Chapter 18 The War Situation is Dangerous
Hongyan City, the central tent of the Wind and Snow Legion.
Prince Hobbs, who had not appeared in the face for several years, rarely appeared in the handsome tent. Even if he was wearing armor, his back could no longer be straight, and his wrinkled face was not very bloody.
In eight years, Arthur and his friends have grown from newborn calf to the backbone of the kingdom, but the Iron Blood Prince was already in their twilight years.
"I refused to call me back to Singalore for retirement several times. I told him that I would rather die on the battlefield than lie on the bed and wait for death. Now the orcs are finally willing to give me this opportunity." Prince Hobbes said with jokingly relaxed.
The fall of Dawn City and the news of the defeat of the Frost Thunder Legion had already reached Hongyan City. The Frost Thunder Legion, which had similar combat power to the Wind and Snow Legion, only broke through more than 20,000 soldiers. This was the retreat that Grand Duke Palmer arranged in advance to retreat.
After the orcs captured the City of Dawn, only Hongyan City was left in the northwest border of the kingdom, a fortress, which was blocked on the main transportation route of the orc invasion kingdom. The next step would be to attack Hongyan City. The entire Wind and Snow Legion had entered a tense preparation for war.
Prince Hobbes's words diluted the tense atmosphere in the military tent.
"The East Youhai tribe is eyeing the enemy, and the orcs in the west take advantage of the situation to invade. Isaac has never had such a crisis since its founding. Our soldiers can only fight to the death to keep the quiet side of the country. We have no other choice except to fight to the death!" Prince Hobbs's voice was low and powerful.
"I wish to follow the prince and fight to the death!" The general below responded in unison.
Prince Hobbs's eyes slowly turned to Keno. The young and arrogant Keno was now over forty years old.
"I still have the power to fight for the last battle, but I will give it to you all the command of this battle, and the Wind and Snow Legion will also give it to you from now on."
Keno was never a person who was dragging the water. He directly ordered his generals: "Although the orcs are coming in a fierce manner, the city defense of my Hongyan City is far beyond the reach of Dawn City. Reinforcements from various inland cities have arrived one after another. When the orcs arrive at Hongyan City, there will be at least 250,000 generals in the city. As long as the army fights to the death, even if we fight to the last soldier, we will have another twenty days for the kingdom to win time for His Majesty to dispatch soldiers and generals."
Before the orcs arrived, the Snow Legion was ready for the best battle...
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Singalor, the palace hall.
His Majesty King Strech rarely summoned all the civil and military officials of the court, and the nobles above the marquis and above went to the hall to discuss matters. The atmosphere in the hall was a bit solemn.
Strach calculated that he would have a battle with Elliot, but he did not count that the Sky Blue Eagle was also involved in this battle. He did not expect that the Frost Thunder Legion would be defeated so quickly. In the blink of an eye, only the Wind and Snow Legion left on the northwest border of the Kingdom alone to support it.
Strach slowly spoke: "Orc invasion, Frost Thunder was newly defeated, and the situation in the northwest border of the kingdom is critical. Today, we will gather you to discuss strategies to resist orc invasion."
Suddenly, a nobleman came out and said, "Your Majesty newly appointed Arthur as Marquis of Jiayong. The orcs marched so quickly. What did our Marquis of Jiayong do?"
Strach glanced at the intelligence manager Jace.
Jace immediately understood the gods and reported to His Majesty: "According to the front line, Marquis Jiayong first used strange means to ambush nearly ten thousand-winged warriors near the front army city, and then used magic circles to kill thousands of orc warriors north of the Frost Thunder Legion's garrison, and then disappeared in the future. According to the front line, Marquis Jiayong had led his soldiers to enter the Orc wasteland."
After Jace finished speaking, a slight discussion sounded in the hall. Last month, Arthur recruited warriors in the royal city to fight against the Orc Wasteland, which made it known to everyone in the city. Unexpectedly, he really had the courage to enter the Orc Wasteland again.
"Marquis Jiayong is willing to take risks for the sake of the kingdom. Do you have this courage?" Strech's eyes swept across the faces of His Highness, and no one dared to stand up on his own initiative.
Strach had to take the initiative and said, "Bellamy, as the Minister of the Military, what are you planning for this battle with the orcs?"
The Minister of Military Affairs Bellamy had to go forward and replied: "It's not that we fear war. The kingdom has successively started wars with the sea tribe and the orcs. It has drawn two consecutive private troops and guards of various cities. After Hongyan City, there are almost no war-making soldiers in the northwest city. Once the orcs break through Hongyan City, they are likely to drive straight in."
Strach's face was unhappy, "Why do you need to analyze the current situation again? I'm asking you how to deal with it."
"The kingdom now has 600,000 troops stationed on the border between Locke and Norman. The three troops on the border between Chihuo, Zhanyue and Tiebi cannot move, but the Tieliu, Zhenhai and Locke's naturalized surrendered troops can be mobilized, especially the Lucke's army. The surrendered troops cannot be fully trusted. It is also a hidden danger to put them in their hometown sooner or later. It is better to mobilize them to the northwest border to resist the orc attack."
Strach nodded with satisfaction. In fact, he had intended to mobilize Locke's troops to resolve the dangers of the northwest border, but he was worried that the imperial family would take the opportunity to have an idea of Locke.
"The distance from Rock to the northwest border is long. When the legion is transferred back, most of the inland cities may fall into the hands of orcs."
"Your Majesty's Imperial Guard Corps has been replenished after the transfer. The private troops of the major nobles should be able to recruit 100,000 people. Although the Frost Thunder Legion was defeated, the Grand Duke Palmer and the legion's skeleton were still there. The guards from several cities on the border were gathered to be under the command of the Grand Duke. They could also raise an army of 50,000 or 60,000 people to push all these troops to the front line. In addition, the whole country needs to mobilize mercenaries from all over the country to assist in defending the city. If possible, His Majesty himself needs to borrow tens of thousands of church knights from Archbishop Sosses, so that the orcs can be blocked in the northwest border area."
After Bellamy said that, Strach's stiff expression finally relieved a little. If everything goes well, the current crisis can gradually resolve.
But will the battle really go so smoothly?
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In Netherworld Wolf Castle, the wolf owner was paced back and forth in the hall with his hands behind his back.
"Your Majesty, please make a decision early. The golden lion and the sky green eagle have occupied the entire northwest border area of Isaac. If we wait any longer, we may not even be able to drink soup when eating meat." Black Wolf Wokun couldn't help but persuade him.
"The entire northwest region? Isn't Hongyan City still in the hands of the Wind and Snow Legion? As long as Hongyan City cannot be defeated, no matter how much land they capture, they may not be able to defend it in the future."
"Smart Fox" Reus said from the side: "Your Majesty is very much, but General Wo Kun's concerns are not unreasonable. Elliot is bound to win this Eastern Expedition, and I am worried that he has other moves."
The wolf master pondered for a moment, and his eyes gradually became sharp. "The blood-flame wolf really cannot keep holding his troops. Wokun, go and summon warriors from various tribes. If Elliot can really take down Red Rock City, we will also send troops to capture the southwest of Isaac!"
The human and beast tribes are planning their own strategies, and this war will probably become bigger and bigger...
Chapter completed!