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Chapter 165: Self-Defense War (Part 1)
“They are coming.”
I don’t know who said it, but everyone who heard it couldn’t help but tense up and look into the distance.
The enemy figures appeared at the end of the field of vision. The first thing we saw was a group of fully armed knights, riding tall war horses and gradually approaching the border town.
Knights have always been powerful and unattainable in the eyes of ordinary people.
Now, hundreds of knights appeared at once, approaching step by step with a murderous aura, which was really frightening.
Kadir couldn’t help but clench the new musket in his hand, and told himself in his heart that there was nothing to be afraid of the knights. As long as he had muskets and cannons in his hands, he would be able to defeat them.
They had clearly fought against undead monsters on the city wall and should have been considered soldiers with combat experience, but Kadir’s heart had been beating wildly since he began assembling the battle line and he could not calm down.
Even Joel, who was in the same class, seemed to be doing better than Kadir, the class monitor, which made him feel ashamed and frustrated.
That guy was clearly a known coward in the past!
The reason for feeling nervous may be related to the fact that the enemy this time is human.
In any case, the undead monsters in winter all have monstrous appearances, kill anyone they see, are extremely ferocious, and are the enemy of mankind.
Therefore, there is no psychological barrier to taking action against them.
But now people are killing each other, and most people will instinctively resist it psychologically.
In order to calm himself, Kadir recalled the lord’s pre-war speech not long ago.
Duke Eddie spread rumors everywhere that the lord has royal blood, intending to frame the lord and then seize the bianshu town by trickery.
Regardless of whether this rumor is true or not, if Duke Eddie really takes control of Bianshu Town, will everyone be able to live a good life?
What happened last winter was enough to prove that Duke Eddie didn’t care about anyone’s life or death.
He intercepted the Holy Knights, arbitrarily raised the price of food, etc. Like most nobles, that guy was only thinking about his own interests.
Today, under the governance of the Lord, Bianshu Town is getting better and better.
Many people have found jobs and their salaries are never delayed but paid in full and on time, so they can say goodbye to the days when they often went hungry.
Kadir had heard that nobles in some places would deliberately withhold payments, not because they had no money, but because they didn’t want to pay, and they would find all kinds of excuses and deliberately find fault.
However, the other party is aristocrat with power and influence. The common people who work for nothing know that they cannot afford to provoke them and can only blame themselves for their bad luck.
More importantly, the lord successfully solved the problem that had plagued Bianshu Town for a long time – the curse of Kazitu.
Affected by the curse, the land of Bianshu Town became increasingly barren. It was the lord who found a way to bring the land back to life.
Because of the military settlement system, Kadir also worked in the fields. Seeing a large field of tender green wheat seedlings growing smoothly, the excitement in his heart was self-evident.
That’s why many peasants regard the lord as the savior of the town, and Kadir believes that this is not an exaggeration.
As long as the lord is still there, everyone’s life will definitely get better and better. He will not allow Duke Eddie to capture the town, capture and take the lord away.
Yes! Absolutely not allowed!
Thinking of this, Kadir felt that he was full of courage and his eyes became firm.
“They seem to be slowing down.”
Joel suddenly said.
Hearing the sound, Kadir looked into the distance and saw that the advance speed of the Dongsheng Fortress army had indeed slowed down a lot.
“They’re probably waiting for the troops behind them,”
Kadir responded.
“The Lord said we’re facing an army of 2,000 men this time.”
“hiss–“
One of his comrades gasped and said with a trembling voice.
“An army of two thousand men, and we only have four hundred. Can we defeat them?”
“Don’t worry.”
Kadir raised the musket in his hand.
“We have the new weapon invented by the lord. We will not lose.”
For some reason, he felt a little proud when he saw someone performing worse than him.
“A group of strange guys are coming from the back to the front,”
Joel said again.
Kadir turned his head and looked again, and saw that the knights spread out to both sides, leaving the middle position.
Behind them, a group of people wearing various equipment came to the front of the knights. They were not riding horses and their formation was very chaotic. Four or five people gathered together and walked forward, gradually occupying the front of the battlefield.
“They’re mercenaries, ruthless men who make their livings fighting. They kill without blinking an eye. If they’re allowed to attack the town, many innocent people will surely be killed.”
Kadir had heard that when two armies fought, the city of the defeated side would inevitably be looted, and mercenaries were the main players involved in the looting.
Hearing this, the frightened comrade couldn’t help but swallow.
At this time, a knight broke away from the army and rode his horse towards the town.
“The enemy is coming!”
Joel was surprised and quickly raised the rifle in his hand, ready to shoot at any time.
“Don’t start yet!”
How could he just rush over and start killing people alone? Kadir quickly raised his hand to stop Joel, and when he looked closely, he saw that the knight was holding a white flag high in his hand.
“That’s the envoy sent by the other side to persuade us to surrender.”
I heard that before one side launches an attack on the other side, it will send envoys to persuade the other side to surrender. This is a standard procedure.
Sure enough, a messenger soon appeared behind them, running and shouting, reminding everyone not to shoot, because it was the messenger.
Not far away, Viscount Jarvis was observing the situation across the way through a telescope. Seeing the enemy enter the 1,200-meter area, he lowered the telescope and ordered.
“Artillery, prepare to fire.”
The reason why it was so clear was that he had sent people to make various distance markings on the battlefield in advance and hide them.
“yes!”
Captain Blue of the artillery team immediately issued various orders, and the artillerymen quickly loaded gunpowder and shells as they had trained before, and then adjusted the muzzle angle.
Soon, all five guns were ready and ready to fire at any time.
After the winter ended, the number of artillery pieces did not increase, only the artillery piece loaned to the Lizardmen was transported back.
It takes five people to operate a cannon, so five cannons require twenty-five people.
Therefore, some of the soldiers assigned to the artillery team were temporarily assigned to the musket team to use old muskets to fight, while the rest were responsible for carrying gunpowder and artillery shells.
Soon, the messenger rode up to the front of the defense line, lowered the white flag in his hand, and shouted loudly:
“His Excellency the Duke has sent a message. Marquis Eisen, please obey the will of the new King, His Majesty White Wells, and lay down your arms and surrender now. His Excellency the Duke will guarantee everyone’s safety.”