Chapter 524: The Battle of Star Lake (25, Loyalty and Betrayal)
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Parklingen laughed when he saw his men fighting with the High Priest's guards.
The High Priest is the spiritual leader of the orcs, but he doesn't have many soldiers under his command. Most of his men were warriors who had volunteered to go over from various tribes.
Although they were out of the nest this time, and all of them were elite warriors who were one in a hundred, and they were extremely heroic, their own guards were not vegetarians, and blood splashed in the shadow of the swords.
In just a few breaths, the two sides have already suffered casualties on both sides.
The sound of the weapons clashing, the roars of the soldiers, the swords stabbing through the leather, the screams of the wounded, all kinds of sounds were intertwined, and it was extremely chaotic.
Smelling the smell of blood in the air, Parklingen suddenly felt a strange sense of relief, this is what he knew, the war he was familiar with. Knife to knife, sword to sword. Everyone took their younger brothers, using watermelon knives, iron chains, and sticks to cut and kill each other.
A war like Lorraine's, which was simply unapproachable, was too inconceivable for them. It's like your hands and feet are tied, and it's extremely uncomfortable.
At this time, I saw those pro-soldiers retreating step by step under the onslaught of the guards under the Great Priest.
Parklingen saw it, but he was not afraid at all, but laughed out loud.
You know, the people gathered next to him are all his clan soldiers, and Parklingen has already taken advantage of the home field, so it's really impatient to fight him here.
He immediately raised his hands in the air and shouted: "Soldiers, listen to my orders and kill me! Now is your chance to make meritorious service and atone for your sins, hurry up and kill me, kill me, kill me......
But the more he screamed, the more the soldiers and their families looked at him coldly, with an idiotic expression.
Parklingen couldn't help but be stunned, and then his voice unconsciously lowered, and finally muttered a few words. Stopped.
But then, he reacted, and the anger in his heart rose sharply at the moment: these ordinary people actually dared to disobey orders, if this spread, their prestige would be swept away.
He pointed at the people in front of him with his thick fingers with a huge gold ring, and roared angrily: "What do you want to do?
He paused for a moment and continued to roar: "Listen to my orders, kill me, kill them all, I can take the previous things lightly, otherwise ......"
Before he could finish speaking, someone roared loudly.
"Kill him!"
Immediately, the crowd roared like a tsunami.
"Kill him!"
The sound exploded like thunder. All the voices came together and became three words: "Kill him!"
Parklingen was immediately startled and couldn't help but step back. Se Li shouted inwardly, "You...... What do you want to do? Don't forget, I'm your chief! I'm your chief! Believe it or not, I'm going to kill your whole ......family."
In the midst of his loud shouting, he saw that the warriors of the Polak tribe had already swooped down on their patriarch with a roar.
Pakelingen's face immediately turned pale with fright, and he screamed: "I am your patriarch, I am your patriarch......!
But in the midst of his loud screams, he saw that the orc warriors and their families had swooped down like a great wave.
In an instant, they overwhelmed Parklingen and his cronies.
They rushed over in a frenzy, slashing with knives, chopping with axes, biting with their teeth, tearing with their hands......
Packeringen was originally a hero, but in the last moments of his life, the poor patriarch still did not understand: how could these people rebel against him?
Finally, when the qiē was over, there was only a terrible bloodstain left on the ground. Packlingen, his cronies, and the officers were all gone.
Only a few gold and silver ornaments and precious pieces of clothing scattered on the ground can prove that they once existed
A group of half-orcs sat on the ground panting, staring at each other with yellow-brown eyes and red blood stains on the corners of their mouths, and looking at each other with the crazy eyes of beasts.
At the same time, the commotion here immediately caused a chain reaction.
The troops that had prepared were already on the verge of exploding, and when they saw someone taking the lead, these soldiers who had been soaked in the tears of their families did not hesitate to mutiny at the moment.
They picked up the guy and aimed it at their officer.
Some of the officers who wanted to resist had just drawn their knives, and they were immediately cut into meat sauce by the soldiers.
