The Reinforcements Arrive

Upon hearing the horn, Hawk did not immediately look out of the city, for the battle at hand was more important.

Just as he smashed an enemy soldier's helmet into a soup bowl with a heavy hammer, a guard exclaimed, "Sir, look outside the city! It's reinforcements!"

Hawk jumped and quickly ran to the city wall to look down.

The temporary barracks of the Seventh Legion in the distance were already in chaos, and the once orderly military formation had been completely disrupted.

A black Cavalry was circling the chaotic army, constantly attacking the encircled troops with arrows and javelins, and directly charging the scattered small groups of soldiers.

At this moment, a small detachment of Cavalry broke off from that Cavalry and Cavalry toward White Earth City, carrying their military flag high.

Even from a great distance, Hawk could see the emblem on the banner held high by the Cavalry —it was the emblem of the Iron Birch Family.

Meanwhile, the enemy troops on the city wall were thrown into chaos. They were unable to advance or retreat. The soldiers below the city, seeing the Cavalry charging towards them, hurriedly climbed up the city wall in an attempt to avoid the Cavalry's advance.

Seeing the reinforcements on the city wall, the defending troops were in high spirits and frantically pushed against the War Department who had already climbed the wall. Many soldiers who had already climbed the wall tried to get down to the city using ladders and siege ladders.

Serious conflict broke out between friendly forces with diametrically opposed goals. They fought each other, neither willing to give way, and some were already suffering from serious mental problems. They even started fighting each other on the ladders, hoping to gain a chance of survival.

The duchy's siege force had become isolated. Seeing this, Hawk had an idea and quickly shouted, "Lay down your weapons! Surrender and you will be spared!"

His guards quickly joined in the shouting, and soon other garrison soldiers also joined in. The slogan "Those who surrender will be spared death" echoed back and forth on the city wall.

Soon, the duchy soldiers on the city wall began to drop their weapons; by then, their will to fight had weakened to the extreme.

At the same time, the Cavalry force rushing towards the city had completely defeated the Seventh Legion's supervisory team, and the duchy's soldiers below the city began to throw down their weapons and kneel down in surrender.

Hawk felt much more at ease. He shouted to the Cavalry unit that was already very close to the city wall, "What unit are you? Has Count Colt already brought the main force of the Allied Army?"

An officer from that Cavalry unit rode out from the crowd and announced, "I am Navarro, the Regimental Commander under Alex Iron Birch. Viscount Alex Count Colt's main force is not far behind."

Hawk was overjoyed. He turned and shouted towards the city wall, "Our reinforcements have arrived! Count Colt's main force has arrived! We have defended White Earth City! We have won!"

Soon, the soldiers defending the city walls began to shout for victory, and many of them wept with joy, grateful that they had survived this fierce siege.

At this moment, the Regimental Commander Navarro continued to shout, "May I ask, which lord of the Fifth Legion of the Allied Army is on the city wall?"

Viscount Hawke quickly replied, "I am Hawk, the Legion Commander of the Fifth Legion."

"Excellent, Commander Hawke. Viscount Alex has instructed me to inform you that you must hold the city gates firmly. There is no need for you to go out of the city to participate in the battle. As long as you can protect White Earth City, it will be a great achievement."

Hawk quickly replied, "Yes, I, Hawk, will guard White Earth City firmly. Please rest assured, Lord Alex."

Navarro then led his troops away and returned to the main army to join the battle.

Hawk, considering that there were still many surrendered enemy soldiers below the city, did not open the city gates but instead shouted from the city wall for the duchy's soldiers to leave on their own.

Upon seeing this scene, the duchy soldiers who had already surrendered on the city wall stamped their feet and beat their chests, regretting that they hadn't run down the city wall sooner.

Hawk rushed to Baron Lukaku's side and was surprised to find that Baron Lukaku had not died in battle. He had been knocked unconscious by a heavy blow, but fortunately, his helmet was still sturdy and he had not suffered serious injuries.

Hawk quickly sent men to carry Lukaku away to rest, just then Ricardo suddenly appeared with his men.

Hawk's eyes welled up as he looked at Ricardo, whose armor was stained with blood and who looked utterly disheveled. He had almost thought he would never see this loyal retainer again.

"Sir, it's so good to know you're alright!"

Ricardo hugged Hawk as soon as they met, looked him up and down, and breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that he was not injured.

Hawk grinned sheepishly. "Ricardo, it's so good that you're alright too!"

However, Hawk noticed that Ricardo's mustache was missing a patch on the right side, and he pointed to the mustache and asked curiously, "What happened to that?"

Ricardo stroked his beard and said with a smile, "Thanks to you, I dodged that sword. I only lost a patch of my beard and wasn't seriously injured!"

Hawk was relieved. "Why are you here, Ricardo? Is the south wall alright?"

Ricardo quickly replied, "The enemy suddenly retreated just now, as did the ones on the east and west sides. I waited for a while and, seeing that there was no real conspiracy, I brought my men over."

After hearing Ricardo finish speaking, Hawk suddenly shouted "Oh no!" and rushed back to the city wall. Sure enough, a new change had occurred on the battlefield in the distance.