Chapter 520, Raid on the Spire Palace (Part 1)

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In February, the heavy snow had not disappeared, and the weather was still very cold at this time, but Ryan had already ordered the territory to mobilize on a certain scale. His own army, plus the main forces of the Duchy of Wenford and Duchy of Boldro, arrived one after another.

Hundreds of tents have been set up, and the remaining soldiers are also setting up camps one by one under the orders of the sergeants. Food from Ryan's territory is continuously imported into the camps, and the war mobilization is in progress.

At present, most of the people mobilized are industrial and commercial people, especially the free people. Ryan hopes that this early attack will not affect the agriculture of his territory as much as possible, so he tries to recruit as few agricultural people as possible. Under this background, he only recruited There are about 2,000 infantry, and they are basically semi-professional troops. Boldrow and Winford also sent a large number of knights and part of the standing army to Commander Ryan. Boldrow's commander is Federmon Baron De, the commander in chief of Winford is Sir Gerald, and they all obey Ryan.

The Lake God Witch Morgiana led a team of Lake God Prophets and a team of Holy Grail Guards to the front line, and Teresa and Aurora, mother and daughter, also stationed in the camp with the entire Ice Element Witch Apprentice Group. It is Ryan's magical power in this war, and Veronica is on standby in Ryan's territory. If Ryan needs her help, the Garland Witch will come to the front line.

Belegar, the king of the Angrund clan, also led the dwarf army to the camp. Belegar only brought more than 800 people this time, including Angrund's sworn guards, the famous North Star Axes, and the Brotherhood of Steel. And a squad of rangers and a squad of musketeers, and the rest are artillery.

Norvigrin's Ironbreakers and Duggan's Brotherhood of Black Powder, hired by Lion, also arrived at the camp.

The forest was covered with heavy snow, and it was very cold in the Sharon Forest. Ryan was wearing a white bear fur cloak, and he was inspecting the camp.

"Count, we have gathered more than 5,000 people to arrive at the frontline camp." Holy Grail Knight Armand, Ryan's flag officer followed behind Ryan, and he said: "Five kilometers to the north is the Grace Murray River. Cross the river, and not far from the other side of the river is the Spire Palace."

"Well." Ryan nodded, thinking about the current situation: "Earl Occasion should not have noticed that we are gathering troops here, right?"

"Not yet, the Earl of Occasion has become alert to our movements. He has sent many scouts and sentries to guard the key points of the Grace Murray River. If we cross the river on a large scale, he will definitely send the army to Transfer back to the Spire Palace." Armand continued: "Our dwarf brothers have already calculated, even if Ms. Teresa can help us smuggle, the number cannot exceed one hundred."

"A hundred people,

enough. Ryan focused his gaze on the skyline, and he took a deep breath: "Baron Fedmond and Sir Gerald will go with us, Armand, are you ready?" "

"Where the earl's sword is going is where I am, Armand!" Armand held up the banner with the coat of arms of the Ryan family.

"Very good, let's look for an opportunity." Ryan nodded: "Sir Bertrand, the two half-elf Estelle and Dace have already sneaked across the Grace Murray River, let us wait for the opportunity."

The entire camp is urgently deploying various supplies and preparing for war.

After waiting from the morning of the first day to the afternoon of the second day, Sir Bertrand and the two half-elven rangers finally brought back the news Ryan wanted: "Count, we have news that Earl Occasion will lead his own army tomorrow." The servants are going to hunt in the wilderness near the Spire Palace! This is a routine winter hunt!"

"Very good, get ready to start!" Ryan ordered immediately. In the entire camp, the 80 knights he selected responded immediately. The Holy Grail Knight Fedmond held the golden sea monster cross helmet, and the Holy Knight Sir Gerald held The silver unicorn cross helmet is ready.

Ryan found the mother and daughter Aurora who were resting in the corner of the camp: "Ms. Aurora, Teresa?"