And those who were not so determined saw that the limelight was not right, and immediately raised their hands and shouted: I am an undercover agent, and I am a resolute supporter of the high priest!
Some of the officers saw that the general situation was gone, because their relationship with the patriarch was too close, they knew that it was impossible for these soldiers to let them go, so they immediately killed themselves with their swords and followed their patriarch.
Although a close relative of Paklingen escaped with his life, he also sighed: "That man not only burned the flames of war to the grassland, but also brought the demon to the hearts of our people." Orcs, known for their loyalty and bravery, also learned to betray ......"
This sentence is very characteristic of the times. It fully proves the great truth that 'the ass decides the head'.
The fellows just saw that the orc warriors had betrayed their officer patriarch and raised their swords at them. But I don't want to think about it, who is it?
Who betrayed these poor orc people first?
Loyalty is the noble character of all intelligent beings, but this 'loyalty' is so expensive, it is all at the cost of blood and life, so there must be a corresponding 'loyalty' to reciprocate!
Due to the presence of the High Priest Tanskvado, this mutiny within the orcs was born quickly and ended quickly.
The officers and patriarchs wiped the blood from their swords and came to Tanskvado's side again.
They looked at the high priest with the same eyes as their kindergarten friends who saw the teacher: You know, the hour has come!
They are not the ruthless tyrants of Parklingen, who can leave behind all the burdensome family members for their own sake.
They all have their own families, have children, and have property. These are all things they cherish. Even if he died, he didn't want to be separated.
It is precisely because of this that they gritted their teeth and persevered until now.
What's more, even if you abandon your family and all of them run away from here, so what?
From now on, with the curse of all men, with infamy, and wandering around like wild dogs, the only way to hide the shame of oneself is to leave this place far away and hide on the other side of the lake.
Since you can't escape, you can't escape.
Then now they also have only two options.
And because of the riots just now, a lot of precious time has been wasted, and now it is imminent.
Lorraine's ruined army was ready to attack again, ready to rain its terrible artillery fire on the heads of the people at any moment.
Right now...... Now someone has to step up and come up with an idea!
If it is a war, then everyone will mobilize the strength of the whole clan, whether it is women or children, to take up arms and fight the enemy in a bloody battle. Fight vigorously until the last man falls.
Even if all the orcs are dead, they can still leave a great name in the world.
Let the world know that even in the face of that powerful figure, the orcs still did not give in.
They used to fight bravely!
If it is surrendered, then everyone should send messengers out as soon as possible, lest they wait for that man to pour artillery fire on the heads of their own people, and then surrender, but many of them will die in vain!
Although everyone knows what to do in the current situation, what is the right thing to do. But that sentence was too heavy.
They didn't dare, they didn't have the ability, they didn't have the right to say that. They could only look silently at their high priest, the greatest wise man among the orcs, Tanskovado.
Tanskovado's eyes swept over the faces of the crowd.
These are all the elite of the orcs.
These chiefs, chiefs, shamans, and priests are all famous heroes among the half-beasts.
Each of them has a story, or several thrilling legends, behind them.
What is it to tear tigers and leopards, fight lions with bare hands, bully men and women, seek power and usurp power, raise troops and exterminate the clan...... These things are even more numerous.
But now these heroes have all been ...... by that man These heroes had been frightened by the man, and they were as well-behaved and honest as chickens, and when they saw the eagles in the sky passing by, they would immediately hide under the wings of the old hen and tremble. ”
He turned his head to look outside the camp gate, and saw that the imperial eagle battle flag in the distance was hunting and waving in the wind, and the black eagle was hideous and ferocious, ready to fly out and choose people to eat!
Under that flag, I could vaguely see that a person had slowly raised his right hand.
With his action, the muzzles of countless black holes were lined up, and the herald behind the cannon had already raised the red flag in his hand, and the gunpowder hand also approached the cannon with a torch emitting billowing black smoke......
Tanskvado's heart tightened at the moment, he knew that once the opponent's hand fell, the countless cannon ports would inevitably erupt with blazing flames, and then countless cannonballs would be poured on the heads of his own people, turning this camp into a terrible hell.
