That's very badass

Chapter 177

After gathering civilians, the whole team looked a bit bloated, and the flags were also numerous and miscellaneous.

The various carriages and bags on their backs made them look like a fleeing team.

At first glance, their military-to-civilian ratio has reached 1:1.

Roland couldn't bear the reputation of militarism.

The premise is that all adults with weapons count as soldiers.

In fact, 5 of them were simply Calradians in arms.

It's just that their order looks no different from ordinary soldiers.

At least against other civilians, they do look more like soldiers,
They trust their lords, just as the lords trust them and give them weapons, and they are willing to accept the responsibility of fighting.

Their idea is very simple, since the lord has fulfilled the responsibility of protecting and upholding justice, then they will also fulfill the responsibility of fighting for the lord.

This is also protecting their lives, not to mention the many benefits brought by the Lord's Mansion's policies.

For this reason, they are also willing to give their lives to protect their lord.

But this still does not change the fact that they are civilians and have not received military training.

They are crudely armed, and they are not even a threat to the orcs.

Fortunately, the soldiers can still take care of them, and after transporting all the materials together, their work is proceeding at a relatively fast speed.

It took them a day to arrive at Whitnet Territory, preparing to reunite with them and then continue to the capital.

What made Roland a little helpless was that after seeing Roland, Master Marico, or the current Viscount Whinnett, drew his sword and rushed towards him.

His reckless character is fully exposed.

It was too late for the knights of the Whitnet family to pull their lord back. Seeing the unresponsive Roland, they closed their eyes in despair.

They can only hope that Mrs. Rowland still misses a little bit of the nurturing grace of the Whitnet family.

In the light of calcium carbide flames, a war horse rushed up, knocked Viscount Whitnet's weapon away with just one blow, and then turned the horse's head and grabbed him directly.

"It was the orcs who killed my father. If you have enough courage, then lead the family soldiers to the north instead of waving the sword in your hand at your own people here.

It's just that your strength is not worthy of your temper. Incompetence and rage cannot solve any problems.

Why don't you return to the capital with us honestly, and leave the matter of revenge and retaking the territory to the descendants of the family.

You have to be thankful that you are my younger brother, Marico Whitnett, if it weren't for the fact that I am the lord's wife, you would already be a dead body at this time.

Your behavior is enough to make the Whitnett family self-dismissed. "

After Vicky finished speaking, she directly threw Marico in front of her mother, and then returned to Roland's side without saying a word, looking at everyone in the Whitnet family expressionlessly.

Vicky thought she had done enough.

Mira Whitney looked at her daughter in the distance with a complicated expression. What she didn't expect was that Vicky had become so powerful after just one year of absence.

She sighed. Although what Vicky said was very unpleasant, the truth was so cruel.

He pulled up his son on the ground, slapped him twice in the face of his unbelievable gaze, and directly announced the order to retreat with Earl Roland's army.

Hearing this order, everyone in the Huinet family followed closely, and firmly 'protected' their viscount in the middle to prevent him from being stupid again.

At this time, there were two huge roars from the sky, and the two giant dragons were circling above their heads, and they were rapidly lowering their altitude amidst the constant roars. It was obvious that something serious had happened.

"It's a dragon, run quickly."

The civilians in Huinet's territory chose to run away as soon as they saw the dragon, and threw all the "beloved things" on their bodies directly on the ground, hoping to leave here quickly.

So that other unlucky people can feed the dragon, maybe this will make them lose interest?
Viscount Whinnett thought of the rumors about dragons in the territory these days. At that time, he also laughed at the timid civilians.

It wasn't until the giant dragon was constantly approaching that he truly felt the fear from the depths of his soul.

The whole person became stiff and unable to move, even the war horse under his crotch.

The members of the Whinnett family no longer cared about the lord at this time. They each chose a direction and ran out.

Looking at Earl Roland and his sister Vicky who were still standing there, Marico snorted at their delusion to provoke the dragon, and a sense of revenge surged in his heart.

