Chapter 446
Longsong Stronghold was bisected by a branch of the Redwater River; to the West laid the residential area and to the East laid vast farming lands .
Unlike the other big cities that were set in the suburbs of farmlands, the towering city wall of the Stronghold encircled both the residential area and a portion of the farmlands . It was built to defend against human beings, and not demonic beasts . However, even if the city was under siege, Stronghold would still flourish and be able to supply its people .
As such, the outer wall of Longsong Stronghold was split where the river divided the two sections of the city . Between the divide in the walls hung several massive chains which were the width of a man's arm . If an enemy decided to attack from the river, the hemp cords holding the heavy chains would be cut and send them crashing into the water to stop the enemy below .
Fortunately, the inner land of the Western Region had rarely been attacked by any fleets . So, these cables had almost never come into use, and would not this time either . Out on the water, Roland's fleet pushed through the storm . Around twilight, they were able to see the silhouette of the fortress in the distance . Strands of the beacon's fire could be seen flashing above the city, slashing through the inkiness of the ever gradually darkening sky .
"The enemies have already reached the lord's castle and there are some militias fighting with the guards at the north gate of the city wall . It looks like they can't hold up any longer . " Lightning, who had carefully investigated the situation in the city, continued giving her detailed report to the prince, "There are around 200 people attacking the castle . The first round of attacks failed . The enemies have weapons similar to our flintlocks, but they look completely different . "
"Is Petrov alright?" Roland inquired, showing concern . Roland currently cared most about the safety of his agent .
"He's fine, other than being a little frightened . But . . . "
"But what?"
"His family was killed," Lightning answered, her mouth twitching . "His Excellency Petrov warned his father and asked him to get to the castle . However, his other family members were taken as hostages, including the Countess . They were being held by the four families in exchange for surrender and subsequently they were executed one by one . " The little girl paused for a moment before continuing, "I took an opportunity to fly into the castle to tell him that you would be coming soon and he had only one request . "
Roland nodded and asked, "What is it?"
"Blood for blood . "
There was an unwritten rule among nobles where people with bestowed titles were exempt from being murdered in times of battle . In the case of the family of Earl Honeysuckle, most of his loved ones had been honored with a knighthood . However, the four families had betrayed that rule . Not only did they hate the Honeysuckle Family because of the benefits of Roldan's support but they were also being driven by a new political power .
In light of this, Roland was almost certain the power behind them was the new king, Timothy Wimbledon . He now realized there was no room for mercy and that he needed to crush them . Supporting the king and executing rebels was very different from helping the church slaughter nobles . The prince looked towards Stronghold and coldly gave the order, "Go straight into the city and take the dock!"
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Ayt heard the sound of footsteps below the city wall .
He raised the flintlock numbly, aiming it at the dark hole below . This was the only path to climb up the city wall from within . There had been several rounds of attacks since the enemies captured the city gate, but they were still not able to seize the northern part of the city wall .
The battle started yesterday at noon and had yet to cease . He hadn't expected to be standing in the cold, brisk wind for so long . After watching his supporting comrades fall one by one into pools of blood, all he could focus on was fighting .
"Are they coming again?" Seeing a long-barrelled gun pop up next to him, Ayt tilted his head to the side and found that it was his unit leader, Bronzehill .
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