One of the great advantages of building a fort and setting off cannons in dense fog is that it scares the Butcher family's tax police team into retreating. After all, Baron Bishop suffered a big loss here six months ago, and the direct family members don't want his death to be unknown.
So the blockade became a joke.
After being stuck in Dense Fog Town for more than half a month, the merchants could no longer hold themselves back.
When Powell entered the Town of Dense Fog, many caravans poured into the territory of Banshee Castle, and among them was a carriage filled with explosives, which was mixed in and headed south.
Also moving south was the news of the invasion of the northern army. On the night when Friedman Butch fired artillery in the town of Dense Fog, he received news from the wizards on the front line - saying that Victor Hugo's army had launched an attack.
For the first time in his life, Patriarch Butchi was awakened in the middle of the night by a rapid knock on the door outside his bedroom. When the maid opened the door, she found not only the panic-looking housekeeper standing outside the door, but also the mansion's guard captain and the city defense commander.
officials and many high-ranking nobles.
Friedman failed to complete any of the ritual steps. He got up from the big bed in his pajamas and asked in surprise: "What happened?"
"Your Excellency, we have just received a magic message from Shitan Town. Monsters from the Black Forest are coming from the north." The housekeeper stood at the door, anxious with tears in his eyes, "The message said that powerful magic was used in the direction of Dense Fog Town."
war?
Everyone else at the door looked solemn. Friedman put on his own clothes and hurried to the Wizard's Tower, the only place where there was convenient communication.
The moment he left the house, Friedman asked in confusion: "Hugo, is he coming to fight us? Why is he coming to fight us? It doesn't make sense. He should go and interrupt Bridge City."
No one could answer this question. It was not until they arrived at the Wizard's Tower that a group of dignitaries obtained more information from the front line of Shitan Town in the north with the help of prophecy arcana.
The tax officers who were on a blockade mission were the ones who retreated. The initial reason was that they heard continuous loud noises coming from the direction of Dense Fog Town. So the first blockade retreated, causing all the tax inspectors to flee frantically for their lives, and ran all the way back to Shitan Town.
.
And then...?No more.
The frontline tax officials were so panicked that they asked the wizards stationed in Shitan Town to send more than a dozen warning messages in succession, all of which were gibberish calling for help. They didn't even see the enemy's hair before shouting about an enemy attack.
But Friedman did not dare to be careless and quickly ordered people from Shitan Town to go back and investigate. At the same time, Banshee Castle also sent a team of family knights to conduct investigations to confirm with their own eyes what Dense Fog Town was doing.
The order was issued, but word of the coming war spread throughout the city.
It was as if a spark was lit at night and the whole city was set on fire.
When the nobles, big and small, heard the news in their sleep, they all screamed and hurriedly packed up their belongings. They ran out at night to inquire around, wanting to know more about the situation.
On weekdays, everyone talks about what will happen if there is a war with the north. A strong counterattack is the mainstream, and anyone who defends against the city will be criticized for being too weak. But no one expected that when things really come to a head, the first thing everyone thinks of is to run for their lives.
In just half an hour, the streets of the city were jammed with carriages trying to escape. Some wanted to go east, some wanted to go west. Everyone became anxious and angry, and they often started fighting if they disagreed.
The enemy didn't see it, and there were many casualties in the internal fighting.
The sudden chaos frightened the exiles in the Principality of Os. When Inisa got up at night, she heard the news that the army from the north was attacking and had already reached Shitan Town, fifty kilometers north of the city.
The princess's first thought was, 'When did Victor become so strong?' It was very difficult to lead an army to attack without warning.
But then I thought about it, just because others can't do it, it doesn't mean that Victor can't do it. That kid has always been good at creating miracles. If he really fights, he will definitely not give up until he achieves his goal.
"Tarak, would you like to take a flight to Shitan Town to find out what's going on?" Inisa asked her viscount to call out.
The proud Viscount Talak obeyed the order, took off the statue on his chest, released the bipedal dragon, and flew away on it with wings. It flew really fast in the sky, and before the sun rose, more accurate information was brought back.
First of all, there is no big army going south, but a kobold engineering team that can fire cannons.
"Kobold?"
Friedman was sitting in the large conference room, surrounded by all his elite soldiers and generals, as well as envoys from various Northland families, to discuss the possible war situation.
result......
"A group of kobolds frightened my tax officials into fleeing for dozens or hundreds of miles?"
It's too hard to accept.
The city lord punched the long oval table where everyone was sitting, causing the fat man on the other side of the table to become paralyzed with fear. Tarak went to Stone Beach Town and rode a wyvern to bring the tax collector back.
There were more than 20 people crowded in the hall, all of whom were kept awake all night by the news sent back last night. When they heard that it was the kobolds who were causing trouble, everyone felt ridiculous and dumbfounded.
When will humans be frightened by kobolds and run away?
Friedman felt that he was very embarrassed. He glared at the fat tax collector opposite who had peed his pants, waved his hand fiercely and said, "Drag this incompetent guy out and chop him up."
At this moment, the tax official shouted heartbreakingly, "Sir, please forgive me. Those kobolds know how to fire cannons. Who would have expected that there would be kobolds who can fire cannons? Have you ever seen any of you here? They really can fire cannons. Okay.
What a big cannon!”
The tax officer repeatedly shouted the word "shoot off", but he could not save his life.
After the unlucky guy was dragged out, Friedman continued to ask angrily, "Princess Inisa, you are the only one here who knows Victor Hugo best. What is your judgment on the current situation?"
Inisha, who was on the left side of the long table, was forced to attend the meeting, and the first question fell on her. She frowned slightly and said: "Victor has never followed the rules in his work. He has kobolds under his command. I don't agree with him at all."
Accident.
Kobolds are timid, weak, and have low strength, and are really not worth mentioning in battle. But as far as I know, kobolds still have another talent. They are good at digging underground tunnels and have an excellent mastery of engineering.
According to reports from the front line, the kobolds appeared in Dense Fog Town in the form of an engineering team. You should think about this, maybe you can deal with it better."
Without Inisa's reminder, everyone at the table knew what they should pay attention to next about what this engineering team was doing. Although Friedman was angry, he could only wait for further information before making a decision.
Within three days, new news continued to arrive, confirming one thing - the kobolds were indeed planning to build a fortress in Dense Fog Town, and they also had powerful magic items in their hands that could start construction in the winter.
"Victor Hugo really ordered kobolds to build a fortress?" Friedman immediately realized how much of a threat a border fortress was to him, "Humph, he built it, and I built it too. He built one, and I built two."