There are quite a few houses in the city of Brijec, and for at least a month, they will not have to worry about heating for the time being.

Duke Bunkerson sat in his room worriedly, and since he had been cut off from all contact with the outside world by William, he didn't have to deal with anything now.

But even so, his mood was still very heavy, and looking at the situation in front of him, it was obvious that the enemy did not intend to attack.

At first, he was very happy with the situation, because in his opinion, it meant that he had a good chance of being able to defend the castle.

But gradually, he understood that the situation was not optimistic, and the enemy took turns to strike every day, causing many casualties to his own army.

And the enemy has been besieged until now, and it is doubtful whether there are more than 100 casualties, and they must be the ones who can't hold it first.

What's more, the Marquis of Apollon of the Blackstone Army and the Marquis of Croton of the Iron Forest Legion also talked to him first, and their mercenary period is only four months, that is, before the end of winter, they will leave here.

Originally, the Duke of Bunkerson was still full of care, because in his opinion, four months was enough time for the enemy William to give up the idea of besieging him.

What's more, even if the four-month servant period is over, William, who is surrounded outside Brijek City, will not necessarily let them leave.

Although there have been such examples before, the mercenaries defending the city have reached the mercenary period, hoping to leave here, and the enemy troops outside will not attack them, and let them leave safely.

However, according to the judgment of the Duke of Bunkerson, William would not do this, he was notoriously averse to mercenaries and resolute in his attitude towards his enemies.

There is a good chance that he will refuse to let them leave here with the superiority of his forces.

However, Duke Bunkerson could see from William's long siege that he did not want his soldiers to suffer casualties, so he would definitely allow the two mercenaries to leave here, even if he was not happy, he would definitely agree to reduce casualties.

With these speculations, Duke Bunkerson was sad all day, for he could often hear the mercenaries complaining.

Regardless of whether their leader is this opinion or not, even if it is not, their words and deeds will definitely affect the judgment and attitude of the two marquises.

Worrying is worried, but he has nothing to do at the moment, he can only be locked in the castle, doing the last struggle.

The sound of the heavy equipment bombarding the city walls could even reach the ears of Duke Bunkerson, and the inhabitants of the city had already been wiped out during this time.

Now, the entire city of Brijek, the former royal capital of the Tskema Kingdom, is left with only a group of defenders who are fighting the trapped beasts, and there is not a single resident who exists.

The defenders in the city were gloomy at this time, just like the defenders led by Queen Dai Lin, and their morale was extremely low.

But even they were already war-weary, and they had to defend on the walls every day.

The idea of captivity usually occurred only to the nobles, because after they were captured, they could receive a large ransom, while the only thing that awaited civilians and ordinary soldiers was to kill and eradicate the roots.

Because they were poor and could not pay any ransom, they were considered by many nobles to be one of the factors that would destabilize their territory.

However, these mercenaries are still relatively lucky, because in the Central Continent, except for the more disciplined mercenary groups such as the Iron Forest Legion and the Silver Fir Legion, other mercenary groups are happy to accept those who have been captured and experienced in many battles.

Powerful and disciplined mercenaries like the Iron Forest Legion and the Silver Fir Legion are even more sought-after.

However, at this time, the mood of surrender has not yet appeared, and the Tielin Legion is still quite tenacious in fighting, so even if they are in a predicament, they are only demoralized, and they will not choose to surrender.

The Blackstone Legion, on the other hand, has a relatively strong will to surrender, but how could the Marquis of Apollon let this happen, under her strong pressure, the Blackstone Army still maintains some combat effectiveness.

William fought a war of attrition with the enemy day after day, shooting out tens of millions of arrows every day, and such a huge consumption was certainly not enough for the arrows they carried with them.

Every time a supply pair arrived, in addition to food, a large amount of medicine and arrows were carried in order to be able to use it.

At this time, it was the second day of January in the year 1234 of the Holy Calendar, and there was a year of Advent William who did not spend it with his family, and this year's Advent Day he was still out on the expedition, working hard for his hegemony.

In the space of a month, nearly 300,000 arrows were fired, but unfortunately, the casualties inflicted on the enemy were only about 2,000.

If it is a flat battle, the two sides will face each other, and it is estimated that even if the enemy has an army of 100,000, it will be defeated by the archers.

This shows how dominant the defending side is in battle.

By this time, two months had passed since the siege began, and the supply of wood had gradually dwindled in the castle.

Otherwise, I guess they won't survive this winter.

Reduced fuel supplies meant a drop in temperature, which caused the city's defenders to complain.

From the beginning of the siege, William had inflicted more than four thousand casualties on the enemy.

In particular, the defenders in the castle were even more demoralized, and some of the mercenaries who usually showed their teeth and claws were like frosted rabbits at this time, and they did not have the energy to face the next battle.

In fact, William's soldiers are also a little unaccustomed, except for those veterans who are used to going out with William all year round, the recruits are still leaving home for the first time to celebrate the Holy Advent Day, which is no different from the belief of the Celestial Empire on the day of the birth of the Holy Son.

It is also the most important day of the year, it marks the end of the year and the beginning of the new year, and William deliberately carnivaled on this day in order to dispel the soldiers' thoughts of returning home.

In addition to the necessary guards, everyone can enjoy meat, wine, fruits, bread and cheese, honey, and all kinds of delicacies.

Even the daily routine arrow attacks, stone bombardment, and bed crossbow strikes were all stopped, and the soldiers were deliberately given a day off for a day of revelry.

It is worth mentioning that after two months of non-stop attacks, many of those engineering equipment, such as bed crossbows and torsion trebuchets, have been damaged and falling apart.

Even the materials that were made of them were broken and deformed, which not only weakened the enemy's firepower a lot, but even caused the enemy's morale to echo for a time.

However, soon, he mobilized many craftsmen from the territory, and in just half a month, all the equipment was repaired, and some that could not be repaired were even rebuilt, and the firepower was quickly restored.

This allowed the morale-boosting enemy to experience what it means to be happy and sorrowful, and to be both ice and fire.