Aurora in luxurious attire nodded, she didn't say much, the sanctuary witch began to chant a great spell, Teresa led the entire witch apprentice group to chant the spell with Aurora, and began to cast spells.

The lake god witch Morgiana also led the lake god prophets to chant spells, and the halos were set on the eighty knights headed by Ryan.

The action begins!

Eighty knights were fully armed, and they were all strengthened by seven or eight kinds of life-type spells from the Lake God Witch. Taking advantage of the darkness, this knight team came to the riverside in the dark.

At three o'clock in the morning, the mighty but filthy Grassmore River is covered with ice floe and flowing water below.

The sorceress Teresa rode on a half-breed elven warhorse, and she chanted ice magic.

The river began to freeze and become more solid.

Sir Bertrand was wearing a warm animal skin cloak, a three-cornered hat with two hat feathers on his head, and a big Starfire bow made by wood elves on his back. He patrolled the forest with two half-elves The guest reported the situation: "Count, we have cleared the sentry post on the other side of the river. Earl Occasion and his army will not notice our movements for the time being, but over time, the disappearance of the sentry post will still arouse the vigilance of the other side of the river. "

"That's enough, I'll trouble you, Bertrand, Estelle, and Daisy." Ryan rode on the body of the pure-blood elf war horse Putao, and encouraged the three of them gently: "If this operation is successful, the military medal There will always be a part of you."

He can't ride a griffin for this operation, the target of the griffin is too big and too conspicuous.

"It is my honor to serve the Earl." Bertrand said with his head down, "Now, let me lead the way for you."

"Very good! Let's go!"

The ice on the river surface became extremely solid under the influence of magic. As the three of Bertrand got on their horses, Ryan immediately led eighty knights to ride directly across the ice.

Five minutes later, after confirming that all the knights had passed, Teresa immediately stopped casting spells. Without the support of magic, the solid ice layer gradually became thinner under the impact of the river water, returning to its previous fragile state.

The sorceress was fascinated by watching the direction in which Ryan and the others were leaving. She didn't pause for too long, Teresa got on her horse, and she wanted to rush back to the camp to assist Aurora in casting spells.

This great spell will be the key to the outcome of the surprise attack!

……… I am the dividing line crossing the river in the early morning………

In the early morning, the lord of the Spire Palace, Earl Occasion, woke up from his sleep.

Unlike many undead lords of Musillon, Occasion is a real human being, and he always refuses to become a vampire. For some consideration, whether it is the blood-red duke who ruled Musillon before, or the one who is in charge of controlling the situation Neither the Lich King Akhan, nor the "Viper" Matthew Bard who is currently in power, have forced Earl Occasion to transform into a vampire.

Because of the special status of Earl Occasion, he may be one of the very few. From the generation of nobles of the first Duke Musillon "Victor" Landuin, there is still a clear genealogy map passed down to the current Musillon nobles.

This is really commendable, because after Musilon suffered three major catastrophes, the local nobles either switched to Lyonnaise or died or were transformed into vampires. Is it the object that both Britannia and the vampires need to strive for, that is, the so-called "model setting", and the undead want to prove it through the case of Earl Occasion

It is also because of this that since Occasion came to Musillon, he has been valued by the vampires. He was not only given the title of Earl, but also gave him two thousand troops to garrison the Spire Palace, an important place in the south of Musillon. stronghold.

The Spire is a well-maintained old castle dating back to before the founding of Brittania, with a hall and bedrooms surrounding a central spiral staircase. Occasion himself lives at the top of the tower, while most of his attendants live in the basement.

Earl Ocarson set up stables nearby to look after his own mounts and those of individual servant knights. The interior of the castle is elegantly decorated, more suitable for entertaining guests than defending against foreign enemies.

There are antiques all over the furniture and even in the rooms, and the prominent Occasion coat of arms (3 small black flowers surrounding a Widowmaker on a white field) can be seen everywhere.

