Warhammer Throne

"The bad news is ... maybe the arrival of Rigger is faster than expected!" Albert took out the map and pointed to the pass on the map: "The time that Oak Pass can resist is shorter than expected! According to the information from the frontline messengers, under a terrible sacrifice, more barbarian raiders have been upgraded to barbarian warriors and even Chaos warriors! "

The terrible preface of Chaos Warriors has already been said.

The deterioration of the situation made several people present frown.

"What about the good news?" Ryan had already accepted the bad news, so he asked.

"The good news is ... The 7,000-strong reinforcements of the empire are already on the way, and our messengers have contacted him. As long as we persist for three days, we only need to persist for three days!" Albert said with great excitement. The wrinkles in the corners of his eyes slowly spread out.

This 40-year-old lord has not fought many wars since his succession. The main military action was to eliminate robbers and a small number of beastmen. This time he suddenly faced the pressure of the army, and he was actually very nervous.

"Then we counted as Brigger just broke the Oak Pass in just two hours." Albert said to Ryan.

The Earl and his two knights are not masters of battle.

Ryan put his finger on the Oaker Pass: "If Brigger breaks through the Oaker Pass, his next move is to cross the Ovre River and then go directly to the city of Mijoden Haven."

"So my plan is that we will send troops on the Aarhus Bridge on the Ovre River to respond, and then sniper Birrig's army first. If we can't keep it by the river, we will retreat back to the city." Ryan gave He had his own suggestion-defense in depth.

"So ... Ryan, your proposal is ... field?" Earl Albert looked at each other with his two knights. The walnut knight Nikolay hesitated for a while, or said in a huff: "I said, is this a bit ... Too risky? "

"Yeah ... Mr. Ryan, I think ... maybe it would be better if we rely on the city walls to hold on to it? There are artillery on the tower and there are all kinds of city-keeping equipment, which will make people feel more at ease." Oppose this opinion.

"We can't just guard against the city like this!" Ryan said dissatisfiedly. He told the count and the two knights about the theory he had told Esterl before.

Historically, in the face of the enemy, the idea of ​​relying on the city wall to defend itself is the most foolish idea. In the city defense, the city wall is always the penultimate line of defense.

The two knights still didn't speak, and they could see that they were unable to refute Ryan's decision, but they could not cooperate.

Ryan was stunned first, but he immediately realized that there was a problem with his expression: "Gentlemen, I do n’t mean that we must fight against the barbarians in the wild. I mean, we have to rely on Aarhus Bridge as much as possible. Procrastinating Birig ’s time to march, we must eventually retreat to the back of the city wall to stay dead. "

Ryan first put his finger on the Oak Pass: "Oak Pass has two hundred garrisons stationed. This pass has a solid wall and garrison equipment. The barbarians came from afar, lacking sufficient siege weapons, and lacking a sufficient number. Cavalry, so even if the Okun Pass is broken by the barbarians, the defenders still have a chance to retreat. These soldiers are the elite who have fought against the barbarians and are important forces. We should try to respond to their retreat. I am right. What? Gentlemen? Your Excellency? "

All three nodded subconsciously. The two hundred defenders are regular soldiers. If they can successfully respond to their retreat, this force will play a pivotal role in the defending city.

"After accepting the Oak Guards, we will send troops to arm at the Aarhus Bridge ... Listen to me, gentlemen, we must not be able to hold this bridge, but we can delay enough time, then ... we can be here The bridge was covered with gunpowder. When we couldn't keep it, we would blow up the bridge. "Ryan continued:" The barbarians have abandoned a lot of heavy forces and marched. So far, they want to cross the river very troublesome, don't forget, now At this time, the Ovre River was just beginning to freeze. At the same time as the river was rushing, the surface of the river was either large pieces of broken ice floating, or the ice layer was thinner than a piece of parchment! The barbarians chose to build bridges or shipbuilding. , It takes a lot of time! "

Albert summed it up and finally nodded: "You are right, all we have to do now is to buy time."

