There were rapid footsteps outside the lounge, and a guard immediately stopped the visitor, but he was forcefully pushed away, and the door was forced open and he barged in.
"Get out of my way!"
All the Templars immediately stood up and looked outside the door with anger on their faces, only to see a guy in armor break in and take off the helmet on his head. It turned out to be a girl with blond hair and red wolf ears. They all immediately He sat down quietly.
It was Delmedi who barged in. Delmedi was fourteen years old and much taller than when Lu Zhiyu first met her. She also became more beautiful and taller, but she was different from Wei when she was young. Erdanti is average, with a boyish temperament, and is even more unruly and domineering.
As soon as Delmedi came in, he looked at Verdanti in front of the window and said angrily: "My father, we should immediately declare war on the Cretan Empire and let all those who dare to tarnish your glory..."
Verdanti's slender sword eyebrows frowned and she looked at Delmedi: "Get out, who allowed you to come in? Also, take off the armor on your body before it's your turn to go to the battlefield."
The dispute between Delmedi and Verdanti led to Delmedi leaving angrily, but Verdanti finally made a decision, turned around and walked outside, and the Templars opened the door to the lounge. , followed him into the hall, where a large number of Holy Sevier Empire nobles and knights were waiting here.
Seeing the Emperor Verdanti walking in in full military uniform, and all the Templar Knights present, they immediately knew that His Majesty the Emperor had made a decision, and they all stood up, and there was a loud clattering sound, and everyone stood at attention. People watched as Verdanti walked up to the highest throne.
"Everyone, send troops to welcome back our compatriots." Verdanti drew out the sword of royal power, with the symbol of the Holy Sevier Empire on the back.
Immediately, I saw the whole audience cheering, and all the orcs let out roars. The Holy Sevier Empire itself was the empire that Verdante and all the Templars defeated with the iron blood and troops with the support of the Church of the Sun. Verdanti has been weakening the relationship between tribes and ethnic groups, promoting the integration between various ethnic groups, governing the country by law, and completely building the Holy Sevier Empire into a huge and sophisticated machine.
After the emperor's order was issued, the entire Holy Sevier Empire was mobilized. The eight Templar legions, a total of 160,000 cavalry, plus a large number of conscripted garrison and noble troops from various places, combined to attack nearly 400,000 The army moved south, crossed the Red River Plain, and reached the border of the Cretan Empire.
Hundreds of thousands of troops crossed the Red River Plain and formed an endless line on the huge Red River Plain. The crowds were densely packed. This was the first time in hundreds of years that the orcs took the initiative to launch a war against humans.
A large number of orcs raised their spears, like dense forests. The horses neighed, the cavalry were fully armed, and a large number of knight armors shone in the spring sunshine. The long swords of the infantry were hidden in their scabbards, and their shields Polished like a mirror, scorching the eyes, the flag of the Holy Sevier Empire fluttered. Under the guidance of the flag, the army all over the mountains and plains appeared in front of the Cretan border fortress.
There has been no war in the northern part of the Cretan Empire for many years. The fortresses on the border are still ancient fortresses built a hundred or two hundred years ago, and the remaining garrisoned soldiers are no longer the elite divisions they once were.
"Cavalry! Orcs, orcs are coming!"
"Woo!"
"Orcs, the army of orcs!"
On the city wall, the long sword was thrown aside. The sentry who was dozing against the wall on the sentry tower immediately discovered the traces of the orc army. He shouted hoarsely, the horn sounded, and the news of the Holy Sevier Empire's army appeared on the border. Immediately spread throughout the north.
The smell of gunpowder smoke from the border of the Cretan Empire permeated all the northern border cities of Crete. The war was about to break out. The dense army of the Holy Sevier Empire was pointing directly at the Cretan Empire. As long as the Cretan Empire failed to deal with it carefully, both sides would be destroyed. There will be an all-out war.
This war may have involved the largest number of people and the most complete range of arms in the history of Alan continent wars. After one or two hundred years of development, the Cretan Empire has developed to its peak economy, culture, and military strength. The Holy Sevier Empire is the first unified empire of the orcs. It has the will of the people and has huge war potential.
