The defensive battle of the Spire Palace finally ended with the victory of the Brittanian army led by Ryan. Mousilon's undead army was close to victory after storming the castle for a day and night, but in the end they retreated in defeat and were forced to withdraw from the Spire Palace and head north.
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The brave kingdom knight Leofric Kalal from Winford had a great championship showdown with the dead former Duke of Artois in the magical blessing "Goddess Favor" of the Lake God Witch Morgiana.
He defeated Zilfroy and the black knights under his command.
Morgiana used the curse "False Bad Luck" belonging to the Lake Fairy. She predicted that Leofric Kalal would successfully kill Duke Zilfroy's undead in close combat. This curse directly killed Leo.
Frick's power has been strengthened several times, but this knight of the kingdom must also face off against Zilfroy until the winner is decided, otherwise his goddess will be disappointed with him, which is very important to Britta.
This is unacceptable to the knights of Nia.
The former Duke of Artois, Zilfroy, was tall and mighty. He was once a very powerful Holy Grail Knight during his lifetime, but after returning to Artois after completing the Holy Grail Crusade, his brutal rule made the entire Principality of Artois miserable.
,Zilfroy is a very good war leader, brave and has fought repeatedly
However, when it comes to domestic affairs, he is horribly incompetent and likes to manage it personally. In the principal court, Zilfroy always declares the higher-status party to be the direct winner immediately after the court session, and then imposes very cruel punishments on the loser.
, including but not limited to impaling with wooden stakes, eating coal alive, sawing, wheel-breaking and head-breaking.
It is said that Zilfroy would only smile when he saw the tortured person making a pitiful plea for mercy.
His cruelty made him notorious as a ruler. Even the Lady of the Lake was alarmed by his cruelty. The goddess announced the abolition of these punishments. Only then did Zilfroy give up in disappointment. The Holy Grail Knight finally died in
He died in the civil war after the Dole Tower incident and was resurrected as a vampire. He was defeated and killed again by the crusade led by Knight Taylor.
Leofric used his last bit of strength to defeat Duke Zilfroy, who was resurrected again. The knights worked together to use their last strength to defeat the rear army left by Mathurbard.
However, this army was no longer able to chase the undead army. After rapid marches, transporting supplies, and subsequent fierce battles, both serfs and knights in this army were exhausted to the extreme. Ryan immediately announced that the knights were prohibited from continuing to pursue and repair the castle.
Open the door and take the time to rest.
At the end of the war, almost all the soldiers were too tired to stand up, and the knights were lying on the ground, but their faces were full of pride. They were proud to have participated in such a glorious battle.
Many knights errant couldn't help but feel complacent, thinking that charging with Lord Ryan under the banner of the Lake God would be the most beautiful, glorious and precious memory in his life.
"It's too dangerous to leave the castle to pursue at this time. Most of the soldiers don't even have the strength to stand up." Ryan, holding the goddess of revenge, said to Morgiana: "We need at least two days to rest while continuing.
Mobilize supplies and establish a strong defensive position in the Spire Palace."
"In this battle, artillery played a very important role. Sure enough, my father's opinion on the introduction of artillery was right." Fedmund, the Knight of the Holy Grail and the legitimate son of Bodrick, Duke of Bordeaux, wiped his face with a towel and mixed it.
Suffering from the turbidity of sweat, mud, and blood, Fedmund did not feel tired at all. Instead, the Holy Grail Knight was rosy and energetic because of this victory that could be recorded in history.
What a beast! Juan, who was lying on the stone slab next to him, thought angrily. The young Knight of the Sun felt like he was about to fall apart, and his whole body felt like he was floating in the clouds. That was a sign of extreme fatigue.
"I have gathered hundreds of artillery pieces, and more than half of them were lost in this war." Speaking of this, Ryan felt very sad. He sighed: "Fortunately, most of the artillery pieces are only damaged and can be recast. If these artillery pieces were
Being taken away by a vampire will make me feel sad for a long time."
The Lake God Prophet counted the casualties. Due to Morgiana's large-scale group regeneration, the knights and soldiers were more injured than dead. This battle probably cost more than 1,200 people.
"My brothers, you have worked hard on this battle." Ryan finally spoke: "His Excellency Antelm, Count of Kuileu, will arrive soon with reinforcements and more supplies. Please have a good rest!"
"yes!"
The whole army continued to be stationed in the Spire Palace to rest, repair the gates, and arrange security.
Ryan said hello to Teresa. The sorceress who had used up her magic power was also very tired. She rested with the help of her apprentice.
