What's wrong with building a steel torrent in a dungeon?

This time, Orilagler's firepower was no longer reserved. Countless artillery roared and poured forward. Every salvo created a huge corridor of fire among the undead.

But the flames would eventually die out. When the flames died out, countless undead still rushed out from the black smoke and headed towards Olilagler.

When they reached the range of Olilagler, the musketeers began to shoot.

The power of bullets is much stronger than that of arrows. When a skinny undead is hit by a musket, even if the head is not injured, the body will often break apart, and then fall to the ground and be unable to get up, and eventually be trampled into pieces by later companions.

But even so, they still couldn't resist the endless stream of undead. The soldiers defending the city watched helplessly as the undead continued to surge up and become part of the flesh and blood steps, although the speed had indeed slowed down a lot.

However, at this critical moment, Arthas pushed all the demon troops forward and launched a crazy attack on Orilagler.

The demon warriors climbed up the city wall very easily (at least much easier than the day before) by stepping on the flesh and blood steps built by the undead. After a large number of demon soldiers arrived at the city wall, they immediately started a fierce fight with the soldiers guarding the city.

Although the demons were still unable to conquer the city wall this time, or even gain a foothold on it, the soldiers on the wall already felt the pressure increase sharply, and the casualties increased a lot compared to the previous day.

Night soon fell again, and the demon soldiers retreated like a tide. A large number of corpses fell on the flesh and blood stairs and became part of it.

The city still hadn't changed hands, but every soldier on the city wall had a solemn look on their face, with no trace of joy from the victory of the battle.

Because the height of the flesh and blood steps has increased a lot.

As the altitude increases, more undead are needed for each rise. But Arthas obviously has no shortage of undead, and he can carry out such a charge several times.

However, Olilagler did not have such leeway. According to Krelz's calculations, in two days at most, this flesh and blood staircase would climb to the height of the city wall, and at that time, the undead that came later would be able to directly jump onto the city wall.

The only good news is that after two days of "sending death", the number of undead has been reduced by nearly one third.

But even so, it was difficult for them to withstand the attacks of all the remaining undead.

They have to think of something before the stairs are fully formed.

At this time, the soldiers on the city wall, the workers and researchers behind the city, everyone was murmuring the same thing in their hearts.

It would be great if the firepower could be stronger.

If we can survive until after the war, we must increase the firepower of Orila City at all costs.

The lack of firepower is terrible.

night.

As the legion commander, Huang Shang did not take a rest. She did not even bother to clean up the stains left by the battle. She came to the dungeon where the necromancer Rodya was imprisoned with a torch.

Huang Shang did not stop interrogating Rodya during these two days.

Although they hadn't gotten any useful clues from Rodya so far, at least she wasn't resisting as much as before.

Huang Shang was just about to push open the door when he found several people standing outside. Huang Shang looked closely and found that the people coming were Margaret and Wallenstein.

"Your Majesty... Commander of the Legion." Huang Shang bowed.

"Commander-in-Chief Huang Shang, I have to say that your interrogation is progressing too slowly." Margaret frowned and said, "At this rate, I'm afraid this place will be captured before we can get anything out of it."

"No." Huang Shang had a faint smile on his face, and then said: "I think the progress is quite good! At least I know her life experience and why she is willing to become a necromancer."

"What's the use of knowing this!" Margaret said anxiously, "We need to know the intelligence of the undead! Only by knowing the relevant intelligence can we deal with the undead! Humph! I shouldn't have handed her over to you in the first place! Although our initial interrogation did not have much effect, I believe that increasing the intensity of the punishment will definitely work.

Something was pried out of this little girl’s mouth.”

"Your Majesty has used a lot of torture on her in the past few days! He even used water torture." Huang Shang said: "But she seems unwilling to say anything. She knows you dare not kill her, so she is fearless."

"In the interrogation room, death is a relief," said Margaret.

