Chapter 1088: Former Knight (Part One)
[TL Note: The chapter is 1.5-in-1, so there are three parts.)
For the last three days, Barcelonans attacked Chambord City and suffered many casualties.
More than 30,000 elite soldiers died in Zuli River and within 2,000 meters of the defense wall.
From the beginning to the end, Chambordians didn"t even send out a troop. The entire battle was completed by more than 20 magic puppets.
Busquets and other three demi-G.o.ds ventured within 2,000 meters of Chambord City and tried to capture a magic puppet. They wanted to get one by force and study it.
However, they tried many times and didn"t get anywhere. In fact, they almost died in the zone.
Although the energies that these magic puppets of Chambord had were only on the level of Sun-Cla.s.s, their combat strength reached the Demi-G.o.d Realm. Their bodies were made from tough metal and were extremely firm. Even with their heads destroyed, they could still battle. The suicidal combat style brought a lot of grief and pain to the four demi-G.o.ds of Barcelona.
Fortunately for Barcelona, these magic puppets didn"t have intelligence and only used the same attack methods, and they could only move within 2,000 meters of Chambord. If these restrictions were lifted, these 200,000 Barcelonan soldiers would all be killed on the first day when they arrived!
After the attacks on the first day that tested the water, Barcelona had to be patient in the coming days, slowly trying to find an opportunity.
Soon, these people discovered that it was much easier to conquer St. Petersburg compared to Chambord City.
The only good news for Barcelona was that it seemed like Chambord only had under 30 magic puppets. If there were more, there was no way that they could win this war.
Time slowly pa.s.sed by, and more and more troops of Barcelona gathered on the south side of Zuli River.
Except for that, more than 100,000 soldiers of the puppet Zenit Empire that were organized by Fourth Prince Chrystal"s Royal Family also came to the south bank of Zuli River, trying to a.s.sist Barcelonans.
Right now, except for this ancient Chambord City, everywhere else in Zenit fell into the control of Barcelona.
Like the last nail on the wall, Chambord City was putting up the last fight.
"Humph! In terms of size, Chambord City is tiny! Therefore, they must lack food supplies. Right now, the troops and civilians of more than a dozen affiliated kingdoms in the northern region gathered in the city. Together with the original population, a ton of resources is being used daily. I want to see how long they can last."
Busquets and other demi-G.o.ds couldn"t conquer Chambord City after trying their hardest, and their plan of capturing a magic puppet was going nowhere. Therefore, Barcelona had to resort to the battle of resources.
In the next ten days or so, the troops that the puppet Zenit Empire sent became the main attack force, and they were pushed into the death zone which was within 2,000 meters of Chambord"s defense wall.
Under pressure, these soldiers had to siege and attack their former peers who were defending the city.
Facing this situation, Brook and Bast didn"t show kindness or softness.
All enemies who got within 2,000 meters of Chambord City were destroyed by those magic puppets.
Some Chambordians suggested to instigate defection in the enemies and make these soldiers jump ship. After all, many of them were forced to come to battle on the frontline.
However, this recommendation was soon thrown out.
St. Petersburg"s tragedy was a precedent for Chambord. No one knew if Barcelonan spies were hiding in the troop.
After all, all fortresses could be broken easier from the inside. At this critical moment, no one was allowed to enter Chambord City.
In the next long 20 days, the head commanders of both sides battled with their strength and intelligence.
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Chapter 1088: Former Knight (Part Two)
Chambordians" decisiveness made Busquets stop forcing the troops of the new puppet Zenit Empire to siege Chambord City.
After all, these troops were on the side of Barcelona, and they were necessary for the puppet Royal Family that Fourth Prince Chrystal put together to maintain control. Right now, the tactic of forcing Chambordians to let these people in didn"t work, and these soldiers were needed to suppress the endless rebellions happening all over Zenit.
During this time, Barcelona sent out many messengers, trying to convince Chambord to surrender.
"As of now, the Fourth Prince is the new emperor, and he is in control of the land that belongs to the giant bear of the north. Chambord is only a little affiliated kingdom. How dare you not surrender to the Fourth Prince? How dare you block the troops of the new empire? Are you trying to rebel?" A n.o.ble messenger who was on the side of the new puppet Royal Family of Zenit walked into Chambord arrogantly, and he stood on the moral high ground while throwing accusations at Brook and Bast, threatening them to surrender.
20 seconds later, this messenger"s head was hung on the gate of Chambord City.
On the 20th day, Old Tolemy, the former Castellan of Hot Spring Gate, the Leader of Tolemy Family, and the man who held grudges against Chambord due to the issue with Inzagi, offered a vicious recommendation to Barcelonans. This old man already sided with the new puppet Royal Family and was the leader of the troops of puppet Zenit.
These people forced a large group of Zenitian refugees into the area within 2,000 meters from Chambord City. Then, they cut off the supply of food and water to these refugees and forced them to stay before Chambord, trying to use this method to demoralize the Chambordians on the defense wall.
If Chambordians ignored these refugees, all Zenitians" hearts would turn cold.
