The Twin Towers Bridge, built on the territory of the Charles family, has always been an important trading post, and caravans have traveled here all year round, and when Lord Charles came to the Kwyn River, he saw the importance of building a bridge here, and did not hesitate to bring in high-quality stone and timber of sufficient age to build a bridge that could bear enough load.

In order to protect this important bridge, the Charles family even built two ten-meter-high towers for this purpose, and recruited some Orions to garrison it as sentinels. This unintentional intervention made the Charles family very profitable - because of the protection of the towers, although the bridge was not repaired, there were already displaced people who settled here and sought shelter, after the bridge was repaired, these new occupants became a ready-made group of workers, the lonely tower and trading post became a prosperous place, and the bridge became the "Twin Towers Bridge", so there was also the "Twin Towers Town", and the nameless river became the "Twin Towers River".

Despite the prosperity of the town of the Twin Towers, the Charles family had no intention of settling here, only collecting tolls and taxes from the shops in the town. In the eyes of Lord Charles, the harvest of his estate is the most important thing, and the wealth from trade cannot be shaken by a little.

But now, the former Twin Towers Bridge has long since become a ruin, and you can only vaguely see what it used to be, and the once turbulent river has become a little more soothing. Therefore, although the bridge is gone, the Shuangta estuary is still the most important commercial ferry port in the north and south.

And now, the entire town is forcibly relocated, temporarily "settling down" in the castle. Armies of the Farmers from all sides of the Kwyn River slowly converged here, and the town of the Twin Towers became the current base for defending against the orcs' northward attacks, and the hall in the center of the town, where the citizens met and announced important events, was now used as his command post by Mehimus.

Despite all the preparations, the current conditions are still very difficult - although many people have been recruited, it is still impossible to gather all the weapons and equipment. You can only try to equip the most basic spears and large round shields, and then pin a chopping axe or hunting knife as a melee weapon, and then a light leather armor per person is considered a protective device.

It can't be helped, after all, most of the north, especially the area around the Kwyn River, is quite peaceful, there is no threat except for a few green forest heroes and wild beasts, and there is no use in stockpiling a large number of weapons - not to mention that both weapons and armor need to be maintained at a cost, and consumables such as bows and arrows must be regularly renovated, otherwise the arrows will break before they can be fired.

The northern lords were divided here not because there were some powerful enemies here who needed to be garrisoned for many years, but because the emperors wanted to cut down the shili of the great nobles in the south and drive out certain diehards. Another important purpose of allowing the Imperial aristocracy to change blood on a regular basis is to develop the wastelands of the north to expand its territory, rather than to go to war with the elves.

The only thing that satisfied Mehmus was the map - the western map owned by the Lord of the Kwyn was so complete that it could even be described as "exquisite". There's nothing more satisfying than a map like this, which is more satisfying for a well-geared commander.

"Judging from the map, if the orc tribe wants to go north, there is no second way to go except through the Twin Towers Bridge. Sir Ludwig looked at the map and whispered, "We only need to hold this beachhead." ”

"That's right. Mesimus agreed softly, his bright eyes never leaving the parchment-yellow map of the Kwyn River, and his thick fingers slid lightly over it: "Thanks to my god Neptune, most of this river is more than twenty-one meters deep. And the orcs are all landlubbers. ”

"We have burned all the fishing boats to make sure that our enemies do not use them to cross the river - and for that we have paid the fishermen a lot of compensation. Lord Charles walked into the room and sat down in his chair tiredly, "But I think they will also be deeply honored to be able to contribute their liliang to the great human emperor Bixia." Can you pour me a refreshing cider? I'm really thirsty. ”

"I'm sure they'll just cry about their fishing boats. Ludwig chuckled twice, and took the flask to fill a glass for Lord Charles. Seeing that the other party impatiently drank the dark yellow wine in the cup: "So, how many soldiers have you recruited to fight, honorable Lord Charles." ”

"Four thousand, and almost six hundred or so Orions and Mercenaries who have been called. Charles shook his head helplessly: "Even if we can recruit more people." We don't have any shields or armor to arm them with. ”

"Four thousand? If defense alone is enough. Mesimus nodded and said in a deep voice: "As long as you can list the formation in the back, even if there are thousands of troops, there will be no chance to pass through here." ”

"This is the Boundary Mountain of the Kwen River. Ludwig smiled: "Hold here." It took great courage and a certain amount of sacrifice to hold the entire Kwyn River - of course. ”

Just as a few people were chatting, a rush of footsteps suddenly sounded outside the door, and the eyes of the three of them involuntarily turned outside.

