Chapter 81, The Nobles
Luo Tong did not know much about Arthas' actions in the previous life. He just played games and never thought about bringing himself into the game to consider how others were doing. After reaching the world of Soul Ball, his thoughts last night made him truly think about Arthas' decision and the consequences of this decision.
The Knights of Silver Hands came to Stantamom without any greeting.
This should be the situation that Alsace faced at that time. If the municipal government is operating normally, no matter whether there is a plague or not, someone will greet it in Stantosom and explain the specific situation.
However, Alsace was definitely not received by anyone, and he knew nothing about the situation inside Stantosom. There was no evidence that he saw someone running away from the city at that time, otherwise he could also grasp part of Stantosom's situation through these escaped people. There was no one fleeing out of the city where the plague broke out. This abnormal situation was enough to make any commander wary. Alsace needed to consider not only a Stantosom, but he had to consider the entire kingdom, including the Knights of the Silver Hand. If Stantosom was regarded as a battlefield, then Arthals knew nothing about Stantosom at this time, and only knew that the plague had spread in this city.
If Roton were Arthas, what decision would he make?
Arrange the squad into Stantamom to investigate?
Rotong ruled out this option. A small team entered Stantholm, which was not only useless, but also likely would lose contact soon. Once a small team was trapped by the cursed believers, what should Alsace make a choice? He put his subordinates into the trap like a fuel? Or should he immediately attack the city and rescue his knights?
Luo Tong believed that he would not choose a small team to enter Stantolme. In front of him, there were only two choices. Either he would rush into Stantolme with all his might and then rescue as many people as possible. This requires great danger. The spread of the plague is only one aspect. To be precise, if there is no complete rescue plan, no reasonable evacuation channels, no sufficient personnel guards, and no complete follow-up, such rescue will only bury himself.
Or, it is the choice of Alsace to burn the entire city and avoid the city becoming the stinger behind it. If the Knights of the Silver Hand bypass Stantolom, then who will solve the Stantolom problem? Who can guarantee that the plague will not spread further?
This choice is very painful, far more painful than outsiders imagine.
When Arthas made this decision, he obviously was under great pressure, and he might even be on the verge of collapse. At this time, Uther was considering more about the glory of the knights than the actual actions of war. Uther wanted to save civilians, but he never thought that the Knights of the Silver Hands were always a Knights that were mainly engaged in battle, rather than a team that was good at dealing with disasters and aftermath.
To be honest, Uther thought things too simple.
The prince's knight teacher broke with his disciples on the spot because of Arthas's decision. When he was most vulnerable, the person he trusted most broke with him, and he didn't even have the heart to analyze the situation carefully with him. What blow would that bring to him?
Luo Tong always believed that Uther was too simple and crude in dealing with such a contradiction. He could talk more with Arthas instead of turning around and leaving immediately. Even if neither side could convince each other, at least let each other understand their situation.
As for Jaina, Luo Tong considered the least. What kind of decision would a female mage, the prince's lover, make, theoretically uncontrollable. Of course, if she could stay with the prince, things might become less severe.
Now, what Luo Tong is considering is how he changes this future.
Arthas already knew the situation inside Stantosom, which was very different from the original process. Remon is dead, and although the cursed believers are ready to move, they can no longer pose a serious threat when they lose their leader. This is the second difference. In other words, although Stantosom has also lost the Archbishop, his basic strength has been retained. The question is, what will happen next?
The next step is, a tragedy will happen.
As Luo Tong expected, the nobles knew about the battle between the bishop and the Fearing Demon King earlier than the commoners and more comprehensively understood the rebellion of Remon. But they did not consider the people of this city, but first considered their lives and wealth.
Luotong's concern was right. The nobles began to flee outside the city, and were then intercepted by the cursed believers halfway. Some of the escaped Stantosom knights were cursed believers, and they also threatened some of the Stantosom's guard soldiers. These soldiers participated in the Remon's rebellion and fled during the earthquake, but were already at the point of "no way out". Their number could not attack every innocent civilian, but could attack those few nobles. They fled wildly by these chaotic nobles with all their wealth, and the repeated robberies also paniced the civilians.
