Mesimus's arrogant roar stunned all the lords present, but there was nothing to refute - especially when stared at with such a cold, fierce gaze.

Perhaps it was the gentleness of Mehemus's usual demeanor that people forgot that the general had fought on the front lines and slaughtered countless people - the adult male lion was not as brave as the young lions, but when he stood up and roared, no one had the courage to stand in front of him.

The silence in the hall was cold, and I couldn't help but shiver, trying to avoid those cold and unforgiving eyes, but even if I turned my head, I could clearly perceive that those eyes were watching me.

"I'm well aware. Mehemus's voice was still hoarse and deep, as if it were the beating of a drum: "You also know very well - whether it is Rome, Larria, or elsewhere, that all the powerful men of the north know what the grain of the Croyn means. We may also be able to get food from the Noldor Elves of the Silent Forest, but the Kwyn River is still the bread basket of the North. ”

"In Rome, in Salion, and elsewhere, reinforcements were gathering and preparing to rush to the Kwyn River. "But until then," said Mehemus, "we must survive the first assault of the orcs before we can drag the battle to a confrontation, and we must wait for reinforcements from all sides - otherwise, they will have to fight another battle for the Kwyn River." ”

"I can testify about this for General Mehmus. Ludwig suddenly spoke up, "There is no doubt that there are indeed orcs heading north - countless wanderers are wandering around the Broken Mountains. Even if it weren't true that orc tribes were migrating north, they alone would be enough to cholera the countryside. ”

"But, But, Honorable Lord Mehimus, how can we resist the orcs, they are so savage, so terrible!" a lord looked at Mehimus tremblingly, his voice still trembling, "Please believe that I have no intention of not obeying the great human emperor Bixia!...... There seems to be little more to do than hold on to the castle. After all, we don't have ...... So powerful army. ”

"If you hold the castle, the enemy will have to deal with a group of liliang who are torn apart. How long will your castle hold out when the orcs burn down the fields and turn the countryside into a pile of ruins?" Hold them off in the enemy's path!

"Gather all your remaining soldiers and knights. Arms and shields were given to the adult men, and hunters and country rangers or mercenaries were organized to form light infantry!" said Mesimus, "Let all the old men, women and children take refuge in the castle, and provide them with sufficient food." ”

"If the orcs are going north, then the Twin Towers must be their way through. Lord Charles said slowly: "That is the territory of the Charles family. It is the only passage from south to north - otherwise they would have to cross the Fault Mountain from the north. Enter the Kwyn River from Haringos!"

"Thank you for your message. "I don't think you have any doubts, do you?" we must stop the orc tribes heading north at the Twin Towers River - if you are going to keep your manor and the orchard!"

"I'll give you three days. Within three days. I want to see a fully armed army ready to go at the Twin Towers Bridge, waiting for the great battle that will take place!" Mehemus was as silent as water: "In Severcro, we can resist four thousand orcs with four thousand, then in the north. It can also block the migration of the orc tribes!"

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"By order of the Great Emperor, Lord Theodore Julian, bearer of the Radiant Cross, all the villagers are to evacuate to the castle, to give up all their bulky possessions and to bring only the necessities, and all the men who have been registered in the castle register go to the well to receive their weapons and a bounty of twenty dinars! Orions and veterans may receive fifty dinars and seventy dinars. ”

Almost immediately after the meeting, all the lords went back and organized their knights to go to the villages and villages to issue the order of Mehmus, and the whole Kwyn River was already moving. Upon learning of the arrival of the enemy, the villagers had no choice but to leave their houses and fields, and march towards the lord's castle with large bags of belongings—they wandered, but had no choice.

All the adult men left their families in silence, walked to the well at the entrance of the village, and in the chest in front of the knight lord and a few flag-bearing attendants who had come to oversee, they received a spear that was not very delicate and a large round shield of considerable width - a good longbow and two pot of arrow feathers if it was a hunter - plus a thick overcoat with some protection, and then gathered together to the shouts of the knight lord, ready to go to the Twin Towers Bridge with the conscripts of the other villages.

