Mesta, the capital of County Moore.
The smoke of gunfire filled the air, and fires broke out in many parts of the city.
Above the city tower, the wolf smoke of the beacon tower soared into the sky, and the huge pillar of smoke soared into the sky This black wolf smoke has been around for three days.
The fighting on the city walls has gradually subsided.
There were cries of crying fathers and mothers everywhere, and the living soldiers all looked desperate, some of the injured were rolling in pain in the corner, and the others who were not injured were also terrified.
Although the city of Mesta is the capital of the county of Mor, it is also the largest city in the county.
But unlike Denzel City, Denzel City is a frontier military town after all, and it has always been the location of the garrison, and it has also experienced the last war with Odin, as a theater command post, the city walls are built according to the standards of the imperial fortress.
However, although the city of Meesta is the capital, the city walls are much shorter than the city of Denzel, and the imperial reserve is in ruins, the city walls have not been repaired for many years, and many places have long been damaged.
At this moment, it has just experienced the baptism of war, and the not majestic city defense has already been crumbling Krinthia stood on the city wall, the forty-six-year-old county keeper of Mor County, although he was a civil official, but at the moment he was wearing a military uniform, and the armor he was wearing pressed on his slightly weak body, which seemed to be a little overwhelmed.
But the forty-six-year-old county guard, with a look on his face, still stood straight, barely brandished his long sword in his hand, desperately urging the already frightened soldiers around him, Klinthia ran back and forth a few steps, kicked and beat a few soldiers who were cowering in the corner, and shouted: "Those who hold on and continue to hold on and retreat will be executed" Although there are some sharp and weak voices, they show a bit of majestic taste at this moment.
Under the forced urging of the county keeper, the already collapsed defenders reluctantly regrouped.
There were less than 200 people left on the city walls, and although they barely repelled the two sieges of the Odin, Krinthia knew very well in her heart: this city could not be defended The city of Mesta is surrounded by mountains on one side and flat plains on three sides, and is surrounded by fertile land for hundreds of miles.
In the wilderness outside the city, the banner of the Red Snow Army fluttered, the huge military camp had been set up, and the Odin warriors had besieged the city for three days, shouting and killing day and night, and the earth-shattering roar and urging horn destroyed the last glimmer of hope in the hearts of the imperial defenders on the city wall little by little Standing on the city wall and looking at it, the dense military camp of the Odin people outside the city has already surrounded the city of Mesta.
And Krinthia knew better in her heart that she could hold the city for three days, not because of how well she defended, let alone because of the courage of the soldiers.
The real reason is that these Odin people didn't bother to attack the city at all Manninger's Red Snow Army made a long and rapid journey, abandoning Denzel City without attacking, and heading all the way south, the biggest target was naturally Mesta, the capital of Mor County, which was the wealth of the whole county of Mor County, where countless merchants were in the city, and hoarded food, taxes, wealth, and tens of thousands of people However, when Manninger's army came, they only surrounded the city outside the city, but did not immediately attack the city, but divided into teams to spread out outside the city, searching from road to road, village by town The Odin people are collecting grain The Red Snow Army, which had exhausted all the food and had fallen to the slaughter of its mounts, did not immediately attack the rich city that made them blush, but divided almost half of its forces to disperse in the surrounding nearby villages and towns to collect food as quickly as possible, while Manninger continued to besiege the city of Mesta with the remaining part of his own forces to prevent the defenders from breaking through and escaping.
His strategy was successful.
As early as after Green in Denzel City got the news that the Odin people were heading south, Green had already sent someone to Mysta City to report the news.
Even the messenger brought Green's advice: scorched earth on your own However, Krinthia rejected Green's suggestion.
After all, he is the county warden of Moore County, and he is a civilian official, after all, he hesitates again and again without Green's ruthlessness, and he really can't do such a ruthless strategy as scorching the earth on his own, so he just ordered to concentrate all the garrisons in the city and prepare for war with all his might.
But even though Manninger's army was delayed in Denzel for a few days, after all, tens of thousands of troops were complete, and once they came to the city of Mesta, Krinthia immediately understood that she could not hold it There was only one battalion of garrisons in the city, and although the armaments were relatively neat, even with the addition of some young men who had been temporarily mobilized in the city, and even some of the wealthy officials in the city in Clinthia and the city had sent all their servants to the city, it still seemed that they were still sparse, but there were only more than a thousand people.
The Odin were busy dividing their armies to search everywhere, and in three days, the Odin's squad was crisscrossing the countryside, and at night, when Krinthia stood on the city wall, she could see the distant outside the city, and there was a faint fire in the direction of many villages and towns For three days, the small troop of Odin, who had been looting everywhere, had been seen pulling carts and regrouping into the camp outside the city.
