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

Chapter 894 Strong Reinforcements!

"Reinforcements are on their way! As long as we hold out tonight, they'll arrive tomorrow!" Lance didn't know the exact location of the reinforcements, but that didn't stop him from mimicking Roland and making empty promises to everyone. Although he couldn't quite grasp the essence of King Roland's teachings, he could at least get the gist of it!
"Reinforcements are arriving tomorrow? How come I didn't know?" Lavian turned his head and whispered, clearly shocked by Lance's words. Did Lance have other channels of communication?

"You have a magical communication item?" Lavian was taken aback, speechless. If you have a magical communication item, why would you send a carrier pigeon? The kingdom's magical carrier pigeons are free!

"No! I just made that up on the spot. If we don't boost morale, everyone's spirits will crumble!" Lance lowered his voice and looked around. The Swift Infantry, the main force on the battlefield, had suffered heavy losses. Not many died on the spot, but almost everyone was covered in wounds! The worst off were the conscripted militiamen, who rushed into battle wearing weapons and armor stripped from the wounded, only to be wounded and taken out of service soon after, only to be replaced by other militiamen!
"..." Ravian gritted his teeth and didn't say anything, but he gave Lance a deep look. The subtext in his eyes was very clear: if the people found out, the angry people would not mind tearing him apart. He was indirectly driving the people to the battlefield to fill the gaps.

"Are you really that confident in your own judgment?" Lavian said, somewhat speechless. After all, no one knows whether tomorrow or an accident will come first.

“I don’t believe in myself, but I believe in His Majesty!” Lance’s face, stained with blood and mud, showed a devout smile.

"Loyalty! It is my honor to be loyal to His Majesty!" Only the most loyal are qualified to pledge allegiance to the great Lagrange Emperor!
“…” Ravian’s lips twitched, and he rubbed his forehead speechlessly.

"Forget about loyalty for now, let's find a way to reinforce the city's defenses! A lot of the walls have collapsed!" Mogus walked over and interrupted the two people who were discussing loyalty and gratitude. He pointed to the dilapidated city walls and said helplessly. Unlike the system's cities, this city did not have an initial stone wall. Its city walls were the simplest walls built by the later residents using logs and stones. Originally intended to defend against attacks from wild beasts, the simple walls were never thought to one day be used to stop an army of undead...

“There aren’t many trees and stones left around here!” Lance looked tired. After all, they didn’t have anyone to cut down trees and transport stones. They could only pick out the damaged materials to repair.

"Tear down the buildings! Demolish the City Lord's Mansion first!" Lavian waved his hand at the three-story City Lord's Mansion. As the central building of the town, the City Lord's Mansion had a certain defensive capability, and the materials used were also quite solid!

"This thing is useless once the city falls! If we can hold it, we can rebuild it! Tear it down!" Ravian waved his hand, his eyes filled with determination. Since the city was unlikely to be defended anyway, he might as well use everything useful to reinforce the city's defenses!

"Hopefully, reinforcements are on their way!" Mogus murmured.

"The main army is hopeless, but we can still hope for the high-level professionals and dragon knights! Maybe we'll see them tonight!" Lance shook his head. He knew the efficiency and speed of the Lagrange army well, after all, he had led expeditions before. The knights wouldn't appear until tomorrow night at the earliest!
"Let's hope so! Hopefully our reinforcements will arrive soon!" Lavian shook his head, then turned and joined the team reinforcing the city's defenses.

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"Hiss! Flying so fast? Wait, Caslo!" Maple Forest Orchid exclaimed in shock as she looked at Caslo.

"Help! Every second we're late could mean more civilian casualties!" Caslo frowned, not understanding what Maple Forest Orchid meant. After all, how could such an urgent matter be delayed?
“But…Bishop Charlie Pros has lost track of him…” Maple Forest Orchid awkwardly spread her fingers and pointed to the airspace behind her. The cloudless blue sky was completely devoid of any sign of life, appearing exceptionally clean and serene. “…Damn it!” Caslo finally managed to utter a single sentence after a long pause.

"You wait for him here! I'll go first!" Caslo gave the order decisively without much hesitation.

“Okay!” Maple Forest Orchid nodded without refuting Caslo’s words, simply nodding calmly.

Roland dispatched the duo of Charlie Pros and Maple Forest Orchid, perfectly suited to deal with the undead! Meanwhile, Caslo, with his highest combat strength, was sent to provide backup. In truth, if Roland had been more ambitious, he could have assembled a five-man team: Holy Sage Lilith, Rhine Wrath Adolf Heinrich, Temple Bishop Charlie Pros, Holy Dragon Knight General Maple Forest Orchid, and Storm Dragon Knight General Caslo. However, Roland felt it unnecessary; after all, the "scattered" undead weren't enough to warrant a major war for the kingdom…

In fact, the kingdom is currently unaware of the news of the undead scourge. The generals of Pingnan City, who suffered a night of disaster, have no way to quickly contact other towns in the kingdom. Although Lance sent out scout cavalry to report, if they really relied on the speed of cavalry to deliver the message, Roland would probably be sitting there holding a feast by the time he received their intelligence and plea for help!
Fortunately, the kingdom's high-end combat power is not at a disadvantage. When the low-level soldiers are not enough to hold the line, the freed-up high-level professionals can form an army by themselves! One man against a million soldiers is not an exaggeration in the magical world of Middle-earth! So, judging from the current situation, as long as the kingdom's dragon rider commander can arrive, the situation is basically secure!
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"Boom!" A pair of enormous wings that blotted out the sky slowly closed on the messy square. As the dust dissipated, Caslo emerged from the dust without being covered in any dirt.

"What's going on? Who's in charge here now?" Caslo frowned as he looked around at the hurried crowd and searched for acquaintances he knew.

"Woo woo woo!" The soldiers, who had been stunned, burst into ecstatic shouts upon seeing Caslon's majestic armor and the dragon behind him. They pounded their shields and struck the ground to vent their excitement.

"What's going on? What's all this?" Caslo looked at the crowd, who were crying tears of joy, somewhat bewildered and confused.

"Caslo! You've come!" A figure rushed into Caslo's arms, startling Caslo so much that he almost drew his longsword (Caslo didn't have the Dragon Slayer Sword) and slashed at it.

"Waaah! Brother, you've suffered so much! So much!" When Caslo calmed down, he saw that the disheveled and dirty man was Lance. Lance was holding his hand and crying his eyes out, telling Caslo about his grievances and hardships, and confessing his "crime" of driving the militia to fill in the lines.

"Undead Scourge? No, no, no! This isn't your fault! They're protecting themselves!" Caslo shook his head. Under the Undead Scourge, whether the militia went to fill the gaps or not, their fate was the same: being killed when the city fell or going to fight fully armed was clearly a choice!

"Alright, don't worry tonight! With me here, nothing will go wrong!" Caslo reassured him. With Maple Forest Orchid and Charlie Prostody by his side, Caslo was exceptionally confident. The combination of holy light and a charlatan was enough to render all evil spirits powerless!
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