Chapter 200: Goal Achieved
Although the Lord warned Gregory IV, the Kingdom of Crow Stern seemed a little skeptical.
Gregory IV looked back, his face twitched a few times, and he snorted, still signaling the rear team to become the front team, and asked the soldiers in the back row to retreat outside the city gate.
But just two minutes later, before Gregory IV even reached the city gate, a ranger came to report in panic: "Your Majesty, there is a group of rangers outside the city gate... We will be shot if we go out! We have no arrows and cannot fight back. The city gate is narrow, and we will suffer heavy losses if we rush out!"
At this time, Leon's trumpet began to roar again: "Crow Stern Warriors, do you remember Countess Valera? Do you remember the glorious Falcon Claw? They have returned to this city! They are fighting with the Jatu people! Did you see it?"
The mixed force of the female explorer and the Noldor elves has now reached the center of the city, and a small number of Ravenclaws standing on high ground should be able to see them.
Amy and Wendyllve also came to the center of the street of Eagle Claw Castle at this time, and just heard the lord mention the countess and Falcon Claw.
So Amy and Wendy went up to the roof together and stood next to Leon.
"That's just right, Wendy. I just need you..."
Leon nodded to Wendy.
"Sir, are you going to shoot those Jatu people?"
Wendy consciously took off the bow and put an arrow on it.
"No, shoot anyone who runs away, especially the Ravencrow! Look at that guy over there, shoot him!"
Leon pointed to a group of retreating Stern Crow armed infantrymen in the north.
The outstanding student representative among the Noldor female rangers is indeed outstanding in ability. As soon as the lord finished speaking, Wendy had already shot the arrow. The Noldor arrow accurately penetrated the helmet of the armed infantryman and stuck in the top of the infantryman's head.
The infantryman fell to the ground without a sound.
The Ravenstern let out a low cry of fear.
Then Li Ang blew up the loudspeaker again and shouted: "No one can retreat until all the Jatu people are dead! Whoever dares to retreat will die!"
Gregory IV's face twitched even more violently, and he gritted his teeth and issued an order: "Pass the order! All troops...attack the Jatu people! Attack!"
"Sir, you asked me to keep the arrows just to supervise the battle?"
Wendy nocked another arrow, but couldn't find a target at the moment. No one in the city would retreat this time, and everyone was "fighting Jatu together."
"Of course not. Why are they supervising the battle? They are not Leon's subordinates... This is to declare control of the battlefield! Wendy, this is to tell them that we have already ruled the battlefield. If they don't want to die, they have to obey - even if they are the king or the duke, they have to obey!"
It was Amy who answered. She took off her musket, loaded the ammunition, and monitored the battlefield with Wendy.
Li Ang nodded, holding the big flag and giving Amy a thumbs up: "You've graduated, Amy."
Then, the Lord said to Wendy: "Your arrows can control this battlefield at this time, Wendy, even if there are thousands of people on the battlefield... You only need a bag of arrows to make them all obey me."
Wendy nodded gently: "I understand, sir."
Indeed, no one dared to object under the threat of a sharpshooter like Wendyllf, because the troops of the Stern Crow Kingdom had already used up their arrows, and the arrows shot out could not be recovered in the case of a large-scale melee among several parties.
The people of Lin Ya were all very clear that the fresh troops brought by Li Ang could easily defeat their remaining army that had run out of ammunition and food at this time.
Leon was forcing everyone to join forces with the Noldor elves to deal with Jatu.
The battle became fierce again, and all forces tried their best to kill the Jatu people.
Surrounded on all sides, the Jatu people howled like wild beasts, just like what Leon had seen before, and all the Jatu people began to fight like crazy.
The suicide charge was still as horrific as the last time we saw it, but the ending was also the same as last time.
Soon after, the voices of the Jatu people gradually faded and finally disappeared in the center of Eagle Claw Castle.
Still no Jatu retreated or surrendered.
In fact, the desperate mentality of the Jatu people is exactly why Leon is determined to kill them.
Both Ralph and his son and Drash told Leon about the situation of the Jatu people, mainly about Juda's tribe.
