my pokemon player

Chapter 173 City Wall Collapse
It can be said that Bach spared no effort in this expedition, taking out all his family assets, leaving only some knights and militiamen who had not conquered the monsters to guard Ironthorn Town.

In his opinion, his Tiethorn Town is strategically located, with Liuying Forest to the west and south. It is impossible for other towns to cross the forest to attack him. Only Rose Town to the north and Yinghuo Town to the east can attack Tiethorn. The town poses a threat.

Needless to say, Rose Town was already on his doorstep. As for Firefly Town, he also asked the Shadow Church to send people to harass it, so it should not pose any threat to Ironthorn Town.

Moreover, Yinghuo Town didn't know that he was going to attack Rose Town. By the time they reacted, he would have already defeated Rose Town, so he was so relieved to bring out all the troops.

"Lord Bach, Rose Town is just ahead. They seem to have known about the war in advance. There are no people in the nearby villages."

Notz reported what he had discovered to Bach. He was not only Bach's personal guard, but also the captain of the Cavaliers.

"What? How did they know this news? Could it be that the Shadow Church leaked the news again?"

Bach frowned. He only told Guanhai City and the Shadow Church about the attack on Rose Town today. It was impossible for Guanhai City to deliver the news to the abandoned son in Rose Town, leaving only the Shadow Church with the possibility. .

But haven’t they all withdrawn from the surrounding areas of Rose Town? There is no reason to send news to Rose Town.

"My subordinates don't know, but they probably learned the news not long ago. The villagers were in a panic when they ran away. They didn't even have time to pack up their belongings. They must not have gone very far. They were all hiding around the village. Should we arrest a few of them? Can I ask personally?"

Notz asked.

"Forget it, it's not necessary. It's just a few farmers. What can they know? But according to what you said, Qiangwei Town should have a way to transmit news over long distances, so they can learn about our dispatch of troops."

Bach looked up at the sky, already having a guess in his mind.

He felt that Rose Town was using flying monsters to monitor them, and after seeing them sending troops, he immediately flew back to deliver the news.

But flying monsters also need time to travel. By the time Rose Town received the news, their army was already approaching Rose Town, so these farmers fled in such a panic.

It seems that Rose Town may be the mastermind behind the robbery of supplies, otherwise why would they send flying monsters to monitor Ironthorn Town.

Bach originally thought that the newly succeeded "Baron Rose" was not so courageous, and that Rose Town was just taking the blame.

I didn't expect that they might have done this. I really underestimated this "Baron Rose".

"Interesting, let's go, I want to ask that little baron who gave him the courage to steal my supplies!"

Bach led the army to the gate of Rose Town in a mighty manner.

Lancaster and Herman also learned about the invading army and rushed to the city wall immediately. They quietly observed the army under the city wall and found that they were indeed the knights of Ironthorn Town.

"Damn it! The news is true, Iron Thorn Town is really coming!"

Lancaster recognized the Ironthorn clan emblem on the military flag below at a glance.

"Thanks to that news, we were able to prepare for war in advance, otherwise the consequences would be disastrous."

Herman said thankfully.

"Then what should we do now?"

"I will communicate with Baron Bach first to see if there is any misunderstanding."

Hermann showed his head and said to Bach:

"You are the lord of Ironthorn Town - Baron Bach, right?"

Hearing this, Bach looked up at the city wall and found that giant crossbows had been set up on the wall, and the militiamen had their bows and arrows ready and were nervously aiming at their own troops.

Upon seeing this, he sneered twice with disdain, and then shouted loudly:

"Yes, I am Baron Bach. Where is the famous 'Baron Rose'? Let him come out and talk to me!"

"I wonder what Mr. Bach wants to do with all his troops and troops coming to our Rose Town?"

Hermann asked Bach from the city wall.

"Aren't you talking nonsense? I brought so many knights here to attack you. Could it be that I'm here for an outing?"

"And I remember that Baron Lancaster is not as old as you. Who are you? You are worthy of talking to me. Tell that little baron to get out. Isn't he too scared to show his head?"

Bach said impatiently, while still feeling a little confused.

