Why did the lord rebel

Chapter 371 Tides of War
Facing the scorching sun at noon in the Tongge Desert, the Shuangfengling Expeditionary Army rode northward and left the Shenen Oasis accompanied by billowing smoke and dust.

Behind them, the sub-orcs of "Dan-Azler" stood on the edge of the oasis, watching the group of human cavalry who came and went like the wind gradually disappear on the horizon, with complicated eyes.

Before leaving the oasis, the Frost Maple Ridge cavalry specially assisted the craftsmen of "Dan-Azler" to dig a tomb on the west side of the God's Grace Oasis, and put the more than 20 sub-orcs who "died unfortunately due to misunderstanding" in the crossfire , properly buried in the ground;
Moreover, the troll shaman in the expeditionary army specially followed the most standard sub-orc etiquette and chanted a requiem for these dead, wishing their souls to return to the embrace of the gods as soon as possible.

After going through this process, the dissatisfaction with the humans in Shuangfengling that permeated among the "Dan-Azler" sub-orcs seems to have weakened a lot.

The extraordinary "magnanimity" shown by the sub-orcs surprised Xia Houyan and other senior officials of Shuangfengling for a while:
If it was a human town, and a group of intruders killed dozens of residents in a blink of an eye for no reason, then the town would definitely be outraged——

——A group of human civilians, even if they are not brave enough to take pitchfork torches to ask a group of alien elite cavalry to ask for an explanation, but the invaders who owe blood debts will never try to win goodwill from the residents of this small town.

However, the sub-orcs of "Dan-Azler" could hardly express their strong emotions towards the Frost Maple Ridge Expeditionary Force who shot and killed dozens of compatriots: At the funeral held on the west side of the oasis, the sub-orcs The eyes looking at the people in Shuangfengling are not so much anger and hatred, but fear and sadness.

In this regard, the master of spiritual songs can only sigh and tell the lord, perhaps, this group of sub-orcs has become accustomed to misfortune and disaster:
In the Glorious Federation, the sub-orcs, who are discriminated against because their appearance is too close to humans, are a race that has been oppressed and enslaved by orcs for a long time—they are like birds whose feathers have been clipped, and have lost their anger and The capacity for hatred, leaving only a numb acceptance of a tragic fate;

In such a nation, even if there are some werewolf cynics who have hatred for Shuangfengling, the vast majority of "Dan-Azler" residents may just be used to things like losing relatives and friends——

As for whether it was orcs, demons or humans who killed their compatriots, it didn't really matter.

Because of the harshness of the "tolerance tax" and human discrimination against humanoid races, he was expelled from the empire, and he was not tolerated in the demon realm because of his different beliefs, and finally became a slave to orcs in the Glorious Federation...

This group of sub-orcs is actually a group of wanderers who will never have a hometown on the seemingly civilized continent of Haven.

Before leaving, Xia Houyan hesitated for a long time, and finally made up his mind to tell Marlena personally that there is a wasteland called the Land of Broken Soul in the west of the Dusty Mountains - there, under the rule of Shuangfengling, including All races, including humans, elves, and trolls, can live equally.

Xia Houyan told the cat girl that if the sub-orcs of "Dan-Azler" are willing, they can go to Shuangfengling through the mountain tunnel to find a new life without slavery and oppression.

Marlena listened carefully to his suggestion, but Xia Houyan didn't know how many sub-orcs would bravely take this step, go south through the tunnel, and settle on the other side of the dust mountain:
To a bird whose feathers have been clipped, the sky is a mysterious and dangerous concept.

But in any case, the Frost Maple Ridge Expeditionary Army can no longer worry about the future of "Dan Azler", and continue to delay in the Oasis of God's Grace:
In the original plan, this elite cavalry was supposed to crush the desert territory into scum, and then rush to the north without any hindrance. Too extravagant.

However, this day and night stay is not without benefits—even if it is except for the private life of the lord, it is the same.

From Marlena and other sub-orcs, the Frost Maple Ridge Expeditionary Army not only obtained a detailed map of the north, but also collected a lot of information about the Federation——

——"Dan Azler", who is in the desert oasis and often needs to buy daily necessities from the north, undoubtedly knows more about the details of the Central Plains of the Federation than the group of human invaders like the Frost Maple Ridge Expeditionary Force.

