There are five levels of laser rescue signals on the empire's border. The signal sent by Fort Hojaka is the highest level and can be seen throughout the northwest of the empire.
The orcs are attacking the entire northwest defense line. Everyone knows that the entire empire has almost gathered together, and there are not many idle troops, so they will not send out a signal for help easily.
Unless it is an extremely critical situation, Fort Hojakar will soon be unable to defend itself.
Filia now has two choices. One is to lead the army to continue the pursuit and expand the victory, and prepare for the conquest of Cartagena; the other is to lead the army north to support the Hojakar Fort, but it is very likely that it will be too late, so she can only Go behind the city wall and block the gap to prevent the orc army from wreaking havoc in the empire.
Under normal circumstances, the second option is definitely more appropriate. Since ancient times, defending territory has taken priority over invasion, and the safety of citizens is far more important than expanding the results of the war.
But now is not ordinary. After the fight, Filia knows that the main direction of the Orc Alliance's attack is definitely not Hofla Fort. Hojiaka Fort is in emergency, and Hoshilan Fort is not necessarily safe.
If the other two main castles cannot withstand it, the only remaining army in the Nalan Empire will be the army led by her to defend Hofla Fort. In other words... if you want to counterattack Cartagena and destroy the Gate of the Holy Descendant, in the worst case scenario, only she can do it.
Whether she can do it herself is another matter, but since the situation is like this, Filia must keep this hope.
"Filia, call up the army immediately and go north to support! We must contain the orcs outside the defense line of Holk City like last time!" Matilda said urgently.
"No." Filia shook her head and stared in the direction of Cartagena outside the city wall. "I don't have time to send the army to the north for support."
"What do you mean?" Matilda asked confused.
"My brother has already led the main force of the Knights of the Sun to the north. I can no longer send another large army to the north. My goal is Cartagena."
Matilda is not a rigid and stubborn person. After a moment of thinking, she understood what Filia was thinking. It was just that guarding the empire was her mission, which was hard to accept for a while.
Matilda sighed and said, "Have you thought about it?"
"I have thought about it." Filia took out Xiao Guang from her armor and put it into Matilda's hand. "Although leading the army north to defend can temporarily ensure the safety of the empire's territory, I believe that history will The strange demons that the long-established demon hunter organization regards as their enemies must be more terrifying than the orcs."
"If the gate of the Holy Descendant is completely opened and strange demons come to the world, the empire will be the first to bear the brunt, and the possibility of destruction will be greater."
"But it is almost impossible to capture Cartagena with the army of Fort Hofra alone." Matilda pinched her eyebrows and looked like she had a headache.
"It all depends on people. If you work hard, it's not all hopeless." Filia smiled, turned to look at the queen in black dress, "Are you right, Her Majesty Queen Rosnia?"
Rosniya looked Filia up and down seriously, and praised: "She is indeed the girl who will work side by side with Rogge in the future, but I was worried too much."
Filia was very satisfied with Rosniya's way of praising her. Many people said how Rogge matched her, but only Rosniya matched her with Rogge.
"Are you here to tell me to lead the army to the west?"
"Well, the reason is just as you said. Filia, I have personally experienced the power of strange demons. If the gate of the Holy Descendant is fully opened, the current world of Hess will definitely be destroyed. Go to Cartagena, I will accompany you Together."
Although Filia knew that Rosniya would not say much about what happened in the future that she had seen with her power of time prediction, she still couldn't help but ask: "What did you see?"
Rosniya raised a finger and put it on her red lips, with a mysterious light flowing in her eyes, "No matter what happens, Philiya, don't give up."
Filia looked at Rosniya steadily for a few seconds, and with a hint of understanding in her heart, she smiled lightly and said: "I will not give up."
"Very good." Rosniya nodded and turned to Matilda. When she saw her stuffing Xiao Guang into her arms, the corners of her lips raised, "Matilda, you should go north. I wish you good luck in martial arts."
Matilda nodded, "Xiaoya, I'll go to Fort Huo Xilan. If Charles is fine, ask him to go to Fort Hojaka to support you. Don't worry too much about your father. Don't worry, we will definitely be there before the Holy Surrender." Before the door is fully opened, I will meet you in Cartagena. Saving the empire and saving the world will not all rest on you alone."
"Let's go. If you see Rogge, tell him I miss him."
Without waiting for Filia to answer, Matilda burst into the sky with great strength, grabbed a tamed dragon and flew towards Fort Huosiland.
Philiya looked at the upright figure and said to herself: "You can tell yourself, I won't send you a message."
"Your Excellency, Commander!" Chakra, the fifth prince, trotted over and said loudly, panting slightly: "The enemy is fleeing, should we pursue them?"
"What do you think?" Filia asked.
"I think..." Chakra stood up straight unconsciously, like a big-headed recruit in front of the general.
"Don't be nervous, just tell me how you feel." Rosniya encouraged.
With his big sister encouraging him like this, Chakra felt relieved, closed his eyes and let his intuition flow. After a moment, he opened his eyes and said, "I think I should chase him."
"Well, I will personally lead the army to pursue it." Filia put on her gloves and patted Chakra on the shoulder, "Chakra, from now on, you are the commander-in-chief of the defense line of Fort Hofla, and all matters related to the defense line are in charge. It’s up to you to make the decision. I have only one request, you must feel it well before giving the order.”
"I know! No, follow your orders!" Chakra said excitedly.
