Chapter 23: The confrontation with the Wolf Cavalry in Wilderness Town.
At this time, the surroundings of Wilderness Town had already become a paradise for wolf cavalry. They were led by Azog's subordinate, the half-orc Yazneg.
In the past few days, every night, thousands of wolf cavalry would run and howl around Wilderness Town from a safe distance.
They want to use this method to continuously increase pressure and instill fear on the humans in the city.
During the day, they hid in the nearby forest, staring in the direction of Wilderness Town with hungry eyes.
As long as someone dares to come out of that city wall, they will launch a surprise attack without hesitation.
The angry Yazneg would not let any humans leave the town, and he would trap those humans alive in the high wall.
In fact, this guy can only do this.
As light cavalry, the Wolf Cavalry has an extremely powerful ability to raid human villages. It can break down the village in a short time and bring great fear to the humans living inside.
They were traveling lightly, but they had no way to deal with the wilderness town with its complete city walls.
They didn't even dare to get close. The corpses of a few wargs near the city wall were the best proof.
In fact, Yazneg, who had received Azog's order early, did not initially target Wilderness Town.
He chose Muma Village. As an outstanding wolf cavalryman in Gundabad Mountain, he knew the surrounding situation very well.
Not only does the Herding Horse Village have no city wall protection, but it also has fat sheep, with meat that is as firm as a war horse. These have long made Yazneg and his mount salivate.
It's just that his strength was very poor in the past. When he came around here, he would be chased around like a dog by the Twilight Knights.
Now that his strength has become stronger, it's time for revenge and massacre.
But when Yazneg led thousands of wolf cavalry and rushed to Muma Village day and night.
There were only empty houses and bare grass left there, and Yazneg could not accept the failure of his plan.
But they had no choice but to burn down all the houses there to vent their bad breath.
It is estimated that even Azog did not expect such a thing to happen when he issued the order.
What he thought was a long-planned attack was actually known to Allen more than two months ago.
Not only that, Allen has formulated a series of prepared countermeasures to deal with such possible problems.
As early as September, Fatis left with most of the troops in Wilderness Town.
Jamila, who became more and more resolute in her actions, immediately organized the villagers to start the work of strengthening the walls and clearing the fields.
She organized people to stockpile a large amount of firewood and fresh water in the city, and for this purpose, she cut down all the trees near Wilderness Town.
After the autumn harvest, the grain was dried and piled up in the warehouse. This food was enough for everyone to eat for several years.
Under the proper arrangements of Jamila, the people and livestock who migrated from Muma Village moved into Wilderness Town and were protected by the city wall.
At this time, there were less than 8,000 people living in Wilderness Town, more than 1,000 horses, hundreds of cattle, and a small number of sheep.
Jamila settled most of the people in tents in open spaces in the city, or in larger residences.
Even Allen's Lord's House was now full of herdsmen.
The livestock were assigned to each household for care, and the entire wilderness town went from being slightly empty to becoming extremely crowded.
At this time, Wilderness Town has entered a state of military control. Residents who do not perform specific tasks in Wilderness Town are not allowed to leave the area where they live.
Yes, when Artiman planned the town, he referred to Allen's opinions and divided the entire town into areas of roughly equal size, separated by roads and low walls.
Although it seemed very troublesome at the time, after its construction, Wilderness Town seemed very orderly and the roads were exceptionally smooth.
Now, this kind of planning has also brought great convenience to Jamila's management.
Although residents cannot go in casually, if they need food or other help, they can find the person in charge of the area where they live, and they will deal with it naturally.
For a moment, the entire Wilderness Town entered a state of silence.
Jamila did not want to restrict the freedom of residents in this way, but Allen solemnly told her before leaving town.
There is no lack of minions of the dark power in humans, and no one can guarantee that there are no enemy spies in Wilderness Town, so sometimes, being more ruthless can make you appear more benevolent.
For a time, the management work in the town increased greatly. James and Fatis put down the work at hand and helped Jamila maintain the safety, sanitation and public order of Wilderness Town.
Beorn and Wulf's families also moved in, and Marianne was about to give birth and was arranged to the hospital.
James, who had received special instructions from Allen, as a doctor, would take some time to come over every day to check on Marianne's condition. Over the years, he had also delivered countless babies for the women of Wilderness Town. His experience was considerable.
