Chapter 224, the withered sunflower
Scattered snowflakes fluttered over the entire Duchy of Holger.
The Grand Prince, who was attacking Sunflower Fort with all his might, had to choose to retreat to Port Blooming after his third defeat.
The treacherous use of the gray pigeon, he can be said to have gained a deep understanding during this time! That's a bloody lesson!
Countless raids around the rear, countless divisions of troops. Ambushes everywhere, cold guns that can't be guarded against!
The master of "Helbo's Throat" even used it by the Assassins!
The eldest prince was riding on a horse at the moment, and he only felt that his head was groggy and a little shaky.
This time to besiege Sunflower Castle, he has already used all the strength in his hands! He even borrowed a thousand men from his second brother, Philip.
But even so, it's still a feather back.... This made the depressed prince vomit a mouthful of blood again on the way to retreat. It seems that this heart disease has completely fallen.
Under the full attack of the golden crocodile, the two of them recaptured the port city of Blooment from three sides, but they would not continue to wander in the wasteland to fight guerrillas.
It's just that the port attack and defense battle was also fought extremely fiercely! The Baron of Papathia who is stationed here would rather die than retreat! In the end, he also set fire to the dock facilities of the port, which can be said to directly cut off the idea of the port of Blooment using the canal to shuttle through the territory.
It's just that the damned Philip took possession of the southern side of Port Blooment and did not move, and only lent himself a thousand men to assist in the siege. And he, like a hibernating tortoise, retracted his head and limbs into a hard shell.
Taryn didn't know what his second brother was planning, but the other party's all-out rescue this time still moved his heart a little bit.
However, the indifference of the royal capital also made Tyrann's heart sink to the bottom.
He dared to assert that something must have happened in the palace! But now he has no time to take care of him.
"Ahem, ahem!"
Thinking of this, the eldest prince Taryn coughed violently again, and his palms were once again covered with coughed blood.
"Your Highness!?"
Sir Francis looked worriedly at the Grand Prince, who had been the leader in siege battles these days, always rushing to the first line of the line. But the Duke of the Grey Dove's defensive methods were endless, and finally they had to choose to retreat after leaving hundreds of corpses.
At this moment, the snow is already getting heavier and heavier, if you don't go again.... Then the little remaining vitality of the sunflower will not be able to be saved.
It seems that the gray dove has taken root in Sunflower Castle beyond reversal.
"Your Highness, shall we rest for a while? You haven't slept for almost three days, so watch your body! ”
Yes, the Great Prince has not closed his eyes since the first day of their siege. From the general attack during the day to the sneak attack at night, digging tunnels, climbing city walls, lighting fires and burning doors, these great princes even participated in all of them.
But every time it was destroyed by the other party by various means.... That gray pigeon seems to be one step more than the eldest prince everywhere, which is really annoying!
Tyron rode his horse and looked back, and saw that his few remaining 3,000 men were almost all wounded, and their faces were tired, and they could only barely move forward with a spear and pestle, and they really needed to rest.
The eldest prince raised his hand and motioned for the team to stop.
"Look for a nearby place where you can shelter from the wind and snow and take a break."
Francis let out a sigh of relief when he heard the words of the Grand Prince. He felt that the eldest prince had strained his nerves too much these days! Indeed, it's time to rest.
Three thousand soldiers, after receiving the order to camp nearby and rest, immediately "ding-ding-in-a-box" fell to the ground. They didn't even have the strength to pitch a tent, they just wanted to sleep beautifully in the snow. Even if they close their eyes and never open them again, they don't want to get up again.
But at this moment, the ground where many soldiers were lying suddenly shook for a while! The earth swelled high and tossed the snow beneath the ground, as if a fountain was about to burst through the ground!
The Sunflower soldiers, who had finally been able to rest for a while, all nervously clenched their weapons and spread to the side.
When the snow fog cleared, they were surprised to find out. The reason why the land suddenly exploded was because of a huge snake head drilled out of it!
"Take care to protect Your Highness!"
Francis drew his sword and roared as he stood in front of the Grand Prince Tyron.
Because the big snake that came out of the field spit out the letter, and the movement was like lightning in the direction of the great prince and crashed into it!
