Chapter 676 Sola Castle with a candle in the wind
Sora Castle on the lower Morne River.
The sky was covered with white-gray clouds, and the dull moisture pressed on the heads of the French guards, making it difficult to lift their heads.
These French soldiers who were recruited or hired from the Lilac Corridor, their thin clothes were wet and stuck to their skin, and they shook their heads in pain to avoid flies and mosquitoes.
They occasionally raised their heads and looked at the dark castle in the distance, with helplessness and hatred alternating in their eyes.
On the blue-black arrow tower, the bright red flag of the Phoenix is still fluttering in the hot wind. Looking at the city head, you can always see the shaking heads of Black Snake Bay warriors and wizards behind the crenellations.
It has been almost two months, and the castle is still not broken.
Compared with the past, there are only many traces of fire and smoke left on the black bricks and stones.
It has to be said that the southern secret party wizards said that every brick of Sora Castle was made with blood and sweat, and they were not lies.
The entire castle is made of black rock masonry and bonded with massive amounts of mortar. It is 4.5 meters thick, half a minute thicker than the Temple of Avis.
There is even a witch guarding the city, including red dragon breath and various wizards.
If Duke Bodossa hadn't launched a surprise attack and captured the Temple of Avis from the rear, I'm afraid this siege might not have been completed until the rainy season.
But now the situation is different. After the Avis Temple City was destroyed, Sola Castle was cut off from its logistics and was surrounded by the noble coalition forces in Lilac Corridor.
The number of red dragon breaths appearing on the city wall has dropped rapidly in recent days. It is estimated that before May, they will be able to break through the castle and return home as soon as possible.
Thinking of this made their teeth chew harder on the hummus and brown bread.
"Da da da——"
When the soldiers stood up and prepared for the next round of offensive, they saw a light-armored knight with blue feathers galloping towards them from the distance.
The horses' hooves splashed mud, and the guards moved out of the way, looking curiously at the knight's hurried back. They did not stop until the whip of the war team hit their backs.
Pushing out the shield vehicles and siege vehicles covered with crocodile skin, the guards cursed those damn war supervisors and prayed silently in their hearts for the mercy of the Holy Father to prevent them from dying under the breath of the red dragon.
The knight dismounted, walked a few steps quickly into Duke Portosa's military tent, and handed the urgent letter painted in red to the Duke.
The Duke, who was drinking red wine with his vest open, first wiped the sweat from his palms on his trousers, then opened the red envelope doubtfully, glanced at it, and his face instantly turned several shades of red.
Holding the letter in his left hand, he made a fist with his right hand and smashed it hard on the armrest of the precious chestnut wood chair. Even the pearl decoration hanging on the chair was shocked: "Is it so difficult to guard a temple for a week? It's like shit in the field. Same, now you can’t even defend the city, how can you provide support?”
The surrounding male servants secretly stood on tiptoe, trying to peek into the contents of the letter, but their view was blocked by Count Kazi who took a step forward.
"Don't be angry first. Being angry is not a pious thing to do."
"My dear Kazi, why don't I be angry if you come and read the letter he wrote?" Slapping the letter on the table, Duke Bodoza's fat fingers tapped on the thin letter paper like a rainstorm. .
Helplessly wiping the greasy meat steak off his hands with a handkerchief, Count Kazi read this brief letter for help in the light of day.
A simple summary is one word: "Save me!"
"A catapult with a range of 2, it's a shame he can think of it." He stood in front of the aromatherapy silver stove with his hands behind his back and sulked for a while. Duke Bodoza couldn't help but turned back to the table, "Even if there is, there is still such a thing outside the city. As for multiple strongholds, even if you want to remove them, it will take two or three days, right?
It was good for him. First he avoided the battle and gave away his stronghold outside the city. Then he was bombarded by catapults for a day and then asked for reinforcements. Am I his nanny? ”
There were many mosquito diseases in Black Snake Bay, and Duke Bodossa didn't want to stay any longer. Sola Castle could not be conquered for a long time, and finally cut off the food route. Seeing the Sola Fort garrison crumbling, it was the most critical moment.
He was counting on Ursion to hold off the Thousand Valley Army, but it had only been a few days, and letters asking for help came one after another, asking him to mobilize troops to go north at this time.
"If you return reinforcements, I'll help him... I won't support him either!"
If they fail to break through Sora Castle before the Qianhe River Valley army arrives, there may be another stalemate for a long time.
I don’t know how long it will take to earn back the materials and manpower consumed in this spice and sugar war.
But they, the nobles of Lilac Corridor, had to fight.
Although the people of Qianhe Valley proposed to them the idea of exchanging bonds for trade volume, in the eyes of Bodoza and other border nobles, it was nonsense.
What kind of sacred monarchy, what kind of sacred axis in Qianhe River Valley, smells like a grassroots team. Just because you can issue bonds doesn't mean you have the ability to repay them.
This kind of scam is common in the Kingdom of France, where finance and commerce are developed. In the end, it might be the grandson who took the money and ran away.
The civil war in Leia is now coming to an end.
After the Battle of Khanjin Mountain, the two dukes retreated steadily, and even split due to internal strife, and each returned to their fiefdom with part of their troops.
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Seeing the two royal dukes lose power, the originally neutral nobles all sided with the new king.
The new Pope Pugliano of the Northern Church even publicly declared that he recognized Ginigis' throne.
If it weren't for Duke Osla from the Thorn Garden in the north, who was secretly causing trouble, I'm afraid this war would have ended by the end of the year.
Next year, or the year after at the latest, the Kingdom of Leia will take action against this small Thousand River Valley.
At this time, if you issue a five-year bond, isn’t this just a joke? Except for those established wealthy families who have the resources to be idle, ordinary local nobles do not have this strength.
In particular, these spices and sugar are the lifeblood of the nobles in the Lilac Corridor. Everyone depends on them for food, and they absolutely cannot be left in the hands of the Qianhe River Valley Trading Company.
Bodosa exhaled a breath: "Kaqi, do you have any good ideas? I really don't know what to do with this coward."
"Since the port has not been captured, let's send two hundred extraordinary knights there." Count Kazi spread out a roll of yellowed parchment map, "Then tell them that Sola Fort has been captured. This is the vanguard force. The first The second batch of reinforcements will arrive soon, which will probably allow them to hold on for a few more days.”
"What a good idea." Duke Bodossa picked up the pen, "...You say it's difficult, and it's difficult for me too. Let's just do it. No matter how difficult it is, is it possible that we can't hold on for five days? After the first batch of reinforcements arrive, If you continue to hold on, I will never let you down..."
Putting down his pen, Bodossa handed the letter to the messenger.
Anyway, the Sola Castle in front of us is already in ruins, and it won't take long to capture it.
By then, even if Ursion surrendered or failed to hold on, the army of Thousand Valleys would be too late.
As long as Sola Castle is broken and the northern army's path to the south is blocked, then this war will be considered a success.
Duke Bodoza sat down again, thinking about the tenacious soldiers on the city wall who defeated the attacks again and again today, and shook his head with compassion: "Courage is commendable."
Thinking about the tired soldiers in his own army, Duke Bodoza was furious. He thought for a moment and ordered: "Tell each company captain and knight commander to strictly observe military discipline, take the time to examine the soldiers, and practice while fighting."
(End of chapter)