Heroes of the Invincible Knight

   Chapter 477 Bad Situation

The battle west of Dragon's Breath Pass started abruptly and ended quickly, because Mixiu and Hussain were both well prepared, and the battlefield was quickly cleared. The people in Dragon's Breath Pass had no idea that they were not far away An important battle took place.

   At this time, the main focus of Longxiguan was still on the east. Usually, teams from west to east transport supplies from the Central Plains to the defense line, replenishing ordnance and soldiers, but these days are different. In addition to the teams from the Central Plains in Guannei, there are still many people. Continue to come back from the east of Dragon's Breath Pass.

   At this time, the city gate of Dragon Breath Pass was half open, and soldiers went through the city gate one after another to enter.

  Although they are all human soldiers, in the face of these scattered defeated soldiers, the defenders at the city gate still have to do basic cross-examination.

   "Which army are you from?"

   "We are members of the Seventh Banner of the Nineteenth Legion. We were scattered by the orcs when we retreated two days ago."

   "After entering the city, observe military discipline and do not make trouble, otherwise you will know the consequences."

"Um"

The leading junior officer nodded. Although the army of the Eastern Expedition was defeated, there were also many troops left behind at Dragon Breath Pass. Thanks to the breakup of Sol and the Guards, Duke Ross still brought the main force and part of the Western Frontier Army with him. The army of the Eastern Expedition returned to Longxi Pass, and the order in the city was stable, and the defeated army could not tolerate it.

   "Open the door and let them in."

"Yes!"

Soon this group of scattered defeated soldiers returned to the city through closed doors one after another. In the past few days, at least more than half a million people have returned to the city. Although the soldiers still maintained basic order, it can be seen from their expressions that they The morale of the army was very low, and it was obvious that the army had come back from a defeat, which also caused the troops left behind to feel a little uneasy.

   "Boss, fewer people came back today, I'm afraid the orcs should come after them."

   "I heard that Lord Sol has been killed in battle, can we really hold the Dragon Breath Pass?"

The little soldier who spoke was a little frightened. He was guarding the city gate these days, and he also learned a lot from the defeated soldiers on the front line. What army was defeated, Lord Sol died in battle, and hundreds of orcs appeared. The giant dragon helped in the battle, and the scalps of these people who would be shocked by any of them were numb. Now that several things are put together, it is no wonder that this soldier is a little less confident.

"Shut up, if you can keep it, you have to keep it, and if you can't keep it, you have to keep it. Not to mention that there are still millions of troops in this dragon's breath pass. Even if I am left alone, as long as I have the breath, I will never let the orcs. Cross the Dragon's Breath."

   The soldier was immediately reprimanded by the officer beside him. As an officer of the knight rank, his knowledge is wider, and he sees the severity of the form more clearly than this soldier. He also has a deeper understanding of the consequences of the orcs breaking the Dragon's Breath Pass, that is, not for the civilians in the pass, but also for his family relatives on the Central Plains to swear to defend the Dragon's Rest Pass.

   "However, it's time to be vigilant, orcs may come at any time."

   "All cheer me up, if you find something wrong, immediately close the city gate for me!"

   "Yes, my lord!"

  …

  In the inner fort of Guancheng, the atmosphere was equally heavy. A group of senior generals were sitting on both sides with solemn expressions. Duke Ross was sitting in the position before Thor, presiding over the new day's military meeting.

   "Thousands of people returned to Guannei today. Although this group of people lost their armor, they still maintained their organization with weapons. They should not have been pursued by the orcs, but just left the group in the chaos."

   "Well, settle them down, re-equip them for training, and restore their combat effectiveness as soon as possible."

   "Yes, Lord Ross!"

"My lord! I learned from a flag leader who returned to the city today that when he was retreating to the west, he saw that the sky above Furyflame Castle was full of white dragons. The orcs attacked desperately with the cooperation of the white dragons. At that time, it was completely lost, I am afraid that Furyflame Castle has fallen two days ago, we have to prepare early."

   After the officer said, there was silence in the conference hall. After withdrawing from Duke Ross, they hadn't received a single piece of good news.

After the break, the entire army of the Janissaries was wiped out, Sol was killed in public, and Richard lost contact after retreating to Furyflame Castle. Now it is basically confirmed that Furyflame Castle has fallen. It is about to be attacked directly, and whether it can be defended, in fact, the senior officers, including Duke Ross, are basically not too sure.

   But everyone knows that they have no way out, and this dragon's breath pass must be guarded.

   "Continue to send scouts to investigate the situation, and report immediately if you find the traces of Lord Richard and Lord Sol."

