Chapter 773 Attack from both sides
When Dylan closed the window and lay back on the warm and soft bed again, the hound in the backyard never made any sound again. Just like that, he entered sleep again. On the other side, the five hundred cavalrymen who walked out silently from the grain store avoided the main north-south road in the city, divided into four roads, and arrived at several alleys around the mansion where the huge amount of wealth was hidden.
Before setting off, Angus ordered the men of the task force to guide the way for these soldiers and horses. Under the leadership of Stanley, he walked directly towards the mansion with a hundred cavalry from the Wells Legion.
The main entrance and the backyard of the mansion are adjacent to different streets and alleys. In order to prevent anyone in the mansion from escaping, Angus ordered Jafar to take more than 20 people to the backyard. Except for ten people who stayed on the street outside, the rest of the people would launch an attack from the backyard to cooperate with the main battle force at the front door.
When Angus led the remaining eighty cavalrymen and the six men of the task force to the door of a hotel located at the entrance of an alley less than two hundred steps away from the main entrance of the mansion, everyone stopped.
The alley can only accommodate a two-wheeled carriage to pass through. On both sides are mostly luxurious mansions purchased by the city's distinguished merchants, making it particularly quiet. The mansion where the property was hidden was located at the end of the alley, and was guarded by two soldiers inside and outside the door.
"Lord Angus, what should we do now?" Stanley took advantage of the cover of the corner, peeked into the depths of the alley, then turned to Angus and asked.
"Immediately send someone to hide all the horses. While there is still thick fog, deal with the two guards at the door first!" As soon as he finished speaking, Angus turned around and took off his battle ax from the saddle.
After a while, a team of dark night knights wearing armor and holding swords slowly advanced along both sides of the alley, step by step towards the mansion where endless treasures were hidden. In the dark alley, the rising fog was slightly white. At this time, the two private soldiers of the lord of Tila City who were in charge of guarding outside the mansion were leaning on one corner, chewing the dried meat in their mouths with relish.
The sudden chill brought by the cold wind made the somewhat thin soldier pull at the piece of linen covering his body. By the dim candlelight, looking at the white mist floating towards the two of them, the timid guy was frightened, and his right leg, which was sitting cross-legged on the ground, suddenly retracted.
This sudden move made the strong man wearing cotton armor look back quickly. "You coward, don't be surprised." Looking at the dense fog that dissipated again, the strong soldier regained his composure.
"Come, have a couple of sips."
At the suggestion of the strong soldier, the thin soldier tremblingly picked up the wine naan leaning against the wall and took a big gulp into his mouth.
After drinking, a wave of fatigue came over him. The thin soldier rubbed his tired eyes, shook his head, pointed to the exit of the alley, and said to his companion uneasily: "I always feel there is movement over there~"
The strong soldier ignored him, and took out a handful of peas from his pocket, and stuffed them into his mouth one by one, making a crunching sound.
However, at this moment, the thin soldier suddenly opened his eyes wide, and a man in black with a bow and an arrow suddenly appeared in his field of vision after the thick fog dispersed.
"Who is it?" the thin soldier shouted. The sudden fright made the strong man tremble inwardly, and the wine naan in his hand slipped smoothly. The moment he turned his head, a light arrow whizzed past the right side of his face.
After the sound of a skull breaking, the unlucky, thin soldier was nailed straight to the wall.
The strong man crawled up from the ground in fear, shouted: "Enemy attack!" and immediately ran towards the gate not far away.
When he was only a few steps away from the door, another sharp arrow shot over quickly and pierced his chest. The huge impact caused him to fall upside down on the ground, but his instinctive desire to survive allowed him to endure the severe pain and get up again, holding on to the wall and moving towards the door with difficulty.
The strong man tried his best to warn the guards inside the door again, but it was not until the moment he fell to the ground that a guard inside the door stuck his head out and looked outside.
Seeing his fallen companion, before the guard could react to check the situation, the back of his head was instantly penetrated by an arrow and got stuck in the crack of the door that had just been opened.
The other guard who was still inside saw that something was wrong, and while desperately dragging the guard stuck in the crack of the door, he shouted loudly to the heavy armored infantry stationed here.
Hello, the plate armor of the fallen guard was stuck on the steps, and the man inside couldn't pull him up. In desperation, he lifted the other person's feet and pushed them out, trying to throw the body outside.
"Hurry, get on me!" At the critical moment, Angus had already strode outside the gate, raised his ax and struck at the guard inside.
Unexpectedly, the opponent tried his best to throw the legs of the corpse out. Angus struck the air with his axe, and hurriedly took two steps back.
The guard who had regained his breath was about to slowly close the heavy wooden door. When he was bending down to lift the crossbar on the ground, a huge force instantly knocked the wooden door open, causing him to receive a heavy blow on the head.
