Chapter 427 Arrival at Hayden Royal City!
In this way, Gervis was carried away by the team retreating from Maiye City and moved further and further away from Jinmai Territory.
After traveling day and night for five days, the royal city of the Principality of Alban was already within reach and would be reached soon.
The wind is whistling and the Yishui River is cold!
At this moment, Gervis' eyes were a little moist. Looking at the increasingly dense population on both sides of the road, Gervis could never have imagined that he was brought here by someone who was mistaken for a minor noble of the Principality of Alban.
"Harry, what's wrong with you?"
When Treed saw Gervis riding his warhorse away from the team and staring at the roadside in a daze, he couldn't help but stop and rode his warhorse to Gervis' side.
"Are you attracted by these prosperous scenes? I have never seen such prosperity. My father's territory has only 7,000 to 8,000 people, and there are only two large towns. The rest are villages!"
The further they got from King Hayden's City, the more villages and towns there were. They were all large-scale villages and towns. Some towns even had seven or eight thousand people living in them. Treed thought that Gervis stopped to watch because of these sights.
"Go away! Go away! Let me stay here and stare blankly. I'll just take the opportunity to slip away later. Otherwise, I won't have the chance tomorrow!"
After all, a fake is a fake. It's okay to use your fake identity in the wild to fool an honest man like Tread.
But when they arrived at Hayden Royal City, if they needed to check the registration or something, Gervis would not know if there was anyone in the city who knew the Potter family.
"Harry, Tread, you two hurry up and don't fall behind!"
At this moment, Anlis noticed the actions of Gervis and the other man and immediately urged them loudly.
In the past few days, Anlis has secretly regarded himself as the leader among the six of them, and Tred and others are not opposed to it.
Because this Anlis was really good at dealing with people. During the journey of the past few days, he found out everything about Maiye City. After coming back, he told Gervis and the others in detail as if to show off.
It was from Anlis that Gervis understood why a big city like Maiye City was conquered so quickly.
It turned out that when the large army of the Principality of Jean arrived at Maiye City, they rested for a day and then began to attack the city non-stop.
The first day's siege went smoothly and ended with many casualties among the attacking forces, which greatly boosted the morale of the defenders of Maiye City.
But something unexpected happened the next night.
At midnight on the second day, the elite knights of the eight earls of the Principality of Jean launched a sneak attack silently, and two minor nobles in the city actually rebelled and opened the city gates.
In an instant, a breach was opened in the originally impregnable Maiye City.
Subsequent troops from outside the city continued to pour in, and a melee broke out in the city in an instant.
Lost and others wanted to stop it, but it was too late.
A large number of soldiers from the Principality of Zeon have poured in, and King Lawrence and other golden knights have also entered the city in person to snipe Lost and Count Ashar of Golden Wheat.
In the end, Earl Ashar was severely injured by King Lawrence and others, but was rescued by Lost and escaped, and then retreated to the castle in the rear.
From then on, the situation of Maiye City was hopeless. Lost immediately led his garrison troops who had withdrawn from Baiyan City and the Jinmai Family's troops in the castle to retreat to the rear.
Originally, when they withdrew from the castle, they still had as many as seven or eight thousand men under their command, but they never expected that Lawrence, the King of the Principality of Jean, had such a big appetite this time. Not only did he want to capture the city of Maiye, he had also sent tens of thousands of soldiers to the rear and ambush on their retreat route.
In this way, most of the soldiers withdrawn from Maiye City either died or surrendered, and only more than 3,000 soldiers broke out under the leadership of Lost.
Earl Ashar of the Jinmai family had been unconscious during this period, and it was Earl Ashar lying in the carriage behind Lost.
After listening to Anlis's retelling, Gervis was silent for a long time. He originally thought that the Principality of Jean would definitely have a bloody battle under the city of Maiye, but he did not expect that they would capture the city of Maiye in just two days and also wiped out most of the troops in Maiye.
At the same time, I also admire the conspiracies and intrigues of these great nobles. They had actually planted hidden agents more than ten years ago and used them at this critical moment.
Among the 3,000 people who broke out of Maiye City, most were defenders who retreated from Baiyan City, and a few were direct soldiers of the Jinmai Family.
As for the vassals of the Golden Wheat Territory, they were all stationed in the Maiye City. If they did not die in battle, their fate would be to be captured.
Gervis also silently mourned for Babette and the others, who had just escaped from his clutches, only to be captured again, and this time even their elders were captured at the same time.
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At Anlis's urging, Gervis and Tread immediately returned to their positions and continued to move forward.
A day later, a huge city appeared on the distant horizon. It was the largest city Gervis had ever seen since he came to this world.
This city was built on the mountain, and such towering mountains were extremely rare on this plain. At least this was the only one Gervis had seen along the way.
"No wonder this place was chosen as the royal city!"
Castles, towering city walls, and steep mountains are the strongest defensive combination in this era of cold weapons.
The wall of the royal city in front is more than 20 meters high and dozens of miles wide, and you can't see the end at a glance.
On the top of the mountain behind the city, there stood a towering castle that reached into the sky. Its scale was many times larger than Alice's Rose Castle.
"Is this the king's card? I wonder how the capital of the Principality of Zeon compares to it!"
Gervis was also attracted by this spectacular scene.
And Tread and the others beside him kept exclaiming in surprise, looking like real country bumpkins.
The number of people in their team now reached more than 8,000, and the extra people were from the teams of small nobles who joined along the way.
As these more than 8,000 people slowly moved forward, hundreds of cavalrymen came out of the city in the distance and rushed towards this side.
Naturally, people like Gervis don't need to worry about the contact matters.
As they continued to move forward, their team of more than 5,000 small nobles was led away from Lost's team by a middle-aged man who looked like an official.
"The doorway on the left is the main street of the royal city, and you can go directly to the royal palace! The doorway I am taking you through now leads to the residential area. The residents inside have been dismissed, so your residence will be temporarily arranged here during this period of time. As for other arrangements, someone will be responsible for them later!"
The middle-aged official who guided Gervis and others explained slowly
Gervis didn't care where they lived. His only worry now was whether they would be exposed when they registered later.
Soon, Gervis and his group were brought to the city gate.
At this time, the city gate was already heavily guarded, and all the soldiers entering and leaving were wearing armor. As for ordinary civilians, their activities had long been restricted and it was impossible for them to enter and leave the city!
"Sir, which family are you from?"
When their team arrived at the city gate, registration began.
Because their team was large, there were dozens of soldiers responsible for registration. Gervis and others were positioned at the front, so they were arranged to register first.
"Potter family! My name is Harry Potter!"
Gervis's face was calm and his tone was gentle.
However, his heart was already tense, ready to explode, create chaos, and then escape.
"The Potter family? Wait a minute, let me check!"
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