The battle with the orcs is a matter of life and death for an entire nation.

Even Xiping City is also the city that retains one-third of the hereditary rights, but in the face of the generals sent by the king, the city lord of Xiping City is respectful and does not dare to make a mistake.

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"In another month, a series of guard towers and fortresses can be built outside the entire Xiping City. The staff officer of the general of the kingdom pointed to the map and said, "At present, Xiping City is the core.

We are going to build two fortresses to the northwest and southwest of Xiping City, which can garrison a thousand soldiers. Then, with these two forts as the center, five reconnaissance towers were set up.

Like the fortress, the watchtower is made of solid stone bricks. It is divided into three floors, ten meters high, and has a small courtyard below, so that it can accommodate up to twenty soldiers.

Therefore, as long as the arrangement is reasonable, all the hostile situations thirty miles west of Xiping City will not escape our eyes. ”

After all, the staff officer had a slight pride on his face, and felt that this plan was simply impeccable.

Even after hearing the staff officer's words, the general of the kingdom couldn't help but nod his head again and again. It is believed that no matter how powerful those orcs are, they will not be able to break through these towers and fortresses.

It was just at this moment that the new captain of the Xiping City Templar who had also been invited to observe stood up and spoke.

"I think you're missing an important issue. "The Divine Servant Cult has always had a transcendent position in the Kingdom, so even though there was a Kingdom General standing across from him, the new Templar Captain was not the slightest bit polite.

Instead, he went straight to the point and said, "You have never fought with the orcs, and the strength of these savage monsters is far beyond your imagination. Therefore, I believe that in addition to the outer defense line, the city's own problems should be paid more attention.

The walls of the city have not been repaired for too long. Suppose that if the orcs really passed through the outer layers of barriers and came to the outside of Xiping City, then the city would be simply undefended for the orcs.

Therefore, the walls of the city had to be repaired as soon as possible. Not only should all the gaps be filled as soon as possible, but the walls should be widened and heightened, and some protruding platforms should be built that can be attacked without dead ends. What do you think?"

The words made the general of the kingdom stunned, he looked at his staff officer, and his eyes turned and he was about to say something, but unexpectedly, the city lord of Xiping City on the side stood up.

"Yes, that's right. The walls of the city had to be built taller and stronger. After all, the purpose of building those outlying forts and watchtowers was to protect the city. ”

With that, the city lord turned his gaze to the new border witch who was silent, and nodded at her. On the white and chubby face, the smile became even brighter.

But in this regard, the general of the kingdom frowned.

As mentioned earlier, Xiping City was not a city under the direct jurisdiction of the king. The city's financial and military power remained in the hands of the lord's family.

So out of political considerations, the king naturally didn't want to spend his own money to build the city for the Xiping family. Otherwise, when the orcs are repulsed, the Xiping family will not pick up a fortified city in vain.

However, this request was first put forward by the transcendent Divine Servant Sect, and even if the Kingdom General was reluctant, it was not easy to refuse.

After thinking about it, he turned his head to look at the staff officer beside him again. The staff officer was helpless, so he had to frown and stand up on behalf of the general.

Then he coughed lightly and said, "Your Excellency, your words are reasonable. It's just that now all the people are busy building fortresses and watchtowers outside the city, and there is really no extra manpower. ”

"Yes, it's hard to build forts and watchtowers right now. There is really no extra strength left to repair the walls of the city. ”

The staff officer was the first to speak, and the general spoke out to help.

The new Templar captain frowned, and then he couldn't help but turn his gaze to the white and chubby city lord sitting beside him.

"Your Excellency Xiping City Lord, this is your city, and I don't think you want this city to be in danger. This time, it's up to you to pay for the city's inhabitants to repair the walls. ”

"Ahh

The city lord was stunned, but he didn't expect things to come full circle and fall on him again.

But at this moment, he can't come back to his senses. The king general on the side followed his example, and suddenly echoed: "That's right, that's right. City Lord, Xiping City is your city. You can't just be indifferent. ”

"I, I ......"

"Alright, so be it. ”

If you don't let him say more, the matter will be skipped and not discussed. Although the fat city lord wanted to scold him, he only sighed weakly and lowered his head in the end.

Then waited until the next day, no matter how reluctant he was, he didn't dare to offend the god servant sect and the king's city lord at the same time, but still used his savings. He directly recruited a thousand male residents, and at the cost of being responsible for three meals a day, he asked them to repair the dilapidated city walls.

And so the days passed, and the weather first became colder and colder, and then gradually warmed up.

Then when a misty drizzle finally fell in the sky, the time also came to the sixty-fourth year of Liang Tian's crossing, that is, the spring of the sixth year of King Xi's thirteenth. The clansmen who had been sent out to inquire about the news had all returned, and Chihu, the great patriarch of the Fire Blade Tribe, who was thousands of miles away, had a general understanding of Xi Hezhong, who was also far away.

"With so many outposts and fortresses built at the same time, it seems that it is indeed a human kingdom with a large population. Haha, great, plundering such a human kingdom, I will definitely get thousands of slaves!"

The orcs' contempt for humans has long been ingrained in their bones.

Even though he knew that his so-called brother Steel Fang had died in the territory of that distant human kingdom, the human side even attacked the Iron Sword Tribe by riding a two-headed wyvern when the Iron Sword Tribe defected to him.

But for defeating the still strange human kingdom, Red Tiger still has full confidence.

Therefore, after consulting with the old shaman with a respected position in the tribe, Chihu immediately issued a convening order in the tribe as the chief of the tribe.

One out of ten male orcs is selected as a warrior with armor and a wildebeest.

The Red Tiger then gathered five thousand heavily armed orc warriors, and the old shaman sent thirty disciples to accompany the army.

Then, the Red Tiger, who also liked to lead the army in person, also led these orc warriors to set off.

A full 5,000 people, riding wildebeest with great endurance, headed east in the direction of the rising sun. It took half a month before and after, and the sentinels who were sent out to explore the way for the large army finally found a strong watchtower standing tall.