Medieval Empire Soldier

   Chapter 104 One hundred and four · War preparations (please subscribe)

  South of Nordland, east of Drakovald Forest, Earl of Draven.

  In the aisle of the conference hall of the earl's castle, the white wolf knight Krill was striding toward the conference hall, his adjutant, the stag knight Milton Sein followed behind, and the earl's guard quickly opened the door for them.

In the conference hall, there is a huge map in the north on the big table in the room. The knights of the kingdom of the earl and the courtiers of the earl are gathered together. Earl Draven points on the coastline of Nordrin, where there is a Nordland port city, Ditesshavn.

   Hearing the movement, Leif An Luo looked up and glanced at his younger brother: "The meeting to discuss the barbarian invasion can be late, Krill, don't you want to explain?"

   "I'm sorry, my dear brother." The white wolf knight spread his hands.

   "Come in and sit down, we also need you to give specific data on the army."

   "Yes." Krill responded.

   His eyes saw a familiar figure, and he said in a warm tone: "Kingdom Knight Laren! Kingdom Knight Nikas Francis! You are all here, it seems that I am indeed late."

  The two kingdom knights with the oak collar nodded and smiled at him, and the stag knight also greeted them.

After Earl Delavan finished training the White Wolf Knight, he picked up three wargames from the table and placed them on the map on the west, south and northeast sides of Nord Land. Representing armies of different sizes, Leif straightened his back: "I marked the general situation of Nord Territory on the map one by one."

"Information from the north that the invasion of Nordland this time is mainly from the Aisling tribe, and their warlord is the notorious barbarian supreme king Vamir Aisling." Leif Anluosian couldn't help but say A bit heavy: "The Norsca people in the north went south. They took the lead in capturing the coastal city of Pascal two days ago, slaughtering the residents there, and almost set it on fire."

   "Barbarian High King, Athlin Tribe." Laylen narrowed his eyes.

   He is not very familiar with the Norsca people in the north, and apart from the "lone wolf" Kordrog who once fought against him, Laylen's experience in fighting the barbarians is particularly lacking.

"Vamir Aisling, in 2385 of the imperial calendar, he went south to loot for the first time. More and more powerful men died under him. The knights folded their swords in front of Wamir Aisling. The tragic battle of the Emperor of the Empire, the 'Norden Massacre', nearly 40,000 people died in the battle, involving the three electors." The white wolf knight Krill sat down as the earl's deputy and explained what he knew. Come out: "The strength is very strong, there has always been a legend that he killed a giant dragon with his own hands, obtained the blessing of the evil **** of chaos, and made the scales of the giant dragon into armor, but the legend belongs to the legend, I don't really believe that humans can The dragon fights."

The knights present agreed with Kriel's words. In the ancient books, the description of the size of the giant dragon is simply bigger than the mountain. In the face of such a huge creature, even the fierce griffin cannot escape the risk of being torn apart. .

"The Nordland is very weak now, and the tragic public security wars, big and small, have been heard in our Middenland. Our northern neighbors have the longest coastline of all provinces in the entire empire, and face the Norsca people all the time. The looting of the robbery, the strength of Theodoric's troops is stretched." Count Delavin sat on the armchair and said in a serious tone: "But now, the situation in Nord is even more serious, and the port of Ditus was surrounded a day ago. Among them, according to their spies statistics, the number of barbarians exceeds 30,000, and the giant dragon ships of the barbarians have brought the most dangerous monsters from the northern wasteland, war mammoths, and it is only a matter of time before the city is destroyed."

"I have been to the port of Diets, where the coastal city walls are twelve meters high at the lowest point, and are equipped with a dozen cannons. The permanent population is more than 15,000 people. It should be... not so It's easy to be broken." Bucks Knight Milton Sean got up and said.

Krill patted the former's shoulder: "Milton, if you have seen the mammoth's size in a war, you will not feel that the twelve-meter-high city wall can stop its pace. To be precise, everything is useless. ."

"But."

