"what!!"
Manninger stood up immediately, and the last ray of hope in his heart suddenly went out. He shook it before barely standing, and shouted: "What's going on!"
"Lord Morka took us to raise food on the spot, but it aroused the rebound of the people in Wildfire Town. They organized people all night and attacked us. Lord Morka lost the battle to the death, and we were driven out of Wildfire Town... Now Lord Morka and his subordinates are attacking the city outside Wildfire Town, and sent me to report to you, please…”
"Stupid! Stupid!! Stupid who ruined my affairs!!"
Manninger finally sat down on the ground, struggled twice, and tried to stand up twice, but his hands and feet felt sore and weak.
His face was gloomy, he suppressed the anger in his heart, his eyes were sharp, and his voice was hoarse: "In the end... what's going on! There are no defenders in Wildfire Town, how could you be kicked out of five thousand people?!"
The two Odin warriors who came to report the news also seemed to know that the matter was of great importance, and their expressions were even more frightened and frustrated. One of them stuttered, and finally told what happened...
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Morka is now twenty-eight years old. As a warrior of the Basak tribe, his age is the age when he is the most prosperous and powerful, and his courage reaches the peak. As the eldest son of the patriarch Manninger, Morka has always been known in the tribe for his bravery. Neither of them, but only the eldest son like Morka, Morka naturally understood in his heart how much his father expected from him.
As the eldest son of the patriarch, he is naturally the most popular candidate for the future patriarch's heir. Although the Basak tribe is not the Odin royal family, the choice of heirs has always been the same as that of other Odin tribes. Being the eldest son doesn't give him any advantages, the only advantage is that he follows his father longer and is more likely to get the support of other leaders in the tribe.
The Odins were established in the world for their bravery, and Morka was able to split tigers and leopards at a young age. Naturally, he was a famous warrior in the tribe. But Manninger, as a rare hero in the Odin Empire, understands better that if he just wants to be a "qualified" patriarch, his eldest son is enough, but if he wants to be an "excellent" patriarch , it is far from enough to rely on martial arts alone. Manninger is still alive, the Odin Empire is recognized as the strongest God Emperor Hannigan in generations, and Manninger himself is also an excellent patriarch of the Basak tribe, and his talents are far superior to those of the previous ones. On behalf of the ancestors, he was determined to carry forward the Basak tribe in his own hands. Although he did not have the slightest ambition to replace the royal family, he was determined to make the Basak tribe the second strongest in the Odin Empire besides the royal family. tribal.
Therefore, he fully supports God Emperor Odin, who has great talent and talent, and uses the trust of God Emperor Odin to establish a deep relationship with the royal family. He also has a good relationship with the eldest son of the God Emperor, and married him with the daughter of the family. The layout is far-reaching! In his mind, if it is successful, the Basak tribe will be brilliant for at least three generations!
But in order to achieve such a goal, the efforts of his generation Manninger are naturally not enough, and the selection of his future successor is naturally the best.
Therefore, his expectations for his eldest son Morka are naturally higher. He brought Morka on this expedition, and he also hoped that he would do more meritorious deeds and establish prestige among the tribe. Second, I also hope that he will be honed by the baptism of war and can make more progress.
Morka knew that his father had high expectations for him, and he also hoped to do his best to perform better so that he would have a firmer position in his father's heart.
Therefore, when Manninger ordered him to take 5,000 people to stay in Wildfire Town to collect food supplies on the spot, Morka can be said to go all out.
The problem was that he was too anxious and too eager to fulfill his father's orders.
Manninger had just left Wildfire Town with his army and headed south, when Morka and his 5,000 Odin warriors dispersed in Wildfire Town for grain.
The so-called local grain collection, to put it bluntly, is just one word: grab!
Morka is also a little too big. He thinks that he has brought 5,000 soldiers. This Wildfire Town has only a small population. It is also a well-known territory without local defenders and forces. His own 5,000 soldiers Spread it out, who can resist
Under his orders, the five thousand Odin warriors were divided into dozens of teams, and the blockade began on a street-by-street basis in Wildfire Town, knocking door-to-door for food. These Odin warriors are all used to savagery, and they are not in the territory of their own tribe. How can they be polite
This time, you have poked the hornet's nest!