"She has experienced things more terrifying than death." Huang Shang said.

"That's because the punishment is not strong enough." Margaret said, "We still have more methods that we haven't used yet. I think it's not too late now! Give me one night, and I will definitely make her tell everything about the dead."

Huang Shang did not respond to Margaret's words, but said, "Your Majesty should have read the interrogation records in the past two days."

"Yes." Margaret nodded.

"Then, Your Majesty should have known the origin of this little girl."

"I know." Margaret said, "Her background is nothing special. Rhodesia is neither a genius nor a noble. She is just an ordinary farm girl. Her parents have been tenant farmers for generations. Before this, she had never come into contact with the demons, had never learned any evil magic, and could not even write.

"A very ordinary little girl, right?" Huang Shang said.

"Very common. There are many girls like this in the Feruman Empire and the Holy Roll Empire." Margaret said.

"Then Your Majesty, can you tell me why such an ordinary peasant girl who can't even write a word would be so fearless after being caught." Huang Shang smiled and said, "To put it bluntly, people who can do this are rare in the entire army of the Holy Roll Empire.

After hearing this, Margaret and Wallenstein were both stunned, and neither of them could speak for a moment.

Indeed, they were not aware of this problem from the beginning.

After a long while, Margaret said, "Perhaps it is because of her belief in evil gods that she is so paranoid. In order to learn the art of necromancy, they must have sacrificed to some evil god."

"But if she is really a cultist, shouldn't she pray all day long..." Huang Shang said, "Your Majesty has dealt with many charlatans. Do you think she is a cultist? In my opinion, she doesn't even have any religious beliefs."

"Then tell me why she is so fearless." Margaret said, "Don't tell me that we are unlucky and caught such a necromancer."

"No! The reason why she is so ready to die is not because of the evil god, but because of hatred. Hatred of God, hatred of the nobles. In other words, hatred for people like Your Majesty and the legion commander." Huang Shang looked at Margaret with a faint smile on his lips.

Chapter 200: Cheap Hope

"Hate towards me? I don't understand!" Margaret said, "Although we have attacked each other with the Feruman Empire, it has not yet reached the point of a large-scale invasion. Why would they hate us? It must be that Arthas bewitched them!"

"War means taxes. The emperor raises funds from the nobles, and the nobles will eventually exploit the common people." Huang Shang said: "The Feruman Empire and the Holy Roll Empire have been at war for so many years, and the trade routes on the sea have been cut off. The former Feruman Emperor was warlike and extravagant, which made the situation inside the empire even worse.

"What you said has nothing to do with us! Isn't this the fault of the Feruman royal family?"

"For the common people, do they really distinguish which noble is oppressing them? In their eyes, nobles are all the same. Nobles come and go, but no matter what flag they hold, they still want to extort money in the end." Huang Shang said: "That's why I said that they don't hate the nobles of any country, but all nobles and clergy!"

Margaret fell silent again.

"Your Majesty is right to say that Arthas deceived them. At the end of the former Emperor Feruman, the empire was already devastated by starvation! In some places suffering from famine, cannibalism even occurred." Huang Shang said, "It was at this time that Arthas secretly transported food from the Demon Realm to buy off the people.

People's hearts, and took the opportunity to win over a large number of loyalists, such as Rodya. "

"Cannibalism... has reached this point." Margaret was surprised, while Wallenstein remained silent.

As someone who does business frequently, she obviously knew about this kind of thing a long time ago.

"During this famine, almost all of Rhodesia's family members died, and she was about to collapse in the wilderness due to hunger. It was Arthas's men who rescued her from a group of vultures that were about to enjoy a delicious meal." Huang Shang said: "Arthas saved many orphans like him, and told them that he would end this natural disaster in his own way! Your Majesty, do you think this is bewitching? Maybe... But if I were Rhodesia, I would definitely follow Arthas wholeheartedly and face death with indifference."

