Author: Conquer people with virtue

Hammer City is the city of the dwarves.

Although the Hill Dwarves, a branch of the original dwarves, have left the Xilan Mountains and dispersed throughout the Rohirrim world. But there is no doubt that there is only one main city that truly belongs to the dwarves, and that is the Hammer City.

This city built in the Copper Mountains has gathered countless efforts of the mountain dwarves. The rich mineral deposits have made Hammer City very rich. The wealth of the dwarves in gold and silver is unimaginable by most human kingdoms.

Of course, at the level of the Ten Kings, the so-called gold and silver are actually not that precious anymore, because this is not the only way to measure wealth.

Crop yield, population, level of force, level of civilization and even racial superiority are the essence of wealth.

But there is no doubt that the dwarves of Molten Hammer City are really good at this piece of metal.

The only worry for the dwarves sitting on the Golden Mountain is their number. Although they have settled down, the long-term war with the orcs and the exodus of many branches have left the number of dwarves in Hammer City at a low level.

This also leads to the fact that their control over the Xilan Mountains is not as strong as other countries in Rohirrim.

After years of struggle, they finally eliminated most of the unsafe factors in the south, and supported easy-to-control halflings to take care of the vast land outside Moltenhammer City for them.

Although the northern part of the mountain is temporarily out of reach, the exiled fire-forged dwarves have assumed this responsibility.

To Wulfgar and Barn, this is undoubtedly a shrewd plan that kills two birds with one stone.

Because the exiled fire-forged dwarves would be unable to unify the north with their own strength, everything they did was laying the foundation for Hammer City's future expansion in the north.

Even if the Fireforged Dwarves intend to rely on the north to fight against the south, from a long-term perspective, the Hammer City, which has already controlled the entire south, still has an advantage over the northern dwarves.

But all this was broken by an accident.

Who would have thought that the originally fragmented North would be quickly unified within a few years and withstand the many attacks they secretly directed?

"Those foreign tribes are getting closer and closer. The tribesmen at the top of our city reported that they seem to be preparing to camp outside the city." Baan, the leader of the Frostbeard clan, was sitting on his chair at the moment, his face looking very ugly.

"Looking at their number, there may be tens of thousands of them. I don't know if those damn ogres have caused them enough trouble."

Wulfgar rubbed his steel needle-like beard, with a more optimistic attitude, and said with relief: "Don't worry, all those ogres are out, even if we deal with them, it will not be easy, and those alien races will naturally have to pay a heavy price.

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In the initial estimate of the two men, Osfir would have to pay a price of at least thousands of people. If they used their elite troops to attack, at least a thousand people would be killed or injured.

However, if the golden dragon had gone out in person... maybe they would have lost fewer people.

But Wulfgar didn't think the dragon would cause trouble for him, even though it was a golden dragon.

In fact, their guess was correct, Theos did not take action.

"Have the three dragon-killing crossbows been installed?" Wulfgar asked.

"They've all been installed. I asked the tribesmen to place them on the three towers respectively, so they can't be seen from the outside." Barn nodded.

"That's good. This is the surprise we prepared for that giant dragon. Don't waste it on those birds."

As Osfir's army approaches, the reconnaissance range of the harpies and griffin knights also begins to approach the Hammer City.

However, there are many giant crossbows installed in Hammer City itself, so it is still possible to guard against these controlled investigations.

"Tell the tribesmen to strengthen their defense. With the help of Hammer City, the warriors of Frostbeard and Warhammer will definitely be able to defend the glory of the dwarves."

"I just hope that the giant dragon comes soon so that the war can end quickly."

Speaking of this, Wulfgar's brow showed a hint of worry.

The number of dwarves is not large. After thousands of fire-forged clans were separated, the remaining two clans total only about 20,000.

Therefore, in the hearts of the two of them, this war must not only be won, but also not cause too many casualties. In any case, it must not develop into a bloody battle in the end.

"It doesn't matter. If the golden dragon doesn't take action, the two of us will just force him out!" Barn was very confident.

"That's true." Wulfgar smiled upon hearing this.

With the Dragon Slayer Crossbow here, as long as the two of them lure Theos, they will basically not lose and there won't be much danger.

Moreover, as long as this battle is won, there is a high probability that Molten Hammer City can directly take over the north, or at least swallow a large piece of it.

In this way, even if there is some loss, the two of them can accept it.

While the two dwarf patriarchs were thinking about how to reduce losses, outside the city of Molten Hammer, Osfir's army was also carrying out its work in an orderly manner.

That's right, it's work.

After clearing the obstacles along the way and arriving at the gates of Molten Hammer City, Varga was not in a hurry to launch an attack. The entire Osfir army showed a calmness.

