"Bastard!" Hogel, the country's chief knight, threw the report to the ground.
Xing Jun's Lion Regiment should have returned to the imperial capital from the north after conquering Undine, but they changed their itinerary and went to the south midway. It was enough to go on weekdays, but now is an emergency period, and a large number of orcs have paralyzed Duke Nan.
, what is Xing Jun, an idiot, doing now? Giving meat to the orcs?
"Amon is also an idiot! Why don't you stop him? The little brave man is ignorant, is he, the great high priest, still ignorant!?"
Hogel was furious and yelled at the knight reporting in the room: "If you have any other bad news, let's tell it together!"
The knight was respectful. "When Lord Amon and Lord Leer went to the southern border, they also contacted the Titan Mercenary Group and the White Owl Knights. The local official reported that the Titan Mercenary Group quickly gathered a thousand riders and three thousand foot soldiers.
The local officials were nervous, so the White Owl Knights sent people to report the military action, but they acted without authorization without getting approval."
"It doesn't matter, they must have gone to join Xing Jun. How many people are there in Xing Jun, that is, the knights of the brave man?"
"About a thousand riders," the knight thought for a while and then said, "The White Owl Knights have mobilized their own elite of 1,500 riders."
"Three thousand five hundred knights plus three thousand footmen... is still too few." Hogel thought about it quickly. This Xing Jun was not completely stupid. He even knew how to ask people to go with him.
The few people gathered together are still not enough to see. "...It is said that the brave is the incarnation of the gods. Could it be that he can trigger any miracles?...
…….”
Hogel clenched his fingers into fists and punched himself on the head.
Ridiculous! Ridiculous!
The body of a brave man was "man-made" under his eyes a few months ago. A brave man is also made of flesh woven with blood. He will die even if he is hit by a knife, such as Dong Quan! They are now stronger than ordinary people.
But we are still far away from the legendary sword that can level a mountain!
If a group of young men who think they are extraordinary go into the enemy formation of tens of thousands of orcs without knowing the depth... Hogel shuddered, and died before he left the battle, and the brave one died before the demon king died!?
Hogle stood up angrily.
"Send the order! Call me all the warriors and mages you can. I will go to your majesty to ask for orders to go on an expedition!"
…
Napoleon once said that there are three elements of war, the first is money, the second is money, and the third is money.
Xing Jun was short of money and did it himself.
He went to see Duke Ivan overnight. Fortunately, Ivan, who was mature and prudent after the disaster, did not relax and quickly met with him to discuss the outcome.
In the early morning of the next day, Duke Ivan summoned the heads of various departments in the stone castle meeting hall.
"The stone castle was in danger, and it was all the heroes who came to help that saved the day. I, Ivan, would like to express my gratitude to you all on behalf of my family and on behalf of the Southern Territory!" After saying this, he bowed respectfully.
Someone immediately laughed and said: "Hey! Your Majesty Duke, it's better to be less fussy. We care more about practical things."
"You bastard! Why are you talking to the Duke?"
In the middle seat of the long table, the Titan mercenary group was bustling with activity, including the meticulous deputy leader Bedivere, Gaheris who smiled and made money gestures, the strong Kambo, and Boris, who had a scarred face.
Gaheris smiled and walked around Bedivere, who had a warm and angry look on his face, and said to Xing Jun: "The noble Lord Brave asked us to come, so we came, but he seems to have no money in his hand, right?"
Duke Ivan and Xing Jun looked at each other and said to everyone based on the results of the night discussion: "Although the brave men have invited you, your trip is to break the siege of Stone City. In this situation, letting the brave men bear the expenses is my family's responsibility."
shame!……"
"Does it mean you have become a financial sponsor~?" Gaheris rushed.
"Shut up! You can't say less!" Bedwell, the deputy leader of Titan, is going crazy. The Duke and the brave are serious imperial dignitaries with respected status. The same goes for the White Owl Knights opposite the long table.
How dare Gaheris, the leader in the industry and the newly promoted captain, speak so wildly on such an occasion.
