Noldo Elves's ears are really good. Even at the city gate, Risadiran still heard Li Ang's shouts.
Of course, everyone nearby Noble Council also heard it.
But no one took action against Li Ang - Li Ang was the marshal of the Lionheart Kingdom. He had made outstanding achievements in the south and north. Without the king's order, no one would take action against him.
Even though he had just ordered his guards to enter the royal city.
Ols, on the other hand, was quite hesitant. He hesitated at the Noble Council gate, but finally turned back and broke into the Noble Council tower.
He was worried about Inna, the son he had just met and the only relative he had now.
However, Risadiran, who had been waiting by the city gate, did not hesitate.
If Risadiran is not Noldo Elves, but a knight like Ols who was born in Lion Territory, then he may still be a little worried after hearing this order - leading the guards into Lion City is basically tantamount to rebellion.
But Risadiran doesn't care what the lord wants to do. He has no sense of identity with the Lionheart Kingdom, nor does he think there is anything special about Lion City.
That is to say, the scale is relatively large and the city walls are relatively high.
So after hearing the order, Risadiran blew the marching horn without hesitation.
"Woo... Woo..."
The horns of the elves are low and long. They don't sound high-pitched, but they can travel far.
Noldo Guard not far outside the city responded to the sound and began to charge towards the city gate.
At the same time, five men in black sprang out from the corner near the city gate, quickly rushed to Risadiran, and then rushed into the gatehouse of the city gate with Risadiran - that was Scorpion Assassins who had been ambushing in the city. They temporarily accepted the command of Risadiran.
Lion City's gatehouse is not a reception room. It is actually a military station inside the city gate. It is also the corridor leading to the top of the city tower and city wall. It is located inside the city gate opening.
This is also the working place of the city gate officer.
For a big city like Lion City, the gatehouse is the core defense point, because there is a winch inside the gatehouse that controls the opening and closing of the city gate.
Of course, it is daytime now, there is no enemy outside, and Lion City's city gate is open.
At this time, the city gate defenders did not know that there was a murder in Noble Council. They did not receive any orders, so they naturally did not close the door.
But Risadiran knew very well that when the lord said "open the city gate", he did not ask him to push the winch to open the door, but asked him to control the city gate.
That is to say, kill the soldiers stationed in the gatehouse to prevent them from closing the city gate.
Because Li Ang's guards are still outside the city at this time.
Lion City has two gates, the outer city gate and the inner gate.
There is a moat about ten meters wide around the city, and a few meters wide boulder city foundation is deliberately left between the river and the base of the city wall to prevent the river water from corroding the city wall.
The outer city gate is not actually on the city wall, but a separate gate. The bottom is built on the huge stone city foundation that is several meters wide. The whole is very high, with a total length of more than fifteen meters. When it is lowered, it is actually a suspension bridge that passes through the moat.
This kind of outer city gate needs to be lowered or pulled up slowly, because it is too high. If the bridge plate of more than ten meters is allowed to fall freely, it is likely to be damaged or even broken.
The inner gate is different. It is embedded in the city gate. It is a grid-shaped lifting gate like Long River Town that hangs in the city gate hole. It is made of giant wood wrapped in iron sheet.
As long as someone knocks off the wooden plug that fixes the winch, the heavy inner gate will crash down and seal the city gate.
If this kind of gate falls, it will be difficult to raise it again. Just pushing the winch requires several strong men to work together.
As the capital of the Lionheart Kingdom and the residence of the king, of course no lord is allowed to bring troops into the city. At most, he can bring a few followers or guard captains, such as Risadiran.
Even if the entourage of a foreign lord wants to temporarily stay at the Lion City military camp, they must be disarmed and enter the barracks from the entrance of the military station at the root of the side city wall. They cannot go through the city gate to avoid misunderstandings or accidents.
Once armed troops are detected approaching the city gate, the inner gate will be closed immediately.
At night, or when facing foreign enemies, the outer city gate will be pulled up, turning Lion City into a closed giant fortress.
This is the primary military duty that the garrison in the city will perform without receiving any orders.
The only troops that can enter Lion City wearing armor and holding weapons are the king's own troops - that is, Lion Knight Order and Royal City Guard.
But Lion Knight Order is currently at Vulpine Town, and Royal City Guard is waiting for news at Harlingosburg, and they are not at Lion City.