According to the statements of the sub-orcs and the information previously obtained by Shuangfengling, compared with the long-civilized human empire and the southern demons, the infrastructure in the Glorious Federation is much worse.

On the west side of the Dusty Mountains, the Imperial Plains area north of the Lionheart River has basically been divided by large and small cities and towns.These towns, as settlements of imperial humans, are connected by criss-crossing roads, while fertile farmland and orchards fill the gaps between them, providing rations and wealth for the growing population of imperial people.

On the other hand, the Dolores Great Plain, north of the Tongge Desert, which is the core area ruled by the Glorious Federation, is a vast and smooth road, but it is basically in a barren state that has yet to be developed.

So far, most of the population of the Glorious Federation still maintain a relatively primitive tribal lifestyle:

A large number of orc tribes, in the wilderness of the Great Plains of Dolores, each occupied their own reserved land to set up camp, and the division of the sphere of influence of each tribe depends on the negotiations between the tribe leaders—even conflicts and conflicts. war.

It is conceivable that the completion of the fortresses built by the various tribes alone must be far inferior to the major cities of the empire, at best, they are nothing more than simple wooden villages;

Outside of these large and small tribal territories, the real economic center of the Federation is the orc capital "Half of the World" Redstone located in the center of the Dolores Great Plains, and its southwest, southeast, northeast, The four big cities in the four corners of the northwest——

In addition, there are no large cities with large populations and complete defenses in the entire Glorious Federation.

On weekdays, the orc residents of various tribal villages, under the leadership of the tribal chief, live by hunting within their own sphere of influence, or develop some simple planting industries—and the acquisition of important materials must be obtained through regular Go to the nearest metropolis to "go to the market" to get it.

——In this sense, "Dan Azler" in the Oasis of God's Grace can also be regarded as a tribal village established by the suborcs on the Tongge Desert in imitation of the orc system.

The simple and even primitive social structure of the Glorious Federation is actually a vivid manifestation of the backward production technology of the orcs:

The orcs, whose handicraft industry and culture are extremely underdeveloped, can neither learn from human craftsmen to build majestic and sturdy castles, nor can they learn the red tape of the social circles of demons and empires—the barbaric growth that is closest to nature is the most suitable for them. The way of life of the orcs.

But many things have their pros and cons.

On the other hand, the "barbarism" of the Glorious Federation has also successfully shaped this group of green leather goods into people of steel who can fight well:

Due to the frequent conflicts and small-scale wars between the various tribes, almost all the tribes on the Great Plains of Dolores maintain a very strong combat effectiveness. With the innate physical advantages of the orcs, the mature orcs in each tribe, regardless of gender , all warriors who can knock down three humans with one punch;

On weekdays, these orcs fight for their own tribes, robbing survival materials and living space, and once the Glorious Federation needs to go to war, they will respond to the Federation's call to form an army, with an infinite desire for blood, war and glory Go to the battlefield.

Neither humans nor demons seem to be a race born for war like the federal orcs.

Historically, the warlike nature of orcs has largely caused these green-skinned idiots to kill each other in civil strife—from the collapse of the Great Elf Empire, the foundation of the Human Empire on the Imperial Capital Plain, to the end of the doomsday between humans and demons. Both sides suffered losses in the battle, but the green-skinned orc tribes east of the Dust Mountain Range were almost all busy killing each other.

——At that time, the harsh environment in the east of the Dust Mountain Range may also partially explain the descendants of the "Nigrum" dark elves who failed to survive in the east after crossing the mountains.

For quite a long period of time, neither the humans nor the demons, who are the "primates of all things", took these short-circuited green-skinned idiots from the East seriously: Dividing up the legacy of the great elf empire is the obvious top priority.

However, what humans and demons never expected was that in the darkness on the east side of the Dust Mountain Range, the situation suddenly changed.

Not long after the Doomsday War was officially declared over, an orc whose name would go down in history, Mordreno Burnheart, was born.

