As for the orc problem, Goodern put it behind for the time being after arranging the arrangement.

At present, the security force of Qingyuan Town is no longer the same as before, when there were only thousands of people, and at that time, one sentry could not be used by one person as three people.

And now they are able to rotate and rest normally, and the pressure on the soldiers is not so great.

At the same time, in order to ensure the safety of the original city, the second battalion that went to attack temporarily helped to garrison the golden city, which was requested by Bernard himself.

Bernard's army was scattered after defending the city before, and although it was later regrouped back with more than 1,000 men, it suffered a lot of losses in the counterattack on Jinyuan Castle.

Moreover, even the defenders of more than 3,000 people can't hold Jinyuan City, and it's even more impossible for him to hold on to less than a thousand people, so it's helpless to ask for help.

For Goodern, he now has seven battalions in his hands, with a total number of more than 3,600 men, so he can pull two battalions to the border of the territory to garrison and protect.

Even if the orcs still have any military offensive deployment against Qingyuan Town, as long as there is time to react, he can be prepared.

After no longer paying attention to this issue, Goodern continued to study the development of the use of electricity.

And at the same time, within the royal capital of the imperial city.

Hogz, who had returned, was reporting to His Majesty Oleg.

"He didn't come?"

"Yes, Your Majesty, the other party did not take the initiative to look for me during my time in Qingyuan Town, nor did he hand me the letter."

Hogzi bowed his head slightly, and replied respectfully.

"Well, that's fine, how's his investigation going?"

Oleg, who was seated, asked without raising his head, as he reviewed the government documents.

"In addition to the previous investigation, Gooden's transformation came after his assassination in June of this year, and he showed many unusual behaviors after waking up."

"At the time, I also wondered if the other party had lost their soul by an unclean object, or was manipulated, but there was a very interesting piece of information that made this guess completely impossible."

"The Holy Maiden of Heflos once appeared in Qingyuan Town, and was friendly with Goodern, and when the orcs were transcendent sneak attacked, she stood up in Qingyuan Town to help deal with it, and that Holy Light Legendary Genius, Moss, was also there, and helped solve an orc transcendent."

Hearing this, Oleg suddenly stopped his pen and asked with a hint of interest on his face.

"Holy Maiden? The next heir to the Empress of Heflos, it seems to be a little guy named Anna?"

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Hogzi nodded in response.

"Interesting, go on."

The future heir of a neutral nation, appearing on the borders of the empire and having a friendship with his bastard, is not difficult for Oleg to think of.

However, with Anna's appearance, Oleg's speculation that the unclean would take over Goodern was dispelled.

The Holy Light Church is very sensitive to this kind of thing, and will immediately take action to solve it, and if it is in the territory of the empire, it will also contact the official personnel as soon as possible, and deal with the unclean things under the witness.

And the Holy Light Church, which specializes in this aspect, can also see at a glance whether a person's soul is complete or whether it is controlled by seizure.

Now that the heir of Heflos, the Holy Maiden, has not been able to find out anything and befriend him, this also shows that his illegitimate son Gurdern is still himself......

"In addition to the fact that the Holy Light Saintess has a good personal relationship with Gooden, even recently, the Holy Light Church has settled a group of church personnel into Qingyuan Town, and the leader is still an extraordinary bishop, and will do his best to help Qingyuan Town when the orcs invade."

"And judging from the customs defense report stationed in the frontier, some time ago there was a caravan from Heflos, planning to go to Qingyuan Town to do trade, it is speculated that the two sides have made a trade agreement, and the size of the convoy is also quite large, and it is expected that the transaction amount can reach more than 200,000 gold coins."

"And Gooden's magical talent is also very strong, the senior teacher of the Imperial Academy of Magic, Hurley

Sha, during her winter vacation, went to Qingyuan Town."

"After Helissa went to Qingyuan Town, Goodborn showed an unparalleled talent for magic, and it is speculated that she had a personal relationship with Moss, so she introduced Herissa to Qingyuan Town as Gooden's mentor and teach magic."

Hearing this, although Oleg's face did not change, there was something strange in his heart, how could this information look like Heflos's holy daughter Anna had taken care of Gooden.

is helping, introducing teachers, and organizing such a large amount of business, could it be that this kid also inherited his heroic appearance and attracted the other party?

But he couldn't say this, so he could only listen quietly to Hogziz's report.

"In just a few months, he has broken through to the middle level, and many of the magic products in Qingyuan Town are also from his hands."

"Especially the kind of weapon that can instantly penetrate orcs from a hundred steps away, it doesn't need magic or strength, it only needs an ordinary person to control, even if it is a mid-level or high-level orc, under the attack of such a weapon, it can't be resisted at all."

Hearing this, a slight change finally appeared on the face of the unfazed Oleg.

Although he was surprised that his bastard son was inexplicably able to master magic, what surprised him at the moment was the speed of Gudern's promotion.

