Chapter IX Strategy Meeting
The Hall of the Patriarch of Docdos, where the Ice Lord Torrell, the Warmad Makarov, the dwarves of Haus, Snowhammer Spanor, Blacktower Barbossa, Starshield Hulk, and Silveraxe St. Louis are all here, and of course the clever Mary Nicki, discuss the next dilemma and the corresponding strategies. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
"Since the establishment of Dockdos, it has not been a city that can be defended to the death! So we must take the initiative to attack! Fight against the enemy! The warriors of Docdos will not be afraid!" The war maniac roared with confidence, this is his personality, and it is also his charm.
Torrell shook his head helplessly, "There are tens of thousands of goblins, and a head-on conflict is definitely the next policy." ”
Torrell was tall and athletic, and he had long, well-groomed hair that was very neatly combed, tied up with a headband, and had a short, neat, thick golden beard. Torrell is only in his thirties, he is a warrior from Docdos, but he has become the ruler of the Ice Alliance with his amazing mind and extraordinary prestige, Torrell will always think a lot, this is related to the safety of the entire Ice Alliance, he can't easily follow Makarov's python approach.
"Torrell, how is it that you boy are becoming more timid and fearful the more you live, is it not that Oron's comfortable circumstances have made you forget that you are a Docus?" Maklov roared.
"Teacher Makarov, you know that I am not a timid person. Torrell said flatly.
Torrell's fighting skills are to learn from Makarov, so Torrell has been calling Makarov a teacher for so many years, in fact, Makarov also knows that Torrell is not timid and afraid, but Makarov's temper comes up, but he really can't control anything.
"And what do you think we should do?"
Torrell looked at the map of the Ice Alliance on the table, silent, he knew that if the Docdos on the Brent Snow Field was captured, it would be a devastating blow to the Ice Alliance, and the Docdos people were the most powerful fighting force in the entire Ice Alliance, so the Docdos people must not be allowed to lose their homes.
But Dockdos is indeed too difficult to defend, north of Dockdos is the Garamar Snow Mountain, the leader of the enemy, the human mage is camped at the foot of the snowy mountain, and the east of Docdos is the legendary barren land of the far north snowy region - Blackwater Lake, the gathering place of evil undead.
In fact, from a formal point of view, the best strategy is to let the Docdos people evacuate from the Brent Snow Field and retreat to the Boulder Fort south of Dokdos, which is a stone town built by the Dolo Mountains, which is also a famous strategic location in history that is easy to defend and difficult to attack, allowing the enemy to occupy Brent College, and then use the Boulder Fort as a base to deal with the enemy, this is the best strategy, but for this strategy, Torrell does not want to put it forward, because the Dokdos will never give up their homeland, Torrell himself is also a Dokdos, he is convinced of this, so at this time he feels very entangled, I don't know what to do。
"I think it's the best strategy to let the enemy occupy the Brent Snowfield and let the Dokdos retreat to the Boulder Castle, and then use the Boulder Fort as a base to deal with the enemy, but Lord Makarov probably won't agree to this approach. ”
Mary Nicki made this suggestion out of the blue, and of course it wasn't much of a suggestion, because Mary Nicki knew the outcome.
"Of course, little rabbit! I know your strategy is the best policy, but the Docdos will never give up their homeland!" Makarov shouted.
Torrell looked at Marie Nicki and nodded at her slightly, and Mary Nicki returned a faint smile, Mary Nicki had already seen the trouble in Torrell's heart, although Torrell knew the outcome as well as Mary Nicki, but for this only chance, if he didn't say it, it would be irresponsible to the Ice Alliance.
"Hahaha! Old war maniac! You guy is a warrior! Don't flinch Docdos! I like it!"
St. Louis laughed, and for the brave and fearless, St. Louis always praised for it.
"I don't think there's anything to be happy about being praised by this guy of yours!"
When the war madman said this, he still raised his head unconsciously, he was still very proud, "But speaking of Boulder Castle, you dwarves from House should pass by there when they rush here, right?"
"Yes, after all, that's where House had to pass on to Docdos, and Spanno met old Capono for a moment. Starshield Hulk said at this time.
