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General Yinglip looked at Kai Jiaolin's solemn expression, and secretly exclaimed in his heart, "Knife chew six."

Now in the midst of a fierce war, Lorraine and the vast majority of Ney's army are fighting against the orcs in the south.

Catherine and Adele were actually in charge of the province during this time.

Looking at Catherine and Adele's appearance, it undoubtedly shows that there is a very troublesome and tricky matter. It's not peacetime now, and it can't afford to be tossed here.

General Philip calmly saluted Catherine and said, "Your Highness, you are looking for me." ”

After staying up all night, after several ups and downs in a row, Rao is Catherine and Adele, who are in good health, are inevitably a little tired.

Catherine rubbed her temples vigorously, waved her hand at General Philip, and then told General Philip in detail the news that the orcs were about to attack Nedel City.

General Philip was also taken aback when he heard this, and after thinking about the current situation. General Philip said helplessly: "Your Highness." We still underestimate the enemy. ”

Hearing General Philip say this, the girls were stunned, but after thinking about it carefully, they all nodded helplessly in agreement with General Philip's statement.

In fact, the Naian people are indeed a bit underestimated.

Especially with two successive victories in Lorraine. After destroying nearly 20,000 orcs, the people of Naian generally believed that there would be two more battles like this. Orcs are not a problem.

Just find the enemy's main force and fight them, maybe in less than a month, the orcs will have to retreat and roll back to the grassland.

Most of the people who hold this view are people behind the front, especially those in the government, who continue to fight high-intensity wars. The pressure on the rear is also very great, especially the consumption of various materials, seeing that Nai'an's family foundation is getting thinner and thinner, and the hearts of people in the government affairs system are getting colder and colder.

However, this argument caused great dissatisfaction among the soldiers at the front, and General Larry complained that he would give it to those who sat in the office. Bring a knife to each of them, and let them go to the orcs for a decisive battle.

Her own men were fighting in front, Catherine was worried all day, and Lorraine sent back a letter. No matter how late it was, Catherine and Adele would get out of bed and read it carefully several times. This suggestion of letting Lorraine go on an adventure naturally aroused Catherine and Adele's great disgust. Soon no one would say anything more about destroying Nell'an's unity and solidarity against the enemy.

After no one dared to say anything about the victory, the people of Naian began to think that as long as they held the city, they only had to hold on to the city. After another month or two, those orcs will retreat because of lack of food.

Now this view has been unanimously agreed by the whole of Naian, and even the soldiers on the front line, many people agree with this view, and persuade Lorraine to adopt a conservative method of warfare, not to surround and intercept every infiltration of the orcs.

Both of these points of view believe that the current shape of Naian Province is very good, not good, but a great good, and the orcs are not enough to be troubled. It was not necessary for the cities in the rear to maintain such a large contingent of militias. Let them go home early, and they can also save food and salary, and prepare for the spring sowing and expansion of the land in the coming year.

Even the port of Nedel City, except after a period of depression during the Nets War. Soon the bustle of the boat came and went. Even because the number of merchants who want to make money from war has increased. The port is more lively, and the throughput of goods has increased a lot all of a sudden.

The north-central part of Naian has been singing and dancing again.

And now, the sneak attack of the orcs is like a blow to the head, and the savages have told the Sù Nian people with practical actions that they are not a bunch of fools who can only break the skin around their waists, but can bite and kill people's flesh

General Philip can think about the shaking of the whole north of Naian after the news was made public. Panic is inevitable.

After pondering for a while, General Philip raised his head and said: "Your Highness, the next period of time will definitely be fluctuating, Your Highness may be under great pressure from the locals, please Your Highness must withstand the pressure, and not let Lord Lorraine come back."

Otherwise, not only Nedel City would be in danger, but the entire Nell would also fall into chaos.

Lord Lorraine will also be under pressure from within to ask for reinforcements, but Lord Lorraine has the support of military law, and I believe that Lord Lorraine can handle it. I'm worried that there might be chaos in our city, especially among the civil officials. ”

The four of Catherine and Adele looked at each other, and they both saw the worry in each other's eyes.

