Long River Town still has nearly a thousand garrison troops at this moment, including three hundred real Lion Territory cavalry.
They did express a very sincere welcome to the arrival of the coalition forces - with just a fire, the situation was completely reversed. Long River Town was already safe, and of course they would welcome reinforcements.
They did not express any objection to Godric's intention to temporarily take over the defense of Long River Town - Godric was the king's brother-in-law after all, and he brought a large number of elite troops to the rescue and even defeated the enemy.
And now that the consul Long River Town is away, it is appropriate for Baron Godric to temporarily take over the defense at this time.
However, although these garrison troops were very polite, none of them were willing to go out of the city to fight!
It's not that they are afraid of death, but it's not good for them to go out to fight in the city...
Because they are soldiers brought by Duke Alma from Lion Lake City.
These guys previously told Amy that their duty was to guard Long River Town, and if Prophet Legion launched an attack, they would definitely fight to the death. But if the enemy did not attack Long River Town, or the enemy wanted to retreat, "that would be the best" - this was what the commander of the Lion Territory cavalry said.
These garrison troops are all subordinates of Duke Alma. As far as they are concerned, as long as nothing happens to Long River Town, it will be fine.
As for whether Prophet Legion will run away or harm other villages, it has nothing to do with them.
It's actually normal for them to have this mentality. After all, they are not Long River Town's people, they were just arranged by Duke Alma to take over Long River Town's defense a few months ago.
As a garrison, it is their responsibility to guard Long River Town, but other than that, they have no local feelings for this area...
This is why Li Ang must let Godric get Long River Town's military control - the people under Alma don't care about the life and death of other people in the eastern region, and it doesn't even have anything to do with their own character.
If they fail to defend the city, they will definitely be held responsible, and Duke Alma will not spare them, so they will naturally fight tooth and nail.
But if they were fighting out of the city, winning would not be of much benefit to them. And once larger casualties were caused, the leading knight would have to bear the responsibility, so they would definitely not be willing to go out of the city.
In fact, most nobles don't care about other people's territories. There are only a few nobles who are as willing to consider the overall safety as Godric and Leofric.
In fact, if the entire Long River Town garrison were dispatched to fight out of the city, they would definitely be able to win in one battle under the current circumstances.
Even if they don't dare to dispatch the entire army, relying on this Lion Territory cavalry alone can completely put Prophet Legion in a dilemma.
Judging from the current situation, as long as there are enough cavalry troops watching outside the city, Three Prophets will definitely not dare to retreat easily.
As long as they have the slightest intention of retreating, the cavalry can charge into the formation and at least hold them back, and then the army will have enough time to fight out from Long River Town.
Prophet Legion will be trapped under the city, unable to move, unless Three Prophets is willing to leave all the female soldiers alone and run away directly with Misfortune Bringer - even so, he may not be able to escape.
But the problem is that those Lion Territory cavalry were not even willing to go out of the city to replace the rangers who had not slept all night - let alone Amy's request, even Godric's request was flatly rejected by the leading knight.
Now we can only let the rangers of Ralph work harder, cooperate with Baron Leofric for a few more hours, and keep an eye on the Prophet Legion so that the large army can have a good sleep.
Godric was relatively calm and ignored the cavalry. He only issued an announcement throughout the city stating that he would temporarily take over Long River Town.
But he still couldn't help but sigh, "It's because every great lord's troops have this mentality that these heretics can run rampant in Pendor! They are all selfish guys!"
However, Li Ang didn't want to let it go. "Lord Godric, they just don't see the benefits... Don't worry, by noon at most, they will have their entire army out of the city to fight!"
After saying that, the lord directly took Amy into the largest tavern in Long River Town - that Adventurer Tavern.
"Amy, go to the garrison camp and invite the leading knight. Tell Wheat Fragrance Group Chairman Baron Li Ang to invite him to drink and ask for his help..."
"Teacher, do you want to convince him? But they do have reasons not to go out of the city to fight..."
Amy is too young after all, and has not yet learned to see the essence through phenomena.
"It's okay, just call someone over, I have to put on some show..."
