Otherworld Qin

Chapter 180 197 Request for Reinforcement
Half a month has passed, and the Calais have not attacked again, and the camp has retreated three miles, but they have no intention of withdrawing their troops. Instead, they are constantly increasing their troops, as if they really want to surround them to death in the fortress.

Gerald's mood turned from irritable to anxious, and then to irritable, but there was nothing he could do about it, except drinking or arguing with Ortega, or finding a few people to gamble, as if these had become the whole of life, But he knew in his heart that it would be impossible to go on like this, because the grain in the warehouse was only enough for them to eat for another seven days.

Gerald kicked Shengxuan's door open fiercely, and immediately a smell of alcohol filled the air, "Damn it, I've had enough, give me an idea, I'm going to kill those Calais bastards tonight .”

Sheng Xuan smiled, and continued to focus on that map. In recent days, he and Reg have been constantly studying the changes in Calais' troop strength, and vaguely smelled the smell of a big war.

Did Calais attack this fortress so ferociously the day before yesterday just to destroy them?Shengxuan once climbed up the cliff behind the fort, carefully looked at the terrain on it, and finally found that the opponent's purpose was not that simple. There was a steep plank road behind the fort, but it was no longer used due to disrepair, but This plank road can only go to the back of the pass where the Qianfeng Battalion is stationed. I am afraid this is what they want.

"It seems that Calais is eager to win this victory, which is why he attacked our small fortress so frantically. Now that they can't attack it, they began to besiege with heavy troops to prevent us from interfering with their attack on the pass."

"You still care about these things. We will run out of food soon. The mercenaries stationed in the fortress are not our regular army from Omar. These guys are used to being loose. Now the daily ration is already making strange noises. , once the food runs out, I am afraid that no one can stop the civil strife. I usually beat these bastards lightly. With a smile, "I didn't mention you guys."

Shengxuan knew that Gerald was a big mouth, he would say whatever he had in mind, otherwise he would have already become a general with his strength, so he didn't take it to heart, "Come with me." Then he took him Go to the cliff behind the fort.

After several turns, he finally came to the bottom of the cliff, and then Shengxuan pointed to the side of the cliff and said to Gerald, "There is a plank road here, which can lead to the pass, but it has been in disrepair for a long time and has been seriously damaged. Can time be repaired? If we can connect with the pass from here, are we still afraid of food shortages?"

Gerald was full of doubts, "Huh? Why didn't I know there was a plank road here? When was it built?" "I went to check it. Judging from the dilapidated state, it must have been hundreds of years. Judging from some broken traces, it seems that it was man-made. Maybe it was captured by the Calais in World War I. It was destroyed in order to prevent them from using this plank road. Maybe the adults in the military department have already forgotten it, so It's no wonder you don't know."

"Oh, there is a plank road in such a hidden place. How did you find out? I have fought several battles here, and stayed here for a few years at least. How come I never knew there was a plank road?"

Shengxuan couldn't help laughing, "I believe there should be a plank road on the Shield Slope, otherwise, wouldn't our two dangerous places really become a desperate situation? Once surrounded by the enemy, there is no reinforcements outside and no food inside, and we really have to starve to death." , I believe that when the ancestors of Oma built this fortress, they must not be so stupid that they would put their own army in jeopardy, so I checked around and found this place."

"Well, yes, yes, there should be something like this." Gerald said while leaning over to inspect it carefully, and saw a row of regular square holes chiselled on the cliff, and occasionally a small piece of long-rotten wooden stake was inserted into the cliff. On the above, "the broken part is quite serious. I don't know what will happen in the future. It may take a few days to repair the section in front of me."

"In a few days, we should be able to fix it before we run out of food." Hearing Shengxuan's words, Gerald nodded, but immediately shook his head, "Oh, this is not guaranteed, there are too few materials and tools in the fortress, I'm afraid,, ,"

"Try to fix it, at least it's a hope, and it can temporarily put the minds of those mercenaries at ease." "Yes, yes, I'll find someone to fix it right away." Gerrard ran away happily after speaking.

At this time, in the Calais camp, Upton was looking at the military report with a sad face, and Fred next to him was also sad. ) "When did Omar send out such an army? Didn't it mean that the fortresses were all mercenaries?"

Hearing what Upton said, Fred hurriedly said, "These people are indeed mercenaries, and the report from the front said that our plan to attack the outpost was destroyed by a mercenary team. Although these mercenaries Discipline is lax, but there is no lack of masters. I didn't expect that Niu Lund died in their hands this time. That is the strength of the holy rank. He was killed like that without leaving a body. How about I personally lead the team to attack fortress?"

Upton shook his head, "No need, since they are so strong, we'll just trap them to death." "But it's not a Jedi there, once they find that plank road..." "I don't think it's such a coincidence , that plank road was destroyed hundreds of years ago, and we only discovered that road by accident after reading a lot of war history, and those idiots like Oma should have forgotten it long ago."

"But,,,," "Okay, Fred, don't talk anymore, even if they really know, it will take time to fix it, we have no way out now, His Majesty issued three reminders a day, and then If you don’t use all your strength, I’m afraid His Majesty will personally come to command, and when the time comes,,,,, hey.”

