Chapter 524 No Difference

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Volume 2 [Dark Tide] Chapter 524 No Difference

Warlord Godard has not heard from the warlord Godard since he entered the city of Elsen. After three days, more than a dozen wolf cavalrymen with wounds staggered back to the large army camped on the grassland, and brought the chieftain Sauron a gun. News of the "annihilation" of the Dahl Ministry.

And Sauron was almost pissed off by these guys—he wasn't afraid of failure, but these orcs generally had no brains, and the voices of the military statements were getting louder and louder. He wanted to let everyone know that hundreds of wolf cavalry died in battle. news of...

As long as it is an army, the impact of things like "morale" on the team cannot be ignored. Sauron is very clear that he is trying to "carry" all the orcs forward, but he can't "command" at all. Any small setback may affect his prestige, which in turn makes it more difficult to issue orders.

Well now, the entire army of the dignified warlord was wiped out within the borders of the Karen Kingdom without any warning. If it is said that he was killed in battle, it would be fine, but the cause of death was that he was blown into pieces for no reason...

If such rumors are allowed to spread, how will the next battle be fought?

It is said that the orcs are brave, but that is due to the animal nature, and the beasts have the instinct of "seeking good luck and avoiding evil". If everyone thinks that they will be blown to pieces after entering the Karen Kingdom, who will fight well? Let's break up as soon as possible!

"Stop talking nonsense to me! I already know from another group of warriors... Godard's warlord is unparalleled, leading his team to break through the human fortress defenses, but he is dying because of too many support troops arriving in time! You guys The deserters are not only cowardly, but also full of lies, the tribe does not need cowards like you!"

Sauron yelled these words, and then pulled out the chain hammer on the spot and smashed the heads of several soldiers—those unlucky orcs were still wondering who the letter from Sauron was, and their brains were splashed all over the next second …

Sauron glanced gloomyly for a week, and said to his confidantes: "Go and tell Rakor and Duda Warden to increase their speed! He said that Godard found that many humans are retreating in a hurry.

We must launch an all-out attack before they retreat into the fortress! "

"The strength of Godard's tribe has been damaged, and now he can't let his son serve as the overseer. I went to secretly inform Kasa... and said that when he completely controls Godard's tribe, I will let him be the overseer."

"Yes! Great Chief!"

Sauron's means of control is not shrewd, but for other orcs, his rank is too much higher. Even so, Sauron was still troubled by the problem in front of him: Before the all-out war started, he had already lost the lives of two warlords and more than 800 wolf cavalrymen... and he didn't even know the specific distribution of troops in the Karen Kingdom clear.

Are these human beings really as fragile as they imagined?

Or are they all as brave as the guys under Roddy?

The ruler is lonely, and Sauron is also constantly moving forward in self-doubt and denial. If the outpost of Sarota had been able to gain a firm foothold back then, this would definitely not be the case. But Sauron also knew that there were not many "ifs" in this world—it would not be a bad thing for his personal rule to kill some orcs now, there would always be a group of disobedient guys who would use them as cannon fodder.

"But... what if they're all hiding in the fortress..."

Sauron stroked the chain hammer in his hand and fell silent.

*****

"Your Excellency, this is the news from Baron Soderol just now."

In the Earl's Mansion of Houlier City, Sally in plain clothes took the letter, read it briefly, and lit it on a candle to destroy it. Then he got up and went to a newly made simple sand table in the center of the study, and placed two small wooden puppets and a wooden horse head on the fortress model called "Taker".

Many similar puppet figures have been placed on the border fortress on the sand table. Each puppet represents 500 formal infantrymen who can go to the battlefield, and each horse head represents about 100 armed knights.

"It looks like Efta has mobilized tens of thousands of soldiers in a short period of time."

It is difficult for the noble lords of this era to count how many soldiers and horses they can pull out to fight. When encountering knights who don't show face, they ask to bring 200 people out, but it is possible that 30 people come. Although Rody began to recruit and train professional soldiers before the establishment of the "cabinet", he could not change the military structure of the territory in a short period of time, so the current troop composition is still dominated by "noble private soldiers and civilian temporary soldiers".

A total of 12,000 soldiers were efficiently recruited by the cabinet. Among them, there were 300 knights with fiefdoms in the traditional sense. Among the various fortresses.

For this war that is about to start, Rody, as the "Cabinet Prime Minister", is naturally the main policy maker, but he does not hold the specific war command power at the same time - Roddy is very clear that he is in the local battle. The ability to control is unparalleled, but it is difficult for him to do everything in a large-scale war.

Therefore, Roddy only proposed the general direction of "actively defending and waiting for work with ease", and the specific implementation will be in charge of the experienced Knight Titus.

