Chapter Twenty-Six: The Sword of the Mouth and the Honey Belly
Things suddenly became interesting.
"Really? Any advice? Cheng Xiaotian asked casually while glancing at Hernandez.
It didn't disappoint him, the handsome Mr. Knight's expression was quite wonderful at this time, how to describe that? Perhaps, it is most appropriate to describe it as "seven up and eight down".
Ulu didn't know anything about the complicated situation over there, and he just wanted to convey the meaning of the boss as soon as possible, and then quickly withdraw his troops back to the camp.
In fact, before they came, they received two parallel orders, if they were sure that Cheng Xiaotian would be captured alive, then they would wipe out this village and bring Cheng Xiaotian back. If you are not sure, convey this letter of appointment.
"Our Great Chief means very simply." Uru didn't read it either, not because he thought the letter was too long, but because he couldn't read at all.
"As long as Your Excellency Xiaotian swears allegiance to the Orc Empire, then you will regain all the realms and subjects that should belong to you, and at the same time, Governor Arathi will be demoted to a garrison, as your subordinate, and will be subject to your constraints and commands." After Ulu finished speaking concisely, he bowed his head to Cheng Xiaotian, and returned to his own formation through the wolf cavalry of Sansong.
Of course, the letter of appointment will not be written by the Grand Chief of Saar, he just read it and signed it, but there is no doubt that as long as Cheng Xiaotian swears allegiance as required, the content of the letter of appointment will be executed immediately.
He was Thrall, the great leader who led the orcs to a new life, the revered founder of the nation, and a warrior of noble character, which even the most hated of his enemies could not deny. Except, of course, Cheng Xiaotian.
"I'm wondering if they'll treat you well if I turn down the appointment and leave alone." Cheng Xiaotian glanced around and threw the question to all the residents of Mochizuki Village.
Barton shrugged: "I don't think any of us will survive, including children and women. ”
Cheng Xiaotian nodded and continued to ask: "If I agree to their request, and then I am taken to Orgrimmar with an excuse, will they treat you well?" ”
This time, everyone fell silent.
"I can't imagine it, but I don't think it will come out well." A moment later, the first to answer was the night elf druid Blue Feather.
This answer has almost reached everyone's heart.
The Orc Empire took advantage of the death of Haber and Elliot to occupy the fertile Arathi Basin, and captured their orphans for many years, and the hatred between the two sides has long been irresolvable. This is clear to both Arathi humans and orcs.
The outspoken and mighty orc warrior in the eyes of others represents only one symbol among the humans of the Arathi Basin, the enemy! The only difference is that some people are openly antagonistic, while others keep their hatred in their hearts.
There is no fear of orcs here, and even the most obedient villages, as long as they seize the opportunity, will slaughter a few without mercy, and then bury them in the prairie. In fact, after the initial arrogance, the orc garrison has also learned to be obedient, and unless they come down to collect food in formation, they rarely dare to approach these human villages at other times.
In the silence, Cheng Xiaotian suddenly laughed, his voice was so loud that Ulu 500 meters away could hear it clearly.
"Viscount Cheng Xiaotian, you don't need to give an answer immediately, you have three days to think about it." After speaking, Uru waved vigorously, and the two hundred orc warriors brushed their heads together, how to come and how to go back.
Seeing that the main force had begun to retreat, Sammatsu had to give an order, and the cavalry of his headquarters also withdrew. However, he was still unconvinced, and followed Uru's side with a gloomy face.
The group quickly withdrew from the Mochizuki slope, and all of them were silent.
"He won't give in." Yekia shook his head and said.
Ulu nodded: "I know Cheng Xiaotian, he is not such an easy person to succumb, we have to rush back immediately, mobilize the entire garrison of Arashi, kill it back before dark, and completely slaughter this place!" ”
Ulu's words were very plain, but the bloody breath was so thick that it could not be dissolved.
Samsong, who had been following Ulu gloomily, was stunned when he heard this, and then a trace of shame rose in his heart. He suddenly discovered that Ulu was not entirely able to be his boss because of a good family background.
As he walked, Sam Song suddenly pulled the reins and stopped: "My lord, I want to stay and keep an eye on them, I'm afraid they will run away." ”
In fact, this layer of Ulu had already thought of it, and the reason why he didn't attack rashly just now was not because he was afraid, but because he was not sure.
