Come to another world and become a lord

As the night faded away, a ray of dawn shone into the city. The enemy finally withdrew. After a night of fierce fighting, Carl sat on the ground exhausted, gasping for breath. In contrast, Alia was still standing there, directing people to begin to reinforce the defense line. She divided the people into two groups, took turns to rest, used the collapsed stones to build a low wall, and began to tie up wooden stakes.

This made Carl admire the energy of these people. In this way, they worked for a whole morning and built a half-height semi-arc wall at the gap, and set up two chevaux de frise in front of it.

It was not until the sun was shining brightly at noon that he saw Arya walking towards him with ale and bread in her hands. Crystal beads of sweat dripped down the girl's red hair onto her face, forming scratches with stains.

The girl first handed him a piece of bread, then took a few gulps of beer and handed him the glass. She sat down beside him and started to gnaw on another piece of bread.

Carl took the wine glass, looked at the place where Alia's lips were pursed in a daze, and then began to drink it in big gulps, imitating her. He was so eager that he even choked a few times.

At this moment, Jim came over:

"Only one member of the Fire Rose Guards was slightly injured. One of our original guards was killed and two were injured, but the condition of one of them is not optimistic and I am afraid he will not survive. One archer was killed, and as for the villagers... their losses were more serious, with nearly half of them killed or wounded. We don't have much manpower left."

“It looks like it can’t withstand the second wave of attacks.” Alia said after taking a bite of bread.

"We can only take advantage of this opportunity to abandon the outer city and defend the inner city."

"It's time to make a decision. Our food can't feed so many people," said Alia.

Her words excited Jim again:

"What did you say?"

He wanted to say something else but was stopped by Karl:

"Jim, please go down first. Alia and I want to talk about something alone."

"But..." Jim opened his mouth, as if he wanted to say something, but finally he held it back. Finally, he sighed and turned away.

"So, after fighting alongside them for so long, you want me to abandon them now?"

Although he said so, he knew in his heart that Alia was right. The inner city was different from the outer city. Its walls were smaller and taller. The number of people guarding the inner city was not very important. On the contrary, the key to success or failure was whether the supplies could hold up.

"You were the one who let them in, but in the end you couldn't change their fate." Alia said this with a hint of complaint.

Carl swallowed the last bit of bread and stood up, then said:

"Let the militia and the Fire Rose Guards retreat back to the inner city first."

"Have you thought it through?" Alia asked tentatively again.

"Yes." After saying that, Carl walked forward without looking back.

In the "Red Lady" tavern, Carl met with the three village chiefs. Because the main hall had been destroyed in the last attack, this time they chose a guest room on the second floor.

The three old village chiefs sat around a round table, while Carl stood in front of a bed and explained the future layout and plans to them:

"Wuxi Village is deployed on the left wing, and Tieshi Village is responsible for the right wing. We are currently limited in manpower, so we need to deploy most of our defensive forces at the gaps."

It was a meaningless arrangement, which actually left them to die.

"But there's no need to worry. As you all saw in the previous attacks, the enemy isn't as strong as ours."

Lies, all lies, just to stabilize other people's words, Carl knew it very well.

"As long as we hold on, we have hope of holding out until reinforcements arrive."

But he had to tell this lie. For Rickburg, for everyone, someone had to make a sacrifice. Reality was so cruel.

Then he suddenly saw the oldest village chief slowly stand up and say calmly:

"So, Lord, is it true that the outer city cannot be defended?"

"What?" Carl raised his head in fear:

"Lord, there is no need to lie to us." Another old village chief also spoke slowly, "The local defenders have retreated to the inner city since noon."

Then the third elder said:

"We are not stupid. Given the current situation, it is inevitable that the outer city will be breached."

Karl wanted to say something, but his words seemed to be blocked by something:

"Everyone, things are not that bad..."

"My lord, are you afraid that we will flee after we know the truth?" the leader asked again.

"There is no need to do this, because we will not leave."

"What?" Carl was confused for a moment.

The three village chiefs laughed at the same time:

"Our lives were given by you, sir. Since the world is like this, we will return them to you. After discussion, the men from our three villages unanimously decided to defend the city wall to the death, until the last man standing."

