Green's apprehension is not without cause.
The choice of Morka outside the city is also very wise. He only has more than 5,000 people. After slaughtering the mounts, most of the cavalry that was originally a small number have become infantry. If it is only in the outer city, there is no problem. If you are lucky, it is not impossible to capture Denzel City.
But now that reinforcements have come, and there are 2,000 cavalry... Then the balance of power has changed dramatically. With his more than 5,000 infantry, facing 2,000 elite cavalry in the field, the chances of winning are too small, and if he doesn't withdraw immediately, if he is entangled by the enemy, then in the field, he will be eaten alive by the opponent. Not impossible. In this case, Morka simply made up his mind, gave up Denzel City, and led the people to leave immediately. This decision must be said to be quite wise and brave.
Nene's cavalry brigade slowly chased for a while outside the city. Because Morka retreated very rigorously, Nene didn't find a chance to pursue it. He just hung the team far behind, and the two sides kept a safe distance. outside, and then watched the Odins go south.
At this moment, the city has become a sea of joy. The morale of the defenders in the city is not high, but they only have the idea of defending their homes and relatives. Keeping one day counts as one day, but I didn’t expect that a miracle would actually happen, the Odins left, and they had to live, how could they not be ecstatic
Green has ordered people to quickly remove the earth and stones blocked under the city gate, and let outside reinforcements enter the city. Xia Ya looked at the cheers all around, and was sighing in her heart, but suddenly she looked back and found that Via's face was a little unnatural.
Via naturally saw the cavalry outside the city clearly, and among the cavalry even more clearly, Nei Nei had a sturdy stature and was very eye-catching in the crowd. As soon as Via saw her, her expression suddenly became a little weird, and then she could go down to the city without waiting for Charade to say anything.
Nei Nei did not enter the city in a hurry, but ran around the wilderness outside the city with the people. After the inspection, after confirming that the Odins were really far away, they slowly came towards the city wall. And at this time, in the city, Via had asked Xia Ya to prepare two horses for her.
"You're leaving now? Are you in a hurry?" Xia Ya was a little puzzled.
But Via didn't want to meet Nene again. She had already turned on her horse and shook her head: "I still have something urgent, so I can't delay."
After sitting on the horse and looking at Xiaya, she still whispered: "This city can't be defended. At this moment, the Odins are heading south, but Moer County has become the enemy behind! Manninger is also a famous Odin general. , before he made a massive southern invasion, he would never allow a Byzantine army like you to be behind him! So once he frees up his hands, he will definitely pull out your nail first. I still recommend that, if you want to survive, you should Abandon the defense, then take a detour and go south to escape."
When Xia Ya heard it, his expression was solemn, but after thinking about it carefully, he laughed and said, "I have to repay the favor of others! The old emperor treated me well, but if it came to an end, I would just run for my life, I, Xia Yaleiming, can't do something like this, and I appreciate your kindness."
"Pedantism." Via sat on the horse and looked at Xi Ya coldly, slowly shaking his head: "You are courting death yourself, don't blame others."
Saying that, although all the earth and stones under the city gate have not been removed at this moment, it has also cleared a gap. Via immediately drove away, and under Xia Ya's signal, the defenders moved out of the way and let Via Passing, Via rushed out of the city gate, but suddenly shouted, stopped the horse, then turned the horse's head and ran back, came to Xia Ya, looked down at Xia Ya, her eyes seemed a bit complicated, and finally sighed Tone: "Forget it, I know that if I don't save you, the person who entrusted me to save you will be very disappointed. I have an idea. After you hear it, how to choose, make your own decision."
After a pause, she leaned down and lowered her voice: "The only established army in the north of the empire is the Seventh Corps. The Seventh Corps is stationed in Lin County, Moer County, not too far from here. Far away, they are in a more difficult situation than you at the moment. There are rebels staring at them on the left and right, and Manninger's Red Snow Army is heading south. If you want to go south to Osgilia, the road is all occupied by the rebels. It is impossible for a mere infantry regiment to travel through thousands of miles of enemy-occupied territory to reach Osgilia, so they must be in a dilemma now, if at this time, you…”
"You want me to fight the Seventh Corps?" Xia Ya's eyes suddenly lit up!
Via sneered: "Among the Byzantine central standing corps, the strength of the seventh corps can only be counted backwards, but after all, it is also the central standing army, and the equipment and quality of soldiers are always much stronger than the rabble you have now. If you want to defend the ground, how can you do without soldiers! And they just need a place to stand. If you can move this corps over... Hmph, the commander-general of the seventh corps was appointed before the last war. In more than half a year, the prestige is insufficient, the foundation is unstable, and I heard that it is also a rice bucket. If you can master this army, you will at least have a little self-protection capital in the north. "
Xia Ya's eyes suddenly brightened, but she stared at Wea suddenly: "You, are you implying me to seize military power? I'm just a small county garrison... "
Via sneered: "You can't do it alone, but Green beside you... Hmph, you don't know, did he ever serve in the Seventh Corps? Now, of the five flag regiments in the Seventh Corps, three hold the flag. The officials are all his colleagues and subordinates back then! With him helping you, if you…”
Having said that, a murderous look flashed in Via's eyes, and then he shut up.
