"What? Save the elves? Start a war with the orcs? " Li Huailin told Legg's men what was going on along the way. Legg was very excited when he heard it. "Really? Are our troops going too? "
"Of course we're going. This is a good time to farm experience. Why not?" Li Huailin said.
"Great!" Legg clenched his fist. "Great, we can finally go to the battlefield."
"Why are you so excited about fighting the orcs?" Li Huailin asked.
"This is a battle of hundreds of thousands of troops. It's my first time participating in such a large-scale battle," Legg said.
"Really, you're far worse than Maccon," Li Huailin said. "Learn from him so that you don't embarrass me in the future."
"Understood, General." Legg was very convinced by Maccon now. He felt that he had a lot to learn from Maccon, so he replied happily.
"The war with the orcs? Hmm, not bad, not bad. It's a good topic." Ceci was also riding with the troops. Her riding skills were pretty good. She hadn't fallen behind after following the troops for a long time. It seemed that she had really trained.
"Are you really okay? Aren't you pregnant? Why are you still going to the battlefield?" Li Huailin said.
"I just had a miscarriage. Can't I?" Ceci said.
"It doesn't make sense to go to the battlefield right after a miscarriage," Li Huailin said with a smile.
"Hahahaha …" Legg couldn't help but laugh.
"You're laughing at me too. I'll punish you," Ceci immediately said as if she was the second wife.
"I'm sorry, second wife. Please forgive me," Legg said immediately.
"How far is it?" Li Huailin had actually been running for a long time. Now that it was almost night, he estimated that they shouldn't be far, so he asked.
"At our current speed, we should be able to reach Vallarema City within an hour." Legg thought for a moment before replying, "But there's a small city called Deliot in front of Bayarema City. I don't know if the other party will stop our troops there. Our troops have basically been on the road for a whole day, and they should be very tired. Marshal, shouldn't you rest a little before advancing?"
"How big is this small city called Deliot? Was the city wall thick? If we attack, how long will it take? "Li Huailin asked.
"It's a very small city with a population of no more than ten thousand. As for the city walls … I'm not too sure, but Oradia was originally a landlocked kingdom and has always been a vassal of our country. There hasn't been any war in the last hundred years, so the city probably hasn't been repaired at all. It'll definitely fall with a single touch. Even if we only have our cavalry, we should be able to charge in."
Li Huailin pondered for a moment before saying, "Alright then. We'll charge straight to Deliot and then attack the city. Once we've conquered it, we'll take a rest and then attack Bayarema."
"Yes, Marshal." Legg nodded.
Hearing that they could rest, the tired soldiers immediately sped up. After advancing for another twenty minutes or so, Li Huailin saw a small city on the horizon.
It was indeed a very small city. Standing there, one could see the entire size of the city, unlike Blessed City, where one couldn't even see the edge. The city looked khaki-colored, and the city walls were also made of khaki-colored soil instead of stone. Moreover, there were several holes in the city walls, which were more damaged than Li Huailin had imagined. They were almost useless for defense.
"This is really … I can't be bothered to attack this kind of city." Li Huailin said with a hand to his forehead. But thinking about it, it made sense. The maintenance cost of the city walls was very high. Don't think that you don't have to worry about it once it was built. How could a small country like Oradia have the money to repair such a thing? Moreover, no one came to attack them, so over time, the city became like this.
"Marshal, are we going to attack directly?" Legg asked.
"Slaughter the entire city," Li Huailin said with a wave of his hand.
"Sigh …" Ceci was stunned. "You're too cruel. You're simply insane."
"Didn't I say that I'm going to slaughter the entire city?" Li Huailin said.
"But … but you should also give them a chance. You can ask them to surrender. If they don't surrender, then slaughter the entire city," Ceci said kindly.
"Oh? That works too. Legg, send someone to the city gate and tell the city lord to come here and surrender in five minutes. Otherwise, we'll slaughter the entire city, "Li Huailin said casually.
"Five minutes?" Legg was stunned. The time was too short. But then he thought that it might be because Li Huailin wanted to slaughter the entire city, and five minutes was a casual thing to do. So he nodded and personally galloped over. He thought that his martial arts were better, so even if someone ambushed him, he should be able to escape unscathed.
He galloped to a place dozens of meters away from the city wall. Looking at the low city wall, he estimated that the archers standing on it couldn't shoot here. So he directly opened his mouth and shouted, "People inside, listen up. This is the army of Duke Aquitaine of the Empire of St. Felipe. Now I'll give you five minutes to surrender. Otherwise, after the city is breached, no one will be spared!"
