Chapter 615 [Do you have the courage? 】
"Harder~! Push~! Harder~! Push~!"
The officers roared, and catapults were piled up one by one near the city wall in Yajin City. The soldiers ran back and forth carrying tools and wood, and used their shoulders to forcibly lift the heavy catapults one by one.
Ballistas were pushed up the city wall, and catapults were set up under the city.
The logistics troops removed all the removable wooden boards in the city and made a large number of simple wooden shields.
The soldiers also knew that the battle could break out at any time. Without the fortress on the eastern front, Yajin City was exposed to the enemy's iron hoof. The enemy's wolf cavalry and the orc warriors could move southward on the plain without any hindrance.
, it only takes two days to reach Yajin City!
Although the enemy has not made any move, Duke Tulip is right: fate must always be in one's own hands. We cannot count on the enemy not to move south, we should make more preparations now.
Therefore, although the officer supervisors were almost harsh, most of the soldiers had no complaints. After all, this was to protect their own lives.
There used to be a small hillside not far from Yajin City. Du Wei had already sent people up the hillside to cut down all the dozens of trees on the hillside. He also set up a lookout on the hillside. From this height,
, can be seen several miles away. It plays a very effective pre-tensioning role in protecting Yajin City. Although there are gryphon knights patrolling the sky, there are only a hundred gryphon knights in total. There are always omissions in the patrol rounds.
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The entire Yajin City was in full swing, and the army and the people were working together to prepare for the war. Countless wooden piles that were thick enough for one person to hold were filled with nails and made into rolling nails and piled on the city wall. The city gate floor boards passed by
After repeated reinforcements, a large pile of wood was placed at the city gate in order to prepare for battle at any time. All the carpenters in the city were so busy that they did not have a good night's sleep for several days.
In the temporary commander-in-chief's residence in Yajin City, Du Wei was discussing the war situation with eleven military academy graduates from his direct line, as well as several transferred local garrison commanders, as well as members of the defeated Storm Legion.
A few middle-ranking officers who escaped.
The defeat on the front line almost wiped out the senior generals on the eastern defense line. Most of the senior generals with superior martial arts died for their country when they resisted the Dragon Clan that night. As for those who escaped... To be honest, Du
Wei didn't think highly of these guys.
It may be understandable for ordinary soldiers to run away. After all, in such a noisy scene, everyone follows them, like headless flies.
But it is very different when a general escapes! As a general, he cannot gather his troops on the battlefield. He cannot calm down the situation and make effective commands and decisions. Du Wei successively met with several generals who had escaped.
, as a result, Du Wei, who originally had illusions about these people, gave up completely.
It seems... even if there is a heroic general like Fink, the young lion, in the Storm Legion, there are still pustules. Those guys who escaped, when they ran out, some even just
Wearing a nightgown. Some even thought of running away after the city was broken, even leaving their own troops behind.
What's more, it's extremely ridiculous. After he came to Yajin City to meet Du Wei, he shamelessly asked to take command of his original army again. Du Wei immediately answered him: Your army is no longer there. When you escaped, you were behind the scenes.
As a general, you abandoned your own army and now you come to me and want to take it back?
joke!
As a result, Du Wei didn't care what the influence was and sent all those generals who escaped before the battle to the logistics troops.
It is true that he has been appointed as the commander-in-chief of the Eastern Front, but under normal circumstances, Du Wei would not have the power to remove so many senior generals from their official positions at once. However, fortunately, it is after the defeat, everything is in chaos, and
No one asked him whether the law complied with the rules, whether it had military approval, etc.
On the contrary, several urgent messages were sent to the military headquarters. I heard that the news of the fall of the eastern fortress would shake up the entire military headquarters if it reached the imperial capital. The regent was so angry that he overturned the table on the spot, and then one after another urgent messages were sent.
Come to Yajin City. All in all, it means the same thing: Du Wei, you now need people, money, and whatever you want! The imperial capital will try its best to meet all your requirements! But... Yajin City must be defended to the death, absolutely.
Can't take another step back!
Because in the back, from the north to the hinterland of the empire, there is almost a flat plain area!
"We still have a few questions." Gabri wiped his face with a hot towel. Although his face was tired, the boy's eyes were still very bright. It was the first time for a young man to go to the front line to encounter such a big change.
Gabri showed more and more energy. He dropped the towel and said sternly to Du Wei: "Sir, all the ballistae in the warehouse have been put on the city wall, but our problem is: first, we lack skilled personnel.
Gunner! For the ballista weapon to cause effective damage, it must have skilled gunners and observers. We lack the personnel reserves of these two skilled arms. Now we are hastily letting our people go up to control the ballista. I am worried that even if it is twenty meters
If you put a cow outside, they will miss it. This is the first... The second problem is particularly serious. There are a lot of arrows stored in the warehouse, but there is a shortage of crossbow arrows for crossbows. Now on average, each crossbow
We can only have two bases of crossbow arrow reserves. Once a war starts, I am afraid that these reserves will be used up at the end of the battle, and then the ballistae on the city wall will become a decoration."
Gabri glanced at his colleagues and said loudly: "If they are just ordinary arrows, the craftsmen in the city can make some on a temporary basis. But this kind of crossbow arrows must be forged with professional military equipment. We cannot make them ourselves."