There were also many villagers and peasants from the surrounding villages and towns, who were also driven in front of the iron hoof and sword of the Odin, and served as coolies, cutting down the woods, making ordnance for the Odin, digging trenches, and building camps, and a miserable cry could be heard outside the walled city at night.
The three sieges of the Odin are just for show, and before waiting for all the small forces to come back, the Odin will not really attack the city, it is just to maintain the momentum of oppression in the city.
But even though it was only three pretended sieges, there were less than 300 of the more than 1,000 soldiers on the city who had been improvised and alive, and they were obviously already in a panic Corinthia is not Char, nor is it Green.
He didn't have personal martial arts, nor did he have a strategy to boost morale in battle.
He just ordered to collect the taxes collected from the spring in the city treasury, and carried more than ten boxes of coins to pile up under the city, and collected the young people in the city with heavy rewards.
At first, there was some effect, and many people signed up for the heavy reward.
But after the Odin people attacked the city three times, seeing that the first batch of people who went to the city were already dead, the rest of the people were terrified, even if the coins under the city were piled up, there were few registrations.
The Odin people outside the city were not in a hurry to attack the city, but they just made noise every day and then wreaked havoc in the surrounding villages and towns.
Standing on the city wall at this moment, Clincia was exhausted, although under the protection of several guards around him, he was not injured, but the shock in his heart made his mind almost blank.
Just now, when the Odin people were attacking the city, a stray arrow almost killed him, if it wasn't for a loyal guard around him who hurriedly pushed him away, he would have been shot through by an arrow, but the loyal guard was pierced through the heart by an arrow and nailed alive to the tower The Odin people are fierce and savage, and the bow and arrow actually have such power, which makes the living even more frightened.
In the evening, the camp of the Odin people was lit up, and countless smoke was rising, and seeing the big road in the distance, a team of Odin people returned with a full load, and many farmers and villagers who drove the captives to cry out that Krinthia's lips had been bitten for days, and with great perseverance, he forcibly suppressed the anger in his heart.
"Adult" A slight voice behind him, Krinthia turned around, and saw that the person who spoke was the tax collector in the county guard of the city, this person was also pale, if he hadn't forcibly stomped on the wall, he was afraid that he would have been sitting on the ground.
"My lord, Odin, perhaps" "Maybe something," Krinthia's voice was hoarse.
"Perhaps, they won't attack the city tomorrow."
The official's face was miserable: "I see that in the past few days, the teams they sent out have returned, even if they collect food, they have almost collected it, and looking at the fires on all sides, I am afraid that the nearby villages and towns are caught in the flames of war."
I've heard that if they don't attack Denzel City, maybe they will raise enough food and go south."
Krinthia shook her head: "No, they will definitely attack the city and will not let us go." ” The county guard's expression was miserable, and he smiled bitterly: "Although I don't understand military strategy, I still understand the reason that the army needs food and grass supplies."
They didn't attack Denzel because that guy Green was ruthless enough to burn all the land and food in the villages and towns outside the city, forcing these Odin people to hurry south to raise food.
But we don't look outside, what have these Odin people been wreaking havoc in the past three days, we are now a piece of fat, how can they not bite it, not biting a few days ago, it is because they must first recover their vitality, our piece of fat, anyway, they have been trapped to death, and we can't run away if we are left here. ” After a pause, Krinthia lowered her voice and said: "Moreover, I am the county guard, and I know very well in my heart that the Odin people have to attack our city, and the tax and grain in the spring have only been collected a few days ago, so these days, in the villages and towns, the farmers' homes do not hide much food in everyone's homes.
Even if these Odinites are all looted, but their tens of thousands of troops eat, relying on these looted things, how many days can they sustain, but our different cities now have reserves of the whole county's tax food that has just been collected, if it falls into their hands, it is enough for this Odin people to consume more than two months, how can they let us go" Speaking of this, Clinthia smiled miserably: "Even in order to snatch these supplies, they will definitely not abandon us to go south." ” The county guard sighed softly: "It's a pity, I'm too pedantic, I haven't been ruthless, I haven't learned Grimm's scorched earth strategy, alas, in fact, even if I learn Grimm, it's useless, the Odin people have gone south, they have already abandoned Denzel City, and when they come to us, they have been cornered, no matter what, they have to grab food to attack the city" The tax collector said angrily: "It's all that Green, if he doesn't mess around, the Odin people won't abandon them, he is ruthless enough to come to us so soon, but he will harm us together" "Shut up" Klinthia snorted and said angrily: "What is this, Denzel City is the military capital of a county, and it is far more valuable than keeping us, as long as Denzel City is still there, the garrison army of our county is still there, and it is a nail Green who pierced the back of Odin's man, I not only hate him, but I am grateful to him, I only hate me, I am too pedantic, and I don't have the courage to make a decision, if I have that courage, the Odin people don't even want to grab the food now" The tax collector sighed: "My lord, it's too late to say anything now, and it seems that our city may not be able to hold until dark tomorrow."