"My lord, what are you going to do?" "What else can I do, I have already ordered Udubo to attack Omar's forward pass with all his strength, and the general who is stationed at the pass by Omar this time is called Norman, a very mediocre person, and The troops under him are also scattered troops from some small counties, it seems that the Principality of Julio is also full of conflicts, some people may want to take this opportunity to weaken the strength of the opponent, doesn't this just give us a chance?"

"Norman? I remember this person. We should have dealt with him. Although this person is mediocre, he has self-knowledge, so he has always acted very cautiously. As long as anyone with a little common sense commanded the front pass in Oma It will be easily captured, and if we attack by force, I am afraid that the casualties will be very heavy."

"Is there anything else we can do now? Hey, well, you go down too, and let me have a good rest." After sending Fred away, Upton seemed to have his bones removed, and he slumped on the chair superior.

The night was eerily quiet, coupled with the sudden drop in temperature, it always felt as if something was about to happen. Norman sat in the big tent, a little restless, so he put on his clothes and came out to inspect the camp. .

When he walked up to the pass, he saw the sentinel on duty at night stomping his feet vigorously in the shelter from the wind, and kept breathing hot air on his hands, so he couldn't help saying to the guards beside him, "Go tell them, Make a few braziers, the weather is really terrible." Then he walked towards the next post.

Suddenly there was a muffled rumble under the pass, and he couldn't help running over and looking down on the crenel, but it was pitch black below, and he couldn't see anything. After being driven home by the cold weather, he listened carefully again. It was indeed a rumbling sound echoing in the canyon, and it was definitely not the sound of the wind.

"Come on!" With a loud shout, someone ran over immediately, "General." "Quick, there is movement below, send someone to shoot some rockets down to see what it is."

After a while, dozens of rockets shot down indiscriminately. With the flickering firelight, Norman saw a dark figure slowly approaching the pass one arrow away. "Enemy attack!"

This shout immediately caused the horns in the forward battalion to burst into the sky, and the entire forward battalion seemed to boil at once. Groups of soldiers rushed up the narrow wall, and it was crowded everywhere in an instant. Norman showed a satisfied smile when he saw the speed.

"Tell the archer, when the enemy comes into the range, shoot me hard. I want to see who dares to attack us at this time." "It's the general." Norman looked at the army. Arranging the clothes, he pulled the cloak with his hand, but under the cold wind, it seemed that the thin cloak would not be of much use at all. He couldn't help muttering, "This damn weather, if it's colder, just let those Calais bastards freeze to death."

Norman looked at it for a while, feeling that it was too cold, so he turned around and walked into a small castle on the pass, where he sat by the brazier and warmed up the fire. From time to time, soldiers ran in to report the enemy's movements, so he carefully arranged to deal with it.

Since the start of the war, the Calais have harassed them more than once. Each time, they left a group of orc slave corpses and retreated quietly. Norman never paid any attention to the opponent's scolding. I believe that this time Calais People can't play tricks.

Just as he was thinking, a soldier came in to report that the general had attacked, "Huh? So fast, let's go and have a look." As soon as he walked out of the tower, he heard a muffled bang, and a huge gray bottle exploded on the city wall , the countless fine white ash inside was immediately scattered by the wind, and many soldiers had no time to dodge, and they were blown all over their faces by the white ash, and there were violent coughing sounds everywhere.

Norman spat out the white ash that had blown into his mouth fiercely, while cursing angrily, "Damn, what are these Calais bastards doing? Come on, come on!"

A school officer hurried over, "What happened just now?" Norman roared angrily, "Report to the general, the people from Calais seem to be here for real this time, they brought the catapult up."

"What!" Norman was startled when he heard this. You must know that transporting a catapult on this huge slope is not a trivial matter. He has not seen a Calais catapult since the beginning of the war. He has already realized the seriousness of the problem. , I am afraid that the people of Calais are really ready to attack this time.

"Hurry up, let the archers release rockets, ballistas, and catapults (similar to small catapults, but with a shorter range) throw me oil bottles and burn their catapults!"

Seeing that the school officer didn't move, Norman couldn't help stomping his feet, "Why don't you go?" "My lord, I've tried everything just now, but the wind is too strong, and the enemy is too far away to reach it." "Wind? Only then did Norman realize that at some point there was a strong wind in the canyon, and the corners of the flag were torn apart.

"Why is there such a strong wind?" He couldn't help but feel the breath of the wind carefully, "No, this is the wind magic of the Calais Magician Group, it's over, it seems that they are going to come for real this time .”

Norman's spirit faltered immediately, but he returned to his normal state immediately, "Go and light the beacon immediately, and give orders to the fort and slopes, so that they can quickly organize a team to attack the enemy's flank." "Yes." The school officer was about to leave when he was called Norman shouted, "Wait, send a letter to the military department and ask them to send reinforcements quickly."

"Reinforcement? Reinforcement?" The school officer couldn't help being stunned, "General, we're asking for reinforcements right after the start of the war, I'm afraid..." "I'm afraid what, are you in command or me in command?" Norman was really anxious, wishing to kick him The school officer kicked under the city wall, "I have a bad feeling. I'm afraid Calais has planned this time. If the request for reinforcements is too late, I'm afraid we won't be able to keep this pass."

(End of this chapter)