"That old guy isn't dead yet! Actually, you don't need to see him, I don't even bother to ask him for help, and that selfish old guy won't help us or anything anyway. ”
Makarov was very fond of Kapono, the ruler of Boulder Castle, and of course, Kapono was not very popular.
"You're right! If it weren't for Spano's insistence on seeing the old fellow, the old fellow wouldn't want to see us, as if we were going to eat him!"
Heta Barbossa began to curse and curse at the thought of that scene, and St. Louis rarely sang and harmonized with Barbossa, so you can imagine how unpleasant the scene was at that time.
"Eventually, though, Lord Capono agreed to send reinforcements, and it wouldn't be long before reinforcements from Boulder Castle arrived. ”
Snowhammer Spanno calms St. Louis and Barbossa, who are getting more and more scolding, and Spanno really doesn't have any special way to deal with their bad tempers.
"Oh yes, how did that selfish old guy figure it out, could it be that he was dying of old age, so he wanted to do something good for the Ice Alliance in the last stage of his dirty life?" Makarov said mockingly.
"It was Lord Spano who analyzed the pros and cons to Lord Capono, after all, if Docdos missed, the next target was likely to be the Boulder Fort, even if the Boulder Fort was easy to defend and difficult to attack, if there was no strong reinforcement, then it would be breached sooner or later. Mary Nicki explained to the war maniac.
The war maniac cursed a few more words, Barbossa and St. Louis chimed in, and everyone continued to express their opinions on how to deal with the enemy, but there was no agreement, and Torrell and Marie Nicki carefully looked at the map to find a gap in it to solve the crisis.
It was getting late in the snowy region of the far north, and darkness covered the Brent snowfield, the Docdos lit bonfires, erected oil lamps, and the warriors on guard were nervous, who knew if the enemy would come to invade here again by night, the enemy had already attacked at night several times, although the Docdos eventually repelled their opponents, but everyone was already exhausted.
The people in the Patriarch's Hall were still communicating, but Ivan, the chief of the guard, pushed open the door of the Patriarch's Hall and walked in, and Ivan said to the battle maniac: "Lord Makarov! A group of people from the Boulder Castle has arrived here, and their leader wants to see you." ”
"Hmph, it's time to get here, they're really in a hurry!" Makarov said mockingly.
"Okay, anyway, they're here as reinforcements, so let their person in charge come in. "Torrell has always had some opinions about Kapono during his reign in the Ice League, but at this time he doesn't bring his emotions to the surface like Makarov did.
Snowhammer Spanor echoed Torrell's opinion, and Makarov didn't know what to say, so he ordered Ivan to invite in the leader of the reinforcements from Boulder Fort, and everyone was silent and waited for the comer.
A short time later, Ivan's middle-aged man walked in, a man in his forties, with short thick black hair, a sharp goatee, and attentive eyes. He was followed by two young men, one with short fiery red hair and a charming smile on his face, the other with short light brown hair and freckles from nose to cheek, both of whom were about seventeen or eighteen years old.
"Hello ladies and gentlemen, I am the eighth son of Capono, the ruler of Boulder Castle, and my name is Reynolds. He pointed to the red-haired young man behind him and said, "This is the child of my twelfth brother, named Norwe." Norway smiled at the crowd and nodded his head in greeting, and it was clear that Norway was a very laughing child. Reynolds pointed to the young man with light brown hair and said, "This is the dog, Hudson." Hudson nodded to the crowd with a slight sneer.
"How many children does Kapono have? If I'm not mistaken, seventeen sons and nine daughters, right?
"What do you mean by that?" Reynolds tilted his head slightly, looking at Makarov with a puzzled expression, waiting for him to continue speaking.
"Kapono, who is full of children and grandchildren, has sent three of your relatives in total, and there are not many soldiers, right?" Makarov yelled at Reynolds.
"My father is too old to come in person, I hope Lord Makarov will forgive me, I, Reynold, represent the responsibility of Boulder Fort to the Ice Alliance, so I will not let you down, although the number of soldiers who came here with me is not much, but they are all the elite forces of Boulder Fort, please rest assured of this. ”
Reynolds was neither humble nor arrogant, patiently explaining to Makarov.
