Justus' eyes widened and he was speechless for a while.

The eyes of the two lion knights also widened, and they probably wanted to say something bad, but they held back in the end.

"Master Governor, don't look at me like that... Look, you are in my hands. If Governor Livius continues to attack the city, then I will definitely have to kill you... right?"

The knife began to draw in front of Justus' eyes again.

"But if you cooperate with me and find a way to let Livius fall into my hands, then everyone can continue to live. How great..."

The lord's tone really sounded a little bit compassionate.

Justus closed his eyes and frowned, seemingly undecided.

"Master Governor, think about it, if you die but Livius is still alive and has made great achievements...then what will he do? Do you think he will occupy your luxurious villa and spend your dinas?

Er, I will sleep with your woman and beat your son..."

The lord took a pear from Justus' desk, peeled it slowly with a knife, then poked a piece with the tip of the knife and handed it to Justus' mouth.

Glancing at the sharp knife, Justus shuddered.

"Okay! I'll cooperate with you...but you have to promise to let me go when the war is over!"

Justus gritted his teeth and agreed.

But just when Li Ang hid the knife back in his sleeve and was about to let Justus take him to 'find a meeting with Livius', the war drums sounded and the full-scale attack of the Bacchus Empire had begun.

"Lord Governor! Commander of Levius Corps asks you to launch an attack!"

There was a sound outside the military tent.

Justus looked at Li Ang, sighed and said loudly: "Everyone, please form a team outside the camp and wait for my order!"

Li Ang nodded, satisfied with Justus' reaction.

Justus is not lying, he is indeed not the coach.

Because, except for his men, the entire army of the Bacchus Empire has been mobilized.

The offensive was very fierce, and the shouts of killing were loud.

Surrounding the castle were countless crossbowmen, scattered around White Deer Castle, trying to suppress the defenders with crossbow bolts.

Although the archers on the city had a geographical advantage, the Bacchus Empire had a large number of crossbowmen, and the exchange of fire between the two sides turned into a war of attrition, which was actually very detrimental to White Deer Castle - even if they created a battle loss ratio of one to three.

After all, the military strength of the Bacchus Empire was more than ten times that of White Deer Castle.

A dozen siege ladders have been set up on the outer wall of White Deer Castle, and the heavy infantry has begun to attach the wall to siege the city.

These siege ladders were only made in one day. They are not real siege ladders. They have no base and no advanced lifting pulleys. The terrain of Bailu Fort is dangerous, and the surrounding areas are either hillsides or forests. Large equipment is

It's difficult to transport it.

However, although there are only a dozen simple ladders with hooks, they can still be effective.

The heavy siege ladder can actually be hooked on the city wall and cannot be pushed down by manpower. The defenders on the city can only send people to block the ladder with spears and stab them, and rely on the arrow stands on the sides for defense.

White Deer Castle's defensive equipment seemed to be quite adequate. From time to time, rolling logs were thrown down, knocking down enemies on the ladders one after another.

But even so, due to the large gap in the number of people, it is difficult to take care of all places.

The successive offensives of the Bacchus Empire did not stop at all. Soon, heavily armored warriors scaled the first city wall, and the soldiers of White Deer Castle who defended the city began to suffer a large number of casualties.

If this continues, it will only take one day for White Deer Castle to fall.

Levius must be kidnapped quickly!

But the problem is that although Justus was indeed willing to cooperate, they failed to find Livius in time.

Because Governor Livius went to the city to supervise the battle...

Li Ang had already taken back his weapons and equipment, and took his twenty or so men to stand on the hillside on the side of White Deer Castle, surrounding Justus in the middle.

It looked as if Governor Justice had brought a group of bodyguards, and no one noticed that the Governor was being held hostage.

Justus pointed to the blue and yellow Pegasus flag under the White Deer Castle: "That is Livius, but now this situation..."

Livius was commanding the siege, wearing black plate and chain mail, standing among a large group of imperial infantry.

Forcible kidnapping is impossible. Li Ang only wants to hold hostages, and does not intend to rush into battle and die.

You have to let Justus introduce "Rainier" to Livius, so that you can approach Livius in a reasonable way.

But the problem is, Justus can't go to the battlefield and tell people, "I'll introduce you to a good brother", right?

It's out of season.

Unless the fighting is temporarily stopped, it will be difficult to carry out a kidnapping. Moreover, the battlefield is not suitable for wandering around. If you are shot to death by the defenders of White Deer Castle, it will be very uneconomical...

However, under the command of Livius, the troops of the Bacchus Empire became more and more aggressive. From morning to afternoon, the fighting never stopped for a moment.

