Chapter 589

Almost at the beginning of 966, all the nobles, big and small, and officials from all over the mainland focused on the imperial capital to see the secret battle between the most popular tulip Duke and his Highness The Regent.

The tulip family's private army refused to let the government and army out of the territory. Then the two sides had a big fight. Then the Regent issued the private military order of the aristocratic Lord, and the grassland king sent envoys to the imperial capital.

As long as you are not a fool, you can see the things one by one.

Although the imperial capital still keeps the peace of face, it's just the whirlpool under it, but it has gradually become something to be afraid of.

In contrast, the war zones in the north have received less attention.

In fact, it was not that the Empire did not attach importance to the Northern War.

However, since the establishment of the Roland empire for a thousand years, the present Augustine Dynasty, whether it's the great achievements of the former Emperor Augustine VI or the succeeding regent, has made great efforts to govern. The foundation of the empire is still solid. Even if there were warlords in the northwest and grassland people harassing the border before, it was a small trouble, only a local war.

The Empire, a huge thing, has the whole continent, tens of millions of people, vast territory, millions of troops, vast territory and abundant resources.

At this time, even the most negative people would never believe that the Empire would die.

As for the invasion of those monster races in the north, in the eyes of the vast majority of people, it was just local arrest and war. The Empire occupies the whole continent. Whether it's fighting for population, resources or the number of troops, people have enough confidence.

Even when the war situation on the front line is relatively harsh, many people's psychology is not so good. The invasion of the monster race, in the heart of the weight, but also equivalent to another prairie war. No one will really regard this "local war" as a serious problem.

Therefore, it is the struggle between the central government and the monarch that attracts people's attention.

However, with the grassland King Saladin sent envoys to the emperor to hand in the arrogant letter, the palace was silent for a few days. But at last, it seems to compromise with the tulip family.

An order was issued to show that the grassland people were arrogant and offended the authority of the Loran empire. The tulip family, who had the responsibility of guarding the border, was ordered to rectify the army and give some color to the grassland people.

The subtext of this order is: The Regent has given up his intention to transfer the tulip family's private army out of the northwest.

In this round of chess, it seemed that the young Duke of genius had won again.

After that, the two sides were at peace. It is said that Charles, the little emperor of the Empire, visited the Duke of tulip at the request of the Regent. It is not known whether there was any private agreement between the two sides on this visit.

It's just that. This matter seems to disappear, and the tense atmosphere over the imperial capital has finally cleared up.

When it comes to this, there are a lot of big and small families. Everyone was relieved.

After all, in this silent struggle, most of these aristocratic classes, big and small, are in the heart of the tulip family. After all, the royal family suddenly raised a knife to the tulip family. Who knows if this is the right to cut the tulip family, or is the royal family ready to cut the whole aristocracy?

Take back the power, this kind of thing. It is often easy to cause the feelings of the rabbit.

What's more, although the Regent's order of "enlisting the private army of aristocratic lords" was soft spoken, its meaning still gave rise to a trace of resistance in many aristocratic families.

Fortunately, Duke tulip resisted the order, otherwise, if Duke tulip was soft. I'm in the family's private army. Then, don't all the other rich families have to follow suit?

These private armies are armed at their own expense. It's all private property. No one wants to be sent to the front line to die.

In this world, there are many people who harm the public and benefit the private, but few of them have the lofty idea of breaking their families for the country.

The situation in the imperial capital seems to have dispersed. Although we all know that this matter will be difficult to solve sooner or later, on the whole, many people are relieved.

At this time, in the warm spring, the war in the North finally opened a grand Prelude!

March 9, 966.

Sunny, windless, cloudless.

Early this morning, the observation soldiers on the wall reported that there seemed to be abnormal movement of those monster races.

After hearing the report, general Rostock did not dare to slack off, and immediately led many ministries to the city to watch.

Old general Rostock knew very well that the monsters had been slow to attack all winter, but he would not slack off. At the beginning of last year's war, after several fierce battles with each other, general Rostock has deeply realized the fierce fighting power of these monster races.

The other side didn't launch an offensive all winter. I'm afraid they were just getting ready to launch a thunderous attack when the spring was warm and the soldiers finished trimming.

