Chapter 544 Mortals who stand shoulder to shoulder with gods
Perhaps it was a reminder from Tifon, or perhaps it was Leond himself who had learned it. He accepted Barkern's advice completely. Not only did he not fight back against Barkern, he also agreed to give up the remaining three cities. The conditions he proposed were simply to allow the people who were willing to follow Tifon to move to the southeast.
Barkern was surprised by this. He felt that it was impossible to have such a lucky thing and didn't know how to reply.
Dwight advised Barkern to ignore Leonder's request: "Not mentioning three cities, even three pieces of bread, no one will give it to others easily. This must be a trap. We should not be fooled. Now is a good time to attack the shawl city. I want to take the Lone Shadow Legion and immediately raise an army to break the enemy's conspiracy and fantasy."
Barkern agreed with Dwight's idea. When he was about to order the troops, Shakisso gave different suggestions:
"Your Majesty, we don't need to rush to attack the shacheng. The four cities we just conquered still need solid defense."
DeWart shook his head and said, "Observation is the best defense. Only by giving the enemy no time to breathe, can they stop their idea of counterattacking."
"You are right, General," Shakisso nodded, "but our soldiers also need to rest. It doesn't take too long. Ten days are enough. Let Leonde have ten days to see what he will do. If he let his soldiers and those heretics get out of heresy, we can take those cities without bloodshed. If he stops and watches or even causes trouble in secret, we will make him regret his shamelessness and arrogance for his whole life."
"Fall of the Fallacy!" Dwight still shook his head, "Ten days will allow them to make more combat preparations."
"It's useless," Shajisou shook his head, "not to mention ten days, even if he is given a hundred days, he will not do anything. He only has a little force, only one or two generals who can fight. He has been entrenched in the north for so long, and the four cities are still vulnerable. Now there are only three cities left, each city is under our surveillance. Even if he has a little inappropriate move, he cannot escape our eyes."
"But he still wants to move away those heretics, and these people will become a threat in the future."
"It is a greater threat to keep them staying there, and it is impossible for us to be on guard against this group of heretics all the time."
"No need to be prepared!" Dwight gritted his teeth, "burn them all at the stake!"
Shajisau said calmly: "General, can you guarantee to capture them all in one place? The believers of Tifeng are not good at collective combat, but you should be clear about their individual soldiers' strength. Even a fish that misses the net may bring countless Luo Ran. Why not take this opportunity to let them leave the north?"
What Shakissau said makes sense, but Dwight still objected because he hated this eloquent guy.
"The more waiting, the more variables I still recommend starting a soldier immediately." Dwight's tone was a little excited.
"One day of rest will make you more calm. In the past month, our soldiers have not only marched but also fought. The enemy has no chance to breathe. We are the same. Weakness will make the soldiers lose their fighting spirit. Why not let us win with full spirit?" Shajisau's tone was very stable.
Barkeen looked at the two of them and made the final decision: "Send some food to the soldiers, some meat, and let them stay near the shawl city for a few days."
"But your Majesty..." Dwight wanted to argue, but was interrupted by Barkern.
"You go in person and bring some ale to the soldiers. It's cold, and if they want it, let them drink a little, and the Lord will not blame them."
Barkern adopted Shakisau's suggestion, which made Dwight feel very uncomfortable. Perhaps Shakisau's suggestion was correct, but what qualifications does a slick jester have to make mistakes in military decision-making?
But the king's orders cannot be violated, and Dwight did not argue anymore.
Barkern asked Denko to use the Styx Island to hand over the letter to the messenger who stayed in the southeast. The messenger presented the letter to Leonder. Leonder got a wooden stick from somewhere and stabbed it at the message tube for a long time.
Barkern's letter left a serious psychological shadow on Leonder. The messenger holding the message tube was very embarrassed. He kept adjusting the angle, fearing that Leonder would be stabbed away.
Breton, who was standing aside, couldn't stand it and said to the two guards: "Please take the message tube and open it outside the hall."
The messenger shook his head repeatedly when he heard this and said to Leonder: "Sir, this is not in accordance with the rules. I must watch you open the message tube with your own eyes."
Leonder waved his hand and said, "You go with them and they represent me."
"But sir..."
Leonder lowered his face: "I have always maintained good character of not killing messengers. Don't force me to break the rules."
The guards opened the message tube outside the hall. This time Barker did not do anything. He agreed to Leonde's request and asked him to take away all the demon believers who remained in the north within ten days.
Ten days were a little nervous, but fortunately, Leonder had many flying subordinates who went everywhere and mobilized those who were willing to follow Leonder to move to the southeast.