The first city wall has been captured, and the defenders of White Deer Castle have retreated to the second inner wall.

The number of defenders was still too small, and many elite warriors were taken away by Godric. Ever since the Bacchus Empire sent its elite to forcibly gain a foothold at a corner of the city wall, they had to engage in hand-to-hand combat.

Naturally, White Deer Castle couldn't afford it, so they abandoned the first wall and went up the second wall on the mountainside.

The archers on the city wall are shooting arrows desperately, but without an outer wall, the defensive space is reduced, which means that the archers' defense will have a certain blind spot.

At this time, the 'Imperial Gladiators' of the Bacchus Empire were dispatched, which was sent by Governor Livius.

Those are real thugs. They were once criminals, slaves or bankrupt civilians, but after going through the life and death process in the gladiatorial arena, those who survived were all very fierce warriors.

The empire organized them into an army, but did not give them good defensive equipment. They were easily shot to death by long-range troops under the city walls.

Fighting in formation on the plains, it would be difficult for them to fight against a well-organized and mixed army formation.

However, once they are allowed to go up the city wall and engage in hand-to-hand melee combat, these lightly-armed thugs who are highly skilled and fearless of death will become very terrifying.

Lightly armed gladiators could even climb the city wall with their bare hands, and the small space on top of the city where there was nowhere to hide was the place where these gladiators could best demonstrate their combat effectiveness.

Taking advantage of the blind spot where the archers of White Deer Castle were shooting, the gladiators climbed up the second wall of White Deer Fort, and the defenders of White Deer Fort began to retreat steadily.

In hand-to-hand melee combat where there is no retreat, the Imperial Gladiators are much stronger than ordinary infantry, and can even rival the Great Swordsmen of Mettenheim.

White Deer Castle looks to be in danger.

Li Ang frowned.

"Woo...Woo..."

At the critical moment, a long horn sounded from the forest behind White Deer Castle. It seemed that Risa Dilan was still reliable, and the lord was relieved.

Justus looked at Leon: "The horn summons the rangers? Can they pass through the Noldor Forest?!"

Li Ang smiled cheekily: "These days, anything can happen..."

Yes, anything can happen on the battlefield.

The moment they heard the sound of the horn, the defenders of White Deer Castle began to counterattack as if they were on fire, while the troops of the Bacchus Empire hurriedly retreated from the city - both sides thought that there was White Deer Castle in the forest.

reinforcements, this horn sound is the symbol of the horn summoning the Ranger Regiment.

And the sound of the horn came from the forest behind White Deer Castle...

It would be terrifying to see reinforcements appear behind White Deer Castle through the Noldor Forest - either this is a powerful army that even the Noldor elves dare not provoke, or it is this 'reinforcement' and the Noldor elves

Alliance formed!

No matter which one it was, the Bacchus Empire had to retire its troops and prepare for war.

The imperial army retreated down the city wall while fighting, and the White Deer Castle defenders regained control of the outer city wall within a few minutes.

The war seemed to have returned to the state it had just started in the morning. Only the corpses and blood on the ground could prove that an extremely fierce battle had taken place on this day.

The Bacchus Empire formed a neat military formation under the city and sent a large number of manpower to search the nearby forests to prepare for the "reinforcements" from White Deer Castle.

A quarter of an hour passed, and the battlefield gradually calmed down.

The horn kept sounding, but no troops came out of the forest...

This is the job that the Lord arranged for Rissadilan before, just to deal with this kind of crisis situation - but this kind of deception can only be deceived once, and it can only be done by Rissadilan, a Noldor elf.

Because the person who blows the trumpet will definitely be tracked by the scouts of Bacchus' army, and can only escape deep into the forest - only Rissadilan dares to hide deep in the forest.

At this time, the lords of the Bacchus Empire had already sent out manpower to increase the scouting range, and they had realized that they had probably been deceived.

However, they did not dare to enter the depths of the Noldor forest - if the Noldor elves were really provoked to mobilize in large numbers, they would not be able to attack the city with peace of mind.

After a while, it was getting late and it was no longer suitable to launch another large-scale attack.

The lords withdrew their troops and returned to the camp. In the camp a mile away, they cursed the liar hiding in the forest.

Leon also took Justus back to the governor's luxurious camp.

"Why, Your Excellency, don't you need me to help you 'introduce' Livius?"

Justus was puzzled.

"I think Livius will come soon to ask for help. Just wait - your troops haven't participated in the battle all day today... they haven't even sent a single scout. If I were the commander, I would definitely come to visit.
Chapter completed!