Chapter 203: Stubborn Resistance
The essence of war is violence and killing.
Last year, the orcs slaughtered any human who dared to resist them after a brief rise to power. Then after the feng shui takes turns, this human legion of the Western Expedition is no worse than the orcs.
After conquering the seemingly very strong Demon Axe City in one fell swoop, this legion led by Archbishop Bell himself also launched a wanton slaughter of the orcs. And in the process, they don't care if the orcs resist or not.
However, the blessed Templars and Tribal warriors were not involved, and their targets were still those who dared to resist. But it didn't make much difference, because they didn't stop the ordinary warriors, and encouraged them.
As a result, the orc inhabitants of Devil Axe City were slaughtered in just one day.
Blood and corpses were thus everywhere in the city.
So, even if the weather wasn't that hot, the smell of blood in Magic Axe was extremely disgusting. After a brutal massacre, the Human Legion burned down the city.
Then, victorious, they turned south. In the process, the size of the coalition forces has also grown.
However, with the successive victories of the legion, not only were a large number of human slaves successfully freed and regained their freedom, but also vigorous resistance movements broke out in many areas.
As a result, more and more humans who can take up arms have joined the legion. It's just that these new human slaves not only do not understand the language of Xihe and the tribe, but Xihe and the tribe look down on these rabble.
They were thus sent to their allies, the Black Sword and the Purple Thistle. The strength of the black sword and the purple thistle increased explosively. This made the hearts of Black Sword and Purple Thistle extremely happy, and the legion side also drove straight into the Shield City of the Southern Solid Shield Tribe of the Demon Axe Tribe under their guidance.
Davout of Shield City was terrified. Last year's defeat left him with a shadow of horror in his heart, and he felt that he could not defeat these opponents who were protected by the gods on the battlefield.
So when the legion was still one hundred and fifty kilometers away from Shield City, the messenger he sent came to the human legion.
"We are willing to surrender and pledge to free all human slaves within our borders. And may we swear in the name of the Spirit of our great fathers that our kingdom will never go eastward again. So, I beg you to grant us peace!"
People are under the eaves and have to bow their heads. The envoy's posture at this time was very low, very low. When he spoke, he lowered his head and spoke softly. Just looking at this orc messenger, the archbishop, who is the commander of the army, waved his hand and directly asked the guards on the left and right to take down this messenger.
"The sins you have committed can only be paid with your blood. There is no other possibility. ”
After speaking, he did not wait for the messenger to say anything. Just turned his head slightly, and the orc messenger was directly killed by the guards.
"Alright, hand over this filthy corpse to his companions, and then we move on, sending the orcs and their kingdom into the abyss. ”
With a wave of his hand, the huge army continued to move south with an unstoppable and terrifying momentum. Then when Dawu of Jiandun City knew all this, he would not know what to do.
If he had the courage and determination to resist to the death, he would not have been busy negotiating peace. And to do nothing and wait for death? Dawu, who cherishes his own life, can't do it.
So, when the Human Legion was still a hundred kilometers away from Shield City, he decided to use the old method of last year - to escape.
Dodging doesn't solve the problem, but it's very useful.
However, Davout still has some bottom line, and he still took his tribe into account a little before fleeing for his life. Although he didn't have the courage to fight until the last moment, there are not a few people in the Shield Tribe who are willing to fight to the last moment to defend their homeland.
So before he fled, he promoted his young son to the prison army. Then he took the rest of his cronies who were also greedy for life and afraid of death, and left Jiandun City in the south.
Then a brutal war broke out.
When the huge human army was still fifty kilometers away from Shield City, the orcs of Shield City unexpectedly took the initiative to launch a counterattack.
That night, about 2,000 orc warriors on wildebeests, driven by the desire to defend their homeland, fought back by a jungle with a mortal heart.
Then they stormed a large battalion of human legions. But he was very lucky to choose the right opponent and bumped into the rabble who had just escaped their slavery.
The result was a rare victory. More than a thousand people in the legion died as a result. The orcs then took it and retreated back to Shield City before the Templars and Tribal warriors were about to encircle them.
The human legions suffered a small defeat, while the orcs won a small victory. But it was such a seemingly inconspicuous victory, but it greatly encouraged the determination of those orc warriors who would rather fight until the last moment.
"See, these humans from the Far East, they are not invincible. As long as we show our courage and unite, the final victory will surely be ours!"
The young overseers roared loudly. The cries and roars of the city also followed.
Although many people in the current Jiandun City fled to the south with the great patriarch Dawu, almost half of them chose to stay. And there are also many soldiers in the towns in all directions who are unwilling to leave and are willing to fight until the last moment.
Therefore, at this time, there were still nearly 40,000 people in Jiandun City. And if men and women can take up arms and go to the battlefield as warriors, then there are more than 30,000 warriors in Shield City.
And over time, this number continues to increase.
And this coupled with a rare victory has given birth to hope in the hearts of many people. Feel like you can protect the city and defeat enemies from afar like the heroes of the story.
Therefore, in the future, when the legions led by the archbishop bell approached step by step, the performance of these defenders was also remarkable. They cleared the walls, destroyed all the buildings within fifteen kilometers outside the city, blocked every well in the surrounding area, and did their best to clear the trees around the city.
In short, as long as it causes trouble for the human legions, and thus gives them more hope of victory, they will do their best.