Chapter 118: Judgment

In order to win the battle and successfully set up siege equipment, when approaching the walls of the capital city, the man specifically ordered the entire army to slow down their pace. In addition, they took the opportunity to rest in the surrounding area, set up a camp, cut down nearby trees, and assemble the components.
After living in the royal capital for several years, the man observed the terrain and vividly remembered that there were several tall hills near the city, covered with forests.
After receiving confirmation from the scout, the man decisively stationed himself on one of those hills and relied on raiding the nobles' granaries and accumulating wealth, ensuring he had enough provisions.
As for the water source, the capital city was originally built near several rivers, otherwise it would be difficult to develop so extensively. The man stationed over 500 people upstream of the river, a strategy he was very familiar with. During the expansion of Alan in the past, to avoid the loss of attacking castles, the legion would often cut off and defend the water source to force the enemy to surrender.
The camp is not built on the mountaintop, but on a gentle slope to the north, aligning perfectly with the shortest southern city wall of the capital.
During the day, the legion does not set up tents in the city-state, to avoid alerting the enemy to their presence as groups of tents are too conspicuous.
城邦军团紧紧搭建骨架后，便在男人的命令与亲自监督下，马不停蹄地砍伐树木，搭建攻城器材。
这时，随军的五十多位工匠发挥了巨大的作用，尽管行军迅速，路途遥远颠簸，但工匠们做的都是马车，伙食不仅优先得到保证，也是所有人中最好的，仅一个多小时的歇息后，这些或年青或老练的工匠们纷纷昂扬起斗志。
Wood, screws, iron nails, and various tools kick up dust in the camp, where craftsmen and military assistants process each piece of timber, measuring its height to avoid being too tall or too short.
Due to sufficient preparation and reasonable scheduling, two cranes were set up before nightfall. They were positioned towards the southwest of the hill, all to conceal themselves from the enemy's ears.
降下夜幕前，借着黄昏的微光，士卒们行动起来，将帐篷搭上骨架，数千人的城邦军团没有发生混乱，一切都井然有序的进行。
黄昏即将远去，男人站在山峰高石上，拿起瞭望筒观察王都的情况，王都内一切如初，形形色色的奴隶们游荡在街道上，此时准备宵禁了，卫兵们驱赶他们，王都中心几处高大宏伟的宅邸，以及倚靠着高墙，攀附地势的宏伟王宫，那里笙歌燕舞，灯火通明，多么耀眼，即使其余灰暗一片。
Wangdu's defense has been relaxed, and men have not seen any signs of a large-scale organization of slave soldiers. They breathed a sigh of relief, indicating that the king has not yet noticed the situation here. The news of the failed defeat has also not reached the throne of the palace in time.
The man saw a towering white tower near the north side of Wangdu, adjacent to the city wall. It had been built up to two-thirds of its height, getting closer and closer to the earth's crust. The man wondered how many times the tower had been constructed. He thought of the monstrous worm-beast, and if it continued to be built, it would soon emerge from the underground and topple the tower, feasting on the sacrificed slaves. Translation:
"But this time, the city-state legion will be the first to knock down the tower and destroy it completely, never to be built again," the man murmured to himself.
As night fell, the entire legion camp prohibited the lighting of braziers, and soldiers had to stay quietly inside their tents. Only the soldiers on patrol were allowed to carry torches.
Meanwhile, on the other side of the hill, the construction of siege engines continued without halt. The craftsmen used a few torches for illumination and began building trebuchets throughout the night. The time was running short, so they had to work relentlessly throughout the night.
And Kassel and the man patrolling there said that the craftsmen were even more diligent at night than during the day.
Soon, the night came to an end, and at dawn, the soldiers began to take off the leather of their tents. Half an hour later, the entire camp was left with bare skeletons of nearly a thousand tents.
And the craftsmen are still working hard, with men personally inspecting their camps. Over fifty craftsmen have worked for a day and a night, but only two people are unable to hold on and take a temporary rest.
"How much longer for the trebuchet?" the man asked the chief craftsman.
"It might take another day," the chief craftsman replied, holding onto the hammer.
"So we need to wait one more day to launch the attack..." the man muttered.
However, the leader of the craftsmen turned back to look at the craftsmen behind him and then turned his head and smiled, saying, "Administrator, since you have personally come to supervise, it may only take half a day."
The man's eyes lit up as he looked up at the craftsmen working hard. Because of his arrival, their motivation increased and their speed became faster.
In the afternoon, the trebuchet with counterweights was finally assembled.
The man immediately ordered the siege tower and trebuchet to be brought down the hill to the designated location.
Cassel, Kake, and others also began to act, mobilizing over seven thousand soldiers from the city-state army. They equipped themselves with armor and weapons and gathered at the foot of the hill.
A man rides on a war horse.
The whole city-state legion, with more than 7,000 soldiers, is ready to go. The man strides from west to east, from the beginning to the end of the troops, inspecting resolute faces, on which glisten one drop of sweat after another.
The man raised his voice with great intensity to deliver this crucial pre-war speech, which could possibly be his last.
In the name of Lord and the city-state of Alanby, he initially explained the military's objective, which was to breach the city walls and swiftly invade the royal palace, thereby capturing the entire capital city.
Then, the man personally handed over the battle flag to several leading officers, with the golden tassel swaying in the wind, accompanied by a symbolic long sword representing command authority. Afterwards, the man made it clear that after this battle, everyone's salary would triple, and all the spoils of war, including those stored by the various aristocrats in the capital, would be distributed to everyone. This caused the entire army to cheer in unison.
Finally, the man pulled on the reins of the warhorse, making its head rise proudly towards the capital.
"All soldiers.
Do you remember what I told you? When we step into the courts of the nobles, they will judge us by old laws, driving us to build that tower, to erect statues of enslaved heroes, oppressing ourselves and others.
They want to put us in chains! Enslave us, make us surrender!
I want to say,
at this moment we raise our swords, this is also a trial.
It is the judgement of the savior on suffering.
is conscience and justice, the judgment of oppression.
Stand up!
Call for blood with blood,
call for liberation with swords!
We will emerge from hell and break all chains!
Underneath the hill slope, all citizens join in a collective roar, a resounding voice that can move mountains and shake the heavens. These incredibly uplifting voices carry an immense power behind them.
From the city-state of Alan Bin to the walls of the royal capital, a distance of 675 kingdoms, from old laws to new laws, from old beliefs to new beliefs, from suffering to salvation...
Almost everyone united under the banner of this man who has experienced all the suffering in the world.
These saved people,
these people who still have not lost hope,
are calling for liberation together.
The boy who once held a candlestick and cried is no longer, and he will never be alone.