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!”
"Come to envoy?" Du Wei snorted.
"Yes, sir." Aslan stood up straight and replied: "This group of wolf cavalry is accompanied by about more than three hundred humans... Judging from their attire and appearance, they seem to be our soldiers. They may be prisoners of war!"
On the fifteenth day after the fall of the Eastern Fortress, finally, in the morning, the Griffin Knights of Skyland sent back the news that there was a group of wolf cavalry. Holding high the imperial flag, this group went south from the fallen fortress.
There were only twenty wolf riders, and there were about three hundred human soldiers and captives accompanying them.
And they were under the surveillance of the gryphon knights. They came all the way to Yajin City. They claimed to have delivered a personal letter from the commander of the criminal people to the commander of the human army in Yajin City!
When this group of wolf cavalry arrived at the city, the human defenders on the city immediately became alert. The soldiers clenched their weapons and stood on the city wall, nervously looking at the enemies not far from the city.
However, this group of wolf cavalry stopped about two hundred steps outside the city and stopped moving forward. Twenty wolf cavalry were stopped in the distance. Those werewolves covered with spears were riding on the giant wolves.
Above. Holding a long sword in his hand, he looked at the human soldiers on the city with cold and forbidding eyes.
Du Wei personally led his people to the city. Afterwards, the wolf cavalry moved on to different places, and the three hundred human prisoners of war accompanying them began to line up and slowly approach the city gate.
The three hundred humans who accompanied him were indeed soldiers, which could be seen from the way they walked in formation.
Half of these people had some injuries on their bodies, and naturally they had no armor or weapons. They were all dressed in simple cotton robes. Everyone looked downcast and sluggish.
What surprised Du Wei even more was that among the three hundred prisoners brought by this team of wolf cavalry, there was someone he knew walking at the front!
Rohart!
When Rohart returned to the city with the other prisoners, the remaining prisoners of war were immediately picked up by the soldiers in the city. Rohart met with Du Wei and personally handed a letter written by Luoxue to Du Wei.
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"You...are not dead?" Du Wei took the letter and did not read it immediately. Instead, he looked carefully at the Luo Lin boy he had met before, with a hint of joy on his face.
Then he went up and hugged the young man, patted his shoulder hard, and laughed loudly: "Rohart! Haha, I remember you kid! You're not dead! That's great! Do you know?
, when I thought you were dead, Zig and the others even burst into tears!"
Rohart took a step back and looked at Du Wei. His expression was very excited, but then his eyes darkened: "Sir, thank you for your love... Please accept this letter, and then... I want to return it,
Tell the Elf King your reply."
"What? You want to go back?" Du Wei frowned, his eyes confused: "Since you are back, you don't have to go back! You are the future star of the Decepticon Air Cavalry. I thought you died on the front line last time.
Zig and the others blame themselves deeply, and I feel very sad too! Now that you are back, how can I let you..."
"Sir." Rohart gave a bitter smile. He suddenly knelt down on one knee, raised his head and looked at Du Wei, and said solemnly: "Sir, please believe that my loyalty has never wavered! It's just that the Elf King
, it seems to know you very well and is very familiar with you. This time it asked me to come back to deliver the message because none of the wolf cavalry can speak our human language. I have learned their language during these days in the enemy camp.
, so I was sent to act as a translator... and Luoxue asked me to go back... because there are still two thousand of our prisoners of war in the fortress on the front line. Luoxue said, if I don't go back..."
Rohat's eyes were filled with gloom.
"You mean, Luoxue sent you back to deliver a message, and if you don't go back... he's threatening you with the lives of the remaining two thousand prisoners of war?!"
Rohart nodded heavily.
Du Wei fell silent. He looked at the young man in front of him. After these days in the enemy camp, Rohart looked much more mature and stable than the hot-blooded young man in the northwest military camp. His original face
The unique passion of young people has gradually turned into the perseverance of a mature man.
"Why?" Du Wei whispered, "Why does it value you so much?"
"I don't know." Rohart shook his head: "I have been around Luo Xue these days, and I feel... it seems to be completely different to me from other prisoners of war. I can't think of anything special about it.
