Summoning Total War

Chapter 70 Blood and Glory! (middle)

(Second update, the goal of 10,000 words has been achieved. Try an explosion of 15,000 words today!)

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Second Age Era, May 6th.

early morning.

The orcs again stormed the fortress in the morning.

This time the attack was much more violent than yesterday, and siege equipment such as trebuchets were also put into use. Athens began to suffer casualties, but the number of casualties was not large. In comparison, the losses of the orcs were much greater, and less than a quarter of them were able to return alive.

Since it rained heavily last night, the air still seemed moist and warm.

The trebuchet only worked a few times and then stopped. It seemed that the orcs also discovered that the humid air had a great impact on the trebuchet.

Without the support of large siege engines, an attack on a fortress would be meaningless.

Facing such a fortress, it would be difficult to rely on manpower alone to contribute, unless those half-orcs could organize an army of top warriors and then send them to the city walls to fight hand-to-hand.

This is obviously impossible!

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fortress.

Murphy sat on the city wall and wiped the blood on his sword with a piece of cloth. He also participated in several battles today.

There are several gaps on the long sword, which were left when fighting orc soldiers. Although the new weapons produced in the territory are of superior quality, they are not enough to form absolute suppression. In head-to-head battles, weapons made of twenty-seven-forged steel will still leave gaps.

The weapons of the orcs are not very good, but their weapons are very thick and heavy, and are very suitable for chopping.

Very lethal in battle.

Putting the long sword into the scabbard, Murphy stood up and tidied the armor on his body. There were large blood stains on his body, but they belonged to others.

Because a horizontal slash cut off the head of an orc, the scarlet blood spurted out more than one meter high, almost covering Murphy's entire body.

Woo! Woo! Woo!

A desolate horn sound came from the distance.

The orcs arrayed five hundred meters below the city wall began to withdraw.

"They've returned to camp." Murphy said solemnly, staring at the back of a tall figure sitting on a giant wolf.

That is the only Orc general that Murphy has seen so far. He is very tall, nearly two meters tall. There is a scar on his face that extends from his ears to his lips. He has sharp eyes and a ferocious face.

From morning to noon and into the afternoon.

None of the orcs launched a second attack, and the entire orc camp was silent, brewing with an oppressive dead silence.

at dusk.

Murphy stood meditating on the top of the city, with several generals standing around him.

"What are the plans of those Orcs?" General Marcus Kane frowned, and he didn't understand why the Orc Army, which had an obvious strength advantage, did not launch a general attack.

Murphy looked back at him and said slowly: "They are waiting for someone."

"Who are you waiting for?" General Leo Dallie asked.

"Waiting for the human coalition."

Murphy sighed softly. It seemed that it was really impossible for Athens to have any reinforcements this time.

If the Orcs had planned to attack Athens from the beginning, I am afraid that the coalition forces of the Noble Council would already be on the way. As long as they can form a front-to-back attack, the orcs may not be able to gain much benefit in this battle.

But now the half-orc army's unhurried attack is undoubtedly sending a message to the noble council.

"Surround the area for reinforcements!"

They are forcing the noble council to come to the rescue and forcing the human coalition to compete with them in this plain area!

If the human city-state was a whole, with a ruler who didn't need much talent but only had a little courage, Murphy would be sure to defeat the orc army here!

But the problem is that the war with the gnolls has worn away the courage of the noble council.

Knowing that the orcs were tempting or forcing them to come out to fight to the death in the plains, the nobles who had begun to decay due to enjoyment may not necessarily have the courage.

Perhaps for them, relying on the city wall for defense is the best tactic.

After all, the orcs don't have much food.

Murphy really wanted to tell the aristocratic council members loudly at this moment: Athens has a lot of food! Much! And it only takes half a month to harvest!

"What if the human coalition doesn't come?" General Jerry Rivard asked.

Murphy looked at the rear of the southern plain and said solemnly: "That will just drive away the wishes of those orcs."

There was a gasping sound from behind.

If the Noble Council really sends reinforcements to rescue, then the half-orc army can freely attack Athens. This means that they will face the orc army alone.

“Those aborigines really don’t believe what they say!?”

"We signed a covenant with them."

Covenant?

That thing is just fooling people. How can you expect a piece of covenant at the critical moment?

The enemy is far more difficult to deal with than imagined.

They were not in a hurry to attack by force, allowing the noble council to take action, and then put pressure on the Athenian territory. If the noble council sends reinforcements, they must have a showdown with them in this plain area. If the noble council does not send reinforcements, they can safely take Athens without worries.

Regardless of the outcome, the Orcs can always achieve one goal.

"What should we do now?" someone asked.

Murphy turned around and glanced at the generals behind him, and said slowly: "Sleep!"

sleep? !

