As soon as Catherine said these words, Ryan and others on the side were greatly surprised. How could they say such words to damage their own morale at this time? Not only Ryan and the others, even Luke and Orlando, who were setting up the defense line, also looked at each other. , I don’t know why Catherine said this, Luke even had the idea of rushing to the royal auditorium immediately to stop Catherine from continuing.
Many residents of the imperial capital suddenly panicked when they heard this. Some of them had already thought of escaping quickly. There was even a brief panic in many places. It was said to be short-lived because what Catherine said next reached them again. ears, once again attracting their attention,
"No, my people, I am standing on the royal viewing platform today, not to tell you such pessimistic news. I am a commoner and I know your life very well. I also understand that you are at this moment. What I am thinking in my heart, what I want to say is that the empire will not abandon its people, never. Maybe some people are ready to leave, maybe they have already left, but I will not, I, Fernando, Catherine, Randy, yours Her Majesty the Queen will not."
"The entire imperial capital area has a population of more than 8 million. It is impossible to escape through the magic teleportation array. Even if we leave from the south gate, we will not be faster than the orc wolf cavalry. At the crossroads of survival and death, what choice should we make? What, run away in humiliation and then be killed by the orcs from behind, or pick up weapons and face everything bravely."
"Perhaps some of us will lose our precious lives, just like our ancestors 200 years ago, life is precious and only once, no one wants to lose it, but why did our ancestors resolutely choose a path full of thorns and death? , I think that at the moment they made their choice, they did not think too much about whether they would survive, but firmly told themselves in their hearts that my choice would make our descendants live happily. So we enjoyed it for a full 200 years."
"Now, it's our turn to make such a difficult choice, escape or fight. Everyone has his own choice in his heart. And I, Catherine, Randy, your Majesty the Queen, stand today Here, I tell you loudly that my choice is that I will not leave here. Yes, you heard me right. I will not run away in a hurry like those officials and nobles. I will stay here, stay at the royal auditorium. Until we can watch us defeat the orcs with joy, or live and die tragically with this city."
"The city of Fernando was built bit by bit by our ancestors with their hard-working hands. We spent our childhood here. Every plant and tree here carries too many memories for us. Our ancestors lived in Our families live here, and I believe our children and grandchildren will live here as well. This is not only the heart of a powerful empire, but also our common home."
"Two hundred years ago, our ancestors used their sharp weapons and hot blood to build a beautiful home for us. Today, 200 years later, it is us who once again took up arms and defended our right to survive with iron and blood. It’s time to take action, my people, and use our blood to teach the invaders a lesson and let them know how powerful an ordinary civilian who protects his family is."
"Yes, orcs are physically stronger than us humans, but we are not useless. Unity and courage will allow us to fight to the end. Some people may die, but more people will definitely live well and happily. Live on. What you have done today will not be forgotten by people, the empire will not be forgotten, and history will not be forgotten. Many years from now, you can pat your chest and loudly and proudly tell others, 'Hey, I participated in the battle to defend the imperial capital. ,' and people will look at you with reverence and say to you, 'Ah, it turns out you are also one of the heroes,'"
After Catherine finished speaking, she stood there quietly like a beautiful stone statue. The whole city fell into a strange silence just like the quiet Catherine. After a long time, a voice suddenly sounded: "The officials and nobles have abandoned us, let them all die. Only Queen Catherine remembers us, long live Catherine."
"Let Catherine be our ruler and let those damn officials eat their shit."
"Yes, Her Majesty Emperor Catherine."
"No, it should be Her Majesty Queen Catherine."
"Long live Her Majesty the Queen."
The chaotic voices gradually came together. Millions of people in the empire shouted Catherine's name enthusiastically, regarding this young lady as their supreme ruler and protector. "Long live the Queen." the voice resounded. The sky in the entire imperial capital, yes, when everyone had no clue, when everyone stood on the edge of being abandoned, only Catherine stood up and said lightly in a plain voice: "I will fight with you. Together." Is there anything more heartbreaking than this? Is there any words that can attract the enthusiasm of ordinary citizens more
Fanatic shouts came one after another and lasted for about an hour, and then the young men left their families one after another. They were full of blood and prepared to fight the invaders for the happiness of their families. Luke and Orlando keenly grasped Seizing this opportunity, they set up more than 100 recruitment points throughout the Imperial City and distributed a large number of weapons. From the moment the Holy Alliance Empire was established in Fernando City, it has never stopped storing strategic materials. Now, It’s time to put those materials that are well kept in the warehouse to use.