After shouting once, Legg was afraid that the other side didn't hear him clearly, so he continued to shout again, "People inside, listen up. This is …"
Before he could finish shouting for the second time, two broken wooden city gates suddenly opened, and a few NPCs in white robes appeared at the city gate. The leader was a middle-aged man in his fifties, and behind him were five or six younger people. Looking at their clothes, they didn't seem to be soldiers, and they didn't seem to be carrying any weapons.
While Legg was watching, a few people rushed out impatiently and rushed towards Legg. Legg was stunned for a moment, then quickly pulled out his sword and shouted to them, "Stop! Who are you people? "
"I'm the city lord of this city, Kebale." The middle-aged man in the lead said, "Sir, are you the duke? I'm here to surrender. It shouldn't have taken more than five minutes."
"What? You're the city lord? " Legg stared blankly. Your reaction is a little too fast, isn't it? Five minutes, and this guy surrendered in just one minute. Are you prepared for this?
After thinking for a while, Legg said, "I'm not the duke. You, come with me alone. I'll take you to the duke."
"Yes, sir." Kebale immediately nodded.
Legg brought Kebale back to the army. When Li Huailin heard this, he was shocked. "Damn, you surrendered just like that? That's too damn decisive."
"The duke is here personally. I don't dare not surrender," Kebale immediately said.
"You're a f * cking City Lord. If the city exists, the people will exist. If the city falls, the people will die. You couldn't even defend the city for a second. What the f * ck are you doing? I won't allow you to surrender. Go back and prepare for war," Li Huailin said.
"Huh?" Kebale was stunned. Didn't you say I had to surrender in five minutes? Why aren't you allowing me to do it now?
"Legg, drag him back," Li Huailin said with a wave of his hand.
"Your Grace, spare me!" Kebale hurriedly knelt in front of Li Huailin when he saw that the situation wasn't right. "Your Grace, I really can't beat them. There are only 65 city guards in the city. How do you expect me to fight? Please let me surrender."
"F * ck, 65 city guards? Are you f * cking kidding me? Didn't you say that your country has a 1,000-man army? "Li Huailin asked.
"That's all in the capital, and we don't have a 1,000-man army. Our country doesn't even have enough to eat, and we can't afford to raise an army either. Many of these 1,000 people are soldiers that the officials stuffed in to make up the numbers. They don't have any combat strength at all. Some soldiers can't even hold their weapons properly. This isn't an army that can fight. "Since Kebale had already surrendered, he revealed all the information he knew about the country.
"…" Li Huailin facepalmed. There really wasn't much to fight with 65 people against 4,000, but you're too fast. I've been running for so long. At least I should have fought a battle.
"Legg, how far are we from Vayarema City?" Li Huailin asked.
"Your Grace, head straight this way. It'll take about an hour on foot." Kebale quickly led the way for Li Huailin.
"Don't rest. Let's set off immediately. Hurry up and attack Vayarema City. Otherwise, they'll surrender again when they realize what's going on," Li Huailin said immediately.
"Huh?" Legg was stunned. "Marshal, what about Deliot City? Should we leave our troops behind to surrender? "
"Surrender my ass. What's the use of this sh * tty city?" Li Huailin said. "Don't worry about it."
"Then … then what about this guy?" Legg pointed at Kebale and asked.
"Who cares about him? He can go wherever he wants." Li Huailin waved his hand and said, "Let's go."
"Yes, Marshal." Legg nodded and shouted to the troops behind him, "Let's go!"
"Let's go!" The orderly immediately passed down the order, and Li Huailin's Cavalrymen set off once again, charging towards Bajarema City, the main city of Oradia. Barkel was left in place with a puzzled look on his face.
"Lord Castellan? They're gone? " When the entourage saw that Li Huailin had left with his troops, they came over and asked, "How did you do it, Lord Castellan? You actually managed to make them retreat by yourself? "
"How the f * ck would I know? Why is it so hard to surrender these days?" Kebale said.
Li Huailin once again ordered his troops to speed up. This time, he decided that there was no need to shout about surrendering in five minutes. He would just start the fight as soon as he arrived, lest the other side was already prepared. If they started fighting without saying a word, it would be too late.
What he didn't know was that King Budebar of the Oradia Kingdom had already been standing outside the city gate for an hour. As he stood, he muttered to himself, "Why aren't we here yet? Why is it so hard to surrender …"
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