Where is Wildfire Town? The famous three no matter the zone! It can be said that there are hidden dragons and crouching tigers here. I don’t know how many fugitives from the mainland are hiding here, and I don’t know how many hermits and masters in the wild live in seclusion here.
It can be said that any tailor who does needlework may be a thief who used to be famous all over the world! Maybe the cook in any restaurant can use a kitchen knife to split the grudge!
Wildfire Town is indeed a place where you don’t care. No matter what forces come to occupy this place, the local residents don’t pay much attention to it. As long as the forces occupying this place don’t go too far, the local people pay the taxes they should pay, and they won’t find them. What trouble, but if the people occupying this place are too much, will they do anything out of the ordinary, hum...
The first fire was lit in a small street not far from the Black Street. A team of Odin warriors rushed into a restaurant and tried to forcibly remove the wine and meat from the restaurant. Such a snatch naturally caused a backlash.
Where do these Odins care so much, they can fight when they raise their hands, and cut when they draw their swords!
As a result, the boss quit!
So bullying! Is there anyone else doing such wild things in Wildfire Town? !
At that time, the seemingly unremarkable boss suddenly shouted, picked up a broom, and heard a loud noise, and the Odin warrior who wanted to slash him with a knife flew directly through the wall and flew into the street.
The other Odin warriors who were disturbed swarmed up, but I didn't expect this boss to be a fierce thief in the past. Although he only had a broom in his hand, he would besiege more than a dozen Odin warriors. Legs are broken. When Morka heard the news, he didn't think much about it, and directly transferred two teams of people over, and finally hacked the reclusive thief to death.
But the Odin warriors were also killed and wounded more than 20. Morka was furious, and in order to vent his anger, he ordered the restaurant to be set on fire.
There was originally a group of mercenaries passing by who lived in the guest room of the restaurant. They didn't want to cause trouble, but the Odins actually wanted to set the house on fire? That's great
These mercenaries quickly rushed out, and they clashed with the Odin warriors for no apparent reason.
Morka was furious and just wanted to use thunder to shock the people here, so he ordered the street to be blocked, and then prepared to slaughter these resisting guys.
Unexpectedly, there was a sudden commotion in the whole street. In the darkness, there were more than ten shops on this street, such as firewood shops, jewelry stores, tailor shops, taverns, etc. Twenty or thirty people came out!
Some of these people have flying eaves, some walk on the wall, and some have a wood-chopping knife in their hands, but they can emit the light of fighting spirit. What is even more frightening is that the owner of a herbal medicine shop rushed into the street and faced the killing His two Odin mercenaries actually opened their mouths and chanted two fire magic spells! !
Although Morka arranged more than 200 Odin warriors on this street, who would have thought that they would be chopped up by these messy guys like chopping melons and vegetables in less than a moment! !
Immediately, these guys rushed out of the street. If Morka was not brave, they would have been killed.
These people shouted repeatedly in the dark night, and some even took out strange horns to blow. Suddenly, Wildfire Town in the dark night was awakened!
In the dark night, there were voices responding from all directions. These guys were obviously residents of Wildfire Town, including coachmen, shop owners, mercenaries, and even beggars! Every one of them has extraordinary skills and different skills!
Seeing that Morka's people were defeated by the opponent, he finally became anxious and ordered the whole army to be anxious. The army finally concentrated on the square in the gate of Wildfire Town. Thousands of Odin's elite warriors formed an array. , finally stood firm and resisted the opponent's charge.
Although there are many strange warriors in Wildfire Town, and there are many fierce mercenary warriors and the like, but once thousands of Odin elite warriors form an array and compete head-on, these stragglers still cannot compete. Once the two sides fight to the death, I am afraid that both sides will suffer heavy casualties.
Morka himself was a brave Odin elite warrior. At that time, his heart was full of anger, and he was about to order the army to come forward to fight, and he had a note in his heart: even if both sides suffered, they would slaughter everyone in this town!
But just when Morka was about to give an order, a bloated and vulgar-looking middle-aged woman ran out of the "mob" on the opposite side...
"What are you? When did the Odins become such a thing?"
"Hmph, looking at you, this kid is nothing but an unpopular thing."
"Oh? Are you Basak? Hmph, isn't that old Manninger dead yet!"
