I was a knight in the Middle Ages

Chapter 139 Fruits of Victory

"Lord Alpha, the situation is not good. The enemy is coming in full force and we can't hold on any longer." The guards looked nervously at the approaching enemy and protected Alpha tightly in the middle.

"Everyone retreat one hundred meters and start the destruction plan." Alpha knew that this was a moment of life and death and he could no longer hold back.

"The chariot and crossbow troops retreat, the heavy armored battalion provide cover, everyone retreat!" As Alpha's order was given, the heavily armored cavalrymen quickly attacked, covering the retreat of the chariot and crossbow troops and the heavy armored battalion in the rear.

However, Alpha knew very well that this was only a temporary illusion. The team before him consisted of less than a hundred people and only had two floors. Behind them was an empty plain with no strategic location to defend.

"Rocket Force, attack!" Suddenly, Alpha roared, and countless rockets tied with explosives shot towards the enemy.

"What is this?" The enemy looked at the flying rockets in horror and had no time to react.

"Hahaha, you have no way out. Now we are going to charge in and catch you all in one fell swoop." But the ineffective rockets gave the bandits confidence. In the eyes of the bandits, the group of people in front of them were like lambs to be slaughtered, and they laughed unscrupulously.

Suddenly, there was a loud bang, and the North City was instantly blown apart. Countless dust covered the sky and the entire battlefield fell into chaos.

A breeze blew and the vision gradually became clearer.

The vast world of two hundred meters in front of him had turned into a sea of ​​ruins. Those five or six hundred bandits disappeared in an instant. This terrifying power was terrifying.

"It's bad, sir. A large number of enemies have appeared in the rear! Several other families have already fled, and only our two families are left." The general was so frightened that his legs went limp. The originally mighty coalition army now had only two remnants of about a thousand people left.

"The enemy's city wall has been destroyed. We will win as long as we break in!" The commander was so bloodthirsty that he was unwilling to give up the victory in front of him.

"Sir, there are several thousand enemies in the rear, and the enemies in the city have not been dealt with yet. We can't win, let's retreat." Although the losses were heavy this time, as long as the battle line was narrowed, the Orff family could still survive.

"Do you want to abandon us and run away?" The Orff family can run away and shrink the battle line, but the Allison family cannot. There are so many people eyeing them covetously. If they fail this time, the interests of the grassland will be redistributed.

There is no new benefit in redistribution, only the benefit of one's own family.

"Order all knights to charge!" The general knew that they had to advance and retreat together at this moment, otherwise they would not be able to escape.

"Okay, charge in!" the commander issued the final order.

However, the moment Alangni's army approached the city wall, he and his subordinates turned around and quickly evacuated the war zone.

Alangni knew that the Arison family was finished, at least in the grassland, and he would not accompany them to their doom. What was the point of taking down the Titanium Mine City now? Without the protection of the city walls, could they resist the enemy's counterattack? Impossible.

"Waste, bastard!" The commander cursed as he watched his general flee. Now he only had five or six hundred cavalrymen left and was no longer able to fight.

"Charge!" Gorbachev issued the final order, but unfortunately the knights in front did not obey the command at all. The explosion just now had frightened them, and now there were only a few hundred left. The enemy's heavy cavalry, heavy armored chariots, and powerful chariot crossbows were all eyeing them, so they did not dare to launch an attack at all.

"We surrender, we surrender!" The cavalrymen, seeing no hope, laid down their weapons and chose to surrender.

After five days and four nights of crazy defense, the battle finally came to an end on the front battlefield. Everyone cheered wildly to celebrate the victory.

"Lord Fattam, we have won. Lord Alpha has ordered that we isolate them and no special action is needed." Fattam knew that a friend in need is a friend indeed, but how many people like him are there?

"Deji, didn't you say that the Titanium Mine City would be defeated this time? How come it turned out to be a great victory now? What should we do now?" A miner squatting on the ground complained.

"We have hundreds of people here. What can they do to us? Just do what we should do!" Deji did not feel ashamed for choosing to leave Titanium Mine City when it was in the most difficult time.

"These victories have nothing to do with us, so why should we stir up trouble? Let's just blend in with the crowd and be our own idle fish!" Deji continued with his arrogant words.

"Deji, why did you betray us at this critical moment? Isn't what the master gave you before enough?" A soldier who had just come down from the front line shouted angrily.

"Haha, what do you think this victory has brought you? What's the difference between you and us?" Deji laughed instead of getting angry.

"No, the lord has already said that all the soldiers who stick to their posts and successfully defend the Titanium Mine City will become civilians after the war, and all the money they earn will belong to them. The pension for those who die in battle will be replaced by their families, and the disability will be covered by the Titanium Mine City. All those who participate in the war will receive one month's salary for each battle. I have experienced three battles this time, and the lord will arrange a house for me and give me a salary." The soldier became more and more excited as he spoke, imagining his future.