"What Krill said is true." Earl Draven nodded and said, "On the first day of Ditus Harbor's siege, the barbarians broke through the neglected western city wall, if it weren't for a Sigmar at a critical moment. The battle priest stepped forward, and more than 400 defenders were desperately holding on, I am afraid that the port city will fall on the first day."

   "A Sigma Battle Priest?" There was a hint of surprise in Lallen's expression.

   Soon, he put it behind him. After all, it is an insignificant matter. It is great news that Diets Harbor can be held temporarily.

"The personal champion warrior of the Elector of Nord, Sir Carrard Leofric has called up the army in Sessenmonde, is preparing to rush to Dittshaven to relieve the siege, and urges all parts of Nord to step up the formation of troops to deal with Ai Scattered army of raiders of the Slim tribe."

Leif An Luo first pointed to the capital of the empire on the map: "It is related to tens of thousands of lives, the Nord elector Theodoric has personally rushed to the capital of the empire, Altdorf, to convene an emergency council of electors, I believe it will be How long will the war edict to go north to support Nord and resist the Norsca invasion will be sent here."

The political situation of the Empire is not as fragmented as the Knight Kingdom opposite the Grey Mountains. Although some electors simply ignore the emperor's orders, once there is a conflict or a major crisis between the electors, the emperor will The Council of Electors will be convened immediately. In the end, all the Electors, several major churches, and major Knights will jointly make a decision. The Council of Electors symbolizes the foundation of the empire's inheritance for more than two thousand years. The direction of the final decision will always be consistent with the outside world. , to ensure the integrity of each province.

The Elector of Nord, Theodoric Geisel, will definitely benefit from this trip. He personally rushed to the capital of the empire. It was also a political transaction. , in the political discussion.

"Although things in the north will not affect us for a while." Earl Delavan thought for a while and continued: "But be prepared in advance, it is safe, my knights, from now on to mobilize your territory, free up A sufficient standing army."

   "Yes, my Count."

"Yes!"

   Several kingdom knights from the Earl of Delavan set off to return to the territory to prepare for war.

   On the way back, the white wolf knight Krill led someone along with Laylen, and they were just about to rush to the wood elves trading post in Oak Town.

   Several Gothic-style buildings in the collar look extraordinary. The residents walking on the flagstone road look full and look much better. A fulfilling life brings them infinite hope.

Everything in Oak Town seems to be orderly. Merchants come and go with carriages. There are many shops on both sides of the street leading to the lord's longhouse. Bags of grain, goods, handicrafts and cloth are piled up from the shops to the edge of the street. , the fruit sellers carried wooden boxes and rushed to the market to sell them out of breath. This town is not as foul-smelling as other imperial cities. It is relatively much cleaner. Every day, many travelers and mercenaries come here to try their luck.

The fields are full of wheat, barley, chickpeas and other food crops. Although the northern climate is not suitable for planting fruit trees, there are still bold businessmen who invest in opening up a medium-sized orchard. At this time of the coming year, there will be more fresh peak season fruits on the market. .

The walls and streets of the town were often patrolled by sergeants, who were wearing chain mail, with swords hanging from their waists and halberds extremely sharp in their hands. The sergeant has a faint murderous aura. Occasionally, one or two knights can be seen riding horses and swaying through the market. The merchants and residents have a good or bad impression of this. The army of Oak Town often goes out to clear up the road robbers, and the nearby merchants have their eyes closed. Go, nothing will happen.

  The main church of the old world, widely spread in Oaktown.

The lord of the Church of Serina, which worships the Goddess of Mercy, built a church and a church hospital for it. Many businessmen heard that the local lord traded with the wood elves, and the church of Serina also bought a lot of medicines from the wood elves. There are long queues of patients admitted every day.

The Church of Sigmar and the Church of Uric are still secretly fighting each other. The number of paladins stationed in the churches and temples on both sides is increasing, reaching more than 50 so far. The method of confrontation between the two churches is very simple. The more corrupted guys, the better. Therefore, in the Oak Territory, the traces of chaos and corruption have almost disappeared, and people can feel the difference of Oak Town.

   Churches such as Taal, the **** of nature, Moore, the **** of death, and Manann, the **** of the sea, also gradually showed their presence. The **** of nature was worshipped by farmers, and the lumberjacks and hunters of the lumberyard were also enthusiastic about the power of Taal.