Lane's room was naturally Count Ocasson's room at the top of the steeple palace castle. He took a nice bath to relieve the pain from the continuous battles and the minor injuries he suffered while fighting Mathubad. Moji
Anna helped him rub his back. The Lake God Witch was also very tired. She also took a shower and changed clothes after Ryan. After Ryan put on his nightgown and lay down, she got into the bed without Ryan's consent and hugged his neck.
"Today's battle was really dangerous. We almost failed." Morgiana said quietly, and the Lake God Witch leaned on Ryan's chest: "Are you injured?"
"It's okay. Most of them are bruises and scrapes. I'll be fine after a day or two of rest." Ryan shook his head: "Now that we have successfully defended the Spire Palace, the next step is to recruit freedmen to transport supplies, and then wait until the spring plowing is over.
Just gather all the troops, follow the Grismoray River, and completely recapture Mousilon!"
"I should have exerted more combat power, but I just retrieved the Holy Grail of Potion." Morgiana complained to herself with some dissatisfaction: "The Holy Grail of Potion has been lost in my hands for too long, and I need a period of time for the mana stored in it.
It will take time for me to regain control of it.”
"It doesn't matter, you have done a good job." Ryan said softly. He held Morgiana in his arms and kissed her on the lips: "Get some rest first, you are tired too."
"I'm tired, but are you tired?" Morgiana was indeed tired. The Lake God Witch closed her eyes, and a small jade foot wrapped in thin flesh-colored stockings hooked on Ryan's calf. She tapped lightly.
Touching Ryan's chest: "Let's do it once and then rest? It's up to you whatever you like."
"……All right."
…………I am the dividing line between tiredness and dog…………
At the same time, north of Mousilon, on the outskirts of Richard's Castle, on the coast of Mousilon.
Lawn Leo Cornwall is looking far away from the coastline with his attendants. In the cold winter, the sea breeze is howling and biting. Next to the rocks where the waves are beating, the Duke of Lawn Leo Cornwall is talking to Lyon.
Duke Aldreird of Nassar stood with the Grand Knight of the Holy Grail, Count Calad Garament, looking at a spire outside the coast. This is a tower that is constantly being beaten by the waves.
The black granite tower has a bit of the architectural style of the Elf Empire.
This spire is constantly facing waves and storms, and it is now in disrepair, but this place carries the most unbearable memories of Britannia. Lawn and others revisited their hometown, and many knights looked at this spire
They are all sighing.
The minaret is far away from the coastline, and the original narrow stone bridge has collapsed. If they want to climb the minaret, the knights must take a boat to brave the waves and storms to reach the minaret, then climb to the top of the tower and jump into the tower.
This tower is the famous Dole Tower, where the most famous "Dore Tower Incident", also known as the "Pseudo Holy Grail Incident", occurred.
To briefly summarize this incident, after the Mad Duke Merovingian incident, the Principality of Mousilon was brutally cut off from its vassalage. Most of the land in the north was assigned to Lyonnais, and the remaining ducal titles were changed to Duke of Connaught.
Madred, who is the Duke of Connaught, owns the small but wealthy Principality of Connaught. The Duke is constantly planning to restore its former glory. He and his magical advisor Malford have been plotting for this purpose for more than ten years.
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The opportunity came as soon as it came. The then Knight King "Just Jules" died together with a Chaos Champion while fighting the northern barbarian invasion in the north of Lyonnais. The throne of the Knight King was vacant. Jules had no heirs and no designated successor.
His daughter announced that she was seeking marriage from the entire knight kingdom. Whoever can take revenge can marry her and inherit the title of Duke of Lyonnaise owned by Jules. The vacant knight throne also means that the King Selection will be held again.
Madred felt that an opportunity had come. He and his magic consultant Malford announced that they had found the Holy Grail in a very short period of time and lured the then Lake God Witch to Mousilon.
Lyanna came to Mousilon but was caught in a trap and imprisoned in Dor Tower.
There are two versions of the subsequent story. The first version is that Madred publicly announced that he married the Lake Fairy (some say the Lake Witch) and has an orthodox legal claim to the knight's throne.
Dredd publicly announced that he had found the Holy Grail and was the King of Knights appointed by the Fairy of the Lake.
Everyone knows what happened next. Due to the disappearance of the Lake God Witch, the connection point between the Lake Fairy and the mortal world was interrupted. Although the Holy Grail Knights received a dream and knew that the Holy Grail in Madred's hand was a fake, they could not prove it. The civil war therefore
It broke out until the "Rose Knight" Taylor Ford rescued the Lake God Witch when he passed by Dole Tower.
The Tower of Dor incident also meant the end of Britannia's golden age. It was after this that the Kingdom of Knights fell into decline. When everyone looked at the Tower of Dor in the distance, most of them just sighed.
