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[Volume 2] Night Watch Chapter 149 The Light of Dawn (3)

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    The army has not moved yet, so food and grass go first.

    When Murental ceased fighting due to a three-day blizzard, the offensive momentum of the Infernal Beasts seemed to have slowed down slightly.  However, the carriages transporting supplies from various cities in Byzantium were unable to move forward due to heavy snow and road closures. As a last resort, Hydra's huge body took on the heavy burden of transportation, traveling back and forth between various cities, like hard-working worker ants.  Mullenthal's rear position was filled with all kinds of neatly packed wooden boxes.

    Then, he took off again and rushed to the east coast of Byzantium with hundreds of mages, meticulously executing the orders issued by Morpheus.

    This kind of behavior that looked like a headless fly to outsiders made the Byzantine nobles who were waiting for the war to start a little dumbfounded.  As early as a month ago, all the remaining nobles in the empire were ready to fight at any time, but today, Morpheus, who has served as the highest military commander of Byzantium, seems to have no intention of starting a war with the other party. The only way to give these nobles  The order they gave was two words: "Stand by."

    Some nobles who could not hold their breath protested to Edward III, believing that Morpheus's behavior was "completely ridiculous". Some even pointed the finger at Duke Akar in the palace, saying that "half the empire has fallen".  into the hands of the Windsor family" etc

    The accused Duke Akar is very helpless, because the person who is leading all of this right now is his son, Archduke Lampard Murphys. From combat decisions to various decisions, in order to avoid political suspicion, he basically has nothing to do with Akar.  The Duke had nothing to do with it, but before the war was completely concluded, he knew that all his arguments were powerless, so in the end he could only remain silent and put his hope of saving the country on Morpheus.

    Until this moment, the Principality of Lampard still seemed to be motionless.  Infantry, cavalry, longbowmen, and crossbowmen were all within the huge shield barrier, and no one knew what they were doing.  Many residents in the principality who were preparing to spend the cold winter in warm homes would occasionally hear roars, crackles or the rumble of horse hooves coming from outside the city walls - the common people saw the announcement issued by the Grand Duke himself and understood that it was just a military exercise.  It was just a noise, so I was relieved and no longer suspicious.

    In the eyes of Bishop Stuart, the commander of the Holy Gabriel Empire, there is no difference between the Mulental in front of him and the heavy snow before. It is only a matter of time before it is conquered by the Jihad Army.  As for the replacement of the other side's commander, he didn't even take it to heart.

    The Vatican has not issued any orders in recent days. Although Bishop Stewart was a little surprised by the Pope's sudden silence, he still decided to be patient and let the army recharge its batteries. He only waited for the snow to stop and then started to attack according to his pre-arranged plan.  .

    Looking around the continent, not only the enemy Holy Gabriel Empire, but also the leaders and nobles of almost all countries have no confidence in Morpheus, and do not think that he can completely prevent this catastrophe as he promised, wait and see  , insinuations, and no comment, all of which showed that they only regarded Morpheus as a "Dragon Knight" with extraordinary personal strength.

    And not long after the time passed, at noon on November 17th, the heavy snow above Murental finally showed signs of stopping.

    The atmosphere on the walls of the fortress began to become solemn. Even though the Byzantine soldiers wore thick clothes, the sudden drop in temperature still made them shiver.  Looking at the Holy Gabriel army reorganizing in the thick snow at the end of the field of vision, they all knew that the opponent's vigorous siege was about to begin again.

    Morale was not high. After a few days of rest, the soldiers did not have more fighting spirit. Instead, they became even more depressed because they did not see any supporting troops arrivingeven other noble private armies in the empire.

    What was the number of soldiers before the armistice, and what is the number now.  In addition to the large open space in front of the military camp in Mulental, the only thing that could give the soldiers some comfort was the mountains of armor, food and other supplies behind the position.  But no matter how much supplies there are, the fact that "there are no reinforcements" is like a mountain. It not only weighs on the hearts of the soldiers, but also makes the non-commissioned officers and generals look worried. Even the governors are unable to respond when faced with the dissatisfaction and complaints of the soldiers at the bottom.  Achieve confident pressure.

