Under Randall's surprised gaze, Barbara walked to the square of Lone Rock City, stood in front of the cross in the center of the flower bed, and began to take out the mirror and tidy up her makeup.
Randall stood beside her, looked at her funny, and asked: "What do you want to do?"
Barbara brushed off the dust on her clothes, put her hair up again, and said, "Let me ask you, what is my best thing?"
Randall frowned and said, "Spend money?"
Seeing the angry look on the woman's face, Randall immediately changed his words and said, "I made a mistake. You are a very good actor."
"Actors and singers." Barbara added, clearing her throat and began to sing loudly to the deserted square.
"Lord, have mercy on me and hear my prayer."
"People! How long will you be hard-hearted? When will you stop being greedy for illusions and loving lies? You should be wary and trembling, and do not do evil; when you go to bed at night, you should consider your mistakes. You should offer the sacrifice that is due and believe with all your heart.
Rely on the Lord."
Following the song, Knight Commander Horn led the surviving knights to the center of the square. He looked at Barbara singing with a peaceful look on his face.
"It's a hymn from the Bible." Randall's eyes were full of intoxication.
Those houses closer to the square opened their doors one after another.
At first, there were only one or two people, cautiously sticking their heads out to look around. Then, more and more people walked out of their homes and gathered in the square to listen to Barbara's singing.
Jennings, who was covered with stubble and looked stunned, also walked out of the barracks and walked into the crowd with a staggering step.
People held the cross on their chests, lowered their heads, followed Barbara's singing in a low voice, and sang this sacred praise together. The belief in God, in this chorus that became louder and louder, bit by bit,
back into people's hearts.
"Her voice has a kind of power, the power of faith." Horn's face was full of piety. He looked around and said with emotion: "Look at the people around you, faith has returned to this city again."
Randall did not speak, but looked at the singing woman quietly, with no more hesitation and hesitation in his eyes.
In the military camp of the Ayyubid Empire, Saladin looked in the direction of the city and asked, "Did I hear singing?"
Elim nodded: "Maybe there is some kind of mass going on in the city."
Saladin withdrew his gaze and looked back at the dozens of corpses placed on the ground: "Has the murderer been caught?"
"No." Elim gritted his teeth and said, "According to eyewitness testimony, those bastards disappeared directly from the air after ambushing the sentry."
Saladin was stunned: "Disappear?"
"The people who attacked the sentry were more like a group of well-trained assassins. It only took half a minute for them to retreat from the attack. Moreover, they seemed to have used some method to hide themselves."
Saladin thought for a while and then ordered: "Increase the number of patrols and strengthen the security of the camp!"
Elem nodded in agreement but did not move.
Saladin looked at him and asked: "What? Is there anything else?"
"Caliph, tomorrow is the sixth day of the siege..."
"I know."
"Calculating the time, Latib's army should have finished handling the reinforcements from Lone Rock City and started preparing to attack the city."
Saladin said calmly: "So what?"
Elim was anxious: "Caliph, we can't let Latib and the others attack Lone Rock City first! If they enter the city first, it will be a huge blow to your reputation and prestige. Why don't we launch a general attack tomorrow?"
, take down Lone Rock City in one go."
Saladin glanced at him: "Not only will I not increase your troops tomorrow, on the contrary, I will also reduce the offensive troops and reduce the intensity of the attack."
"What did you say?!"
Saladin didn't bother to explain anymore and turned around and returned directly to the camp.
The next day, the defenders of Lone Rock City voluntarily abandoned the outer city, gathered supplies and troops, and retreated into the inner city.
As for the imperial army, after occupying the outer city wall, they only launched a symbolic attack, and then stopped, reorganized their forces, and stopped advancing.
Standing on the wall of the inner city, looking at the imperial army clearing the road up the mountain, Randall, with a puzzled face, asked Horn: "What do you think?"
The latter was also puzzled: "It stands to reason that the imperial army at this time should cooperate with the surrounding troops and launch uninterrupted attacks, so that they can capture the city in the shortest time... However, they are
It’s really strange to give up the plan to advance after launching an attack..."
"No matter what, it's certainly not a bad thing for us that the enemy has chosen to stop attacking now." A new-looking Zhannings walked onto the city wall and said hello to everyone.
Randall saluted and said, "Nice to see you."
Jennings smiled and turned his attention to Barbara, who was busy bandaging the soldiers under the city wall: "This is all thanks to her."
Horn said to Jennings: "Sir, in the next time, I will lead my men to the north gate of Lone Rock City to stop the enemies in the north."
Jennings approached Horn and whispered: "There is something I need your help with."
"Please tell me."
"There is a very important person. I hope you will send someone to Muxi City."
A complicated expression appeared on Horn's face. After much hesitation, he nodded and said, "I will arrange for my men to escort the guest to Muxi City."
Perhaps still a little worried, Jennings emphasized again: "She is very important and there must be no accidents."
Horn shrugged: "I will arrange for the two bravest knights to ride on the fastest horses and escort the guest to Muxi City... Sir, you have to know that the northern plains are full of enemies, and there are too many people.
On the contrary, it is easier to attract attention.”
Zhan Ningsi nodded helplessly and walked down the city wall.
Randall approached Horn and asked in a low voice: "Is the guest he just mentioned is the king of Lone Rock City..."
The latter quickly gave him a silence gesture, looked around and whispered: "Don't ask, just pretend that nothing happened just now."
The sixth day of the Battle of Lone Rock City passed in silence between the two warring parties.
On the early morning of the seventh day, Randall, who was sleeping in the gate of the gate tower, was awakened by the sound of an alarm bell above his head.
He picked up his sword, put on his helmet, climbed up to the watchtower, and saw a row of battleships hanging with crescent flags on the vast sea, slowly approaching the city from the north.
"It's the Imperial fleet."
Randall watched a warship lower its sails, turn sideways, and open the gun ports on the side of the ship. Following a roar of cannons, the sounds of rocks breaking and the neighing of men and horses came from the northern ridge.
Holding the sword tightly in his hand, Randall's face was filled with nervousness and uneasiness.
He knew that from this moment on, the imperial army encircling the north had successfully arrived at the north gate of Lone Rock City, forming an encirclement with the troops from the south.
The fate of Lone Rock City is like a small boat in the stormy waves, becoming more and more dangerous and unpredictable.