead, but Levius is still alive and has made great achievements... Then what will he do? Do you think he will occupy your luxurious villa and spend your dina Er, sleep with your woman, beat your baby..."

The lord touched a pear from Justus's table, slowly peeled the skin with a small knife, and then casually poked a piece with the tip of the knife and handed it to Justus' mouth.

Glancing at the sharp knife, Justus shuddered.

"Okay! I will cooperate with you...but you have to guarantee that the war is over and let me go!"

Justus gritted his teeth and agreed.

But just as Li Ang hid the knife back in his sleeve, and was about to ask Justus to take him to a 'meeting with Levius', the war drum sounded, and the Bacchus Empire's full-scale attack had already begun.

"Governor! Captain Levius, please launch an attack!"

A voice came from outside the tent.

Justus looked at Li Ang, sighed and said loudly, "Everyone form a team outside the camp, and wait for my order!"

Li Ang nodded, expressing his satisfaction with Justus's reaction.

Justus is not lying, he is not the coach.

Because, except for his subordinates, the entire Bacchus empire has already been mobilized.

The offensive was very violent, and the shouts of killing were loud.

Around the castle are countless crossbowmen, scattered around White Hart Castle, trying to suppress the defenders with crossbow arrows.

Although the archers in the city had a geographical advantage, the Bacchus Empire had a large number of crossbowmen, and the confrontation between the two sides turned into a war of attrition, which was actually not good for White Hart Castle—even if they created a one-to-three battle loss ratio.

After all, the military strength of the Bacchus Empire is more than ten times that of White Hart Castle.

A dozen or so siege ladders had already been set up on the outer wall of White Hart Castle, and hoplites had already begun to attach to the wall and attack the city.

These siege ladders were only made in one day. They were not real siege ladders. They had no bases and no advanced lifting pulleys. It's hard to ship.

However, although it is only a dozen crude ladders with hooks, it can still be effective.

The heavy siege ladder can actually be hooked to the city wall, and cannot be knocked down by manpower. The defenders on the city can only send people to block the ladder and stab with spears, and rely on the arrow rest on the side to defend.

White Hart Castle's defensive equipment seems to be sufficient, and from time to time, rolling logs are thrown down, smashing down the enemies on the ladder one after another.

But even so, due to the large gap in the number of people, it is difficult to take care of all places.

The successive offensives of the Bacchus Empire did not stop at all, and soon there were heavily armored warriors climbing up the first city wall, and the soldiers of White Hart Castle who defended the city began to suffer a large number of casualties.

If this continues, it will only take about one day before White Hart Castle will fall.

Hurry up and kidnap Levius too!
But the problem was that although Justus was indeed willing to cooperate, they couldn't find Levius in time.

Because Governor Levius went to the city to oversee the battle...

Li Ang had already taken back his weapons and equipment, and led his twenty or so people to stand on the hillside on the side of White Hart Castle, surrounding Justus in the middle.

It looked like Governor Justus brought a group of bodyguards, and no one noticed that the Governor was being held hostage.

Justus pointed to the blue and yellow flying horse flag under White Hart Castle: "That's Levius, but the current situation..."

Levius was leading the siege, standing amidst a mass of Imperial infantry in black plate mail.

Forcibly kidnapping is impossible, Li Ang just wants to take hostages, not rushing to die.

Let Justus introduce "Rainier" to Livius, so that he can approach Livius reasonably.

But the problem is, Justus can't go to the battlefield and say "I'll introduce you to a good brother", can he?

Out of season.

Kidnapping would be difficult to carry out unless the fighting ceased temporarily.And it's not suitable to wander around on the battlefield. If you are shot to death by the defenders of White Hart Castle, it would be too cost-effective...

However, under the command of Levius, the troops of the Bacchus Empire became more and more aggressive. From morning to afternoon, the battle never stopped.

The first wall has been taken, and the defenders of White Hart Keep have retreated to the second inner wall.

The number of defenders was still too small, and many elite soldiers were taken away by Godric. Since the Bacchus Empire sent elite soldiers to forcefully gain a foothold on a corner of the city wall, they had to fall into hand-to-hand combat.

