MTL - Heroes of Silver Moon-Chapter 612 : battlefield duel

"Father, what should we do?" Bo Yang asked anxiously in the silent and dreary castle hall.

Earl Rosen sat in the main seat in a daze, holding his head and muttering: "We lost..."

"Iva! Cheer up!" Earl Chanai didn't care about being rude, and called Earl Rosen by his real name, and stepped forward to shake his shoulder.

"We haven't lost yet. That Marquis Simon's army is obviously not good at close combat."

"Now we still have more than 30,000 soldiers. The castle of the Rosen family is majestic and strong. As long as we guard the castle, we will definitely find a turning point!" Earl Chanel vowed.

"Yes, father, as long as we persevere, the outcome is uncertain. If we can last until the king returns home, maybe the royal family will send someone to stop this private war." Bo Yang said as if grasping at straws.

The only turning point now is that other forces intervene in this matter, not necessarily the royal family. If the conditions are right, the northern lords can consider it.

"Enough, we lost!" Earl Rosen roared angrily, "Look at the frightened soldiers outside, what are we going to do?"

Yes, yesterday's battle had completely frightened the soldiers on their side, and now even if they were whipped, they would not face that army again.

If the persecution is excessive, it may even inspire mutiny.

Of course, there is the most crucial point, this is not an ordinary war, the essence of this private war is actually a battle for influence.

After this fiasco, the influence of the Rosen family will be much worse than before, and the new leader will definitely replace the Rosen family and become the new leader of the southern lords.

Under this premise, it is completely stupid to continue this war!

"Then, we just surrender like this?" Boyan asked with a sad expression, his lips trembling.

Earl Shanai's face was ugly. Once the Rosen family admit defeat, the old order in the southern border will be reshuffled. At that time, they, the lords, will have to rush around for the future of the family all day long.

Moreover, no matter how hard they work, it is very difficult for those with vested interests to return to their current position.

If the new law leader becomes the new leader, a group of cronies will surely be cultivated to rise up. The profit cake in the southern border is so big, and there will be no place for them by then.

The Rosen family lost. After all, they have a deep foundation and can always get a bite, but they can't lose!

"Iva, for the sake of all of us, try again. If it really doesn't work, then it's your surrender, and we won't blame the Rosen family." Earl Chanel pleaded sincerely.

Earl Rosen glanced around, and these expectant family allies nodded bitterly in their hearts.

The position of the boss is not so easy to take, even if he is about to lose this position, he must consider these allies.

Normally, this group of allies revolved around the Rosen family, and most of the Rosen family's income was brought by them.

If you don't stand up for them at this time, the two sides will immediately turn against each other. After the war is over, the Rosen family will definitely be suppressed by this group of people.

So, he has no choice at all...

With a full cash box, as well as delicious food and wine, Earl Rosen and a group of lords went up to the city wall to reward the soldiers on the city wall in an attempt to boost morale.

Although the soldiers showed greed on their faces, the atmosphere on the city wall was very dead, and no one cheered for this rich reward.

No matter how rich the rewards are, it will be difficult to soothe the fear in their hearts. In this life, they don't want to fight that terrible army again.

The lords ran around to boost the morale of the soldiers. Earl Rosen watched the new army camp outside the city, sighing helplessly in his heart.

"Da da da... da da da"

Holding a white flag, Cirillo rode to the castle and shouted, "Master Marquis demands that you surrender immediately, otherwise the castle will be attacked!"

"Bah, let your Lord Marquis go to hell!" A lord didn't want to think about it at all, and spit at Cirillo.

"Hmph!" Cirillo avoided expressionlessly, looked at the lords on the city wall with pity, and then ran towards the new army camp without looking back.

"Father, do you want to use the bed crossbow to shoot?" Bo Yang asked.

"No, this is a master. A sneak attack is useless to him, and he will completely offend that Marquis Simon." Count Rosen replied helplessly.

In this case, you still engage in a sneak attack, what are you thinking?

After a while, there was movement from the new army camp. The soldiers of the new army pushed out the artillery and began to build artillery positions in front of the Rosen family.

At a distance of 1,500 meters, even the bed crossbow with the longest range could not reach the shadow of the artillery position, so Earl Rosen could only watch helplessly as the soldiers of the new army aimed their cannons at them.

"Soldiers, get ready for protection!" Seeing that the soldiers on their side did not respond, Earl Rosen immediately reminded loudly.