As the Lord spoke, he went to the tavern owner and said, "Boss, you have a private room here, right? Let's have a sumptuous dinner. Whatever is the most expensive here will be served to you."
The tavern owner burst out laughing when he heard this, "Yes, yes, sir, please..."
That so-called private room is actually the boss's own room... but it doesn't matter. Treating guests to dinner is not the purpose anyway. It just looks great.
Not long after, the leading knight who had previously refused to fight was brought into this box by Amy.
He had to come - he could refuse to go out to fight in the city, but it was difficult for him to refuse a dinner invitation from an official baron.
Moreover, a eldest lady like Amy came to invite me in person, which is a great honor. It would be foolish not to come.
However, as soon as he entered the door, he almost ran away - ten Meitengheim tough guys stood in a circle in the box, leaning against the wall, all surrounding a large round table with expressionless faces.
There was only one young nobleman sitting at the round table, but the table was indeed filled with all kinds of wine and food.
As soon as he entered, Kloze at the door closed the door and leaned against it, obviously not intending to let him out.
This looked like a scene for the underworld to scare people. The knight began to sweat on his head. He came to the banquet and didn't even bring a decent weapon with him.
"This...Lord Baron, how can I help you?"
This knight was still a bit brave. Seeing Kloze blocking the door with an expressionless face, he turned around and asked the lord, appearing quite calm.
But his tone was obviously not as harsh as when he refused to fight just now.
However, the Lord's attitude seemed very gentle. "Please sit down, Sir Knight, don't be nervous, I'm just asking for a favor... You seem to be sweating? Are you very hot?"
Who wouldn't be a little sweaty in this scene?
The knight couldn't figure out the lord's intention, so he sat down a little awkwardly, but his movements were a bit stiff - only one-third of the distance between his butt and the chair was in contact.
Amy also sat next to the lord and began to observe and learn.
"You should already know Amy, but you may not know who I am... My name is Li Ang, the chairman of Wheat Fragrance International. Amy is my partner."
The lord's attitude was gentle, but his tone was cold and his eyes were slanted.
As he spoke, he reached out to pour a glass of wine and handed it to the knight.
The knight took the cup, but did not drink it. He put it on the table and asked the lord with a frown, "Sir, you might as well say it directly... I know I have offended several adults today, but we do have reasons not to go to war..."
Li Ang twitched his lips with a sly smile, "Don't get me wrong, I understand you, and I'm not here to trouble you. In fact, I want to talk to you about a business deal..."
The knight's frown deepened. "Business?"
"I think you should have heard of the Wheat Fragrance Group industry..."
Li Ang took out a dinar with a smile and bounced it on the table, just like a gambler placing a bet on the table.
"Um? Those... those casinos are opened by you?"
The knight's face suddenly became a little strange. It seemed that he had also lost money with a certain operator.
Businessmen opened many casinos around Lion Lake City. The garrison in this era was the largest customer group of casinos, and those who had never participated in gambling were the minority...
"Since you know my main business, you must also know the strength of Wheat Fragrance International." Li Ang raised his eyebrows. "But you may not know what kind of opportunity you almost missed today..."
The knight was a little nervous due to Li Ang's formation.
Of course he can realize how profitable those casinos are, and the young baron sitting in front of him now is a rich man!
The knight's attitude became obviously respectful.
Human beings are like this - when the other party has a higher social status than themselves and has more wealth than themselves, people will always involuntarily lower their posture... Many people even think that it is an honor for a big boss to talk to them on an equal footing!
When people have such an attitude, it is usually easy to negotiate business.
Li Ang smiled, "Casinos can indeed make a lot of money, but the most profitable business in the world is not this... I actually want to open another more profitable business, but I have been lacking resources and have no chance... However, I have found sufficient resources today!"
Having said this, the Lord Lord showed a greasy smile.
The knight was stunned for a moment, and then showed the same smile, "Sir, do you want to..."
"Yes, you know! I actually really want to open a service business... I even thought of a name for the new business - it's called Heaven and Earth! What do you think of this name?"