It is worth noting that there are several exquisite tapestries hanging in the castle, which depict the historical stories of Musillon, such as the great deeds of the first Duke Musillon "Victor" Landuin's heroic victory over the necromancer, but the mad duke Mo The events of Lorwyn Time and the False Grail (Tower of Dole) have apparently been selectively ignored.

There was a strong flame burning in the fireplace. Every night after the sun went down, the serfs would give a sumptuous dinner to the residents of the tower. Earl Occasion washed his face with clean water under the service of his servants. The earl planned to go out for winter hunting today.

Winter hunting is a custom here, and it is also a means for the lord to show his authority and control. Earl Ocarson has ruled the Spire Palace for many years, and he conducts winter hunting every year.

The nobleman of Musillon felt a little frowning when he thought of the recent movements in the south. His subordinates reported many times that Earl Lane in the south was recruiting a huge army to attack Musillon.

If Ryan wants to attack Mu Xilong, then the Spire Palace will be the first to be attacked, which is a recognized fact in the entire kingdom.

For this reason, Earl Occasion also felt very anxious, and now he is also thinking about what he should do.

Occasion has a secret in his heart, a secret that cannot be told to anyone.

He was the last knight king, "Tyrant" John II sent Musillon's undercover agent. The cruel knight king had planned to conquer Musillon for a long time. Occasion, who was a few years old, came to Mousillon.

As a former Musillon nobleman, Occasion has a natural advantage. He was quickly appreciated by the Red Duke and successfully entered the Musillon senior management.

Occasion once thought that he would soon be able to play a role, making great contributions to John II's recovery of Mousillon, regaining his glorious identity, and becoming a hero of the kingdom.

In the first year of entering Musillon, he secretly reported to John II: "My king, I have successfully joined the ranks of the undead nobles."

"Very well, my dear Occasion, hold on."

In the third year, Occasion, who had become a knight commander, reported secretly to John II: "My king, I have assembled a loyal human deployment, ready to cooperate with the outside at any time."

"You have done a very good job, Occasion, and when it is done, I will promote you to the baron!"

In the sixth year, Occasion reported to John II again: "My king, when will we launch a chivalrous war to recover Mousillon?"

"Wait, now is not the time!"

Occasion had to continue to wait, and what he waited for was the news that John II was rushed into the palace with the Holy Grail knights led by the lake goddess Morgiana, and the news that the throne was deposed.

After hearing the news, Occasion fell into an ice cellar, John II was the only one who knew his identity as an undercover agent! After the king was deposed and ordered to be secretly taken into custody by Mogiana, no one could prove Occasion's identity as an undercover agent. From an undercover agent who endured humiliation, he truly became the noble lord of Musillon, the lord of the undead. subordinate!

The purpose of life is gone.

With the disappearance of his life goals, Occasion's personal ambitions swelled. After breaking free from the shackles, he began to truly surrender to the vampires, and became the subordinates of the vampires. Runaway slaves and accepting hearts, whether it is the Red Duke, Akhan or Matthew Bard, they all regard Occasion as a model for establishing an empire of the dead after conquering the knight kingdom and maintaining the harmonious coexistence of the living and the dead. Be stingy with rewards, under the guidance of the blood knights, Occasion was successfully promoted to a legendary powerhouse.

He began to enjoy the feeling of being in the right and left of the two forces. He is the living, but he is also the subordinate of the dead. The living recognize him, and the dead need him.

In this dark age, Occasson also has to achieve his own kingly career.

Woke up, had breakfast, and summoned his subordinates to gather. Earl Occasion put on his armor in the service of his subordinates, mounted his war horse, and prepared for winter hunting. Dozens of knights and knights' subordinates, as well as more than 200 serf infantry, had assembled .

The sky in the distance was very clear, and it seemed that this would be a typical sunny day in winter. Occasion looked at the clear sky and nodded in satisfaction. This would be a good weather for winter hunting.

