Chapter 25: Werewolf Soldiers Descend on the City
The three days passed in a flash, and most of the people outside the city were settled, and the messenger sent to the Northern Army station to report the news finally returned, but it was not the good news that Shaoyang and everyone were expecting. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
Slamming the teacup in his hand on the table, Shaoyang had a shocked and somewhat angry expression on his face, he couldn't believe his ears, and asked the messenger in front of him again, "You say it again!"
The messenger stood trembling there, repeating the news to Shaoyang in his voice trembling with fright.
After being ordered to report the news to the garrison of the Northern Army, the messenger hurried along the way and arrived at his destination in less than three days. When he came to the camp of the Northern Legion and identified himself, the doorman attached great importance to it at first, let him wait outside, and entered the camp to report.
Unexpectedly, the messenger waited for a long time, and finally waited for the doorman to appear, and actually told him that the legion commander was not in the camp. The messenger thought that he did not have to see the commander of the legion, and that the other generals could, and begged the guards to report again, but he was driven away.
For several days the messenger went to the camp gate every day to ask for an audience, and it was not until the ninth day that he saw a servant.
"What the werewolf came to commit is just your speculation, it's not enough to believe it at all, you better go back, wait for the werewolf to really come and report it!"
The messenger held out for another two days, and in desperation, he returned to Songhai City.
After speaking, the messenger found that Shaoyang's face was very ugly, and quickly knelt down and said, "The little one failed to complete the task, please forgive His Highness." ”
"Forget it, the blame is not on you, don't make a noise about this matter, step down. Shaoyang knew that something was wrong, and someone must be manipulating behind the scenes, but at this time, he had to accept the facts.
There is no hope for reinforcements from the Northern Army, and as for the messenger who went to the royal capital to report the news, I am afraid that the result will not be satisfactory.
How should Songhai City be guarded? Shaoyang was in distress, constantly sorting out the situation of both the enemy and us.
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A restaurant in the city, due to the werewolf offense, business has been sluggish in recent days, only three or two tables of guests a day, the proprietress is worried, considering whether to temporarily close the door.
At this moment, there was only one table of guests in the restaurant, and two men dressed as mercenaries sat opposite each other, munching on meat, and occasionally raising a glass to drink it all.
"After eating and drinking, let's go back and prepare immediately, and leave Songhai City today. ”
"Okay, but I don't understand why I have to go, the werewolves don't come to raid every year, and there's no danger in staying in the city. ”
"This time is different, I heard that it was the small city lord of Songhai City who offended the werewolf prince, and they were not just robbing, but attacking Songhai City. ”
"Siege? If the city is really attacked, the Northern Army will also send troops to support, and it will definitely be able to defend it. ”
"You don't know. The man said this, looked around for a moment, and then said cautiously and quietly: "The Northern Army will not send troops......."
The two of them sped up, eliminated the food, and immediately checked out and left.
After they left, the proprietress had a panicked look on her face, and she had heard the conversation between the two just now.
A similar scene happened in different parts of the city, and soon the news spread that the Northern Army would not send troops to support Songhai City.
Shaoyang didn't have time to know about this, at this time he was standing on the head of the city with Zhao Yun and others, looking into the distance. A puff of blue smoke drifted slowly from a mountain twenty miles away.
Human scouts are useless against the werewolf army, and no matter how fast the war horse is, it can't outrun the wolf ride, so there is only one way to detect the movement of the werewolf army, wolf smoke.
Once the werewolf army is found, the sentry hidden on the hill lights the wolf smoke to warn the arrival of the werewolves in the city. And he can only wait for the judgment of fate, if the werewolf ignores it, he will live, and if the werewolf goes out to capture him, he will almost die.
After receiving Shaoyang's signal, Zhao Yun began to issue an order to arrange the defense of the city: "Order the city gate to be closed, the whole city will enter a state of combat readiness, and the Pu Dao soldiers will ......"
The sun is slanting in the west, and the shadow of the werewolf army can be faintly seen at the junction of the sky, and the afterglow shines on the ancient city wall, reflecting on the faces of the soldiers, and a sense of solemnity arises spontaneously, Shaoyang has an urge to lead the army out of the city to meet the battle, and is immediately strangled by himself.
The premature arrival of the werewolves made it impossible for the Pu Dao soldiers to complete their training, and there were only more than a hundred of them who broke through to become first-class fighters. In terms of equipment, only one group of 1,000 people is needed, and the remaining 2,000 people can only use wooden equipment or other standard equipment.
What's more, those recruits have never experienced war, and they can play a few things after they go to the battlefield, and Shaoyang has no bottom in his heart.
The werewolf army came outside the city, and the wolf cavalry took the lead, menacing, rolling up billowing dust. Foot soldiers twice the size of the cavalry followed, and from the tower, each werewolf looked much stronger than a human.
Perhaps accustomed to looting, the werewolf army did not see the existence of the baggage battalion, let alone the siege equipment.
The werewolf stopped three miles outside the city, and did not immediately set up camp, but divided a group of cavalry from it, and went straight to the city of Songhai, and it was Valle who rode first.
Coming to the bottom of the tower, Valle tightened his reins and stopped beyond the range of his bow and arrows, the mighty wolf under his crotch moving back and forth. Observing that the gates of Songhai City were closed and the towers were heavily guarded, Valer raised his head to the sky and let out a wild laugh, and the knights around him also echoed.
After laughing for a while, one of them rode out and shouted to the tower, "Listen, men in the city, and call your lord, for our prince Valle has something to say to him." ”
Shaoyang hadn't left the city tower yet, and under the escort of Zhao Yun, he exposed himself and shouted to the city tower: "Lonely here, dog thief Valle, what do you have to say?"
Squinting his eyes for a while, Valer confirmed Shaoyang's identity and said proudly: "I said, let you humans prepare for the revenge of my werewolf clan, and now, we are here!"
Mentioning the events of that day, Shaoyang was angry in his heart, knowing that it would be good to leave them desperately at that time, and snorted coldly: "I regret letting you go that day, and it will harm the lives of the people of Oran Village." ”
"Haha, mentioning that village, it really makes me reminisce, those girls' hearts are delicious, and when you break the broken city, you can feast again. Thinking of that village, Valle couldn't help but swallow, but unfortunately all the way, every village and town was empty, which disappointed Valle, and he had to wait until the city was broken to get food.
"Damn it!" the anger of everyone on the castle tower who heard Valer's words burned uncontrollably.
"Haha, mentioning that village, it really makes me reminisce, those girls' hearts are delicious, and when you break the broken city, you can feast again. ”