Chapter 85 You Have to Cooperate
Justus' eyes widened and he was speechless for a moment .
The two Lion Knights' eyes widened and they probably wanted to swear, but they held back.
"Governor, don't look at me like that... You see, you are in my hands. If Governor Levius continues to attack the city, then I will definitely have no choice but to kill you... right?"
The knife began to wave again in front of Justus's eyes.
"But if you cooperate with me and find a way to get Levius into my hands, then everyone can continue to live, how great it would be..."
There is indeed a hint of compassion in the lord's tone.
Justus closed his eyes, frowned, and seemed undecided.
"Governor, think about it. If you die, but Levius is still alive and has made great contributions...what will he do? Do you think he will occupy your luxurious villa, spend your dinars, sleep with your women, and beat your children..."
The lord took a pear from Justus's table, peeled it slowly with a small knife, then poked a piece with the tip of the knife and handed it to Justus' mouth.
Justus shuddered as he glanced at the sharp knife.
"Okay! I'll cooperate with you...but you have to promise to let me go when the war is over!"
Justus gritted his teeth and agreed.
But just as Leon hid the knife back into his sleeve and was about to ask Justus to take him to "meet Levius", the war drums sounded and the full-scale attack of the Bacchus Empire had begun.
"Mr. Governor! Commander Levius asks you to launch an attack!"
A voice was heard outside the military tent.
Justus looked at Leon, sighed and said loudly: "Everyone, line up outside the camp and wait for my order!"
Leon nodded, satisfied with Justus's reaction.
Justus was not lying, he was indeed not the head coach.
Because, except for his men, the entire army of the Bacchus Empire has been dispatched.
The attack was extremely fierce, and the shouts of killing were deafening.
There were countless crossbowmen surrounding the castle, who were scattered around Bailu Fort and trying to suppress the defenders with crossbow arrows.
Although the archers on the city had the advantage of geographical location, the Bacchus Empire had a large number the shooting between the two sides turned into a war of attrition, which was actually very unfavorable to White Deer Castle - even though they created a casualty ratio of one to three.
After all, the military strength of the Bacchus Empire is more than ten times that of White Deer Castle.
A dozen siege ladders have been placed on the outer wall of Bailu Fort, and the heavy infantry has begun to attack the city along the wall.
These siege ladders were hastily made in just one day. They were not real siege ladders, had no base, and no advanced lifting pulleys. Bailu Fort was in a dangerous location, surrounded by either hillsides or forests, and it was difficult to transport large equipment.
However, although there are only a dozen simple ladders with hooks, they still work.
The heavy siege ladder can actually be hooked on the city wall and cannot be pushed down by human power. The defenders on the city can only send people to block the ladder and stab with spears, and rely on the arrow racks on the side for defense.
The defensive equipment of White Deer Fort seemed to be sufficient. Logs were thrown down from time to time, knocking down the enemies on the ladders one after another.
But even so, it is difficult to take care of all places due to the huge gap in numbers.
The Bacchus Empire's relentless offensive never stopped, and soon warriors in heavy armor climbed up the first city wall, and the soldiers of White Deer Fort guarding the city began to suffer heavy casualties.
If this continues, White Deer Castle will fall in just one day.
We have to kidnap Levius quickly!
The problem is that while Justus is indeed willing to cooperate, they fail to find Levius in time.
Because Governor Livius went to the city to supervise the battle...
Leon had already retrieved his weapons and equipment, and with his twenty or so men stood on the hillside on the side of White Deer Castle, surrounding Justus.
It looked like Governor Justus brought a group of bodyguards with him, and no one noticed that the Governor was being held hostage.
Justus pointed to a blue and yellow Pegasus flag under the White Hart Castle and said, "That's Levius, but the current situation..."
Levius was directing the siege, wearing black plate mail and standing in the middle of a large group of Imperial infantry.
Forced kidnapping is impossible. Li Ang only wants to take hostages and has no intention of charging into the battle and committing suicide.
Justus must introduce "Rainier" to Levius, so that he can approach Levius in a reasonable way.
But the problem is, Justus can't just run to the battlefield and say to people, "Let me introduce you to a good brother," right?
It's inappropriate.
Unless the fighting stops temporarily, it will be difficult to carry out the kidnapping. And it is not suitable to wander around on the battlefield. If you are shot to death by the White Deer Fort defenders, it will be too unprofitable...
However, under the command of Livius, the troops of the Bacchus Empire launched increasingly fierce attacks. The fighting never stopped from morning to afternoon.