"Can a little bit of food make a peasant girl like this face death?"

Huang Shang did not answer Margaret's question, but asked: "Your Majesty, do you know how her family died?"

"How did he die?" Margaret asked curiously. This information did not seem to be recorded in the interrogation records.

"Her younger sister was the first to starve to death. This younger sister naturally became the 'rations' of the whole family, and it was Rodya who cooked these rations. After that, his younger brother died, his older sister died, and his mother died..."

"Stop, stop talking!"

Huang Shang said: "I don't know how Rhodesia managed to meet Arthas. But I know that everything she went through during that time was enough for her to not fear any physical harm."

After hearing this, Margaret and Wallenstein never mentioned the torture again.

"And... what Arthas gave was not just a few bags of food. There was also hope! Arthas told Rodya that as long as she followed him, he would create a world where there would be no more hunger and no more exploitation."

"Cheap hope." Margaret said, "Is such hope really useful? How could someone like Arthas keep his promise?"

"For common people like us, having a hope is good enough." Huang Shang said, "But most people don't even have a hope, and can only be slaves for the rest of their lives. A noble like you is not even interested in giving common people a hope... even if this hope is cheaper and more ethereal than Arthas's.

Margaret was speechless for a moment.

She wanted to explain that she was different from other nobles. However, she couldn't say it when the words came to her lips... Was her behavior really different from theirs? She kept waging wars for the empire, and threatened the craftsmen with death in order to increase the output of the workshop.

Of course, she could use ten thousand ways to explain her purpose, the glory, the historical mission. But what did these have to do with the common people? Even if the Holy Roel Empire was unified, the nobles would still be nobles, the gods would still be gods, and the merchants would still be merchants.

Seeing Margaret was still in a daze, Wallenstein said quickly, "Since Rodya is ready to die, how can Commander Huang Shang get information from her?"

"Since the hope Arthas gave her is hypocritical and cheap..." Huang Shang said, "Then I might as well give her a real and grand hope! A hope that originally belonged to our Aurora City."

"The hope of Orila City..."

"So, this is what I want to do. Rodya has experienced the deepest pain and something more terrifying than death. Your punishment is really not worth mentioning to her." Huang Shang said: "Only with real hope can she let go of Arthas's lies and falsehood and truly help us. So excuse me, Your Majesty, I don't have much time left."

After saying that, Huang Shang pushed open the door and walked in. The light in the dungeon instantly illuminated Huang Shang's body, leaving Margaret and Wallenstein standing alone in the dark night.

In the dungeon, Rodya was sitting at the table eating.

At this time, she was no longer tied to the pillar like before. Now only her feet were fixed to the iron ring on the floor, and her upper body was not restricted. Although she still did not gain freedom, at least it was much more comfortable than before.

"You...it seems that the war is very fierce." Rhodesia looked at the filthy Huang Shang, then smiled and said: "The pressure from His Majesty is getting greater and greater. Does this mean that in a few days, I will be free...Oh no, you will definitely kill me before that."

"You want freedom? I can give you freedom now." Huang Shang said.

"Stop joking. How are you going to give me freedom? Let me go?" said Rodya.

However, immediately afterwards, Huang Shang took out the key from her arms and untied all the shackles at her feet.

At the moment of untying it, Luo Deya suddenly grabbed the weapon from Huang Shang's waist, and then put it against her neck and said: "You, what on earth do you want to do! ! ! "

Her hands trembled a little, but she did not stab the weapon after all.

The mutual understanding and talk over the past few days also made Luodeya have a very deep understanding of Huang Shang and Aurora City. Although she said that she didn't believe there was such a place without slaves, hard labor, nobles, and gods.

Everyone has food to eat, and even everyone can go to school. Managers rely on ability rather than pedigree. As long as you work hard, anyone can have a job.

Such a world is exactly the ideal place that Arthas promised them! The reason why she has been able to hold on until now is because she has such a utopia in her heart, which makes her willing to sacrifice her life for it.

