Chapter 13: The Arrival of the Soldiers (continued)
Orc Barracks, Beast Emperor Chamber.
The entire orc army approached the city of Thor's fortress, and after settling the army, the beast emperor Andreas and the prophet Evan immediately held a strategic meeting of all the leaders of the orc clans, and the patriarchs of the seventy-three clans of the orcs were all ready to participate. Originally, there were a total of seventy-six clans of orcs, but this time after the Beast Emperor issued the order for all-out war, many clans had other ideas, so the Beast Emperor and the Prophet carefully selected three clans and slaughtered all their clansmen, so there were only seventy-three left.
The Beast Emperor's move made the other clans lose their unrealistic illusions, and brought all the men who could fight in the clan to the Beast Blood Castle, and the Beast Emperor took out a large number of sophisticated weapons to equip the elite troops of each clan, this soft and hard approach completely subdued these unruly guys, at least, in the case of the absolute superiority of the army of the Barbarian Bear Clan, they did not dare to have other thoughts.
The Beast Emperor sat upright on his throne and swept his eyes over the bodies of the other clan leaders in the big tent, and he saw all kinds of expressions, including smiles, contemplation, fear, and indifference. The Beast Emperor sighed secretly in his heart, seventy-three clans, seventy-three hearts, all the patriarchs will give priority to their own clans, although violent means can make them dare not act rashly, but blindly killing with iron and blood means is not the best way, the best way is to use both soft and hard, and bind the interests of other clans to the chariot of the Barbarian Bear Clan, only in this way can the greatest power of the orcs be brought into play.
"There is a very important matter to discuss when we gather everyone here today. The Beast Emperor temporarily discarded the distracting thoughts in his head and said, "The specific situation will be explained in detail by the prophet Evan." ”
The wizened prophet Evan sat at the head of the Beast Emperor, and when he heard the Beast Emperor mention his name, he waved his bone staff and stood up. "Greetings, distinguished clan chiefs. The old voice of the prophet Evan rang out in the Beast Emperor's Council Chamber: "Once upon a time, we orcs had the same ancestor, they developed and multiplied their children and grandchildren in the Taron Prairie, but unfortunately, 200 years ago, the human army defeated our ancestors, forcing them to migrate north through the Grand Canyon to the North Tarren Prairie. ”
"For 200 years, every orc has been hoping to conquer Thor's Fortress and return to the land where our ancestors lived, but unfortunately, it has never succeeded. Today, our seventy-three clans are once again gathered here to work hard for the dreams of our ancestors and for our children and grandchildren. ”
"According to the agreement of the Orc Clan back then, after the invasion of Thor, the land reoccupied by the Orc Clan in the South Talon Prairie will become their eternal pasture. But I think there should be a premise for this agreement, that is, the pay and the return must match. ”
Prophet Evan's words caused the patriarchs of the other clans in the Beast Emperor's Council Chamber to discuss, and he stood in place with a smile, allowing the other clan patriarchs to discuss each other, and when they were almost done, the prophet Evan slammed the bone staff in his hand on the ground and made a "bang" sound.
This voice immediately alerted the other clan leaders, and the Beast Emperor Council Hall slowly returned to calm.
"As for how the effort and the return match, I think this should be a good judgment. The prophet Evan spoke his mind unhurriedly: "I believe everyone knows very well that as long as we can set foot in the South Tarren savannah, it will be difficult for the human army to compete with us. In the entire South Talon savannah, there are few important cities, and there are no military camps with heavy troops, it is like a roasted Tallon sheep, as long as you can hold it in your hand, you can taste it happily. ”
"Hee-hee, I prefer female orcs with hair all over their bodies, that's what they call Jin. I don't know that the patriarch of that clan suddenly said this, and the entire Beast Emperor Council Hall suddenly burst into laughter.
The prophet Evan stopped the commotion with a wave of his bone staff, and he continued: "Thor's Fortress, as long as we can break through Thor's Fortress, we can get all we want, land, pastures, cattle and sheep, slaves! Otherwise, everyone will preserve their strength under the Thor Fortress, and the final result will be that everyone will go back in disgrace. ”
"Agreed!" the patriarch of a clan shouted loudly, his clan was fully supported by the Brute Bear Clan, and he naturally had to be the first to express his position at this time.
