By the time Alan and Hermione returned to the military camp together, it was already evening.
Accompanied by Hermione, Allen made a comprehensive inspection of the camp's defense, patrols, food, and tent arrangements. After doing all this, it was almost dark.
Then Allen came to his own tent, packed his clothes a little, and after a simple dinner, he came to the marching tent.
Allen sat on the main seat of the big tent, looking at the tent that could accommodate dozens of people, thinking about the thousands of soldiers in the camp.
I suddenly felt an indescribable feeling in my heart, a little satisfied and a little proud, followed by introspection and thinking.
Soon, Allen's personal guards began to shuttle through the camp. Their task was to notify all officers above the captain level to have a meeting at the marching tent in half an hour.
Slowly it became dark, and candles were lit in the marching tent.
In the light of candles, more and more people came to the marching tent. After saluting Allen, they sat down in their own seats.
Soon, more than a dozen people arrived, including Beorn and Wulf, two skin-changers.
The people here are Allen's main military subordinates. They sit quietly on their chairs, waiting for their lord to give orders.
Allen looked at the familiar faces in front of him and felt extremely touched. This was the first time that he had summoned them all to his side.
Most of them followed their old subordinates at the beginning, either following them to Middle-earth, or coming when they were first summoned.
The only difference is that Otta is sitting in the ranks of the infantry captain, and the skin-changer is sitting on the edge of the tent.
These people are Allen's subordinates, assisting Allen in controlling the violent machine in Wilderness Town. Allen is not worried about their loyalty, but power often means too much temptation.
When the army was first established, Allen also stipulated several severe punishment laws with Fatis, Alleyn and Bandak. For example, officers were not allowed to blackmail their subordinates. Once discovered, their hands would be beheaded immediately and then deported.
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For another example, on the battlefield, soldiers must strictly obey orders. If they disobey, they will be killed on the spot, and so on.
But those are rigid regulations and tough laws used to restrain the army. They can only make soldiers afraid but cannot improve their thinking.
So Allen felt that he should say something, at least let these officers understand what he meant and let them understand how to be a good officer under his command.
Allen looked at them, pondered for a while, and said with a smile: "Everyone, I am very happy today, because all I see here are old faces. I think you have been following me since very early on.
I am, and I am also very familiar with you."
With that said, Allen stood up and raised his hand to stop his subordinates who also wanted to stand up.
At this time, he looked at several cavalry captains and said: "I remember that you and I ran for dozens of miles to rescue the innocent people kidnapped by the wolf cavalry, even when facing enemies several times our size,
You are still right behind me."
The cavalry officers who heard this puffed up their chests and raised their heads slightly, because they were indeed the group of people here who had followed Allen for the longest time and had fought the most battles with Allen.
After saying this, Allen turned to look at the infantry captain and shooter captain, and continued: "I still remember that you and I were guarding the villagers on a short wall, facing faces that were more than ten times larger.
Our enemies, you are not flinching, you continue to kill and injure the enemy, and you even dare to join me outside the wall and confront the enemy head-on."
The infantry and archer officers who heard this sat up straighter, and some had sad expressions on their faces, as if they were thinking of their relatives and friends who died in that battle.
Afterwards, Allen first looked at Ota, then at Beorn, and said: "I also remember that you and I went to the dark tunnels of the Misty Mountains, fearless of hard work and hardships, and finally saved
Our allies, Beorn's family."
Beorn, who was sitting on the edge of the tent, was a little touched. He looked at Allen who was looking at him and nodded.
Allen continued his speech.
"Then why are we doing these things? Is it to hold power? Is it for family glory? Is it for glory and wealth? Of course, of course, I will give these to you."
When he said this, Allen's expression began to become serious: "However, I also hope that you will remember that these are just accessories. It is your loyalty, your courage, your ability, and the reasonableness that it brings to you.
income."
As he spoke, Allen looked around his subordinates again and said: "Please remember, only if our people and subordinates believe in us and believe that we can bring them stability, peace, and happy life, will we
Always have infinite glory, rich life and divine rights."
