This was a massacre that would go down in Faustian's history. According to official statistics, there were more than 80,000 Shalorian civilians slaughtered by the Faustian soldiers, while the total number of Gale's soldiers was only 30,000.
This meant that at least every surviving soldier of the Gale Legion had at least two innocent civilians on their hands.
Of course, saying that they were innocent was an analysis from the perspective of human nature. The soldiers of the Gale Legion did not admit it. In their eyes, it was this group of 'innocent' civilians that caused them to lose many brothers who should not have died in battle. It was this group of 'innocent' civilians that allowed Ellis City to hold on for so long despite the great disparity in strength between the two sides.
In other words, Marquis Woode's death in battle was actually a fuse that ignited the shadows of war that had been weighing down on the soldiers of Gale Legion for years. Rather than saying that they were slaughtering, it would be more accurate to say that they were venting. Only the blood of fellow humans could slightly relax their taut heartstrings.
The bloody massacre went on for four full days. Eilis, a large city that could accommodate more than 200,000 people, had turned into a ghost town.
The scene of mountains of corpses and seas of blood everywhere made the general sent by Prince Kenzir tremble in fear.
The soldiers of Gale, who were already in a frenzy of killing, were not at all impressed by the sudden appearance of a 'temporary' corps jarl.
There was only one jarl in Gale, and that was Woode. Every brick and tile of Gale Legion was saved by Marquis Woode from his own pocket money.
On the afternoon when he learned that Woode had died in battle, Kenzir had already sent this general to pacify the rioting Gale. This general's family was also a count with a long history in Faustian. This general even served as the chief of staff of Lion. In terms of official position and status, this general was also extraordinary.
However, it was this general from the count's family who almost caused a mutiny when he arrived at Eilis City the next day and ordered a strict halt to the massacre. If it were not for the few surviving commanders of Gale who still retained their rationality, this general sent by the prince would have been slaughtered by the enraged soldiers of Gale.
The massacre in Eilis did not stop until there was not a single living thing in this huge city other than the Faustian soldiers. Only then did the soldiers of Gale calm down.
What followed were accusations from all walks of life, the wrath of the Faustian royal family, and Kenzir's criticism.
The king of Faustian and the nobles of the royal capital wanted to remove the division jarls from Gale. They were the ones who didn't stand up to stop the massacre at the critical moment.
But in the end, the king did not give the order. Because of the mutiny of the soldiers of the Gale Legion, they also knew that they were threatening the acting Commander appointed by Prince Kenzir. At this time, no one dared to touch the sensitive and sorrowful hearts of the soldiers of the Gale Legion.
The funeral ceremony for Marquis Woode was very grand. Nearly 20,000 soldiers of Gale who survived the war spontaneously came to send off their beloved general.
The ones carrying the coffin were the four division jarls and two deputy jarls who had survived. These six could be said to be the most prestigious people in Gale at this time. Carrying the body of their general back to Faustian on foot was a promise the six jarls made to the soldiers of Gale.
Marquis Woode was undoubtedly the most controversial figure in the war between the two countries, using an entire city to pay tribute to a dead general. He didn't give the order to massacre the city, but it was because of him.
In short, this very unique general left a deep impression on Faustian, the struggling Shalor, and the surrounding countries.
The soldiers of Gale, who had slaughtered countless Shalorian civilians, were a group of demons whose hands were stained with blood. As Woode's coffin bearers disappeared into the horizon, they shed a drop of hot, bloody tears.
Post-war statistics showed that Gale had also suffered a lot in this battle. They had lost a third of their manpower. One had to know that the ratio of military personnel between Faustian and Shalor was 4: 1, yet they still suffered such a huge loss.
As expected of the man known as the god of war in Shalor, Campbell Jones made every living soldier of Gale remember his name.
The massacre and mutiny of Gale caused a lot of shock in the royal capital. The current Margrave of Shia, the last margrave who had not participated in the war between the two countries, was transferred to the frontline by the king of Faustian to reorganize Gale.
Apart from the king of Faustian, the only one who could suppress the soldiers of Gale was one of the four marquesses.
Unlike the tragic battle that took place in Gale, Falcon, which had been ordered by Kenzir to attack the city at the same time, advanced triumphantly all the way. With the help of a large number of cavalry troops, the count's city, Bimore, was declared breached on the afternoon of the second day of the Faustian army's attack.
A week later, they arrived in front of Entil City at top speed. The Falcon Legion had already completely surrounded Entil City. Just as they were about to attack the city to the death like the Gale Legion, rumors of the massacre by the Gale Legion arrived, along with the news of Marquis Wood's death in battle.