On the contrary, the civilians laughed loudly when they saw the aristocrats fleeing in embarrassment, as if they had forgotten their fear of facing the dragon for the first time.

The giant dragon soon landed in front of Roland and told him the bad news that the orcs had already dispatched a small group of wolf cavalry.

Roland patted their noses as usual, telling them to continue to pay attention to the movement of the orc army, and then directly let the army move out, speeding up to meet the soldiers of Carney.

Then they prepared to speed up their march and headed towards the capital at full speed.

Seeing the two parties living in peace, Viscount Whitnett felt his worldview disintegrating at a rapid rate. This is the giant dragon that people say, are they so docile?
'Maybe my sister is right, I'm just incompetent and furious. '

After calming down the turbulent mood, Viscount Whitnet followed with soldiers and many civilians.

After gathering many civilians from Carney and Osborn, the number of civilians among them began to increase sharply.

Various problems were also directly exposed. In the eyes of common people, everything is precious. This is understandable, but it has become the key point that slows down the march of the army.

Their marching speed has become like a turtle. According to this speed, it may take them three months to reach the capital.

The huge number of them will inevitably become the thorn in the flesh of the orcs, and during this period of time, their situation will become more and more dangerous.

When necessary, even part of the supplies can be discarded.

As long as there are people, there will always be money back.

But this will not go well, after all, for most people, a lifetime of struggle is enough to save a little money.

There is nothing wrong with discarding some cumbersome materials when necessary.

It cannot be said who is wrong and who is right, no one wants to face such a situation.

Wrong, maybe they were born in the wrong age, in this age full of killing and slavery.

This also made Roland very anxious. As their march continued, although they could gather more soldiers, their marching speed would be slowed down more and more.

Maybe they won't be able to make it to the capital in three months.

Facing the danger that the orcs might come at any time, Roland no longer put the soldiers among the civilians to maintain order, but listed them separately.

It is precisely for this reason that conflicts and conflicts among civilians have gotten out of control, and some people who have nothing have begun to rob other civilians of the food and finances they carry.

And it was getting worse and worse. As a last resort, Roland had no choice but to send militiamen to show a tough attitude.

After dealing with some people seriously, the situation that was about to collapse could be maintained.

But there will also be a huge hidden danger in this way, that is, the first time they encounter orcs, they will be surrounded by fleeing civilians and cause a disaster.

Countless people will die from stampedes and scrambles, and it is impossible to underestimate human nature in such a situation.

Perhaps, the only thing that cannot be underestimated is everyone's desire for life.

Maybe that's instinct.

The consequences of the sudden fall of the North Wind Fortress have begun to emerge one by one, and a faint disaster appeared in front of Roland.

Roland had no choice but to gather those who had nothing and those who wanted to fish in troubled waters, and put them directly under the threat of the soldiers' blades. Only in this way could they follow the march honestly.

During the rest period, the method of direct employment was adopted to speed up the production of more freight wagons, and at the same time, more livestock were forcibly recruited to carry the goods.

Of course he can forcibly recruit civilians, which also applies to this special period.

But if you want others to respect order, you have to start from yourself before you can implement it from above.

Everyone's supplies were registered, no matter whether they wanted it or not. This order was strictly implemented by the soldiers.

Ironically, everything was successfully completed under the threat of orcs.

Orc wolf cavalry have begun to appear in front of them one after another.

The appearance of the armored orcs and wolves caused huge panic to the entire team, even though their numbers were few.

If there are enough numbers, the civilians will collapse without even fighting.

Roland has the power to deal with these wolf cavalry, but it is a pity that they are not willing to fight humans.

Just appear from time to time to be alert to their movements.

After all, such an army of tens of thousands cannot be underestimated.

Of course, they will choose to confirm when the dragon is not around. They usually follow the trajectory of the carriage, and their numbers are extremely scattered.

Otherwise, it would not be investigation but death.

Under stricter military control, their marching speed finally began to slowly return to normal levels. What's even better is that they didn't encounter any teams ahead.

