"The Orcs are rushing up from the west wall!"
"Reserves!"
"There are no more reserves …"
"If you're not afraid of death, come with me!"
Soon, with the thick smoke rising into the sky, the cries of killing gradually subsided. Another fortress had fallen.
The current king of the Kingdom of Eagle looked at another area on the magic map that had turned from blue to red. His face was so gloomy that it looked like a thunderstorm was about to rain.
But he finally held back and just asked in a gloomy voice, "The reinforcements … haven't arrived yet?"
"Reporting … reporting to Your Majesty, the reinforcements from the Kingdom of Thousands of Springs are still on the way. The terrain is rugged and it is difficult for them to march. The reinforcements from the Commonwealth of Gold Coins are blocked by the group of Marsh natives and have not been able to break through. As for the Duchy of Griffon …" The official in charge of intelligence hesitated for a moment, but still said honestly, "They have recently transferred another batch of troops, but they are going to support the defense line of the Great Wall."
King Igor's body trembled slightly, and even his voice was a little shaky. "What did the Duchy of Griffon … say?"
"They said … the defense line of the Great Wall is the top priority. They also said that since the Kingdom of Eagle has always been able to resist the Orc Army in the past, this time they will definitely be able to … "
King Igor was silent for a long time. Finally, with a heavy punch, the solid conference table collapsed.
Anyone could see that this time, the Duchy of Griffon was obviously going to use the power of the Orc Army to defeat the Kingdom of Eagle. It was believed that when the main force of the Kingdom of Eagle was exhausted, they would immediately send troops straight to Eagle Wing City and seize the throne of Eagle as the savior.
However, just because they could see it did not mean that they could think of a way. The Duchy of Griffon had indeed sent all the troops that could be transferred to help maintain the defense line of the Great Wall. They were certainly not lying about this.
The defense line of the Great Wall was the top priority. This statement was certainly true. The elite main forces of the human race were all concentrated there. If the defense line of the Great Wall was breached, this battle for the unification of the Main Plane would be lost directly.
But … how could the defense line of the Great Wall be breached! If that group of Orcs had the ability to break the defense line of the Great Wall, why would they come to attack the Kingdom of Eagle?
King Igor said nothing. He just sulked. After a long time, he said to the gloomy ministers, "Where else do you think we can find reinforcements?"
"Your Majesty, if we could find reinforcements, we would have done so long ago," the kingdom's prime minister replied with a sigh.
The King also sighed deeply.
This was the biggest problem facing the Eagle Kingdom — even if they wanted to ask for help, there was no place to ask for it.
Strictly speaking, the only countries adjacent to the Eagle Kingdom were the Orc Empire and the Duchy of Griffon. The Orc Empire was an enemy, and the Duchy of Griffon could not be considered an ally. At present, the ones who had really put in the effort were, in fact, the Kingdom of Thousands of Springs and the Commonwealth of Gold Coins, who usually did not have much of a relationship with each other. One of them was forcibly crossing the mountains and ridges with the army, crossing the Broken Cloud Mountain Range, which could be said to be a natural barrier, to come to the rescue. The other was fighting badly with the swamp natives, hoping to break through the obstacles as soon as possible, pass through the northern edge of the Great Swamp, and then pass through the Graystone Mountain Range to come to the rescue.
As neighboring countries that had little to do with each other in the past, the Kingdom of Thousands of Springs and the Commonwealth of Gold Coins had already done very well. No one could blame them anymore.
If they wanted to blame someone, they could only blame those traitors from the Duchy of Griffon for being too much of a bastard!
"Those traitors! They want us dead. It won't be that easy! "King Igor growled angrily." No matter what, we have to hold on until the reinforcements arrive! "
"Pass down my orders. Assemble all the local militias and border guards to form a follow-up force to support the northern front!"
The ministers immediately obeyed and went to draft an imperial edict.
At this moment, a close minister said in a low voice, "Your Majesty, it seems that the battle line is not far from here. Do you want to retreat a little?"
King Igor was startled and looked at him fiercely.
The close minister had a bitter look on his face, but he insisted, "Your Majesty, if we retreat now, it will not affect the morale of the army too much …"
Of course, King Igor understood what he meant — it was better to retreat now than to wait until the enemy reached the city, and it was better than to flee in a sorry state when the city was breached.
But he just sneered. His smile was cold and gloomy, without the slightest warmth.
"I will not retreat." After laughing, he said word by word, "If the city is there, I am there. If the city falls, I will die. Either we win this battle, or this will be the place where I die! "
The faces of the ministers suddenly changed. But before they could speak, the king continued, "Since the establishment of the Eagle Kingdom, many kings have died on the battlefield in order to resist the invasion of the Orcs. It doesn't matter if I die, but if I die … it will be a disgrace to the Igor family. "
He sighed deeply and glanced at the ministers whose faces were full of worry. He said sincerely, "Everyone, I understand what you mean. But … to be honest, I'm afraid that we really can't win this battle. So at least, I want to be like a king and die where I deserve to die. Do you understand? "
"And …" He hesitated for a moment, but still said what he thought. "Maybe, if I die here, 'that person' will save the Eagle Kingdom for the sake of the dead …"
The ministers all understood who "that person" he was talking about was. If that person took action, they believed that no matter how strong the Orc army was, they might not be able to gain much of an advantage. But that person's identity was different, and it was really inconvenient for him to take action.
So … as the king said, even if it was just to fight for a chance for him to take action, it was worth risking his life.
The ministers were silent for a long time, and finally, one by one, they smiled bitterly.
"Fortunately, I have a son. I don't have to worry about having no descendants."
"I only have a daughter. This time, it's a loss!"
"My son went to school in Void City some time ago. It's really gratifying that he didn't come back this time."
"Congratulations! Congratulations!"
Since ancient times, it was said that when the king was worried, his subjects would be humiliated, and when the king was humiliated, his subjects would die. Since His Majesty the King was ready to die on the battlefield, then naturally, they could only follow in the king's footsteps and make this strongest fortress, located at the southernmost end of the northern fortress defense line, their burial place.
King Igor looked at the bitter but determined smiles of the ministers and could not help but laugh.
"All these years, we, the king and his subjects, have been getting along quite well. Let's all walk this last part of the journey together. "
On the same day, the king of the Eagle Kingdom solemnly announced that he would personally defend the fortress. Either he would persist until the Orc army was defeated, or he would die on the battlefield. Other than that, there would be no third choice!
When the news came, the heads of the various countries were surprised, but they also felt that it was somewhat reasonable. Only the Duke of the Duchy of Griffon smiled proudly, delighted that his overt plot had worked.
However, it was a little too early for him to be happy.
Just as the Orc army had broken through another fortress and was still four fortresses away from the fortress where King Igor of the Eagle Kingdom was located, the ground of the eastern plains of the Duchy of Griffon suddenly cracked open into countless caves. The pygmies and the underground creatures, who had come out of nowhere, rushed out in a mighty manner, heading straight for the capital of the duchy, which was located in the plains.
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