   "Also, issue a summoning order to the nobles in the Central Plains again, and ask them to bring people to the Dragon Breath Pass to participate in the battle. This time, let the messengers go farther."

   "Mr. Ross, this is a bit unethical, we have no right to issue a call for war."

   "Send it first, then the capital will agree. I will bear the consequences."

   "Yes, my lord."

   "How is the arrangement of the giant crossbow?"

   "In the past few days, more than 100 new bed crossbows have been installed in the main city of Long's Breath Pass, and the surrounding large and small castles have also added bed crossbows."

   "It's not enough, at least one thousand more giant crossbows will be added when the Dragon Breath is closed."

   "Let the craftsmen hurry up to make the bed crossbow, without considering the service life of the bed crossbow, just try to ensure the power as much as possible, and make sure to make more bed crossbows in a short period of time."

   "Yes, my lord!"

   No wonder Ross was impatient. In the past, the orcs did not have the help of giant dragons, and the air power was almost zero except for some bat riders. Naturally, the human side did not make special arrangements for the dragons like the orcs did.

The orcs have been intimidated by the golden dragon for hundreds of years, and they have developed some countermeasures for a long time. For example, the technology of hunting dragon crossbow was forcibly brought out under the pressure of the golden dragon. Humans have no such pressure, but now they have to deal with it suddenly. Bai Long, he can only make some preparations in a hurry. Try to build more bed crossbows, at least there is the possibility of hurting the white dragon.

   Of course, it is impossible to rely on these bed crossbows to defend against the white dragons. If the orcs are attacking the city, and a large number of white dragons appear again to assist the battle, then most of the human soldiers will have to rely on their flesh and blood to carry them hard.

   "I'm here first today, everyone remember that the Dragon Breath Pass is the last barrier of our human race. If we can't keep it, we are waiting for the crisis of national extinction and genocide. We can't be a little slack."

"Yes!"

  The officers here answered in unison, at this moment, their thoughts are still very unified, that is, they will try their best to defend the Dragon's Breath.

  …

  Golden Dragon City

   Royal Palace

  Ren nearly fainted after receiving the news that the Eastern Expedition army was defeated and Thor's life and death were unknown.

   Fortunately, Ren is still a determined monarch, and he abruptly started to digest the information in the letter.

  The main factor for the defeat was the lack of information at the beginning, not knowing that the White Dragon and the Orc Alliance had joined the battle. Second, the reinforcements of the orcs arrived faster than expected, so that Thor did not complete the strategic goal in time. The third is that Thor was defeated by the strong orcs in front of everyone's eyes, which led to a great collapse of morale, and finally led to a great defeat.

Now the Dragon's Breath Pass will face the attack of an army of orcs that may be as many as two million. After a long time, more orcs will be mobilized to participate in the war. Judging from the population of orcs, the number of orcs who finally participated in the war exceeded 10 million. Not surprising.

In addition, the situation in the air has also reversed. The orcs have a large number of white dragons to assist in the battle, while the human dragon knights are almost gone now. What is even more frightening is that the human side is not as ready to deal with the dragons as the orcs, and has no preparation. The human beings have to face the attack of the superior ground army of the orcs and the dragon, even if they have the advantage of the defense of the Dragon's Breath Pass...

  Dragon Breath can't keep it.

After the analysis, Ren quickly came to the conclusion that although Duke Ross stated his determination in the letter, Ren is a very rational person and naturally knows that some things cannot be done with determination, and the only thing to consider now is How to keep the dragon's breath as long as possible, and buy a little more time.

   After taking a deep breath, Ren told the guard outside the door:

   "Go and let the left and right sides come to see me."

   "Yes, Your Majesty!"

   The dignitaries in the Golden Dragon Capital usually live not far from the palace. Shortly after Ren was called, the two of them were led by the guards to the side hall where Ren was located.

   "Your Majesty."

"sit down."

   "This is the battle report of the Dragon's Breath Pass, you should also take a look."

  The Golden Dragon Kingdom's intelligence work has done a good job. Although it is not as refined as Li Cha's Yu Sidu, the Black Prison has existed for so long after all, and it has its own set of rules and procedures.

The battle report of Longxiguan was sent out by the wind bird relay. After arriving in Jinlongdu, it was sent to Ren without any delay. It was definitely the fastest person in Jinlongdu to hear the news of the defeat on the front line. The others, even the two of them. The two figures with high status and respect are still not clear about this matter.

   "How did things turn out like this, even the Dragon Knights are trapped in the battle?"

  After the letters were circulated, the complexion of the two faces also became extremely ugly, and it was naturally impossible to be a mediocre person to sit in a high position under a king who could be called a Mingjun like Ren. After reading the complete information, the two sides also understood the seriousness of the matter. A little carelessness would be a crisis of national subjugation and genocide.

