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Apo bowed slightly to Garris on horseback and explained, "Elder Garris, I received a message from my informant this morning that Viscount Lanwan has sent troops to raid Dorukocha. We, Little Sasini, must send troops immediately to pose a sufficient threat to Ambratu, so as to force Viscount Lanwan to withdraw his troops from Dorukocha."

Apo paused, then added: "If we're lucky, we might even be able to take Ambratu. Time is precious, and I can't wait until the Council of Elders holds another meeting."

"you……"

Gareth was about to rebuke Apo for his disrespect for the Senate, but Apo had already ridden his horse and followed the citizen militia out of the city. Gareth's breath was stuck in his chest, and his fingers were shaking slightly.

Eric came up behind Garris at some point, and suddenly an idea occurred to him. He said, "This guy already doesn't take the Council of Elders seriously. If he is allowed to perform another great deed, will the Council of Elders still be able to command him in the future?"

Gareth's face turned pale and red when he heard this, and he was speechless for a long time.

Sokya Peninsula, Dorrucocha city-state.

Charlotte asked Jack Moore to bring three newly captured prisoners to question them about the weapons.

The first prisoner refused to speak, so Charlotte ordered him to be killed without hesitation, and then continued to question the second prisoner. The second prisoner hesitated, so Charlotte asked Old Jack to kill him again, and then questioned the third person.

The third prisoner finally broke down and spilled all the information he knew.

The oil in these balls is called "bad oil" in the Sokya area. This oil flows out in some places in the central mountains of Sokya. Where this oil flows, there is almost no grass growing. At the same time, it is extremely difficult to ignite. After being barely ignited, it will emit toxic smoke and a very pungent smell. It cannot be used as fuel by ordinary people, so it is called "bad oil".

Although the people do not like it, Fidel used this oil to defeat the Griffin Army of the Kingdom of Lesare, because this oil has a very strong adsorption capacity. Once it is stained on the surface of an object, it is difficult to clean it. For the Griffin Knight, this sticky oil stain is quite threatening, because the Griffin has extremely wide wings. Once the wings are contaminated, the Griffin will not only find it difficult to fly normally, but may even be unable to use the miracle of "wind control".

Moreover, the evil oil is not completely unignitable. In another room, Charlotte saw several boxes of small sticks that were seven or eight centimeters long and as thick as fingers. These small sticks were made of a mixture of two extraordinary materials, quenching stone and spark agate. When they collided with each other, they would emit very dangerous sparks, which could easily ignite the evil oil. However, ordinary people could definitely not afford this kind of flint.

In the city, the fighting is still going on.

As if to prove their bloodiness and bravery to the invaders, citizens of Dorucocha, far more in number than Charlotte had expected, took up spears and shields at home and resisted the invaders. Some of them were awakened, some were not yet awakened, some were not yet of military age, and some were already disabled veterans.

However, this kind of resistance is doomed to be weak and futile.

They had no organization, no command, and they didn't even know what was happening. They could only be defeated by the enemy who had an absolute advantage in their attack while they were in confusion.

"Drink!"

Celine roared and exerted all her strength. The wings of light suddenly appeared. Her bulging muscles clearly supported the arm armor. The greatsword struck furiously, making a whistling sound of breaking wind.

The Dorukocha citizen soldiers on the opposite side raised their shields to meet the blow. The swords and shields collided, and the huge force transmitted was so strong that the citizen soldiers' shields fell out of their hands. The great sword knocked the shield away and landed on the citizen soldiers' helmets. The helmets were quite thick and withstood the blows of the great swords. However, it did not change the outcome of this round of fighting.

The powerful sword smashed the citizen soldier through his helmet, knocking him unconscious.

After knocking down the citizen soldier, Celine did not finish him off. Instead, she continued to chase after him with her sword in hand.

Ahead, there was a well-organized and well-equipped team of citizen soldiers escorting a group of well-dressed elderly, weak, women and children towards the direction of the Senate House.

Although Celine didn't know who those people were, since the enemy was protecting them so solemnly, they must be important figures, so she just had to capture them.

Cousins ​​Costa Scamario and Adams Bell had just caught up with Celine and were about to lend a hand, but Celine dealt with her opponent in a flash and rushed out again.

