Orcs.
Murphy tapped the sword with his index finger and closed his eyes.
He is not a person who does not dare to face failure, nor is he a self-centered person in the world. He knew the gains and losses of advance and retreat, and he was able to give up his territory and start again when surrounded by jackals. Now he was used by the aristocratic Council for calculation, and he could bear it. More or less, he got a little bit. Now is not the time to turn against the aristocratic Council. If the orc tribe really moves south, Murphy still needs to rely on the power of the human city-state.
"Where did you lose?" Murphy gazed at the stripes on the sword and whispered, "is it because it''s too easy to trust people?"
"Orcs..."
"It seems that I have been paying too much attention to the jackals, not to the surrounding intelligent race." Murphy drew a simple map on the ground with his sword and said slowly: "Centaur, spirit, jackal, ORC, human..."
"Can these be our enemies?"
If the power of the city of Athens has made the nobles of the human city-state in the southern plains panic and fear, will they become their own enemies?
If it wasn''t for the big attack of jackals, would their new territory be recognized by the aristocratic Council?
Murphy crossed the Jackal''s name with his sword and stabbed it at the symbol representing the orc!
"Time, just give me a year." Murphy looked at the symbol of Athens city on the ground and whispered: "as long as there is a year''s development, Athens city can face any enemy attack!"
The territory of Athens is surrounded by the karazan mountains and backed by the nidoria river. It is a natural defense barrier that is easy to defend and difficult to attack.
As long as there is one year to develop, then the situation will not be so passive.
There was a sound of footwork outside the tent, followed by the powerful voice of general riodary: "Your Excellency the governor!"
"Come in." Murphy pulled up his sword and sank.
Looking at general riodari walking into the tent, Murphy picked up the parchment on the ground, handed it to him and said, "have a look."
General riodari reached for it and looked at it without expression. After watching, he handed the scroll to the general Marcus Kane behind him.
At this time, there was a soft sound of footsteps outside the tent.
Then the Marquis of Elizabeth lifted the curtain and came in slowly. She saw the other two in the tent were stunned, and then her eyes fell on Murphy''s calm face. What a clever woman she was, she knew immediately that something important had happened. With her understanding of Murphy, the more important things happen, the more she can see the calm without any expression on Murphy''s face.
At last the scroll reached Lady Elizabeth''s hands, and she took a look at it, and her face immediately changed!
By the time she had seen it all, her face was black and blue. "They use us!" said Mrs. Elizabeth, biting her lip
"I think so." Murphy nodded, glanced over them, and finally put his eyes on Mrs. Elizabeth, and said slowly, "what do you think?"
There was a moment of silence.
General riodari stood up, looked at Murphy, and said in a deep voice, "change the guard."
"Send their men to set up the line. Our soldiers can''t lose any more! "
General Marcus Kane nodded and added, "these aborigines are treacherous! We don''t have to sacrifice the soldiers of the city to defend the canyon for them. "
That''s what Murphy thought.
It seems that the two generals know that they can''t withdraw at this time, and they can''t turn against the human city-state just because they suffer a little loss.
Elizabeth was silent. She looked up at Murphy''s thin face and murmured something she wanted to say, but she couldn''t say it in the end.
"Tomorrow the jackals will attack. You will do it at once. " Murphy folded up the sheepskin and said slowly.
Since the aristocratic Council played a trick to make more than half of Murphy''s cake disappear, Murphy naturally had no need to sacrifice his soldiers. There are nearly 10000 troops in the canyon, and nearly 6000 of them are from human city states. Taking advantage of the terrain of the gorge, even if you take your life one by one, you can defend the attack of these jackals.
The two generals were ordered to leave and began to prepare for the rearrangement of tomorrow''s defensive front.
There is no doubt that the Greek heavy infantry in the front line will be replaced tomorrow, and the silver shield eagle flag infantry who have been trained in the way of elite Roman infantry will take their place. Murphy has to preserve her strength to face possible future changes.
After the two generals left the tent, Mrs. Elizabeth stood up silently. She walked slowly to Murphy''s side. Her delicate face was full of a silent sense of frustration. She squatted at Murphy''s feet, held his hands, and murmured, "I''m sorry."
"This is not the Lady Elizabeth I have met." Murphy raised her hand to straighten out her long, silky hair and whispered.
He picked up the map on the table, looked at Mrs. Elizabeth, and said slowly, "gather your loyal soldiers tomorrow, and do not fight unless the situation is very critical!"
"I''m worried if you don''t have an army." Murphy said that and then said, "I''m afraid the aristocratic Council won''t even give you the rest of the land!"
Murphy''s worry is not unreasonable.
Since the aristocratic Council played such a conspiracy, it naturally could divide up Lady Elizabeth''s territory.
Although the land north of the karazan mountains could not be recaptured due to the mobilization of the orc army, the meritorious soldiers and generals still had to be rewarded. In addition, to fill the pockets of the great nobles, it is obviously not enough to recapture the land. Murphy worried that if Lady Elizabeth did not have an army, it would really become a cake in the hands of the aristocratic parliament!
Although it was calculated by the aristocratic Council.
But because of this, Mrs. Elizabeth was completely pushed to her own side.
Perhaps until now, he and Mrs. Elizabeth can be regarded as true allies!