Odessa has been in a very strange state for these days, with nobles and wealthy merchants constantly organizing balls and banquets, as if to enjoy all the pleasures in the last days of their lives. Even Miss Sonia has received many invitations to banquets.

Xiao Yan and Sonia discussed it and agreed that stabilizing the nobles in Odessa would be very helpful to the mission, and it would be worthwhile to go.

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"The Hearthplace Castle will not be lost, there is His Royal Highness the Prince!"

"We've won once under the city, so we're safe!"

The nobles and upper-class residents of all sizes comforted each other with similar words until Duke Qiulin's military report arrived.

Governor Othello almost fainted at the first time he saw the military report. His old body simply couldn't withstand such a mental blow with ups and downs.

Nobles from all walks of life gathered in the halls of the Governor's Palace, their eyes focused on the beautiful girl in silver armor.

Not only because of her extraordinary beauty and charm, but also because she saved the city, but also because the fate of the city depends largely on her decisions.

"We stick to it." Sonia said firmly, her prestige was already as high as reverence, and with her charm attribute, every word she said was more convincing, "The two lords of Qiulin and Condé are coming. Odessa has territorial waters on one side, and there are my retainers outside to hold the fortress, and the orcs cannot surround the city. ”

"Reinforcement from the royal capital can reach the walls from the port. This great city has fended off powerful enemies countless times, and this time will be no exception. ”

"But even Prince Commodus ......," a nobleman hesitated to say the word fall.

"The prince is an extraordinary hero, and with the help of Archmage Raphael, he has just lost his voice for a while." Sonia looked around at the crowd, "And everybody......"

"Where are you going to flee?"

A simple word struck everyone's hearts. After the fall of Odessa, the entire Odessa region is bound to be difficult to preserve. Most of the property of these fiefdom nobles and squires was here, and once they fell into the hands of the orcs, their families were almost uprooted.

Even if the nobles who have no land and no family flee to the royal capital or even farther away, they are just duckweed without roots. Accustomed to a high position, how could they possibly endure the hardships of starting from scratch.

"That's right!" That's what the people of the main war faction think, they would rather die on the city walls than abandon their family and property to be an exiled dog, "Every man in our family will shed blood for the city of Odessa!" ”

"As the king's viscount, I will die on the steps of the Doge's Palace!"

"I'll let all the men in the family go to the city wall and hold on!"

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The remnants of the defeated army of the two lords, Tyulin and Condé, finally retreated to the city of Odessa. In the past two days, the defeated army of one or two thousand men has been gradually gathered. The two lords only had more than 5,000 soldiers and horses left in their hands.

A militia of 10,000 men was urgently recruited in Odessa, but most of them were unequipped, almost untrained and inexperienced, and had to stay on the walls to help. Of these, less than 2,000 were the families and private armies of the various nobles. Most of their men were lost when they fled the territory, and now they can only mobilize all their forces to strengthen the defense on the walls day and night.

After mobilizing the fleeing nobles and squires, the three lords gathered in the Doge's palace for a pre-war meeting.

"More than 1,000 people who cooperated with us. The number of soldiers who can fight is only a little more than 8,000 in the most optimistic scenario. There are about 10,000 newly recruited militia inside and outside the city, and they can only do miscellaneous work. The Count of Condé looked at the map in front of him. The Governor of Odessa, Xiao Yan, and Sonia also came to the Governor's Palace to attend the pre-war meeting.

These days, the news of the total annihilation of the army is repeated by the defeated soldiers, and it is still unknown whether Prince Commodus has fallen. An army of 100,000 orcs is approaching every day.

"We can't run away, and there's nowhere else to run." Grand Duke Tyulin tapped on the table, "The army of the Lamor family and their newly recruited militia defended Fort Ramel outside the city, and the Count of Condé and I defended inside the city and supported each other. In terms of arrangement, it is okay. ”

"The other side is an army of 100,000." Governor Othello hasn't slept well for a single night in the past few days, "Our recruits don't even have time to train. ”

"It's just throwing stones and oil from the city walls and carrying weapons. As long as they don't run away. Duke Qiulin snorted.

Xiao Yan watched them arguing, thought for a while, and then said, "Please ask the Governor to issue an order to recruit mercenaries." Each orc killed will be rewarded with a gold coin, and a silver coin will be awarded for shooting wounds. ”

"So high!" The Governor was taken aback.

"This money is to be shared by all families, and it applies equally to dukes, counts, and soldiers of our army." Xiao Yan added, "Once the city is broken and the Odessa region is lost, they will have nothing. ”

The current city of Odessa is desperately trying to fortify its defenses, and most of the young men who can take up arms have climbed the walls or are busy digging moats.

Governor Othello supported the Lamor family with a large number of bows, arrows, ballistas, trebuchets, and other supplies. Heavy weapons such as ballistas are extremely effective when defending, and are suitable for reinforcements to cover the front of the fortress of Lamour.

"Romanian armor-piercing spears. Grade: White. Attack: 22-25.

Special Effect: Piercing, reduces the target's armor by 7 for 30 seconds.

Note: Cannot be taken out of this world. ”

"Romanian military horses. Grade: White.

Special Effect: Increases movement speed by 50%.

Special Effect: Increases damage to non-riding targets by 25%.

Note: Cannot be taken out of this world. ”

Xiao Yan was shocked when he saw these white equipment, the attributes of the Romanian military horse could simply catch up with a silver plot equipment, even if it was an ordinary Romanian armor-piercing spear, the attack and armor-piercing effects were also the quality of the blue suit.

What's more, it's all free! It's free!

In the name of defending the city, Sonia asked for a large number of good things from the governor. Seeing that the governor was a hundred years old, Xiao Yan once thought that he was in a hurry to go bankrupt and try to be quiet.

A large number of migrant workers are digging tunnels connecting the fortress of La Morle and the city of Odessa. The two exits were not far apart, and the construction party also dug several deep wells in the middle of the way to allow multiple sites to start work at the same time, which led to the rapid progress of the project. When the tunnels are repaired, the workers reseal the middle well.

The tunnels are very deep, and if the orcs try to dig the tunnels, it will be difficult to succeed for a while. Coupled with the fact that the tunnels are within the firepower of the two cities, it is impossible for the enemy to dig the tunnels while besieging the two cities; Even if Fort Ramor misses, the tunnels will have no value, and the defenders can easily block the entrance to Odessa.