Naturally, White Hart Castle couldn't afford it, so they abandoned the first city wall and went up to the second wall on the mountainside.

The archers on the city wall are shooting arrows desperately, but the loss of an outer wall and less defensive space means that the archers' defense will have certain dead ends.

At this time, the "Imperial Gladiator" of the Bacchus Empire was dispatched, which was sent by Governor Levius.

Those were real thugs, they were criminals, slaves, or bankrupt civilians, but after going through the life and death selection of the arena, the survivors were very fierce fighters.

The empire organized them into an army, but did not give them good defensive equipment, and they were easily shot to death by long-range troops under the city.

Fighting in formation on the plain, it is also difficult for them to fight against the neat and mixed formation.

However, once they get on the city wall and enter hand-to-hand melee, these lightly armed thugs who are strong and fearless will become very terrifying.

Gladiators who fought lightly could even climb up the city wall with bare hands, and the narrow space on the top of the city, where there was no place to hide, was the place where these gladiators could display their combat effectiveness the most.

Taking advantage of the dead angle shot by the archers of White Hart Castle, the gladiators climbed up the second wall of White Hart Castle, and the defenders of White Hart Castle began to retreat steadily.

In hand-to-hand melee where there is no retreat, imperial gladiators are much stronger than ordinary infantry, even comparable to the great swordsmen of Mettenheim.

White Hartkeep seemed to be in jeopardy.

Li Ang frowned.

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu..."

At the critical moment, a long horn sounded from the forest behind White Hart Castle. It seemed that Sadilan was still reliable, and the lord was relieved.

Justus looked at Leon: "Is the horn summoning the Rangers? Can they pass through the Noldor Forest?!"

Li Ang pulled his face and smiled: "In these days, anything can happen..."

Yes, anything can happen on the battlefield.

The moment they heard the sound of the horn, the defenders of White Hart Castle began to counterattack like chicken blood, and the troops of the Bacchus Empire hurriedly retreated from the city - both sides thought that there was White Hart Castle in the forest The sound of the horn is the sign that the horn summons the Rangers.

And the horn sounded from the forest behind White Hartkeep...

It would be terrible to pass through the forest of Noldor and appear behind White Hart Castle—either this is a strong army that even the Noldor Elves dare not provoke, or this 'reinforcement' and the Noldor Elves Allied!
No matter which one it is, the Bacchus Empire has to let the troops retreat to prepare for battle.

The imperial army retreated down the wall, and the defenders of White Hart Castle regained control of the outer wall within a few minutes.

The war seems to have returned to the state it started in the morning. Only the corpses and blood all over the ground can prove that an extremely fierce battle took place that day.

The Bacchus Empire laid out a neat military formation under the city, and sent a large number of people to search the nearby forest to guard against the 'reinforcement' of White Hart Castle.

A quarter of an hour passed, and the battlefield gradually calmed down.

The horn sounded all the time, but no troops came out of the forest...

This is the job that the lord arranged for Lisa Dilan before, in order to deal with this crisis situation-but this kind of deception can only be cheated once, and it can only be done by Lisa Dilan, a Noldor elf.

Because the person who blows the trumpet will definitely be tracked by the scouts of the Bacchus army, and can only escape to the depths of the forest-only Lisa Dilan dares to hide in the depths of the forest.

At this time, the lords of the Bacchus Empire had already dispatched manpower to increase the range of scouts, and they had already realized that they might have been fooled.

However, they didn't dare to enter the depths of the Noldor forest - if they really provoked the Noldor elves to make a big move, then they don't want to attack the city with peace of mind.

It was getting late, and it was no longer suitable to launch a large-scale attack again.

All the lords withdrew their troops and returned to the camp one after another. In the big camp one mile away, they cursed the liar who was hiding in the forest.

Li Ang also brought Justus back to the governor's luxurious camp again.

"Why, sir, don't you need me to 'introduce' Levius for you?"

Justus was puzzled.

"I think Levius will come to ask questions soon, just wait - your troops haven't participated in the battle all day today... You didn't even send a scout. If I were the commander, I would definitely come to the door Smash you to death!"

(End of this chapter)