If Chambord opened its gate and allowed these refugees inside, it would be even better. With more people in the city, the city would get more chaotic, and resources such as food would become even more scarce.
"How large a stockpile of resources could this little city have? All resources will be soon depleted!"
Also, Barcelonan spies were mixed in with the refugees.
Old Tolemy"s vicious tactic worked!
Chambordians could be merciless toward fully-armed troops of the puppet Zenit Empire, but they couldn"t do it to the seniors, children, and weak women and men who were looking at them with the desire to live. These refugees were in poor conditions as they were cold and hungry, and they were on the verge of dying.
In the end, Chambord City opened its gate and allowed tens of thousands of refugees into the city.
During this process, Barcelonan soldiers and puppet Zenitian soldiers attacked.
Unfortunately for them, under the counterattack of the magic puppets that could rival demi-G.o.ds, they dropped close to 6,000 corpses and returned.
Similar schemes continued to occur, and the degree of viciousness continued to grow.
Barcelonan soldiers and puppet Zenitian soldiers captured many refugees from various places, and they severely injured or crippled these poor people. When these refugees were about to starve to death, they were stripped naked and kicked into the area within 2,000 meters of Chambord City.
These refugees were tossed to Chambord City as burdens, and Barcelonans tried to use this strategy to deplete Chambord"s food, medicines, and clothes to make this little kingdom crumble under pressure.
At any moment of the day, people on the defense wall of Chambord could see Barcelonans torturing the refugees whom they captured.
However, what shocked Barcelonans was that Chambord City had accepted more than 200,000 refugees, including thousands of Barcelonan spies, but it still didn"t crumble.
Also, ma.s.s chaos and blazing fires that they antic.i.p.ated didn"t occur, and they lost contact with the thousands of spies.
Things started to look strange.
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Chapter 1088: Former Knight (Part Three)
"Time is about right. On the other side of Zuli River, more than 400,000 Barcelonan soldiers and 300,000 puppet Zenitian soldiers gathered together. Perhaps we can launch a quick raid. With hundreds of mystical gold war puppets, we can make all of them disappear within an hour," Bast suggested while trying to suppress his anger.
In the watchtower on the southern gate, a new round of military meetings were happening.
Except for Bast, Brook, and Old Aryang, various military officers, big and small, all joined the meetings.
Recalling what Barcelonans had done to the civilians of Zenit, rage burned in every Chambordian"s mind. They all wanted to charge out and kill these demons.
Although Bast was a civil official, he was murderous at this moment, and many military officers agreed to his suggestions.
In fact, Brook was moved as well.
Now, everyone was looking at Strategist Old Aryang.
In the last while, Old Aryang"s steady commands and deep a.n.a.lyses of the battlefield earned him the respect from everyone. Before the king returned, he was the head commander in the military of Chambord. The tactic of not revealing the true strength of the magic puppets was also a part of Old Aryang"s big plan.
"Not now." Old Aryang thought for a moment and shook his head.
"Although we can obliterate the enemy troops on the other side of the river with the 500 magic puppets, we can"t kill the demi-G.o.ds and other masters. There are about 800,000 enemy soldiers, and they will go rogue when the troops are destroyed. Without restrictions, they are going to slaughter Zenitian refugees and bring disasters to our peers who are struggling to barely stay alive in the enemy territory. Besides, the mystical gold war puppets have limited mobility so that they can"t chase far, and we have a limited number of soldiers. Right now, we don"t have the strength to fight Barcelonans head-on. After they retreat to St. Petersburg, they could gather troops again and come back. By then, they would have a clear understanding of the number of magic puppets that we have and their range. Our situation will become even harder."
Most people agreed with Old Aryang"s a.n.a.lysis.
"Then, what should we do? Are we just going to watch those b*stards of Barcelona kill Zenitian refugees and a.s.sault Zenitian women?"
Once Bast got mad, he showed more anger and hatred than anyone else.
"We don"t need to wait for long." Old Aryang smiled and said, "After calculating the time, Torres should have returned to the [Banished Land] and reported everything to King Alexander, and His Majesty is about to return. Once His Majesty is back, we can start the counterattack!"
"His Majesty"s return?"
After thinking about this, everyone sat straighter and was filled with excitement and expectations.
"Yeah! If the invincible King Alexander returns, none of this would pose problems. Leaving other things aside, His Majesty can command the magic puppet troop without restrictions and chase after Barcelonans to the end of the world. Killing these demi-G.o.ds, kicking Barcelonans out of Zenit, and restoring the empire will only be a matter of time."
Enduring this a bit longer would result in a huge shift in the world.
-Inside the campsite of Barcelon
Tens of thousands of Zenitian refugees were locked inside a place that was enclosed by fences and looked like a sheep pen, and they were shivering in the cold.
Not far away from this refugee pen, there was a luxurious-looking magic tent.
The curtain door of the tent opened, and a handsome young man in the military uniform of Barcelona walked out with a smile on his face.
He was the former Silver Moon Knight Piazon, one of the ten execution knights of Zenit.
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