Compared with the sparse population in the North, the population in the Central Plains is much denser. Nearly one-third of the kingdom's population is crowded on this fertile plain.
The castles of various nobles on the Great Plains are also very close to each other. From Fort Newman to the nearest noble castle, it only takes one day of rapid march to reach it.
The movement at Fort Newman was so loud that it was naturally noticed by the nearby nobles. However, the time was short and they were not aware that a brutal purge had taken place in the Newman family and were still under observation.
Of course, there are also some nobles who have ulterior motives and are more concerned about the surrounding disturbances. As soon as they learned that there was turmoil in Fort Newman, they sent spies to investigate.
Lundinburg is one of the castles closest to Fort Neumann. Compared with the grandeur of Fort Neumann, Lundinburg is much simpler, but it is also more like a castle. Although the area is not as large as Fort Neumann,
But it was built quite solidly. The outer wall was at least seven or eight meters high, and there were several archery towers scattered on it. In addition to being able to stand many archers, the platform on the archery tower could even hold a crossbow.
There is also a small moat surrounding the castle. Although the width is only five meters, the water depth is also nearly three meters, which is enough to cause a lot of trouble to the attacking enemies. Compared to Fort Newman, which was completely reduced to a manor, Lundinburg is indeed
It can be said that it is impregnable.
After the commotion at Fort Newman, Viscount Cliff, who ruled Lundinburg, immediately sent people to investigate. As for why he was so concerned about the affairs of Fort Newman, it certainly had something to do with a few special guests in his castle.
relation.
"There seems to be something going on at Fort Newman. Bishop Johnson and the others are still in the castle. Should we send someone to support them?"
The speaker is also a priest of the Rising Sun Cult. After the Lord of the Rising Sun awakened and the divine envoys began to walk around the world, the activities of the Rising Sun Cult became much more frequent than before, especially when the Golden Dragon Kingdom mobilized a large amount of power to go to the Dragon Kingdom.
After the defense line was closed, church members became even more bold in their activities.
The Sect of the Rising Sun, an organization that was originally deadlocked, started to act like a chicken after the appearance of the divine messenger. It seemed that it was not affected at all by the disappearance of the pope.
However, Viscount Cliff said:
"Based on what I know about Earl Newman, even if he doesn't make up his mind to join us, he will never harm Bishop Johnson and the others. He is a pure businessman, and there is no benefit to offending us. He will not
made."
The tone of Viscount Cliff's words was not that of a nobleman whom the church had just won over, but that of one of his own.
In fact, this is also the case. The Cliff family is not a small local noble who joined halfway, but a church family that has always believed in the Lord of the Rising Sun. When the church lost power, it hid and dormant, secretly providing help to the church.
It was not that the kingdom didn't want to completely wipe out the church, but eliminating the church's apparent power had already damaged humanity's vitality and missed the opportunity to completely defeat the orcs, let alone clear out all its believers. At that time,
The church is equivalent to the state religion of mankind, and it is regarded as the state religion from the bottom up. One can imagine how powerful its power is.
Under the suppression of several generations of monarchs of the Charlemagne family, the church has become more low-key, but its influence is still high among both commoners and nobles.
The Cliff family will always have to face the pressure of the kingdom's purge, so the castle naturally needs to be built stronger.
It is very funny to say that nobles like the Cliff family who secretly colluded with the church fell slower than ordinary martial nobles. Even after several generations, the Cliff family's military equipment is still good, and the castle is not strong.
He said that the hundreds of troops under his command were also carefully trained, and their combat effectiveness was even higher than that of the kingdom's regular army.
"I'm afraid Bishop Johnson and his friends will encounter people from the Black Prison. Those guys are very difficult to deal with."
Although the large-scale suppression of the church ended shortly after Aragorn disappeared, the kingdom has never let down its guard against this enemy. As a special agency of the kingdom, the Black Prison has always been responsible for tracking down the church.
"There are only a few masters here in the Black Prison. Bishop Johnson himself is a powerful knight, and the few people he brings with him are also elites of our religion. As long as they are not surrounded by a large army and want to leave, the Black Prison should not be able to retain them.
They and the surrounding garrison all have our spies, and if there is a movement of the garrison, they cannot hide it from us."
Viscount Cliff and others had been paying attention to the garrison, but they did not expect that someone within the Newman family would mobilize a private army to rebel and annihilate the entire Newman family, let alone that Richard would appear here. The information gap prevented him from realizing that he was going to die.
The disaster had already come, but his instinctive caution prevented him from acting rashly.
"Let the soldiers be more vigilant and send a few spies to Fort Newman to find out the information. We will take action only after we have definite information."
"Um."
Although Viscount Cliff's plan was conservative, there was nothing wrong with it. After thinking for a moment, several divine priests nodded in agreement.
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However, there was no need to wait to send out more spies. The spies that had gone out earlier had already returned to Lundinburg and brought back a piece of news that made Viscount Cliff feel dangerous.
"Lord Cliff, something happened over there with the Newman family. The second son of Earl Newman led troops to break down the castle and then sealed it for a day. Now the Newman family's army is coming towards our Lundinburg."
The spy's face was also slightly panicked. His information was not delivered in time, and because of Amin's mass killing, many specific details in Fort Newman were not delivered, such as the life and death of Johnson's church members.