"Agreed, agreed!" several patriarchs who were inclined to the Brute Bear Clan also loudly expressed their attitude.
The prophet Evan swept his eyes and knew that most of the patriarchs present below were suspicious, so he said loudly, "If you have any doubts, you can mention them face to face." We are gathered today to discuss, even if you raise objections, but it must be well founded. ”
"Excuse me Prophet Evan," stood up a burly clan chief, Anacista, the head of the Mad Leopard Clan. "How do you judge what you give and what you get? Who will make the final judgment?"
"Hehe," said Prophet Evan with a smile, "it's very simple, let's divide the human territory we occupy into several parts, and let the clan that pays the most choose one piece first, and then the clan that pays the second most chooses one piece of the rest...... When the last place is selected, the first place continues to be selected, and so on. For the sake of fairness, the amount of land that has been divided will be large, far exceeding the number of our orc clans, to ensure that each orc clan can choose at least three or more. Also, the choice of our Barbarian Bear Clan will automatically retreat by ten places, that is, even if we pay the most, we can only choose in the eleventh place. ”
"As for how much to pay, it will be divided by the amount of contribution to the attack on Thor's fortress. For example, the number of enemy soldiers killed and wounded, the number of soldiers sacrificed, etc., although this is a bit cumbersome, it is also easy to count. Of course, the first clan to conquer Thor's Fortress automatically gets the first choice. In order to avoid a situation where the orders are not smooth, the various clans voluntarily form an attack coalition, and each coalition can have a whole day to attack by any means he can think of. ”
After listening to the prophet Evan's explanation, the patriarch of the Leopard Clan, Anacista, was silent, and Ignati Woods, the patriarch of the Serpent Clan, who was sitting next to him, took him by the hand and motioned for Anathista to sit down. At this moment, Alessandra, the patriarch of the Black Eagle Clan, suddenly stood up.
Alessandra, the patriarch of the Black Eagle Clan, is related to the Wind Peng Clan, which was exterminated by the Brute Bear Clan, and everyone thought that Alexandra, the patriarch of the Black Eagle Clan, would oppose the decision of the Prophet Evan at this time. Unexpectedly, Alessandra, the patriarch of the Black Eagle Clan, said loudly, "As long as it's fair." The Barbarian Bear Clan is the ruler of the entire orc, and the Beast Emperor is the outstanding leader of the orcs for hundreds of years, and he will not deceive us. We, the Black Eagle Clan, will be the first to attack Thor's Fortress tomorrow. ”
After saying this, Alexandra, the patriarch of the Black Eagle Clan, turned around and walked out. Prophet Evan paused for a moment, and he turned to look at the Beast Emperor, who also had a hint of doubt in his eyes. Prophet Evan knew that there must not be more incidents at this time, although he still had a lot of important matters not to say, but since the patriarch of the Black Eagle Clan had already taken the initiative to ask for orders, if he continued to talk about it, he was afraid that it would hit everyone's morale, so let's wait for tomorrow's battle.
After the meeting ended, Anacista, the patriarch of the Wild Leopard Clan, and Ignati Woods, the patriarch of the Giant Serpent Clan, arrived at the residence of the patriarch of the Black Eagle Clan. Both of them knew very well that the distribution method that the prophet Evan had spoken of today was obviously used to divide the power of the various clans. Everyone chooses the territory in this way, as long as they do something in advance when dividing the territory, then in the end everyone gets the messy land, from one territory of their own to another, I am afraid that they will have to pass through the territory of seven or eight clans, no matter what kind of wind and grass you have, I am afraid that there are three or five clans fighting your idea, or reporting to the Beast Emperor.
Moreover, everyone's territory is so scattered, each territory may be bordered by the territory of four or five other clans, that will definitely cause contradictions with everyone's expansion, I am afraid that after three years, the various clans will fight each other endlessly, and it will no longer be possible to unite against the rule of the Barbarian Bear Clan.
