Lord Wizard

Chapter 33 Post-War

Amanda had already been stabbed three or four times, but she still refused to abandon Kidd and flee alone. Lin Meng decisively intervened.

With Lin Meng's current strength, dealing with an injured mid-level knight would be a piece of cake.

He moved with lightning speed to Amanda's side, his longsword held horizontally in his hand to block.

"Bang."

He directly parried the longsword that was thrust at him, and at the same time, he made a fist with his left hand and stretched it out instantly.

"Snap!"

A sound of bones breaking came from his chest, and Amanda and Kidd were sent flying and rolled several times on the ground by Lin Meng's punch.

When he tried to get up again, the soldiers surrounding him had guns pressed against his throat.

"Take it down."

At Lin Meng's command, soldiers immediately bound him tightly.

Many skilled fighters rushed up the mountain, but with Count Farrell dead, the enemy's resistance weakened considerably, and they began to flee desperately. Even though Noah and Harvey later joined the battle, some still managed to escape and flee into Yinshan.

As for the Sunset Legion below the mountain, both exits were blocked by Gerald's army, and the fleeing soldiers were unable to break through with their momentum.

After the battle between the knights ended, led by Noah, Harvey, and others, all the soldiers stormed into the canyon and quickly brought the Yinshan Battle to a close.

"We've won!"

"We won! We won!"

"Long live the Baron! Long live the Baron!"

When the war ended, all the soldiers cheered wildly on the mountain.

Having achieved a victory against overwhelming odds, Lin Meng's reputation soared to its peak throughout the army after this battle.

"My lord, our army successfully ambushed the Winter City army in Yinshan and won a great victory. Not only was Count Farrell killed on the spot, but even the only Grand Knight was captured alive by our side. Of the twelve knight-level experts, seven died, three were captured, and the other two escaped into Yinshan and disappeared without a trace."

"The Sunset Legion's two thousand troops were all trapped in the Yinshan Valley. Due to fierce resistance, eight hundred soldiers were killed by a hail of arrows, and the rest surrendered. There were also more than five hundred wounded soldiers."

"The Wildebeest Knights have crushed Winterfell's supply corps, seizing countless weapons, armor, and provisions."

As soon as the battle ended, Gerak excitedly came to report the overall situation to Lin Meng.

"A resounding victory! This is an unprecedented victory!"

"It's all thanks to your brilliant planning, sir!"

"After this battle, Winterfell can no longer pose any threat to us."

Noah, Harvey, and others celebrated wildly on the sidelines.

"What about our casualties?"

Upon hearing Lin Meng's question, Gerald's initial excitement waned: "The Silver Knights suffered seventeen dead and six seriously wounded, while the Wildebeest Knights suffered twenty-one dead and five seriously wounded."

Gerald's words sent a chill down everyone's spine.

The Silver Knights originally numbered only thirty, and the Wildebeest Knights fifty. Yet, they suffered such heavy casualties in this battle, with both knightly orders nearly decimated.

Most of these knights died while intercepting enemy knights to buy time for Lin Meng and the others. In particular, they were able to stop the enemy knights who had just attacked. It was only by sheer numbers that they were able to hold them off.

"Among the new army, the casualties were not great, with only a little over a hundred people killed. Almost all the casualties came from the knights and top apprentice knights."

"If the war between knights is already this brutal, how earth-shattering must the duels between formal wizards be?"

Lin Meng sighed inwardly and instructed Jerac: "Select outstanding soldiers from the reserves and replenish the Knights Order to maintain its combat strength as much as possible."

"Yes."

"In addition, we must do a good job in providing compensation to the wounded and injured, so as not to discourage the soldiers who fought hard."

A clerk immediately wrote down Lin Meng's orders one by one.

"Your Excellency is so kind; your subordinates will surely follow you to the death."

Upon hearing Lin Meng's words, the surrounding soldiers immediately knelt down, swearing their loyalty as if making an oath.

At this moment, the new army commander Dick arrived with a rather disheveled Winter City general.

"My lord, this man claims to be Martin, the commander of the North City Guard of Winterhold, and says he has important matters to report to you."

"Oh, he's actually a knight, the commander of the North City Guard."

Lin Meng looked at Martin, who had been brought by Dick, and couldn't help but ponder.

"This man's sister is Farrell's most favored concubine, and she does nothing but flatter and fawn. My lord, such a person cannot be allowed to live."

Jerac spoke to Lin Meng from the side.

Lin Meng had also seen this person's information; he was able to rise from a junior knight to the position of commander of the North City Guard entirely through nepotism.

"My lord, spare me! I know many of Farrell's secrets, even where his underground vault is. And this assassination attempt in Solent Port was orchestrated by Farrell to incite war between Marquis Heris and Marquis Alfonso."

Upon hearing Gerald urging him to kill him, Martin immediately began to cry and beg for mercy.

"Since you are the commander of the North City Guard, can you really trick the North City Gate into opening?"

Martin's words stirred something within Lin Meng.

"Yes, definitely. The troops deployed in the north are all my subordinates, sir. I am willing to serve you."

Upon hearing that there was a chance to live, Martin immediately shouted.

"My lord, are you... going to conquer Winterfell?"

Gerald recalled the various war simulations that Lin Meng had led everyone in before and asked.

"What do you mean by conquering Winterfell? I am the son-in-law of Winterfell. Count Farrell had no sons, only two daughters. Now that Count Farrell has suddenly died, it is only reasonable for me, as his son-in-law, to take over Winterfell for him."

Lin Meng smiled and said.

"Your Excellency is wise. In this battle, the elite troops of Winterfell were all wiped out. Once Winterfell is occupied, Your Excellency can connect Winterfell, Ubabo Territory, and Thorntown into one place. At that time, as long as you make contributions in the war between the two countries, with Lord Alfonso's help to smooth things over, even the Council of Nobles will not be able to say anything. You will even have a chance to be ennobled as an earl."

Upon hearing Lin Meng's words, Gerald immediately spoke respectfully.

"In that case, let's keep our forces small and send men to escort all the surrendered Winterfell soldiers back to the city. We'll deal with them all once we've captured Winterfell."

Lin Meng immediately gave the order.

"Sir, what should we do with them?"

At this moment, Eileen pointed to Amanda and Kidd, who had been captured alive, and asked.

Lin Meng frowned. It was a pity to kill a great knight after finally capturing him alive. Considering that Kidd was so badly injured, even with his great knight's physique, he wouldn't recover anytime soon. But he wasn't comfortable leaving them anywhere else, so he said, "Take the two of them with you and head to Winter City together."

"Yes."

Lin Meng ordered that Farrell's body be prepared.

His corpse might still be useful during the attack on Winterfell.

(End of this chapter)