Philip is the commander of the Praetorian Guard. The characters of Jouman City, who have been trained for many years, see not only the danger from the outside, but also the crisis that will come from within the city of Naidel.

Once Nedel City is besieged, the high-ranking and wealthy merchants in the city will definitely unanimously ask Lorraine to come back to the rescue, and Nedel City will not be lost. If these local magnates unite, it will be Catherine, the eldest princess, and it will be very tricky to suppress them.

Most of the families of senior officers on the southern front are in Nai'an, and it is inevitable that the people on the front line will be fluctuating and will want Lorraine to go back to the rescue.

However, the law of Rumandi is severe, and Lorraine, as the supreme military commander of Naian, as long as they are strictly ordered to obey the military orders at that time, those officers will not dare to disobey.

Catherine glanced at General Philip gratefully and said, "I know, thank you for the reminder." We've really ignored that. Anyway, we've decided to hold on to the city with all our might, as for the ugly ones who only care about their own comfort

Catherine thought about it, there was really nothing she could do to deal with those people, so she sighed helplessly. "The military power is in our hands, just ignore them." ”

General Philip bent down and said coldly: "In times of siege, danger from within is often the greatest threat. If anyone wants to disrupt our deployment, hinder Your Highness. For the safety of Your Highness and Your Highness Leo, I hope that Your Highness will make a decision as soon as possible, and our Praetorian Guards can clean up the tattoo for Your Highness. ※

Catherine was stunned for a moment, General Philip meant that someone was really making trouble. Then it's time for the killer. Catherine, after all, was raised with a royal education. And Leo, as the future heir of the empire, is not allowed to make mistakes at all, for Leo's safety, not to mention a few of Ney'an, nobles, that is, the family of Ruman City, Archduke Julius and Catherine can also do it.

Catherine nodded solemnly, and said in a cold voice: "If there are really people who don't know how to advance or retreat at that time." General, I'll leave them to you to deal with. ”

General Philip saluted and said loudly: "Yes, I will let this go!, please rest assured, Your Highness, the Praetorian Guard never makes mistakes." But

General Philip changed his words, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Your Highness, it's best to let His Highness Leo go first?"

Catherine shook her head categorically and said, "As an imperial family, you will never run away in the face of danger. This is Leo's responsibility. ”

General Philip sighed and said to himself: I knew it was so, but it was fine. At least I'm with the right person.

Philip shouted even louder, "Yes, and where are the insiders lurking in the city?"

Catherine said, "I've left this to someone who is right-handed. If they don't do it well either. No one can do anything about that. ”

"Your Highness". General Philip said: "With all due respect, this kind of strategy in war is nothing more than digging tunnels and opening the city gates, as long as it is prevented in advance, the enemy will not be able to make any big waves." This kind of strategy can win a battle, but it will not have much effect on the whole war. ”

Catherine looked at General Philip and said with a smile: "I'm not worried about these problems, because, we have a task to hand over to the Praetorian Guard, as long as it is carried out well, not only can we protect Nedel City, but those orcs, one of them, don't want to go back alive." ”

General Philip was stunned for a moment, and said in his heart: There is still such a thing?

Then he said in a deep voice: "Obey the orders of His Highness."

Soon after, a hundred Praetorian Guards quietly left the city.

Before the dignitaries in Nedel City had time to eat breakfast, Catherine was urgently summoned to the Doge's Palace for a meeting.

Angus had been ordered by Catherine to fortify the city the previous night. Although he still doesn't know what happened, he has a bad premonition in his heart.

The officials who came to the meeting looked at the meeting that was suddenly tightly guarded by the Praetorian Guard, and their hearts were all chuckled, knowing that something big had happened, and they all knew the news that all the troops in Nedel City had been dispatched overnight last night, and they were all worried in their hearts

Angus could only shrug his shoulders helplessly in the face of his colleagues' inquiries, indicating that he knew nothing.

