The next day, Al arrived at the barracks early, and the whole camp was noisy and lively. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoThe young men recruited yesterday all gathered together today, and everyone greeted each other and talked, and the topic was always inseparable from the current war. Some people are worried, others are excited, but no matter who they are, there is always a hint of nervousness on their faces. The opponent is an orc, not a wild wolf or leopard outside the city.

A loud horn sounded, and the noise slowly subsided, and finally the audience was silent. After a period of chaos, these men finally formed a chaotic phalanx.

Al breathed a sigh of relief, after all, these big men still had some simple military training, and they could still form a phalanx without anyone commanding them. But the worries in his heart have not been alleviated in the slightest, maybe it's okay to deal with ordinary city defense battles, but with these people, can they really resist the orcs?

All the generals stood in front of the phalanx, and the originally quiet formation was lively again. Al was really dressed in a robe, standing in front of him and looking so different, the big men began to whisper.

"Quiet!", Captain Victor roared, his earth-shattering voice dragging down all voices. At this time, the deputy city guard of Joseph stepped forward and began to explain in slow and detail the characteristics of the orc soldiers and the methods of fighting. Unlike the legends that have been circulating in the West for hundreds of years, these are all Joseph's personal experiences and Eyre's supplementary explanations.

Everyone has analyzed it when they are in the council hall, and instead of hiding these recruits and panicking when they go to the battlefield, it is better to tell the truth now.

There was another commotion in the team, "Three to four meters tall, far beyond the strength and vitality of humans, it may be that people can't even hold weapons with just a wave of their hands, their temperament is brave and cruel, and some have the ability to cast spells." This information makes these big men unable to speak, orcs are not legends, but real opponents to face, everyone is aware.

Al looked at the men of the West. Some of their faces are green and immature, some of their faces are full of beards with vicissitudes written on them, some of their faces are so white and frightened that they are scared, and some of their faces are rolling their eyes, and they don't know what their ideas are, and he also saw Charlie. But except for a very small number of outlaws who didn't care about their lives and didn't take their lives seriously, everyone's faces were frightened and uneasy, nervous and worried.

But Al saw something else in their faces, in their eyes: the stubbornness and courage of the Westlanders.

Al looked at these faces, these faces with different expressions, different looks. He had a sudden urge to say something to these Westside men, so he stood in front of the line and spoke.

"My name is Al Edward, and I am the heir of the Iron Thorns and the heir to the Lord of the West. This was Al's first sentence, causing a commotion in the ranks.

"Frankly, all of you standing here today are likely to die in the rest of the battle. This was Al's second sentence, which caused even more commotion, and the other generals were also puzzled, how could he say such a thing before the battle.

"I'm standing here just to ask you, what are you fighting for, just because of an announcement from the Castle Guard?"

"Let me start with myself, after the Snow Fortress is the Thorn Fortress, where there are parents who love me, and stewards, maids, and teachers who care about me. I am the heir to the Lord of the West, and it is my duty to protect the people, and I cannot escape it. I am also the heir of the Iron Thorn family, and the honor of the family does not allow me to flee without a fight. ”

"So I'm staying here, so I choose to fight for it, for the people who care about me, for my duty, for my honor. ”

"So, what about you, tell me what the hell are you fighting for!"

"Yesterday, there was a man, he told me, that he was fighting for his mother. ”

"What about you, tell me if you have a reason to fight for?" asked Al hoarsely.

There was silence at first, but slowly the sound grew louder, louder and louder, more and more. "Yes, I also have a mother, and I hope she lives for two more years. "I'm just married, I can't let those orcs touch her", "My child is only seven years old, I want him to live." "God said: Uphold justice, eradicate evil, and wherever the holy light goes, darkness has nothing to hide." I can't sit idly by while the evil orcs invade. ”

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"So, we are not fighting for the ambitions of the powerful. ”

"Not fighting for ethereal riches. ”

"Not for ridiculous bravery. ”

"Not fighting for the desire to kill. ”

"Not fighting for the orders of those in power. ”

"We fight for our fathers, we fight for our mothers, we fight for our lovers, we fight for our children, we fight for our faith, we fight for perseverance, we fight for ourselves. ”

"I'm here just to tell you that the West is huge, with twelve cities. The kingdom of St. Teresa is very large, with a total of five realms. The world is huge, and there are many places that no one has explored. ”

"However, although the world is big, we have no way back, because the Snow Fortress is behind us. ”

With that, Al turned around and took out a crossbow from the armory rack and handed it to Quartermaster Oudino who was standing behind him with a stunned expression, "You don't have to go to the front to fight, if I, Al Edward, am such a person, and I escape from the city wall, please shoot me with a crossbow arrow." ”

If it's really destined to die, then die here. If you turn around and flee here, how much courage will you have to face the disaster ahead?

