Chapter 239 Siege
"Sir, if they gave up on the valley and had wounded soldiers in front of us, should we take over the valley first?" The adjutant immediately made a request after hearing the information, but Longkodo did not nod immediately. He was the leader of the army. Although he was not experienced in many battles, his awareness of war was higher than that of ordinary generals. In terms of intelligence, the other party should have almost fought to the death in order to guard the valley and curb his side's progress. Why did he have to return to the crescent moon city with such heavy casualties? If it was to defend the city wall, it would be too hasty. After all, after they returned, the pressure brought to the defenders in the city would not be small. This kind of self-destructive thing was avoided by every general. Why did Gui Chou do this?
Another thing he cared about is that he could completely intercept the reconnaissance team he had ruled out was not enough without sufficient troops. In order to create an atmosphere that had been surrounded, they had to distribute a large number of troops to do so. Where did these soldiers go? If there was really such a force, their purpose of intercepting the reconnaissance team might be to delay time, but it was not ruled out that they were waiting to cut off their own retreat.
The adjutant's proposal naturally had a certain basis, but for Longkodo, now is not the best time to occupy the valley. So when the adjutant asked again, he just issued an order to occupy a small group of troops, but the entire army was still camping outside the valley. Although he didn't understand why, the adjutant still went to execute it. Longkodo's actions naturally had his own reason, and he didn't need to ask more questions.
Longkodo naturally had his questions, but the answer was on the walls of Crescent Moon City.
"Mr. Yinyue, thank you for your hard work." A soldier said respectfully to Yinyue who had just climbed to the wall. Yinyue nodded and asked, "Where is your master?"
"The master is patrolling the facilities inside the wall and also ordering to prepare to welcome the valley defensive soldiers." The soldier followed Yinyue on the city wall. Yinyue stopped and asked, "How about the damage to the war? Is there any information coming now?"
The soldier nodded and said, "The Third Corps has suffered heavy casualties, not enough to wipe out the opponent's vanguard army. Soldiers with minor injuries have joined the defensive camp. The remaining seriously injured and the bodies of soldiers who died in battle are on their way back."
"Okay, I understand." Yinyue came to the entrance of the defense facilities inside the wall, but was suddenly stopped by the soldier, "Sir Yinyue!"
"What's wrong?" Yin Yue had just stepped down the first step and turned around and saw a special emotion on the soldier's face. After a slightly puzzled expression appeared on his face, the soldier suddenly bowed deeply and said sincerely: "Thank you, Lord Yin Yue, for everything he did for the Third Corps, the villain will never forget it!"
The soldier's performance made Yin Yue confused, but she quickly reacted and asked softly: "Do you have any relatives in the Third Corps?" The soldier nodded and said: "Yes, my brother is there, and he is not dead yet. You and your friends have bought time for my brother. Thank you again, Lord Yin Yue." After saying that, the soldier bowed deeply again, but this time he was supported by Yin Yue and said: "It's okay, take care of your brother. If you have those people here, even if you are seriously injured, you will definitely be fine." He patted the soldier's shoulder. Just as Yin Yue was about to turn around, he heard the soldier say: "Lord Yin Yue, do you think we can trust those... orcs?"
Looking at the unnatural expression of the soldier in front of him, Yin Yue's face couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, but then she said, "You can save your brother's life, you can't forget this kindness." After that, Yin Yue went downstairs directly into the wall.
The soldier scratched his head and said to himself, "Then should I trust them?"
"Of course, they are friends of Lord Gui Chou!" A gentle and clear voice sounded from behind the soldier. When the soldier looked back, he saw that Prince Kale appeared behind him at some point.
"See Your Highness!" The soldier was about to salute but was helped up by Kale. Looking at the soldiers around him who were also saluting, he raised his hand slightly to indicate that there was no need to be too much. Kale put his hands on the soldier's shoulders, and then stared at his eyes and said, "Soldier, you must remember to be loyal to you, so that you can live a better life. Of course, don't look at your friends with color, do you understand?"
