March into the Hurek Forest and take back the land that belongs to them in Cormyr.
Aaron's call immediately received a unanimous response from everyone. Except for the dwarves, everyone in the castle hall was eager to fight, including Suellen priests who loved peace and advocated kindness. They also planned to go east of Eleanor's call.
Grant their enemies the scourge of the dark moon in the name of Selun.
To the east of Aaron's Call, the army quickly gathered, and the entire Ninth Shepherd Legion was dispatched. All major forces attacked, and the fairy princess Buyer stayed behind to guard Yueluo Town.
In the chilling East of Autumn Wind, recruitment orders were issued at the same time, and Aaron's black eagle guards posted recruitment orders for the upcoming pioneering war on every village in the Moonfall Territory.
Facts have proved that Aaron greatly underestimated people's enthusiasm for war. When he heard that the lord wanted to conquer Hurek Forest for a pioneering war, everyone signed up enthusiastically, especially those farmers who had completed their harvest tasks and entered the off-season.
Next year, they will all guide Isha's power in Buyer to achieve an unimaginable bumper harvest, and Aaron's food tax rate is not set high, even if he wants to pay thirty-five taxes to the Earth Mother Goddess Chandiya.
The farmers also accepted the tithe.
Who quadrupled the harvest?
The merchants began to harvest grain in Dongxiang. The farmers sold the excess grain and after having a few golden lion coins in their arms, they naturally began to have other ideas.
I heard that there was a farmer named Douglas who went to the city to do labor service. Not only did he not starve to death, but he was rewarded for his hard work and was promoted to a full soldier of the Shepherd Legion? Awakening his professional talent?
They also want to awaken professional talents!
The farmers began to get ready to take action, and at this moment, the lord's recruitment order came from the east.
The scene was crazy. The farmers surrounded the soldiers who came to deliver the order, and their greedy eyes could hardly be controlled.
Adventurers from all over Cormyr are gathering towards Moonfall Town.
If you raise one, you will get ten, if you raise ten, you will get a hundred, if you raise a hundred, you will get a thousand.
Aaron ordered to lay off the old, weak and those unfit to participate in the war near Yueluo Town. He still got more than a thousand high-quality soldiers. In addition to Aaron's own own army of a thousand shepherds and dwarf retinues, Egil
The Hu Congjun and Su Lun Priest Corps have some small organizations. In that wave, he gathered a pioneering army of 3,000 people!
The chilling autumn wind blows across Feilongshui Lake, and the sky becomes clear as the moon turns cold.
After more than a week of concentration and training, Aaron officially announced the departure of the army in mid-October.
There is only one goal: to wipe out all the monsters, monsters and monsters in the Hurek Forest, and bring that land back into the embrace of Cormyr.
Adhering to Su Lun Mama's policy, any enemy or any force can get two opportunities to surrender. The first opportunity is to surrender when they first come into contact, and the second opportunity is to surrender after being defeated. If those two opportunities are
If the wrong party is not caught, then Aaron will kill him regardless of whether he gives the order.
Three thousand pioneering troops were gathering in the square in front of the castle. They looked at the Viscount giving orders with full of admiration and fear, and felt a ball of fire rising in their hearts.
Of course, in addition to Aaron's huge reputation and strength, what makes everyone confident is the legendary dragon who is entrenched in the castle and proudly patrols his territory.
A legendary Liko dragon!
That’s unwinnable. It’s really unreasonable!
When the soldiers and the temporarily summoned adventurers gathered with confidence, there were some noises in the corners of the town.
"Three thousand people? Aaron Salian can actually summon an army of three thousand people? Is that already comparable to a duke-level force?"
"What does the Queen Regent want to do? Does she really want to see the Salian family dominate the northeastern part of Cormyr?"
"A viscount can actually assemble an army of three thousand people. Salian's influence is so terrifying."
"After all, I am the master of Yalun Pavilion."
Spies, spies and intelligence officers from many secret organizations outside the city were discussing Aaron's pioneering war.
At this time, a tall, thin man who usually pretended to be a vegetable vendor looked very ugly after receiving the news that Aaron was about to leave.
Finally came.
He knew there would be such a day, and the bishop also knew that there would be such a day.
The news must be reported to the Bishop immediately!
The tall male found an excuse to leave and disappeared outside the city.
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The official departure of the Salian pioneering army was on October 25. On that day, the army left the city amidst the welcome of the local people.
Aaron divided the army into three armies: the front, middle and rear.
The former army was composed of a large number of adventurers, and Aaron divided them into dozens of squads. Each squad was equipped with at least one or two rogues or rangers, who were responsible for scouting and reconnaissance. If they encountered enemies, they would be eliminated in small groups.
, large groups of enemies or weak enemies will wait for the arrival of the Chinese army.
The main army is the Shepherd Legion led by Aaron himself. They are responsible for the combat mission requested by the Lord. Many Purple Dragon Knights and Shepherd Legion soldiers can't wait, especially the Orc Swordsman Doherty. If Aaron is not
No, is he planning to lead his Great Sword Battalion as a pioneer?