    Is the Grand Duke trustworthy?  Is he just a warrior with empty weapons?

    The soldiers were muttering in their hearts, but when they saw the Holy Gabriel Empire once again pushing those siege equipment towards here, they had to cheer up and prepare to face the enemy.

    The non-commissioned officers climbed up the city wall, and batches of city defense materials were carried up by engineers. The generals frowned and arranged tasks for their subordinates. Under the cold temperature, many peopleThey were stamping their hands and feet to keep warm. However, the city wall was like this, and the open space below the city wall was filled with heavily armed heavy infantry.

    This was a situation that had never occurred when defending the city before. Tens of thousands of soldiers were on standby. In order to adapt their bodies to this cold combat environment, each soldier had undergone sufficient pre-war activities. Their cold armor wore  On the body, there is a bit of hot sweat inside, and everyone is in the best fighting condition at this time.

    This situation seems to mean that they are about to prepare for a head-on battle.

    Prince Hades is currently the deputy commander of the Murental battlefield, but the commander¡ª¡ªthe Archduke Morpheus who never saw the dragon's head¡ª¡ªdid not come to the scene in person at all.  The aides persuaded Prince Hades more than once to give up preparations to go out of the city to meet the attack, and bluntly said that "Morpheus has gone crazy" and even said, "He is sending people to die" But the indifferent expression of His Highness the Prince ignored them and sat in the camp.  , as if he completely trusted Archduke Morpheus.

    The sound of the advancing footsteps of the Holy Gabriel Empire's army gradually reached my ears. The army on the snow-white ground outside the city wall once again occupied the sight of the Byzantine soldiers. The neat square formation and solemn military appearance all showed that these believers  Strong fighting spirit

    With this alone, Byzantium was already at a disadvantage in terms of morale.

    The heartbeats of the soldiers on the city wall quickened due to nervousness, and the white mist they exhaled constantly came and went, almost forming a continuous line. The palms of their weapons clenched tightly due to a general lack of confidence became stiff and white under the cold air

    There were no morale-boosting words, no impassioned speeches before the battle. From time to time, some people looked back at Hades's camp, hoping that the Prince of Killing God with illustrious military exploits would come out to encourage the soldiers - even if it was just for the occasion

    But as tens of thousands of enemies advanced through the snow, these soldiers finally did not expect the prince's encouragement, but only heard the explosion of the huge trebuchet trying to adjust the impact point

    On the silent city wall, the soldiers drew their long swords and set up their powerful crossbows, waiting for the moment when the two sides began to fight.

    But at this moment, the soldiers with their fingers on the triggers of their crossbows suddenly saw a strange scene - the neat and tidy central team of the Holy Gabriel Guards suddenly appeared a little chaotic, and the vanguard soldiers in front of the position seemed to  After hearing some order, they all turned their heads and looked in the direction of the Chinese army - this kind of behavior was not isolated, but started a large-scale infection like a plague. It almost took less than a minute for this team to get close to  All the soldiers turned around and aimed at the central position of the Holy War Army.

    Immediately, the soldiers who were closer to the center began to kneel down collectively, then those in the back row, and those in the back row. In the end, the entire army performed the highest courtesy of "kneeling down and worshiping" towards the center of the military formation

    The Byzantine soldiers looked at each other, their arms holding the crossbows a little sore. They looked up and saw that the huge team suddenly stopped and stood in front of the battlefield, and fell into a strange silence.

    "What is that? Is some bishop coming?"

    "The bishop level will not let these jihadists from various regions kneel down at will Could it be¡ª¡ª"

    "maybe¡­"

    "Is itthe Pope?!"

    On the originally silent city wall, the Byzantine soldiers gradually started talking, and even the supervising team and sergeants forgot to stop them - countless soldiers pointed at the army in the distance that had completely stopped attacking, forgetting for a moment how nervous they had just been.  ¡­

    The soldiers guessed right, Giovanni was really here.

