Chapter 1251 The Army of Mercy

"You can also freely go to the temple to contribute your faith to the God of Fire. Dori, this is true or false."

"If this is really the case, then what are these invaders doing to occupy our city?"

When Kai Lide heard the previous words, he felt a little moved.

But hearing this last sentence made him suspicious again.

"Priest Kai Lide, you must be very familiar with me, Cullen, right?"

"If Priest Dori said it alone, you would think that we are deceiving you, but the three of us from South Carlo City and Maichel City together guarantee that this is absolutely true, and you can definitely believe it!"

At this time, Cullen also came to the front.

And because Kailide and Cullen are from the same area, they have been familiar to each other since childhood.

In this way, Kai Lide trusts him even more.

"Cullen..." After hearing Cullen's words, the Kailed priest finally fell silent.

Indeed, if only the commander and priest of a single city came to persuade him to surrender, he would still be doubtful.

But now that Cullen is added, he really already believes it.

After all, the probability that the leaders of both cities are cowards and traitors is very small.

After all, in the beginning, only the most pious people from the God of Fire could be assigned to take charge of a city.

Like him, Kay Lide, because of his lack of strength, was unable to defend medium-sized cities like South Carlo City and Maichel City.

"Kailide, surrender, this team of invaders from the continent of Io is very powerful."

"Our South Carolina City and Dori's Maichel City were both breached on the same day."

"And my garrison has 300,000, and the garrison of Maichel City has 400,000."

"Such a number cannot withstand their attack. How long do you think, Kailide, your less than 50,000 defenders in Maixiang Village can withstand them?"

"Besides, are you really willing to watch your 50,000 warriors die meaninglessly?"

"You think about their families, think about their parents, how sad it is when their loved ones learn that they died in battle."

"I..." Kai Lide was speechless.

Even South Carolina and Mitchell City couldn't handle it, let alone his small town.

Before, he had only made the decision to live or die with the city, so he did not escape.

But now, with the persuasion of Doriculun and others, he became hesitant.

He himself was indeed prepared to die on this wall rather than surrender.

But does he really want to take 50,000 soldiers with him to die?

At that time, the parents and relatives of these soldiers will be so painful and sad.

"I...I surrender!" Kailide glanced at the pale subordinates on the surrounding walls, and finally made a difficult decision.

Indeed, with 50,000 of them guarding a city with a wall only more than ten meters high, it would not have much effect on the enemy.

At most, it's just to draw some enemies back.

But so what?

Now, if we can really find a way to survive for our subordinates, then that would probably be the best thing.

"Kailide, you have made a formal choice. I believe you will be grateful for it later."

"Because of your decision, the soldiers and civilians in the city avoided meaningless sacrifices."

Cullen's sincere and happy voice immediately came from below.

Kailide shook his head and said nothing more.

He just hopes that Cullen and others are not lying to him.

"Everyone listen to the order, immediately put down their weapons and open the city gate!"

Afterwards, Kailide once again issued orders to his soldiers.

When the soldiers heard this, many of them breathed a sigh of relief, and then put their weapons on the ground.

Crunchy!

At this time, the gate of the city wall of Maixiang City finally opened.

When Cullen and others saw this, they did not enter the city immediately. Instead, they ran in the direction of Nalant.

It didn't take long for several people to arrive in front of Nalant.

"Lord Nalant, the commander of Maixiang City is willing to surrender, because he also knows that being able to be captured by you, the merciful man, in Maixiang City is the luck of the civilians in the city!"

Several people arrived behind Narant, and Dori was the first to speak to Narant.

Nalant smiled slightly when he heard the words, and naturally understood the meaning.

"As I said before, my previous guarantee is still valid!"

Narante was not bored either.

If you can capture a city with just one sentence and reduce the casualties of your men, why not do it.

Even if it only reduces one casualty, that's good.

After all, they are all flesh and blood, and they also have families, wives and children who miss them.

Dori and Mike were relieved when they heard this.