They weren't very combat-minded soldiers, they were half-forced and half-voluntarily to become warriors, the lord's orders, the safety of their families, and a bounty - maybe not much, but enough to make their families relaxed for a while, even if they unfortunately died on the battlefield, they could eat and drink, and that's it.

It was for this reason that Mesimus, as the Roman military minister, was quite distrustful of the militia - in his opinion, a man who had not been in the barracks for two or three years could not even be called a "soldier". These people didn't know what they were fighting for, and they hadn't experienced the brutality of blood and fire, so you can imagine how low their morale would be when they saw the horrors of the orcs!

The only hope that Mesimus had was that the Kwyn peasants fighting on their doorstep would have some courage to defend their families and their land, and to overcome their fears.

In order to know what the "main force" of the army he was about to lead looked like, Mehmus even took Sir Ludwig with him and followed Lord Charles to a manor near his castle. It was just afternoon, and the peasants, dressed in neat robes, were doing some simple exercises under the guidance of the knight and three squires.

They placed the large round shield in front of them to cover almost their entire body, only exposing the parts above the neck and below the knees, and used their arms to support the gray wood spear more than two meters long, forming a shield wall that was connected into one.

"The Kwyn River is relatively safe in the north - of course, there are still many bandits and wild beasts, especially after the fall of the south, quite a lot of the displaced people who fled to the north have become people in the mountains and wilderness, and they are wandering around, so every year they will still pull out some people during the slack time to train them a little, so as not to send an army to drive away those bandits every time!" Lord Charles said calmly to Mesimus, "At least, it looks like that. ”

"That's not enough. Mehemus shook his head: "Let the knights dismount and fight, and they will be in charge of leading the peasants - at least these people can be called professional warriors!"

"Absolutely. Lord Charles nodded, and agreed: "If necessary, let them also fight according to the shields and spears of the peasants." ”

"How many soldiers can be recruited on this scale?" Ludwig asked suddenly, "We only have three days...... To be honest, I'm quite skeptical. ”

"Six thousand...... Maybe five thousand, and of course it could be less. Lord Charles shrugged his shoulders and was a little helpless: "If there is enough time, there is no need to sacrifice their lives in vain." ”

"If you fight, you will die, but if you don't fight, you can only be captured. Messimus seemed a little depressed, and beckoned to Ludwig: "Come with me to Sir Ahart, let's go and see somewhere else!"

............ Ludwig looked at Mesimus, who was hurrying in front of him, a curious look on his calm face, and a little speculation: "Are you angry - or hurt?"

"Master Charles just said that there will be 6,000 people in the battle, how many do you think will survive?" Mehmus stopped and looked at Ludwig in silence: "Half or tenth?Maybe only a few hundred people will survive if reinforcements can arrive in time - we are sending them to their deaths!"

“...... Maybe I misheard?What did you just say?" Ludwig looked at Mehmus in slight astonishment as if he had heard something funny: "This is war, our only goal is to win, and the rest will be talked about!"

"It's not war, it's politics...... It was we who sent these people to hell with our own hands. As if suddenly he understood, "Caesar wanted more than just the castle of Severcro. ”

"Are you loyal to him, loyal and committed to him?" Ludwig asked softly, "and if so, then do not question his decision, whether it was an unintentional mistake or an intentional one." ”

"I have served another emperor - a young emperor, he is very energetic, like a new sun, but he has done things that even evil spirits are afraid of, but that does not negate his righteous heart, if you can't understand it, it means that you have not understood his greatness and far-reaching insight!"

"I have never questioned Caesar's resolution, and I know very well why he did it. Mehemus's voice was hoarse: "But when the life destined to be sacrificed in vain is placed in front of us, it is still sad!"

"I only hope that the death of these people can really shake the entire north!"

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Of course, if you can have a reward and a recommendation ticket, you can do it.,Monthly passes and the like are completely luxury~),zuihou thanks to Maojun's monthly pass~ (to be continued......)