On a low mountain near Hammer City, Vargar, Thoradin, Duyin and other generals were observing the main dwarf city with telescopes.

Molten Hammer City is very majestic, as if it is embedded in the Copper Mountains. Its overall shape is not much different from the castle in the human kingdom, but the city wall is thicker and there are many towers built on it, allowing soldiers to easily reach it.

See everything under the city clearly.

Valck doesn't care about this. Just watch it. There is no shortcut in this siege, so it doesn't matter if he sees the layout.

"Has the special attack battalion's offensive breakthrough been arranged?" Valk asked Duyin beside him.

"Choose there." Duyin pointed with his hand.

Valk looked in the direction and saw that it was a hill next to the Hammer City. If they captured that hilltop, Osfir's army would be able to gain a commanding position, or at least it would be able to smooth out the opponent's height advantage.

"Good choice." Valcke affirmed as he put down the telescope.

As expected, the special attack battalion was led by Woz. Although he lacked strength most of the time, Valck still recognized him when it came to fighting.

"I guess there should be dwarf traitors stationed up there. Before the siege begins, ask the gryphon knights to capture it first!"

"Yes!" Erso nodded and called the adjutant next to him to arrange the order.

A few people just stood here observing the situation and adjusting their combat arrangements. And far below the city, Osfir's army was not idle either.

Since Hammer City has been completely controlled, or blocked, by the Osfir army, it is relatively safe here.

The army came all the way. Under the leadership of the halfling guides, many halfling tribes who had not had time to go to the north or lived in remote areas and had not received the news, quite a few were mobilized here by the army.

The entire offensive position has now become a large construction site. Tens of thousands of halflings are constantly building siege equipment under the arrangements of the managers in accordance with the requirements of Osfir's army.

Molten Hammer City is majestic, and if you want to attack the city, you must have large-scale equipment. The terrain here cannot support the transportation of equipment from the north, so it can only be manufactured on site.

Fortunately, these instruments are very simple. The main requirement is to be large and strong, so as long as there is enough wood, they are not difficult to make.

According to Valcke's order, everyone must build one hundred siege engines and two hundred catapults within fifteen days.

The relevant materials that had been prepared long ago were also in place as soon as possible, so the equipment preparation was not slow.

The halfling Gurm also participated in this big project, but he did not need to do these coolies. As the original guide of the army, Gurm's job was to convey orders to the Osfir army, between them and his own people.

coordinate between.

Fortunately, Osfir's requirements for halflings are not strict, so Gorm's job is not too difficult.

"Guys, help me, bring me some more!" Gemu called to the halflings on the construction site.

At this time, ten or twenty halflings were pulling ropes and trying to hoist a piece of wood through the pulley. Under Gemu's call, a dozen more halflings joined in.

"One two! One two! Be careful!"

Under the orderly instructions, the halflings successfully pulled up the wood and placed it on the half-built building. All that was left was to fix it.

About another hour passed, and the work was almost done. Looking at the time, Gemu said: "Let's do this in the morning, and then do it in the rest of the afternoon. Our progress is quite fast."

"Let's eat!"

As soon as the work was over, the half-length people became happy, put down their work one after another, and gathered at the dining area in front of the construction site.

"Come one by one, everyone has a share. If it's not enough, you can add more."

Every halfling queued up to receive a lunch box.

When you open the wooden lunch box, you will be greeted by the aroma of meat fried with various spices, vegetables on the side, and a generous portion of rice at the bottom.

The halflings had been tired and hungry for a long time after working hard for a long time, so they immediately started eating.

"How's it going? Is it okay?" Gemu also carried a lunch box and walked up to the fellow countryman.

The fellow countryman nodded, but he didn't care about Gemu and concentrated on cooking.

Most of the spices in these meals have never been tasted in their lives. In the human world where production is relatively developed, only wealthy families can afford them.

It has to be said that Osfir treated these temporarily recruited halflings well. Not only was the food good, they would also be given five silver coins to each of them after the war.

As for why we have to wait until it’s over?

Because the wages of these halflings are still lying in the treasury of Hammer City...

Under the separate work of the halflings, a large number of siege equipment was quickly manufactured, and there were still two days before the deadline.

During this time, an increasingly solemn war atmosphere gathered in this area. The originally confident dwarves of Molten Hammer City became increasingly stressed after watching from the top of the city for more than ten days.

Theos came to the front line the day before the planned attack on the city.

"See Master (Lord)!"

As soon as Theos arrived, the officers and leaders from all the front units came to see him and saluted him one after another.

Scanning the crowd with his sharp eyes, Theos nodded and said without any nonsense: "Get ready for war! The cowards hiding in the city have betrayed their compatriots and the Xilan Mountains!"

"Make those dwarf traitors pay!"
To be continued...