THE FIGHT TO BE KING
CHAPTER 153: SUSPICION
The entire leader in the room looked back at the young captain in awe. This young captain was not only intelligent, but also extremely loyal to the Orc-Goblin Kingdom to the point of not minding using his life. If they were in the position of the young general, they would definitely not dare to risk such a death. No, even those who were old now still did not dare like this young captain.
Different from all the other admiring military leaders, Guliger is suspicious of this young captain. However, the appearance of a great young captain was very unique, but this young man was not only intelligent but very loyal to make Guliger suspicious. Was the existence of this young captain the hands and feet of the enemy secretly placed on his troops?
To make sure of that, Guliger smiled kindly "Young captain, your courage is so great, I admire that. However, I have a question for you. Why do you dare fight to the death here? With your talent, you can become a great figure in the future Orc-Goblin Kingdom. Do you mind dying? How is your family in the kingdom? They must be sad to learn of your death".
The young captain looked towards Guliger and understood immediately that Guliger was suspicious of him "General, I know you are suspicious, he said, an intelligent and loyal young captain suddenly appeared at this kind of crisis state which was extremely suspicious. But the general must believe me, I am not loyal to the Orc-Goblin Kingdom, I am doing all this because of the general! I don't have a family anymore, I've always been in an orphanage".
"At first I was just planning to open a business using my intelligence and then live peacefully to death, but when I saw the general 7 years ago, my mind changed. The general is a figure who is very loyal to the kingdom and good to the people, even though the general has a high position but you are not arrogant. I became a soldier in order to become a great figure like you, today I also do not mind dying because the Orc-Goblin Kingdom needs a figure like you! Without you, the Orc-Goblin Kingdom would not survive!".
Guliger was a little surprised, who thought this young captain in front of him was fighting for him.
Staring at the young man before him, Guliger closed his eyes for a moment before nodding in agreement "Alright, I believe in you this time and maybe now is also the last time we meet! Young captain, when we meet again, let's eat together! I'm sure we can be close".
The young captain smiled and bowed respectfully "Thank you for the general's trust, I will definitely not disappoint you!".
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Without the slightest hesitation, Guliger's forces began to part quickly.
Currently Guliger still controls 7 cities in the Northern Province, he let the young captain continue to lead the troops who remain to guard the 7 cities while the other forces follow him.
All the Wolf Cavalry troops following Guliger retreated, however the Cavalry was too valuable and important to the Orc-Goblin Kingdom that it was impossible to leave them dead here.
The young captain stood on top of the city wall that used to belong to Baron Aras, the reason he chose this city because Aras City has the strongest city wall so it is best suited to be used as a defense city.
The army in Aras City consisted of 10,000 people while the other city divided the remaining 20,000 troops.
The young captain's goal was not to win the battlefield, his original goal was to buy time as long as possible so that Herfu could not pursue Guliger's forces.
Therefore, he only needed to concentrate his defense in 1 city whereas other cities only needed to have makeshift defense. As long as Aras City did not fall, Herfu would definitely not be able to take his troops towards Rulfes Fortress as well.
In the face of the numerous enemy forces and the Snow Infantry, the 7 cities immediately suffered a disadvantageous position.
But the young captain was not worried, their goal was not to win but to buy time so he knew from the start that their squad must have suffered losses.
The army that attacked the city of Aras consisted of 40,000 troops of which there were 10,000 Snow Infantry, it seems Herfu had understood the plans of Guliger and the young captain.
No, as a Northern Border General who had fought for most of his life, Herfu definitely could not be tricked by such an easy strategy. He let 40,000 troops directly advance to attack Aras City, the enemy's defense is in the weakest position now that makes Herfu do not need to make any plans. Their goal was only to bring down Aras City as quickly as possible then rush towards Rulfes Fortress.
The young captain stood still on top of the walls of Aras City, he continued to observe the surrounding Orc and Goblin soldiers who continued to fight so that the enemy would not rise to the top of the city walls.
Regardless of where, his troops continue to suffer losses due to enemy attacks.
But the young captain did not care, he could not make any strategy because the difference in strength of his and Herfu was too far away, there was no chance of winning in the slightest just by strategy.
The young vice-captain approached himself saying doubtfully "Captain, why did you decide to take on this most risky task? I'm sure if you don't say anything, General Guliger won't send you to guard this place either. Was the captain planning on running away when he was about to lose to escape?".
The young captain slightly looked at his deputy before shaking his head "There's no particular reason, I'm staying here because I'm a soldier".
After that the captain drew his sword and shouted "The whole army, I know our circumstances are very detrimental and death is in sight! But you must always remember, we are soldiers! Let's fight to the end to hold the enemy for as long as possible, I will accompany you to the end as well!".
Hearing the young captain's cry, many soldiers were touched, how many military higher-ups dared to accompany his soldiers in a war that most likely ended up dead? Almost nothing, most of the military higher-ups must have fled first than the soldiers.
Therefore, the soldiers raised their weapons while shouting "Fight! Follow the captain to the end!".
The young captain led his army and defended Aras City as best he could, although they would have lost but the captain believed he could hold out for 5 days as planned.
This young captain dared to risk death not because he had other devious ideas or planned to betray and escape, but he was only a loyal soldier and respected Guliger as a great general who was good to the people without seeing their position or money.
He believes that the Orc-Goblin Kingdom needs the existence of Guliger in order to survive from the Kingdom of Azeroth.