Chapter 566: The Dilemma of Eternal Winter City
Lord Montgomery is not very clear about what happened in Endless Harbor. In fact, for him, there are more troublesome things to deal with now.
Yes, it's troublesome, but not important.
As mentioned before, the Chaos Coast has gathered armies from various forces. The Templar Order has the largest number of people, but in addition there are local legions - the Chaos Coast is not a borderless land.
The country will naturally also send troops. In addition, there are also many troops who respond to the call of the Holy Church. Judging from the number, the entire Eternal Winter City now has nearly half a million troops, which can be considered a huge number.
A small number.
But as the highest frontline leader of the Templar Order, Montgomery was not happy at all.
Although these legions are nominally under the command of the Holy Church, in fact things are not that simple. It is quite difficult to mobilize armies in any place. Not to mention that these legions come from different places.
Different identities and even habits are different. Moreover, the soldiers are all full of blood, and it is common for them to get into fights if they disagree. It is not without loss of life. Therefore, in addition to adjusting the defense line during this period, Montgomery has been dealing with various situations.
The rags between the legions made Montgomery quite depressed. Not only that, but the logistics of half a million people was also a big problem. The Lord of Everwinter City complained to Montgomery more than once about this. It’s no wonder, as a commercial city
, Everwinter City itself is not big. Naturally, it cannot support so many troops, and these soldiers fight and cause trouble in the city all day long, causing complaints. Even if everyone knows that they are here to help defend Everwinter City, the problem lies in one.
Not everyone can bear it if trouble happens again and again.
This is not the first time Montgomery has encountered this kind of thing. There is nothing he can do at the moment, because this is the bad nature of human beings and cannot be changed. Montgomery knows that as long as we wait for the undead army to invade the border and everyone fights to the death, then
No matter how big the internal contradictions are, we can only let go of unity and deal with the outside world.
But the problem is that Montgomery doesn't dare to gamble right now.
Like Angus, Montgomery also experienced the defeat of the Frozen Fang. However, as a high knight, his character is naturally better than that of Angus, an ordinary paladin. Although the undead's capture of the Frozen Fang had a great impact on him.
The blow was not small. However, Montgomery was not as desperate as Angus. In his view, evil will never defeat good, and justice will surely win. And as the Grand Knight Commander, Montgomery also knew very well that the more rampant these undead creatures are now,
The easier it is to attract the attention of Sky God Kingdom, just like the previous two wars between heaven and earth, once things go too far, Sky God Kingdom will send people to take action. So he believes that these undead creatures will be defeated in the end.
But this is not a reason for Montgomery to sit back and do nothing. It is like nuclear weapons. Everyone knows that nuclear weapons can destroy a city and a country, but they will not stop defending the country just because they have nuclear weapons, and will only wait for nuclear weapons to conquer the world. Not to mention
As a loyal believer in the Nine Sacred Doctrine, Montgomery would not regard those innocent civilians as dying under the butcher's knife of undead creatures.
But what worries Montgomery is the environment of the Chaos Coast. The coastline here is full of flat beaches. It can be said that the undead creatures can land from anywhere. Although the five hundred thousand people gathering in Everwinter City should
It can withstand the first wave of attacks by the undead army. But the premise is that the opponent only attacks the city of Everwinter. However, this is of course impossible. Like Angus, Montgomery also knows what natural dangers and transportation difficulties are for the undead army.
Dao. All difficulties and obstacles are meaningless. As long as they want to go, they can go anywhere. This also means that they can not attack Everwinter City, but directly disembark from other places, and then drive the army into the hinterland. Maybe they will wait by themselves.
Before anyone could wait for any news, the other party had already cut off their retreat.
But Montgomery cannot tell others about this, but fortunately or unfortunately, the paladins who successfully escaped from the Frozen Fang with him were loyal to their beliefs and would rather commit suicide than tell anyone outside.
The truth. Otherwise, if we knew that these undead creatures were not afraid of natural dangers at all and could run anywhere, they would probably collapse without fighting.
Therefore, the method adopted by Montgomery was to regard the four ports headed by Everwinter City as four points, and then send patrols back and forth to form a defense line. In this way, no matter whether the undead creatures landed in Everwinter City, he could always
Receive news immediately and respond accordingly.
But not long ago, Montgomery received news from the Supreme Council, saying that the lord of Parsus would also personally assist in the defense. As soon as this news came out, many people were wondering what Zhan had done.
, almost no one on the continent of Klein knows it now. The situation in Everwinter City is already complicated enough. If this demon king comes to interfere, it will be a big trouble!
For a while, many people also complained that the Supreme Council was full and had nothing to do. Why bother with that guy? If he comes, will there be a good life on the Chaos Coast?
But unlike those helpless and depressed subordinates, Montgomery was very much looking forward to Zhan's arrival. He carefully studied everything Zhan had done and found that on the surface, this man looked reckless and bold, but in fact, he was impeccable in what he did.
Everything is extremely surprising, but if you think about it carefully, you can't find any clue. This shows that this Lord is a bold and careful person. Montgomery has even thought about it, waiting for the other party to come to Eternal Winter
After the city, if there is any trouble, as long as it does not particularly affect the overall situation, then I will turn a blind eye. Maybe relying on the fierceness of the lord, I can control these annoying guys.