    Flying directly from the Holy Gabriel Empire without any warning, His Majesty the Pope was accompanied by only ten cold-looking "executors" of the highest rank of the Heretic Tribunal.  At this time, he was wearing a simple white-gold robe, and the crown on his head was slightly askew due to the rush This may be the first time that Giovanni lost the calmness and calmness that a pope should have, and his expression even looked ferocious.  His eagerness was obvious in the military formation in front of him.

    When Bishop Stewart came to Giovanni with surprise and awe in his heart to salute, His Majesty the Pope, without any nonsense, directly announced that he had taken over the command of the army.  Giovanni's pale face was covered with dark clouds, and he came to the center of the military formation without stopping, and began his very seductive "pre-battle speech" to all the soldiers of the Holy Gabriel Empire in front of him

    "The Lord's beloved people"

    Bishop Stewart's eyebrows twitched slightly as he instinctively sensed that something was wrong. However, he had lost all power at this time and wanted to step forward to ask, but was blocked by the ten cold-faced "executors" who remained calm.  .

    What happened?

    The bishop looked at the soldiers who began to kneel in a large area around him, and felt a chill coming from the soles of his feet.The board filled the air He is not stupid. The status of the Pope determines that he must stay close to the Vatican, the center of the Holy See. But now the highest monarch in this country has unprecedentedly personally gone to the battlefield What does this mean?

    No matter how slow his brain is, he is beginning to come to his senses - I am afraid that this war is no longer as simple as he thought before.

    In the center of the military formation, the pope¡¯s powerful voice was transmitted to the entire 70,000-strong front army with the help of magic.

    Successor of the Chief Apostle Peter, Archbishop of the Imperial Diocese of Holy Gabriel, Lord of the Vatican City and Servant of the Servants of God - what does this long list of titles mean?  To the Kingdom's Holy War Army, his status is no different than that of a god.  So the appearance of Pope Giovanni at this time, not surprisingly, made the morale of the soldiers reach its peak in an instant!

    From near to far, tens of thousands of soldiers who knew the Pope was personally present knelt down, and some soldiers even cried bitterly in excitement at being able to see the Pope in person

    The Byzantine soldiers in the distance basically confirmed that this was Pope Giovanni, the supreme leader of the Holy Gabriel Empire, but they could not hear the content of the other party's speech at all. The only thing they saw was the morale of the holy war soldiers.  The scene of reaching the extreme and rushing toward the city wall with howls

    "They are crazy!"

    "Shut up! Follow orders¡ª¡ª"

    "Get ready to meet the enemy!"

    "Attention ballistae!"

    "put!"

    Noisy orders rang out, and the Byzantine soldiers seemed to have sensed the crazy aura coming from the enemy. They all showed solemn expressions, but among the entire army, only the prince sitting in the center smiled strangely.  Voice.

    After listening to the soldiers reporting the news of the pope¡¯s arrival in the distance, Prince Hades¡¯ tense face relaxed as if he was relieved. He smiled and said to himself: ¡°Ah, the overall situation has been decided.¡±

    Having already put on the exquisite knight armor, he stood up suddenly, strode out of the camp, jumped onto the tall war horse loaded with various secondary weapons, and drew the Naples magic steel dagger with high fighting spirit.

    The astonished staff had no idea that as early as the day before the war was about to break out, His Highness the Prince had already learned from Morpheus about all the possible movements of the enemy today.

    And now the Pope's "personal visit" means that Morpheus's plan has completely and successfully come into effect.

    "Heyafter enduring it for so long, I can finally move my muscles and bones."

    At this time, this knight who was powerful enough to join the "Knights of the Round Table" gently pulled up the reins and calmly issued the order that Morpheus had arranged long ago, which also decided the pattern of this game involving the entire continent¡ª¡ª

    "Open the city gates and let the whole army attack."
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