This is a war of attrition that can stop at any time. Both sides of the war know very well that any stone falling into the river can change the situation of the battle and determine the outcome. It is just who throws the stone and who wins the final victory.
At least I don't have a clue yet.
Payton Redfield could not sit still and wait for death. In contrast, although the rebels were outnumbered at this time, they were at a disadvantage. They were trapped in the city of Noland, and the city that originally needed to be captured became a prison at this time.
Aranza prepared this cage carefully. Not only did he secretly burn the food stores in Norland Camp, but he also evacuated all the airships on the tower. In this way, although Payton had many ways to replenish food, it was not a solution after all.
, the food in the cage will be eaten sooner or later, and he must leave this cage - but the airway composed of airships has been destroyed by Aranza.
In order to reverse this disadvantage, Payton must prepare a large enough stone - or find a way to break through the city gate, or find another way out.
The hope of the former is slim. It is not difficult to break through the classic defense line composed of heavy infantry and magicians, at least in the simulated battle of the War College. But if you want to build a bridge on this defense line, it becomes very difficult. What's more,
, Payton is not a fool, he knows exactly what he is facing. Behind this line of defense, there are Aranza, Hancock and other powerful saints.
This is a big bet. Payton is betting on Aranza's endurance and whether he will use the power of the sanctuary.
If he loses, although some big families may use this as an excuse to destroy Aranza's power, Payton has become an excuse for others. He is ambitious and unwilling to do so. So even if Payton has a way to break through the city gate, he will not
If he does this, it will only anger Aranza. Payton has already placed a huge bet. He won the first game. At the beginning of the rebellion of the noble coalition, Aranza did not immediately use the power of the sanctuary; but the next time
Payton won't bet any more, and Aranza won't let him win again - but that doesn't mean Payton won't bet other people's capital.
But before that, the only last option left for Payton was to find another way out.
There was little hope for an empty road, but the old fox always had a way. Since he couldn't walk in the sky, he would go underground. So, during the two days of stalemate between the two sides, Payton secretly mobilized a group of recruits who were willing to obey orders and distributed shovels and shovels.
Waiting for the excavation tools, starting from the cellar of the small house close to the city wall, they quietly dug towards the side of the city wall.
Interestingly, only a few people are aware of this secret excavation work, even among the rebels.
"Father!"
The next night, Pierce quietly entered an office in the city lord's palace, met with Payton, and whispered: "I heard the soldiers discussing in private... They said we can't win this war... Is this true?
?”
Payton stopped studying the map in his hand, glanced at his clueless son, and said, "Pierce, do you remember what I told you when we were in Encala City?"
Pierce was stunned for a moment, then racked his brains, but he still didn't know what his father had said to him. He said too much, and there was no need to write it down in Pierce's mission.
"Know your enemy, Pierce."
Payton's face did not show much disappointment, because he had given up investing in Pierce. But like a smug fox fearing that others would not know his achievements, Payton still explained: "Our enemy is not Kim.
·Duke Gates, but Alanza Tulip, the son of the King of Heroes. This is a fact, Jin Gates is a member of the Thorns Mercenary Group, and Alanza is the leader of the Thorns Mercenary Group. What is ridiculous is that, unlike us,
The nobles who are cooperating do not want to believe this fact that even a seven-year-old child knows, do you know why?"
Pierce stared with doubtful eyes and shook his head.
Payton sighed and continued: "Because their minds have been filled with the pride and complacency of the nobles. In their view, only nobles with titles can rule the city, even if Aranza Tulip is the child of the King of Heroes, he was
After being kicked out of the Lane family, he lost the corresponding title. Therefore, in the eyes of those nobles, Alanza Tulip cannot rule the city, but Alanza's puppet, Kim Gates, can rule the city, because he is a duke, even if
Self-proclaimed.”
"Don't let your head become a simple horizontal and vertical, Pierce," Paton continued, although he thought that Pierce's head would not become a horizontal and vertical at all, but a mess at all. "The nobles think that our enemy is
Duke Kim Gates and Alanza Tulip are just passing by. They joined the alliance because they thought they could defeat Kim Gates. But in fact, our enemy is actually this passing Alanza Tulip, who is even more unlucky.
The only thing is that he is a strong man from the holy realm... It is impossible for us to defeat the strong man from the holy realm, and it is impossible to win this war... I told you before that the strong man from the holy realm will only participate in the battle with the strong man from the holy realm.
A battle for the strong, but no ordinary person dares to participate in a battle for the strong in the holy realm."
"Then we are not doomed!"
Fortunately, Pierce's IQ was not low, and he exclaimed what his father wanted to express in his long speech.
"Yes."