In the spring of the 61st year of the Holy Calendar, the Holy Sevier Empire sent 400,000 troops, claiming to be an 800,000-strong army, and came to the city, demanding that the Cretan Empire unconditionally release the 200,000 orc slaves trapped in the Arabel Province, and abolished the Orc Slave Ordinance. ", free all the orc slaves in the country, and the third is Prime Minister Tanbur, who signed the "Orc Slave Ordinance", to give an explanation to the Holy Sevier Empire.
By dispatching such a large force and consuming a large amount of resources to launch a war, the Holy Sevier Empire must gain something. This was a decision made by the empire's senior officials together with the emperor after deliberation.
Urgent letters sent from the border, together with news of the arrival of the orc army at the border, were sent day and night to the capital of the Cretan Empire, Neia. At this moment, the war in the Arabel Province had reached its most critical point.
At the ruling center of Arabel Province, above the Maple Leaf City, blood stained every place above the city. The army of one hundred thousand orc slaves has fallen into deep despair at this moment. The thirty thousand Cretan Empire The army was already advancing towards them at this moment, defeating the orc slave army that occupied several cities in front of them, and was about to arrive at Maple Leaf City.
The entire Arabelle Province is an endless plain. Only Maple Leaf City is located in the valley at the foot of the mountain. The terrain is dangerous. The other places are simply undefendable for the Cretan army, which currently has a large number of siege equipment.
There were only a few thousand defenders in Maple Leaf City, plus tens of thousands of young and strong civilians and a large number of old, weak, women and children, who guarded the city and persisted for more than 20 days under the attack of a hundred thousand orc slave army.
The tragic level of casualties has left Maple Leaf City full of scars. Inside the city, there are corpses of the defenders who were taken off the top of the city. Almost everyone has injuries. There are injured people everywhere on the top of the city. Groans of pain, and similarly, they also made the army of 100,000 slaves outside the city pay a heavy price.
More than ten miles outside Maple Leaf City, the orc army camp was already filled with howls. No one expected that Maple Leaf City would be such a hard-core person. Although they were not elites and had not received formal training, there were nearly 100,000 people. , attacked such a city with ten times the number, and fought for more than 20 days without defeating it.
This made everyone lose their confidence and courage, especially the army led by Earl Tite outside, which was pressing forward step by step and fighting steadily, leaving no way for them to survive. If they could not capture Maple Leaf City, they would all die. Here, the army of slaves put together temporarily has lost its morale. If Earl Tit hadn't forced them to the edge, they would have dispersed long ago.
Everyone in the camp was dejected. They no longer looked as arrogant and wanton as they had a dozen days ago. Everyone seemed to be back under the control of the Cretan Empire, recalling the sacrifices given to them by the Cretan Empire's army. of fear.
The orcs, all skinny and huddled by the fire with weapons in hand, stared at the silver moon in the sky in the dark night, wondering what the future would be like and what their outcome would be.
Several orc leaders who responded to the situation were quarreling fiercely in the camp. Finally, a tall tiger leader shouted angrily.
"The Holy Sevier Empire, based on time, has received our request for help. They will not give up on us, and His Majesty the Emperor will not give up on us. Now, we have only one goal, to capture Maple Leaf City. This is our only chance of survival. .”
The next day, one hundred thousand orc slaves, who were locked in a last-ditch battle, set up siege ladders and siege vehicles like crazy and climbed to the top of Maple Leaf City. They attacked Maple Leaf City desperately, carrying rolling logs and throwing stones. The deadly attacks of cars, kerosene and boiling water rushed forward like wild beasts while the companions in front kept falling and dying.
Maple Leaf City, which was as solid as a copper wall and an iron wall, was like a fallen leaf in the wind and rain under the impact of nearly 100,000 orc slaves. Several orc leaders took the lead and followed the soldiers to rush to the top of the city to fight with the defenders of Maple Leaf City. The soldiers launched a fierce battle for the city wall.
The morning sun rises, and the bright red blanket covers the city head, and blood splashes. Everyone's roars intersect with the light of the early sun. The leader of the tiger men, holding a broad sword, stabs at the city head. Killing several people, the long sword penetrated a human soldier who was obviously not yet an adult, and pushed his body off the city wall.
One after another, orcs climbed up the city. As the number of soldiers on the city became fewer and fewer, finally even the blocked gate of Maple Leaf City was pushed open, and the city completely fell.