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Volume 7: The Bloody Battle of Tallon (2) Chapter 21: The Spider Playing Puppet Show

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    "It's hard to hold on to the fortress." Sylva repeated in imitation of Viscount Tonks' tone. If the strong disdain soaked in each word were removed, it would be more vivid.  "You have said this several times, but unfortunately, our fortress is still standing." Viscount Tonks's face turned a little blue, and he did not dare to look directly into the eyes of the chief pilgrim who seemed to be burning with flames. He wandered and tried to  Find support.  It's a pity that no one showed a friendly expression to him. Although Lord Toth and Marquis Dragunson looked fierce, even Bishop Kurgan, who was always kind, had a cold face, twirling his beard lightly with one hand and holding a full cup of Qin in the other.  Glass of cold red wine.  The only person who showed a thinking expression was Thomas. The young pilgrim shrugged at Viscount Tonks and asked him the question he had been looking forward to for a long time.  "So what suggestions do you have, Lord Viscount Tonks?" Thomas asked softly, and then added, "Don't mention the decent ending. We are far from making a choice now.  " Tonks forced himself to swallow the words that were on his lips, and quickly organized his words, "I'm sorry, my lords, I know what disgusting words came out of my mouth,  But we always have to open our eyes and look at the reality. We held on for eight days and repelled countless attacks by the orcs. This was a victory, great and admirable. However, what cannot be ignored is that the fortress defenders paid a huge price.  At the cost, we lost almost a quarter of our manpower. Although this cost the barbarian orcs ten times more casualties, in comparison, the number of their troops has continued unabated. " "That's right, the scout just reported,  Several more tribes have joined the Barbarian King Banner, adding about 2,500 warriors to Zulu Gritoutz," Lord Toth said in a low voice.  "Today we chopped down about two thousand people on the city wall. It seems that the progress is not enough." Tomad muttered.  "Of course it's not enough. We are using our own strength to deal with a country. This is so unfair." Silva knocked on the wine glass angrily, and the bright red liquid inside splashed out and spread into the air.  A sweet berry flavor.  "War is never fair." Tomad murmured thoughtfully, and then raised his eyes to look at Marquis Dragonson, "Your Majesty, Marquis, is there any news about the envoy sent to the imperial capital for help?" Dragonson  The Marquis' face seemed to be wearing a steel mask, and his slow nodding movements were so small that he was almost ignored.  "A pigeon came this afternoon, from the Imperial Capital." He explained simply, then took out a narrow and small piece of parchment and handed it to Bishop Kurgan who was sitting on the right.  Bishop Kurgan hurriedly glanced at the contents on the parchment, and his face became ugly. "Stick to the defense" He read aloud in a voice that everyone in the room could hear, "To Duke Wilps and Seth  The time for Earl Derek to assemble the army is only two weeks." The content of the letter made everyone look worried, and silence enveloped the conference room until a few minutes later, Viscount Tonks was the first to express his opinion.  .  "Two weeks? By the gods, do those people know how many barbarian orc warriors we are facing? It will take less than two weeks. If no reinforcements arrive after a week, they can collect the corpses for us!"  Lord Toth pursed his lips and expressed his agreement for the first time, "Based on the current losses, it will be difficult for us to hold on for two weeks." He said in a heavy tone, "The rotation of soldiers on the first wall has changed from six groups to  Four groups, we have to take into account the defense strength of the other city walls and not weaken them too much." "Then let's abandon the first city wall." Tomad said this in a tone that was too relaxed.  It took several seconds before anyone reacted.  "What? Give up?" Lord Thoth stood up suddenly with his hands on the table. If it weren't for the friendship of fighting side by side, Tomad would never doubt that he would draw his sword and point it at him.  "Lord Tomad, you are kidding! We have persisted for so long and so many brothers have died, isn't it just to defend Tallon Fortress? Now you actually want to give it to those barbarians for nothing?" "Give it to them.  It¡¯s a city wall that leaves us with victory,¡± Tomad explained softly, while pointing his finger at the cowhide map spread on the table.  "Lord Toth, you see, the first city wall is 350 meters long, and has collapsed in several places due to catapults. It can only be maintained by wooden piles and ropes, and the arrow tower and watchtower are almost intact.  Totally destroyed. We must maintain a force of 800 to 1,000 men on this wall to protect such a long line of defense, and we have to face the bombardment of the barbarian slings. But after giving this wall to them, this  The problem is easier to solve. The length of the second city wall is only 200 meters, and 500 soldiers are enough to guard it. It is still sufficient for the current military strength.??For us, the losses suffered by holding on to the second city wall will be smaller.  " "But in this way, the losses suffered by those barbarian orcs will also be smaller.  "Lord Toth argued unconvinced. "What we need now is to support until reinforcements arrive, not to cause as much damage to the barbarian orcs as possible.  Bishop Kurgan smiled and stroked his beard, "I agree with Tomad's approach, give up the first city wall and shorten the defense line.  " "More importantly, no one can deny that it will be a matter of time before the first city wall falls.  "Sylva added, "If we are forced to retreat by the barbarian orcs, we will probably be chased and killed later, and the losses will be far greater than those of defending the city. If we give up on our own initiative, not only will there be no casualties, but even those who  Materials can also be transferred out in time.  " "Last point, don't forget morale.  "Tomad said in a concluding tone, "The capture of the city wall will cause a huge blow to the morale of the defenders, but it will be different if it is voluntarily given up.  We can leisurely break the ramp, dismantle the arrow tower, and then use incandescent glue to give the first batch of barbarians who rush to the city a taste of fire. If used properly, it can even be promoted as a victory.  He finally turned to the Shadow of the Steel Fist, "Lord Thoth, what do you think?"  Lord Toth showed a reluctant wry smile, "It sounds very reasonable. I have been persuaded by you and let the Marquis make the final decision."  " Marquis Dragunson looked at the alchemy hourglass at hand slowly, "There are still six hours until dawn, everyone.  "He gave the order in a deep voice. "Act now, I think there will be a sleepless night today.  "The retreat lasted quietly for several hours. Before the first ray of dawn appeared on the eastern horizon, most of the personnel had already evacuated to the military camp behind the second city wall for a day of rest. But Tomad did not  After leaving, Silva and Lord Thoth stood side by side above the broken city gate. Behind them, a group of strong tauren were using warhammers to smash the stone steps on the ramp, and then smashed the broken pieces.  Mix lime and sticky rice paste and stuff it behind the tightly closed bronze door. ¡°This is a great idea. In just a few hours, those barbarians won¡¯t be able to break open the door.  Lord Toth looked at what was happening behind him and murmured with some emotion, "But it is very time-consuming for us to reopen the door. After the war is over, it will probably take several weeks."  " "Perhaps it would be easier to reopen the door.  Tomad sighed and said, "Have the barrels containing the hot glue been put away?"  I don't want those barbarians to celebrate by singing and dancing on top of this city wall after occupying it.  " "Of course, two hours ago, there were piles of straw bales soaked in hot glue behind all the crenellations. I really hope that Zulu Gritoutz will personally climb the city wall. Maybe we can end this war directly.  .  "Lord Toth assured in a firm tone. "It's not that simple. Zulu Gritots has an almost intuitive sense of danger, otherwise he would have died in the tribal civil strife and conquest" Tomad  Halfway through, he stopped suddenly, squinted his eyes and looked into the distance, "Sure enough, they are here half an hour earlier than yesterday!  " When the war broke out on the first city wall that was destined to be abandoned, the blond Viscount Tonks walked into a stone attic on the side of the main castle. Due to years of disrepair, this attic had been abandoned for a long time and was empty.  The empty window hole is hidden under the majestic shadow of the main castle, looking like an eye full of jealousy and resentment. A man is waiting behind the wooden box covered with cobwebs and dust. He is wearing a thick jumpsuit.  There is no identity mark on the cape. In his right hand, he is playing with an ivory-handled dagger. At the end of the dagger is an extremely exquisite obsidian spider statue. It looks alive, as if it will come to life at any time. "My lord.  Viscount Tonks flashed into the attic, closed the wooden door with his backhand, and asked softly with a doubtful voice, "I have almost gained the trust of Marquis Steel Fist and those people. At this time, why did you use the emergency code to find me?"  " "Things have changed, Tonks.  "The man replied in a cold and hoarse voice, "I just received the instructions from the pigeon. Tallon Fortress must stand firm and wait for reinforcements, and cannot be broken through by the barbarian orc army" Viscount Tonks only felt a cold blackness.  The wind blew in my face, and I hurriedly stretched out my hand to hold the wooden box next to me, "What?  Waiting for help?  Are you kidding me?  He roared in an unbelieving voice, "I bribed several lower-level officers, and I tried every means to gain the trust of Marquis Dragunson. In a week at most, I can open the city gateand now you say that I must  hold fast?  " "His Majesty the Emperor suddenly fell ill. Now your Excellency cannot take the initiative and must delay time."  "That person"He seemed a little reluctant, but looking at Viscount Tonks, whose face turned red, he slowly explained, "Your Excellency is in a very embarrassing situation. Without His Majesty the Emperor's will, he cannot stop Duke Wilps from gathering.  The troops can't stop Count Cedric's White Wolf Knights from going south to support, and there are also problems with your Lord's allies" "Well, in this case, I can only sacrifice one or two insiders."  Viscount Tonks sighed heavily, took out a piece of parchment from his arms, and hurriedly wrote a few words, "Please find a way to tell your Lordship that my current situation is like dancing on a tightrope.  If you're not careful, the whole plan will be shattered. " "I will tell you." The man took the parchment and glanced at it through the dim light outside the window. "Be careful. Your Excellency may have new orders in the next few days.  Pass it on to you." "Gods in the sky, I really hope not." Viscount Tonks complained, then nodded and left in a hurry.  After Viscount Tonks's back disappeared from the door, the man standing behind the wooden box waited for a few more minutes, then took off his hood, his sharp eyes with jaundice flickering in the shadow like two clusters of will-o'-the-wisps, faintly  Sighs escaped in the air.  ¡°It¡¯s such an elusive change, I hope the plan won¡¯t end up being too funny¡±
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