Moreover, for a long time before, the Empire could hardly detect the military information of the other side.

It is useless to send scouts and cavalry out of the city for reconnaissance, because even when the orcs do not attack, there are a large number of wolf cavalry walking in the occupied area. The human scouts and cavalry went out twice. The damage was great, but the benefit was almost negligible.

As for aerial reconnaissance, it was gradually strangled by the criminals.

Since the arrival of the elves, the flying ability of the elves has firmly grasped the initiative of the sky. General Andrea of the air force also sent several reconnaissance airships, but without exception, they were driven back by each other. The two sides also had several small-scale frictions in the air.

Judging from the results, the other side's elves are in the sky, and the flying archers are facing the relatively heavy and slow airship. It has many advantages. What's more, the combat effectiveness of airships is mainly air to ground. When they encounter air-to-air enemies, they almost lose 90% of their combat effectiveness.

It can be said that in the fight for "air supremacy", it seems that criminals have the upper hand.

The only valuable intelligence was brought back by lombarton, who had taken those mob mercenaries to the enemy's rear to conduct "airborne harassment operation". The head of the northern theater learned that these charges have been recuperating all winter, opening up wasteland, farming, building towns and settlements. It seems that these guys are going to take root here!

After learning the news, general Rostock was deeply worried. It seems that these enemies are much more difficult to deal with than those grassland people. In the past, those grassland people were enemies of the Empire. That is to say, the cavalry, relying on the advantage of grassland, ran to the inner belly of the Empire to harass for a while, plundered and left.

But these monster races seem to be settling down here!

Although the Empire did a thorough job before the war, after all. Food, livestock, equipment, weapons and so on can be brought back, but those that cannot be brought back will be burned on the spot.

But the land can't be brought back!

Now the land occupied by the criminals goes south from the frozen forest. To the north of the Kaspersky line, although it was a relatively narrow area, the land area was about the size of half of the imperial provinces. They can't stop farming and building houses here.

As for the barren land in the north, how could the other party grow enough food... General Rostock couldn't understand this... But now, he had to worry!

Originally, the upper class had no objection to giving up these useless wasteland. After all. The weather in the north is cold. From January to October every year, the North blows with ice and snow. This kind of cold frost weather will last until April and may next year.

In the past, this piece of land is absolutely not suitable for farming. I'm kidding. It's 12 months a year. Most of it is freezing weather. How can the land be cultivated?

So, let the useless land out. It is not a strategic mistake to build the Kaspersky defense line in a place with geographical advantages.

But this year... The weather in this evil place is too abnormal! Winter in the north is warmer than that in the south! Besides, there is plenty of rain!

This kind of climate makes it easy for the orcs to turn the barren land into farmland and accumulate their food bit by bit.

After a few months, I think it's time for the first wave of grain harvest.

Every time I think about it, even the most devout believers can't help but wonder: is God protecting these damned monsters? Otherwise, why is the weather in the North favorable to them

Therefore, on March 9, the following report came that there was a change in the enemy, and general Rostock did not dare to make it big, so he immediately took people to the city wall.

Sure enough, just climbed the city wall, in the hands of Pro Sui took the telescope to look north, between that has been quiet for a winter of the enemy camp, really is the sound boiling.

In the originally silent enemy camp, the hairy orcs, who came out of nowhere, put on their armor again one by one, holding weapons. Some were in line, some were sharpening their swords, some were shouting and shouting... The scene was very hot.

What Rostock didn't know was that after the Elven king Luoxue came to the front line, he learned of the orc army's embarrassment in the previous human "air raid", and immediately issued an order to mobilize a large number of dwarf craftsmen into the army, but the orc camp was different from before.

In this winter, the dwarves used their talent to dig one cave after another in the barracks, which is similar to the cellar. The skills of dwarves are really extraordinary. Those caves are very solid, and they hide in the low position, not stuffy at all, and they are able to defend against the human air attack.

As a matter of fact, no race can surpass the dwarves in this skill of making holes.

As soon as the cover of the thick grass covered wooden board was lifted, small groups of orcs came out of the cellar, took up arms, put on armor, and went through a winter's trimming. These orcs are full of energy and their natural racial characteristics. After winter, many orcs begin to take off their long hair, but they are more vigorous.

