The Origin of Arcane

Idiots, you are only thinking about the comfort in front of you. If the Western Odin Empire really swallows the Eastern Odin Empire, according to Ulan Bari's disposition, what will it look like? He will continue to satisfy a piece of the Odin Empire. Grassland? Maybe you want to become a man who dominates the whole continent? Do you think we can resist by ourselves? General Pedro sneered unceremoniously.

General Pedro's last words clearly hit the scars of the generals present, and they said outrageously.

Those bastards in the south have gone too far over the years, and the amount of support supplies is getting less and less every year. Look at what they have sent. We recognize the criminals in the past. At least they are physically strong. They are strong, sent to the battlefield to wander around, and they are all more obedient than lambs, but now, they are either deaf or fools, or those who lack arms and legs, all of them will be stuffed into our broken blood fortress. What we want are soldiers, who can go to the battlefield Soldiers are not a bunch of cripples who have nothing to eat.

There was a gap of 5,000 soldiers in the year before last, and there were 8,000 last year. From this year to now, the total number of people received is still less than ten thousand. If this continues, when the old people in our hands are exhausted, the broken blood castle will be destroyed. It has become an empty fortress, and the air has strong defense capabilities, and no one is defending, so what's the use?

In terms of equipment, there is no finished armor. We admit it. The craftsmen we have accumulated over the years are not bad. As long as we have enough iron ore, we can make it ourselves, but the problem is that there is no iron ore now. The method is enough to transport it up, we can’t conjure iron ore by ourselves, let alone buy new armor, many armors that need to be repaired have not been repaired.”

Needless to say about the food, except for little Sophia Liya who has a heart for us and can see the past, what the others send over is something. There must be five catties of bran in ten catties of wheat. A catty of sand, is this something for people to eat? We are soldiers, soldiers guarding the border, in the eyes of those bastards, we are not even comparable to beggars.

It's really thanks to little Sophilia these years. She has lived with us and knows our difficulties here, but I heard that little Sophilia's life is not easy recently. The old and young of the royal family are going to The thing that criticizes little Sophilia the most is the supplies she delivers to us every year. When the little prince who is not closely related to us comes to power, and these maggots will cause trouble in it, our greatest support is only I'm afraid it will be broken in half.

If this is the case, our life will be even more difficult. Why don't we let little Sophie Liya continue to be the regent!

Not to mention the soldiers below, even if we all feel chilled, there are some wolf-hearted guys behind us, what's the point of us guarding this side?

If it doesn't work, let's open the side door and let the brutal people outside rush in, so that these bastards who have lived too much in peace will know who is keeping them safe and allowing them to live in peace.

Shut up, what nonsense are you talking about? How dare you come up with such daring thoughts? No matter how much dissatisfaction you have in your heart, you can't say such bastard words, because this is a kind of blasphemy against the soldiers who died in battle , is a desecration of our sacred duty.

This complaint ended with a roar from General Esmond.

Sean saw that the assistance from the other seven major families of the Byron Alliance to Blood Fortress had been decreasing over the years, and only existed in a bunch of numbers.

The generals of Broken Blood Fort experienced it firsthand.

There are as many as 200,000 permanent troops stationed in the defense line of Broken Blood Castle, not to mention those who are in the training period.

There is no way to maintain such a huge army based on the output of the Broken Grassland, and it must rely on the support of the entire Byron Alliance.

In fact, compared to its peak period, the defenders of Broken Blood Castle have shrunk significantly.

During the Odin Empire period, the total number of soldiers stationed on this line, including a pack, was no less than seven or eight hundred thousand.

When Grand Duke Cedric first took over, the number of regular troops was no less than 350,000.

It sounds like a lot, it depends on how long their defense line is, and how powerful the enemy they are facing.

The world only knows Blood Fort Broken, as if Blood Fort Broken is the only entrance and exit from the Byron Alliance to the Odin Prairie.

But anyone who has been to Broken Blood Castle knows that this is not the case at all.

Broken Blood Castle can only be said to be the biggest gap, allowing the Odin orcs to pour in like a tide.

In fact, the entire Fracture Mountain Range is not so dangerous. Those small openings are everywhere. The Odin orcs want to infiltrate on a small scale. It should not be too simple, but it is not suitable for a large-scale invasion of the Odin orc army.

After all, the Odin orcs needed not only elite cavalry to use their large army, but also a large number of herds to accompany them as rations.

Without this, it would be difficult for them to fight a protracted war. Even if they invaded the Byron Alliance from other directions, it would be a group of bandits and bandits, and they would be easily encircled and wiped out.

