Chapter 1398: Chapter 882: The Ancestral Home Has Fallen (Part 2)

"Only the small nobles have been forced to come forward, reluctantly..."

"But their strength is not strong to begin with. Fighting like this, we can only drag on for longer."

"Duke, you must have the major nobles send their elites. Only the elites of the major nobles can break this city in a short time!"

The middle-aged noble said with a serious expression.

Upon hearing his words, Joseph nodded slightly, his eyes flickering.

His gaze wandered among the nobles behind him, and many of the major nobles who met his gaze instinctively lowered their heads.

And Joseph’s gaze finally settled when he saw one of them:

"Count Misi, it’s said that you brought seventy thousand men to this holy war, yet I haven’t seen your army in action these past few days."

The slender Count Misi’s expression instantly changed.

His eyes flickered uncertainly, about to defend himself, but Joseph cut him off with the next sentence:

"Count, if I’m not mistaken, Augus City originally belonged to the Western Domain. As the former lord of the Western Domain, since you wish to reclaim these lands, shouldn’t you set an example? Or are you thinking of giving up reclaiming the nearby territories?"

"No! Duke, Augus City has always been part of the Western Domain! It is the lawful territory of the Misi family!"

Count Misi instinctively retorted.

"Then set an example. Many Western Domain nobles are involved in this battle, so for the next offensive, your Western Domain major nobles will lead the charge."

Joseph said.

Saying this, he took a deep look at the pale-faced Count Misi:

"Stop thinking about conserving your strength. Otherwise, even if we finally take this place, I will report to the council and ask them to revoke your ownership!" 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦

Count Misi struggled internally.

After a moment, he finally sighed in defeat:

"I understand, Duke."

"Then hurry up and prepare. The next major assault will begin in an hour."

Joseph said satisfactorily.

After speaking, the young duke left, leaving Count Misi with a changing expression.

"Count, are we really to be the main force for the next assault?"

One of the major nobles from the Western Domain asked.

"We have to go. Duke Rosen has said this much, and even if we don’t want to, we have no choice."

Count Misi sighed.

He glanced at the somewhat hesitant vassal nobles around him, then sneered and said:

"Alright, stop worrying. After these past few days, Augus City’s strength has been considerably weakened. Although we might suffer more losses in a strong attack, it’s not as tough as it was initially."

Having said that, he took a deep look at the vassal nobles:

"Stop hiding what you have. I know you guys secretly brought better siege equipment. You’d better bring them out, or else, when the war ends, I will report to the council to strip you of your titles!"

...

"Hmph, I knew it. These selfish fools have always been hiding their elites, not wanting to make any effort!"

Half an hour later, seeing the three siege magic crystal cannons brought out by the private troops of the Western Domain nobles led by Count Misi, Joseph snorted angrily and cursed.

"Not good! It’s a heavy magic crystal cannon!"

On the city wall, seeing the empire’s siege cannons being rolled out, Commander Arthur’s expression also changed slightly.

The Divine Arts defense barrier of Augus City was already on the verge of collapse.

If it gets hit by the heavy magic crystal cannon a few times, it could very likely be completely destroyed.

And at that moment, relying solely on the ordinary city walls, it would probably no longer be able to withstand the destructive power of the heavy cannons, which is even a few degrees stronger than a Magic Master of Upper Gold, and their city-breaking power rivaling Legendary Magic...

The defenders were facing great danger, while outside the camp, more than one hundred fifty thousand elite troops of the Western Domain nobles were also slowly gathering, preparing to launch a strong attack on Augus City.

Count Misi, clad in full armor, stood at the rear of the army command.

Gazing at the large army before him, he took a deep breath, his eyes gradually firming up.

However, just at that moment, a noble knight, stained with blood and in a miserable state, suddenly rushed over from behind, shouting in panic as he ran towards him:

"Count, Count!"

Count Misi slowly turned around and then was slightly stunned:

"Robert, why are you here?"

He recognized it; it was one of his Personal Guard Knights stationing in Morning Star City.

"Count, no... it’s not good! Morning Star City has been breached by the Elves!"

The knight, named Robert, panted heavily.

"What did you say?!"

Count Misi widened his eyes in disbelief.

"Really... it’s true... Elves, suddenly so many elves appeared... and they also brought a lot of Magic Crystal Cannons... the city was breached in less than two hours..."

The knight spoke, trembling, with a trace of fear still lingering in his eyes.

Upon hearing this, Count Misi was dumbfounded.

"Gone, everything is gone, the Elves have ransacked the entire Morning Star City, and distributed the coffers of the Lord’s Mansion and all nobles to the commoners..."

The Personal Guard Knight continued, his voice even tinged with a sob.

Hearing this, Count Misi felt a rush of blood that almost made him faint.

Morning Star City was the core capital of the Misi family.

And the treasury of Morning Star City was essentially the inheritance accumulated by their entire family over hundreds of years.

Only after a moment did he come to, gnashing his teeth, and said:

"These cunning and shameless Elves!"

"Wait... Oh no!"

As if realizing something, Count Misi’s expression dramatically changed.

He hurriedly grabbed the clothing of the Personal Guard Knight, asking with red eyes:

"What about the Countess? And Little Philis and Mia!"

"The Countess and others were fairly lucky, they happened to go on vacation to a castle in the countryside a week ago, avoiding the disaster, and should now have returned to the rear at Russell Fortress."

The Personal Guard Knight replied.

Upon hearing this, Count Misi breathed a sigh of relief.

Russell was the second-largest city in the Western Domain and also the main city of the Misi family, built around a fortress, making it easier to defend than Morning Star City.

There, lay the last bits of the Misi family’s possessions.

However, the next moment, with the words of the Personal Guard Knight, his heart was again in his throat:

"But... but the Elves seem to have gotten the message; it’s said they’re already marching towards Russell Fortress!"

At this moment, Count Misi’s face turned completely pale.

His expression changed several times, gnashing his teeth, he raised his sword and shouted:

"Deliver my orders, all troops ready, retreat, retreat! We’re heading back to the Western Domain! Now, back to the Western Domain! Back to Russell Fortress!"

Upon these words, the other Western Territory Nobles were taken aback.

"You can’t, we can’t do this, Count! We’ve prepared for the siege, retreating now is impossible!"

"That’s right! It’s too late to rush back; what we should do now is capture Augus City and salvage what we can!"

The Western Territory Nobles diligently advised.

The sunk costs of the siege were too high.

Although a direct attack wasn’t what they desired, once the bowstring was pulled taut, there was no turning back.

Now, few of them were willing to leave.

As for the Elves?

Hey, they’re not fighting against them, but against their lord or their lord’s lord.

Not to mention worry, many nobles even felt a bit gleeful, their ridicule barely concealed.

Before the war, Count Misi forcibly pulled everyone into the fray, causing considerable dissatisfaction among the nobles.

At this moment, many felt a sense of vindication in "karma is a b***h; heavens spare no one."

However, the next second, the Personal Guard Knight brought even more explosive news:

"Ladies and gentlemen, not only Morning Star City, but the Elves also seem to have gotten maps of the Western Territory Nobles’ lands. They have dispersed their forces, heading for many lords’ castles and towns! They’re waving banners of ’Fight the Nobles, Distribute the Wealth!’ Already several lord’s manors and castles have been dismantled!"

The Western Territory’s smaller and larger nobles, who had just been silently teasing Count Misi, froze in their expressions.

Their gaze gradually dulled.