"What!!Do you say it out loud again!?"

"Andorra, I said the city is going to suffer this time! What now, I don't plan to send my knights to die in vain!"

"If there are no knights, we will have to rely on the walls, and even the strongest walls will be torn down one day, you know?"

Xiao Yi and his party were guided by the palace guards to the golden main hall, where two middle-aged men in front of the central throne were arguing loudly, but the dozen or so officials sitting at the conference tables on both sides of the hall turned a blind eye, allowing the gaffe two to continue to argue about something.

Actually, this is not an empty farce, the blonde man of the two is the commander-in-chief of all the armies of Gronia, Zero Yatros, and the other old man whose beard has faded to beige is the serious and wise ruler of Gronia, Andorra, as the two pillars of the Duchy of Gronia, the two of them have always been close friends who talk about everything, but they have not quarreled over some unpleasant things once or twice.

"Uncle Zero, King Andorra, both of you please step back first! We came here to help, but as soon as we entered the hall, we ran into your dispute, what happened?"

In order to break the deadlock, Xiao Yi took the initiative to take a few steps forward, and dared to ask the angry two in front of him to stop arguing. In order not to embarrass themselves in front of the members of the friendly countries, Andorra and Atros glared at each other and returned to their places.

Andorra sat back on his throne, and Atros pointed his galloping sword at a strategic map of the main points of the continent and the surrounding seas at the wall, the tip of which rested on a small island of modest size farther south of Dabaran, which was named 'Hedred' (the ancient Gronian word for 'exile').

"This is the Wanderer's Island, and it's our current trouble. ”

Andorra ordered Atros to tell the story of the island to the group, and motioned for the group to sit down at the empty table and wait for Atros to begin his introduction.

"The Druas are not alone, the Witch King of Minella has bought off the rebels on the island, and an elite navy will invade from the east, you know what that means. ”

"Will the civilians who have been evacuated to the east be slaughtered by this army?

At this time, Sieg didn't think too much, and said the two guesses that came to his mind, and Atros also nodded, and at the same time shook his finger, probably indicating that Sigg's guess was right and wrong.

"As for the origin of this army, it is actually the root cause of what we planted in the first place. Five years ago, the western Pops (one of the Barrion states) attacked Gronia because of a diplomatic dispute, and after landing they were defeated by the counterattack of our knights, but their navy still harassed Dabaran from the east using the island of Hedred as a relay station, and we had to send knights to occupy the area, and annihilated all the Porz ships that passed through it, including some non-hostile trade ships and emigrant fleets......"

At this point he stopped, Andorra picked up the conversation and continued: " The war lasted for six months, the Porzes were very important members of the Gronia Chamber of Commerce, the war was forced to end in peace, but the other side gave the condition that the innocent people must be punished, that is, the garrison of Hedred Island, in the end we abandoned these soldiers, they were abandoned on the island to fend for themselves, but their location is in the temperate zone, very suitable for people to live, the products of the island are also quite rich, this team also gradually became independent after recovering its life, calling itself - the Knights of Hedred, and accepting the employment of any foreign forces, their hatred for me and Atros cannot be eliminated, this time under the influence of the Druas, will surely come out and attack Gronia. ”

"However, one thing can be assured, although they are rebels, they are not hostile to the inhabitants of the land, so the people on the eastern front are safe for the time being. Secondly, with three hundred knights and nearly two thousand naval veterans, they will definitely pose no less threat to us than the Druas on the Western Front. And ......"

Atros added the latest information that was known, that the rebels had set out from their base two days earlier, and that their arrival in Gronia should coincide with the Druas, and that Gronia would be surrounded by a large army, and that although there were enough defenders in the city, even if they succeeded in destroying the enemy, they would definitely suffer many casualties, and would no longer be able to resist future invasions.

"Oh, and one more thing, you arrived in the city from the Eastern Canal, so you may not know about the change in the situation in the northwest, the Druas sent people to buy some of the rebel troops along the coast of Barrion to assist in the war, although these Barrions were only used as cannon fodder, but they made the army on the Western Front extremely strong. ”

Sensing that something was wrong, Porcha asked, "How many are there?"