Du Wei nodded and glanced at his younger brother with satisfaction. This boy was indeed a member of the Luo Lin family. The inheritance of his father, Old Raymond, was particularly evident in him. As soon as he arrived on the battlefield, he seemed to have become a
He was like a calf, with endless strength all over his body. Looking at Gabri's red eyes, Du Wei knew that this kid hadn't slept for almost three days.
"Well, I have taken note of the two questions you mentioned. I have sent people to mobilize in the rear. The people who were previously sent to the main fortress in the east have returned. General Rostock said that he will transport a batch of supplies to us as soon as possible.
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After Gabri finished speaking, without waiting for Du Wei to ask, Yaluoer immediately said loudly: "Sir, I inspected the city wall. Generally speaking, the city wall of Yajin City is in good condition. The repair work before the war was in line with the standards. However, due to the location in the west of the city,
There is a hillside not far outside the city. I am worried that once the war starts, the enemy will occupy that hillside so that they can overlook the city. We will observe all the activities inside us, but time is too tight now and we do not have time to excavate that hillside.
Lose……"
Du Wei frowned and knocked on the table: "This is a difficult problem. Use your brains to think about it and see if there is any solution. If it really doesn't work, ask a magician to help. But it is a hillside after all, I'm afraid
It won’t be easy to move. If that doesn’t work, install a few more catapults in the west of the city.”
After Yaluoer finished his report, the person who stood up to speak was a slender young officer with brown and black hair. Duwei glanced at this guy. Kira? Well, it was the one among the students at his military academy and the protagonist of Gundam.
Guy with the same name.
"Sir, everything in the military camp is quite stable. We have mobilized a large number of grassroots officers to reorganize the defeated troops of the Storm Legion according to your instructions. But..." At this point, the young man's tone was a little bit...
Difficult.
"But what?" Du Wei snorted.
"In the past few days, some officers have been coming here one after another to report the defeat on the front line. Some people came to the military camp and asked to take over the command of their original army."
Snapped!
Du Wei raised his eyebrows at that time, slammed the table, and suddenly shouted angrily: "Damn! I lost my troops trying to escape, and now I want to be a general when I come back?!"
"Yes, sir." Kira said solemnly: "Some of them have military ranks above the commander level, and they claim that they belong to the Storm Legion. Although you are the commander of the Eastern Front, you have no authority.
The generals of the Storm Legion were dismissed from their posts, and some people claimed to invite General Rostock to come..."
"Let them go!" Du Wei sneered: "These are cowards. They are the only ones who dare to go to Rostock! The frontline fortress is lost, and Rostock may now have nowhere to vent his anger. As generals of a defeated army, how can these people
Dare you go to General Rostock? Humph!"
He suddenly lowered his voice, glared at Kira, and shouted in a deep voice: "I'm giving you a military order... I just don't know if you have the guts to do it!"
As he spoke, Du Wei's eyes flashed with a strange light, and a ferocious sneer hung from the corner of his mouth.
"..." Kira glanced at Du Wei and took a deep breath: "Dare!"
"Okay!" Du Wei sat back: "If someone comes to the military camp to make trouble again, you will chase them away! If they don't leave, they will be arrested and beaten with military sticks! If they dare to make trouble even if they are beaten with military sticks..." Du Wei
At this point, he deliberately paused, and then said coldly, word by word: "I grant you the privilege. Anyone who dares to disturb the military discipline in the military camp, no matter who it is, no matter the rank, will be killed!! If anything happens, I will take responsibility for it!"
After saying that, Du Wei grabbed the pen and paper from the table, quickly wrote a letter of authorization, and then handed it to Kira. He deliberately looked at the young man coldly, wanting to see if he had any
I don't have the guts to do this kind of thing. After all, if I do this kind of thing, although Du Wei has said that he will take responsibility for the problem, after all, as an executor, if he goes on a killing spree, he will offend many people.
The young man named Kira remained silent, but resolutely took the military order from Du Wei with both hands, then gave a serious military salute and strode out.
Du Wei nodded with satisfaction. Although it was different from the protagonist of Gundam in his impression, this young man was a good prospect!
Du Wei leaned back again and rubbed his sore eyebrows. He had been very busy these days. After taking a look at the generals in the hall, he cheered up again and listened to other officers' reports about the military camps in the city.
As well as city defense and many other matters.
And at this moment, a figure suddenly broke in from outside, opened the door of the hall with a bang, and then strode in.
The person who came seemed a little reckless, but his expression was quite calm. He just seemed to be out of breath as he ran all the way.
"Aslan, what are you so worried about?" Alor reminded in a deep voice.
Du Wei took a look and saw that it was "one of the protagonists of Gundam" under his command, the guy named Aslan.
"Sir." Aslan immediately stood up and saluted, but spoke quickly: "Outside the city, a group of wolf cavalry is approaching!"
Wow!
Upon hearing this, all the generals in the room immediately stood up. Some even put their hands on the swords at their waists.
Aslan then quickly continued: "The opponent's wolf cavalry only has twenty cavalry. I checked the checkpoint carefully. There is no follow-up troops from the opponent nearby. It is definitely a lone army. And... they don't seem to be here to attack the city, but
It’s like he’s here to envoy!”
To be continued...