They are usually selfish, but no one wants the kingdom to perish, especially at the hands of the orcs. If the orcs really want to take over the central plains, they may continue to maintain the status of one person below ten thousand people. .

   "Uncle Sol is still alive and dead, don't spread the news of his death."

   "Yes, Your Majesty."

   "The important thing is to ensure the defense of the Dragon's Breath Pass, and what should we do if the Dragon's Breath Pass is breached."

   "Your Majesty, the fleet on the Golden Dragon River has been assembled since half a year ago. After the expansion, the fleet has more than 3,000 ships of various types and can transport more than 400,000 people at a time. We can withdraw to the west of the Golden Dragon River at any time."

   It was Prime Minister Right who made such a cowardly suggestion. Ren glanced at the other party and saw that the other party was serious and did not look ashamed at all. He sighed in his heart and continued:

   "The fleet naturally needs to be prepared, but things have not yet reached this stage, and now we should continue to dispatch the army to support Longxiguan."

   "Your Majesty, taxes have been added before, and garrison corps from all over the country have been allocated. We now have almost no regular corps stationed except for some big cities. It is difficult to draw enough strength."

"nobody?"

   "The number of private soldiers kept by the nobles in the castle is probably no less than one million. If they are willing, it should not be a problem to expand the strength of two million."

  The nobles of the Golden Dragon Kingdom basically keep some private soldiers. Except for the territories directly under the kingdom, some nobles have to levy taxes.

   "Your Majesty, the fleet on the Golden Dragon River has been assembled since half a year ago. After the expansion, the fleet has more than 3,000 ships of various types and can transport more than 400,000 people at a time. We can withdraw to the west of the Golden Dragon River at any time."

   It was Prime Minister Right who made such a cowardly suggestion. Ren glanced at the other party and saw that the other party was serious and did not look ashamed at all. He sighed in his heart and continued:

   "The fleet naturally needs to be prepared, but things have not yet reached this stage, and now we should continue to dispatch the army to support Longxiguan."

   "Your Majesty, taxes have been added before, and garrison corps from all over the country have been allocated. We now have almost no regular corps stationed except for some big cities. It is difficult to draw enough strength."

"nobody?"

   "The number of private soldiers kept by the nobles in the castle is probably no less than one million. If they are willing, it should not be a problem to expand the strength of two million."

  The nobles of the Golden Dragon Kingdom basically keep some private soldiers. Except for the territories directly under the kingdom, some nobles have to levy taxes. "Your Majesty, the fleet on the Golden Dragon River has been assembled since half a year ago. After the expansion, the fleet has more than 3,000 ships of various types and can transport more than 400,000 people at a time. We can withdraw to the west of the Golden Dragon River at any time."

   It was Prime Minister Right who made such a cowardly suggestion. Ren glanced at the other party and saw that the other party was serious and did not look ashamed at all. He sighed in his heart and continued:

   "The fleet naturally needs to be prepared, but things have not yet reached this stage, and now we should continue to dispatch the army to support Longxiguan."

   "Your Majesty, taxes have been added before, and garrison corps from all over the country have been allocated. We now have almost no regular corps stationed except for some big cities. It is difficult to draw enough strength."

"nobody?"

"The number of private soldiers kept by the nobles in the castle is probably no less than one million. If they are willing, it should not be a problem to expand the army by two million. ~www.wuxiahere.com~ The nobles of the Golden Dragon Kingdom will basically keep them. Some private soldiers, in addition to the territory directly under the kingdom, some nobles have to levy taxes, and the knives in their hands are not hard, and they are not easy to collect, especially some border areas. "Your Majesty, the fleet on the Golden Dragon River has been assembled since half a year ago. After the expansion, the fleet has more than 3,000 ships of various types, which can transport more than 400,000 people at a time. We can withdraw to the west of the Jinlong River at any time. "

   It was Prime Minister Right who made such a cowardly suggestion. Ren glanced at the other party and saw that the other party was serious and did not look ashamed at all. He sighed in his heart and continued:

   "The fleet naturally needs to be prepared, but things have not yet reached this stage, and now we should continue to dispatch the army to support Longxiguan."

   "Your Majesty, taxes have been added before, and garrison corps from all over the country have been allocated. We now have almost no regular corps stationed except for some big cities. It is difficult to draw enough strength."

"nobody?"

   "The number of private soldiers kept by the nobles in the castle is probably no less than one million. If they are willing, it should not be a problem to expand the strength of two million."

  The nobles of the Golden Dragon Kingdom basically keep some private soldiers. Except for the territory directly under the kingdom, some nobles have to collect taxes.

   (end of this chapter)