Al turned to look at the phalanx in front of him, looking at the thousands of men from the West, it was unbelievable that he could see the faces of these thousands of men, see their eyes clearly, and see the flames dancing in their eyes.

Al bowed deeply to the recruits.

"I just want to ask, who can fight with me! Who can die with me!"

Without the slightest delay, without the slightest hesitation. The echoes of thousands of hot-blooded men soared into the sky.

It was a cry from the soul, a persistence that transcended everything.

Just one word:

War!

War!!

War!!!

Al's words played a big role, and the recruits slowly dissipated their tension and fear, and their morale was high. The generals seized the time to train these recruits. To El's surprise, the most beloved by the recruits was Murat.

"Don't underestimate me, I've been a governess for a while. ”

"Aren't you a nobleman, how can you become a governess?"

"Who made my family a ruined aristocracy? Besides, now that I'm the captain, that's fine. It's just that Al can see what kind of unwillingness is hidden under Murat's unruly appearance of the desire for family glory in Murat's eyes?

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Busy time flies by. It's a pity that there is no spare time for these recruits, for Al and the other generals. Scouts kept sending out, scouts coming and going. All the news that came out told people only one thing: the orcs were coming, and they were close at hand.

The big guys were making a loud noise than the previous monsters, and their loud footsteps and wild roars could be heard from a distance, but as they slowly approached, the Westerners immediately spotted several unusual places. There weren't many orcs who came to the city, only about a thousand. Unlike their brutal appearance, these orcs still maintained a queue, although neither orderly nor neat, but the fact that these brainless fellows would be disciplined was enough to make all the generals of the Western Frontier Army restless.

What surprised everyone even more was that these orcs did not rush to attack the city, but set up tents far from the city walls, and they were ready to set up camp here.

"It's very wrong. Deputy Joseph frowned.

"Of course it's not right, it's not normal for orcs to use ambush tactics before, and it's even more abnormal now. Al chimed in, "Orcs respect warriors and despise cowards. They are fierce and aggressive, they worship charging and attacking, and they are not afraid of death, which they believe will bring them back to the bosom of the Father and Mother Earth. At this point, the orcs should howl and rush up and start climbing the wall, instead of patiently pitching their tents here. ”

Al's words made everyone a little surprised, I don't know why these orcs suddenly changed their temperament.

"It may be that there is a wise man in the orc team, about an elder or something, who has a high prestige and restrains the orcs. Al guessed.

"If there is a leader, then this battle is getting harder and harder. Murat spoke up everyone's minds.

After some more time, everyone's questions were answered. There was another noisy footsteps and rolling smoke, and a large number of orcs appeared in front of the people's eyes, and what made everyone change their color was that they were in groups of two, carrying tall and thick cedar trees to the city.

"They're going to build a ladder out of cedar. Al said the last thing anyone wanted to hear.

"How can they make a ladder of such thick cedars? Murat exclaimed.

"Now that they've all shipped the cedars here, there's got to be a way. Al decisively proposed to Joseph's deputy city guard: "The idea of relying on the walls to consume the orcs does not seem to work, and I propose to put the hoplites directly in front while preparing the rolling carts." At the very least, the first wave of orcs should be neatly defeated. ”

Deputy Warden Joseph nodded, agreeing that the orcs could not be imposed. "The hoplites fought in formation, throwing guns and rolling carts were ready. The archers wound up. ", he ordered directly.

Immediately the city walls were in full swing. As for the orcs, four ladders have been erected, and the ropes made of a mixture of female orc hair and winter wolf hair can even be pulled by snow bears, and it is natural to trap a few cedar trees.

It was at this moment that the orcs finally threw off all restraints. The fighting courage and belligerence in the blood and bones, and the cruelty and thirst for killing completely burst out. Vidum yelled, "For the sake of the homeland, for the sake of the orcs, rush!" and rushed towards the city wall with the orc warriors carrying the ladder.

"For the West, the West will win!", against which the shouts of the West Army also resounded through the heavens and the earth.

The war is so ridiculous that both warring parties think they are right. What is even more ridiculous is that in order to prove oneself right, one has to use the method of killing lives to verify it. From the past, to the present, and then to the future, men always give up their lives for various reasons, throw their blood, and scatter their bones and ashes, at any cost.

Perhaps, for men, if this reason is faith and persistence in their hearts

That's enough.