It didn't take long for the apostles to begin to retreat on a large scale. Originally, these soldiers were going to organize heavy cavalry to launch an armored cluster attack, but this time the apostles did not have any large-scale retreat, but left some troops dedicated to the rear of the palace. The rest of the army slowly retreated.

"Stop pursuing. I stopped one of the commanders who wanted to launch another massive cavalry assault and said, "They are a little different now than they were last time. At the very least, it's grown a lot. If we do it again, it won't make much difference, on the contrary, we will lose a lot. ”

The commander looked at the situation from a distance, and found that the situation was exactly as I said, and immediately filled me with admiration: "Madam, I really didn't expect you to have such a sharp insight. Thank you, ma'am, if it weren't for you and your companions, the guards of our Immortal City would have been much more difficult. ”

"It's okay, after all, we are facing a common enemy. I replied, "Actually, with or without me, you would be able to resist the invasion of the apostles." You are a completely different country from the Dammos Empire, and I am confident that you will be able to win in the end. ”

"Victory?" The soldier seemed a little dazed by this sentence. "Ma'am, are you saying that it is possible for us to win?"

"Or else, do you think you can't beat the apostles?"

The commander lowered his head, looking very hesitant, and finally whispered: "Madam, do you know that although I am now the commander of the Guards, I am actually a veteran who has been discharged from the army for more than ten years. After the defeat of our coalition forces in the north, the Empire quickly re-recruited a new army from among the veterans to replenish the rapidly flowing blood. After all, there are so many more recruits than veterans, and we have to teach them how to fight on the battlefield. ”

"Isn't that great?" I smiled slightly: "You see, it is precisely because of your replenishment that the combat effectiveness of your army has been quickly restored. If it weren't for yourselves, you guess you wouldn't have made it this far. So, the fate of your country is in your hands, not in the hands of us outsiders. ”

However, the commander bowed his head anyway: "But, ma'am, I don't think I know how long we will be able to hold out. I've heard about the Indomitable City of Saint Sophie, and although they had so many strong men protecting that city, they eventually perished. As for us, we have no other strong person to help us except for you, lady. And we don't have the courage to defend ourselves, we can't resist. ”

I suddenly became nervous, and at such a critical moment, if his words were heard by other soldiers, he would definitely be executed on the spot for disturbing the morale of the soldiers. Before he could make a big deal about it, I quickly covered his mouth and said coldly, "Listen, if you don't want to be killed by your own people, then you'd better rot this sentence in your stomach." You haven't said it, and I haven't heard of it. Do you understand?"

As if aware of the seriousness of the situation, the middle-level officer nodded hurriedly. That's when I let go of the hand that was covering his mouth. Again, he warned: "Be careful, there are some things you can't say, especially like this." It's okay if you don't have faith yourself, but you can't let your companions become unfaithful, you know?"

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry. The commander knew that he had made a big mistake, and quickly apologized: "I know that I am wrong, we really shouldn't say such things, but I really have no confidence in the future." ”

"Smack!" I suddenly slapped him while he was still confused. As the crisp sound sounded, the surrounding soldiers were stunned. If it weren't for the beating of him, I'm afraid these soldiers might have thought that the apostle had climbed the wall. In order not to let the situation escalate, I took this officer down the city wall. Not on the side of the Immortal City, though, but outside the Immortal City.

I thought it would scare him, but it didn't. On the contrary, when I took him outside the city walls, he closed his eyes and opened his hands, as if feeling relieved. "Ma'am, I am willing to take all the responsibility for everything I say. He said, "At the same time, I also hope that you can give us the final victory, we do not want to face the same fate as the Kingdom of Magellan and the Denoma Empire!"

I laughed angrily, "What's the matter, do you think I'm trying to execute you?"

"Isn't it?" Unexpectedly, the commander asked rhetorically: "You have the authority to command us, and you also have the authority to decide our life and death. You could have executed us. ”

"But why did I execute you?" I looked up and asked the Tiger King and Shen Lin, who were watching the bustle on the city wall, "You say, why did I execute him?"

"Why did you execute him?" the Tiger King knew what I was going to do, so he quipped, "Is there something wrong with this human?"

Shen Lin also laughed evilly: "I don't know why you want to execute him, did he commit some unforgivable sin?"

I pointed to the other soldiers on the wall and asked, "Why, what do you think, do you think I will execute them?"

The soldiers on the city walls immediately became lively. Although they all said different things, they meant the same thing, that is, I would not have executed their commander in the first place.

"So, I don't have any need to execute you. Do you think you want to die yourself?"

The commander was a little dazed: "Didn't you bring me here because you wanted to keep me here and be killed by those apostles?"

What a naïve officer. I shook my head helplessly: "Do you think that if I want to execute you, I still need to bring you here so that those apostles can do it? I brought you here to make you understand one thing. ”

"What's the matter?"

"Come, come, come. I pulled him by the shoulders and made him face the walls of the Immortal City, and when he was in his position, I asked, "If you were an apostle, what would you think when you saw such walls and these soldiers?"