In just a few months, he broke through from zero to mid-level, although this speed is not unheard of in the Imperial Academy of Magic.

But none of them are geniuses among geniuses, and they have practiced meditation since childhood to lay the foundation, and after awakening, they will naturally have an advantage over others.

And what about this bastard?

After its birth, it underwent the most comprehensive test of the royal family, but the result was that the transcendent came and shook his head, and the legend came and sighed.

belongs to the waste of waste, after all, people who can't even perceive their strength are just ordinary people in this life.

And how can such a 'waste' be able to reach such heights in just a few months, how can this not surprise Oleg?

And this kid seems to be very strong in the study of magic creation, and the weapons he makes can make a griffin legion, and the captain of the legion praises.

Listening to Hogz's report, the curious look on Oleg's face towards Goodern became even more obvious.

After the report was over, Oleg thought for a moment and suddenly asked.

"Is there an investigation into who was behind the attack on Goodern?"

"Yes, in fact, Gooden has also checked a lot of himself in this matter, but after follow-up, he found that there is a shadow of the rebels in it, and in addition to the Charleson family in Snow Valley Town, as well as the Langat family in Songhai Town, and other seventeen small families in the north, all of them are related to the rebels."

Hearing this, a hint of coldness flashed in Oleg's eyes, and he said coldly.

"These moths...... When the wartime handling in the western part of the northern territory is completed, let the imperial army directly dispose of these people, and hand over all the vacated places to the local city management, and those close to Qingyuan Ridge will be handed over to Gooden."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Hogzi finished his debriefing and exited the room, leaving Oleg alone.

Although Hogzi was a little curious about His Majesty's concern about Goodern, he didn't delve into it, and just collected some necessary information to report.

And for all these arrangements and investigations, Gooden had no idea at all.

At the moment, he was most concerned about the movement of the orcs.

After two more days of waiting and attention, the information of the orc army finally has the latest understanding.

In the barracks command room, a group of officers were contemplating the orcs' intentions around the map in front of their desks.

The 480,000 troops fully retreated from the front line and began to move to the northeast, and according to the evacuation route, they did not intend to retreat to Gushi City, but ignored the cities and towns along the way, and went straight to the northeast.

And this move naturally could not escape the attention of the imperial army, and on the day after the retreat, the city occupied by the orcs was recaptured.

It's just that after the orcs are gone,

Removing all the food from the city was a big hassle for the city's inhabitants and the attacking army.

Fortunately, the most important thing in the empire is food, and the output of one Harvest Valley Plain is enough for all races on the continent to eat for a year.

This also makes the follow-up supply continue to be supplied upward, and the problem of food can be solved in a day or two at most.

Silently commanding the room, Goodern suddenly asked Roy.

"Speaking of which, how's the war going on the Empire's front?"

"I'm still struggling with the orcs, and I haven't even broken through the first line of defense yet, but looking at the recent mobilization, the orcs seem to have intensified the frequency and scale of the attack."

Hearing this, Gooden thought for a moment, and suddenly thought of something.

"Where did the orc army retreat?"

"The news is from here, to here."

Roy clicked on the map, drew a straight line, looked at the planned route of the road on the map, Goodern followed all the way up, and finally reached the goal - the eternal frost vein!

"I know the intentions of the orcs, they lost the war in the west because of our appearance, and they were unable to make effective strategic deployments, and now they can only retreat to attack from the rear of the Broken Vein Fortress, so as to break through or help the frontal army."

As for the purpose and movement of the orcs, Goodern guessed all at once.

Els looked at the map and pondered for a moment.

"This ...... If that's the case, the emperor should be able to see it and make a quasi-job in advance, right?"

"No, it's too late." Hobert shook his head and continued.

"You should also know the speed of the orcs' march, even if the road is closed in this snow season, it is easy to travel a hundred miles a day, but the Emperor *** team is not so fast."

"Coupled with the fact that the orcs have the advantage of preparing in advance and opening the distance first, even if the orcs wait in place, it will take two to three days for the Emperor *** team to catch up."

"And the focus of defense on the front line is on the front, and the defense behind the side is weak, even if there is preparation, it is not enough to prepare for defense in just a few days."

After listening to Hobert's words, everyone present frowned, except for Goodern.

If this orc army is really allowed to drill through and raid the Broken Vein Fortress, once it is lost, it will open a hole in the embankment, and it will not be able to block it if you want to.

At that time, the orc army will be able to quickly transfer from the broken veins to the north, and compared to the current situation of the western part of the north, the scale at that time will sweep the entire north and even threaten the Fenggu Plain.

"Young Master, why don't you inform the Griffin Legion? They're fast, and there should be a way to ......."

Els still thinks that it would be better to let the Empire's elite army handle this situation.

But now, Goodern had a new idea, stared at the map, and spoke.

"Orcs can travel a hundred miles a day, can't we? Moreover, this orc army has attacked Qingyuan Town, and there is a lot of blood of Qingyuan soldiers in their hands, so let them run away like this?"

