Perrin walked up to the city, and the winter sun was shining on his body, making him look extraordinarily warm. But he didn't feel the warmth of the sun in his heart at all. Since the siege of the city by the Greenskins, the problems in the city have subsided, and the Greenskins have not done much in the past few days, they are busy building rafts over there to cross the Oran River, forming a real siege of the city of Oren. Within the foreseeable range, the defenders had ten days to prepare for battle. But even so, the heavy pressure of the war left him feeling physically and mentally exhausted.

I don't know who said that "the ideal is beautiful, but the reality is cruel", this sentence is really very reasonable, because what happened in front of Pei Lan verified this philosophy.

"Who can tell for...... Why is this part of the wall like this?!!" he asked the question in as calm a tone as he could, but the anger in his voice outweighed even the loud roar.

"My lord, the original plan here is ...... The city gate ...... "Several officials in charge were in front of him, and the leader was trembling all over. Fools also understand that only now to find out such a serious problem is almost equivalent to a stab in the back.

"My lord, this is the gate according to the original construction plan!" the other bold one finally plucked up the courage to reply. "So the walls don't have to be so thick. Otherwise, demolition is a big problem...... You can take a look at the design ......"

Perrin felt the urge to shout to the sky to vent her frustration. There was such a weak part of the walls of Oren?! And by the time he found out, it was too late.

As those people said, the city itself was going to open a gate, but it was put on hold for various reasons. Since it is reserved for the city gate, this section of the city wall does not need to emphasize any quality problems, as long as it does not affect the appearance from the outside.

The city gate has never been built, so it has always been a remote corner of the city. No one pays attention to these things. Who would have thought that one day someone would attack this beautiful, splendid, holy and noble city? Who would have thought that war would become the only option that could not be solved through negotiation and political bargaining?

Even the previous Grand Master Comer didn't care about this small detail.

But Comer has a full 40,000 troops under his command, and the Holy Knights as the backbone, and the capital is huge. Even if this section of the wall was broken, he would still be sure to drive the incoming enemy out of the city. But Perrin doesn't have such good conditions.

Although this section of the wall is no different in height from the next one, it is as thin as a sheet of paper in terms of thickness. Only two people can walk on the walls.

In the past, when building castles and city walls, height and hardness were the first elements, and "thickness" was only the third element. And in modern times, the widespread use of cannons and magic has completely changed this. Especially artillery. Before the powerful siege fire of the cannons, the thickness of the city walls began to become more and more important, and the importance even surpassed the traditional "height" and became the first element. When money and time were limited, the builders of the walls preferred to make them shorter and thicker.

But this section of the wall is even less thick than some small castles. In other words, as long as the greenskins set up siege weapons, they were 90% sure that they would be able to destroy this section of the wall immediately.

"Hasn't our messenger heard back yet?" Perrin made up his mind, and the matter had come to this, so he could only admit it first. He moved on to another question. Couriers were all sent before Greenskins arrived, and couriers were found in all possible places where reinforcements could be sent. But after such a long time, everything is like a mud cow entering the sea, and no news has come back.

"I'm sorry, sir. Although the messenger set off for a long time, it was very unexpected...... No response was received. I'm worried about ......" The next half of the sentence was spoken in a very soft voice. "It's the Shem ......"

Damn it, it seems that the Scarlet Duke and the Shim have reached a tacit understanding, and the Shim does have a motive to do it—the men have coveted the independence of Oron for more than a day or two. The Greenskins can't stay forever, they'll withdraw, and Shem will take advantage of the situation to regain control of the city. Although Oren City will probably be in ruins by then, it is only a matter of time before it becomes a prosperous and important town once again, as long as the foundation is there.

In the distance, goblins can be seen pulling over a catapult. There are not many catapults left in the green skin of Peranzhi Road.

A few days later, Perrin came to the interior of the Grand Temple, the residence of Archbishop Karl. Many people in the church knew that the mansion was just an ornament, that the archbishop was absent most of the time, and that there was only one veteran doing pointless caretake. But now that the city is under siege, Carl stays in this mansion every day.

When Perrin walked into the room, Carl was fiddling with a strange-looking gadget. It's hard to tell what this thing is for, it's like a gigantic hollow drill with an easy-to-grip handle. This "big drill bit" is wound with metal wires of various colors, which looks very strange.

The archbishop's eyes were bloodshot and he looked sluggish from exhaustion. It can be seen that he is fiddling with this thing that Perrin can't understand day and night. The book that Perrin had seen in strange scripts was tossed to the side.

It was only a few minutes after Perrin came in that Karl put the odd tool on the ground aside and got down to business.

"How's it going?" Karl asked in a tired voice.