Value. I’m just a low-level officer, and I don’t have much valuable intelligence here.”
Du Wei frowned, something was a little strange.
"This is not the place to talk." Du Wei took Rohart back to the city. Rohart followed Du Wei all the way without saying a word. There were Du Wei's followers around him, looking at the returning "prisoner of war" with strange eyes.
". And Rohart walked all the way, clenching his fists. He seemed to have a trace of shame on his face.
"You don't have to feel guilty." Du Wei suddenly turned around, glanced at the young man, and said warmly: "It's not your fault that you were captured by the enemy! As a soldier, you have fulfilled all your duties! You fought bravely and protected your companions.
It's not a shame to retreat safely and be captured after a fierce battle! Rohart, it's not a shame to be captured, you don't need to keep your head down."
"But... I was supposed to commit suicide..." Rohart suddenly shed tears.
"That's a stupid thing to say." Du Wei shook his head: "On the battlefield, all kinds of unpredictable things will happen. Do you think you have to commit suicide to show your loyalty if you are captured? That is a foolish idea!"
After a pause, Du Wei suddenly smiled bitterly: "Besides... I don't know why, but Luoxue values you so much. If it doesn't want you to die, with its ability, you won't be able to die in its hands even if you want to."
Drop it, I understand."
As soon as he said this, the depression in Rohart's heart was a little relieved. Du Wei led him back to the house, dismissed his entourage, and talked to him alone for a while.
Rohart immediately told in detail how he was captured and then imprisoned next to the Elf King Luo Xue. What happened in the past few days. He did not hide anything, even to Luo Xue.
He also spoke frankly about his various special preferential treatment, and he was not worried whether these words would arouse Du Wei's suspicion.
Finally, talking about the fall of the eastern fortress, Rohart said: "From the fall of the river to the fall of the fortress, the entire battle plan was personally directed by Elf King Luoxue. During the battle on the river that day, they deliberately set up a plan to cross the river.
The posture attracted our warships to the river, and then used the orcs of the Hippo tribe to attack underwater, annihilating our water warships in one fell swoop, and clearing the biggest obstacle to crossing the river..."
At the end of the sentence, Rohart shed tears again: "Sir, I am in the enemy's camp. Every time I see those compatriots who died in battle, I am still alive... I feel guilty all the time!"
Du Wei asked for a while. When Rohart talked about Luoxue's command of the operation and the changes on the battlefield, this young man said that he was clear and methodical, bit by bit, and his mind was extremely clear.
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Du Wei was surprised and deliberately tested him a few times, only to find that this young and enthusiastic young man seemed to have become a different person after following Luo Xue in the enemy camp for several months. He seemed to have some problems in his chest.
, talking about the battle situation, talking freely, both in conversation and vision, are far higher than before!
"You... must have learned a lot from Luo Xue these days." Du Wei suddenly sighed.
"Yes... quite a bit." Rohart lowered his head: "I don't know why, but this elf king treated me very favorably. It even took the initiative to discuss many issues with me. Every time I think about it afterwards, it seems as if it did it on purpose.
He is instilling this knowledge in me. Even... he often discusses history books with me."
Du Wei fell silent. After a while, he forced a smile and glanced at Rohart: "Okay, you don't have to worry. I didn't doubt you. I just couldn't figure out Luoxue's intention for doing this."
"Sir." Rohart's eyes were red: "I was in the enemy camp, and what I was thinking in my heart was either to simply die, or... I just hope to come back one day. But now..."
When Rohart said this, he suddenly choked up.
Du Wei patted his shoulder and whispered: "I understand how you feel. It's not easy to come back. You have returned to your own people, but in the blink of an eye you have to go back to the land of tigers and wolves, and live with the enemy chief day and night. You can't come back and be with yourself."
I can understand the pain in your heart when brothers and relatives are reunited."
After a pause, Du Wei sighed and looked at Rohart's young face: "You... when I thought you were killed in battle, I already sent someone to your home. Your parents are in good health, and your brothers and sisters are also in good health.
Yes. Although I am sad for you, since your family has been Luolin people for generations, there will naturally be people to take care of them. I later made arrangements and one of your sisters was assigned to work in Luolin Castle. In the future, there will be people to take care of them...
