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The team moved forward along the official road. On this smooth and quiet road, the team's speed increased ten times.

Two days later, merchants and travelers gradually appeared on the road. Another day passed, and finally in the morning, George saw the looming water city in the distance-Bishui City in the mist.

The surging Senas River makes a bend here, and the river runs through the peninsula, forming a huge long island interspersed with small gulf currents.

Thousands of years ago, when Calvert, the Knight of Clear Water, brought people here, there were only a few small fishing villages on both sides of the river. He built a castle and a dock in the center of the river, laying the initial foundation for Bishui City.

Since then, with the continuous exchange of trade, this place has gradually become a transit point for trade, and has also become the best place to cross the Senas River.

In the next two centuries, residents who were invaded by nomads in the northwest moved here one after another, and the first governor--Earl of Bishui was born here.

The rise of the Rodunk Kingdom made Bishui City gradually become the center of trade and military. As the first Grand Duke Violet inherited the title of Earl of Blue Water, he began to establish a trading station to conduct tax-free business, and the city on the water gradually began to expand.

The economy brought about by prosperous trade has made this place bigger and bigger. Several battles between the North and the South gradually consolidated the position here.

Today, Changyu Island has been divided into five areas by the intersecting Gulf Streams, and this huge Bishui City encompasses these five areas.

To the north of the city is its natural moat, and to the south is its huge port. In human wars, defending the city mainly involves guarding the water. As long as the surrounding acropolis is still there, any army that wants to attack this place directly will be attacked by both sides of the river.

The major counties where Bishui City and the surrounding Acropolis are located form an extremely complex environment. The politics of the two countries on the border are also very delicate.

To a certain extent, it can be said that this is the Jingzhou of the Rodunk Kingdom.

The city at the core is the unsinkable ship of the Kingdom of Rodunk, and it is also a throat between the north and south, and the east and west.

In this battle of Kuroshio, neighboring countries have come to support, and the three countries have never stood together so unitedly. This makes it appear to be an impenetrable city.

For those zombies, it is more difficult to break through this water city than it is to break through the Wind Song City. Because this place is in the south of the subarctic zone, no matter how cold the weather is, the river water will not freeze.

The troops stationed here only need to guard the northern wall. The city was safe and sound. The troops in the city travel by boat and can attack the Kuroshio in the north from various locations.

It can be said that even if all the acropolis in the northeast have fallen, it will be easy to defend the entire Blue Water City-the zombies can't even cross the rushing moat.

But on the majestic city wall on the north side, there are now many charred spots, some of which are traces left by the war, and some of which were slowly blackened by the burning of corpses.

At this time, several suspension bridges have been lowered at several city gates in the north, connecting them with several bridges on the moat. Many vehicles were passing through the area in an endless stream, but many of them were not carrying cargo, but mud and corpses.

There were crowds of people on both sides of the moat, and countless laborers were busy there. There are still many burning things on the river bank.

"Mr. Wallace, why is there no water in this moat?" George frowned as he looked at the moat in the distance. He confirmed again and again that he must have read it correctly - there seemed to be two huge gates at both ends of the city. The river has been blocked. And the laborers seem to be expanding this natural moat!

"Everyone used to think that the river was a bit wide. For this reason, the Violet Grand Dukes organized people to fill both ends of the river every year. But now everyone thinks it is too narrow." Wallace touched the beard on his chin , looking at the things fished out from the bottom of the moat, he couldn't help but sigh and said: "It has been half a year since the Battle of Bishui City, but the corpses in the mud of the river have still not been fished out."

The young man following George also sighed: "There has never been such a cold winter."

Seeing George's eyes turning around, 'John Swan' explained: "Sir, I remember it was winter when my father and I first came here. At that time, the moat was half frozen, and the center of the river was full of frozen corpses. , the entire river had been filled with corpses. Near the city wall, the corpses had piled up almost as high as the city wall. They were piled up with the ice and snow, forming a slope. The monsters were stepping on the burning mountain of corpses. With a slight leap, he jumped onto the city wall."

That scene reappeared in 'Siwang''s mind again: "It was snowing at that time, and there were fires burning everywhere around the city. The wind, snow and ashes were mixed together, covering the sky."

'Siwang' is the illegitimate son of the Viscount. They were the first group of people to arrive among the coalition forces. They followed the Thorn Bird troops and participated in the battle.