At this moment, five or six heavy armored infantrymen who heard the movement passed through the front yard and ran towards the gate with their long swords in hand~
However, it was too late.
Seizing the opportunity, Angus broke through the door first, raised his ax and struck at the guard lying on the ground, removed one of his arms, and knocked him to the ground with one kick.
Looking at the other defenders rushing over, Angus shouted, "Kill!" Lusignan, Stanley and others who rushed in one after another roared and rushed towards those guys.
Since the guard who had just climbed up was not wearing armor, Angus lowered his head to avoid the sweeping sword, grabbed the battle ax and slashed into the opponent's abdomen. The unlucky guy suddenly bled, and he hit his companions who were following him hard, tripping the two of them.
Seeing this, Lusignan flew up, raised his sword, and thrust it into the stomach of one of them. Stanley relied on his flexible movement to reach another guard who was trying to get up and cut off the other guard's neck with his sword.
As more and more men in black entered the gate, seeing the disparity in strength between the two sides, the garrison officer who had just ran out immediately ordered a retreat.
"Retreat! Retreat! Quick, go to the backyard!"
Before he finished speaking, the three guards fell to the ground one after another. The other guards who received the order retreated while fighting. They ran through the front yard in panic, dragging their wounds and retreating step by step towards the back yard.
"Don't let them run away!" Angus stepped on the corpse that had just died at his feet, pulled out the battle ax that had cut into the enemy soldier's shoulder armor, and quickly followed Lusignan and others who had already caught up.
The sudden night attack caused everyone in the mansion to run around like escaping rats.
Because of the dim light, several handymen who had just walked out of the room were killed before they had time to react.
Because of the sudden incident, these frightened defenders began to run in different directions as they looked at the men in black who were constantly chasing behind them. The kitchen, stables, granaries, and attics were all filled with disheveled and fleeing defenders.
After a while, only twenty of the thirty or so heavy armored infantrymen who guarded the mansion's property were left.
"Quick, run!"
In the corridor connecting the backyard, the guard officer looked back from time to time to look at his men and pursuers following him, but his steps never stopped for a moment.
Because the light in the room was dim, the pain in the palm that had just been scratched by the rough stone wall at the corner was unbearable, so the guard officer had no choice but to clamp the long sword in his hand to his waist.
Seeing that he could reach the backyard through the wooden door through the candlelight in front and escape from here, the guard officer quickened his pace again. The soldiers following behind resisted and retreated.
Boom!
After a loud noise, the wooden door leading to the backyard was suddenly kicked open from the outside, and a strong man holding a hatchet blocked the door.
"Kill!"
This Biao Xing roared and rushed in with the rest of the men behind him.
Seeing that he was being attacked from the front and back by the opponent's troops, the guard officer made a prompt decision and led his remaining seven or eight men to turn around and quickly escape upstairs along the side steps.
The sturdy man suddenly stopped, raised his battle ax and threw it out. The battle ax spun rapidly in the air, letting out a low roar, catching up with the guard at the end, and instantly cut off the man's calf.
The sharp pain coming from his feet made the guard kneel down on the stairs with a plop, and after rolling a few times, he lay on the ground.
When he tried to stand up again, Oliver, who was following the strong man, pulled out the short knife from his waist, slashed the guard's neck cleanly, and then chased him up the steps without looking back -
——Quick, guys, follow us! "The guard officer who was eager to run for his life greeted his men who were following him from time to time. When several people reached the highest attic, there was no way to escape. The guard officer gasped for air and quickly came to the stairs leading to the roof platform. Regardless of the pain on his hands, he climbed up quickly.
When the shouts of the man in black came from downstairs, the five subordinates who had no way to escape saw this and climbed up.
Pushing open the wooden board covering it, the guard officer finally saw hope. As long as the bell above your head rings, reinforcements will arrive here soon.
“Lord Angus, they are here——” Suddenly, the whereabouts of several people were discovered by the men in black who were chasing them.
At the critical moment, the guard officer immediately shouted to his subordinates, "Cut off the floor plan and stop them!" After saying that, he rang the wall clock above his head to ring~dang~^
In the dark night, the harsh and rapid ringing of the bell penetrated the thick fog, waking up the sleeping city of Tira——
bang!
At this time, the wooden ladder leading to the roof platform was also cut off.
While the guard officer was rejoicing, Angus, who had already appeared in the attic, was not panicked at all.
"Oliver, I'll leave this to you. The rest of you, follow me!" Angus turned around and walked quickly downstairs—"
"Don't worry! Lord Angus, they can't run away!" Oliver said, looking up at the board that had just been covered, and smiled at a member of the task force beside him: "Man, it's up to you——"