514 Undercurrents of the South

"What do you think of the conditions on the side of Vekia? It's been 2 days, if there is no reply, tomorrow morning, the Vikia army will drive into the corridor" Zigosamu looked at the silent partner next to him with a dimmed gaze, and said with a solemn expression. The rescue letter was sent to Tulga 2 days ago, but there is no reply now, and the troops that can be used now, in addition to our 40,000 hurricane cavalry, are only 10,000 defenders stationed in Samandu, and some other people are just tens of thousands of old and weak F-children who stayed in the base camp, even if they recruit NV people who can fight from inside, at most 20,000 people, just enough to be on par with the Vikia side, once the war starts, I am afraid that there will be more than one bad luck."

"What about the Khan, what is the reply of His Majesty the Khan? We are guarding this pass with our lives, even if the main force does not have time to return, the Tulka side should say something, right?" One of the leaders raised his head in extreme reluctance, his bloodshot eyes like a wounded beast, and spread out a pair of rough palms full of scars to Zigoza

"If there are no reinforcements, don't you even have basic supplies to protect against the cold? Everyone has seen the current situation, people freeze to death every day, and countless people are infected with frostbite, I am afraid that when the day of next year comes, we will not need to be attacked by Vekia, and we ourselves will be buried in the vast snow."

"Actually, it's not like the royal court didn't reply"

Zigosa raised his head, and said in a muffled voice with a slight grin at the corner of his mouth, the hair that used to be neatly combed was now in a mess, and he no longer had the same look as before, and his eyes staring at the fire were full of desolation-

"The royal court promised us that as long as we can hold out until the main army returns, the king of Khan will give us the abundant water meadows on the west side of Samandu."

"There is a rich meadow on the west side of Samandu?" the tribal leader asked in a voice almost in an angry voice, with a suspicious look on his face, and then his face turned red

"You mean that rocky mountain that surrounds a large desert, what are you kidding, just since the defeat of the Ruierdian people, it has been occupied by more than 20,000 rebels of the Left Guard, not to mention that we, the hurricane cavalry who are not good at impacting, even the royal court itself does not dare to send troops to clear it without authorization, and now let us live, isn't it for us to be cannon fodder?"

"That's it, it's too much of a bully! I really take everyone for a fool," the chief's words undoubtedly caused a wave of indignation among the other leaders.

The Left Guard cavalry has been the trump card of the Kugit cavalry since the time of the Left Guard King, equipped with jīng Liang, not afraid of death, coupled with the leadership of the genius general Zuo Wei Wang, it can be said that the wind and water in the Kugit grassland, not only monopolized the lush western grassland, but even the central Kugit royal court had to endure step by step, otherwise it would not have fought the Vikia wolf bèi at that time with just more than 20,000 Left Guard cavalry,

Although they suffered heavy losses in the Battle of Achmore, the Ruierdian people were defeated too quickly, and they had no time to take care of the tens of thousands of defeated soldiers.

Tens of thousands of Zuowei tribesmen quickly revived, and although they lost the western steppes on which they depended, they played guerrilla warfare with the Kugit court in a large desert on the west side of Tulga, and after several unsuccessful expulsions, the Kugit court could only let it go

"Baili Duke, you sit down first, anyway, he is also the Han King of our Kujit" The eldest leader, Li Ji, waved his hand to the young leader, and waited until the other party sat down angrily, and then said in his hoarse voice like a bellows, "Since everyone is on top, we have to rely on ourselves"

"Lord Liji, as the most experienced elder of our Ziye Wasteland, only you are the most qualified to guide us through this calamity."

All the chiefs turned their heads and looked at the oldest leader with respect,

Respecting the elders is the tradition of the Kujit people, not to mention that this old man is not only a kind and fair elder, but also used to be a brave warrior, it is said that Li Ji is the third son of the Duke patriarch, there is no chance to inherit the position of the patriarch, but Li Ji actually changed his name, and broke into the depths of the desert where the horse bandits were entrenched alone, and was in it for three years, and then returned to the grassland with a team of 2,000 fierce horse bandits, and his reputation was shocked for a while, and he was jointly elected by the tribe to become the patriarch

The Duk tribe, which once had a population of only 5,000, was based on these 2,000 horse bandits, and quickly rose in the extremely cold land, and after thirty years of development, it became the largest tribe in the extremely cold land.

Li Ji raised his head, his gaze swept over the young leaders in front of him, they seemed to be drooping and decrepit, but the occasional flash of luster from his cloudy pupils still gave Zigosa a burning pain

The name of the desert wolf in the season is now part of the countless legends of Kujit, the wolf is the wolf, even if he has lost his old teeth and blunt claws, but in his heart, there is still a thirst for blood

Li Ji looked at the young juniors who were uncertain, and said in a low voice, "It is absolutely impossible to let the Wikibians into Tuga, no matter what, we are all Kujits, and behind us is not an ordinary grassland, but the holy mountain that our ancestors have guarded for hundreds of years, which is the last place where our souls belong, and where all the souls of Kugit are"

Li Ji's voice sank for a while, "If the Wikibians are allowed to enter the Holy Mountain, not only us, but all the Kugit people will be branded with a shame that can never be washed away"

"So what should we do to start a war with the Vikians? Last night our tribe lost another sixteen young people, counting some time ago, there are already 357 people, that's 357 young people alive."

