Mount and Blade System: Start from Pioneer Lords.

Chapter 248 Pie in the sky will really fall
The servants' area is where the castle nobles divide the upper and lower classes. Compared to the main area with exquisite sculptures and garden fountains, there are only smelly livestock sheds, stables, etc., and lowly slaves also live here.

The location here is easy to defend but difficult to attack, so it is of no value to attack.

This is exactly what Cross thought when he peeled off the golden skin of the soft and glutinous roasted potato and took a satisfying bite.

It was not until the messenger arrived in a panic and said that the city wall had been lost that all the nobles in the hall were shocked and looked incredulous.

It was a city wall that was seven or eight blades high, with a suspension bridge serving as a natural moat, and hundreds of elite soldiers stationed there.

Even if there were hundreds of pigs lined up to be slaughtered, it wouldn't be possible that fast.

But the faint wailing and screaming coming from afar brought them back to reality. The city wall had indeed been lost, and the soldiers seemed to be suffering an inhuman massacre.

Cross is a veteran who has experienced countless battles. Facing the current difficult situation, he still maintains an optimistic attitude, but at this moment he can't help but be surprised: "Who broke through the wall?"

He knew he couldn't stay here any longer, so he walked out under the protection of his personal bodyguards while asking.

He couldn't help but wonder if there was a traitor among this group of people, and if he had sent a message to the other side that the leaders of the Blackrock Castle Guard were all gathered in this dilapidated stone house, he could catch them in the trap.

But there was no need for the messenger to answer. As soon as they walked out of the house, a team of murderous, fully armed heavy infantry came from a distance.

Both sides were stunned for a moment at the same time, and then the dwarf leading the opposite side roared and rushed over. The excitement contained in his expression reminded Cross of an old farmer in the countryside who accidentally discovered cow dung.

Please forgive him for thinking this way, the scene at this moment is really too fitting.

"Sir, let's go stop him, you guys go!"

A dozen personal knights were loyal and brave, and hundreds of heavily armored orc barbarians, who were over two and a half meters tall and weighed a thousand pounds, launched a charge, which was no different from the collision of war horses, enough to crush everything in front of them.

However, they still rushed forward without hesitation, trying to buy time for the nobles behind them to escape.

The lord was deeply impressed by the man's loyalty, and in order to show off his bravery, he swung his huge sword in a fierce motion.

There was a flash of silver light, and the knight who was still running felt a chill in his lower body. He saw that his lower body actually rushed forward a few steps on its own and finally collapsed to the ground with a loud bang. Only then did he realize that he was cut in half by the dwarf who seemed to be the weakest as soon as they met.

These knights also cultivated fighting spirit, but unfortunately, it was not as profound as that of Sikai or Montwitt. They could not even stimulate the fighting spirit and could only use it to temporarily strengthen their bodies or attach it to swords.

Therefore, for Levi, it was no more difficult to deal with them than with that group of little soldiers.

"Surround them all, don't let anyone escape!" The lord waved his hand, and the barbarians immediately changed their formation and quickly surrounded the stone house.

This stone house was so ordinary that even the lord would not patronize it when he could not even afford to buy underwear. But at this moment, more than a dozen people from the Southern Territory gathered here, filling the space.

Some of them wore exquisite plate armor, some wore high-ranking officers' armor, and there was even one who wore a familiar priest robe. Just by looking at their clothes, you could tell that this group of people were of noble status, and their identities were naturally obvious.

Levi never dreamed that he just randomly chose a position where the enemy would not pay much attention to attack, but he would be caught by the top leaders of Blackstone Castle, who were a thorn in the side of the entire Northern Legion.

The other side had a white-haired old man wearing old armor, with a potato that he had taken a few bites of in his hand. It was obvious that the other party was enjoying his lunch when he was interrupted by this uninvited guest.

Judging from his attire, he would be considered an old man who was drafted by an unscrupulous officer to serve as a soldier in the army, but his calm demeanor was many times stronger than that of Fujiro, the commander of the Thorn Legion. Levi didn't think he was a leper.

These nobles held their swords in panic, looking at the orc warriors who were staring at them coldly, and did not dare to act rashly.

