Justus's eyes widened and he didn't speak for a while.
The eyes of the two Lion Knight also widened, and they probably wanted to say something dirty, but they held back in the end.
"Mr. Governor, don't look at me like that... Look, you are in my hands. If Governor Livius continues to attack the city, then I will definitely have to kill you... right?"
The knife began to draw in front of Justus's eyes again.
"But if you cooperate with me and find a way to let Livius fall into my hands, then everyone can continue to live. How great..."
The lord's tone really sounded a little bit compassionate.
Justus closed his eyes and frowned, looking like he couldn't make up his mind.
"Master Governor, think about it, if you die, but Livius is still alive and has made great achievements... then what will he do? Do you think he will occupy your luxurious villa, spend your dinars, sleep with your women, and beat your children..."
The lord took a pear from Justus's desk, peeled it slowly with a knife, then poked a piece with the tip of the knife and handed it to Justus's mouth.
Glancing at the sharp knife, Justus shuddered.
"Okay! I'll cooperate with you... but you have to promise to let me go when the war is over!"
Justus gritted his teeth and agreed.
But just when Li Ang hid the knife back in his sleeve and was about to let Justus take him to 'find a meeting with Livius', the war drums sounded and Bacchus Empire's all-out attack had begun.
"Lord Governor! Livius Legion Commander please launch an attack!"
There was a sound outside the military tent.
Justus looked at Li Ang, sighed and said loudly, "Everyone gather outside the camp and wait for my order!"
Li Ang nodded, satisfied with Justus's reaction.
Justus is not lying, he is indeed not the coach.
Because, except for his men, Bacchus Empire has already mobilized his entire army.
The offensive was very fierce, and the shouts of killing were loud.
Surrounding the castle are countless crossbowmen, scattered around White Deer Fortress, trying to suppress the defenders with crossbow bolts.
Although the archers on the city had a geographical advantage, Bacchus Empire had a large number of crossbowmen, and the shooting between the two sides turned into a war of attrition, which was actually very detrimental to White Deer Fortress - even if they created a battle loss ratio of one to three.
After all, Bacchus Empire's military strength is more than ten times that of White Deer Fortress.
A dozen siege ladders have already been set up on the outer wall of White Deer Fortress, and the heavy infantry has begun to attach the wall and attack the city.
These siege ladders were only made in one day. They were not real siege ladders. They had no base and no advanced lifting pulleys. The terrain of White Deer Fortress was difficult, with hillsides and forests around it. It was difficult to transport large equipment.
However, although there are only a dozen simple ladders with hooks, they can still be effective.
The heavy siege ladder can actually be hooked to the city wall and cannot be pushed down by manpower. The defenders on the city can only send people to block the ladder with spears and stab them, and rely on the arrow stands on the sides for defense.
White Deer Fortress's defensive equipment seems to be quite adequate. From time to time, rolling logs are thrown down, knocking down enemies on the ladders one after another.
But even so, due to the large gap in the number of people, it is difficult to take care of all places.
Bacchus Empire's successive offensives did not stop at all. Soon, warriors in full armor climbed onto the first city wall, and White Deer Fortress soldiers defending the city began to suffer a large number of casualties.
If this continues, it will only take one day for White Deer Fortress to fall.
We have to kidnap Livius quickly!
But the problem is that although Justus was indeed willing to cooperate, they failed to find Livius in time.
Because Governor Livius went to the city to supervise the battle...
Li Ang had already taken back his weapons and equipment, and took his twenty or so men to stand on the hillside on the side of White Deer Fortress, surrounding Justus in the middle.
It looked like Governor Justus had brought a group of bodyguards, and no one noticed that the Governor was being held hostage.
Justus pointed at the blue and yellow Pegasus flag under the White Deer Fortress city. "That is Livius, but now this situation..."
Livius is directing the siege, wearing black plate and chain armor, standing in the middle of a large group of imperial infantry.
It is impossible to kidnap people by force. Li Ang just wants to take hostages and does not intend to rush into battle and die.
You have to let Justus introduce "Renier" to Livius, so that you can approach Livius in a reasonable way.
But the problem is, Justus can't just go to the battlefield and tell people, "I'll introduce you to a good brother", right?
It's out of season.
Unless the fighting is temporarily stopped, it will be difficult to carry out a kidnapping. Moreover, the battlefield is not suitable for wandering around. If you are shot to death by the White Deer Fortress defenders, it will be very uneconomical...
But Bacchus Empire's troops, under the command of Livius, were attacking more and more fiercely. From morning to afternoon, the fighting never stopped for a moment.
