Chapter 206 The Messenger Arrives

Author: Arion's Dolphins

Chapter 206 The Messenger Arrives

Tang Zhao was a little overwhelmed when he met Lin En's request. After all, it was definitely a better choice to let him go to the front line. He could maximize his combat effectiveness there, and it would be a waste to put him in the rear to defend the city.

He doesn't like war very much, but when the war begins, he must choose the most efficient way.

The reasons Lin En gave him made him hold back his words. One was because the place would have to face a retaliatory counterattack by the Colo people later, and a strong person was needed to guard it. The other was because the Archduke's envoy was preparing to

I came here, called him by name, and wanted to meet him. I have something to discuss.

At this time, Tang Zhao did not refuse and took over the task from the other party.

Most of the army and elite combat forces were still in Lin En's hands. He wanted to use these people to push forward and coordinate with the elves and giants. Most of the soldiers left to Tang Zhao were ordinary soldiers who were placed on the city walls to fill lines.

It's okay, but it's hard to say how useful they are.

If the opponent draws out three or more fifth-level beings to attack, then Tang Zhao thinks he cannot defend the city, but fortunately the Archduke's envoy will rush to the scene together with the reinforcements, so the situation is not too bad.

Before fighting against Colo's army, the biggest problem facing Tang Zhao was how to quickly restore the city's defenses.

They did not consider retaining the original style of the city during the siege. Now the city is riddled with holes, the city walls are damaged in many places, three city gates have been knocked open, and there are still a certain number of enemy remnants in the city.

Coming to defend the city can only be said to be a self-challenge for the defenders.

Tang Zhao naturally thought of mobilizing the civilians in the city, but when they first arrived, it was indeed difficult for them to obey a lizard, so Tang Zhao could only choose to use both soft and hard tactics.

Lin En's food preparations were sufficient, and there were not that many living residents in Waterdeep City. Tang Zhao directly and generously distributed food to everyone, and then guaranteed to give different rewards to everyone who participated, all of which were real silver coins and copper coins.

, the settlement was distributed on the same day, and they also promised that no matter what the battle situation was, they would take the residents in the city who were biased towards them with them when they retreated.

Even though they were recruiting mercenaries from the entire Waterdeep City, Tang Zhao also did not hesitate to use force to suppress the remaining forces in the city. During the war, he could not show too much mercy. Once discovered, he would be killed directly.

It is said that kindness cannot control soldiers, and there is a reason for it. Tang Zhao believed that he was a good-tempered creature, but now he could distinguish the occasions when he should be used, and he could not make others pay for his soft-heartedness.

The mobilization effect was not very good, but it was slowly improving. Tang Zhao did not have time to wait, so he directly chose to lead the construction work in person.

Pull large boulders and trees from the mountains and forests, use these things as the skeleton, and use the gravel and soil as the flesh and blood to temporarily repair the city wall that collapsed outside the city. Search the weapons depot in the city and give it to the supporters

The distribution of weapons and equipment is still proceeding in an orderly manner according to plan.

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A few days later, the first ground troops from Colo arrived. They traveled through the night and night to the vicinity of Waterdeep City. Their original purpose was to reinforce the city's defenders. Now they believed that Tang Zhao's foothold was not stable and it was a good opportunity to attack and retake the city.

, as long as Waterdeep City is taken back, Linn's troops will be surrounded.

It was not that there were no problems in the air before, but the alliance between Nirn and the elves was stronger, and the Cloud Giant also participated in the war against Colo and plundered it. He would use very powerful sky magic to severely damage the flying troops of the Colo people.

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Now there are not many high-end species like manticores and horse vultures in their army. Most of them are secondary races such as bats. Their combat effectiveness is generally good for harassment. Facing the composition of giant eagles and horse vultures,

It would be better to save the elite team.

The siege party originally thought that this attack would be a surprise attack, but unfortunately it hit the iron plate.

The living dead with average combat power and low intelligence could not break through a city wall several meters high. The number of precious alchemy creatures and biochemical creatures was not large and could only affect local areas. Tang Zhao barely managed to hold off the enemy.

Once again, we were dragged into a war of attrition. This time, the only people who could not afford the attrition were the Kolo people. Without decisive weapons of destruction, we could only waste our lives without making a final decision.

Faced with the crazy offensive of the Koro people, Tang Zhao chose to ask for help. After notifying them, Lin En ignored the pressure from the front line and squeezed out a few flying squadrons and third- and fourth-level experts in good condition through his teeth to return to Shenshui.

city.

The number of Koro's troops arriving continued to increase, and Linn's reinforcements also continued to increase. The two sides formed a stalemate to a certain extent and were unable to continue to break through.

After risking their lives to participate in the battle, Tang Zhao barely managed to block their continuous offensive. After repelling the opponent's last large-scale offensive, the Koluo army had no choice but to retreat unwillingly and turned to help the people in the capital.

The core area being attacked, or attacking other relatively weak strongholds, should not be spent here.

Tang Zhao, who had won the victory, was not very happy because the losses were not small. He himself was injured many times and his combat ability was severely reduced.

The defenders left behind by Lin En had basically lost 30 to 40% of their troops, and the reinforcements that had been added were also in a major replacement, and they were all in a severely damaged state.

But no matter what, at least we managed to hold on in the end.

Tang Zhao also wanted to send troops to support Lin En and the others, but the situation did not allow it. The condition of the soldiers was already very poor and they could no longer continue to fight out of the city. They could only rest and wait in place.

After thinking about it, Tang Zhao asked all the remaining elite troops in the city to return to the front line to assist Lin En and the others in continuing their attack. He himself began to strengthen the defense of Waterdeep City, while waiting for the arrival of the Archduke's envoy.

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The Grand Duke's actions were a little slower than Tang Zhao thought, and he arrived about a week after the siege battle ended. During this time, Tugrik and other giants and Lin En all made different progress.

Tugrik invaded the coastal areas of Colo and occupied several seaport cities one after another. They specifically targeted wealthy places to plunder. Although they were measured and did not commit particularly horrific massacres, they still plundered wildly along the way.

Let the defenders of Kolo struggle to deal with it.

The main force led by Lin En was directed towards the capital of Colo. The two sides took up positions on the plains and faced each other across the river. No one wanted to cross the river and attack by force. They all had concerns and were just constantly testing and attriting.

Under such circumstances, a group of people arrived in Waterdeep City claiming to be the envoys of the Grand Duke, but Tang Zhao felt that this was not the case at all.

Because ordinary envoys will not be escorted by fifth-level experts, nor will they be driven by dragon beasts, the identity of the visitor should be much more special.

If there is no eunuch, I will definitely not cut the book. It is just that I have been extremely busy recently.

The university is a double major with a lot of courses on both sides. Not counting the weekends, I have three free classes. I have to learn a small language and professional English, and I also have to do the trouble of being a class committee member. The time is really tight. I also write because of my hobby.

I write this because I don’t want to push myself too hard. When I was in high school, I stayed up until two or three o’clock coding and got up at six o’clock in the morning to go to class. I didn’t want to go through the experience of being paid hundreds of dollars a month.

After that, try to keep updating every day for a period of time, and squeeze out time to write more on weekends, something like this.

You can take your time with your studies. I'm sorry for you, but there is nothing you can do. Serious things are more important.
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