Chapter 140: The Eve
The night is like a dark curtain.
Where is the dark curtain dotted with countless bright stars, the sky and the earth without the slightest obstruction, looking up at the galaxy seems to be in front of you, within reach! The gentle night breeze also caresses your face at this time, and in an instant, you feel that you are one with this peaceful world.
And when the earth reflects the starry sky like an ink mirror, you are like walking in a sea of stars.
Lelouch looked into the distance, and at a glance there were bright stars in the sky and scattered points of light on the earth, and the points of light were innumerable, covering the whole world that could be seen, and which point of light was a camp, and the camp of the third army of Mordor stretched for dozens of miles, filling every pair of watching eyeballs.
Lelouch stood on the city wall and suddenly smiled self-deprecatingly, the million-strong army on the modern novel can be destroyed effortlessly in front of the protagonist, but how did he get here, even if he has been trembling for five or six years, in the face of this 300,000 army, he feels powerless.
The night wind was slightly impatient at this time, Lu Luxiu couldn't help but cough a few times suddenly, and Wang Zifeng, who had been following beside him, hurriedly took a step forward, but was stopped by Lu Luxiu waving his hand, this was just a small problem, the high tension for days and a slight cold, so Lu Luxiu was not worried about his body, and he didn't want to be supported because of this small problem, which hit the morale of the army.
Lelouch coughed twice and put down the silky cloak covering his mouth, his gaze was still attentive, the enemy may be at its peak, but so far, the morale of the garrison army is still in a high position, which makes Lelouxiu feel a little relieved.
"Have you figured out the structure of the forces on the other side?"
Lelouch said to Al next to him, although the usually sloppy Al was still unsightly in his clothes, his face was less debauched and more serious:
"There are 300,000 people, 100,000 strong orc legions, 200,000 half-orc legions, 5,000 trolls, including 1,000 heavy trolls, 400 mammoth behemoths, countless siege equipment, and there are estimated no less than 20,000 wolf cavalry in the rear to protect the supply line, they can join the battlefield at any time!"
El quickly and accurately reported Mordor's military equipment, Lelouch couldn't help but glance at El again, Lelouch actually has such data in his hand, it is the information obtained through foreign caravans, only in terms of efficiency and accuracy, there is a big gap, but Lelouch is not discouraged, after all, the intelligence agency separated from the church has only begun to operate, as long as he supports it, sooner or later there will be a day of development.
Lelouch sighed slightly in his heart after having a general understanding of the power on the other side, he worked hard for five years, and the full force of his hands at this time was only 70,000 troops, most of which were mobilized, and the knights were even less pitiful, hovering in a thousand, if the knights alone compared the combat effectiveness, Lelouch was far from even the heaven-sent land behind him, but Lelouch also had his own military system, there were not many knights, but there were not many cavalry, although the combat effectiveness was far worse than the knights, but it was stronger than the infantry, and had excellent mobility, and still had strong combat effectiveness in group combat, but it's just, even if it is a cavalryman, it is only two thousand people.
These cavalry can barely be regarded as reserve knights, and it is not that Lelouch cannot expand the scale, but the price of blind expansion is to reduce the combat effectiveness of the knights on a large scale, the number may seem to be too much, but the combat effectiveness has decreased a lot, which is equivalent to no change, so Leluxiu does not plan to blindly expand, of course, the core reason is that Leluxiu does not have any horse ranch in his hands at all, and the output of war horses is almost zero, so even if he wants to expand, it is impossible.
However, although the cavalry combat effectiveness has not yet been formed, the infantry has been quite effective, and the 70,000 army may be looking for death in the field, but it is no problem to capture Baicheng and overwhelm the heroes, but there may be some shortages of troops if they want to completely sweep the land of heaven.
The 70,000 infantry had a clear combination and collocation from the top to the bottom, and although the mobilization troops at the bottom were trained intermittently, they were also trained in orthodox military affairs, which was much better than the militancy and assault training before going into battle on the other side of Mordor, not to mention the peasant army behind them that had no concept of training.
And in the middle level there are well-trained standing army soldiers, they are qualified non-commissioned officers, and qualified officers, and their combat effectiveness is extremely outstanding, and in their upper level, it is the martial arts soldiers, this has only recently ascended the Lulu Xiu arms system of soldiers, the number and combat are guaranteed, although it can not be like the standing army and mobilization of the assembly line production, but also has a perfect training system, do not worry about the end of the fight, their combat effectiveness is not worse than the knights, more importantly, they can greatly motivate ordinary soldiers on the battlefield, to bring peace to the soldiers, at least, there is a priest by his side, do not worry about going to hell after death?
In the upper words, they are occasionally used for emergency use of foot knights, but they are not strictly infantry, and let them fight on foot is also suspected of being overkill, so Leluch wants to find the existence that replaces them, Lelouch has an extremely long class, but whether this class can be achieved depends on Nevsky's performance after the snowy mountain.
The total battle comparison has come out, Mordor 300,000 various armies, Leluxiu 70,000 garrison troops, one side has more people and strong combat power, and the other side has geography and the incalculable reserve army of the heaven-sent land behind him, although Mordor occupies an absolute advantage, but for Lelouch it is not completely unbeatable.
The victory or defeat may not be open in five or five, but it will never be open in six or four, and the overall result is that Lu Luxiu is weak, but it is not too weak and outrageous, and it is at the point where there is still something to play.
Lelouch finally felt tired and used his heart, and before he knew it, he had been guarding the city wall for only one day, and the guards had changed several shifts, but he had not retreated, thinking about tomorrow's battle, Lelouch finally decided to take a little rest, Lelouch did not choose the palace on the top of the Horn Fort, but chose a nearby tower to rest, wearing armor, wrapped in a cloak, lying on a haystack, and resting with his eyes closed.
