Silver Ring City, Royal Palace and Bedroom, early morning. (Escape Day)
"Your Majesty the Queen, it has been more than an hour, how much longer do you want us to wait?!" the presiding judge of the Grand Court stood outside the door of the dormitory and shouted loudly.
As soon as he finished speaking, the door opened.
Queen Mary, dressed in a white court dress with a light application of powder, was dazzling and stunning, stunning everyone's attention. She did not look like a sinner waiting for trial, but like a princess dressed up for a banquet.
"You are really leisurely and elegant."
The familiar voice made Queen Mary shift her gaze and saw Earl Nar standing next to the presiding judge. His proud smile made her raise her head: "Your Excellency, people will always remember the withered roses in the frost.
Who can remember the weeds rotting in the mud?"
The earl was stunned for a moment, then he darkened his face and shouted in a low voice: "Don't worry, whether it is a rose or a weed, I guarantee you will be the first to know!"
At five o'clock in the morning, it was just getting light.
Queen Mary walked in the middle, with nobles, ladies-in-waiting, maids and hundreds of soldiers walking in front and behind her. Such a strange "process" passed through the garden, passed the corridor, and headed towards the square of the palace. There, waiting for this
The woman's car was a prison van and a cavalry company ready to escort her.
Wearing armor and holding a sword and shield, Hermann was quietly hiding by a corridor in the palace. He glanced at the ten fully armed Guards knights around him. These people were his most trusted friends in the Guards Battalion.
He is also the only partner in this rescue operation.
His plan of action is not complicated.
Relying on their familiarity with the terrain and the convenience of their identity, the 11 knights of the Guards, led by Hermann, chose this narrow corridor in the palace as the location for their operations. There are two reasons: First, the terrain here is narrow and the formation cannot be deployed.
It is more conducive for elite troops to fight; secondly, after walking through this corridor and walking for a few minutes, you will reach the square of the palace, where a large number of elite troops are waiting. After that, there will be no place where you can take action, and this is probably the last place.
It is also the only chance.
"Sir, they are coming."
Hearing the reminder from his subordinates, Herman carefully poked his head out, looked at the long queue at the other end of the corridor, and frowned slightly.
The troops responsible for escorting the queen are soldiers of the Silver Ring Kingdom's "Eastern Legion". They have been fighting against the Holy Guards for a long time. They are skilled in combat and fearless of death. This is not good news for the rescue plan...
Hermann counted the escort team in front and behind the queen. Behind her, there were eighty soldiers and nobles; in front of her, there were only twenty soldiers, and the others were mostly female officers and maids. If you want to rescue the queen
, the best way is to cut off this team from her, the 11 knights are divided into two teams, the front team is responsible for defeating the twenty soldiers escorting the front half of the team as soon as possible, and opening the retreat channel; the rear team needs to do this before,
Blocked the attack of eighty soldiers.
After thinking for a while, the knight commander made a gesture, indicating that the six members of his team would be responsible for attacking the front half, while he and the other four were responsible for blocking the second half of the team.
Seeing the escort team getting closer and closer, Hermann lowered his figure in the grass, held his breath, and watched the first half of the team pass by. When Queen Mary's white dress came into view, the knight commander stood up suddenly
, grabbed the guardrail with both hands, turned over and entered the corridor.
Seeing the 11 Guards Knights falling from the sky, everyone in the escorting team was stunned.
Herman picked up the queen who was still in a daze with one hand and pushed her behind her. He took off the shield from the back with the other hand. Facing the soldiers coming in like a tide, he formed a formation with his comrades.
A "shield wall".
After a moment of silence, just like pouring ice water into a pot of hot oil, shouts, fighting sounds, and the sound of weapons clashing quickly filled the corner of the palace.
"Hold the shield! Maintain the battle line!" Herman used his shield to resist the blade in front of him and shouted loudly at the knights around him.
While they were fighting for time, the six knights responsible for attacking the front half gave up their defense and launched a life-saving attack on the twenty soldiers in front of them.
If their opponents were the lord's private soldiers or the city's defenders, this might be an easy battle.
But unfortunately, they faced perhaps the most elite garrison in the entire Silver Ring Kingdom. After losing four sergeants due to the initial shock, the remaining 16 sergeants in the first half responded quickly and formed a battle formation.
The knights' first-mover advantage is getting smaller and smaller, and sophisticated equipment has become their only way to gain the upper hand. They have to fight for the chance of being stabbed with a wound and a bloody mark, and use a lose-lose approach to eliminate each enemy.
If the attack in the first half is just slow progress, then the defense in the second half can only be described as tragic and cruel.
Seeing that the swords and sharp spears could not cause substantial damage to the knights' armor, the enemy immediately changed their formation. Heavy infantry equipped with flails, battle axes, and war hammers engaged the knights. The battle situation suddenly became dangerous.
