Why did the lord rebel

Chapter 307 Chapter [-]

The southern aristocrats who came all the way from the north bank of the Lionheart River, before they even had time to eat their hot meals, were waved by the lord of Shuangfengling and packed into cars to see off their guests.

During the process, there was not even a bit of conflict or quarrel:
When the nobles in the south heard that the army of orcs had arrived in the Land of Soul Breaker, their faces were so pale that they seemed to have undergone medical treatment;
Before the senior officials of Xiahou could even open their mouths, these gangsters said that their mother was seriously ill, and that the government affairs of the territory were busy. All in all, it was just one sentence:

Lord Duke of Frost Maple Ridge, we really can't stay in Frost Maple Ridge, the wind is blowing - we have to go home to deal with important matters!

After all, everyone knows what it would be like to face nearly ten thousand elite beastmen on this flat wasteland without the protection of the Lion Heart River:
You Elliot Igor is not willing to lead troops northward, that is something Earl Dimitri has to worry about, even if you are crushed to death by wolf cavalry on the ground of the cracked soul, we have no problem-but the point is, you Damn, don't let me stay in this little broken territory and die with you for nothing!
So, almost without a word, the frightened southern nobles rushed to board the carriage arranged by Xia Houyan, went northward without looking back, and went straight to the Lion Heart River, quickly fleeing this land of right and wrong .

The lord is also very satisfied with the development of the matter:

If these nobles with cerebral palsy still stay in the wasteland, those "secret weapons" prepared by Shuangfengling for fellow orcs won't be easy to show to others...

However, to Xia Houyan's great surprise, a nobleman did not run for his life in a hurry:

When the fat-headed southern nobles boarded the car and ran like crazy tourists in the Spring Festival, the Southern Governor, Count Dimitri, who still had tears in his eyes, stared at this scene with a complicated expression, but he didn't have the slightest intention to board the car together. .

Xia Houyan squinted at the crying governor, and asked why you didn't go together?

Count Dimitri rubbed his eyes that were red from crying, until he watched the convoy of nobles go north, then said in a hoarse voice:
"I am the governor of the southern border of the empire. Your majesty has given me the task of defending the southern border... Even if you have no good results in fighting the orcs in the land of the broken soul, I should be where the front line is..."

These words made Xia Houyan take another deep look at the Governor of the Southern Territory several times.

Then, the lord clapped his hands, called a few big and loyal pioneer soldiers, put a pair of handcuffs on the Governor of the Southern Territory, gagged his mouth with a rag, and completely ignored Earl Dimitri's disbelief and grief. With a look of desperation in his eyes, he ordered the soldiers to "take Mr. Governor to the guest room of the Vincent Palace to serve him well, but he is not allowed to go out casually!"

Even the senior officials of Shuangfengling, who were known for their boldness and boldness, were scared to death by this scene:

Although it is not uncommon for the upper and lower ranks of the empire to pick up dirty things, but to openly imprison the immediate boss in his own territory - a dignified governor of the southern border of the empire, the behavior of the lord is too tough!
However, facing the terrified Katerina, the lord's explanation was calm:

"When we are fighting in Shuangfengling, we are most taboo to have irrelevant personnel making noise, not to mention that if this guy goes to the front line, our pioneering army will have to distract him to protect him...Looking at Mr. Dimitri's small body, he will definitely die in this life. He has never been in a war, so I let him stay in the Vincent Palace, which is the best protection for him in a state of war!"

"Then you can discuss it with the Governor and not let him go out. Why are you handcuffing him and stuffing him with a rag?" Katerina said with widened eyes.

"Because it's so cool." Xia Houyan gave a Patton-style forehead salute to his sister, and then whistled loudly at Alice.

Therefore, Katerina was also taken by the captain of the female guard to the Horned Eagle Manor to rest.

In addition, after the siren sounded, the farmers, women, children and other civilians in Shuangfengling had all returned home in an orderly manner according to the pre-trained procedures, and locked their doors;
On the huge "Igor People's Square", there are only a group of high-level military personnel left at this moment, as well as the soldiers of the Pioneering Army who came from the Tongquetai Barracks in small groups and gathered one after another.

After arguing with Earl Dimitri and the southern nobles, it was getting late at this moment, and when some of the later soldiers arrived at the Phoenix Terrace, they were already holding torches soaked in the fuel of the "Vine Tree"—the sky With snowflakes fluttering in the middle and torches brightly lit on the ground, this wilderness territory, which was already heavily militarized, quickly added a layer of cruel and chilling aura amidst the shouts and reports of the soldiers.