The Destroyer Juda's tribe occupied the southern part of the Jatu Grassland. It was this tribe that had been plundering the Fierce Lion Kingdom. Ralph and his son were only familiar with Juda's tribe.
The tribe of another great warlord, Zakar, is in the northern part of the grassland, and they often attack the Kingdom of Crow Stern in the north.
All the Jatu people of the Juda tribe are soldiers, and from birth they receive a distorted warlord-style slave-like brainwashing education.
When they are about to reach adulthood, the young men of this tribe must prove themselves to be brave warriors by killing people with their own hands. Only by becoming a fearless warrior who dares to kill people can one be considered a human being in the Juda tribe, otherwise one can only be a slave.
The way these young Jatu men prove that they have grown into qualified warriors is often to kill the women from the Sarleon Kingdom that their fathers captured - that is, their mothers.
Biological mother.
In Juda's tribe, women are slaves, a kind of property, and a property that is cheaper than an iron pot or a saddle. It can even be said to be a consumable.
When these women are too old to reproduce, they will cut off the heads of the sons they raised, which becomes a deliberately distorted proof of "courage".
Therefore, the infant survival rate of the Jatu people is actually very low - many women are likely to strangle their own children after giving birth to baby boys.
If a daughter was born, it would be better. Girls from the Juda tribe would basically be sent to the Zakar tribe when they were thirteen or fourteen years old in exchange for daily necessities such as iron pots.
Because of this, Juda's tribe would continue to abduct more women.
Under this warlord-style brainwashing, Zhuda's tribe gradually regarded those who were unable to fight and plunder as a burden.
If a young Jatu man does not have the courage to kill, then his fate is actually not much better than those abducted women. Not only will he become a slave, but he will also be regarded as a coward and become a "lowly slave abandoned by Indar".
'Indar' is the god of the Jatu people. It is said that he is an archer who specializes in shooting deserters on the battlefield. Juda the Destroyer likes to do this kind of thing himself, so Juda is also regarded as Indar himself by his tribe.
If a Jatu was struck in the back by an arrow, either through bad luck or by escaping, he would become a slave—considered a coward punished by Indar.
Therefore, in order to avoid being shot in the back, these Jatu people would fight to the death at any time and would never surrender.
These Jatu raiders, who have been brainwashed since childhood, are like pure tools.
Killing, pillaging, breeding horses and producing offspring that are just as brainwashed as themselves is all they do in life.
The ones who really have some brains, or have some human thoughts, are actually some small warlords of relatively high ranks. Those who can become managers show that their brains have not been completely brainwashed and they still have a little thinking .
For example, Drash.
In fact, this is the case most of the time - in organizations that control people through brainwashing education, those who are completely brainwashed can only do hard labor all their lives, while those who are not brainwashed can become senior executives.
In a pyramid scheme, the people who believe least in it are the top leaders; in a religious organization, the people who believe least in God are the Pope himself.
Because of this, the lord can find a way to unite the Noldor elves, or find a way to unite some of the Misty Mountain people - such as Andonga, but he must destroy the Jatu tribe of Judah.
As for the other Jatu warlord Zakar, it is hard to say since Leon currently lacks in-depth understanding of them.
Furthermore, Judah's tribe is indeed the mortal enemy of all forces, and only when facing them can humans and the Noldor truly fight together and avoid conflict with each other.
As the bodies piled up in the center of the city, several forces finally joined forces to kill all the Jatu people and met in the center of the castle.
Some of the Lion Knights had already collapsed on the bloody ground due to exhaustion.
The troops of the Stern Crow Kingdom were also staggering. They didn't have the strength to fight anymore, but they didn't dare to relax and remained vigilant.
Because the Noldor elves on the roof were looking at the battlefield with bows in their hands , and those female explorers who were similar to "Falcon Claw" were also lined up and ready to go.
Now only Li Ang's troops have sufficient physical strength and enough arrows.
Everyone knew that the arrows of the Noldor could penetrate heavy armor, so no one dared to move.
Duke Brunus also rushed to the center of the city and looked up at Leon posing on the roof.