After the sound of the horn, the orc's iron armor square, which once made the human soldiers numb, came out of the wide open camp gate.

In the distance there were loud, dull noises, and then. In the vast camp of the orcs, many black spots came slowly in the distance, and the orc soldiers in the camp immediately dispersed like a tide to make way for the original black shadows.

Gradually close, through the telescope to see the black shadow of the imperial general, can't help but take a breath of cool air!!

Monster! The real monster!!

It's a huge monster!

From the visual inspection, the individual of those monsters is a section higher than the nearby trees. I'm afraid some of them are more than ten meters tall!

Those monsters are covered with long brown hair, but in the sun, it seems to be a touch of gold! One by one, people stand up with short and stout legs. The upper limbs are thick and long, and the tail behind them is long, like a tightrope, huge as an oak tree! Big head. A little bit see flat, open mouth up to the sky a roar, that voice really like ten thousand animals from howl, far away from a few miles let people listen to color change!

One by one, the ground left countless deep footprints!

And those monsters, on the neck of each head, are tied with huge iron rings, under the iron rings. Thick black chain has been dragging down, but hanging a six edged hammer! That huge subway hammer is as big as a cow!

But was carried by these monsters in the hand, the slightest effort!

General Rostock carefully counted the number of such monsters, there are more than 20! The orcs nearby saw these monsters coming up from a distance, and everyone looked up to the sky and roared. There were cheers.

More orcs. He even stepped back and saluted the monsters.

The twenty monsters finally arrived outside the camp. In a row, the thick nostrils breathe heavily and spray white air. Shuo Da's eyes stare at the wall of human beings in front of him and roar from time to time.

Looking at this head can almost reach the wall of a row of monsters, the human garrison on the wall, can't help but everyone subconsciously clenched the weapons in their hands, many people's eyes, also unnaturally showed a bit of panic.

General Rostock's face is also ugly, and behind him, some generals can't help but shout and scold: "who can tell me, what the hell are these?"

"Go General Rostock looked back and said in a deep voice, "go, all the magicians, please go to the city to help! And tell the Holy Knights

The battle began at noon.

Throughout the morning, the human garrison was in a bit of panic under the roar of the monsters from time to time. After the orc's iron armor square array was arranged one by one, there were rows of throwers behind it.

At noon, a few orcs wearing strange animal skins all looked very old, and even thinner. They were almost left with a skeleton. Their fur robes were colorful, as if they were made up of all kinds of animal skins, human wrists, ankles, necks, These old orcs came out, and the first soldiers in the rear of the square suddenly knelt down together. Every Orc soldier even threw his shield and weapon on the ground, prostrate and respectful.

The old orcs danced for a while, and the bone ornaments on their body made a clattering sound. Then a series of strange sounds, such as chanting incantations, turned to low and high again, like a kind of strange ballad. The old people danced and sang hard for a long time, and finally exhausted.

And this time

In the afternoon sunshine, those old orcs are not ordinary gods, but some special beings with noble status in the orcs. Even when the head of the clan or the king of the whole clan sees them, they have to show respect to a group of people! These old orcs are symbols of authority in the orcs. Among the orcs, they have two meanings: first, they represent the orcs and offer sacrifices to gods. And the second... Is the most powerful weapon of war for domesticating orcs

Behemoth!

After an ancient ritual, they stopped jumping, and some of them took off the bone ornaments on their necks or wrists and held them in their hands. But after a series of strange incantations, they turned into countless pieces of bone powder!

As soon as the wind blows, the bone powder will disperse and immediately dissolve in the air. Under the sun, people on the wall clearly saw this magical scene

In the air, the colors containing bone powder suddenly expanded. Under the sunshine, it turned into a faint golden arc, immediately spread out, and soon enveloped all the orc squares behind it!

And the orc warriors, bathed in that arc of light. One by one, as if immediately become restless. Then, one by one, the orcs stood up and began to roar. The roar was full of fury and anger. What's more, he grabbed his weapon, raised it to the sky and beat his chest

Gradually, all the orcs began to shout! Each of them seems to be covered with a layer of arc of light, and in the arc of light, it seems that the orc's body has risen a bit faintly, and their hair is up. Red eyes!!