"Ah, what do you think?" the commander subconsciously repeated my words, and then began to think. "If it were me, it would be difficult for me to capture the Immortal City without a certain number of companions. ”

"Tell me, what is the reason?" it seems that this kid is still quite perceptive. Although his heart is still full of confusion about the future, at this moment, a ray of sunshine has begun to appear in his dark heart. "It's actually very simple, right, because when you see such a wall and such an army, you know that such an enemy must not be easy to mess with. This is the only reason why we have been able to repel the invasions of the Apostles time and time again. So, you shouldn't feel lost in such a situation. ”

"Really, is that so?"

I patted the kid on the shoulder and said in a very affirmative tone, "Don't worry, of course I'm sure now." Because I believe that as long as you are here, then your empire will never perish, it will never perish. And we will always help you. ”

Suddenly, there was a burst of applause on the city wall. Even the commander seemed to have regained his self-confidence. This made me a little embarrassed, and I quickly took him back to the city wall and quickly left there. Before I had gone far, I heard the commander shouting, "Ma'am, we will fight bravely!"

Well, this time, I was really embarrassed. But then again, life is really laid-back right now. If it weren't for the fact that I had to climb the walls every once in a while to see the enemy, I would have thought it was a vacation. Of course, it's not because the Apostles are deliberately letting out the water, and I trust my gut feeling that there aren't people in this country who hate the Duke or anything like that, so I'm sure they'll be able to hold on to it. As long as that's the case.

Back within the city walls, I began to wander the streets with Tiger King and Shen Lin. Aside from the area adjacent to the city walls, which had become a military forbidden area, the rest of the Immortal City remained indistinguishable as usual. The streets are still the same, and the surrounding shops are still supplying goods. It's just that many items have special discounts for soldiers, and some new armory shops have been opened. Although the weapons are slightly different from those of the soldiers, they are not traceable. And some weapons are available to everyone.

These are just episodes of war. As we get closer to the city, the war outside the city seems to take place in two completely different worlds from us. "It's really lively. Looking at the street scene, I exclaimed, "It's really hard to associate this place with the times of war." ”

Shen Lin didn't say anything: "What's so good, in our time, there is a sentence that is the most suitable to describe the current scene, yes, it's called, the merchant girl doesn't know the hatred of the country, and she still sings the backyard flowers across the river." But I don't think you'll understand such poetry. ”

The Tiger King looked at Shen Lin with some disdain, and said, "Little girl, you still don't want to make such conclusions, you know? The sentence you said was said by a poet who was earlier than your time, and it is completely inconsistent with the present." You see, although they seem to be living peacefully, you can see their movements, their expressions, they are already ready for the next battle. Especially on the streets, it's hard to see the elderly, the weak, and the children, because they are all housed in safer homes or shelters. ”

Shen Lin and I looked at the current situation and felt that it was still the same reason. "I don't know what kind of situation the Indomitable City of Hagia Sophie was facing, but I don't think it's as good as here. I think the soldiers who are guarding this place must know that it is because of them that they give them the courage and strength to keep fighting. However, I don't know what the situation of the other two cities is now. If anything goes wrong with those two cities, the pressure on the Immortal City will be much greater. ”

Shen Lin reacted at this time, and suddenly said sharply: "By the way, I almost forgot just now! I came out to look for you just now because the emperor asked me to inform you that there is some problem with the barrier on our left, and he needs you to lead an army to support them and supply them by the way." ”

Ha, this little girl, why have you forgotten such an important thing? I hurriedly ran back: "You little girl, why have you forgotten such an important matter? If there is only one barrier, then the country is in danger, you know!"

Shen Lin may have known what he had done, so he didn't speak, but followed me and the Tiger King towards the council hall near the city wall. I don't know if it's been so long, I've been involved in a fight, and I don't know if they're still there. Immediately, I thought about it, they should still be there, otherwise we should have found the emperor's escort on this path. So, when I got back to the chamber, how did I tell them what we did, did we go for a walk in times of war?

When I returned to the council hall after a few minutes, I was not reprimanded. When I re-entered the council hall, the officials and generals who had participated in the meeting gave me a round of applause, and the king who sat at the front got up from his seat and came to me and thanked me heartily: "Thank you, ma'am! Thank you for thwarting the apostles once again! Without you, I really don't know how our country would have held out!"

"Actually, it's not as serious as you say. I was a little embarrassed: "You are at the forefront of the resistance to the apostles, and I am here for what I should do." By the way, Your Majesty, you said that there is a problem with our western barrier, what is the situation?"

The emperor's face became a little solemn, and he said, "According to the news we have just received, our western fortress has lost a large number of troops due to a command error, and the apostles have also attacked the city for a time. If it weren't for the resistance of the people and soldiers, they might even have been breached that time. So, ma'am, I beg you, I beg you to bring an army to support there, they need troops, and supplies. Without them, it would be difficult for us to survive. Ma'am, please, please!"

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