Chapter 256: The Gears That Started to Turn

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"It's time for a shift, Captain Schreer. Hurry up and call your imps to take over Captain Benjardo. Lie in bed and be careful that tomorrow Captain Benjardo, who is severely sleep-deprived, will duel you. ”

A familiar voice woke Schuler from his slumber. In a daze, Schuler vaguely remembered that the voice came from the little herald he hated the most in years.

Xu Leer, who had just been woken up, was still a little confused, but he had already habitually begun to quickly put on his military uniform and equipment, and walked out of the captain's dormitory. Years of military life have made Schuler's movements habitual, and even in a daze, he can quickly put on his equipment in less than 5 minutes.

Rinsing his face with cold water to refresh himself, Xu Leer leveled his military uniform a little and yelled at the team house.

"It's time for the little ones to work! Hurry up and get me up! Meet me in the yard in 5 minutes! Late arrivals will be punished for cleaning the team house for one month! ”

The team building, which had just been quiet, immediately became lively with a roar from Xu Leer. In less than 3 minutes, the members of the Schuler team were neatly assembled in front of their captain.

Schuler was very strict with his subordinates and did not allow any disobedience to orders. Of course, strict obedience to orders is the tradition of this elite regiment in which he is a member. Although many of the members of the team were still confused, there were no flaws in the neatness of their uniforms and the posture of the formation.

In this regard, Xu Leer also nodded with satisfaction.

"Very nice! Looks like you'll have to clean the house until at least tomorrow night. Since you acted 2 minutes early, I'm going to give you 2 minutes to fix your personal hygiene! Those who should be discharged should be discharged quickly, and those who should be washed and refreshed should be refreshed quickly. Blackface, you meet us at the city walls, as you have always been. I don't care what means you use, tell that fat man to give his brothers more 'bags'. Otherwise, if we really fall asleep because of the lack of things, then he will not be reprimanded with us. ”

"Stand upright, disband! Meet in 2 minutes! ”

Xu Leer's subordinates are all veterans, otherwise they would not have been named to carry out patrol duties in the second half of the night. A group of veterans laughed as their captain spoke, and immediately dispersed. There were 2 strong team members who even said hello to Xu Leer and followed the black face to act together. They knew that the fat man in the quartermaster department had always eaten hard rather than soft, and if only blackface was allowed to pass by, it was likely that there would not be enough "bags".

The "bag" refers to a rare special version of the stamina potion that almost all armies of the Human Empire have equipped patrol members with, with the addition of some chili peppers and refreshing herbs. Because it will be packed in a specific bag, it is jokingly called "bag" by the soldiers. This "bag" is indeed a good thing for patrols or night watchmen. Not only can he expel drowsiness and warm your body, but also refresh you, of course, the most popular thing for soldiers is that the "bag" can restore some of your physical strength. When they are disturbed by sleepiness, just take a sip to make them feel refreshed again.

Fifteen minutes later, Schreer and his boys replaced Benhadona's team, which had half of what they considered to be new recruits, and took over the defense of the nearly 1,000-metre-high wall.

"Every time I patrol at night, I am proud of how strong our fortress of Andorne is! For the past 247 years, this fortress has never allowed those damned beasts to enter the rich plains of our empire since it was built! This unfallen fortress can also be said to be the strongest spiritual fortress in the hearts of every Mokassar soldier. ”

Looking at the hideous face of the fortress, which could still be seen in the hazy moonlight, Xu Leer once again let out a heartfelt sigh. He had participated in the battle against the orc army in this fortress eight years ago, and was also promoted to serve as a squad leader in the 8th Legion of the Mocasar Empire, one of the most elite units of the Mocasar Empire. Otherwise, with his limited talent and civilian background, there would be no way to get into this position.

In that defensive battle, Schuler imprinted the strength of the fortress in his mind. In that battle, which should have been disproportionate in terms of combat effectiveness, the orc side left a full 470,000 corpses under the fortress! On the other hand, the loss on the human side is less than 100,000! The ratio of human infantry to orc infantry can be 1:3 or even 1:4, so they can use this strong fortress to kill 10 times their own army in that battle!

Ever since that battle, Schuller has had an interest in quietly observing the fortress while patrolling at night. His team members also have no opinion on the captain's hobby, and will consciously cover for their captain at this time.

Fortress Andoun is a super-large military fortress built by the Mokassar Empire 264 years ago in order to resist the increasingly rampant orc empire, smashing a natural mountain range and transforming the canyon in it. It was the strongest barrier against the Orc Empire's attack that took 17 years to build with the strength of the Moqassar Empire. It is said that when the fortress was built, the economy of the Moqassar Empire was in a depression for 50 years before slowly recovering. With the foundation of a thousand-year-old empire still taking such a long time to recover, you can imagine how difficult it was to build this fortress at that time.