These two men have been following Celine all the way. To be precise, the knight team that Celine is in has been following her all the way. Because Celine was running too fast, their knight team was pulled into a long line. Costa and Adams were the two fastest chasers.

"It was clearly a battle, but we treated it like a race," Costa couldn't help but complain, "Celine fought the entire battle by herself."

"Isn't it better not to have to fight?"

Adams was breathing heavily. The streets here were winding and the horses couldn't run at all. Adams and his companions had to dismount and chase Celine on foot.

"Let's stop chatting. If we continue chatting for a while, Celine will run away again."

Costa had no choice but to continue chasing Celine with Adams.

The citizen militiamen escorted the nobles and successfully retreated into the House of Elders. Celine, who followed closely behind, rushed into the House of Elders without thinking.

"not good!"

Adams was frightened when he saw this, and quickly ran a few steps, trying to catch up and rescue.

The gate of the Elders' Council was small. People standing outside could only see a wall through the gate and had no idea of ​​the situation inside. It would be very dangerous for Celine to rush in rashly.

Sure enough, before Adams could rush to the door, Celine had already retreated, staggered a few steps, and fell on her back on the ground, with a dozen thick crossbow arrows sticking in front of her like a hedgehog.

Costa and Adams worked together to drag Celine back dozens of meters, away from the entrance of the Elders' House.

"Cough cough cough..."

Celine finally caught her breath and let out a violent coughing fit.

"Celine, you better not die." Adams joked, "Otherwise, Knight Ed will definitely come after us."

"Ahem, I'm fine." Celine said, wiping the blood from her lips.

The ice gem steel armor with amazing protective capabilities saved Celine's life. All the crossbow arrows were stuck in the armor and did not cause fatal injuries.

Near noon, Viscount Lanwan and his soldiers had basically wiped out all the organized resistance forces in the city, leaving only the Elders' Council that had not been captured.

During this process, the Grey Knights provided considerable assistance. They took advantage of the cover of night last night and quietly left a large number of marks in the city to guide the attack route of the Lanwan Knights. After the Grey Knights joined the siege troops, they also personally led the army and quickly controlled the various public treasuries in Dorukocha, avoiding the possibility that the Dorukocha citizen militia would choose to set fire to the public treasury and burn everything together.

"Is this elders' house difficult to attack?"

Charlotte also came to the small square in front of the Elders' House, looked at the white stone building, and asked.

"This elders' house is actually a small castle with ridiculously thick walls and narrow and rugged internal passages. It is definitely difficult to attack with manpower alone," Robin Mancini, who came to join Charlotte, explained, "But it's not a big problem. In the afternoon, you can let the griffin give it a few claws, and it will naturally be unable to defend."

The two griffins had just finished a long raid and had fought for a whole morning, so they were now resting. If they were not given a break, they would really go on strike.

After thinking for a while, Charlotte pointed at the elders' house and said to Old Jack, "Don't waste time. Bring the evil oil here and pour it on fire."

"Yes." Old Jack immediately took people to carry out the task.

"There are old people and children in there..." Celine reminded Charlotte in a low voice.

"Are the elderly and children from ordinary families qualified to enter the Council of Elders?" Charlotte asked back.

Celine was speechless.

Baskets and barrels of the foul oil were brought out, then poured and thrown onto the outer walls and roof of the Elders' House.

The people in the Council of Elders seemed to have sensed something was wrong and tried to rush out again, but were shot back with arrows by the knights and their attendants who were on high alert.

Although the Orlan Knights often give people the impression of being tin cans, in fact, longbow is also a compulsory course for them. Moreover, with the blessing of the "Eagle Eye" ability, the Orlan Knights usually have good archery skills.

The specially made flint hit the wall of the Elders' House, sparks flew, and then the fire spread rapidly.

In just a moment, the entire Elders' House turned into a huge torch.

Residents of Dorrucocha could see the black column of smoke rising into the sky from any angle in the city.

The ominous black color seemed to foreshadow the collapse of the city.

At this time, the city-state of Bataan.

Bataan was still lively and peaceful on the new day. The meeting on the command of the coalition forces on the Northern Sokya Front began again. The participants were still the six major city-states of Dorukocha, Little Sassini, Bataan, Camera, Sudaman, and Coloro.

