"The shield bearer covers the soldiers in the front row!"
"The people behind follow up!"
"You! If you keep dawdling, I will chop you down immediately!"
The officers urged the soldiers to attack again, and various shouts came and went. Under the supervision of the officers, the soldiers moved forward slowly. Whether they were actively seeking battle or half-hearted, everyone would soon face a battle.
A fierce fight.
Royce watched this scene on the balcony of a private house, with a serious and indifferent expression. He did not think that this attack alone could save the lord, but as long as it could weaken the enemy's strength, this attack would have achieved its goal.
.Just for this reason, Royce must send these soldiers to die.
As for the final price to be paid to rescue the lord, and whether the lord will blame himself for it, these are no longer considered by Royce. Everything can only be said after rescuing the viscount.
Royce saw that his soldiers had reached the bottom of the wall, and when he was about to erect the tall ladder with difficulty, a man suddenly shouted from the top of the wall: "Wait for the attack, we demand negotiations!"
"Finally can't stand it anymore?" Seeing that the other party finally showed the intention to surrender, Royce's mouth showed a smile. But at this time, he did not dare to be careless and shouted loudly: "I am the highest officer here, Royce."
Knight of Yis, what conditions can you negotiate with me?"
"I want you to stop attacking! Suspend all hostile actions!" The other party put forward its own conditions: "Send enough food and water in, no tricks!"
"Let the soldiers retreat first." Royce gave the order to the officers beside him, and then raised his voice and said: "I can agree to these conditions, but you must also make some concessions!"
The man on the wall was silent for a while, and then said loudly: "I can promise you not to attack Wood's residence for the time being, and at the same time ensure the safety of the prisoners!"
Not attacking? I’m afraid it’s because he can’t attack, right? In his heart, Royce didn’t believe the other party’s statement at all, but of course he wouldn’t expose it to his face. Instead, he took the opportunity to make a condition: “Such a small concession is not enough, I need you to perform.
You have to be sincere enough to negotiate!"
The other party thought about it for a long time, and then said awkwardly: "I... can release half of the prisoners."
Sure enough, they started to give in, which showed that the situation of these guys was not good. The other party's attitude made Royce secretly happy. Although he only cared about the safety of the lord and his son, he didn't care about the lives of other people at all. But in order to show
Showing his sincerity, he bargained with the other party for a long time.
The result of the first round of negotiations between the two parties was that Royce provided food and water to the other party and promised not to attack before dawn tomorrow; while the other party promised to release all prisoners and suspend any actions that endanger the lives of the lords.
"You ask people to prepare water and food." After reaching an agreement, Royce pulled over an officer and said: "I remember that there is a potion in the alchemy shop in the city that makes people full of energy after drinking it. How many of you are going to requisition it?"
bottle into the water they drank."
"Yes, sir!" The officer responded with understanding and hurriedly left.
"Hmph, negotiation... that's a nice idea!" Royce looked at the enemy on the wall with a sneer on his lips.
The potion Royce mentioned would take most of the night to take effect after being drunk. He didn't believe that these guys who were hungry and thirsty after fighting for most of the day could insist on not eating or drinking in the middle of the night in the face of food and water.
So there is no need to worry that the other party will notice your conspiracy.
At the same moment, Bonnie asked Roger in confusion: "Why do we need to negotiate with them? And let all the prisoners go?"
"Hey, how can we escape without releasing the prisoners?" Roger smiled at the female knight and said, "Quickly find two pairs of ordinary clothes to change into. Then we will follow the prisoners and sneak out."
"You have so many clever ideas!" Although the female knight made this comment to Roger, she still did as he said. Royce's men delivered the mixed water and food outside the gate of the Viscount Mansion.
By the time, Roger had also made preparations for a breakout.
All captured servants had their hands tied from behind, and everyone's mouths were tightly sealed with cloth strips. The reason for this was to prevent the prisoners from telling the news that Wood was dead, and also to use the cloth strips to cover their faces.
Some of the residents' faces were used to prevent Roger and Bonnie from being recognized among others.
All the prisoners were gathered at the gate, and Roger and Bonnie were also tied behind their backs. However, their hands were all tied with knots, and they could loosen them as long as they pulled the ropes.
According to the prior agreement between the two parties, Royce's men placed food and water outside the gate of the Viscount Mansion, and then all retreated fifty steps. Not long after, the two thick doors of the Viscount Mansion opened a crack, and a group of soldiers
He quickly came out and carried all the food and water inside.
Royce was extremely proud when he saw that the opponent had "taken the bait". For him, as long as the enemy drank the water with added ingredients, it was fine. As for the life and death of the prisoners, he did not consider it at all. But in order to make the scene more realistic
, Royce immediately shouted loudly: "I have done everything you asked me to do, what about your promise?"
As soon as Royce finished speaking, a group of men wearing various costumes walked out from behind the gate one after another. Royce often went in and out of the Viscount's Mansion, and he knew a lot about the people in the Viscount's Mansion. Although the mouths of these prisoners were covered with cloth.
The masks were covered, and all their faces were unclear, but Luo
Royce recognized at a glance that the people running at the front were the housekeeper of the Viscount Palace and several other male servants. At this scene, Royce also understood that the prisoners in the other party's hands should be the servants of the Viscount Palace, and also
Only these guys with little fighting ability can be caught so easily.
These servants were obviously very frightened and started running wildly as soon as they left the gate. Most of them ran directly in the direction of Royce, but a few were probably stunned by fright and ran into the alleys on both sides.
But at this time, Royce couldn't care about so much anymore. His mind was all on the clean water that was sent in. Royce was nervously paying attention to the enemy's reaction, fearing that his trick of poisoning the water would be exposed.
, that would be very detrimental to the next actions.
The butler of the Viscount Mansion ran the fastest and was the first one to rush to Royce. Perhaps he ran too fast, and the butler staggered a little and finally fell to the ground. Several soldiers quickly stepped forward to help the butler.
He got up, but he struggled and whimpered, as if he had something important to say in a hurry.
Finally, a soldier untied the cloth that sealed the butler's mouth. He shouted hoarsely, shocking everyone: "The Lord has been killed!"