Proof of the Sun King

"What's the next step?" After the battlefield was cleaned, Ryan, Federmond, and Gerald gathered together. Federmond breathed a sigh of relief: "Earl Ocasson and his entourage may die. No one escaped, either by light or by hand, as long as the army crossed the Greysmore River and captured the Spire with dwarf artillery, there would be no problem."

"There is definitely no problem with capturing the Spire Palace. The key to the problem is that we must defend it." Gerald immediately put forward the opposite opinion, the paladin shook his head repeatedly: "No, this siege cannot rely on the artillery of the dwarves. "

"Jerrod is right, we can't rely on the dwarves' artillery to attack the Spire Palace this time." Ryan nodded, he took two steps, the effect of Morgiana's magic was fading, and the muddy swamp began to cause trouble for the knights: "It's really going to blow up the Spire Palace into ruins. When the reinforcements from Musilon arrive, we can't defend the castle."

Speaking of this, Federmond also had to nod his head in agreement.

The army assembled this time is really not a lot, because Ryan launched the attack in advance, so the agricultural population cannot be moved casually, which can easily affect the spring ploughing. The principalities participating in this war only sent a part of the standing army, and there are Full-time knights and knight squires, the total number of the entire army is only 6,000.

Mousillon's undead do not need to be produced very much, and the city of Ryan conservatively estimates that it can pull out an army of 20,000 undead.

In this case, the strong cannon is very important. Vampires lack long-range weapons seriously. In the face of the heavy artillery of dwarves, they can only be beaten passively.

"We have to capture the castle again, and can't use artillery. Even if the Earl of Ocasson and his valet have been eliminated by us, I think we still need some special methods." Federmond gradually became under the guidance of Ryan. Understanding the plan, he said to Ryan: "Lord Ryan, we can't attack, then..."

"We need this." Ryan took out a ring.

This ring was taken by Ryan from Okasson's corpse, and it was the Okasson family crest: "The plan to quickly take the Spire Palace is here, but this time we may need to grieve our dwarves. friend."

"It doesn't matter, we just need to toast our dwarf friends with a glass of wine afterwards." Ser Jarrod put the knight's sword into the scabbard, the paladin said with a smile: "There are enough gifts, these dwarf friends. Most don't count."

The knights in Brittany originally knew very little about dwarves. Fortunately, Ryan was here to help. Now most of the knights in the south of Brittany have already dealt with dwarves. They are stubborn and small-minded. Guys who love to hold grudges also have a lot of ways to deal with them.

"It's not too late, we immediately **** the prisoners and go to meet with His Royal Highness Morgiana!" Ryan didn't say any more, he immediately ordered: "Quick!"

"Yes!"

…………I am the dividing line that loves vengeance…………

In February, the weather was cold and the cold wind was raging everywhere, especially after an inexplicable large sleet and hail in the morning baptized the entire castle, this once prosperous castle seemed to be ransacked and lost. got angry.

The Spire Palace is not a particularly large castle, and its defense is not particularly strong, but there are many troops stationed here, and because all the fertile swamps near the Spire Palace, the enemies who want to attack here must endure very slow. Propulsion speed and swamps bring a lot of the same.

Matthew Bard, the Duke of Mousillon, knew the importance of the Spire Palace. He sent many troops of the living to protect it and let them obey the dispatch of the Earl of Ocasson.

At the gate of the city, a chief guard is checking the garrison. The chief guard is wearing a set of chain mail and a pair of breastplates on his chest. He is very well dressed. In addition to this standard equipment, the chief guard He also put on a warm animal skin cloak outside.

Even so, he was shivering with cold.

"Sir, this **** weather, it was raining, snowing and hail just now, and now the sun is out again." A guard said to the chief guard, his face had many pockmarks and chickenpox, and it was just like Like the inhabitants of Mousillon, he also looked malnourished.

But this is already a good life among the residents of Mousillon.

"The devil knows what's going on with the weather!" The chief guard was roasting a fire in the city gate, and a bowl of thick frog broth was boiled on the fire, and some mushrooms and wild vegetables were added in it. For the residents of Mousillon It's already absolutely delicious.

