Chapter 391 Entering the City to Plunder (Two in One)

When he saw the city wall finally collapse, Gervis finally breathed a sigh of relief.

When the flood hit the city wall and nothing unusual happened on the surface of the wall, Gervis was actually a little worried. After all, there were so many people watching here, and they had made a bet with the Charles family.

But after carefully observing the surface of the city wall through a telescope, Gervis immediately felt relieved, because through the telescope, he could observe some fuzzy black lines on the surface of the city wall.

These black lines were nothing but cracks formed when the section was burned by fire for three days and three nights and then came into contact with water in an instant.

This also shows that Gervis's idea was correct, and the description in the novel was not just imaginary.

However, because the flood only reached a height of about seven meters on the city wall at its peak, the city wall above eight or nine meters did not undergo any abnormal changes.

Even after the stones above had cooled, the defenders standing on the city wall did not notice anything unusual.

The hundreds of defenders standing above did not know that the city wall beneath their feet had actually turned into brittle rubble and was not as indestructible as it looked.

Gervis guessed that the reason why the city wall did not collapse immediately was that there was still a small amount of rock inside the wall that had not been destroyed and was still barely supporting it. However, it would only take a little bit of external force to break the balance and the wall would no longer be able to be maintained.

What happened next also verified Gervis's guess. The moment the city wall was hit by the rocks, the entire section of the wall, which was nearly 100 meters long, collapsed.

Gervis turned around and gave a mocking look at Nemio, whose face was ashen, but he did not say anything to him. Winning the bet would be the best humiliation for the Charles family and Nemio.

Gervis shifted his gaze to King Lawrence. He had vaguely sensed the king's gaze just now, but because he was focused on the plan at that time, he did not react any more.

"Your Majesty, now that the walls of Baiyan City have collapsed, does that mean the Jones family has won the bet between the Jones family and the Charles family?"

Gervis asked with a little respect.

"Haha! Of course forget it! Your Jones family did a great job! The credit for the attack on Baiyan City goes to your Jones family!"

The king laughed heartily. Although he didn't know why burning and then flooding the city walls could cause the extremely solid rock to collapse, the nearly 100-meter-long gap indicated that the fall of White Rock City was inevitable.

This not only reduced the casualties of the Principality of Zeon's siege, but also 100% guaranteed that his southern expedition plan this year could proceed smoothly to the next step.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for the reward!"

After receiving the king's personal confirmation, Gervis couldn't help but glance at Nemio standing beside him.

Sure enough, Nemio's face became even uglier at this moment, but he couldn't get angry.

In fact, except for Nemio, the other earls also looked painful at this moment. After all, the credit this time was completely away from them.

You have to know that they attacked the city hard for several days and nights, and it cost the lives of hundreds of people.

But what about now?

The Jones family simply set a fire and then waited leisurely. It can be said that they took the first victory of White Rock City without any effort.

Seeing the expressions of these earls, Gervis felt extremely happy, but he did not forget the purpose of speaking to the king, so he asked King Lawrence again.

"Then Your Majesty, can the Jones family stop handing over the spoils of war in Baiyan City this time?"

"Yes, the reward I give you is effective from now on! You don't need to register and hand in any spoils obtained by your Jones family in Baiyan City, and you can also be rewarded with a viscount's fiefdom after the southern expedition is over!"

Lawrence was in a very good mood now, and he could see that the collapse of the city wall was most likely caused by Gervis's hand, so he did not despise Gervis because he was a small viscount and was not qualified to talk to him. Instead, he answered every question.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Having received the king's affirmation, Gervis thanked him again.

Then he turned around quickly and said to Alice: "Alice, I'm going to White Rock City to grab the spoils now! Haha!"

Under the jealous gazes of the petty nobles, Gervis flew quickly towards the direction of White Rock City. By the river, Laurie's team was waiting for Gervis on two rafts.

"After Gervis left, King Lawrence smiled and said to everyone, "Now, everyone, prepare to fight! I think that old fox Lost is ready to run away!"