"All the Kwyn princes have arrived—I hope this has not disturbed your important meeting. A young man who was in a hurry suddenly walked in with a sword on his shoulder, wiped his sweat and looked at Mehimus: "They are waiting for your summons, honorable Lord Mehimus. ”

"Oh, this is my son, Aimo. Lord Charles quickly stood up and patted the young man on the back with a smile: "One...... Not very obedient stinky boy, haha. ”

"We've seen each other since we were at the castle - impressive. Mehemus smiled and said, "It seems that I am not mistaken, it is indeed a knight." ”

"I'm so sorry, excuse me...... Is this a map of the Twin Towers?" said Aimo, who stretched out his head and pointed to the map with a slight restraint, "Honorable Lord Mehimus. ”

"You don't need to add 'respectful' or 'sir' to every sentence, the person standing in front of you is just a soldier, not an 'adult'. Mehemus smiled, "Light...... Maybe you can give us some good advice - after all, you know this place better than we do. ”

"It's a great honor, honor...... General Mehemus. Aimo bit his tongue and walked over to the map, his slightly trembling right hand roaming the location of the Twin Towers.

"That's right, the enemy can only attack from the ferry of the Twin Towers Bridge, they have no choice. Aimo muttered to himself, his fingertips rubbing against the parchment as he moved along the line of the Twin Towers, when he suddenly frowned, glanced at Mesimus and Ludwig beside him, and bit his lower lip tightly.

"It's nothing, feel free to say whatever you want. Ludwig walked up to him and put a hand on his shoulder, and Aimo's body shook slightly: "You must really want to say, right?"

"Shoal!" Aimo froze, and involuntarily shouted, smiling reluctantly at Ludwig beside him, and pointing to the map: "In this place, there is a shoal...... But I'm not sure. ”

"The shoal was less than seven meters deep, and it was full of all kinds of rocks. Aarkwardly, Aymor dodged Ludwig and stood on the other side of the table: "Smugglers often pass by there - to avoid the bridge tax. ”

"And how do you deal with the smugglers?" Ludwig smiled, "Taxing heavily?"

"No, it's actually quite dangerous to pass through here. Aimo shook his head: "Anyone can find this place, but there are all kinds of reefs under this shoal, and the current is very fast, ordinary people can't even stand firm, and one will be washed away if you are not careful." ”

"But if it's an orc, it's not necessarily the case. As he spoke, Mehemus walked out and shouted out the door, "Paulus, Eagle Bannerman!"

"Always at your command, sir!" Paulus, who was a sturdy man, looked at Mehemus with a smile and said, "Are you leaving?"

"Take a couple of men with me—to that peculiar shallow. He put on his scarlet hat and looked at the young man behind him, "Perhaps Knight Aimus Charles is willing to lead the way." ”

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"This is it, General Mehemus, rocky shoals. ”

Although Aimo used a very relaxed tone, the sight in front of him did not make Mehemus feel more relaxed, but more silent.

Compared with the mainstream Kwen River, the Shuangta River is really a little narrow, but it is also nearly a few tens of meters wide, the river surface is full of reefs, the turbulent river water from top to bottom, and the turbulent river water smashes one splash after another.

At this moment, Mehemus seemed to have heard the sound of fighting on the shallows, full of horror, the cry of fleeing, the dark black reef, bursting out of blood-red splashes, and the severed limbs and stumps allowed the fish to play happily here.

The soldiers who were attacked fled in a hurry, but because of the crowd, they could only let the enemy slaughter, and crossed the river in a panic, but the rapid speed of the water made them wash away one by one, shouting, crying, wailing...... Mesimus's eyes widened, and his calm face was slightly congested.

"What's wrong?Lord Mehemus?" Aimo looked at him suspiciously, "Are you planning any tactics?"

"But...... With all due respect, even orcs will have a hard time getting past here. "They're not monsters, they're flesh and blood, and they don't have any peculiar abilities that can help them survive such a turbulent river." ”

"We were wrong, we were all wrong. Mehemus muttered to himself, "The Twin Towers Bridge is not our Seven-Tower Fortress. ”

"This is our Boundary Mountain. ”

(Thanks to Frankenstein (...... Science students?).

In other words, everyone is so obsessed with the imperial system?) (To be continued......)