Although such a world is too dim, in the endless darkness, even the faintest light seems extremely dazzling.

But now Huang Shang told her that such a world already existed, and they were fighting for such a world. On the contrary, it was Rodel who was destroying this world with his own hands.

"Answer me, what do you want to do?"

"I want to save you."

"Save me? You'd better save yourself first." Rodya said disdainfully, but when she saw Huang Shang's determined eyes, her tone became more and more hesitant.

Chapter 201: Sacrifice and Being Sacrificed

"I know you don't believe it." Huang Shang was not afraid at all despite being hit by a weapon. She said, "To be honest, when the city lord found me, I thought she was just talking nonsense. How could there be such a world? Rodya, I know you are a good person! It's not your fault that you have become who you are now! But now that you have seen the right path, you can't continue to make mistakes."

"Humph! Why should I believe what you said before!" Rodya said, "You are just lying to gain my trust! Such a world does not exist at all! You are a liar!"

"Then why do you think that what Arthas said is not a lie? Why do you think Arthas is not a liar?"

"I……"

Huang Shang pushed the knife away from his neck and said, "I can understand why you say I'm a liar! Hearing is believing. So I came here today to take you out and let you experience for yourself whether this is true or not."

“What if these are fake?”

"Whether it is true or not is entirely up to your own judgment." Huang Shang said, "If you still feel that I am lying to you after experiencing all this, you can leave at any time. I guarantee in the name of the legion commander that no one will stop you... But if you think it is true, then I hope you will weigh whether to continue to believe Arthas's lies and destroy the world you hope for with your own hands, or to join us and fight for our ideals."

"Humph! That sounds nice. I'm afraid that the moment I choose to leave, you will shoot me to death from behind." Rhodesia said: "Can you guarantee my safe departure?"

"Indeed, I can't give you more guarantees than verbal promises." Huang Shang said, "But you have to know. If we really wanted to kill you, why would we go to so much trouble to treat you like this?"

After hearing this, Rhodesia was silent for a while, then said: "Well... since I am in your camp, I can't escape death anyway, so I might as well take the opportunity to go out and take a look. Maybe I can seize the opportunity to escape."

"It's up to you." Huang Shang smiled and took off his coat and put it on Rodya.

Feeling the warmth coming from the fabric, Rhodesia instinctively lowered her head.

"Let's go..." Huang Shang said and walked towards the dungeon door.

Luodeya followed Huang Shang closely.

Although she said she wanted to escape, Rodya knew in her heart that the reason she was willing to cooperate with Huang Shang was because she really hoped that what Huang Shang said was true and not a lie.

Oriola Gallery was busy.

Around the city walls, craftsmen were busy repairing firearms, and soldiers were carrying all kinds of ammunition to replenish the walls. In the camp, the wounded were carried to various places for treatment, and the workers in the rear were constantly loading and unloading supplies and food.

In the distance, wisps of smoke slowly rose, gradually blurring this busy world.

"Good evening, Commander Huang!" At this time, a middle-aged man dressed as a miner passed by the two of them and immediately greeted them warmly: "This is..."

"This is my sister." Huang Shang smiled and said, "Uncle Tom, your foot is injured. Why are you carrying such heavy objects? Be careful not to sprain your other foot."

"You look down on me? I just hurt my foot, not my brain." Tom said, "Ah, these are just small matters for me. You guys on the city wall should be careful!"

"Don't worry!" Huang Shang said, "Everything is fine. Trust us, we will definitely be able to drive all the enemies away."

The two chatted casually for a while, but Rhodesya behind them felt extremely surprised.

Judging from the clothes of the man opposite, he was obviously a laborer at the bottom of society. He actually dared to speak to Huang Shang, the head of the army, in such a tone. Huang Shang was not angry, but looked accustomed to it.

This scene is more like two neighbors chatting after dinner.