Miss Rabbit's tears were almost dry, and her eyes were swollen like walnuts.
There were fifty-seven people in her team when she went out, but after escaping back to Teacup Castle, there were only fourteen people left, plus one dog.
The most important thing is that Li Yu was also placed in the fief of Trinidad by her, and he must be in dire straits now.
Ilea had actually been counting the days when Li Yu would come back, but this time it happened to be a weekend break. Li Yu was away for much longer than before, a full eight days, and the girl was busy patrolling the territory.
, met Trinidad again in the middle of the night and lit a beacon to ask for help. She wanted to persuade Alfred to rescue people quickly.
In the confusion, I forgot about Li Yu's coming tonight.
By the time I remembered it again, it was too late.
When she thought of this, the girl was heartbroken, had difficulty breathing, and her heartbeat almost stopped. She just lay there paralyzed, unable to do anything, as if she had lost her soul.
The new head of Arias' family is currently disconnected from the world due to Li Yu's death. Fortunately, others are not affected by this incident.
In fact, except for Jude, who had escorted Ilea all the way back to the green field before and witnessed Li Yu's magical appearance and disappearance, he might have noticed something at that moment. No one else knew that Li Yu was here tonight.
As the group of people fled back to Teacup Castle in embarrassment, it wasn't long before even the grooms and washerwomen in the castle knew that the lizard man bandits who usually huddled in the swamps had formed a terrifying army that might number more than a thousand people.
They have occupied the Trinidad Knight's fief, killed everyone above them, and are marching towards Teacup Castle.
Panic spread instantly. Some people were crying in the corner and praying to the Silver Moon Goddess, while others were worried about their relatives at home and clamored to go home.
Alfred did not stop anyone who wanted to leave, because he also needed these people to spread the news of the Lizardmen's attack as much as possible, so that more villagers could be gathered into the castle to take refuge.
Ilea and her group escaped on horseback, while the lizardmen all walked. In addition, those guys were probably going to burn, kill, and loot along the way. By the time they got to the Teacup Castle, it would be tomorrow evening at the earliest.
And now there is still a short period of time before dawn, which means they still have almost a day to act.
Of course, Alfred did not gather the people purely to save people.
Defending the city requires manpower, not just soldiers, but the villagers, especially the young and strong among them, can play a good role with a little training.
The Arias family has just lost many elite soldiers, and the old knight also needs someone to fill these vacancies.
In fact, he was somewhat fortunate that Ilea had insisted on going to support Trinidad before. If he had stayed in the fief of the Purple Sparrow Knight and someone came to his door in the middle of the night, it would have been really fatal.
Although we have lost some manpower now, we have seen those lizardmen all over the mountains and plains for the first time. Otherwise, even if someone comes to report the news, the people in the castle will still have doubts about the authenticity of the matter.
After all, ever since the Arias family became the masters of this land, over the past nine hundred years, although the lizardmen have invaded repeatedly, they have never exceeded a hundred people at a time.
Thousands of people suddenly showed up. The first reaction of most people when they heard the news was disbelief. They then sent out men to investigate. After repeated rounds, the lizardmen had probably reached the city walls.
By then, none of the nearby civilians will be able to survive.
Alfred asked someone to light a beacon fire on the tower, and then came to the hall on the second floor of the castle.
At this time, most of the important people in Teacup Castle have arrived. Some people are still wearing pajamas, but they no longer pay attention to the aristocratic etiquette.
"What's the current situation in the castle? Can we withstand the attack of those lizardmen?" Alisa asked.
The old knight saluted and replied, "There is enough food and grass in Teacup Castle to support us for a long time. Weapons and equipment are also relatively rich, but the number of arrows is a bit low. We happened to consume some some time ago, and there are only less than four thousand."
Yes, but I have already asked someone to do it.
"The biggest problem is manpower. We only have twenty-six soldiers left, and half of them are older. Fortunately, Miss Ilea also summoned fifty militiamen before she left. There should be people fleeing in later.
Inside the castle, I can select some more for use. It is impossible to take the initiative, but there should be no problem in defending the city."
"The carrots will be harvested in a month," someone sighed, "but now they are all gone... In addition, with the ferocity of those lizard people, there will definitely be no survivors wherever they go. Now the family has worked hard to manage it."
The territory that has been held for so long will turn into a white field."
His words also caused many people to fall into silence.
After a while, Ilea's uncle Lucio said anxiously while wiping his sweat, "How long has this been? You still have time to care about the life and death of Carrot and those civilians. Think about what we should do first. Just rely on what you have."
With these people, there is no way we can defeat those lizardmen and take back our land, and we will die sooner or later if we are trapped in a lonely city like this."
"We need to call for help." Alfred also admitted.
"I have already released the carrier pigeon to report the news to Yanxue City." Yago, the new manager, said, "But even if Marquis Cullen is willing to send troops to rescue us, it will be ten days at the earliest, and..."
"And now it's almost the autumn harvest. Once he sends troops, it's likely to delay the harvest." Fausto, who has resigned from the position of general manager and now serves as an advisor to Ilea, said, "Marquis Cullen should come to the rescue.
We just may have to wait until after the autumn harvest."
"It's too late," Lucio raised his voice, "What if we can't survive that time? Alfred, you also said it. It's just a preliminary estimate that there are thousands of lizard people. What if there are more of them?"
.Two thousand? Five thousand? We are in great trouble.
"We need to borrow troops from our neighbors. They are close to us, and the risk of delaying the autumn harvest will be smaller. Moreover, those lizardmen may run to their territory to cause trouble if they see that they cannot chew our castle. Even if it is for
For their own sake, they should also help us."
"Who around here doesn't know what's going on in the Great Swamp of Gaigu? Who would believe that thousands of lizardmen could emerge there? Frankly speaking, if Ilea and Knight Alfred hadn't seen it with their own eyes,
Do you believe those guys?" Alyssa said calmly.
"Perhaps we can ask for help from the Silver Moon Church." Someone else proposed an idea, "Those hateful lizard people believe in their own terrifying evil god that cannot be killed, and they have also blatantly blasphemed Pisiya. If they were
By occupying this land, the goddess's glory will no longer be able to spread here."
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Thanks to Zhaogenmei and other children’s boots for the reward~
This chapter has been completed!