Chapter 23: Will's Speech
When no more orcs came out of the forest, the instructor's fortress waved his hand, and the team began to advance, and the rest of the dozens of teams did the same, guarding to enter the dense forest. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
The forest was very quiet at this time, only the battlefield on the other side was still killing the sky, but it was already far away.
According to the previous deployment, after the instructor arranged for several teams to start the vigilance, he sent people to notify the villagers and the people of the demon team to cut down the wood, and also clean up the corpses, the time is already very tight, the protective fence of the camp must be built before sunset, otherwise at night, the weakness of the human eyesight will be infinitely magnified, and if the orcs attack, the number of dead and wounded will increase greatly.
It didn't take long for several demon scavengers and villagers to arrive, and the soldiers of the Guards joined the ranks of the loggers.
Ota who followed the instructor on guard, patrolling back and forth in the depths of the dense forest, his nose was full of a strong smell of blood, and through the branches and leaves, Ota saw that the battlefield outside the forest was in a mess, and it could even be described as a river of blood.
There were stumps and fragments of armor scattered everywhere, the broken sword was still embedded in the orc's neck, the curved spear was stuck in the ground, and a gnawed human corpse hung on it, the thigh of the orc, broken at the knee, floated on the puddle of blood, and the face of the warrior who fell on his back still had half of the beast's claw stuck in it......
Such tragic situations abound, and Ota frowned when he saw it. This kind of large-scale battle is the first time in his life, in this case, personal bravery is irrelevant, when the orc army pounces, human beings are three heads and six arms are also lacking in skills, there is no way to dodge, there is no way to dodge, when a dozen or even dozens of claws appear in front of him at the same time, it is impossible for a powerful warrior to survive, unless......
Ota suddenly remembered the light mask technique he got from the demon witch, it was with this light mask that the black-robed demon witch dared to seize the suspension bridge alone, and he was still unharmed under the attack of dozens of demon slayer members, which shows how strong this light mask technique is.
At the moment when the two armies collided, it was possible to avoid the orc's instant kill unless he used the light mask technique, but without the blessing of the magic bead weapon, the light mask technique could only last for a few seconds, and it was still impossible to escape death on the battlefield. Besides, even if he can escape, this secret has been seen clearly by countless people, and he can't imagine what fate he can end.
Thinking of this, Ota couldn't help but secretly rejoice, thanks to not joining the army of the Marquis of Will, if he went, he would definitely be cannon fodder.
Listening to the instructor, Lord Xia Rui disagreed with his battle plan, saying that this kind of combat method is to hit hard and fill it with people, but several suggestions of Lord Xia Rui were rejected by him, and behind his back, Lord Xia Rui is a cowardly and selfish person who is afraid of death, and will only preserve the strength of his guards and not think about how to destroy the orcs, save mankind and the dire situation, etc.
In a fit of rage, Lord Xia Rui almost led the guards to leave, but it was only under the persuasion of Aina and others that he reluctantly agreed to stay, and only then did the guards participate in clearing the dense forest and building a camp.
Of course, after having a foothold in the camp, Lord Charrie's guards and Marquis Will's army will part ways and hunt freely, which is also their last agreement.
When the reservists of Xiluo Village also came to the battlefield, these teenagers began to clean up the battlefield with pale faces, and the army also sent some people to collect the corpses and equipment of the soldiers.
Orta watched from afar, and he saw Sawyer retching a few times before holding back and not throwing up, while Lenny and the teenagers vomited until their faces were bloodless and they couldn't vomit. And the performance of the iron man surprised Otta, this guy actually carried a plate axe to split the corpses of more than a dozen orcs, it seemed that he wanted to dig out the magic beads to make a windfall, but unfortunately he was not very lucky and finally gave up. From a distance, Ota saw Cousin Ellie frowning and pinching her nose, and then she reluctantly left as if she had been reprimanded by Uncle Aina......
Everyone was busy as planned, the orc corpses were pulled away by the villagers, the trees in the forest fell one by one, and a huge circular trench was dug into the cleared battlefield, and the ends of the river led to the riverbank, enclosing the drawbridge in the middle. On one side of the ditch, thick logs were buried in the earth and erected, and were tightly connected by thick and strong ropes, and gradually a heavy protective fence appeared in the eyes of the people.
A circular tunnel was built inside the huge protective wall, and hundreds of wooden ladders were fixed to the road so that the soldiers could climb up to fend off the enemy. Watchtowers are also built every few tens of meters on the wall, which can accommodate more than a dozen people. There is a tall hanging gate in each of the south, north and west directions, which can be lowered just enough to cross the ditch, and at the bottom of the ditch is filled with sharp wooden stakes.