Because there are many swamps in Mousillon, the people here have also learned how to obtain the necessary materials for survival from the swamps. The people here have learned to pick various fungi and wild vegetables for food, and the meat is frogs, snails and birds. host.

Therefore, Musilon has a unique profession here, that is, swamps. They are professional snail catchers and frog hunters. They enjoy a certain status in Musilon under the protection of the lord. Women who marry these swamps are called The baby wives and baby wives are responsible for cleaning the snails and frogs. Most of them carry small backpacks and collect herbs by the way.

"Ah! It's so cold! When can we wait until the shift?" The guards complained about the weather in private, and the scent of the frog broth from the city gate made the two serf guards unsteady, and they almost had to lean on their own Stand up straight on the spear.

"You stand up for me!" the chief guard yelled impatiently: "Now is the most tense time. Those knights in the south will call me at some point. Don't relax a little!"

"Yes! Sir!" The guards screamed bitterly in their hearts, and they had to answer loudly, otherwise they would be punished.

After a while, the chief guard finished eating the delicious frog meat soup, and he said strangely, "There is something wrong with today. First of all, the weather is changing. Originally, at this time, the sentries and scouts by the river should be sent back. There is news, but we haven't received any news yet."

"Your Excellency the Earl has been out hunting for a long time, right?" the guard asked.

"Winter hunting? What do you **** know? This kind of winter hunting is normal for two or three days." , don't you want to live?"

The guards stopped talking.

After another twenty minutes, a caravan came from the main road towards the Palace of the Spire, attracting the attention of the guards.

This caravan is very large, with more than 20 carriages and more than 40 people. The carriages are full of various grains and barrels of wine. The wheels pressed on the ground and pressed deep rut lines. A human trader at is dressed in a fine linen garment with a bearskin overcoat.

The guards immediately surrounded the caravan in the middle: "Stop! Please show the customs clearance documents!"

"I'm a caravan of the Estalia Merchant Alliance that signed a trade contract with Earl O'Cathon." The human merchant took out a business contract and customs clearance document, which was signed with Earl O'Cathon's name and a ring seal. Stamp: "According to the trade contract, we have shipped grain."

"Well." The chief guard took the document and watched it carefully.

There is no problem, the Earl of Ocasson does import food from the Merchant Alliance in Estalia. Everyone in the Spire Palace knows this, and the chief guard also knows that the Earl himself is collecting food recently, so he will be guarding the Spire Palace. Prepare.

But this time is not right! The chief guard thought to himself that this group of merchants came by coincidence, right? Why did they arrive as soon as the earl was out hunting?

Thinking of this, the chief guard still did not let the caravan pass, and he motioned for the guards to swarm over: "Wait! Is the food in your car really?"

"Grain, vegetables, meat, and wine." The human merchant shrugged: "If you don't believe me, check it out."

"Go!" The chief guard was waiting for this sentence. With a big wave of his hand, the guards swarmed up and began to check all the carriages in the entire caravan. The guards lifted the tarpaulin, opened the bags, and carefully checked the contents of the carriage.

Fifteen minutes later, the guards reported to the chief.

"Yes, sir, the carriage is full of grain, vegetables and meat!"

"Are you sure?"

"We're sure!" said dozens of guards: "The carriage is really full of food."

The chief guard nodded. He thought to himself that the earl really wanted to buy a large amount of grain. Since it was all grain, there was no problem.

He turned his attention to the last few carriages. The last few carriages were loaded with many wine barrels. These wine barrels were quite large, almost as tall as one person: "What about this one?"

"This is ale, sir." The human merchant said calmly, "The Count asked us to bring more ale."

Is there ale in the trade contract? The chief guard walked to the front of the wine barrel, opened the lid, and immediately there was a smell of wheat and beer, which was fragrant.

"Sir... Maybe there is something wrong with these ale? Can we do it?" The guards couldn't stand the smell of the ale, and each of them salivated to the chief guard and said, "Always try to see if this is true. Mc Bar!"