In fact, Broken Blood Castle is only the most important point on this line of defense. The troops stationed here only account for one-third of the entire line of defense, or even less. The rest are distributed on this line as a warning post.

The fewer guard posts they spread out, the greater the possibility of the small group of Odin orcs infiltrating, the greater the damage to the alliance with Byron, and it is even possible to turn around and outflank them.

Look at the enemies they face.

The news brought back by Captain Southell has already said that just one Tiger Claw tribe has gathered more than 30,000 battle-ready soldiers.

The Tiger Claw Tribe is only one of the eight core tribes loyal to the Tiger Clan Royal Court of Theodin Empire. Although the strength of these tribes is very different, the Tiger Claw Tribe can be ranked in the top three, but it will not be too big. If there is too much disparity, they would have been replaced by other tribes long ago.

If all the core tribes can respond to the call of the King of the Tiger Clan, and they gather an army of 500,000 Odin orcs, it should not be too simple, because the King of the Tiger Clan itself has more than 100,000 kings and tiger guards guarding them.

Not to mention that there are countless scattered small and medium-sized tribes below. Once the royal court issues an all-out war call, they will prepare their own weapons, horses and food, and actively respond under the leadership of their own chiefs.

At that time, it will not be difficult to gather an army of 700,000 to 800,000 troops.

Even if it is pigs, cattle and sheep, if seven or eight hundred thousand gather together, it will be overwhelming and boundless.

Not to mention the 700,000 to 800,000 strong Odin orcs, even if most of them lack military training, but their innate physical advantages are there, coupled with their natural spell-like abilities, every adult Odin orc has Possesses a fighting power not inferior to that of Byron Alliance retinue knights.

At the beginning, they were manufactured as tools of war. In this respect, they really have a unique advantage.

Only the Western Odin Empire has such strength, not to mention the Eastern Odin Empire, which is twice as large in area. The army that can gather is only a lot more than them.

Of course, what is said here are only theoretical figures.

If the two Odin empires want to gather their forces, they are limited by the vast area. If the two royal courts want to send all the war summoning orders, it will not be possible within a year or two.

Even if it is sent down, there is no way to achieve synchronization.

They can't just sit there and wait for the soldiers from the scattered small tribes to gather, can they?

If you really do that, before the battle is ready to be fought, the assembled army will eat them up and collapse first.

The Odin orcs often use war methods. The location of the call to war issued by the royal court is not an assembly point, but a war point. For example, the target of their attack is the Fortress of Broken Blood.

They directly designed this place as a rallying point, and Wang Ting gathered the troops of several core tribes to fight directly here, and join other tribes that rushed over along the way.

The result of doing so usually becomes a refueling tactic. While fighting, other Odin tribe soldiers arrive, and some even arrive late after the war has been over for a long time.

This is caused by information delay, not only the Odin orcs have this situation, but also the Byron Alliance, at least before the large-scale sale of the Flying Eagle Messenger led by the Eternal Night Army.

It is not uncommon for the Odin orc army to gather, but it is usually not man-made, but natural disasters.

The large-scale natural disasters that broke out at the same time will make the soldiers of the Odin orc tribe who have no way out go south unanimously, trying to break through the Blood Fortress, go to the south to plunder, and help their tribe continue.

In the end, they will gather into a terrifying wave of soldiers, and the Odin orc army will reach a terrifying number.

This kind of coincidence is very rare. Throughout the history of the Byron League, this situation has only occurred three times.

But every time it was a crisis, it brought heavy losses to the defenders on the front line of Blood Fortress. In the cruelest time, the defenders of Blood Fortress were out of ten. When the reinforcements from the Byron Alliance arrived after hearing the news, The Broken Blood Castle has been smashed and changed hands several times.

Soldiers from both sides piled up inside and outside the city, especially in the direction of the Odin Prairie, where various corpses piled up like a mountain.

Only a few died in battle, and most died of freezing, starvation, and disease.

It is not for nothing that the Odin orcs call the Broken Blood Fort the Burial Ground.

The war between the two sides lasted for more than 300 years. Countless Byron Alliance soldiers were buried here, and more Odin orcs were also buried here. This is also known as the land closest to death.

This is also the main reason why Grand Duke Cedric actively implemented the policy of replacing defense with offense after he came to power.

With dwindling troops, the defense of such a long border line is a bit stretched. It is necessary to clench your fists and eliminate the enemy before they grow stronger, thereby reducing the pressure brought by their group attack.

