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GOR Chapter 619 "Luo Xue's" Gift "
"What do you see?"
Under Luo Xue's command, there were no other figures on the walls to the north of the fortress. Only Luo Xue and Du Wei stood with their hands on the wall as they looked north. Rohart stood silently a few steps behind them.
Luo Xue pointed north and turned to ask Du Wei with a smile.
Following Luo Xue's finger, Du Wei looked. In the north, far below the city, was the river defense that humans once considered the most stable. The Roland Empire spent a large amount of manpower and invested a large amount of money to excavate a wide man-made river channel. Of course, there were also many gold coins donated by Du Wei.
This river channel and this fortress were once the eastern defense line that humans considered impregnable. Now, the river channel had already become the world of the orcs.
In the direction of Luo Xue's finger, Du-Wei could even faintly make out a huge figure playing in the water in the shallow waters of the river. Those were the beastmen and hippopotamus warriors that once annihilated the human warships stationed here in one fell swoop.
At this moment, this river channel had become the territory of the hippopotamus tribe. Those large figures tossed and roared in the river, enjoying the pleasure of the water to their heart's content.
Seeing this scene, the muscles at the corners of Du Wei's eyes twitched slightly. It was already early in the morning. After chatting with Luo Xue for an entire night, he was slightly tired. When the morning sun shone on the surface of the river, the water surface was suffused with a golden light. The hippopotamuses played. The scene was very interesting. However, Du Wei suddenly thought of a thought. Would the souls of the marines who died in the water find this scene interesting?
Also, the wreckage of the sunken warships in the river channel are probably still crying in the cold river water!
"What do you see?" Luo Xue opened his mouth again and asked softly.
Du Wei raised his eyelids and his tone was somewhat cold. "What do you want me to answer?"
"I see … peace." Luo Xue's voice was almost as pure as a saint's. However, this tone caused Du Wei to feel some disgust for no reason. At this moment, he suddenly hated this elegant elf in front of him and felt that he was truly hypocritical to the extreme!
"Peace?!" Du Wei laughed. His laughter was filled with sarcasm and faint anger. "Is that so? You see peace? Just because these animals in the water are playing happily? Enjoying their happy times? But I'm sorry, I don't see a trace of peace! Seeing this, what I think of are the souls of the thousands of human soldiers who died in the river! I think of the warships that sunken warships! "
His voice gradually became sharp and he glared fiercely at Luo Xue. "You see peace, but what I see is only … shame! The shame of defeat is the shame of defeat
. "Luo Xue didn't speak Xue Xue. Xue Xue Xue was, Duke.... You've Xue Xue Xue is.
Du Wei didn't want to back down and said proudly, "From the perspective of a saint, war is of course not good. However, from the perspective of me, a human's feelings, I am willing to stop war. However, the prerequisite is that we are the victors! Peace is not 'rewarded' by a powerful enemy! "
"Sharp, cold, belligerent, cruel …" Luo Xue Xue softly spat out one word after another. In the end, he looked at Du Wei and laughed bitterly. "Is this how you feel right now?"
Luo Xue Xue didn't respond directly to Du Wei's question. He was silent and didn't know what this elf king was thinking at this moment.
After a while, he opened his mouth and continued, "Then, what about further north? What do you see? "
On the northern side of the fortress, there were countless orcs on the surrounding walls dozens of meters away. In this cold morning, their upper bodies were bare, revealing their strong muscles and long black hair as they worked hard in the morning wind.
They used wooden sticks, shovels, and levers to dismantle the intact stones on the northern wall of the fortress that the humans had painstakingly built. A sturdy wooden bridge had been built over the river. The orcs used logs as wheels and laid wooden planks on top of them. Then, they piled the dismantled stones on top of the wooden planks. The orcs then transported the stones to the north bank bit by bit like ants.
On the northern shore of the river, in the distance, piles of stones stood there. The sounds on the shore were loud as the orcs worked through the night.
