201 No More Tricks
For the entire day, the elves still did not attack.
However, the attack lasted through the day in another sense.
The Dusk Legion sent out many roaming cavalry teams to come and go around the city wall like the wind. Their formation was extremely scattered, and they bent their bows and raised them to shoot outside the range of the garrison. They did not ask to kill the enemy and only tried their best to shoot arrows into the city. However, in this case, with the elves’ archery memories and bow-making skills, it was not difficult.
The engineering team and the supply team also rushed to make a large number of simple ballistae and stonethrowers. Their accuracy was urgent. They only pursued the range and did not ask to kill the enemy. They only sent some things into the city.
!!
There were also mages.
In terms of spellcasting power, the elf mages had an overwhelming advantage after all. When they attacked the city earlier, Valentine’s mages could not stop all the attacks, let alone now.
Kang De sat on the wall and looked up at the sky. Ever since the war began, Valentine’s sky had been in a mess by various spellcasters. All kinds of spell traces lay in the air, and the composition of the elements was abnormally chaotic. Now, there was even a festive atmosphere.
An azure ball of light surged over and soared into the sky above Valentine. Then, it suddenly exploded, and the condensed ice crystals and fog lined up in the air.
“Innocent civilians of Valentine, save yourselves.”
“Valentine, identify the true enemy.”
There were signs and slogans like that.
Kang De even took the opportunity to take a grammar class and learned a few words and dozens of words.
A raging flame shot up from the city and scattered the slogan. However, this treated the symptoms but not the root cause. After all, it was not a dog with authority. It could only let the elves send crazy comments in the sky and delete them at will.
Kang De sat at a high place and could see a portion of the situation in the city. The administrator and the reserve team were riding wildly. Loud shouts and roars could be vaguely heard. They searched, collected, instructed, and promoted.
This was because the elf cavalry came and went like the wind, throwing the soft arrowhead into the city.
There were flyers tied to the arrow.
The ballistae and stonethrowers were doing this.
Of course, there was also magic. The elves’ mages displayed extremely high-level spellcasting techniques and used all kinds of tricks and methods to send a large number of flyers into the city.
For example, a wind magic spell was divided into two parts. The outer part was responsible for breaking through the city and avoiding the interception of the enemy mages with the Brown movement. The inner part was responsible for rolling a large group of flyers into a ball. After arriving at the designated location, it immediately exploded. The wild wind blew a large pile of flyers everywhere and into the houses of ordinary people.
He did not have to think to know the contents of the flyer.
It was nothing more than twisting the truth and instigating the commoners and nobles to suffer such hardship. They were trapped in the city and were in danger every day. Their relatives had died, and their families had been forcefully conscripted. It was all because the Tedrell family was greedy for power and status. In order to protect their wealth, they ordered the innocent citizens of the entire country to fight to the death and endure suffering. They could not obtain anything other than pain and death.
The Tedrell family had long found a way out. Even if this country fell, they could still go to other countries to escape and take refuge. The large amount of treasure they carried was enough to live without worry for the rest of their lives, leaving only their citizens wailing and crying in the ruins. The pain brought about by the war, and all the separation in life and death were all under Tedrell’s selfish rule.
This was because a member of the Tedrell family in the city was the best evidence. He disdained the peace proposal of the elves. He would rather let the Valentine citizens die in the city than accept the conditions of the elves because he wanted to squeeze out the last drop of blood in Valentine and stop the elves from advancing as much as possible. As for how many people would die, it was not within his consideration. After all, even if the city was broken, he could calmly escape.
This person’s name was Kang De, and he was Tina Tedrell’s husband. He was a Cathayan, so he did not value the lives of the Goethe people at all. He would even coldly squeeze out the last drop of blood of the Valentine in exchange for the advantage of the battle to protect his and his wife’s status and power and please Grand Duke Tedrell.
The leaflet called on Valentine’s brave subjects to act and fight for their fate to eliminate Tedrell’s tyranny. Goethe belonged to the true Goethe people.
Things like that.
Kang De asked Hong San to read it from beginning to end. Then, he listened to it again. It was f*cking amazing.
