"Because those bastard dwarves don't want to waste another soldier, so they plan to starve us to death." Yin Erkander said hatefully.

"Maybe they want to see us fighting over food and water, and appreciate our cannibalism." Yudit also said.

"Perhaps." "You all have a point, but it's not the dwarves who have kept us alive. The reason why they haven't done it until now is to use us as bait. ”

"Bait?"

"That's right, we've lost contact with the outside for so long, Huls and they will definitely gather their men again to come into the mountains to rescue us, those dwarves have a big appetite, not only want to trap us, but also want to eat the reinforcements.

"After that, when they cross the Dragon Crest Mountains and enter the western realm, there will be no one to stop them."

Yinrkand and Yudit glanced at each other, and saw a look of horror in each other's eyes.

They originally thought that those greedy guys would at most take advantage of the new emperor's ascension to the throne and the turmoil of the empire to get some wool, take advantage of it and leave.

I didn't expect those dwarves to be so bold that they would really dare to fight the idea of annexing the Western Realm.

Then now this battle and the next battle will take place, it is a matter of survival, and surrender will naturally become impossible.

After all, it doesn't matter if they die, but if they lose their family's land, they will be eternal sinners.

As nobles, they were taught from an early age to put the interests of their families first, and even Yudit, who had the strongest desire for peace, kept his mouth shut at this time.

Yin Erkhand said directly, "What do you want us to do?" ”

"How many more people do you have on hand?" Cullen asked.

"I still have about seven hundred." "But there should be less than five hundred people who can barely fight, and if it drags on, there will be fewer people." ”

"I still have a thousand men." "In addition, I have twelve war horses. ”

"Why are there so many of your people left?" Yudit was shocked.

And Yinerkand's answer is simple.

"Because I have money."

After a pause, he added, "Although I didn't bring much money with me on this expedition, the surname Yin Manuel itself is a guarantee, and the family also had the blacksmith cover the left arm armor of the elite warrior with a thin layer of gold. ”

"For the first two days of the siege, I had my guards scrape the gold off for food."

"You treacherous little bastard, I said how my people starved to death so much! You still have extra grain to feed the horses! ”

The head of the Maliel family was once again furious.

Yin Erkander also did not give an inch, glared at Yudit and sneered.

"You old thing who only knows how to surrender, those horses are more important than people, and without horses in this mountain range, you have no chance of escaping from those savages."

"Alright, don't make any noise." "I need one of you to leave this valley and tell the people outside the mountain, especially those who have come to our rescue, to tell them what is happening here, and to persuade them to return immediately. ”

"How? As you said, the dwarves are targeting the entire West, how many men did they send out this time, 20,000, or 30,000?

"And didn't you put so much effort into setting this trap just to keep us from leaving?" Yin Erkhand said in a deep voice.

"If they really want to conquer the West, they must rely on the help of the locals." Cullen replied.

"Establishing and maintaining a new order has never been easy, my family has ruled this land for nearly a thousand years, and it is not possible to erase the mark we have left behind with armor and weapons."

"You mean you want us to pretend to be an enemy? Then look for an opportunity to escape. Yudit was a little moved.

"Those dwarves are not stupid, they wouldn't have thought of such a possibility." Yin Erkander was not optimistic about Marquis Cullen's plan and said bluntly.

"Even if they really want to find helpers, they can go out and pick again slowly after killing us, there is no need to take such a risk."

"You're right, so you have to convince the dwarves that you are genuinely coming to them." Cullen nodded, his expression calm.

So it goes back to the original question of how to do it.

Whether it is Yinerkhand or Yudit, they can't find an answer, the two of you look at me, I look at you, both of them are at a loss.

And Cullen didn't sell it anymore, "Kill me." I need any of you to kill me, take my head, and take refuge in the dwarves.

"And the other one wants to avenge me, and lead people to fight with the man who killed me, really desperately, in the end, the murderer can only take less than a hundred of his men, and the rest will all die here, well, if possible, it is better to get a little more wounded, so that those dwarves will believe you."

Yinerkhand and Yudit were completely stunned when they heard this.

The head of the Mariel family was even stunned and trembled, "You, what are you talking about?" ”

"I said kill me." "You heard me right, those dwarves can't keep me alive anyway, it's just a few days early, and it's not a big deal." ”

"But, but......" Yudit could hear her teeth chattering.

He lived for more than a hundred and sixty years, and he had never been so frightened as he is today.

Cullen just looked him in the eye and said, "Pick one, Yudit, whether you want to live or die here with me." ”

Yudit opened her mouth, but she couldn't say a word.

Yin Erkand on the side couldn't get used to his pus-filled appearance, and took the initiative to speak, "Then I'll come, I'll live." ”

"Have you really figured it out?" It was clear that the duty of dying, but Yudit seemed to be relieved, and he was finally able to speak again.

His voice was a little hoarse, "This is a murderer, no matter what the reason, as long as you do it, you will always bear this charge, and those dwarves will definitely spread this matter throughout the continent of Bratis."

"No, it's not just you...... Your children and grandchildren will be spurned by the world, without any honor, and that will be more terrible than dying. ”

"I know, but somebody has to do it, doesn't it?" Although Yin Erkander said it easily, his slightly trembling voice still betrayed him, "Who let this is the only way to keep the western border." ”

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"That's right." Cullen said with a serious expression, "That is our land, we must keep it at all costs, and it is our duty to guard it, and we cannot escape it." ”

The Lord of the West seemed to have returned to that afternoon a long time ago, and in the face of the menacing bandits on the other side, he drew the sword at his waist again.