The Marquis de Bochmond was a general in the prime of life who was nearly fifty years old. He has a figure of nearly two meters tall, with a tiger's back and a bear's waist, wide ears, thick eyebrows and big eyes, although he is certainly not a beautiful man, but he is definitely a great husband with a strong hormonal atmosphere, full of manly spirit, and has the spirit of a resolute warrior.

Of course, this general who led tens of thousands of rabble, and relied on a city to withstand the siege of Karin's army of more than 100,000 people, and was as resolute as a rock, but his mental state in this matter was somewhat decadent. Although he tried his best to show a majestic and contemptible expression on his face, he also had a little balloon feeling, no matter how scary the drum was, in fact, it was an existence that would be completely punctured with a needle.

When you think about it, it's not surprising. He obviously led a group of rabble to hold Herrin City, and little by little he was regaining the strategic advantage for his sovereign, as long as he was careful and steady, the "Emperor" of Iken would definitely be able to achieve the final victory with the support of the majority. It was a pity that it only took one day and night for his stubborn and paranoid Emperor Majesty to lose all the strategic gains made by the Marquis of Bochmond in four months. This kind of blow from heaven to hell, as long as you are a normal person, you must have the feeling of being loveless. Not only was this marquis not really angry, but not only did he personally cover the escape of the "emperor" of Icon back to the imperial capital, but he actually gathered a little defeated army and quickly restored the minimum city defense of Herlin City, which is really worthy of the comment of "strong and unwinkable".

However, even if this iron man whose mind and will seem to be made of steel, there must have been a slight crack in his spirit at this time.

He was a very personable knight, and he still opened the door to let Lu Xi, who was under the banner of a messenger, enter the city, but the place where he met the other party was not his own city lord's mansion, but next to a branch fortress behind the city gate. When Lu Xi met with the other party. The guard, along with several of his own guards, was personally pushing a scorpion crossbow down a hole in the wall.

This should have been a heavy manual work performed by the labor slaves, but the Marquis had to do it himself, so you can imagine how scarce the labor in Herring City has become.

"A lobbyist for Her Highness Katerina?" Lord Marquis looked at Lu Xi and smiled coldly. It seems that he is using this expression to show his "unyielding" position, looking at Lu Xi with scrutinizing eyes up and down, his expression softened a little, and he said slowly: "Since you will be a lobbyist for her, it means that your official should be a person trusted by His Highness." However, I know all the female officials of Your Highness, but I only think that you are more face-to-face. ”

Although his expression was not too vicious, his voice was a little stiff, obviously trying to put more pressure on Lu Xi in this way.

“…… I've been out there all the time. Responsible for some field affairs, and only rushed back to His Highness's army yesterday to obey orders. Because I still have some confidence in my eloquence, and I don't want to see a famous general like you who can be called a model knight, so I volunteered to enter the city. I hope you don't blame me for being uninvited. Lu Xi said. I don't think I'm talking nonsense.

"Oh...... Is that so? That highness is really full of talents around him! If the noble official is not a woman, with your momentum, demeanor and calmness, you must have been regarded as a prime minister. Be admired by the world. He sighed. I can hear that this is actually a sincere compliment.

All right. It's this kind of helpless classic misunderstanding again...... However, Lu Xi really didn't bother to refute, in fact, in order not to let the other party be wary, he was just wearing a very ordinary officer uniform in the Karin Army, and he just hung the Sword of the Dawn Knight around his waist. Of course, he replaced the starry robes that were gorgeous at first glance and the extraordinary Mithril cheeks. Dressed in a very popular NPC costume, Lu Xi's appearance is more conspicuous, how do you look like a heroic and sassy "beautiful girl" knight, it is easy to think of the group of beautiful girl knights led by Serbellia and Onia next to Karin, in fact, to put it bluntly, it is an armed maid team of part-time personal maids and attendant knights.

If not to say it. Who can guess him Lu Xi at the first time? What about the true identity of Archmage Belencaster?

So, Lu Xi just smiled disapprerovingly: "My identity doesn't matter, Your Excellency Marquis, the important thing is that the facts have developed to this delicate point, and your decision is the most important thing now." The fate of this thousand-year-old city, as well as its 20,000 soldiers, depends on your wise decisions. ”

As he spoke, Lu Xi's eyes flashed covertly on the soldiers around him, and he saw that many people showed expressions of interest. It's like a group of drowning people who saw the last straw.

