Chapter 111 Battle of Eagle City (Central)

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The first batch of free people who acted as cannon fodder were not blocked and had successfully climbed the dirt slope.

The angle formed with the slope was blocked by the wooden fence pointing towards the sky.

The fence is not tightly blocked, but leaves a gap for the spear to pass through.

When the attacker destroys the log, the defenders only need to stand behind the fence and use their spears to kill the opponent.

However, what surprised Duke Fran was that the people who were originally standing on the city wall were gone, and the entire periphery was currently in a state of unguarded defense.

The vanguard quickly cut open several gaps with a small axe, and after knocking down a few logs, everyone rushed to the top of the city.

After a while, the wooden city gate was also put down.

We left, the Duke shook the reins and led the remaining troops towards the city gate.

It took less than two quarters of an hour from the start of the siege until the city gate was put down. What the hell is Gassia Wimbledon doing?

Fran frowned. Anyone with some combat experience knew that when leaving the city, a group of personal guards must be left behind, or a large sum of money must be hired to hire brave men who are not afraid of death to go to the city to block the enemy's offensive and buy time for the retreating large troops as much as possible.

The Three Princess is not a stupid person, otherwise it would be impossible for the entire southern territory to turn against her so quickly.

Why didn't she arrange a group of subordinates to defend the city wall?

No matter how strong the defense or the agile trap is, it will only become a dead thing without anyone operating it.

Duke Fran thought about it and decided to let the guards enter the city first to investigate the situation.

The result of the Guard Captain's return was still the same. No resistance was encountered in the city. However, some streets were indeed blocked by wood and bricks, and his subordinates were already summoning local people to clear the obstacles.

Fran no longer hesitated and led the remaining troops into Eagle City.

I am also a veteran who has been fighting for many years with Wimbledon III. I can't be fooled by a little girl.

However, Tifeike made a little mistake in this move. If he could wait until he captured the city gate and pass through the city directly, he could save a lot of time.

When passing the city gate, the Duke smelled a pungent smell, not the scent of rotten corpse that often appeared on the battlefield, but a mixture of pine nut oil, orange peel and incense.

If you take a deep breath, you will even feel a little fragrant.

What does this taste like?

He looked around and found no abnormalities.

However, the ditches used for drainage of earth walls were blocked, and sewage flooded out of the channel and slowly flowed along the ground.

I don’t know how long it took for anyone to care about those dirty accumulated objects. They were dark and colorful light patterns reflected under the sun.

Maybe it was the smell of this pile of sewage, Fran shook his head and led his team to the castle area.

Since you have taken down Eagle City, you naturally have to go around the Lord's Castle and the Town Hall to see if there is anything you can take away.

Of course, the city may have been plundered by Crasia, and the Golden Dragon may not be left behind, but some larger crafts and decorations are also very suitable for trophy.

The grain transport cart I brought with me was cleaned up slightly and used to load and seize it.

As for those mercenaries, they probably had already headed towards the shops and farms at this time.

What if they are, Duke Joey is dead anyway, and it is still a question of who will be the next successor's turn.At this time, it is a big deal to grab the city to the bottom.

After visiting the Lord's Castle, Francherit discovered something wrong.

There was space in the castle, he thought, not just coins, but there was not even a little cloth or grain storage in the entire basement.

There were only blank walls where there were several places where murals were hung, and there was no book in the bookcase, and even the big bed in the lord's bedroom was gone, and the entire castle seemed to have been stripped naked.

Is this something that can be done during a hasty retreat?Fran felt a little bit wrong. If it weren't for slowly moving these things from the beginning, the castle wouldn't have been plundered so thoroughly.

Just as he was about to go to the city hall to take a look, a thick stream of black smoke suddenly emanated from the north gate.

What's going on? A fire broke out?

I don't know, sir, I've already asked Morriel to see it, the captain of the guard said, maybe it was the enemy who was deliberately setting fire.

Yes, the first thing the Duke thought of was also a trap, but he soon realized that this method of sealing the door with fire was meaningless.

First of all, you can bypass the city gate and climb out of the earth slope directly. It is just a ignition. If no one attacks in the chaos, an organized team will be able to extinguish the fire source soon.

The correct usage should be to set up troops in the city. When the fire breaks out everywhere, launch a surprise attack while the enemy's army is panicked. This move can effectively disrupt the enemy's formation and even force the opponent to retreat.

As he said, a trap that no one operates is nothing but a dead object.

At this moment, black smoke also emanated from the other three gates, and the north gate could already see the fire, and the fire was expanding rapidly, as if it was filled with straw.

There were screams of civilians in the city, as if someone's house was lit.

This is not right... The Duke thought that he came in from the North Gate, and there was no fire-burning object there, there was only a clearing ground!

But if there were no fire-induced objects, how could the fire spread so quickly?

Wait... A year suddenly flashed through his mind. Could it be that Garcia Wimbledon secretly recruited a witch?

Fran touched the Stone of Divine Punishment hanging around his neck, and felt a little calmer.

If it was the witch's fire, he just had to go there directly, and the evil flames would not hurt him at all.

Moreover, every member of the personal army wears this thing, which does not cause much threat.

As for the free people who had no money to donate to the church, the Duke no longer cared about them at this time.

This city is a bit weird, so he decided to go out first.

The army can camp at the South Gate, which can not only monitor Eagle City, but also accept the cavalry teams of the new king's return.

Thinking of this, he ordered to the captain of the guard: We will leave the city from the south, and you will blow the call on the road and gather the team.

Obey the order!

Everyone immediately set off, but when the group came near the South Gate, they found that the flames had burned to the city, and the scattered houses were ignited, and the heat waves coming from their faces forced them to retreat continuously.

The city people who had been hiding in the house and staying away were now running out. The streets were full of people, and even the swords of the guards could not stop them from panicing to the unburned open space.

For a moment, everyone seemed to be trapped in a sea of ​​fire, surrounded by thick smoke and flames.

calm!You go find a well and drain the fire. The Duke of Fran quickly issued a series of orders, and the house is not to be cared about, just drain the burning obstacles on the street and clear out a way.Don’t stop calling the account, let others know where we are!

Lord Duke!A knight ran from the center of the city. Before he could stop the horse, the man had already turned over and jumped off the horse. It was Morriel who had been sent to the north gate by the captain of the guard.

Sir, the fire in the North Gate cannot be extinguished at all!

What did you say?Fura asked in surprise, can't be extinguished?

The flames burned on the black water, she said quickly, not only will it not be extinguished by the water, but it can also flow along the water!Sir, the entire Beicheng District is now burning!

The inextinguishable flame... He murmured, yes, it seems to be the fire of evil spirits.Then the Duke shouted loudly, don't panic, this is the evil fire that Jiasia used the evil witch to cast!As long as you wear the Stone of Divine Punishment, this flame seems terrible, but it cannot burn you at all!

So that's it. May you be kind, Morriel subconsciously stroke his chest. What should we do, sir?

What are you afraid of if you have the Stone of God’s Punishment!Everyone got on the horse, we rushed over, and the duke waved, as long as these evil fires encountered the divine stone, they would naturally disappear without a trace!He paused, Morriel, you bring a group of people out first, I will stay here to gather the people who follow me.

yes!The female knight nodded, take care of yourself, sir.Others, please keep up!

Then she turned over and rushed towards the end of the scorching street without hesitation.