Rich.
The two young skin-changers often followed Kress and patrolled the city walls.
Four or five years have passed, and they have also entered youth from teenagers, although Allen thought they were still young and refused their request to go to Lonely Mountain.
But they have also mastered the ability to transform into bears and have strong fighting power.
Those mainly responsible for defending the city wall are the more than 300 reserve soldiers left by Allen.
As reserve soldiers, it does not mean that their combat effectiveness is not good, but that Allen no longer has enough supplies to provide them with standard equipment.
What they are wearing now is the ancestral armor replaced by the forest residents. Although it looks varied, it is a complete set after all, and has all been repaired by the dwarf blacksmith, so the protection is still there.
Of course, the weapons are even more diverse, including swords, guns, spears, etc. The most unified one is probably the hunting bow tightly held in their hands.
As for the others, only Allen left the hundred archers holding elven longbows.
They are more powerful and are regarded as a reserve team by Jamila. It can be expected that they may appear wherever the danger is most.
It is these warriors who are constantly on the city walls and in the town, maintaining the town they rely on for survival.
With their efforts, the staff finally settled down. After all, they could communicate and were respectful. As long as they had food and drink, there would be no problems in a short time.
The biggest problem was livestock. Since horses and cattle were of extremely high value, Jamila carefully settled them.
However, there were still thousands of sheep in Muma Village before, which were Allen's property, and Jamila really had no suitable place to place them.
In the end, the female mayor had no choice but to ignore the pleading of Tuo Ju, the elder of Muma Village, and ordered the herdsmen to slaughter them in batches.
In the days that followed, the dying screams of Cotton Sheep floated over the town of Wilderness for a long time, making the residents who had already sensed that the war was approaching feel desolate in their hearts.
But then, Jamila distributed the hard-to-preserve offal from door to door, and also included some seasonings. This was a recipe specially developed by Allen in order to satisfy his appetite.
When used to stew offal, the taste is still good. At least Alan is satisfied with it.
It's just that the small treasury that Allen entrusted to Jamila for safekeeping was severely damaged, and a lot of spices were distributed.
In exchange, the residents were smiling for a long time, and the smell of meat lingered over Wilderness Town for a long time.
Jamila really had no choice. Although it was already winter, the weather in Wilderness Town was not particularly cold.
Jamila gave those large pieces of meat to the herdsmen for safekeeping, and for this purpose, she took out a large amount of coarse salt from the warehouse.
As for those small pieces of meat, Jamila can also arrange for the soldiers to eat them before they spoil.
But what about those internal organs? If they are not distributed, will the food be allowed to rot?
As for those spices, it can also allow the residents to eat something good in this overly serious environment, relieve their mood, and make them more able to obey Jamila's management.
Although this large amount of work was not difficult, it was too tedious, and soon Jamila's dark circles appeared on her fair face again.
Wilderness Town is still preparing here, and the scouts on Carl Rock were the first to see the black smoke coming from Muma Village.
Desaiwei even took his own mounted archers to conduct a reconnaissance in the direction of Muma Village.
After shooting down a small team, Deservy brought back the news that thousands of wolf cavalry were attacking Wilderness Town.
Jamila immediately stopped everyone's outings.
After all, she had been arranging personnel to continue to obtain resources such as clean water and firewood from outside the town.
This is not because the city is not well prepared, but the more these things are prepared, the better.
Soon, the Wolf Cavalry appeared around Wilderness Town. After a brief trial, the two sides began to enter the confrontation stage.
Facing the brick city wall, the Wolf Cavalry had no chance to speak, and the soldiers in Wilderness Town were unable to leave the city to drive them away.
In this way, with no one able to do anything, the days passed and the weather gradually became colder.
The wolf cavalry who were supposed to continue harassing Wilderness Town outside the city have also disappeared for several days.
These days, Jamila, Desaivi, and Kress are working in three shifts, leading soldiers to constantly patrol the city wall.
Sensing something was wrong, they felt a little worried, because it was absolutely impossible for these wolf cavalry to give up their attack on Wilderness Town. They must have other vicious plans.
Allen often talks about "when things go wrong, there must be monsters", reminding them all the time, making them more vigilant in this strange calm.
In the early morning of this day, it was Jamila patrolling the city wall.
