Aslan rushed all the way out of Billy City and said while riding his horse.
"The six lords who attacked the Melo area retreated at the same time. However, they did not give up. Instead, they gathered all their troops in Jimmy Town. They were obviously preparing to rely on their superior strength to fight us in a decisive battle on the banks of the Meili River."
"I was careless this time." Aslan said angrily.
Arthur remained silent, realizing the seriousness of the matter.
The coalition army composed of the six lords' troops numbered at least five to six thousand troops.
Gawain, who was confronting them at this time, had at most seven to eight hundred troops on hand.
With a force ten times his own, no matter how elite the Merlot army was, Arthur still lacked confidence.
History has proven countless times that quantitative changes are enough to trigger qualitative changes.
Otherwise, the human race would not become the ruler of Xino Continent.
In addition to being good at using tools and learning, humans have a huge population base.
At dawn, Aslan has appeared in the surveillance range of the outpost outside Mero Town.
Because of the ongoing war with the lords of the Billy region, the security at the outpost was very strict, and no soldiers dared to be lazy. Two people worked in groups, and four people took turns guarding the post.
Seeing that the lord was coming back, the soldiers at the outpost quickly lit up white smoke.
The black smoke represents the enemy's invasion, and the white smoke is an oath of return for the lord.
Seeing the white smoke outside the town of Melo, Wilson and Essien breathed a sigh of relief.
The Lord Lord is back, and so is their backbone.
Aslan was speeding all the way, and his face no longer had the smile it once had, so he turned a blind eye to the people who saluted him on the road.
But all the people in the territory take it for granted. If such a serious thing happens in the territory, and the lord can still greet them with a smile, then they have to worry.
As soon as he entered the city lord's palace, Aslan threw his riding crop on the table and asked with a solemn expression.
"Tell me about the current situation?"
Essien immediately stood up and said: "Reliable news has come that the six lords have gathered five thousand soldiers and horses, and this number is still increasing."
"Furthermore, the four lords who are somewhat related by marriage to the six lords have also begun to mobilize troops on a large scale."
Essien's last words made Aslan couldn't help but widen his eyes.
This is something that has never happened in previous lives.
Is it the butterfly effect?
But Aslan did not panic, but quickly calmed down.
"How many soldiers are left in the new barracks to fight?" Aslan asked calmly.
"Four hundred Merlot troops, six hundred city defense troops." Wilson said decisively.
Aslan estimated the forces at hand.
If all the troops were pressed up, there would only be more than 2,000 troops. As for the construction corps, Aslan did not intend to let them participate in the war.
Not only does he have insufficient combat training, and he is too old, his combat effectiveness on the battlefield is really limited.
In the age of cold weapons, physical strength and combat experience gained from fighting in war.
The soldiers of the Construction Corps have not been on the battlefield, so they naturally have no combat experience. As they get older, their physical strength is even worse.
"How is the situation on the front line?" Aslan asked again.
"This is the latest battle report!" Wilson handed the battle report to Aslan.
Aslan looked at the battle report sent by Gawain very calmly, with a very solemn expression.
The coalition of lords in the Billy area has gathered more than 5,000 people and may cross the river at any time. However, they do not have so many ships and cannot cross the river on a large scale, so they dare not cross the river for the time being, fearing that the number of troops crossing the river is too small and they will be overwhelmed by the people on the river bank.
The Merlot army was eaten.
It's just that they are already cutting down trees and building ships, and soon they will invade the territory with a large army.
Aslan picked up the quill and wrote a date and a tactical plan on it.
Relying on the terrain advantage to prevent them from crossing the river, he would lead reinforcements to support them as long as it took another week.
That's right! Aslan needs a week. He wants to mass-produce Merlot crossbows so that the new recruits of the city defense army can become familiar with them as soon as possible. At the same time, he is also preparing to take out the great weapon of war in his previous life.
Five-piece bed crossbow.
"Recruit troops immediately. Priority will be given to those with military experience. The new recruits will be trained one by one. How many can be trained?" Aslan no longer cared about what would happen if the undertrained soldiers went to the battlefield.
After all, many of the soldiers under the lord were farmers on weekdays and only raised their weapons in war.
Essien and Wilson quickly conveyed the government order, and soon a recruitment notice was posted on the bulletin board outside the city lord's palace.
It's just that unlike other lords who forced conscription, it was forcibly distributed to each family.
Merlo Town's recruitment notice was voluntary, and it also described the dangerous situation Merlo Town was facing at this time, especially the dangers that soldiers who joined the army would face when the time came.
The civil servant of the City Lord's Mansion read the contents of the announcement, but his voice became quieter the more he read it.
He felt that the lord must be crazy. He actually issued such a recruitment notice. It was strange that some people were willing to join the army.
The people watching were silent for a while, and they were caught in a dilemma.
On the one hand, I want to help the lord, but on the other hand, I am afraid that I will die in battle during this expedition.
The balcony door on the second floor of the City Lord's Mansion opened, and Aslan, dressed in military uniform, walked out.
"It took a lot of effort for our town of Mero to get what it is today, but some people don't want to see us live a good life. In their eyes, our Mero area is their back garden, and the Mero people are born to be their slaves. Now the six major
The lord's army is pressing on the border, and I have no choice but to retreat."
When Aslan said this, he fell silent. He did not say anything about the consequences, but quietly looked at the people below.
He hopes that the people below him will awaken to the blood of the nation and the sense of honor for the country and the country.
"Lord! What will happen if you are defeated?"
Suddenly someone asked.
Just for a moment, everyone's eyes were focused on Aslan. They all wanted to know, what would the Lord do in this situation?
"I will lead the soldiers of the Merlot Army to fight to the end. I swear that we will live and die together in Merlot Town." Aslan said firmly.
He wanted to complain that even if he was defeated, the six major lords would not dare to hurt him even a hair.
"Swear to follow the lord to the death!"
The elderly people in Merlo Town were the first to react. They were mainly the original residents of Wood Village and Merlo Town. Almost every family had someone serving in the army. They accepted the patriotism of the knights and admired Aslan's thoughts every day.
It's called brainwashing for short. Under its influence, the ideological consciousness of these families is higher than that of other newly arrived people.
"Without your lord, we wouldn't be where we are now, fighting for Mero."
The people who shout such slogans are basically the middle class of Merlo Town. They already have a stable income and their lives are getting better day by day. Once Merlo Town is captured, everything they have may be robbed by other lords.
They are vested interests. Compared with other people, they must stand firmly on the same front as Aslan.