Royal City Guard was waiting for Li Ang and Inna to return to Lion City to explain the situation to the king. They felt that they would leave again soon, so they did not return to the station to avoid a useless march back and forth.
In other words, there are currently only about a thousand standing troops in Lion City, and they are not elite troops.
In fact, let alone elites, they can't even be called soldiers...
Risadiran originally thought that he would face a tough battle in the gatehouse. After all, it stands to reason that as long as the city gate defenders see Noldo Guard rushing towards them, they will definitely try to lower the inner gate.
There are only five Scorpion Assassins around him, and Lion City's city gate defenders usually have at least one centurion.
But in fact, he and the five Scorpion Assassins took control of the most important place, the concierge, without any effort at all - when they entered the concierge, there was no one inside!
Risadiran was even able to arrange the arrangements calmly, moved several stab boxes used to seal the gaps in the city wall, and sealed the door. Then he even rested for two minutes, and then saw a group of soldiers hurriedly trying to enter the gatehouse...
What was originally expected to be an attack turned into a defense, and there was still preparation time.
So Risadiran and several Scorpion Assassins didn't fight anyone at all, and didn't even break a sweat.
Because after the garrison discovered that there was a bayonet box sealing the gatehouse, and there were a few guys who looked like masters inside, they did not rush in at all, but dispersed in a hurry - Noldo Guard had already begun to enter the city at this time, and these garrison did not intend to die here.
Lion City's garrison is probably the most useless force Risadiran has ever seen...
In other words, they are not warriors in the first place.
Because Lion City's garrison has never experienced a real battle - in the past hundred years, no enemy has ever directly attacked Lion City, or even hit Lion City.
The closest battle to them was the one when Dexian people rushed to Yalagar to plunder - but Dexian people did not attack Lion City, and was crippled by Yalagar. The battlefield was still dozens of miles away from them.
In addition, Ulrich recently supplemented Lion Knight Order and Royal City Guard twice, picking up all the more reliable soldiers in the garrison.
The remaining people in the garrison are basically just people who make a living - the city defense troops in the capital city are treated very well. They don't have to risk their lives to fight, but they can also deduct oil and water from the city gates, and their food and salary are also guaranteed...
Therefore, the job that Lion City's garrison is best at is actually not fighting, but scaring farmers and caravans, and making some extra money while inspecting caravans, or assisting tax collectors in collecting city gate taxes.
Rather than saying they are city defense troops, it is better to say they are hooligans, and their combat effectiveness cannot keep up with Crimson Brotherhood.
After all, the gang members of Crimson Brotherhood at least had some courage, but these gangsters ran away when faced with the Noldor seizing the city gate...
A few minutes later, Li Ang's guards took over the city gate easily, without killing anyone in the whole process - the city gate garrison all ran away, and other city defense troops never showed up. They probably haven't put on their armor yet...
Subsequently, Risadiran led half of the people and rushed to Li Ang to assist him.
In fact, Li Ang had been standing outside the door of Noble Council without moving, and he had been holding the body of Mrs. Philina, but no one cared about him.
It was only then that an organized city defense force appeared, but they still didn't even know what was going on and were too timid to step forward.
A whole row of Noldo Ranger holding bows and arrows had already stood up on the city wall, and Li Ang was also surrounded by hundreds of Noldor cavalry. The city defense troops did not dare to approach, and could only linger in the middle of the street.
They didn't even dare to ask...
The guard of only two hundred people is Lion City's most powerful combat force at this time, and can even make the city defense army of thousands of people dare not say a word. I have to say that this is Lionheart Kingdom's sorrow.
"Sir, are we going to storm the palace?"
Risadiran saw Li Ang holding a corpse, his face was a little sad, and he felt that his master might want to rebel...
"What nonsense are you talking about?! Can you just enter the palace?! I asked you to escort me!!"
Li Ang started with a reprimand, and then signaled the guards to surround the Noble Council tower. "Seal that tower and don't allow anyone to enter or exit... Now I am controlling this place as the marshal of the kingdom to ensure the safety of His Majesty the kingdom! If anyone makes any abnormal move... shoot and kill!"
Li Ang's voice was very loud and he spoke quite indignantly.
