Otherworld Qin

Chapter 206 224 The Hateful Winter

Since the last defeat, the city of Gonzas has been severely damaged, and it has already gained an advantage but still suffered a disastrous defeat. This made Upton's heart feel like falling into an ice cave, but what worried him even more was King Theodore, This opportunity was won by him with all his efforts, but how to explain the result to the king now?
Upton, wrapped in gauze, sat alone on the bed, staring at the corner of the room with a pair of empty eyes, but he didn't know what he was thinking. When he was alone in a daze, Fred suddenly broke in, "My lord,, ,," Looking at Upton's expression, he didn't know how to speak.

"What happened?" Upton looked like an overly frightened child, looking at Fred who suddenly barged in. He knew that something must have happened, and he couldn't help but suspend his heart.

"The King is here." As soon as these words were uttered, Upton's face paled and his body was shaking as if he would fall down at any moment. Fred hurried forward to help him lie down , "How about I explain to His Majesty..."

"Help me up." Upton struggled and wanted to sit up again, but the pain on his body distorted his face. Originally, he was only a sixth-level warrior. In Calais, a country that admires martial arts, this The people in the team can only be regarded as civil servants, but for his own plan, he decided to lead the team himself, but he didn't expect to be ambushed by the opponent, and it was already a miracle to come back alive.

At this moment, a loud voice suddenly sounded, "Don't get up, I know you are injured, let me come and see you."

Hearing this sound, Upton's expression became even more flustered, he tore a piece of clothing indiscriminately and put it on, then rolled down under the bed, knelt there with difficulty under Fred's support, and greeted Theodore's arrival. arrival.

The originally spacious room suddenly seemed crowded with Theodore's entry. His huge body even lowered his head in this room that was three meters high. He couldn't help but look at the kneeling man The two said casually, "Get up."

At this time, someone had moved in a huge chair, and Theodore sat on it steadily, and then he felt more comfortable, "Apton, I know you have tried your best, but our enemy is really cunning, this defeat I don't blame you, but I also hope that you will stop trying to stop my next plan."

Upton's face became even paler, with cold sweat dripping down his cheeks, but he didn't care to wipe it off, and hurriedly said, "Does Your Majesty still plan to start a war with the Omar people?"

"That's right, not long after you were defeated, I sent the gauntlet to Omar. What they ushered in was not only our Calais iron fist, but also all our anger and hatred. The blood of hundreds of thousands of soldiers will not In vain, I will definitely avenge you."

"But Your Majesty,,,," before he finished speaking, Theodore waved his hand, "Okay, don't say any more, I know you want to persuade me not to send troops, but now the arrow is on the string, and it is impossible to cancel This war is over, you can rest assured that I will definitely win, seeing you today is because I have something to arrange for you to do."

"Please make it clear, Your Majesty." "Actually, the matter is very simple. We need a large number of slaves when the war starts, and we also need to strengthen the rear. Although the orcs have been suppressed by us and have no ability to resist, we still have to be careful, so I immediately thought of you. For so many years, you have produced the most food for us in Calais. It can be seen that you know more about orcs than others. I plan to send you into the frozen swamp, lead hundreds of thousands of troops there, and strictly control them. Beastman movement, don’t let them cause trouble, you can rest assured that the city of Gonzas is still yours, you are only temporarily going to the frozen swamp to guard against the orcs, and I will reward you heavily when the war is over.”

Hearing these words, Upton's heart jumped a few times. He already smelled a trace of nervousness. It seems that Theodore's battle will definitely not be a teeny bitch fighting for a little mercenary city. Xiaoli is as simple as that.

"Your Majesty, dare to ask, what is Your Majesty's goal in this battle?" Hearing this, Theodore couldn't help laughing, "The Omar people have occupied the forest mine for many years, and it's time to hand it over. In this battle, I not only We must take all the forest mines, and ask Omar to hand over the lands of the three duchies of Julio, Charlotte, and Harris."

Not only did Upton's complexion change dramatically, even Fred, a veteran general, couldn't help but tremble. Upton tried his best to persuade him, "Your Majesty, you must think twice..." "Okay Well, I knew you would talk endlessly about the truth, and you should save your truth to those orcs. As long as you can persuade them to be more stable, it will take less than a year for us to be on the map of Calais There will be a lot of fertile land, and countless wood factories and mines. At that time, we in Calais will be able to rely on these resources to become truly powerful. Aren't you always worried about the blood race in the north? Wait until I win the battle with Austria In the war of the Ma people, they will march north to completely wipe out those annoying blood races from this world. Only in this way can the honor of our Titan family not be dishonored, and only in this way can I be worthy of my wise and great ancestors. We laid down this living land, but we have not made any progress for thousands of years. I am now in middle age. If I don’t make up my mind to do a few big things, I am afraid that the years will wear down my ambition. Even if I had such an idea, it would be too much for me.”