Atros shook his head: "I only know a rough idea, the sailing ships of the rebel army have no flags, and there are fourteen ships without flags, they have merged with the Druas last night, broke through the blockade of the canal this morning and began to march towards the city, and will attack the city tomorrow morning." ”

"There are still 1,000 knights and 800 servants in the city, and the 3,000 elites of the navy have lost 500, with our existing military strength, we can only defend the city walls, and we will definitely not be able to hold on for a long time, after all, the Barionians are very brave and good at fighting......"

According to Andorra's explanation, most of the rebel troops in this wave are the chainmail knights and heavy armor of the Boz Empire, and they also loaded a large number of siege equipment with the army, even if they only took money to do things for the Druas, but they brought almost the same threat to Gronia as the rebel knights of Hedred, and they had to face the invincible Dark Knights and other invaders at the same time, which gradually made everyone lose their will to fight, except for Xiao Yi, who had already made up his mind.

"Miss Ben didn't bother to care about this, and said as if she was going to give up...... I'm here with the Wings of Liberty to help you get through this difficult time, and there are more than 200 pirate allies outside the city, so if any enemy dares to stand in the way, they will all fly!"

Shaw's reason for saying this was not self-aggrandizement, she had her own reasons, a pain that she only talked about to her friends. About three years ago, the Druas captured Chanda, and her two adoptive fathers were killed along with many of her friends, but she was powerless to change anything, so she had been running away from conflict with the Druas for the past two years, and could not bear to see her companions die at the hands of the Dark, but by this time she had overcome this demon, and in order to prevent the tragedy of Chanda from repeating itself, she decided to give it a go.

At night, the walls of the central island, with a limited field of view, become crowded with several rivers, and residents paddle boats from all over the place, and at the same time move in the direction of the pedestrian street......

"What do you think, Nabar, the commander of the regiment is famous this time, and after her words, General Atros and the king of Andorra were able to regain their fighting spirit, and now the whole city is busy, look at those small boats?"

Lemuel carefully wiped the sword that the King of Andorra had given to his allies, the gilded grip and the quenched broadblade, which were very exciting for a pirate like him, but Nabal, who was on the side, disagreed, and left the precious saber that Andorra had given him in the barracks, presumably not accustomed to using too extravagant weapons.

Not far away, several red lotus knights in red iron armor were summoned to return to the station, and another nobleman who had not been seen for a long time carried a torch to the city wall, and gradually approached the two pirates with light steps.

Although her footsteps were soft, the torch in her hand quickly made the two of them sense that someone was approaching, and they turned around and noticed her, this charming lady was the treasure hunter Sophia, the daughter of Atros, it had been three years since they had last met, and she still had that strange smile on her face, a bright red scarf wrapped around her full black leather bodysuit, and a gorgeous saber with glittering gold hanging from her belt, which looked particularly personal and stylish.

"Captain Nabar, it's rare that you can enjoy the night view from the city walls...... Alas......"

"Speaking of appreciation, our head of the regiment has said nothing, I just want to take a good look at this landscape of Gronia before going to fight for my life, but why do you sigh? ”

Sophia didn't answer, but smiled as she passed by the two of them and continued to walk along the walls. Before, Nabal ignored Lemuel's problem, but Sophia was able to easily open the guy's elm head, which made him feel a little unhappy.

"I'm sorry, great pirate captain Nabal, please tell me what's going on in the city, why are the citizens gathering in large numbers, do you have to let me talk to you in that tone......"

He laughed, threw his hair to the other side, pointed in the direction of the pedestrian street, and said: "That fellow in Andorra is indeed inscrutable, he informed the citizens of the imminent war and assured them that the battle would be won, so that the whole city rushed to the square of the pedestrian street to participate in the festivities, and it was for this reason that the boats on the water came." ”

Lemuel also smiled and said: "Judging from the events of the day, it seems that this time it is the legendary knight of Atros who advocates avoiding war, and the king of Andorra is unwilling to give up his kingdom, and the purpose of his celebration is probably to bring the last confidence to the people." ”

Schools of fish still emerge from the water below, and the night sky is obscured by rain clouds without a single starlight, and the oppressive feeling of darkness cannot be dispelled despite the oil lamps lit all over the city.