She was fully armed, wearing a Swadian helmet on her head, and a green robe and chain mail on her body, and the emblem on the robe was Ellen's crown and three-star flag.
In the past, Jamila, who dreamed of becoming a warrior, used to use a warrior sword. This weapon that had been with her for several years was still sharp and hung firmly on the weapon belt around her waist.
In her hand, she held the only monocular telescope in Wilderness Town, carefully observing the shoal near Carl Rock.
The golden hair that slipped quietly from the helmet shone slightly in the dawn sun, setting off her handsome face.
Finally, the enemy appeared, and quite a few figures had gathered in the shoal. The last time this happened was five years ago.
Looking at these annoying wolf cavalry, Jamila suddenly remembered an idea proposed by Allen.
That is to build a small castle in the ford of the Anduin River and send elite soldiers to guard it.
In this way, it will not be so easy for the orcs from the Misty Mountains to come over and harass the villagers in the future.
However, even the current Wilderness Town does not have the strength to build such a huge project, so this proposal has been shelved for the time being.
But now, hundreds of wolf cavalry appeared on the other side of the river, waving their whips constantly, driving away nearly a thousand orcs and human slaves.
They gathered into a team of more than a thousand people and were slowly crossing the river beach and heading towards Wilderness Town.
Most of the nearly five hundred human slaves here have dull eyes, numb faces, and almost no weapons on their bodies.
Even in winter, they only wore ragged clothes, shivering and carrying a simple ladder, walking towards the direction of Wilderness Town.
Their feet, which had just flowed through the river, were already turning purple from the cold. From time to time, some people could not bear the cruel torture and fell to the ground.
Some people can still stand up after being beaten by the wolf cavalry, and continue to walk. Those who cannot stand up will be bitten to death by the wargs that pounce on them, and then...
Most of the orc infantry looked terrified, twisting their heads in all directions, looking for opportunities to escape.
They were not willing to participate in this battle at all, so in an extremely reluctant situation, they were driven by hundreds of wolf cavalry and walked towards the west gate of Wilderness Town.
It turned out that during this period of confrontation, Yazneg, who led the Wolf Cavalry, came up with a plan through constant observation and intelligence from other Wolf Cavalry.
He has learned that the most elite forces in the town in front of him have all gone to Gushan, preparing to resist his leader Azog there.
There should be very few forces left in Wilderness Town now, probably only a few hundred soldiers on the city walls.
As for the old, young, women and children hiding in the city walls, to Yazneg, they were no different from lambs to be slaughtered, and were not within his scope of consideration at all.
This guy, who is a little smarter than the average half-orc, has a very simple plan.
That is to find a way to open the city gate and let thousands of hungry wolf cavalry rush into the town.
At that time, this town that Azog hates will be destroyed, and Yazneg will not only be able to obtain Azog's reward, but also countless human prisoners, thus greatly increasing his strength.
As for the humans and livestock slaughtered in the attack, they will not be wasted. They can appease the wargs who have become increasingly dissatisfied in recent days. It is simply killing two birds with one stone.
But if he wants to complete this plan, Yazneg faces two problems.
One is the city wall that looks like a turtle shell, and the other is the hundreds of soldiers on the city wall.
In order to solve these two problems, Yazneg felt that he needed some cannon fodder to attract more attention from humans.
Therefore, during this period of time, Yazneg led the wolf cavalry to search for orcs in the nearby misty mountains.
But the results of the search made him very dissatisfied.
It turned out that the half-orcs living in the Misty Mountains, who had some fighting spirit, followed Sauron's order and gathered towards Gundabad Mountain.
The rest are these cowards who are extremely unwilling to fight.
These cowardly guys lost half of their march in the Misty Mountains.
Originally, Yazneg wanted to wait until night to attack, as the environment at that time would be more powerful against the orcs.
However, if we really wait until then, all the strong men captured in our hands will probably run away.
Moreover, in order to increase the number of people, Yazneg even pulled out slaves from these small tribes.
Most of these slaves have been tortured by orcs for a long time and are basically no different from obedient puppets.
There is probably no hope in letting them participate in the battle, but Yazneg thinks there is no problem in attracting human attention.
The person leading these people to attack Wilderness Town now is Yazneg's deputy.
And he was hiding in the forest, staring closely at the soldiers on the city wall.