Chapter 937

Eboden, the city of wealth and wisdom, the Northern Pearl of the Empire.

Compared with Loren's last visit, the city is still densely populated, mixed with good and bad people, turbulent and full of opportunities.

The only difference is that this "opportunity" has become slightly different from the past.

"After that turmoil, the Trident mercenary regiment... Yes, the one you killed, and several other mercenary regiments attached to the Bellini family were all finished; the three surviving mercenaries took over their soldiers and camps."

Looking at eboden city getting closer and closer in the distance, the tavern owner Locke, who had just mixed in by virtue of being an "old acquaintance of Duke Byrne", glanced at Lauren, who looked a little bad, and said cautiously:

"Poisonous snake, black blade and silver blood - three mercenaries, strong and well-equipped, control eboden's private black market transactions; after losing Bellini, a big family that can control them, they have completely become an almost semi independent force in the city."

"Although the collapse of the ocean fleet made them lose an important financial source and the number of people was much smaller, the total force was still nearly 20000, which should not be underestimated!"

"If I remember correctly, there should be an imperial heavy infantry regiment stationed in eboden, no less than 5000 people." Eckert, the count of angry castle, frowned:

"Moreover, the eboden freedom Council should also have 3000 patrols and 5000 elite urban defense forces - even if they are less than mercenaries, how can they control the urban defense so easily and even be coerced?"

Looking at the solemn count of Eckert, the tavern owner shook his head in tears and laughter: "this noble master, eboden's army is different from Byrne's glorious knights."

"The three thousand patrols will not say, that is, the furnishings for the civilians and the little nobles. Bullying the rogue gangs is OK, and there is no way to fight at all; the five thousand urban defense army is the only capital in the hands of the freedom Council, loyal to more than a dozen chambers of Commerce and families, large and small, all over the city, and can not be mobilized under the order of the consul."

"As for the imperial Legion... Hey hey, if the Legion had not been transferred back to the imperial capital by the military minister last month, how could these mercenaries dare to make trouble and boldly control the walls and fortresses?"

Speaking of this, even the tavern owner couldn't help sighing: "so now I heard that eboden was going to war soon, and the civilians and nobles in the city ran out like crazy; now there was a gap in the Commission promised by the freedom Council to the mercenaries, and the three mercenaries who had complained immediately mutinied!"

"In addition to several city walls and important fortresses, they also occupied the port, business district and city gate, set up road cards everywhere, blackmail shops that have not yet escaped and people who want to escape - I also paid a lot of money when I went out!"

Speaking of this, the tavern owner, who was still frightened, immediately gnawed his teeth; If there was an eboden mercenary in front of him, he might be able to jump directly and strangle the man alive.

The cold black haired wizard didn't say anything and suddenly raised his right hand behind him; The roaring Byrne Knights stopped like a moving wall.

Ahead, eboden.

Looking at Lauren, who was always silent, and the solemn Byrne knights on both sides behind him, the tavern owner shrunk his neck and suddenly had a bad hunch.

In the distance, there was a commotion under the eboden city wall. The mercenaries who blocked the city gate obviously noticed the movement outside the city, and the rapid sound of horn and shouting kept ringing.

Before long, the panicked mercenaries had formed a dense square formation in front of the city gate, but they did not immediately close the city gate. Instead, they kept waving flags in the direction of Byrne's army array and sent a cavalry (delivering the dead ghost) holding a swallow tail flag to this side.

Squinting his eyes, the cold black haired wizard snorted and smiled.

"Eckert, order the whole army to prepare for the charge and wait for my order." glancing at the cavalry who came to negotiate, Loren looked at the two people behind him expressionless: "Lucian, let the demon hunters sneak into the city start, take the city fortress and don't let them close the city gate!"

"Yes, Lord Loren!"

"Yes, Duke."

Huh?!

The tavern owner looked surprised.

No, no, no... no, no, no, how could this happen?

"Lord Loren!" the tavern owner couldn't help exclaiming, "you... Don't you really intend to kill them all and seize the city gate by such fierce means?"

The black haired wizard looked back and looked at him strangely.

"They occupied the city gate of eboden and openly opposed the free Parliament of eboden and the imperial army. They are already rebels." Loren asked coldly, "in addition to war, is there a second way for the Empire to deal with the rebels?"

"But you..."

Just as the tavern owner wanted to say "you are not such a person", he suddenly remembered the fate of the gangs and Trident mercenary Corps in the gutter lane, as well as the Bellini family who broke down and destroyed the family in the turmoil. He immediately chose to shut up.

The Duke may not be a complete villain, but he has absolutely nothing to do with the word "kindness".

No longer looking at his dark haired wizard, he turned his eyes indifferently to the cavalry who came to negotiate.

"The noble master from afar, the silver blood mercenary regiment says hello to you!" the mercenary turns over and dismounts with a flattering smile on his face. He looks up at Lauren with a respectful look: "excuse me, what can I do for you?"

Lauren's mouth flashed a sneer.

According to the tavern owner, the mercenaries rebelled after corona returned to eboden; In other words, they know who they are and know they will come from the beginning.

In that case, the purpose of the other party not to confront the free parliament in the city, but to prepare so many troops to control the city gate and fortress in the city is very clear - the mercenaries are going to use their own army and city as bargaining chips to make up their mind to make a profit from themselves and the Empire!

The mercenaries may not know that the Azores are coming, but they know that eboden is very important to the Empire, and the 20000 professional mercenaries in their hands are also very important to the Empire.

So they intend to sit down and negotiate with the Empire.

But Loren didn't have the leisure to talk nonsense with them.

"I am the Lord of Turin, Duke Byrne." the black haired wizard stared at the negotiating mercenaries and looked at each other's hair: "take over eboden at the order of Conrad I, the supreme emperor of the 13th generation of the Empire."