It was too far away for Du Wei to see clearly. However, he seemed to be able to faintly see the figures of dwarves in the hustle and bustle.
On the northern shore of the river, not far from the riverside, a stone wall was beginning to take shape under the orcs' hard work. The surrounding area had been circled, and heavy lifting machines made of wood were used to move the stones up — just like building blocks.
"That's a castle."
Luo Xue interrupted Du Wei's observation. "That will be the first military castle we've built on the Roland Continent. A fortress built completely according to orc standards. "
"For what?" Du Wei sneered.
Luo Xue glanced at Du Wei. "Built on the northern shore of the river to protect our territory."
Probably because the words "our territory" deeply hurt Du Wei's self-esteem, he was furious in his heart. He didn't show it on his face, but his tone involuntarily became harsh. "Oh? Your territory? As long as you carry weapons and drive away the original inhabitants, you call the place 'your territory'? "" Yes, you're right.
"Drive away the original inhabitants with weapons …" Luo Xue smiled softly. "Don't forget, this is exactly what you did to us ten thousand years ago."
The northern wall of the human fortress had been torn down, and some parts of it couldn't even be seen. Stones, ironware … Everything useful had been moved to the northern bank of the river by the Beastmen to build a new castle there.
"Why don't you use the one you've already occupied? Don't you like its shape? " Du Wei said in a low voice. "Or do you not like all human buildings and must tear them down and rebuild them?"
"I said, you're a bit extreme now." Luo Xue shook his head. Under the morning sun, there was a faint smile on his face. "This is purely a military consideration. Although the fortress we've occupied is not bad, it's your human territory. Also, it's backed by the river, so it's not good for defense. We'll build a new one on the northern shore. This way … "
"This way, if we counterattack, you'll have a complete defense system of the river and city walls … This is using the method we humans used to defend against you, right?" Du Wei smiled coldly.
"I said, I have no territorial ambitions for the place south of the river," Luo Xue emphasized again.
Looking at Du Wei's cold expression and cold eyes, Luo Xue sighed inwardly. "I know you can't understand all of this at once. Or maybe you understand but can't accept it yet. "
"I'm not a saint." Du Wei retorted coldly, "But you … Elf King, you seem to be planning to become a saint."
Luo Xue was silent for a while. He didn't retort to Du Wei's retorts. After a while, he said in a low voice, "Let's go down. I have other gifts for you. "
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Du Wei understood all of Luo Xue's actions, including building a new castle in Hebei.
From a military point of view, unless the sinners planned to continue invading south, the fortress they occupied was not suitable for defense.
If the river was added in front, the defense system would be one step more complete.
From this point of view, Luo Xue was euphemistically expressing his position. Under his leadership, the sinners didn't plan to invade south.
In other words, Luo Xue planned to control the war to a limited extent. Once the sinners invaded south, both sides would be trapped in the quagmire of war and couldn't extricate themselves.
Du Wei finally saw the "gift" Luo Xue mentioned on the city wall.
In the east of the fortress, there was originally a military camp for the human garrison. Now, it had become a "prisoner camp".
On the day the fortress fell, there were about thousands of soldiers who fought bravely and didn't retreat. In the end, they fell together with the fortress. Some of them died in battle, and some were surrounded and captured. Among these people, some didn't want to escape because of their courage. Of course, there were also some who wanted to escape but couldn't.
But no matter what, these soldiers who fought to the end were a group of people worthy of respect.
When Du Wei arrived at the prison camp, there were already several teams of elven warriors guarding the perimeter. These elven warriors were all wearing gorgeous armor with a space behind their backs. Like a helmet made of leaves, these elven warriors had a handsome appearance … …
"I can only let my warriors guard here. Because the orcs are hostile to humans, "Luo Xue said in a low voice. Luo Xue said in a low voice, "I know that before this, the orc army had a habit of killing or even eating all the captured humans. But after I came, I restricted this practice. These prisoners are all living well, and I didn't mistreat them. But to prevent the orcs from doing anything bad because of their hatred for humans, I can only let my people guard here. "
Du Wei nodded and reluctantly spat out a "thank you" from his mouth.
