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After cursing the Lorraine point repeatedly, the Shihuils had to face the reality that the war of 100 million was coming.

So, after the rage, the people of Nedel City began to become panicked, like flies without their heads, always panicking about things that seemed important to them.

In order to guard against the moles lurking in the city, Catherine issued a strict martial law decree under the construction of Belém, prohibiting a qiē assembly and prohibiting banquets, balls and other activities during the war.

As soon as a large group of people gathered in the house, the officers and soldiers of the guard station would come to the door in full armor. Make a note of each one. people's names, and then drive them home.

The most affected are the magnates in Nedel City, and the resentment of the common people is now concentrated on Lorraine.

They thought that the war had been going on for months, but there was no progress at all, and now the orcs had penetrated deep into Nedel.

Naturally, these people attributed this qiē to Lorraine's incompetence, and then they automatically ignored Lorraine's two victories at the time of the net. I also completely forgot the arduousness of this war.

Forget to face the overwhelming and menacing half-orc frenzy like locusts. What kind of sacrifices are those soldiers who climb the ice and snow on the front line and fight bloodily.

However, due to Catherine's rule. The common people have no complaints about the martial law policy she promulgated, martial law is very normal, especially Catherine also issued a decree to strictly control prices.

The common people in the city all applauded this decree, praised Her Royal Highness Catherine and Sister Adele for their wisdom, and they were intimate people of our common people, and then sighed: Why did you say that such a good flower was inserted in cow dung.

Ney'an's bigwigs knew more about the war than ordinary people, and they all knew the severity of Lorraine's face, but they were very dissatisfied with Catherine's way of cutting off her money.

National disaster wealth, war wealth, no national disaster, no war how to make money, and now the powerful eldest princess Her Royal Highness directly blocked their way.

If you don't let the money, forget it, Her Royal Highness the eldest princess won't even let them escape for their lives.

The sticks of the Praetorian Guards at the gate of the city directly knocked out the grievances of these people.

Aristocrats and wealthy people have always been privileged.

They can go on a rampage on the streets. They can dictate to others, they can bully men and women, and in the face of danger, they can enjoy the treatment of letting the nobles go first.

But in front of the strong Catherine. They could only hold this resentment in their hearts, and the sticks of the Praetorian Guards directly woke up these people, and it was not a governor from other places who gave orders above their heads, but Her Royal Highness, the only eldest princess of the royal family.

They don't know, and they should be glad about it.

If Lord Lorraine was here, with his old man's vicious heart, he would definitely let everyone run away in front of him, and then quietly send the orc servant legion on his hand to rob and kill him halfway.

And he will definitely slaughter a few "kill chickens and monkeys, let everyone know" and don't listen to the old man, and suffer in front of him. The precious value of this universal saying.

And in the end, he will also say "Fleeing from battle, there is a negative grace." The property of those people's families was confiscated.

You must know that Lord Lorraine scraped the ground, "the sky is three feet high, and the ground is seven minutes thin." means. I believe that even a pair of pants will not be left for them.

Except for those who were worried about the safety of the city and worked hard to defend Nedle, everyone else was complaining, they were all dissatisfied.

It's also understandable, because life is one's own.

Lorraine led Ney's soldiers to victory, and the wealth of honor and wealth they had gained was not shared with these people at all, and they would turn their heads and do whatever they needed to do except for three minutes of cheering victory, they were Nidel, not Kronnie.

The Kroni repelled an attack by the orcs and could be happy for half a year.

This is also a matter of course, because everyone keeps their houses, cars, and children. Horses, tickets,

Although the party is restricted, people always want to gather to vent in this tense moment, so that they can know that I am not the only one who is afraid.

Now the taverns in Nedel City are a big hit. Men who have been temporarily idle, due to the lockdown, gather here all day long.

There has been a lot of scolding in the tavern for two days in a row, but today's atmosphere is suddenly different.

The drinkers were still talking about the Governor of Lorraine, complaining loudly about how the Governor hadn't dealt with the damned orcs yet.

The door of the hotel "clangs." With a thud, he was pushed away, and several armored guards walked in.

It was the soldiers who came in. The store fell silent for a moment, and after a moment of seeing the people coming. The drinkers turned their heads calmly, and continued to say what they had to say. There were also quite a few drinkers who stood up to greet the soldiers, apparently they were regular customers here.

The leader of the team was a captain who threw his sword on the table, snapped his fingers at the bartender, and casually said, "The same way."

Several other soldiers also leaned their spears against the wall beside them, sat down on their chairs, and stretched their waists while asking the boss to hurry up and serve the wine.

The boss did not dare to slack off, and hurriedly picked up several large oak wine glasses, and a plate with dried fruits, and brought them to them.

The captain stretched, looked at the plates on the table, glanced at the boss, and said, "We didn't call this."

The boss smiled and said, "I'll give it to you." ”

Then he sat down in front of the captain. smiled and said, "What."