"I agree! I will personally lead the soldiers to the Aarhus Bridge to arm!" Walnut Knight Nikolay began, and the Kingdom Knight in his thirties stood up.

"Then I will be responsible for the defense in the city. When you retreat, I will take the lead in responding." The bamboo pole knight Valdemar nodded.

"So, I went to Aarhus Bridge with Mr. Nikolai to arm." Lane saw that Albert was not planning to leave the city, so he took the initiative.

"I will send 500 soldiers to you, and all the 200 standing soldiers and 300 conscripts will be handed over to you. As for the safety of the city, you don't have to worry." Albert's eyes also fierce: " I have a bodyguard. This time, I must call these **** barbarians back and forth! "

"Understood!"

Everyone rushed to another place and agreed that after three hours they would gather at the barracks, and it would take time to deploy troops and food.

Ryan walked towards a hut in the town.

As the season gets deeper into winter, the weather gets colder and colder, the sides of the road are crowded with disaster victims, many people are shivering in the cold corners, and the houses are full of people, Lane can see many figures from the window.

After discussing with Albert, he got very bad news-there are no legendary rank strongmen among the defenders and nobles in this city, both Kingdom Knights are elite ranks, they can become Kingdom Knights The foundation is still because they are knights.

The strength of these two guys is not too strong, one is the elite rank ranger, the other is the elite rank warrior.

But the crushed bear is a legendary high-level barbarian chief! Chaos Warriors blessed by the Blood God!

He came to a long house and knocked on the door.

"Hello! Excuse me?" A young man opened the door.

Is Ike, and the expression on his face becomes subtle after seeing Ryan standing at the door.

"Son of Gade, now it's your turn to repay my favor, let me fight." Answering his voice was cold.

………………

Three hours later.

The army of five hundred people left the city under the leadership of Lane and others.

This army consists of two hundred halberds with shields, one hundred swordsmen and two hundred crossbowmen, in addition to a dozen cavalrymen.

Albert had a lot of faith in Ryan. He gave his main power to Ryan and ordered Nikolai to return to Ryan's temperance.

This is the role of prestige. If Ryan ’s reputation is at the national level, then Nikola ’s reputation is at most the village level. Ryan is the white wolf knight in the white wolf knight organization. Walnut ... there is no knight.

"Hello Mr. Ryan, I am Lops!" A knight using a halberd emerged from the back: "I am very honored to hear your name for a long time and be able to fight alongside you."

"I remember you are ... the son of Lord Moschen? We have met." Ryan said strangely. He recognized the young man. He was the son of Lord Moschen. Hyde had many children in Hyde, Luopu. Si Si is one of them, but why is he here now?

"Yes, we've met. I'm a wandering knight now. I'm very honored to see you." Lopus is a young man with a golden face and some naive face on his face. There was a bit of pockmark on him. He wore a full set of plate armor and a kite helmet. His mouth seemed to have matured and he had some beards. From the appearance, he should be the same age as Ryan.

"Wandering Knight? What made you choose to wander?" Ryan asked casually: "Did you sleep with your dad's maid? Was it driven out?"

Is another cloudy day. Since he set off, Nord's weather has been very bad. This army's mood is the same as the current weather. Everyone's face is filled with cloudy clouds.

The morale of the soldiers was low, and the officers' faces were not good-looking.

"I chose it myself." Lopez said with a smile: "After witnessing an unfair trial, I feel that there is nothing to be treated at home, and my father's title is not my turn to inherit, so I decided Come out wandering. "

"... also." Ryan nodded. The birth of the wandering knight has a variety of reasons. The adoption of the inheritance system of the eldest son is the common inheritance law of the mainland. In this case, only the eldest son of the nobles can inherit the title. Other children get at most a small piece of Caiyi.

In this case, there will be many noble children become wandering knights.