Walking into the prisoner camp, in the morning, Du Wei saw that teams of human warriors had finished forming up.
Even though they had lost their weapons and armor, and each person was only wearing a uniform, it seemed that they hadn't been mistreated in the days they were captured.
Du Wei was even surprised to find that even though they were captured, they were still carrying out the army's usual morning exercises.
Teams of unarmed soldiers formed up in this line, running and exercising on the field in the camp. Even though everyone was silent and it could be seen from their gloomy expressions that they were in low spirits, but … they still maintained their exercise early and didn't completely lose hope because they were captured. They still maintained their warrior nature.
When Luoxue and Du Wei walked in, at first, these prisoners didn't notice and only thought that the elves had come to monitor them. But then, some of the human soldiers saw Du Wei's appearance, his clothes, and his ears.
Human! It was actually a human walking together with an elf!
"Gather all the prisoners, I have something to announce," Luoxue ordered the elven warriors under his command.
Soon, these prisoners were gathered on the field. They still barely maintained their formation according to the formation they had before they were captured. Occasionally, some of the formations were a bit scattered because the formation was too damaged. But most of them held their heads high and tried not to show their depression in front of the enemy — they still retained their fighting spirit!
Du Wei sighed inwardly. These people were the true elites of the Tempest Legion.
They were different from those who had been chased by thousands of wolf riders for dozens of miles like stray dogs.
"Human warriors." Luoxue didn't say anything courteous. He quickly stood at the front of these prisoners and said loudly, "I have something to announce. According to the results of my discussion with the highest commander of the Roland Empire's eastern front, from today onwards, you can leave here and go home."
There was an uproar!
Many people in the crowd exclaimed, and even more people looked over in confusion. However, the formation was still intact.
"These days, I respected you. Because although you were captured, you fought to the last moment to surround this fortress. You are warriors worthy of our respect — even though we are on opposing sides. "Luoxue finished speaking and nodded, glancing at Du Wei.
In an instant, Du Wei understood Luoxue's intentions!
He heard Luoxue continue to speak loudly, "You don't have to thank me because we are enemies. If we meet again on the battlefield in the future, we don't have to show mercy! I made the decision to let you go mostly because of one person! "
As he spoke, he pointed at Du Wei, "Sir, as a noble, he came here alone from your human territory and came to our army. He used his perseverance and courage to move me and make me admire him. Duke of the Tulip Family, do you have anything to say to your warriors? "
Du Wei silently walked up and stood in front of Luoxue, looking at the thousands of surprised eyes below.
Then, he raised his hand and made a standard Roland Empire military salute.
This military salute immediately caused thousands of eyes to glow with incomparable excitement and passion!
His voice trembled as he said, "Brave warriors! I think you must have heard of my name. My name is Du Wei Rollin Rudolph, the Duke of the Tulip Family conferred by the Empire, General of the Empire, and the current commander of the eastern front! "
Boom!
The crowd could no longer remain silent and immediately let out a monstrous clamor and cheers, their voices filled with joy and excitement!
"Duke! Duke of the Tulip Family! "
"Duke has come to take us home!"
"We have not been abandoned!!"
The voices enveloped Du Wei. He took a deep breath and used his loudest voice to shout, "Quiet! Everyone!! I came here today to take all of you back! You can leave here and go home!! Just as our enemy said, you have nothing to feel inferior about because you have outstandingly completed your duty and fought here until the last moment! Being captured is not your dereliction of duty!! So, now, everyone, please stick out your chest! "
Hearing Du Wei's words, everyone unconsciously tried to straighten their backs. Even those who were bandaged and injured tried to stand up straight!
"Remember my words! You will follow me back with pride! "At this point, Du-Wei once again performed a military salute.
