Chapter 261: Slughoff in the Shadows
At about five o'clock in the middle of the night, the soldiers of the Slughof fortress saw the signal in the direction of the village of Kasi, and immediately the alarm sounded throughout the fortress, and the city immediately entered a state of combat readiness.
"How long has it been since the letter for help?" On the walls of the fortress, Petrov kept looking at it with eagle glasses, it had been five hours before the signal appeared, but now he could not see the return of any of the outpost members, which made him extremely anxious, who was the enemy? How many? He didn't know what the purpose was, there were dozens of villages around the Slughof Fortress, but only the village of Kasi gave a signal, which puzzled Petrov, did the other villages not find the enemy or were destroyed before they even had time to send a signal?
"My lord, it's been six hours now, the messenger from Zoschenk should have arrived, and the Ostrowsk fortress will take about two hours." Petrolev's deputy patiently said next to him that this was the third time he had been asked, and he knew that Petrov's concern now was not how strong the enemy was, but about supplies! Neither the consumption of artillery ammunition, nor those tens of thousands of mouths, Slughoff could not be satisfied.
After listening to this, Petrolev nodded, frowned, and handed the eagle glasses to the deputy, "I'll see if there's anything else to eat." β
"Woo~~!" A low trumpet sound suddenly came from a distance, this trumpet sound, long and low, a sound that lasted for several minutes.
"Woo~~!" When the second horn sounded, Petrov, who was stunned on the spot, reacted: "Prepare for battle!" Get ready to fight!! Fast! Fast! Fast!! "With Petrov's order, the whole fortress began to turn.
Boxes of cannonballs were opened and placed at the base of the wall, and the trebuchets were pulled apart, and the boiling oil that had been prepared was pulled directly from the inner city wall to the city wall, and the huge thick wood was hoisted from the wall, everything was as if it had been rehearsed countless times, and the movements were swift and orderly.
Petrov ran down from the watchtower with his lieutenant, urging the soldiers to strengthen the gate once again before walking up the wall.
Petrov, who walked directly above the city gate, picked up his eagle glasses and began to observe the enemy, and this breath of cool air inhaled into his lungs, making him shiver.
War mammoth! This largest giant beast unit on the land, a creature that the entire continent once thought was completely extinct, has appeared on the horizon at this moment! Petrolev watched in amazement as the creature that looked like a small city wall moved slowly and steadily to his side, and the soldier with a spear on the body of the war elephant waved his spear excitedly, jumping and jumping.
"Fortify the gates! Pile everything you can for me!! Petrov's first thought was the relatively fragile gate, and they didn't have the dwarven skills to make a pure metal gate.
"Roar!" Just as Petrov was commanding the soldiers in the city, countless chaotic shouts once again drew Petrov's gaze back.
As the War Mammoth completely revealed all its body, a large number of huge figures also appeared in the sky, but compared to the size of the War Mammoth, it was not much smaller.
Manticore! These poisonous beasts resembling lions were changing their movements in the air, roaring at the city walls, and if it weren't for the fact that someone was still restraining them, they might have rushed to the city walls by now.
As the enemy's army moved, a thick fog appeared on the soles of the feet of the war mammoth, this fog was very thick but could not shine the size of the mammoth in it, and from time to time there was a wolf howl in this fog, sharp and piercing, which made people feel uncomfortable listening to their hearts and minds.
Petrolev and his lieutenant involuntarily glanced at each other, then quickly took out the communication crystal and immediately contacted the court.
"Lord Petrov, His Majesty the King is discussing important matters with his ministers." On the other end of the communication crystal was a gorgeously dressed male official, with two mustaches, and he spoke in a weird manner.
"Herald! Look at that! We've been attacked! Mammoth! War Mammoth! And the fog!! That's the Swamp Warrior (similar to a crocodile)! We ask for support! Please send support from His Majesty the King!! Petrolev anxiously objected to the crystal outside the city, but unfortunately, the range of the crystal image is only a few hundred meters, for those enemy troops who have just stepped out of the horizon, this image is really a little blurry, and there is a thick fog, the herald raised his eyebrows after seeing it, and said indifferently, "I will pass on the words, but I think you should contact Prince Holden first, right?" After saying that, he turned off the crystal directly.
Petrev was angry, aggrieved, unwilling, and helpless, and after thinking for a moment, he immediately set about contacting Holden again.
"Oh, my dear Lord Petrolev, is there anything I need help with? Just say. Holden's tone overwhelmed Petrov, but now that war was imminent, he immediately said after a second of distraction:
"Your Royal Highness! Look! Enemy! Countless enemies! We need support! Need help! Petrov said in a pleading tone.
"What? Are they really coming?! Petrov! My good brother, you must hold on!! Say, what do you want?! I'll send someone to support you at once! Holden replied with a serious face.
"I ...... Grain! Wine! Soldier! Ammunition! As many as you want! Petrolev said slightly nervously.
"Good! Whatever you want, I'll give you! But there's one! You have to defend Slughof Fortress for me!! Can you do it?! Holden pressed his face to him.
"Yes! I promise! People are in the city!! Petrolev felt a little strange about Holden's enthusiasm, but he didn't have time to think about it now, and he was slightly relieved by this long-lost trust.
"My supplies and troops arrived as fast as they could! But it will take the cooperation of the Berserk Knights! Otherwise, I'm not sure these things will make it to the city! β
"Don't worry, Your Highness! Faced with this situation, Ann ...... We've got a solution! β
"Then I'll wait for your good news! Long live Kislev! β
"Long live Kislev!"
Holden's enthusiastic face turned cold as he closed the crystal, and now he was sitting in the hall with only him and another ragged man with a crow on his shoulder.
"Congratulations, Your Highness, you are one step closer to completely mastering the entire Northern Province, as long as Petrolev and his old subordinates are all ...... You are undoubtedly the overlord of the north, as long as you contact Mutu again, soon your highness will get your majesty's attention, and then with the strong combat power of the northern army, even if your majesty does not ......"
"Shhhh As long as you know it in your heart, it's better not to say this sentence. Although Holden stopped the old man's words, the flush on his face showed his inner excitement and excitement at the moment. Are you sure the trolls and the Norscans will evacuate after capturing Slughof Fortress? β
"Yes, Your Highness! This is what we have negotiated with us before, and there is a contract to prove it, as long as they are allowed to plunder the fortress of Slughof and vent, then they will obediently retreat to the Frost Forest. After the old man finished speaking, he took out the contract he had prepared and respectfully handed it to Holden with both hands.
Holden took it and nodded, "AndrΓ© put his father on the throne back then, and there were many more deaths than this time, so let's do it according to the plan......" Please pay attention to read the latest chapter