Chapter 427: Are You Really That Confident?

"Father, President, you have finally arrived!"

Adams immediately showed a surprised smile.

Although he had appeared relatively calm when dealing with the Beast Clan just now,

this was after all his first time encountering a battle that could endanger the entire army, so he was actually a bit panicked.

"Adams, how is the situation?"

"Father, these sneaking orcs have been temporarily held back by us."

"However, after hearing that strange horn sound just now, they seem to have gone mad, and their attack has become even more fierce!"

"That is the Beast Clan's Blood Oath Horn. Once heard, it means their Beast King is ordering them to attack at all costs!"

"If they fail to complete the task assigned by the Beast King, the consequences they will face are that not only will they themselves be demoted to slaves, but their families will also be demoted to slaves!"

"Hiss, this Beast King is too ruthless!"

"That's for sure. If these orcs cannot complete the task according to the plan, then the Beast King's plan this time will fail completely."

"Not only will Winterhaven be given to us for nothing, but these thousands of orcs who entered the city will also be destroyed by our kingdom's army!" the President explained with a smile.

"President, then let's finish these guys off quickly! Under such terrible punishment, these orcs will really go mad!"

"Young man of the Marquis Marquis Aosiding family, you don't need to worry; reinforcements have arrived!"

Just as the President finished speaking, the sound of shouting and killing came from behind the main street.

Subsequently, large groups of legion guards and noble guards joined the battlefield, beginning to attack the orcs from the rear.

And with the arrival of the reinforcements, this also meant that the orcs' conspiracy tonight was completely crushed.

Half an hour later, the shouting and killing sounds around the city gate gradually weakened.

No matter how mad the three thousand orcs were, they could not resist the siege of tens of thousands of elite human army troops.

Of course, the shouting and killing sounds inside the city did not calm down immediately either.

Because tonight's orcs were not just the three thousand who were preparing to open the city gates.

There were also more than a thousand orcs inside the city in various places, creating chaos and attracting attention.

It was not until more than an hour later that the shouting and killing sounds finally completely subsided.

And the Beast Clan army outside the city, realizing the plan had completely failed, finally stopped their fierce attack and returned to their original combat rhythm of ten thousand.

Adams and Count Marquis Marquis Aosiding then followed the President to the conference room.

"Hou Jue Marquis Marquis Aosiding, you are the heroes of the army tonight, and young Adams, you really did well!"

"President, this is what our Marquis Marquis Aosiding family should do!"

"That's right, President. To fight for the safety of the army in a critical moment is also my, Adams', glory!"

"Haha, you father and son!" the President was in a fairly good mood.

"By the way, Hou Jue Marquis Marquis Aosiding, you received this information in advance. Where exactly did this information come from? Why didn't you tell me in advance?" After the praise, the President finally asked the most important question.

Logically speaking, the Beast King's plan must be a secret within the Beast Clan.

Moreover, using a city as bait, how could this intelligence have fallen into the hands of the Marquis Marquis Aosiding family, while the kingdom had no awareness of it at all?

Hou Jue Marquis Marquis Aosiding smiled at the corner of his mouth, not panicking in the slightest.

"President, this news was still sent by the spy who accidentally fell into the Beast Clan last time by our Marquis Marquis Aosiding family!"

"Of course, in the intelligence he sent this time, it only indicated that the Beast King might have done something inside Winterhaven, but he did not know what it was!"

"So, I actually did not know beforehand that the Beast King had hidden so many elite Beast Clan soldiers inside the city, and I didn't even know if this news was accurate!"

"Under such circumstances, I definitely could not directly tell Your Excellency the President..."

The President and Duke Hernand exchanged a glance.

Hou Jue Marquis Marquis Aosiding's explanation was obviously unable to fully convince the two.

But they could also see that Hou Jue Marquis Marquis Aosiding did not want to elaborate.

