A strange world

Chapter 506 Section 163. Annan Trojan

Early that morning, a messenger led two heavy horses through the devastated battlefield and arrived at David Swan's camp.

The guard stopped him, and the messenger said that he presented a gift in the name of Annan Reeves, the Lord of Liberty City, and asked for a day's truce.

The messenger remained outside the camp, and two heavy steeds were led to David Swann's tent.

"Is that young city lord showing favor to us?"

The wealthy David Swann stroked his beard, while the Mad Dog Archduke's lips curved in an arc full of malice and contempt. He just wanted the servant to lead the heavy horse to feed the pets... but David Swan's appreciation made Mad Dog Princess give in: "They even know that you like horses... Mr. David, do you want to accept it?"

"Of course I have to accept it. Tell the messenger outside that I agreed to a truce." David Swan said to the soldiers, and then looked at Mad Dog Archduke with a smile.

"We will have dinner at his city lord's mansion tonight."

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Annan thought so too.

The musketeers, replenished to a thousand men, the knights and mages of Olmedo, all prepared for the night attack that Annan called "Annan's Trojan Horse."

Capture David Swann alive or dead.

In order to keep it secret, Annan didn't even bring the gray robe mage and Lord Lorraine with him.

And in order to increase the success rate, Annan asked Ilimayas to become a human and follow them.

In the evening, everyone began to gather on the battlefield. To Annan's surprise, he saw Elimoas in human form.

She was a beautiful girl who was both cold and elegant. Her coldness came from her majestic vertical pupils, her elegance came from her blue dress studded with gems, and her beauty came from her delicate skin that looked like morning dewdrops.

Annan was looking at Ilimoyasi's touching cheeks at first, but soon fell on the gems on her skirt. This look was familiar to Ilimoyas - it was the look in her eyes when she saw the treasure.

Annan asked Kral to give some pep talks. The soldier who was resurrected from the dead and turned into an undead had a good attitude: "If you don't want to be chased by dogs all day long like me, you will win."

Amidst the laughter of the soldiers, Annan appeared in front of them: "You have only two tasks: to capture David Swann, or to kill him. Or to come back alive."

As night falls, the silver moon shines. Annan held the heavy Wanma's mane and released a low-level summoning technique.

The portal opened smoothly, revealing the astonished groom on the other side.

Knights began to pour into the portal, then musketeers, and finally the mages.

David Swann's stable was just behind his battalion commander. When a group of enemies who were supposed to be on the front line suddenly emerged from their camp, even the guards did not realize whether they were friends or foes.

Like a hot knife cutting through butter, the "Annan Trojan" moved unexpectedly smoothly and encountered almost no fierce resistance. When a large number of soldiers returned from the front line, Annan on the other side of the portal knew that they actually wanted to attack Liberty City tonight.

David Swann's breach of contract had consequences for himself: the Musketeers discovered David Swann's beaten body in the tent - authenticated by Lord Lorraine who looked complicated.

Regardless of king or pariah, everyone is equal before the magic gun.

They even almost captured Mad Dog Archduke alive, but he escaped under the escort of the president of the New Mage Association.

To a certain extent, Annan was relieved, otherwise he would still have to debate whether to hang him directly or let him go.

Annan did not let them bring back the two heavy horses. A heavy-duty horse is worth several hundred gold, but if it can end the war earlier and reduce the sacrifices of the soldiers, it will be all worth it.

The Mad Dog Archduke's revenge took place early the next morning, but without David Swan's command, the soldiers who were still using yesterday's style of play were overwhelmed by their lack of flexibility.

For example, after being targeted by mages and archers, the group of white dragons swimming in the sky grabbed dozens of pounds of stones and threw them at the densely populated areas of the enemy.

As the only young dragon, Ilimoyas received special care. Annan, who was worried about her injury, asked her to only wander outside the range of mages and archers to harass her.

The mage of the gray robe wizard and Annan, the knight of Lord Lorraine, also allowed them to come to the battlefield, but facing their former companions, they had no intention of fighting.

Even Tina was sent to the battlefield to intimidate the enemy with the black dragon she had carved for several years.

The result of losing the commander was that the casualties in Liberty City were much better than yesterday, and the endless tricks caused the Mad Dog Archduke's men to suffer heavy losses, especially after they retreated, the enemies suddenly emerged from the camp behind them.

They still didn't understand the reason for the portal. The soldiers who had just retreated were completely lost in the attack, and only some rangers escaped.

The newly expanded dungeon is once again overcrowded. Annan met hundreds of captives and told them: "You have two choices. Work for the Free City and pay off your sins and become a free citizen, or have your family ransom you."

Most soldiers choose the former, most knights choose the latter, and half and half of mages choose.

They either voluntarily or were forced to become soldiers, but without exception they were ordinary people. There is no benefit, no dignity, so there is no loyalty.

It costs at least hundreds of gold to train a knight. Of course, a family that can afford this money can also afford the ransom.

As for the mages... they are so smart that they cannot see the future on Mad Dog Archduke.

This tragic defeat made the furious Mad Dog Archduke smash many treasures, kill many servants, and even returned to the watch territory without confiscating the corpses on the battlefield.

Olmedo asked his soldiers to clear the battlefield, bury the enemy's corpses on the spot, and their warriors were transformed into heroic spirits or buried in the cemetery to the east.

Unfortunately, luck does not always favor them, and Krall is still the only "resurrected" heroic spirit among hundreds of miles.

The day after the Mad Dog Archduke retreated, Annan held a funeral for the dead soldiers in the cemetery.

The dead warriors also attended the funeral.

The saddest thing about this funeral was not Annan and Olmedo. Nor are soldiers who become disabled, such as the optimistic Red who thinks: He lost his legs, so he will never fall down.

But the soldiers who are still alive. They are immersed in the sadness of losing their companions.

"Annan, is the war over?" Cathy asked, holding Annan's hand.

"I don't think so...because the Mad Dog Archduke is still alive and he won't give up."

The clothes of the heroic spirits during their lifetime were buried in the cemetery, filled with soil, and then "flowers" were presented to the tombs of the heroic spirits - wheat, which is still the specialty of Liberty City.

Cathy, who still couldn't understand death and thought death was just a kind of journey, pouted: "They died on the eve of victory."

Annan told the girl softly, not wanting to wake up the sleeping soul: "It's not that they died on the eve of victory, but that victory came because of them."