"How? has the other party agreed to our terms?" asked Colin Floren as soon as the messenger returned to the city.

Not only him, but all the members of the Florentine family also showed nervous and expectant eyes.

After all, for them, every time they take away some more belongings, it means more hope of a comeback, and it also means that the homeless life can be a little better.

But alas, the young envoy shook his head with a wry smile and replied, "I'm sorry, my lord, but the other party has no intention of negotiating at all. And he also made it clear that we must surrender unconditionally, otherwise all members of the Florentine family will be executed for treason when the city is breached. ”

"What? How dare he !!"

"Damn, is this guy crazy?!"

"Our noble lineage can be traced back to the daughter of Galth the Green Hand! closer to the gardener's family than Tyrrell!

"Give this young man who doesn't know the height of the sky a little color!"

"Yes! show him some color! Then he will understand how to respect an old family with a long history!"

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For a moment, the hall was filled with all kinds of insults and shouts, as if everyone had chosen to forget how bad their current situation was.

Looking at these relatives who were completely hysterical, Colin Florent sighed helplessly and scolded loudly: "Enough! Since the other side wants war! Then we will give him war! The Florentine family can decline! It can perish! But it must not tarnish the honor that has lasted for thousands of years." ”

"That's right! We have strong walls and fortresses! Even if the other side has a large number of people, it will not be so easy to attack us, and when they taste the bitterness, they will naturally take the initiative to negotiate with us. A knight echoed confidently.

In this way, under the command of the acting city lord Colin Florent, less than four hundred soldiers were placed in the most important positions in Liangshui City, especially the towering arrow towers, each equipped with more than twenty archers, and even four bed crossbows produced in the academy, even the knights in heavy armor would be pierced in an instant.

Most people believe that with just a few towers of arrows and ample food reserves, even tens of thousands of troops will have to pay a heavy price if they want to attack it.

The reason why the feudal lords of Westeros are keen to build tall and strong castles is because the castle has a strong ability to protect the number of people, and often only needs one-fifth to one-tenth of the opponent's army to firmly protect themselves and their families.

In any case, the larger the army, the greater the consumption of supplies, and if the war drags on for too long, many contradictions and troubles hidden beneath the surface may be exposed.

For Colin Florent, what he needed to do was not to defeat an army of more than two thousand men outside the city, but to delay as long as possible and wait for the situation to turn around.

You must know that the reason why aristocrats are aristocrats, in addition to controlling the land, there is also an intricate network of relationships.

In the case of the Florentine family, this generation alone has married influential families such as Layton Hightower and Randolph Tully, although this relationship is not enough for them to keep their territory and title, but it is still okay to ask for asylum at a critical moment.

It was with this impunity that Colin Florent did not hesitate to choose war over unconditional surrender.

Zhang Cheng, who was far away outside the city, couldn't help but laugh when he saw this scene: "Hahahaha! I really didn't expect these idiots to be so cooperative! I really want to know, what gave them the courage to resist?"

"Sir, the main members of the Florentine family have fled back to Dragonstone with Stannis, so Brightwater City should not have received any specific news of the Battle of the Blackwater, so their knowledge of you is limited to the army outside, not you. Blanco explained with the same smile on his face.

Perhaps, in normal times, he would worry about the cost of besieging a fortified castle.

But now, he only felt that those people in the castle were very pitiful and pathetic, and it would not be long before the other party would see with his own eyes an attack far beyond his comprehension.

"Well, the ignorant are fearless, and I hope they can keep the spirit of rebellion alive. With that, Zhang Cheng beckoned to a mercenary behind him who had sworn allegiance to him.

Without saying a word, the latter immediately walked quickly to the front, knelt down on one knee and saluted in an almost fanatical manner: "My lord, is there anything you need me to serve?"

"Go, get the sealed box off the car, and then go find a few sharpshooters, I'm going to destroy those obstructive arrow towers first. Zhang Cheng ordered unhurriedly.

"As you wish!" the mercenary nodded, turning and disappearing into the crowd.

After a while, he returned to the same place with a wooden box with a white seal, followed by five archers with longbows.

Gently tearing open the seal and sticking it with his own hands, Zhang Cheng directly opened the lid, revealing the neatly arranged glass tubes inside, each of which was filled with sealed red liquid.

You don't have to ask to know that these are the "dragon flames" he made in his spare time, and even a drop can melt steel and rock in an instant.

"What do you mean ......" Blanco asked cautiously, visibly shuddering.

"Ahh I believe that after one round, the Florentine family will understand what a huge mistake they have made. Zhang Cheng said as he took out one of the bottles, tied it to the arrow with a rope, and handed it to an archer.

The young man in his early twenties did not give any nonsense, and quickly approached the wall, protected by two shield-wielding infantrymen, and before the defenders could react to what was going on, he fired a deadly arrow.

Airplanes!

With the sound of the bowstring vibrating, the arrow sliced through a graceful parabola and landed precisely into the turret on the east side.

When the glass bottle shattered on impact with the rock, the red liquid suddenly came into contact with the air, releasing a blinding and bright flame.

Next Second......

Rumble!

The entire tower turned into a sea of fire!

All the people standing inside were swallowed by the flames without exception, and a few could not even bear the pain of burning alive, and jumped directly from a height of dozens of meters and fell to their deaths.

After just a dozen seconds, the screams and wails stopped.

Those who are observant can even observe that the black rocks around the arrow tower actually have a trace of turning red and melting!

"Hehe, what beautiful fireworks, go on, don't stop, burn the remaining arrow towers too. Zhang Cheng had a cruel smile on his face, and urged without looking back......