The lord of Rose Town didn't even have the courage to show his face and speak. How could he have the courage to rob supplies?

"Does Mr. Bach even care about the most basic noble etiquette? Why do you speak so vulgarly like a poor man? As the clerk of Rose Town, I have been entrusted by Baron Lancaster, so I am naturally qualified to talk to you. .”

"You attacked our Rose Town without any reason. You have violated the nobles' agreement to help each other. Do you want to be spurned by all the nobles?"

Hermann replied without being humble or condescending.

"Oh? You do have some courage. You are much stronger than that little baron. Well, I will give you a chance to talk to me."

"You just said that I violated the noble covenant. It's really a joke. The so-called covenant is just a verbal agreement. Don't look at how many nobles still abide by this covenant."

"Besides, it seems that you violated the covenant first and took away my supplies. If I send troops to attack you and get back the supplies that belong to me, it doesn't count as a violation of the covenant at all."

Bach was not in a hurry to attack Rose Town. He wanted to characterize the war in front of both parties.

It was not that he sent troops to invade Rose Town for no reason, but that he had no choice but to fight back after being robbed of supplies. He was the victim.

There is no way, wars between nobles are like this. Even if the current situation is in chaos, if you want to start a war, you have to find a suitable reason and portray yourself as a righteous party.

Only in this way other nobles will not have objections to you, and you will receive less resistance when attacking the territory.

"Master Bach, please stop spouting nonsense. We in Rose Town have always loved peace and there is no way we could rob you of your supplies. You should also make up a more reliable excuse."

Herman almost laughed out of anger at Bach. How could Rose Town rob Ironthorn Town of supplies? Even if he borrowed some courage from Baron Lancaster, he would not dare to issue such an order.

"Who doesn't know how to frame things at will? We still think that Tieji Town stole the big milk can. There is no evidence for it. You should show us the evidence. If there is no evidence, don't pour dirty water on us."

After hearing this, Bach directly took out the family coat of arms of Rose Town, and then pointed at the pattern on the coat of arms.

"Who said I have no evidence? This family crest was accidentally lost when the group of people escaped. It has your Rose Town clan emblem on it. What else can you say now?"

Herman looked at the family crest in Bach's hand and was very surprised. This family crest indeed belonged to their Rose Town. How could it fall into Bach's hands?
Could it be that as Bach said, it was the knights from Rose Town who robbed him of his supplies, but why didn't he know about it?Herman turned to look at Lancaster aside, wanting to ask him about the specific situation.

But Lancaster also looked confused. He didn't know why Bach had the Rose Town family coat of arms in his hand.

Seeing his appearance, Herman also understood that Lancaster did not secretly give orders to the Cavaliers behind his back.

Thinking about it, Lancaster has always been honest since he took over. He always asks him and the knight commander for their opinions on everything. How could he command the knights behind his back?

It's a pity that Knight Commander Sailer went to change his equipment and was not on the city wall. Otherwise, he could have asked him what happened to the family crest.

Now Bach took out the family crest as evidence, and he didn't know how to refute it for a while.

"Why, stop talking? It seems you have acquiesced."

"No, no, no, Lord Bach, we did not do anything to your supplies. As for the family crest in your hand, we are not sure whether it is genuine. How about you send the crest up and let us check the authenticity? .”

Herman's voice became softer and softer as he spoke. He also knew that what he said was a bit excessive, but now he could only say this. He couldn't really admit that they had robbed Ironthorn Town's supplies.

Sure enough, Bach angrily rebuked him directly:
"Are you kidding me? I gave you my family crest so you could destroy the evidence. You won't think of me as a fool, right?"

"No, no, I just..."

Before Herman could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Lancaster.

"Baron Bach, you should know that our Rose Town is protected by Guanhai City. If you dare to attack Rose Town, aren't you afraid of retaliation from Guanhai City?"

"Hey, our little baron finally dares to show his face and speak."

Bach smiled teasingly at Lancaster, but his heart sank. He was now certain that Lancaster was not the mastermind behind the robbery of the supplies.

If Lancaster really learned the news that Guanhai City had given up on them, he would not threaten himself with Guanhai City now.

