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Chapter 543 "Mercenary Group (Part 1)"
With regards to the "good news" from the Empire, the frontline command department couldn't refuse. Moreover, whether it was the clergy of the Church or the Magician's Guild, they were able to bring good morale and uplift to the soldiers.
Especially with the reassurance of the clergy, the soldiers were able to dispel the fear of becoming food for the enemy after death.
After the first batch of clergy arrived, they were immediately sent to the frontline of defense. After listening to the prayers of the soldiers, the clergy propagated that the Empire's army was under the protection of God to fight the evil enemy. Even if they were to die on the battlefield, as long as they fought bravely, their souls would return to God's embrace after death. This statement greatly alleviated the panic of the soldiers.
As for the Magician's Guild … The ordinary soldiers were absolutely welcoming of the arrival of the Magicians. Everyone believed that with the addition of these extraordinary powerhouses, the war would become easier.
However, Rostock and the other high-ranking officers didn't think so. Different from the ordinary soldiers, these high-ranking officers' attitude towards the Magicians' joining was somewhat reserved.
These high-ranking officers had dealt with Magicians before and knew what kind of temperament these Magicians had! These fellows were eccentric and unruly. They didn't listen to orders and joined purely because of their own interest. If they were happy, they might put in more effort for you. If they weren't happy, it would be good enough if they didn't cause you trouble.
The most annoying thing was that these fellows were of the privileged class and military orders couldn't command and command them. Therefore, although they were powerful, how useful could a force that didn't listen to orders and didn't know how to cooperate be?
Moreover, the first batch of students from the Magic Academy had already graduated. They were the real Magician's Guild that was trained by the Empire! In contrast, the high-ranking officers at the frontline thought that the Magicians who were trained by the military were more worth looking forward to.
As for … the mobilization of the Knight's Guild … in the eyes of Rostock and the other high-ranking officers, it was simply a joke!
The Knight's Guild? What could they do? A half-dead "one of the top three organizations of the former continent"?? Besides the remaining sign, what else did the Knight's Guild have?
As for the recruitment order and employment order, they were simply a joke!
For the generals of the Tempest Legion such as Rostock who were born in the regular army and were part of the most elite main battle legion in the north of the Empire, they looked down on the so-called "mercenaries" from the bottom of their hearts. Especially after the Knight Association's recruitment, most of the mercenaries were originally from the smuggling mercenary group.
The Tempest Legion, on the other hand, had been dealing with these smuggling mercenary groups for their entire lives! On one side was the imperial army that guarded the northern border, and on the other side were the armed smuggling gangs that poached. The two sides had been in constant conflict for many years. There was no great hatred between them, but there were many small grudges!
After all, the three major organizations of the Empire contributing to the war effort was a piece of good news for the upper echelons of the Empire. Therefore, the Empire ordered the frontline to cooperate as much as possible.
Therefore, although Rostock and the others were dissatisfied, they could only do as they were told. The clerics who could make the soldiers feel at ease were welcomed to the frontline. They were immediately sent to the frontline to soothe the soldiers' morale.
As for the Mages with high status, they were also treated as VIPs. However, they were kept in the Main Stronghold and worshipped very well. The Storm Legion only had one thing in mind when it came to these Mages: Stay at a respectful distance.
As for the mercenaries recruited by the Knight's Guild … Hmph, they were kicked far away to the second-line air force base at the rear. They were called the reserves. After all, the Knight's Guild had the lowest status among the three major organizations.
As the leader of the Tempest Legion, he had to give face to the Church and the Magician's Guild. However, he did not have to give face to the Knight's Guild.
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After the first battle, the 20,000-strong Orc army carefully retreated a distance and then began to work.
The human army behind the Kaspersky Defense Line did not intend to go out of the city to fight. The Orc army began to build their camp.
Large quantities of wood were transported. Ten days later, teams of Orc troops arrived at the frontline one after another. According to the visual estimation on the city wall and the information sent by the air force airship, there were now more than 50,000 Orc troops gathered about three kilometers to the north of the defense line. These Orcs seemed to be planning for a long battle. They were cutting down trees. Under the work of the strong Orc laborers, camps were built one after another.
In just a few days, on the city wall, one could clearly see that the wooden wall in the distance was getting longer and longer. Simple wooden observation towers were erected one after another. Every day, the soldiers standing on the city wall could clearly hear the sounds of the Orc army's work in full swing in the opposite camp. The sounds of horns, shouts, cutting, and piling could be heard.
According to the observation, large groups of Orc troops continuously came out of the frozen forest and gathered here. They were like small streams that finally converged into a terrifying sea — a sea of Orcs!
Ten days later, what appeared before the eyes of the soldiers of the Kaspersky Defense Line was the outline of a large scale camp in the north.
In front of the camp was a wooden wall that was more than two meters tall. There were also sharp wooden spikes. On the observation tower, there were Orc soldiers carrying iron bows on their backs. Barracks were also built one after another. It was densely packed … According to the observation sent by the air force, the area of this camp extended all the way to the north. It had already reached an area of tens of kilometers! It could accommodate hundreds of thousands of Orcs — and this was only a conservative estimate.
The Orcs used wood to make all kinds of tools. Teams of carts were loaded with heavy supplies from the rear. There were grain, wood, all kinds of grass and plants … and most of them were dried meat made from the corpses of various Magic Beasts!