The two had planned to go to the pedestrian street for a limited time, but Porcha found them at this time, and asked them to go to the west wall to help build the defenses, and he took Xiao Yi to the east side, although it was a pity to miss the event, but there was nothing to be faulty about on this cusp, and Lemuel and Nabal set off immediately.

Somewhere in the pedestrian street at the same time, Sieg was slowly following the crowded queue to the central square, and after all these days of traveling, he was caught up in unforgettable memories, three children as old as him greeted him, and Sieg's cold face barely managed to squeeze out a smile in order not to spoil the children's fun.

"We're going to see the fireworks, red-haired big brother, do you want to come along?"

The leading boy invited Sieg, who was relieved to see a shadow of his past in the cheerful children, and another lively little girl immediately grabbed his left hand and dragged him forward.

Two others also quickly caught up, making their way through the crowd and through the back alleys, reaching the already crowded central square before most of the people.

Tonight's celebration was personally financed by the King of Andorra, with a fenced open space in the center of the circular square, and a magnificent circular fountain pedestal lined with fireworks of all kinds. Vendors of all kinds of businesses set up stalls one by one, forming a landscape lined up with a variety of delicacies on the outermost level, providing barbecue, drinks, fruits, and all kinds of pastries for free for tonight's event. Orchestras from the West sat by the fountain and played the lute and organ, some funny artists performed acrobatics in the open space, and aristocratic dancers from Lokti performed elegant whirling dances for the townspeople, which provoked bursts of applause and cheers.

The guards at the scene worked very hard to maintain order, so the crowding was not as crowded as on the street just now, but it was really reluctant to make more than 3,000 people fully enjoy the activity in the limited space of 540 square meters, and the nearby streets were also blocked, and even the buildings around the square were crowded with citizens, and Sieg realized how wise he was to walk with these little clever ghosts.

In the blink of an eye, another wave of people poured into the square, and the stairs where they were standing became crowded, and in order to prevent the children from stumbling on the crowded stone steps, Sieg advocated squeezing forward for a while, but the three imps refused, and instead they dragged Sieg out of the crowd and moved him towards the center along the relatively sparsely populated position near the green belt of the square.

"Is the so-called celebration just a festival-like event......

Sieg swallowed the last piece of pie, suffering from being entangled by the children, he couldn't help but wonder what the meaning of the celebration was, and the time gradually passed in the revelry, and the square, which had been bustling with people a moment ago, suddenly became much quieter, and they learned from some citizens who whispered to each other that it was the lobbyists sent by the King of Andorra who had arrived.

A pure-blooded white horse, larger than most good horses, slowly walked from the east side of the street, and the people along the way consciously spread out to the sides, and in a short time they came to Sig and them.

The pedestrian street was originally closed to horses, but it was the first time for the three children to see such a wonderful white horse, and they were so frightened by the horse's courage that they did not dare to move, and the expressions on their faces were difficult to describe in words.

"Little brother, you are in the way. ”

Riding a horse was a stern man, dressed in a finely decorated leather coat with a fur hat over his head, which covered his hair and the side of his face, revealing only a few slightly curly brown hairs. The man had sword-like eyebrows and dark pupils, full cheeks covered with a faint beard, and a mustache on his chin, even when he motioned to Sig for them to give way, without the slightest expression on his face.

Sieg immediately pulled the three children aside, and the lobbyist continued to reach the center of the square, quickly jumped off his horse, drew his saber and plunged into the gap in the granite tiles of the square, and coughed a few times to signal the surrounding crowd to be silent.

