Unit-Wide Execution

The first wave of attacks had just ended, and Hawk and his guards began to drink water and eat on the city wall. Considering that the enemy might launch another attack at any time, Hawk thought it was unnecessary to leave the city wall and waste energy.

But just as Hawk was fighting the Black Bread with his teeth and water, a guard called out.

"My lord, look!"

The guard pointed to the enemy camp in the distance and shouted Hawk's name.

Hawk was curious, so he put down the brick in his hand, stood up, walked to the city wall, and looked in the direction the guard was pointing.

In front of the enemy camp, a group of soldiers had their helmets and armor removed, and were tied up and forced to kneel on the ground.

Another group of soldiers with black cloth strips wrapped around their arms began to stab the kneeling soldiers with their spears, and they did not stop stabbing the kneeling soldiers no matter how much they begged for mercy.

While Hawk and his men were still in shock, in the Seventh Legion's Temporary Camp, Labia was giving a loud address to his troops.

"I said before we went into battle today that if any unit retreats or flees without orders, the entire unit will be executed."

If a squad is defeated, the Squad Leader and all subordinates are killed; if a battalion is defeated, the Battalion Commander and all subordinates are killed; if a regiment is defeated, the same procedure applies.

I have repeatedly warned against this, so why did this still happen?

"This small squad of soldiers before you deserted the battlefield because of the crisis and the need to storm the city. Now I'll show you what will become of them."

The entire squad of soldiers was quickly executed by the supervising team. The eyes of the fallen corpses were fixed on their own camp. Many soldiers couldn't bear to look at such a sight and looked away.

"In the afternoon, I will lead the supervisory team to the front line of the battlefield to supervise the battle. If any unit is in this situation, I will not be lenient."

I hope you will not forget their fate and will bravely advance to achieve victory for the Duchy and the Grand Duke.

After the city falls, there will be no respite for three days. You can take whatever people and supplies you want from the city. At the same time, you will receive a month's salary, and I will also cover everyone's expenses for three days of prostitution.

Upon hearing this, the soldiers, who had been demoralized by the scene before them and the Legion Commander's speech, instantly cheered.

Hawk watched all this from a distance. Although he couldn't hear what Dao was saying, his brows furrowed and a bad feeling welled up inside him.

He quickly sent someone to inform Lukaku, and also sent a messenger to urge Ricardo to send reinforcements as soon as possible.

Two hours ago, Alex's Cavalry finally arrived here, 50 kilometers away from White Earth City.

Alex, mounted on his horse, looked south, knowing his target lay ahead.

By this time, his warhorse was exhausted, its mane wet and clinging to its neck, its head drooping, and thick white foam spewing from its mouth and nose. Each breath was labored, like pulling a bellows.

Alex patted the warhorse's neck. "Hang in there, Black Cloud, we'll be there soon."

Just as he continued to urge his horse forward, he suddenly felt his body lose weight and his entire body, along with his warhorse, fell to the right. Fortunately, Alex reacted quickly, used his waist to gain leverage, and jumped off the saddle.

With a loud crash, the warhorse collapsed and remained motionless.

When Alex looked at his warhorse, he saw blood foam spurting from its nostrils, its belly heaving violently, and its body covered in a mixture of sweat and blood.

He tried to pull it up, but the horse's head had already tilted to the side, and its eyes were gradually losing their luster.

It twitched a few more times and then stopped moving. He stood beside it, his fists clenched white.

"Sir, are you alright?"

Several guards ran over, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that Alex was alright.