After Thelma expressed her gratitude, she bowed down, and Mu quietly leaned over to Mathilde's side, whispering, "I know your sisters don't like her very much, but aren't they also persecuted too harshly?" Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ”

Mathilde laughed and cried, and explained, "Boss, since my sisters and I are willing to stand with her, it means that we have forgiven her. At that time, she did go very far, but she also got retribution, seeing the tragic situation when she was sent back by you, it is estimated that no sister is willing to care about this, not to mention that she was also deceived. Mathilde looked up at Selma, who was building a stone altar beside the procession, praying devotionally, despite the strange eyes of the sisters, and sighed, "I guess she just can't get past herself." ”

Mu also sighed, how difficult the world is. "Then Mathilde, you take your sister over there," Mu gestured in a direction, "Next, someone will take you to the camp." ”

"Nice boss, thank you again for your help. Mathilde bowed his head, then picked up Selma, who was still kneeling, and walked towards the camp.

As for the leader of the caravan, he waited diligently for Mathilde and the others to leave before he stepped forward to talk.

"Long time no see, boss. ”

"Long time no see, your boss, Mr. Kinzel, is good. Mu responded with a smile.

"All is well," said the chief, grinning, handing over a booklet, "This is a report of this month's business of Rhodok, which I brought to you by the way." ”

"Well, thank you. Mu didn't move, Jamila stepped forward and took the booklet, and then, the merchant looked at the barrels on the truck, "This is?"

"Yes, boss, our boss has put a lot of thought into this thing," the guy smiled wryly, "I accidentally burned a car while I was doing the experiment, and this is the last thing." ”

"It's hard for him," he said, not asking for any help, and stepped forward, picked up a crowbar, and struck open a barrel in between, and in between was a smaller barrel, wrapped tightly in a great deal of snow and ice.

Mu was stunned for a moment, "This is... How do you make ice dew?"

Ice dew wine, one of the most famous Rhodoc wines. The fermentation flora of this wine is unique, and they multiply so quickly that even at room temperature, a barrel of glycol agar can turn into sour swill in a matter of days. However, when the winemakers were researching how to deal with these little things, they were surprised to find that the bacteria can ferment even in the very low temperatures of winter, and although the speed is much slower, the wine produced is crystal clear, the aroma is long, and the taste is mellow but fruity, which is really a rare and excellent product.

In high spirits, they dug deep cellars dedicated to the production of this wine. However, the wine must be kept at a low temperature, otherwise if the temperature rises even a little bit, the flora will quickly become active and destroy the whole barrel. In order to get the wine out of their estate, the winemakers pondered and meditated, and finally imitated the way the cedar mushroom was preserved, escorted by snow and ice all the way. In this way, the wine became an instant hit in the aristocratic circles of Rhodoc and even the entire Calradia. Of course, it's no surprise that this wine has become expensive.

"The owner has good eyesight. The caravan leader snapped his ass, "Because this thing burns too easily, and you have to transport it long distances, he has to use this method as a last resort." But what are you doing," he continued excitedly, "and there is some other benefit to this kind of downfall, and those soldiers who are guarding the gates do not dare to open the lid and inspect these buckets full of ice cubes when they see them, for fear of offending some nobles and lords, and not only that, but they don't even dare to take the benefits, so they let us over." ”

"Oh, what's the matter?" Mu touched the whiskers on his lips, and the ghost ideas in his head flashed one after another. But soon, he came back to his senses, "Well, there's a stream over there, store these buckets over there, and I'll have someone watch them." "Of course, the best place to hide this thing is the small pond in the cave, but it is related to the survival of the camp, Mu thought about it for a while, and still retreated to the second. Although he felt that the current temperature was not expected to be able to burn, it was better not to put it in the camp, so as not to increase the disaster.

"Okay, boss. The leader of the caravan was about to leave with his horse in tow, when suddenly, as if remembering something, he touched it in his bosom, took out a letterhead with a crow's feather attached to it, and said, "This is important information that a fellow asked me to bring to you when we first set out. ”

"Okay, thanks. Mu took the letterhead, and after sending the leader, he tore open the envelope without hesitation.

At this time, presumably as it was almost time for the meal, Her Royal Highness the Princess and her knight came out of the room together, arguing about the matter as they went.

Seeing that they were still arguing, Mu couldn't help but raise his voice, "Mr. Fatis and Miss Aisona, I don't think you have to fight." Seeing that the eyes of both of them were on him, he shook the letter in his hand, "Reliable information, Haraus will attack in half a month." ”

"What?" The two looked at each other, but Aisona was not polite at all, stepped forward, grabbed the letter paper, and saw only one sentence on it, "Salander's army is stationed in Sharitz." ”

"Knight Fatis," Aisona was also a veteran of the battlefield after all, and quickly grasped the crux of the problem, so she twisted her eyebrows and asked, "How long does it take to prepare for a general attack?" ”

"Ten to fifteen days. ”

Her Royal Highness the Princess calculated, and then sighed, "Sure enough, half a month." "The war finally broke out on a day when the winter snow was howling.

The vanguard of Salander's army marched west to defend Yeha, cleared all obstacles in its path, and then marched down to the city. Then, the main force led by the Sultan of Hakim and the Guardian Army, composed of the fanatics of the Bishop of [zhen], came belatedly under the banner of jihad and blocked the eastern side of the fort of Kamichi. Fortunately, Gammich Fort is not so much a castle as a pass dedicated to Salander, although the defense in the direction of Djerkhara is very weak, but the defense in the direction of Weiyeha is impregnable, coupled with the natural terrain advantage makes it impossible to be surrounded, so, although the attack of Salander's army is quite fierce, the defenders in the city still hold it with difficulty. When the news of the departure of Salander's army was received, Harengos also reacted quickly, leading the main army south from Uxhall to force Fort Agorlong. The castle had been battered by too many battles, and the castle had been completely destroyed when Svadia retreated from here last year, so the reconstruction had not yet been completed, and the defenders were not very numerous, and the castle was lost after only four days of fighting. After gaining control of the castle, Svadia's army also began to build defenses again, intending to use it as a headquarters and advance base to attack Viruga.