Siwang, most of the illegitimate children in eastern Elda will have this surname - there are beautiful water and mountains, and many areas are related to 'swans', and the surname 'Siwang' is also related to swans.

Siwang, who had experienced that battle, could be considered a veteran. And only a lord who had experienced that battle like his father would have the courage to stand up at the most critical moment. Leave a chance for his son and the prince to live.

Siwang had experienced a lot during the Black Tide War, and he was about the same age as Aji, which always reminded George of the little John who followed behind him, so he often called this brave knight to the front of the team and chatted with him.

When the noble coalition army where John was located arrived here, the heroes guarding the city had resisted for 49 consecutive days in this last battle.

The natural geographical advantage was no longer there.

The river was chiseled again and again by the warriors who rushed out at the beginning, and no one could get down to the city later, and the river ice was melted several times by fire. But as the battle spread, the north was completely filled with corpses, and a terrifying mountain of corpses piled up in front of the city wall.

That day, Grand Duke Yongfeng stood at the forefront of the city wall, his tall body carrying the flag of the ‘Wind Singer’ on his back, holding a war hammer in his hand. And behind him was the future of the entire Rodunk Kingdom!

After seven days of sleepless nights, he was already exhausted. Perhaps it was because of this belief that he and the entire army he led could persist until now.

So, in the hearts of all those who experienced the siege, it was not the Thorn Birds who became a god in the battle of Bishui, but Grand Duke Adeline.

This made ‘Adeline. Walton. Wensinger’, as an outsider, once a candidate for the throne of Rodunk.

Even ‘Phillips. Deron. Dakens’, who sought help outside, persuaded and led the noble coalition back, had to admit that perhaps ‘Adeline’ should lead the future of Rodunk.

('Winsinger' is translated into the common language as 'Wind Singer'. The original builder of the city was the first generation of Grand Duke of Wind. After the construction of the Wind City, the Grand Duke changed his original surname to 'Wind Singer'. 'Dakens' was the name of the first king of Rodunk. Later, the surnames of the capital and royal family of Rodunk were all called by this name.)

But it was this Grand Duke of Wind who turned the tide and personally promoted his best friend to the throne in the end, and he served as the 'Hand of the King' - that is, the prime minister of the newly formed royal court.

Rodunk's backbone and brain were connected together, and the faith of the Rodunk nobles a thousand years ago was also regained on that day - as long as Adeline and Phillips are there, the kingdom will be there!

It is said that Grand Duke Adeline has now moved all her family to the City of Clear Water, on the one hand to express the most firm support for His Majesty, and on the other hand to show her determination to defend it to the death.

After hearing this story from Siwang, George got to know the Grand Duke Yongfeng, whom he had slandered many times, again, and his position in his heart was turned upside down.

George sometimes wondered. Perhaps it was because of that defensive war that Grand Duke Adeline, a staunch "city defender", finally compromised with Phillips, a "war advocate" - perhaps blind defense really couldn't stop the black tide from outside the Bishui City.

This made him think of the valley surrounded by mountains, which probably didn't have such a big advantage compared to here. And the big city wall being built was not as good as the iron wall built by the Bishui City-State for centuries.

It would definitely not work to just defend blindly. At critical moments, some external forces were needed to help behind the black tide.

The Campbell family was one of them. Following the Danube River in the valley to the south, the border between the Danube and the "Sennas River" in the south of the valley was the hinterland of this family. Many materials can flow into the valley through these two rivers, one large and one small.

The lords in the West and the south of the West can no longer be counted, as these areas have been submerged by the black tide heading west. But south of the Senas River in the south of the West are many territories of the Kingdom of Elda. These places border the West of Rodunk, mostly composed of mountains, lakes, and swamps. In addition, the endless Senas River is inconvenient for many monsters to cross. At least in the early stage of the black tide, as long as the army of the Kingdom of Elda guards some key areas, then with these geographical advantages and the containment of the valley, the black tide can be resisted in the West.

At the same time, as long as these lords dare to muster up the courage to cross the long river to the north, they can attack and harass the hinterland of the black tide in the West. This will greatly relieve the pressure on the valley.

If the valley and its allies can cooperate well in the West before the black tide in the east penetrates into the hinterland, the valley and the Kingdom of Elda will survive safely for a long time. If the Valley and the Elda Kingdom can accumulate enough strength before the fall of the Landry Kingdom, they will have the opportunity to counterattack the West, making the main force of the Black Tide in the east unable to move forward or backward, and sharing a great deal of pressure on the southern countries.