"Lord Narante, be merciful!"

Arnold and Cullen on the side had already anticipated this result, so they didn't react much.

"Let's go into the city!"

Immediately, Nalant waved his hand and led his subordinates to prepare to enter the city.

Of course, because this Maixiang City is too small, he only brought one hundred thousand divine guards inside.

Other soldiers stayed outside the city.

Anyway, there are only 50,000 defenders in the city, and 100,000 are definitely enough.

"Lord Nalant, these two are the commanders and priests of Maixiang City."

"The leader is called Emir, and the priest is called Kailide."

"Emil, Kailide, this is Lord Nalant of the Io Continental Legion!"

"I have met Lord Narante!"

When they entered the city, the leaders and priests of Maixiang City had already been waiting here.

Dori and others immediately introduced Nalant and the two of them.

The two of them were a little surprised to learn that this young man, Narant, was actually the leader of the invading army.

But he quickly reacted and immediately saluted and greeted Nalant.

Now that you have surrendered, there is nothing to be proud of.

They only hope that the leader of the Tao invaders in front of them can treat all soldiers and civilians in the city mercifully.

"Well, get up. The soldiers in Maixiang City asked my men to take care of me temporarily. You can take me to the mansion!"

Narant smiled warmly and looked very friendly.

"Yes, Lord Narante!"

Emir and Kai Lide of Maixiang City looked at each other when they saw this.

At least the intruder leader in front of him was not a cruel person based on his tone and demeanor.

And then, when they saw Nalant's soldiers starting to guard the streets in the city, the two men came down 100% of the time.

Because after Nalant's soldiers entered the city, they did not rush around, but simply stood guard at various street corners.

Even if it was a shop or a house, these soldiers did not break into it.

They also received a lot of bad things about the Legion of Gods.

Not to mention killing people and robbing wealth, the soldiers of the God Legion did all kinds of evil and did not take the lives of the civilians in the Flame God Continent seriously.

But the soldiers like Narant not only did not break into the store.

Even his posture and appearance seemed meticulous.

Soon, Nalant arrived at the small town mansion surrounded by everyone.

It is also extremely luxurious like the small town mansion.

After arriving at the mansion, Nalant's operations were as usual.

First, people were notified of the entire process, and then wealthy households in the city were invited to prepare for the construction of the temple.

In this regard, the people in Maixiang City naturally cooperated fully.

At this moment, the two surrendered commanders and priests finally confirmed that Nalant was really not going to plunder Maixiang City.

The two of them no longer felt guilty about their surrender, only thankful.

Fortunately, the two of them knew that Nalant would set off again tomorrow.

I was now ready to follow.

In this way, Nalant's next team to persuade him to surrender will become stronger and stronger.

And as the team of persuading people to surrender grows, the success rate of persuading people to surrender will naturally be higher.

On the second day, Narant led the team to set off decisively according to the plan.

Because Maixiang City is small, Nalant only left a team of 5,000 people to guard it.

After capturing three cities in this way, Nalant's team only had 450,000 men.

However, he didn't panic. If he really felt that his troops were not enough, it would be quick to wait for support from the camp.

The next journey lasted three days.

No wonder why we walked so far this time, because we needed to cross a dense forest area this time.

Fortunately, there is a road here. Although the journey is a bit far, there is no dangerous situation.

The fourth city that Nalant and others came to this time was a medium-sized town about the same size as South Carolina City, called Dessen City.

When the defenders in Desen City saw the arrival of Nalant and others, they were not too surprised.

Because they already knew the news and were ready to defend themselves.

Seeing that there were dense ravines and horse-rejecting stakes even outside the city, Nalant immediately looked at several commanders and priests.

"It seems I have to ask more of you this time!"

Narant said with a smile.

"Lord Narant, we will do our best!"

After hearing this, several people nodded very solemnly towards Nalant.

The city of Dessen was so well-defended and fully prepared, so naturally the leaders and priests did not dare to neglect it.

