The King

  Chapter 194 The Thirty-eighth Fall of Bethel Fortress

  Looking at the information about Flying Bear Castle in his hand, Hudson nodded in satisfaction. For no other reason than antiquity.

  In the continent of Aslant, what matches ancient is powerful.

  The Erwin family, which was enshrined here, has been passed down for more than forty generations. In terms of strength, among the nobles of the Principality of Moxi, the ranking has always been very high.

  The lair carefully built by the veteran nobles, needless to say the defense.

  When the ancient nobles finally ran out of luck, Viscount John, the current patriarch of the Irwin family, was unlucky.

  When Fort Augustus fell, as one of the supporting teams, unfortunately, an encounter with the orcs occurred in the wild.

   Not to mention his own death in battle, the family private army brought out was almost wiped out, and the Erwin family declined.

  The senior officials of the Principality of Moxi gave up the rescue of Fort Augustus, which is also directly related to this battle.

  The fiefdom nobles have suffered heavy losses, and the line of defense still needs to be defended.

   The task of defending Flying Bear Castle naturally fell to the Principality.

  …

   "Viscount Raquel, why do you look so ugly?"

   Hudson asked suspiciously.

   Stationing in a heavily fortified area like Flying Bear's Fort is considered a good job no matter how you look at it.

   Even if you don't celebrate, there is no need to put on a dead face.

   Perhaps awakened by his words, Viscount Raquel hastily explained:

   "Sorry, Earl Hudson, I lost my composure just now.

  At today's meeting, I didn't see my brother.

   Such a meeting, as the commander of the main army, he should not be absent. "

   People who should not be absent are absent, either because of delays or accidents.

   Judging from the situation on the front line, if there is no bad news, there is a high probability that they are besieged by the orc army.

   As a second generation, Raquel is not really ignorant, and knows very well what this means.

  Although his elder brother had an accident, he became the heir to the title, but his elder brother also took away the most elite army of the family when he went out this time.

  If an accident happens unfortunately, the power of the family is bound to be severely damaged.

  For a big family, once the vitality is seriously injured, it is often the beginning of the turn from prosperity to decline.

  Racker is self-aware and knows very well that the worst will happen, and he has no ability to turn the tide.

   This is just a family. Looking at it further, the fate of the Principality of Moxi is also in the midst of wind and rain. A little carelessness is the fate of destruction.

   Hudson can only express sympathy for this change.

  Caught in the siege of the orc army, there is no better choice than to die to the end.

  If you want to get reinforcements, you can only get reinforcements if you delay the arrival of reinforcements from various countries in the middle and late stages of the war.

   "Don't worry, according to past experience, the risk of being besieged by the orc army is not too great.

  As long as it is not a battleground like Fort Augustus, relying on a large military fortress to guard against death, the probability of being able to withstand the attack of the orc army is at least 60%. "

  As soon as he finished speaking, Hudson realized something was wrong. It seems that these comforting words had the opposite effect.

  A probability of more than 60% means that the Alpha Kingdom has been besieged and experienced, which does not mean that the Principality of Moxi can also do it.

  From the beginning of the war to the present, there is no fortress in the Principality of Moxi that can withstand the siege of the enemy for half a year.

  The city with the best performance only persisted for less than three months after being besieged by the orc army.

  Of course, this is also the reason why the war broke out not long ago. With the passage of time, someone is bound to stand out.

  However, to survive under the siege of the orc army, in addition to one's own strength, more depends on luck.

  Once the orcs make up their minds, there is no fortress that cannot be conquered. The difference is limited to the size of the casualties.

   Those who survived were all lucky.

  For Raquel, luck is too illusory. Once the strength of the family suffers a serious blow, the good days of his second generation will be over.

   Hudson didn't say anything more. This kind of embarrassing thing happens every day on the front line.

  The old aristocrats are declining, and the emerging aristocrats are rising. In troubled times, anything is possible.

  …

  Bathed in the autumn wind, the expeditionary force of the Alpha Kingdom, which was constantly experiencing ups and downs, finally joined forces in Dexarte.

  Looking at the five legions gathered in his hands, Crown Prince Caesar had not had time to be happy for a long time before he encountered a new problem—there was not enough training ground.

   It's not that the Moxi people didn't cooperate, it's because there are too many expeditionary troops. There are more than 75,000 officers and soldiers in the five legions, and the training ground is not a star and a half.

  The front two legions can also allow soldiers to take turns to rest and train. It is definitely not possible now. The five legions rotate together, which becomes a practice every five days, which does not have the meaning of pre-war assault training at all.

   Unless it is the front line where there are many soldiers, who is full in the rear to support such a big training ground!

  It is impossible to occupy the wheat fields by force, and the local nobles are not soft persimmons, not to mention that the Crown Prince Caesar cannot bear the notoriety of bullying the weak just for a training ground.

