Outside the city of Twak, the soldiers of the Gondwak Kingdom and the orcs are in the camp of a banner regiment.

Nishizawa Devin and his newly canonized nobles sat in the war room of Gondwack's camp, all with obvious sadness on their faces.

Although Nishizawa Devin and his nobles were aware of the fortification of Twak, it was only when they actually confronted it that they realized how strong the city's walls really were.

The coalition forces had been besieging Twak for more than seven days, and during those seven days, tens of thousands of troops had not even been able to break through the outer walls of Twak, the towering walls and well-developed defensive structures, and the winding and rugged roads under the walls, leaving Nishizawa with a choice.

Of course, you can, but if you attack by force, you can take the city in half a month with the strength of the coalition forces against the current garrison in Twak City.

However, Nishizawa Devin would not do that, because it would cause his army to suffer heavy losses, and Nishizawa, who had experienced several failed battles, now had almost the strongest force in his hands that he could muster, and if even this army was exhausted, then, not to mention the Imperial army that followed, even the orcs would have thoughts about his territory.

Retreat, Nishizawa also thought about it, but the orcs didn't agree, and it took almost all the effort of the Devin family to get to this point, so he returned in vain, can he be willing?

"Where is Crewe's army now?" asked Nishizawa-Devin gloomily.

"According to the latest magical messages from the magicians over there, they're still near Bolenburg. "Apparently, the Reagan family was not very active in supporting the Twak Territory, and their vanguard could have reached the outskirts of Twak City in three days, but the fact is that their army is almost standing still. ”

"It's natural, but you can't be too careless. Viscount Benny Wacker, the commander of the Kingdom's newly formed Third Legion, replied: "According to the information provided by the orcs, the orc expeditionary force in Crewe has long been defeated... The Empire will not sit idly by and watch us grow stronger, and the appointment of Baron Pedy Reagan as the so-called 'Commander-in-Chief of the Empire's Northern Theater of Operations' is the best proof of this, and the Reagan family will definitely organize a large-scale decisive battle in Twak Territory in order to silence the nobles of the Empire. ”

The Prime Minister of the Kingdom, Count Amofero Witt, nodded in agreement, he looked at Nishizawa Devin and said, "Your Majesty, you can't ignore the existence of the Kru Territory, no matter how stupid the Reagan family is, they will not give up this excellent opportunity to intervene in the affairs of the Twak Territory... After all, there are not a few ambitious people!"

"We have limited time... If the battle cannot be resolved as soon as possible, I recommend a temporary retreat. Ronald Devin, the commander of the King's Second Legion (formerly the Sabertooth Mercenary Regiment) and the eldest son of Nishizawa Devin, looked around at everyone and said: "Not long ago, the two legions of the Central Empire took advantage of the Armageddon on the steppe of Tefalo to attack the kingdom's Sharp Town. ”

The War Chancellor, Sir Berry, added: "The war on the steppes of Teffalo has stopped, although the truce is in a strange way, the main force of the orcs and the six legions of the empire have retreated separately, and there is no hidden danger in Sharp Town for a short time..."

Ronald glanced at his father, who was in the first place, and then glanced at all the ministers and generals of the kingdom present, "I want to tell you that the power of the Gondwak Kingdom is still very weak, and if we are not careful, we may be destroyed at any time, and the Zora family of the Klan Territory is the best proof of this." ”

The prince's words moved everyone, but he was the only one who dared to say such a thing...

The command sword in Nishizawa Devin's hand slashed lightly over the edge of the table, staring at the turquoise inlaid on the hilt with his eyelids lowered, and he coughed lightly twice and asked in a low voice, "How did all those nobles in Dwak City reply?"

"Don't expect anything from them, unless I don't have an absolute advantage. Prime Minister Amofero's tone was sarcastic about the nobles in Twak, "They are just a bunch of speculators. ”

Nishizawa-Devin looked up at his prime minister and said, "That's just your leverage... Let him go, he knows how to deal with those nobles. ”

"The people of the 'Radiant Power' have a greater appetite than those nobles, you—" Amofero couldn't help but want to remind his king.

"But they can help me solve my problems, and, now that the 'Radiant Force' has been disbanded, Kochi is my Janissary Captain. Nishizawa Devin's sharp gaze fell on his prime minister, "Of course, if you plan to handle this matter yourself, I can let you do it." ”

"I just..."