Instigating class hatred was based on human nature. They used force, temptation, and fear of death. Moreover, it was closely related to the universal spirit of racial discrimination. They used the general xenophobia of the people to further stimulate the people’s hatred of Kang De, who was a Cathayan. All kinds of methods and arguments were clear and biting to the bone. Even if it was Kang De who led the rhythm, he could not do it better than this…
—I’m a f*cking Earthling, but I was actually dealt with by the natives with such a method.
It was really funny.
“The elves ponder about this tune all day. After all, they’ve lived for too long and have lost their passion for life. Only politics, infighting, gossip, war, and other exciting things can make them excited.”
This was Hong San’s explanation.
What it meant was—this is normal.
Kang De looked at the busy alderman cavalry in the distance and shook his head.
Nick’s control over this city was unquestionable, and his prestige was enough. After the incident, he immediately sent officials to clarify the situation and seize these flyers. However, prestige was only prestige. The people were not slaves and had their own thoughts and fears, so they had their own selfish motives.
Moreover, the elves had taken a very tricky and vicious precaution.
The flyer said that regardless of whether they moved or not, after the city was broken, anyone who held and showed this flyer to the elf army was exempted from death. A flyer could only protect one person.
Those who held the flyer and could repeat the general content could be exempted from the recruitment and taxes after the city was broken. Those who actively announced and distributed it to their neighbors would be rewarded with gold and silver. Those who contributed greatly would be given official positions.
Those who bravely stood up and took action had greater rewards and wealth.
Burning the granary, causing chaos, burning the armory, advising his family not to enlist, and even assassinating officers and even soldiers would be rewarded. That’s right, the heads of the soldiers who enlisted to defend the city were worth a gold coin.
Among the many rewards, the most tempting was none other than the Cathayan, Kang De.
If he was dead, they could get the position of the City Lord of Valentine, and if he was alive, they could become a knight of the elves, the kind that was conferred by the queen.
Anyone could do it.
Even the current City Lord of Valentine could do it.
As long as he could capture Kang De, all war crimes would be pardoned.
They had basically considered it very well. As expected of the elves.
They had considered people of all levels. Weak people could survive if they hid a flyer. If they protected their entire family, they would hide a few more. Moreover, the elves had considered that these people might not be able to read, so they specially drew some simple and easy-to-understand drawings to explain. They even hinted in the diagram that if they wanted money, power, and women, they would find someone to ask what was written on them.
Those who were slightly ambitious and had some prestige in the neighborhood could take another step forward and obtain a little benefit. If they were ruthless, the benefits would be even greater.
Those who really had the right, status, and ability provided more options and larger rewards. Even Nick was offered an olive branch—and took the opportunity to drive a wedge between them.
They did not let Kang De off.
“Those who really have brains will understand how important I, a Cathayan, am to the elves after reading it. How eager they are to obtain me…”
Kang De said indifferently, “Logically speaking, the more the elves want it, the more they can’t let them have it. The Valentines should think so… Unfortunately, people are always irrational, because people always have worries and selfish motives.”
A few people stood under the house and looked at Kang De. Their expressions were very worried and uneasy.
Kang De fanned himself with the flyer in his hand and looked down at them. He smiled and said, “I say, why haven’t the elves attacked the city for a long time? I’m afraid they’re all busy copying the flyers. Poor thing. Even if the entire army attacks together, they have to copy until their hands ache. I didn’t work so hard on the last day of my vacation.”
This joke could not make the few of them laugh. They were not even in the mood to correct Kang De. This was clearly printed, so how could it be copied by hand?
“Nick must be out of ideas.”
Leona said angrily, “Since the elves used such a method, they took into account the countermeasures in the city. When the city is broken, this piece of paper will be an amulet. The cost of hiding it is very low. Why won’t the commoners secretly hide one just in case? No matter how bold Nick is and how reckless he is, he doesn’t dare to let the soldiers search every house.”
“So what if he searched? If he’s found, not punishing him is equivalent to having no consequences. Instead, it’ll encourage the commoners to hide without worry and be bold. If he’s punished, will he dare? Even he doesn’t dare to use powerful punishment measures. Otherwise, the soldiers won’t listen…”
Kang De nodded. “That makes sense. Why don’t we collect some here?”
