I'm also trying to survive today [Western Fantasy]

Even Julian didn't expect that the war broke out so suddenly.

The Chabi Kingdom's army crossed the Forbidden Mountain Range overnight and invaded the land of the Gray Tower Territory.

At the same time, a fierce battle broke out at the border between the Maggie Kingdom and the Chabi Kingdom. Neither the king nor the nobles expected that the Chabi Kingdom's invasion was an idea of ​​annihilation.

One side comes prepared, the other side is unprepared. The moment the two sides meet on the battlefield, the gap suddenly becomes apparent.

The gap between ordinary soldiers was not so obvious, and the battle could only be said to be quite satisfactory, but when the mage groups of both sides entered the field, the atmosphere changed suddenly.

Most of the mage groups in the Maggie Kingdom are magicians of the third to fifth levels. In the past, the mage groups of the Chabi Kingdom were basically of the same level, but no one expected that this time, the Chabi Kingdom made great efforts to recruit a large number of magicians. The wandering mages abruptly raised the level of the mage group by one level.

In the past, a magic shield could resist three or five spells, but now it can only resist two. In contrast, the magic shield that can be broken by up to five spells in the past now needs seven spells to break. The magical powers of the magicians in the Kingdom of Ji dropped rapidly, and they ran out of magic power in a short time, so they had to retreat.

When the mages were retreating, a few vigorous figures suddenly jumped out of the ordinary soldiers who were fighting fiercely below. They each had their own goals, and they assassinated the mages while their magic power was not enough to support the shield.

With this move alone, the Maggie Kingdom suffered heavy losses. One-third of the 100-member mage group fell, and the rest were also frightened and dared not go out again, only willing to guard on the city wall.

The defense line guarded by Grand Duke Leslie was also attacked, and because of the bravery of the Grand Duke, the army invested by the Chapi Kingdom there was more than double that of the Gray Tower leader. The Grand Duke and his army seemed to be in a bitter battle. .

In this way, it is Julian’s Gray Tower Leader. Because of the undead riots at the beginning, under Owen’s order, those scattered villages were moved away early. The construction of Gray Tower City did not take long. Coupled with the non-stop work of the factory day and night, a large number of tents were rushed out, which successfully accommodated the villagers.

These villagers knew that their good days were brought by Julian, and the officials of Huita City gave them subsidies in time, so they didn't feel too much panic.

When they learned that the war had broken out, they even felt lucky. If there hadn't been the order of His Excellency Owen's forced relocation, they might have fallen into the hands of the people of Chabi Kingdom.

The captives from the war between the two countries will eventually become slaves. For farmers like them who have finally become free people and can own their own land openly, there is nothing more terrifying than that.

In order to protect his family, and also to protect his own interests, Julian did not have time to issue a call-up order, and many young people took the initiative to approach the City Lord's Mansion, hoping to join the city guard.

The Gray Tower Territory is their beloved homeland, if the enemy wants to take it away, they must step over their corpses!

When Julian heard the news, he was really shocked.

He never thought that his subjects would have such awareness.

When the lords of other territories want to send troops and can only rely on coercive means to recruit auxiliary soldiers, ordinary farmers in his territory want to join the army on their own initiative?

Can you believe this kind of thing? ?

"Why don't you believe it?" Sidney was almost laughed at by Julian: "Are you so unconfident in your image in the hearts of the people? Don't you know that you are the idol of many people?"

"Now go shopping in the street and find someone to say that the lord of the gray tower collar is not good. Do you believe that he can spit on you in the street?"

"I didn't do anything either..." Julian was embarrassed by Sidney's words, and he...does he have so many fans?

Sidney said unhappily: "I remember I reminded you a long time ago, right? Many of the policies you implement in the territory are quite different from other nobles. The most important thing is that while you give the people a rich life, you , and gave them dignity. They may have many shortcomings, but everyone is good to them, and who is not good to them can still be clearly distinguished. If even such lords cannot get their true love, then this world is really Ruined."

Julian felt a little blushed, he really didn't feel that he had done anything, and even often, he handed over matters in the territory to Sidney to handle.

It's just that because he is used to equality in modern society, he naturally can't learn the habit of the local nobles who don't treat the poor as human beings, and never treat slaves as consumables.

He really didn't expect that he would be so loved.

It was rare to see Julian blushing. Sidney watched for a while with great interest before he had to remind: "Although the people in the community are very supportive of our work, I still have to pour cold water on you. After all... untrained young men are nothing but cannon fodder even if they go to the battlefield, so... I suggest that these young lads should go home."

Julian: ...Okay, Sidney is right. Untrained recruits are always cannon fodder. These are strong labor forces, and they cannot just die on the battlefield like this.

