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Volume 3: Overlord’s Continent] 755 Carbine (5)

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South of Redian, Stromonido.

While the six cities in the south were experiencing the baptism of war, everything was peaceful near Stromonido, and the sun was scorching. The severe drought in the south began to take on a ferocious aspect here.

The climate is very dry. The vast and undulating land is covered with small, bottomless cracks caused by lack of water. There is a thin layer of dust on the surface. If a gust of wind blows, the dust will follow. The mixed wind blows, turning the originally clear sky into gray.

Withered plant stems stretched toward a layer of velvet, curved and prostrate on the ground, brittle and broken in the wind. On the desolate top of the mountain, there was a fortress composed of four huge forts.

The old castle seems to have been deserted for a long time, and the roof is overgrown with weeds, and it seems to be bent under the weight of the scorching sun. Although the wall is made of local abundant schist stone, there are countless cracks that allow ivy to hang on it.

While it rained continuously in the six southern cities, there was no rain near Stromonido. The climate was abnormally dry. The vegetation here was not well protected because all the crops died in the drought. In the village below the castle , farmers are no longer visible, everyone has fled, and the environment here can only fend for itself, getting worse and worse.

Today, the road leading to the deserted fortress has been completely crowded with carriages transporting logistics supplies. The fortress is located on a raised hill.

When it was first built, there was only one road left to go up, so it was very difficult for any number of carriages to go up at the same time. Fortunately, they did not need to turn. On the platform of a carriage pulled by several horses, one minute 』『mén』Thunder God was dragged up to the interior of the fortress, and then placed in the castles at the four corners of the city wall.

Hutu Emma stood at the gate of the castle and looked at the castle in front of her. This was a very beautiful fortress. The corridor in the center of the castle was a huge room on each floor. Inside the guard towers at the four corners They are small houses with a guard tower behind them, protecting the only access stairs to the inner city.

An adjacent small warehouse became lonely because of the abandoned wooden houses next to it; but it happened to be the best space for storing Thor bombs. At the four corners of the castle, there were four huge circular forts and city walls connected into a square shape. , sandwiched between tall towers, facing the shaft in the castle,

There were soldiers carrying things everywhere inside and outside the castle. Some were using the wheels used by naval battleships to hoist the Thor to the tall circular castle. Others were shouting loudly and pulling carriages full of supplies in a hurry past the soldiers. run over

This is Hutu Emma's Thor Corps, with a strength of 6700. Because they have to travel long distances, the legion's most important weapon, the more than ten "mén" new heavy Thors, were left at the base camp, and only 84 "mén" medium-sized Thors were brought. , It is very difficult to defend such a large area with 84 "mén" thunder gods, so Hutu Emma made a prompt decision and ordered the 84 "mén" thunder gods to be transported into the four corners of Dunbao to form a "cross" Support firepower,

"Burns, how far are the reinforcements from us now?" Hutu Emma rode his horse into the castle with the convoy, handed the horse to the guard in his central command room, and then asked, holding the map behind him, The young adjutant followed closely,

"In Mile 30, we received a report from the Grenadier Regiment's liaison officer half an hour ago." The adjutant following him hurriedly reported back. "Due to the dry and cracked ground, the Grenadier Regiment with multiple carriages has been blocked from moving. It will take about more time." It takes 4 hours to get to Stromonido!”

The adjutant answered him nervously, and the bad situation around him made his voice sound a little unconfident," Hutu Emma frowned slightly, not very satisfied with the adjutant's answer. , he curled his lips slightly, four hours is enough to decide a lot of things,

"What about the Nords?" Hutu Emma asked impolitely. Before he entered the castle, he received an alert from the scouts, saying that a Nord army was approaching.

"Less than 20 miles," the adjutant said with an ugly expression, "According to the scouts' information, as expected, they took a shortcut through the Bolas Forest and bypassed the Ruidian Southern Army. defense line, this time we will face the top ten Nordic masters The Fourth Legion, one of the most powerful, has about 30,000 people. Our scouts rarely found a group of transport carriages inside. In order to hurry up, the Nords may have brought heavy-duty hurricane axes this time. Soldier, according to the distance, we will arrive in 2 hours at most."

"Hurricane Ax Warrior" Hutu Emma took a deep breath. He has been stationed in the south for many years and knows the old enemy Nords very well. These Nord troops from the southern mountains are different from the Reedian army in the plains. The Nords Mainly infantry, they may not be as disciplined as the Ruidian heavy infantry, but when it comes to bravery and fearlessness, no army on the mainland can compete with it.