At this time, among the prisoners, a few people suddenly strode forward. These few people quickly came to the front of the formation and turned around. At the same time, they used a heroic voice to shout, "XXXX Regiment, line up! XXX Battalion, line up!! XXX Battalion, line up!!! "
The command sounded one after another and the formation that was a little chaotic due to the excitement quickly became orderly. The faces of the people were filled with excitement, joy, and even tears. However, under the command, they quickly returned to their warrior's nature and lined up neatly.
The few people who stepped forward turned around and walked in front of Du Wei with their heads held high.
"Sir! Tempest Legion, 11th Division, 6th Infantry Regiment … "
"4th Heavy Infantry Regiment …"
"War Zone Special Task Force Garrison Army, 2nd Division, XX Regiment …"
"…"
"…"
The few captive high-ranking officers reported to Du Wei with trembling voices. Du Wei didn't salute. Instead, he walked up to them one by one and hugged them tightly. After being hugged by him, some of the officers even shed tears on the spot.
Among the captive soldiers, there were four Commanders, six Vice Commanders, and even a Vice Division Leader who was severely injured in the battle with the Dragons. There were also several middle and low-ranking officers.
These people, each and every one of them looked at Du-Wei with eyes full of excitement and excitement. There was also a deep, indescribable sense of gratitude!
Being stared at by so many pairs of eager eyes, Duwei was so excited that he couldn't calm down. After a while, he issued an order, "Everyone get ready, we will leave after noon … … Go home!"
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When they walked out of the captive camp, Luoxue looked at Du Wei with an unfathomable smile. "Do you like this gift?"
"It's a very big gift." Du Wei's expression suddenly turned cold.
"Most of these people are truly elite warriors," Luoxue said indifferently. "There are also some high-ranking officers. After they return, I think that under your protection, many of them will quickly regain their military positions and even be promoted. Hmm, let me think. According to your human military ranks, those Commanders can be promoted to Major Generals, Vice Commanders can be promoted to Commanders … and these people will all become high-ranking officers! More importantly … because you personally came to save them. So, in the future, these people will be grateful to you in their hearts. Your prestige will be firmly established among them! With such a group of people returning to your army, your reputation in the army will be unparalleled for a short period of time! My Duke! "
Du Wei looked at Luoxue vigilantly. "This is a generous gift. But what do you want? "
"An ally." Luoxue said the answer without hiding anything.
He stopped walking and stared deeply at Du Wei. "I've already told you my dream — I will choose to walk an extremely difficult path. On this path, I can't do it myself. I need a truly intelligent and powerful person in your human camp who has the same goal as me! "
Du Wei didn't directly answer this question. Instead, he stared into Luoxue's eyes. "I am your enemy!"
"Yes, I am your enemy. I am also your enemy. "Luo Xue was smiling." But isn't this a very challenging and difficult undertaking? Enemies and enemies can have the same goal. "
As he spoke, he reached out his hand and looked at Du Wei.
Du Wei didn't shake hands with Luoxue. Instead, he walked past him and kept walking forward. In the distance, he turned back and said, "Are you really a saint? Luoxue? I've never believed in saints because saints are all hypocrites. "
Although Du Wei didn't agree, Luoxue seemed to smile happily. He withdrew his hand and strode forward.
"I agree with you on one point. War should be controlled within a limited range. We can't completely destroy each other. But … even if I pursue peace, I insist on one point. It must be under the premise that I am the victor! "
"I deeply agree with this."
Luoxue and Du Wei walked side by side. "Then, let's have a good fight in this limited war! Let's see who can stand as the victor and talk about peace in the end! "
"You are not only a saint, but also a madman." Du Wei sneered.
"I've carefully looked at your human history. In your history, all the Saints were madmen. "
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In the evening, about fifty kilometers south of the fallen stronghold, a group of about a thousand human cavalrymen were anxiously waiting in the wilderness beside the road.
From low-ranking officers to soldiers, everyone was nervous. The leader of this group of cavalrymen was the captain of the military academy, Yaluoer. Beside him was Du Wei's younger brother, Gabri.