At the same time, more and more zombies took to the streets, which made the entire city fall into great fear. People lost their power in this fear and forgot to resist. Some people fled from Stantholm, but there were also quite a few people unable to leave. They could only walk towards the chapel, where the shining of the holy light would be their only hope.
On the way, another part of the people died. However, this death no longer made people more panic. They already knew that the priests were ready in the chapel and were waiting for their arrival, and the prince's knight was there.
This news made the hope in their hearts turn into light shining ahead, and the existence of the prince made the hope of these people no longer illusory or fragile. This hope supports people to move towards the square continuously.
The problem is that there are too many people, so many that Luo Tong feels unbearable.
"How many people are there in total in Stantholm?"
Luo Tong asked the priests around him, and neither of them had the answer. Ten thousand, or twenty thousand? It might be several times more than this number. No one could be sure. Lordaeron was a big city, and Luo Tong had already known it, but he was not prepared for it.
The square in front of the chapel can only accommodate less than 2,000 people at most, which is already very crowded. Now there are far more than 2,000 people going to the square. At that time, tens of thousands of people may arrive at the square, which will bring greater hidden dangers. If so many people gather together, once something unexpected happens, these citizens who have become frightened birds will explode completely.
"Let them come in," Luo Tong rubbed his eyebrows and said, "There is no problem with the identification, so let's put it in."
This was beyond his imagination. At first, he just wanted to avoid the massacre of Alsace on Stantosom. But soon, this idea became a rescue of civilians. Although the two were not different in nature, the current change was beyond the control of Luotong. The more people there were, the more worried he was. Once there was a problem, his concentration was actually to harm civilians.
"Would it be better if I did nothing at the beginning and went to see the prince immediately?"
Luo Tong murmured to himself, Du Xiaoxiao rubbed his temple with some concern, and even she could feel it, and the temple was jumping involuntarily.
At first, I couldn't see the prince, and even if I saw him, I could not change Arthas's decision.
Luo Tong quickly came up with the answer, just like the oral message brought back by Lilia. How can Arthas believe Luo Tong?
And once he leaves, Ramon will launch a raid on the chapel according to his original plan. At that time, it is too late to save anything.
"At least we are still alive now, that's the most important thing. If we can still survive in the future, all you do is success."
A priest said this next to Luo Tong. The priest looked very tired, and too much identification of holy light made these priests unable to hold on. Originally, Luo Tong wanted to work in three shifts, but now it seems that it is not enough.
People outside were still gathering, they were crying and waiting. The sky was getting darker.
There is no bait to move Marganis tonight. It will launch an attack on this square and use various methods. Roton hopes that Marganis will not come tonight, but will not come to Marganis as in the process until Arthas arrives at Stantamsom. However, this hope is likely to fail and he must make the worst consideration.
"We have gathered 150 soldiers."
A priest hurried in and said to Rotong: "As you told, we have selected these warriors from the civilians and conducted a more stringent identification of the Holy Light to ensure that they are definitely not cursed believers."
Luo Tong nodded slightly, turned his head to look at Du Xiaoxiao and said, "Follow me, anytime, anywhere. If you are tired, remember to tell me. Do you understand? This is not a game, don't let me worry about you."
Du Xiaoxiao nodded nervously. She could bear the mental loss, but if this body died, the part of the mind-carrying memory that was possessed by the body would disappear. And she lost too much, so she was unwilling to lose this memory.
After moving his body, Luo Tong took the long sword handed over by the priest. It was a sharp blade left by the Knights, and also a full set of leather armor, which was also the daily equipment of the knights.
"I'll protect you."
Luo Tong looked at the pastor beside him and said, "Persist in, you must stick in."
The priest nodded slightly, and his tired face became more relaxed because of Luo Tong's words.
It's finally dark.
"Continue to let people in and make screening."
Chapter completed!