Moreover, Herman's behavior just now didn't seem to be fake. It seemed that Rose Town was really taking the blame, and he seemed to have been fooled as well.

But now is not the time to dwell on this. Regardless of whether Lancaster is really the mastermind behind it, he must be now, otherwise he will have no reason to start a war.

Thinking of this, Bach continued:

"It's truly a 'noble's shame'. You actually used Guanhai City to scare me? You really regard the merchants of Guanhai City as your backers."

"It's a pity that the businessmen in Guanhai City are not reliable. They are all people who are unscrupulous and unscrupulous. Naturally, they will not always protect you. When there are better investment targets, you will become abandoned."

Lancaster suddenly panicked when he heard this. He swallowed and said in a slightly trembling voice:

"What do you mean by that?"

"The meaning is very simple. Your Qiangwei Town has been abandoned by Guanhai City a long time ago. They have already reached cooperation with me. The batch of supplies you stole were provided by Guanhai City."

Bach deliberately amplified his voice and said.

He knew that Rose Town's greatest confidence was the protection of Guanhai City, so he revealed the news about the cooperation between Tiethorn Town and Guanhai City in order to shake Rose Town's military morale.

Sure enough, as soon as Bach finished speaking, there was a commotion on the city wall.

The faces of the militiamen showed panic. Without the support of Guanhai City, how could they possibly defeat Tiethorn Town.

"Don't panic! He is talking nonsense and wants to shake our military morale. We, Rose Town and Guanhai City, have cooperated for so many years, and we cannot be abandoned easily. Don't believe what he says!"

Hermann said loudly that he must not admit that this was true now, otherwise the militiamen and knights would become disorganized and timid before fighting, and the battle would not be fought.

But Bach would not miss this opportunity, and he continued:
"If Guanhai City hadn't abandoned you, I wouldn't have sent troops easily. And I heard that Guanhai City sent people to steal your big milk cans a few days ago? This is to squeeze out the last bit of oil and water from you."

"Guanhai City didn't steal the big milk can, it was someone else who pretended to be Guanhai City!"

Herman argued.

"Even if someone else stole it, Guanhai City doesn't seem to have made the decision for you, right? They don't even bother to deal with you. Doesn't this explain the problem?"

"This"

Herman was at a loss for words. Guanhai City had really not interacted with them much recently. Could it be that Rose Town was really abandoned?

Impossible, absolutely impossible. They have cooperated with Guanhai City for so long and have always been obedient. How could Guanhai City abandon them and support Tieji Town instead.

Before Herman could think about it, Bach continued:

"Forget it, I'm too lazy to argue with you. In fact, I don't like talking nonsense. The reason why I talk to you so much is to buy time for my big steel snake."

"If your giant crossbows and bows weren't a threat to my knights, I would have let the one-horned rhinoceros break through your city wall! But now your crossbows should be useless, big steel snake, use the Quicksand Abyss!"

After Hermann heard Bach's words, he was stunned for a moment, and then he was shocked and said:
"No! Everyone evacuate the city wall quickly! Roseredo, take the Baron away quickly!"

Rose Leiduo on the side did not hesitate, and immediately wrapped Lancaster's body with a vine whip, and then took him down the city wall.

Lancaster, who was taken down the city wall, almost fell down and ate the dirt. He got up and patted the dirt on his body, and then looked back. He wanted to see what happened to make Herman so panicked.

As a result, as soon as he turned his head, he heard a "boom", accompanied by a large amount of flying sand.

"Bah!"

Lancaster spit on the ground twice, then rubbed his eyes that were fascinated by the sand, and tried to look in the direction of the city wall.

After the sand gradually subsided, he could see the city wall in front of him clearly, but the scene in front of him stunned Lancaster.

I saw that the ground under the city wall had formed a whirlpool, which was constantly swallowing everything around it.

The militiamen who had no time to escape were either buried by falling rocks or fell into deep pits, resulting in extremely heavy casualties.

Lancaster said with a look of disbelief:

"The city wall. How could the city wall collapse?!"

(End of this chapter)