Catherine's words came out. To the surprise of Ryan and the others on the side, how could he say such words that would hit his morale at this time? Not only Ryan and them, but even Luke and Orlando, who were arranging the defense line, looked at each other, I don't know why Catherine said this, Luke even had the idea of immediately rushing to the royal viewing platform to stop Catherine from continuing to speak.

When many residents of the imperial capital heard this, they suddenly panicked, and some of them had already started to flee quickly, and there was even a brief panic in many places. It was short-lived, but it was because Catherine's words reached their ears again and attracted their attention once again.

"No, my people, I am not standing today on the royal podium to tell you such gloomy news. I come from a civilian background, and I know your life very well, and I know what is going on in your heart at this moment. I would say that the Empire does not abandon its people, never. Maybe someone is ready to leave, maybe they're gone, but I won't, I'm Fernando-Catherine-Randy, your majesty won't. ”

"The entire area of the imperial capital has a population of more than 8 million, and it is impossible to escape through the magic teleportation array, even if we leave through the south gate, we will not be faster than the wolf cavalry of the orcs. At the crossroads of life and death, what should we choose? should we flee in humiliation and be killed from behind by orcs, or should we take up arms and face everything bravely?"

"Maybe some of us will lose precious lives, just as our ancestors did 200 years ago. Life is precious, and there is only one time, and no one wants to lose it, but why did our ancestors resolutely choose a path full of thorns and death? I think that at the moment when they made their choice, they did not think too much about whether they would live, but firmly told themselves in their hearts that my choice would make our children and grandchildren live happily! So, we enjoyed it for 200 years. ”

"Now, it is our turn to make such a difficult choice, to flee or to fight? Each of us has a choice in his heart, and I, Catherine Randy, your Majesty the Queen, stand here today and tell you aloud that my choice is that I will not leave here. Yes, you heard me right, I will not flee in a hurry like those officials and nobles, I will stay here, on the royal viewing platform, until I am glad to see us defeat the orcs, or live and die with this city in a tragic way!"

"The city of Fernando was built little by little by our ancestors with their industrious hands, and our childhood was spent here, and every plant and tree here carries so many memories for us. Our ancestors lived here, our families lived here, and I believe that our children and grandchildren will live here as well! This is not only the heart of a mighty empire, but also our common home. ”

"200 years ago, our ancestors built a beautiful home for us with their sharp weapons and hot blood, so today, 200 years later, it is time for us to once again take up arms and defend our right to exist and our home with iron and blood. Take action, my people, and teach the invaders a hard lesson with our blood, and show them how powerful an ordinary civilian who protects his family is. ”

"Yes, the orcs are stronger than us humans in size, but we are not useless, unity and courage will make us fight to the end! What you have done today will not be forgotten by people, by the empire, and by history! Many years from now, you can pat your chest and proudly and say aloud, 'Hey, I participated in the defense of the imperial capital.'" And people will look at you with reverence and say, 'Ah, you're one of the heroes!'"

After Catherine's words were finished, she stood silently like a beautiful stone statue. The whole city, like the quiet Catherine, fell into a strange silence. After a long time, a voice suddenly sounded: "The officials and nobles have abandoned us, let them all die! Only Empress Catherine remembers us, long live Catherine!"

"Let Catherine be our ruler, and let those damned officials eat shit!"

"Yes, His Majesty Emperor Catherine!"

"No, it should be Her Majesty Queen Catherine!"

"Long live Her Majesty!"

The voices of chaos gradually converged, and millions of people of the empire frantically shouted Catherine's name, making the young lady their supreme ruler and protector, and the voice of "Long live the Queen!" resounded throughout the sky of the imperial capital. Yes, when everyone was clueless, when everyone was on the verge of being abandoned, only Catherine stood up and said faintly in a plain voice: "I will fight with you." "Is there anything more heart-wrenching, and what could be more appealing to the enthusiasm of ordinary citizens?