"Ah, are you his son? For the sake of your father, I'll let you die."
"Get out of here! You're so stupid at such a young age! Even if the old Hannigan is standing here, he will give me three-point face! What are you?"
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Listening to the Odin warrior who reported the news in front of him relaying these words, Manninger's face suddenly became heavy and puzzled, and his brows were furrowed: "That woman, did you really say that?"
"A word is not bad!" The Odin raised his head with a sad face: "Patriarch..."
Manninger waved his hand to stop the other party's complaint, and asked in a deep voice: "And then? How many thousands of you can't match these mob?"
"Patriarch, Lord Morka also thinks... But we are no match for the mob, let alone against that woman."
The Odin who reported the news looked a little frightened: "I have never seen that woman so strong in my life! Lord Morka wanted to make a move, but she rushed into our team alone, but it was only in the blink of an eye. , dozens of our warriors fell! Lord Morka fell to the ground with a single jab from her."
"What about the result? I'm asking about the result!"
The Odin warrior's face became even more fearful, and he clearly felt the anger that Manninger forcibly suppressed: "We... we, we fought to the death, but that woman was like a ghost. I was in the team and heard the roars of my brothers. One after another, and then it fell in pieces... When the woman stopped later, we had at least more than 600 brothers, all of whom had been knocked to the ground by her. But, but... "
"But what?"
"However, she didn't kill anyone. Each of the more than 600 brothers had a broken leg. She also said that, for the sake of the old friend, if she didn't kill your subordinates and broke a leg, it was considered a slight punishment. Also said, let's get out of Wildfire Town, and if one more person dares to step in, she will kill a thousand first!"
Manninger was even more angry when he heard it, shouted, and pulled out a long knife: "Where did you come from, so indifferently insulting my Basak warriors!!"
Although he was angry, his heart was also frightened. After listening to the description of this subordinate, the other party knocked down more than 600 soldiers of his own in a moment, and he never hurt the other party's hair? With such a skill, I'm afraid that it will provoke some worldly experts who live in seclusion in Wildfire Town
However, as the dignified Basak patriarch, commanding the Chixue Corps, and under his command tens of thousands of elite warriors, who cares about the superiority of the opponent? At this moment, I was annoyed, and I ordered to send someone to lead soldiers back to Yehuo Town to fight, but then my heart moved again, and said solemnly: "Wait... What did that woman say? She said that she and I are old friends?"
The Odin soldier who reported the news was full of sweat, and quickly said: "Yes, what she said to Lord Morka was 'You send someone to tell Manninger that I had kicked in Odin's palace back then. His ass! As soon as you say that, he understands.' Well, that's it."
As soon as these words were said, Manninger's face became very exciting when he heard it.
The monstrous anger on his face suddenly became stiff and sluggish, and then became awkward and weird, and then gradually revealed a deep sense of fear and fear. His eyes also flickered, as if he was hesitating in his heart. Finally, he stood there for a while before he suddenly took a long breath, stomped his feet hard, and lowered the hand holding the long knife. There was a bit of frustration and helplessness in his expression, but he was full of anger, but turned into a helpless tone: "You... you... you go back immediately and let Morka take people out of Wildfire Town. Without my order, you are not allowed to set foot in Wildfire Town again. It's gone!"
Although the Odin soldier who reported the news was strange, he didn't dare to ask any more questions, so he went down quickly. But Manninger's order made the other Basak leaders around him very dissatisfied, and some people shouted: "Patriarch, what do you mean! How could someone insult my Basak warriors like this? Where did she come from, even if she is a reclusive role, we tens of thousands of heroic soldiers are still afraid of such stragglers! You bring me a thousand people, and I will immediately level the town!"
There were other people who responded one after another, and everyone's face was full of anger.
Manninger listened, but did not speak. He just listened to the clamor of these people quietly. After a while, when everyone gradually quieted down and all eyes were on him, Manninger slowly shook his head and whispered. : "Do you think I'm scared!"
"..." Everyone hesitated for a while, and finally shouted in unison: "Don't dare..."