The captain pinched the dried fruit and threw it into his mouth, chewing the dried fruit crunching, while muttering vaguely: "Don't talk nonsense, now the top is strict, let others hear it." We doubled our shifts and patrolled the streets for two days in a row, and today we only gave us half a day's rest. I'll have to go back when I'm done drinking

The boss shook his head in disbelief and said, "You are the security team, who will take care of you at this time."

The captain scolded: "Bullshit security, at this time, whoever dares to make trouble in the city, I don't see those sneakers don't go to the street, and if they catch it, they will cut off their heads directly." The tasks of the brothers have been divided, and when the battle starts, they all have to go to the city wall and fight with the orcs

The other soldiers sighed at each other, and they all shook their heads worriedly.

The boss was stunned for a moment and said, "You go up to the city wall?."

The captain nodded with a tense face. "There are no soldiers in the city, and the militia has gone up." We're on patrol, so we're not going until the war starts

A young soldier said worriedly: "This is not the same as catching thieves and robbers, this is really desperate, I heard that those orcs are as tall as two people, stronger than bears." I heard that they also eat people

The captain shook his hand and slapped the soldier. scolded: "Look at your little bit of interest." Scare yourself, there are orcs in the city. Surrendered. Or I'll take you to see it

The hotel owner also patted the young soldier and said, "You won't be afraid if you fight." I was also a soldier. I fought with the orcs, the orcs are strong, but how can they be so evil, and they will die if they stab them with a sword

The drinker next to him leaned over and asked, "When will the rice orcs come?"

"Listen to the above. It's been about a day or two, and the captain glanced up. said with a heavy heart at the moment.

"So fast?" the drinkers in the tavern listened with their ears skewed, hearing that the orcs were coming. There was a buzz of discussion. The drinker at the next table turned around and complained to the captain, "Is our line of defense paper-paste? Tens of thousands of troops are in the south, and the orcs can come whenever they want."

"That is, it is rumored that the governor is good at war. The ability to fight has made the orcs hit Ney's heart

Then there was another whining.

The captain glared at them and shouted, "Shut up, you don't want to fucking live, it's being checked above." Several people were arrested in the market two days ago. I heard that they were all dragged to the entrance of the vegetable market, and they clicked directly

His words blew like a cold wind, instantly condensing the air in the tavern.

The drinkers shuddered.

They looked at each other heartily, then closed their mouths at the same time.

Seeing that the atmosphere changed all of a sudden, the boss snorted, relied on his courage, and said, "It's not as strict as you said." Your commander has also issued a notice of this, and he is caught by saying nonsense that the governor has defeated the battle and shakes the morale of the army. What a stupid person. Others say that the governor died

The captain shook his head and said, "If you can, don't say it." Our boss lady is Her Royal Highness the Princess. Recently, he has a bad temper, and yesterday he dismissed six senior officials in one go, and they escaped from the battle, almost arresting them all for military justice. ”

The drinkers were in good spirits. Scolded in unison: "Live"

"Yes. It's good that they're all withdrawn. ”

"Raid their homes and cut off their heads

Everyone scolded in relief, a gloating smile on their faces.

The captain sighed, and then said: "Actually, the situation is not so bad, the governor with more than 20,000 soldiers are all well, fighting for two months, fighting several victories, I heard that there are not many people lost." The point is. There are too many orcs coming this time, and there are tens of thousands of people, and it's good to be able to fight like today

The boss looked around, and then said loudly: "I'll just say, you guys don't know how to fight, and you are all worried about it."

The captain smiled slightly, then picked up his glass and took a sip.

He carefully tasted the wine with his eyes closed. After a while, I saw that everyone was waiting a little impatiently. Then he continued: "There are many orcs, but there are few of us, and I heard that Russell's old bastard is still pressuring not to send reinforcements to our Naian

"That damn old dog

"The Great Traitor

"After death, you will mourn in the flames of hell

"Not a single good thing in the temple, except, of course, our Bishop Shilmelia

The captain spread his hands and said, "The border line is six hundred miles long, who knows where they came in." 20,000 people. Say less and say more. ”

"So what now?"

What else can I do, Captain Shoubei poured another sip of wine, and then said, "There are only three thousand of us in the city, the regular army." There are quite a few militiamen, four or five thousand people. Although it is not possible to attack. But the defense is more than enough.

But as mentioned above, after half a month, the governor will come back with reinforcements, and when the time comes,"

As he spoke, the captain leaned down, stretched out his hands and made a pinching gesture, looking at everyone meaningfully. said: "The inside should be combined with the outside, and kill all these dogs."

Everyone suddenly heard these strategic plans, and their hearts were excited: these are high-level secrets, but they didn't expect to be able to listen to eight paragraphs for a penny in this tavern.

Everyone has a feeling of being involved in the decision-making level, "what is in the middle of what, and what is outside of what".

"That's how it should be.

"We have 10,000, they have 20,000, and the city is still easy to defend, and they can't attack it. ”

Some people also poured cold water on it and muttered:

It's easy, the governor brings people back, and the south doesn't care. "I said why are you so stupid, is Crony City important, or is it our Nedel City that is important."