"Idiot! What time is it now and still thinking about ale all day long!" He stretched out his finger and dipped a little wine and tasted it. After confirming that there was no problem, he gave the order to let it go: "Okay, you can pass, but after you put your things and settle the money, you must leave immediately! Don't stay in the castle for a long time!"

"Know, do you think we are willing to stay in this place?" The human merchant was also tired of the entangled guards of the Spire Palace, and he complained: "If your earl is not willing to pay a lot of money to buy it, who is willing to come to Mu Shiron this **** place? Do you think I look like a **?"

The caravan was finally released, and more than two dozen carriages entered the castle under the watchful eye of a large group of guards.

The reputable merchants did not break their promises. They did as promised. After delivering and receiving several bags of coins, they immediately left with their subordinates. The caravan only entered the castle for thirty minutes before leaving the castle.

Before leaving, the chief guard also counted the number of people one by one. The number of caravans entering the castle was fifty-three, and it was also fifty-three when they left. They were all under the surveillance of a large group of guards.

Before the human businessman left, the chief guard came to apologize: "I'm sorry, Estalia, it's not that we deliberately made things difficult for you, it's just that the situation has been tense recently, and the southerners may attack at any time, and the count himself is not there... …”

"I understand, as long as the money is in place, everything is easy to say..." The human merchant didn't care, and the caravan left.

Again and again, the sky gradually entered the dusk, and the guard guard ordered the guards of the castle not to relax their vigilance at any time, and he returned to the tower to rest.

The Spire Palace at night gradually entered a quiet atmosphere. The winter night was particularly cold. Except for a small number of guards who continued to patrol with torches, most people fell asleep.

At midnight, there was a strange movement in the warehouse of the Spire Palace, where a large amount of grain and various vegetables and meat were placed.

There was movement in those huge barrels.

The lower part of the wine barrel was opened, and a sturdy arm stretched out from the wine barrel. Belgar, the king of the Eight Peaks Mountain, the king of the Angland clan, let out a breath, and turned on the switch of the wine barrel: "Hoo~ good Now, boys, it's time for work!"

"Oh oh oh!" Dozens of large wine barrels were all opened, and a large group of dwarves drilled out of them. Most of them wore a simple armor and held a one-handed axe or a one-handed hammer in their hands. They heard the king's order. , these dwarves came out of the barrel, and they muttered: "Damn, how can Earl Ryan let the honorable dwarves do this!"

"That's right~www.wuxiamtl.com~ I have to be transported into the castle in a wine barrel, which is disrespectful to the dwarves!"

"Squeezed to death, and no ventilation!"

"And you can't wear heavy armor!"

The dwarves complained to each other, shouting their own grievances.

They were Angland's sworn guard, Bellegar's guard.

These large wine barrels are all mezzanine, and the dwarves hid in the mezzanine of the wine barrels and were smuggled into the castle. The outside of these large wine barrels was filled with ale, but the inside was filled with dwarves. Because of this, these wines The barrel appears to be very large.

"Okay guys, Brother Ryan promises two barrels of malt wine and five catties of pork for each person." Bellegar stroked his beard, and the King of Eight Peaks raised his hammer of Angrond: "And also promised to support us. Big money to expand the distillery!"

The dwarves were silent.

"No way, Brother Ryan really needs the help of the dwarves, let's give him some face!"

"For the sake of beer and good meat, let's help him this time!"

"You can't do it without the help of the dwarves. Brother Ryan is forced to do it! We understand, we understand."

Angrond swore that the guards had expressed the generosity of the dwarves, and they were ready to act.

"Half, you take people to the camp to set fire to the entire castle, and throw the entire castle into chaos. Slud, you bring people with me, let's open the city gate and let Brother Ryan's army in." Bellegar signaled security. Grande vowed that the guards would gather together. Bellegar, who was good at sieging the city, ordered the vows guards to be divided into two teams. One team went to attack the barracks and set fire to it, so that the guards had no time to react. He himself led people to attack the gate guards directly. .

"Yes!"

"Fine, guys, come with me and let's have a blast!"