Soon, Catherine and Adele walked into the conference room.

The sharp-eyed people are now wearing the clothes of these two proprietresses are still yesterday, and for a woman like Catherine and Adele, wearing a dress for two days is almost like the end of the world.

This means that the two proprietresses did not rest all night, and they did not even have time to change their clothes.

"Is there a mistake on the southern route?" was the unanimous thought of everyone in the room.

After Catherine threw out the orcs that were about to attack Nedel in a few days' time, there was silence in the meeting room, and then a loud commotion.

"How can this be.

"Oh my God, we don't have soldiers now. ”

"Reinforcements, we have to do our best to gather reinforcements. ”

"Have you informed Lord Lorraine? ”

Catherine and Adele looked at the shouting officials in front of them with unhappy expressions.

Looking at the expressions of the two proprietresses, Angus's face darkened, and he said loudly: "Quiet, quiet, what kind of system." ”

The people below fell silent and looked straight at Catherine and Adele.

Angus turned to Catherine and said, "Your Highness, has the news been confirmed? Catherine said, "In six days at the earliest, the orcs will appear under Nedel City. ”

The officials in the conference room hissed and took a breath.

Angus said: "In this way, even if Lord Lorraine receives the news and returns to the division to rescue, he will not be able to catch up." Do we have any other reinforcements? ”

Catherine shook her head and said, "No, I just sent a messenger to Constantine and Jomancheng for help, but it will take at least twenty days for the legions of the Eastern Provinces to arrive.

When Angus heard this, he said firmly: "We must defend the city!"

Catherine was pleased with Angus's attitude. With a slight jaw, he said, "Lorraine is the governor of Naian." When will the reinforcements be returned. It was up to him to decide that our mission was before Lorraine returned. Defend Nedel City firmly. ”

The officials in the conference room knew that the moment had come. There was only one way to resist the enemy and wait for reinforcements, and immediately stood up and waited for Catherine's order.

Catherine and Adele methodically carried down the drawn orders, and the transfer of logistical materials to the south was assigned to several cities in the west.

Before the orc army arrives, do your best to store food and weapons inside Nedel City.

Martial law was ordered in the city, and all gates were strictly checked. Except for military personnel and officials with missions, no one else is allowed to enter or leave.

The militia also guarded the walls according to the formal formation.

Nobles and wealthy merchants, as well as bodyguards and the like, were also to be summoned.

Knowing that such large-scale preparations for war cannot be concealed, it is better for the officials to directly give an explanation, which can better calm people's minds than to let the people guess and guess, and all kinds of news are flying all over the sky, making people panic and scaring themselves.

Therefore, Catherine instructed Angusbu not to say how the half-orcs got it, but only to pray that there were many batches of half-beast forests. Infiltrate the central and northern parts of Nai'an, attack major towns, and in order to protect everyone's lives and property, all cities in Nai An are now under martial law.

In an instant, the atmosphere in Nedel City changed, the air became heavy, and the soldiers of the brigade began to patrol the streets, and the convoy transporting supplies blocked all the city gates at once.

The number of guards at the city gate was several times larger, carefully checking everyone who entered the city.

Catherine strictly forbade the officials to spread the news, so the people in the city were very dissatisfied with this strict city defense policy, saying that Catherine was making a big deal.

Vera slept until it was dark. Satisfied, he stretched and got up from the bed. She was exhausted from last night.

But thinking about last night, Wei damaged so many ships of half-orcs, Vera only felt much more comfortable in her heart, and said in her heart: This is what kind of stress reduction exercise the young master said, right?

When she came down from the upper floor, Vera was silent in the Governor's Palace, and after a circle, Catherine and Adele were now curled up on the sedan side of the lounge and fell asleep.

And Melina was setting up dinner with Leo, and Leo didn't have that wilting look. On the contrary, it was like something fun had happened, and he was full of energy.

