Chapter 411 We underestimated the enemy!

General Philip looked at Catherine's solemn expression and secretly said "not good".

Now during the fierce war, Lorraine led the vast majority of Naian's military forces to fight fiercely with the orcs in the south.

Catherine and Adele were effectively in charge of the province during this period.

Looking at the looks of Catherine and Adele, it is undoubtedly clear that something very troublesome and difficult is happening. Nai'an is not in a time of peace, and it cannot withstand the troubles here.

General Philip calmly saluted Catherine with a military salute and said: "Your Highness, you are looking for me."

After staying up all night and going through several ups and downs, even though Catherine and Adele were in good physical condition, they were a little tired.

Catherine rubbed her temples vigorously, waved to General Philip, and then told General Philip in detail the news that the orcs were about to attack Nadel City.

General Philip was also shocked when he heard this. After thinking about the current situation, General Philip said helplessly: "Your Highness, we still underestimated the enemy."

Hearing what General Philip said, the four girls were stunned, but after thinking about it carefully, they all reluctantly nodded in agreement with General Philip's statement.

In fact, the Naian people did underestimate the enemy.

Especially after Lorraine's two consecutive victories and the elimination of nearly 20,000 orcs, the Naian people generally believed that if there were two more battles like this, the orcs would not be a threat.

As long as we find the enemy's main force and fight them decisively, it may take less than a month for the orcs to retreat across the board and return to the grassland.

Most of the people who hold this view are people behind the front, especially those in the government. The continuous high-intensity war also puts great pressure on the rear, especially the consumption of various materials. Seeing that Nai'an's family fortune is getting worse and worse.

Bo, people in the government affairs system are getting colder and colder.

However, this argument caused great dissatisfaction among the frontline soldiers. General Larry complained and said that each of those sitting in the office should be given a knife and let them go to fight the orcs.

Her men were fighting at the front, and Catherine was worried all day long. Lorraine sent back a letter. No matter how late it was, Catherine and Adele would get up from the bed and read it carefully several times. This kind of thing made Lorraine take risks.

Naturally, Catherine and Adele were greatly disgusted by this statement, and soon no one said anything like this anymore that undermined Naian's unity in fighting the enemy.

After no one dared to talk about quick victory, the Naian people began to generally believe that as long as they held on to the city and endured another month or two, the orcs would retreat due to lack of food.

Now this view has been unanimously recognized by everyone in Naian. Even the soldiers on the front line, many people agree with this view and advise Lorraine to adopt a more conservative tactics without chasing and intercepting every infiltration of the orcs.

Both views believe that the current situation in Nai An Province is very good, not a small good, but a great one. Orcs are not a problem. There is no need to maintain such a large militia team in the cities in the rear. Let them go home early and forget it.

You can save food and wages and prepare early for next spring sowing and expanding the land.

Even the port of Nidel City, after being depressed for a while at the beginning of the war, soon returned to the bustle of ships. It even became more lively because of the increase in merchants who wanted to make war fortunes.

, the cargo throughput suddenly increased a lot.

The central and northern part of Nai'an has become peaceful again with singing and dancing.

But now, the orcs' sneak attack was like a blow to the head. Those savages used practical actions to tell the Naian people that they were not a group of fools who could only wear pieces of skin around their waists, but carnivorous beasts that could bite people to death.

General Philip can think about the shock and panic that will be felt throughout northern Nai'an after this news is made public.

After General Philip thought for a while, he raised his head and said: "Your Highness, people will definitely be upset in the next period of time. Your Highness may be under great pressure from the locals. In this humble position, Your Highness must withstand the pressure and cannot let Mr. Lorraine

Return support. Otherwise, not only Nadel City will be in danger, but the entire Naian will also fall into chaos.

Mr. Lorraine will also be under internal pressure to return reinforcements. However, Mr. Lorraine has the support of military law. I believe that Mr. Lorraine can handle it. What I am worried about is that the people in our city, especially the civil servants, may then

Adding chaos."

Catherine and Adele looked at each other, and they all saw the worry in each other's eyes.

Philip is worthy of being the commander-in-chief of the Imperial Guard. He is a man with many years of experience in Ruman City. He not only sees the dangers from the outside, but also sees the crises coming from within Nidel City.

Once Naider City is besieged, the high-ranking officials of Naian and the aristocratic and wealthy businessmen in the city will definitely demand Lorraine to come back for rescue so that Nadel City is not lost. If these local dignitaries unite, it will be Catherine, the eldest princess, who will suppress them.

It will also be very tricky.

Most of the family members of senior military officers on the southern front are in Nai'an. It is inevitable that people on the front line will be upset and Lorraine will be asked to go back for rescue.

However, the military laws of the Ruman Empire are strict. As the highest military commander of Naian, Lorraine, as long as he strictly orders them to abide by military orders, the officers will not dare to disobey him.

Catherine glanced at General Philip gratefully and said: "I know, thank you General for reminding us. We really ignored this. In short, we have decided to defend the city with all our strength. As for those clowns who only care about their own comfort..."

Catherine thought for a while, and there was really nothing she could do to deal with those people. She could only sigh helplessly and said: "The military and political power are in our hands, just ignore them."