The sudden fury of the momentum, even far in the wall of the human can clearly feel!!

Twenty behemoths standing there were also bathed in the arc of light. Then one by one, they seemed to be suddenly aroused to anger. Originally, they just kept roaring, but now, one by one, they held up their huge heads. As if to break free from some invisible shackles. Roar up to the sky!

Twenty great beasts roared one after another. It's like countless wild animals howling in people's ears, and it's like a series of thunder hitting people's heart!

Then, the behemoths roared together. Unexpectedly, in the open space in front of them, a huge vortex suddenly appeared in the air. The vortex became bigger and bigger, and there was a faint trend of approaching the city wall

Finally, boom!!!

With a loud noise, the whirlpool burst like a bomb, and a circle of visible impact waves swept towards the city wall. In an instant, there was a strong wind, and the waves hit the city wall, which seemed to have a faint wave of some kind of power to frighten people!!

On the wall of the city, a lot of officers could not see it well. They just started yelling. They wanted everyone to be careful, but the sound came out and was immediately cut off by the wind!

Boom, that wave instantly spread the positive wall, above countless soldiers in the strong wind seemed to subconsciously bow to the wind, but when it came to the end, they found a bit strange!

It turns out that the storm is sweeping, but it doesn't seem to have the impact of the strong wind. Everyone stands there, but it seems that the wind has no strength. Although it seems to roll violently, it makes people feel nothing!

At this time, under the city wall, a group of imperial magicians who were sent by Rostock to assist in the battle finally arrived late, but they were meeting the aftereffects of the storm.

This seemingly frightening but powerless "gale" made the human soldiers on the city wall look at each other. However, some of the following magicians suddenly changed color and immediately exclaimed:

"Mind storm! It's the storm of the mind! "

Hum!!

The magician just cried out, and immediately heard the roar of the behemoth in the distance.

And this time, I heard the roaring human soldiers, but immediately felt different!!

The roar of the giant beast fell into our ears, but it seemed to be ten times more violent than before. It seemed that with hearing the roar, everyone's heart was flooded with a sense of fear, which almost paralyzed people's body.

More soldiers stood on the edge of the wall. They felt as if they were occupied by an indescribable despair and fear when they heard the sound. As soon as their hands and feet softened, even their weapons fell to the ground.

There were even dozens of human soldiers who fainted as soon as they closed their eyes. Some of them just plummeted down from the wall and smashed into a pile of mashed meat!!

"It's magic!"

A magician from the magic trade union came to the front line to fight. He was dressed in a white robe, which showed his identity as a senior magician. Now his face was dignified, and his body suddenly rose up and floated over the city wall!

A voice immediately spread with magic: "all magicians, this is the spiritual storm! Chant the light spell to resist! "

At this time, the sound of Ping Ping was incessant, and more soldiers were dull and frightened. Many people lost their weapons, and some even just sat down on the ground. Only some generals, with strong warrior strength, opened their fighting spirit one after another, and immediately cleared their mind, dispelling the strange fear in their hearts.

One by one, magicians flew up and opened their hands. With the first magician leading the way, in the sky, more than ten human magicians quickly sang the magic spell of human light.

The sound of the curse, with magic sent to the ears of the soldiers, which made a lot of dull looking people gradually come back to God.

And at this time, the orc horn sounded!

Among the numerous shouts and shouts, one by one, the black iron armor square array, the orcs holding high their shields, like a huge iron shell turtle, are approaching the human wall.

After the collective release of a "spiritual storm", the twenty bimonths, with an anxious roar, stride forward and rush towards the wall!

Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom.

"Crossbow!! Aim at those monsters!! Come on General Rostock roared angrily: "kill them!"!! Kill them

Some of the soldiers in the tower are still in the other party's mind storm, while some of them are still conscious. Although they still feel that their bodies are slow and their hands and feet are weak, they finally turn the direction of the crossbow, pull the East rope, and aim at the running beasts under the continuous shouts of the commander.

After the sound of the noose pulling, whew, whew! One by one, huge crossbows roared out and shot at the behemoths