Leona stomped her feet and said, “Hey! Can you understand the situation?! The current situation is that the elves used this move and intensified their siege. The army pressed down and pressed down on the mental strength of the Valentines bit by bit, wearing down their resistance… Don’t you understand what will happen?”
“Not to mention how many bastards will jump out during this period of time, when Valentine City is about to be broken, it’s the most dangerous time for you. There’s even no need for the city to be broken. As long as Valentine’s people are shaken to a certain extent, as long as the siege is the fastest and fiercest, as soon as the rumors arise, the world will collapse…”
Kang De put the flyer aside. “…So what do you think?”
Leona sighed. “Leave, leave now. I’ve always advised you to leave. Do you think you’re a man if you stay? You’ve been loyal enough. It sounds very cold-blooded and heartless. You’re probably tired of it, but even if you’re tired of it, I have to tell you—in this situation, you have to leave!”
“This is only the beginning. Who can guess what methods and schemes the elves will take later? They used this move. In a principle sense, there are not many people Valentine can trust! In fact, very, very, very few!”
She looked up and spoke forcefully, her tone anxious and her expression anxious, “In fact, are you sure Nick can really be trusted? The elves have already said that. If he discovers that he can’t defend it, his entire family will die. In order to save his life and protect the family, will he still defend his loyalty to the death?”
“Do you think he’ll definitely not attack you? Nobles are loyal to the family first before the country! This is a noble. On one hand, it’s the protection of the family or even further, and on the other hand, the entire family will die and be reduced to ashes. The price is only to exchange for the loyalty of a monarch. Is there any objection to such a choice question?”
Kang De glanced at the silent Hong San. “Do you think so too?”
Leona’s gaze shot over like a knife. Seeing this, Hong San smiled bitterly and lowered his head, “Master, personally speaking, I naturally hope that you’ll stay away from danger. After all, this time… Sigh, it’s all because of me. However, from a military perspective, I’m a little suspicious.”
The knife turned into an impact drill.
However, Hong San still said, “The elves did very well today. It can be said to be quite good, but it’s precisely because it’s too good that I find it strange.”
Kang De changed his posture. “What’s strange?”
Hong San thought for a moment and said, “The strange thing is that after the elves used such a method, we realized that you’ve fallen into a dangerous situation and will definitely advise you to leave. If you’re any colder and even decide to leave yourself, this will feel even stranger. Although the elves’ actions can cause chaos and plant seeds of turmoil in the city, it will also make you have the thought of leaving quickly. Then…”
He stretched out his hands, “The elves can use this plan to take down Valentine as soon as possible, but the price is that you might escape. The credit for taking down a city a few days earlier and capturing the Prince Consort of Goethe alive is greater or lesser?”
“Moreover, the Dusk Legion has suffered two losses and has suffered considerable losses. It’s a huge loss. Their commander must have a strong intention to capture you alive, because only by capturing you can they make up for the terrible performance and many losses in this siege… In that case, they can’t let you escape.”
“Therefore, I feel that although the plan the elves used today is exquisite, they used too much strength and seem strange. It’s like…” Hong San hesitated for a moment and said softly, “They have no other way.”
Kang De jumped down from the roof and came to Hong San. He asked, “Although the elves have suffered two setbacks, it’s far from a serious injury. It can even be said that Valentine City has suffered greater losses, and the comparison of the military strength of the two sides is even more unbalanced… Under such circumstances, how can the elves not have any moves left?”
Hong San looked into Kang De’s eyes and said the only possible answer.
“Unless the bombardment this morning achieved an unexpected huge result.”
At this moment, in the neat and solemn military camp of the elves, in the commander’s tent, Therlandron put down his quill and solemnly sealed the letter in his hand. He finished processing it in the strict and complicated encryption method of the elves and placed it aside. His majestic figure was as straight as before, but his lips were very pale.
His smile also became weak, but it still had tough and sharp strength.
“They must think that I have no tricks left…”
The source of this c𝐨ntent is fre𝒆w(e)bn(o)vel