Mountain and Forest Kingdom

cardinal city

Earl Punk and several nobles in robes quickly boarded a mud house on the edge, and under the protection of a group of knights beside them, they faced off against the barbarian army outside the wooden fence.

Count Shava of Cardinal City looked at the barbarians who were building houses and sheds in the plains and cleaning the roads on the ground, with a look of uneasiness on his face.

"How many people are here?" Count Shava asked looking ahead.

The man behind him said softly: "Master, our sentries watched carefully for a long time. There are five thousand of them."

Count Shava quickly recovered from his absence and asked hurriedly: "How many people are there among us?"

The steward replied: "We have 60,000 people. There are about a thousand soldiers and knights. If we include wizards, there should be more than 60."

For a city with an original population of only 50,000, a few hundred soldiers were already a lot. There were not many soldiers here, let alone those barbarian bandits.

Earl Shava nodded and looked at the barbarians who were cooking over the fire with hatred in his eyes.

"These ugly robbers, they eat my wheat and livestock!"

Count Punk looked at the barbarians in the distance. These barbarians used the food and livestock in the occupied areas as military food along the way, and they marched very fast.

What's even more terrifying is that these barbarians only attack manors and cities with food reserves and nobles, and turn a blind eye to ordinary villages.

As long as it doesn't get in the way, I don't care.

But as long as they are in the way, regardless of age or gender, they will die. These barbarians do not understand what mercy is.

After eating and resting enough, continue to set off.

Count Punk has been on the run for ten days and is well aware of the speed of those barbarian legions.

"Count Shava, I want to leave here immediately and go to the royal family to request reinforcements. This is the king's last barrier. I believe the king will definitely send troops here!"

Count Shava thought for a second and then understood what the fish family was thinking, "No, dear Count Punk, I have sent someone to ask for reinforcements, and now we need your help here!"

"We have brave knights and powerful wizards here. We believe in our own strength. Those barbarians don't know that they have provoked terror that they should not provoke!"

"We should let them know!"

Count Punk didn't want to defend the city with the people of Cardinal City, and wanted to leave here quickly, "I..."

Count Shava said directly: "Dear Punk, believe my judgment. If you can only send messages, you will not be taken seriously even when you get to the Xiong family. But if you bravely face those barbarians with me, , as long as you achieve a victory, not only those stupid bears, but also those barbarians will respect you."

Count Punk was moved a little bit, and for a moment he felt that what Count Shava said made sense.

But Punk soon came to his senses, "I need to go back and discuss this matter with those old guys."

Count Shava said calmly: "Okay, I hope to hear good news. We don't have much retreat now. Those barbarians may not accept our surrender. We must let them know our value."

Punk nodded seriously, secretly cursing this treacherous bad bird in his heart.

cost? Who will pay the price? Who is going to prove the value of a living person?

A morning passed, and before Punk could reach an agreement with several elders, the barbarian army outside had already begun to attack the city.

Most cities did not have city walls, and there were even very few wooden fences. Naturally, these obstacles could not stop the army's attack.

Cardinal City and some other big cities had long known that war would break out, so they had just built protective walls in recent years, using a large amount of wood to form a wall.

It's just that it can't compare with Pumixiu Town in terms of mobilization power. Cities built in inland river areas don't have a lot of convenient stones to use. At the same time, transporting wood and building are more time-consuming and laborious.

If wizards are willing to help, this wall can actually be built higher, bigger and stronger.

Beow and several barbarian generals stood on the hillside looking at the city in the distance.

After eating and resting for a while, the vanguard army had judged the roads and terrain, and the generals also formulated siege tactics for this area.

Five teams of barbarians walked out from behind the crowd, each team carrying a rectangular wooden board one meter wide, five centimeters thick, and more than ten meters long.

Throwers and escorts began to stand up, waiting for the order to attack.

Several young people looked at those people and said, "They didn't run away."

Beow said: "They are protecting their territory. These nobles will only show their true skills when they are protecting their territory."

Beoff quickly picked up the horn and blew the conch horn, which represented attack.

This time Lawrence also sent some slightly older young people from the military academy. These people were not only learners, but also participated in the battle.

The real main force is not these young people, but the real warriors.

A heavy howl sounded from behind, and ten giant gray beasts slowly ran out from the crowd.

Gray fur, silver armor, red cloak, sharp fangs, narrow dark eyes, a huge body nearly 1.78 meters tall, and a black-armored knight riding above!

These are the trump cards of the Barbarian Legion, the Wild Boar Legion!

The real surge in the strength of the Kingdom of Stars was not after the conquest of the Kingdom of Gran. The conquest of the Kingdom of Gran caused the Kingdom of Stars' strength to decline a bit, and it would take many years to gradually turn it into an advantage.

