"Nope." I objected: "The outbreak of war has a great impact on the lives of the people, and if taxes are increased, the people's resentment will be even greater." ”

"That ......" Andrew wanted to say, but didn't continue.

I could probably guess what he was trying to say.

I said, "Taxes are going to be as usual, and I'll figure out how to pay for the pension." Sent people to inform the world of MiG's rebellion, and in addition, issued a recruitment notice in the city in the name of killing the rebels. ”

"My lord," Andrew said, "since the MiG has premeditated, and even James of this avant-garde city is already a MiG's man, in order to resist the next possible attack, it is necessary for us to repair the damaged gates and walls." ”

I said, "Well, as a general, you don't have to inform me of some things, and you can do it cheaply yourself. ”

"Yes!"

At noon the next day, Andrew reported to me. At present, our army has 28,000 soldiers and horses, but because there was only one battle last night, a large number of wounded soldiers, originally Andrew's soldiers plus the surrendered soldiers, a total of about 19,000 seriously wounded soldiers.

Therefore, at present, the number of people with actual combat capability is actually only 9,000, and most of these 9,000 are surrendered by the soldiers of the former avant-garde city, and the morale of the army is not stable.

If an enemy army were to attack the city today, it would be difficult to resist with this little force. Last night, it was because Fanny's transformed firebird spat out flames, and I summoned a greatsword phantom that inflicted heavy damage on the soldiers of the avant-garde, so that less can win more.

But I've tried it several times with Liya last night, and ordinary flames can't make the greatsword phantom appear, I don't know why. Moreover, Nilou was hit by a few arrows in the stomach, and she couldn't spit out dragon flames for the time being. Fortunately, the city gate and walls were repaired overnight last night.

"Andrew," I asked, "has the recruit posting been released?" ”

Andrew replied: "It has been released early this morning and is recruiting. ”

I said, "This is a very important task, and the conscription requirements can be lowered a bit, and more recruits can be recruited, and then more training can be intensified, and the blacksmiths in the city can be called in, and more weapons can be forged for the new recruits." ”

"Yes."

"In addition, buy more wound medicine to restore the combat effectiveness of seriously injured soldiers as soon as possible, in case the enemy army comes to attack the city."

"Okay."

In the following time, I asked Andrew to concentrate on the surrendered soldiers and explain to them the current situation in the kingdom and the fact that MiG had rebelled. King Ute is actually a generation of Ming monarchs, and I believe that the soldiers can also distinguish between right and wrong, as long as they know their feelings, move them with reason, and strengthen their hearts, then we have increased our troops a lot.

Nilou's injuries are life-threatening, but they will not be able to move again for a few days, and we will temporarily lose this huge defensive force during this time. Fortunately, Fanny saw the power of the greatsword, and she shouldn't be able to strike easily.

However, in this way, the Blood Moon can no longer summon the Greatsword Phantom.

Alas, it is we who suffer.

Four days later, the seriously wounded soldier was well treated, and although he had not yet fully recovered, he had regained some combat effectiveness. The recruitment of new recruits is also progressing well, with 5,000 recruits recruited in a matter of days, and although they have not yet been trained intensively, they are all equipped with weapons.

For the 5,000 new recruits, I asked Andrew to arrange for them to build fortifications and strengthen the city's defenses. The soldiers who surrendered under the former James were also stabilized by our propaganda.

Now we have 33,000 soldiers and horses, but our combat effectiveness is a bit uneven.

"Report!" A soldier hurried over, "My lord, the enemy has been found in the north, less than thirty miles away. ”

I asked, "How many?" ”

The soldier replied: "As far as the eye can see, at least 100,000!" ”

I whispered, "Give the order to close the gates at once, evacuate the inhabitants near the walls, and hold the gates against the walls with boulders." ”

"Yes."

The soldiers retreated, and Andrew said, "My lord, there are too many enemy troops, why don't you withdraw from the city?" ”

I replied, "We now have a city to defend ourselves, and if we abandon this city, we will have to be stationed in the wilderness, which is very disadvantageous, and if the enemy sends light cavalry to chase after us, we will have to run for our lives, and there will be many wounded soldiers, and then the strength will be greatly weakened in an instant." There is no way back. ”

After saying that, I looked at the Phantom and asked, "What do you think of the Phantom General?" ”

Linghuan pondered for a moment and said: "It is easy to defend a city and difficult to attack a city, as a besieging party, it often takes several times the strength to capture a city. What you say makes sense, but our current soldiers are very bad at fighting, and they are really very dangerous. ”

After a moment of silence, the spirit continued: "But if we withdraw from the city, I am afraid that for a long time to come, we will indeed be exhausted as the adults said. It's better to stick to the city, and if you really can't hold it, then choose to abandon the city. ”

Since the spirit has said so, then I won't change the order, and it's not a good thing to change the order.

"Let's go, let's go upstairs and have a look."

After saying that, I took the lead in the direction of the castle tower.

During this period, Liya wanted to follow, but was stopped by me, although her combat effectiveness is not weak, but as the core of the army, she must not take risks, not to mention that the castle tower is very dangerous, and she is most afraid that the enemy archers will target her.