Of course, this is the best case scenario. If the main force of the Black Tide attacking the south, after pouring into the plains south of the Green Water City, is unstoppable all the way south. Then it will continue to spread and submerge the entire Landry and the eastern part of the Elda Kingdom. At that time, the Valley will have to consider not only guarding the valley entrance on the side of the Wind Song City, but also how to guard the Black Tide from the south between the plains southwest of the Rat Dwelling Territory and the Danube before the fall of the Elda Kingdom.

The blood moon is coming, and the Green Water City is destined to fall. The only thing we can do now is to reduce the nutrients of the Black Tide.

There are millions of people in this entire Bishui city-state, and gold prospectors from various southern countries are still gathering here.

In front of the city gate, what George saw were merchants carrying goods and treasures, teams of nobles, and wanderers who wanted to enter the city to make money every day. The entire trading city has become more vibrant and high-spirited with this war.

If the lords who poured into the city were like Adeline's Iron Wall Knights, then the Blue Water City-State might still have some chance. But after seeing these ‘star teams’ among them, George no longer had any illusions about this place.

'Boss Adeline, I am a little more negative than you. If the millions of people around this clear water city-state were all turned into nutrients by the black tide, they would all be at a loss.'

George felt it was time to meet the Archduke.

But what should we talk about? We have to see each other in person.

The order in Bishui City is much stricter than that in Luoye City. George and his team have no chance to show off this time.

However, because Wallace had already sent two of his 'Knight Guards' to inform the city in advance on the way, there were people outside the city to greet this group of teams.

The leader is called ‘Count Fernando’. Before Phillips came to the throne, he was his confidant. He was mainly responsible for the commerce and economy of this land. He was a very powerful person. Because he is well-informed, he has connections all over the world. When Phillips asked for help, he helped. So now he has become an important minister in the royal court - if there is no Grand Duke Yongfeng, he must be the prime minister.

Basically, most of the great nobles who came to Bishui City-State knew him, so when the King and the King's Hand did not come forward, he would come forward.

"His Royal Highness Robert, Father Wallace, Miss Tanya and all the lords, the 'Prime Minister' asked me to take him to express his sincere greetings and apologies. Originally, he planned to go out in person to greet him, but due to a temporary emergency, I had to go first. Here we come - please come with us."

On the way, Youdlan mentioned to George that in the outer city of Bishui City, there were several military camps specially prepared for the soldiers who defended the city. After the coalition forces came, the Duke divided several areas nearby. After the lords and mercenaries from various places came, these places were expanded. Enough to house 300,000 people.

Because of the plague, all troops will be stationed there after returning, so they should go there first.

In addition, outsiders who do not have a "seal" will be temporarily taken around there for a period of time before they are allowed to officially enter the city. The church is also nearby - in fact, this area close to the military camp and guarded by soldiers to maintain order is already considered a quarantine area.

Robert looked a little sluggish. He didn't know whether it was because he was depressed or because his body had not recovered. After returning the gift, he chatted with the earl for a few words and then said little. Count Fernando seemed to be very discerning. He chatted with Wallace all the way, and he always took care of the leaders such as Miss Tanya and Count Youdland during the conversation. The level of diplomacy does not seem to be low either.

The high priest seems to be familiar with this count, but this guy has never been cold or indifferent. He will only open up the conversation when facing George and others. But Count Fernando didn't take it seriously, and after a while of chatting, he brought the topic to 'Count Jagger' and Miss Elizabeth, whom he had never met before. Soon he started chatting with the lords of the Kingdom of Elda, and got closer to Tanya.

On the way, he highlighted the clearing of the large farm and the battle of Hongzhuang, and led His Majesty to pay tribute to the heroes. There was no flattery in his words, and the compliment didn't sound superficial, but seemed to come from the heart. It made the lords feel that they received great respect, and also made them feel the honor brought by this battle.

As the knight beside Tanya, George did not introduce himself to Fernando. But Count Fernando glanced at him many times and nodded slightly from time to time. This made him feel slightly surprised.

At first, he thought that news from Luoye City had been passed on, causing the earl to recognize him. However, Volp's body shape and hair color were very similar to his own, but Count Fernando did not pay much attention to the other knight beside Tanya.

Later, when George turned around, he realized something.

When they met, he was indeed standing on the edge of the team, but along the way, the team had slowly begun to lead with him

Even Natanya, Robert and Wallace were riding horses alongside him