"There are some things you are too embarrassed to ask~, why don't I just ask them for you~!" Gaheris said without caring.
Bedwell said angrily: "You have to say it!"
"This strong man is very quick to talk." Ivan said without any hesitation: "The stone castle has its own treasury, and the expenses so far can be settled at the end of this meeting."
Bedwell heard the implication and immediately bowed and asked: "Do you want to continue to hire us?"
Ivan said: "The southern border is not at peace. I, Ivan Wakagudo, urge you to stay and help me. Your kindness in relieving danger and helping those in need must be remembered!"
Gaheris smiled and said: "You will not be owed any employment fees?"
“No debt whatsoever!”
"Lao Er Lao Er~, this is a big deal~!"
"You're the second oldest!"
Bedwell finally couldn't bear it any longer and gave Gaheris a slap in the face. The latter pursed his lips and stopped talking.
The two representatives of the White Owl Knights, Gino and Kai, stood up and greeted the Duke and Xing Jun.
"We knights are here in response to the call of the brave. It is an honor to fight alongside the brave. We do not ask for anything in return. However, the food consumption here is troublesome to the Duke."
"Bai Xiao is so kind, Ivan would like to thank you here! I will send you generous gifts in the future to show your friendship."
"Thank you, sir." Gino and Kai bowed to thank each other.
Tsk tsk, these people in white clothes still know how to play, they hypocritically take retreat in exchange for a lot of money, and they want this silly old man to owe them a favor, their thoughts are so vicious... Eh~? I am
Shouldn't we learn from them~~!! Gaheris thought with ulterior motives.
Duke Ivan turned and said:
"Let me explain the current situation. This beast wave came suddenly and violently. Based on the information we have obtained, it is speculated that the entire territory was attacked. The number of invading beasts is probably no less than one hundred thousand.
Although the siege of this city has been solved by everyone, we are still in a passive position strategically and cannot act rashly. Therefore, we have sent troops to inform all directions to spread the information about local security, attract the refugees to join us, and concentrate our efforts.
Get up and do something big."
Gino from the White Owl Knights said: "If the number of orcs is really 100,000, the more people we have to fight against them, the better. I just don't know if there is enough food and grass?"
Mr.
They came to meet us with provisions."
Bedwell asked: "How many men and horses does Lord Morgared have?"
Xing Jun: "There are four thousand people on foot."
Bedwell nodded slightly, the manpower was still a little short... He thought carefully whether he should find an excuse to turn down the job.
There should be more wages... Gaheris had other thoughts.
Kai from the White Owl Knights suddenly stood up and said: "Your Majesty, how many soldiers did you send out to deliver the Enron message?"
"thirty."
"How many days has the stone castle been under siege?"
"Twenty...five? No, twenty-fourth."
"Then just having soldiers is not enough." Kai said decisively: "The stone castle was besieged for twenty-four days, and the refugees outside naturally knew that no matter whether the city was destroyed or not, the refugees would stay away from this place and hide in the mountains to avoid disaster.
, it is not easy to bring them together, we should send out a large team to search and support them."
Ivan: "This..."
Gino helped: "Because they think it's no longer safe here and won't come here on their own initiative."
The Duke thought for a moment and sighed: "What do you two think?"
Gino said: "Master Brave's Golden Lion Group, Master Danlix's two thousand light cavalry, and the knights of our White Owl Knights left the city to search for refugees. Everyone from the Titan Mercenary Group stayed to assist the Duke in guarding the stone city, waiting for Mo
Lord Gared comes to join us."
The Duke nodded and said to everyone, "What do you think?"
Gaheris was a little angry. Going to the countryside to clear the fields was considered a "fat job" in the eyes of the mercenaries. When he was about to talk about it, Bedwell had already praised him.
Xing Jun and Duke Ivan had held a small meeting at night, and had also informed Baron Danlix in the morning. Danlix and Xing Jun, an old man and a young man, were the only ones following the Duke's lead. When Ivan nodded, they had no objections.