With the king's eyesight, he could of course see that the guards on the walls of Baiyan City had begun to evacuate, so he did not intend to delay.

Now that the loss of White Rock City is a foregone conclusion, the king wants to continue to expand his victory and hopes to retain more elite troops from the Principality of Alban, so as to reduce the pressure on the Principality of Jean in the next battle.

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The king and a group of minor nobles took a detour to the northern and eastern camps to gather troops to deal with the retreating defenders in the city.

Gervis, on the other hand, entered the city happily.

At this moment, there were no defenders on the walls of Baiyan City, and Gervis and others came to Baiyan City unimpeded.

There are no ordinary civilians living in Baiyan City, so it looks more like a large military camp.

There aren't many houses inside, and most of them are open spaces used for training.

But now the flood has flowed back into Baiyan City. The accumulated water in the city is one or two meters deep, submerging most of the houses and leaving only the roofs visible.

"My lord, Lord Gandalf and the others are over there!"

Gervis was sitting leisurely on the raft observing his surroundings. At this time, Laurie, who was standing in the front row, pointed to several rooftops not far away and reported.

Gervis looked in the direction Laurie pointed, and sure enough, he saw his cheap father and several other little nobles.

"What a loser!"

When Gervis saw what Gandalf and the others were doing there, he couldn't help but mutter.

Because Gandalf and his dozens of men were actually trying to catch three horses that fell into the water.

Several war horses were flapping in the water at this moment, and the rafts of Gandalf and others were parked aside. Several soldiers had taken off their armor and jumped into the water, and were putting ropes on the war horses, preparing to get them onto the raft.

Gervis remembered that the Thunder Knights had more than 3,000 people, which meant more than 3,000 war horses, but they were messing with these three war horses. That was a sign of lack of ambition.

"Little Gervis, why are you here? Just wait in the camp, we will take care of all these things!"

"That's right! Viscount Gervis, the flood here hasn't receded yet, so you just wait in the camp. Your father and I will definitely be able to empty Baiyan City!"

As Gervase's raft approached, Gandalf and others also noticed Gervase's arrival.

"Damn it! You guys have been struggling here for so long with only three war horses! If three thousand war horses show up, you will have to move to tomorrow. By then, the water level will have receded and the flowers will be cold!"

When Gervis heard the words of his cheap father and several minor nobles, the corners of his mouth twitched. He really didn't believe in their efficiency.

But of course he couldn't really say this out loud, otherwise he might be beaten to death by his cheap dad.

He could only say, "Father, the king has said that the credit for the attack on Baiyan City belongs to us, and we don't have to hand over any spoils we get from Baiyan City."

"So you have to move faster. There are thousands of war horses waiting for us in the city! If other families arrive, our losses will be huge!"

"Really? Gervis?"

After hearing what Gervis said, Gandalf and several other minor nobles' eyes lit up instantly, and their eyes were full of desire.

"Of course it's true, otherwise why would I come here in person? I'm here to inform you so that you can act faster!"

Originally, there were no spoils of war in Baiyan City. After all, as a military fortress, there could not be much gold, silver and treasures.

The only valuable things were the small catapults on the city walls, as well as food and weapons and equipment.

But now all the war horses of the Thunder Knights are stranded in Baiyan City. Even if it is possible to take some away, there will definitely not be many.

This is an astonishing amount of wealth, a fortune that would tempt even the earl's family or the king.

Gervis was not going to share such wealth with other families, but wanted to keep it for himself. After all, it was he who conquered Baiyan City!

This is the reason why Gervis went to the king so quickly to confirm the spoils.

Now that Baiyan City is submerged by floods, and other earl families have not prepared rafts, it is impossible for them to compete with the Jones family for the time being, so it is a good time for the Jones family to monopolize these riches. Gervis hopes to collect all the valuable things in Baiyan City during this period of time.

"Quick! Row to the city! Let's find other horses!"

"You guys take your horses to those rooftops later! We'll pick you up later!"

In an instant, neither Gandalf nor the other minor nobles could stay any longer. They even ignored their four subordinates who were still in the water and ordered their men to start rowing towards the city.

