At 2:30 in the morning, the alchemy carrier pigeon of the Inspection Office passed through the night sky and arrived at the core area of 'Fu Qiang Ling' outside the city. The staff on duty at night woke up Xili who was left behind.
The elf girl simply scanned the message sent back and ordered in a low voice: "Sound the battle alarm and seal the entire territory. Call up the cavalry and infantry regiments. It is estimated that a war will begin."
War?
The news is nerve-wracking.
A few minutes later, the hand-cranked alarm on the roof of the core building in the territory was sounded. The handle drove the sounding wheel, making an extremely harsh buzz.
The buzz can travel two kilometers in a quiet night, covering the entire core area of the territory with the night wind.
Mahan, who was sleeping in the military camp, suddenly woke up, quickly put on his clothes and ran out of the room. Thanks to the results of many night trainings, the junior officers of the infantry regiment got up one after another and ran out to look around.
This is the first time that sirens have sounded throughout the territory, and no one has experienced it.
"Why are you so stunned? This is a battle alarm to mobilize the entire territory. Wake up the soldiers and assemble them in full force." Mahan hurriedly put on his armor and roared an order in the military camp.
According to the combat regulations formulated by Zhou Qingfeng, the situation has been tense recently. The three battalions of the 500-man infantry regiment are on combat duty in turns and do not rest at night.
Although the scene was a bit chaotic, the battalion-level team of 150 people still appeared on the training ground fifteen minutes later, and the transport carriages assigned to them were ready and ready for battle at any time.
At this time, Shili, who was in military uniform, rode a 'Swift Shadow' and arrived at the military camp with a cavalry team of more than a hundred people. She was wearing a bright silver elf half-armor, carrying a 'Zhanyi' and an endless quiver on her back, looking heroic.
"Your Excellency Mahan, there is news from Cold Wind City that there has been a change in the city and someone has attacked the inspection office. The wizard group tried to prevent Lord Hugo from investigating, but they have been defeated.
The situation in the city gradually became clear, and the enemy strength was not dominant. The lord decided to eliminate his opponents and seize the opportunity to seize the city. I order you to take a battalion with me to set out for reinforcements."
Mahan immediately stood still, clenched his fist and pounded his breastplate, "Ms. Healy, I follow your order. The Rock Battalion of the Infantry Regiment is on standby and ready to go at any time."
Hilly waved again, "Old Borg, you will guard the territory on my behalf to prevent foreign enemies from attacking. Rubio will assist you and have full authority to command all the armed personnel left behind."
The dwarf witch doctor followed behind on his wild boar, complaining bitterly: "It's me again, it's me every time. Whenever you go out to fight, you leave me to look after the house. Now we are about to capture a city, and you actually leave me behind."
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Old Borg complained but couldn't do anything. He was a witch doctor, so he was useless in fierce battles.
The command sequence was prescribed, and Xili let out a sweet cry.
Three o'clock in the morning.
The 'Swift Shadow' neighed and raised its hooves, and flew out. The hundred-man cavalry team followed closely. Mahan took the regiment, led a battalion to board the carriage, and rumbled out of the territory.
In the city, ‘Harmony Warehouse’.
Todd lived in the warehouse of the warehouse with twenty orcs from the Lord's Guard.
When Zhou Qingfeng's battle declaration sounded in the middle of the night, the orc warriors sat up from their beds, put on helmets and armor, and grabbed their battle axes with adamantine coating.
"It's time to fight."
Todd buckled on his barbarian helmet and pushed open the door. His heroism suddenly rose. His companions formed a queue behind him in silence, looking at the direction of the Wizard's Tower and listening to the battle declaration coming from the air.
"Let's go and kill those noble bastards. I despise those guys who always hold their throats when talking. I have long wanted to fight with them."
The orc warrior let out a dull laugh and strode out of his residence to meet at the Wizard's Tower.
At the Arcane Research Society, the law enforcement hunting team led by Adrian was stationed here. When the patrol office soldiers took to the streets, the team of more than a dozen people he led was fully equipped and ready to fight at any time.
After hearing that Zhou Qingfeng wanted to cut off from the old forces, the entire hunting team cheered and raised their weapons in excitement. Almost all of them had enemies with the nobles in the city, and some even had hatred as deep as the ocean.
The lord's orders unleashed the violent emotions within them.