There were also a few groups of orcs who quickly spread out and searched all the villages and towns that had been abandoned by the humans within hundreds of miles. They collected all the resources they could find: stones, tools, even a grain of wheat or a sack!
The Orcs were not in a hurry to attack … and this surprised the humans. In their opinion, these monsters should be simple minded creatures with developed limbs. But this kind of patience … was it ignorance or deliberate patience?
But what the humans did not know was that … after ten thousand years of waiting, the sinners did not lack patience! Ten thousand years was enough. What was a few more days?
"These monsters are courting death." In a military meeting, most of the human generals made such an evaluation.
Moreover, this kind of thinking occupied the mainstream. Most of the generals thought so.
"These monsters are simply crazy. They are actually fighting a war of attrition with us … don't they know the consequences of such a war? We have the entire Empire behind us as our strategic backup. But what about them? They only have less than a thousand square kilometers of land behind them. Moreover, this is the northern border of the Empire. The climate is cold and they cannot grow much food. Behind them is the Frozen Forest. Even if they could rely on hunting magical beasts to obtain a portion of food, it was simply impossible to maintain the consumption of such a large army by relying on hunting magical beasts! We don't know where their rear is. It is as if they appeared out of thin air. The only thing we can be sure of is that their rear is very, very far from here! This meant that if they wanted to supply this army with supplies, the supply line would be so long that it was almost impossible to complete. If these monsters really have high intelligence, they should attack us as soon as possible and try to break through our defense line. They should run to the interior of the continent and take the supplies. Otherwise, they will all starve to death sooner or later. "
Most of the generals agreed with the idea. In the end, some people couldn't help but laugh. "I bet that they will starve to death here before this winter."
"Unless they can eat snow and northwest wind to fill their stomachs, hahahaha …"
Looking at the attitude of the generals, Rostock frowned deeply. "Everyone!"
The old general raised his voice. Instantly, everyone quieted down.
"I feel that we cannot be blindly optimistic." Rostock slowly said. "In front of us is a race that we don't know! We lack understanding of them. But the problem is, from the looks of it, they have intelligence, they know technology, and they know battle tactics … I don't think they are stupid, but … I'm afraid there are other reasons. We can't relax. Also … the Duke of the Tulip Family once said to me that he suspects that some of these monsters may have the ability to fly. "
"The Duke of the Tulip Family?" The generals were silent for a moment. But most of them still had a look of disapproval. The Duke of the Tulip Family's reputation was enough to shock the ignorant civilians. But to the most elite generals of the Empire, he was just a child who was not even twenty years old.
"I have decided." Rostock suddenly stood up. "Twenty days! After twenty days, if they still do not attack, we will make the first move! We cannot wait until the cold winter and let the climate kill them. The fate of the Empire should be in our own hands! After twenty days, if these guys are still here and want to settle down here, we will personally drive them away. "
It has to be said that Rostock's decision was somewhat hasty. However, as one of the most senior generals in the Empire, his heart always had a faint sense of uneasiness. It was as if these unfamiliar enemies were shrouded in a layer of fog, making it impossible for him to see clearly.
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Mercenaries from all over the continent who signed up for the recruitment crowded a temporary military camp located twenty kilometers south of the Kaspersky Line of Defense.
The Knight Association offered a reward of one gold coin for each monster's head. This allowed the mercenaries who had nothing to do to find a way to make a living. Moreover, from the current information, although the reward was not high, it seemed that the monster's battle strength was lower than ordinary magic beasts.
We can even kill magic beasts. Then, killing dozens of monsters and getting a windfall should not be difficult!
Of course, there were also a small number of Knight who signed up. They were the kind of warriors who still held the Knight's belief and served the Empire and the people. However, such people were in the minority.
One kilometer away from this temporary military camp was the Empire's frontline air force base.
Rostock threw these mercenaries to General Andre as if they were garbage. This made Andre a little dissatisfied, but in front of his former superior, he couldn't refuse.
The mercenaries from the continent slowly came to the temporary military camp to register. They didn't need the Empire to provide them with weapons and armor. As mercenaries and Knight, they all had their own equipment. After registering at the temporary military camp, many people impatiently shouted, "Where can we go to kill those monsters?! Where can we find those monsters? When can we go to the battlefield? "
In less than ten days, the temporary military camp was stuffed with more than three thousand people. General Andre was too lazy to care about these motley crew. He only sent three hundred soldiers to maintain order and a few clerks to register these people. These people who signed up were organized into an infantry battalion and temporarily left there.
After a long time, the mercenaries who had been cooped up in the temporary military camp for a few days couldn't stay idle. Many people began to shout and went to the registration office every day to ask. Some impatient people even consciously brought people to the North and tried to go to the North. However, without exception, they were all blocked by the Empire's champion at the Kaspersky Defense Line.
On this day, outside the military camp, there was a rush of horse hooves.
Outside the camp, more than ten strong horses galloped. When they reached the entrance, the Knight on the horse stopped and did a difficult emergency stop. The warhorse immediately neighed and the rider looked at the "lively" military camp in front of him. His thick eyebrows immediately twisted together and he muttered in a low voice, "Damn, this is called a military camp? This is simply a market! "
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