"My lord, you are too worried, such a long distance, the other side can't hit..."

boom! Before the words were finished, a shell hit, knocking the soldier in half, and then more shells hit the city wall, and the disapproving soldiers suddenly became chaotic.

Earl Rosen and the lords, too, hurriedly squatted behind the city wall to avoid the shell attack.

Once a shell hits them, even a master warrior wearing enchanted plate armor cannot survive. This is what they have seen yesterday.

If it weren't for the magic equipment on his body, Earl Rosen might have died in that charge.

boom! boom! boom! boom!

The shells hit the city wall one after another, the city wall shook, and the solid stones continued to crumble, and the soldiers fled down the city wall in fear.

Earl Rosen's heart sank bit by bit.

That's it? Still thinking about sticking to it?

The soldiers didn't dare to stay on the city wall, and they still stick to a wool!

The lords also looked at each other with helplessness and bitterness on their faces. They fought well in the past, and it has been the same for thousands of years.

Why did he come to this Marquis Simon and began to change?

"Hey, send someone to send a message to Marquis Simon, saying that I am willing to use a duel to end this meaningless war." Earl Rosen sighed desolately.

Settling the dispute with a duel is the last decency of the Rosen family.

"Father!" Bo Yang immediately looked at Earl Rosen in disbelief.

Settling the dispute with a duel, let alone whether that Marquis Simon will agree, even if he agrees, Earl Rosen must lose this duel.

Father wanted to use his own honor in exchange for the last dignity of the Rosen family.

"Go! Go!" Under the shock of the shells, Earl Rosen leaned calmly behind the city wall, with an indescribable sadness in his body.

Bo Yang punched the ground angrily, but there was nothing he could do about it. He could only obey his father's instructions, because for them, the interests of the family were paramount.

If it were him, he would be willing to sacrifice his personal honor for the benefit of the family.

Watching his eldest son leave, Earl Rosen looked at those allies with an ugly smile on his lips: "Old friends, I really did my best..."

The lords headed by Earl Chanel had complex expressions and fell silent.

Can they blame Earl Rosen?

For a non-war crime, facing this unreasonable opponent, how can anyone be better than Earl Rosen?

 …

"Huh? Duel?" Simon's eyelids twitched.

"Yes, Lord Marquis, use the method of the southern border, a duel concerning the honor of soldiers!" There was no suitable candidate, so Bo Yang decided to lobby Simon himself.

Simon crossed his hands, leaned back to look at Bo Yang, and thought about it seriously.

In this private war between the two families, his original intention was to make a quick decision, and to take control of the southern lord in one fell swoop before anyone else reacted.

It's a pity that the Rosen family has been avoiding the war before, wasting a lot of time.

Although the king will not be able to return in a short time, the northern lords must have received the news, and there is not much time left for him.

Once there is a stalemate and other forces intervene, it will lose any meaning for him to provoke this private war.

You know, if you provoke a large-scale private war of the lord without authorization, when the king returns, he will definitely be severely punished. If the strategic goal cannot be achieved this time...

Stealing chickens won't make you lose rice, and losing your wife and losing your army is what I'm talking about.

"Okay, let's use a duel to put an end to this war!" After thinking twice, Simon decided to accept this duel.

He didn't have time to spend with these southern lords.

 …

The gate of the castle was opened again, and Earl Rosen appeared in front of Simon with a group of allies. The soldiers of both sides stood quietly, with an open space in between.

This is their duel venue!

"Lord Marquis, do you need me to fight for you?" Cirillo drew out his long sword and knelt down in front of Simon.

According to the tradition of dueling, the lord can let the knights under his hands participate in the duel instead of himself.

"No need!" Simon shook his head, took off his shirt and walked into the arena. Out of respect for the enemy, he wanted to meet Earl Rosen in person.

"It's our first meeting, my lord!" Earl Rosen, who untied his cloak, walked into the arena and bowed to salute, looking at Simon with curious eyes.

Young, ordinary... This is his first impression of this real Marquis.

It's hard to imagine that such a young man would easily defeat the Rosen family's coalition forces and reorganize the power structure of the southern lords.

"No need to be too polite, hurry up and end this meaningless war!" Simon said with a cold face, and blessed himself with melee spells.

Yes, in his opinion, this war is completely meaningless.

Ever since the royal family set their sights on the southern border, do these lords really think that they have a choice?

The power of the lords of the southern border is not as huge as that of the lords of the northern border. The royal family can control them at will, it's just a matter of time.

