Chapter 136 Iron and Blood (VIP chapter name is not allowed to be modified, the day is a dog, the hand is wrong)

The Aotland Bay is shaped like a narrow "U" shape from the air, and the dwarven Aotland Harbour is located on the northern shore of the bay, across the sea from the four southern provinces of Tulip...... The three Tulip Provinces, which have long been located on the "Broken Peninsula" in the north of the mainland, have always wanted to connect with the four southern provinces, and the Orlante Fortress in the middle is like a triangular nail, stuck in the middle of them.

Therefore, for defensive reasons and the dwarves' lack of attention to the sea, although the port of Aotland is a port, it is actually just a fortress built by the sea.

Not long after the flight south, Green carried Leopold to Fort Riptide, the royal city of Moria.

The Great Falls cascade down the Iron Ridge Mountains, through the mountainside Riptide Fort, then into the Iron River and finally into Orlante Bay.

Outside the city of Fort Riptide, they encountered an army ready to go.

"Stop!"

Leopold, who jumped from the dragon's back, stopped in front of the army.

"Wang ...... His Royal Highness the Prince. ”

The appearance of Leopold startled the dwarves, but soon their eyes turned to a few wyverns that had landed on the ground.

There was no shock or horror in these eyes, on the contrary, it was like a hungry wolf seeing its prey, and it looked inexplicably excited...... Green hinted at it, telling the dragon knights who came with him to be vigilant.

A dwarf wearing a crown and armor and riding a war sheep stepped out of the ranks. He has a rough countenance, a stout build, and a full beard, no different from a traditional dwarf.

The two dwarves stood facing each other in silence for a long time, and finally Leopold sighed.

"Go back, Leo! Tulips have planted hundreds of cannons on the top of the fortress, and they have blown up the bridge over the Tieliu River...... Moria could no longer afford to make unnecessary sacrifices. ”

Moria's current dwarven king, Leo Warhammer, twitched his eyelids.

Due to the sudden illness and death of his father, he did not leave a will at all. According to dwarven tradition, his brother was supposed to succeed him, but since Leopold's disappearance in Talia, everyone thought he was dead, so he became the new dwarven king.

Although he has a more harmonious relationship with his father than his older brother, he is slightly less talented, so there has always been a high desire for his older brother to become the next king of the Warhammer Dwarves. It's just that his brother likes to make friends with other races, which makes his father dislike, but Leo knows that his father is still very sure of his brother's ability.

He needs to prove his abilities with his military exploits, and prove that he is more suitable to be a king than that unreliable brother. Therefore, immediately after his coronation, he led his army to counterattack the fortress of the occupied Orlante.

But this time Tulip's army was clearly prepared, and the hidden passages that were left behind not only did not become a shortcut for them to counterattack back, but instead became the location of the enemy ambushing them.

After four failed counteroffensives, Leo was forced to retreat with his army with heavy casualties...... At this time, Moria suddenly had some doubts.

How could Leo, who had always wanted to prove himself, withstand such rumors?

So he once again gathered his army and set out for the harbor of Orlante.

The phrase "senseless sacrifice" clearly poked Leo in the sore spot.

He said with a calm face, "Where were you when my father died? Where were you when the enemy invaded? My brother, you shouldn't have come back! You have no right to accuse me." ”

"I was ......"

Leopold opened his mouth to explain, but was quickly interrupted by Leo.

"There are still thousands of compatriots in the fortress waiting for us to rescue them, and I don't have time to talk nonsense with you anymore. Brother, you'd better leave with your cunning human friends before I change my mind...... Moriah does not welcome any human ...... Otherwise, I don't promise what I can do. ”

Are there any people trapped in the fortress? Leopold just learned of this.

He looked at the back of the figure who had already turned around and said, "Leo, I have found a way to replace the magic crystal weapon. Now even if we don't have dragon blood or magic crystal ore, we can use the cannons and guns in our hands...... As long as we go back and prepare for a few days, we can definitely take Tulip's army by surprise. ”

Leo paused, and stood there in silence for a moment.

He whispered, "I've changed my mind......"

Leopold couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

"The humans can leave, but the dragons must stay. ”

"What?" Leopold's face was stunned.

......

As soon as the dwarf with the crown waved his hand, the dwarven soldier with a sword, shield, and bow rushed over. Seeing that the opportunity was wrong, Green immediately sent the dragon knights into the sky, and when the night fire rose into the air, he also picked up Leopold, who was standing in place and stunned.

Dodging a few bolts, Green looked at the dwarven army below who were adjusting their ballistas, and said to Leopold behind him, "What happened? Why did you move your hand in the blink of an eye?"

Leopold was silent before he could speak, and Mary on the side frowned and said, "...... The situation of the dwarves is even more dire than we know, and this time they have used even the ancient trebuchets and ballistas, and the magic crystals and dragon blood they want to store have been depleted...... Attacking a strong fortress stuffed with cannons with cold weapons in hand, I don't know whether to say that these dwarves are not afraid of life and death for the sake of territory, or whether it is a little ridiculous to say that they are stubborn for the sake of honor. ”

"......," Green blinked, again speechless.

After several defeats, it is indeed a bit silly to still think of using flesh and blood to challenge invincible enemies.

"If this continues, perhaps the corpses of the dwarves will be piled up on the walls, and they will be able to counterattack the interior of the Orlante Fortress......"

Green was a little strange that Mary would suddenly say so much today.

"Power is a wonderful thing, it lies in the human heart, it is a trick to deceive people, it is a shadow on the wall, and even if you are small, you can cast a huge shadow......"

“...... Many of the problems of the dwarves cannot be changed by speeches and resolutions, and the only way for the dwarves to unify is two things: iron and blood. ”

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The north wind howled, the waves crashed against the reef, and the battlefield that had been fighting for a day finally calmed down.

The corpses of the dwarves were piled up under the walls of the Orlante Fortress, and several crows that were gnawing on the corpses looked at the sun that had sunk into the sea, and finally reluctantly left.

There was no one to clean the battlefield, and across the broken stone bridge, the dwarven warriors with war hammers had a sad look in their eyes.

They knew the fortress better than the enemies on the walls, and unless they had a giant magic crystal cannon, they wouldn't be able to break through the five-meter-thick granite walls.

But they didn't have a choice...... When the fortress was built, they never thought about the possibility of falling.

And the loyalty and honor of the dwarves determine that they must move forward even in the face of a mountain of swords and a sea of fire.

No one offered to retreat, but at this moment, all of them understood that death was at home, and it was tomorrow.