"The Chaos Army has appeared in the south of Weisseng!"
"Hofen has fallen! More than 300 soldiers have perished! "
"Luke Castle has fallen! 500 soldiers under Baron Luke have perished!"
"Grey Mane Castle has fallen!"
"Requesting reinforcements! We need reinforcements! "
Urgent reports were sent to Nur one after another. The situation was critical!
The entire city was immediately activated. In the middle of the night, Laing was urgently called up by Emilia to participate in the war conference in Nur.
Almost all of the nobles in Nur were present at the war conference. Many of them were woken up in the middle of the night. However, due to the tense atmosphere, the nobles and Empire generals reacted quickly.
"What's going on? Tell me, my generals, how did the Chaos Army suddenly cross the Black Mountain Range and appear in the south of Weisseng? " Standing in front of her seat, Emilia of the Empire angrily said to Nur's Grand Marshal Erstein, "Why didn't our scouts discover anything?"
Nur's Grand Marshal Erstein was fully armed. He said loudly, "It's not that the scouts didn't discover anything, my Emilia. However, the Chaos Army is simply too fast. Thousands of Kurgan cavalry suddenly appeared in the south of Weisseng. The scouts had just sent the news to the city when the Chaos Army arrived. Under such circumstances, we can't force our soldiers to do more!"
Emilia wasn't unaware of the Chaos Army's situation. In Reppu's description, he mentioned that the Chaos Army had a Kurgan cavalry unit numbering in the tens of thousands. Emilia of the Empire's questioning was only due to her instinctive anger and shame.
"We don't even know how the Chaos Army crossed the Black Mountain Range. However, it has already happened!" Armoured Nur's Grand Marshal Jubal Fokke said loudly, "There's no point in thinking about this now. My Emilia, we must immediately send our troops to the south of Weisseng to cover the retreat of our citizens!"
"That's right. After that, we will have to fight the army of Chaos to the death in Nur." Casmir the Ninth, the Grand Chanter, agreed. He said loudly, "A strong city defense is everything. Your Excellency, in our current state, we can't fight the army of Chaos in the open!"
"Agreed."
"Agreed!"
Regarding this point, everyone unanimously agreed.
Even Laing nodded in agreement.
Fighting in the field with the Army of Chaos was courting death. Both the Nur City Council and Laing had a consensus that the Army of Chaos was best at fighting in the field. Even with the support of the knights, it was almost impossible for the Nur army to defeat the Army of Chaos in the field.
The only thing the Nur army could rely on was the sturdy defenses of Nur. There were thousands of cannons on the walls, roaring flamethrowers, and several tall wizard towers. These were the Empire's greatest assets.
"So all we have to do is wait here?" Emilia gripped the armrest of her chair tightly. She shook her head violently. "We can't just sit here and wait for death!"
Everyone began to discuss how to fight against the invasion of Chaos.
In fact, although the attack of the Army of Chaos had caught Weissen by surprise, due to Reppu's timely warning, Weissen had already prepared for scorched earth destruction. Other than the two cities that were not defended in time, the entire southern part of Weissen had been evacuated. The farmers had already finished the autumn harvest and could retreat at any time. Many cities and castles only had a small number of troops left behind. The advance of the Army of Chaos had only wiped out these defenders and obtained a piece of empty land.
"I think we should do this." Laing stood up and said to everyone, "We should divide the work properly."
"I will lead the elite troops and knights to the south to cover the refugees' retreat. At the same time, we will have a target to stop and eliminate the enemy's forces." Laing said seriously, "As for Amy … Lady Emmanuelle and Marshal Ell, please stay in Nur. Let the city prepare for war and improve its defense."
"I'll go with you!" Nur's Chief Justice, Theodore Bruckner, stepped forward.
"No, Theodore. You and Lady Elspeth will stay in Nur." Laing shook his head. "You are the only two saints in Nur. Your existence is the source of the city's confidence. Both of you must stay."
Turning around, Laing said to Pfitzman and Kalad, who were standing in the distance, "We'll go."
"No problem. In the name of Mirmedia, it is our honor to fight alongside you!" Pfitzman, the Grand Commander of the Flaming Sun Knights, stood up straight. "Let the war be even fiercer!"
