Section 9 Stone Ridge - Silver Axe
The city of Crane was already in ruins within its magnificent walls, and Duke Ron's fire not only burned himself, but also everything in the city.
After the orcs took the city, they emptied the rubbish from the ruins, and made the originally magnificent city a logistics supply base for the army and the headquarters of the headquarters.
On the evening of October 1, in a towering stone villa building in the southeast corner of the original aristocratic district,
As the commander-in-chief of this war, the Grand Chief of Shikan was busy with the decisive battle that broke out on the steppes of Tefero, when Grand Chief Batu and Grand Chief Azeman suddenly approached him.
This is the first time since the 26th, when the three of them quarreled over the battle in the Tefalo steppe.
"You seem to have made a decision?" the young chief looked at the fading sharpness on Azeman's face, and guessed what decision the other had made, so there was something disdainful or mocking in his tone.
"I have no choice, my people are being slaughtered, and I have an obligation to protect them. As he spoke, he tore off the five pairs of silver rings around his neck, which symbolized the power of the Great Chief, and placed the five pairs of silver rings on a shoddy wooden table that had been made out of the process, and said, "I will be with you." ”
"Azeman needs to take away the warriors of his tribe..."Old Chief Batu took a step and walked in front of Azeman, the wrinkles on his face piling up, his cloudy eyes narrowing at Shikan, "We should end the war on the Tefalo steppe as soon as possible, this war has no meaning to us. ”
"How could it be pointless?" Shi Kan tried his best to control his imminent anger, "According to intelligence, the internal affairs of the Human Empire have long been on the verge of collapse, and the rich merchants have long been dissatisfied with the rule of the aristocracy... If the Emperor's army is defeated in this war, then war could break out within the Empire at any time, and once ..."
"These are just your speculations, Chief Shikan. Batu prevented the young chief from continuing, and over the years, the old chief of Batu grew unwilling to believe in false imaginations.
"This is an opportunity, an opportunity for our orc clan to regain rule over the continent of Alan. Shi Kan's hands were clenched, the muscles of his whole body were bulging, and his bones and joints were also 'crackling'.
Grand Chief Azerman frowned, he stood quietly in front of Chief Batu, raised his head slightly and looked at Shi Kan, "Chief Shi Kan, we all want to believe that we can achieve greater victories, I have been longing for victory since I was young, longing for the rich land of Dongda Road, I have been fighting for this for more than twenty years...
But you have to know that we are fighting for this not for our own ambition and vanity, but for our people to have a better environment to thrive!
But at this moment, my tribe is being slaughtered by the dwarves, which I cannot tolerate, even if I do everything I can, I will protect my people, this is my duty, because I am their chief, I rule over them, but at the same time I have the obligation to protect them..."
"You should learn from humans. Shi Kan also looked directly at Azerman, "Learn their tactics in Crewe, they can give up a full 200,000 civilians, and they will also delay the march of our expeditionary force..."
Shi Kan's eyes were bloodshot with his rising anger and excitement, and the more he spoke, the more excited he became, and finally he roared, "Do you know what the consequences of withdrawing the Bingfeng Clan's army now will bring to our war, don't you want to think about the clansmen who died in the previous war?"
"So, let's get back to this war. Batu patted Azeman's shoulder with his withered palm to signal him not to worry, and then, he took two steps forward to close the distance between him and Shikan, "Our plan has been very successful so far, of course, most of this is due to you, and I guarantee that your deeds will be passed on throughout the orc clan." ”
"This war..."Batu raised his voice and said before Shi Kan spoke: "This war has been fought until now, in fact, the winner has already been decided, think about our losses in this battle of Klanling, I don't think the tribe is still capable of another bigger battle than this, besides, the expeditionary force of Kru Ling has gradually shown signs of defeat, although this is the same as expected, but the defeat is too fast!"
As for the Misha Kingdom of the Hoko Islands, the power in their hands is simply not enough to give us more strategies, and the barbarians in the wild mountains... Ever since the last defeat in the Battle of Koren Fortress, they have been huddled in the ice and snow, busy fighting among themselves..."
The old chief showed a lonely look on his face when he said this, and he looked at the disapproving Shikan and continued: "We have been able to come here and almost exhaust the savings of the tribe for nearly a hundred years... You just mentioned the contradictions within the human empire, then, what about ourselves, you should go and see the current lives of the laborers, women, and children in our rear, even my family can only eat a simple sand bean soup every day. ”
Shi Kan's irritable mood gradually calmed down, his body took two steps back and sat on a wide chair, stared at the stone ceiling that was blackened by the fire and said: "Do you want to stop the war? But the war is not up to our side, if you want to hold on to Crane City, then, after the Human Empire has taken a breath, their explosive strength is enough to sweep the military power in our hands, and they can even directly threaten our rear." ”
"We all need time. Batu sat down on the opposite side of the stone ridge, "We now have the rich territory of the Klan Territory and the large pastures of the Twakri Territory, and I believe that as long as we are given enough time, our power will not be lost to the Human Empire." ”
"It seems... Have you made up your mind?" Shi Kan suddenly withdrew his gaze from staring at the ceiling, and he looked at Batu and Azerman, and a very special momentum appeared in his body.
"We're just more sane than you. Batu preceded Azeman before he could speak, "Young Great Chief, you should learn to manage your clan with a more rational mind, this is my advice. ”
Shi Kan seemed to be tired all of a sudden, and he leaned back in his chair with his eyelids lowered, and looked up at the ceiling again...
The quarrel for more than a month in a row really made Shi Kan very tired, he thought that the two chiefs would be able to understand his thoughts, but the reality was... No!
The young chieftain began to fall silent, as did the two older chieftains.
After a long moment, the young chieftain returned his gaze to the two older chiefs and asked in a low voice, "Do you know what I learned in the unification war of the northern clans?"
The two chiefs were stunned, apparently surprised that the other would ask such a question after a long silence.
Ai Zeman seemed to think of something, he opened his mouth and was about to say something, when a freezing feeling that seeped into the bone marrow suddenly came, and then, he felt as if he was being pressed against a thousand pounds of weight, he turned around with difficulty, and saw that Chief Batu's whole body was slowly frozen by the icicles that suddenly tore through the air...
It's human magic!
Grand Chief Aizeman subconsciously wanted to turn his head to look at Shikan, but unfortunately, he found that he couldn't even move a finger.
"In the war for the unification of the northern clans, I have found that the most powerful power can only break out when the orcs truly unify the power...," Shikan whispered, "Now, I am more convinced of this. ”
"Tread"
"Tread"
The young chief slowly walked towards the two frozen bodies, the loneliness in his eyes flashing, but it was quickly replaced by a resolute murderous aura.
"Bang"
A powerful thump shatters an 'ice sculpture'!
"Bang"
Shi Kan didn't stop or hesitate, and the second punch was instantaneous...
The bodies of the two chiefs, who had been frozen and stiffened in an instant, cracked apart as the ice shattered.
"You've finally made up your mind!" In the darkness, a dark figure slowly walked out, it was Fei Duo, the chief of staff of the Shikan chief, who held a silver-white staff with a little cold air in his hand.
Obviously, it was him who just made the move!
Shi Kan ignored the ridicule of his chief of staff, and he said coldly: "Find a way to tell those humans that I have done what I have to do, you can promise them everything you can promise, give them everything you can give, but what I want is just as much." ”
"Understood, Venerable Great Chief!"