After successfully bribing Pishos, Dorucocha elder Balotelli originally felt that today's result was almost certain. The command would most likely fall on Badan, and the commander of the coalition forces would most likely be his son-in-law, Giovanni Draghi.

Pishos took the money and did the job. He chose to abstain from voting and did not support either the Bataan or the Carmela city-state.

Balotelli voted for Batan, and Sultanman, who had always been friendly with Dorukocha, followed suit. The result of this meeting should have been announced at the end. With a three-to-one vote, the command should have belonged to Batan.

However, at this time, the small city-state, Cororo, which had been silent all the time, played a trick.

The representative of Kororo said at the meeting: "The North Sokya Front was proposed by Elder Cleon of the Fidi City-State. We don't have a commander who can convince the public. Why don't we go to Fidi and invite Elder Cleon back to serve as the commander of the coalition forces?"

The name of Fei Di is really too big. The elders of Fei Di have always been in charge of the battles of the coalition forces of the Ai Ye Alliance, so Kororo's proposal is simply politically correct among the city-states of the Ai Ye Alliance.

The Carmela city-state, which had been deprived of the right to command, immediately reacted. Their representative was the first to stand up and expressed his agreement to let Elder Cleon serve as the commander-in-chief. Carmela's meaning was obviously that they could not get the command of the coalition forces, and they did not want to hand over the command to Batan.

The second country to stand up and express support was the Sudaman city-state. Although it had a good relationship with Dorukocha, these extraordinary people on the Sokya Peninsula were often small city-states with only about a hundred people, and they always liked to stick together.

Pishos looked around, then raised his hand in the face of Balotelli's glare. He only said last night that he did not support Camera, but did not say that he did not support Cololo.

The Bataan representative was at a complete disadvantage and thought it would be difficult for him to regain command. He also did not want to offend a Fidelius elder, so he raised his hand.

Finally, Balotelli had no choice but to raise his hands.

Cleon was unanimously elected as the commander-in-chief of the Northern Sokya Front.

The six major city-states unanimously decided to first send envoys to Feidi to bring back the founder of the Northern Sokya Front, and then send troops to attack Viscount Lanwan.

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Volume 120: Chapter 108 Chapter North Sokya Front (IV)

Sokya Peninsula, Dorrucocha city-state.

It is easy to attack a city-state, but it is difficult to conquer a city-state.

Being in Dorrucocha, Charlotte could clearly feel the restlessness and uneasiness of this city-state. Unlike when she occupied Ambrato, here even the free people and slaves were highly wary and even hostile towards her.

Charlotte didn't find it strange. When she occupied Ambratu, she fought for Harvey Sherwin's revenge and pointed the finger at the elders and citizens of Ambratu. The freemen and slaves of Ambratu stayed out of it. Considering the common human nature of liking to watch the fun, the freemen and slaves of Ambratu might still expect Charlotte and the citizens of Ambratu to fight to their heart's content.

However, Dorukocha was different. Charlotte's army came too suddenly and behaved too fiercely. Many residents of Dorukocha might not even have heard of the Northern Sokya Front, so they naturally didn't know Charlotte's intentions. In this era when massacres and burning of cities were commonplace, in the eyes of ordinary people, the army might be more terrifying than butchers.

However, invaders must have the consciousness of invaders. Charlotte did not dream that wherever she went, she would be welcomed as a savior by the oppressed people. Moreover, she did not plan to stay in Dorukocha for the time being.

This time, she was just here to cause trouble.

After setting the Senate on fire, Charlotte counted the public treasury of Dorrucocha, intending to pack up all the valuables that could be taken away. At the same time, she ordered the surviving citizens in Dorrucocha to be arrested in batches according to the blocks and escorted to the square where citizens gathered in front of the Senate.

Samuel Burrows was just an ordinary citizen, sixteen years old, unawakened, with some military training but no chance to see the field of battle.

When Charlotte broke into the city, Samuel had just gotten up and was eating breakfast. The sudden loud noise almost scared him so much that he fell off his chair.

Before Samuel could figure out the source of the loud noise, the sound of galloping horses rang out in the city, followed by the sounds of fighting, roaring, and crying...