The rear army mainly requested the baggage troops and caster troops, which were composed of Eleanor's Suellen priests, Bjer's Dong Anna's medical team, Barrier Moonflower and others' small groups, and a small number of rear troops.
The rear army had a huge number of merchants, peddlers, prostitutes, handymen, transport workers and a large group of baggage trains. There were also more than 3,000 people in this group.
Don't think it's too much. It's already less because of the war on the edge of Aaron's territory. Judging from the country's current organizational structure, under normal circumstances the ratio of soldiers to accompanying troops in the Eastern Army will be 1:2 or even 1:
3 to be in.
The most profound thing in Aaron's memory is the Battle of Fujikawa during the Genpei War of Kotsukiko. According to "The Tale of the Heike" at that time, the Kanto Genji army led by Minamoto Yoritomo numbered 50,000, and the Heike's Eastern Expedition Army was prosperous.
Then there are 70,000.
Looking at it that way, an army of 120,000 people could not have fought an out-and-out battle at any time in history.
However, according to the military records of some senior samurai, the Genji clan had an army of "two thousand cavalry" and the Taira clan also had an army of "about two thousand cavalry", which means that both sides had a total of more than 4,000 soldiers.
Comparing 4,000 and 120,000, the gap is too big.
Many people's reaction is that confinement is not a problem.
But in fact, 120,000 is not real, and neither is 4,000.
There were really 120,000 people arrayed on both sides of the Fuji River, and there were really 4,000 people who came to fight regardless of the truth! It just depends on how it is recorded.
That's what ancient wars were like.
Once the cannon is fired, gold is worth ten thousand taels. In any era, once the army is dispatched, it will face staggering costs. Three thousand people will consume mountains of food every day if they eat horses and chew them. Soldiers will need extra military pay to participate in the battle.
They need enough rewards, and if they die in battle, they need a large amount of pension.
No wonder that in Aaron's previous life, many countries even outsourced their military affairs. For example, they asked their own cooks to form a mercenary army to fight instead of the regular army. Is it because the regular army was too expensive?
Of course, that army also has a small problem: there are not enough genuine mages.
That's not the trouble in the fantasy world. Few wizards are willing to join the army. They usually make more money doing anything than joining the army. The wizards also dislike the life in the military camp. Among them, they only want to leave the apprenticeship period.
Not many people wanted to be treated like ordinary soldiers and lined up to listen to orders. If they wanted to ask the masters to help Aaron, they had to pay at least five times the salary of normal soldiers.
Aaron had asked about the price of hiring a team of war mages from Susal. Even if the friendly price offered by the eldest lady was enough, Aaron could pay the salary of an entire shepherd army during the same period.
The crux of the matter is that the salaries of the Shepherd Legion are not currently fully paid by the royal family of Oberszil.
Fortunately, Aaron himself is a powerful spellcaster, and he has Eleanor's priest group and Barrel Moonflower's small group. When necessary, the great dragon Egil will also help.
Two days after the army set off, news of sporadic firefights gradually came from the front.
When they first entered the edge of the Hurek Forest, the scout troops in front began to exchange fire with goblins and gnolls. The number of enemies was not very large, and the scout troops formed by adventurers were likely to be slaughtered when they faced them. They were like a net.
They spread out like a monster, immersed themselves in the deep and dark forest, annihilated small groups of enemies, and sent the information back to the rear.
Aaron's Chinese army constantly receives intelligence from the front.
Everything seems to be going well.
The second day of the pioneering war passed in peace. According to the country's stipulated rules, all spoils of the battle for that type of scouts belong to the individual.
The next day was also peaceful. Except for one unlucky guy who accidentally fell into a jackal trap in the forest and broke his leg. The army gradually went about five kilometers deep into the forest.
It was not until the third day that news of casualties finally came from the front.
"Discover the gnoll tribe!"
"Discovered a large tribe of lizardmen! Among them were lizardmen druids!"
"The goblin war group was discovered, and the bugbears killed several adventurers!"
"Ge Dong, they seem to be approaching the Druid's sacred grove. Could you please negotiate..."
"Pavilion East, they found no traces of the Hui people, and there was no monastery where the camel people came from."
News came one after another. Aaron was walking in the Tzeentch Sky Survey Chariot. After browsing the news from the front one by one, he officially announced that he would join the regular army.
"The Jackal Tribe will kill them all, but the Lizard Tribe will mainly drive them away. Tell them that it is not their territory, and they can give them a chance to move away."
"We are not planning to attack the Druid's sacred forest for the time being. We will send envoys to negotiate with them and promise to protect their interests. They can grant them citizenship, and they can also promise not to harm the forest at will."
"The Hui people... continue to search, send more human legs, we must find their monastery!"
"Once you find the monastery, don't approach it rashly. Come back and report to him."