After all, whether what Hou Jue Marquis Marquis Aosiding said was true or false, the fact that this news came from within the orcs was absolutely correct.

Moreover, it was news sent by an existence with a relatively high status within the Beast Clan.

Therefore, if this secret is not spoken by the Marquis Marquis Aosiding family, and we dig deep into it, that would be too unwise and too impolite!

"Hou Jue Marquis Marquis Aosiding, I do hope that in the future, if you have such intelligence, you can tell me in advance. Even if you are not sure if it is true or false, it doesn't matter; that is not your fault!"

"Okay, President, I will try my best!" Hou Jue Marquis Marquis Aosiding smiled very confidently, showing not the slightest hint of guilt.

Adams, standing aside, believed that he absolutely could not reach his father's level in this regard.

After all, this news was given by Gervas.

Whether there would be more next time, they did not know.

"Report, President, tonight's battle results and casualties have been tallied!"

Just then, a reporting voice came from the doorway.

"Come in!"

Following the President's order, the legion's scribe quickly walked in and immediately began the report.

According to the statistics, a total of more than three thousand three hundred orcs were beheaded tonight.

The reason why seven or eight hundred orcs were not beheaded is that they jumped out of the city wall into the outside during the chaos.

Of course, it is also possible that there are still a few stragglers hiding inside the city.

However, in any case, this harvest is already the greatest gain since the legion army set out.

Of course, with huge gains, the losses were also huge.

Excluding the battle outside the city, tonight's casualties inside the city totaled more than ten thousand soldiers, of which more than three thousand were elite soldiers of the legion and great nobles.

However, besides personnel losses, as the scribe mentioned that the grain supplies in the East District were burned, the expressions of the President and others became even worse.

Although, out of caution, the army's grain supplies were stored in three separate places, the grain supplies in the East District accounted for half of the army's total grain.

If these provisions are burned, the army's original supply, enough for half a month, will be directly cut in half.

Fortunately, the minor nobles brought their own provisions; otherwise, there would be no point in fighting, and they should have thought of retreating long ago.

"The upcoming provisions must not be lost; they must be guarded by heavy forces. Additionally, dispatch messengers at dawn to inform Shicheng of our battle situation, and simultaneously demand that Shicheng send provisions as soon as possible to replenish our supplies!"

"Yes, President!"

Thus, time turned, and it became day.

The orcs' battle continued; last night's setback had not dissipated the orcs' will to take down the kingdom's army.

"Your Majesty the Orc King, thank you very much for the grand gift you sent last night. With the heads of three or four thousand orc elites, I believe that once we return to the capital, Your Majesty the King will surely reward me!"

At dawn, taking advantage of the orcs' brief tactical adjustment, the President channeled his fighting qi to his throat and shouted loudly toward the city walls.

This was not only an outlet for his dissatisfaction with the Orc King's scheming but also a form of psychological warfare.

Upon hearing this, the Orc King's expression indeed turned instantly ashen.

Even his green skin showed a clear change; one could imagine he was truly furious.

"Legion President, I indeed did not expect that my plan would fail to crush you!"

"However, do you think this is over? Legion President, you are rejoicing too early. My subordinates report that although they failed to open the gates,"

"they burned a large portion of your provisions! Without provisions, Legion President, how many days can you hold out?!"

"Provisions? Haha, Your Majesty the Orc King, just at dawn, I dispatched a large contingent of messengers; they need only one day to reach Shicheng."

"And sending provisions from Shicheng to Winterhold takes at most three to five days, so you are worrying for nothing!" the President said with a brilliant smile.

By any calculation, the provisions were not yet critical.

At most, they would be unable to advance further; otherwise, there would be a risk of running out of food.

However, what the President did not expect was that the Orc King's smile suddenly became brilliant as well.

"Is that so? Legion President, are you so confident that Shicheng can send provisions?"

"Or perhaps, are you certain your messengers will definitely reach Shicheng?"