Whether it was the Faustian side that was attacking the city or the Shalorian side that was defending the city, everyone took a deep breath.
Entil was the provincial capital of the southern province of Shalor. Felippe, one of the three pillars of Shalor, was currently stationed in Entil. He was also known as the god of wealth.
The 'god of war' of Gordon Heights, Clark, and the 'god of war' of Eilis, Campbell, had left an indelible impression on the Faustians. No one could guarantee that the last margrave of Shalor would leave the same impression on them.
The prince's order to attack the city had not been canceled. It seemed that Woode's death did not affect the prince at all. Instead, it strengthened Kenzir's confidence in quickly resolving the war. Whether it was his sister, Angelina, or his uncle, Woode, Kenzir would use the destruction of Shalor as a sacrifice for them.
During the first three days of Falcon's attack, Entil's resistance was still very strong. As expected of Shalor's God of Fortune, he was indeed rich. Magic items that had never been used on a large scale on the battlefield appeared in large numbers on the city gate. A steel cylinder carved with exquisite patterns appeared on the city gate.
The price of steel was equivalent to the price of silver of the same quality. Just by looking at the steel tube that needed two people to wrap their arms around it, one could tell that there were countless amounts of silver behind it. Coupled with the intricate carvings on it, this magic weapon looked more like a work of art than a weapon of war.
The Shalorians named it the 'magicrystal cannon'. A red or white beam of light shot out and could penetrate a squad of at least ten people.
"Even the magicrystal cannon was replicated by them?" De Sandro seemed to have recognised something. The strongest person in Faustian had not shown his true strength so far, but no one dared to underestimate this margrave.
Marmen was obviously an insider who knew the real situation of De Sandro. Although he was not afraid of this margrave who was far more powerful than him, he still had to be polite. Plus, they were old friends who had been partners for more than ten years, so they got along quite well.
"This thing costs a lot of money, doesn't it?" Although Marmen did not recognise the 'magicrystal cannon', he still had a discerning eye. Although it looked powerful now, the frequency at which it fired was getting lower and lower. Obviously, Shalor could not afford its expenditure.
"At least one major monster crystal core at a time!" De Sandro stated a fact. A major monster crystal core, even the lowest-ranked one, would cost at least 15 gold coins in Faustian. If it was a mid-ranked one, the price would rise to 100 gold coins. There were no higher-ranked ones. Only major families or powerful figures would keep such a crystal core, and they would not sell it on the market.
Before Marmen could recover from his shock, De Sandro said something even more shocking. "This kind of magicrystal cannon can only be powered by the mana of a mid-ranked crystal core."
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On the city wall of Entel, there was at least one magic cannon on each side of the city wall. Marmen did not have a specific count of how many magic cannons had been fired these days, but there should be at least 40 cannons. Even as the patriarch of the marquis' family, he could not produce so many magic cores of mid-rank and above.
Marmen stared at the magic cannons on the city wall with a burning gaze. The hot-tempered Marmen had obviously taken a liking to this killer weapon that suited his appetite very well.
In addition to the magic cannons, there were also some other magic tools, but their power was limited.
Eilis City could be said to have temporarily blocked Falcon's attack with money.
Killing you with money was the impression that Felippe left on the Faustians.
On the fourth day of the siege, Falcon thought that Entel would resist as fiercely as the previous two days, but the Shalorian main force in the city had already disappeared.
On the evening of the fourth day, when Falcon occupied the gates of Entel, they could not believe that they had conquered the city so easily.
"It should be a large magic tool. The resistance in the past two days was just for us to see." De Sandro sighed and said, "It should take a lot of time to activate this magic tool. Felippe has been stalling for time!"
The city was empty. Apart from some sporadic resistance and a large number of Shalorian citizens, there was nothing else in Entel City. Felippe had left without anyone knowing, taking away all the wealth of the city, including the few magic cannons.
"The direction of his escape was the capital of Shalor, Audis." The cavalry division of Falcon found the traces of Felippe's escape.
By the time Entel City was breached, the major resistance in Shalor had been uprooted by the Faustian army. The sporadic resistance and local rebels were no longer a concern. Only the capital was still struggling at death's door.
Locke listened to the maid's account and discussed the leaked news with the surrounding nobles. He was speechless.
It was no wonder that when he and Angelina left the Bering Mountains, they saw Falcon instead of Lion. It turned out that Falcon had come all the way here.
Their current location was close to the centre of Shalor, less than three days' march from Audis. No wonder Kenzir, who was far away in the headquarters of Lion, could rush here in one night.
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