   Coordination is non-existent. In order to urge the expeditionary force to go to the battlefield, the senior officials of the Principality of Moxi were going crazy.

  Almost every day, Crown Prince Caesar can receive letters urging for help. Even his baby princess complained to him more than once.

  If the position is not strong enough, I am afraid that it has already fallen.

   But with the passage of time, the political pressure on Crown Prince Caesar is still increasing day by day.

  If it weren’t for the good performance of the First Legion before, which helped the Expeditionary Force gain a lot of points, the criticism from the outside world would be even greater.

"Humph!"

  "The Moxi people are really useless. They have wasted such a fertile land. With a strong national strength, they can't stand it in such a short time.

  Our First Legion is on the battlefield, and they are still urging every day, as if they can't survive without us.

   Just followed up the troops, and now they can't take a few days of rest. Can't even win this little time? "

   While speaking, Crown Prince Caesar tore up the parchment in his hand. An expression of impatience was written directly on his face.

   "Your Highness, I'm afraid the Moxi people will not be able to hold on any longer. The reinforcements from the Principality of Orton who just arrived have also been sent to the front line.

  Reinforcements from various countries are speeding up, and official documents have also been sent from China, asking us to help the Moxi people survive this year.

  The situation is tense now, why don't we go to the front line to help first. Later, according to the development of the situation, the next step plan will be implemented. "

   Count Jose tried to persuade.

  The situation on the battlefield is changing every day. As the weak side, only by constantly adjusting the plan can we keep up with the development of the situation.

  If you want to use "Dapest City" as a bait to attract the orcs to go deep and implement the encirclement and annihilation plan, you must hold the line of defense.

  If the defense line of the Mosi people collapses, the orc army will drive straight in, instead of going deep alone.

   At this moment, Crown Prince Caesar also became entangled. Continuing to wait and see is indeed conducive to the implementation of the encirclement and annihilation plan, but that also requires the Moxi people to hold on.

  If the defense line of the Moxi people collapses again, it will not be a little bit more difficult to organize the defense line later.

  Even if it can be organized, someone must guard it. After defeating the elite of the army, the serf soldiers recruited temporarily cannot stop the orc army.

  Recalling the domestic order, Caesar sighed helplessly. In the face of national interests, any plan is insignificant.

   After all, he is not a desperate gambler. Dare to gamble on the fate of the Moxi people, it is because the Principality of Moxi does not belong to his family.

   It’s different when it comes to the Alpha Kingdom. This is his ancestral foundation, and Caesar is not crazy enough to put his own foundation on the line for a plan.

   "That's all!

   Send the order down, the army will start tomorrow. "

   Making this decision, Crown Prince Caesar relaxed a lot. The army has been stationed here without moving, and the pressure he has been under is not small.

   No matter how perfect the plan is, it is useless. The orc is unwilling to cooperate, and there is nothing he can do.

  Although deep down in his heart, he still believed that the orcs would send troops to attack the city of Dapace, but there was no way to predict this time.

  In case the orcs on the front line are relatively stable, it is not impossible to push them all the way across.

  …

"kill!"

"kill!"

  Accompanied by the shouts of killing, a loud "rumbling" sound went straight into the sky. The city wall that originally blocked the orc army finally collapsed after countless times of destruction.

  The appearance of the gap immediately attracted a frenzied influx of the orc army.

  The defenders in the city rushed forward to intercept, the noble officers charged directly at the front line, and countless soldiers rushed forward to block the gap.

  The collapsed city wall became the focus of contention between the two sides. For a while, broken limbs and corpses flew all over the sky, and the ruins were stained red with blood.

   "Bear Clan heavy infantry attack!"

  Accompanied by the order of the orc commander, a group of soldiers in heavy armor appeared on the battlefield, and they joined the battle for the gap in an instant.

  Facing a group of hard-bodied enemies, the officers defending the city also dispatched elite heavy infantry.

   It's a pity that they are also heavy infantry. Human heavy infantry are not only weaker than bearmen in terms of physical strength and size.

   It often takes two to three human heavy infantry to fight against a bear heavy infantry. In this collision of steel, he was soon at a disadvantage.

  Under the pressure of the Bearman heavy infantry, despite the heroic performance of the defenders, they were beaten back steadily.

   "Bowman, quickly use the magic crossbow to suppress the enemy's heavy infantry!"

   At the critical moment of life and death, cost is no longer considered. Ordinary bows and arrows have little effect on this group of iron bumps, only magic crossbows and magic crystal cannons have sufficient lethality.

   "whoosh, whoosh, whoosh..."

   Crossbow arrows were fired one after another, and the charging Bearman heavy infantry quickly suffered casualties. It's a pity that compared with the charging orc army, the number of magic crossbows is too small after all.

  As for the more lethal magic crystal cannon, it has long been lost in previous battles, and only the last one is still showing its residual heat.