"Don't be afraid." Manninger smiled bitterly: "I'll tell the truth, I'm really afraid, I'm afraid of this woman, there's nothing to hide, I can't say the identity of this person, but it's definitely not something we can mess with It's worth it, hum, it's not difficult to send someone to level the town, but if you annoy this woman, I'm afraid it will lead to big trouble! If a strong person of her level really wants to take down her identity and make trouble, Qian Qian The army and horses can't stop her, besides, this person has a special status, even if... even if the emperor is here, he will tolerate her a little bit."
The people who said these words looked at each other in dismay, and they were a little sluggish for a while. Manninger immediately lowered his face and shouted: "I only said so much, don't talk about this matter, and don't ask any more!!"
He is the patriarch and has great prestige. Since he has issued a strict order, although everyone is full of doubts, they dare not say anything.
Manninger looked strange, was silent for a while, and sighed: "It seems that the gods are not blessed, but why did I meet this person... ah..."
He stomped his foot hard again, his face even more worried.
There is no need to count on the food in Wildfire Town... If there is that woman here, don't say anything about collecting food, and it will be lucky if you don't provoke the other party to trouble you.
But without the food supplement of Wildfire Town, my tens of thousands of soldiers will start to starve tomorrow...
He looked up at the city wall of Denzel City not far away. Although he was very unwilling in his heart, he knew that if he gritted his teeth and persisted, he would definitely be able to capture this city in a day or two at most...
But what is the benefit of taking this city? The defenders in the city are determined to die. Even if the warriors are really allowed to endure hunger and thirst and capture the city, if the defenders in the city finally set fire to the food stored in the city before the city is destroyed... Then you are in vain.
With the ruthlessness of the defenders in the city, Manninger had no doubts at all. He really pushed the opponent to a desperate situation. The guy in the city named Xia Yaleiming really dared to do that!
"The order..."
After pondering for a long time, Manninger's eyes finally flashed a hint of absoluteness: "... Kill the deer and eat it! Let the cavalry kill a thousand reindeer first, and drink it with deer blood to fill the army ration!!"
No one objected to this order. Anyway, everyone in the tribe eats livestock, cattle and sheep. Since the food is out of food, there is no choice but to slaughter the mounts.
But Manninger's second order made everyone dissatisfied!
"Order, the whole army is rectified, tomorrow we will release the city and not attack, leave here and go directly south!"
As soon as these words came out, they immediately attracted a lot of opposition, and some people shouted on the spot: "Patriarch, we have injured a lot of warriors today, this city will not be destroyed, and my anger will not be extinguished! Now that the mount reindeer has been slaughtered and venison eaten I'm not afraid of starvation, and in two days, I'm afraid that this small town will not be broken!"
"Humph!" Manninger said slowly: "Two days later, even if we break the city, but the venison has been eaten, what should we do? Are we going south hungry?!"
After a pause, a trace of worry flashed in his eyes: "What if the Byzantines, like the people here, will do their own scorched earth plan along the way south? Let’s just let our tens of thousands of children take risks? It’s a small matter to fight for one breath, and the purpose of our Southern Expedition is a big deal!”
He is the patriarch, and what he said makes sense, so although the people below are still a little unconvinced, they can only do it silently.
Manninger's eyes gradually became sharper, and he suddenly sneered: "Huh! That Xia Lei Ming in this city is a sly guy! I think about it now, he has already calculated that we don't dare to delay too much here. Time! But I clearly know that I fell into his trap, but this one, I have to take it! This man is dangerous, and if we keep him, we will be our great enemy, and I must get rid of this scourge!"
He narrowed his eyes and thought for a while, then slowly laughed a few times: "This guy really has some skills, but I see that the defenders in his city are weak, just relying on our lack of favorable siege equipment. If you can barely hold it, the troops in the city are bound to be scarce! Hmph... Although I can't continue to consume him here, I can't let him off easily!"
He immediately shouted sharply: "Send the order, let Morka's people come here immediately, and I will leave a thousand reindeer cavalry for him! Let Morka trap the city for me here, and leave him a Thousands of reindeer cavalry can kill deer for food! One thousand deer, slowly slaughtered, more than enough to last for 20 days!! I bring my army to the south to conquer, as long as my army goes south to collect food, I will send someone to deliver it to him Come on, when the time comes... Hmph, this small lonely city is placed here, and there are thousands of Morka soldiers guarding it, and it can't escape!"