Xia Ya's heart skipped a beat when she heard this.
Via paused for a while before speaking slowly. Her voice was cold and low: "The troubled times are coming, and the northern part of the empire is no longer owned by the empire! This lonely army will either be eaten by the rebels or eaten by the Odins! Or Eaten by you! There is absolutely no fourth possibility! Rather than being destroyed by the rebels or the Odins, it's better to... hum, measure yourself!"
Wea said this, no more words, beat the horse and whip, shouted, and galloped away.
After leaving Denzel City, Via immediately went to the southeast, watching from a distance Nene's group of horses also turned around and returned to the city, Via paused for a while, looked at Denzel's city wall, and sneered in his heart: The teacher said that he is a man of creation, but now it seems that, huh, he still lacks the taste of killing and decisiveness, mother-in-law, how can it be done! The teacher is just afraid of misunderstanding... Oh, teacher, is the teacher dead
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Denzel City is already overcrowded. Originally, it was just a small town on the border, with a population of only tens of thousands all year round. But now, in addition to the original population in the city, the scorched earth strategy a few days ago forced many people in the surrounding area to forcibly relocate into the city, and the population nearly doubled.
After the 2,000 cavalrymen from Nei entered the city, they saw crowds on the streets. The original square in the city was already full of tents, and it had become a temporary residence for the population.
Fortunately, the establishment of Denzel City was originally for a certain military purpose. There was also a military camp in the city, which was not small enough to accommodate several thousand troops. Immediately, he brought a few big leaders of his subordinates to see Xia Ya.
Xia Ya was already very busy—but the more reason was that he deliberately avoided seeing Nai Nei. But people came to rescue from afar, no matter how to hide, it was impossible to disappear.
Fortunately, after seeing him in the garrison mansion, Nene didn't say anything that embarrassed Xia Ya, and his expression was the same as usual, but after a shallow salute, he said in a business-like tone: "Master garrison, these people like me originally I have received a lot of favors from the Byzantine Empire. This time I heard that the Odins were besieging the city, so I came to do my best. I don’t ask for any rewards. I just ask my lord to see that many of my people are citizens of the Byzantine Empire and give them to them. a way out."
"Um?"
After Xia Ya heard this, she faintly tasted a little bit. She looked at Green who was in the hall. Green smiled slightly. Although he didn't recognize Nene, he had just entered the city earlier. Sharba had already quietly told him the absurd story between this "fighting general" and Xia Ya, and Green almost vomited blood when he heard it, but after Nene entered the city, Green I observed this cavalry up close, but the more I looked at it, the more excited I became!
The two thousand cavalry under Nene's command were nothing more than a group of horse thieves, but from Green's point of view, most of the cavalry had excellent riding skills, strong physiques, and of course their qualities, and the queues seemed to be quite good. Rigorous taste, not as loose and chaotic as ordinary horse thieves, even from the perspective of a famous imperial general like Green, this is a fairly good group of elite cavalry. Although the personnel are a little mixed up, looking at these two thousand people, the older ones are the younger ones, the old ones have white beards, the younger ones are immature, and there are even some who are actually women!
However, if you can choose carefully, and pick out a thousand elites, there is no problem.
He was shocked, such an elite team was actually just a group of horse thieves
At this moment, Nene's tone obviously contained some hints of hope to be included - how could Green refuse such a good thing? He immediately smiled and said: "Your Excellency is willing to serve the country, of course it's good, but there are laws in the army, we will discuss the inclusion of things slowly..."
What else did Green want to say after that, Xiaya was already a little bored, and stared at Nene directly: "You, what are you trying to do?"
She smiled inwardly—she remembered the advice that the mysterious expert gave her before she left after having a deep conversation with the aunt Sofia in Wildfire Town. But at the moment, his face remained calm, and he said lightly: "Sir, I don't have any thoughts either, to tell the truth, although I am used to being free, but the situation is different now, I have to find a way to live for my brothers and sisters. Row."
When Xia Ya heard this, she just frowned and stared at Nei Nei carefully, looking up and down. This woman had to marry her a few days ago, but today, she was so calm and restrained, but it made Xia Ya I murmured in my heart...
Nene then turned his eyes to Green, and said sternly: "The Odins are heading south, and now they have penetrated into Byzantium... To say something disrespectful, after the battle of Byzantium, regardless of victory or defeat, the land in the north is no longer owned by the empire... "
Although Green, who was full of loyalty to the empire, heard this a bit harsh, he was not a pedantic person, and he understood that according to the current situation, what Nene said was true, so he nodded.
"I don't know if the two adults have thought about it. Once the Odins occupy the northern Byzantine land for a long time, there will be a direct consequence." Nene sighed, and his tone was a little helpless.