The half-elf archer jumped on the roof of the seminar and looked at the dark city. Torches were constantly lit in the city, and the sounds of fighting could be heard in some places.
"Boss, the aristocratic district to the north seems to be quite lively. Should we go there and take a look?"
Adrian shook his head and instead led the team towards the Wizard's Tower in the city. He met a messenger from the Inspection Office on the way, and then led the hunting team to perform an investigation mission, focusing on the situation in the noble district in the north of the city.
"Our mission is to intercept the messengers of the nobles, capture the lonely nobles, pass false information to the enemies who have not yet assembled, and intercept their spying on us."
Adrian repeated the order of the messenger, raised his arms and shouted: "Let's go, we are about to capture a city. A city of our own."
The team of more than ten people responded loudly, and their morale soared.
It was also a hasty battle and hasty response. Compared with the orderly assembly of Zhou Qingfeng's men, the nobles in the direction of the city lord's palace lacked an efficient command and communication system, and the situation was completely chaotic.
The soldiers from the Inspection Office tried to block the streets and intersections in the noble district, but soon clashed with the nobles' servants and mercenaries, and had to retreat after suffering a certain amount of casualties.
While the noble gentlemen were still rejoicing over their inexplicable victory, bad news struck - Victor Hugo, the monster from the Black Forest, occupied the Wizard's Tower.
(Evolving from a 'barbarian' to a 'monster', this can be regarded as a huge increase in the nobles' hatred of him.)
This news was like a critical blow, which stunned all the gentlemen, big and small. They preferred to believe that the chiefs of the wizarding group had betrayed and colluded with the monster Hugo.
As for the wizard group being defeated, this is unthinkable.
How could the mysterious, noble and powerful chiefs be defeated? They are usually so arrogant, high-minded, and looked down upon by everyone. How come they were defeated like dogs in the water?
"Who are you calling a lost dog?"
The Shaping Chief had a bad temper when he arrived at the City Lord's Mansion. He heard the dignitaries who were constantly arriving whispering behind their backs. The word 'duck dog' seriously stung his proud heart.
The scene became even more chaotic.
Seeing that these wizards were still in the mood to quarrel, old Arad stood in the messy crowd and felt sad.
We quarreled every day, every month, and endlessly.
All the time was wasted and no reason was found. He wished he could grab a hammer and hammer these guys who were usually very smart but now collectively acted stupid to death.
Let’s see if these people’s skulls are filled with shit. Otherwise, why would they stink so much when they open their mouths?
"How many people can we gather now?"
have no idea.
"What's the power like on Hugo's side?"
do not know.
"How long until dawn?"
Ask your servants.
Old Arad was furious. He asked around but couldn't find out what happened. He only knew that the inspection office was attacked and the city was closed. Hugo attacked the wizard's tower and successfully killed several chiefs of the wizard group.
Chased away.
Rao had no shame in saying that they were trying to join forces to force Hugo to surrender. They took it for granted that they would win with their numbers, but they failed to fight well and were defeated instead.
After struggling for a long time, Old Arad did the only meaningful thing, which was to count the people from all parties who rushed to the city lord's palace. After counting, he felt even more inexplicable...
The City Lord's Mansion looked crowded and bustling like a vegetable market. Maybe there were only a few people fighting there. Even the Arad family didn't call all the people, and the powerful people were in chaos.
Many people couldn't be contacted, those who could be contacted didn't respond, and those who did responded simply couldn't say anything.
"That's enough, everyone, please be quiet."
After all, old Arad lived many years and saw a lot.
The situation is so bad that there is no room for hesitation anymore and we must show some courage to make a decision.
"There is some misunderstanding on this point. When the inspection office was attacked, someone must be trying to sow discord between us and Monsignor Hugo.
We should send someone to contact Monsignor Hugo to find out the facts, severely punish the criminals, and restore peace to the city."
Everyone was silent for a few seconds, calm down, looking at each other, recognizing the reality, and everyone agreed.
If you can't defeat him and your manpower is not ready yet, bowing your head and giving in is another option.
Several dignitaries simultaneously sent their trusted servants to the Wizard's Tower with the sincerity of seeking peace. The servants returned in mourning half an hour later.
"Monster Hugo said there was no misunderstanding. He told us to wash our necks and wait for death."
Everyone was silent for a few seconds, calmed down, looked at each other, and recognized the reality again.