When it was time for dinner, Melina went to wake up Catherine and Adele, and the two girls saw each other's wolf bèi and screamed at the same time, rushing into the bedroom to clean up.

Soon, the two of them had a tired look that could not be hidden. Dressed in plain clothes and sitting at the dining table, Lorina quickly walked in hurriedly, pulled out a chair and sat down to eat.

Then Sylmeria also rushed into the dining room dressed in pure white bishop's robes.

After sitting down, Shirmel Melia didn't even breathe, and said, "My order has been given, and all the priests will stay at the temple headquarters and wait to join the battle. ”

Loryna followed and said, "The mages who came with me have also formed a group, led by a few, high-level mages, they eat Lorraine's and wear Lorraine's. With such a high salary, and after resting for so long, I couldn't help it, and after hearing about it, I was ready to give the orcs a hard time, and let them know the mages of the Maple Leaf Danlin

"It's a well-known eye. Leo continued casually.

"Huh?" There are five big girls in a table, all of whom are from the Maple Leaf Danlin, and Catherine alone has nothing to do with the mage. Naturally, they all stared at Leo.

Leo looked up and gave them a blank look. He said, "What am I doing? That's not what I said. ”

Lorraine pinched her fingers and said hatefully, "Lorraine." ”

Instead, Schillea burst out laughing.

After dinner, Vera looked at the sky, then pushed the plate and said, "It's already dark, I should go back to the young master." ”

Catherine and the others knew that Vera was wrong, and said worriedly, "Vera. Will you get lost when you go back at night, hundreds of miles away, I'm afraid you will find the wrong place.

Vera waved her hand and said firmly: "Don't worry, the young master has given me a signal, and I will be able to find it." ”

"That's good," Catherine nodded, then pulled a letter out of her pocket and handed it to Vera. Said: "Bring this letter to the one who has no conscience, so that he doesn't have to worry about us, just say that we can deal with it here." ”

And my Adele pulled out a letter from her chest, handed it to Vera with a smile, and specially explained to Vera: "You must put it tightly, otherwise the fragrance on the letter will disperse as soon as the wind blows."

Vera let out an inexplicable "oh". Honestly tucked into the pocket inside the clothes.

With a slightly red face, Schilla also put an envelope in front of Vera and said softly, "Mine is also for Lorraine, and it is good to tell him a qiē." ”

Lorina generously stuffed a letter into Vera's hand and said, "Go and give it to him, tell him, I'll wait for him to come back and settle accounts with him." Dare to sister's heart, I will show him my heart. ”

Leo rolled his eyes, then threw the knife and fork in his hand and shouted, "Sister Vera." Wait a minute. ”

Then he jumped out of his chair and ran upstairs. Melina put the cutlery away, wiped her mouth elegantly, and nodded to the five girls. He said, "I'm done."

Then he jumped out of his chair and ran upstairs with him, shouting, "Leo, stop me." ”

After waiting for a while, Leo and Melina each came down from the upper floor with a large package, and the two threw the package on the table, Leo wiped the fine sweat on his head, and stuffed a king-size envelope into Vera's hand, shouting: "This is for the boss, although he is not righteous enough, but I have a lot of knowledge, and I don't have the same knowledge as him." ”

Melina gave the letter to Lorraine. He whispered, "Sister Vera, give it to Brother Lorraine for me." ”

"And then where. Leo picked up the two packages on the table one after another, stuffed them into Vera's arms, and said, "This is for Sister Vera." ”

Vera sniffed the sweet smell of the package and sniffled hard. My eyes narrowed with a smile.

By the time Vera landed on the roof of Lorraine's residence in Crony City, it was already the middle of the night, and Lorraine was waiting anxiously on the roof wrapped in a blanket, and when she saw that Vera had finally come down, she gave Vera a shiver first, and shouted into Vera's ear: "Why are you only coming back now, you stupid girl is in a hurry to kill me." ”

Vera rubbed her head aggrievedly. With a sad face, he said, "Young Master, I flew over again." ”