Chapter 24: Retreat (3)

"Actually, from the beginning, there was only one way. The middle-aged warrior stood up and said in a deep voice, "We retreat, cover our people, and evacuate to Anduria!"

I have to say that although Alpha has always been a very easy-going person, and because of his huge prestige and temperament cultivated over many years of practice, he has always been easy to deal with others, and his advice, even if it is not quite in line with the actual situation, others will consider it carefully.

But as a cultivator who doesn't ask about the world all year round, in fact, he doesn't know how to deal with others, and when he speaks, he is often concise and to the point, rarely explaining but saying it directly, and if he is not careful, it will stimulate the pain in the hearts of others, or make people unacceptable - for example, now.

"Retreat to Anduria?" a ranger stood up and looked at Alpha coldly, "With all due respect, Master Yi, do you mean - you want us to escape, abandon our captured people?"

"You seem to be misunderstood, I didn't say that......" Alpha quickly realized that he needed to explain, waved his hand and said, "I mean ............"

"This is our land! they are being burned! our fields are in ruins!" roared the ranger excitedly, his fists clenched and ready to go, "We will never leave here unless we die!"

"If we don't defend our own land, who else can we ask for?!Wanting unbridled humans?!or those damn dwarfs?!"

"Then what can you change if you stay here?!What can you do?!" Alpha was also angry, he felt for the first time that the Noldor elves in the south were also so stubborn: "You can only let our warriors risk their lives again and again!

"Killing again and again can only satisfy their pleasure of revenge and make them less guilty. Alfa was cold, and looked at him with clenched teeth: "No matter how many orcs you kill, you can't save your relatives; this will keep torturing them, and Zuihou will become a group of crazy people who don't care about anything but killing!"

"Then what good can you do?! Didn't we rescue our relatives?! Didn't we fight with them in bloody battles? Didn't we wield long knives?!"

"This is a war! a war for all, my brother. Alpha looked at all of them bitterly and said loudly: "This war should never be borne by you in the south alone, the compatriots in the north and the east are equally bitter in their hatred for the orcs, and they want to expel them from the land immediately!"

"They are gathering, warriors and hunters from all directions, all in full gear towards Anduria, but it will take time, and a human army from the east is also heading towards Anduria, but it will also take time. The middle-aged warrior walked to the center of the crowd and said in a soothing voice: "My brothers, you only need to temporarily suppress the anger in your hearts, lead the rest of the clansmen to the north, let them be cultivated, and the entire northern coalition army will gather together, this liliang will be more powerful than you can imagine! It is also our only hope to defeat the orcs." ”

"We're not leaving, like I said – this is our home, our land. We grew up here, and we can't just watch them fall out of the hands of our enemies and wait for someone else to take them back. The ranger's face was gloomy, and his voice seemed a little hoarse: "This is war, but it is also our war!"

Everyone silently lowered their heads and no longer looked at the figure of Alpha, and the silent Liliang seemed to be more terrible than anything else, and more united than anything - they were reluctant to leave.

"If there is no other proposal, this meeting will be here, the enemy may come at any time, we must be prepared. The middle-aged man said coldly, then picked up his bow and arrow and left. Then the second, the third, the fourth............ In front of the whining boiler, only Alpha stood alone, looking up at the sky rather lonely.

"This is Noldor............ "Alpha whispered with emotion, "home is everything. ”

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In the evening, smoke slowly ignited in the woods, and although the bonfire may attract the "patronage" of the orcs, it is always inevitable for the Noldor elves who are used to eating cooked food.

"Are you still angry at those words? Master Yi. A cheerful-looking middle-aged samurai walked over, patted Alpha who was sitting on the ground, and then sat down beside him himself: "Or are you angry that we didn't support you?" ”

"I don't get angry at the right thing, you just followed the teachings of your fathers, and there is nothing to blame. Alpha shook his head and said gently, "I'm just worried about how many of our southern compatriots will survive this battle." ”

"Maybe a lot, maybe very little. The middle-aged samurai waved his hand: "But as long as there are people left, they will not be forgotten." The land can still grow crops, the houses can be built again, and everything will be the same as it was. ”

"Let's hope so, let's hope it really does what we think. ”

"I should say...... Everyone is actually very clear. The samurai turned around and looked at Alpha who was sitting on the side, with a sincere clarity in his eyes: "You're right, that's really the best choice at the moment, and there doesn't seem to be any other choice." You're just saying what we want to say, but we don't dare to say. ”

"That's where I want to daoqian. Alpha smiled a little embarrassedly: "I should learn more about how to interact with people, so that there will not be such an embarrassing scene." ”

"Your willingness to come here and fight with us is enough to cheer up a lot of people. A peculiar smile appeared on the middle-aged warrior's face: "Master Yi, maybe you don't know how many admirers you have, and how many young men in the entire south have embarked on the path of swordsmanship because of your story." ”

"Perhaps, you're one of them?" Alpha asked jokingly.