It's not that they are absolutely rebellious and want the Flame Continent to be occupied.

Rather, I felt that although Dessen City was fully prepared, there was still a high probability of being breached by Nalant.

Because the strength of Texas City is actually almost the same as that of South Carolina City and Mitchell City.

Even if you are fully prepared, you may only be able to hold on longer and kill more enemies.

But then, a problem arises.

If Desen City killed more of Nalant's subordinates, but failed to defend in the end.

Will this Desen city be as safe and sound as the first three cities?

Especially like Maixiang City, which is almost the same as before.

The soldiers guarding the city returned the favor.

There is also an additional temple next to the palace square in the city.

As for the rest, civilians can do whatever they want, and can even go there every day to contribute their faith to the God of Fire.

In this way, compared to the civilians of the Flame Continent from several other directions, this is simply the lucky one.

Afterwards, several priests and leaders immediately headed towards Desen City ahead.

After crossing various ravines and sharp horse-blocking posts, the group quickly arrived at the foot of Desen City.

"Mike, Dori, Cullen, Kelid...it's you!"

Several people appeared, and sounds of surprise immediately came from the city wall.

When Mike, Dori and others looked at the top of the city wall, they found densely packed soldiers, many of whom were not even wearing armor.

It seems that civilians in Desen City have been mobilized to participate in the defense war.

If civilians were added to the original guards, the garrison would probably reach 700,000 to 800,000.

"Commander Daryl, yes, it's us!" After hearing this, several people clamored to say hello from above.

"I heard about it a few days ago. I heard that you have surrendered to the enemy. What are you here to do this time, to persuade me to surrender like the rumors say?" A mocking voice came from above.

The people below frowned when they heard this.

It's not that he feels insulted and angry, but it feels like it's not easy for Daryl to surrender.

"Daryl, yes, we did surrender to the enemy, but we are not afraid of death."

"We are very willing to fight to the death, but have you thought about the civilians and soldiers in the city?"

"They also have families, wives and daughters, so why push them into the abyss over a battle they can't win?"

"So, we finally chose to surrender, but we did not betray the God of Fire."

"If our God of Fire Continent can finally settle down, we will immediately kill ourselves in front of the statue of God of Fire and repent to God of Fire!"

Dori and others immediately explained and spoke upwards.

But what greeted him was a burst of ridicule from above.

"Really? You actually talk about surrendering to the enemy as being so great and noble. Do you really feel no shame?"

"Forget it, I don't want to talk about you either. Everyone has his own ambitions. You want to live an ignoble existence, but I, Daryl, will never do that."

"If you want me to surrender, then you have to give up!"

"Did you see the fortifications outside the city and the fortifications on the city wall?"

"I mobilized hundreds of thousands of people and it took me four days to complete."

"If those damn intruders attack, then I'll give them a taste of what it's like to fail."

"In addition, I also know that they have a powerful explosive weapon."

"So you have seen the shed roof on the city wall, that kind of cannonball can't hit the city wall at all!"

Daryl, above, sneered at the persuasion to surrender.

In his opinion, he already fully understood the enemy.

The enemy itself is not strong because there are very few golden knights and earth knights among them.

Only the unknown explosive weapons are the most difficult to defend against.

However, according to the people who had escaped from the previous cities, he already knew how to restrain that kind of weapon.

That is, like a defensive trebuchet, a roof was installed on the top of the city wall.

These ceilings are like roofs with a bulge in the middle and sloping sides.

The materials are thick wooden strips and iron sheets.

They used up all the metal in the city to build it.

At that time, even if the enemy's bomb hits the top, it will roll away directly.

Even if it explodes directly on the roof, it will not damage the city wall.

Also, in order to prevent the enemy from digging tunnels, they dug a trench three meters wide and twenty meters deep twenty meters outside the city, and filled it with water.

If the enemy digs a trench, they may be drowned directly in the tunnel.

With such preparations, how could they surrender.

The people below listened to Daryl's words with uncertain expressions. (End of chapter)