General Philip bent down and said sternly: "Like in an emergency period like a siege, the danger from within is often the biggest threat. If someone wants to disrupt our deployment and restrict His Highness, for the safety of Your Highness and His Highness Leo,

I hope His Highness can make an early decision by then, and our Royal Guards can clean up these people for Your Highness."

Catherine was stunned for a moment. General Philip meant that if someone really caused trouble, then he would be killed. After all, Catherine grew up with a royal education, and Leo, as the future heir of the empire, would not allow any mistakes.

For Leo's safety, not to mention a few minor nobles of Naian, but also the aristocratic families of Ruman City, Archduke Julius and Catherine were willing to take action.

Catherine nodded solemnly and said in a cold voice: "If there are really people who don't know how to advance or retreat by then, General, I will leave them to you."

General Philip saluted and said loudly: "Yes, I am relieved. Your Highness, please be at ease. The Guards never make mistakes. But..."

General Philip changed the subject, hesitated, and said: "Your Highness, it would be best...is it better to let His Highness Leo go first?"

Catherine shook her head decisively and said: "As an imperial royal family, you will never run away when faced with danger. This is Leo's responsibility."

General Philip sighed and thought to himself: I knew that was the case, but it's okay, at least I'm with the right person.

Philip shouted louder, "Yes! So where are the traitors lurking in the city?"

Catherine said: "I have left this to capable people to handle. If they can't do it well, then there is nothing anyone can do."

"Your Highness," General Philip said: "With all due respect, this kind of strategy in war is nothing more than digging tunnels and falsely opening city gates. As long as you take precautions in advance, the enemy will not be able to cause any big waves. This kind of strategy can win the battle."

You can win a battle, but it has little effect on the entire war."

Catherine looked at General Philip and said with a smile: "I'm not worried about these problems, because we have a task to give to the Guards here. As long as it is executed well, not only will the city of Nedel be preserved, but none of those orcs will be able to think of it."

Come back alive."

General Philip was stunned for a moment and thought to himself: Is there such a thing?

Then he said in a deep voice: "Follow His Highness's instructions."

Shortly afterwards, one hundred guardsmen quietly left the city.

Before the officials in Nadel City had time to have breakfast, Catherine urgently summoned them to the Governor's Palace for a meeting.

Angus was ordered by Catherine to strengthen the city defense last night. Although he still doesn't know what happened, he has a bad feeling in his heart.

When the officials who came to attend the meeting looked at the meeting that was suddenly closely guarded by the Royal Guards, their hearts skipped a beat. They knew that something big had happened. They also knew about the news that all the troops in Nadel City were dispatched overnight last night.

Yes, everyone is feeling uneasy

Angus could only shrug helplessly when asked by his colleagues, saying that he knew nothing.

Soon, Catherine and Adele walked into the conference room.

Those with sharp eyes noticed that the clothes worn by the two proprietresses were from yesterday. For women with exquisite lives like Catherine and Adele, wearing the same clothes for two days would be like the end of the world.

This means that the two proprietresses did not have a rest all night, and did not even have time to change clothes.

"Is there something wrong on the southern line?" This was the unanimous thought of everyone in the conference room.

After Catherine revealed that the orcs were about to attack Nadel City in a few days, there was a moment of silence in the conference room, and then there was a loud commotion.

"How is this possible~!"

"Oh my God, we have no troops now."

"Reinforcements, we must summon reinforcements as soon as possible."

"Have you notified Mr. Lorraine? Please bring someone back as soon as possible."

Catherine and Adele looked at the front with unhappy expressions and shouted at the officials.

Looking at the expressions of the two proprietresses, Angus' face darkened and he said loudly: "Silence, silence, how unbecoming is it?"

The people below fell silent and looked directly at Catherine and Adele.

Angus turned to Catherine and said, "Your Highness, has the news been confirmed? When will the enemy arrive?"

Catherine said: "In as soon as six days, the orcs will appear under Nidel City."

The officials in the conference room hissed and took a breath of cold air.

Angus said: "After all, even if Mr. Lorraine receives the news and returns to rescue, he will not be able to catch up. Do we have other reinforcements? Your Highness."

Catherine shook her head and said: "No, I just sent messengers to Constantine and Ruman City to ask for help, but it will take at least twenty days for the legions from the eastern provinces to arrive."

Angus heard this and said firmly: "We must defend the city!"

Catherine was very satisfied with Angus's attitude. She nodded slightly and said: "Lorraine is the governor of Nai'an. It is up to him to decide when to return for reinforcements. Our task is to guard it firmly before Lorraine comes back."

Good Kneedle City.”

The officials in the conference room knew that at this moment, they could only resist the enemy and wait for reinforcements. They immediately became serious and waited for Catherine's order.

Catherine and Adele dispatched the drafted orders in an orderly manner, and the work of transporting logistical materials to the south was assigned to several cities in the west.

Before the orc army arrives, do your best to store food and weapons in Nidel City.

Martial law was ordered in the city, and all city gates were strictly inspected. Except for soldiers and officials with missions, no one else was allowed in or out.

The militiamen also went to the city wall to guard the city in formal formation.

The bodyguards and guardians of wealthy families such as nobles and wealthy businessmen must also be summoned.
To be continued...