Chapter 40 Based on the real thing (seek to follow-up)
Dorman City is the only place in Kanna that can be called a city, covering a large area, and the whole is a rammed earth wall, and it has to be said that in the humid and rainy south, the defensive power of this wall is really not flattering.
However, it can be seen that there are still people in the city who are still in order, and in the distance you can see the militia patrolling the city walls, although they are poorly equipped, at least they have not lost order.
What Ryan fears most is that chaos will break out when the territory is leaderless, and then the mess will become a heap, and more money will need to be invested in restoration and construction.
"Bell"
As soon as the team reached the city wall, a rapid bell sounded from the city wall, and soon the city wall was densely packed with figures, and there was even a team of archers bending their bows and arrows, and there was a great posture of opening up without saying a word.
Ryan ordered the team to stop, and found that although these militiamen were poorly equipped, they were fierce, not like raw melons and eggs, and couldn't help but nod with satisfaction.
After all, it is a border area, the people are fierce, and the soldiers are all soldiers who dare to fight, so they will not tremble in the legs and stomachs when they fight.
"Who is under the city?" A somewhat thin figure stood on the city wall and shouted at Ryan and the others.
"My name is Ryan. Thunder. Blake, His Majesty's canonized Baron of Cana, are you the City Guard of Dorman City? Ryan looked at the man who looked like a thin monkey with interest, judging from the only iron armor on his body, he should be the city's city defense officer.
I just don't know if he's maintaining order in the city.
The man was obviously stunned for a moment, and then said, "Please forgive me for being rude, what do you rely on to prove it?" With Manchester City behind me, I have to be cautious. β
Ryan was not annoyed when he heard this, but pulled out the one-handed sword on his waist and said, "The sword in my hand is the sword of the pioneer, do you want to come down and verify it?" β
"My lord, should we trust them?" A soldier asked Hans beside him.
"Open the gates and go down to greet him, he is indeed the sword of the pioneer in his hand, I have seen it before." Hans said with a sigh of relief after just one look.
After a while, the heavy gate slowly opened in front of Ryan's eyes, and the figure like a thin monkey came out with hundreds of militiamen.
The man trotted up to Ryan and got down on one knee and said, "Hans, the defender of Dorman City, salutes you, and Cana has a new guardian." β
Ryan turned over and dismounted, helped him up with his own hands, and said, "Knight Hans, are you maintaining order in the city?" β
"It was me and Knight Holm who kept order, and thankfully, we made it to your arrival." Hans said with some excitement.
Ryan raised his eyebrows slightly, this Hans in front of him was just a junior knight, and he turned out to be one of the top leaders of the current army?
As if seeing Ryan's doubts, Hans said with some embarrassment: "For some special reasons, there are only two of us left in the military attachΓ© in the city, so I am temporarily filled." β
A cold glint flashed in Ryan's eyes, it seems that not everyone has the courage to resist the orcs.
"It's okay, from now on you will be the official city defense officer, enter the city, I have something to ask you."
Hans was stunned for a moment, and then an irrepressible ecstasy followed. glanced at Delai and Allen beside Ryan, both of whom were above him in strength, but the baron still made himself a city defense officer, and he made the right move!
Daxi said: "Obey! β
With a wave of his hand, the soldiers at the front of the front each held an orc's head stuck in their spears, and marched into the city in two rows.
Hans's eyes widened in surprise, not knowing what was going on, and seeing that Ryan didn't mean to explain, he closed his mouth in amusement, and silently led Ryan to lead the way.
Ryan's intention is actually obvious, that is, to show off his muscles, they are new to the city, and if they don't show their strength, it will be difficult to ensure that some people have other thoughts.
The fly in the ointment is that there are only about two dozen heads, which are less and lack deterrence.
However, he still has a backhand.
When he got closer, he found that, as he thought, although the rammed earth city wall was more than a foot high, the roots were obviously very damp, and the conventional siege could resist it, but unfortunately, this was an extraordinary world.
"When we get through this winter, we will have to find an opportunity to repair the walls again." Ryan secretly thought to himself that when he entered the city, he would know what information was for reference only, and everything was subject to the real thing.
According to the information provided by Viscount Ambushi, Kana Territory is a relatively prosperous city on the border, which exports a large amount of timber and medicinal herbs every year, and also attracts a large number of mercenaries and adventurers.
Looking at it now, it's not much different from the ruins after the war.
As far as the eye can see, the roads are potholed, the houses are crooked, all mud or wooden houses, dilapidated, and even the sound of the door panels being overwhelmed by the cold wind can be heard.
Hearing the movement, one after another residents poked their heads out to look, and found that it was such an elite soldier, and immediately began to whisper, and finally more and more people came out, and the whispering turned into a heated discussion.
There were also sharp-eyed ones, and found the head of the orc that was provoked by the soldiers, and for a time there was a constant uproar in the crowd, and fear spread in the crowd.
Seeing that there were more and more people, Hans immediately shouted: "This is the new baron of the Kanna Leader, hurry up and retreat to meet you." β
Only then did the melon-eating masses understand that it was the new aristocratic lord who was coming, and they closed their mouths one after another, kneeling on the ground one by one, shouting:
"Meet the ...... Master"
"Praise the ...... of the old man"
Ryan looked at the citizens kneeling together, and there was a slight wave in his heart, he was now their uncrowned king, and he could decide life and death with a word.
"Knight Hans, how many people are there in the city now, how many soldiers can be put into battle?" On the way to the castle, Ryan begins to learn some basic information about the city.
"Well, Lord Hui, there are now more than fifteen thousand people in the city, more than 100 people in the garrison, more than 200 militiamen who often participate in training, and a cavalry squad." Hans led the horse for Ryan and replied cautiously.
"In other words, there are only more than three hundred soldiers who can be used?" Alan on the side looked at the other party in disbelief, this is a border barony, and there are only more than 300 garrison troops?
Hans nodded, his expression revealing helplessness.
"You said there were more than 15,000 people in the city? The number of people in the entire Kanna Collar is not much larger than this, is it? Instead of dwelling on the issue of troops, Ryan noticed that something was wrong with the population of the city.
"My lord's eyes, this is because my subordinates are good at asserting and migrating most of the population from outside the city to the city, and our defense forces are limited, so we can only concentrate together." Hans hastened to explain, while anxiously waiting for Ryan's sentence to be pronounced against him.
Although he did the right thing, it was a very transgressive thing, and he exercised the rights of the lord. With this alone, Ryan can't even fault him with killing him.
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