The north wind kept pouring into the hall of the City Lord's Mansion from the outside. This wind no longer had any gentle feeling, but had the coldness of the winter wind, and it felt a bit painful on the face.
The guard wanted to close the door to block the cold wind, but Ross stopped him. The cold wind might clear his mind.
At this time, Ross was digesting a piece of information that was even more disturbing to him. According to the soldiers who sent the message, the four giant dragons had left on the first day of winter. According to them, the golden dragon clan had a deadline to fight for mankind.
It was time for them to go back. Except for Thor's golden dragon Asuo and Thor, who were killed on the battlefield, the other dragons had all left.
"When did they leave?"
"That's early this morning."
"That means many soldiers have seen it, right?"
The person who sent the message did not answer, but Rose's words were indeed knowingly. Four giant dragons crossed the main city of Longxing Pass and left in broad daylight. Such a big target, I am afraid not only the human soldiers should have seen it, but also the orcs.
arrive.
"call!"
Ross took a deep breath and tried his best to calm down. Jin Long's departure was already expected, but he didn't expect that the other party would leave so decisively, without even a trace of consultation, and leave in such a swagger. How much morale did this pair have?
Some impact.
Fortunately, humans now have other dragons. Richard has more dragons under his command, and they are much more reliable in battle than those dragon knights.
"Lord Richard, please let the dragons circle around the city for a while."
Richard's body has recovered to the fullest, and he will naturally not miss this kind of military meeting. He sat side by side with Ross in the main seat of the hall. When he heard the giant dragons of the Golden Dragon clan leaving, he almost felt inwardly.
There is no fluctuation.
Ross asked him to send the dragon around Longxingguan City to announce to the soldiers the existence of dragons, and he nodded in agreement. This kind of thing was just a piece of cake for him.
At this time, in the hall, in addition to Richard and Rose, there were Natalies and Keshid sitting below, as well as several senior generals from Longxingguan, and an internal official from the royal capital.
However, the successive kings of the Golden Dragon Kingdom were all very capable monarchs, with average or above-average qualifications at worst. They did not have a tradition of reusing internal officials, nor would they send supervisors to monitor the army. Most of the time, these internal officials were just legendaries.
It's just a microphone. In front of ordinary nobles, these internal officials representing the king are somewhat decent, but in front of nobles of Ross and Richard's level, the internal officials can only sit at the bottom of the table.
The people with the most say in the entire Longxing Pass are the two people on the main seat. Senior officers including Richard are gathered here today. Of course, they are not here specifically to vent their anger for the departure of a few giant dragons.
Ross has more important things to deal with.
The more the orcs calmed down, the more uneasy Ross felt. The orcs had brought many "surprises" to the human army before. Ross actually had no idea how to defend Dragon Breathing Pass, so he had to make more careful arrangements.
"The orc army has been stagnant these days. What do you think?"
When Ross asked, the generals below all looked thoughtful. In fact, they were also thinking. As senior generals at Longxingguan, they were indeed not as optimistic as ordinary soldiers. In a short period of time,
The stoppage of the orcs' actions can be said to be a short-term adjustment after the orcs suffered a loss, but as time went on, they all began to feel that something was wrong.
A million-strong army stood still in front of Longxi Pass, neither retreating nor attacking. They were consuming astronomical amounts of food and grass every day. The orcs did not have the courage to sustain such consumption. They could only be planning a bigger move.
I just know that the orcs can also rely on the Rising Sun Cult to provide some intelligence on humans, and humans’ understanding of the orcs is really dark. It is almost impossible for humans to have any reliable sources of intelligence on the orcs. There is not enough information.
Intelligence, it is difficult for anyone to accurately judge what the orcs are planning.
"No matter what, the next attack by the orcs will definitely be thunderous. We must continue to strengthen our preparations."
Under Ross's glance, a general finally broke the silence and said nonsense.
Ross nodded noncommittally, not knowing what he was thinking. The senior generals below, especially the generals of the Western Army, were like a group of students waiting for the teacher to call their names in front of Ross. Only the old god Richard sitting next to Ross was there.
Zai narrowed his eyes slightly. In fact, if Richard was asked to speak, he would not be able to say anything more than the general just now. He could only judge that the next offensive of the orcs would be more fierce.
"Lord Peggy, I wonder what you think of the upcoming war?"
