Pirate Death Arrives.

Before leaving, Betra left behind 30% of his soldiers.

These people have two functions.

First, guard the lower city gate to prevent this important pass from being recaptured by the people of the Azt Kingdom.

Second, to receive the subsequent reinforcements from the Apati Kingdom and help them better familiarize themselves with the current situation.

Of course, these reinforcements were not soldiers from the Apati Kingdom, but guards formed by various large and small family forces within the Apati Kingdom.

As the saying goes, when one prospers, all prosper; when one falls, all fall.

While these families and forces are protected by the Apati Kingdom, they should also bear corresponding responsibilities.

Otherwise, if the Azt Kingdom wins in the end, they will not get any benefit at all.

It is even possible that it will perish along with the Apati Kingdom.

This is not an exaggeration.

The Azt Kingdom has always been extremely violent. Perhaps only ordinary civilians can survive their conquests.

As for the princes and nobles of other classes, as well as small families and forces with some assets, they will all be reshuffled.

Because of this, they were particularly careful and serious in attacking the Kingdom of Azt.

However, forming a guard army still requires some time and effort.

Unlike the Royal Army, they can be directly withdrawn.

Therefore, they will arrive a little slower after all.

And just as Betla and his army had left, they finally arrived.

The number of people is estimated to be over ten thousand.

As for their quality, they are mixed. The strong ones are very strong and can be qualified for the positions of squad leaders or even generals in the kingdom's army. The weak ones can only be described as filling in the numbers and are completely cannon fodder on the battlefield.

But it's better than nothing.

And with the arrival of reinforcements.

The lower city gate, which had become somewhat deserted due to Bettra's departure, became lively again.

However, as more people gathered, someone soon noticed something unusual.

For example, in the sky...

A patriarch of a small family immediately noticed something unusual, subconsciously pointed to the sky, and asked the city gate guard with a look of surprise.

"What it is?"

Looking around, it was all black.

It looks like a cloud yet not like a cloud, just like an ink painting, firmly fixed in the sky.

And it won't float in the wind.

It looks so weird that it's hard not to notice it.

And he asked this.

soon.

The other high-ranking figures around looked up at the sky almost at the same time.

Then, he looked at the guard with doubt, the meaning of which was self-evident.

It was indeed strange that a black cloud suddenly hung in the sky on such a sunny day.

Faced with everyone's doubts, the heavily armored guard also glanced up at the sky.

But he quickly looked away.

It was not difficult to see from his eyes that there was a bit of fear and dread in it.

He naturally did not hide anything, but his voice was slightly trembling, and you might not be able to hear it if you didn't listen carefully.

"To tell you the truth, those who are entrenched there are members of the Death Pirates. Even the captain of the Death Pirates, the Death God Luodi, is among them. They are not beings we can afford to provoke. Do you understand?"

Death Pirates?

Death god Luo Di?

As soon as these words came out, all the senior executives around took a deep breath.

Someone asked again in surprise.

"real or fake?"

Obviously, they were a little unconvinced.

In response, the guard just smiled coldly.

"If anyone is not afraid of death, just shoot a few shots there and see if the Death Pirates will come down and kill you."

Then, as if he had thought of something, he added another sentence.

"Oh, let me remind you, the last person who did that has now turned into a corpse. Maybe there is still some trace of their blood where you are standing now!"

As soon as these words came out.

Everyone was shocked.

However, some people couldn't help but ask.

"Do you know why the Death Pirates came here? What is their purpose?"

Compared to the person who spoke before, his voice was obviously much softer, and he was obviously afraid of disturbing the Death Pirates who had never shown up.

However, the defender just shook his head slightly.

"Because we don't know, we don't know how to face them."

Cough cough--

The leader of one of the small forces couldn't help but cough dryly.

"If you don't even know their purpose and you're still here, aren't you courting death?"

The guard shrugged helplessly.

"We can't help it. Given the current situation, even if the Death Pirates want to attack, we can only choose to take it head-on. Once we retreat, the little advantage we have worked so hard to build will be gone."

This is true.

They were able to break through the lower city gate this time because they took the enemy by surprise.

Just when Faye was guarding the "secret passage" and Lloyd was returning to the palace to rest, a surprise attack came.

This is how we have achieved the current results.

Let them do it again?

That's obviously unreasonable!

Moreover, once they retreat and wait for the Azt Kingdom to recover, they will have the "secret passage" and can launch a surprise attack on the Apati Kingdom at any time.

At that time, they will be like fish on the chopping board, and can only be eaten away bit by bit by the other party.

During this period, the only thing the Kingdom of Azt needed to do was to defend the city gates.

You know, there are only two city gates between Azt and Apati.

As long as the Aztite Kingdom concentrates its military forces here and spends a little more effort, it will be almost impossible for the Apati Kingdom to break through this city gate as easily as it did today.

As the saying goes, the way to use troops is to surround them if your number is ten, attack them if your number is five, and divide them if your number is twice as many.

Attacking a city is not that easy.

Even though the Aztite Kingdom lost thousands or tens of thousands of elite soldiers today, the number of remaining soldiers is still comparable to that of the Apati Kingdom.

In this situation, forget it! Retreating and then reorganizing the attack.

As soon as the defender finished speaking, everyone on the field instantly understood what he meant, and some smart people even figured out the key.

indeed!

No matter what, we cannot easily give up this important checkpoint, the Lower City Gate.

Of course, after understanding the interests involved, when they looked at the black smoke in the sky, there was more or less a hint of fear in their eyes and on their faces.

Although no one has actually seen the Death Pirates, most of them have already believed it.

After all, at such a critical moment, there was no need for the defender to deliberately deceive them.

What's more, the other defenders around did not interrupt to refute.

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