Belief in Moore, the **** of death, is an indispensable main force in the old world. Vampires, undead, zombies and other undead creatures really exist in this world. The evil moon Morsbury, the night of the full moon, the mad wind blowing the wilderness graveyard, The dead will climb out from under the tombstone, and people don't want their souls to be desecrated after death and become part of the army of the dead.

  When there is demand, there is supply. Like Mannan, the **** of the sea worshiped by the fishermen, the Moore priests came to Oak Town with great enthusiasm and dig graves.

Near Oak Town for five miles, the rammed stone road continues to the front of Oak Town. In the rather barren environment in the north, this place appears to be more prosperous. The manor and farmland that have been opened up, golden wheat waves rise one after another, and several workshops run along the York The river is neatly arranged.

   Five white wolf knights followed behind Lallen and others, as well as several ranger knights, who rode their horses on the road, and an oak-collared post passed behind a group of knights.

"Lauren, when the fall comes, your territory will definitely look different." The white wolf knight came up from behind, his iron gloves twirled the wheat ears that were about to ripen, and he said to Laren, "Save food to meet the needs of winter. , is it important, is the barn in the territory ready?"

"It's almost ready, the expected harvest is enough for the territory's expenses for the next year." Regarding the food situation, Laylen knew very well about the territory under his command: "What I am worried about now is that the Norsca barbarians will go south and will It will not change from short-term plundering to continuous warfare, the war decree, the sergeants who go to battle need logistical supplies, and the grain storage in the barn is only enough for one and a half months.”

  Crier said indifferently: "You can rest assured about this. It won't take so long to fight the Yankees. I know their habits. The barbarians are very belligerent, and they will definitely fight us in a short time."

"Really, I don't think so." Laylen shook his head: "The Norsca are good at field combat and close-range combat. Once our sergeants are slightly inferior in number, the battle situation will fall into a precarious state, attacking the city, On the contrary, it is their weakness, especially those important northern towns, which have excellent defense, and together with a large number of garrisoned troops, it will be difficult to eliminate them for a while."

   A hint of vigilance flashed in the eyes of the white wolf knight, and he listened to the words of the kingdom knight.

"It was also said at the meeting at the Count's Castle that on the first day Dites Harbor was almost destroyed by the war mammoths, but the strength of the city defense still repelled them. According to the habits of plunderers in the past, they encountered hard bones, barbarians. It is the best goal to loot and plunder those villages with weak defenses.” Laylen pondered the known information and tried his best to find the key points: “The long-term siege of large cities, the barbarian army Battle damage will definitely exceed expectations, unless there is something in that city that they desperately need, or people, that would explain why they would attack large cities and give up low-hanging villages."

  ". You mean, there's something in Diets Harbor that appeals to them?"

Krill understood the words of the kingdom knight, and then shook his head: "The habit of barbarians is belligerence and bloodthirsty. It is impossible for them to stay in the northern wasteland for a whole year without going crazy. Maybe, the large towns have a large population and are dense enough. Save them the slow search."

"Maybe, or maybe not, don't you think it's too early for their invasion this year? The autumn harvest has not yet passed, the wheat has not yet been harvested in the farmland, and the livestock have not yet grown up. It's a very strange thing." Laren shrugged and said towards the White Wolf Knight.

   "Yeah, it's really weird, I'm also thinking, does the **** barbarians have fish oil in their heads."

   In the distance, a thick layer of dark clouds covered the sky in the north, and thunderous thunder exploded. The group of knights looked at the gray sky and had an ominous premonition in their hearts.

"The power of chaos, the power of chaos in the northern wasteland has come, and it is eroding the mortal world." The white wolf knight's consciousness is so sharp, he looked at the gloomy sky, and said in a serious tone: "It seems that the strength of the barbarians is not enough. Underestimate, the power of chaos sweeps the earth, no matter how strange things may happen, I hope the army of Nord can hold on under the wave of barbarians."

   "May Sigma be with them"

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   (end of this chapter)