The viscous black liquid, called "fire oil", was one of the specialties of the San Setestian Empire.

This grease-like liquid is highly flammable and difficult to collect, store and transport, so it is very expensive. In addition, few people understand its use, so there is basically no "hot oil" circulating in the market, and it took a lot of work for Ferenc Manchester City to get this thing.

But now it seems that every effort is worth it. As long as you can defend the city, you will continue to get commercial taxes. Compared with life, what is money outside of the body?

Looking at the shield soldiers who were buried in the flames, the Marquis of Ferenman comforted himself. In order to deal with the infamous "Vulcan's Fury", he procured a large number of crossbows and fire oil from Thorm. It is said that the "Vulcan's Fury" only has a few dozen battle groups, and now it is not much different from the number of people under the city walls. If you really annihilate it here, then you can really rest easy.

However, this qiē is based on the fact that it is indeed the "wrath of the god of fire". He didn't realize that this was just Snowton's camouflage troops, and Albert and Allegri on the opposite side were extremely glad that they didn't directly show their final hole cards in the first round of attacks.

"The enemy is really cunning," said Ebert, who snorted when he saw that the camouflaged troops were all gone, "and there are such means still hidden." ”

"Dealing with the 'Vulcan's Wrath' with 'Fire Oil', the other party is slapping me in the face as a fire mage," Allegri was also a little annoyed, he pondered for a moment and said, "Can you ask the general to continue the offensive in the next few days?"

"Do you have a solution?" asked Albert, leaning over and leaning over.

"The specific implementation method still needs to be considered. But in any case, it is necessary to try to deplete the opponent's oil reserves. Allegri said.

"I understand," Ebert agreed, "I will send several more batches of camouflaged troops to approach the walls from all sides, to test the reaction of the defenders. ”

"The subordinate retired first. Allegri gave a military salute, "Later, I will present the detailed plan to your commander's account." ”

Ebert was pleased with his respectful attitude. He nodded mildly and turned away, paying attention to the further development of the battle situation.

After leaving the podium, Allegri went straight back to the camp, where he had to discuss with Dios and the others about a more covert method of blasting.

Xilin County was the beginning of his success. Ferenc Manchester City is the most important step after that. Allegri needs these military achievements to be promoted to the rank of knight in order to hold on to the existing territory and gain more power.

No way, in the Snowton Empire, you either come from an aristocratic background and rise through the bureaucracy. Or join the military. Rely on military exploits to get ahead. One article, one martial arts, two roads. There is no other way.

For Allegri, the first path will not work, and he will only be able to obtain the qiē he wants to fight for by this means.

In the days that followed, Ebert did not break his promise.

He was the same as usual. Troops were sent to attack the city, and each time, hundreds of people disguised as "Vulcan's Fury" mixed in the chaos and approached the city walls.

Once or twice was fine, but after three days. Marquis Ferenman's face became gloomy again. It's okay to say that the strong crossbow is good, but there are not many reserves in the city for rare goods like fire oil. Moreover, during the war, caravans did not dare to come and go, and with one barrel, there was one less barrel, and there was no way to replenish the goods.

The most important point is that he has discovered the strangeness of camouflaging his troops, and the other party does not seem to be "Vulcan's Fury", but ordinary soldiers who are deliberately trying to tease him. But what if you know this, you can't tell the true identity of the comer, so you have to be on guard. It may be true that only one of the ten attacks is true, but this one is enough to kill.

As the war continued, the oil was consumed, and more and more crossbows were scrapped, and there were no craftsmen in the city, so they could only be reluctantly repaired and used.

In this process of mutual attrition, the revival calendar quietly left in September, and Snowton's Western Route Army finally stopped attacking, giving Ferenc Manchester City a chance to breathe.

After all, the defenders consume only supplies, but the attackers consume lives. The onslaught of the days made the Western Route Army a little unbearable, especially the soldiers who were selected as camouflage troops, who were almost doomed to death. With the death row in ruins, Albert had to send men from other legions, which made every warrior fearful of being chosen, and even complained about the "Wrath of Vulcan" as an ally.

On October 3, after a short break, the drums of war beat again.

The casualties of the Western Route Army have accumulated to 5,000 people, which is the heaviest loss suffered by the "Vulcan Fury" after it entered the war.

Ferenman is worthy of being a prosperous trading city, with sufficient supplies, and it is several times stronger than Xilin County. One catapult was destroyed, the other was erected, and other ordnance, such as bows and arrows, armor, etc., was continuously distributed to various armies. However, the people of the city also had to start demolishing the buildings to make up for the gap in the stones.

The battle on this day was particularly fierce.

Albert threw three legions at once, attacking from different directions, except for avoiding the wall in the middle of the right sector.

While the defenders were struggling to hold on, at the bottom of the messy city wall, the heavy tarpaulin was slowly lifted, and figures quietly came out. These tarpaulins are the same color as the earth, and they are difficult to see without prior knowledge. And the anxious defenders naturally won't notice that there is a small group of enemy soldiers lurking under a certain section of the city wall that no one is paying attention to.

What's more, what threat can just a few dozen warriors pose to a towering and fortified city?

Before, it really couldn't.

On the night of October 2, the "Vulcan Fury" took advantage of the darkness to sneak under the city of Ferrenman, covered his body with a dark tarpaulin, and hid in a shallow pit.

The next morning, Snowton's Western Route Army attacked in a big way, and while the defenders were distracted, the long-dormant warriors set up a magic array and successfully blew up the city walls. The long-awaited horse battalion swarmed up, and the city of Ferunman was declared to have fallen.

Allegri, Count of Violet, took part in the battle and detonated the defenders' kerosene warehouse with a fire spell, leaving the city in chaos and unable to organize effective resistance.

Ebert, the commander of the Western Route Army, reported to King Nacini that the "Wrath of Vulcan" should be credited with the first credit for this battle.

... (To be continued......)

PS: (The first update, the second later.) ）