Hearing Goodern's words, everyone fell silent slightly, and their faces had different reactions, as if they had guessed Goodern's thoughts.

"This orc army, we can't just let them run, we have to stop it, not only for the sake of the empire, but also to completely destroy them."

"You have already seen the war learning ability of the orcs, if you really let this army run back, if the orc army dares to attack Qingyuan Town again, there may be some new offensive."

"Eliminate the threat at the root, this is what the Qingyuan Army wants to think about and deal with, instead of waiting for the other party to come to the door to resist."

Goodern's words were very serious, this was to leave a tone in their minds, and they couldn't burn the flames of war to Qingyuan Town again.

It was lucky to be able to hold it once, and if the next time the orc gathered more troops and transcendentals, he would have no splinter plate in his hand at that time

Bricks are a bug weapon, and it's not a simple thing to fight against.

And for this orc army that has only attacked Qingyuan Town, it is really necessary to give them time to think about the means of countermeasures, and they will definitely be able to find countermeasures with their combat experience.

"The orc army retreated a thousand kilometers away from the Broken Vein Fortress, and now it has just set off, and at most it has arrived here, if we send troops to intercept it now, where do you think the best blocking port should be placed?"

Hearing the task, everyone put aside the thoughts in their minds and seriously examined and discussed the location of the blocking port to consider interception.

Based on the knowledge and experience they had learned before, everyone quickly decided to choose the best blocking point.

"This is less than thirty kilometers away from the ancient stone city, and it is also the only way to get to the broken vein, and it is also a mountain pass, if we can get here first, it will not be a problem to be able to defend the position for two days."

Looking at the results of everyone's discussion, Gooden thought for a while, and also decided to use this place as the blocking point, but the arrangement tactics should be slightly adjusted.

"You can choose here, this time send out three battalions, let the first, sixth, and seventh battalions set off, set up a defensive port at the entrance of the pass, set up half a battalion, enter the mountain passage of the pass, set up mines, and set up heavy troops at the exit to continue the defense."

"The resistance in front only needs to be blocked for a while, just tell the orcs that you are here, and once you encounter a fierce attack, you can call in artillery support, cover and evacuate, pass through the minefield, and give the first half of the pass to the orcs."

"At the same time, a camp will be deployed in the rear to protect the artillery position to prevent the orcs from circling behind, and the specific arrangements will be handed over to the field commander."

Everyone nodded slightly, indicating understanding.

"In addition, the goal of this mission is to stop the enemy and delay the march of the orc army, I will contact the emperor***, if they can realize the seriousness of the matter, they will definitely speed up to come to support."

"If they don't have any news, I will inform you to retreat as soon as possible, and the communication towers along the road will also be deployed to keep the communication open."

"Yes."

After everyone responded to the task in unison, they immediately left the barracks to mobilize troops and began to make preparations.

The location of this blockade, according to the speed of the orcs' advance, can be reached in two days, which is still a bit tense for them.

However, with the help of the magic truck, it is not a problem to travel thousands of miles a day, and this distance is a matter of several cars for them.

The alarm bell of the barracks rang, and the soldiers who were participating in the training gathered to wait for orders.

The soldiers of the three battalions who had been mobilized had also begun to put on their equipment, grab their weapons, and get ready to go.

It can be said that the current Qingyuan combat readiness army has always been in a state of combat readiness alert, and it took less than half an hour from the completion of the deployment task to the departure.

And when all the people arrived without missing a single person, it can be said that they are always ready for battle.

This kind of reaction speed is very satisfying for Goodern, at least in this world, it is difficult for a force of the same size to be able to do this.

The dispatch of the army surprised the residents of the town, and the military vehicles drove out of the city, which made the residents uninterested, and this time the orcs were going to be unlucky.

The last expedition directly smashed the 30,000 orc defenders of Jinyuan City, and half of the residents of Jinyuan City who came to take refuge have already returned.

At the same time, many refugees also went to Jinyuan City to check the situation, and as the newspaper advertised, Jinyuan City was successfully captured, and a large number of orcs were captured.

Such news was simply unbelievable to them, and now that the Qingyuan Army was dispatched again, it made them very curious about the target of the attack this time.

After all, many people still want to return to their own cities, and if the Qingyuan Army can help recover it in advance, it will be great news for them.

In the race against time against the orcs, Goodern did not forget to contact Godwin of the Griffin Legion.

The information and analysis of the current information will be represented

Listen to each other and inform them of your deployment.

When he heard that the Qingyuan army had eliminated manpower, his face was also a little surprised, but the most important thing at the moment was to go and inform the contact army and the army commander.

"I'll be informing you of this immediately, thank you for your reminder and help, Lord Goodern."

"It's all for the empire, this matter must be arranged as soon as possible, the number of Qingyuan troops is not large, and they can't stop it for too long."

"yes, I understand."

Godwin nodded solemnly, and then immediately went to arrange contact.

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