Having finished speaking, he looked at Eck who was riding behind him shamefully.

Ike Albrecht, the legal illegitimate son of Baron Albrecht led by Imperial Wallich, and his father was Baron Ged Albrecht, the "falcon" of the fifth company of the White Wolf Knights.

What is a legal illegitimate child?

The illegitimate child is a symbol of shame for the nobility. This wild species will generally be swept away. If there are nobles who dare to take home the illegitimate children from the lowly farmer / farm girl, then the abuse of these illegitimate children by the noble lady will be imperial protection of.

However, there are two situations in which an illegitimate child is not considered a symbol of shame.

The first is that the parents of illegitimate children are nobles or people who are respected by human society. In this case, illegitimate children will not be considered lowly. For example, Ludwig, the founding emperor of the new empire, and the original Speaker of the Parliament The domain witch Margarita is a lover relationship, and the illegitimate children they gave birth to are not considered lowly.

The second kind is that the illegitimate child comes from the maid of the noble lady, or a female court official in the noble court. In this case, the illegitimate child does not have the right to inherit, but his heirship is also recognized by the society.

Both illegitimate children's identities will be "legalized".

Ike is the second kind.

So why Ike dare to beg him like this, and why Ike didn't respect Ryan during the trip and said nothing.

The real reason is that Ike ’s “fighting side by side” friendship does not refer to the friendship between Ike and him, but Ryan once and his father the white wolf knight Ged Albrecht. Fight side by side on the banks of the Ovre River in order to destroy the Orcs.

So actually Ryan was giving his father a face. The reason for this was clear to Ryan, and Ike knew it too. He was afraid that Gade ’s reputation was not broken, which made the wandering knight feel ashamed.

He has done too much for the survival and reputation.

After Ryan found Ike, he knew that the wandering knights knew that the barbarians were coming, and they gathered money to go out to sea by night, and they did n’t know where those people went. Only Ike stayed because he carried this surname If he escapes in front of Lane in this situation, his family will be ashamed of him.

From this, we can see how heavy the pressure is on the wandering knight.

Baron Gade has never raised his son before Ryan, apparently he does not like this bastard.

Thinking of this, Ryan sneered. What qualifications did he have to think about others?

What is yourself?

A celestial person who passed through?

Amazingly talented wild boy?

Norman Baron's beloved son?

Godfather Ivan's proud godson?

Or the emperor's ... illegitimate child?

"Mr. Ryan! We have arrived at Moon Lake ~ www.ltnovel.com ~ The sergeant in charge of the team saw Ryan was distracted, so he reminded in a low voice.

Lean finally recovered, and what appeared in front of Ryan was a ruin.

A quiet lake appeared in front of Ryan, and the lake covered by thin ice stretched white to the invisible distance. The cloudy weather was like a thick curtain, completely covering the sky, and the lake was as clean as jade. The surface is like a mirror, reflecting the white light between heaven and earth.

In an instant, Ryan had the illusion that the sky and the ground seemed to be reversed.

Around the lake of moon, large forests and ruins of buildings appeared in front of everyone. All the buildings here were built with large pieces of white stone, and all of them used spires. However, under the destruction of the years, most of these buildings collapsed and were abnormal. Thick trees continue to erode the original building complex.

There was also a glorious past and history here. According to Ryan ’s knowledge, this was one of the strongholds and settlements before the elves withdrew from the mainland. It also had a glorious history and prosperous scene. Before the human wizard empire, there were many human wizard apprentices here to learn magic with elves.

Later, when the elves retreated from the old world, the city was completely abandoned. Because it was once a place to study magic, the chaotic magic energy and the frequent tide of energy made it uninhabitable. After thousands of uninterrupted adventurers' patronage The treasures and wealth that may be left here have been digged out, except that occasionally a small number of casters will come here like a pilgrimage, usually it is dead.

"We will be stationed here tonight! We will be at Aarhus Bridge tomorrow."

"Yes!"