"Of course it's our Nedel, this is the house.

Our governor will definitely protect Nedel first. ”

The boss sighed and said, "I hope." ”

At this time, I heard a dull and muffled voice outside.

The voice went on and on, getting higher and higher.

The drinkers raised their heads and wondered, "What kind of sound is this?"

The drunkard with good deeds pushes open the door of the tavern. In an instant, the rapid and dull sound of a horn "woo" entered the tavern.

The captain was stunned for a moment, then his face changed drastically, he smashed the wine glass in his hand on the table, and shouted: "It's not good, this is the sound of a military horn." ”

The faces of the soldiers also changed.

The captain grabbed the long sword on the table and shouted, "The orcs are here, go and assemble."

The soldiers hurriedly picked up their weapons and rushed outside with the captain.

The people who heard the rush on the street froze, and while they were asking each other what was going on, the soldiers of the brigade ran wildly down the street, shouting, "Get out of the way." Get out of the way. ”

Behind the soldiers were militiamen without uniform uniforms.

They wore all kinds of armor, and they had all kinds of weapons in their hands, swords, guns, and hammers. Hurried through the street.

The common people were in a hurry, and they all quickly hid back to their homes. If you are a little brave, you hide under the bed and recite the scriptures, begging for the gods and Buddhas in the sky to protect you. If you are a little bold, you will open the door and look out through the crack in the door to see the excitement.

After a short while, a carriage, heavily guarded by the Praetorian Guards, drove quickly down the street towards the city gates.

Catherine and Adele looked silently at the street outside the car window, their ears full of "woo." The sound of the trumpet of the slaughtering army.

Lorena looked at Catherine and Adele and said, "Hey, you two, don't follow one." Like the old woman, they are already two days late, which means that we have two more days to prepare. Be glad

Adele smiled bitterly at the corner of her mouth and said, "What's the difference, it's nothing more than pulling in two carts of grain."

Lorina glanced at them and said, "Hey, I said you, even if you don't have confidence in yourself. I should also have some confidence in Lorraine, doesn't his plan go smoothly? ”

Catherine shook her head and said, "In the past, there was Lorraine in the war, so we just need to take care of ourselves." Now, we have to do it ourselves, how can I feel at ease, I'm always afraid that something is missing

Lorena glanced at her and comforted, "Nicole, you've done enough. If there is anything you can't do well, then it is impossible to do it well if someone else comes in

Catherine sighed lowly. "I hope so." ”

The carriage soon reached the headquarters at the city gates. The guard opened the door, and the three of them jumped out of it, and they were met by Shirméhoa, who was hurrying in.

Behind Hilmephia were more than a hundred priests of the temple.

The priests knew they were about to go to war, and they were all fully armed, with chain mail on their bodies, staff in their hands, and swords at their waists.

The four girls nodded slightly and walked briskly to the city.

Ignatz, the magistrate who oversaw the city's defenses, was waiting on the city wall, and when he saw Catherine and the others coming up, he hurriedly saluted and said hurriedly: "Your Highness, the enemy's fleet has appeared, and it is now heading up the river

Catherine: "Hmm. With a sigh, he walked to the city wall and bowed to the west

On the far side of the Beni River. There were a few black dots floating in a row, and it was the half-orc transport ship.

Catherine stared at the transport ship in the distance and asked, "Is the city defense ready?"

Ignatz bowed again and said in a deep voice, "Yes." Your Highness, all personnel are already in place. Everyone has been waiting for a few days now. This time, we have mages and priests, and I believe that we will be able to stop these orcs until the Governor returns

Catherine said calmly, "Very well. ”

Then Catherine turned to look at Ignatz and said, "Tell the soldiers, fight the enemy." After the victory, I will reward them again

"Yes, Your Highness

A soldier hurried up to Ignatz and gasped, "My lord, there is a very strange orc unit outside the east gate

Ignatz was taken aback and said hurriedly: "Is it the enemy's striker?"

"No, my lord, they fly our flag

Catherine first frowned, then rejoiced, and said, "Let's go and see." ”

And they passed through the city. When I arrived at the east gate, I saw that the soldiers on the city wall were opening their bows and crossbows, and they were nervously guarding a team of orcs outside the city.

Most of the group stayed out of range of bows and arrows, and the men in front of them were holding an eagle banner of the Ruman Empire, and only a few orcs were shouting at the city officers at the city gates.

Catherine glanced down, and it was none other than Gelba, the prophet of the Abendan tribe.

He was anxiously explaining his identity aloud at the moment.

Catherine smiled slightly and said, "It's Abendan, let them in." ”

Ignatz waved open the gates and accepted the orcs into the city.

When the prophet Girba entered the city, he saw Catherine and Adele on it, and hurried up to salute. said: "Her Royal Highness Princess, Sister Adele."

Catherine pointed to the more than a thousand people below and said, "What's going on?". busy