In other words, after getting the news, they had already set off first, and without any investigation, they could only do so.

A month later, they were a third of the way down the road, but the good news ended there.

What appeared in front of them was a huge fleeing team. Seeing the large number of flags behind them, especially the flag of the Osborn family, the team in front stopped immediately.

The two sides exchanged quickly, after being curious about Roland's marching speed.

Roland promptly threw out the plan he had made before.

The nobles in the northern border felt as if they had found a treasure, and immediately carried it out.

Under the threat of the sword soldiers in front of him and the wolf cavalry who appeared from time to time, the execution speed of this order exceeded everyone's imagination.

Even so, it still took them a month to enter the central part of the northern border. It was already May, and more than two months had passed since the fall of the North Wind Fortress.

The army of orcs had also started to move out. Roland didn't know why they broke the original plan, but the facts were already like this, and it was useless to think too much.

What really shocked Roland was that after the great retreat in the north, he saw the reverser.

More than a dozen nobles carried their family banners upstream and appeared in front of them.

This immediately left Roland stunned. It turned out that after Beifeng Fortress, there were no more people who dared to die.

In troubled times, heroes are born in large numbers, let alone when this alien race intends to meddle in the human world.

Looking at those young and vaguely familiar silhouettes, Roland seemed to have returned to the battlefield of the North Wind Fortress again. Their parents laughed and waved their swords to embrace death calmly.

They are quite literally a true nobleman.

Roland immediately dismounted from his horse, came to them, and bowed deeply, "Thank you for coming, rebels."

"Haha, I like this title, Earl Roland. You may not know me, but you must know my father."

Before he could finish speaking, Roland said, "Edison Brando, right? Not just you, I know the fathers of all of you. As a comrade in arms fighting side by side, I let them down."

Alman Brando was stunned for a moment, and then said with a smile on his face: "I, and even all of our fathers, respect you very much, Earl Roland.

Although we don't know what happened to the North Wind Fortress, but from now on, you don't seem to be a deserter.

You who are located at the northernmost point can be said to be completely facing the orcs' blades. If you ignored these civilians, you should have arrived at the royal capital by now, instead of still being in the middle.

So, can you tell us what happened to Borean Keep? "

Hearing Earl Brando's words, Roland didn't feel any honor, at least in front of these rebels, what he did was nothing more than that.

"Okay, if you want to know, let's talk tonight. The most important thing now is to continue to march. The orcs have already started to dispatch on a large scale."

"Of course, we are here to help the civilians in the north retreat, and we will not ignore the priority."

After Earl Brando finished speaking, the retrogrades began to arrange their soldiers to join Roland's army formation, forming a second line of defense.

In order to prevent them from making a fuss and causing unnecessary trouble, Roland also told them about having the help of the dragon, and gave them a vaccination.

Even so, the arrival of the dragon caused quite a commotion among them.

Seeing the giant dragon stopped in front of Roland, these young nobles gathered around one after another. What surprised them even more was the news brought by the dragon.

Only then did they realize that the giant dragon could speak human language. With the help of the giant dragon, the North Wind Fortress was still lost. This made them more curious about what happened, and began to look forward to the arrival of night.

What Roland was most worried about happened. The army of orcs was already heading in the direction of their retreat. Obviously, they did not intend to let this huge team go.

He didn't hide the news, but spread it directly.

As for whether it will cause a riot, Roland is no longer considering it. Compared with being killed by an orc like cutting wheat, getting a little injury in the riot is nothing.

What's more, they were still intimidated by the soldiers. This commotion would not last long. Soon they woke up and accelerated their march in silence.

After that, Roland even issued an order to march overnight, and they were only allowed to rest for 6 hours a night.

Naturally, many of them couldn't accept this marching speed, but under Roland's order to wait for the army and not to give up any of the human races.

They were forced to unite and began to help those in need around them, and felt the joy of being needed from helping others.

This emotion is also subtly affecting everyone, making them more united.

Although many incredible things can erupt in a desperate situation, no one wants to face it.

nobody.
(End of this chapter)