Payton actually answered without hesitation.
"But……"
Pierce opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but Payton waved his hand to stop him and said: "Okay, Pierce, you don't need to know what happens next. You just have to do what I say."
Time passed through another night, and it was early morning on the third day.
Compared with the tense atmosphere of the rebels, on the other side, the Norland army stationed at the city gate was obviously much more relaxed.
Aranza didn't even need to deliberately arrange anything. His figure often appeared on a low slope outside the city, holding a piece of grass in his mouth very leisurely, lying down and enjoying the winter sunshine. Occasionally Cyril or Hancock
Come over and lie with him for a while, it will be a scene of affection or laughter and curses. You know, this place is still within the shooting range of the archers stationed on the city wall, but in the face of Aranza's arrogant behavior, the city wall actually
No one dares to cock an arrow.
Of course, on the third day, Aranza couldn't be so leisurely - calculating the voyage, today should be the day when Miloc led the airship team to return.
The Dawn Guard is a big stone prepared by Alanza. Smashing this stone into the water is enough to cause a violent splash. And Alanza can also legitimately win the war, so there is no need to worry about other forces taking advantage of it.
as an excuse to march into the Kaye State.
This is also the reason why Aranza gave in to the Dawn Guard before, he still needs their power.
Soon, the airship fleet appeared at one end of the sky. At first, it was just a few blurry black dots, and then gradually enlarged, revealing their true colors. The appearance of these big guys has rewritten countless wars. They can make an army
Quickly and quietly appear in the enemy's belly.
The airship team naturally discovered the strange situation in Noland City. They did not head towards the row tower, but fell behind the Noland army camp in the desperate eyes of the rebels.
After receiving the information, Payton hurriedly appeared on the city wall.
"Damn it! They actually have reinforcements!"
It was Pierce who spoke. His face was full of anger, and the veins on his forehead were protruding, as if he wanted to smash all the airships on the opposite side.
"This is impossible!"
Payton interrupted him. He was probably the only person still controlling his emotions at this time. He had a sullen face, his eyes tightly grasping the airships that were in mid-air, preparing to land, and said: "No.
Only another part of the Rand Army is in Sophie City, only a few hundred people. It is impossible to use so many large airships. Huh, he probably just wants to scare us and make us think that we are running out of time and send troops in a hurry!"
"If that is really reinforcements..." The golden-armored adjutant behind Payton always picked the wrong time to speak. He was also suppressing the shock in his heart and said in a deep voice: "Sir, I think we need to be prepared to deal with it."
"you're right."
This time, Payton rarely agreed with the adjutant. He took two deep breaths and waited until the airship on the opposite side was about to land before ordering: "All cavalry will line up at the city gate, and the infantry will follow behind. Archers!
Come to the city wall!"
But he himself didn't make any movement. He pressed firmly on the solid stones of the wall with both hands, and his eyes never left the large airship that landed behind the Noland military camp.
Aranza's eyes also fell on the large airship, but his mood was obviously much happier than Payton's.
The wind pressure when the airship landed blew his white hair to the back of his head, and his face, which had some stubble but was still young, was completely exposed. At this moment, this face was filled with the pride of being determined to win——
That was Aranza's confidence that he had everything under control.
The piloted airship landed in front of him without missing a beat. Then, the closed door was pushed open, and a huge figure jumped out, with a pair of big feet stepping on the ground that was slightly cold from the winter.
It's Milok.
However, even if he didn't dare to raise his head, Aranza could understand something. In fact, when Aranza's soul induction conveyed Miroc's emotions to Aranza, Aranza's face was already as gloomy as the darkness before the rainstorm.
.
Milok walked up to Aranza without saying a word. He never raised his head, but suddenly knelt down on one knee in front of Aranza. The tall body knelt down on the body of a young man who seemed to be alone. This scene seemed a bit abrupt.
, but it is more natural. However, in the eyes of old Follett not far away, it has a different taste.
When he subconsciously compared Aranza with Milok, he inevitably found that Aranza's leadership qualities suddenly decreased a lot - it was the loss of what to do after the carefully prepared battle situation was unexpectedly interrupted. Aranza obviously didn't think about it.
But what would he do if the Dawn Guard didn't come to support him?
Milok's voice was trembling, and there was a hint of anger towards the Dawn Guard as he said: "Your Highness, I...I failed to complete the mission...Dawn Guard, they have left Rios City long ago."
"It's not your fault."
Aranza replied lightly. The winter sunshine reflected directly on his face, but could not illuminate his expression. Until a smile suddenly appeared on the corner of his mouth, piercing through the sunshine, but the meaning was unclear. He said
: "Well, it seems we have more enemies, haha, haha!"