The real surge in strength came after defeating the main force of Pig's Trotter City. Only after truly replacing the dominance of Pig's Trotter City did Lawrence have the space and personnel to reorganize the Wild Boar Legion.

People from various tribes and villages in the Ice Land were reintegrated, and loyalty and bravery once again had a place to play.

Beow rested for a few seconds and blew the horn again.

The big wild boars quickly rushed out with heavy steps.

These mountain wild boars are covered with specially made armor. Their powerful charging and resistance capabilities, coupled with the knights holding battle axes, make them completely destructive at the crushing level when they charge.

The Dom Sheep Cavalry troops that were supposed to go out of the city to fight suddenly did not dare to go out after seeing the big wild boar outside.

"Come on!"

The kamikaze carrying the plank quickly ran to the front position with the plank on his head.

There is also a three-meter-wide river outside the wooden city wall of Cardinal City, relying on the river to block the attack of troops from outside.

The soldiers of the Kingdom of Stars quickly laid wooden boards more than ten meters long on the ground.

"Hey!"

"Hey!"

Someone jumped directly into the river and pushed several boards together.

The defenders above quickly fired arrows, directly killing several approaching soldiers.

At the same time, the tilted javelin also flew out from the array of the Kingdom of Stars and shot into the wooden wall at an angle.

The Wild Boars encountered no worthy opponent.

"Charge! Charge!"

"Come on!"

"Keep rushing!"

"For the Prophet!"

Several knights scolded the running wild boar at the same time, constantly slapping the wild boar beneath them with their hands and feet.

The big wild boar did not stop and quickly rushed over on the wooden planks laid in front.

Ding!

The arrows hit the Hog Rider's helmet and armor, making a dense impact.

The Hog Rider's whole body is equipped with solid iron armor, and its only weakness is the pea-sized observation hole.

The big wild boars underneath are also equipped with iron armor and leather armor that can protect their heads. Their skin is already tough, and they are covered with tougher bearskin armor on their heads and sides. Even powerful crossbows cannot hurt them.

The sturdy wooden city wall was quickly hit by the heads of two large wild boars.

As soon as the wooden wall shook, three large wild boars soon hit the nearby wood.

The five-meter-high wooden wall, as tall as a two-story house, quickly collapsed.

The furious Hog Rider quickly rushed towards the soldiers in the city.

The sharp and heavy long-handled battle axes were just an added bonus. It was these crazy beasts that really destroyed the willpower of the defenders.

As long as the Wild Boar Legion doesn't encounter a running opponent like Lawrence, it can display extremely terrifying power.

In hilly and plain areas, these charging wild boar legions are a huge psychological pressure on the defenders.

Especially after being armed by Lawrence, with everything from knights to wild boars equipped with strong armor and sharp blades, and all fed, the power is even more terrifying.

After the Hog Rider opened the gap, the army from behind quickly poured in like a tide.

"Rush! It's time for glory!"

The soldiers shouted excitedly, constantly encouraging themselves and those around them.

"For the prophet! For the glory!"

The charge of two to three thousand people quickly frightened a group of wizards and nobles. Except for the knights and nobles guarding the territory, the rest of the fugitives quickly fled again.

There are also wizards who can control fire and wind who take angry action, but will soon be besieged and killed.

A single wizard can at most exchange one for five or one for ten in front of the barbarian army.

Wizards rarely fight against a headwind, let alone stand up to stop the tide of beasts.

After the army rushed into Cardinal City, Beow quickly mounted Dom Sheep outside the city.

The young men and warriors behind them also excitedly rode on their respective Dom sheep. They only carried bows and arrows and long knives, and they also wore light deerskin armor. Only the leader Beow and a few people wore bearskin armor.

Infantry, heavy cavalry, light cavalry, spearmen, throwing troops, sword and shield troops, transport troops, the Kingdom of the Stars has gradually subdivided into multiple arms in many battles.

"For the Prophet! Charge!"

A team of two hundred elite light cavalry quickly moved around the river to hunt down the fleeing nobles!

Just like hunting, these cavalry will continuously bleed their prey and create more wounds, bringing them closer to death before they can completely counterattack.

The battle took place not only in Cardinal City, but also in several land city-states.

The ports and coastal areas of the Kingdom of Io have long been opened by artillery fire. The inland territories are mainly blocked by mountains and large amounts of undeveloped forests. Roads, rivers and steep terrain have always been the biggest obstacles to the barbarian troops.

After defeating the defenders of Cardinal City, the Legion of the Kingdom of Stars entered a wide plain area.

The climate here is comfortable and the land is flat, even with some hills.

Beow led the legion to walk on this fertile land, and couldn't help shouting: "This is about to become the land of the prophet!"

"We want to dedicate this fertile land to the prophet!!" (End of Chapter)