?An eagle soaring in the clear sky folded its wings and landed in the military camp of the Ayyubid Empire.
Stretching out his arm to let the eagle rest on the horsehide armband, the military commander untied a small copper pipe several centimeters long from the eagle's ankle and hurried to Saladin's tent.
Taking the copper tube from the guard, Saladin opened the seal, took the note inside and read it carefully, and his frown relaxed.
"Here he is after all."
Elim, who was standing below him, asked in confusion: "What's coming?"
"According to reports from spies from the north, Muxi Kingdom has sent a cavalry regiment of 300 people, which has crossed the border and is rushing towards Lone Rock City."
Ilem curled his lips: "A cavalry regiment of three hundred people? If such a small number of people attack Latib's army, wouldn't it mean that there is no return?"
Saladin looked at him funny: "What if these three hundred cavalry are all those black-armored knights you have seen before?"
Elim's expression froze.
Saladin looked at his general and said earnestly: "Now you should understand why I insist on not letting you capture Lone Rock City, right?"
Elim suddenly realized: "You want to use the help of the Muxi Kingdom to get rid of..."
"If you know, stop talking nonsense!" Saladin slapped the table and said loudly: "Notify all troops and prepare to launch a general attack!"
Elim stood up excitedly and responded loudly: "I will obey your will!"
The long trumpet sound sounded from the Ayyubid Empire's army and spread throughout the battlefield in an instant.
At this time, on the wall of the inner city of Lone Rock City, Regent Jennings was discussing the upcoming war with Randall. The sudden sound of the horn forced them to stop talking and turn their attention to the imperial army at the foot of the mountain.
"I saw flags waving there. Could the southerners be gathering troops?"
After listening to Randall's words, Jennings shook his head in confusion: "Those guys at the bottom of the mountain have been very quiet during this time. There is no reason for them to suddenly..."
Before he finished speaking, dense gunfire came from down the mountain, and a few seconds later, dense black dots flew in the sky.
"It's a shelling!" Randall grabbed Jennings by the collar and pulled him behind the city wall.
Before anyone could react, an iron ball as big as a bowl fell from the sky, creating a "rain of shells" in the inner city.
The dozen or so defenders who were unable to escape were smashed to pieces on the spot, with blood and flesh flying everywhere.
Zhan Ningsi sat behind the city wall, avoiding the splashing gravel, and shouted: "Look for bunkers! Archery team, go up to the tower!"
After a round of shelling, the dull sound of war drums and the sound of neat footsteps came from the foot of the mountain. Randall looked through the observation hole and was immediately shocked by the scene in front of him, as if he had fallen into an ice cellar.
Hundreds of two-meter-tall majestic giants, wearing masks that looked like evil spirits, carrying huge iron shields weighing a thousand kilograms in both hands, walked step by step along the winding mountain steps towards the gate of the inner city.
"Are these soldiers really human beings?" Zhannings stared at these giants in stunned silence, approaching the city gate step by step, and hurriedly ordered to his troops: "Bows and arrows! Throw stones! Attack those soldiers holding shields!"
Dense rain of arrows shot out from the city wall, pouring towards the giant soldiers in dense formation on the mountain road. Most of the arrows were blocked by the iron shield, and occasionally one or two penetrated the gap in the shield and inserted into the giant's body, but
It is unable to cause any substantial damage, and it cannot even stop the attacker's pace for a moment.
As for the stones that fell on the giants, they were like acorns falling on the elephants. At best, they could only shake the soldiers a little, but they could not hurt them at all.
This group of shield-bearing giants slowly walked to the bottom of the city wall amidst the rain of arrows and stone bullets. They stood their giant shields on the ground to resist the attack, then took off the spherical things from their waists, lit them, and threw them onto the city wall.
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Seeing a round iron ball with white smoke and sparks rolling towards his feet, Randall opened his eyes wide and shouted: "Bomb!"
A moment later, dense and violent explosions sounded on the city wall.
Caught off guard by the fire and impact, most of the defenders were instantly killed or injured, and the entire city wall was immediately covered with scraps of human flesh and stumps.
Randall, who possessed the Dragon Bone Parasite, protected Jennings and rolled down to the haystacks under the city wall at the moment of the explosion, escaping his life.
Soon, a second wave of throwing explosives was thrown onto the city wall, and the successive explosions completely shattered the will of the defenders.
Seeing this scene, Jennings stood up from the ground, looked at the tower on the top of the city wall, and shouted to Randall: "Take the remaining soldiers and people, retreat into the royal city, where is the last hope.
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Randall watched Jennings rush up the steps, run quickly towards the tower, and shouted hurriedly: "Sir, where are you going?!"
Jennings's voice became farther and farther away: "Go and buy time for you!"
Randall got up from the ground and saw two unexploded bombs not far away. He picked them up and put them in his arms. Then he found the remaining soldiers and told them to notify all the people immediately and everyone retreated to the mountain.
The royal city of Lone Rock City at the top is the city's last refuge.
Fifteen minutes later, Randall, who was standing at the gate of the royal city, looked pale as the inner city gate was engulfed in fire and said nothing.
"Lord Jennings once ordered us to bury a large amount of kerosene under the inner city gate. This was originally a last resort to kill the enemy together..." A soldier with his head covered with bandages looked at the fire.
Said sadly.
Barbara, who had a dusty face, walked behind Randall and asked softly: "Mr. Jennings, is it...?"
Randall nodded heavily.
Barbara glanced behind her and said sadly: "What should we do next?"
Randall turned around and looked at the thousands of soldiers and people gathered in the hall of the royal city. Among them were soldiers with wounds all over their bodies, gray-haired old men, and innocent and ignorant children, and these people were also looking at him.
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Looking at the umbrella badge on his chest, Randall recalled the scene when he became a knight, and what he said when Holy King Todd walked up to him and put the sword on his shoulder.
oath.
"I swear to heaven to make my ambition clear; I will not bully the weak, but I will live my life with humility; I will not be afraid of strong enemies in the battles I go through; I will defeat all the evils and mistakes!"
He drew out the long sword from his waist, raised it above his head, and said loudly: "In the name of the Holy King! Fight! I will fight until the last moment!"
The fire at the inner city gate burned for thirteen hours. The fire was so intense that in the dark night, people dozens of kilometers away could clearly see the fire here.
However, the flame eventually burns out.
In the early morning, the fire gradually died down, and Saladin led the army and finally entered the inner city of Lone Rock City.
"Throatbone, you lead the Immortal Army to occupy the north gate! Control the mountain road at the back of the mountain as soon as possible!" Saladin rode on his horse, pointing into the distance and ordered: "Whether it is Latib or Muxi's army, no matter who of them wins in the end.
To win, they must not be allowed to enter the city even half a step!"
The man in black robe said nothing, but bowed respectfully to Saladin, and then led hundreds of shield-wielding giants to the northern city gate.
Saladin looked at the charred and smoke-emitting city in front of him, and said to Elem beside him: "My order to you is to eliminate all enemy troops in the city!"
Seeing the latter about to leave after accepting the order, Saladin suddenly stopped him: "Those black-armored knights, their bodies have not been found so far, which means that these people are still hiding somewhere in the city.
Corner... Next, you should understand how to do it."
Ilem nodded solemnly, led his army, and walked quickly towards the city.