Li Ang raised his eyebrows, with an even more disgusting smile on his face.
"Wouldn't it be just right to go south and north with Cliff Bay... hehehehe!" This knight looked very experienced, and he was probably an expert in Fengyue Field.
"Originally, I didn't have much resources, but now there are at least five to six hundred top beauties out there. If I can get some, this new business might be started right away..."
Li Ang touched his chin and said.
"Lord Li Ang, that's a heretic witch!" The knight was shocked, obviously not expecting that the lord was plotting against Three Prophets.
"I don't believe you have no idea about those beautiful heretics..."
Li Ang glanced at the knight. "Besides, why do you think we came here with our troops? Do you think we are simply here to rescue Long River Town? Duke Alma won't do me any good!"
"That's true... they do look attractive..." The knight himself also felt that it was unlikely that the reinforcements came specifically to rescue Long River Town - after all, the reinforcements came so quickly, and Prophet Legion hadn't even attacked Long River Town before the large force arrived.
"That's why I came to you - I have too few troops, and there's nothing I can do to capture those women. Lord Godric's troops are mostly archers, and it's hard to capture them. But you have thousands of troops here, plus The army brought by Lord Godric must be enough to capture those women! I am willing to pay a very high price to buy twenty Misfortune Bringer... I will pay three thousand dinars for one Misfortune Bringer! Only twenty, first come first served!"
Li Ang offered an irresistible price, three thousand dinars for a Misfortune Bringer prisoner of war!
This kind of price, let alone seen it before, this knight has never even heard of it - this is not Noldo Elves, just a heretical witch!
You know, three thousand dinars can buy a dozen sets of ordinary standard equipment!
Or, you can buy dozens or even hundreds of strong slaves;
Or, you can buy a huge manor in the hinterland of the kingdom... with hundreds of acres of land!
--Three thousand dinars is a huge amount of money that most knights cannot save in a lifetime, and it is enough for a person to have enough food and clothing for a lifetime.
And the wealthy man in front of me wanted to buy twenty of them!
Li Ang You can see that the knight's breathing suddenly became rapid...
So, he added another price, "If I can capture any one of Three Prophets, I can pay 50,000 dinars! I believe many people will be interested in these three prophets... They will make my new business a success overnight! As for the other female soldiers, it depends on their quality... But at the lowest, I can pay five times the market price!"
The knight immediately expressed his strong interest in this big business of buying and selling heretics. "Lord Li Ang, I think your business will be started soon! I understand what you mean!"
Then he picked up the wine glass on the table and drank it in one gulp.
After finishing the drink, he bowed to Amy: "I'm sorry, Miss Amy, I didn't expect this reason... If you had told me this earlier, I wouldn't have offended you..."
Li Ang knocked on the table. "Amy, how can a girl mention this business in public? Now you understand the matter, I will let Amy wait here, and when she sees the goods I want, she will pay..."
"Don't worry, sir, you will definitely make a lot of money!"
After saying that, he stood up and left, probably because he couldn't wait to do business.
Li Ang smiled, as long as you find the right direction, there is no one who can't control you...
Amy is still a little confused. "Teacher, you don't really want to open a 'Heaven and Earth', do you?"
The lord curled his lips. "How is it possible... am I like that kind of person?"
Amy sighed, but did not say the word 'like' after all, "In fact, you can also directly use money to lure them to fight, why do you want to engage in such a scene?"
She pointed to the food on the table.
"Amy, to drive someone you don't know, you must first make him willing to listen to you. And making people willing to listen to you carefully and develop a submissive attitude is much more important than the content of your speech!"
"I want him to know that I am very rich, and I also need to let him know that I have a good reason for being willing to pay, so that he will believe that I can really pay a big price."
"If there were no such scenes to create an environment, he would probably reject me outright. By then, it would not be easy to talk to him again..."
"Besides, these things won't be wasted - brothers, come on, let's have a good meal!"
Meitengheim The tough guys immediately sat down at the table with smiles on their faces. They couldn't wait.
Li Ang and Amy quickly pulled out a chicken leg and fled the room like flying - neither of them wanted to eat in a pig pen...