But what I didn't expect was that, although doing so relieved the pressure on Broken Blood Castle, it also made the Byron Alliance's grand duke families pay less attention to Broken Blood Castle, and the materials supporting them shrank faster, making their situation worse. , They can only attack more crazily. While suppressing the enemy, they are also plundering the opponent's wealth to maintain their own consumption.

This is an out-and-out vicious circle.

Whoever puts this kind of thing on is full of resentment.

They are sweating and bleeding in front of the battle, while others are sitting back and enjoying the benefits, and even the most basic supplies cannot be guaranteed. What are they planning?

The generals of Broken Blood Castle kept quiet one after another. Although Grand Duke Cedric did not speak, a dangerous aura was already exuding from his body. Under his calm eyes, there was billowing magma hidden, which would erupt at any time.

Soon in the military conference room, the sound of needles dropping could be heard in the silence.

Have you said enough? Archduke Cedric asked coldly, his gaze like an awl slowly swept across the faces of each general, and those generals who had just complained couldn't help avoiding it. His gaze, and no one dared to respond to his words.

Now that I've talked about it, I'll also talk about my own thoughts. Grand Duke Cedric didn't get angry, but said calmly, You only saw the inaction of those nobles and nobles, but how come Didn’t you see those ordinary citizens, in order to support us, they would rather eat bran and swallow vegetables than eat the only little grain to support us? Why didn’t you see that the old father, who was thousands of miles away, walked on foot For a few years, send my only son to you, let him do his part to guard the border?

What we are guarding is never those wolf-hearted people, but those kind-hearted ordinary people. When you say these irresponsible words, do you touch your conscience? Don't you feel pain? You are sorry for those who sent us People with high hopes? We stay here not only for the glory, but also a responsibility. This is the responsibility of the Strachey family for hundreds of years, and it is also your responsibility. Even if there is no soldier in the future , not a grain of rice shipped here, as long as I, Cedric Strachey, stand for a day, I will stay here, not for glory, not for responsibility, but only for those who trust me.”

There is no impassionedness, nor roaring, only endless plainness, he is just stating a fact.

But just like this, the blood of the generals boiled with enthusiasm, and the dissatisfaction in their hearts was instantly washed away.

yes.

What those lords and nobles did made them feel disgusted, but many ordinary citizens, especially those who had been harassed by the Odin orcs, thought of them, and spontaneously transported them here every year. Food, to send the children of his own family to join the army here.

Compared to the needs of Broken Blood Castle, the help they provided is so meager, but compared to them personally, it is everything they have.

This is what they need to protect, and this is what makes them fight for it.

As long as there is one such person, they should have no complaints.

Not for glory, not for responsibility, but for those who trust us, as long as there is a breath of life left, we will stick to it. Those generals stood up one after another and swore.

Sit down. Grand Duke Cedric waved his hands and said, I brought you out with my own hands. I have no doubt about your character. Even if you complain, you will not do such a crazy thing. , but those maggots in the south have really gone too far in recent years. I don’t have the same knowledge as them. They really think that I am too old to move. If they don't honestly spit out the part that should be given, I don't need to borrow the hands of those barbarians, I can kill them.

When he said the last sentence, Grand Duke Cedric was domineering and full of strong confidence.

The eyes of the generals in Broken Blood Fort became brighter one by one, and they grinned loudly.

Your Majesty, if you said that earlier, do we still need to complain?

Your Majesty, you should have done this a long time ago. As long as Your Majesty steps out, you will definitely squeeze out their shit.

Why do we want that thing? Yes, we also want fat meat. It's best to let them fill in the gaps from previous years.

You are also greedy enough, as long as they can supply half of the share stipulated in the pamphlet, we have the ability to make those barbarians unable to eat.

Forget about the other supplies. We must buy more of the tiger mounts, galloping lightning horses, flying eagles and blade throwers. These are rare and good things. They can have immediate results and greatly improve our existing soldiers. I heard that these things all come from one family. What about the Yongye Army Leader? Isn’t it very popular for them to become the Ninth Army Leader? supplies.

You are more greedy than the other. Is it so easy to become the leader of the Ninth Army? He is not an idiot. He has won the territory by himself, and it is not so easy to turn around and put a big burden on it. I don't think so. It is more appropriate to make a deal with the other party through little Sophie Liya, I heard that she has been very close to little Sophie Liya recently.

For the sake of the recent update, give me a few if you have tickets! It's not very useful, but it's beautiful!