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Rohart wiped his tears vigorously, then took a deep breath, with a trace of absolute determination in his eyes, and said proudly: "Thank you, sir! However, time is pressing, so there is no need to talk about my family affairs... Sir, I will come.
Luoxue had something to say before, please read the letter he wrote immediately, and then ask me to take your reply back with you. I must go back before sunset tomorrow, otherwise..."
Du Wei nodded. Then he opened the letter from Luoxue and read it.
Opening the letter paper, I saw that the words on the letter paper were very beautiful. Unexpectedly, Luoxue, an elf tribe, could actually write extremely beautiful words in Roland Continent, and its writing style was actually an extremely gorgeous "outlined script".
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The handwriting is delicate and gorgeous, every word and line is indescribably beautiful. But this calligraphy makes Duweiduo sigh that he is not as good as he rarely writes on weekdays, and his handwriting is very clumsy. The only thing that looks better is
His own signature: After all, he is a high-ranking official, and there are still many documents that require his signature on weekdays.
But if you look carefully, the content of this letter is as follows!
"Letter to Duke Duverolin Rudolf of the Tulips:
Seeing words is like meeting each other!
I recall that I went hunting in the northwest with you, and it has been more than four years in a blink of an eye. I am in the bitter cold land of the far north, and I am fascinated every time I think of your grace. Looking back on the past, you and I talked about the past and the present, and debated world affairs. Walking alone in the northwest, the yellow sand
Thousands of miles away, the grasslands are green, the snow-capped mountains are amiable, everything is vividly visible, what a joy!
It's a pity that today you and I are enemies, and we no longer have the fun of sitting and talking like we did that day. What a pity!
I remember that you and I had an appointment in the past. Your Excellency had something to say, and I also have ambitions.
Today, I have led hundreds of thousands of troops, and I once went south to fulfill my ambition in the past. I feel sad that Luolan's style remains the same, but our old friends are no longer there.
Yesterday, I heard that Your Excellency also came north, and I was very happy. Although I can no longer sit and talk about Taoism, I can still lead the troops on the battlefield with Your Excellency. Life is like this, how happy it is!
This time, the situation between you and me has become fire and water. However, I also have the same feelings as in the past and want to do a stupid thing. Therefore, I write this letter and sincerely invite you to come and meet. Although it is inevitable to meet with swordsmen on the battlefield, if I can
Let's get together over wine and songs, and then meet each other with swords drawn. This is a heroic act!
If you are interested, please do not doubt my sincere invitation! I know that you are open-minded. In the past, you were in the northwest and had great courage. You will not laugh at my childish attitude!
My heart is wandering, and I can write all the words! I hope that your magnanimity is unparalleled, and you will not make me look at the moon and talk in vain!
If you are willing to accept the invitation, the bright moon is above, and I will not harm you in the slightest. If you have any doubts, please smile and burn this book.
The word "falling snow."
The handwriting was elegant and graceful, and it ended here. But after Du Wei finished reading, he was stunned for a moment. After a while, he read the letter again.
Rohart saw that after Du Wei read the letter, his face was neither happy nor angry, but there was a faint weird smile...
Finally, Du Wei put down the letter, patted it on the table, and then laughed heartily!
"Haha! Ha! What a Luoxue! What a Elf King!"
Du Weiang stood up suddenly, his eyes flashing: "At this time, it actually invited me to have an appointment! If someone else wrote this kind of letter, I would definitely think that the other person was crazy... But it... Well, most of the time it is only
That’s why he could write something like this!”
After he finished speaking, he stood up and walked around the room twice. When Rohart heard this, his expression suddenly changed. Regardless of Du Wei's reaction, he quickly went up and picked up the letter and took a look at it. His expression changed.
He suddenly changed: "Sir! This letter says... you! You! You must not go!!"
Du Wei stood still at this moment, with his hands behind his back and sneered: "Why don't you go? If I don't go, wouldn't I be looked down upon by this guy? Hum hum..."
With that said, Du Wei glanced at Rohart, who was full of worry: "Don't worry, I won't be in danger. This Elf King...this Luoxue...hehe!"