Since the south gate was completely blocked from the outside by Vendatil, he had been holding on on the south wall until Leon entered the city, and the siege was lifted.
"Baron Leon! You should give me an explanation!"
Brennus seemed to be injured, and the armor on his shoulder was damaged.
He pointed at the bloodstained flag carried by the attendant beside him and yelled at Li Ang: "Why don't you obey my orders? Why do you block the city gates? Are you going to rebel?"
The marshal's flag looked inconspicuous on the street below, but Leon was holding his griffin flag on the roof. It looked like Leon's flag was more like a marshal's flag...
"What do I have to explain? I finally broke through the city gate to save you. My Lord Duke, I just saved your life. Can you be nicer to your savior..."
Leon casually looked down at Brennus and said, "The people of the Stern Crow Kingdom are still here. What do you think will happen if I withdraw my troops out of unhappiness?"
Brennus was furious and roared, "How dare you!"
But he only said these two words and then wisely shut up - if Li Ang really withdrew and ignored him, he would have no choice but to surrender to save his life...
The Lion Knights and the Royal Guards suffered heavy losses. Behind Brunus were all wounded soldiers, and there were no more than 500 people still able to fight.
Although the situation on the Crowstern Kingdom's side was not much better, they had more people after all, and they were fighting on foot in the city, so the Crowstern Kingdom was not afraid of the Lion Knights.
Besides, it was not Leon who blocked the South Gate, but the Noldor Rangers led by Vendatil. Brennus saw with his own eyes on the city wall a large group of Noldor Rangers blocking the gate with all kinds of stones, wood and other things.
Although the Noldor blocked the city gates and almost killed Brennus, it really had nothing to do with Leon.
Even though Brennus knew that the Noldor elves were mostly acting according to Leon's instructions, he knew even more that he was the disadvantaged group here - he had to hold back any dissatisfaction he had.
Moreover, Brennus didn't understand why the Noldor elves would obey Leon's command?
But before he could ask, Leon gave the answer himself, but not to Brennus, but to the Lion Knights.
"In order to fight against the Jatu together, the Noldor elves have temporarily formed an alliance with me... Now, with the help of the Noldor warriors, we have wiped out the Jatu! Lion Knights, I hope you will remember this battle today and don't forget who saved you! Now, put down your weapons and sit down to rest!"
The people of the Lion Knights listened silently. In the eyes of these knights and followers of the Lion Knights, it was indeed Leon and the Noldor elves who saved them.
Their retreat was not blocked before, it was because they themselves were unable to retreat - when engaging in a battle, if they had the intention of retreating from the city gate, all the Jatu people would rush towards them.
If Brunus was with the Simon Lion Knights at the time, he would have most likely arranged for someone to cover their retreat and force most people to evacuate.
But Brunus was blocked on the south city wall, and the Lion Knights on the west side had no one in command. They were all noble knights, and of course no one was willing to die in the rear.
Now Leon asked them to put down their weapons and sit down where they were, and most of the Lion Knights did as he said - in fact, they wanted to do so anyway, but they had no strength left.
Brunus seemed to want to say something when he saw this, but after pursing his lips, he didn't speak in the end.
"Soldiers of the Kingdom of Ravenstern... do you want to return alive?"
Seeing that the Lion Knights all followed their instructions silently and no one jumped out to interrupt, Leon turned around and began to shout towards the Kingdom of Stern Crow.
"If you don't want to die, put down your weapons and sit down where you are!"
The Ravencrow didn't react, but the scene was completely silent.
"I say again... Put down your weapons and sit down where you are! If you don't do this, I will order an attack! All troops ready!"
Li Ang raised his voice and repeated it, and raised the flag in his hand.
"ha!"
Upon hearing the order "All troops prepare", Li Ang's troops cooperated well and issued a unified battle cry - this is the feedback that most well-trained troops will give after hearing the commander's order, indicating "understood".
This spirited roar obviously created a considerable deterrent - those Noldor rangers also responded to Leon's orders in unison.
Most people present could realize that the relationship between these Noldor elves and Leon was probably more than just a "temporary alliance"...