The ten knights in front could serve as their personal guards and their martial arts skills were absolutely impeccable, but now they were killed like chopping melons and vegetables, and their deaths were miserable.

They didn't think they could break out of the encirclement of hundreds of fully armed soldiers.

"Levi, we have met before at the Cologne banquet." A noble looked at the lord who took off his helmet and found that it was the face that the entire southern border wanted to get rid of as soon as possible, so he bit the bullet and tried to make friends with him.

"Wait a minute." Levi was not in the mood to chat with him. He took out a folded portrait, spread it out and looked carefully at the old man opposite him.

"Young man, don't look anymore. I am Kroos." Kroos sighed and took the initiative to step forward.

"Worthy!"

The lord's hands trembled with fear, and then he couldn't suppress the smile on his face.

If only a dozen high-ranking officials of Blackstone Castle were arrested, it would only be considered a good military achievement.

However, the famous General Cross, who caused the tragic reduction of the number of ice warlocks by half and planned a shocking explosion, is definitely the number one person on the Northern Legion’s bounty list.

For this purpose, the Northern Legion specially painted a portrait of him and passed it to the nobles of all ranks.

In fact, even if the person who captured the famous general Cross was an ordinary soldier, he would be immediately crowned as a baron.

It can be seen that the collective nobles in the North hate him to the core.

Although Levi is not under the bureaucratic system of the North, with the help of this old man, he can definitely exchange shocking supplies from Florina.

As for the remaining nobles, they will become prisoners and face trial on the day when Leah becomes the Duke, and all their territories and titles will be legally deprived.

"Sir, unfortunately, you are now officially under my arrest." Levi Zheba Zheba put the portrait into the inventory and looked at the old man with a smile on his face: "Duke Fulina will decide how to deal with you."

"My sincere advice is, please do not try to resist or make any small moves, otherwise I cannot guarantee the safety of anyone other than you."

Click!

With a loud bang, the double-edged sword, with the help of huge force, sank most of the way into the earth.

The purest display of power brings the most shocking visual impact.

Everyone couldn't help but blink their eyelids.

The priest who was trying to chant had to retract his wand and stop his little movements.

At this distance, he would probably follow the same fate as those knights before he could even finish his chant.

"I don't know if this will satisfy my last question." Cross stared at the overly young face in front of him, "How did you know we were all here?"

All of Cross's top brass were captured by the other side for unknown reasons, and the war ended almost in a trifling way. This has now become a source of worry for Cross. If he doesn't figure it out, he will probably not be able to close his eyes even in the underworld.

"You are overlooking a key issue."

The lord put his hands behind his back, looked toward the horizon, and tried his best to appear calm and composed.

The huge pie suddenly fell into the lord's mouth, which made him in a very good mood at the moment. His desire to perform became extremely strong, so he did not mind wasting some time.

The old man took a deep breath and felt his throat dry.

He was a famous general on the battlefield, and had fought countless battles, big and small. Even if his plans were not out of the ordinary, they were definitely flawless due to his cautious and nitpicking attitude. But now, a young man who was too young and probably had not experienced many battles pointed out problems.

At that moment he felt that his efforts were worthless in front of the genius.

Cross did not expect to meet such a military genius who crushed him in his later years. He felt that every saliva he swallowed was bitter and he felt that this was his fate.

It is destined that my life will only be a stepping stone for others to become famous, and it will end hastily.

"What's the key question?" Cross straightened his back as much as possible and looked at the other person's back. The tall and exquisite castle main building in the distance served as the background, making it look majestic and tall.

"Hahaha, the key issue is that pie really does fall from the sky." The lord turned his head and laughed, revealing two rows of neat white teeth.

Even though Cross was well-mannered, he was almost angry at this moment. He took a few deep breaths to suppress the dirty words that wanted to come out of his mouth.

Whoohoo!
At this moment, a sound like a storm came from the north. The pine needles in the mountains rustled in the strong wind, and countless flags were fluttering in the wind.

Everyone was startled by the noise, and Levi quickly looked up.

"Damn, it's the Griffin Knight!" The lord's loud voice hurt Cross's eardrums, and his roar echoed throughout the open space: "Be alert! Be alert!"

I saw a group of silver-armored knights riding griffins roaring from the north. At a glance, there were at least 500 of them.

Those griffins were covered in fine iron armor, had extremely sharp eyes, and claws that flashed with cold light, and could easily cut open a highland porcupine.

"You old fellow, you've been planning this trick, haven't you? You've been colluding with the royal court for a long time, and you're planning to do something to us."

The lord was so angry that he wanted to beat up the old man, but he was afraid that he would kill him with one punch, so he could only grab the man's collar and throw him into the group of barbarians, and had him under strict guard.

Cross blinked, looking innocent.

To be honest, he didn't know why these Griffin Knights came here.

But he suddenly thought of something. It turned out that this was what the sentence meant. But then he became confused again. If that sentence was true, then this group of griffin knights were unlikely to be their allies.

"Stand up your shield!"

At the command, the barbarians raised their shields to protect themselves, drew out steel javelins with their other hands and held them in their hands, staring with cold eyes at the griffin knight hovering in the sky.

If the other side dares to fly at low altitude, they will definitely leave an unforgettable memory for these griffin riders.

However, the other party did not launch an attack as expected, but hovered in the air. The next moment, a transparent gas mass gathered in the air and began to expand continuously. It reached its limit in a moment and then...

boom!
A loud bang echoed throughout the heaven and earth, and gusts of wind blew from the sky in all directions, making everyone's hair fly. A serious voice like thunder then exploded, echoing in everyone's ears.

It was enough for all the soldiers and civilians, nearly five or six hundred thousand in Blackstone Fort, to hear it clearly.

"Madam Florina, Marquis Cross, tell your people to cease fire!"

The Lord and Cross looked at each other in dismay.

"Well, do you want to let me go first?" Cross took the opportunity to make a request.

"Don't even think about it!" The sneer on the lord's face was enough to make the temperature around him drop again.

Although I don't understand what these griffin knights are here for, it is absolutely impossible to spit out the meat in my mouth.

However, the other party requested a ceasefire, which obviously did not mean they were completely on the side of the Southern Territory, but something unknown had happened.

"Let someone you trust tell your soldiers to drop their weapons. I believe these griffin knights are not here to help you."

The lord also took the opportunity to make a request.

The little tricks in his mind could not be hidden from these old foxes at all.

"That's impossible!" A nobleman immediately retorted angrily: "Unless we are all dead, you will never get the soldiers to lay down their weapons!"

"Zat, push him down and chop him off." Levi snapped his fingers and said without any emotion: "In your next life, remember to always know your position, so as not to be chopped off by someone again."

"Don't be presumptuous Sith."

When Zat began to sneer and walk forward with his battle axe, Cross first scolded the nobleman, and then said helplessly: "Levi, I will call you this. You should know better than anyone that it is impossible for me, the commander-in-chief, to ask soldiers to lay down their weapons for survival."

"Then let them give up their resistance."

"How is this any different than asking them to lay down their weapons?"

The two were in a stalemate for a while, and finally Cross had to take a step back.

Because until now, when their leaders were captured, the defeat of Blackstone Castle had become a fact, and there was no point in continuing to resist.

We can only hope that this sudden arrival of a group of griffin riders will bring about some kind of change.

"Sith, go and get the soldiers to surrender." Cross sighed.

"My lord..." Sis wanted to say something else.

"We've already lost."

When he said this, Cross looked towards the horizon as if he had aged ten years, and his body suddenly became hunched.

No matter how unwilling Sis was, he could do nothing since the old marquis, who was the commander, had admitted defeat.

At the lord's invitation, the middle-aged noble rushed to the opposite side, but went to the guards who were stunned by the sudden arrival of the griffin knight.

After a moment, the guards had to drop their weapons on the ground. Then, like dominoes, the guards from here to the inner castle, although very puzzled, put down their weapons one after another under the stern orders of the officers.

This made Levi feel relieved. It actually made no difference to him whether these soldiers had weapons or not.

But this just represents a signal - the sudden arrival of the Griffin Knights was not part of the plan of the old man in front of him.

The royal court did not directly side with the Southern Territory.

I just don't know what happened.

Levi looked at the Griffin Knight in the sky and thought secretly.

(End of this chapter)