Allen paused for a moment, thought of something, and recalled: "I once said that I hope that we can become a noble and beloved team; I hope that we, who have faith in our hearts, should go to
Do those glorious things; I hope that we, with sharp weapons in our hands, will kill those who deserve to die; I hope that, with our strength, we should help those who are in trouble, and now, my original intention remains unchanged, and
, I also hope that we, who hold the army in hand, must take protecting the people as our most noble goal."
Having said this, Allen looked around at his nervous subordinates, and his expression returned to calm.
"Okay everyone, I'm not saying you did anything wrong. You don't need to be so nervous. I just need to remember these things and you'll be fine."
Looking at the knights who still didn't relax, Allen gave them orders.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "So now, I have a definite news, that is, there will be an evil dragon attacking Changhu Town soon. Of course, Changhu Town is not my territory.
We also have no responsibility for that town on the wood."
At this point, Allen's words changed.
"However, there are still many innocent people living there, and I can't help but watch them die. Therefore, please obey my order at this time. After dawn tomorrow, all the troops will gather at the camp gate. We will march to Chang Lake
Town, I want to force the stupid mayor of Changhu Town and force him to issue an order for the townspeople to leave Changhu Town and leave their old nest that may be destroyed by the evil dragon. Do you understand?"
"Yes." "Okay." "I will obey your order."
Originally, Allen wanted to ask his subordinates if they had any other questions, but this burst of noisy echoes directly disrupted Allen's thoughts.
Faced with this situation, Allen had no choice but to say: "Then, go back and prepare, everyone."
After the words fell, Allen's subordinates left their seats and walked out of the tent. They will gather with their teams in front of the camp gate on time tomorrow morning.
In the end, only Beorn and Allen's personal guard captain were left in the tent.
Beorn spoke first at this time, and he said anxiously: "Alan, I seem to hear the word dragon from your words."
Allen nodded and said calmly: "Yes, soon, I may have to face a giant dragon hundreds of meters long."
Beorn's expression was a little serious, and he said: "Smaug? It is not a wise thing to use the army to fight this evil dragon. Allen, you are just letting them die. Do you really have the heart to do it?"
Allen heard Beorn's words and knew that he had misunderstood, and quickly explained: "I will not let them face the dragon. When the time comes, I and my guards should be the only ones here, who will really
Face the dragon."
Hermione and the other Twilight Knights heard this, but they had no reaction, and even their eyes did not change.
Beorn asked Allen: "Then what can I do?"
Allen smiled, very happily, and said: "You can help tomorrow. My friend, you and Woolf are my important force to threaten Mayor Stephen."
Then, Allen's smile dropped and he continued: "But I can't let you face the dragon, my friend, that's it, I have to rest early."
After Allen finished speaking, he got up and left the marching tent, returned to his tent, and lay down on the bed.
Even though he was very tired, he did not fall asleep immediately, but continued to think about his plan.
Yes, Allen has always been prepared to use the army to coerce Stephen.
Otherwise, why should the army be stationed near Changhu Town? Wouldn't it be better in the Woodland Kingdom? It would be more convenient to obtain supplies.
Allen knew that there were not many guards in Changhu Town. At most, they could just pull out a few hundred militiamen. It was absolutely impossible to have his elite soldiers.
Moreover, Chang Lake Town does not have high-end power, and it will definitely not be able to withstand the trampling of Allen and the Twilight Knight Guards. In other words, Beorn is enough.
Of course, going to war is only the last and worst option. Allen is confident enough that the fat guy will agree to his request.
In the early morning of the next morning, after a night's rest, Allen, who was full of energy again, rode a fully armed elf horse to the gate of the camp, and saw the entirety of his army for the first time.
More than a thousand people, according to different types of soldiers, formed three neat square formations.
600 infantrymen with armor and stomachs fully equipped, the spears in their hands shining with sharp light, like a dense forest, under the leadership of Alleyn, stood in the center of the entire army.
On their right wing were the long-range troops led by Bandak. They were like their commanders, looking at Allen silently. Allen could see the most familiar faces among them.
