It was late at night, and it was already past two o'clock in the morning.
On the city wall of Sarajevo, an older city defense soldier was squatting on the ground. He was holding a spear in one hand and supporting his head with the other hand. He yawned from time to time, as if he was about to doze off.
"What the hell kind of weather is this? The moon is pitch black, and not a single star can be seen." The veteran muttered. He was fighting with his eyelids, trying not to fall asleep.
At this time, the city gates of Sarajevo are wide open, and there is no nighttime martial law like in other cities. The reason is also very simple. Since Sarajevo has become more and more prosperous and lively, the nightlife has become more and more colorful. In addition, the peace has continued for a long time, and the time has passed.
, the city gradually relaxed various controls. In the end, the city gates were simply no longer closed, and the city defense soldiers were allowed to take turns patrolling the city walls. Anyway, there is a constant flow of people on weekdays, so why bother asking for trouble?
Looking at this veteran of the city defense army who was about to take a nap, one could tell that the military discipline here was probably already lax.
At this time, the sound of horse hoofbeats came from below the city, disturbing the veteran who was about to fall asleep. What happened? It was already this hour, why was there still a team entering the city?
This veteran still had a sense of duty as a night watchman, so he stuck his head out and shouted at the team: "Where are you from!? What are your identities?"
"Hurry!!! Close the city gate!"
"The Blood Tribe!!! The Blood Tribe army is coming!"
"Close the city gate quickly!!!"
The veteran of the city defense army was obviously shocked. What on earth is going on!?
The team that arrived was Allen and his group who had returned from the escape. After running wildly for about five or six hours, they finally rushed back to Sarajevo. Several people's horses even fell to the ground as soon as they entered the city.
They are exhausted to death! And the vampire army behind them is approaching in an instant!
The veteran of the city defense army immediately realized amidst the noise of the crowd. The reconnaissance team that went out in the afternoon was attacked by the vampire army! The veteran was so frightened that he peeed and ran towards the city wall crawling on the ground.
's warning tower.
"Woo!!!" A deep and long horn sound sounded. Then the beacon on the warning platform was ignited, and a billowing flame instantly rose with the help of fuel.
Sarajevo, woke up!...
As if being stimulated, the same sound of trumpets and billowing beacons were heard from the three gates of Sarajevo.
Soon, under the hurried operation of everyone, the three city gates of Sarajevo were slowly closed.
Outside the city, thousands of blood knights did not get too close to the city wall. They stopped at a long distance and began to organize their formation outside the range of the crossbow.
"The Governor has an order! Order the survivors of the reconnaissance team to report!" Just when Allen and others had just escaped and were panting, a cavalryman came running to deliver the order. It seemed that those few horns had clearly alerted the people.
The governor of this city.
Whether it was out of morality or a sense of responsibility to end this mission, Allen and others had to go to the Governor's Mansion to report first, and then find a way to leave.
Tina's hair was messy at this time, her face was a little pale, and her expression was still uncomfortable, but she was much better than before. After all, it was only the back of her body that was grazed by the fire for a few seconds, plus Kevin's immediate rescue.
It's not serious, except that some of her beautiful long hair was burned off, and the burns on her back may leave scars.
"Don't worry. When we go back, we can find a better priest from the Holy Light Church, and the scars will be healed." Kevin comforted him. No one on the escape route was in the mood to speak.
Tina was wearing William's fur coat at this time. She nodded helplessly, with a lot of grievance in her expression.
The city of Sarajevo is quite big, and it took Allen and his team a while to get to the Governor's Palace. The Governor's Palace is located near the mosque and the puppet workshop. It is the most central area in Sarajevo.
At this time, the meeting hall of the Governor's Palace was already crowded with people. About a dozen people were arguing around a large round table. There was a large map spread on the round table, which was obviously the city layout of Sarajevo, with the flags placed on it.
It can be easily judged that these people are doing a war game. These dozen people are obviously the generals at all levels of the Sarajevo City Defense Army and the governor's staff.
But the governor himself was sitting on his big governor's chair, resting his hand on his forehead, saying nothing, and his expression was somewhat solemn.
Faisal, a veteran warrior from Central Asia, followed the Ottoman Empire in its conquests for more than ten years and made countless contributions. When he was nearly fifty, he felt that he lacked energy, so he hoped to transition from the military to politics.
, retreated to the second line. The Ottoman Empire also satisfied him, allowing him to take charge of this commercial city and become the governor of Sarajevo.
Faisal was tall and strong, wearing a common white Sudanese robe with a turban on his head. His face was also strong and heroic, but now he looked a little old and tired. Seeing Allen and others entering the meeting hall, he
Then he slowly asked: "Are you the only survivors of the reconnaissance team?"
Allen and others did not answer, but just nodded in agreement. Faisal was still quite majestic. If he were twenty years younger, he would definitely be an extraordinary and heroic general.
"What exactly is going on? How many people are coming from the Blood Tribe?" Feisal then asked. As a veteran who has been on the battlefield for a long time, he is very concerned about battlefield information.
Allen and a dozen other people looked at each other, but no one answered. They were focused on escaping, so they couldn't care less. Finally, Kevin stood up and answered, "I estimate it is around a few thousand." He also experienced war.
Kevin judged the number of soldiers by the number of formations of Blood Knights. If there were more than 10,000 troops, the form of the formation would be slightly different.
"The watchtower on the city wall reported that there were probably thousands of cavalry." A voice suddenly sounded in the hall.
"Only a few thousand!? Or are they all cavalry? How dare you come to attack us! Are they crazy?" Another voice sounded. As we all know, cavalry is not used to attack cities. Galloping in the field is the stage for cavalry.
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"Lord Governor! There are tens of thousands of city defense troops. I am willing to lead the army out of the city and defeat the invading enemy in one fell swoop!" A voice said loudly.
"The commander of the vampire army is a guy who can control flames, at least a count! He is very powerful on the battlefield!" Allen had to interrupt. It seems that people in the Ottoman Empire don't know much about the vampires.
"Is it the rumored bloodline ability?" Feisal frowned. Obviously, with his status, he was not ignorant. He then asked: "Then what about waiting until daytime comes?"
"They must have brought a shady chariot, and the entire sky will be obscured by black clouds." Allen continued to answer.
Faisal looked at Allen deeply and said, "It seems you know a lot about the vampires?"
"We are mercenaries from the Holy Roman Empire." Allen certainly wouldn't explain too much and let the governor in front of him guess.
"What's your name?" Faisal asked suddenly.
"Uh... Allen." Allen hesitated for a moment, but replied.
"I hope you can stay as my advisor in the next battle." Faisal said slowly.
"Ah!? Why?" Alan said very surprised.
"I need someone who knows more about the vampire situation." Feisal explained, his old face was so deep that no one could see clearly what he was really thinking.
"We are preparing..." Allen was about to refuse.
"Don't be too busy refusing." Feisal waved his hand and interrupted, then he looked at Tina and continued: "Is this little girl your companion?"
Allen and others did not answer.
Faisal was not angry, and just said calmly: "She is slightly injured. I can arrange for her to go to the mosque to receive better treatment. You can wait until her injury recovers before leaving."
At this moment, Allen hesitated. After thinking for a moment, he gritted his teeth and finally nodded, agreeing temporarily.