Several generals looked at each other in astonishment, not understanding what Murphy meant.

Murphy did not explain, but turned around and walked towards his residence with his bodyguard.

Since the initiative is in the hands of the enemy, there is no use doing anything now. All arrangements must first be decided by the noble council before they can be dealt with. If the noble council sends troops, then Athens will also send troops to fight the orcs to the death with a flanking attack from both sides! Taking into account the strength of Athens' troops, the outcome of this battle is 50-50. However, the noble council estimates that they only have a 30% chance of winning at most, because they may not believe that Athens has the ability to lay a strong wall behind the half-beast army!

If the noble council did not send troops, then Athens would have to face the enemy alone.

However, it is impossible for the entire Orc army to be mobilized to attack Athens. If such a strategy is used, the Orc commander will definitely mobilize more than half of his military strength to guard against a sudden attack by the human coalition. According to Murphy's estimation, the actual number of enemies he has to face is about 50,000, which is twice the total population of Athens!

Go down the wall.

Murphy shook his head and sighed, "I hope they still have some courage left."

If the noble council really does not send troops to assist, the situation in Athens will become very passive, and I am afraid that I will have to give up this kind of fortress to defend the city of Athens.

But those grains that are about to mature...

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Second Age Era, May 5th.

On the day when the orcs came to the city, Lady Elizabeth also received the news that Canyon Pass had been captured.

Without any hesitation, she immediately led a group of cavalry to the rear of the southern plains and asked the noble council to send troops to assist Athens.

Facing such a huge half-beast army, just relying on the thousands of miscellaneous soldiers in her hands will have no effect. In order to lift the siege of Athens, the army of the Noble Council must be mobilized.

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May 6, Saros City.

"These bastards! Cowards! Cowards!"

Lady Elizabeth, who came back from the Noble Council, looked like a furious tigress. She angrily drew her sword and chopped everything in the room, scaring the family knights guarding outside the house from entering.

After the room became quiet, the middle-aged knight who had been following Lady Elizabeth carefully opened the door.

"Madam, don't they agree to send troops?" the middle-aged knight asked.

Lady Elizabeth shook her head and said angrily: "Those guys are noisy like bitches!"

"In other words, the debate has not come to a conclusion yet?" The middle-aged knight frowned and asked cautiously.

Nearly two days have passed.

Reinforcement is like putting out a fire. It has been delayed for such a long time but there is still no result. What is the difference between not sending out troops to rescue?

Sonorous!

Lady Elizabeth split the desk in front of her in half angrily and said, "These old foxes!"

The middle-aged knight looked solemn and said nothing.

If the Parliament of Nobles does not send troops to assist Athens, then after Athens is breached, the next ones to face the half-orc army will be the territories of Lady Elizabeth, Viscount Borna and Count Sarvis.

These three territories happen to be a sloping corner. Any one of them may be attacked by the orcs. If any one of them is breached, they can penetrate deep into the rear of the southern plains.

Thinking of this, the middle-aged knight suddenly became uneasy.

He looked at Mrs. Elizabeth in front of him and said, "Madam. What is the current situation in the Parliament?"

The angry Lady Elizabeth took a few breaths and calmed her breathing slightly. The plump and plump undulations were so alluring that the middle-aged knight only glanced at her and quickly looked away.

"The military headquarters and the nobles whose territories are close to the front line agree to send troops to assist, but the nobles in the rear of the southern plain insist on holding on and wait for the orcs to run out of military supplies and retreat."

"Those idiots! They actually said that Athens is the territory of outsiders! There is no need to risk going out to fight the orcs in the plains just because of it!"

The Council of Nobles became polarized.

First of all, the nobles whose territory was close to the rear firmly agreed to hold on and believed that there was no need to risk fighting the orcs in the plains for a mere Athens. For thousands of years, the best way of fighting for human beings is defense. With solid city walls as the support, no race has ever been able to truly defeat humans.

This is also the main reason why humans have been trapped in the southern plains for thousands of years.

If you don't take the initiative to attack, you must endure the attacks of others.

Fight the battle in your own home, even if you actually win.

The house was almost completely demolished.

Almost all the nobles who opposed the war thought that the people in Athens were outsiders, who had migrated from other places, and their origins were very mysterious.

Not reliable.

Rather than spending strength to choose an unfavorable war to fight the Orcs, it would be better for Athens to consume a batch of the Orcs' strength first. In this way, the strength of the orcs' troops going south will also be greatly affected. The military power of Athens, the aristocratic assembly never stopped collecting intelligence, and the Spartan-style civic structure of national fighting really made these natives feel a little intimidated.

The other group's point of view is that troops should be sent out. Not only should troops be sent out, but they must be sent out immediately!