"Tomorrow it will be dark" Krinthia sneered: "Tomorrow morning, the Odin people will be able to break the city." ” The tax collector was about to speak, but suddenly he heard a shout from the city behind him: "The treasury is on fire."
Looking back, in the depths of the city, there was a fire in the distance, as if it was the direction of the warehouse The tax collector suddenly changed color: "My lord's treasury is on fire, it's too bad that all our reserves are there, could it be that the Odin people have a potential to destroy the city?"
He was about to go down to the city anxiously, but Krinthia grabbed him, and saw that the county guard's face was absolutely clear, his eyes flashed, and his face was obviously weak, but at this moment he had a somewhat hideous appearance.
"Don't go, it's not the Odin annihilation that I sent a few of my personal guards to do it" Krinthia's eyes were like blades, and she also looked back at the fires in the city.
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The treasury of the city is the tax reserve of the whole county, and once it burns, the fire is so thick that almost half of the sky is burned red, and the smoke billows up, which makes people frightened to see The tax collector was stunned for a moment, but when he saw Krinthia's expression, his heart suddenly brightened, and he whispered: "My lord" "Hmph."
Krinthia bit her lip and let the blood flow, but sneered: "If you don't burn it, will you leave it for the Odin people to eat after the city is broken?"
As he spoke, he suddenly roared, raised his hands in the air, and looked up at the sky "I hate, I hate, I hate the annihilation of people in the empire, I hate the decline of the country, I have been established in Byzantium for a thousand years, have you really come to the end of the road, God, you are blind" The voice is hoarse, and the words cry blood In the camp of the Odin people outside the city, Manninger was having dinner, and his generals came in and asked for an order: "Patriarch, let us attack the city early tomorrow morning, the warriors are all full, rest the defenders of this Mesta city are too weak, these Byzantine sheep, I can break the city gate in an hour at most" Manninger smiled lightly: "Of course, this piece of fat is also time to put your mouth down" He was laughing, when he heard someone outside rushing in anxiously, and when he saw that it was the leader of his personal guard, he knelt down in front of him: "There is a sky-high fire in the Great Wall of the clan" Manninger's expression changed suddenly, he strode out, and when he looked up, he saw the direction of Mesta City, and there was a red light in the city.
The siege of the Odin was indeed swift, and the general who boasted to Manninger did not lie, and in an hour, the city gate was breached, and the Odin drove straight into the city, and there was almost no decent resistance, but when they rushed to the warehouse, they reluctantly stopped.
Where the storehouse was, the whole street became a sea of fire, and where could it be extinguished by manpower Although Manninger had ordered his men to fight to extinguish the fire, the fire was so large that even if the Odin tried their best, they could not control it.
The fire burned until the next morning, and the Odin did not extinguish it at all, and the Odin did not manage to produce much food.
But at dawn, in Manninger's tent, several Odin warriors pushed a man in.
"Patriarch, this guy led people to fight to the death near the fire, and in the end all the people around him died, but he suddenly shouted that he was the county guard, and he wanted to see our general.
Hmph, we saw that he seemed to be a leader, so we captured him alive and offered it to you. ” Manninger looked at the man in front of him, his body was in tatters, there was blood everywhere, his armor had been taken off, but his robe was black and red, and his hair was charred in many places.
It's just that with Manninger's eyes, he can see at a glance that this person is not a martial artist at all.
His heart moved, he stood up and walked to the front: "Who are you?"
This person was naturally Krinthia, and he raised his head and stared at Manninger proudly: "Byzantine Empire Mor County Keeper, Krinthia" "Sure enough, it's you."
Manninger's expression was not stern, but a little polite: "I am the patriarch of the Odin Bashak clan, and the commander of the Red Snow Army, Manninger.
Your Excellency Clinthia, why do you want to see me since the army has been defeated?"
"Hmph, just look at what the enemy chieftains who dare to invade my territory look like."
Krinthia sneered.
Manninger's face remained unchanged: "You ordered my grain to be burned."
