Chi!
Holmen pulled the long knife from the enemy's chest, and hot blood spattered his face.
Hoo-hoo-
He was gasping for breath, because the abdominal cramps caused by hunger almost made him unable to straighten his back. The blood or sweat liquid blurred Holmen's eyes, making him unable to see clearly the situation ahead.
This battle came too suddenly and too inexplicably.
Homen thought that he could finally get rid of the fate of captives, but he didn't expect that what awaited him was not the acceptance of the friendly army, but the attack!
He couldn't figure out why the Menam family wanted to kill them.
But he is just a nobody, unable to understand the situation, and unable to reverse the situation, when the enemy comes flooding in, he has no choice but to draw his sword to resist.
The long-term malnutrition during the captivity made Homen have little fighting power at all. At this time, his hands seemed to be filled with lead, and he could not lift them at all.
Under the darkness of night, Homen didn't know what the current situation on the battlefield was like. He only knew that the comrades around him kept falling, and even the squad leader had died in battle.
If it weren't for General Tumu standing at the forefront like a god of war, these newly released dwarf captives would have collapsed long ago.
But now, they are also approaching the brink of collapse.
At this moment, Homen suddenly heard a faint sound coming from behind him. Looking back, he saw the gate of Winter City opened again, and a fire dragon composed of countless torches came out of the gate.
The Golden Lions are here too!
Holmen's heart twitched, and he had an ominous premonition that tonight would probably be an unbearable night for the dwarves.
The Golden Lion Legion that had left the city was not in a hurry to join the battlefield, but began to form a neat formation with their backs against the city wall, as if waiting for the dwarves to decide the winner first.
This kind of movement obviously made the warring dwarves realize that something was wrong, and the army of the Menam family immediately sounded the horn of retreat.
But at this time, the Dawson family army chased after him relentlessly, because they wanted to rescue the Marquis Dawson.
Only those dwarven captives who were released from the city of Winter suddenly collapsed on the ground as if deflated, unable to move at all.
In this battle, they were the one with the heaviest casualties. There were more than 15,000 captives. It is estimated that less than half of the original number can still catch their breath at this time.
It wasn't until the troops of the Menam family gradually retreated that the formation of the Golden Lion Legion slowly pressed up.
"Put down your weapons, kneel down and surrender!"
"Put down your weapons, kneel down and surrender!"
…
Hearing such a voice, Huo Mun could no longer raise any thoughts of resistance, immediately threw away the long knife in his hand, knelt down on the ground obediently, and at the same time sighed secretly—
Fuck!
How come he became a prisoner again just after he was released!
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The twilight of the dawn gradually tore away the darkness, and gave light back to the earth.
The armies of the Dawson family and the Menam family also temporarily stopped fighting and entered a tense confrontation stage.
In fact, the moment he saw the Golden Lions leaving the city, the Marquis of Menam immediately regretted it.
Although he was very reluctant to admit it, he also understood that he might be fooled.
Therefore, while leading his army to retreat slowly away from Winter City, he sent envoys to the Dawson family army to demand reconciliation.
At this time, Wells Dawson, who was in command of the Dawson family's army, immediately made a request. The only possibility of reconciliation was for the Menam family to immediately release the Marquis Dawson and compensate the Dawson family for their losses.
However, at this time, the Marquis of Menham had other thoughts.
He knew very well that after a night of melee, the relationship between the Dawson family and the Maynam family had completely broken down. Even if he really released the Marquis Dawson and compensated for the losses as requested by Wells, it would be impossible for the two families to The relationship is back to normal.
The seeds of distrust are so deeply planted that it will be extremely difficult to remove them.
And once the two dwarf families can no longer work together, they will no longer be able to gain an advantage when facing the St. Hilde family. Even after a night of scuffle, the dwarf coalition, which is extremely exhausted and wary of each other, may be lost. It may not be the opponent of the Golden Lions.
At this time, the Marquis of Menham was thinking about how to end it.
And the terms of the peace talks originally proposed by the St. Hilde family are not unacceptable to him now.
The Marquis of Dawson seemed to see something in the uncertain eyes of the Marquis of Menham, and immediately said:
"If you want to hand me over in exchange for the understanding of the St. Hilde family, you are just asking for death."
The Marquis of Menam's heart moved, and he asked in a deep voice, "Why?"
Marquis Dawson said with a smile: "Haven't you understood yet? The St. Hilde family never planned to negotiate peace with us from the very beginning. They simply cannot tolerate the dwarves establishing an independent country in the north!
Therefore, the tricks to sow discord against us are one after another, one after another!
If you hand me over, and even unite with the Golden Lions to defeat the Dawson family's army, do you think that the St. Hilde family will let the Menam family go
No!
They will definitely find ways to get rid of the Menam Family!
At that time, without the help of the Dawson family, are you sure the Maynam family can face the St. Hilde family alone? "
The Marquis of Menham suddenly fell silent.
Upon seeing this, the Marquis of Dawson immediately said while the iron was hot: "So, the Dawson family and the Maynham family are the existences that both prosper and lose!
Only the two of us can join forces to give the dwarves a foothold in the north! "
But the Marquis of Menham did not agree immediately, but frowned and asked, "Marquis Dawson, do you think I can continue to trust you after what happened last night?"
Marquis Dawson took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "I can promise that as long as you let me go, I will immediately restrain the army and never allow them to attack you!
And, I can send Falco to you! "
The Marquis of Menam's eyes were fixed, and then he was a little moved.
He knew that Earl Falco was the heir identified by the Marquess of Dawson, and such an act was more binding than a simple verbal promise.
But then he frowned again: "Isn't Earl Falco in Winter City now? It is estimated that they have been detained by the St. Hilde family. How do you hand him over to me?"
Marquis Dawson rolled his eyes, and immediately said: "Then Wells is fine, you let me go, and I will hand over Wells to you as a hostage."
The Marquis of Menham chuckled, shook his head and said, "Do you think I'm stupid? That boy Wells doesn't take you seriously at all. I guess you won't feel bad if I kill him."
Marquis Dawson said helplessly, "Then what are you going to do?"
The Marquess of Menham was lost in thought.
But at this moment, the army of the Golden Lion Legion had already caught up, and their soldiers pointed directly at the Menam family.
On the other side, the army of the Uman family also arrived, and their target was the army of the Dawson family. Be on guard against the Dawson family and let them not act rashly.
On the side of the Golden Lions, the horn of attack has already sounded.
Seeing this situation, the Marquis of Menham immediately ordered the army to prepare for the battle. At the same time, he looked at the Marquis of Dawson coldly, and said sarcastically:
"You also said that you have no secret connection with the St. Hilde family, so why did the Golden Lions attack my army alone, but not your army?"
The Marquis of Dawson sighed, as if a little discouraged: "If you are always confused by the alienation methods of the St. Hilde family, then there is really no need for us to continue to cooperate.
The dream of a nation of dwarves, hehe, maybe as Marquis Garcia said, it is really just a joke! "
Having said that, Marquis Dawson closed his eyes with a sad face, as if he didn't want to say any more.
The Marquis of Menam's face was cloudy, but he was not allowed to think about it at all in front of the enemy, so he had to temporarily throw away all distracting thoughts and concentrate on responding to the attack of the Golden Lion Army.
Soon, the forward troops of the two armies met head-on.
The sound of shouting and killing filled the wilderness in an instant.
(end of this chapter)