The torrential rain has covered the whole world.

"You bastards, give it to Lao Tzu!" a few orcs kicked the weeping goblins with their feet, trying to form a battle column and take advantage of the rainy day to launch an attack. But this weather is really not a good day to fight. Although it is said that under the rainstorm, any muskets, artillery, bows and arrows of the defenders are useless, but the attackers are also unhappy. The ground was soaked in rain so soft and muddy that it was impossible to walk fast at all; the rain obscured the sight, and there was nothing to see from twenty paces, so it was easy to get lost, and it was impossible to understand the enemy's movements or the situation of the friendly forces in the road; and worst of all, the chain of command, that is, the roars of the leaders, was completely muffled by the sound of the rain, and if they left a little bit, the boys did not know what to do next.

The orc-supervised goblins vanished from view. But it was only a short time, and the goblins began to run back in twos and threes. After a while, even the orcs who were overseeing the war had to run back - the goblins had all fled, and they had become the commander of the light pole, so they had to retreat as well.

"Boss, there's really no way to fight in this weather. "An orc half dejected, half frightened, reported to the Blood Banner Boss.

In fact, the Blood Banner Boss is already a very gentle kind among the bosses, but no matter how gentle he is, he is also a boss. One of the important meanings of the word "boss" is that when he is upset, he can always cut down three or five boys and feed them to Scrooge, especially the ones that cause him to be upset. And watching his subordinates break up is usually the most unpleasant thing for the boss.

Fortunately, this time, the Blood Banner Boss was not angry. A small boss next to the boss kicked the broom star who reported bad news away.

"Boss, let's go back. Grubb suggested to the Blood Banner Boss. Faced with this situation, the Blood Banner Boss also had to choose to retreat.

But the trouble caused by the heavy rain aside, the Greenskins are still very high-spirited. Some time ago, under the leadership of the Blood Banner Boss, the greenskins happily entered the human camp directly from the gate. After a fierce battle, the Shem army retreated, giving up the entire camp.

I believe it was commanded by the Queen Mother. This is also a characteristic of women, even if the defense is well organized, but once it encounters a small setback, it immediately loses the confidence to continue fighting. If it weren't for this sudden heavy rain, the Blood Banner Boss would definitely take advantage of the victory to attack.

The current situation is actually very favorable for the green skins. If the first line of defense built by the Shem army based on the Iron Fist Castle was able to completely block the Greenskins, and the second line of defense that had just been lost could barely block the Greenskins, then the third line of defense they had built now could not stop the Greenskins at all. The third line of defense is not a barracks, but a large and two small castles adjoining each other. But this line of defense was too narrow to hold off the Greenskins' offensive to the east.

The problem is that the range of options for the Greenskin attack is huge. As long as the Blood Banner Boss is willing, he can ignore this line of defense at any time, turn around and head south or north, heading straight for the important areas inhabited by humans.

The only thing that can stop Greenskin from doing so is this life-saving rain.

This is well known not only to the Greenskins, but also to the Shem who retreated to the castle. Heavy rain was pouring down from the sky, washing over the soft earth that had been blistered. And the wind and rain in people's hearts are also washing away confidence and courage. No one is 100% confident in beating the greenskins anymore.

In the depths of the castle, under the light of candlelight, a group of people is gathering here.

"Your Highness, not at all. An officer reported to the Queen Mother and her staff. "Due to the heavy rains, the repair work was completely stalled and could not be carried out. ”

"It's been three days, can't you even do the thing of strengthening the city defense?" beside the Queen Mother, a young nobleman scolded loudly. "Hasn't it rained a little bit in the past two days?"

"But this level of rain also makes it impossible to do any work. The officer replied without condescension. "In addition, the supply work was also affected by the wind and rain. The stockpiling of war materiel was unusually slow due to the fact that the road was washed out in many places and the convoy could not pass. At present, maintaining the daily needs of the army is already the limit of transportation capacity. ”

Sitting on the chair, the Queen Mother, who was surrounded by everyone, revealed a trace of anger and unwillingness in her eyes, but she didn't say anything, just waved her hand silently, signaling the officer to stand back.

"Ladies and gentlemen, tell me what you think. What shall we do next?" asked the Queen Mother in a tired voice when the officer had left.

"I'm afraid...... This rain ......," one of the staff members replied in a smutter. "It has also had a huge impact on us. In the following opinion, we are afraid ...... I'm afraid ......"

