Heroes of the Invincible Knight

Compared with the sparsely populated Northland, the population on the central plain is much denser. Nearly one-third of the kingdom's population is crowded on this fertile plain.

The castles of the noble families on the Great Plains are also very close. From Newmanburg to the nearest noble castle, it only takes one day to march quickly.

And the movement in Newmanburg was so big, it was naturally noticed by the nearby nobles, but the time was short, they didn't know that a brutal purge took place in Newman's house, and they were still under observation.

Of course, there are also some nobles who have ghosts in their hearts, and they are more concerned about the troubles around them. They sent spies to check as soon as they learned of the turmoil in Newmanburg.

Lundinburg is one of the few castles closest to Newmanburg. Compared with the magnificence of Newmanburg, Lundinburg is much simpler, but it is more like a castle. Although the area is not as large as that of Newmanburg, But it was built quite solidly. The outer wall is at least seven or eight meters high, and there are several archery towers scattered on it. The platform on the archery tower can not only stand many archers, but even a bed crossbow can be placed on it.

There is also a small moat surrounding the castle. Although the width is only five meters, the water depth is nearly three meters, which is enough to cause a lot of trouble for the attacking enemies. Compared with Newmanburg, which has been completely reduced to a manor, Lundinburg is indeed solid.

After the commotion in Newmanburg, Viscount Cliff, who ruled Lundinburg, immediately sent someone to investigate. As for why he was so concerned about the affairs of Newmanburg, it was of course related to some special guests in his castle. relation.

"There seems to be something wrong with Newmanburg. Bishop Johnson and the others are still in the castle. Should we send someone to help?"

The person who spoke was also a priest of the Rising Sun Sect. Since the lord of the Rising Sun woke up and the envoys began to walk in the world, the activities of the Rising Sun Sect have become much more frequent than before, especially in the Golden Dragon Kingdom. After closing the line of defense, the people of the church became more and more daring in their activities.

The Rising Sun Sect, an organization that was originally dead but not stiff, acted like chicken blood after the appearance of the envoy, and it seemed that it had not suffered any blow because of the Pope's disappearance.

However, Viscount Cliff said:

"Based on what I know about Earl Newman, even if he didn't make up his mind to join my church, he would never kill Bishop Johnson and the others. He is a pure businessman, and there is no benefit in offending us. He won't made."

The tone of Viscount Cliff's speech was not at all the nobleman that the church had just wooed, but the tone of one of his own.

In fact, the same is true. The Cliff family is not a local nobleman who joined halfway, but a church family that has always believed in the Lord of the Rising Sun. When the church lost power, it hid and dormant, secretly providing help for the church.

It wasn't that the kingdom didn't want to completely wipe out the church at the beginning, but the elimination of the power on the surface of the church had already hurt the vitality of mankind, and missed the opportunity to completely defeat the orcs, let alone clean up all its believers. The church in China is equivalent to the existence of the state religion of mankind, and it is regarded as the state religion from the bottom up. One can imagine how powerful it is.

Under the suppression of several generations of monarchs of the Charlemagne family, the church has been kept low-key, but its influence is still not low whether it is among the common people or the nobles.

The Cliff family will face the pressure of the kingdom's suppression at any time, so the castle naturally needs to be built stronger.

It's very funny to say that nobles like the Cliff family who secretly colluded with the church are slower to degenerate than ordinary military nobles. Even after several generations, the Cliff family's military equipment is still good, and the castle is not strong. He said that the hundreds of troops under his command were also carefully trained, and their combat effectiveness was even higher than that of the regular army of the kingdom.

"I'm afraid that Bishop Johnson and the others will encounter people from the black prison. Those guys are very difficult to deal with."

Although the large-scale suppression of the church ended shortly after Aragorn disappeared, the kingdom has never let go of its vigilance against this enemy. As a special agency of the kingdom, the black prison has always been responsible for tracking down the church.

"There are only a few masters here in the Black Prison. Bishop Johansen himself is a great knight, and the few people he brought with him are also elites taught by me. As long as he is not surrounded by the army and wants to leave, the Black Prison should not be able to keep him." They and the surrounding garrison have our eyeliner, if there is a garrison mobilization, they will not be able to hide it from us."

Viscount Cliff and others have been paying attention to the garrison, but they did not expect that someone inside the Newman family would mobilize a private army to rebel and destroy the entire Newman family, let alone that Richard would appear here. The information gap made him unaware of the destruction The catastrophe had already arrived, but his instinctive caution prevented him from acting rashly.

"Let the soldiers be more vigilant, and then send a few spies to Newmanburg to find out the news, and act after they have definite news."

"Um."

Although Viscount Cliff's plan was conservative, there was nothing wrong with it. After thinking for a moment, several priests of the Divine Cult nodded and agreed.

…

However, there is no need to wait to send out spies. The spies who went out before have returned to Lundinburg one after another, and brought back a piece of news that made Viscount Cliff feel dangerous.

"Master Cliff, something happened at the Newman's house. Earl Newman's second son led troops to break the castle, and then closed it for a day. Now the Newman's army is coming towards us in Lundinburg."