"As announced the day before, tomorrow morning, the Dark Knights and two powerful rebel teams will attack the city, but you don't have to worry about anything, just stay at home, the walls of Gronia provide the best protection for the city, and you don't need to worry about your relatives and relatives outside the city, they will all arrive safely in the city under the escort of the last patrol of the night, until the war in Gronha has passed. ”

He briefly informed the citizens of the king's intentions, and no one doubted this, believing that the impregnable walls of the city of Gronia would be able to hold back the enemy, but the lobbyist had no intention of leaving, and leaned over and raised his saber in front of his head.

"As much as I don't want to say this, the walls of the city are made of rock, but the enemy also has the most destructive siege weapons, and once the walls are breached, all the protection you rely on will be gone. As the old saying goes, it takes three times the strength of the army to break a city, but this does not apply in Gronia, where it is difficult to mobilize the existing manpower once the walls are attacked. ”

"So what the hell are you going to say?"

"Don't sell it, just say it if you have anything to say!"

Some of the citizens who didn't know what to do excitedly asked the lobbyist, but he just smiled and waved his knife: "Very simply, let me ask you, are there any veterans who have served in the regular army among the citizens present? ”

At that moment, many citizens consciously raised their arms, except for a few veterans who had been discharged, most of these people were naval soldiers who had retired from the Calradia rescue battle three years ago, and after three years of peace, they also vaguely felt that their mission was awakened, and as soon as the lobbying officer asked questions, they immediately stood up.

"Very well, Gronya needs you again, most of you have seen the Druas and their ways, but that will not affect our spirits, the Gronians will fight to the death, if you are interested, please report to the naval station in the last hour, regain your old honor, and protect your homeland. ”

The celebration in front of him suddenly turned into a recruiting scene, Sieg was a little hard to believe, when the lobbyist led a hundred soldiers who voluntarily returned to the army to leave, Sieg also said goodbye to the children, the square was lively again, and the crowd swallowed their figures in the blink of an eye.

After finally squeezing through a street, Sieg decided that he was chasing in the wrong direction, so he continued to move outward, and finally caught up with the lobbyist at the pedestrian street pier, who was curious why he was chasing all the way, so he motioned for the soldiers to board a large transport ship first, and he stayed at the dock to talk to Sieg.

"It's you, red-haired little brother, I know you're our foreign aid, a member of the Wings of Freedom, what's the matter with chasing all the way?"

"Mr. lobbyist, you are not wrong to recruit soldiers for this war to defend your homeland, but they are all survivors of the previous war, you should not let them give up their hard-won comfortable life, is the defense of the city wall really as empty as you say? ”

"Actually, I'm not a lobbyist, and I have nothing to do with the court of the King of Andorra, but tonight I'm too addicted to being a poet!"

The other party revealed that he was not from the palace, but pretended to be a lobbyist to recruit people for someone, and the doubts in Sieg's heart intensified, and the other party also sensed something in his eyes, so he jumped off the horse.

"Don't worry, this was General Atros' idea, and I don't have any bad intentions. I don't know about the military stuff, but Atros was worried that the walls would be breached, so he came up with this method to recruit more men to protect them. ”

"In that case, I shouldn't have asked. But I don't know who you are, and you can let Atros personally entrust it, let alone a lobbyist pretending to be the king of Andorra. ”

He smiled, took his mount and got into the boat, and said, "I have lived in Gronia for several years, participated in the war in the West, and am just a battlefield poet who does not want to see the fall of my homeland. ”

Several flames suddenly rose in the pedestrian street behind him, exploding in the air more than fifty meters away, splashing bursts of colorful fireworks, which was not only the affirmation of the citizens to the Gronya army, but also the fire over the water city also transmitted this confidence to the invaders who were marching outside the city.

After some time, Sieg returned to the Knights' garrison on the Central Island, where he put on a lightweight set of chainmail, fastened his shin guards and forearm armor, put on his long coat with black marks on the outside, and hurried to the city wall with his sword to meet his companions.

He was right...... The inhabitants of the city have pinned their hopes on those of us who claim to be defenders, and I have to be ready to wake up in order not to let their expectations be disappointed!"