After all, Knight Titus is a great knight who has been famous in Efta for a long time. He knows the team participating in the battle in the territory from the bottom up, and he can command it with ease. And as the duke, Sally is not just a decoration, she has the "right to decide on the transportation" of all the supplies in Efta. In a sense, Sally's participation in the war is definitely no less than that of Titus.

This is a method of check and balance distribution of power that Rody is familiar with, and at the same time, it also allows Sally, as a lord, to have great control over the war.

"The evacuation work has basically been completed, and those who have not yet hid in the fortress can only ask for blessings."

The voice of Knight Titus sounded from the side. As the "commander" of this battle, he does not need to sit on the front line himself. And in order for Sally to acquire knowledge about the war as soon as possible, he stayed in Hollier City to explain various details to Sally.

"The strength of Soderol's soldiers cannot be compared with other knights, so is he placed in this fortress with the worst conditions to make up for the shortcomings of the defensive front?"

Thanks to the teachings of the Duke of Angmar when she was young, Sally had a very clear idea of ​​the fort from the experience of frequently patrolling the border when she was young. When she mentioned the name of the fort, she could immediately make a rough judgment.

"Your point is correct, but whether it is the short board of the bucket or not is actually a kind of gamble - Soderol reported to me that the combat effectiveness of his troops is ten times that of ordinary troops. To be honest, if I said this a year ago, I would I don't believe it. But with the equipment supported by Lord Rody, I believe he will not fool me with lies. Therefore, I let them guard the most critical point of the defense line... If the orcs can see the Efta defense line clearly If the situation is not right, then we will definitely attack here.”

Titus pointed to the fortress where Soderol was, and then pointed to several nearby fortresses: "A total of more than 10,000 troops, in fact, more than 70% are recruits who have never been on the battlefield. Most of them No one has experienced war and lacks even the most basic training..."

He continued with a stern expression: "There may be only more than 3,000 people who really have qualified combat effectiveness. Half of them were brought by Soderol, and the rest were the veterans from Wellington. Although there are many elite soldiers under the command of other lords, But they are their own masters, and they can't act in unison when they get together, so they can only show their skills in the defensive battle."

Sally learned a lot from this remark. She looked at the sand table and thought for a moment, but she thought of Rody's next plan - from the letter sent by Soderol, the baron was in the process of leading the team northward. A team of about 100 people was separated and quietly went to Elson City.

Counting the days, this team should be the elite that set off with Rody, right?

*****

Thirty elite cavalry were selected, and sixty strong and strong barbarian "auxiliary soldiers" arrived in Elson City on May 2.

They didn't come here just to wait for Rody and set off, but received a "training" order - Rody asked them to learn the construction and laying of simple magic circle stone slabs within two days, and then they could set off immediately.

Rody, who was in the city lord's mansion, didn't seem to be worried about the orcs' offensive at all. He had been wandering between the magic laboratory, the study room and a testing ground outside the city for the past few days. The reason for saying "fleeing" is that he has completely forgotten to sleep and eat these days, and even Akasha, who is closest to Rody, has difficulty determining his whereabouts.

Often just a moment ago he was still confirming something with Nata holding a stack of parchment in the study, and five minutes later he ran out of the city and caused a small earthquake or explosion.

However, as long as you observe carefully, you will find that the tense expression on Rody's face these days has disappeared, and he has even become a little relaxed.

Merlinsera was very curious about what Rody was tossing about, but Roddy made it clear that he refused to disclose: "You don't need to take risks on this matter. It is obviously more important to maintain your position in Houdini's eyes. In the future, I will have A lot of things are required of Rahiman, isn't it all up to you?"

Roddy’s reasons coaxed Merlinsera to stop asking, and his preparations came to an end with the arrival of May 3rd—when the team of ninety people finished the “training”, Roddy also started Check the pieces of equipment that you are about to bring on your trip.

But at this moment, Houdini who suddenly returned to Elson made Roddy frown.

Houdini obviously brought bad news. Even before he spoke, Rody could tell from his haggard and emaciated face.

"Is something wrong? Master Houdini?"

He glanced at Houdini's silent entourage left and right, and realized that the situation might be more serious than he had imagined. After welcoming him into the living room, he screened back and waited for the mage to organize his words.

Houdini's eyes were still bloodshot, but when he opened his mouth, his tone did not hesitate: "It's useless to say as much as I'm sorry, Lord Rody, before... I was an envoy of Laximan negotiated with you.

But now, I'm afraid I can only represent the leader of this fleet. "

Roddy frowned, but he only thought for a while before smiling lightly.

"I guess for me, it doesn't really make a difference.

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