Of course Li Ang must rescue White Deer Fortress. To rescue White Deer Fortress is to rescue Wheat Fragrance Territory. The lord does not want to lose his territory.
Originally, Li Ang's manpower could not play a big role in White Deer Fortress's war. He had indeed packed up his belongings and prepared to run away at any time...
But now that Ryman has arrived here with Lion Knight, Li Ang feels that there may be a chance.
In fact, after knowing that the leading knight was Renier, the Lord almost guessed the cause and effect.
In order to confirm his guess, and to prevent the unconscious Dead Face from 'suddenly waking up' again, Li Ang directly broke the Dead Face's leg bones.
--In this case, the dead man's face was still unconscious, but his breathing was still steady, and his muscles didn't even contract, as if nothing had happened.
This is so abnormal.
In view of what Risadiran said, the dead face is very good at pretending to be a fool, and there are many men in black around him who look like killers, and they successfully lured Godric to Crow's Perch Village.
In addition, the internal code should be Renier...
So the lord clarified this matter again.
Li Ang doesn't think those men in black are killers - otherwise Dead Face wouldn't have hired Risadiran to kill him.
The greater possibility is that the identity of those men in black is somewhat similar to that of killers - they are more like professional spies, specializing in peeping, eavesdropping, tracking, and poisoning. They have some overlap with the nature of the work of killers, but they are not good at killing.
And Noldo Elves has always looked down upon human beings. Risadiran probably cannot distinguish these subdivided types of work in human society. He can only judge those people as killers based on their temperament.
Li Ang feels that this dead face is probably the spy leader of the Bacchus Empire, who has received professional training.
--Judging from Risadiran's experience and the fact that he couldn't be awakened by any torture, this dead face would probably take the initiative to hypnotize himself in order to avoid leaking confidential information if he couldn't bear the torture.
This is a special skill that only professional spies can master, and they are very advanced spies.
This dead face probably started planning to seize White Deer Fortress when Grand Duke Alma lured Gatu people into the country.
At first, he might have been trying to persuade Ailedge lord Renier to act as an internal response - Ailedge is the only place where White Deer Fortress's beacon can be transmitted.
Once Ailedge pretends that nothing happened, White Deer Fortress will become an isolated city, and it will be difficult to be discovered even if it is attacked. People who ask for help will also be intercepted by Ailedge, and reinforcements can also be blocked or deceived from going to reinforce White Deer Fortress.
I don't know if Renier agreed at the time, but it doesn't matter because Gatu people came first...
As a result, Renier burned down Ailedge--it is estimated that this dead man's face also contributed to the deception, because turning Ailedge into a no-man's land actually had some effect. At least White Deer Fortress's beacon fire was difficult to be seen.
Even later Gatu people chased Renier, and there might have been some handwriting from this dead man - Renier had lost its territory and was of no use, and could be silenced by Gatu people's hand.
But Ralph saved Renier, so this dead face should have sent a spy to follow Ralph - he was worried that Renier would make a mistake and leak his existence, and he was also worried that Ralph or Count Oden would discover this plan.
Probably his spies followed Border Camp all the way, and probably eavesdropped on the conversation between Ralph and himself, so Dead Face could know his whereabouts even in Long River Town - Ralph asked the lord to go to Ailedge to establish a territory, and Dead Face's spies would definitely pay him back as quickly as possible.
Then, he bought Risadiran to assassinate himself because he didn't want any lord to rebuild Ailedge.
This is also the reason why he ordered the attack on Risadiran when he saw the noble emblem of Li Ang. It was not that he did not want to pay the balance, but because Ailedge had been rebuilt into Wheat Fragrance Territory at that time, and it did not matter whether the assassination was successful or not, and he wanted to kill Risadiran and silence him.
As for Risadiran's escape, this is not important to Dead Face. The life and death of a third-party elf killer has no impact on his plan.
Maybe Dead Face planned to bribe Li Ang at that time - but the lord was away fighting and doing business at that time, and was never at Wheat Fragrance Territory.
The task of isolating White Deer Fortress with Dead Face still had to be completed, so he could only find Renier again.
This time, he put forward various more tempting conditions to persuade Renier, who had lost his territory, to act as an internal agent, intending to take advantage of the empty period during the war when Li Ang left with his troops to seize Wheat Fragrance Territory.
But for the first time, they did not expect that Amy would send a large number of archers, so they had to let Renier recruit more people during this month and wait for the last opportunity just after the war.
As for how Renier recruited thousands of gangsters in a month, it is unknown, but perhaps it was precisely because he had such ability and was extremely sure of seizing Wheat Fragrance Territory that Bacchus Empire promised him the position of governor.
All of this was probably because the spy leader planned to cooperate with the Bacchus Empire to capture White Deer Fortress.