Even the Falcon Dynasty, which dominates the north, and its famous Wikia Crossbow Formation may not be a match for the Nord infantry shield wall. Moreover, the Nord legion-level formations are often equipped with hurricane ax warrior formations. These 2-meter-tall The warrior who is about 30 meters long is like a never-ending killing machine! The hundreds of kilograms of battle ax in his hand can easily cut through the enemy's heavy armor, and the powerful chops often ignore the opponent's shield defense.

They are the well-deserved number one among the mainland infantry. They charge with large shields, in dense and neat formations, and with well-trained partners. They are often in groups of more than a dozen, with their flanks and rears all covered. Protected by a shield,

Twenty meters away, the ax throwing tactics used by the hurricane ax warriors will often knock the opponent off their feet. Among them, the long-handled tomahawk soldiers who are responsible for the main close combat in the team will take the opportunity to bring the whirlwind of death and crash into the enemy. cluster. 15

The three-meter long-handled giant ax in his hand is like a huge guillotine. It can easily split any enemy blocking the front and cut off any enemy within the attack range.

Everyone knows that the consequences of rushing into the enemy alone in a siege battle are either victory or death. However, the Rode Tomahawks are full of fighting spirit and are not afraid of life or death, no matter how strict the formation is in front of them. They are all fragile and powerless targets. They undoubtedly embody the arrogant nature of the warrior who is indifferent to life and death.

Hanging her clothes on the hanger at the door, Hutu Emma turned around with a slightly gloomy face, "That is to say, we must resist the Nord Fourth Army alone before reinforcements arrive. 30,000 people in 2 hours!”

His Thor Legion only has the manpower of the God of Thunder, and can fight at most 4,000 troops. The terrain of Fort Stromonido is wide and long, which is a very severe test for the Thunder God's defense ability. It has to face 30,000 Nords. During the elite siege, you may also encounter Hurricane Ax Warriors, known as killing machines. The pressure can be imagined.

"I think so!" the adjutant answered him. Hutu Emma was silent for a while, and suddenly told the adjutant waiting behind him, "Immediately report this news to His Majesty Falcon using a carrier pigeon.

The Nords arrived earlier than scheduled and with more troops. We need more reinforcements. We don't know if there will be other Nord troops behind the Fourth Army! If the Fourth Army is just the forward, even if Plais's 15,000 men are added, we can still defend Stromonido! "

"My lord is saying that there may be more Nords than reported..."

The adjutant's face was stunned for a moment, and then he realized that his face was a little pale. This time the Nord army entered the southern part of Ruidian with 100,000 troops. It is entirely possible that what the scouts found was just the tip of the iceberg.

"Strmonido is the only way to the south of Palaven, and it is also the only way for us to go south. Both we and the Nords know it very well.

Whoever controls Stromonido is equivalent to strangling the opponent's throat. They may send troops at any time to stab the opponent's defense line. At such a critical node that affects life and death, we and the Nords will inevitably I will bet all the power I can mobilize, even if there is a 100,000-level battle, it is not unprecedented in history! Hutu Emma answered him with a gloomy face, and urged him to report the news immediately.

Watching the adjutant's back hurried away, Hutu Emma came to the window of the room, unbuttoned her collar with her hands, took a deep breath, and looked at the desert-like scene outside the castle, feeling a surge of emotion in her heart. hot blood,

This feeling has been felt for a long time. As an alchemist, Hutu Emma has always regarded himself as an alchemy researcher rather than a professional soldier. But at this moment, for the first time, he felt the urge to fight for glory. He didn't know why, or maybe he felt someone's personality charm.

He has never seen such a monarch who would value the life and death of the people of an enemy country as much as the people of his own kingdom. From the three northern counties to Amyra, millions of wandering Reedians were effectively settled, and a large number of them The food was distributed free of charge, countless destroyed villages were rebuilt, and the barren land became full of life again after being filled with blood.

All of this is like an unimaginable miracle. Only those who have experienced cruel wars know how precious this seemingly ordinary peace is.

As a senior officer of the Falcon Dynasty, Hutu Emma naturally knew that this was His Majesty Falcon's decision to risk the food crisis, mobilize the last grain of food in the warehouse, and take out every gold coin in his pocket. It has allowed millions of Ruidian people to live a life that was unimaginable in the past.

Here, farmers own their own land, nobles are keen on doing business to make wealth, and soldiers receive generous rewards and respected status for their heroic battles. Everything seems so natural. No one is superior to the other, everyone knows it. What goals are you striving for?

As for the so-called Falcon Dynasty's invasion of the three northern counties, who cares about that now?

It can be said bluntly that if the Falcon Dynasty had not sent out troops in time to defeat the East Court, the number of Ruidian civilians who died in the East Court catastrophe would have tripled or more at least.

The entire Ruidian nation may be extinct in the massacre of the Dongting people.

It was not the Redian who surrendered to the Falcon Dynasty, but His Majesty the Falcon who saved the entire Redian nation.

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