All the believers of Tifeng chose to move, and nearly 30% of the civilians also chose the Southeast. Everything was in order. Barkern could recover lost territory without bloodshed and successfully expelled a large number of heretics. Shakisso was proud of this for several days, but only a few days, and unexpected things happened next.
Everyone focused on Leonder, fearing that he would have other plans, but they ignored another person.
After Leonder withdrew all the soldiers and believers from the north, Shakisso suggested that Barkeen should not rush to advance, in case Leonder left a trap in the city.
Barkhine adopted Shakisso's suggestion and asked Dwight to send a scout to test first. Unexpectedly, Schertai took the lead in sending troops and occupied the completely unprepared city of sage.
Barkern was furious and ordered Dwight to regain the shawl at all costs.
Although Dwight was dissatisfied, he did not hesitate to take action. With years of experience in the battlefield, he realized that there were still opportunities, but there were not many left.
Leond is not good at defense, and the believers of the demons do not rely on ordnance to fight. The defense facilities of the shaman city have been unmanaged for a long time, and there are not even a few stone throwers that can be used.
As long as you take action quickly enough, it is not difficult to break through the city gate. Sheltai will not have too many people to attack for a long distance. With his military advantage, Dwight is sure to win with one blow before the enemy can send more troops.
Dwight's ideas were clear and his tactics were very effective. As he expected, the defense of the sage city was very relaxed. It took him only one day to break through the north gate, but he did not expect to suffer a great loss in the street fighting in the city.
He met an unprecedented opponent, a group of giants over ten feet tall.
These giants wore hundreds of pounds of iron helmets and hundreds of pounds of war hammers, and rushed out of the streets and alleys like a group of iron men.
The bows and arrows were ineffective against them, and even the cavalry could not destroy their formation. They were like moving city walls, crushing Dwight's army from all directions.
They are believers of the Titan God. Although their class is not high, the natural divine power of the Titan believers has made them form an invincible military formation.
Why are there so many believers of Titan? In Dwight's impression, Titan is very rare, and there will be no more than one hundred people in the entire Rome Kingdom.
But there were nearly a thousand Titan believers in front of me. What’s even more terrifying is that they all received military training, with neat formations and consistent movements. They all used their physical advantages to the greatest extent, both weapons and equipment and combat methods.
Before this, he had heard some rumors that the second generation of god King Cronos escaped from the abyss of Talta. He was the king of Titan and Sheltai was a believer of Kronos. Is it true that the power of Titan has recovered as the rumors say?
The fierce battle lasted from dusk to late at night, and Dwight, who had suffered more than half of the damage, was forced to withdraw from the sage city.
The angry Barkhon kept sending additional troops to Dwight, and Sheltai kept sending reinforcements to the Shicheng from the southeast. The two largest forces in the Romlu Kingdom began a shocking war in Shicheng.
"Good fight, good fight! The water is starting to get messy, it's time to fish." Manda excitedly wiped the bubbles of snot and repeatedly conceived the next action towards the map.
Where should I touch the first fish? How deep should I touch Barkhon first or Sheltai first... Manda was repeatedly judging the pros and cons, but Pan Shen sent bad news.
Hermes and Apollo failed to communicate.
"Apollo sent an envoy to form an alliance with you, and all his envoys died in your territory. Apollo refused to forgive you."
Manda shook her head helplessly: "This is not the case, you know!"
Pan sighed and said, "Apollo doesn't want to know the past, he only cares about the causes and consequences."
"What else can I do now?"
Pan Shen said silently for a long time: "Look for an Apollo lover, pray day and night, and beg for His forgiveness."
"Beg?" Manda did not want to beg, not because she could not let go of her dignity, but because she felt that begging was meaningless. "I will find Odasi, I will make him confess under the statue of Apollo, and I will let him clarify everything for me."
"Don't go find him, never do such stupid things. Didn't I tell you that if you unfortunately meet him, try every means to avoid him, the farther away, the better!"
Pan Shen was very nervous, which made Manda very puzzled.
"Are you afraid of him?"
"That's right." Pan Shen did not deny it.
"He's just a demigod."
"He is not a demigod, but an eighth-level believer. He has not yet obtained the artifact."
Manda was even more puzzled: "In this way, he is just a mortal. How could you be afraid of a mortal?"
"Because he is not an ordinary mortal, O'Dassi, don't you think this name sounds familiar?"
"I don't think it," Manda shook her head, "never heard of it!"
"He told you his real name, this is a mockery of you! Odasi is in Resaghada, and if it is a common word, it is Odysseus."
"Odysseus?" Manda's chin fell to the ground. "Didn't he die two thousand years ago?"
The old goat shook his head and said, "He is not dead. He has lived for more than two thousand years. His wisdom can be comparable to that of a god. What qualifications do you have to fight him?"
Chapter completed!