And because the lord of the northern border is destined to intervene, the time for the royal family to conquer the southern border is also destined to be long.

Simon is too lazy to wrestle with them, so it's better to cut the mess quickly.

At least it's clean and less troublesome... that's what this war is about.

"It's really meaningless, please!" Earl Rosen smiled wryly and shook his head, then his gaze suddenly became sharp.

Although this war is meaningless, it is the Rosen family who are defending their own interests. Even the royal family cannot easily handle them.

He must lose this duel, but he also wants the Marquis Simon to feel the determination of the Rosen family to defend their own interests!

boom! Facing a duel that was doomed to lose, Earl Rosen took the lead in attacking without any psychological burden, and punched Simon with a straight punch.

With the blessing of melee spells, Simon's physical fitness in all aspects is much higher than Earl Rosen, a master fighter, and he easily parried this straight punch.

But then, Earl Rosen launched a more aggressive attack.

Punching, blocking, punching, kicking, facing an experienced opponent, even if Simon's physical fitness is better, he was beaten helplessly.

The difference in combat experience between the two is too great...

Simon himself is a parallel importer, and Earl Rosen is experienced in many battles. With the full support of family resources, his combat power may only be slightly lower than Cirillo.

"Damn it!" Simon, who was completely at a disadvantage, had no risk of losing for the time being with the blessing of melee spells.

I can't stand the embarrassment!

So, Earl Rosen, who was attacking violently, suddenly felt his head being hit with a hammer, and he staggered a few times, almost falling to the ground.

Spirit blast, a fifth-level spell belonging to a half-step legendary mage, was given to Simon by the royal family to pay off his debts.

Shameless!

Marquis Rosen cursed inwardly, quickly adjusted his state, and looked at Simon helplessly.

This is a warrior's duel, I don't care if you use melee spells, but this kind of spiritual spell is a bit too much, right?

The onlookers looked at each other in blank dismay, especially the lords, and the high-ranking officers under Simon.

The nobles and the church control the extraordinary power. They are all professionals of the warrior profession, so of course they can see the tricks.

This Marquis Simon seems a bit shameless...

Even the soldiers, who are ordinary people, sensed that something was wrong. Earl Rosen's attack was so smooth, how could he suddenly fall so weakly that he almost fell?

For a moment, everyone looked at Simon with strange eyes.

But Simon in the field didn't blush, his heart didn't beat, and he continued to duel with Earl Rosen as if nothing happened.

As long as you fall into a disadvantage, it will be a mental explosion.

Anyway, there are no mages nearby, and the spiritual spells don't have the brilliance of casting spells, so what if you know that there are tricks, come in and beat me if you have the ability!

Destroy the fairness of the duel, and watch these lords fail to kill you.

After all, this doomed duel is the last decency of these guys, if they don't even have a fig leaf, that is to offend them to death.

collapse! Earl Rosen punched him in the abdomen, making the sound of hitting metal. Even with a body strength comparable to steel, Simon almost vomited.

This old guy is too good at fighting...

It has to be said that he really underestimated Earl Rosen this time, and nobles are not all fake.

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However, thanks to the huge amount of mana in his body, Simon's combat endurance is far superior to Earl Rosen who fights only with his body.

The two of you came and went for half an hour, mainly because Simon was being beaten, and Earl Rosen gradually became exhausted.

In addition, Simon's mind blasting spell also caused serious mental shock to Earl Rosen.

Finally, during a certain attack, Earl Rosen's wrist was grabbed by Simon.

"Heh!" Simon grinned a stiff smile, and angrily started to fight back fiercely, beating Earl Rosen, who was restricted in movement, so hard that his face was covered in blood.

"Huh, huh!" Earl Rosen, whose consciousness was starting to blur, still stood on the field, expressing his resentment.

Why! Why should they cede their own interests as long as the royal family needs it!

Why! Why does the royal family think that this little boy can integrate the southern border!

"Old guy, this era doesn't belong to you, hurry up and down!"

Stimulated by Earl Rosen's strong will, Simon also fired a real fire.

In life, everyone cannot help themselves. All they can do is to do their own duty well.

For the stability of the kingdom, for the peace of his relatives and friends, he must win the leadership of the southern lord.

boom! Finally, Simon punched Earl Rosen on the head, and Earl Rosen, who had supported himself to the limit only by his will, staggered and fell down.

Panting heavily, Simon turned around and looked around at the lords around him. No one dared to look at him with that vicious gaze.

From now on, the new boss of the southern lord is born!