Of course, all the efforts of the Mokassar Empire back then were richly rewarded. This behemoth, which can accommodate 4 million troops at the same time, and can ensure that 1 million troops and permanent personnel form a basic survival cycle in the fortress, has brought great pressure to the orc empire since its establishment.

It is said that the first orc general who saw this fortress was directly stupid. With his incomparable wisdom compared to the barren human generals, he could imagine that with a motley army in his hands that did not even wear iron equipment, the result of rushing to this fortress would be destruction!

In the past 247 years, the fortress has experienced no less than 2,000 battles. It's just that no orc general has ever been able to enjoy the glory of conquering this fortress. This fortress has devoured at least more than 100 million orc troops, and it is a meat grinder for the orc army that is known as the two major barriers of humanity along with the iron-blooded fortress of the Cagro Empire.

Therefore, for every citizen of the Mokassar Empire, this fortress is undoubtedly one of the greatest honors in their hearts, and it is also a guarantee that they can enjoy the initiative in the brutal race war. Schuller's words are not groundless.

During these 247 years, no matter what kind of faint monarch the Mokassar Empire came to power, it would not reduce its investment in this fortress. Even if they make the people's livelihood in the country complain, they will never reduce their investment in the fortress of Andorn. If it was a virtuous monarch who came to power, it would definitely greatly increase the investment in this fortress. This was no exception even for the newly ascended Mokassa 63.

Moreover, no matter how the Mokasa Imperial Family changes the stationing of troops, it will always have at least 1 elite legion and some regular legions stationed in the fortress all year round. In addition, at least 2 legions of troops will be stationed in several cities near the fortress. This means that at least 1.5 million troops are stationed in and around Fortress Andolphe all year round.

Since the Orc Empire and Drew reached some agreement, Mokassar 63, who had been uneasy about the Orc Empire for all these years, even transferred the second elite corps of the Empire, the 6th Legion and the 8th Legion of the Empire, to this fortress all year round. He also stationed 1 elite army and 3 regular army troops in the surrounding cities, and sent a veteran imperial marshal with calm troops to coordinate this theater of operations.

"When, when"

The dull but not overly shrill bells rang on the city walls, reminding the Night's Watch soldiers who were still fighting the Sandman to lift their spirits.

"Let's start patrolling. The Orc Empire has not moved for so many years, which is really suspicious. Those battle maniacs are certainly not rabbits nesting in the grasslands and wastelands. It's better to patrol a little more reassuringly. ”

Replacing the wine with a "bag" and taking a sip to salute the compatriots who had died in that battle, Schuler got up and began to patrol the city walls for which his team was responsible. He first carefully inspected all the defensive equipment and the magic arrays on some key points, and then checked the material reserves on the city wall, and after finding that there was nothing abnormal, he began to walk to the side of the team members, patting them one by one, reminding them that they should drink some "bags" to refresh themselves.

"Hey, this kid with a black face, he's still so stubborn. After so many years, I still guard this most tiring lot. ”

In the end, what was reflected in Xu Leer's eyes was his most trusted team member - black face.

Blackface is a veteran soldier who experienced the battle 8 years ago with Xu Leer, the younger brother who followed Xu Leer back then, and an imperial soldier who has made a lot of military achievements. It's just that his talent is really limited, and he has not been able to break through to the silver level for a long time, so there is no way to serve as the captain of the 8th Imperial Legion, which is known as the elite legion of the Empire. Even so, he still gave up all opportunities to go to other legions to ascend, and resolutely joined the 8th legion with Xu Leer.

For so many years since the end of the war, Blackface has been silently stationed at this fortress with HΓΌrler. The recruit had already become a mature father, but Blackface was still in the most dangerous area of the lot assigned by the patrol team as it was during the battle eight years ago.

Shaking his head slightly, Xu Leer thought about walking with a black face. He wanted to remind the young brother for many years and let him drink some "bags" to refresh himself. Of course, Xu Leer will also secretly stuff the piece of jerky in his arms to this little brother, this piece of jerky is a special reward that the captains of the elite legions of the empire can get every day.

Putting his hand into his arms, Xu Leer, who was about to take out the jerky, suddenly shrank his pupils, and his eyes widened! Because he saw an arrow stuck in Blackface's neck! You don't have to look closely at Xulerle to know that this arrow is a special arrow from the centaur family!

Schuler reflexively took a deep breath and prepared to shout. But when he opened his mouth, he found that he couldn't even say the simplest word, and could only make a dry sound of "he, he".

Xu Leer, who slowly fell, realized that he didn't know when he also had an arrow of the same style stuck in his neck.

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