"Unfortunately, I'm not a few years younger than you. The middle-aged samurai waved his hand: "I switched to learning swordsmanship because the bow and arrow jishu was too bad." ”

"How bad?" Alpha looked at him exaggeratedly, "Can't you even shoot an apple twenty yards away?"

"It's worse than that!" the corners of the middle-aged man's mouth curled into a mocking arc: "I can't shoot fifteen yards!"

"Master Yi, there are ............ This idle samurai gentleman. ”

The Ranger walked over with a cold face, and could see that his face was full of unconvinced expression, and his shoulders kept jerking. The ranger walked to a place two feet away from the two of them and stopped, without taking another half step. He pursed his lips and turned his head to scan back and forth between the sides, but Zuihou still turned his gaze to the two of them: "Please prepare, we are about to act." ”

"Are you going to raid or rescue our compatriots?" Alpha stood up lightly, very calmly tied his bleak night around his waist, his eyes were full of determination: "No matter which one it is, I am ready to wait for the mission at any time." ”

"Neither. Or should I say............ It's more troublesome than this. The ranger frowned and bit his lower lip tightly: "We're going to ............ Put all the surviving compatriots ...... Delivered to ...... We want to ...... You can ...... Can ......"

"I know, and that's why I'm here, my brother. Alpha stepped forward and gently pressed the Ranger's shoulder with his right hand, "I'll help you cover and try to buy as much time as possible, you just need to follow the avenue, and if it goes well, it will only take a few days to reach Anduria." ”

"I'm sorry. The Ranger bowed his head, "I won't ask for your forgiveness, but I hope you can understand why I'm doing this!"

"You're a Noldoc, you grew up here. Alpha smiled gently, "Nothing else, needless to say. ”

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Although it was not clear that Weishenme was leaving suddenly, most of the Noldor elves did not say much, and embarked on a journey in the night without saying a word, they did not know what was waiting for them in front of them, but as long as they were still in the Forest of Silence, there was nothing to fear.

The Noldor elves in nearly a hundred small shelters, led by the warriors of their own settlement, headed towards the northbound avenue, like a small stream, gradually converged together, and then turned into a flat river with no waves, the night gave them cover, and the heaviness of their hearts kept them silent, just rushed forward wholeheartedly, looking forward to tomorrow's sun and morning dew.

"What did you just say?!You're going to stay?!"

Alpha looked at the ranger in front of him in shock, unable to say a word, just looking at him.

"It's us who want to stay, Master Yi. Ranger chuckled. As soon as he finished speaking, one ranger after another and samurai walked up behind him and stood there silently, clutching the weapons he knew most in his life.

"Like I said, this is our land and home, and if we don't protect it, who can protect her?" the ranger sighed, then smiled very easily, "We need you." Master Yi, you must protect our people and let them arrive safely in Anduria, this is the only thing we ask for, and it is also a matter for Zuihou. ”

"Do you want me to bring them anything?" Alpha asked, grim on his face.

"Hehehe...... You don't need to say much, they will understand. The ranger chuckled a few times: "If you have to say it, there are some of them." It's just one sentence. ”

"Don't forget us!"

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But I'll do it!It seems that someone is looking forward to my outburst~, you really look up to me, as an art student, the 1,200-word stories and movie reviews every day have exhausted most of my brain cells, and the empty sky has worked very hard!So, Mina-san~, let's wait until we are free to think about such a high-tech thing, dear~.

The third volume is about to reach its climax, but it is not the end, and this one is longer than the first two. The reason is very simple: In fact, the first two volumes are all foreshadowing~, the curtain has just been lifted, the empire has not yet been established, and everyone has only seen a rough picture of this shijie!

Believe me, this story will not be simply a struggle for hegemony and farming, and what I want to write is not just a novel about how Theodore wandered into the other world, the establishment of an empire cannot be completed in a day or two!