The Lord of the Rings: Lords of Middle-earth

Chapter 650 Shadow of Blood Mist

This last support force, composed of old nobles, family servants, and Senate guards, arrived in the northern part of the Fortress when it was most dangerous, and successfully helped the fortress maintain a stalemate. This provided an opportunity for Renault to mobilize reinforcements in the north. The governor's reinforcements bought the most precious time. After all, it takes time for the army to set off, and the teleportation array cannot teleport hundreds of thousands of people.

But how long can a group of reinforcements composed of old nobles and retainers last? The answer they gave was two days...

Two days after the last reinforcements arrived at the Rapids Fortress, the last old noble knight fell in a pool of blood. The entire Rapids Fortress basically fell. Except for the main fort in the core area and some defenders who desperately resisted, the rest There are no more imperial soldiers in the place. These old nobles may be dirty, cunning, and black-hearted, but they do obey the glory of the nobles and follow the declaration of protecting the empire and the people!

"Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaby" by the half-orc trolls roaring crazily. This is their victory. This is the first time they have come to Lagran City in thousands of years. Now as long as they capture the core area of ​​​​the main fortress, they will destroy it. With the teleportation array, they can cross the river and attack Lagrand City without any worries.

"Huh~" In the fortress filled with blood mist, the dark passages seemed to hide ferocious beasts that chose people to eat, exuding a cold aura.

"Ouch!" A group of impatient orcs drilled into the passage. They eagerly hoped to capture this place and drink human blood.

"Brush!" A line of sword energy suddenly passed through, and the half-orcs approaching the passage stared with wide eyes as they saw their limbs falling to the ground, struggling and dying.

Heavy footsteps came from the depths of the dark passage, which made the half-orcs who were eager to try stop and look at their fellow tribesmen struggling on the ground in confusion. What on earth is there?

The unknown is the scariest thing.

A tall figure slowly walked out of the passage. The orcs looked at the two-meter-five-meter "iron tower" in horror. In an instant, the dusty memories in their hearts were brought to them by human soldiers dressed in this way in the past two days. Their oppression and fear in this fortress are stronger than those of other sixth-level professionals in the human race!

It was a Senate Guard soldier who was ordered to guard this passage alone. These half-giants with part of the Utumno giant blood were called blood mist makers and battlefield meat grinders in the Battle of Flood Fortress. Even dozens of orcs died unexpectedly, which brought a lot of psychological pressure to the orc army.

These semi-giants from the cold north have bulging muscles and tall bodies. Although they are not as tall as real giants, they are still the smallest existences in the Lagran Empire!

Originally, these half-giants with extremely poor resistance to magic would not be favored by the imperial army at all. However, due to the famous incident in the empire-the Blood Mist Incident, these melee meat grinders successfully entered the Senate's sight.

Speaking of the Blood Mist Change, we have to mention the Jindan family, which is as famous as the Sword and Shield family in the history of the empire. Because their family emblem is the Blood Mist Blade, they are also called the Blood Blade Family. The reputation of this family can be said to be It had become infamous. It was originally a border count family and was respected as a member of the high-level nobility in the empire. However, they had been illegally appropriating territory during their development, which led to the emergence of an earldom in the east of the empire that was comparable to the size of a principality. Originally, The nobles just turned a blind eye, but they were too domineering and exploited the people. As a result, some people went to Beijing to complain.

You must know that in addition to the upper house of 500 noble seats, the Imperial Senate also has a lower house of 2,500 civilian seats. These seats are evenly distributed to the noble territories of the cities directly under the empire. In essence, it is the product of compromise between the imperial nobles and civilians. , the common people and the nobles mediate each other's demands in the Senate to achieve the stability of the empire. The bad thing is that the popularity of the common people of the Blood Blade family is extremely different. The House of Commons almost unanimously approved the resolution to thoroughly investigate the area of ​​​​their territory. After this resolution was passed, As a result, the Blood Blade family not only had to vomit out those illegal territories, but also had to be held accountable by the empire to reduce their original fiefdoms. How could the arrogant Blood Blade family accept this?

then what should we do? The last patriarch of the Blood Blade family made a decision that went against his ancestors! Bloodbath in the House of Commons. After all, the Senate is a place where a group of people quarrel with each other. It is normal for everyone to fight and make troubles. The aristocratic old man fights with the common people in the Senate every day. Without any military power, this does not give the Blood Blade family a chance. After all, the people in the House of Commons will die. Is it possible that the nobles in the House of Lords will attack their own people for the common people who look disgusting every day?

The Blood Blade family, who brazenly brought a few elite soldiers, rushed in while everyone in the Senate was shouting at each other and started killing each other. The heads of the lower house were so many that the heads were rolling. Not to mention the civilians in the lower house, the nobles in the upper house were shocked. My hands and feet are numb and I don't know what to do. After all, no matter how hard everyone gnashes their teeth and wants to kill each other, you can't really do it!

How fast can a Centurion professional soldier block up and kill 2,500 mostly ordinary civilians? He can't mow the grass as fast as he does!

The nobles of the House of Lords were furious when they came back to their senses. Wasn't this just pressing the nobles' faces to the ground and stomping on them? Your nobles who protect the common people are massacring common people in the Senate? The nobles in the House of Lords were instantly chilled. If this matter is not resolved today, the reputation of the entire empire's nobles will be ruined! After all, this shit basin can only be held against the nobles present.

So the nobles in the House of Lords fought back and fought with the elite soldiers. The civilians in the House of Commons who were killed also reacted and summoned their retinues to resist. The elite centurions of a senior border earl were not something they could easily resist. Yes, everyone in the Senate was killed. It was a retreat. At the critical moment, a subordinate of a member of the House of Commons arrived on the battlefield. They were two northern half-giants wearing simple leather armor and holding axes. With their extremely high fighting spirit, they The characteristics of resistance and rough skin and thick flesh successfully held back these dead soldiers with the cooperation of everyone, and then the city guards came...

Think about how strong the investigative capabilities of five hundred noble families are. Plus the Empire's exploration, okay! Your Blood Blade family has a lot of fun! If you dare to attack the Senate today, will a dead soldier appear at the emperor's bedside tomorrow?

The angry Emperor directly declared Count Bloodblade to be treasonous and labeled his entire family as traitors. The entire empire mobilized to attack him. As a result, the Bloodblade family was wiped out before the army could even be assembled. All members of the family except the married ones were wiped out. All the women were killed...

The confused Human Emperor took a look at the battle report, hey! Happy! It can only be said that they are really good at seeking death. Which class of aristocrats has the closest connection with the common people in terms of real power? Of course it’s the Baron! After all, barons are in the lower echelons of the nobility and have a large population base. They are distributed throughout the empire. Their family descendants are not like the high-ranking nobles who can continue to enfeoff and inherit. Except for the heirs who inherit the barony, the other heirs are commoners. This is why the baron is The reason why he is called the noblest commoner! If a large family is all common people, how can they not be toward the common people?