"We can leave at any time." Kalad remained calm.
"Very good. Don't have too many people. A few thousand will be enough. Too many will be bad." Laing stroked his chin. "What we need to do is to slow down the speed of the Chaos army and see if we can hit the key targets. Also, Marquis Orgel's army is still at the Blackfire Pass. It will take time for them to retreat from there."
The Marquis of Wesson Hill, Ogle Hawk, was also caught off guard by the surprise attack of the Chaos Army. The main force of Wesson Hill was even setting up a defense at the Blackfire Pass! But the Chaos army had already invaded Weisseng from the south!
"Agreed." Laing's idea was well-founded. Most of the people in Nur agreed.
However, Emilia's expression changed. The Empire's lady did not want Laing to leave Nur. She wanted Laing to stay by her side. Only with Laing around would she feel safe.
After thinking for a while, Emilia asked her servant, "Has our Emperor received the news?"
"His Majesty Karl-franz is still in a standoff with the Orc army and the Chaos army at the Brass Mountains." The servant replied, "He said that he can't retreat now. Even if he wants to, it will take at least two to three months for the army to arrive from Hawke to reinforce Nur."
"Hmph! What a useless guy! "Amelia was very angry. She asked again," Then what about Elector Umberto? "
"Elector Umberto is still defending the Blackfire Pass. There are still countless Army of Chaos there. He told us that he can't provide any support!" The servant's forehead was sweating.
Amelia only felt a nameless fire burning in her chest. At this crucial moment, this was useless, that was also useless!
But she really did not want Laing to leave!
In the end, the Empire's lady could only pin her hopes on the Black Lady of Nur, Elspeth of the Rose Cemetery. "Black Lady, do you think Laing's proposal is reasonable?"
"Reasonable," the Black Lady said calmly. "We need his strength."
"Okay then." Emilia was speechless. "Then Laing, I will arrange the logistics. I'll leave it to you."
"Okay," Laing replied softly.
Without further ado, after the decision was made, Laing, Kalad, and Pfitzman, the leader of the Flaming Sun Knights, planned to turn and leave immediately.
"Wait!" Emilia looked at Laing's back and felt unhappy. She continued, "Laing, take Blackheart Reppu with you. His combat experience against Chaos will be helpful."
"Okay!" Laing did not say anything else. He nodded again and left quickly. The dozen or so Flaming Sun Knights and Grail Knights lined up and left the Nur City Council one by one.
"Earl, I'll leave the defense of the city to you. During this time, I need every citizen who can wield a sword to receive enough war training!" Watching Laing leave, Emilia said in a sharp voice.
"Yes!" Marshal Nur Erstein replied loudly.
"Drake!" Emilia then ordered, "Find and train all the militia and veterans who have served in the Nur army. Close all the city gates facing the south. Send out scouts to investigate the situation around Nur twenty-four hours a day. For the next few days, control all entertainment activities and banquets. Strictly guard the armory and send more people to patrol the streets. I need to ensure that there is no trouble in the city. If necessary, use force directly. Also, hang my family coat of arms and Laing's family coat of arms at the top of the City Council and the Kurfürst Palace. Spread the news that the army of Weissen has won a great victory in the war against Chaos in the south and will return in a few days!"
"Yes!" Drake, who was wearing black armor, stood out and saluted, "As you command, my lady!"
"Gunter Maybach!" Emilia finally looked at the chief engineer of Nur.
"Yes." The chief engineer of Nur stepped out from the crowd.
"Your mission is to go back and get those steel monsters ready!" Emilia's small hands that were full of rings and jewelry clenched the handles of the table and chair, "If nothing goes wrong, we will need them very soon."
"Yes!" Gunter Maybach nodded. The chief engineer of Nur had a lot of expectations in his heart.
"I would also like to ask everyone present to prepare for war! Now, the time to protect the country has come. Maybe the Army of Chaos is very powerful, maybe they have been blessed by the evil gods, or maybe something else, but they don't know what kind of city this is! " Emilia clapped her hands and stood up from her seat. She held the Kurfürst's holy sword on her waist.