"If you choose to stay here, you will be civilians, and all the money you earn in the future will be for yourselves." The soldiers looked at the fleeing miners and felt ashamed for them.

After hearing this, everyone looked at Deji with a strange look in their eyes. At this moment, Deji looked so hideous.

"Don't look at me. Being afraid of death is your own choice. If you hadn't instigated me, I would not have chosen to betray. I was the one who took the lead in running, but it was also you who gave me the courage." Deji was right. He was wrong, but these hundreds of people also gave him courage. Are these people innocent?

"Stop making a noise. My Lord has already made it clear. You won't be charged with a more serious crime, but you won't be shown leniency either." Fattam gave an instruction and handed the matter over to his subordinates. Now that the situation had been decided, all that remained was to clean up the battlefield.

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The five-day and four-night frantic defense battle came to an end, and Titanium City had a brief victory. When everyone saw the pile of corpses at the city gate and the surrendered knights of the Arison family, all the civilians and miner slaves cheered.

After hearing the report from his subordinates, Alpha, the lord of Titanium City, waved his hand and said, "I understand. Give the order. Don't make things difficult for the people of the Arison family. Take all the surrendered soldiers to the prisoner camp. Give priority to the wounded in our army. The wounded in the enemy army also need medical treatment. After the war is over, give them a fair trial. In addition, all the soldiers who have served in the Vanguard Camp will be promoted two levels according to their merits."

"Yes, sir." The subordinates who received the order retreated one after another to carry out Alpha's order.

Alpha came to the battlefield and looked at the hundreds of corpses. These were his soldiers. Alpha's eyes showed sadness. They were also living beings. Although they had only met him a few times, they also gave their lives in this war to protect the Titanium City. They were all great.

However, Alpha didn’t know if these people would still think he was a good person if they saw what Alpha did in the afterlife.

"Lord Alpha, congratulations on your victory in this war, but how will you face the challenges of the nobles next? They will definitely not allow new forces to intervene, even if you have defeated me." Gorbachev was right. The war between nobles is not only about winning or losing on the battlefield, but more importantly, winning the recognition and support of the people. Unless you wipe out all the nobles, even if they become prisoners, they will still be arrogant and insolent.

"The world will continue to turn without anyone. If you fall, there will be no place for you in history. Now, I have defeated you and I am the new leader." Afar deliberately said something to provoke Gorbachev.

"You are well aware of the situation of our mining areas on the grassland, and we have occupied three of your mines. You are now unable to protect them." In fact, Afar could have occupied more mines, but he was unable to defend them.

"How is this possible? How could anyone from your team go and capture our mines?" Gorbachev was panicked. After all, those hidden mines were their most important safety barrier. As long as he was given enough time and with their abundant resources, they would be able to make a comeback in a few years.

"Of course I don't have extra troops, but those nobles do. They don't care whose territory it is. As long as they occupy it, it belongs to them." Afar did not say it clearly, leaving the other party to guess for themselves.

"Is it the Montgomery family or the Thames family? No, their strength is too small to send out thousands of knights. It must be one of the other four noble families. Who is it?" Gorbachev began to guess wildly. After all, in the other party's view, it would take at least one or two thousand soldiers to occupy their mining area, and those small nobles simply could not afford it.

"Why should I tell you?" Afar was still prepared to exchange Gorbachev for resources, and at the same time leave a shadow in his heart so as to create a rift among the old nobles.

"Arrange for Mr. Gorbachev to rest and no outsiders are allowed to approach." Afar wanted to put the other party under house arrest.

"Lord Alpha, why do you want to treat those enemy soldiers? Isn't it a waste of resources and energy?" These things should have been complained by Muna Luolin, but now they are done by Lilia.

"Lilia, do you know what we need most now? Or what is the most valuable resource?" Alpha held Lilia in his arms and explained to her.

"Aren't they those mines?" Lilia tried to struggle but failed.

"No, it's people, knights and miners. As long as there are people, the mines can be occupied by me at any time. Without enough people to mine, occupying more mines will be useless." For Alpha, personnel are the top priority.

"What about the miners?" Lilia thought that they could be allowed to go mining.

"We have freed all the slaves under the guise of rescuing them. How many of them will be willing to go back to mine?" Alpha will not force free people to mine, and those prisoners of war are the best choice.

"For ordinary prisoners of war, they can be released as ordinary civilians after five years of mining. For those who have committed heinous crimes, we will extend the detention time to ten or twenty years, but no matter what, we must give them hope." Alpha needs to exploit these laborers, but also cannot let them lose hope of living.

"Okay, I understand. Let's deal with it now." Looking at Alpha's fiery eyes, Lilia wanted to escape.

"What? You don't miss me? You want to run away as soon as you see me?" In the end, Lilia still couldn't escape Alpha's clutches.