binnovel Chapter 73: The Battle of Shita Mountain (8)
Chapter 73: The Battle of Shita Mountain (8)
The Baudelaire Knight's initiative to talk to Shuichi was good news for him.
At the moment when Viscount Hocas and Xiuyi were in a bond, the two were already in a bound relationship.
Viscount Hocas even said in public that the surname "Hocas" would be inherited by Shuichi.
Many people may find this sentence redundant, insignificant or even confusing.
However, those who truly understand will only feel surprised.
According to the custom of men being at the bottom and women being at the top in this world, it is in line with social common sense for men to marry down and women to marry up.
But Xiuyi himself was not a son of a noble family, and his engagement with Lilith, the only daughter of Viscount Hocas, was supposed to be a marriage into the wife's family.
But everything changed when Viscount Hocas told Shuichi to inherit the Hocas surname.
When Shuichi and Lilith come of age, they will get married.
According to tradition, Lilith was the one who married in.
Or to put it more bluntly, from now on, Shuichi is Viscount Hocas's biological son, and Lilith... is almost like an adopted daughter...
Baudelaire has gone from being a coward laughed at by his colleagues to being the current commander of the Goblins. He has experienced a lot and has grown a lot.
Baudelaire is clearly the most distinguished knight under Viscount Horcas.
His recognition of Shuichi's status was of great significance to the future transition to the Viscountship.
The prince wants to succeed to the throne. If all the civil and military officials in the court oppose it, even if the prince sits on the throne, will his position be stable when facing all the old ministers in the court?
On the other hand, Baudelaire was also trying to show his goodwill to Shuichi.
In Baudelaire's opinion, Xiuyi is undoubtedly a potential stock, and Viscount Hocas's vision is correct.
Although his mentality has changed greatly due to the death of his family, humans are social animals. Even if Baudelaire has seen through life and death, bloodline must continue and social interaction cannot be severed.
In order to continue the family bloodline, he will definitely have to remarry in the future.
It is impossible to really give up the territory.
So it was normal for him to choose to get closer to Shuichi.
Five kilometers behind the convoy, Master Bocolanchi and Viscount Hocas stood on a high place and watched the entire battle through telescopes.
Seeing that Xiuyi's side easily repelled the thousands of attacking goblins, and even left behind all the high-level fighting forces that came to attack.
The two of them smiled excitedly at the same time.
When deciding to attack Stone Tower Mountain, Hocas and Bocolanchi were somewhat unsure.
After all, the Goblin King himself is a level 6 gold warrior, assisted by a level 5 Goblin Shaman, and has the advantage of terrain.
If they cannot be lured out of the hole and attacked, it will be very disadvantageous to the attacker.
Fortunately, everything went according to plan.
Even with the uncontrollable factor of the Level 5 Goblin General appearing, Shuichi still completed the mission perfectly and killed the Goblin General on the battlefield.
"What do you think the Goblin King will do next?"
"No matter how it responds, I believe Shuichi has a way to delay it until our support arrives."
"Well, I am also very confident in my son-in-law."
"It would be best if we could kill them all at once. If we let even one escape, it would be troublesome."
"Don't worry, my son-in-law is fine. He can handle it."
The victory in the first battle was like a shot of adrenaline for the two men, calming their uneasy hearts.
After all, this battle was a battle that determined the fate of the entire Viscount's territory. If he lost, Viscount Hocas would most likely lose his territory. In serious cases, he might even be stripped of his title or even die...
It’s not that he doesn’t have a backup plan to deal with failure, but it’s better not to use a backup plan if possible.
Under Bokolanchi's command, the soldiers piled the goblin corpses in front of the woods at the foot of Stone Tower Mountain, forming a small hill.
At the top of the mountain of corpses, a huge goblin head with its eyes open was facing the direction of Stone Tower Mountain.
There was no time to build a mausoleum, so all we could do was simply pile up the enemy's bodies, hoping to undermine the goblins' morale.
Dozens of meters behind the mountain of corpses, human soldiers sat leisurely listening to music.
With the help of Xiuyi, a gold-level assistant, serious injuries were turned into minor injuries, and minor injuries were healed quickly.
The only trouble was that Xiuyi had been playing for too long and was somewhat tired.
Of course, because the music had the effect of restoring physical strength and protecting the mind, Shuichi's fatigue was not obvious.
He felt that if he continued to play at his current intensity, he would only feel noticeably tired after five hours.
The variable now is whether the Goblin King will come out in full force.
If the enemy comes out in full force, can we complete the conquest within five hours?
Time flies, and there is movement on Shita Mountain.
Phoenix Fire flew back from the direction of Stone Tower Mountain, landed on Xiuyi's shoulder and rubbed his cheek affectionately: "Master~Phoenix Fire has brought back news! The Goblin King was furious when he learned that the Goblin General had died in battle. Except for a few adult goblin warriors who were guarding their homes and protecting their cubs, almost all adult goblins were dispatched!"
"That's good news."
When Shuichi heard that the Goblin King was leading his entire army to attack, this was undoubtedly the most beneficial news for Shuichi and his men.
"No wonder it took almost two hours for them to respond. It turns out they were planning to fight to the bitter end."
"Master~ things may be worse than you think."
Phoenix Fire's expression was a little hesitant.
This abnormal scene made Shuichi realize that something was wrong.
"Phoenix Fire?"
"Hmm... Phoenix Fire doesn't know what to say... Master, just wait and see for yourself."
Phoenix Fire didn't want to talk, and Shuichi didn't ask any further questions, choosing to respect the little bird.
After more than ten minutes, Shuichi's question was answered.
Countless green-skinned goblins rushed out from Stone Tower Mountain. Unlike the previous two times, there were more than twenty carts with wooden crosses tied to them at the front of the goblin team.
These carts are pushed by multiple Goblin Warriors.
Since the road down the Stone Tower Mountain was not too steep, and with the help of the big goblin, the cart did not overturn on the way down the mountain.
What really made Xiu Yi's eyes bloodshot was that there was a human woman tied to the cross of each cart.
The youngest of these human women was in her early teens, and the oldest was no more than thirty years old.
Each of them was covered in dirt and filth, with unkempt hair and dirty faces, half-dressed, lifeless eyes, and many of their exposed skin was covered in scars. Many of them even had big bellies...
Then it was the Big Goblin...
The big goblin held a large shield nearly two meters high, and in front of the shield was also tied a human woman...
After that, there were some human women who were in slightly better condition.
They were tied by the goblins with ropes, lifeless and mixed in the goblin team like zombies.
When Shuichi saw this scene through the telescope, he gritted his teeth in hatred.
Goblins have learned to threaten people with hostages...
How to do?
Do you still want to save people?
No...it's impossible to save people...or even if we want to save people, we have to do it without affecting our own morale.
But...how to save this situation?
No matter what choice Shuichi makes, it will inevitably shake the morale of the army.
You have to know that these human women are all serfs of Viscount Horcas's vassal knights or free people who once depended on them.
I am more or less related to the soldiers.
Once these women enter the battlefield, whether they are saving or killing, they will undermine the morale of the soldiers...
So the goblins in this world have evolved to this level...
It turns out that I can’t stay here… It’s best not to stay for even a day…