The soldier nodded, and Kale let him go and said, "Since it's still early, let's welcome your brother back triumphantly. No need to be restrained, you can stand beside me." The soldier was stunned and then happily looked side by side, standing side by side with Kale, but he took a little step back. The soldier's movements were seen by Kale, but he didn't say anything else. He watched a long team slowly appear in his sight under the setting sun, and then slowly approached. Every step in the team was so clear but so blurry, as if he was suddenly covered with a layer of transparent gauze. The soldier suddenly felt a little cold on his face, and when he touched his hands, he felt a drop of tears.
"Remember your benefactor, take good care of your brother, and leave everything left to your master." Kale patted the soldier on the shoulder, then turned around and got down the city wall. After returning to the city lord's mansion, Kale saw Alex and the city defense officer Laufodt seem to be discussing. To be precise, they should be arguing. The hands of the two people were always pointing on the map in front of them, as if they had some differences. Curiously, Kale held back the crowd and slowly approached, and put the conversation between the two people into his ears.
"We should increase the frequency of proactive attacks while paying attention to defense, so that the opponent can be exhausted, instead of being unable to retreat like now and letting the opponent come and go. This is the province of the adults. We should swear to protect every inch of the territory of this province!" This is the big guy, that is, the general of the city defense army, and the map in front of the two was the plane defense map of the New Crescent City, which marked the layout of troops and the number of equipment on each defense section. After listening to Lawford, Alex said: "The remaining troops of the opponent are less than 80,000, but if the Winston family and the Temple Legion are in harmony, then the enemies we have to face will not only be 80,000, but more than 100,000 people. According to the current defensive power, focusing on defense is the most advantageous choice, and this is also the choice of ghosts and ugly!"
"In addition, the griffin cavalry that appeared before also confirmed this. Their intention was to unite. In this way, the crescent province would be suppressed and the other provinces that did not obey the temple provinces would have an attitude of intimidating. You are now responsible for city defense. In terms of the overall situation, the space you need to improve is not a little bit!"
The two of them argued, and both wanted to suppress their thoughts over each other, but they became very involved. No one noticed Kale behind the two. Just as Kale was about to speak, a slightly tired voice suddenly came from behind him.
"What are you two arguing? Is Kahler watching the fun?" The person who came was not someone else, he was patrolling Gui Chou from the city wall, and behind him was Yin Yue.
"Sir!" "Your Highness!"
The two people were stunned, and then they saw the reactions of the two people at the first time. The former was naturally Lawford and the latter was Alex. The focus of the two people was also different, but Alex's face changed slightly and he kicked Lawford in secret.
"Ah? Oh, Your Highness!" Lawford looked at Alex first, then understood that he came and hurriedly saluted Kale. Among the people present, Kale had the highest status, and Lawford's name just now was naturally a bit inappropriate, but Kale didn't care. Seeing Gui Chou come back, he asked, "What are the mistakes in the city defense?"
"Except for the lack of thirty crossbows to attract them, the others were all arranged according to my arrangement. The blacksmiths in the city are stepping up their work. If they can get to the city tomorrow, there should be three more, exactly sixteen, two on each side." After Gui Chou explained the situation, he brought everyone to the map.
"I heard a rough idea about the discussion between you two. The main purpose of the people in Crooked Moon City is to defend the city wall. According to the degree of defense of our city wall, only the defensive magic array is a weakness. If the rest wants to use troops to capture it, the opponent cannot bear such casualties. So when the opponent uses magic methods, Yinyue, I need your help. I don't need to block them all. Just block the north of the main direction. The rest can be made to let the soldiers know how to avoid it. If necessary, the upper floor of the city wall can not be placed." Gui Chou said, pointing to the black dotted line in the city wall defense map on the map.
This is very scary, but everyone present knows that this is the Kotler Empire, one of the three human empires known as the Magic Empire. The legion of the temple will inevitably use magic attacks as a test when attacking, and this kind of temptation magic is not something that the newly built Crescent Moon City can withstand, so Gui Chou's proposal did not attract opposition.
"Sir, how should we deal with it if the north and the south attack at the same time?" Lawford asked with some concern. After he thought about what Alex said just now, he found that what the old man said was very reasonable, but Gui Chou shook his head and said, "They will not join together, but will concentrate on attacking one point. After discovering this point, we can focus on defense. Remember, if they want to siege us, then let them succeed!"
Gui Chou drew a circle around the crescent moon city on the map and suddenly showed a confident smile at everyone.
Chapter completed!