Karl was really shocked by what the three said. He asked in confusion:

"You guys, why...why is this?"

"For - family." The old men's eyes became clear when they said this.

"We will fight for the Lord until the last moment. We only ask for one thing: I hope the Lord can save the women and children in the village and allow them to retreat to the inner city so that they can continue to live."

"I agree to your request, on my honor." What else could he say? He had no choice but to agree.

"Thank you very much, Lord~" The three old men bowed to him respectfully.

Then the old man who was leading the group stood up first:

"Well, then, two old men, it's time for us to set off. Don't lose to the youngsters."

"Wait, are you three going to..."

The old men smiled and nodded:

"Of course, we are old, so we won't waste food. The three of us have already decided that we will fight those guys to the last minute."

"Don't look at my age, if we really fight, those kids are no match for me."

When someone said this, the three of them burst out laughing at the same time.

"My Lord, I leave everything to you~"

When the three men left the room, Karl looked at their backs and suddenly felt that the three figures had become much taller.

On the hillside not far from Rickburg, Nura was watching every move in the city. Soon she saw her father Atikila riding the tall black horse towards her.

“They evacuated the local guards and left only the farmers,” Noura said.

"It seems that they have abandoned the outer city." Atikila said calmly.

"Our previous attack was effective, but we also suffered heavy losses. If I had been allowed to go up..."

Before Noura could finish her words, she was interrupted by her father:

"Nura, you will lead the attack in person in the next battle."

"What?" His words startled the girl, and then she looked melancholy and lowered her head. "Is it necessary for me to take action now? They are just a bunch of farmers who can't even hold their spears tightly..."

"Yes, that's why we need you. The credit for taking the outer city belongs to you. Get ready quickly." Atikila said, swinging the reins, and the horse under his feet began to run quickly, carrying him down the hillside and galloping towards his own army. Only Nura was left standing on the hillside, feeling indescribable.

Near dusk, the Great Khan's army launched another attack. Karl was standing on a high tower in the inner city, looking at the densely packed barbarian soldiers in the distance. They rushed towards the gap like ants, and at the forefront was a striking white dot. Karl knew very well what this meant, because there was only one person dressed in white in the enemy army.

"Is Snow Princess Noura leading the attack herself?" He muttered to himself, and turned to look towards the town. The villagers who were temporarily staying there were already moving towards the inner city gate in groups. The elderly, women and children were all sad because of the battle on the front line, but at the same time, they had hope on their faces. But what would happen when they knew their true fate?

“We only do this because we have no other choice.”

At some point, Alia came up behind him and put a hand on his shoulder.

"I promised the three village chiefs to take care of the wives and children of those warriors..."

Karl stopped talking at this point. Yes, he agreed, he promised solemnly, and guaranteed it with his own honor. This was a scam from the beginning, just to deceive them into going to their deaths without worry...

"Sometimes people have to do things against their will, there is nothing they can do about it..."

Carl did not speak any more, but continued to look down. The battle in the outer city was still going on, and the shouting had reached here. At the same time, the old, weak, women and children had gathered at the city gate, waiting for the gate to open, but the gate would never open until they were all killed.

The thought of this made Carl feel a little sick. He didn't want to see those people anymore. He just wanted to go back to his room and rest. At this moment, Jim's voice came from below:

"Karl, all the villagers are here, but the guards at the gate won't let us open the gate no matter what! Karl, why don't you go and talk to them? This group of people doesn't even obey the lord's orders..."

After a while, he saw Jim running up, sweating profusely. The moment he saw Alia, he stopped:

"Yeah, you're here too~"

Then he turned to look at Carl:

"Karl, go and talk to those guards. They are too lawless!"

Carl stood there, quietly looking at his best friend in front of him. He felt an indescribable sense of guilt, but even so he still just stood there, with no intention of moving at all.

Seeing Carl's reaction, Jim also became confused at this time:

"Karl, please say something~"

And Alia was the first to speak:

"We can't let these people in. We don't have that much food to feed everyone."

"I'm asking Carl, not you! Carl~ say something!"

Yes, it was necessary to tell Jim clearly. Carl knew in his heart that this was the only person who could be called a close friend in the two years since he came to this world. He had to tell him the truth:

"It was I who ordered that the gates should not be opened."