When the black-armored warrior stood in front of Zhannings, the latter always felt that he had seen him somewhere.
"Pay attention to your words and deeds!" The adjutant looked at the black-armored warrior who neither saluted nor spoke, and said displeasedly: "The person in front of you is the regent of Lone Rock City and the southern guardian of Heavenly Father Parish.
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Zhan Ningsi looked at the black armor on the warrior by the light of the torch, and frowned thoughtfully.
The adjutant noticed that the soldier was still indifferent, and then shouted angrily: "There is a limit to rudeness! Take off your helmet!"
The adjutant's voice attracted the attention of the surrounding soldiers. People gathered around. Some were curious, some were confused, and some were worried. Everyone focused their attention on the black-armored warrior.
The latter finally moved.
"As you wish."
After a simple sentence, the armor covering the head was taken off, revealing the soldier's resolute face... and dozens of twisted and swinging parasite limbs.
"Alien! He is an alien!"
There were sharp screams from the crowd of onlookers, and the nervous adjutant drew his sword and looked at the soldier warily.
Zhan Nings was stunned for a moment, then he waved his hand and said to the adjutant: "Put away your sword! And, you guys! Get out of here and clean up the battlefield!"
After dealing with everything around him, Jennings turned around and looked at the fearless face of the soldier and asked calmly: "What's your name?"
"Randall Quincy."
"Randall Quincy? Where have I heard this name?" Jennings tried to recall the past, suddenly recalled something, and then said with emotion: "If I remember correctly, you seem to be..."
Randall said calmly: "Yes, I once served in the army under your command for a period of time. Later, because of my alien status, I had to flee with my mother..."
Zhan Nings sighed gloomily: "I remembered that you were originally an Orion and joined the volunteers to help the kingdom. On the battlefield, your archery skills and bravery left a deep impression on me.
,The me at that time..."
"Sir, I don't want to mention the past anymore. Why don't we focus on the war in front of us?" Randall put on his helmet again, looked at the dark night outside the city, and listened to the wind.
Speaking in a foreign language, he spoke: "The enemy's attack has been thwarted and they will definitely not retreat."
Zhan Nings took a deep breath, nodded and said: "If I guess correctly, the enemy's light cavalry unit is responsible for a surprise attack. Their main purpose is to use mobility to capture the city gate by surprise."
"In other words, the enemy's large forces will arrive soon."
"Yes, but there is no need to worry. I have sent messengers to many generals in the kingdom, and they will be here soon with reinforcements."
Randall looked sideways at the corpses on the wall and whispered: "The question is, can this place be defended before reinforcements arrive?"
Zhannings knew what he was worried about, and laughed and said: "Lone Rock City is built on a ridge, and there are natural rock walls on both sides of the outer city gate as cover. If you want to attack from the bottom of the mountain, not only the muskets and artillery
The power will be greatly reduced, and even the march of soldiers will become extremely difficult."
Jennings paused for a moment, and then said: "The only trouble is that there are not many defenders in the city."
Randall asked strangely: "There are not many defenders in the city?"
"Most of the soldiers are stationed on the Yuexi Plain north of Lone Rock City."
Randall was even more surprised: "The Pagan Empire is located in the south of Lone Rock City, why did it station its army in the north instead?!"
Jennings cast his gaze into the distance and said softly: "I just don't want to make the same mistake as the Holy Acropolis."
Having said this, Randall understood everything instantly.
Guyan City stationed most of its soldiers in the north, with the purpose of guarding against Muxi City.
During the battle for the heir to the throne of Holy Acropolis, the Knights of Muxi forced their way into the territory of Holy Acropolis in the name of the mission being attacked, and eventually supported Queen Mary to ascend to the throne. Although there were various twists and turns, in the eyes of outsiders, this
But it is the behavior of the sparrows occupying the dove's nest in the west city at dusk.
In addition, Holy King Muxi established the Protestant religion, while expanding the influence of the Protestant religion, while suppressing the Heavenly Father diocese. This also aroused vigilance for some traditional religious kingdoms.
Finally, the fact that the southerners had not launched a large-scale attack against the north for decades also paralyzed Lone Rock City's judgment to some extent.
The combination of these three points prompted the regent of Lone Rock City to make the decision to "gather troops to the north".
After thinking about this, Randall sighed deeply. He said to Jennings: "Sir, Twilight City is not what you imagined."
"The rise of any kingdom is full of killing, deception and plunder from the very heart. Looking at the history books, it is always like this." Zhan Nings glanced at the sky. The slightly brightened sky indicated that even if the night passed, light was about to come.
He said with emotion: "You are also a citizen here. Naturally, you should know that due to the special geographical environment, Lone Rock City has been living in the gap of power. We are forced to learn to be cautious and preventive. This is helpless.
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Finding that Randall was silent, Zhannings smiled and said: "If you are worried about the strength of the troops, I can tell you that you don't have to. The Lone Rock City army stationed on the Yuexi Plain is very close to the Royal City, at most two
You can come back in three days and join the battle against the South."
Randall nodded slightly and said, "I hope so."
At this time, a shout came from the watchtower: "Enemy! The enemy has appeared!"
Listening to the screams of the soldiers around him, Zhannings pushed the people around him away, walked quickly to the city wall, and looked far into the distance. The scene in his field of vision made him widen his eyes and take a breath.
Imperial Army, Imperial Army all over the mountains and plains!
Neatly lined up musketry regiments, fully armed heavy infantry, gleaming artillery teams, and endless baggage trains slowly appeared in front of everyone's eyes under the rising sun.
The adjutant standing next to Zhannings looked at the imperial military strength on the winding mountain road and stammered: "I'm afraid there are three... no, four legions of troops here."
There was a distressed look on Zhannings' face, and he said in words that only he could hear: "The South used to be in war, and I always thought that the strength of those pagans was nothing more than this. Now it seems that this unified empire,
Like a lion waking up from sleep, it has revealed its sharp fangs and sharp claws."
Randall walked behind Jennings and whispered to him: "Sir, with all due respect, the gap between the enemy's and ours' military strength is too big."
The latter calmed down and shouted to the adjutant behind him: "Send a second batch of messengers immediately! Find our country's generals and tell them to speed up their march. Immediately! Immediately! Reinforce Lone Rock City as soon as possible!"