Once the fight broke out, both sides were defeated in the end, but Cheng Xiaotian was safe and sound, and the contradiction with Alathi's tens of thousands of human beings was completely intensified. If Cheng Xiaotian used this to encourage the people and start a guerrilla war with the orc garrison, then this imperial granary would be completely rotten.
"Kundura, you lead the men of your headquarters to lurk here to monitor them, remember, no matter what they do, you are only allowed to follow, not to move!" Uru gave his order to Kundula, who was following him to his left.
Kundura was unwilling to carry out such an order, but he could not openly disobey it, so he had to shrink down.
Shen Song coldly watched the grain requisition team stay in place, and the people were at a loss for what to do, and their hearts were full of contempt. To put it bluntly, these garrisons are just farmers in military uniforms, and they are too far from the combat strength of the regular army.
"Uru-sama, I don't think they can complete the task well at all, those in Mochizuki Village are bandits, and real warriors must be dispatched to deal with them." Samson drove his mount to catch up with Ulu and said.
He didn't want to go back like this, and he had never had a battle in his military career. What's more, he doesn't want to be compared to Ulu, maybe my intelligence is not as good as yours, but in terms of bravery, I will never lose to you.
Sam Song's mind Ulu is clear, but how to persuade him? Orcs are not good at words, but even a clever human politician may have a hard time convincing him. Is it forced by military law? That would only exacerbate the conflict, and he didn't want to embarrass his old friend.
"In that case, then you should stay too, remember my words, whatever they do, only follow, and never fight!" Uru instructed in a firm tone.
Sam Song's heart was relieved, and he raised his hand, and his hundred-man wolf cavalry stopped brushing together. He also felt Ulu's intentions, and it seemed that although it was now a relationship between superiors and subordinates, the brotherly love was still there.
Uru thought about it and still felt uneasy, and then gave another order.
All the infantry remained, half of the cavalry remained, and the rest of the men and two horsemen rushed back as fast as they could. In this way, only about 20 people went back, and more than 280 soldiers and horses were left behind.
Looking back, Ulu looked a little worried, Mochizuki Village's strength exceeded expectations too much, and he concluded that Cheng Xiaotian was ready to rebel. Now that the front line is tight, the stability of the rear has become an urgent problem to be solved, and since they refuse to surrender, they can only die.
In the Arathi Basin, a bloody storm is inevitable!
"Quick! Gotta get back before sunset! Ulu scolded loudly, and more than twenty people and more than fifty frost wolves began to gallop eastward.
He didn't believe that the joyful Ginseng Song could hold it, nor did he believe that Cheng Xiaotian would let them watch, he had to rush back as quickly as possible, gather a large team of people, and crush this force with the overwhelming force of Mount Tai. If the human beings of other villages dare to act recklessly, then they will be wiped out together, there is no morality at all, this is war.
The huge frost wolf ran wildly on the grassland, and couldn't stop roaring, but the anxious Uru didn't feel fast enough, and still couldn't stop whipping the frost wolf that had reached the limit.
"He must not be allowed to escape!" Uru kept calling out the name in his heart.
Suddenly, in the low clouds of the sky ahead, a lightning bolt twisted like a snake slashed, accompanied by a rumbling thunder, and a heavy rain immediately poured down.
The icy rain poured down, and Uru finally calmed down.
"Why, will there be thunderstorms in late autumn?" Uru asked.
A soldier beside him hurriedly replied: "My lord, this is a basin, even in winter, there will be occasional thunderstorms."
"Oh." Uru nodded, but his eyebrows didn't stretch.
For some reason, after the thunder, his heart tightened a little, and he always felt that something bad would happen.
Sure enough, the next moment, there was a sudden sound of "woo" breaking through the air with the smell of sulfur, as if a traveler was playing the reed flute alone.
"Uru-sama, there!" There was a shout from beside him, it was the sorcerer Yekia, and following the direction of his finger, he saw a little silver light appear in front of him, sticking to the undulating grass like waves, flying straight towards his team.
"It's the lord's sword!" The mysterious black-robed man said in a suppressed voice, and with that, he let go of his hand in his sleeve and took a step forward.