The Lord of the Rings: Lords of Middle-earth.

Chapter 970: The Deathly Fiefdom of the Nobles!
"War clouds! Ringwraiths!" Ismir looked at the war clouds in the distance with panic in his eyes.

"Help! Help quickly!" Ishmir grabbed Ymir and said.

"Retreat first! Let all the people retreat! Everyone retreat! Soldiers stay behind to stop them! Hurry!" Ismir then pulled Ymir back and roared.

"Bang!" A scarlet magic flare exploded in the sky, and the Lulong Fortress opposite also instantly raised a flare. A series of translucent hexagonal shields quickly emerged and pieced together, and the entire fortress was instantly wrapped in the shield.

"Huh~ The fortress is safe!" Ismir felt relieved. Now he had to think about how to keep the thousands of people under his command alive.

"Damn it! We have to find a way to evacuate!" Ymir's face turned dark as she looked at the smoke and dark clouds in the distance.

"Retreat! Retreat! The orcs are coming! The orc army is coming!" Soon, a bloody goblin knight rode out of the jungle on a rotting boar, and the reconnaissance cavalry squeezed in through the slightly open gate in panic.

"Boom!" The west gate of Windhelm City was slammed shut, and heavy stone slabs were lowered to block the gate. From this moment on, there were no more friendly units in the west.

"My lord, you have to retreat!" Harrow, the leader of the Guardians of Nature, anxiously grabbed Ismir's arm and dragged him back.

"Lord Ymir, please lead Baron Ismir to retreat! We will block and cover here! The guardians of nature will not bring shame to your reputation!" Harrow nodded to Ymir while carrying a spear.

"I retreat? Where should I retreat? How can a pioneer noble retreat? The people are in the city!" Baron Ismir roared. It is more terrible for a pioneer noble to lose land than to lose life. You know, if the pioneer fiefdom is lost, the title will naturally have no legitimacy to be inherited! Although the pioneer noble will not be deprived of the title or even executed for losing land like the fiefdom nobles, it is almost impossible for the entire pioneer family to make a comeback...

Ismir knew that even if he ran back, he would never have a second chance to open up new territory, so he would rather die in battle on his own fiefdom than cross the Rapids River and live the rest of his life as a civilian.

"Soldiers of Windhelm! Gather! We will fight them to the death in the city!" Ismir's eyes turned bloodshot, the aura of a third-level druid bloomed, and ripples of magic power created a wave in the air!
"My lord..." There was a bit of reluctance in Ymir's eyes as he pulled Ishmir. He didn't want Ishmir to go down this seemingly hopeless road of no return.

"I have made up my mind! There is no need to persuade me anymore. If you are afraid, you can accompany the people to cross the river by boat!" Ismir shook his head and continued to speak in a low voice.

"This is the closest I've ever been to being a noble. I don't want to lose my title of baron! I don't want to die of old age in the kingdom as a commoner again. I only have this one chance to open up new territories... Windhelm Territory... I can't afford to lose it!" Looking at Ymir's reluctant eyes, Ysmir patted the arm of the big half-giant and said calmly. When he learned that the Ringwraiths were coming, he had already made up his mind to die. Instead of returning to the kingdom as a commoner and dying of old age due to a failed open up territory, it would be better to die as a noble in the open up territory. At least the latter would leave a strong mark in the history books!
"My lord, I will not leave. Senate Guard... we can only advance and never retreat! In the blood mist, there is only death and no life!" Ymir shook her head while carrying a heavy snake-shaped sword.

"Fight and be worthy of the glory of our ancestors!" Ymir stroked the blade lightly, and the entire Blood Mist suit began to tremble, and a thin layer of blood mist began to spread.

"My lord, give the order! It's time for us to go to the battlefield!" Ymir grinned as he carried the door-like snake-shaped heavy sword. "We'll defend the city walls first, and fight street battles once the city is breached! We are few in number, and we don't have the qualifications to fight the orcs..." Ysmir shook his head. There was no such thing as tactics, only a helpless way of fighting.

"That Ringwraith..." Ymir said worriedly. He couldn't let him fight the Ringwraiths, could he? If it was a level 6 Emperor Guard, it would be fine. But a level 4 Vanguard Guard would have to fight a level 6 Peak Ringwraith with his head? Even if he had a divine weapon in the Blood Mist, he couldn't be allowed to cross two realms to kill people! What's more, it was just a legendary suit.

"Leave it to the dragon knight! Yun Feng owes me this! For public reasons, they have to fight to the death to protect the people. For private reasons, he can't let a noble of the kingdom die here! Our target is the orcs! The Ringwraiths are theirs!" Ismir has learned a lot of knowledge since he became a noble, and his horizons have broadened a lot over time. He can see at a glance where the current goal is and the division of responsibilities.

"Ang! Boom!" Willy, who had nowhere to stand, fell down after crushing a house. However, everyone in the city had fled now, so the collapsed house did not hurt anyone.

"Take me to find your Baron! Quick!" Weiss pulled over a fully armed soldier who was in a hurry and shouted. When the soldier saw that Weiss was a dragon knight, he didn't say much. He grabbed Weiss's armor, squeezed through the crowd, and rushed in one direction.

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"Lord Weiss is here?" Ismir nodded without any courtesy. On the one hand, he was a noble, and on the other hand, he was angry about Yun Feng's arrangement, so he was not very enthusiastic when he saw Weiss.

“Well, I’m sorry, Lord Baron Ismir…” Weiss nodded apologetically. He knew that Yun Feng had put the blame on Baron Ismir. The Lulong Fortress, which was suppressed by the Dragon Riders and the Holy Heroes, was the strongest backing for Windhelm. As a result, because Yun Feng wanted to gather all the decision-makers to discuss matters, the defense of Windhelm was left empty…

It's funny, the commander of Lulong Fortress was transferred away, and the defense became empty... If it was just Lulong, it would be fine without Reno for a short time, relying on its status as a war fortress. The bad thing is that the Windhelm, who depends on Lulong for his livelihood, is weak. Once Reno is gone, Lulong Fortress can't fly up to kill the Ringwraiths, which exposes the Windhelm from the defense line. The Windhelm, whose strength was discovered by the Ringwraiths, is now like a boiled egg walking alone and being caught by an assassin. Although he can resist a few times, it is meaningless...

"It has nothing to do with you. Yun Feng is a scumbag and you don't have to apologize!" Baron Ismir said with full energy. Although his territory was crumbling, the aristocratic atmosphere he had cultivated in the past few years did not weaken at all, but became stronger with the coming of war.

"Your Majesty Yun Feng..." Weiss opened his mouth and was about to defend Yun Feng when he saw Ismir raise his hand and close his open mouth again. After all, it was really useless to say this now.

"There is no point in saying more, the darkness has come! Let's see the truth on the battlefield!" Ismir was also ruthless. As a man who led a group of goblin knights to the old fortress of Dol Guldur, he was not a good man!
"Well, then, Baron, you better be careful! Lord Dos Anthony will come to support us soon! Survive! There is still a chance for the Windhelm Territory!" Weiss nodded to him.

"Let's cover the people crossing the river first!" Ismir said in a deep voice, looking at the jungle where countless birds were startled, and then at the residents behind him who were rushing towards the riverside dock carrying large and small bags.

"Okay, then you arrange the defense, and I'll go meet them first! We can't let the Ringwraiths bring the battlefield to the city! I'll hold the Ringwraiths back, and Windhelm is on your own!" Weiss nodded decisively.