"It was better than expected. Perrin briefly introduced the situation. During this period, the defenders took the initiative to attack many times and achieved great results. On the one hand, it disrupted the Greenskins' siege preparations, and on the other hand, it destroyed the goblins' trebuchets. But again, the troops that attacked also suffered large losses. Especially yesterday, due to the eagerness to seek merit, the cavalry that attacked fell into the ambush circle of the green-skinned army while pursuing a group of goblins, and suffered a great defeat, with thousands of dead and wounded.

Although the casualties of a thousand men were a piece of cake, they were already serious considering the scarcity of regular troops in Oren. The improvised militia is okay to defend the city, but it's useless to really face the crisis.

"They haven't had a chance to storm the city......? Well done!" Karl didn't mind defeat at all, but instead heard that the greenskins had been counterattacked so that he never had a chance to attack the city, and a look of excitement appeared on his face.

"About ten days...... Hold on for another month at most...... Miracles will happen!"

"But I'm worried that they're jumping off the wall. Perrin didn't have much joy. "According to the mages, there are at least seventy shamans in the greenskins who can cast spells! If they are desperate, they may try to break through the walls with magic, and the mages are not sure that they will be able to stop them. We have a weak section of the wall, and there is a possibility that a hole in the magic has been opened. ”

"How many more magicians do we have?" Karl asked, distraught. "There should be quite a few in town!"

"Not a lot. There are fourteen high-ranking priests at our disposal in the city, and there are less than ten low-level mages. ”

"I remember your report that when Comer was defeated, most of the magicians survived. And we've also sent letters to summon magicians from various academies, why are there so few of them now?"

"But they are now being held by the Shem. Perrin replied. He knew that the word "withholding" was not appropriate, but it was the way it was. According to information from outside the city (although communication was cut off, magical communication was still possible), the Shem people used various excuses and methods to obstruct them after the defeat, and as a result, not a single magician was able to enter Oren before the Greenskins completed the siege. "If I'm not mistaken, they have some sort of secret pact with the Scarlet Duke! None of Shim's cities have been attacked during the Greenskins' march. This situation is very abnormal. ”

"Yes......" A look of hideousness flashed across the archbishop's face. When this trouble is over, he must clean up these damned Shem people! Kill the fire and rob, right? Fall into the well, right? Fisherman profits, right? Wait! Only this wave of crisis will pass, and he will have the means to deal with these stupid fellows...... In ways that your foolish minds will never understand......

"Don't worry, Grand Master. Carl's sanity pulled him back from his inner impulse for revenge. "Greenskin doesn't necessarily know the situation of that section of the city wall. I suggest that you pay more attention to the problem of siege machinery. Siege rams and battering towers are the only threats. ”

"I hope so, too, but I'm more worried about the improvised militias...... Can't hold on to the Greenskin's attack for too long. Perrin replied. He wasn't sure if the improvised citizens were really capable of holding off Greenskin's onslaught, even with a rudimentary ladder, and that Greenskins had spider cavalry that could easily climb over the walls. Once the two are combined, it is likely to lead directly to the flight of these improvised militias without a fight.

"Don't worry about this question. In times of crisis, I still have a trick. Karl said confidently. He looked like he wanted to say something, but the next moment, a strange look appeared on his face.

"You go down first. Karl waved his hand and motioned for Perrin to leave. Immediately after Perrin left, he turned around and entered a secret room through a secret door.

On a table in the middle of the room, a mysterious instrument was glowing, and an image had already appeared in the air above it. It was an image of a woman.

"What's the matter, Ylan-Ylang!" Karl asked.

"Carl, you're too slow!" Elan said. "I've got you covered. The teleportation on the outskirts of Oren has been destroyed. According to the records left before it was destroyed, it was a group of greenskins...... Karl, there's nothing wrong with you, right? It looks like your army has been destroyed by that Ashrufat. ”

"So what?" Karl felt a tingle in his eyeballs as he looked at the damn woman. Teleporters are located on the outskirts of the city. The reason why it was not placed in the city was because the energy emitted by the operation of the device could not be hidden, and it was easy to attract anyone's attention

"I just care. Of course, it's too late to help now, and I can't help you without that device...... By the way, you can't even handle this little thing, right?"

"Of course I can do it!" Karl felt the veins on his forehead flare up. What does this woman want to do? Is it just to count him down?

"That's good. Ylan shrugged his shoulders. "Good news awaits you. By the way, the committee has already made a final decision. Although the antimatter engine is a chicken rib, it still has some value as a backup. The order given to you is that you must hold on to the engine, and not let it fall into the hands of Aerufat, let alone be damaged! If that thing is destroyed...... Then there is no need for you to exist. ”

The image vanished instantly, and in the next second, Carl released all the cursed words in his stomach from his mouth. Why is this happening?

I'll show you what your backward intelligence can't understand!

He hurried back to his room and began to toss his work. In any case, it is imperative that the assembly and testing of the induced radio wave transmitter be completed as soon as possible!

As for defensive operations, he wasn't particularly worried. After all, he has the ultimate weapon in his hand.