The craftsmen of the Manhattan Laboratory brought countless boxes of spare weapons, bows and arrows, and armors. They just checked the quality and integrity of the weapons and armors on the Igor People's Square. After being polished and reinforced, they were distributed on the spot to the soldiers who rushed to the Phoenix Terrace;
There was an ear-piercing sound of creaking and rubbing, and several "Seven-style Lion's Roar" ballistas treasured by Shuangfengling were also driven by the magical power of the wind to drive out of the usually tightly sealed warehouse, and stopped at the last place where the soldiers assembled. At the end, a group of siege weapon smiths is hurrying to make the final overhaul of these imperial weapons;
Even a group of craftsmen rushed to the "Cromwell Annihilator" ballista placed at the four corners of the territory.

In addition to soldiers and craftsmen, the high-level people in the territory also quickly became busy.

Tom Lawrence, director of the Political Department of the Pioneering Army, sent several political commissars to move a huge round table from the Office of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Vincent Palace, and placed it directly in the open space in front of the rostrum of the square, as a pre-war meeting. temporary table;

Under the stern urging of Chief of Staff Sean Mountbatten, several newly recruited young political commissars brought several volumes of maps, and then spread them out on the table one by one, piecing together a pair of fully marked Soul Cracking Lands. Full terrain map:

Thanks to the uninterrupted scout training of the Pioneer Army over the past year, the Land of Cracking Soul, which has never been completely surveyed and mapped in the nearly [-]-year history of the empire, has finally been meticulously drawn by the hardworking Pioneer Army scouts. The high-line topographic map is available for the lord and the staff to consult at any time.

The military situation was urgent, and Sean Mountbatten didn't wait too long. He glanced over and saw Clement, Master Laurie, Chris, Eldridge, Master Nicholson, Alan Hotelling and other important people They were all there, and Alice Comstock, who had sent Miss Katrina home, was also trotting towards this side, so she stopped hesitating and took out a frosted maple pole under the nod of the lord The dip pen pointed to this open-air map without hesitation:
"Everyone, the situation is urgent, please allow me to quickly introduce the current situation!"

The senior leaders of Shuangfengling who were still discussing various issues in a low voice just now all shut their mouths and looked at Sean Mountbatten with all their attention.

The lord even leaned on the "President Southern Military Affairs" command knife hanging on his belt with his left hand, and waved his white-gloved right hand smartly:

"speak!"

Sean Mountbatten nodded solemnly, then pointed the dip pen to a mountainous area on the east side of the map, and said quickly but clearly:

"Everyone, since we learned that the orcs might raid the southern border, we at Frost Maple Ridge have set up a series of magic traps 'Paradise Sentry' at the western foot of the Dusty Mountains. The purpose is to detect the traces of the orcs' invasion as soon as possible! Four hours A while ago, a 'Paradise Sentinel' located east of 'Jackcrow Peak' and west of 'Blackthorn Peak' was triggered, and a magic signal was sent back to the magic hub in the staff headquarters of Tongque Terrace!"

Sean Mountbatten held the pen and drew a thick ink circle on the ridge between the two peaks where the contour lines are parallel.

Then, the young Shuangfengling chief of staff continued:
"At that time, you were still watching the 'Charity Gambling... The First Chess and Cards Competition in Frost Maple Ridge', but after receiving the signal, the staff officers of the Tongque Terrace Barracks Staff Office have already raised their vigilance - the 'Magic Sentinel' is a It is a sensitive and reliable detection tool, and the mana fluctuations it sends back must mean that a large group of troops have passed the area of ​​Jackdaw Peak and Blackthorn Peak in a short period of time!"

"Is it possible, ah, a false positive?" Eldridge asked, raising his hand.

"Impossible." Sean Mountbatten saw Chief Bloodfang and Spiritual Song Master rushing over, so he pushed Lawrence beside him to make room for the two high-ranking aliens, "Ai Shuai, based on experience, The failure rate of the 'Magic Sentinel' is less than [-]% - it will only send a magic wave signal to the central hub located in the Bronze Sparrow Terrace after it senses a large amount of moving life breath. This system is extremely expensive and complex, but I believe in its accuracy."