For some reason, the dry and cold air in the air and the smell of grass ears are particularly peaceful and sleepy at this time.
In his dreamland, Lelouch seemed to have returned to the earth, back to the modern age of food and clothing, standing on the busy avenue, the huge reinforced concrete buildings were like silent giants covering the world, looking at the busy crowds of people around him, everything was so strange and familiar, bland, peaceful, these two feelings covered Lelouxiu's whole body:
Born in a small rural town, playing in the fields, the family opened a small grocery store, the father is working outside, the mother is smiling and guarding the small counter, here with the friends to go to kindergarten, and then to elementary school, the days seem to be dull, their world is only in front of this small town, from the street to the corner of the street only more than ten minutes.
But things are always not as expected, the small groceries can not go on, the family sits in a dilapidated long-distance bus, all the way to the big city, this seems to be a new world, although the buildings are not high, but they are exceptionally dense, everywhere are construction sites, even the road, always half of the repair, half of the use, the city is full of vitality.
At first, I thought that life in the city would be different from that in the township, but there was no difference, elementary school, middle school, high school, When one day standing in front of the company, lined up in a long line ready to punch in, you may suddenly remember that the country road in front of the grocery store in your childhood, screaming desperately under the scorching sun, an earthy yellow dog drooping its tongue, weakly walking in front of your house, your mother fell on the counter for a morning break, and the big electric fan above her head rotated repeatedly round and round, although you didn't feel the slightest cool breeze, but also felt cool at the moment you saw him。
However, in an instant, you seem to have traveled through time and space, everything in the township is gone, and in your eyes is the face reflected in the punch card machine, dressed in a mature outfit, carrying a briefcase, and combing your hair seriously on the right side, thinking about all the lives before this moment, as if it is just a memory stored in your mind, not a life you have experienced.
At that moment, you are afraid, you become extremely afraid, and you think that in the future you will repeat this life, day after day, year after year, going to work, going home, marrying a wife, having a baby! Decades of life disappear from your hands like a movie, and when you look back on your life, you suddenly find that you seem to have done nothing, or have done everything, no one knows that you have been in this world, no one knows when you left, maybe your children will cry at the bedside, but for you, you have gone through your hundred years in peace, day after day, year after year.
"No !!"
...
Wang Zifeng looked at Lelou Xiu who sat up in shock, the scorching sun shone in from outside the tower, slightly burning on his face, and the guard knight dutifully guarded his side.
Lelouch looked at everything in front of him blankly, he gasped for breath, in that short moment, he felt that he had traveled back to the earth, and compensated for his life, there was still a retro building in front of him, the sky outside was still blue without the slightest pollution, and the delicate armor was worn on his body, Lelouch looked at the protector on his arm, he couldn't believe the light touch, at the moment of touch, Lelouch felt that he was alive.
"Miko-sama, are you all right?!"
Wang Zifeng asked with slight concern, but Lu Luxiu instantly changed to the resolute eyes that had been maintained for five years:
"I'm fine! It's just that I suddenly feel lucky!"
Lelouxiu's words made Wang Zifeng scratch his head, but Lelouch walked out of the tower with great strides, and after passing through the brief darkness at the door, the bright world instantly shone in your eyes.
The sky is exceptionally blue, the dry mountain wind blows your robe, Lelouch takes a deep breath to the wind, the breath of Middle-earth has never been so strong, walking forward, every soldier will salute respectfully when they see Lelouxiu, their eyes are full of trust and expectation:
"Your Excellency!"
"Miko-sama!"
"Hello adults!"
"Lelouch Divine Son!"
...
Lelouch was lucky, at this moment inside and outside the Horn Fortress, hundreds of thousands of armies were spinning for him, the whole world of Middle-earth was rolling for him, Mordor was angry for him, White City hated and loved him, he controlled 70,000 armies, millions of lives, he was in charge of other people's lives here, mortals regarded him as a god, Lelouch had everything they had.
Standing at the top of a tower, still blown by the wind, the cloak fluttering like white wings, the sword in his hand, the earth, the world, at this moment, is at his feet!!
"Woo woo~~~"
Mordor, march!
Looking at the vast crowd of people, Lelouch no longer has the worries and fears of last night, at this moment in his heart there is only that pride, I am lucky, I don't have to wait for death in a hospital bed, recalling the ordinary life day after day, I am lucky, standing here at this moment, leading 70,000 loyal troops to fight the enemy, let this vast epic bloom for himself!
"The enemy is marching!"
"Prepare for battle!"
The sergeant's alarm was relayed over the city walls, the soldiers quickly ran to their seats, the catapults pulled their gun jackets, the huge wooden barrels loaded with fire oil were neatly visited, countless huge stone bullets were also transported, and the streamlined engineer wore only one plate armor, and his bare arm sat for the trebuchet for the final adjustment.
The alarm bell of the church rang one by one, the civilians sang hymns under the leadership of the monks, that melodious, that beautiful, that magnificent, any man would be enthusiastic, the goshawk hovered in the sky, hovering along the Horn Fort, the black wave kept approaching, the siege towers tens of meters high were like moving high-rise buildings, there were not only a large number of archers, but also huge trebuchets.
The huge war drums are moving forward under the impetus of the trolls, the strong orcs wearing only shorts are struggling to wave the drum sticks, the war drums are extraordinarily numerous, they are spaced to form a line, permeating the entire sea of people, the terrifying huge towers, countless attacking snare drums, the shaman riding the flying dragon roaring at the Xiongbao, the sea of Mordor soldiers wielding weapons forward, this magical epic, is the wonderful life of a person should be even just a moment!