"Well, since it's all like this, I don't want to say anything more, you and your sons and nephews should go down and rest, and you can fight with your spirits, and we will continue to discuss how to deal with the enemy." ”
When Makarov saw Reynolds' attitude, he didn't want to say anything more. Reynolds paused slightly, and was about to retire.
"You're here to discuss countermeasures, so why can't my father stay here and discuss with you?, he's also a representative of Boulder Castle?" At this time, Hudson suddenly spoke, and everyone was taken aback, they didn't expect this child to ask so directly.
"Hudson, my little brother, don't you understand, these people think that Uncle Reynolds is not worthy to discuss the strategy with them, after all, Uncle Reynolds is only the child of Grandpa Capo, and Grandpa Capono is the equal of these big people. ”
Norway squinted his eyes and explained to Hudson with a smile, it was okay not to explain, but once he explained, the atmosphere in the patriarch's hall was even more awkward.
"Ahem...... All right, Hudson, I'm tired, come with me and get some rest. ”
Reynolds coughed awkwardly, his cheeks flushed visibly as he tried to greet Hudson away.
"But father, you only came here as a representative of Boulder Castle, why can that little rabbit over there be here and you can't?" Mary Nicki smiled awkwardly at Hudson's words.
"Is it really what Cousin Norvi said, and they look down on you?" Hudson looked at Reynolds with a confused expression, and Reynolds didn't know what to do.
"That...... Reynolds, let those two young men follow Ivan down to rest, and you can discuss countermeasures with us here. Torrell broke the awkward atmosphere, although Torrell also looked embarrassed.
"Yes, you can stay! Let those two stinky boys rest! Ivan! Take these two boys away! Hurry up!"
Makarov echoed Torrell, and Makarov felt that it was very embarrassing for him to let the two young men say this, and Ivan got Makarov's order, so he quickly left the patriarch's hall with Hudson and Norwe, and as he left, Norway stuck out his tongue at the crowd and smiled mischievously.
After Ivan and the others were gone, Renaud was even more embarrassed, and he stood there with a look of bewilderment, until finally Spanno came up to him and patted him on the waist, and he took a step forward and the meeting could continue.
Everyone was talking and discussing, pointing to the map for a while, dancing and yelling for the other, and there was no unity of opinion at all. Torrell closed his eyes in contemplation, Makarov yelled at St. Louis and Barbossa, Spano exchanged ideas with Hulk and Renol, and Mary Nicki stared straight at the map.
"Blackwater Lake, definitely can't ignore this place. Snowhammer said to Starshield and Reynolds.
"Are you sure that human mage is a necromancer? if they're not necromancers, then why bother us there, those goblins and orcs are enough for us. ”
Reynolds expressed a different opinion, while Starshield Hulk was as strong as ever in supporting Snowhammer's idea.
"I think Master Spanno's words are still reasonable. Mary Nicki, who had been staring at the map, spoke, and all eyes were on her.
"Why are you convinced that Master Spano is right, we don't have any evidence that the human mage is a necromancer. Reynolds asked, puzzled.
"Ladies and gentlemen, please look at the map. Mary Nicki pointed to the map, to the location of the Brent snowfield on the map, to the location of Docdos,
"It's no secret that the living environment of Docdos is fraught with danger, but where does it come from?" said Mary Nicky, looking around the crowd, waiting for an answer.
"Cruel environment!" Makarov said loudly, Makarov is most familiar with the Brent Snow Field, he was born and raised here, and he knows more about the cruel environment of the Brent Snow Field than anyone else.
"The brutal environment is only one of them, but even more terrible are terrifying creatures like the Ice Ogre and the Ice Wolf. The Docdos have been revolving around such creatures for generations. Torrell suddenly said, he was also very familiar with Brent Snowfield, a warrior from Docdos.
"Exactly, on the Brent Snowfield, it is nothing else that is terrifying, it is these creatures, and the cruel environment cannot help the war, for both sides. At this point, Mary Nicki looked around at the crowd again, and everyone looked puzzled.
"What does this have to do with the human mage?" Reynolds asked, feeling at a loss, as well as the Silver Axe, the Black Tower, and the Star Shield, while Torrell, Makarov, and Snowhammer seemed to sense something.
"Hey, I think someone already knows what the problem is. Marie Nicki smiled, and she looked at Torrell, Makarov, and Snowhammer.