"Little Gervis, father has gone to the city first!"

As the words fell, the raft of Gandalf and others had already sailed more than ten meters away, leaving only four soldiers still struggling in the water, with no tears left.

However, there was a roof of a small bungalow about four or five meters away, so these people would not be in danger. They swam to the roof in no time and pulled the three war horses up as well.

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"Father, be careful. The defenders of Baiyan City may not have retreated completely yet!"

There are at least seven or eight thousand defenders in Baiyan City, and they certainly haven't all left in such a short time. If they get close to the south city wall now, a conflict is likely to break out.

You have to know that there are two golden knights over there, which is something the Jones family cannot deal with right now.

"Got it, little Gervis, don't worry!"

Watching Gandalf and the others go away, Gervase smiled helplessly, and could only order Laurie and the others to row the boats along the city wall.

Gandalf and the others will definitely concentrate on the warhorse matter now, so apart from the warhorses, what Gervis is most concerned about are the small catapults.

Because of the presence of the small cannon, the small catapults on the city wall were dismantled by the defenders, so Gervis wanted to find those intact catapults and take them back.

Although the trebuchet is not very convenient to carry, it is also a strategic long-range weapon in this era. Gervis will naturally not let it go, and he is not willing to let other families get it.

At this moment, Gervis was heading towards the north gate.

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Because when Gervis entered the city, he used a telescope to observe and found that the houses on the west wall were all low houses and had long been flooded. It was impossible to find catapults. However, there were still several large stone houses on the north wall that had not been completely submerged.

About ten minutes later, the raft, rowed by Laurie and others, quickly approached the stone houses.

However, when they approached the stone house, Gervis and others discovered that there were still several defenders in the stone house who had not evacuated.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

"No killing for surrender! No killing for surrender!"

Gervis guessed that these soldiers were probably trapped here because they couldn't swim. Now the entire Baiyan City was filled with water one or two meters deep. If they couldn't swim, they could only sit here and worry.

Of course, Gervis was not going to kill them. These soldiers were the best captives. They could be sold to slave traders or taken back to the territory as coolies.

"We surrender! We surrender!"

Several soldiers from the Principality of Alban originally wanted to resist and seize the raft to escape, but when they heard the bangs of the muskets and the white smoke coming out of the barrels, they immediately remembered the strange weapons outside the city two days ago. Everyone's courage disappeared instantly, and they dropped their weapons and knelt down to surrender.

Gervis did not expect that it would be so easy to get these elite soldiers to surrender, so he asked Laurie to move the raft over and go directly up the stairs of the stone house.

This stone house is very large. The lower floor has been flooded, but the second floor is safe and sound.

"Tie them up first!"

There were a total of seven soldiers from the Principality of Alban outside the stone house corridor, four of whom were wearing chain mail and leather armor inside and out. These should be the regular garrison of Baiyan City, or Hayden's direct guard.

The other three were only wearing worn leather armor. Gervis estimated that these three were the auxiliary troops in the city.

Seeing that several people were kneeling on the ground obediently and dared not move, Gervis directly asked Laurie and others to tie them up first.

"Do you know where the catapults in Baiyan City are placed?"

While Laurie and the others were tying up people, Gervis started asking questions. If they wanted to get to the location of the catapult as soon as possible, it would be wisest to ask the defenders, so Gervis was not in a hurry to search the house.

"Yes, sir. The trebuchets are placed in this stone house, both downstairs and upstairs!"

Several defenders who were being tied up had already accepted their fate and had no spirit of refusing to surrender. They immediately answered Gervis' questions.

"Well, that was a great performance!"

Gervis wasn't surprised to get the answer, but he felt a little disappointed when he heard that there were also catapults stored downstairs.

Now the downstairs has been completely submerged by floodwater. Most of the structure of the catapult is made of wood. If it is soaked in water for a long time, it will basically be useless.

Fortunately, there were still some upstairs, so he did not return empty-handed. So Gervis did not stay any longer and went straight into the stone house.