A cavalryman in distinctive armor rode a majestic tall horse past Samuel's house.

Seeing armor and emblems he had never seen before, Samuel finally realized that the city-state had been invaded by foreign enemies!

At that time, Samuel immediately turned around, took out a short spear and a wooden shield from his bedroom, and was about to rush out of the door to chase the cavalry, but a rough big hand grabbed him and closed the door of his house.

"Father, why did you stop me?" Samuel turned to look at his father.

"Where are you going?" his father Wendell Burrows asked him seriously.

"When enemies come, of course I will go to defend the city-state!" Samuel said without hesitation.

The father took the short spear from Samuel's arm and broke it with a snap, effortlessly. Then he held the broken short spear and asked, "You're going to fight those tin cans with this thing? Can you poke through their tin? You stay at home and don't go out."

"Father?" Samuel looked at his father in disbelief. His father was once a citizen soldier who was highly praised by the neighbors for his bravery and fighting skills. He was forced to bid farewell to the battlefield until he was seriously injured and could no longer wield a sword. When he was a child, his father was a hero in his mind.

Samuel didn't understand why such a heroic father would persuade him to stay at home and not go out when the city-state was in danger.

"I'm already a disabled man. If you die in battle again, what will happen to your mother and your sister?" The father's tone softened.

Samuel turned around when he heard this, and faced his mother and sister who were looking at him with pleading, worried and fearful eyes. The fearless emotion in his heart gradually deflated.

Samuel hid in the cellar with his father, mother, and sister, silently praying to the Lord not to be affected by the war. Fortunately, these invaders seemed to have no interest in robbing or burning houses, and the family hid underground and never heard anyone break in.

It was not until the afternoon that the voice of the neighbor Uncle Brown came from outside the door: "Samuel, Wendell, are you home? Open the door!"

Samuel tried to open the door, but was held back by his father.

The knocking on the door outside never stopped, and it seemed to be getting more and more urgent. Finally, a deep voice said, "Two citizens of Dorukocha, Viscount Lanwan asks you to go to the meeting. We don't want to destroy your residence. Please don't waste time and force us to break in."

Wendell had no choice but to go and open the door with his son.

As soon as he opened the door, Samuel saw several soldiers guarding a group of Dorucocha citizens, who were Samuel's neighbors.

After confirming the identities of the two, the leading knight Adams pointed to several houses in front and asked, "Which other citizens live here?"

Samuel was stunned for a moment, then looked at the citizens behind Adams, including Uncle Brown, who had been "invited" out. Those citizens awkwardly avoided Samuel's sight.

Samuel finally understood why the intruders were so sure that he and his father were in the house. But Samuel had no choice but to answer Adams' questions truthfully. He thought Adams had already asked Uncle Brown and other neighbors these questions, so he couldn't hide them even if he wanted to.

After getting the answer, Adams took Samuel and his men to the next house and asked Samuel to knock on the door.

After the family came out, Adams indeed asked the same question again: "Which other citizens do you have living here?"

When he had rounded up all the citizens who could be found in the neighbourhood, Adams escorted them all to the square.

There are some small tables on the square, about ten steps apart from each other, and there is paper and pen on each table.

Samuel stood trembling with fear under the pulpit in the center of the square and waited for a while, then he saw an old knight with gray hair walk up to the pulpit.

This old knight is Jack Moore.

Jack Moore stood on the podium and announced loudly: "The city-state of Dorukocha formed the Northern Sokya Front with the intention of invading Viscount Lanwan's territory. Viscount Lanwan was very angry when he heard about it and decided to punish the citizens of Dorukocha. However, considering that not every Dorukocha person supports this shameless behavior, Viscount Lanwan is determined to give good people a chance to survive. You can report on each other and expose the villains who support the invasion, write their numbers on paper, and Viscount Lanwan will only execute the five people with the most votes."

There was a commotion below the pulpit. The citizens of Dorukocha were shocked by Viscount Lanwan's well-informed information and his quick and decisive response - they themselves were not even ready to send troops - and they were angry and frightened by Jack Moore's direct threat of the death penalty.

However, the archers around the square simply and roughly suppressed the noise of the commotion.