The cavalry unit led by Fatis is on Allen's left, which is in the direction of Chang Lake Town. They will follow Allen on horseback and hold guns, arrive at Chang Lake Town first, and launch the first attack on the guards of Chang Lake Town.
A round of deterrence.
The auxiliary troops left in the camp will guard the camp, as well as the supplies and horses in the camp.
At this time, Allen, who was riding a horse, looked at them excitedly and kept running beside them.
After a long time, Allen didn't say anything, but pulled out the knight's sword from his waist, pointed in the direction of Changhu Town, and shouted "Let's go".
Even if the guards in Changhu Town were lazy, they were not blind. In fact, they discovered the military camp in Wilderness Town very early and reported it to their mayor.
Stephen also sent his deputy Alfred to visit the highest commander of the military camp as a messenger with gifts.
However, Alfred did not enter the camp at all. The reason was that the highest commander of the military camp was not in the camp and other commanders did not want to see him.
Alfred had no choice but to return to his mayor with a little bit of news.
After Mayor Stephen learned that there were thousands of troops stationed around him, he was always in a state of fright. How many people were there in Changhu Town? Only about two thousand people.
How could it be possible to withstand such a force with just dozens of fully armed guards and hundreds of fishermen holding harpoons?
However, when he learned that the top commander of those armies was the lord of Wilderness Town, he felt lucky.
He felt that he had never offended Allen, and even had a pleasant deal with Allen. How could those armies come to attack him?
However, at this time, Allen led hundreds of fully armed cavalry and two huge black bears and majestically appeared on the shore of Changhu Town, breaking all his illusions. The mayor suddenly
Don't know what to do.
It was his guard captain Braga who summoned dozens of fully armed guards in this town. They had decent fighting ability, were proficient in bows and arrows, and had good morale. They guarded the gate of Changhu Town.
Braga then arranged for people to summon the bloody brave people of this town, and soon hundreds of fishermen would arrive.
At this time, Allen had already led his guards onto the wooden bridge in Changhu Town. He keenly saw Mayor Stephen who wanted to hide in the crowd.
Allen shouted to him: "Mayor Stephen, I have something that I want to discuss with you. Do you think you can spare some time?"
Stephen's voice came from behind the wooden door, and the voice actually remained calm.
"Lord Allen, you brought hundreds of cavalry to the gate of Changhu Town. This is not to discuss with me, but to threaten me!
Allen ignored Stephen, pointed in the direction he came from, and continued to shout loudly: "Look carefully, not only hundreds of cavalry, I also have thousands of infantry rushing here, you
Are you sure you don’t want to talk to me?”
At this time, the smoke and dust raised by hundreds of horses running gradually fell, and Stephen also saw thousands of infantrymen heading this way. At this time, his heart was completely cold.
It is true that he can order the guards to break the wooden bridge and defend Changhu Town, but how long can he hold it?
Do the more than 2,000 residents of Changhu Town depend entirely on fishing? That is simply unrealistic.
Moreover, if Allen is determined to attack Chang Lake Town, losing it is just a matter of time. He doesn't know how to deal with those two particularly obedient bears.
Mayor Stephen, who had thought for a long time, gave in. His voice was not as calm as it was at the beginning.
"Then~, I want to say, Mr. Allen, what do you want to talk about?"
Ai smiled after hearing this. At this time, he had already led his guards to the gate of Changhu Town. He knew that the mayor was behind the gate.
He smiled and said: "Hahaha, I really appreciate you, Mayor Stephen. I hope you can let Bud come out. I will talk to him about the next thing."
"Okay then"
Although the mayor was unwilling, he did not dare to refuse Allen's request.
He was just thinking crazily in his mind, what exactly was going on that was worthy of Allen raising such an army to besiege Chang Lake Town.
Soon, Bud appeared above the gate. He looked at Allen, who was fully armed at the door, and then at the army on the shore of the lake.
He was a little surprised. He didn't expect that this young man who questioned himself and said he wanted to cooperate with him actually held such a powerful power.
But after all, he is not Mayor Stephen. He has no fear. He is sure that Allen cannot attack Chang Lake Town. This is just a coercion without attacking.
"I'm already here, Lord Allen, tell me what you want to talk about."