The first city wall has been captured, and the defenders of White Deer Castle have retreated to the second inner wall.
The number of defenders was still too small, and many elite soldiers were taken away by Godric. Ever since the Bacchus Empire sent out its elite troops to forcibly gain a foothold in a corner of the city wall, they had to engage in hand-to-hand combat.
White Deer Fort naturally could not afford to waste time, so they gave up the first city wall and climbed the second wall on the mountainside.
The archers on the city wall were shooting arrows desperately, but the loss of an outer wall meant that there was less defensive space, which meant that the archers' defense would have certain blind spots.
At this time, the "Imperial Gladiators" of the Bacchus Empire were dispatched, and they were sent by Governor Levius.
They were real thugs. They were once criminals, slaves or bankrupt civilians, but after experiencing the life and death screening in the arena, those who survived were very fierce warriors.
The Empire organized them into an army but did not provide them with good defensive equipment, so they were easily shot and killed by long-range troops outside the city.
Even if they fought in formation on the plains, they would find it difficult to oppose the mixed and orderly army formation.
However, once they are allowed to climb onto the city walls and engage in hand-to-hand combat, these lightly armed thugs who are highly skilled, strong and fearless of death will become very terrifying.
Lightly armed gladiators could even climb up the city walls with their bare hands, and the narrow space on the top of the city walls with nowhere to hide was the place where these gladiators could best exert their fighting power.
Taking advantage of the blind spot of the archers of White Hart Fort, the gladiators climbed up the second wall of White Hart Fort, and the defenders of White Hart Fort began to retreat.
In close combat where there is no escape route, Imperial Gladiators are much stronger than ordinary infantry, and can even rival Mettenheim Greatswordsmen.
White Hart Castle looked to be in danger.
Li Ang frowned.
“Woo… woo…”
At the critical moment, a long horn sounded from the forest behind White Hart Castle. It seemed that Lisadilan was still reliable, and the lord breathed a sigh of relief.
Justus looked at Leon and said, "The Horn is summoning the Rangers? Can they pass through the Noldor Forest?!"
Li Ang pulled his face and smiled: "These days, anything can happen..."
Yes, anything can happen on the battlefield.
The moment they heard the horn, the defenders of White Hart Castle began to counterattack as if they were injected with chicken blood, while the troops of the Bacchus Empire hurriedly retreated from the city - both sides thought that there were reinforcements from White Hart Castle in the forest, and the horn sound was a sign of the horn summoning the Rangers.
And the sound of the horn came from the forest behind White Hart Castle...
It would be terrifying if reinforcements could pass through the Noldor Forest and appear behind the White Hart Keep - either this is a powerful army that even the Noldor elves dare not provoke, or this "reinforcement" has formed an alliance with the Noldor elves!
No matter which one it is, the Bacchus Empire will have to order its troops to retreat and form a battle formation.
The imperial army fought and retreated down the city wall, and the defenders of White Deer Fort regained control of the outer city wall within a few minutes.
The war seemed to have returned to the state it was in at the beginning of the morning. Only the corpses and blood on the ground proved that an extremely fierce battle had taken place that day.
The Bacchus Empire formed a neat army array under the city and sent a large number of men to search the nearby forests to guard against the "reinforcements" of White Deer Castle.
A quarter of an hour passed and the battlefield gradually calmed down.
The horns kept sounding, but no troops came out of the forest...
This is the job that the Lord had assigned to Lisadilan before, to deal with this kind of crisis situation - but this kind of deception can only be used once, and only Lisadilan, a Noldor elf, can do it.
Because the person who blows the trumpet will definitely be tracked down by the scouts of the Bacchus army and can only escape into the depths of the forest - only Lisadilan dared to hide in the depths of the forest.
At this time, the lords of the Bacchus Empire had already sent people to increase the scouting range. They had realized that they had probably been fooled.
However, they did not dare to enter the depths of the Noldor Forest - if they really provoked the Noldor elves to mobilize in large numbers, they would not be able to attack the city with peace of mind.
After all this, it was already late and it was no longer suitable to launch another large-scale attack.
The lords withdrew their troops and returned to their camps, and in the camp a mile away, they cursed the liar hiding in the forest.
Leon also brought Justus back to the governor's luxurious camp.
"Why, sir, you don't need me to 'introduce' you to Levius?"
Justus was puzzled.
"I think Levius will come to call for punishment soon. Just wait - your troops have not participated in the battle all day today... You didn't even send a scout. If I were the commander, I would definitely come to your house and beat you to death!"
