Chapter 305：

Since the start of the siege of Center, the city has organized three counterattacks. Since the previous troops were exhausted, most of the troops who went out of the city were the so-called "armed citizens". It was even more unbearable. Arda's army put a row of guns far away, and a few people on the opposite side became idiots before they died, and then ran back to the city like shit.

On the 29th, the excavation of the tunnel entered the final stage, and soon Arda's army would be able to approach the root of the city wall and launch a big artillery battle.

Paul chose a good place for the guards to set up a pergola, ready to enjoy the splendid scene after the [Big Cannon Battle] broke out.

"Hey, brother Paul, you are really good, can you give me one for my brother, and you can spend some money."

Henry Ferdinand was sitting next to Paul, fiddling with a telescope lovingly, lifting it up to look in the direction of Center for a while, and cleaning the lens for a while.

"Take it away and give it to you."

The relationship between the two has improved a lot since they negotiated the inheritance of the duke title. For such a big event as the attack on Center, how could Henry miss it, and rushed over to be a homecoming group.

That afternoon, a large white flag was erected on the city wall. After consulting Paul, the Arda army suspended the shelling. After a while, the city gate opened, the suspension bridge was lowered, and a group of people came out holding a smaller white flag.

After a rigorous body search, they were quickly brought before Paul and Schroeder.

The members of this team are of all kinds, including government officials, generals defending the army, clergy and wealthy businessmen. Paul still has some memories of some of them, and he saw them at the old Duke Ferdinand's birthday party.

A political officer with a gray beard said in a serious tone: "Count Greiman, Viscount Ferdinand, we now formally surrender to you on behalf of all the residents of Center City."

Paul asked a little strangely: "Isn't it representing Maltz Kent?"

The political officer shook his head and said, "Duke Maltz Kent Ferdinand... who you call the usurper, has... died yesterday..."

Paul and Henry stood up from their chairs in surprise, "Maltz is dead?"

"Yes, Lord Maltz accidentally stumbled and fell down at around 7:00 to 8:00 last night, and was stabbed in the chest by a candlestick on the table... Seriously injured and died."

After hearing this, all the people present took off their hats and covered their chests to express their silent tribute. Although he was an enemy who fought in the dark on the battlefield, Maltz was a high-ranking nobleman after all. Paul had to do the same, unless he wanted to gain a reputation for being impolite.

After the silence was over, Paul put on his hat again and told Schroeder beside him, "Let the chief of staff arrange how to enter the city."

Schroeder quickly made arrangements. First, the second battalion led a group of militiamen into the city, occupied and inspected each street intersection, and other troops entered the city one by one.

Paul postponed the entry of the follow-up troops to the next day, "Let the soldiers pack themselves clean and tidy, have a good night's rest, and use the best mental outlook to line up in square formations the next day. Kicking into the city."

He wanted to show the residents of the largest city in the Northwest Gulf a distinctive army, and by the way, show his strength to Henry next to him. This guy didn't catch up with any tough battles after he came.

On August 30, 1991 in the holy calendar, the city entry ceremony began, and the residents of Center City looked at this strange army with curious and worried eyes.

Although the uniforms of Arda's army are still light green "Earth Road", after all, the color and pattern are uniform, which is much better than the colorful ones in other lord's armies, and it is combined with the marching drums with a strong sense of rhythm and the neatness of the soldiers With uniform steps, the entire army exudes a majestic and powerful sense of strength.

Every Center City resident who watched the entrance ceremony had a feeling from the bottom of their hearts: it was only natural for such an army to defeat Maltz Kent, and some people even cheered involuntarily.

Paul and Henry rode tall horses behind the second battalion, looking triumphantly at both sides of the street.

Henry, in particular, felt complacent and sighed: "I finally saw this familiar neighborhood again, remembering the scene of being taken into the dungeon that day, it seems like the next day."

Paul accompanied Henry to the cemetery of the Ferdinand family, and stood in front of the grave of the old Duke Ferdinand to mourn for a while. The gravekeeper led them to the church in the cemetery, where there were two coffins.

"This is the body of Maltz Kent and Jayce Kent. How should the two adults dispose of it?"

Paul looked at Henry and signaled him to make a decision. After all, his elder brother's death was unclear, and the Kent family was very suspicious.

Henry hesitated for a while, and said, "The person is dead, let's be buried according to the standards of civilians for the time being."

The gravekeeper obeyed and called several people over to carry the coffin, one of them muttered, "It seems to be much lighter..."

Henry greeted Paul: "Let's go, accompany me to the dungeon. Maltz's distant relatives are imprisoned inside. It is said that there are several mercenary leaders."

Emerson, Fergus and others were locked up, and they waited in the dungeon for the verdict given by the victor.

Henry didn't go to see them as soon as he came in, but went to the deepest part of the dungeon, pointed to the big hole in the wall and said, "I ran out from under here at the time, it seems that Maltz has been found."

Broken bricks, stones, and dirt are everywhere in this cell. It seems that Maltz Kent sent someone to dig three feet here.

It seems that every lord's family will prepare one or two escape tunnels in case of emergencies, there is one in Pittburg, and there is one in this duke's mansion.

Paul stroked his chin and secretly wondered if he was also digging a few tunnels under the castle in Huxin Town, so he couldn't fall behind the trend.

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News of Center City's surrender quickly spread throughout the Northwest Gulf.

The other lords in the coalition army captured Bidow Castle long before the surrender of Center and continued to advance eastward. After receiving the news, they immediately increased their forward speed, but there were no forces trying to resist them on the road. The number arrived at Center.

Among the many territories that were originally attached to Maltz Kent, his hometown Emden was the last to surrender to the coalition forces. The commander of Byronburg, the former knight commander of the Kent family, erected a flag after receiving the news that the loyal person had died. The white flag was hoisted and surrendered to the 1st and 3rd Battalions of infantry besieging the castle.

Bryce and Joyce commanded the army to continue southward and occupied all the territory of the Kent family.

The usurper war in the Northwest Gulf, which lasted for more than half a year, finally came to an end.