On March 25th, a goblin rode a domesticated velociraptor on the main thoroughfare of Byan City, his green skin covered in sweat and his face devoid of the goblin's usual joking expression, he looked serious and anxious. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

His destination was clear, a certain building in the aristocratic district.

Manlon, the chief business advisor of the Brooklyn Collar, after receiving an urgent letter from his guards on Clarkley Island, instantly jumped out of his comfortable boss's chair and ran towards the castle as fast as he could.

It was around this time that Count Borg received an urgent letter from Archduke De Looney.

The Orcs invaded on a large scale, and His Majesty the King issued a royal decree that all nobles in the human kingdom must bring their soldiers and join this war.

Count Borg was about to gather his subordinates to announce the royal decree brought by Grand Duke De Rooney, and as a traditional nobleman, it was his instinct to be loyal to His Majesty.

However, it was at this time that his business advisor, Manlon, asked for an audience.

Manlun had obviously come running, and when he entered Count Borg's study, he was already panting and speechless, so he could only bend over, gasp for air, and hand over a translated secret letter in his hand.

Count Borg looked at Manlun tired like this, and then thought of the king's decree that he had just held in his hand, and suddenly, a bad premonition surrounded his heart.

Sure enough, the news that Manlen brought him, which can be described as bad news, is simply a bolt from the blue.

It turned out that Manlon's men stationed in the Clarkley Islands had received news that a prince in their merchant kingdom had signed an agreement with the orcs.

The prince used his vast fleet to help the orc tribe transport their 50,000 elites from far north to the southern border of the human kingdom by sea to land in the rear of the human world from the weakest defended port cities.

The orc tribe paid for the control of the mineral resources, and this transaction was a very good deal for both parties.

An hour later, all the members of Count Borg's court cabinet had arrived in the halls of his castle.

The secret documents brought by the king's order and Manlun, the two most important things, are put together.

"We should step up the defense of Balan, our garrison in this city is not even a thousand, and if the orcs choose to land here, they will only need a magic hour at most!" suggested Sir Calvin, the captain of the guard.

"How many soldiers do you need?" said the Prime Minister, Sir Cowen, was clearly not optimistic about the proposal.

Calvin's way of nature This is the sarcasm of Cowen, and he snorted coldly, "Do you want to give up this city, and you have forgotten the honor of your ancestors?"

"Lord Earl, this matter is not a problem of a small city in Balan City, but a problem of the entire Bien Territory, no! It should be a matter of the entire Southern Territory, or even the entire human kingdom! We must inform Grand Duke De Runey immediately, after all, the goal of Sekka City is larger, and most of the orcs will attack there in a limited way!" Sir Korwin spoke very quickly, without his usual composure.

"They won't go far and wide, attacking Balan City is the best option for the orcs!" Calvin said.

"It doesn't matter if they attack there, my captain!" shouted Sir Göven, "you idiot, don't you know the seriousness of this matter?

Sir Korwin was visibly a little impatient by Sir Calvin's words, and his reprimanding voice echoed through the hall, pulling the somewhat trance-stricken Earl Borg back to reality.

Sir Calvin's face was red, and he glared angrily at the brother, but did not continue to speak.

"Sir Calvin, gather your troops, especially the hoplites, and we should respond to His Majesty's call to be loyal to the kingdom of men!" said Count Borg at last.

"Lord Earl!" "Sir Korwin was taken aback, "if we explain this unexpected situation, the Grand Guild of De Looney allowed us to stay and resist the orc attack, and he would even stay himself!"

"Sir!" Count Borg said in a deep voice, "I have not given up on the Byan Territory, after I leave, my son Pedi will lead you to resist the invasion of the orcs, and my family will be stationed in Byan City forever!"

"I'm very sorry! I have no intention of offending you!" said Sir Cowen, who had just thought that the Earl was on his way to escape.

Count Borg said again: "Besides, the Grand Duke must have received the news earlier than me, he should have a way to deal with it earlier, we should believe in the Grand Duke, and believe that the wisdom of his family can lead us out of the current predicament!"

This is a very traditional aristocrat.

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Gray received a secret letter from the Earl of Lockton on the morning of the 20th, and on the 22nd he was already in the city of Herien.

"So, you want me to stay and command the troops against the orc army?" Gray suddenly felt as if a heavy burden was on his shoulders, and he had some difficulty breathing.

Count Lockton nodded, "The families of the nobles will stay in the territory, this is the request of the Grand Duke De Rooney, the Grand Duke has not given up here, you only need to hold on for two months, and when the war situation is stable, reinforcements will arrive!"

"How many troops can I command?" Gray asked.

Count Lockton thought for a moment and said: "All the troops in your own territory, as well as the remaining troops in other cities, theoretically, during the battle with the orcs, you will have absolute power over the entire southern border, and you can deploy all the resources in the southern territory!"

"What are the specific requirements?" Gray raised his eyebrows, he was no longer the young man who had just emerged a few years ago, and the sudden addition of such a great power naturally meant that he had a corresponding responsibility to shoulder.

When the Earl of Lockton heard this question, his answer was noticeably slower by half a beat, and he seemed to think seriously before he said, "As long as you don't lose the whole South!"

Hearing this, Gray's heart moved, he immediately understood the grand duke's plan, it seems that Grand Duke De Rooney is not ready to fight on two fronts, he wants to use the huge front in the south to drag the 50,000 vanguard troops of the orcs, and buy time for the war in the north.

What Gray has to do is to preserve the land in the south as much as possible, evacuate the families of the poor commoners and nobles to safety, and prepare for the subsequent counterattack.

Follow-up counterattack? Gray muttered these four words in his heart, maybe only the goddess knows when there will be a chance to counterattack.

This war really came out of nowhere, and he disrupted everyone's plans.

The real battle has arrived, and whether Gray is ready or not, he must join for the sake of his current family and the people who trust him.

This time I was able to get the news in advance, which is a big Xin in the middle of the hard.

If the goblins can keep this secret, the orcs can attack on two fronts at the same time, and the results achieved in this way will be difficult to estimate, and it is possible that the human kingdom will be crippled all at once.

Fortunately, the orcs are looking for goblins to cooperate, otherwise it would be a disaster to find out when the other party kills them.