Standing on the tower, I saw from afar that the enemy army was already in a huge position, and soon arrived at the city gate and stopped. The flag is embroidered with a large "high" character in gold silk thread.

High?

The next moment I understood, because in the enemy camp, the local tyrant came out. His name seems to be Gao Fuhao, that is, his surname is Gao. It turned out that this army was under his command. However, the local tyrant did not have Fanny by his side, probably because of Fanny's status, he didn't let her come.

The local tyrant looked at me and shouted, "Chen Yingying, long time no see." ”

"Long time no see?" I said, "What do you mean by that now?" Do you know that MiG is a traitor, and you are aiding the abuse? ”

The local tyrant shouted: "Don't talk nonsense, I now have an army of 100,000 in my hands, if you order to surrender and hand over His Highness Liya, for the sake of us coming from the same world and fighting side by side many times, I can intercede with Lord MiG for you and spare you from dying." ”

At this point I noticed that Spirit, Andrew, and many of the defenders of the city were all looking at me.

I replied loudly, "Thank you for your kindness, but Queen Liya is the heir to the throne, and if you hand over the traitor MiG, I can see it."

We come from the same world and have fought side by side many times, so we plead with Her Majesty to spare your life, Fanny is young and ignorant, and she is Her Majesty's half-sister, and she is sure that Her Majesty will also open the net.

The local tyrant was silent for a moment and said, "Then don't blame me for ignoring the old feelings." ”

With that, he turned and walked backwards, and then a loud shout came from among the enemy troops: "Siege!" ”

For a while, the war drums were beating, and countless enemy soldiers carried ladders to the city tower, and another group of siege teams carried huge logs to the city gate, making a loud noise.

On the tower, the soldiers pushed down the rolling stone logs that had been prepared and smashed them into the enemy. There were also soldiers with swords slashing at the enemy who climbed up, and some soldiers burned the ladder with fire. The archer draws his bow and shoots arrows, constantly firing at the enemy.

A moment later, in the enemy camp, a stone-throwing device appeared, and the ignited large stones flew towards the castle tower like a meteor shower. Enemy archers also began to rain arrows in the direction of the tower, but they shot from below, and the position was unfavorable, and the power of the bow and arrow was greatly reduced.

"Andrew, psyche. You command your soldiers to fight. ”

"Yes." The two replied at the same time, and then walked in both directions to the left and right to make their rounds.

I've unlocked [Great Scientist], even if it's long-range, I'm not weak.

[Great Scientist], release.

[Weapon Research 1 - Velocity Submachine Gun], release.

[Weapon Research 2 - Shock Detonation Grenade], released.

A speed submachine gun appeared on my back, and a wooden box appeared next to it, and the wooden lid was opened, and it was stacked with magazines, and twenty stun grenades were slung around my waist. It's a pity that these equipment will disappear after the time limit, otherwise I would have summoned weapons in advance and armed the army.

The detonating grenade was thrown into the enemy camp, and when the first one was thrown, the enemy didn't know what it was, and many people came forward to see it, only the local tyrant from the same world as me saw that it was a grenade, and hurriedly shouted: "That's a grenade, get out of the way!" ”

As soon as the words fell, the detonating grenade exploded with a loud bang, blowing away many enemy soldiers surrounding the past.

There was a panic among the enemy troops, and I took the opportunity to throw several stun grenades in several directions in succession, causing very good damage.

However, the next stun grenade is less lethal, as enemy soldiers scatter to dodge the thrown grenades.

Remove the ASM from its back and load the magazine.

"Bang bang bang!"

"Bang bang bang!"

Submachine guns fired continuously, killing some enemy soldiers who climbed the tower.

For a while, they could not get up, and the siege party outside the gate was still desperately ramming the gate with logs, but I ordered in advance that the boulders should be carried and piled up at the gate, so that it would be difficult for them to break through the gate.

The sound of shouting and killing, the clashing of blades, the sound of slamming doors, gunshots, countless voices kept ringing out, and it was difficult to hear even the sound of talking.

In less than an hour, the city walls were full of corpses, both enemy and ours.

Soon after, the enemy troops withdrew and retreated.

The local tyrant appeared in front of the formation on horseback again, shouting:

"Chen Yingying, it is true that it is difficult to attack the city. But I can surround the gates of the city, and though we will not be able to enter for a while, don't think of coming out, and see how long you can hold on, and let you starve to death in the city. ”

Oops, he can't take it and wants to besiege but not attack.

However, when he said this, he wanted us to surrender.

"Someone."

"In!"

"Let's check how long the city's grain reserves can last."

"Yes!"

The soldiers hurried down the tower and ran into the distance.

As a city, and it was originally used to resist the zombies going north, I believe there must be a reserve of food, but I don't know how long it can last.

Although no matter how long it lasts, it doesn't seem to make much sense, because without reinforcements, you have to go out of the city after all. But let's see how many reserves there are and how long they can last them, at least have a number in mind.