With a wave of his hand for the soldier to bring the nearly fainting refugee down, a solemn look appeared on Ryan's face for the first time.

The territory of Chert is larger than that of Kanna, with a population of about 30,000 to 40,000 people, and the strength of the army, weapons, and walls is above the city of Dorman.

But it was such a city that it didn't even last a day before it was destroyed, and the lord could only cower in the castle and wait for the orcs to retreat.

"After this battle, the Archie family is probably going to be greatly injured in the future." Ryan sighed slightly, now the pressure is on his side, and the distance between the two territories is less than a hundred miles.

Counting the time for the orcs to rest and recuperate, the time left for Ryan to be at most three days, if the other party chooses to attack, it may only take more than a day to attack the city.

He immediately withdrew the people who were working in the field, and then scattered the scout team along the left passage to investigate the enemy.

It soon paid off, and a large group of refugees was heading to Dorman City, scattered in the thousands.

So there is a question in front of Lane, whether to choose to reject this group of refugees, or to accept them in the city?

Without much hesitation, Ryan chose the second one, one is that there is indeed a shortage of people in Kanna, which will be a large batch of fresh blood, and the food in the city is barely enough, but there is a shortage of housing.

Housing is being built at an accelerated pace, and the precious population cannot be abandoned for that reason.

Moreover, if they are left alone, then almost half of the traps that Ryan prepared for the orcs outside the city walls will be trampled by them, and when the time comes, they will not only be infamous, but also exposed and consumed the weapons of defending the city.

So under the surveillance of the scouts, Ryan sent a small team of soldiers to pick up the refugees into the city, although the racial characteristics of humans and orcs are obvious, but it is not excluded that some people want to play Infernal Affairs, in order to be on the safe side, Ryan directly divided an area away from the city wall, and concentrated on them to monitor.

During this period, he also learned more complete information from the mouths of these refugees, and the more complete the replenishment, the more ruthless Lane's heart sank.

"An orc shaman, a chief who can kill high-ranking knights, and nearly a thousand orcs after the war, what a huge force...... How nice it would be if Mr. Sterling did......"

Ryan sighed slightly in his heart, high-end combat power, what his side lacks the most is high-end combat power, if Sterling is here, at least someone can stop the orc chieftain.

In a way, the element of communication, shamans who believe in beast gods are more terrifying than magicians, and a shaman can lead a small battle to win or lose.

"It's not enough, these preparations are far from enough!" He secretly punched the female wall a few times and muttered in a low voice.

After returning to the castle, Ryan announced an order to send young men to defend the city on a large scale, except for all Orions and military-trained lords who must go up to the walls, and the others Ryan did not expect them to fight the orcs.

All they needed was to carry the city's defense equipment, cook, boil the golden juice, and so on, and at this point, Ryan could not be allowed to relent.

Orders for requisition came out of his hands, and Dorman City began to spin slowly like a rusty machine.

With a wave of his hand, Ryan once again announced that as long as he participated in the defense of the city, the militia would immediately issue twenty silver dele, and the rest would also be rewarded with varying amounts of coins.

At this time, no matter what you say, there is no real money to be effective. Sure enough, after the coins were issued, the whole city was singing the praises of Lane's name, and the morale of the refugees, which had been somewhat depressed, climbed to the top again.

Seeing that the morale was almost promoted, Ryan held a swearing-in meeting in full swing, and in the city square, Ryan was dressed in military uniform, looking at the leaders and refugees gathered in the whole city and said:

"Ladies and gentlemen, the horn of the orc attack has sounded, and the iron hooves of the demons are about to set foot on our home.

If you don't want to be a refugee, you don't want to be used as food by orcs, you don't want to be a cold corpse......

If you want to hold on to what you have, then grab your hunting bow and spear, take everything you can to fight, and keep those filthy, brutal orcs out of the walls!

And in my capacity as Lord of Karna, I promise you that all those who participate in the defense of the city will be exempted from conscription for the next three years!

There are pensions for the war dead, subsidies for the disabled, and a better life for the living! ”

As soon as these words came out, the audience was silent, and if other lords said this, they might scoff at it, and even laugh at it in their hearts.

However, Ryan had built up a basic trust in their hearts during this time, and at least everything he said was fulfilled.

The first to respond to Ryan was the militia battalion, which had just received a wartime allowance from Ryan and was now fully committed to supporting Ryan.

Then there were the people who had been involved in the construction of the houses, and they had been given plenty of food during this time, and some were given wooden huts where they could stay, and Ryan had left a mark on them.

It's just that to Ryan's surprise, it was those refugees who responded next, and even the will to fight to the death with the orcs was even stronger.

Because they have lost their homes, they have lost their loved ones...... Ryan's words deeply touched them, and they want to fight to the death with the orcs!

For a while, the hearts of the people in the city were unprecedentedly united, and Delai and the others watched the black crowd calling Lane's name, and the apprehension in their hearts couldn't help but slowly calm down.

A hint of realization rose in Allen's heart, and this may be the "people's heart" that Ryan said.

Delai also knew why Ryan was throwing money and food at these civilians, it turned out that he was waiting for this moment to come, although the trust between the lord and the lord was still very weak, but sooner or later it would become extremely strong!

Ryan looked at the morale of the crowd below, and his heart was slightly rippling, if he fought this battle, he would truly have the foundation of his life in this world, and the blueprint in his heart could be turned into reality step by step.

If you lose...... No, this battle can only be won and not lost!

His gaze sharpened, and his far-reaching gaze seemed to pass through the crowds, the houses, the walls...... Saw the ghostly Chelt Collar and the abominable green-skinned creatures.

If he loses, Cana will be like that.

"This battle will be won!" Ryan raised his arms and shouted, his voice as deafening as spring thunder.

"Victory! Win! ”

"Victory!"

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The crowd shouted at the same height, and the converging sound shook the clouds, overshadowed the cold wind, and resounded in all corners of Dorman City, and at this moment, even the most cowardly man would grow a little courage out of thin air!

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