Krinthia was immediately furious and scolded: "Bastard thief, what your grain is all owned by my Byzantine Empire, when will it become yours, it's really a robber's speech" His words made the surrounding Odin warriors furious, and they were immediately kicked twice, but Manninger waved his hand to let others dodge, standing in front of Klinthia and smiling faintly: "Okay, it doesn't matter who it is, it's all burned now anyway."
Hmph" He pondered for a while, and then spoke: "Crinthia, I know your name, you have been a county warden in Mor County for seven years, and you have been the consul of Mor County in two wars, and you are the consul of Mor County, responsible for assisting in the preparation of ordnance, grain and grass.
In this way, the first two times your country defeated our army, you can be regarded as a great credit.
Hey. ” "Hmph" Krinthia sneered: "It's a pity that I didn't do well enough to help my country kill more Odin thieves" Manninger sighed: "You Byzantines, you just like to talk about it.
I don't quarrel with you, I just ask you, you have worked in County More for seven years, and I heard that you have governed County More very well, and County is rich and fertile, all of which are due to you.
It's a pity that you haven't moved your ass for seven years and haven't been promoted, which shows that your Byzantine Empire is incompetent, and such talents will not be used.
I think you're a capable guy, since the Byzantine Empire is incompetent, why don't you help me, this Mor County is my territory after the war, why don't you help me govern this place, I think" When he said this, he saw that Clinthia just looked at him and sneered, and Manninger knew in his heart: "Why, don't you want to?"
"What do you say?"
said Krinthia, rolling her eyelids.
"Okay."
Manninger sighed: "If you were the kind of person who was willing to surrender, you wouldn't burn the food in the city."
But why refuse, the Byzantine Empire can't use you, but I can reuse youThe Byzantine Empire doesn't know anyone, why should you be loyal to these fools" Krinthia shook her head: "There's no why.
The empire was founded for a thousand years, and when the country was in trouble, how could there not be one or two loyal people who died hum, Your Excellency, please kill me. ” Manninger's expression was a little complicated, looking at Krinthia, there was a hint of respect in his eyes: "Do you have any other requirements?"
Klinthia laughed: "Thirsty, the bowl of water comes." ” Manninger waved his hand, and immediately someone brought a bowl of water, and Clinthia drank it all and laughed: "I put the fire all night, and my mouth is dry, and I never thought that drinking water would be so refreshing."
He threw the bowl and looked up at Manninger: "Thank you for the second request, please cut off my head and hang it on the wall" "Why," Manninger sighed, "Your Excellency makes me respect, even if you want to die, I will keep your whole body." ” "Don't please hang my head" Krinthia smiled proudly: "My head hangs on the city wall, because I want to see with my own eyes how you Odin will fight in the future, how you will be defeated, don't you dare?"
Manninger was stunned for a moment, laughed, showed a hint of anger on his face, and waved his hand and shouted: "Go and cut him off, and hang his head above the gate of Mesta" Several of the Odin men rushed over like wolves, and Krinthia smiled boldly, without fear, turned around, held her head high, and strode out After Klinthia went out, Manninger turned around and walked back a few steps, sat down heavily, and the evil aura on his face subsided, but gradually revealed a trace of complexity and emotion.
In a few moments, someone came to report that Krinthia had been decapitated and her head hung above the city gates.
"Did he have anything to say before he died?"
The person who replied whispered: "No, he cut off his head, but his eyes were round." ” Manninger looked cold and waved his hand: "Got it, let's get out." ” After a while, the patriarch of the Bashak tribe sat alone in the tent, but suddenly sighed softly.
"The country has been established for a thousand years, and when the country is in crisis, how can there not be one or two loyal people who went to die" He savored this sentence and sighed in a low voice: "It's good to hum this road to the south, I'm afraid it's not as simple as you think." ” A few years later, Lady Osie, a disciple of the wise man of the empire, Cavishir, wrote an article describing the war of the Odin invasion, and in an essay on the aftermath of the last dynasty, she wrote about the first important city conquered by the Odin in this invasion: "The Red Snow Army in the city of Kmesta, the Imperial County Guard, Lord Clinthia, burned all the food in the city, was captured in battle, the enemy chief surrendered, Lord Krinthia refused, generously died, and his head was hung on the city gate for ten days.
After seven years in power, the people of Morshire were deeply moved to tears.
At that time, in the spring, the grass grows and the eagle flies, the head of the adult hangs on the city tower, there are birds pecking, the people in the city please take the head and bury it, the enemy does not allow it, so the people in the city spontaneously stay under the city, do not leave the night, shoot the birds with a slingshot, do not peck at the head of the adult, and the number is not dispersed.
Later generations wept when they heard it. ” To be continued 〗Hanyu Pinyin "" is simple and easy to remember: