Chapter 811: Killing Three Birds with One Stone
Chapter 811: Killing Three Birds with One Stone
In the depths of the night, York stood in front of the window, looking at his territory with melancholy eyes.
The night at Morganheim was not peaceful, and in many parts of the city, especially in the open areas, such as the squares, a large number of bonfires were lit, and around the campfires sat many ragged men, among them savages, big-eared monsters, ogres, orcs, and a small number of cyclops, all of whom were refugees who had flocked to Morganheim from the surrounding areas during this time, and since there were not so many places to settle them, York had to let them stay 1ù outside.
York was not as dismissive of his subjects as other Lords of Krurod, and the unique blood that flowed in his body made York understand how lonely he was in this world, but the more lonely he was, the more he longed for the approval of others.
But it was obvious that he could not be approved by the other lords, and even during the reign of Berlag, the barbarian lords did not have any good looks for him, a blue-skinned semi-barbarian, so York hoped that he would at least be recognized by the people under his rule.
As a result, he has always been very kind to his subjects, and under his rule, the civilians of Morganheim and the surrounding areas have lived enough to make the common people of the rest of the kingdom of Krurod jealous.
After all these years, York finally succeeded in gaining the approval of the lords, and now that the blue-skinned lord was actually a good man, the lords no longer rejected him because of his bloodline and strange appearance as they did at the beginning, and began to like him over time, and then supported him.
And York has become famous among the various tribes of the Krurod Kingdom, and many people know that although the York lord of Morganheim City is a hún blood child and has a strange appearance, he is an out-and-out good person.
There is a reward for the effort, York is now, his original good deeds, at this time finally paid off, in the face of the threat of many other lords around him, he can only rely on these his lords.
His oath to protect his lords made him annoyed that he didn't have enough weapons to equip his swelling army at a time when all the other lords were struggling with soldiers—his recruiter had only walked around the city, and a large number of young men had come out of the castle to ask to join the lord's army, and many of the refugees had volunteered to sign up, and people were very willing to fight for him.
But none of this calmed York's worries.
Years of experience have taught York that on the battlefield, numbers are not the only factor that determines victory or defeat, and that smaller and well-equipped elite troops are far more effective than a rabble with more numbers.
But his army not only did not have enough equipment, but also lacked proper training, many of those recruits could only use wooden bangs as weapons, and they did not have decent armor on their bodies, and they did not even understand the basic orders when they first joined the army, and some of them only had a heart of blood, and only a heart of blood, they could not win the war.
Moreover, the open terrain around Morganheim is really not suitable for defense, if the enemy starts to act, he can drive straight to the city of Morganheim, and more importantly, he does not have any allies in this kingdom, almost all the lords regard him as an enemy, which means that he may have to fight several opponents at the same time.
In this case, he has no advantage, no chance of winning, and if there is no miracle life, his defeat is already a doomed result.
Thinking of these troubles, York couldn't help but look up to the sky and sigh, and then tore a letter in his hand to shreds and threw it out the window.
The letter was a reply from Korg, and seeing that the situation was difficult, York asked King Korg for help, but Korg was now not concerned about the surrender of a Hún blood lord in a remote area in the north, so although he accepted York's surrender, he did not have any intention of helping York, instead, he asked York to take his army to abandon the territory and go to the southwest of the kingdom to fight him.
From the north to the southwest, he had to traverse most of the kingdom of Krurod and the territories of many barbarian lords, and even if York were willing to give up his hard-working territory and abandon the people who supported him, it would be difficult to do so.
Now that the other party is not sincere at all, York is completely dead to the choice of defecting to Colg.
"Is this the end?"
York thought like this, he was very unwilling, he didn't want to sit still like this, he liked his current life, Morgan Heim was his home, the real home he had run single-handedly, and he didn't want to give up everything he had so hard to get.
Then there was a faint sound of singing in the night wind, which was the singing of some kind of ballad among the refugees, a tune familiar to York, which had been circulated in the early days, and the hymn of the Messiah's prophecy was not uncommon in Morganheim - 1uan people always need some spiritual sustenance.
This song reminded York of the Entagrean Empire, because all kinds of signs show that this poem and the rising Entagrean Empire seem to have such and such connections, and the content of the poem also coincides with many situations in the Entagrean Empire, during this time, many Lord Crurod has begun to notice the existence of this poem, and listed it as a forbidden song, and people are not allowed to sing it, but York did not take any measures, as for why this decision was made, he himself is not clear.
"Entagre Empire ......," he murmured, and York sighed again.
He was sinking in the middle of the day, but a soldier brought him news.
"My lord, there's a man outside the castle, and he wants to see you!"
"What kind of people?" York asked without looking back.
"A young barbarian, my lord!" There was a hint of suspicion in the soldier's tone, "He claims that he has something very important to report to you, but he refuses to tell us what it is, and he insists that this matter must be told to you in person!" He also said that you will never regret meeting him. ”
York, who was thinking about something, frowned, he was really not in the mood to meet any guests now, but the other party came to visit late at night, and what he said was so exaggerated, it was obvious that he was not an ordinary person.
After hesitating for a while, he decided to meet the other party anyway: "Take him to the castle hall, and I'll meet him there!" ”
York thought that the person who came would be the messenger of a certain Lord of Krurod, maybe he was here to persuade him, but he didn't understand why the other party came to see him at night, he decided to see what the other party wanted to play, and by the way, he knew which nasty guy the lord behind the other party was, but he also decided that if the other party dared to speak disrespectfully to him, he would cut off the other party's head with an axe.
He didn't think there was much room for compromise between himself and the other Lords of Krurod.
York soon appeared in the hall of the castle, and he sat on the lord's throne in the middle of the hall, looking blankly at the young barbarian who had been disarmed by the soldiers, and in the hall there were already numerous torches and candlesticks, and the light was so good that he could see clearly.
This is a very ordinary savage, he wears the amo fur clothes loved by the barbarians, and has shoulder-length barbarian hair, and when he opens his mouth to greet York, his thick northern accent also indicates that he is an out-and-out barbarian.
But York noticed that there was a very special temperament about this savage.
It's a kind of hún that combines confidence and pride, but doesn't give people the feeling of arrogance.
"I'm glad you're willing to meet me as a guest, my lord!" The young barbarian greeted York with a courteous and courteous manner, "My name is Worzak, and it is a great honor to see you!" ”
York looked at this barbarian who called himself Worzak suspiciously, this is a very unfamiliar name, he has never heard of such a number one person in the kingdom of Krurod for so many years, and the performance of the other party also made him can't help but start to doubt whether his previous guess is correct, he doesn't think that anyone among the Lord Krurod who is planning to do something to him can train such a subordinate.
"I don't like to beat around the bush, let's get to the point, young man!" After examining the other party, York finally spoke, "I'm not interested in your name, I just want to know now, who sent you here, and what is the mission of your trip?" ”
"I don't like beating around the bush, sir." Wozak glanced at the dozen or so soldiers in the hall a little depressedly, and said: "But what I am about to say is not suitable for too many people, although I don't expect you to talk to me alone, but if I can, I still hope that it will be officially started when there are fewer people." ”
As he spoke, he accentuated his tone: "Because if everything I am about to say gets out, it will not be a good thing for you, or for me and the forces behind me!" ”
To Wozzak's disappointment, though, after all he had said, York still didn't mean to let his men out of the hall.
"They are my loyal subordinates, I don't need to hide anything from them, and they know exactly what to do! Feel free to say whatever you want! ”
York's words surprised Wozzak a little, and he stared at the other party for a moment, but now the other party was serious, and he didn't mean to change his mind at all.
This situation made Wozzak sigh secretly, he was not good at dealing with such a scene, he felt that it was better to fight the enemy on the battlefield.
"Well, my lord, if you insist like that!"
He straightened up and said in a rather proud tone, "My lord, I am an emissary from the Entagri Empire, and tonight, I bring you the kindness of His Majesty the Emperor of the Entagri Empire!" ”
York froze.
He began to wonder if he had misheard something.
The Entagre Empire? This young barbarian actually claimed to be an emissary of the Ntagri Empire?
The soldiers in the hall were also stunned, and after coming back to their senses, they began to change their eyes, and each saw the surprise in each other's eyes.
York looked fixedly at the young savage standing in the middle of the hall, and after seeing that the other man's demeanor did not seem to be fake, he suddenly realized that what he had been fearing might have taken a turn for the better.
"If what you say is true, you must have brought evidence of your identity?"
He asked Wozzak.
"Of course, my lord, of course I brought it, but unfortunately, my belongings have just been taken by your loyal soldiers!" Wozak shrugged his shoulders and said a little helplessly, "Otherwise, I can prove my identity to you right now!" ”
At York's behest, Walzak's belongings that had been taken by the soldiers were soon returned to him, not much, an old battle axe, a broken shield, and a cloth bag with some old clothes.
Wožak picked up the wooden broken shield, this inconspicuous shield actually concealed a mechanism, and soon, Wožak took out a delicate magic letter teleportation array from the dark compartment in it.
Then he asked York for a pen and paper, and then according to the predetermined procedure, he wrote a predetermined text message and sent it out.
A few moments later, a document was handed back.
Looking at this rather formal document, which was stamped with the seal of the Ntagrean Empire, and did not look like a forged document at all, York was finally sure that this time, the Ntagri Empire had really found him.
This surprised and delighted him.
He does not reject the Entagre Empire, his past experience and the identity of Hún blood, so that he has a very good impression of this new force that advocates the concept of racial equality, during this time he also paid much attention to the affairs of the Entagri Empire, after seeking Korg's help to no avail, he also thought about whether to defect to the Entagri Empire, just now he was still worried about his own low-strength Krurod Lord, how to get on the line with the Entagre Empire on the other side of the big 6, in his opinion, The Entagri Empire is afraid that it will not look at itself.
Unexpectedly, in just a blink of an eye, the Entagri Empire took the initiative to find him first, which was simply just trying to doze off, and the pillow fell from the sky.
When he looked at Wozzak again, York's eyes had become extremely hot.
He knew that his life had once again ushered in a new turning point.
A few days later, York's soldiers were pleasantly surprised to find that their lord had come from somewhere to distribute a large number of weapons and equipment, although these weapons and equipment were second-hand goods with a strong elven style and the style of the Erathian Empire, but the soldiers were still excited, because in any case, these second-hand goods were far better than their original rags and shoddy wooden bangs.
What surprised the soldiers even more was that the lord didn't know where to find some capable officers to train them, these officers were a young barbarian, most of them were some big-eared monsters, and some humans, but the soldiers all noticed that although the leading barbarian was an authentic Krurod, the accent of those big-eared monsters did not look like Krurod, and these guys all exuded a fierce aura without exception, Anyone with even the slightest experience can tell that they are definitely well-trained veterans.
According to people who know, they are a group of senior mercenaries invited by the lord Hua at great expense, and they are quite famous in the big 6, what is the dragon knight mercenary group, anyway, it is a name that everyone has never heard of.
But regardless of whether these guys are really famous or not, their skills are real, they not only know how to train soldiers, but also know how to make all kinds of war equipment, under their guidance, the Lord of York sent people to make a lot of defensive equipment, and the defense of Morgan Heim City was greatly strengthened.
And a new round of recruitment has also begun again, the lord began to recruit troops on a large scale from the locals and refugees who have defected, and at the same time, the lords have also appeared, and the lord's face has been very gloomy a few days ago, and I don't know when he has re-put on his long-lost smile.
All of this is exciting.
At this time, in other parts of the Krurod Kingdom, the war was still in full swing, and the barbarian lords were fighting each other, and no one noticed that in the northern region of the kingdom, the blue-skinned guy who had never been liked was slowly becoming stronger without their knowledge, with the secret support of a certain force.
Corge also didn't notice this change, from the beginning, he didn't look down on York's strength, it was best if York could bring an army to him, it didn't matter if he didn't come, he was now thinking about how to swallow up a powerful Krurod lord nearby as soon as possible.
None of them appeared, and rumors began to circulate in their territory, and then, some of the refugees, who had already despaired, began to march 66 towards the north of the kingdom.
"Isn't it a bit of a contradiction that we're doing that?"
In Negan, New Mig Castle, while sorting out various situations, Esreina asked Jian Chen a little strangely: "Isn't the strength of those Cruelrod lords even more unbearable to be so nong by us?" If this continues, won't they lose faster when the Holy Alliance makes a move? ”
"If we don't take action, will they be able to last long?" Chen Jianle asked rhetorically, "At this time and that time, if they don't become like this, we may need to wait and see for a while, but now that the situation has changed, instead of letting them continue to suffer like this, it is better to try to grasp the available power in our hands before they are finished, and further strengthen ourselves!" If you put your hopes in others, how can you strive for better? ”
Saying that, Jian Chen stood up, walked to the large map on the wall, pointed to the location of the northern region of the Crewe Kingdom, and said: "And as long as time passes, it will not be difficult for us to connect this place with our control area in the Tetalia Swamp, and indeed build this place into a base that can be attacked, retreated, and defended, and open up a second battlefield in the future confrontation with the Holy Alliance, so as to contain the Holy Alliance, so as to reduce the pressure on the frontal battlefield, and finally, The northern part of Krurod is far closer to the Bracada Kingdom than any area we control now, and if the Krurod Kingdom is really defeated by the Holy Alliance one day, we can also absorb the Bracada races that are trying to take refuge in us through here! It's a triple win! ”