  In an instant, the orc centaur archers also appeared on the front line and launched a counterattack against the crossbowmen.

  Theoretically speaking, the magic crossbow has a longer range, and it doesn't need to consume too much physical strength to launch it. It should be advantageous in cross-firing.

  It's a pity that the magic crossbow is the same as the bow and arrow. It is people who determine the hit rate.

   Widened the distance, and the hit rate was terribly low. As the distance got closer, his hit rate increased, and he also exposed himself within the range of the enemy's range.

  In fact, the orc army is also equipped with magic crossbows and magic crystal cannons, but the number is far smaller than that of the human army.

  Under normal circumstances, it will only be used at critical moments. Unlike the human race, almost every important military fortress will be equipped with it.

  Unfortunately, the number of such equipment is still pitiful. The entire Bethel Fortress is only equipped with six magic crystal cannons, and the combination of light and heavy magic crossbows is less than a hundred.

  The rare quantity, coupled with the high price, made the defenders have to save a little. Under normal circumstances, you are reluctant to use it at all; once you use it, it means danger is coming.

  Watching the enemy keep rushing up the city wall, the original fortifications gradually lost their effect, Earl Langton, who realized that the situation was over, hurriedly ordered:

   "Retreat to the inner city!"

  The retreat horn sounded, and the retreat of the defenders further aroused the madness of the orc army. Bloodthirsty orc soldiers poured into the city and started a massacre.

   At this moment, the consequences of the poor quality of the soldiers were manifested. The planned orderly retreat did not happen, but a large-scale stampede occurred because of the rush to retreat.

   "Everyone retreats in an orderly manner, and those who disturb the order will be killed. The supervisor team is responsible for supervision!"

  Earl Langton's order was obviously too late. The moment the defenders fell into chaos, the orc army rushed forward.

  The battle became more intense, and the original offensive and defensive battle in the outer city spread directly to the inner city.

   In order to avoid the chaos from impacting the defenders in the inner city, Earl Langton had no choice but to abandon his car to protect the commander.

   "Close the city gates and block all entrances and exits!"

  With the order issued, countless defenders who had no time to evacuate remained in the outer city forever.

   For a while, the sound of cursing resounded through the sky.

   None of this could shake Earl Langton's determination. Seeing countless soldiers fall, even though his heart was bleeding, he still chose reason at this moment.

  The **** battle is still going on. Accompanied by the fall of the outer city, there are also a bunch of nearby fortifications attached to the Bethel Fortress.

  The sounds of killing and crying kept hitting Earl Langton's nerves. Looking at the falling family flag, he knew that the era belonging to the Leiboron family was about to come to an end.

   It was supposed to appease the morale of the army, but at this moment he lost interest. Like everyone else, thoughts of despair welled up in his mind, and he didn't think that an inner city could stop the orcs' soldiers.

   Returning to the City Lord's Mansion, he took a longing look, and Earl Langton told his eldest son, "The city of Bethel can no longer be defended. After dark, take your younger brothers and sisters and leave through the secret passage.

  The dark guards trained by the family were also brought along. How much heritage can be taken away counts.

   Don't go to Dapace, the family's century-old business has fallen so quickly, and the Principality of Moxi may not last long.

   Troubled times are coming, and now is just the beginning. The army of orcs is coming fiercely, and the northern countries may not escape this time.

  The future of the Liboron family is now in your hands. Remember, no matter what, the family inheritance cannot be broken! "

   After finishing speaking, Earl Langton's whole body dimmed. Originally, I wanted to lead the family further in this chaotic world, but I didn't expect that the Liboron family would be out of the game just at the beginning.

   "Father, come with us! Without you, the few of us alone would not be able to support the Liboron family."

  The eldest son's words did not shake Earl Langton's determination. She looked at her son kindly, and shook her head directly:

   "You can leave, but I can't. Nobility is not only an honor, but also a responsibility and obligation.

  As a lord, I must live and die with the territory. If you leave at this time, you should know what it means.

   Well, you are not a child anymore, you have to learn to face all this.

  I cannot make House Liboron more honorable in my hands, but neither can I shame the ancestors.

   The war has been going on for so long, and there are not a few nobles who died in battle. Others can die for the family, and I am no exception.

  It's almost time, go get ready! In the days to come, I will not be by your side, and everything can only depend on you.

   There are not a few people outside who are concerned about the inheritance of the Leboron family. Even some old relatives and friends from the past may not be reliable now.

  After leaving here, you must be careful in your actions. Don't rush for success, there is never a lack of opportunities in troubled times. "

   No one wants to die, and Earl Langton is no exception. But there was no other way, the obligation of "responsibility for guarding the soil" forced him to stay.

  Especially when fighting against aliens, if he dares to run with him, he will be hunted down by the Human Alliance!

   "Father, take care!"

  (end of this chapter)