Most of the Ravenstern sat down without even waiting for Gregory IV's order.
Everyone became quiet.
Gregory IV's expression and reaction now are exactly the same as Brennus'...
Leon nodded with satisfaction: "Very good! Your Majesty Gregory, Duke Brunus, please step out! I will wait for you on the east wall..."
After shouting, the lord handed the flag to Amy, went down from the roof and walked towards the stairs of the east wall.
The Noldor Rangers led by Wendy and Vendatil still held their bows and stared at the battlefield.
Gregory IV and Duke Brennus were in two different places but sighed at essentially the same time.
No matter what Li Ang wants to do, they can only do it now. After all, Li Ang's troops are the most powerful in this area, and he appears as a 'savior'...
"Sire, give me your helmet, and I will go in your place... In case those Noldor are really demons as the rumors say..."
The Raven Stern nobleman in Highlander armor beside Gregory IV looked quite brave.
But Gregory IV shook his head and refused: "These Noldor are so obedient to military orders, they are obviously well-trained mercenaries, how could they be demons... That Leon will not hurt me, otherwise he would have attacked long ago..."
Duke Brunus did not say anything extra. He just looked at the Noldor Rangers on the roof with some concern, then separated the guards in front of him and walked towards the east city wall.
However, his steps were so slow as if he was limping, and his legs seemed to be shaking a little.
The two bosses met in the middle of the battlefield at almost the same time, and then tremblingly passed through the array of the Noldor elves at the same time. They even looked at each other, probably to boost their courage...
In fact, Leon could have completed the negotiations in the middle of the battlefield . The reason why he asked King Ravenstern and Duke Brennus to go to the east city wall was to allow these two big guys to pass through the Noldor lines.
And all the human soldiers present must see this scene.
This can tell everyone that the Noldor elves are not the devils in the legend, but reliable warriors who obey orders;
At the same time, it could also make the two bosses bear tremendous psychological pressure - to be honest, it was really scary to pass through a group of Noldor rangers holding weapons and staring at them coldly. It was so scary that the two bosses had no time to pay attention to the beauty of the Noldor girls.
Li Ang had already climbed up the east wall along the stairs at the edge of the city. Looking at the silent Eagle Claw Castle, he knew that he had already achieved his goal. Anything he could get later would be considered an additional benefit.
Those people sitting on the ground in the city were noble knights and their trusted followers from the two countries, or elite warriors of relatively high status.
The territories of these people are spread over various regions of both countries.
Now these people know that the Noldor elves can fight alongside humans and will rescue humans - even if this rescue comes a little late, at least it is rescue.
Moreover, after these Noldor elves finally took control of the battlefield, they did not attack the troops of the two countries at will, but obeyed Leon's orders.
This shows that the Noldor are controllable, rational, and well-trained warriors.
This is actually very important, as it will prevent the Noldor elves from being treated as monsters by these noble knights, nor will they be seen as non-humans who are unable to communicate, but rather as another group that all nobles are familiar with - mercenaries.
Just like the big strong men in Mettenheim.
The people of Mettenheim are tall and most of them look fierce. They look much more terrifying than the Noldor elves, but people do not regard the people of Mettenheim as monsters because they are controllable mercenaries.
When the Noldor elves were regarded as powerful mercenaries, these noble knights would feel guilty if they planned to capture the Noldor as slaves, just as if they were capturing the people of Mettenheim at will - so there was nothing to say if they were killed in return for this, and there was no hatred to speak of.
When the Barclay Empire provoked the Mettenheim people and was killed in return, it was the Mettenheim people that everyone sympathized with...
And from now on, even if more Noldor elves appear in Leon's territory, it will be considered normal.
As mercenaries, what's so strange about appearing on their employer's territory?
At most, people thought that Leon had secretly brought so many Noldor warriors, and he might have some other intentions - but in any case, this was much better than regarding Leon as a heretic.
At the same time, the Noldor elves will truly have the opportunity to integrate into human society, and they will certainly do everything they can to protect Leon's territory.
These are the goals that have been achieved so far.
And more gains will come from the negotiations on the east city wall.