What made him excited was not that he became the commander-in-chief of the defense line, but that Filia, who had always disliked him, was finally willing to pat him on the shoulder to encourage him, even though she put on gloves before patting him. Great wind
"Your Majesty the Queen, let's go too." Filia said.
Rosniya raised her hand and waved lightly, and a door to space appeared instantly. The two of them stepped in, and in an instant they were in the military formation below the city.
Filia summoned the flaming horse Feiyan and gave orders to the commanders of each legion. Rosniya came to the back of a fortress-shaped tarantula and made a cup of tea.
Soon, the army started to pursue the fleeing orc army in an orderly manner. The medium armor knights of the Knights of the Sun immediately broke away from the battle and followed the main force of the Knights.
The Wolf Spider troops stayed and continued to serve as the most powerful weapons in Filia's hands.
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Hoshiramburg.
The battle here is at its peak, with both sides evenly matched, and there is no one-sided situation on the side of Fort Hofla.
Imperial Emperor Charles and Orc Alliance Chief Gruul faced each other from a distance. The two had fought several times, but neither could do anything to the other.
In fact, if Gruul was willing to forcefully break through the city at the cost of injury, he could really smash a large gap in the city wall, but Gruul would definitely not want to be injured at this time.
Except for the two strongest saints on both sides, there are no other saint-level combat forces on the battlefield, so troop strength and tactics have become the main factors that determine the direction of the war.
It happened that the two sides were evenly matched on these two points, so they fell into an anxious battle.
The outer fortress of Huoxilan Fort was the first to be completely demolished among the three main fortresses. It was not because of the incompetence of the empire's commander, but because the Orc Alliance invested too many behemoths on the Huoxilan front.
The charge of hundreds of stone-horned beasts and thunder-tusked beasts shocked the entire audience. There had never been such a scene in the past.
Up to now, this group of giant beasts has not been cleaned up, and there are even more than half of them left. There is no way that the vitality of the giant beasts is very strong, and the damage of the dragon-riding crossbow and trebuchet alone is not enough to stop their charge. Once they rush under the city wall, due to the attack angle, their ability to focus fire is greatly weakened, and their lethality is even greater. Not enough.
Not to mention that there are orc warriors guarding the giant beasts around and on its back. If you want to rely on strong men to kill them, you have to consider whether you can get back.
The giant beast is the best stepping stone for the orc warriors to attack the city. The stone-horned beast directly attacks the city wall, making gaps one after another. The "slender" thunder tooth beasts are piled under the city wall to serve as the siege ladder for the orc warriors.
The most intense fighting in Fort Huosilan was on the city wall and at the entrance to the broken wall. Since the battle, many sections of the city wall have changed hands several times, and more and more walls have been destroyed.
But Hossilan Castle was able to hold on, not only because Charles, the backbone of the entire country, stood at the top of the city, but also because the main force guarding the castle was the Emperor Dragon Knights.
The Knights of the Emperor Dragon, as the name suggests, is the knights of the Emperor Dragon family, so it is also called the Royal Knights.
If the Flame Sun Knights are number one in the cavalry rankings, then the Emperor Dragon Knights are number one in the overall rankings.
It is the largest knight order in the Nalan Empire and even the entire Hess world. The entire group has a million people, and the warriors are all elites, well-equipped, and very powerful.
The composition of the Imperial Dragon Knights includes an infantry regiment, a magician regiment, a cavalry regiment, and even an artillery regiment that is very rare in the empire.
It can be said that as long as there are combat arms in the Nalan Empire, they can be found in the Emperor Dragon Knights.
Such a powerful force would not have been suppressed to such an extent if it weren't for the fact that the enemy's behemoth was too difficult to deal with.
What the empire lacks most is giant beasts, so when Charles saw the Wolf Spider for the first time, he was even more excited than when he saw his third lady.
However, the suppression here ended when the signal for help from the Hojakar Fort was sent.
Gruul was not stupid. He understood that the Orc Alliance seemed to have the upper hand in the war at Fort Hossilan, but the Emperor Dragon Knights were not injured at all. It was impossible to completely break through the defense line, even if all the giant beasts and troops they brought were brought. Even if you try your best, you can't do it.
So now that there is progress in Hojakar Castle, he is not in a hurry. The precious giant beast naturally has other uses besides siege, and should be retained.
Gruul let out a high-pitched war cry, and the orc warriors fighting at the front heard it, roared in response, and then... withdrew from the city wall, formed a relatively neat battle formation, and sang the orc war song.
The war song was very unpleasant to listen to. When the human warriors heard it, it was as if they were being pointed at their heads and mocked. They clenched their weapons angrily and rushed out of the city to fight to the death as soon as they were given an order.
But Charles would not let the brave warriors die in vain. In terms of numbers, the Orc Alliance had the advantage, and in terms of energy, the enemy also had the advantage. If they really fight to the death, they will win miserably, very miserably.
So he waved his fist, and the generals obeyed the order, instructing the soldiers to rest in batches and repair the city wall to deal with the possible second siege.
Gruul watched all this, staring at Charles with a cruel smile on his face.
What's more satisfying than watching your mortal enemy do nothing but be anxious, but unable to get away to support him because of his presence?
It feels so good, even better than beating him!
Gruul laughed loudly, but did not notice that the corners of Charles' mouth were slightly curled up. He was not as frustrated and weak as he imagined.
