Chapter 916: The Rise of Arnomen
Just as Henry was about to take over the underground guild in Port Carlin, Sir Hoghead and nearly two thousand exhausted members of the Mutual Aid Society traveled day and night to the green fields and the city of Kzulla in the south of the Viper Forest.
They were now tired and hungry, and they hadn't slept for a few days, and most of them had reached their limits, and the reason why they hadn't fallen yet was because Arnomen was constantly boosting morale and convincing everyone that they could take the city.
Although he has completely lost his priestly abilities, he is still a formidable warrior, especially after participating in the magical war in the city of Sodenisra, and his fighting skills have skyrocketed, surpassing many of the senior members of the Knights of the Most Zealous Heart.
At this moment, everyone gathered in the small grove not far from the city gate to cut down trees, make ladders and crash logs for the siege.
Since there were many craftsmen and craftsmen among the members of the Society, it was not difficult for them to make these simple things, and the blacksmiths in the team even melted a few tools to make nails.
While everyone was busy, Lord Pighead and two of his men quietly went to the vicinity of the city wall to scout cautiously, trying to find a way to reduce the number of casualties.
You must know that the continent of Zapheren is too dangerous, so even the most humble cities will build high walls, arrow towers, and strong gates, not to mention the city of Kezula, which is like a forest of poisonous snakes.
In fact, the city of Kozula is not very old, but it can be traced back hundreds of years, when the discovery of a large number of gold mines in the vicinity quickly attracted a large number of gold prospectors, and finally the city gradually became more and more concentrated.
However, the prosperity brought by the gold rush did not last long, and after two hundred years, the gold mines gradually dried up, and the place fell into a difficult period overnight, until about fifty years ago, someone suddenly discovered that the gem mine was redeveloped, and not far to the east was Esputa, the largest production base of military goods in Am, so a large number of weapons, armor and ironclad were hoarded in the city. Enough to arm thousands of troops.
There are many reasons why Anomen chose this city as a base, one is the rich gem mines, and the other is the abundant material reserves. In addition, it can cut off the trade between the Council of Six and Esputa, so it is completely a multiplicity.
I have to say that he has an elite education, and his strategic vision is quite good, and he can see the lifeblood and weaknesses of the council at a glance, as long as a night attack can succeed for a while. Then Am's civil strife will break out immediately.
Of course, in addition to this, Lord Pighead had an insidious purpose, which was to cut off the flow of grain from the green fields to Amm, so that the little grain in the council's hands would not be able to feed the dense inhabitants on both sides of the Esmere River.
As soon as the food supply is tight, the contradictions and class antagonisms will immediately become acute, and the merchants and nobles will be swept up and divided equally among their property and land, and the people will receive a wide response in an instant.
Like all good knights who have fallen completely, Arnomen no longer cares if his means are evil or not. The only desired outcome was the overthrow of the Council of Six, and he didn't care how many people would die in the process.
Looking at the guards patrolling back and forth on the city wall, a young man who had been trained as an officer lowered his voice and asked, "General, do you think we can take this city?" ”
After leaving Askatra, the frightened members of the Society were moved to learn that Lord Pig-headed had renounced not only his status as the heir to the nobility, but also the knights to whom he was loyal, and swore that they would follow his leader. Overthrew the rule of the Council of Six and established a government that truly belonged to the people, for which he even changed his title to general.
"Absolutely! There were only fifty soldiers patrolling the walls, and no more than two hundred were on duty in the towers. And we have more than 1,800 people, which is a full nine times that of the other side, and if you count the night sneak attack, the success rate is almost 100 percent. Rest assured, I promise you all have a great future. As he spoke, Anomen patted his henchman's shoulder vigorously.
The reason why he is so sure is that he actually sees through the reality of Kezula City. Although the city claims to have an army of 1,500 men, most of them are militiamen, which means that when danger is foreseen, the town hall will only recruit these people, and can only maintain a regular army of 500 men in normal times.
Subtracting the amount of order needed to maintain order during the day, Sir Hoghead could easily count how many people were keeping vigil, so he was confident that he would be able to take the city under control.
Because in the course of the march in the past few days, he had already promoted the 300 qualified soldiers who had been trained and had seen blood, and in the way of veterans leading new soldiers, the remaining 1,500 people had formed a certain combat effectiveness.
"General, do we need to purge the damned nobles and merchants in the city when it's time to do so?" Another young man who had been trained as an officer asked with hatred on his face.
His brother died at the hands of Am's elite soldiers, and he hated the ruling class for giving orders to the massacre.
