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www.mpzw.com) For the first time, Loria was glad that she had a very small figure.

Several arrows were almost grazing her hair—if she hadn't been huddled behind the battlement wall, she would have been shot into a hedgehog long ago.

Until she was escorted down the city wall by the city guards with shields, she was still in shock.

Fortunately, thanks to her early warning, and the city guards were lazy when they lowered the iron gates of the city gate and did not go far, the attackers, who were also troubled by the thick fog, did not succeed in the first sneak attack, and temporarily retreated.

Several paladins in messy armor ran towards her out of breath, and they were all relieved to see that she was okay.

When Clement asked Loria what had happened, Loria just shook her head helplessly.

The former touched her head understandingly, and although Loria was able to bravely fight against monsters, she was still frightened when she faced an organized army for the first time.

Unless it is so strong that it is rare in the world, it is impossible for an individual to stand up to an entire army - and even if there are few creatures in the world, there is no shortage of people who have died in the history of Azeroth.

……

The bountiful snow has been peaceful for so long that many people have imagined the scenario of being attacked, but when it actually comes, it feels incredible.

Paplov walked up and down the city walls with a gloomy face, and as he moved, two of his retinues nervously trotted with shields to shield him from below.

The attackers did not conceal their identity at all.

"Damn the Kingkiller!

He scolded angrily, but judging from the fact that he did not send troops out of the city to seek the enemy, he remained calm in his heart.

Gradually, the fog cleared a little.

Pavlov finally got a glimpse of the intruders on his territory—a dozen or so Stormcloaked soldiers who raised their shields in the direction of the city walls stood in a row, protecting the row of archers behind them.

After the initial sneak attack, they launched their first tentative assault.

This time, the Xueman soldiers, who had occupied a good position and were high above, were well prepared, and the enemy did not take advantage of anything, and after two rounds of fire, they left behind several corpses and retreated into the dense fog again.

Pushing aside the nervous squires who blocked his view, Pavlov considered whether to go out of the city in pursuit—the other side didn't seem to be outnumbered, maybe just the vanguard—and paced back and forth on the ramparts, finally giving up the idea of taking the initiative...... Occupying the fortified city, he didn't have to risk trying to prove whether the trap really existed.

The sun is sinking in the west, and the night is coming. The short battle, which was not intense during the day, gave some comfort to the Snowman who had reminded him of fear...... Maybe things aren't as dangerous as they think.

The night and fog left both sides lost in darkness. The sneak attack that annoyed the Xueman soldiers, but there was no way to do it, had just begun.

Although inaccurate, the archers of the Stormcloak could at least roughly judge the direction and height of the walls, and the snowman soldiers, who could not see the situation below the city, could not even fight back, except for cowering behind the battlements to avoid the cold arrows that flew from time to time.

The soldiers listened intently, prepared for the enemy's arrival in the city, and prayed that they would not be hit by stray arrows, and thus suffered through the long night.

…… Not too far from the city gates, the city guard station was brightly lit, and Pavlov had chosen it as a temporary command center.

"Your Excellency, I beg your pardon for my presumptuous questioning. ”

In the office that originally belonged to the captain of the garrison, only Loria and Paplov were talking about something. When Count Xueman asks the Crusaders to abide by the agreement and provide full help, Loria suddenly asks, "How sure are you that you will hold Xueman?"

Pavlov pondered for a moment and said, "We have plenty of food, and the rebels will not be able to break through the snowy fortified city. ”

However, from his slightly frowning brow, Loria confirmed that his words were not credible at all.

After thinking for a moment, she came up with the conditions attached: "Of course we will abide by the agreement...... But only if you have to call for help from the Empire. ”

Rather than the Nord rebels, who had a bad reputation, Loria preferred to work with Paplov, who seemed to be pretty good and knew a little bit about it. But she was unwilling to risk offending the future Snowman Dominator to help Paplov fight what he called Ufrik, the kingkiller.

Moreover...... Rather than Pavlov, who wanted to cling to independence, she would rather see a snowman under the jurisdiction of the Empire, which had the most valuable trade resources and a huge market besides grain.

Hearing Loria's words, anger and reluctance repeatedly climbed into Pavlov's face. After a long time, only depression remained on his face, and he was never sure that he would be able to defend the snowy city alone...... Rather than being executed by the king's killer, asking for help from the Empire now may still leave some autonomy...... Moreover, even if he didn't ask for help, he didn't believe that the Empire would let go of this opportunity to flank the rebels.

Paplov sighed for a long time as if he wanted to vent all his unhappiness, and after a while, he said: "You don't need to worry, I was going to ask for help from the Empire. ”

In the middle of the night, two warriors with Pavlov's own letter descended slowly from the steep city walls in the north of the city in hanging baskets.

……

Stormcloak's battle plan was simple - capture Snowman before the Empire discovered their movements and sent reinforcements from the nearest west.

Unbeknownst to them, they were glad that the fog had brought more time.

According to the orders of Marshal Solans, the soldiers of the Storm Cloak were divided into three parts, the first to arrive at the city of Snowman after a little test of the strength of the defense, then surrounded the city and waited for reinforcements, and the rest of the troops were divided into several parts to take advantage of the fog to attack several small towns and villages in the Snowman Territory to delay the Empire's time to obtain information.

Anussi and Sono were the commanders of the last small force, tasked with sweeping the snow to the southwest, waiting and dragging down the Imperial reinforcements.

These people, who know that it may be difficult to survive and are ready to die, are the most careless when it comes to their Nord compatriots.

Under the cover of fog and night, the barren easterners captured the small village at the foot of the snowy mountains with little resistance, but continued to kill, rob, and commit any other crime imaginable out of indulgence and venting.

"Die, cultists!"

Spat at the church, Sono said as he threw the torch with his companions.

Looking at the Nords tied up in the church, Anussi sneered, "Cowards who have turned their backs on the heroic souls of Songard, call your bullshit light to save you!"

The rest laughed.

They gathered around the burning church and reveled with looted food and wine.

The fire soaring into the sky occupied their entire field of vision, so much so that they failed to see a few fish that slipped through the net, and quietly fled to the snow-capped mountains behind the village.