We haven't figured it out yet, we just found out the movements of the Newman family's army.
"How many of them are there?"
"The number is around a thousand!"
Viscount Cliff was slightly relieved after hearing this number of troops. The Newman family not only had a higher title, but also had a larger territory and population. The army under their command was two or three times that of the Cliff family, but this number of troops was not enough for the Cliff family.
It's not a big problem for Lundinburg.
Although they are at a disadvantage in terms of numbers, the Cliff family's army is elite and the castle serves as a barrier. They are not afraid of those people led by Amin. What really worries Viscount Cliff is Claes City.
garrison there.
There is a whole legion of garrison stationed inside. Although this number is not enough, and there is a lot of empty pay, but after this period of rectification, the manpower has been basically replenished. If more than 20,000 troops come over, they will definitely be destroyed.
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"Is there any movement from the garrison over there in Clay City?"
"Nothing found yet."
After hearing that there was no movement from the legion in Clay City, Viscount Cliff's expression relaxed slightly and he felt a little relieved.
"This Newman family's army also comes with bad intentions!"
"Pull up the hanging door and let the guards prepare for battle. I want to see what the second son of the Newman family has in mind."
The soldiers of Lundinburg usually trained well. After Viscount Cliff gave the order, they quickly prepared for the battle. Stones, wooden bars and various defensive materials were moved onto the city wall for preparation. Several bed crossbows were placed on the city wall.
The shooters also quickly got into position, just waiting for Amin's men to arrive.
If it really only defended Amin's army of more than a thousand people, then Cliff Castle's defense was more than enough. With the strength in Amin's hands, it would be difficult to capture this kind of castle.
However, there are powerful beings in A Ming's army who can completely ignore the six to seven meter high city wall.
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"Lady Natalie, Lundenburg is ahead."
At this time, Amin had led his troops to a place two miles away from Lundinburg. He and Natalie were observing the situation in Lundinburg in parallel. Lundinburg was completely on alert, and the suspension bridge across the moat had been pulled up.
, the iron gate was closed tightly, and there were many soldiers standing on the top of the city. You could vaguely see a few large pots set up, which were obviously burning something like boiling oil and gold juice. This was more powerful than stones and logs.
An affordable weapon for defending the city.
Looking at Lundinburg, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack, Amin couldn't help but feel a little bitter. Compared with his manor-like Fort Newman, Lundinburg's defense was not a little stronger.
Dinburg may be a bit boring.
But Lundenburg's level of defense seems relatively childish in Natalie's eyes, not only because of her own strong strength, but also because she has been fighting at Dragon's Breath Pass during this period.
Regardless of whether they are humans or orcs, their offensive and defensive levels are several levels higher than those on this great plain. I haven't seen such good people in a long time.
"Is it confirmed that they are in collusion with the church?"
"Well, with the information from Yusidu and Black Prison, plus the fact that the Cliff family castle is so strong, there is a high probability that there is something wrong with Lundinburg."
"Huh? How do you say it?"
After all, she is not a local snake. Among many heroes, Natalis is also a relatively pure warrior. She did not think about the twists and turns in some things for a while. Based on the intelligence from Heijing and Yusidu, it is suspected that Natalis is still
It is understandable that the strength of this castle has become a subject of doubt.
A Ming could only explain awkwardly:
"On the Central Plains, the castles that can be built so strong are mostly newly ennobled nobles of one or two generations, and they are mainly concentrated in the east, closer to Longxing Pass."
"And most of the generations of nobles like our Newman family and Cliff family can't build any strong castles. In the aristocratic circle of the West Plains, those who build such castles are country bumpkins."
"Recently, the Black Prison has found nobles who have colluded with the Rising Sun Cult. Most of them have built strong castles, and most of the soldiers are well-trained. When they resisted, they caused a lot of trouble to the Kingdom's garrison, so now the castles are
The repairs are strong and the soldiers under his command are well-trained and have become the main suspects of the Black Prison."
"Ah"
Natalie chuckled lightly. Although this logic is clear, it is actually a bit ironic. There are no fallen nobles here in the West Plains, which makes it even more questionable.
"Lord Amin! Viscount Cliff rejected our request to search the castle!"
The soldiers who went to shout to Lundinburg have returned, and things are indeed not going so smoothly. Lundinburg's attitude does not seem to be cooperating with Amin's search.
"First, keep an eye on Lundinburg and don't let anyone out."
"Send someone to Clay City and ask the garrison for support in the name of Lord Richard."
Amin knew that with the power he had, he would only look at Lundenburg if he was long. It would be difficult to attack the city directly, and he did not have the courage to issue the order to attack.
But obviously he has little idea of Natalie's strength.
"No need to go to such trouble, prepare to attack!"
"this?"
"Lady Natalis, we only have some simple long ladders. The gate of Lundinburg cannot be broken open by siege engines. If we attack by force..."
"You don't need to attack by force. You just need to cross the river and climb the city wall..."
After saying that, Natalie took out Leng Yue and got ready to attack.
A Ming could only grit his teeth, turned around and ordered:
"First Capital! Prepare to attack!"
Five hundred soldiers carried some planks and simple long ladders and began to move towards Lundinburg...