Originally, there were many bewildered guards whispering among themselves, but at this moment, they suddenly became silent.
In fact, Li Ang did not let the guards enter the city for the purpose of rebellion - there was no need for him to rebel.
On the contrary, what he is going to do now should be called "Guarding the King Qin" or "Qingjun Side" - this is the standard procedure for a loyal and patriotic man to eliminate traitors for the country.
After all, Li Ang knows that Anna is one of Three Prophets, and judging from the identities Cersi and Anna use in Noble Council, Anna should be the leader.
How powerful Three Prophets is, Li Ang has experienced it personally...
But now, King Ulrich has entered the Noble Council tower with a sword, and Anna has just committed an unforgivable crime. The witnesses and physical evidence are all there, and the evidence is conclusive in plain sight...
It's not certain what the king will do specifically, but in this case, you can think of what Anna will do with your toes - Ulrich has a high probability that something will happen.
Either being kidnapped, being killed, or even being poisoned or going crazy.
Anyway, with Three Prophets's skills, once the king is kidnapped by Anna, no one should be able to save him.
--At least Li Ang feels that it cannot be saved...
If he is really saved, it must be Mad King controlled by a heretic...
Therefore, now we want the guards to enter the city "King Qin".
To be honest, Li Ang does not believe that Philina was pushed down by Princess Anna - because Anna has no need to do this.
Even if Philina knew something and Three Prophets wanted to silence them, given their ability, they would not kill people in such a conspicuous way - whether it was illness, poisoning, or making people die silently in bed, Three Prophets could easily do it.
This kind of pushing people to jump off the building is just what ordinary people do, and it is completely inconsistent with the behavioral logic of an expert like Three Prophets.
Besides, who would stand in front of the window after killing someone?
Are you afraid that others will not know that you are committing murder?
It's more like forcing...
It seems like Philina is forcing Ulrich to break up with Anna!
Or, to force Anna to jump over the wall and reveal the truth himself.
Then Li Ang will naturally do what he wants - of course the Marshal of the Kingdom will not rebel, but he can 'clear the emperor's side'!
If you accidentally get rid of Jun because of this... it can only be regarded as an accident.
All the Noldo Elvess took off their bows, and some of them started patrolling around Noble Council on horseback. The people who were originally poking their heads on King's Avenue to watch the excitement dispersed in droves.
The other group of girl rangers went directly to the wall of Noble Council, taking over the positions of the guards and driving them all out.
None of the guards resisted. They all looked at Li Ang, as if they were planning to ask the marshal of the kingdom to give a clear explanation.
Li Ang ignored them, but handed Mrs. Philina's body to Risadiran: "Take Aunt Philina to Vulpine Town and hand it over to with your own hands Lord Godric's hand! Then tell Amy not to get entangled with Lion Knight Order, leave Kloze to lead the infantry to block the enemy, and let her lead all the cavalry to come to Lion City as quickly as possible. I'll wait for her here!"
Risadiran followed the order and left.
"You have all seen the murder here! Philina Chief Princess was brutally murdered! Since Princess Anna did such a thing, I suspect that she is probably controlled by a heretic, or she herself is the leader of the heresy..."
Li Ang pulled out his sword, looked around at the Noble Council guards, and said loudly, "Now that your Majesty and the Inna knights have gone in to investigate, I will also bring people in to protect your Majesty's safety. All... But I'm worried that some of you are followers of heretics - so I have to take over the defense here until the truth is found out! You'd better put down your weapons and cooperate with me... Anyone who is still holding weapons after half a minute, I will directly treat them as heretics!"
The guards looked at each other, and then nodded. There is nothing wrong with Li Ang's statement. Of course, it is necessary to find out the murder case.
The guards who were originally at a loss now received very clear instructions - this was an order issued by the marshal of the kingdom, and most importantly, this was an order that would exempt them from liability...
Li Ang suspected that Princess Anna was controlled by heretics, and further suspected that there were spies among Noble Council's guards, so she asked to take over the defense. This is indeed quite reasonable.
Li Ang's request is actually asking the guards to stay out of the matter in order to prove their innocence.
So the guards put their weapons in front of Li Ang, and withdrew from Noble Council - because in this way, no matter what happened, these guards would be exempted from responsibility. Marshal Li Ang would hold up the sky if it fell...