Just a few hours later, at noon that day, all the leading knights in the Long River Town garrison collectively asked Godric for a tassel, expressing their intention to fight to the death with the Prophet Legion!
There are even a few mercenary groups who don't know where they came from, and they claim to 'eliminate evil and eliminate heresy for the people'...
Li Ang even took a nap after eating and drinking. Just when he came back with a yawn, he heard Baron Godric say in a happy mood, "You are all heroes of justice, these heretics will definitely be destroyed today!"
Then Godric waved his hand. "The whole army goes out to fight!"
Thousands of garrison troops, as well as various mercenary groups totaling hundreds of people, plus more than a thousand coalition troops, all rushed out of Long River Town...
Except for Ralph's rangers and Leofric's 'Warhorse Cavalry' who need to retreat from the battlefield to catch up on their sleep, Long River Town's combat power has already been fully deployed!
This is an army of more than 2,000 people, four times the current number of the Prophet Legion, and they are all highly motivated and fighting spirit.
Godric was also preparing to leave the city with his guards. When he passed by the lord, he asked, "Sure enough, people and money die... But if they can really capture many heretics, will you really let Amy pay?"
Li Ang smiled and whispered, "Capture heretics? Those women are not afraid of death at all, how can they capture them? Those Misfortune Bringer can't even feel pain... Want to capture them? This is harder than capturing Noldo Elves... As for capturing Three Prophets--if someone really has this ability, then I will definitely be willing to pay to be friends with such a hero..."
After saying that, he went up to the city wall and lay down on the wall, intending to observe before leaving the city.
Prophet Legion, who had not moved for a long time, finally took action at this time - after discovering that the army had left the city, they directly dispersed into dozens of teams. Those Blood Oath Witch were also divided into various teams, with about seven or eight people in each team.
These small teams spread out in all directions, apparently trying to break out of the encirclement.
The three prophets were still together. They fled westward with dozens of Misfortune Bringer, and their attitude was quite decisive.
Are you going to abandon the other female soldiers and run away?
Li Ang stood up in surprise. If Three Prophets wanted to run away, wouldn't it be more appropriate to retreat directly when the large army entered the city?
Although there are so many cavalry watching, they will also suffer huge losses if they retreat, but at least it is much better than facing the army now!
Moreover, the coalition forces also got a few hours of rest. How could Three Prophets make such a decision?
But it didn't take long for the lord to realize that Three Prophets's decision to run away now was actually the right one - they were afraid of being chased by the rangers before, but now the rangers have gone to the city to rest, so they will take this opportunity to run away.
Indeed, being chased by a large number of mounted archers is the most terrifying thing. Those Misfortune Bringer are themselves mounted archers, so they probably know this very well.
Anyway, for Three Prophets, as long as he decides to run away, he must give up those female infantry soldiers. No matter when he runs, the price is the same.
Since there is no difference in the price paid, then when the Rangers are not on the battlefield, Three Prophets's chance of successfully escaping will indeed be higher.
But, but.
But Three Prophets certainly didn't expect that the Lord would pay a high price to 'buy' them...
Under the temptation of the lord's huge sum of money, all the Lion Territory cavalry and mercenary groups have been chasing after them - Three Prophets only brought a few dozen Misfortune Bringer, there are not many people, and they all belong to the type of goods that Lord Li Ang bought at a high price...
These Lion Territory cavalry do not have the mounted shooting capabilities of the rangers, but they now have the firm determination to chase the dinar.
Therefore, their pursuit seemed more targeted - they completely ignored the female soldiers who broke out in all directions and went straight towards Three Prophets, with a very clear target.
Weird things in Pendor's game: LSP's thoughts:
When Scrap of Prophecy encounters Prophet Legion or the Prophet patrol, he will always risk being shot and explode and use blunt instruments to knock out the Prophet's henchmen and female soldiers...
After knocking the prisoners unconscious, they always uncharacteristically do not package them up and sell them to Ramon, but instead recruit them into the team against all opinions...
Honestly, have you ever done this?