Some of the soldiers may not know it, but Francis recognizes this snake! Isn't this the siege weapon that the Duke of Grey Dove brought with him? It can be used as a crash car or as a ladder. It can be said that part of the reason why the other party was able to quickly capture Sunflower Fort was because of the devilish airship, and the other reason was this giant snake that ignored the city wall!
He remembered that this earth snake should have stayed in the city after attacking Blossom City, and he didn't know when it had moved here? Did it just pass by, or had it planned to ambush the Great Prince here?
Francis didn't dare to think about it, because the serpent's huge head had already rushed in front of him.
"Yikes!"
Francis let out a loud cry, grabbed the hilt of the long sword with both hands, and slashed forward with all his might!
A faint arc of light flashed from the long sword he slashed out, and Francis was desperate to find that his current full strength sword could only emit such a faint sword aura? It seems that he has little physical strength left.
With a "bang", Francis finished slashing the sword, and was directly hit by the ground snake like a train.
He struggled a few times to get up, but found that his hands and feet seemed to have been broken, and Bengen couldn't exert his strength, so he collapsed on the ground for a while, unable to stand up.
The eldest prince, Tyron, opened his extremely tired eyes and watched as Francis was knocked out.
He stood up with his sword in his hand, staggered two steps, and stood on the opposite side of the serpent.
"Huhuhu...."
The eldest prince's ears were quiet at the moment, and it seemed that he could only hear his own breathing.
His breathing was heavy and rapid, and he basically didn't exhale one mouthful, and then took the next breath back.
The earth snake Capricorn raised its tongue high, and a pair of vertical pupils emitting cold light stared at the eldest prince tightly.
Although it is only a mutated ground snake, it can be regarded as a new enlightenment. It knew that the human in front of it was the leader of its master's war. If you can kill the other party's leader here.... The host will be very satisfied?
"Shhhh
Thinking of this, the earth snake arched its body. This is a precursor before it attacks.
"Shhhh Ha! ”
When the body of the earth snake arched to a certain extent, it suddenly shot forward! The action is lightning fast!
Looking at the eldest prince Taryn again, he still kept his head down, staggering as if he was going to fall down at any time.
"Your Highness!!"
Francis collapsed on the ground, unable to let out a heart-rending scream.
"Huh~"
A wind swept by, and Francis's shouting came to an abrupt end.
He stared at the scene in front of him in a daze.... His mouth was big, and tears were uncontrollably spread all over his cheeks.
"Your Highness.... Long live Your Highness!! ”
He shouted out in a roar! And this time, Francis's shouts were echoed by many soldiers.
They all shouted at the top of their voices..."Long live Your Highness!" Long live Your Highness! Long live Your Highness...."
The crumbling eldest prince Tyron is still in a posture of drawing his sword and rushing forward at the moment.
And the huge snake head of the ground snake has been completely separated from its body!
The pillar of blood as thick as a fountain sprayed out towards the sky without money, and the great prince Taryn stood underneath it, as if bathed in blood....
He raised his head in the air, letting the serpent's blood spray on his face.
At a certain moment, the eldest prince spurted out a mouthful of blood and fell to the ground on his back.
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Meanwhile, Horay, Duke of the Grey Dove, is sitting on the terrace of the former Sunflower Castle, which he has renamed "Flower Castle".
He held a glass of jewel-like wine in his hand and looked into the distance.
"Lord Duke, the scouts have reported that the people of the third prince in the eastern border of Holger have already built fortifications closer to us."
Chief Knight Captain Turan walked up with a piece of information in his hand.
Horley didn't look back, but still looked somewhere, his brow furrowed slightly.
"Capricorn .... I'm afraid I won't be able to come back. ”
He said this suddenly, and Turan was a little puzzled to hear it.
But soon, the chief knight reacted to the meaning of his lord's words.
That giant snake was raised by this adult from more than a meter long to the current size, and the feelings in it are not something that outsiders can understand. Turan often thought that many times the Duke didn't even have to speak, just a gesture, and the snake would understand it.
Now the adults say that the snake can't come back.... Could it be....