The child of the former chieftain of the Burning Heart Tribe took over the totem scepter of the Burning Heart Tribe from his father who died in the orc civil war at a young age.The young Modreno Burning Heart went south alone, crossed the Tongge Desert, the land of death, and came to the territory of the Demon Race, requesting to borrow troops from the Demon Race to fight against the enemy who killed his father.

At that time, the Demon Race had just been seriously injured in the Doomsday War, so they should have no time to consider the request of a savage orc.However, I don't know whether he chewed his three-inch tongue or promised a shocking return. At that time, Modreno actually borrowed a 400-member Nightmare Knights from the Demon Race!

At that time, Modreno brought four hundred Nightmare Knights back to the Great Plains of Dolores like undead returned from the underworld, slaughtered the orc tribe that killed his father, and won the title of "Nightmare King" for himself. "The prestige.

Afterwards, Modreno continued to work hard, and actually spent 20 years sweeping the entire Dolores Great Plains, conquering the orc tribes that were originally separated from Germany one by one, and finally formed a loose "Glorious Federation"!
The four hundred nightmare knights were also impressed by Modreno's charisma, and followed a green-skinned orc to fight in foreign lands for 20 years—and waited until Modreno conquered the last hostile tribe, after [-] years of fierce fighting , The only remaining Demon Nightmare Knight also died of serious injuries.

In 20 years, Modreno Burning Heart paid four hundred knights borrowed from the demons, but successfully established an orc regime that dominates the east of the mainland and continues to this day, and became the first chief of the Glorious Federation.The name of Modreno Burning Heart has also changed from the derogatory "Nightmare King" in his youth to the "Glory King" that symbolizes endless glory!
To this day, the sword mound commemorating the four hundred nightmare knights still stands in the outskirts of Redstone, and the federal system left by the "Glorious King" Modreno has been passed down from generation to generation, and it has never been easier for hundreds of years:

The chiefs of each federal tribe will unify and elect a life-long leader as the supreme leader of the glorious federation, the "Great Chief";
However, the Chiefs of the Burning Heart Tribe since Modreno Burning Heart Son will never get involved in the position of Great Chief, but will be the hereditary "Great Commander" and the supreme leader of all military operations of the Federation.Hundreds of years have passed, the original Burning Heart tribe has disappeared, and even the tribe's surname "Burning Heart" has disappeared, but the blood left by the "King of Glory" still firmly holds the first place in the orc army. Top chair;
In addition, the "Blood Council" composed of shaman priests in the Federation is not only the highest religious organization of this orc regime, but also has a lofty voice in cultural, military, economic and other aspects.

It is these three giants of the Federation that link the various tribes of the orcs who have mutual suspicions, and drive the war machines belonging to the orcs of the Federation, impacting the human empire in the west of the Dust Mountain Range time and time again.

After stepping out of the Tongge Desert, the first goal the Frost Maple Ridge Expeditionary Army set for itself was the "Bloodthorn City" located in the southwest corner of the five major orc cities on the Great Plains of Dolores, where the shaman The seat of the highest institution, the "Blood Council".

However, after receiving the report from the "Dan Azler" sub-orc, all the high-level leaders of Shuangfengling hesitated:
Because it is not an easy task to attract the attention of the Federation by attacking Bloodthorn City and relieve the pressure on the Eastern Front of the Empire.

First, although most of the orc tribes live in camps on the plains, the Bloodthorn City, which has been run by the Blood Council for hundreds of years, is a fortified city no less than a metropolis of human beings—a mere fifth of the Frost Maple Ridge Expeditionary Army. Hundreds of cavalry are not good at attacking the city at all, and it is like a dream to inflict damage to the giant beast of Bloodthorn City;
Second, even if the elite of the orc tribes have been conscripted to the northern front, it does not mean that the rest of the south are old, weak, sick and disabled. The federal orcs are a race of all soldiers. The members of the village are by no means easy to get along with.

All in all, Sean Mountbatten summed up the situation:
"To draw chestnuts from the fire, you must be cautious; if you make a mistake, you will lose the whole battle!"

However, compared to the chief of staff of Frost Maple Ridge who is used to deep thinking, Eldridge, who has fought against orcs in the East for decades, gave a simple evaluation of Sean's overly cautious statement:

"Fuck your mother's fart!"

(End of this chapter)