The two anxiously waited for a while. Gabri couldn't take it anymore. "No! I'll take someone to take a look! "
"Wait a little longer." Yaluoer shouted in a low voice and grabbed Gabri. "Didn't the duke say that he has an idea?"
"But … damn it!" Gabri angrily said, "How can my brother secretly go to the enemy camp by himself!! He's the commander, this is too dangerous!! "
As he spoke, he angrily glanced at Yaluoer. "Tell me the truth. Did you know about this beforehand?"
"If I knew, even if it meant losing my head, I would've stopped my lord from doing this! If I really couldn't stop him, I would've gone with him. " Yaluoer's smile was somewhat bitter. "I'm the same as you. This morning, that magus called Gege Wu told me."
As he spoke, he sighed. "The duke has always been very confident in doing things. Perhaps he really does have a plan."
"When he comes back, I'll definitely …" Gabri angrily whipped his warhorse.
At this moment, a cavalryman in front roared, "Look, there's movement up ahead!!"
After this roar, all the cavalrymen immediately mounted their warhorses and prepared for battle.
Very soon, a group of figures appeared in the north of the road. When they got closer, they saw that on a warhorse at the front of the group was Du Wei himself! Behind him, there were several officers wearing the simplest military uniform of the Empire on the warhorses. (Before Du Wei left, Luoxue had even given some of the captured human warhorses to Du Wei. In any case, these horses weren't very useful in their hands. Orcs didn't know how to ride, so these horses' greatest use was as food.)
There were thousands of people in the long line behind them. They were all human soldiers without armor or weapons. These people walked in formation on the road, neither fast nor slow. They maintained a strict formation. Many of them had wounds on their bodies …
Du Wei saw the flag in the distance and recognized that his own army had come to receive him. Only then did he stop his horse and smile at the captives behind him. "The people in front are our people … everyone, we're truly home now."
At this moment, the most seriously injured general in the group barely managed to ride his horse to Du Wei. Although he was on his horse, he bowed deeply and gave Du Wei the most respectful greeting.
"My lord." This general's originally pale face due to his injuries was now flushed red. "You went to the enemy camp alone and rescued us … I will never forget this kindness for the rest of my life! As long as I live, I will serve every one of your orders to the death! "
He was the first to open his mouth. After that, the many officers behind him came before Du Wei one by one. Some walked, some knelt on the ground and saluted Du Wei. Some dismounted their horses and saluted him. Although the people behind him didn't say anything, their expressions and eyes had already said something.
Du-Wei understood that these people, in the future, their hearts, have vowed to serve him to the death.
As long as these three thousand people returned to the army and merged back into the army, he would split them up. According to their performance in the battle, he would take care of them a little and give them some promotions. Many of them would become officers. Then … this army of over a hundred thousand would firmly establish his prestige …
As for the Imperial Family far away in the Imperial Capital, the smart Regent might not have thought of this. Throwing him to the front line and throwing him into an unfamiliar army of over a hundred thousand was a brilliant plan.
However … under these special circumstances, everything had changed!
However, no matter if it was the expression on Du Wei's face or his heart, there was no trace of joy at this moment …
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When he saw Yaluoer and Gabri, Du Wei didn't say anything. His expression was very serious. This caused Gabri and Yaluoer, who were originally full of complaints, to involuntarily shut their mouths and put away their original complaints.
The ranks of the prisoners of war and the cavalry quickly merged together. The soldiers began to cheer and jump.
Du Wei and his younger brother looked at each other for a while before saying, "They are all prisoners of war. Treat them well. They are all brave warriors."
Yaluoer and Gabri were somewhat shocked. Gabri then said, "You … you rescued all the prisoners of war?"
"Not all." Du Wei's mouth twitched. "Not all."
Rohart, that young man, still remained with Luoxue before he left.
Luoxue had generously released these several thousand prisoners of war to him. However, Luoxue had resolutely kept Rohart alone. Even when Du Wei asked for him, Luoxue had resolutely refused Du Wei.
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