Chapter 1587: Chapter 795: Army at the Gates (Part 2)
“Chief, you’re too kind.” Gaven took the opportunity to inquire about their mission progress, “How is the evacuation of regular citizens from Usr City going?”
The Chief of Sword Spike looked apologetic, “It’s not going very smoothly. So far, only about forty percent of the citizens have responded to our call. Besides the disruption caused by the Shadow Syndicate and the Skeleton Gang, most citizens don’t believe there’s an enemy attacking Usr. Even if there is an enemy, they believe it would co from the sea, not from within the Great Valley.”
“That’s normal.” Gaven nodded in understanding, “The enemy’s loose formation has given us more ti. Now that the enemy is at the city’s doorstep, the citizens will have no choice but to believe. I will dispatch the Battlefield dical Team to assist you in this matter, striving to evacuate over eighty percent of the citizens.”
Expecting a hundred percent is impossible. In any world, there are always people who are stubborn and have a false sense of security.
Especially when there are those with ulterior motives causing interference.
They are on a path of self-destruction, and no one can stop them. Once the enemy breaks into the city, it will be too late for regrets.
“I will complete the task of organizing the remaining citizens for evacuation. Brady and Ferrican will be at your command, Commander. The hundred Sword Spike Elites and over a thousand militia they lead were ford by our Brotherhood of Sword Spike together with the citizens of Usr. Although they can’t charge into the fray, they all have excellent archery skills. They’re perfectly capable of defending the city and buying us so ti.” Duis pointed at the army behind him.
This army, despite being assembled on short notice, was remarkably well-equipped.
The Sword Spike Elites need no further introduction; they are all heavy-armored soldiers clad in Far East Bright Armor. This ti, they are no longer wielding clubs, but are equipped with matching sophisticated weapons, fully ard to the teeth with both ranged bows and close-combat weapons. They are the foundation of the Brotherhood of Sword Spike.
The remaining thousand militia wear diverse armor, ranging from beast-hide to thick padded armor, but their weapons are mostly uniform, equipped with longbows and long spears.
It’s clear that many of these armants were recently distributed from the armory, still carrying a strong scent of tung oil.
As for their source, it’s naturally the Brotherhood of Sword Spike.
To defend Usr City, the Brotherhood of Sword Spike has made significant investnts.
“Thank you for your strong support, Chief. I will make optimal use of them, ensuring their safety as best as I can.” Gaven’s evaluation of the three leaders of the Brotherhood of Sword Spike rose another notch.
Though they co from the streets, they possess the necessary sense of responsibility.
While seeing their exploitation of Usr City, one cannot ignore their managent and protection of it.
Guild rules, in the absence of laws, are also an effective form of managent.
“Commander, there’s no need to be so formal. This is our city too, and we have the duty to protect it!” Duis said with so embarrassnt, “But our capabilities are limited. For now, we can only gather this number of people, only to assist. Ultimately, it relies on you, Commander.”
He then turned around and said, “Brady, Ferrican, from now on, you are to completely obey the Commander’s orders. If he orders you forward, you must not retreat. Don’t disgrace our Brotherhood.”
“Yes!” Brady and Ferrican gave a chest-thumping salute and responded loudly.
“Alright, I won’t say any more formalities.” Gaven was straightforward, directly organizing them for battle, “This hundred Sword Spike Elites will be led by Leader Ferrican to stand by at the city gate. The thousand militia will be led by Leader Brady into city defense. Form teams of ten and join the Great Valley Rangers and Rangers to supplent their ranged firepower. Coat all your arrows with oil and convert them into fire arrows.”
After a slight pause, Gaven turned to Duis and said, “Chief, I also need you to organize a few hundred capable individuals to go to the warehouse and coat the arrows with oil, converting them into fire arrows, ready to be sent to the city walls at any ti. We must be ready for a prolonged battle.”
The first batch transported by the Koer Kingdom’s fleet included not only food but also a large amount of military supplies, among which arrows were indispensable, counted in the tens of millions, enough for a large-scale war.
However, regular arrows are very ineffective against those Awakened Plants and need to be converted to fire arrows.
“That’s simple, I’ll get on it right away.” Duis assured with a pat on his chest.
“Then I’ll leave it to you, enter the battlefield.” Gaven waved to Brady.
“Yes!” Brady again responded loudly, “Follow .”
Under his leadership, a thousand temporarily ard militia surged onto the low earthen walls of Usr City.
The scene on the city walls drew exclamations from the citizens of Usr City, “How is this possible?!”
Usr City is built relying on the terrain, appearing like a sword piercing into the Eastern Gulf, surrounded by the sea on three sides, with only one side connected to the land, enclosed by a wall about one and a half kiloters long.
The threat from the sea has always been far greater than from the land.
Along with very limited finances, this one and a half kiloters of wall took decades to build, bit by bit, composed of a mixture of earth and stone.
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