Following a few orders from Viscount Sauter, the entire Ironwood City began to take action. Although Viscount Sauter was not very reliable at ordinary times, once it came to war, he showed his side as a qualified commander.
The arrangement cannot be said to be perfect, but it can be regarded as a proper response and will not leave Ironwood City in a state of leaderlessness. However, the arrangement is indeed a bit reckless.
Compared with the outer city of Ironwood City, Ironwood Fort may actually be better defended. If we ignore the life and death of the people in the outer city and directly retreat to Ironwood Fort, with more than a thousand defenders and a few experts left by Richard, it will definitely be better than letting go.
The entire Ironwood City is much simpler,
But Viscount Sauter had no intention of abandoning the people of the outer city from the beginning. Compared to the lords of this era, and even compared to Richard, Viscount Sauter's moral bottom line as a lord was much higher.
If it were up to Richard to make the arrangements, he would never put his family in danger. Even if he would not directly abandon Ironwood City, he would be ready to retreat, or even prepare to retreat directly. As for Viscount Sauter's arrangement
No matter how strong the enemy is, I will either survive with the city or die with the city.
"Hurry up!"
"The militiamen are here to collect their weapons! Put on your equipment and gather at the school grounds!"
Ironwood City has a population of tens of thousands. In addition to more than a thousand standing city guards, there are also thousands of trained urban militias. Their equipment is generally better than that of the peasant soldiers in the villages. The proportion of them bringing their own armor is actually
It has already reached half, and due to the influence of the Hunter family's cloth armor, most of them do not use the popular chain armor and plate armor in the kingdom, but all imitate the Flying Bear Army's cloth armor style.
The city militia gathered quickly. Soon after the city guards came to the top of the city, they were assigned as reserve forces and were led to their preparation positions.
If the orcs attack fiercely, they will be immediately thrown into battle. Under the command of Egg, the strong men in the city are also grouped according to their respective street areas, ready to transport supplies to the defenders in the city to provide support.
"Old Hamm, if you've already retired, why don't you join in the fun, okay?"
"Although my leg is broken, it does not affect my movement. I have fought snow pirates with the old master, and I can hold the knife more steadily than you!"
When the militiamen were gathering, an old man with gray beard and hair came running up with a long knife and wanted to join the team. Although he seemed to be in good spirits and had some strength, he walked a little bumpy. Even though he tried his best to hide it,
This bumpy shape is also very obvious.
"Mr. Ham, please go back. We young people are involved in this war. Now the orcs are here, and they are much more dangerous than the snow pirates!"
The militia captain was still trying to persuade the other party to go back, but he didn't know that the other party would become even more enthusiastic when he heard about the orcs.
"I have fought with the old lord for so many years. I often heard that the old lord fought with the orcs at Longxi Pass. I wish I could go to Longxi Pass and fight the orcs like the old lord.
There are old people and young people who can’t go. I didn’t expect that at this age, I would encounter an orc who would take the initiative to die. I must go today!”
"Don't make an issue of my age. If you have the skills, practice with me and see if you can beat me."
The old man's words actually choked the militia captain. The militia captain knew this old man. This old man fought beside the old lord back then. At his peak, he was just a little short of a quasi-knight.
They were very proficient in swordsmanship and marksmanship. Many young people who went to participate in the selection of soldiers would first ask this old man for advice on some moves. If you really want to talk about it, this militia captain was not necessarily the old man's opponent.
"Don't make an issue of my age. If you have the skills, practice with me and see if you can beat me."
"Okay, okay, then you can be at the back of the team. As long as your legs and feet can keep up, then I have nothing to say."
The militia captain really couldn't defeat the old man, so he had to take him with him.
"Hmph, don't look at my leg. There's something wrong with it. It's really flexible when it comes to fighting."
As the old man spoke, he followed the team with satisfaction. Although his legs and feet were a little bumpy, he still kept up with the militiamen.
The Hunter family has been running Ironwood City for many years, and has always been kind and righteous. They have never treated their people badly. After Richard took over, they also strengthened publicity and education in this area. The people in Ironwood City,
The enthusiasm for assisting in the defense of the city was not unusually high, and a large amount of human resources were provided for the defense of the city. The entire Ironwood City entered into a busy and unhurried mobilization.
Compared to the busyness of the Hunter family and the entire Ironwood City, there are still people in the garden of Ironwood Castle who are very leisurely, as if the orcs outside are not the same thing at all. Instead, they are minding their own business and drinking afternoon tea in the garden.
Come.
"Little girl, go and add some water to me and wash the leaves."
"snort!"
There are not many humans outside Dragon's Breathing Pass who can have this kind of tolerance when facing orcs. The only one who can be so leisurely in the castle is Lord Aragorn.
At this moment, Aragorn not only leisurely tasted the afternoon tea that he could not taste at all, but also used Hypatia, whom Richard had entrusted to his care, as a maid to serve the tea.
When Hypatia was ordered by Aragorn, although she snorted coldly, she obeyed obediently and went to wash tea and boil water for Aragorn. Apparently, Aragorn had taken care of herself in the past two days.
"The fishy smell of the orcs can be smelled from such a distance. It's really disgusting."
While sipping the tea, Aragorn silently complained about the orcs, and then thought of something.
"However, this little girl doesn't have that disgusting smell. Sure enough, there are only pure-blooded orcs."
"No, it's the tea you want."
Not long after Hypatia left, she brought over the hot water and tea leaves that Aragorn asked for. However, the tea leaves looked frizzy, and she didn't do things carefully at first glance, which was not as good as in Ironwood Castle.
The maid, but Aragorn didn't care, picked up the hot water and teapot, and brewed a new pot of tea for himself.
"Little girl, the army of the Orc Kingdom is coming outside. Do you want to try running out and joining them?"
"No, my brother is still with Master Richard. Why should I help them?"
Hypatia refused very simply, but he had another reason that he didn't say.
There is a pervert like you in this city, and with Nuno's army, even if they invade, they may not get good results, and there is no way to enforce the law.
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"Quick, quick, speed up!"
Tiemulin, who has always been indifferent to emotions and anger, and who has quite good Qi-nurturing skills, is now a little impatient. He keeps increasing his marching speed and rushes back to Tiemulin City. Although he has not yet received the report, he feels a strong sense of urgency.
The premonition drove him to speed up the rush back to Ironwood City.
What reassures Richard a little is that the current defense of Ironwood City is not what it used to be. If nothing unexpected happens, it should be no problem to defend it for a while.
But when he thought that his parents were still in Ironwood City, Richard couldn't make a completely rational analysis. He just wanted to rush back to Ironwood City as soon as possible...