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　　 "Master August, the South Gate has been breached by those Swadia mercenaries..."

　　 "My lord, the market has been occupied. The sergeant is now fighting them in the forge..."

　　 "My lord, they have already occupied the church, and the crossbowmen have all withdrawn..."

　　 Among the stone towers in the center of Serendil, Veluga’s military councillor August was trembling and wiping the sweat from his forehead, listening to one worse news than another.

　　 "How is the situation in the north and west?"

　　 "There are not many enemies, but the attack is fierce. If you move them away from there, the gate will soon fall."

The soldier that 　　 reported to him was not in good condition at this time. There were several scratches on the armor caused by the sword and a dent from the hammer. The chain mail under the breastplate also dropped a lot of iron rings, there were holes, and the defensive ability dropped by a half.

"Call them all back. There are not many Swadians there, and the gate can block them for a while. We have to break out quickly. Serendil can't hold it anymore. We have to find reinforcements. I didn't expect it. , The combat effectiveness of the mercenaries under the Swadians is so strong."

　　 August threw away the sweat-wiping handkerchief, and the attendant next to him quickly put on him the chain armor and the Rhodoc-shaped plate armor.

　　 And the skilled lancer who reported to him also opened the door and ran out. He had to deliver the order of the Senator.

　　 But just as he rushed to the street opposite the stone tower, a group of defeated Rhodok soldiers knocked him down.

When he got up from the ground with heavy equipment, he saw a young man with black hair and pupils in front of him, wearing a breastplate with gold rim, raising a blood-stained mace towards his head. Smashed down hard.

　　 His eyes were dark, and many feet in boots stepped on him, roaring endlessly...

　　 "Hurry up, take my horse out, we have to leave this town quickly!"

　　 After the two attendants were busy for several minutes, August finally put on the last handguard.

　　 He ordered the soldiers at the door to lead his horses, even though he had reached such a dangerous situation, he still maintained a certain demeanor.

　　 He picked up the sword and threw all the letters about the military transfer into the brazier, then grabbed a gold coin bag containing Thrindil’s one-month tax and rushed down the steps.

But when he walked downstairs, what he saw was not the soldier protecting himself and the horse he bought from Swadia for a lot of money, but the peony servant who was stepping on his guard to make a knife. Soldiers.

　　 And when the other party found him, they saw that his position was different from other soldiers, and immediately rushed towards him like crazy.

　　Although Osgood is a military congressman, he not only enjoys the status of aristocracy and the qualifications of city decision like other congressmen, but also knows how to fight and how to command others to fight. But in this situation, unless he has some supernatural ability, there is no possibility of winning.

Senator August turned around and ran upstairs, and when Byron learned from the nearby population that there was a Rhodok noble hiding in the tower, he even took Elaine and a whole team of hired infantry and The dismounted mercenary cavalry rushed in.

　　 "Guys, catch that guy alive!"

　　 Byron shouted and rushed to the top of the tower with his soldiers, and the other party had already locked himself in the house.

　　 But the Peony mercenaries even used a heavy hammer to chisel the gate of the town wall. Would they care about the broken door of a small house at the top of the stone tower with nowhere to escape?

　　 After a group of soldiers wielded more than a dozen hammers, a hole in the door was smashed, and then the whole door was torn to pieces.

　　 Auguste raised the heavy crossbow, but after thinking it for a while, he put it down again.

　　 The mercenaries rushed into the room and aimed their weapons at him. And he himself took a deep breath, raised his hands, and said his identity to the man who looked like the leader.

　　 "I am the noble councillor of Veluga, Auguste. I am willing to pay the ransom for my freedom. Please give me the corresponding respect."

　　Byron was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect that he really caught an aristocratic prisoner. Recalling what the ransom broker had said to him, he knew that his loss this time was worthwhile, because the freedom of a Rhodok noble councilor was completely worth the cost of arming a small army.

　　 "Very well, Senator August. I, Byron of the Peony Mercenary, hereby declare that you have been captured."

　　Byron put away the mace, nodded at him, and then told Elaine to take the congressman out of the tower and give him the support and respect a heavy cavalry deserved in the team.

　　Byron didn't want to lose the reputation of abusing aristocrats, but he didn't want a prisoner to be like an uncle in his army. That way, the mercenaries under him would be unhappy, and he would not be able to highlight his identity as a victor.

　　 After Senator August surrendered, the rest of the resistance did not hold on for long. U U Reading www.uukanshu.com

　　 After an hour, the Peony mercenaries took the entire town. And because of the noble commander as a hostage, many Rhodok soldiers chose to surrender.

　　 As for the civilians who stayed in the town, Byron also ordered that they should not be harmed, and they and the captives who surrendered were scattered in the empty rooms in the center of the town. The heroes and mercenaries have no opinion on this way of handling.

　　 Of course, Byron treats all the valuable things in the town as his trophy

　　 After counting the battle damages and losses, the Peony mercenaries killed a total of 79 people and wounded more than one hundred, but fortunately, most of the injured were able to rescue them from James.

　　 And Byron discovered that when the battle was at the end, the newly joined mercenaries did not launch any decent offensives even under the constant urging of his veterans. So on the casualty list, his original troop casualties made him a little unacceptable.

　　 After the statistics, Byron and the others also calculated the Rhodok defenders in this town.

　　 As Elaine said before, the number of 500 is indeed a bit too exaggerated. Counting the corpses, including the prisoners, plus the peripheral patrols and the civilians, there were no more than three hundred and twenty people. But fortunately, there were only these three hundred people, otherwise Byron and the others would really not be able to defeat the 500 Rhodok defenders who could not win this town.

　　While the soldiers were counting their trophies and burying the dead comrades and the Rhodok soldiers, Byron also sat in the chair where Senator August was sitting before and began to write to Lord Greyward.

　　 In this case, it is natural to describe the fierceness of the battle, the determination of the defenders to resist, and the bravery of the Peony mercenaries.

　　 He then asked the Lord Earl for credit to fight for more benefits for his team and himself.