He took a deep breath and then said softly, "We accept the conditions proposed by the Empire, and we ...... We...... We surrender!"
As his words fell, all the orcs immediately felt a lightness on their bodies, as if a mountain had been removed from their shoulders.
But at the same time, they looked at each other and were silent.
I don't know where it came from, but there was a low sob, and then the sobs spread like a plague.
After a few seconds, almost everyone whimpered quietly.
The pride and honor of the orcs for thousands of years, all the sacrifices and struggles, the blood and the tragedy, countless legends and stories......
All the qiē, with the words that came out of the mouth of the great priest, all disappeared and drifted away with the wind.
They don't understand, why?
Why is this happening?
Why has our people struggled for thousands of years, but the result is so vulnerable?
That man just moved his fingers, and he smashed the glory and pride of this thousand years!
Why?
The soldiers were in grief and could no longer hold on to their weapons.
The long swords, the glittering swords, and the sharp heavy axes all fell to the ground with a clanging sound.
But the orcs still desperately clinged to the last vestiges of their pride.
Although they had fallen to their knees in grief, hiding their faces with their hands and sobbing in low voices, they gritted their teeth and did not cry bitterly. lest the humans see their jokes.
Although Tanskvador was still standing straight, in the warm spring breeze, he felt an infinite chill, and his whole body trembled incessantly.
His hand gripped the cane tightly, as if it were spasmodic, and only in this way could he support his body, and he shook it back and forth a few times.
Next to him, Tecuridom saw it, hurriedly stepped forward, and reached out to help him.
Tanskvado froze, and then he slowly raised his hand and said in a low voice, "I can do it!"
As he spoke, he struggled to swing Tcuridom's support.
As soon as he turned around, he raised the cane in his hand, and with a solemn face, he said to Tecuridom: "Tecuridom, my brother, go." Take my cane and give it to the man......"
He choked up, then let out a long breath before continuing, "Go and hand it over to that man, since we have already lost, let's not let the blood of my clan flow in vain." ”
Tecuridum also looked sad, looking at the crutch in a bit of a trance, and was reluctant to reach out for a long time.
Tanskvador suddenly grinned and said, "Take it, I know you've been thinking about this for more than a day or two......"
Tecuridom's face flushed, and he was about to open his mouth to argue, but he didn't speak. I heard Tanskvadodo sigh and continue: "It's a pity that there is no chance for you. ”
Tecuridom's heart tightened as if he had heard an ominous prophecy.
He looked down at the crutch, then twitched the corner of his mouth, barely smiled, and then said astringently: "My brother, this is going to be handed over, of course I don't have a chance to get the ......"
Tanskvado stretched out his hand to interrupt him and continued: "After you go to that man's army, you have this thing in hand, and he will definitely use you again in the future." So be sure to keep your eyes open and be clear.
See where they are better than us.
See why we are failing.
Only by getting to know them, to understand our enemies, will we have a chance to get back on our feet, to have a chance to regain our freedom.
Did you know???!!!"
Later, his voice turned loud and thunderous.
Tecuridom's heart was shocked.
He took a deep breath, then bowed down deeply, and said calmly: "I swear by the soul of my ancestors, I will do my best to live up to your request."
Tanskvado turned his head, looked at the patriarchs around him, and said, "You are the same, you know?"
All the people bowed down at the moment, buried their heads deeply, and said in unison: "We must keep it in mind!"
Tanskvador nodded, and then said to Tecuridom, "Go ahead." I believe the man was impatient to wait. Although he still did not fire a shell, we cannot take his good intentions as cowardice. Do not provoke him to anger, and do not let his anger befall upon my people. ”
Tecuridum was about to say something more, but when he saw Tanskvadole waving his hand and urging himself, he had to bow down, then take the cane and gallop away.
Tanscvado looked at his distant figure, suddenly felt a tightness in his chest, and then a sweetness in his throat, he knew that it was not good, and wanted to endure it, but in the end, he still couldn't hold back, and immediately spit out a mouthful of blood 'wow'.