It was impossible for Alessandra, the patriarch of the Black Eagle Clan, not to see this, but why would he jump out in agreement, and also asked to be the first to attack Thor's Fortress. Anathista and Ignati Woods felt that it was necessary to ask them face to face, after all, although there were contradictions and conflicts between their three clans, but now among the various orc clans, only the combination of their three clans could pose a threat to the Barbarian Bear Clan, if the three of them were infighting with each other, then the Beast Emperor of the Barbarian Bear Clan might sleep and laugh.
"What the hell do you think, Alexandra?" the upright Anathista shouted at the sight of Alexandra, unable to stop Ignati Woods from pulling at the corner of his coat from behind.
"Hehe," Alexandra smiled and beckoned to the two patriarchs, "I knew you were back, so let's sit down and talk." ”
"Hmph, I'd like to see what your idea is!"
"Alright, Anacista, let's hear Alessandra talk about it. ”
Alessandra took a sip of water and explained with a smile: "The Wild Bear Clan is the strongest, even if the three of us join forces, we are at a disadvantage. The prophet Evan has carefully planned that whether we agree with it or not, he must have a way and a solution. Instead of wasting time on these trivial matters, it is better to storm the Thor Fortress in one go. ”
"Then you are willing to be the axe of the Barbarian Bear Clan?"
"Of course not!" Alexandra interrupted Anacista, the leader of the Wild Leopard Clan, and said with a smile, "Tomorrow I will be the first to fight, and I hope that you two clans can fight in the second and third." This first round is just a battle that consumes some of the old, weak, sick and disabled, and it is simply impossible to conquer Thor's Fortress. And if we go out to fight first, the losses can be smaller, because we didn't have a standard before, and when we finish the battle, the armies of other clans, aren't the number of people they are embarrassed to die less than ours, isn't that a clear preservation of strength?"
"After a round, we carefully observe the loopholes in the defense of the Thor Fortress, and carefully organize the army, our three clans will join forces and attack with all our might!
"Even if humanity loses Thor's Fortress and the South Taron Prairie, it is impossible for them to collapse. On the contrary, the Orcs in the territory near the South Tarren Prairie are prone to conflict with humans, and the side close to the Thor Fortress is indirectly controlled by us, after all, the South Talon Prairie is not able to provide the food necessary for the survival of the Orcs in a short time, and the only communication between the north and the south is in our hands. When the time comes, we will use various means to provoke contradictions between other clans and let them break out into war, we will blockade the Thunder God Fortress and first go to devour the territories of other clans on the Northern Tarren Prairie, although those lands are not as fertile as the South Talon Prairie, but they can allow us to accumulate strength. ”
"When our strength is almost complete, we will unite the human army and attack the Barbarian Bear Clan with all our might!"
"Ahh If the Brute Bear Clan is very ambitious and wants to attack the human country, it will naturally be dragged into endless battles, and the battle for survival between the two races will usually be endless. If the Brute Bear Clan is recuperating, then the three major clans join forces, as long as they contain the Thor Fortress, they can separate the army of the Brute Bear Clan from their land, slowly weaken their strength, and the army without supplies can only collapse in the end.
Of course, Alexandra's huge plan is just a framework, and there are still too many variables in it, whether he can be the first to capture Thor's Fortress, and how will the Brute Bear Clan act after stepping into the Southern Talon Prairie, and the Beast Emperor and the Prophet will be tied up like this? But in any case, this is indeed the best opportunity for the three major clans.
"!" Anathista gritted her teeth to highlight the word. Ignati Woods didn't speak, but the flush on his face betrayed his decision. Alexandra said with a sinister smile on her lips, "Conspiracy can only be hidden in the dark, and once it is known, it will be revealed." Even if the Barbarian Bear Clan knew about our plan, he couldn't do anything about it. Our three major clans have indeed attacked the Thor Fortress with all their might, and the choice of territory is also in accordance with the previous agreement. But you have to get our consent to transport supplies and soldiers through our territory, right? It's reasonable and normal for us to collect taxes, right? I'm looking forward to seeing how the Beast Emperor and the Prophet will respond?"
(This chapter has more than 4k words, of which more than 1k is to make up for what was owed yesterday.) In addition, I wish you all a happy National Day and wish our motherland eternal prosperity. )