Unknown Knight

As for Aix, ever since the number of people controlled by the territory exceeded the size of Zion City, and with the number of believers of the Supreme God in the periphery, the overall strength he controls is several times more than that of Zion City. He no longer devotes too much energy to dealing with the threat from Zion City, but instead seizes the time to build the territory.

So far, a total of 5,000 acres of land has been reclaimed in the territory. It is expected that the grain produced will be sufficient for food and winemaking, while also leaving enough stock to cope with the situation of famine in the event of a food shortage or famine in nearby residents.

In order to solve the hidden danger of water shortage, he also used Nana to analyze the layout of the surrounding terrain and successfully found another underground water vein. Although the water volume of this water vein is not as large as the first one, it is preliminarily estimated that it is enough to supply drinking water, irrigation and grain growing for one or two thousand people.

He is currently organizing his people to slowly dig a water diversion tunnel, and strive to bring the two water sources together through the tunnel, which will also facilitate unified allocation.

The entire territory is thriving now, and there is not much for Aix to worry about. In a while, this coastal desert area will probably enter a short rainy season. I say it is likely because I heard from the elderly locals that it does not rain every year. It may not rain for two or three years, or it may rain for several consecutive years.

Moreover, the amount of rainfall can be heavy or light. It is said that heavy rainfall can cause floods, which makes Aix feel incredible. It is rare to see floods in the desert.

Moreover, after this short rainy season, the weather will turn cooler and the death season in the Death Desert will end, and then we can return to Tangquan Fortress. Aix has been away from home for more than a year and has not had the chance to see his born children. He misses them very much, especially his three beautiful wives. He doesn't know whether they are fat or thin, but whether they have been loyal to him and have not changed their original intentions.

Whenever he thought of this, he felt uneasy and had to take the list of supplies to take home again and again, carefully checking whether there were any omissions in the preparations, and whether the gifts prepared for his wives were sufficient and whether he could win their favor.

However, although he was eager to return home, things always happened that he could not control.

First, the scouts from the Tianshuijing Fort came to report that they discovered during their patrol that several Bedouin families living nearby had suddenly disappeared, leaving only a mess in the camp. Some bottles and jars were not moved, which did not seem like a normal migration.

Soon after, a patrol cavalry squad was escorting nearby residents to the Standing Castle for a trade when they were suddenly attacked by a group of more than 50 cavalrymen. Only one of the 10 riders in the squad escaped and returned to the territory to report the news. The rest were in danger, and the escorted residents were also in danger of being dead or alive.

When Aix heard this, he felt something was amiss and hurriedly led his troops to rescue them. However, it was too late. When they arrived, there were only nine naked bodies of cavalrymen and a dozen brutally murdered believers of the cult left at the scene.

Aix was furious and ordered his cavalry to spread out and look for the enemy. Soon someone reported that the traces of the enemy's retreat pointed to the city of Zion.

That's it. Except for a few Bedouin families who have not converted to the Church of the Supreme God, the rest are basically believers of the Church of the Supreme God. It is impossible for other hostile forces to appear, except for the city of Zion which is right in front of us.

After understanding the situation, Aix no longer tolerated it and immediately asked Niza to return to the territory to gather the legion soldiers in the Standing Fort and prepare to attack the city of Zion.

In fact, he had already made preparations and would eliminate this imminent hidden danger before returning to Tangquan Fortress. Unexpectedly, they jumped up first. Now, he didn't even need to find a reason and could just send troops to attack.

Fort Standing is only ten miles away from Zion City, and the large army can arrive there in half a day's march. After a day of preparation, on the morning of the next day, X arrived at the city of Zion with an army of more than 400 people.

Aix didn't waste any time and had his men set up camp directly. The soldiers ate and rested in the tents to avoid the scorching sun at noon. When the weather was not so hot in the evening, they would attack the city in one go. Maybe they would not miss dinner in the city at night.

The reason why he was so confident was that he had been preparing to capture the city of Zion during this period of time. The siege equipment was ready-made and could be disassembled, pulled here, and assembled together for use.

The troops that came to attack the city included all of the slave group, about 300 people, and part of the returning group, more than 100 people. These people were considered the most elite troops in Aix's hands.

Originally, Velen suggested that Aix mobilize some believers as vassal troops, but Aix thought it was unnecessary. According to his understanding, there were not many troops that could be mobilized in the city, including Sabir's family guards of more than 150 people, Isam's mercenaries of more than 100 people, and gangsters organized by Fahad, with a total estimated to be less than 100 people.

These people are the backbone of the resistance in the city. It is not ruled out that they will temporarily recruit some civilians to defend the city together, but the total number will not exceed 600 people.

Another force in the city, the Harisi family, has about 100 standing family armed forces and more than 300 young and strong family members who can be armed. However, these 400 people will probably not go into battle. Aix had already sent someone to contact Ivant last night, and the news he got was that their family would remain neutral in the siege and would not participate in the battle.

In exchange, after Aix captured the city, he and their family would divide Zion. After that, Aix would withdraw from the occupation of Zion, and Ivant would become the actual controller of the city. He would swear allegiance to Aix, and his family members would also convert to the Church of the Supreme God.

Aix had confirmed again and again that the Harisi family was at odds with the other three families in the city. Borcha had sneaked into the city to investigate for a long time, and the information should be reliable and there wouldn't be any problems.

Besides, Aix will return to Calradia soon. What he wants is a stable Zion city, not a small city made up of mud houses, with dirty, narrow and chaotic streets, and even bitter drinking water.

Moreover, the Harisi family has a large population, and there are at least a thousand people related by marriage. It is not realistic to kill them all, and it is not something Aix is ​​willing to do. Even if he forces himself to do so, it will arouse their determination to resist to the death. Killing them all will cost him a heavy price.

Therefore, Aix felt that he could just attack Zion City, destroy the three forces that opposed him, and then divide up their population and property. He would then leave more than 2,000 people in Zion City and make Zion City a small city under the absolute control of the Harisi family. In the future, they could live here by planting and processing spices, and become a peripheral force that was economically dependent on the Standing Castle and spiritually devoted to the Church of the Supreme God. This would be the result he most wanted to see.