"no!"
Maximian went east, and Aaron frowned and looked at the Hurek Forest in the distance. His Chinese army tent stood in the open space at the edge of the forest.
Miss Pastor walked up to him: "It seems to be going well so far, but...Aaron, he has an intuition that there is something else in the forest."
"Of course, there must be something else." Aaron sneered: "If everything is really that simple, then how come the previous development was so frequently blocked, and what happened to the ghost and supernatural incidents that the villagers frequently reported before?"
"Bu Nao, he thinks they will find out soon."
Aaron looked at the forest sea in late autumn calmly. He crossed his legs and crossed his chest. Like Miss Pastor, he also faintly felt the strangeness coming from the depths of the forest.
Around him, fifty black vulture guards with heavy serpentine steel armor and Dustwand chaos-enchanted weapons on their legs were on standby.
Not far away, the Snow Elf Magic Shooting Leg Camp and the Orc Great Sword Camp are also ready.
What exactly is in the forest? Aaron thinks he'll find out soon.
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Deep in Huleike Forest, Hui people, the Holy King Hall, a secluded place of monasticism.
A Hui man with a rune ring on his head is praying to his god.
The Hui people have always been called "Bishop". He has a huge figure, pale red skin and blue eyes.
His most striking feature is his smooth, almost flat face, which makes his features look more like a stone statue than a living person.
His clothes were simple but gorgeous, with a pure red robe inlaid with gold trim. The red cloth on his chest was imprinted with the sacred marks of the Hui people. He was praying with a vague icon in front of him, and his face had a pious and innocent expression.
Any distracting thoughts.
"His God, do I hear you?"
"Mortals need salvation. Every mortal living in the mortal world now needs salvation."
"Never had he so ardently desired victory, never had he sought truth so fervently, had he never been so... eager to purify the heart."
The tall Hui people continued to kneel and worship: "Please give them the strength to fight, his god."
At this time, the door to the prayer room was opened, and noises came from outside, and faint shouts of death could be heard.
A Hui citizen rushed in from outside: "Mr. Bishop! Oh no, the Cormyrs are coming to kill us!"
"He's been killed?" The tall Huimin turned around and looked at his servant with a very kind expression: "Tell me, what's going on?"
Hui people looked at "his bishop" with eyes full of admiration.
He clearly remembered how he was abandoned in the wild to die in the cold and hungry, but his life was saved by the bishop himself. How kindly he treated his disabled body and not only healed himself
The pain and pain transformed him into a Hui people, allowing him to obtain the professional talent he dreamed of.
Every Hui people living there was saved by the "bishop". Once, when they were holding a Holy Communion meeting, someone asked curiously: "Have any of us been saved by the bishop?"
Everyone among the hundreds of people present raised their legs.
They are like a big family, bathing in the glory of "God" together. The bishop personally teaches them how to worship "God", respect "God", and purify their hearts in the name of "God".
As for who that "god" is, the bishop did not answer. He just said that God is God. God has no name, and God cannot be referred to by a specific image or name.
They have always lived in that secluded monastery. Since they have been transformed into Hui people, they do not need food and naturally have no competition with the world.
Until now.
"No Aaron Salian! Lord Viscount of the Moonfall Territory!" Huimin said: "He came with his army to fight. There is news from Master of Thorns that he is looking for their monastery."
"Oh, no?" The bishop was not so kind. He spoke softly: "So...so, I disobeyed his order and came into contact with those outside who believe in false gods?"
"Uh..." Huimin was stunned, and then he remembered the bishop's warning - as long as he maintains his own purity, no one outside the monastery is allowed to have contact with mortals who believe in other false gods.
"I... will no longer be pure!" Veins popped up on the bishop's face. He opened his mouth and changed from amiable to furious and ferocious in less than a second.
He raised the staff high and brought it down hard: "Death, heretic!"
"Bang!" Huimin's head was smashed to pieces on the spot, his brain mixed with blood sputtered out, staining the clean red carpet, and he died on the spot.
Huimin's eyes bulged from his sockets. Before he died, his face had a look of disbelief, as if he could not understand why the bishop wanted to kill him.
His life could not have been saved by the Bishop!
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu" He killed his disciple with his own legs, and the bishop couldn't help crying. He threw the east leg stick and took the disciple's head-shot body into his arms, not caring that the blood and brains were dyed red.
His robe.
"I can't make a mistake! I can't make a mistake! Dravidian, I can't make a mistake. He doesn't want to do that, but he can't help it! The only thing he can do is to purify my polluted soul."
"Ahhhh!" He cried bitterly for a few seconds, and the bishop wiped the tears on his face with his sleeves.
"I'm not the one who caused it! Aaron Salian! I'm not the one!!!" Picking up his leg stick, the bishop strode out of the prayer room. His face was exuding extremely distorted fanaticism: "Heretics are not heretics.
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"If you break that peace, he will purify us in the name of God!"