The Lord of the Rings: Lords of Middle-earth.

Chapter 539 Roland's Reinforcements

"Thank you! I will report your contribution to His Highness after the battle!" Renault didn't stand on ceremony and immediately ordered the soldiers to send the magic crystal to the control array of the main castle, where the only mage in the entire Lulong Fortress was working hard to maintain the operation of the shield!
(While ordinary people can add magic crystals to control defensive magic circles, ordinary soldiers or others can only control the shield to turn on and off. However, mages can use their powerful mental perception to perform more precise operations! For example, they can activate the shield in a certain area or thicken or weaken a certain part of the shield. The defensive magic circles under their control are more energy-efficient than those under the control of non-casters. Even more impressively, they can directly transfer magic power to maintain the shield's emergency operation, which can be life-saving in certain critical moments!)
"Let's focus on surviving first!" Lafitte Anthony smiled.

"..." Renault pursed his lips, his desire to kill Omsk growing stronger. After all, there was still no sign of Omsk's Knights, and this uncertainty about their fate made Renault increasingly anxious.

“We’ve already sent light cavalry back to Swiftstream to report! The rest is up to fate!” Luke Leopold sighed.

The moment the orcs attacked, Lulong Fortress dispatched its only light cavalry squad to Jiliu City to report, since Lulong City had lost its communication channel with Jiliu City after the communication array collapsed.

Half a day has passed, and the light cavalry has already arrived at Swiftstream City. In fact, Roland is currently receiving these warriors. These light cavalry were driven out of the north city when the orcs were about to besiege the city. Fortunately, no orc wolf riders intercepted them along the way, and they were able to return safely.

"What? Orcs have surrounded Lulong?" Roland exclaimed in shock. Communication was fine yesterday, how could it be like this today...?

"The communication array at Lulong Fortress has collapsed, the orc army is at the city gates, and there are even Ringwraiths among them!" the light cavalrymen reported one after another.

"Wait! Quiet! Let me sort this out!" Roland gestured to the cavalrymen.

"The orcs suddenly besieged the city? You spotted the Ringwraiths! Then the communication array at Lulong Fortress just collapsed, and most importantly, the Knights have disappeared!" Roland summarized their key points.

"About how many orcs are there?" Roland asked instinctively.

"At least 20,000 men!" The light cavalry exchanged glances and announced a human chain.

"Does this even need to be discussed?" Roland was completely dumbfounded.

"Twenty thousand people? It seems there's nothing for us to do!" Yun Feng, who had originally planned to make a last-ditch effort, immediately gave up the idea of ​​providing support.

"What do we do?" Roland was somewhat flustered. After all, his most relied-upon knightly order and the hero leading the team were nowhere to be found. This made Roland worry that something had happened to the team. Just like the nobles of the Lagrange Empire who couldn't fight without the knightly order, Roland also had the same terminal illness of dying without the knightly order. After all, in the Lagrange Empire's war strategy, everything revolved around serving the knightly order!

"Hold your ground! We can only hope for reinforcements to relieve the siege! After all, we don't have the manpower to help them, so we can only rely on General Renault himself." Yun Feng shook his head, rejecting the idea of ​​sending reinforcements.

"Reinforcements? The dwarves and elves are already being generous by not asking for our help!" Roland had anticipated that the elves and dwarves would be lucky to hold off the undead army. However, Stream City wasn't without reinforcements. At this moment, hundreds of miles away from Stream City, a massive army was silently marching. The fluttering Lagrange golden dragon banners billowed in the wind, and their green linen armor, with glimpses of silver plate armor beneath, along with their broad shields and three-meter-long steel spears, all proclaimed their identity! A thousand-strong Lagrange City Guard suddenly appeared on the Lagrange Plains!

Along their route, whether roaming wolves or wandering orcs, they instinctively avoided this silent army. No wild beast or magical creature dared to linger before them for even a moment. "Advance! The Emperor is calling!" the city guard officers roared, and with the sound of armor scraping against armor, the army disappeared into the desolate weeds.

……

This army was Roland's reward after becoming "King Xuan of Qi". Due to the outbreak of war, this group of soldiers was deployed to a distant place by the system, set as beings from the distant eastern mountains. Roland complained about this for a long time. If he had these soldiers, Roland could sleep more soundly.

"That's it! We can't keep Delwin Town and Tupte Territory! Let them relocate the people to Swiftstream City!" Roland suddenly had a flash of inspiration. After all, Lulong had become the front line, so the outskirts of Swiftstream City were no longer safe. Of course, there was no safe place in the entire Northern Territory either.

"I'll have someone inform them!" Yun Feng nodded.

"Oh, and remember to tell Verway that he'll understand what's important!" Roland instructed, fearing the centaurs might resist, so he thought it was better for Verway to persuade them than for him to do so.

However, Roland was clearly overthinking it. When he learned that Lulong Fortress was besieged and that Swiftstream City was practically an empty city, Baldr, the centaur lord of Tuput Territory, acted without hesitation. He led his people to relocate without a second thought, and Roland didn't even need to use the second plan he had prepared. In short, the migration went very smoothly. Before it got completely dark, the people of Delwin Town and Tuput Territory had already moved towards Swiftstream City with their belongings.

……

"What's going on?" As the city lights began to twinkle, Vervey stood before Roland. He had initially looked at Roland with a puzzled expression, but now he was utterly bewildered. Hmm, he felt a sense of isolation from the world…

"I don't know, the Knights have gone missing!" Roland's face was very gloomy.

"What?" Now it was Verway's turn to look grim. Good heavens, what's the difference between this Swiftstream City and an undefended city? But then he thought, two dragon rider generals and a group of sixth-tier guards, even if there are fewer soldiers, what's the big deal? They're already overpowered from the start! May I ask how you plan to deal with this?

"Caslo is in the North, and Ajax is supporting Singrey in the Dark Forest. Right now, only you and Yunfeng are still capable of fighting among the sixth-tier fighters in the city," Roland told Verway, adding another piece of bad news. Of course, there was another sixth-tier fighter, old man Adile, but he had reached his limit and was no longer able to undertake combat missions. Perhaps his next battle would be his last…

"Is it too late for me to run away now?" Verway's head was covered in black lines, and his resentment was palpable. He thought he had found a strong backer, but he didn't expect him to come and become a farmhand.

"It's too late. Get ready and have your people and men join the patrol!" Roland rubbed his temples, his head aching. The disappearance of the Knights had a huge impact on him.

(End of this chapter)