The sergeants in the distance began to retreat one after another, their armor was now stained with tiny pieces of flesh, the blood had already solidified into black and red, and most of their armor was broken, and some of them were covered with deep scratches.
The dense forest on the banks of the river is gone, replaced by dense roots and branches all over the ground, and as far as the eye can see, the kilometers outside the camp can be seen, and the camp is several acres in size. By the time the last gate was completed, it was completely dark, the camp was littered with torches, and the dark red ground was still sticky with the smell of blood.
The soldiers who had already retreated entered the camp one after another, and although there were still a large number of orcs behind them, they were no longer as fierce as they had been at the beginning.
Although the orcs are ferocious and bloodthirsty, and even violent at times, they are also creatures of this continent, so they can also feel the threat of death and know fear. They did go berserk when the smell of blood filled, but when the corpses on the ground appeared in front of them, their greedy appetite was overwhelmed by the hunger of a month, and many orcs stopped attacking and dragged away the corpses on the ground, whether they were of the same kind or human, and a full meal was what they wanted most at the moment.
It's no wonder that orcs are inherently untamable, unless it's a witch or their leader, who can make them so frightened that they stop eating and go to the dead. It's a pity that the black-robed witch has long since died in the hands of Ota, and as soon as the witch died, the orc leaders who followed it immediately led their tribes to occupy the territory and claim the king.
In addition, some tribes are extremely far away from here, and even if they rush over, it will take half a day, so Marquis Will dared to order his army of 50,000 men to fight like this, which was already in his plan. And as he expected, there were only four orc tribes in the upper and lower reaches of the Budry River, and the total was only seventy or eighty thousand.
With 50,000 well-trained warriors equipped with iron armor, even in the face of orcs twice his size, he can defeat, but the death rate is higher, but he will never be wiped out, and Marquis Will is still very confident in this.
When all the sergeants had withdrawn into the camp, the three gates were raised by a winch that could only be pushed by a few people. The Marquis of Will sent someone to count the battle damage, and the results were quickly reported. When he heard that there were more than 17,800 deaths, and more than 4,000 minor and serious injuries combined, he nodded with a serious expression. However, this number had been expected by him, so he was not very surprised.
I saw him standing on a ladder and shouting loudly in front of the warriors who were sitting on the ground: "Dear comrades-in-arms, great warriors, I know that today is the day of calamity for our humanity, because just today we have lost 17,861 good brothers, all of whom are the bravest warriors. ”
Will looked around, and in the light of the torches he saw that the warriors had gloomy faces and very heavy expressions.
So he then roared: "It is our duty as warriors to destroy orcs and protect humans, have you forgotten? Therefore, we do not need to grieve, because they have fulfilled their original promise, that is, to dedicate their lives to our people without reservation, they are the patron saints of mankind, and will be remembered by the people forever, and their souls will ascend to heaven to guide us who are still alive in the world, and what we have to do is to faithfully follow their footsteps and continue to complete our mission, and you, who are about to create great deeds, will be written in the annals of history and immortalized!"
Speaking of which, he almost screamed, and the exaggerated expression on his face infected everyone, even Ota who was standing in the distance was infected by him, only to feel that the blood and qi were surging back to his head, and his heart was full of infinite strength, and he wanted to rush out of the camp and kill a few more orcs.
In the impassioned speech of the Marquis of Will, the gloomy face of the warrior finally became bright, the eyes were bright and frightening, and the morale was even higher.
Marquis Will saw that the encouragement had finally had an effect, so he bowed deeply to the sergeants before walking down the stairs, and at this time, the sergeants' emotions had risen to the point of being irrepressible, shouting the name of Marquis Will in a loud voice, and some kept beating on their chests, shouting words of swearing......
Will smiled with great satisfaction, and ordered Yi to buy dozens of barrels of ale from the tavern in Xiluo Village, and drank a few drinks with several soldiers before leaving the camp and heading straight for the military camp outside Xiluo Village.
"To our great Marquis. ”
"Respectfully. ”
These are the words of the warriors when they drink and clink glasses, which shows the popularity of Marquis Will at this time.
"Respect...... Will" Ota held the oak cup, saluted the back of the Marquis of Will and was about to drink it, but a big hand suddenly appeared next to him, firmly grasping the cup.
"Lord Charry. Ota subconsciously let go of his hand and looked at him a little crampedly. Ota didn't have a taste for drinking, but he felt that his blood was dry at the moment, and in one, he felt as if he didn't have respect for Marquis Will, and he didn't know why. ”
Xia Rui looked at Will's figure and said to himself: "His wine is not so easy to drink. After saying that, he picked it up, drank it in one gulp, threw the wooden cup in his hand on the ground, looked at Ota and smiled inexplicably and turned away.