Heh, it was agreed at the beginning for three years, three years later, three years later, three years later, three years later, now it has been more than 30 years, Boss! Dear John II, my king, do you see that? I'm already an earl! Who cares about your baronial title?

Occasion looked at his huge winter hunting team, the bright knight armor, and the Earl of the Spire Palace only felt satisfied. This is what he wanted, and waited until the Lich King Akhan and Duke Matthew Bard conquered the entire knight kingdom , he is also the founder of the country, what duke title should he have at that time?

You have to think about it.

So what if the Lich King and Matthew Bard lose? Occasion thought that when he thought of it, he could jump back immediately. He could surrender openly and even reveal his undercover identity at the right time by relying on his human identity. Considering the influence of regaining Mu Xilong, the Knight Kingdom will not only not judge Instead, he wants to treat him preferentially, grant him a piece of land, and give him a new equivalent title of Earl!

Why treat me as an undercover agent and leader? !

Thinking of this, Occasion, who thought he was not at a loss, asked his valet, "What's happening on the other side of the river? Have Earl Lane and his army arrived nearby?"

"There is no news yet, my count." The valet responded immediately: "We have established many guard posts by the river, and there has been no movement recently, and we have always remained calm."

"Well... it's almost time for spring plowing. Even if Earl Lane wants to attack the Spire Palace, he should wait until after the spring plowing." Occasion slightly raised his forehead, and he continued to ask: "But we also shouldn't underestimate Ryan, who has a bad reputation. Guy, did the guards and scouts report anything unusual today?"

"Not yet today." The valet shook his head: "Normally, the scouts and sentries would not hear the news until the afternoon."

"Let's do this first, let's start the winter hunting first!" Earl Occasion did not doubt it, he immediately ordered the start of the winter hunting, and the whole winter hunting team responded with a loud noise, and they headed for the two kilometers near the Spire Palace In the wild, the winter hunt begins.

The winter hunt lasted for more than two hours. Earl Occasion’s luck was not bad today. He hit two hares and three pheasants. Occasion regretted that he failed to hit the wild deer he wanted the most. But he was immediately attracted by the change in the sky.

The originally sunny sky gradually turned cloudy, and the gloomy sky was covered with dark clouds. Before Earl Occasion could react, fine raindrops had already fallen from the sky.

"It's raining!"

"Damn! The weather was so good before, why did it suddenly rain?!"

This is not the end of everything, just when the whole winter hunting team was talking about it, something even more terrifying happened. A huge amount of hailstones were thrown into the gray earth and the snow-covered forest in the rain. The hailstorm fell in patches, hitting the helmets of the serf infantry, the armor of the knight squires, and the richly decorated plate armor of Earl Occasion. Within a few minutes, fine hailstorms and terrible rain The sleet almost completely submerged this group of people!

"Clang, clang, clang~" The dense hailstones hit the entire team with the sound of hail hitting the armor, which sounded extremely ear-piercing. The abominable hailstone became bigger and bigger, gradually changing from the size of a thumb to the size of an egg. Many serfs and infantry were beaten to the point of bleeding, and the knights were also beaten so badly that they couldn't lift their heads.

The heavy rain like a waterfall then swept across the entire winter hunting brigade. The severe cold made the infantry and knights sluggish. It seemed that the winter hunting could not go on.

In desperation, Earl Occasion had no choice but to order: "Everyone, find a place to hide!"

"Yes!" The attendants responded one after another, and everyone had to disperse, looking for shelter from the rain in the wilderness and swamp.

The entire plain and swamp turned into a muddy swamp. In the hail and sleet, everyone couldn't see their fingers, and they were miserable.

It was because of this heavy rain that no one in the entire Winter Hunting Brigade noticed that a team of more than 80 knights was slowly approaching in the distance. The leader of the knights was wearing gray knight power armor and holding Nemesis. Surrounded by spiritual light, all the rain, snow and hail that came towards him were automatically deflected.

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