Since the Neverwinter River runs through the entire Neverwinter Forest, lumberjacks only need to cut down economically valuable trees along both sides of the river, and then bundle them together and send them down the river to Leicester Port easily.

This means that the transportation costs of logs are basically negligible, which can greatly save costs.

Once Leicester Port is captured, you will immediately be able to obtain an astonishing amount of wood, as well as skilled craftsmen who can build siege machinery, and ships docked nearby. It is a perfect killing three birds with one stone.

In addition, it is very close to Neverwinter City, so it can be used as an advance base to transport the army out of the Neverwinter Forest with the help of river transportation.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

Woo——woo——woo——

When the thunderous war drums and loud horns echoed in the valley, this army composed of orcs, half-orcs, ogres, half-giants, trolls and gnolls began to appear on the horizon.

Although it looked chaotic and without any formation, the residents of Leicester Port were still frightened.

The guards on the guard tower immediately sounded the alarm.

There were less than two hundred soldiers who were usually responsible for maintaining law and order. They urgently gathered and stood on the simple city wall of less than two meters as if facing a powerful enemy.

No!

To be more precise, it would be more appropriate to call it a fence.

Because these so-called "city walls" are actually mainly used to protect against wild beasts, not to deal with wars.

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Just shoot a round of rockets, or hit the wood twice, and it will fall apart immediately on the spot.

In fact, Leicester Port didn't even have a fence originally. However, the population explosion led to a sharp deterioration in security conditions, so this simple fence was added as a last resort.

Looking at the monsters charging towards them, the forty-year-old officer at the head immediately broke out in sweat and asked with a slightly trembling voice: "Where are our spies? Where are the patrols? Where are the scouts? Why are there monsters of this size?"

China Mobile doesn’t even have anyone to report the news?”

"Sir, I think they are dead. Since three days ago, there has been no news about the adventurers and ranger spies we hired. As for the patrols sent out, they are also missing."

One soldier suppressed his fear and told the truth.

"What? Then why didn't you report it earlier?"

The officer roared angrily.

As long as he can get the news a few hours in advance, he can immediately request reinforcements from Neverwinter City.

Another soldier carefully reminded: "Sir, we mentioned this matter to you the morning before yesterday, but you were flirting with Miss Moore at the time and kicked us out without even listening."

moment!

The officer froze on the spot, his face turning red and purple, and he didn't know whether he was angry or ashamed.

Like most guards stationed in relatively prosperous towns responsible for maintaining law and order, the Leicester Port Guards have actually been severely corrupted for a long time.

Although it is far from the Askatla City Defense Forces that semi-openly accepted bribes during the rule of the Six-person Council of Amn, it has long been a tacit secret to accept gifts from merchants and do small favors in private.

For example, Miss Moore mentioned by the soldier is the operator of a high-end furniture manufacturing workshop.

She used her beauty to seduce the officer and let him secretly help her obtain priority for river shipping. She could always ship the goods and ship them away as soon as possible, without having to spend money on leasing or shipping like other workshop owners.

Purchase a warehouse for storage.

Normally, even if something like this is discovered, it can only be considered an abuse of power at best, and will not be punished too severely at all.

But if it were placed in wartime, the nature would be completely different.

According to the laws of Neverwinter, there is only one result for such a degree of dereliction of duty, and that is to be hanged in public.

But at this moment, the officer couldn't care less about making excuses for himself to shirk responsibility.

Because as the monster army got closer and closer, he could only take a deep breath, draw his sword and stand at the front of the queue. He mustered up the courage to say to his soldiers: "Maybe we have all made unforgivable mistakes.

, fell because of various temptations;

Perhaps we have soiled our honor and faith by breaking the vows we made;

Maybe we are destined to die here today, overwhelmed by the tide of monsters in front of us.

But I hope that I can at least die bravely and buy some time for the civilians in Leicester Port behind me to escape, so that they can board the ship and go down the river to Neverwinter.

This is our responsibility and also our obligation.

Are any of you willing to follow me and complete redemption at the last moment of your life?

Are you willing to bravely kill the enemy and shed the last drop of your blood under the witness of the great God of Justice?

answer me!"

moment!