"We can get the max out of our chips. Prince Ronald grabbed the topic: "We can even promise Twak City, as long as Twak City is not in the hands of the Barrett family... Tell those speculators that our army can provide them with free aid to help them capture the city of Tkava. ”

"Those people don't stand a good chance. Benny of the Third Legion shook his head, "The Barretts are not fools. ”

Ronald shrugged his shoulders and said with a low smile: "This is a deal without capital, as long as we can make Twak City chaotic for a while, maybe, we can find opportunities in the chaos." ”

The eldest son's words made Nishizawa Devin thoughtful, and before the others could speak, he said, "I'll arrange this matter myself!"

Prime Minister Amofero frowned when he heard this, and subconsciously wanted to continue to persuade, but after seeing Nishizawa Dewen's unquestioning expression, he swallowed back the words that came to his mouth, and everyone else except for Prince Ronald nodded.

At this moment, the curtain of the tent was lifted without everyone noticing, and a staff officer from the staff office cautiously approached the ministers of the kingdom who were sitting together, and at last, he stopped beside Prince Ronald and whispered in the prince's ear.

Nishizawa Devin didn't care about the news brought by the staff officer, during the time of the meeting, news came no less than five times, but just when he wanted to say something to keep the meeting going, Ronald suddenly rushed to say: "The latest news, the four orc banner regiments are gathering in Sharptown, and their purpose is likely to support the war on the side of Twak City!"

Nishizawa Dewen's face showed a moment of joy, and then it turned pale and terrifying, and the other ministers were also speechless by the news.

...

On the other side, in the eastern camp of the coalition camp, the garrison of a flag regiment of orcs.

The Nineteenth Banner Regiment of the Orcs, a second-class C-class unit, almost all of the troops are simply equipped with axe-wielding infantry, and the number of berserkers does not exceed two squads.

The leader of the banner is named Ximuke, and he was born into the upper class of the two-headed clan.

At this moment, Simuk welcomes a distinguished guest in his private tent: Overseer Pereth, one of the three Overseers of the Two-Headed Clan.

"Why are you here?" was the first thing the Commander of the Timuk Banner said after meeting Governor Pereth, "Is the High Command planning to open the stalemate from Twak City?"

Pereth looked at the interior of the tent and said, "Something happened in the tribe that had something to do with the Great Chief. ”

"Great Chief?" asked Simuk as he repelled the soldiers at the door, "What's wrong with him?"

"Dead!"

"How so?" said Simuk as he was about to pour the milk wine, when he turned to stare at Pereth, "Although the old chief may be very old, the priests of the tribe say that he will be fine for another ten years. ”

Pei Ruisi's eyes were red, and the crimson anger rose in his fist, and he said coldly: "Shi Kan killed, and the Great Chief Ai Zeman also died at Shi Kan's hands... That damn butcher of the North. ”

"Why?"

"I want to know why, too?"

Simuk's eyes flickered, and his mind raced wildly, and he stared at Overseer Pereth for a few seconds before asking, "What are you going to do?"

"Revenge!" Perres clenched his hands into fists, the space around him 'sizzling' as he swelled with rising rage, "Shikan must pay for everything he's done... I have four banner regiments in my hands, plus the three banner regiments under the command of Chief Azeman who are willing to follow us, we have at least 100,000 troops in our hands!"

"At this time?" asked Simuk about this war on Shikan.

"As much as I would love to cut off Shikan's head right away, I'm not stupid. Peris gritted his teeth and said coldly: "However, I will not throw myself directly into Shikan's arms like Harry Khan." ”

"Overseer Khalihan?" Simuk had an incredulous expression on his face.

"He said it was for the whole orc tribe... The beast god is above, this is the most ridiculous reason I've ever heard!" Pereth was in a state of rage, "I'll twist it off along with his head." ”

Simuk's heart shook, he could somewhat understand the choice of the Khalikhan Overseer, because when he learned that Chief Batu had died at the hands of Chief Shikan just now, what he instantly thought of was not revenge, but how to stabilize the situation, after all, now the war between the orc tribe and the empire has reached the most critical time... He looked at Overseer Pereth, waited for the anger to dissipate, and asked, "Now, what are your plans?" ”

"Take Twak City first. Peris snatched the milk wine from Simuk's hand, poured it into his stomach in one gulp, and said, "Naps, the eldest son of Chief Batu, has completed the succession ceremony of the chief in the base camp, and we are quietly waiting for the order of the base camp after taking the city of Twak. ”