May 10, 1215.

On the most critical day of the attack and defense of Byan City, the main force of the orcs sneaked up on the weakly defended Sushui River defense line, and the central defense line of the three-day bloody battle of Rena was completely meaningless, and after getting the exact news of the Sushui River defense line, it was withdrawn to Byan City that night.

At about two o'clock in the afternoon of the same day, the herald of the old general Kangba informed the old general's battle plan for Langma, and after a few minutes of silence, the young major general Langma said to his adjutant: "Let the troops maintain the current offensive intensity!"

Then, as if he had been a little tired, the young general, who had been in high spirits a moment before, sat in his chair and said nothing, until his lieutenant told him that the human soldiers seemed to be preparing to retreat.

Wolf Ma turned around, he looked at his lieutenant very suspiciously, at this time, the sky was dark, and the lights in the big tent were bright.

The adjutant repeated what he had just reported.

Wolf Ma didn't show any expression when he heard this, he only ordered the troops to be repaired, and then waved everyone back.

After Viscount Pedi and Sir Gowen of Bien City were told the news of the defense line of the Sushui River by the intelligence officer, they were not as calm as Wolf Ma, Viscount Pedi was pale, like the face of a dead man, very scary, and Sir Gowen walked to the military map in the middle of the hall without a sound, trying to deduce what might happen next.

"Isn't it impossible for the orcs to build a city-formed inland fleet in a short period of time?, how can I explain it now, their fleet has already sailed to my doorstep!" Viscount Pedi roared at his intelligence officer after a moment of silence.

The Sushui River is a natural river, without any artificial excavation, the river water is shallow or deep, and most of the warships of the Goblin Sea Fleet have a deep draft, so if they want to transport soldiers inland through the Sushui River, they must rebuild the fleet that has always been large.

The intelligence officer stubbornly said, "Under normal circumstances, it is indeed like this!"

"Normal?" Viscount Pedi's anger could no longer be suppressed, "You told me that it was normal? Five hundred troop carriers, thirty orcs each, a full fifteen thousand people have arrived under your nose, you tell me that under normal circumstances, build five hundred ships, such a big movement, you haven't gotten even the slightest news?"

"The orcs have imposed a blockade on their occupation area, and our people can't get in at all!" explained the intelligence officer's face flushed.

"Five hundred troop carriers, not five, my dear sir! Don't you know how much material is needed for this? I see that it is not that people cannot enter, but that they dare not enter, and that you are a cowardly fool!" Viscount Pedi stepped forward quickly, his sword half drawn.

The intelligence officer was startled and stepped back in his footsteps.

Sir Gowen stopped Pedy, "Alright, you should stay calm, my Viscount!" he turned to look at the intelligence officer, "and you, you will get the punishment you deserve for your dereliction of duty!"

With that, he waved his hand at the guard next to him.

The guard stepped over knowingly, and walked out of the hall with information.

When the hall fell silent again, Sir Gowen said, "He can't be blamed for this, not long ago, didn't we also believe that it was impossible for the orcs to attack from the Sushui River in a short time?"

Viscount Peidi was really anxious, he said: "The question is, what should I do now? Bien City has completely lost the meaning of defense, and the orcs can go directly to the Cowin Territory from the Sushui River, and Bien City is very likely to be surrounded!"

"And that's not even the most critical issue, the key problem is that Viscount Cage's army is simply not ready for a tough battle with the orcs, and I've heard that their arrows are only capable of three rounds of projectiles!"

"And now, Viscount Cage will be forced to have a head-to-head battle with the orcs, a head-to-head showdown, my sir! What do you think the odds of a head-to-head battle with the orcs are given the current strength in Viscount Cage's hands? ”

Sir Gowen walked to the map again, and said, "The situation is not too bad, if the information is not wrong this time, there are only 15,000 orc troops going up the Sushui River!"

"Fifteen thousand troops are not something that Viscount Cage can fight against now!" Viscount Peidi also stared at the map, "Besides, their follow-up troops can be supported in five days at the earliest!"

"So, we have to hold on to Byan City, and we can't let the orc's follow-up troops pass!" Sir Gowen said in a low but resolute tone.

Sir Pedy was stunned for a moment, and he subconsciously said: "We are facing an army of nearly 40,000 orcs and goblin mercenaries, and we can't hold it at all with our strength, so it's better to use the only remaining strength in our hands to support Viscount Cage!"

"If you can't hold it, you have to defend it, even if you drag this army of 40,000 for a minute, it's good!" Sir Gowen's tone was unprecedentedly resolute.

The old knight swiped his finger lightly across the map, as if he was deducing something, "The orcs may have known about our military deployment in some way, and they know it in detail!"

Viscount Peidi was stunned when he heard this, "Are you saying that the rumors that some nobles have fornicated with orcs are true?"

"I didn't say that!" said the old knight, frowning, "and these things are not our concern!"

"Alright!" Pedi spread his hands, "Let's talk about what we're going to do with Byan City?"

"Didn't you organize two legions of militia and push them to the wall!"

Pedi explained: "You are crazy, they are just farmers who help deliver supplies to the front line, they don't even have a spear or a leather armor, you want them to guard the city of Byan, this is no different from sending them to death?"

"Even if you die, you have to defend it!" "Sir Gowen's voice suddenly became loud, sharp, and harsh, and there was a certain determination in his tone.

Viscount Pedi seemed to be taken aback, his heart didn't know why it was beating violently suddenly, "Are you serious?"

"I'm never joking!"

Viscount Pedy was silent, he quietly looked at the military map on the table, and deduced according to what Sir had just said,

The old knight was also silent, and he waited quietly for the young viscount to make a decision

After a long time, the viscount asked, "Do you have a specific plan?"

After frowning and thinking for more than ten seconds, Sir Gowen lowered his voice and said, "Now, we can't let the citizens continue to evacuate!"

"Why?" Viscount Pedi was stunned.

Sir Gowen was silent for a few more seconds.

"An empty city, do you think there will be people willing to defend it with their lives?"

Viscount Peidi's face changed slightly, and he lowered his voice and said, "You want to use the soldiers' relatives as bargaining chips and let them fight for it? Are you kidding?"

"I said, I'm never joking!" Sir Gowen must be serious, "no one cares about your means, my dear Viscount, most people only care about the end, even the ignorant lords, if we lose the war with the orcs, they will only think that we are incompetent and become the object of their drunken ridicule, but if we lead them to victory, no matter how great the sacrifice, they will consider us heroes, and they will sing praises for you!"

"Besides, this war is not a matter of a small territory in our Byan Territory, it is a war related to this southern realm, or the entire human kingdom, you must make a choice, my Viscount!"