The temperament of the more than two hundred soldiers who were trembling one second had a 180-degree change in the next second, and most of them had determination in their eyes.

Obviously, this is the biggest difference between a world with true God and a world without true God.

In a world where there is no true God, people often have a great fear of death. No one knows what it will be like after death, whether there is still a soul, and where the soul will go.

Too much uncertainty makes people's desire for life often exceed everything else.

Unless there are extremely special circumstances, such as having extremely firm beliefs or achieving a lofty goal, one can rely on a strong will to overcome fear and die calmly.

But in a world with true gods, mortals have a clear expectation of death and know where their souls will go after death.

Therefore, when encountering a situation like this, usually as long as a hero steps forward to arouse the faith of the people around him in a common god, there will be a response immediately.

Even if you know that the final result of doing so will be death, you will never look back.

This is also the reason why there are always similar evocative and tragic stories emerging in the history of Faerûn.

Various gods infinitely magnify the good and evil, order and chaos in the hearts of mortals.

"Sir, we are willing to follow you until the end of our lives."

After a moment of silence, a soldier took the lead in expressing his attitude.

With him taking the lead, everyone else silently took a step forward.

Facts have proved that sometimes heroes and cowards usually only depend on a split-second decision.

The defenders of Leicester Port in front of them chose to be heroes instead of cowards who selfishly abandoned their responsibilities and ran away.

Even if they had accepted bribes, even if they often visited those special service places on weekdays, even if they never paid for drinks on credit in the pub, it no longer mattered at this moment.

"Very good! In that case, let's give these damn monsters some color."

The officer grinned, showing his white teeth, and then led his men to open the door and rush out.

He knew very well that there was no point in defending Leicester Port with that ridiculous fence. Only by rushing out and causing chaos for the enemy could he buy more time for the civilians to evacuate.

"Hahahaha! Look! Those stupid humans actually charged at us! Kill them all!"

Orc Chief Obould All-Arrow raised the magic sword burning with flames in his hand and laughed wildly.

Thrall, who was following him, carried the Doomhammer and whispered in a voice that only he could hear: "But at least they are quite courageous, aren't they?"

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "Boy! What are you talking about?"

Another strong orc warrior asked casually.

Thrall shook his head while running and responded: "No, it's nothing. I'm just thinking about how to kill more enemies and gain respect."

"To win respect? Just for a rookie like you? Stop joking!"

The orc warrior glanced disdainfully at this inconspicuous-looking boy.

the reason is simple!

The orc body that Thrall occupies is not more than sixteen years old, so it looks a bit thin and far from as strong as other orcs in their prime.

But Thrall didn't make any response, and just kept running forward after the chief.

No one knows better than him that in a primitive tribal society where strength is paramount, thousands of words are not as useful as one practical action.

Although he admired the bravery and heroism of these human soldiers, it did not mean that he would show mercy.

Quite the opposite!

He needs to use the other person's death to prove himself, and then win the respect of other orcs, and then climb up to gain a higher status and more power.

Since they were running in both directions, both sides quickly entered the range of weapons such as bows and crossbows.

However, the monster army obviously had no intention of using crossbows, and instead let the Leicester Port defenders rush forward.

In their opinion, there is no need to use crossbows to deal with such an enemy. They can just let the orcs and ogres in the van crush them.

But this decision to underestimate the enemy immediately caused the monster army to pay a heavy price.

I saw that the officers rushed forward and did not immediately engage in battle. Instead, they ordered their men to make an emergency stop. Then they all took out the revolvers produced by the West Coast Empire, and without saying a word, they unleashed an intensive firepower.

After a crackling sound, more than 400 orc warriors who rushed at the front fell immediately.

Such sudden and rapid casualties caused huge chaos in the front line, and the monsters who had never seen firearms began to become frightened and hesitated to move forward.

Upon seeing this, the human officers immediately seized the opportunity and rushed into the chaotic formation of the orc forwards to kill them, completely disrupting the opponent's command system.

You must know that wars often compete not just in numbers, but in the organization, discipline, morale, weapons and equipment of both armies, and many other factors.

In this regard, the defenders of Leicester Port are obviously the party with the advantage.
To be continued...