One of the leaders sitting on the right-hand side said with tears in his eyes, "They were supposed to bring hope for the continuation of the tribe after this winter, and their wives and children were still in tents without fire, waiting for him to bring back food to feed them, but now, these brave warriors, like dead dogs, are worthless and frozen to death on the top of a mountain full of cold winds.

"I only said that the Wiki people can't enter Tulga, but I didn't say that the Kugit people won't be allowed to enter Tulga" Li Ji Shen said calmly, "As far as I know, the Duowei Yan Department that has taken refuge in Vekia has grown very fast recently, taking the opportunity of this snow disaster, he has attracted many tribes to move closer to his area, and with enough support from the Weiqi side, I heard that the Duowei Department has not only recovered its vitality, but also has a few points stronger than before, and the number of regular cavalry alone exceeds 30,000 people, which is not far behind the Left Guard Department back then."

"Well, that kid Duo Weiyan is indeed very good" A leader muttered in a low voice, full of envy not only got a good pasture, but also heard that he also had a relationship with the Vekia Falcon, weapons and food are given priority, the last time I was patrolling on the edge, I also saw his Duowei cavalry, it was almost as good as the left guard king of the year, how could we be as unlucky as us, my father didn't love my mother."

"Hehe, you still laughed at me at the beginning, and when you were pursuing, you deliberately let go of the Duowei Department, and now I know that I regret it" Zigosa next to him sneered a few times

"Well, the past is gone, and as the offspring of wolves, our eyes should always look forward"

Li Ji waved his hand to calm down the various voices before finally deciding, "Just reply to Vichia Falcon according to this sentence, I believe he can understand the meaning."

If the Duowei Department entered the city of Tulga without authorization and launched a mutiny, at most, it would be to scold us people in the Ziye Wasteland for being too timid and afraid of death to dare to stop the Duowei Ministry, which is better than dying here in battle."

In the dark night, the Sagosburg in the depths of winter, like a huge beast lying in the dark, made all the caravans passing by here feel a cool breath in their hearts, and the not bright lights came out of the black curtain of the castle, which was particularly cold in the lonely winter night, perhaps because the city was located on the border of Virtue, and the whole town under the castle was under the fires of war. It looks extraordinarily deserted,

The streets were very empty, there was not the slightest sign of people, only dead leaves and garbage everywhere, and the night wind blew through it, bringing with it the smell of wet decay, which has become the symbol of Sagosburg.

In the houses on both sides of the street, there are basically no lights, and occasionally there is a little candlelight, which looks like it is emanating from hell, especially yīn and weird. Because the army of Raldian had besieged the fortified castle for three months, the townspeople had long since fled, leaving behind a lifeless, empty city that shivered in the cold wind.

The curfew in Sargos City has not been lifted yet, even during the day, entering and leaving the city needs to be subject to the strictest inspection, and at night it is completely closed, on the periphery of Sargos City, the military camps stand side by side, and there are resting Roude soldiers everywhere, because it has not had time to disperse, the small Sargos area, there are 80,000 Goude troops stationed, of which 30,000 are the main battle corps that is about to go to the Suruo region, and 50,000 are the army composed of their respective lords,

Da Da Da ......

A black-wheeled carriage sped past the huge city of Sagoth, which was as open as hell, and the coachman's whip shattered the silence of the wind

The night was dark and the wind was high, and the cold wind from time to time swept up the dead leaves on the ground, and under the willows blown by the night wind, they fell on the carriage, but they were soon blown away by the breeze. The coachman kept waving his whip, urging the carriage to run quickly through the desolate and calm streets, until it reached a rather dilapidated looking mansion before lying down slowly.

The carriage opened quietly in the night wind. A fat old man got out of the car with a bloated body, and he didn't ask for the coachman's support, but drove a little bit along the way, and walked into the dilapidated mansion.

The wind-breaking lamp at the entrance of the mansion trembled in the night wind, emitting a faint light, faintly illuminating the old man with a dirty body, who was none other than the Marquis of Olaf, a lord in the neighboring area, and this dilapidated mansion. It is the home of the new deputy minister of the army, the Marquis of Saagos, Soldton

Olaf crept into the depths of the house and saw that the courtyard was deserted. There are dead branches and leaves everywhere, and I don't know how long it hasn't been cleaned up. This made him feel a little different, although he knew that the city of Sagos was almost lost in the war half a month ago, but he didn't expect it to be so miserable, although Sagos was not a big city before the war, but it was also a very prosperous medium-sized city, but now, there were not even a few decent servants to be found

Hearing someone come in, the old man in charge of watching it poked out a white head at the entrance of his house and looked out curiously. Seeing that it was Olaf's unique figure, the corners of his mouth twitched slightly, and after not knowing what he said, he quietly shrank back.