The spy’s face was also a little flustered. He didn’t pass on the information in time, and because of Amin’s massacre, many specific details in Newmanburg were not passed on. I haven't figured it out yet, I just found out the movement of Newman's army.

"How many are there?"

"The number is around a thousand!"

Viscount Cliff was a little relieved when he heard the number of troops. The Newman family not only had a higher title, but also had a larger territory and population. The army under him was two or three times that of the Cliff family. Not a big deal for Lundinburgh.

Although they are at a disadvantage in terms of numbers, Cliff's army is all elite, and with the castle as a barrier, they will not be afraid of those people led by Amin. What really worries Viscount Cliff is the city of Clays garrison.

There is a whole legion of garrison troops stationed inside. Although this number is not enough, and there are many vacancies, but after this period of rectification, the manpower has been basically replenished. When more than 20,000 troops come, it is definitely a situation where everything is destroyed. .

"Is there any movement in the garrison over Clays City?"

"Not found yet."

After hearing that there was no movement from the legion in Clays City, Viscount Cliff's expression was slightly relaxed, and he felt a little relieved.

"The army of the Newman family is not good at coming!"

"Pull up the hanging door so that the guards are ready for battle. I want to see what the second son of the Newman family is up to."

The soldiers of Lundinburg trained well on weekdays, and soon after Viscount Cliff gave the order, they were ready for battle. Stones, wooden strips, and various defense materials were moved onto the city wall for preparation, and several bed crossbows The shooters of the team also quickly took their positions, just waiting for Amin's men to arrive.

If it is really only defending against Amin's army of more than a thousand men, then Cliff Castle's defense is really more than sufficient. With the strength in Amin's hands, it is difficult to take down this kind of castle.

However, in the Aming army, there is a powerful existence that can completely ignore the six or seven meter high city wall.

…

"Master Natalis, Lundinburg is ahead."

At this time, Amin had brought his troops to the place two miles away from Lundinburg, and observed the situation of Lundinburg side by side with Natalis. Lundinburg had already entered a state of alert, and the suspension bridge passing through the moat had been pulled up. , the iron gate was closed tightly, and there were many soldiers standing on the top of the city, and a few large cauldrons could be vaguely seen, obviously burning something like boiling oil and golden juice, which was more fertile than stones and wood. Affordable defensive weapon.

Looking at Lundinburg, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack, Amin couldn't help but look bitter. Compared with his manor-like Newmanburg, Lundinburg's defense is not the slightest bit stronger. Dingbao may be a bit choking.

But Lundinburg's defense at this level is relatively childish in the eyes of Natalis, not only because of her own strong strength, but also because she has been fighting at Dragon's Breath Pass during this period of time. Whether it's humans or orcs, their offensive and defensive levels are several levels higher than those on the Great Plains. It's been a long time since I've seen anything like this.

"Are you sure they have colluded with the church?"

"Well, with the information from Yusidu and the black prison, and the fact that Cliff's castle is so strong, there are likely to be problems in Lundinburg."

"Huh? How to say?"

After all, she is not a local snake. Among many heroes, Natalis is also a relatively pure force. She didn't think about the twists and turns in some things for a while. Based on the information from Hei Prison and Yusi, she suspected that Natalis still It is understandable that the strength of the castle has become the object of suspicion.

Amin could only explain embarrassingly:

"On the Central Great Plains, most of the castles that can be built so strong are newly-appointed nobles of one or two generations, and they are mainly concentrated in the east near the Dragon's Breath Pass."

"Most generations of nobles like our Newman family and Cliff family don't know how to build strong castles. In the noble circles of the western plains, those who build such castles are country bumpkins."

"Recently, the Black Prison found nobles who were in collusion with the Rising Sun Sect. Most of them built strong castles, and most of the soldiers were well-trained. When they resisted, they caused a lot of trouble to the kingdom's garrison army. So now the castles The repair is solid, and the well-trained soldiers under him have become the main suspects of the black prison."

"Ah"

Natalis chuckled. Although the logic was clear, it was a bit ironic. On the western plains, there were no corrupt nobles, so it was even more doubtful.

"Master Armin! Viscount Cliff has rejected our request to search the castle!"

The soldiers who went to speak to Lundinburg had returned, and things did not go so smoothly. The posture of Lundinburg did not seem to cooperate with Amin's search.

"First make sure that Lundinburg doesn't let anyone out."

"Send someone to Clays City, and ask the garrison for support in the name of Mr. Richard."

Amin knew that with the strength in his hands, he would look at Lundinburg if he did more. It would be difficult to directly attack the city, and he did not give an order to attack directly.

But obviously he has little idea of ​​Natalis' strength.

"Don't be so troublesome, prepare to attack!"

"this?"

"Master Natalis, we only have some simple long ladders. The gate of Lundinburg cannot be broken by a siege engine. If we attack by force..."

"You don't need to attack by force, you just need to cross that river and climb up the city wall..."

After all, Natalis pulled out Leng Yue and was ready to attack.

Amin could only grit his teeth, turned around and ordered:

"The first capital! Prepare to attack!"

Five hundred soldiers carried some planks and simple long ladders, and began to move towards Lundinburg...