"This is the city of the Savior. This is our city. This is the city of the Empire." The Sacred Sword was unsheathed. Shining cyan energy was flowing within the sword. Bright flames were burning around the sword. "We have never forgotten the war. We will never forget the war. Everyone, I am honored to stand with you today. I will be with you, I will be with you, I will be with you, I will be with you, I will be with you, I will be with you, I will be with you, I will be with you, I will be with you, I will be with you, I will be with you, I will be with you, I will be with you, I will be with you, I will be with you, I will be with you, and I will be with you.
A long-lost fanaticism shrouded the entire Nur City Council. All the members of the City Council unanimously shouted and raised their weapons at the Countess of the Empire.
"For Nur, for Ludwig the Savior! For Charlemagne! For the Empire! "
Men, women, and even dwarves shouted in unison. Their voices were deafening, echoing throughout the magnificent Nur City Council, telling of their determination.
"For the Empire!"
His blood was surging, and his bones were cracking.
The Empire, glorious and great, foolish and decadent.
But it would never succumb to evil.
Never.
… I am the section dividing line that will never succumb …
Laing and the others spent the whole night gathering the army. The next morning, Laing led more than four thousand cavalrymen out of the city and rushed to the south of Weisseng. They were ready to reinforce Weisseng and protect the army and the people there as they evacuated.
Laing's wife, Suria, also came. The female knight handed her son to Sylvia and Olica, and she decided to follow her husband to battle. Seeing that Suria had made up her mind, Laing did not say anything and immediately followed.
The cavalrymen were made up of more than a thousand Brittany knights, less than a thousand Scorching Sun Knights, two battalions of pike cavalrymen, and one battalion of vanguard cavalrymen. At the same time, Laing also brought along two battalions of Old Guard, the Old Guard Musketeer Battalion and the Old Guard Musketeer Battalion. Everyone was prepared with war horses.
Riding on the pure-blooded elven warhorse, Grape, Laing looked at the vast plains of Weisseng and could not help but frown. "As expected, defending Nur to the death is the only way out."
The Empire's Weisseng was a highly urbanized area. The land was fertile, but there was no way to defend it. The Empire's army could only rely on strong walls and cannons. When the enemy came, the villages and farms on the plains would be abandoned, and the people would collectively retreat to the nearby cities and castles, leaving hunger and injuries to the enemy from afar.
But now, facing Tarim Khan and his army of Chaos, this tactic was not very useful, because in the face of the war machine of the Chaos Dwarves, even the cities and castles that they had always been proud of fell one after another.
Along the way, Laing saw waves of refugees retreating in the direction of Nur. The numb people of the Weisseng were carrying all their belongings, either in carriages, handcarts, or directly on their backs, along the road, slowly retreating under the command of the Empire's army.
"The south of Weisseng is all plains and hills, there is no place to defend." Pfitzman, the leader of the Scorching Sun Knights, said, "If the intelligence is correct, the army of Chaos has already advanced to Gner City, the hometown of Casmir the Ninth."
"Should we immediately reinforce Gner City? Sir Laing? " Kalade was riding on his pure-blooded elven warhorse. Count Garament frowned, he tried to ask. Kalade had also brought along Laing's griffin mount, Empris, as support this time. Empris was now following behind the army, flying freely in the sky.
"No, I think that by the time we reach Gner City, it will have definitely fallen." Laing shook his head violently. "Wait for us to reach the frontline first, then we can come up with a battle plan!"
"Yes!" The army that carried hope followed the road and rushed south to reinforce.
After spending a week, Laing led the cavalry army to the frontline.
Just as Laing expected, when the reinforcements arrived, Gner City had already fallen, and the eight hundred defenders stationed there had all been killed. But other than that, Tarim Khan had obtained a city that had been completely evacuated and burned to the ground. Nothing was left.
Nothing was plundered, nothing was sacrificed successfully!
In a fit of rage, Tarim Khan immediately ordered the army of Chaos to split into three and advance side by side. Their target was the capital of Weisseng, Ferdov!
Just like that, when Laing led the army to a town called Waldbach in the south of Weisseng, a scout reported that the vanguard of Chaos was only thirty kilometers away!
"Immediately convene a military meeting! Everyone, come to the camp for a meeting! "
"Yes!"
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