After a moment of silence, Lawn-Leo Cornish spoke, and the Duke frowned a little: "When will our confederate army arrive?"
Duke Aldreard of Lyonnais remained silent, and Lawn's attendant immediately replied: "The reinforcements from the empire have arrived in the Principality of Le Angoulant and will arrive in the near future."
"Well, we need the help of the imperial army." After hearing the news, Lawn's frown finally relaxed a little.
Kalad, who was standing aside, was moved in his heart, but he did not speak.
The relationship between Kalad Garament and Ryan is obviously better. Normally, he should appear in Ryan's army. However, Kalad is still affected by Jules' position. Jules has been killed in battle many times.
Having served as the head of the Knights of the Holy Grail branch in Kurona, the relationship between Jules and Richard is obvious.
Even better, Jules is a mentor and friend to Kalad, and he is also his brother-in-law. When Kalad received a letter from Lawn and asked him for help, it was hard to refuse. He had the last resort to help.
With the idea of investigating once, he took dozens of his followers and left Bastogne to report to Lyonnais.
As the Grand Knight of the Holy Grail, Kalad naturally received a warm reception from Raun. He also took the opportunity to observe Raun's army and his policies.
Originally, Raun led a thousand knights to be stationed in Lyonnaise, partly to help Duke Aldereld of Lyonnaise suppress the rebellion and maintain public security in the territory, and on the other hand, he was also to observe the effect of Ryan's Mousilon strategy.
What surprised Lawn was that he received intelligence that the Spire Palace fell in just one day! Ryan led 5,000 people to capture the Spire Palace in just one day!
Now the candidate for the throne could no longer sit still. In a hurry, Lawn led an army of 20,000 knights and immediately went south to besiege Richard's Castle.
However, from the perspective of Callard, who witnessed the war with his own eyes, Lawn's so-called siege was actually "siege without attacking." The chivalry army of 20,000 people was huge, but in fact, nearly one of the 20,000 people
Seventeen thousand people, all of whom were recruited into a temporary serf infantry regiment formed by refugees from Lyonnais.
That's right, the 20,000 chivalry army is basically "watered pork". In order to appear to be more powerful, Lawn ordered the recruitment of refugees from Lyonnais. These refugees who had no food or clothing were willing to give them food when they saw the regent of the kingdom.
Eat, naturally join the army enthusiastically, no
In two days, Raun immediately raised a "serf infantry regiment" of 17,000 people. Each of these serf infantry was assigned a spear (it might also be a pitchfork or a dung fork or even a wooden stick) and a set of rags.
clothes and enjoy the lowest level of food supply.
After completing the recruitment, Raun led the army in a hurry south and surrounded Castle Richard, an important stronghold in the north of Mousilon. The number of more than 20,000 people seemed large and very intimidating. The vampire lord here was in the castle.
With less than 2,000 defenders, the pressure was so great that they had to immediately ask for help from Duke Mathhubard, who was attacking the Spire Palace.
However, both Raun and Aldreeld, Duke of Lyonnais, actually knew in their hearts how much combat effectiveness this temporarily raised army could have? There may be a big question mark.
Even in Kalad's mind, there was no need to put a question mark. The Grand Knight of the Holy Grail thought of the combat effectiveness of the serf infantry regiments in Lane's territory that had evolved into semi-professional armies, and sighed in his heart: These
The army composed of refugees cannot even be described as collapsing at the first touch. They are not even qualified to contribute by waving flags and building momentum. They are not strong enough to be used as laborers and coolies. Recruiting them is not a good idea.
But recruiting these refugees is helpless. If these people are left alone and Lawn and Aldreeld leave with the elite, it will be a real disaster!
"Without the large amount of firearms, equipment and artillery from the empire's allies, we cannot directly attack the city, Mr. Lawn, Mr. Aldreeld." Kalad finally spoke: "Do you know how much combat power our army has, except for a thousand
Except for a large number of knights and a small number of infantry regiments, most of the so-called soldiers are a ragtag group of people who have no ability to fight at all."
"I know this." Raun was wearing shining armor and holding the sword of Kurona. Duke Connet was not ignorant of the situation of his army. On the contrary, he knew it very well: "So I am waiting, waiting.
The reinforcements are not only the empire’s reinforcements, but also another reinforcement.”
"Another reinforcement?" Kalad mused.
As soon as he finished speaking, Duke Lawn's crony, Jared de Curona, was walking towards him.
"Reinforcements led by my Duke, Duke Aldreeld, Lord Calard, Duke Fourcade of Montfort, and Duke Hagen of Gisoleaux have arrived."
"Very good, convene a military meeting immediately!"