Both Xia Ya and Green's eyes lit up and looked at each other: "You mean, Wildfire?"
"Yes, the Wildfire Plain was originally a place where no one cares, that's why there are no less than dozens of horse thieves and black tribes who dominate the mountains in the Thieves Forest. Originally, the two major empires didn't care about this place. We are in Wildfire. Surviving on the original is naturally pleasant and hateful, but once the Odins occupied the northern part of the Byzantine Empire, the situation changed immediately... Later, Wildfire became the backyard of the Odins! Their army is in How could it be possible to allow so many uncontrolled armed forces to be stationed in front of you on the wildfire field behind you? So, I think about it carefully, everyone’s free days on the wildfire field in the future will come to an end!”
What she said made a lot of sense.
At this moment, the Odins have been heading south, and several corps are taking advantage of the northern part of the Byzantine Empire to drive in without a defense. Once they occupy the land, how can they easily withdraw? In this way, the Wildfire Field has naturally become a site that Odin must control! Otherwise, it is impossible to maintain effective control of the conquered Byzantine lands!
Ammon Xia asked himself, if he is the commander of Odin, once he is free, the first thing to do is to pull out all the threatening nails behind him! Your own city of Denzel is naturally a nail, but how can those large and small gangs of horse thieves be left behind on the Wildfire Plain? ! It is bound to send the army to clear it! Even Wildfire's garrison is a must! You must pave a solid line behind yourself! This way, the army ahead can feel at ease!
Green also thought of this, and nodded lightly to Xi Ya, Xi Ya didn't speak, Green smiled: "In this case, Nene... Your Excellency (Green didn't know what to call Miss or what, he hesitated, Let’s just call your Excellency), you are exhausted from afar, please rest in the garrison mansion now, I will discuss your placement with the garrison, and then…”
Nene didn't say much, saluted the two of them directly, and went straight down without even looking at Xia Ya.
After Nei Nei left, Green laughed, looked at Xiaya, his face became extremely strange, and suddenly said in a low voice: "I said... you marry."
"... What?!" Xia glared: "Damn it! It must be that fellow Sharba who talks too much!!"
Green laughed, looked out the door, and lowered his voice again: "Marry a wife, and you will also get thousands of elites, such a good deal, why not do it? Such a wife, the more the better, if you can marry ten eights One, we have tens of thousands of soldiers, even if Manninger's army comes again, there are 10,000 elite soldiers, we are not afraid."
"Bah! I want to marry you!" Xia was so embarrassed that she was about to run away. Green grabbed him and said with a smile, "Don't run! Alas... It's you who are going to marry, what does it have to do with me... Uh, okay? , don't stare, I won't say anything."
After he forced Xia Ya to sit down, he said in a low voice, "Aren't we just worried about the lack of troops in our hands? This Miss Nene reminded me that there is still a lot of power on the Wildfire Plain. , In the current situation, some brains have to find a way out, if we can include it... Even if it is only a part of it, it will be of great benefit!"
Xia Ya is also excited. The mercenary group, the samurai group, the horse thief group, and those large and small black tribes on the Wildfire Plain are all objects that can be included. The number of these organizations is different, although the quality is uneven , but there are always some elites in it, such as Hawke and Russell who followed him. These guys used to be mercenaries. Naturally, the quality of the individual needs to be well tempered and integrated. An elite.
"It's an idea." Xia Ya twitched his lips, but when he mentioned the compilation, he suddenly remembered what Vya said to him before he left - the seventh corps...
Thinking about it this way, that Via, actually said such things to himself, blatantly implying that he was recruiting and annexing the army of the empire... It seems that this Via has no loyalty to the empire! It's just that Via reminded herself that to do this, you need Green's help. Green is loyal to the empire. Will she be willing to help herself...
"I have an idea." Green smiled lightly: "The matter on the Wildfire Plain cannot be delayed. We have to act as soon as possible before Manninger is free. Among your people, Hawke and Russell were originally killed by the Wildfire. The mercenary who lived in the original, um... Forget about Hawke, he is young and vigorous, I'm afraid he can't. That Russell is old and smooth, he has been in the wildfire for many years, and everyone is familiar with all the tribal gangs, big and small. , I have some friendship with him more or less, it is better to send him to be the liaison... Well, and Nene, let Russell and Nene go to Wildfire Field together, and leave immediately, if you can persuade a few tribal gangs to come If we vote, our strength will grow a lot!"
"Nene? Send Nene? What can she do?" Xia frowned. In his opinion, Nene didn't have any connections on the Wildfire Plain, but Russell was a good candidate.
Green sighed. He stared at Xi Ya for a moment, then slowly walked over to close the door, turned around, and stared at Xi Ya: "Are you really not understanding, or are you pretending to be confused with me?"
Looking at Green's serious expression, Xiaya suddenly moved in his heart, and immediately read out the meaning in Green's eyes!