The first city wall has been captured, and White Deer Fortress's defenders have retreated to the second inner wall.
The number of defenders was still too small, and many elite warriors were taken away by Godric. Ever since Bacchus Empire sent out elites to forcibly gain a foothold in a corner of the city wall, they had to engage in hand-to-hand combat.
White Deer Fortress naturally couldn't afford it, so they abandoned the first wall and went up the second wall on the mountainside.
The archers on the city wall are shooting arrows desperately, but without an outer wall, the defensive space is reduced, which means that the archers' defense will have a certain blind spot.
At this time, Bacchus Empire's 'Imperial Gladiator' was dispatched, which was exactly what Governor Livius sent out.
Those are real thugs. They were once criminals, slaves or bankrupt civilians, but after going through the life and death process in the gladiatorial arena, those who survived were all very fierce warriors.
The empire organized them into an army, but did not give them good defensive equipment. They were easily shot to death by long-range troops under the city walls.
Fighting in formation on the plains, it would be difficult for them to fight against a neatly mixed army formation.
However, once they are allowed to go up the city wall and engage in hand-to-hand melee combat, these lightly-armed thugs who are highly skilled and fearless of death will become very terrifying.
Lightly armed gladiators could even climb city walls with their bare hands, and the small space on top of the city where there was no place to hide was where these gladiators could best demonstrate their combat effectiveness.
Taking advantage of the blind spot where White Deer Fortress archers were shooting, the gladiators climbed up White Deer Fortress's second wall, and White Deer Fortress's defenders began to retreat steadily.
In hand-to-hand melee combat with no retreat, Imperial Gladiator is much stronger than ordinary infantry, even comparable to Mettenheim Great Swordsman.
White Deer Fortress looks to be in danger.
Li Ang frowned.
"Woo... Woo..."
At the critical moment, a long horn sounded from the forest behind White Deer Fortress. It seemed that Risadiran was still reliable, and the lord was relieved.
Justus looked at Li Ang: "Horn Summon Ranger Corps? Can they pass through Noldo Forest?!"
Li Ang smiled cheekily, "These days, anything can happen..."
Yes, anything can happen on the battlefield.
The moment they heard the horn sound, White Deer Fortress's defenders began to counterattack as if they were on fire, while Bacchus Empire's troops retreated from the city in a hurry - both sides thought there were reinforcements from White Deer Fortress in the forest, and the horn sound was the sign of Horn Summon Ranger Corps.
And the horn sound came from the forest behind White Deer Fortress...
The reinforcements that can pass through Noldo Forest and appear behind White Deer Fortress would be terrible - either this is a strong army that even Noldo Elves dare not provoke, or this 'reinforcements' has formed an alliance with Noldo Elves!
No matter which one it is, Bacchus Empire must ask the troops to retreat and prepare for battle.
The imperial army retreated down the city wall while fighting, and the White Deer Fortress defenders regained control of the outer city wall within a few minutes.
The war seemed to have returned to the state it had just started in the morning. Only the corpses and blood on the ground could prove that an extremely fierce battle had taken place on this day.
Bacchus Empire set up a neat military formation under the city and sent a large number of manpower to search the nearby forest to prepare for White Deer Fortress's 'reinforcements'.
A quarter of an hour passed, and the battlefield gradually calmed down.
The horn kept sounding, but no troops came out of the forest...
This is the job that the lord arranged for Risadiran before, just to deal with this crisis situation - but this kind of deception can only be deceived once, and it can only be done by Risadiran, Noldo Elves.
Because the person who blows the trumpet will definitely be tracked by the Bacchus Army's scouts and can only escape deep into the forest - only Risadiran dares to hide deep in the forest.
At this time, the lords of the Bacchus Empire had already sent out manpower to increase the scouting range, and they had realized that they might have been deceived.
However, they did not dare to enter the depths of Noldo Forest - if they really provoked Noldo Elves to mobilize in large numbers, then they would not even think about attacking the city with peace of mind.
After a while, it was getting late and it was no longer suitable to launch another large-scale attack.
The lords withdrew their troops and returned to the camp. In the camp a mile away, they cursed the liar hiding in the forest.
Li Ang also brought Justus back to the governor's luxurious camp.
"Why, Your Excellency, don't you need me to help you 'recommend' Livius?"
Justus is puzzled.
"I think Livius will come to charge you soon. Just wait - your troops haven't participated in the battle all day today... They haven't even sent a single scout. If I were the coach, I would definitely come and beat you to death!"