Everyone could see that he was vague and slurred, but in fact, what he wanted to say was the same thing, that is, to continue to retreat. The people here may not be so good at military strategy, but they are not fools either. It is actually reluctant to use the current three castles to build a defensive line, as these castles are not military fortresses.

When these castles were designed and built, they were built with "livability" as the first requirement, and the defensive role was much more important. They are buildings used to show off their status and status, not shields intended to be used to hold off enemy forces. To put it militarily, their defensive value is not much better than that of makeshift fortifications.

The walls of these castles were not thick enough to be equipped with cannons for fortification, nor were there turrets for staggered firing. If that's not frustrating enough, these castles don't have military supplies at all. There was no gunpowder, no arrows, no cannons, no food and grass - there was a great cellar.

The Queen Mother didn't seem to react, but those who are really familiar with her will understand that at this moment, this woman is probably clenched under the veil of the dead. Has the situation become so bad?

"Ladies and ......gentlemen," she was about to speak, when she saw a servant hurrying over.

"Your Highness...... Grand Master Comer asks to see him. ”

"Comer?" the Queen Mother looked at the ministers on either side, "Is that the Grand Master of the Holy Knights?"

"There's a deputy head Perlan, and there's another big head Comer!" said a young man, a little viciously. "The church guys are really ...... Stubble after stubble!"

Before he could finish speaking, he saw a man in armor enter the hall, accompanied by two knights. The armor of the three uninvited guests was covered with water stains, and the cloak on their shoulders was constantly dripping rain on the ground.

The man was not wearing a helmet, his sideburns were still wet, and he had clearly just crossed the road in the rain. He was middle-aged, tall, square-faced, and imbued with the calmness of a pious man, but with a sense of strength.

"Stubble after stubble?" Comer clearly heard the sarcastic remark just now. "May I ask you, who just said this?" His voice was stern, and there was a kind of air that was not angry and arrogant, and for a moment it was so intimidating that the speaker did not dare to speak again.

"We're just talking about the Holy Knights' Deputy Master Perrin not saying goodbye. The Queen Mother spoke. "Because of him, we suffered a terrible defeat. ”

"Sir Perrin is not saying goodbye. He's done his best. The attempt to snipe the Greenskin Boss failed, and all the Holy Knights except Sir Perrin died honorably. Sacrifice for the sake of Shem!"

Hearing this, even the Queen Mother's eyes flashed with a strange look.

"His Highness has an army of tens of thousands, but he has placed his hopes on a dozen people led by Sir Perran...... I have to say that what you just said is incorrect. Comer replied bluntly, staring at the Queen Mother.

Before the Queen Mother could speak, one of the people next to her picked up the conversation.

"Although Sir Perrin's defeat is regrettable, it is really wrong to return to Oron without informing the Queen Mother. But Grand Master Comer is here today, so he didn't want to tell us about Sir Perran's whereabouts, right?"

Comer looked around, and his gaze remained on the Queen Mother.

"Archbishop Karl heard of the defeat of the army of Shem and the army of the Greenskins, so he specially asked me to lead an army to the aid of His Highness, as a token of his kindness to Shem. ”

"Leading?" someone asked. "I don't know how many troops the Grand Commander has brought. ”

"Her Royal Highness the Queen Mother. Comer didn't answer, but made a direct request. "There are a lot of people here, can you talk about the two of us? ”

"Ridiculous! I wonder if there is anything that Lord Comer can't say publicly, unless it's ......," rebuked one of the nobles.

The Queen Mother stretched out her hand to stop her subordinates.

"I believe that Lord Comer, as a holy knight, could not have played any tricks on me, a mere woman. I just wanted to talk about it. Go down first, all of you. ”

Comer also made a hint to the two knights beside him. Soon, there were only two people left in this huge room, Comer and the Queen Mother.

"I wonder what Lord Komer wants to talk to me about in this way?"

Comer looked at the woman with a smile on his face. Women may be politicians by nature, because every woman naturally understands the means of turning her hands into clouds and raining in politics, but it is difficult for such women to become military strategists, because all kinds of effective political means are often stupid and bad tricks in military affairs.

This woman must be tired of this kind of work that follows a failure after a failure, right? The main reason why she still bears the responsibility of this command is that she does not dare to let go and hand over the military power to anyone.

"I brought 30,000 soldiers. Comer replied. "In view of the current situation of the Shem army, in order to better strengthen the command of the coalition forces and avoid suspicion and internal friction between them, I suggest that you temporarily appoint me as a general. ”

The Queen Mother was stunned for a moment, then realized that Comer was asking him to surrender his military power.