Unknown Knight

Chapter 358 Unexpected Situations

Urusha Mainayan's heart was in a knot. He had been in this state since he was woken up from his sleep by the guards in the morning. Any news of trouble would make his heart even tighter, as if he were a criminal who had committed a crime.

"Have the soldiers sent to Turga for help returned?"

"My Lord, the soldiers who requested assistance have just been sent out for more than an hour. They may not be back until at least tomorrow night."

The guard replied tremblingly, with a barely perceptible helplessness in his tone. Ever since the army led by Aix arrived, the image of Master Urushamayan, who was once wise and brave, has completely disappeared. He is like a nouveau riche who was suddenly beaten back to his original form. He is anxious about everything, and his face is so gloomy that water can be squeezed out of it. The guards who know his temper are very nervous, fearing that they might accidentally bring bad luck to Master Nayan.

"Send another one, pick the most reliable and capable one, have him take two horses, and tell him to bring back news from Turga City tomorrow morning no matter what."

Wulusamainayan's eyes were red as he stared at the guard. It felt like a ferocious beast that wanted to devour anyone. If there was any abnormality, it would pounce on the person and eat him. The guard was so frightened that he didn't even dare to raise his head. He lowered his head and replied:

"I will select the most capable person to deliver the letter."

Then he ran away as if he had been pardoned.

After the guards left, it was a long while before Wulushamai, who was standing there, let out a deep breath, as if his angry expression just now had used up all his remaining strength. His shoulders and back were hunched, and he looked indescribably tired and depressed.

Through the windows of the tower, the army of Lord Aix in the distance was preparing various siege equipment. The entire temporary camp seemed to be full of people coming and going, and seemed very chaotic. But after a closer look, Urushamai discovered that the other side's troops only seemed chaotic, but in fact, each of them had his own duties, some were carrying equipment, some were sharpening weapons, some were collecting stones, and some were even cooking. These people coming and going were all busy with their own tasks in an orderly manner.

If Urushama had seen modern mechanical equipment, he would have found that the army of Aix was like an efficiently functioning machine. All the moving parts of this machine had one and only one purpose, which was to gather the strength of all people together to form an army that could crush everything in its path.

Wu Lu Samai, who had been a soldier for half his life, could see the powerful military force. It felt like a snowy mountain about to collapse. He was so oppressed that he felt as if he was standing under a snowy cliff and couldn't breathe. He muttered unconsciously:

“What should I do…what should I do…”

At noon, when it was supposed to be time for lunch, the army led by Aix suddenly launched an attack. This was deliberate. The soldiers in their own camp had finished their meal an hour ago, in order to make the enemies of Fort Sageche come to the battle on an empty stomach.

The attack went very smoothly, as if it had been rehearsed in advance.

This is indeed the case. As early as when Aix decided to attack Fort Sageche, the operations room of the Military Academy made a miniature sand table of Fort Sageche based on the intelligence.

On this miniature sand table, the core members of the territory and military advisers conducted many war simulations targeting Fort Sageche.

Everyone was very motivated. During the two years when their lord had disappeared, the legal system in the territory was unstable. They were like a young wife whose husband was not at home. They had been bullied and harassed by the evil neighbors around them, and everyone had suffered a lot.

So everyone held their breath and vowed to make up for the frustration they had suffered in the past two years. Everyone worked very hard. Some young staff officers even stayed up all night to work overtime and developed a battle plan by themselves.

By the deadline, more than twenty combat plans for Fort Sage had been developed. Although some of these plans were quite far-fetched, most of them were very pertinent and feasible.

Finally, after consultation between Axe and several core members, three plans were selected. Although Plan A was not the best plan, it was the most reliable one, and the overall loss was not too great.

In addition, once this plan fails, it can be easily connected to Plan B or even Plan C under the existing conditions.

In fact, Aix knew that given the combat readiness level of Fort Sageche, Plan A would be enough. Based on the intelligence he collected, he also had his own strategy for attacking Fort Sageche, but he still chose this approach of collective wisdom. On the one hand, it was to cultivate the military literacy of the upper echelons of the territory, and more importantly, through this operation, the territory would form a correct and more scientific military system.

Seeing the soldiers achieving the combat objectives step by step according to the combat plan, Aix was very satisfied. It took the army less than two hours to easily break through two checkpoints and advance to Fort Sageche.

Although the Fortress of Sageche is in a strategic location and faces a cliff to the south, Ulusamainayan has built up the trade route under the Fortress of Sageche very well in order to create a better trade environment and collect more trade taxes. Now it has become a bargain for Aix. All the siege equipment does not need to be disassembled and reassembled here, but can be pushed directly over. It seems that the castle can be captured before dark without waiting until nightfall.

However, war is dynamic and unexpected events happen frequently. No matter how detailed the intelligence or how careful the battle plan is, it is impossible to completely determine the direction of the war. If nothing unexpected happens, then unexpected events will occur.

Ever since Aix was granted the title of Kingdom of Vaegir a few years ago, it has used incendiary oil in several conflicts with the Khergit Khanate. This kind of oil often plays a decisive role in victory or defeat in wars, especially in sieges. For this reason, Sega Khan secretly ordered its imitation.

Although they did not know the specific formula of Aix's fire oil, based on the burning smell, the Kugits were able to tell that the main ingredient of the fire oil was animal fat. What the Kugits lacked the least was animal fat, especially in the autumn of each year, when they would slaughter livestock and obtain a large amount of animal fat.

Most of these animal fats were used for food, but some were also used as lamp oil, so the Kugits knew that animal fats could be burned.

However, it is difficult for animal fats alone to burn as intensely as kerosene. For this reason, Sega Khan asked the shamans in the country to conduct research and find ways to increase the burning intensity of ordinary fats. After some tinkering, the shamans added flammable rosin, sulfur and other substances to the fat, which was already very close to the kerosene made in the territory.

After repeated experiments and feeling that the effect was almost right, Saiga Khan ordered the production of a lot of Khergit version of fire oil, so much that it exceeded the inventory of Aix.

In view of the importance of Sageche Fort, Saiga Khan transported a lot of homemade kerosene to his trusted confidant Urushamai.

As the saying goes, secrets make for success. The Khan knew the importance of confidentiality. When transporting important strategic materials such as incendiary oil, he often disguised the transport team as a foreign merchant caravan, and arrived at the Sajchi Fort at dark. Then he would find an excuse to stay overnight in the castle. Late at night, he would unload the incendiary oil in the fort without anyone noticing.

Using this method, Saiga Khan secretly transported a lot of incendiary oil to the Sageche Castle. Now in the entire Kugit Khanate, it can be said that except for the city of Turga, this castle has the most incendiary oil.

These incendiary oils were stored in the inner fortress of Sageche, which was heavily guarded and outsiders had no chance of getting in, so this important information was not detected by the territory spies who had infiltrated the caravan.