"I've never been a wise person, ma'am. I don't want to ponder who is right and wrong between Her Royal Highness Caterina and Your Majesty, in fact, this is not something that an ordinary martial artist can question in the first place. All I know is that Your Majesty is kind to me and my lord, and I must repay it with death, and that's it. Although he directly refused, His Excellency the Marquis, who was a very tough guy, reluctantly squeezed out a friendly smile on his arrival, obviously, even in the face of a "harmless beauty like Lu Xi", it was really difficult for him to put on a black face. What's more, treating noble and beautiful "ladies" with politeness and demeanor is also one of Auckland's traditional chivalric virtues, and it will not change anything with the hostile positions of both sides.

…… Well, although this Marquis is a white eye who can't distinguish between male and female, in all fairness, Lu Xi's first image of him is still very good. In fact, no one would look down on such a tough guy who is unassailable and at the same time maintains a sense of honor and demeanor that belongs to a warrior, even if the positions of the two sides are hostile.

"When a man dies, there is nothing. After this battle, His Majesty Iken buried the strategic advantage that you had gained for months of bloody fighting, and there will never be a chance to turn the tables around. If Your Highness ascends the throne, when future generations comment on you, they will not know a brave and resolute general, but just a poor man who is stupid and filial, and has a mantis arm as a car. Are you really willing? Lu Xi sighed, his voice full of emotion, as if he was really sighing for the marquis's posthumous name. If it were someone else, I guess I would have believed it right away.

However, the Marquis of Bochmond couldn't help laughing: "In this battle, I am neither for fame nor profit, and of course not for the sake of showing myself so that I can sell for a good price in front of the real victors, as for the posthumous name, anyway, I will die at that time, let alone take it into consideration." As long as I'm alive, I'm still worthy of my heart. ”

He glanced at Lu Xi, and added before the latter could speak: "In addition, I have already taken my entire family to Herin City, and I have long been ready to burn the jade. Her Royal Highness the Princess wants this city? Of course it doesn't matter, just walk over my corpse. ”

…… Sure enough, this guy has already had a will to die, and even has prejudged and prepared for all the topics that the envoys will cut into, this kind of person is not something that words can shake at all. Even if Lu Xi's ventriloquist has reached level 99, it is useless.

"I see, although I don't dare to say that the general is righteous, but I still admire the general's consciousness!" Lu Xi sighed, revealing a stunned expression: "If every 20,000 troops in this city have such an awareness as you, I may persuade His Highness to bypass Herin City." ”

The Marquis de Bochmond did not say a word. He never expected all the people in the city to be with him, but he was a man who was good at managing the army and extremely charismatic, and his loyal officers and personal soldiers controlled the most important facilities and defense nodes of the city, while the rest of the soldiers were not necessarily willing to die with him, but they were still somewhat in awe. Moreover, after all, Herin City is a well-known fortified city in the world, and there have been countless examples of outnumbered battles in history, and the tall main race behind him is a big mountain in the hearts of the defenders of the city.

Bochmond himself and the fortress were the support of the defenders, so he was almost certain that nothing would happen to the city as long as he was alive. If you die, then let's talk about it...... I hope that I can delay enough time before I die to win a chance for the lord who has fled back to the imperial capital to regroup and fight again, right?

In fact, as long as he controls the imperial capital, His Majesty Iken, who has been defeated again and again, is not completely without the strength to fight again, as long as he can pay some conditions that Archduchess Di Lisa cannot refuse, persuade the army of Dragon Castle to go north to King Qin, and then understand the round with Duke Lancaster's army, maybe he can use the absolute superiority of troops to suppress those central forbidden troops who are unwilling to take a stand.

In this way, the number and quality of the troops gathered under the command of the "Emperor" still prevailed, plus the imperial capital of Auckland and the anointed land in the south. The throat of fate is still firmly held in his hands.

This is probably the reason why the Marquis of Bochmond still wants to hold on to it.

How can I and my subordinates be shaken by mere lobbyists? His Excellency the Marquis thought so determinedly.

"Please leave, dear lady, in such a chaotic season, it should not be a stage for a weak woman like you to walk. Your willingness to risk your life into the city to convince us is truly respectable, but unfortunately, I can only disappoint you. The marquis smiled and said, "The battle is estimated to start soon, please go back immediately." Tell Your Highness that I am waiting for her, stepping over my corpse to occupy this Herin city. ”

Lu Xi smiled slightly, and suddenly opened his mouth: "If I remember correctly, the army under your command, except for the defeated soldiers that have been collected recently, the main forces that can really fight, reliable, and trustworthy are all diehards you brought from the fiefdom of Cezaire Province, right?" (To be continued.) )

PS: So, it's still a full of festival updates, so how about counting tickets again?