Since the owner of this mansion has been used by the high-level of Zode again, many nearby lords have come to pay a visit, compared to them, the Marquis of Olaf is already late, and tomorrow Lord Salton will go to Kyoto Haringos to take office, this lord's grasp of the opportunity is really not good

The house is open to the public, there is no one else, it looks very deserted, a bit of a post-apocalyptic feeling. In fact, it is true that in Sagos there has just been a devastating battle. In spite of reversing the unfavorable situation in the north and gaining an advantageous position in the upcoming armistice negotiations. The 80,000 troops of Ruierdian were divided into four routes and rushed to the Sargoth Line, which had only 5,000 defenders, hoping to take advantage of the last opportunity to tear a hole in the southeast defense line of the Goudes and occupy the commanding heights of the negotiations

As the army of Ryerdian approached, most of the inhabitants were evacuated, and only the desperate residents would continue to stay here, and of course, some who had to stay behind. For example, the blacksmith who forged weapons, the apprentice who made the spear, and all kinds of people who could be used in the defense of the city, they could not and could not walk.

In front of the army of Ryordian, the lord of Sagoth, Soldton, showed an extremely good defensive means, sent scouts to keep track of the advance of the Rjordians, and sent troops to intercept any caravan from the Sagos area to Guò, as long as it was useful to hold on, all of them were robbed, even if these goods belonged to the big men in Kyoto, some said that Soldon was crazy, others said that he was dying,

But no one expected that it was these crazy actions that allowed Sagoth to win the brutal siege battle for nearly half a month with luxurious material storage, and the Battle of Sagoth not only did not allow the Ruierdian people to gain a strategic advantage, but used the blood of nearly 10,000 Ruierdian soldiers to achieve the prestige of the remnant lion of Sagoth

Olaf walked into Salton's study, swept the room with a cautious gaze, and saw that the brave general, known as the remnant lion, was sitting alone in a comfortable rocking chair, 2 meters in front of him, the fireplace lit the whole house warmly, and in Salton's hand was holding a book, a very thick book, which felt like the "March" of Ragnar the Great, the most famous king of Goude,

Olaf had an unnatural nose, his eyebrows frowned slightly, and the carpet in the study was still so shabby, exuding a disgusting smell, but fortunately, after Olaf opened it, the night breeze outside blew in, and the smell of mildew was slightly washed away.

"Lord Olaf?" Salton looked up indifferently and said lightly, "You seem to have arrived half an hour later than the time you previously booked." ”

Olaf said embarrassedly, "I'm sorry, I was met by my eldest son when I came out, and I taught him a lesson." Alas, it's no wonder that he was depressed, the good Alijia fleet was half ruined like this, and now the entire Broad West Sea is completely thrown into the arms of the Vycchians, and the plan to open up the financial road that the director has been paying attention to has to be canceled",

Salton indifferently closed the books, picked out the candlelight, and said slowly, "This year's financial income, it is good to be able to barely maintain the military salary, and the food and salary of the lords assembled this time do not know where it is, and the navy must be hopeless." If he can't hold back at home, you can build him to the Fifth Army to hang a spare post, I think Captain Betov will sell me a face"

Olaf's fat facial features were huddled together, and God said bitterly, "He doesn't like to be in the army, he only likes the vast sea, and his dream is to open up the sea for us Germans."

"That's not easy, you know, the current kingdom's navy, not to mention the open sea, even the larger warships, are less than 50" Salton's face sighed faintly, and he stopped talking, and sighed slightly in his heart,

"I also know that the current situation is not good, although we have obtained Suruo, but we have lost the opportunity to march into the north for a short time" Olaf sat down alone in the armchair in the corner of the study, and said with deep anxiety: "Lord Sallton, what do you think of the current situation in the north, I am very worried, the eagle in the southwest, this time did not hesitate to seize the West Sea from us, itself is planning for the war in the north"

"Oh, how could Lord Oral think that?" Salton glanced at Olaf in surprise, he didn't expect this lord of the place to be so observant

"Everyone knows that the eagle's gaze has never left the north" Oral said bitterly: "Although the Vikia army does not seem to have any big moves, but the great migration of millions of people is more terrible than any army movement, and when the migration is completed, the Vikia army can use Echmore and the western steppe as a logistics springboard, with an unstoppable momentum, to unify the north in one fell swoop, when the time comes, even if the Kujit want to stop it, I am afraid that they will be powerless."

Soldton's god changed, and after a moment of hesitation, he said, "Lord Olaf, you and I didn't have anything in the past, why did you think of telling me this, and it would be better to report it directly to the Minister of War, Duke Elric?"

Hearing Salton's words, Olaf shook his head with a gloomy face, "Regarding the report on following the movements of Vekia, I handed over the Duke of Jiā Errick last month, but after a month, the reply I got was nosy

"Hehe, that's like those guys' style" Hearing Olaf's complaints, Salton smiled at the corner of his mouth

"In the minds of those adults in Kyoto, the Ryordian is the first enemy, and then the Dorok people in the eastern mountains, because they block the pace of the kingdom's expansion, as for the Vicchians, although they have a certain amount of money, but the population is weak, the army is only 100,000 people, the defense is more than enough, the attack is insufficient, not to mention the entanglement with the Kugit in the north, if they want to become the opponent of the kingdom, it will take at least twenty years" F