On the vast Fengling Plain, scattered towns and farms were relocated.
A team of horse-drawn carriages were speeding through the wilderness at night.
In the carriage, the man hugged his frightened wife and children, thankful that he had foreseen the news of the devil's attack in advance.
Thanks to the warning of blood reward, otherwise how many people would be devoured by demons in their sleep tonight?
Outside the carriage, the militiamen sitting next to the coachman were holding crossbows, holding on to their spears, and trying hard to look around with torches, trying to see further, lest a little monster with sharp teeth and claws suddenly fly out of the darkness. .
The burning torches flowed rapidly in the dark night, like flying fire dragons.
The convoy gradually gathered from all directions and entered Starwind City.
The Grand Consul Malen led the Government Affairs Department to work around the clock. In an extremely chaotic situation, one decree after another was issued in an orderly manner.
Starwind City, Huangmu Town, and Huanlong Port, all defense nodes are operating efficiently, and they are doing their best to receive people who are seeking refuge. All Star Wind Shadow troops were dispatched to strengthen intelligence collection and anti-demon infiltration, severely crack down on possible criminal behavior during the war, and prevent anyone from defecting to the enemy and treason.
During the wartime, the Ministry of Economy and Construction withdrew construction craftsmen groups from various places and organized wartime production and intercity transportation. All stored grain, ordnance, materials, etc. were distributed strictly according to the plan.
The Department of Agriculture and People's Livelihood has used all the idle houses in Star Wind City to ensure food and shelter for residents who are seeking refuge from danger.
This would be the last safe and peaceful night in Starwind City.
According to the stalker's report, at night last night, the demon army entered the western border of Fengling Plain.
If they keep advancing at full speed, they will be able to reach Starwind City tonight.
...
The faint morning light illuminated the earth.
Under the low temperature, the thick walls of Starwind City reflected a metallic silver-white color.
Dewey stood at the highest point of the tower with a solemn expression, visually inspecting the preparation progress of each defense line.
As the highest-ranking pre-war commander in Fengling Plain, in order to maximize the city's defense firepower, Dewey increased the number of explosive ballistae, and the four giant trebuchets originally on the city wall were also activated.
Although this ancient siege equipment is cumbersome to disassemble and assemble and has an extremely slow rate of fire, it can still exert considerable power when fixed on the city wall in advance for defensive operations.
In terms of troop dispatch, Starwind City is undoubtedly the focus of defense.
According to the information brought by the blood reward, the great demon Moore will definitely lead the main force to kill Star Wind City.
Because Huanlong Port and Black Cliff City have not yet been discovered by the enemy, and Huangmu Town in the south is the devil's secondary attack target, Dewey decided to leave a small number of defenders for Huanlong Port and Black Cliff, with Huangmu Town retaining 7,000, and the remaining All the more than 30,000 God-chosen warriors under the command were transferred back to Starwind City.
At the same time, Dewey ordered the activation of an emergency mobilization order.
This is an order that will only be issued at the last moment, which means that not only the Legion of God's Chosen Warriors will participate in the war, but also various paramilitary personnel will be recruited to form specialized units to participate in front-line operations under unified command.
Starwind Territory's current population size and social economy are not enough to support the establishment of a large professional army.
However, at the request of the Military Commission, militia organizations were established in various towns and farms, and auxiliary armies were also established in some economically developed cities.
The militia is a military organization voluntarily formed by local production units or residential communities. People with good physical conditions voluntarily sign up to participate and register with the Ministry of Military Affairs.
They are a group of enthusiastic volunteers who need to take time away from their busy work and family affairs to receive some of the most basic military training so that they can have certain self-defense capabilities when their area is attacked by sporadic enemies.
Under normal circumstances, the weapons and armor of the Star Wind Leader militia are relatively simple. When faced with the threat of powerful enemies, they can only delay the enemy's attack and wait for the support of the God's Chosen Warriors.
Different from the militia, the auxiliary army is another special branch of the Star Wind Territory. It is formed by the more developed cities under the direct leadership of the local governor after completing the development targets.
Because they have relatively high taxes, abundant social production surplus, and sufficient labor force, these areas are able to dedicate some of their young adults to full-time military training and provide them with high service allowances.
The auxiliary army is often equipped with sophisticated weapons, armor and crossbows produced by ordnance factories, and its combat power is much stronger than that of the militia.
However, Starwind Territory has been in a state of population shortage for a long time since its establishment. Whether it is the militia or the auxiliary army, most of them are new immigrants. The training time they received is short, and they are not as good as the professional soldiers who serve all year round in the Southern Principality.
Most of these paramilitary personnel only have first-level lower-level combat capabilities. When fighting alone, even when facing the ferocious first-level flying demons-little monsters, they are in trouble.
Despite this, these militia and auxiliary troops were also a huge help in the disaster faced by Star Wind City.
Dewey's emergency mobilization order received an enthusiastic response.
In Starwind City alone, there were 15,000 militiamen who signed up to participate in the war. The governors from various places led their troops into the city and recruited more than 3,000 auxiliary troops to participate in the war.
As a result, Starwind City's defense force has been enriched, and the number of defenders has increased from more than 30,000 to nearly 50,000.
Even so, in the upcoming first round of attack, Starwind City will still have to face a powerful enemy with more than twice its own strength - a hundred thousand demon vanguard army.
Moreover, there may be a fierce attack from Talengard's 300,000 demon army at any time.
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Archon Malen stood in front of the moat with a worried look on his face.
The intense thinking and work over the past few days had exhausted his mind and body. The cold wind blew through the thin Archon's robe, causing him to cough violently.
A trainee consul ran out of the city gate quickly. Seeing the abnormal blood halo on Malen's face and his almost white hair and beard, he quickly put a cloak on him to keep him warm.
"Mr. Mullen, it's too cold outside. You'll freeze if you keep waiting here!"
Maren glanced at the trainee consul with tired eyes, his sore throat felt like a hot iron was stuffed into it.
"Have all the people in the city received supplies to keep out the cold?"
The trainee consul nodded: "Except for those who have just entered the city and are still distributing it, they were all distributed last night. We have sufficient supplies in our warehouse!"
Maren said in a hoarse voice: "That's good. Before the demon retreats, our conditions will be very difficult and we need to save supplies."
Then the Grand Consul stared nervously to the west.
At the end of the line of sight, there is a stretch of barren hills.
The trainee consul asked doubtfully: "Mr. Mullen, what are you waiting for?"
As soon as he finished speaking, a huge cloud of dust and smoke rose up from behind the hills.
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