After thinking about it for a while, Manninger is worthy of being a hero, and said: "The other party is not afraid that we will besiege the city. Is there a waterway in this city? I think there are many wells in the city! Since there are wells, then there must be dark water underground in this area! Let people dig deep wells on the spot immediately, and they will definitely find water sources! Although there may not be enough for so many of us to drink in a hurry, if only Morka's team stayed, the number was smaller, and it was barely enough. ."
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When it was not dawn, Xi Ya watched the movements of the Odins from the city wall, and saw the Odins slaughtering deer and taking meat, very busy, and then in the morning, behind the Odins' army formation Countless chimneys rose up. After these Odins killed some of the mounts, they replenished some food, and immediately started the army and set off to the south.
From the top of the city, Xi Ya watched the tens of thousands of troops of the Odins start heading south, and he finally breathed a sigh of relief.
At this moment, Green was also standing side by side with him on the tower. When Xi Ya saw that the Odins had really abandoned the city and did not attack, he excitedly patted Green on the shoulder: "Ha! Your calculation is really good, the Odins are short of food and dare not Spend time with us here!"
Green's expression was also slightly lighter, but as the army gradually left, there were still thousands of reindeer cavalrymen who stayed where they were, and even set up some tents. Many Odins were still busy digging in the camp. well…
Xia Ya and Green looked at each other, and there was a bit of unease in their eyes.
Immediately at noon, on the north road, another group of Odinian troops came from far away, and there were also thousands of them. They came to the city and joined the remaining thousand Odin reindeer cavalry. They sent people to search for forests, vegetation and water sources, and with great fanfare, they put on a posture of long-term confrontation...
"Fuck." Xia Ya's face was a little ugly: "Although Manninger was fooled, he only got half of it! Although his army left, he left thousands of people behind, trying to trap us to death!"
Green also frowned deeply: "The defenders in our city are less than a thousand, and they are... weak, and they are definitely not comparable to these elite Odins. Manninger also clearly saw through our reality, and these thousands of people are placed here. , although they are unable to attack the city, but it is enough to trap us! Hmph, this Manninger is still a bit cunning."
Both of them stood on the city wall and thought hard, but after all, the strength in their hands was too limited. With this capital alone, how could they come up with any good solutions
There were seven to eighty-eight garrison troops in the city, and all those who could be mobilized added up to no more than 1,000. The previous day’s battle for defending the city also damaged a hundred or two hundred, and the rest of the people were also some local garrison troops. There is no need to think about a mob like soldiers or prison guards who go out of the city to destroy the enemy...
Hundreds of handymen want to defeat thousands of Odin elites, and the opponent has the most powerful cavalry in the field...
Although Xia Ya is sturdy, he also understands that his valor alone plays a very small role in the battle against thousands of people. He himself is not a strong powerhouse...
After thinking about it for a long time, the two of them couldn't find a way. Xia's heart sank, and she said with a smile, "Anyway, Manninger will go south and won't be able to come back for a while. We'll just have to figure out a way."
He and Green went down the tower and were about to go back to the garrison, but before they went down the tower, they suddenly heard a commotion in the distance, and saw a group of defenders in the city holding swords, crowded together, faintly still There was a loud shout, as if it was something like "catch the spies".
As soon as Xia Ya heard this, she sneered: "Are there spies? Ha! It just so happens that there is nowhere to spread the fire! I'll go and see!"
As he said that, he strode over, and only when he got close, he heard a few screams of pain from the crowd, and he actually saw this group of defenders in the city kept retreating and scattering.
Xia Ya was dissatisfied when she heard the voice of a cold young woman inside.
"I'm not a spy, and I don't want to hurt anyone! I just want to leave the city! If you don't give way, I'll kill you!"
As soon as Xia Ya heard this voice, she felt a bit familiar, and when she pushed the person in front of her away, she saw a woman standing inside, strangling the neck of a guard leader, and the neck of the little guard leader. It was his own knife lying sideways.
And this woman, with purple hair, a tall stature, and a black robe, had a half iron face on her face, and a big odd-shaped bow on her back! Looking closely, the exposed half of the face has pale skin, but the face is delicate and delicate, especially beautiful, and it also contains a bit of cool taste!
When Xia Ya saw this woman, why didn't she recognize her? Standing there for a while, he blurted out and laughed: "Ah? It's you?!"