To take a step back, even if you can't control it, as long as this lord arouses the anger of others, everyone will not have so much trouble now if they share the same enemy. By then, it will naturally be more convenient to control these armies.
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What Montgomery didn't expect was that the Supreme Council actually designated the Lord to go to Endless Harbor!
When he first received the news, Montgomery was also very depressed. He also understood the thoughts of the Supreme Council. But Montgomery still couldn't give up just like that. So he also made a subtle protest to the Supreme Council, thinking that with Zhan's power.
The best choice is to go to Everwinter City.
but………
"Teach those old diehards..."
With a headache, Montgomery put the reply in his hand next to him. Montgomery stretched out his hand to hold his forehead. He shook his head helplessly. No matter what he said, and even provided strong evidence to prove his point of view, the Supreme Council was still unwilling to let go.
, it seems that those old die-hards have made up their minds for the "great situation" of "stability and unity" on the front line, and will never let Zhan get involved.
"Dong dong dong."
Just when Montgomery had a headache, there was a knock on the door, and then a paladin opened the door and walked in. Seeing his appearance, Montgomery frowned. This paladin was his deputy, and he always
I didn't bring any good news to myself every time I came here. And today, this guy's expression was as if his biological father had died. It looked like he must have gotten into some trouble again.
"What happened? What happened outside? Who quarreled with whom? Or was it a fight? Or was someone killed?"
Looking at the expressions of his subordinates, Montgomery sighed helplessly, and then asked. It was this rhythm every day, and he was used to it. Anyway, there must be a problem somewhere, so the other party came to him to make the decision.
Upon hearing Montgomery's inquiry, the subordinate shook his head.
"No, sir. It is Angus Paladin who has returned from Endless Harbor. He said that he has completed the handover of the defense of Endless Harbor and is here to report to you."
"Oh, I see... hmm?"
After hearing the news, Montgomery nodded. Then he was stunned for a moment, and then he came back to his senses. The handover of the defense of Endless Harbor? Isn't that Lord going to Endless Harbor? Could it be that he has already arrived?
?But why didn't he get the report? Thinking of this, Montgomery suddenly frowned. He thought for a moment. Then he looked at his adjutant.
"Are there any new legions coming to report recently?" Wucuo Novel Network does not skip words.
"No, sir."
"Okay. I understand, let him in."
Montgomery was even more surprised when he heard his adjutant's answer. From a route perspective, if he wanted to go to Endless Harbor, he must pass through his Everwinter City. However, the other party did not come to report at all, but went directly to Endless Harbor.
?What kind of rhythm is this? Even if the other party and I don't deal with each other, but so many people pass by Eternal Winter City, someone must report it. Could it be that those guards have become blind?
Confused, but Montgomery's expression remained unchanged and he answered immediately. Soon, Angus also entered the room. After entering the room, the paladin immediately greeted the other person respectfully.
A gift.
"Reporting to Lord Montgomery, Angus has successfully completed the handover of the defense of Endless Harbor and is here to report to you."
"Thank you for your hard work, Knight Angus."
After hearing what Angus said, Montgomery nodded. But soon, he rolled his eyes and asked.
"If I remember correctly, you are going to hand over defense to the lord of Parsus, right? Could it be that he has already arrived?"
"Yes, Lord Montgomery."
Upon hearing Montgomery's inquiry, Angus did not doubt that he was there, he just nodded, and then spoke.
"They suddenly appeared in Endless Harbor. To be honest, they really shocked me when they came. I heard from Master Walter that these people should have used some kind of strange teleportation spell..."
"So that's it..."
After hearing this answer, Montgomery understood. He was not surprised that Zhan could use magic. It was no secret among the senior leaders of the Templar Order. He had just called Angus in just because he was curious about it. Now he heard that the other party
It came through a teleportation spell, so it touched some doubts in his heart. So he didn't say anything more, so he asked Angus a few more questions, and then motioned for him to leave.
And Angus was no fool. Seeing Montgomery's performance, he hesitated for a moment, and finally asked.
"Your Excellency Montgomery, why do you want that lord to defend the Endless Harbor? With his strength, I think it is best to place it in Everwinter City."
"This is not what we have the final say."
Upon hearing Angus' question, Montgomery shrugged helplessly.
"This is an order from the Supreme Council, and there is nothing I can do about it."
"That's it..."
Hearing that this was an order from the Supreme Council, Angus sighed helplessly. Frankly speaking, after seeing the behemoth suspended in the air, he still had a little confidence in Zhan's ability to repel the undead.
After all, I have never seen such a huge thing before, who knows what power it has?
"What a pity, such a big floating fortress..."
As he spoke, Angus shook his head and planned to turn around and leave. However, upon hearing his words, Montgomery's expression suddenly changed, and then he hurriedly stood up.
"Wait, what did you just say?!"
Angus was also startled when he heard Montgomery's question, but he answered quickly.
"Ah, it's like this. When this lord came, he also brought a huge floating fortress, about a few hundred meters long. I have never seen anything like this... Don't you know, sir?"
"Floating Fortress?"
After hearing this, Montgomery's expression changed even more. How come he had never heard of the lord having this thing? Thinking of this, Montgomery hesitated for a moment, then looked at Angus and said.
"Angus, get ready and come with me to the Endless Harbor in a moment!" (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!