Don't look at Julian's good command talent, but that's only in books, at least in Owen's view, Julian is still far behind at this time.

What an excellent commander has to do is to exchange the smallest loss for the largest gain. It is impossible for everyone to die. If you can't be ruthless, it is impossible to become a general.

However, Owen is not so worried about this. As long as Julian has been on the battlefield a few times, he will get used to it. In the battlefield where tens of thousands of people are fighting, life is passing every minute and every second, and there is no awareness of ruthlessness. , It is impossible to save more people.

Thanks to Owen's forced relocation at the beginning, all the large and small villages outside Huita City have moved to Huita City.

After checking the Forbidden Mountain Range, the army of the Chabi Kingdom cautiously advanced. Julian also deployed many spies in the Forbidden Mountain Range. After receiving the news, he immediately organized his men to start a counterattack.

In the beginning, all the decisions were made by Owen. Under his order, the city guard with only 1000 people was divided into several teams. Some teams went to contain the enemy's army, some teams prepared traps in advance, and some The team poisoned all the water sources on their way...the guerrilla tactics of Huaguo were quite thorough, and they also used many new tricks according to local conditions.

The army of the Chabi Kingdom was miserable by them, but those who were in charge of close contact were all slippery, and their other abilities were not outstanding, but they ran very fast. In addition, Julian gave them money regardless of losses. A large number of quick potions have been prepared, and even a superhuman might not be able to catch them.

This delay lasted for five days, and the entire five days were spent on the road. When the army of Chabi Kingdom arrived at the city of Huita City, all of them had black eyes and looked exhausted.

It's a pity that Owen doesn't have enough manpower to attack head-on. Otherwise, if he opens the city gate to fight now, he will definitely defeat the opponent.

The city wall of Gray Tower City was built by an earth magician. During the construction, Julian spared no expense and added a layer of starlight sand coating to the outer wall.

Although the coating is only about two millimeters thin, it is also immune to more than 90.00% of magical attacks. That is to say, even if it is left still and attacked by a group of magicians, this city wall cannot be destroyed.

At that time, Sidney and the others were very puzzled. They didn't understand why Julian spent so much money to use the starlight sand coating. You know, half of that thing was used outside the mage's tower, and it was unheard of to use it on the city wall.

Now, they finally felt the benefits of the starlight sand, and the enemy army launched its first tentative siege after a short rest.

The city guards of the Huita Leader stood firm at the top of the city, watching the few dozen mages attacking the city wall, the city wall stood still, and immediately cheered.

As long as there is no threat of magic, it will take some time to lay down such a city wall. The food reserves in Huita City are sufficient, and the last thing they are afraid of is a protracted war.

The enemy general saw this scene from afar, and couldn't help feeling a little worried, but when he thought of the man in the barracks, he suddenly felt that this was not a problem, so he simply asked for money to withdraw the troops, and let the soldiers recharge their batteries and prepare for the official attack tomorrow.

In Huita City, the mood among the citizens was fairly stable, and those young men who volunteered to join the army were also organized by Owen to patrol the city specifically to prevent criminals from taking advantage of the fire.

Julian has always advocated inclusiveness in the territory, so all races have their own representatives in his city government team.

At this time, these officials are holding a meeting in the city lord's mansion. Those who can have a place here must have good brains. They know very well that they can only have such a status in the gray tower leader, so no one advocates surrender, all are firm the hawks.

Moreover, these people also feel that with the strength of their gray tower leaders, they may not have the power to fight. Not to mention, their lord is a seventh-order transcendent, and the lord's good friend, His Excellency Owen, also fought with them. The role that the players can play is definitely equivalent to a large army. If there were no people suspected of being a legendary mage hiding in the opposite barracks, they even felt that they would win.

"So... everyone thinks that legendary mage won't make a move for the time being?" Julian looked around. These people were able to stand out, relying on their own abilities, and he still believed in their judgment.

"Yes." Nina nodded: "We feel that since the other party is hiding from the beginning, he definitely wants to attack us by surprise, and it is even very likely that he will appear when you appear on the stage, Master, so as to maximize the attack. Our morale."

Julian nodded, agreeing with Nina's judgment. It's actually quite embarrassing for a legendary mage to participate in this kind of battle between kingdoms. does not appear.Or, as Nina said, when she appeared, let the legendary mage execute the beheading operation. As long as she died, the gray tower collar would lose its leader and would probably surrender.

If Chabi Kingdom wanted to gain the maximum benefits, the second method would undoubtedly be more useful.

Owen Diary:

Julian who listens to other people's opinions is so handsome!