As soon as Ross finished speaking, a middle-aged man sitting in the last seat was stunned. He obviously did not expect that Ross would name him and ask him to express his opinion. This fair and tender middle-aged man was the internal official sent by the Royal Capital to contact Longxiguan.
That's all, nominally responsible for liaison and coordination, but in fact it's just a useless decoration.
He himself knew his position very well, and it was not his turn to comment on military matters, so he immediately said after getting over the initial surprise:
"Your Majesty asked me to only take care of the liaison. The war matters will be decided by Mr. Ross and Mr. Richard. Your Majesty does not have any orders to convey."
Peggy's attitude actually represents Ren's attitude. As the king, Ren delegates the power of command to the generals on the front line. He can only be responsible for the rear wholeheartedly, commanding the army from thousands of miles away.
, no one with any brains can do it. Peggy can only play a coordinating role here, not even supervising the army.
"Then can the nobles on the Central Plains also be under my command?"
"this…"
Peggy did not follow Rose's train of thought. Logically speaking, the commander of Longxing Pass could only be responsible for commanding the troops at the Longxing Pass defense line, and certainly could not order the nobles and the Kingdom's garrison on the central plains.
However, Renn had previously ordered all the noble officials on the Central Grand Friend to fully assist the defenders of Longxing Pass, so Peggy replied after hesitating:
"It should be possible..."
"Then it seems it won't work."
"Let's do this. In the name of His Majesty, Mr. Peki ordered the officials and nobles in the plain to the west to quickly collect food and try their best to gather the food instead of leaving it in villages and castles. Lay out hay and kerosene..."
"this?"
Only then did Peggy realize that Ross was waiting for her here, using Ren's name to give orders to several big cities behind the Central Dragon Breathing Pass. This was too exciting.
Peggy wanted to refuse instinctively, but Ross immediately said:
"The situation is urgent. Mr. Peggy can immediately send a message to inform Your Majesty, but the order must be issued immediately. The military situation cannot be delayed. If Your Majesty blames me, I will bear the responsibility myself."
After listening to Rose's words, Richard also understood Rose's plan. He was making the worst plan. After the orcs broke into Dragon's Breath Pass, they would inevitably face a shortage of food and grass. The orcs' intention was to break into Dragon's Breath Pass.
To rob the food on the central plains, Ross's idea was to gather the food together. If the war went unfavorably, the orcs would not be able to obtain sufficient supplies after breaking through.
Seeing that Peggy was still hesitating, Richard simply said:
"If Your Majesty is to blame, Lord Ross and I will bear the blame together."
Okay, Peggy didn't hesitate much now. The two of them nodded at the same time. Even if Ren had to agree in person, who could be blamed? If these two people worked together, they could turn around and knock down the royal capital.
"Okay, I'll go and deliver the order right away..."
After saying that, Peggy did not hesitate and immediately turned around and left. These internal officials sent out by Renne all had a decisive spirit. They were usually a little masculine and feminine, but they were not sloppy when doing things.
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Dongling front line
The continuous rain finally stopped, and the sky cleared up slightly. The continuous precipitation brought not only muddy roads, but also a sudden drop in temperature. Fortunately, the material preparations at Longxingguan were quite adequate, and the human soldiers were all assigned cold-proof clothing.
, at this time they were all wearing large coats over their armor to protect themselves from the howling cold wind.
Taize was patrolling the defense line of Dongling with several officers. During the period of retaking the defense line, the human army not only repaired the defense facilities that had been destroyed by the orcs, but also deployed many defensive measures under the command of Taize.
The trench traps and caltrops were so dense that it was unbelievable.
The angles of the bed crossbow and Shenwei crossbow are also very tricky, leaving almost no blind spots. This is a line of defense that any general will have a headache if he sees it.
But Taize was still not dissatisfied. After walking around the city wall, he instructed the soldiers around him to strengthen several defensive facilities. This tall barbarian had a more delicate heart than most generals.
"clang!"
"clang!"
"clang!"
Just when Taize was about to continue his inspection, a harsh sound sounded. When he looked up, he saw thick smoke rising from more than a dozen observation towers outside at the same time.
"Roar!"
"Roar!"
Intense dragon roars were heard in the sky in the distance, hundreds of black spots gradually grew larger from the horizon, and the orcs' all-out attack began without warning...