There are five rooms on the second floor of this stone house. When Gervis opened the first room, he saw that it was filled with disassembled parts of small catapults. A rough estimate showed that there were nearly twenty of them.

Next, Gervis continued to open the remaining rooms, which were filled with catapult parts.

Gervis counted and found that the total number of catapults placed in the five rooms should be about eighty or ninety.

"Not bad, it's not a wasted trip!"

Gervis felt relieved in his heart. There were not many high-rise buildings in the entire Baiyan City, and there were only three nearby.

After counting the trebuchets, Gervis came outside the stone house again and asked several captives, "Where does your commander usually live?"

"Your Excellency, the Marquis lives in the center of the city, but it is also a large single-story stone house, which has been flooded!"

Lost often did not live in White Rock City, and White Rock City was built for war, so although Lost's residence was larger and more beautiful, it was actually just a single-story stone house built with marble, and it was now soaked in water.

The two large stone houses here are used as warehouses to store important materials to prevent them from getting damp, so they are double-story buildings.

Knowing that his plan to take over Lost's residence had failed, Gervis was a little disappointed.

However, when he saw two stone houses not far away, he put it out of his mind and simply stopped thinking about it.

"Let's go to the other stone house first to see if there are any valuable loot."

Next, Gervis took the raft to the stone house a few dozen meters away.

There were no lingering defenders in this stone house. When Gervis walked into the room, he saw a lot of weapons, armor and shields.

"Yes! They are all brand new weapons and equipment. Although the styles are slightly different from those of the Principality of Zeon, it doesn't matter. We are not planning to use them for the time being anyway!"

After searching the remaining two stone houses, Gervis discovered that the two stone houses were filled with weapons and equipment, which could be considered good trophies.

At this point, Gervis's main purpose of entering the city was accomplished, and now the only possible spoils in the city were food.

But it was obvious that the food must have been soaked in water, and even if it was found, it would be inedible. Gervis simply didn't bother.

"The Principality of Alban really deserves the reputation of being the granary of the continent. In their eyes, food is not as important as weapons and equipment!"

Gervis understood that the defenders of Baiyan City placed weapons, armor and other supplies on the second floor of the stone house, but did not build a double-story stone house to store food.

Because the Principality of Alban is located in a plain and is rich in grain, grain is not a scarce commodity for them. However, the Principality of Alban lacks various metal mines, so in their view, weapons are much more important than food.

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Next, Gervis did not go anywhere else, but directly ordered Laurie and others to start transporting supplies, and asked them to go back and call more people, while he continued to stay here to keep the situation under control.

It is better to be safe than sorry. The transportation of materials in this stone house will definitely take some time. If other members of the Earl's family enter the city during the transportation, it would be unsafe if I were not the one to be caught.

Due to the limited cargo capacity of the raft, it took more than three hours to transport the contents of the three stone houses. This was because the camp was constantly making simple rafts to transport goods.

And Gervis' decision to stay in the stone house was correct. Just over ten minutes ago, other members of the Earl's family finally entered the city on a raft.

Although their number was not large, these sharp-eyed people immediately noticed the three houses that had not been completely submerged in water, so they all rushed over and wanted to climb up the stone houses despite the guards' obstruction.

However, when Gervis walked outside the stone house and announced his name, these petty nobles immediately left in disgrace, not daring to say anything harsh.

Gervis' name is now very famous among the troops marching south.

Almost all the minor nobles know about Gervis's medical soldiers and Gervis's small cannon.

So now these people are not very willing to offend Gervis.

As for the fact that the city was broken by Gervis, this news has not spread yet, because many people only know that the Jones family broke into the city, but they don't know who came up with the plan.

Only the vassals of the Jones family knew that burning the city walls and building the dams were all Gervis's ideas. But I believe that by tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, this matter will be spread, and Gervis' name will become even more famous.

After moving the supplies from the three stone houses, Gervis did not stay any longer and returned to the camp on a raft. He no longer cared about the supplies that had been soaked in water, so he let his subordinates and other vassals plunder them.

I'm a bit tired today so there are only two chapters left! MVM!

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