Most of the territories of the nobles who hold this view are behind Athens. Even if they are not behind Athens, they are not too far apart. For them, if Athens was captured, the next battlefield would be their territory. This is definitely not what they want. Therefore, instead of waiting for Athens to be captured and passively respond to the attack, it is better to proactively send troops and unite with Athens to attack the orcs from both front and rear!

It is worth mentioning that Archduke Rothschild, who deceived Murphy last time, was actually the middle force supporting the initiative to go to war.

The remaining faction is military strength.

Most of these noble generals with military ranks believe that troops should be sent out immediately. Because they definitely don’t want to repeat the tragedy of the Jackal again!

At that time, it was because the passive defense delayed the fighter opportunity that the Jackals were allowed to penetrate deep.

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May 7th.

Another day of useless bickering, and the entire parliament hall looked like a messy vegetable market.

On this day, Lady Elizabeth did not try as hard to persuade the nobles as she did yesterday. She just stared coldly at the arguing nobles from all over the world. Now she finally understands. The intention of these nobles is to delay time!

This was delayed until Murphy could no longer hold on.

As long as it lasts until Athens is captured, it means they have won.

Fight on your own and preserve your strength!

The feudal aristocratic parliamentary system does not have a strong voice to dominate everything!

Lady Elizabeth finally understood why humans were so eager for the birth of a 'king'. Because unless something threatens the entire race, these nobles have their own little calculations in their hearts.

It is impossible to truly unite.

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After understanding this, Mrs. Elizabeth slowly stood up.

Sonorous!

She pulled out the sharp sword from her waist, and then in the dull eyes of the three Grand Dukes of the Council and many nobles, she split the entire long council table in half from the middle with one sword!

"enough!!!"

[Purple Thorn Flower], known for its beauty and wisdom, was like a tigress protecting its calf at the moment. She looked around with cold eyes and suddenly roared: "You bunch of ***! Idiots! Cowards!"

"It is precisely because of you ***! The jackals will take advantage of the situation! It is precisely because of you ***! The orcs can destroy our allies without any scruples!"

"It is precisely because of you ***! Humanity is invaded by other races again and again!!!"

"How long are you going to keep arguing here!?"

The angry Lady Elizabeth threw everything out of the way. She pointed at the nobles one after another in front of her and roared, regardless of her ladylike image. The angry expressions shocked the nobles dumbfounded. They all opened their mouths and didn't know what to say. The entire council hall just stared at Lady Elizabeth roaring there.

Especially the word '***' that I learned from Murphy made the nobles scold them for a long time.

One *** after another popped up.

Finally the scolding was over, I felt good, I had vented enough, and I felt comfortable.

Lady Elizabeth regained her former calmness and elegance. She raised her white fingers and gently flipped her long hair, looked around, and said coldly: "Since you don't want to go."

"I go!"

After saying that, Mrs. Elizabeth put the long sword into the scabbard.

She turned around and walked out of the parliament hall without saying a word. When she reached the door, she paused for a moment, turned her head, and said in one word: "You guys really look like a bunch of pussies!"

After saying that, he left without looking back.

Buzz!

As soon as Lady Elizabeth left, the whole parliament exploded.

"This woman is crazy!"

"She actually called me ***!"

"She actually said I look like a girl! That's unreasonable!"

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The sudden outburst of Lady Elizabeth's continuous scolding was so dumbfounding that the other two Grand Dukes who came to their senses were so angry that their beards almost stood up.

But only Grand Duke Rothschild remained silent. Looking at Lady Elizabeth's retreating back, the corner of his mouth curled up with a trace of amusement.

At this point in the Congress, there is almost no need to continue.

Grand Duke Rothchild stood up, straightened his collar, and then took the lead to leave.

"This woman!"

"What a good idea."

He murmured under his breath as he left.

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Return to your residence.

Lady Elizabeth packed her things for a while and prepared to leave with the family knights.

She now realized that her trip here was the most idiotic thing she had ever done in her life.

"Madam." The middle-aged knight led his horse to her side. After hesitating for a moment, he said, "If you do this, I'm afraid..."

"as a result of!"

Lady Elizabeth smiled coldly and said, "What are the consequences?"

"What other consequences could there be?"

"Other than the phalanx legions of Athens, who else can fight against the Orcs on a frontal battlefield?"

"Even Athens was captured. Do you think we can still defend our territory with those idiots?"

"If Athens were captured."

"There will be no consequences if we offend them!"

As Murphy's most important indigenous partner, she knows best how powerful Athens is. If even Athens can't be defended, can the front line be preserved just by relying on these coalition forces?

I'm afraid it will end up being another war that costs lives!

"Moreover." Mrs. Elizabeth paused after speaking. She raised her hand to lift her long hair from her forehead and said quietly: "Don't reason with a blind woman who is in love."

"They are all crazy!"