The elderly and children silently obeyed the army's arrangements and moved to safe places. Their current residences may become the defense positions of the imperial capital in the future. Many strong ladies were selected, and they were responsible for the soldiers. Logistics, such as making and delivering food, etc., the residences of the escaped imperial officials and nobles, even Orlando's military camp and Luke's mansion, including the palace, were all occupied by a large number of old people who had moved in from outside the city. Weak, sick and disabled,
There are more than 8 million people in the imperial capital area, and there are about 2 million men between the ages of 18 and 55. The vast majority of them will receive weapons in the next few days, either a long gun or a gun. With a long sword, each of the Holy Knights who originally planned to lead 100 recruits can manage at least more than 1,000 new recruits. These warriors will severely attack the orc army in the houses in the city. I believe they will succeed in the Holy Knights. Under the leadership of the leader, every piece of land in the imperial capital was turned into a position to snipe the orcs’ advance.
Of course, the most elite 100,000 soldiers were arranged near the royal viewing platform. Luke and Orlando also used this place as their war command post, and Flanner's suggestion also made Catherine, Luke and others very satisfied. , those messengers could quickly convey the development of the war and important information to Catherine who stayed at the royal auditorium. After Catherine gave a speech at the royal auditorium, she never left there again, and would visit her from time to time as needed. Give some more inspiring speeches,
In five days, the imperial capital changed its appearance. Now Fernando City was not only the heart of the empire, it also turned into a terrifying fortress, a super fortress garrisoned by more than 2 million warriors. Humanity The determination of the Orcs is very obvious. Maybe 500,000 orcs can conquer the Thunder God Fortress guarded by 200,000 human warriors, but facing this super fortress with more than 2 million people, the orcs will definitely hit this place as hard as hitting an iron plate. , their vitality will be slowly consumed here, until humans gain an absolute advantage, and then deliver a fatal blow to the orc war, and achieve the final victory.
On the sixth day, the main force of the orcs finally appeared within the sight of the imperial capital. Originally, the orcs should have arrived here earlier, but on the one hand, the Barbarian Bear Clan spent more money to transport a large amount of materials obtained from the Thunder God Fortress here. It took some time, but on the other hand, clans such as Giant Snake gave up directly attacking the imperial capital and headed west to rob the migrating herdsmen of the Clay clan. They waited until the messengers from the Barbarian Bear clan found them and took them back to the route of advance. time, naturally a lot of time was wasted,
At the suggestion of the prophet Evan, the Beast King did not besiege the imperial capital. Instead, he set up a huge military camp thirty kilometers north of the imperial capital, stretching for more than twenty kilometers. The reason why there was no siege was because the city of the imperial capital, That is to say, the parts within the city walls are so big that even 500,000 troops cannot surround them.
After a short day's rest, the Beast King followed Prophet Evan's plan and placed an army of 50,000 orcs each in the other three directions of the imperial capital. They would contain the human army guarding the imperial capital. At the north gate of the imperial capital, 50 trebuchets were assembled, and a large number of huge heavy objects dismantled from houses and other buildings on human farms were placed aside. More than 200 siege vehicles were neatly arranged in ten rows, less than 5 kilometers ahead of them. The place is the city wall of the imperial capital.
According to the experience of the orcs attacking the Thunder God Fortress, they will use the catapults obtained from humans to attack the human defenders first, then use siege vehicles to approach the city wall, and then use wooden ladders to climb up to engage in hand-to-hand combat. Due to the distance of the imperial capital city wall, It far exceeds the Thunder God Fortress. It is impossible to use giant trebuchets to guard the Grand Canyon of the Hengduan Mountains like the Thunder God Fortress, or to use a large number of archers to cover and shoot. Therefore, as long as a hundred thousand troops use all their strength from a defense line of more than ten kilometers at the same time, Attack, it is almost impossible for humans to stop their progress,