"This ......"
A little dazed, Ota scratched the back of his head and didn't know why, but at this time he didn't feel dry anymore, and looked at the wine glass on the mud floor again, Ota shook his head and smiled bitterly and returned to the village.
Tomorrow, the Guards will act alone, and the real test is coming, and today, the body does not feel very tired, this amount of exercise is not even as good as forging iron, but I just feel that my nerves are very tense, and when I relax at this moment, I immediately feel as if I haven't slept for several days and nights.
In the barracks outside the village, Marquis Will stood on the edge of the training ground and watched the mountains of orc corpses, and there were many sergeants busy on the side, some were counting the numbers, some were collecting materials, and some merchants were also gathered there.
Most of these people are from the city-state, and have their own shops or workshops, and some of them are still familiar faces. In the crowd, he also saw that Yuna, the owner of the leather armor shop, was also there, arguing with a short and fat man from the city-state.
"Is there anything I need to do with you, Lady Yuna?" said Marquis Will as he approached and said very gracefully.
When Yuna turned around and saw that it was Will, she saluted politely and said, "Marquis Will, as far as I know, the price of five copper plates per animal skin is already very high, but this gentleman from the city-state told me that he has ordered all the animal skins here, and if you want to buy them, you must have eight copper plates each, I want to know, has he bought all the animal skins here?"
Marquis Will shrugged his shoulders and said, "Of course not, these are still my goods, since Ms. Yuna wants to buy them, of course she can, but I can sell up to five hundred pieces for the price you give." ”
Yuna was very happy and gave a salute and said, "Thank you for your generosity, five hundred is enough." With that, Yuna went to pick out the hides.
The short and fat merchant on the side came over with a sad face and said, "Young master, in this case, we will make a lot less money......
Will waved his hand to stop him from continuing, and instead stared at Yuna's still remarkable figure with interest.
Humpty Dumpty immediately came to the eyes, followed his line of sight a few times, and said with a smile: "The young master is a little lonely to lead the troops to fight outside, although this woman is in her thirties, but she is at the age of a wolf and a tiger, and her face and figure are also good, if the young master likes me, go and tell her about it......"
When he saw Marquis Will's sharp gaze staring at his face, he immediately closed his mouth in amusement.
Will snorted coldly and asked, "Is your father okay?"
"It's okay, it's okay, Lord Viscount has always eaten well and slept well. ”
Will nodded and turned to the tavern, saying as he walked, "When I go back, remember to tell my father that playing less with women is good for health, and that this is my son's advice." ”
The short and fat middle-aged man seemed to have long been accustomed to his tone, and watched him leave silently.
The tavern was very hot, and the members of the demon team shouted and bragged about the cowhides, saying that they had slaughtered a few orcs today, and they only restrained themselves when they saw Marquis Will come in, because they all knew who was contributing the most today, just look at the mountain-high orc corpses in the barracks.
Finding an empty table and sitting down, the tavern maid immediately brought ale and a plate of salted broad beans, Marquis Will was already a regular customer here, and the maids knew his habits.
Lancy leaned over to put the ale down, smiled coquettishly, and asked softly, "Does Mr. Will need anything else?"
Will looked at her delicate melon seed face, her eyes were large, her eyebrows were neatly trimmed, and there were a few tiny freckles on the bridge of her tall nose, which did not affect the beauty of this sixteen or seventeen-year-old girl, and two white and tender clumps of skin and a deep furrow were exposed under her slender neck, "It is well developed, if she wears a nobler dress, she is no worse than those women in the city-state." Will said to himself.
"No need. Will's gaze just froze, and then he replied with a smile.
Lan Xi saw that Marquis Will's gaze only stayed on his chest for a moment and then moved to the side, he couldn't help but be slightly disappointed, after seeing him enter the tavern, he deliberately unbuttoned a button, and then snatched the wine glass from the other maids and sent it over, is his face not beautiful enough? Or is his upper circumference not proud enough? Lan Xi walked back with some loss.
Will was still smiling, but his eyes were now on Lanxi's body presumptuously. The slender waist was more soft by her buttocks, the straight calves were white and flawless, coupled with the tall figure, Will suddenly felt that there was still a beautiful woman hidden in this remote village, why didn't he find out until this moment?
How did he know that Lan Xi had been struggling with his thoughts for many days before he finally made up his mind to take this step, and it had only been three days since he came to the tavern, and Marquis Will was naturally anxious when the war was coming, and how could he have time to come to the tavern for recreation, so naturally he didn't find out.