The patriarchs next to them saw it and immediately exclaimed in unison. And they all rushed forward to hold him up.
But Tanscwado shook off all the people and shouted angrily, "I'm not dead yet!
When everyone saw it, they all rushed down at the moment.
Tanscvado closed his eyes, stood in place, and waited quietly for a while.
Sure enough, just a moment later, the direction of the Imperial Corps in the distance was already resounding with earth-shattering cheers like a tide.
He let out a long breath at the moment, anyway, since that man accepted the surrender of his side, then the war was over.
He glanced at the group of patriarchs and chieftains standing beside him, and all of them had worried expressions on their faces. Now that you have surrendered, then whether you live or die in the future will be in the hands of that person. Look at him Gao is not happy.
Some people are even lowering their heads, wrenching their fingers and silently calculating something. It seems that he is planning to use the amount of things he has on hand to bribe that person. Good in exchange for lenient treatment.
This should not be difficult, because according to rumors, although that person is very good at fighting, he is also a money grubber. The scraping of the ground is extremely powerful, the sky is three feet high, the ground is seven points thin, and he is known as the 'friend of Hades', and he doesn't know how much money he should give him?
With years of experience, Tanscvado, with his worldly eyes, saw through the thoughts in those people's hearts at a glance, and smiled disdainfully at the moment.
He pointed to the crowd and said, "Relax, if you hadn't done many bad things to the people of the Terran before, that person would definitely let you go."
If you have done bad things before, go back and divide all your possessions. Because no matter how much money you send him, he will still shave you clean and then send you to the guillotine. “
Everyone was stunned at the moment. They looked at each other, silently digesting the words of the great wise man. But they knew that the high priest had great wisdom and never lied.
No matter how bizarre and incomprehensible his words may have been at the time, every word he said was finally fulfilled.
But Lord Lorraine, is that money-grub greedy for money? How does this sound, how does it sound like a fairy tale that tricks children into sleeping.
Seeing everyone's doubts, Tank Svador sighed at the moment, at this moment, in order to protect these elites of the orcs, he had to explain seriously: "That's the case, if someone hasn't done bad things, he will definitely not make enough money."
With that person's personality, that little bit of money is not even worth bending down, and it will definitely not be eye-catching.
If you do something bad. Earn too much money, that person to scrape a clean ......"
He paused for a moment and asked rhetorically, "In your opinion, do you take some bribes to smirk your reputation, or do you raid other people's homes and scrape off all the money and treasures?"
Which of the two is more efficient? Which one is more popular?
If you had to choose for yourself, which one would you choose?"
The half-orc patriarchs looked at each other, some patting their chests in relief, while others looked terrified. But many more are more confused.
Those guys have made some mistakes and robbed some things, but they didn't dare to rob too much, just in between, I don't know whether their guilt should be beheaded or can be gently let go.
Tanksvado had to add: "Believe me, as long as he is not a person who has committed the most heinous crimes, in order to appease people, he will not kill indiscriminately." As long as you listen honestly to his arrangement, you will be able to live in peace. ”
"What is a heinous sin?"
Tank Svado said: "The most heinous crime? Last year, those guys who were instigated by Vichin and Torek to go to the human territory to steal things are the most heinous crimes, and they should have been killed by that person." So you don't have to worry. ”
Hearing his words, most of the bigwigs immediately praised their hands and sighed.
Tank Svador didn't bother to pay any attention to them, flicked the sleeves of his long robe, turned around and left.
When everyone saw it, they couldn't help but be stunned.
Someone whispered, "Where are you going, O High Priest, and we still need your guidance." ”
Tank Svador stopped and said, "I'll go to the next curse." Put a curse on that person. A curse that will be remembered by all. Even if all of us disappear into the wind, it will remind people of our curse.
Then, I, having signed the treaty of surrender of the orcs, will exile myself and wander into the depths of the savannah to punish me for my sins. ”
After saying that, he walked away without looking back.