Chapter 204 Crisis
Chapter 206 Crisis
After experiencing a minor incident, Yan Xing bid farewell to the gray mouse and left Ligeia's tavern, and then continued to the city lord's mansion in a low-key manner.
Outside the towering castle gate of the city lord's palace, there were significantly fewer sentries on duty.
After seeing Yan Xing reveal his identity, the guard officer immediately welcomed him in.
"Sir Yanxing...the count has told us that as long as you come, we will take you to see him immediately."
Yan Xing followed the guard officer inside and asked, "Why are there so few guards here? Even if there is a shortage of troops on the front line, it won't be your turn to mobilize the soldiers of the Theodore family, right?"
The guard officer knew Yan Xing's current position in Earl Theodore's heart, and replied respectfully: "Back to your lord...Miss Sibel went to Storm City, and the Earl mobilized half of the family's soldiers to follow the lady."
Sibel went to Storm City?
Yan Xing couldn't understand why Count Theodore, who usually kept Sibel close to him for fear that something might happen to his daughter, was willing to let her go to Storm City.
However, Yan Xing did not continue to ask the guard officer about the private affairs of the Earl's family. Anyway, he knew everything after meeting Earl Theodore.
Soon, Yan Xing met the old count in the city lord's study.
After not seeing each other for two months, Yan Xing could feel that Count Theodore had obviously aged a lot.
His face was pale, his eyes were red, his beard and hair were messy...
It's obvious that he hasn't had a good rest for a long time.
On the table in the middle of the study is a wooden map, with some chess pieces representing different military units placed on the map.
Count Theodore stood next to the map and watched the situation in Stormy Highlands. He moved the chess pieces on the map from time to time and did not notice Yan Xing coming.
Butler Atlee stood beside Count Theodore, holding a tray with chess pieces for chess in his hand.
After Atli saw Yan Qing coming, he whispered a reminder in Count Theodore's ear.
Upon hearing Yan Xing's arrival, Earl Theodore immediately raised his head, his expression suddenly relaxed.
"I have sent people to the Eternal Territory many times, but they were always told that you went to the depths of the Thunder Swamp. Have you finished your work?"
Yan walked to the map, glanced at the situation above, and replied to Count Theodore: "It's all done. I heard something about New Tower City, so I immediately entered the city secretly.
On the way to the City Lord's Mansion, I saw some things and felt that the situation here seemed to be more serious than I imagined.
And I just learned that Miss Siebel went to Storm City. "
Speaking of Storm City, Count Theodore turned his attention to the city at the southern end of the wooden map.
Storm City guards the main road leading from the Windstorm Highlands to the mainland of the duchy.
It connects to New Tower City in the northeast.
Military fortresses and fortress groups radiate to the north and northwest.
Storm City is the human race's hub in the Windstorm Highlands.
Now in the northwest, there are only three military fortresses distributed in a fan shape between the main force of the orcs and Storm City.
As long as the orc army breaks through this last barrier, they can march to Storm City.
Then the function of Storm City as the center will be greatly weakened, thus affecting the scheduling of the entire battlefield.
The Terran Gale Highland Legion fought on two fronts, and Marquis Anderson was forced to adopt a soft-and-hard strategy.
Concentrate the elite and heavy troops to stop the elves from going south and protect the rear area of New Tower City.
As a result, they naturally do not have that much military power to deal with the orcs, and they can only give up space to defend important fortress cities.
Count Theodore said: "We misjudged the strength of the orcs and elves. They imitated us and used god-given gold coins to build roads, and forcibly built a road from the Windy Highlands to their homeland.
The transportation of materials and personnel between orcs and elves is more convenient than before.
We missed the best opportunity to drive the orcs and elves off the Windstorm Highlands, leaving us in a very dangerous situation. "
There are huge gaps on all sides of the Stormy Highlands, making it very difficult for the three parties of humans, orcs, and elves who previously competed here to supply the highlands.
Human power cannot build roads.
The benefit of God-given gold coins coming directly from the building is reflected.
Marquis Anderson used a large amount of God-given gold coins to build a direct passage from the Gale Highlands to the mainland, so that he could take advantage of the Gale Highlands with more convenient logistics than the orcs and elves.
It's just that regarding the ownership of Stormy Highlands, Marquis Anderson has never been able to get the canonization of Duke Silvermane.
He can only support thieves to respect themselves and protect themselves.
As a result... the orcs and elves were poor, but they couldn't lose the strategic location that mattered to their lives, even if they were selling the iron.
So the orcs and elves tightened their belts to save the gold coins given by the gods, and then built the road to the windy highlands on the mainland.
Finally, there was this joint war against the human race.
Marquis Anderson miscalculated the strength of the orcs and elves, and the war was more difficult and cruel than he expected.
There is absolutely no way to take a step back in the war against the elves.
After taking a step back, the elves attacked New Tower City. The Stormy Highland Legion lost its logistics and lost everything.
Therefore, in the battle on the northern front, Marquis Anderson mobilized troops from various places to fight in the front.
Against the orcs, they could only retreat again and again, but in the end there was no way to retreat.
The soldiers on the western front defended the fortified city to the death.
Marquis Anderson also knows that if you defend for a long time, you will lose, and you must have a certain offensive ability to fight back.
Sibel is a champion knight.
Even if she is not allowed to go out to fight in the city, just letting her out on the front line can deter the enemy and increase the morale of our own army.
During the war, Marquis Anderson repeatedly requested to transfer Sibel to Storm City, but Count Theodore refused.
Finally, Anderson had to issue a formal military order to mobilize Sibel.
During the war, Count Theodore did not dare to disobey military orders and had no choice but to let Sibel go to the front line.
Count Theodore pointed at the map and explained to Yan Xing the current battle situation in the Gale Highlands. His words were not optimistic about the changes after the war.
Halfway through, he couldn't help but sigh: "Our internal friction is really too great. UU Reading www.uukanshu.net
I could have successfully occupied the windy heights, but now...
Even the support from the principality to the Gale Wind Highlands was only supplies and not troops. "
When Yan Xing heard this, he couldn't help but said: "Don't you think it's too risky for the principality to do this?"
Earl Theodore said: “The principality obviously wants to rely on this war to weaken the Stormwind Highland Army...and thereby weaken the strength of Marquis Anderson.
Because everything the Marquis has is with the Windstorm Highland Legion.
Facing the attacks of orcs and elves, we had to fight tooth and nail.
When the Marquis can no longer hold on, the Silvermane Duke can appoint a new commander to take over the Windy Highland Legion with reinforcements.
Do you remember Mrs. Carol? "
Yan Xing nodded and said: "Remember... Mrs. Carol bought a set of ice jade porcelain tableware from me as the Duke's special envoy. Didn't she leave with the ice jade porcelain tableware?"
Earl Theodore said: "She is back again. Now she is in New Tower City, monitoring the war in the Windstorm Highlands for the Grand Duke Silvermane."