Without thinking about it, Anomen clenched his fists and said categorically: "That's right! These moths must be cleaned! Their existence is a kind of danger! It must be completely eradicated! ”
As soon as the words fell, a short half-body ran over panting: "General! Our engineering equipment is ready! When will I start doing it? Do you rest until dawn, or do you attack right away? ”
"Immediately! Assemble everyone, attack in five minutes, and try to settle the battle within fifteen minutes. Our people are hungry, and the longer we wait, the worse it will become, so take the city as soon as possible so that everyone can have enough to eat. ”
As a qualified commander, Sir Hoghead knew that it was the right thing to do, and although he had never had the opportunity to command a large-scale battle before, the instructions he had learned in books were enough to crush the bureaucrats in the city of Kezula.
After all, the city had not experienced war for too long, both its vigilance and its defense capabilities had deteriorated badly, and with the supreme military commander still serving as the mayor, he really couldn't think of any reason for him to lose.
The halflings who had received the order gave a very standard military salute and quickly ran back to the camp barefoot, and in a few minutes more than 1,800 people formed a loose formation.
Despite their variety of armor and weapons, some of which did not even have clothes to cover their bodies, they all had a determined gaze, and the massacre in front of the Ascatra Council building a few days ago had made them clear the true face of the ruler. Therefore, they are all holding back an evil fire, ready to vent it all in the upcoming attack.
Seeing that the morale was available, the corners of Anomen's mouth turned up slightly, revealing a wicked smile that was not easy to detect. He took out the mace and shield hanging from his waist, took a deep breath and said slowly, "My brothers and sisters! We just experienced a defeat a few days ago, a miserable defeat that has never been seen before! The Council of Six, which claims to serve the people, tore off their mask of hypocrisy and unleashed a massacre against us, the true masters of Am. We ran away in shame! We have left behind our comrades and partners who are willing to trust us and live and die with us. ”
"I know you must be feeling humiliated, saddened and angry at this moment! But that's okay! We have a second chance! See the city behind me? By taking possession of it, we will be able to assemble a real army with the wealth within. Face to face with the six-member council! Send all these crumbs to the guillotine! Amm is the people's Am! Not those vampire Ams! ”
"That's right! Chop off the heads of these bastards! ”
"There is not a single good thing among the nobles and merchants of this country!"
"They all deserve to die!"
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For a moment, the crowd was excited, and some of the guys who had lost their blood relatives in the riot turned even red, and their eyes were almost bursting with fire.
You must know that the Feron Continent has never advocated those disgusting revenge or forgiveness with virtue, in this land, great revanchism is prevalent, everyone will try their best to take revenge, those who have the ability to do it themselves, and those who are not able to hire adventurers, in short, how ruthless it is, even the good camp is no exception.
"Very good! Now is the time to take the first step towards making your dreams come true! Follow me! Let the city of Kezula tremble under our righteousness! As he spoke, Arnomen shouted slogans and took the lead. The charge was launched in the direction of the city gate.
As the saying goes, a lion leading a flock can fight a flock led by a sheep.
In the war of the cold weapon era, it is always a narrow road to meet, and the brave wins!
It was only a few hundred meters from the woods to the city wall, and in the blink of an eye, it came to the front and opened a vigorous offensive and defensive battle.
Before the patrolling defenders could react, they were caught off guard in an instant, and although the alarm bell sounded in time, it was too late.
In just a few minutes, a large number of Mutual Aid members climbed the city wall and, led by Sir Pighead, quickly routed the enemy. Blocked in the tower and unable to move, and at the same time the city gates were completely opened, the pre-prepared ramming wood did not come in handy at all, and the set goal was achieved with almost no deaths.
But Arnomen knew. It is not enough to occupy the city walls, but also to capture the city hall of the city of Kezula, preferably to block the mayor and officials, so that the capture can be completed without bloodshed, with minimal damage and losses.
In addition to this, he gave orders. He asked his men to occupy and seal off several important warehouses, and he personally led people to carry out a great purge of the nobles in the city.
Completely depraved, he has no intention of showing mercy to his subordinates, and every time he kicks open the door of a house, he lets his subordinates kill as much as he wants, and then robs all the valuable things inside, and even turns a blind eye to such things as Qiang X.
In the second half of the night, the screams and wails and the cries of women could be heard throughout the city, and by guò Sir Hog-headed finally gained the loyalty and approval of his men, who now worshipped him as if he were a god, for Arnomen had fulfilled his promise and had given his wealth to all, while he himself had taken nothing.
How can such a commander not be supported by his subordinates!
With the fall of the city of Kezula, the mutual aid association that was originally just a group of mobs was instantly upgraded to a regional warlord, and under the strong leadership of Sir Pighead, the transformation from quantitative change to qualitative change was finally completed, and Am's civil war was finally about to start!
While everyone was celebrating, no one noticed that a kestrel was released in a residential building, flew straight north, and disappeared in the blink of an eye......
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