With a huge impact, flying sparks, and inaudible screams of pain, the knights' "shield walls" were hit and pushed back. The shields were repeatedly hit by heavy weapons, becoming pitted and filled with debris.
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A knight next to Herman was hit on the head by a war hammer because he could not dodge. The steel helmet suddenly dented, and blood flowed down the gaps in the armor. Even so, the knight still held his shield high, mechanically
Perform defensive movements to protect the comrades around you from harm.
"Bastard! Use crossbows! Use crossbows!"
A sharp voice sounded from among the soldiers in the back half. Count Narr's face turned red and he shouted angrily at the commander.
"But there are our soldiers and some women from the palace opposite."
"Idiot! Do you want to watch the criminal escape?! Hurry up and use the crossbow for me!"
A moment later, dense air-piercing sound of crossbow strings came from the battlefield.
Herman's left shoulder felt cold, and the warm liquid slowly overflowed and dripped at his feet. The strength in the knight's body passed bit by bit, and his consciousness slowly became blurred, and the voice deep in his memory echoed in his mind.
, the oath made when the knight was conferred rang in his ears. The sound of this oath became louder and louder, gradually overpowering all the sounds of the war.
『I will be kind to the weak.——I swear to be kind to the weak』
Hermann roared angrily, swung the sword in his hand, and pierced the thigh of the enemy in front of him. The opponent sat on the ground in pain, and his helmet rolled to the side. The knight raised the sword again, and when he was about to chop it down, the helmet
The next distorted face of a fifteen or sixteen year old boy made him withdraw his weapon.
"I will be brave against the strong.——I swear to be brave against rape"
Seeing a tall warrior wielding a flail rushing towards the "shield wall" in front of him, Herman took a step forward, slammed the opponent's shoulder with his shield, and accurately cut the enemy's throat with the dancing sword.
『I will fight all who do wrong.——I swear to fight all mistakes』
A crossbow arrow, mixed with sharp wind, pierced Herman's right leg. The knight looked at the despicable crossbowman not far away, grabbed the enemy's spear in front of him, threw it backhand, and pierced the attacker's leg.
chest.
"I will fight for those who cannot fight.——I swear to fight for those who cannot fight."
"Sir! The front line has been opened! It's time to retreat!"
Herman looked back, looked at the white figure in his sight, turned his head back with a smile, and waved the weapon in his hand again.
"I will help those who call me for help. - I swear to help anyone who calls me for help."
The comrades beside Herman fell one by one, and in the end only he and one other person were left. The two fought while retreating towards the entrance of the corridor. A giant ax swung from below and hit the other person's calf. Watching
When his comrade fell to the ground, he threw the shield in his hand at the enemy, grabbed the other knight's arm, and pulled him back with all his strength.
"I will harm no woman.——I swear not to harm any woman."
Dragging his comrades and retreating quickly, Herman bumped into the person behind him. Three girls dressed as maids hugged each other, crying and looking at the knight commander whose face was covered with blood. The latter put down his sword, but did not
Shen was hit in the back by a throwing axe, and a mouthful of blood rushed to his throat.
"I will help my brother knight.——I swear to help my brother knight."
The entrance to the corridor was close at hand. The knight responsible for attacking the front line turned back to resist the enemy's attack. Hermann dragged his injured comrade out of the corridor first.
"I will be true to my friends.——I swear to treat my friends sincerely"
Herman and everyone worked together to close the door of the corridor. He sat in front of the closed door, grabbed the door shafts on both sides with his hands, blocked the enemy from hitting the door with his body, and shouted loudly for others to leave quickly.
The halberd split open the door panel and pierced the knight's abdomen. The blood gradually gathered under his body and formed a pool of blood.
『I will be faithful in love.——I swear that I will be faithful to the one I love until death』
Seeing Queen Mary crying and stretching out her hands to him, Hermann, whose eyes were bloodshot, smiled and shook his head. His mouth could no longer make a sound, and he used his last strength to move his lips.
"Farewell...my love..."
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At the west side door of the palace, Baron Cumberland led his private soldiers to meet him. He looked silently at the scarred knights in front of him, and then glanced at Queen Mary, whose white dress was mostly soaked in blood.
"Lord Baron! Knight Commander Hermann is still inside! Please save him!" The knight who was rescued from an injured leg shouted to the old man.
Cumberland looked into the depths of the palace, listening to the shouts getting closer and closer to his ears. The arm holding the sword trembled slightly. His throat was dry, and he almost gritted his teeth and spit out one word: "Mount."
"But!"
The old man's eyes widened angrily: "You bastard! I told you! Mount your horse!"
A subordinate asked: "Sir, where should we go next?"
The baron took one last look at the palace, closed his eyes in pain, the reins in his hands creaked, and he dropped two words in a hard voice.