The frenzied shouting continued for about an hour, and then the young men left their families, ready to fight the invaders for their well-being. Luke and Orlando seized the opportunity astonishmently, setting up more than 100 recruiting points throughout the Imperial Capital and distributing a large number of weapons. The Holy Alliance Empire has not stopped storing strategic materials since the moment the city of Fernando was built, and now it is time to put those materials that are well stored in the warehouse to good use.

The old man and the child silently obeyed the arrangement of the army and moved to a safe place, and their current residence may become the position of the imperial capital in the future. A number of able-bodied ladies were selected, and they were responsible for the logistics of the fighters, such as making and delivering food. The homes of the escaped Imperial officials and nobles, even the military camp in Orlando and Luke's mansion, including the royal palace, were inhabited by the elderly, the sick and the sick who had migrated from outside the city.

There are more than 8 million people in the imperial capital area, and there are about 2 million men between the ages of 18 and 55, and the vast majority of them have received weapons, either a spear, or a long sword, in the next few days, and the Holy Knights who originally planned to lead 100 recruits have each managed at least 1,000 new recruits. These warriors will strike hard at the orc armies in the houses of the city, and it is believed that they will turn every land in the imperial capital into a sniper position for the orcs under the leadership of the Holy Knights.

Of course, the elite 100,000 soldiers were placed near the Royal Observation Deck, which Luke and Orlando also used as their battle command posts. Catherine, Luke and others were also very satisfied with Franner's suggestion, and the heralds were able to quickly relay the development of the war and important information to Catherine who remained at the Royal Viewing Tower, and after Catherine gave a speech at the Royal Viewing Stand, she never left there, and made some more inspiring speeches from time to time as needed.

In five days, the imperial capital changed its appearance. Now the city of Fernando is not only the heart of an empire, it has also become a terrifying fortress, a super fortress garrisoned by more than 2 million warriors. The determination of human beings is very obvious, maybe 500,000 orcs can conquer the Thor's fortress guarded by 200,000 human warriors, but in the face of this super fortress of more than 2 million, the orcs will definitely hit here like they have hit an iron plate, and their vital power will be slowly consumed here until humans have achieved absolute superiority, and then send a fatal blow to the orc war to achieve the final victory.

On the sixth day, the main army of the orcs finally appeared in the field of vision of the imperial capital. Originally, the orcs should have arrived here earlier, but on the one hand, it took some more time for the Barbarian Bear Clan to transport the large amount of supplies obtained from the Thor Fortress here, and on the other hand, clans such as the Giant Serpent gave up directly attacking the imperial capital and headed westward to raid the herdsmen migrating from the Clay Clan.

The Beast Emperor, at the suggestion of the prophet Evan, did not besiege the imperial capital, but instead arranged a huge military camp thirty kilometers north of the imperial capital, stretching for more than twenty kilometers. The reason why there was no siege was because the city of the imperial capital, that is, the part within the city walls, was so large that there was no way for the 500,000 troops to surround them.

After a short day of rest, the Beast Emperor followed the plan of the prophet Evan and placed an orc army of 50,000 in each of the other three directions of the imperial capital, which would contain the human army guarding the imperial capital. At the north gate of the imperial capital, 50 stone-throwing carts were assembled, and a large number of huge heavy objects dismantled from the houses and other buildings of human farms were placed aside. More than 200 siege engines were lined up in ten rows, and less than 5 kilometers in front of them was the walls of the imperial capital.

According to the experience of the orcs attacking the Thunder God Fortress, they would use the catapults they obtained from humans to attack the human defenders first, then use the siege carts to approach the city walls, and then climb up with the help of wooden ladders and other obstacles to engage in hand-to-hand combat. Since the distance between the walls of the imperial capital far exceeded that of the Thor Fortress, it was impossible to hold the Grand Canyon of the Hengduan Mountains with a giant stone thrower like the Thor Fortress, or to shoot with a large number of archers. Therefore, as long as the 100,000 troops attacked with all their might from a line of defense of more than ten kilometers at the same time, it would be almost impossible for humans to stop their advance.