"I know you are a loyal subject, and I know that you have built the city of Gonzas very well over the years, but you are too gentle with those orcs who produce food for us. You must know that slaves will always be slaves. If your whip is a little looser, they will grab it and beat you. So this time I remind you, don’t be merciless. Once our army is fighting fiercely with Omar, if these orcs come up with some tricks, then At that time we were not equipped to deal with a two-front war."

Even if Theodore didn't say this, Upton knew the pros and cons of it. He knew that the king's determination had been made, and he had been planning this matter for many years, and he was definitely not able to persuade him, so he completely gave up his advice I can't help but salute respectfully, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for forgiving the crime of defeat. This time, I will never show mercy to the orcs and delay your majesty's important event."

"Okay, this is my good subject, but don't worry, I won't let you bear such an important matter alone. I have already issued orders to the other three cities, and I have also issued orders to the army guarding the orc garrison. They It is estimated that the action has already begun. I think it will not be long before we can organize a 500 million orc slave army. This will not only reduce some unstable factors, but also consume the strength of the Omar people in the front. We Calais Wherever the iron fist goes, those cunning Omar people will surely be invincible, hahaha." As soon as Theodore finished speaking, several attendants behind him shouted in unison, "Your Majesty is wise!"

This sentence made Upton dumbfounded. I don’t know when it started, but King Theodore actually fell in love with this set. It faintly makes people feel that his self-confidence is extremely inflated. Maybe as an ordinary person, he is just Talk a little big, or do one or two wrong things, but for a king, this kind of over-inflated self-confidence is by no means a good thing.

Although Upton was not punished on the surface and was assigned a heavy responsibility, anyone with a discerning eye could tell that this was actually a distribution in disguise, which took him from Gangsas City to the frozen swamp. The war could end in [-] years, but when it really started, who could accurately predict the ever-changing battle situation?

However, the task assigned by the king is indeed very difficult. If the orcs attack from the rear during the battle between Calais and Omar, I am afraid that Calais will be in danger of being attacked, although such things have also appeared in history. However, they were all wiped out by Calais' powerful army in the end, but the price they paid was quite heavy.

After Theodore left, Upton dragged his body that was about to collapse and lay back on the bed. Then he looked at Fred and couldn't help asking, "What do you think is a good way to deal with the orcs?"

"This? My lord, please be blunt. I think it is the best policy to deal with orcs with enough force to make them lose their will to resist." "Yes." Upton nodded, but such an answer completely contradicted him. Contrary to what he thinks, he has always been very generous to the orc slaves under his rule over the years. As long as they can hand in enough food, the rest will belong to themselves, although the amount of tax and food collected almost accounts for the total amount of food. The harvest is [-]%, but at least the remaining food is enough for the slaves to feed. Compared with the other three cities, all the food is taken away, and the orcs are only given the bran and wheat stalks that are too hard for mules and horses to eat. It is precisely because of this that the orcs in Gangsas City will work so hard to maximize the food production, so that they will have more food left.

After listening to Theodore's arrangement, Upton already had an idea in his mind. He planned to migrate a group of orcs from the frozen swamp. A vacuum zone is formed between them. Although it is only a line of tens of miles, if the defenders are strictly guarded and any orcs who dare to cross this isolation zone will be killed, the pressure on defense should be much smaller. However, the 200 The survival of the million orcs is a big problem. It is already winter. If they are not allowed to eat a mouthful of hot porridge, these two million orcs will be the first to rebel. But what can they feed them now?
"Hey, I hate winter. When will this damn winter pass?" Upton sighed, and Fred couldn't help but continued, "My lord, winter will definitely pass. I believe in His Majesty's means. Just now he It has already been said that 500 million orcs will be recruited from the orcs in the frozen swamp to form a powerful slave army. I think that after such a large group of orcs are recruited, the strength of the orcs will be greatly weakened, so that our pressure will be less Quite a few."

Upton couldn't help looking at Fred, and thought to himself, "How do you know that if Theodore didn't recruit so many orcs, maybe those orc groups could still rely on hunting to make a living, just because of the 500 million slave corps recruited?" , which made the frozen swamp even more uneasy. Every time a slave is captured, the same number of orcs must be killed to succeed. That is to say, the frozen swamp will lose tens of millions of orcs this winter. These are young and strong orcs. Without these young men hunting, how many small orc groups will fall down in the cold and hunger this winter? Hunger will be the most serious disaster in this winter, and when facing death, anything can happen." But he muttered He murmured, "I hope so."

(End of this chapter)