Luo Tian and Rubin stood in front of Rob's bed, watching the doctor connect various tubes to Rob's body, and the instruments made "tick-tick" sounds.
"Doctor, is father's life in danger?" Luo Tian's face was full of anxiety.
"Because he was too excited, his heart was not getting enough blood and his brain was lacking oxygen, so he fell into a coma. We are trying to save him. His liver and kidney functions are also failing rapidly. The situation is not optimistic." The doctor said while performing the rescue, "You should go out and wait first."
Rubin pulled Luo Tian out of the bedroom, and they sat down on the sofa in the living room.
"Prince, the emperor is being taken care of by a doctor. Our top priority is to resolve Roger's rebellion. As you saw at the meeting just now, it is obvious that Roger has formed an alliance with other nobles and now wants to openly snatch the throne from you. This struggle is either you or me!" Rubin said worriedly.
"My father is in danger and Roger is being aggressive. I am very confused and don't know what to do." Luo Tian was dejected and covered his head with his hands. He had never experienced such a difficult situation.
"Prince, you have to cheer up!" Rubin patted Luo Tian on the shoulder and said, "The reason why your father and I chose you instead of Roger and Roy to inherit the throne is because of your character, perseverance, and willingness to face challenges head-on. Only people like you can shoulder the heavy responsibility of the Tianwang District and lead the residents of the Tianwang District to live a happy life. Look at you now, you are dejected and decadent. You really disappoint your father!"
Rubin's words did stimulate Luo Tian. Dejection and decadence would not solve the problem. Since his father had entrusted the heavy burden of the emperor to him, he must not let him down. If he lost to Roger and Elaine, he would be ashamed of his father's entrustment!
Luo Tian wiped away the tears from his eyes, stood up and said, "I won't let my father down. Although Roger has formed an alliance with other nobles, it doesn't mean that they will succeed. I guess Roger must have mobilized his troops and warriors to rush to the Ice Palace. Uncle Rubin, how far is your army from the Ice Palace?"
"It will take at least half a day for the vanguard to get here," said Rubin.
"It's definitely too late. Roger's troops are expected to arrive here in an hour at most. I'm afraid we have to prepare for a battle." Luo Tian said.
"How many people will Roger have?" Rubin asked.
"The number of troops in the capital area under his jurisdiction is equivalent to that of my Ice Palace Internal Guard, and their combat effectiveness is also similar. But Roger has raised more than 10,000 warriors over the years. This is a terrifying force. If the two sides fight, I'm afraid we will suffer a great loss in terms of numbers." Luo Tian analyzed.
Rubin drew his sword and said, "A real man should die on the battlefield. Don't worry, Prince. The vanguard of more than 200 people I brought with me are all brave warriors. One can defeat ten of them. We will fight him to our heart's content."
"Uncle Rubin, let's go to the Ice Palace and set up defenses. I'll ask Shuya to keep an eye on this side." After Luo Tian finished speaking, he called Shuya in and asked her to help watch over Rob, and then he and Rubin went to the Ice Palace.
Rubin was also very familiar with the Ice Palace. He and Luo Tian sent their troops to the four city gates and left a part of the elite to guard the Heavenly King Palace.
Luo Tian also went to the West Hall to ask Dugu Yun to help defend the city. The last time he and Dugu Yun fought against hundreds of Roger's warriors, Dugu Yun definitely had the strength to defeat a hundred alone.
After the two men had arranged the defenses of the Ice Palace, a scout came to report: "Your Majesty, a large number of guards and warriors are heading this way one kilometer outside the city gate, and they are coming in a fierce force!"
"Come on, this time let him see how powerful we are." Luo Tian said confidently.
In order to enter the Ice Palace, Roger had to conquer one of the four gates. Rubin led his men to guard the west gate, Sharp led his men to guard the north gate, Dugu Yun led his men to guard the south gate, and Luo Tian led his men to guard the east gate.
To motivate the soldiers, Luo Tian personally went up to the east gate tower, drew his sword and shouted to the soldiers: "The battle today is related to the life and death of the Tianwang District. Brothers, anyone who can kill a bandit will be rewarded with 100 Tianbi, with no upper limit. If you can kill Luo Tian and other bandit leaders, you can be promoted to a higher position and have glory for generations."
As soon as these words were spoken, all the soldiers applauded. They were like chickens with their blood pumped up, eager for battle.
Luo Tian also stood at the front line, leading the soldiers to guard the city gate. When the soldiers saw the prince fighting alongside them, their morale was immediately boosted, and they vowed to live and die with the city gate.
Roger's soldiers and warriors soon arrived at the city gate. Looking at the tall city walls and the soldiers standing ready for battle, they did not dare to go into battle rashly, fearing that they would fall into the enemy's trap.
Roger ordered his troops to attack the city on all fronts and to make good use of all equipment and tools to take down the city gates as quickly as possible.
The enemy quickly surged up like a tide, and the soldiers defending the city still mainly used cold weapons. Fortunately, most of the opponent's troops also used cold weapons, so they were still evenly matched.
As soon as the enemy approached the downstairs, the guards began to throw stones down, and the first wave of enemies repelled many of them. Then, Luo Tian ordered the archers to shoot arrows at Roger's troops. The rockets drew a beautiful arc in the air and fell directly into the crowd. The dense rockets rained down on the enemy, just like fireworks.
Smoke began to rise from the enemy's camp, and rockets ignited tents and other flammable materials, and many people were also burned. In an instant, flames shot up to the sky below the city. Many enemy soldiers did not dare to attack, and they saved their lives by using the water in the moat.
Of course, the enemy was unwilling to give up and took out the ladders, trying to climb up the city gate tower. But every time the ladders were set up on the top of the city, the soldiers would wait for a while, and when the ladders were full of soldiers, they would forcibly push the ladders down, making them useless.
The enemy also came up with the idea of using a gate-breaking wood to continue the attack. Simply put, a huge piece of wood was processed, and then dozens of people lifted it up and laid it flat, and smashed it towards the gatekeeper.
This method is simple and crude. As long as the city gate is smashed open with a piece of broken wood, the soldiers can break in. At that time, the people guarding the city alone will definitely not be able to defend themselves and will have to surrender.
Luo Tian saw that the enemy was using a variety of equipment in combination with the aim of depleting the defenders' physical strength and equipment in order to capture the city gate in one fell swoop.
"Instead of just sitting there and waiting to die, it's better to kill them immediately." Luo Tian shouted, "You guys stay here and guard well. I'll go down and buy you some time to repel the enemy."
As soon as he finished speaking, Luo Tian flew down, rushed into the crowd, and attacked the people carrying the broken door wood. He punched and kicked the soldiers at a very fast speed, and broke the broken door wood in half to prevent them from using it.
Luo Tian fought and killed the enemy troops, and soon disrupted them into a mess. With the help of the soldiers defending the city, the enemy troops at the east gate gradually slowed down the pace of their attack and began to gather strength in an attempt to launch a large-scale attack.
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