Mayor Joel on the side nodded quickly.

In order to purchase this priceless magic detection equipment, the staff department had some troubles with the accounting clerks of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. In the end, Mayor Joel resisted all the arguments and decided to allocate funds to the staff department;
After the arrival of the "Paradise Sentinel" system, Mayor Joel took the "Northern Blizzard Mage Group" to check the real thing to avoid any possibility of corruption and fraud, and the opinions of the mages were exactly the same:
This set of gadgets is indeed a bit expensive, but you get what you pay for, and the effect is absolutely worthless!

Seeing that Eldridge had no doubts, Sean Mountbatten continued:

"And, most importantly, another 'Sentry of Heaven' was also triggered an hour and a half ago!"

— Sean Mountbatten picked up the dip pen and drew another ink circle a little to the west of the first ink circle.

Everyone looked shocked:
It might be understandable to say that one "Heaven Sentinel" has a problem, but the two "Heaven Sentinels" next to each other send back signals in succession, which undoubtedly means that there is really a large army passing through the dust mountain now!

"How far are these two sentinels from heaven?" The lord, who hadn't said a word before, suddenly pinched his chin and asked.

"More than five kilometers, less than six kilometers." Sean Mountbatten answered eloquently, obviously preparing the answer to this question long ago, "Considering that the time interval between the two magic signals is two and a half hours, then the trigger' The Sentinels of Heaven are undoubtedly approaching westward, at a speed of about two to three kilometers per hour."

Among the people present, those with a little military knowledge all pursed their lips in unison.

Two to three kilometers per hour is a slow walking speed for normal people, but it is reasonable for a huge army—not to mention that the western foot of the Dusty Mountains is all steep and narrow. mountain road.

"My lord." Sean Mountbatten put the dip pen on the ink screen, and looked at the boss firmly, "After receiving this second signal, I immediately sent someone to sound the siren horn—I have With more than 90.00% certainty, the orc invaders we have been waiting for for a long time are trekking in the dust mountain range!"

"They are heading west." Xia Houyan pondered for a moment, then stretched out his finger and drew between the two ink circles, "Is their goal Shuangfeng Ridge? Or are they going to go directly north to cross the river?"

Sean Mountbatten replied:
"According to my understanding of the style of the orc army, as long as they know that there is a Frost Maple Ridge in the wasteland of the land of cracking souls, they will never let go of our strategic goal-directly go north to cross the river, and put a group of humans behind them not to kill , not like the orc army."

"How long will it take them to reach Shuangfengling?" Xia Houyan asked.

"It's hard to say." Sean Mountbatten frowned. "The harsh terrain on the west side of the Dust Mountains will distort our calculation of the normal marching speed of this army. At present, it is difficult for us to judge what kind of troops they have. How much luggage. However, according to the situation of the general raiding force, even if they march at the highest speed, it will take at least four to five days to reach Shuangfeng Ridge-don't forget, it is snowing on the wasteland now, these gangs After the orcs have passed through the Dust Mountains, they must camp and rest earlier every night, so they will arrive at Frost Maple Ridge later."

"If the pioneering army marches in a hurry, how long will it take to get here?" Xia Houyan stretched out his hand and roughly drew a picture on the west side of the two ink circles.

The senior officials of Shuangfengling were shocked when they heard the boss's sudden question.

Sean Mountbatten smiled and replied:

"Our pioneers are small and well-trained—how long the pioneers can get there depends on how long you need our soldiers to get there."

"The sooner the better." Xia Houyan said with a chuckle, "This time, we want to keep the enemy out of the country!"

Although many high-level officials vaguely guessed that the lord planned to take the initiative to attack from Shuangfengling this time, the boss's clear decision to abandon the terrain advantage of Shuangfengling still made their expressions change drastically.

"Finally, I found that we didn't seem to have a name for this operation." Xia Houyan patted the map with satisfaction, "Who has a good idea?"

Eldridge put his hands in his hands and muttered in a low voice:
"How about calling it 'The Avengers...'"

"Call it 'Operation Overlord'!" Alan Hotelling interrupted the lazy dog's speech and raised his hands happily.

"Okay!" Xia Houyan stretched out his thumb and pushed the rose guard of the imperial command saber, revealing a dazzling sharp blade light, "This time we want to see, in this wilderness of the soul-cracking land, Who is the king and who is the hegemony!"

(End of this chapter)