"If those terrible creatures are still roaming around on the Brent Snowfield, then it will be very disadvantageous for our hunters and travelers, but those creatures seem to have been squeezed by goblins and orcs and have little place, we don't need to worry about any ice ogre and ice wolf now, now our warriors are facing the war in unison, the ice ogre and ice wolf will not trouble us, they will not hide from us too late. ”
Makarov was the first to speak, and he seemed to understand something.
"And our Ice Alliance is very focused on facing the goblins and orc armies, although we don't have any advantages in this war, but they don't want to win easily, head-on collision, Docdos and House dwarves are not afraid of any opponent, and those cunning orc mercenaries, why should they invest in this war that may not necessarily win!"
Snowhammer Spanor spoke, and that's the question, why would the orcs trust the human mage.
"When we don't have to worry about the invasion of the Ice Ogre and the Ice Wolf, our frontal defense will definitely fall to the north, and the Blackwater Lake is the problem, we all know that the undead there will not leave the Blackwater Lake, unless driven by a necromancer, if those undead leave the Blackwater Lake, then it will be a fatal blow to us. ”
Torrell points to the root of the problem, which is Blackwater Lake, which is the crux of the war.
Mary Nicki nodded with satisfaction, she smiled again, and said very calmly: "So, it can only be a necromancer, he can make the orc mercenaries believe that they will win this war, because we have no certainty against the undead, even if we do the defense, who can guard against those terrible undead?" It was not unreasonable for Lord Spanor to fear that his opponent would be a necromancer, but the reality was so cruel that it was an enemy we had to face, and we had to distract ourselves from dealing with the undead. ”
"Undead...... The Undead of Blackwater Lake...... Who of us can stop the undead!Do we have so many enchanted weapons in our hands?," Reynolds cried out helplessly, out of fear and even more out of helplessness.
"Hahaha!" Darktower Barbossa burst out laughing, "That's only us!, isn't it, Brother Hulk?"
"You and I are both iron guards, although we can't defeat the undead, but if we defend all the way, we should be able to resist half-dead for some time, as far as I know, Blackwater Lake is a black forest, a lake in the middle of the Black Forest, so that place is called Blackwater Lake, Blackwater Lake has only one entrance and exit, we will defend it there, damn the undead don't even want to come to Dockdos. ”
Starshield Hulk said calmly, it seems that he had done his homework before he set off for Dockdos, and Spanno's emphasis on Blackwater Lake had deeply affected Hulk.
"Oh! I didn't think you were so conscious, old Heita! I always thought you were just an idiot! If you went to defend Blackwater Lake, don't die easily. ”
Silver Axe St. Louis shouted loudly, Silver Axe and Black Tower have always been at odds, and they quarrel with each other when they meet, but Barbossa's behavior makes St. Louis feel deep admiration.
"You irresponsible idiot dies ten thousand times, and I won't die once!" Barbossa roared at the silver axe.
"Then it's decided, the Black Water Lake side will be guarded by the Black Tower Family and the Star Shield Family, and if it can be delayed for a while, it will be a while. ”
Snowhammer Spanno knew that it was a heavy responsibility to guard Blackwater Lake, and that the two people he trusted most would guard it, but he would also be worried about them.
"But Blackwater Lake can't be defended for a long time, and we still have to kill that necromancer in the end, otherwise we won't be able to completely solve this dilemma. "Torrell's words are not unreasonable, only by killing the necromancer who manipulates the undead can the crisis of the Ice Alliance be truly resolved.
"But that necromancer will only shrink at the foot of the Great Snow Mountain of Garamar, and we will not be able to rush in head-on!" Makarov's words made everyone feel very discouraged, and there was really nothing they could do in the face of this necromancer who could only hide.
Silver Axe St. Louis looked at the map, then at the frustrated crowd, and suddenly said, "Then we can climb the Great Snow Mountain of Garramar from somewhere else, and then attack the necromancer's camp from the top of the mountain to the bottom of the mountain, isn't that okay?"
Everyone was attracted by Silver Axe's words, and everyone looked at him as if he was a fool, "Is this impossible? Really, it can't be?" Silver Axe St. Louis looked at everyone blankly, repeating what he had just said.