The mission of this dead-faced spy leader may be to find a way to destroy or occupy the original Ailedge, in order to temporarily isolate White Deer Fortress, and to lure away White Deer Fortress lord Godric, who has the most defensive experience.
In this way, Bacchus Empire has the possibility to quickly capture White Deer Fortress.
White Deer Fortress is the strongest barrier in the east of the Lionheart Kingdom. It is a fortified city that Bacchus Empire has been trying to conquer for decades. If White Deer Fortress is occupied, Bacchus Empire can march straight in.
In the previous war, when Count Oden besieged Sava Fortress for reinforcements, Bacchus Empire's reinforcements came so slowly, which was probably related to this plan - at that time, part of the Bacchus Empire's army was probably assembled in the east, probably in Shield Wind Fortress, which was relatively far away from Sava Fortress.
So far, most of Dead Face's mission has been completed, and the secret agent has tried his best.
The only problem is that there is a variable of oneself.
Now that such an analysis has been made, the lord naturally plans to take advantage of the situation.
Renier intends to use the identity of the village-burning knight.
He also planned to use that unconscious spy with a dead face.
"Risadiran, how is your injury?"
"Sir, Ansen has helped me deal with it. Now I can move, but I'm afraid I can't fight at full strength... What do you need me to do?"
"There is no need to fight... You take this horn, hide in the forest near White Deer Fortress, and blow the horn when White Deer Fortress is most in danger."
"The most dangerous time?"
"If you see people from the Bacchus Empire breaking through the city wall of White Deer Fortress, blow the trumpet and keep blowing. You'd better hide deeper, don't get killed..."
"Understood, sir, I'll go right away."
White Deer Fortress's siege has lasted all day.
Amy is very anxious now, and his originally clear eyes are filled with melancholy and a lot of bloodshot eyes.
She didn't know how many troops there were outside the city, but she saw five or six general flags alone, as well as two governor flags.
According to the Bacchus Empire system, the governor is equivalent to a regional boss like Alma, the general is equivalent to a county manager like Oden or Godric, and the other lords are probably village cadres like Li Ang.
You can see two governor's flags and five or six general flags, which means that there may be half the military strength of the Bacchus Empire under the city!
Anyway, at first glance, it is densely packed with people.
There are only more than 500 soldiers in the castle, of which nearly 400 are good archers, and more than 100 are heavy infantry - all the cavalry were taken to fight by Godric.
There are many skilled archers, which is very beneficial for defending the city.
White Deer Fortress The wall is extremely strong due to high mountains and dangerous terrain, and the city defense has been continuously expanded into a rich multi-level defense system, which is very suitable for archers to defend.
But the problem is that when the enemy besieges the city, archers cannot break out - so far, Amy can't even send a messenger out.
Moreover, there are also beacons rising over Wheat Fragrance Territory. It seems that reinforcements will not be found for a while. In view of Wheat Fragrance Territory's weak military strength, I am afraid that the enemy may have reinforcements soon...
Due to too many enemies, the defenders were unable to leave the city. The observation towers and arrow towers outside the castle were occupied in just a few hours. White Deer Fortress is now an isolated city.
The enemy's offensive on this day was not too strong. They were just using crossbowmen to shoot at each other from a long distance. The losses on both sides were not large.
But this is because they are building siege ladders.
But now, multiple siege ladders have appeared in the enemy's formation, and the crossbowmen have all been scattered around the castle, hiding in the darkness.
Even at night, the enemy's camp was still brightly lit and braziers were lit everywhere. It seemed that there was no way to attack by surprise.
Maybe tomorrow morning, the enemy will launch a full-scale attack.
Under this situation, Amy really couldn't think of many solutions. She could only hope that the craftsmen in the castle could make more arrows overnight, hoping that they could hold on longer and save her until her father came back.
What would his father do if he were here?
Young Amy racked his brains to recall the defensive battles commanded by Godric a few years ago, but it seemed difficult to remember any useful tactics - Godric seemed to say in an understatement every time, "Hey, Amy, give me a Goddess's Kiss."
Whenever this happens, Amy will kiss his father's helmet and send him out.
Then, when Godric came back, the city was already celebrating another victory.
Amy thought for a moment, put on Stag Knight Armor over her swordsman uniform, then picked up a Plumed Knight Helm, kissed it reverently, and put it on her head.
Picking up a Women's Crossbow, Amy stood on the wall of White Deer Fortress, looking at the enemy camp outside the city.
Goddess Eunomia, this time, please allow me to kiss myself on your behalf.
Goddess's Kiss, it will definitely bring victory.
I updated more than 10,000 words today, and I really tried my best.
In addition, Amy's equipment, can you tell what kind of military unit it is?