"Tell the scum under the gate to get out of the way immediately, hand over the gate key, disarm all, withdraw from all fortresses, lay down their weapons and stand by... The empire can show her kindness."

"Otherwise, I will personally 'help' you disarm."

When the mercenary was surprised, he had some pale cheeks and couldn't see much blood.

"Duke and Duke really like talking and laughing. How can they need your help." he swallowed his saliva and forced a smile on his stiff face: "of course we dare not obey your order; just..."

He deliberately dragged a long tone, provoked his eyes to look at Lauren, and waited for him to ask "why"; But the cold black haired wizard was still motionless, still looking at him like a dead man.

"But we were in arrears with a large commission, and were asked to stay in eboden and fight the goddamn Azores..."

The mercenary hardened his head and said, "you have to understand that we don't care who to fight with; but if the Commission is not in place, our brothers will die themselves, but the family is still waiting for them..."

"Get out of the way, disarm and stand by." Lauren snapped, staring motionless at the paler mercenary: "this is a warning... The last time."

The mercenary frowned and was speechless.

The Duke... Seems different from what he imagined; The army behind him should not have taken any siege weapons. Did he not see his own army under the gate?

Or was he so confident in the army of more than 2000 people behind him that he could storm and seize the city gate? He doesn't know that he can't even get into the city as long as he gives an order?!

In the stalemate, the mercenary who was unable to ride the tiger had to have the courage to raise his head and said, "of course we can follow your orders, and we can also offer loyalty to you and the Empire, but only if you and the empire can honor the Commission promised to us!"

"As long as you are willing to promise, I will inform the three mercenary commanders to negotiate fairly with you, negotiate a 'entry money' acceptable to everyone, let you and your army enter the city, and then cash the Commission promised by eboden!"

"Or... Or you can reach an agreement with us on behalf of the Empire and promise us that the Empire will definitely honor the commission you give us; I believe my brothers will immediately lay down their arms and return the city gate and fortress to you if they can hear a duke's promise with their own ears."

The mercenary thought very well, opened his eyes and waited for Duke Byrne's reply with a flattering smile.

Up to now, if he doesn't agree, he can't enter the city, and if he agrees... 20000 mercenaries are his witnesses; A noble Duke would not ruin his reputation with such a little money, would he?

But Lauren doesn't want to pay attention to him anymore.

Opened the eyes strengthened by "beyond perception", looked at the top of the city gate, and a gray blue light flickered slightly at the end of the field of vision.

Good. It's time.

"Dang --!"

The expressionless black haired wizard pressed the handle of the sword on the saddle, and the big sword as bright as a mirror came out of the scabbard and raised one hand over his head.

Seeing this scene, the mercenary was surprised and rushed forward to stop him: "wait, Duke, everything is easy to say, everything is..."

But it's late.

Before the words fell, the sound of the hoofs shaking the earth sounded in his ears.

The deafening sound made the mercenary stay in place.

"Byrne, at the Duke's command -"

"No one left!"

"Leave none --!!"

The roar of count Eckert, the orderly cries of the Byrne knights were played again and again; The heavily armed knights in the billowing smoke passed quickly on both sides of the figures of mercenaries and black haired wizards like a torrent of steel.

Driving the thunder like sound, he rushed to the city gate of eboden.

Until this time, the mercenary finally woke up; He suddenly turned back and stared at the mercenaries who were still organizing the formation in a panic under the city gate.

He set up his shield and spear, ready to intercept the charging Byrne knight.

"No, no, no, no, why don't you close the gate, stop them and shoot them with the Heavy Crossbow guarding the city!"

The panicked mercenaries seemed to be scared silly and shouted like crazy; Staring at the mercenaries who are still at a loss under the city gate and form a square array to fight, as well as the knights who have put down their lances and are ready to rush into the array.

On the gate, the Golden Lion Flag with black background of Byrne has been erected; A dozen mercenaries were stripped of their armor and hung upside down on the gate with ropes.

The frightened mercenary finally understood "why"; He sat on the ground shivering. Too scared to speak.

A quarter of an hour later, the sound of fighting and fighting began to fade.

no

The real battle was over the moment the Byrne Knights charged.

The Byrne Knights trampled and ravaged the dense formation formed by the mercenaries with their lances and the iron hooves under them;

They crushed the foolish standing fools in the first row and stabbed the warriors in the second row who dared to resist;

Cut off the head of the heartbroken and killed the cowardly deserters.

Nearly a thousand elite soldiers, in the blink of an eye, turned into a bloody and messy battlefield.

The demon hunters who came down from the city gate held high the flag of the golden lion on a black background, caught one mercenary who was still alive but pretended to be dead among the dead, and cut their throats one by one with daggers glittering with secret silver luster.

The two teams of Byrne knights who rushed through the gate occupied the gate and controlled the street behind the gate; In the loud sound of the horn, we can already see the long overdue patrol soldiers coming to "meet" the friendly forces.

"Duke, you can let the army into the city," a Byrne Knight warned behind him.

The black haired wizard waved his hand, handed the "dawn" sword to the knight behind him, turned over and dismounted.

The next second, he pinched the mercenary's jaw, lifted his whole head and said coldly, "tell your head and the leaders of two other mercenary regiments. I'm waiting for them in the freedom Council of eboden."

"If they really intend to negotiate with me."

After that, instead of looking at the hands and feet and using the mercenaries running for their lives, Lauren turned back and looked meaningfully at the tavern owner Locke hiding behind:

"I'm sorry, but it seems that you and I have to go back to eboden again."

"Yes, yes!"

The pale tavern owner quickly nodded and flattered.