Compared to the easy battle of Agorlon, Salander's side was obviously much more difficult. The soldiers of the Guardians wore simple armor, armed with swords, and did not even have helmets or shields. But with fanatical faith, they swooped down on the towering walls without fear of death. For the army of the [zhen] bishop, the Sultan of Hakim will naturally not be polite. Therefore, whether the imams were angry or denounced, negotiated or pleaded, he did not react as if he were watching a play, and did not let his catapult take a step forward. Therefore, the imams who were difficult to ride the tiger could only endure the pain of blood dripping from their hearts, and at the same time ordered the Weijiao army to attack the city with only simple ladders.

This is no longer called a war, but a massacre. At the top of the city, the condescending Rhodok crossbowmen poured their crossbows mercilessly at these seriously underdefended Guardians, who were brave and fearless, who looked at death as if they were at home, and who believed in their faith, but this did not make them invulnerable, let alone infinitely powerful. So, like wheat in autumn, they fell one by one, and their corpses were piled up into a hill under the walls, but there was still no hope of breaking the city.

Seeing that the casualties of the Guardians had finally reached a level to his satisfaction, Hakim Sultan yawned and ordered an attack. Now the hard days of the Rhodoks came. The bombardment of catapults crumbled the walls of Fort Garmic, and the elite Salander Iron Guard made the Rhodok soldiers at the head of the city bleed, but with the strong walls and reinforcements of Djerkhara, the castle was finally defended with great difficulty. But Hakim wasn't a general, and as the leader of a merchant nation, he certainly knew that "you can't put an egg in one basket." Therefore, he prepared a big move early.

Due to the cover of a large number of Guardians, Rhodok's scouts had no way to spy on all of Hakim's troops, so when they saw a large number of Mamluks, Salander Guards, and Bow Masters gathered under the city of Garmicch, they finally breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that the main force of Salander was under the city. Therefore, these lords were relieved to mobilize the defenders of the surrounding castles to Fort Garmic. However, this is exactly what Hakim Sultan wants to see.

When the main forces of the surrounding southern Rhodok were almost entirely concentrated at Fort Gammich, the Sultan of Hakim gave the order for a general attack. So, under the cover of catapults, the army rushed to the walls of the city with their lives, and the fierce Salander soldiers, aroused by the blood. This reassured the Rhodoc nobles, and they continued to send reinforcements, hoping to drain the blood of the Salanders under the castle.

However, at this moment, a large army of Salander, led by Hakim's cronies, suddenly appeared near Fort Amela, which was almost always composed of light infantry and guerrilla archers who had just left the training camp, with only a small number of senior infantry and regular archers as junior officers. However, the Fort of Amela, which could not hold up the large number and the defenders had long been emptied, despite their best efforts, still fell quickly. After simply burning Fort Amera, the army continued its march, attacking Fort Garmici from behind before the Rhodoks could react.

As mentioned before, Fort Gammich is a pass built specifically to defend against the Salanders, because it is backed by Djerkhara and guarded by Fort Amera on the flanks, so the back defense is not too strong, but fortunately, there are many defenders of Fort Gammich, relying on a huge army, plus this force is not elite, so they finally did not break through the defense line. However, even so, the situation of the Rhodok army is still terrible, they are really besieged now, and they will hardly get any supplies in the days to come, and what is even more desperate is that in the fort of Gamage, almost the entire main force of the Rhodok Southern Army has been dumpled, and in the city of Djerkhala, there are only enough soldiers left to defend the city, and there is no way to send reinforcements. As for the Northern Army, they were dragged by the Svadias in Veruga, not to mention reinforcements.

Under these circumstances, Lord Garucci, the commander of the Southern Army and the owner of Fort Garmic, made a difficult decision to abandon his territory and lead a large army to break through from the north and retake Fort Amera, where it was reorganized and reorganized.

This decision is undoubtedly wise, if you are trapped in Fort Garmic, you will undoubtedly be consumed by the Salander army, on the contrary, the Salander troops in the north are not elite, and the chance of rushing out is quite large, so that although the city is lost, the battle damage will not be small, but the main elite is preserved. As for the breakout, it was impossible for them to carry too many supplies, and although Djerkhara was an important town in the south of Rhodok, the winding mountain roads also made this journey extremely long, and with only the last bit of supplies, even if it was forcibly expropriated in the villages along the way, it was estimated that it would be difficult to make it back to the city. So, they chose the closer Fort Amera as a base. This option also has the advantage of being in a dilemma when Salander captures Fort Garmic. If they attack Djerkhara, their army will be exhausted by the long march, and the remnants of the Amera Fort will not be able to secure their supply lines, while the defenders of the Amera Fort can be supplied through Seren and Serenmos, without fear of starvation. Of course, Salander's army could attack Fort Amera again, but this time, it was not as easy as before. The rugged mountains doomed the Salanders to besiege the castle by a detour with no ambushes, and the Salanders had no ambush to fight the Rhodok elite in the city for a real decisive battle. If they do so, they will inevitably suffer heavy losses, and the remaining forces will not be able to pose a threat to Djerkhala.

Lord Garucci was unsurprisingly successful, and although he left a large number of soldiers behind during the breakout, the main force still managed to reach Fort Amera. In order to ensure the success of the raid, the Salanders only hurriedly set fire to the city before leaving, and the stone buildings such as the city walls and fortresses were unharmed, which gave him a little confidence in defending the city.