The scorching summer heat wave made the surrounding scenery become somewhat distorted. On the grassy hillside, White rode slowly forward. Beside him, seven cavalrymen followed silently. Under the scorching sun, every day
Everyone seemed a little tired.
They were the scout team of the 11th Group of the Saint-Solan Frontier Army, and were ordered to patrol the jungle and mountainous area southwest of the Longmen War Zone. Since leaving the camp this morning, they had only rested by a small river thirty kilometers away.
After twenty minutes of eating some dry food, we have been patrolling until now. Everyone's back is completely soaked with sweat. Even if they are only wearing chainmail, they feel a little unbearable. Even the walking horse sitting down is also
He was sweating profusely and snoring constantly. Under the shiny fur, the muscles were shaking constantly.
The only thing that seems to have some energy may be the war horse behind it. For any cavalry, the war horse is the source of speed and strength. Maintaining the physical strength of the war horse before encountering a battle is what they have learned from the first day they become cavalry.
Be taught the rules that must be remembered.
This is not only related to the outcome of the battle, but also related to everyone's life.
White reined in his horse on the top of a small hill. The cavalrymen beside him dismounted one after another, loosened the saddle straps of the walking horses, and took off their heavy weapons, armor, and horse bags filled with supplies.
When they arrived here, they had already reached the border of the patrol area. Beyond that was the defense area of the Southwest Noble Alliance. From where they were, they could clearly see several tents and dozens of leisurely nobles near the woods in the distance.
Allied soldiers.
These soldiers are patrols stationed by the Noble Alliance on the border of the Longmen War Zone. Their defense line is still 30 kilometers away in the southwest. And their main army is in Akler County, 80 kilometers away.
Once the Second and Eleventh Legions stood between them and Fei Lie's army, their patrols were just for show.
Because he is in charge of this area, White has had quite a lot of contact with them. The patrol area of these guys is not small, but every time they arrive here, they will camp down, eat and drink leisurely, and send people around pretending to be
Once the task time is over, go back and hand in the assignment.
"With you guys at the front, what do we have to worry about?"
A scout captain of the noble coalition once patted White on the shoulder and said this.
"The Feili people haven't even broken through your defense line. How can they still get wings and fly to our southwest? Besides, even if they break through your defense line, they should go north to attack the imperial capital. Why are they coming here to us?"
As for the strategic situation, that is a matter for the generals and nobles. As a small patrol leader, White cannot understand and does not want to worry about it. However, from the environment around him, the battle situation does not seem to be like that of the nobles.
The squad leader of the coalition forces looked so optimistic.
These days, the fighting on the front line has become increasingly fierce. White's unit has transferred many people to the front line. Even the manpower of their patrol team has become stretched.
In the past, his team only had to be responsible for a basic patrol area. They could spend a day leisurely and still have plenty of money. But now, their patrol mission has been expanded to three basic patrol areas. They only go out once, which is three days.
It doesn't matter if you are a little tired. With the mobility and manpower of a patrol team, it is a mistake from the rules to be responsible for such a wide range of patrols.
In White's view, even if he tried his best, he would never be able to know every patrol area as well as he did before. And once Fei Lie's cavalry took advantage of the situation, it might be a disaster.
But worries are worries, and this is not something White can solve.
The superior officer has clearly told him that it is impossible to add any more manpower to him in a short period of time. Not only does their team have heavy tasks, but other patrol teams have even heavier tasks. Many teams are responsible for patrol areas that have reached five. This
This makes them have to split up a team to complete the patrol mission.
The current situation of the patrol team has made people worried. The news coming from the front line every day makes people feel even less optimistic.
This time, the offensive troops deployed by Fei Lie Empire were not only larger in number, but their combat effectiveness was much higher than those of the ordinary frontier troops before.
The troops who were rotated from the front line said that they had fought with many well-known elite troops of Philip. On the battlefield, you could easily count several flags that were rarely seen before. Except for the Knights of Philip's Front Army
In addition, they even met the Ice Blade Knights and the Devil Knights.
And those Feili heavily armored knights are even more invincible demons.
Although their number is small, every time they charge, they can dig a big hole in Solan's defense line. Not to mention ordinary cavalry, even the long knights of the Knights who go out into battle often never return. Even if they come back
, everyone was injured and covered in blood, and all the knights around him died.
The imperial frontier army can no longer mobilize more troops. The noble lords in the war zone have dispatched all their private soldiers at the request of the war zone headquarters. Even the farmers in the territory have been issued spears and leather armor.
We went into battle, but there were still fewer and fewer people in the Longmen camp.
Today's Longmen City is no longer the strong fortress it once was.
Although Fei Lie's army retreated due to their defeat in Lulian and returned the Longmen City they captured last time, they demolished large sections of the city walls, burned down all the houses, and filled up the wells.
, and even swept away all kinds of supplies in the city.
From March to now, there is only a little more than a month. The Saint Solan Army that regained Longmen is simply unable to restore it to its previous appearance.
Now, no one expects how long they can rely on Longmen to resist Fei Lie's army. This dilapidated earthen city is like a ruin, not much better than an outdoor military camp. Once Fei Lie's army comes to the city again, I'm afraid they won't be able to hold on for even one day.
White got off his horse and asked the soldiers to prepare their tents. It was already afternoon. After at most one prayer hour, the sun would set. They had to stay here all night and then turn to the west. There was still a long way to go.
Need to go.
The noble coalition soldiers in the distance had obviously noticed their arrival. Many of them were waving to this side, looking excited and relaxed.
For these soldiers, the arrival of White and other border patrols means that the war zone in front of them is still safe. In this way, they can continue to stay here leisurely without having to brave the scorching sun in a mosquito-filled field.
Trekking in the mountain jungle.
White also waved his hand. At the same time, he thought with some malice in his heart that if he were a Phillie, he would only need one charge at this distance. These guys set up tents and scattered their horses freely in the distance.
, no one can escape.
"Captain, do you think that if Fei Lie's army really goes south, how long can these guys last?" A soldier asked when he saw White looking at the noble coalition patrol in the distance while tidying up the tent in his hand.
Before White could speak, another soldier next to him interrupted: "I think they can last for a year or two anyway, right?"
He vigorously shook off the rolled-up tents and said: "I heard that Marquis Ashley has summoned all the southwest nobles. There are now more than 20,000 private armed forces of the nobles concentrated in Akle County.
Moreover, if necessary, more troops can be recruited at any time."
"What's the use of having more people?" the soldier who just asked the question sneered, "If our Eleventh Army Corps and Second Army Corps can't stop them, how can these makeshift guys be more powerful than our frontier troops?
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"You can't say that," the soldier who interrupted said, "First of all, this is their own territory, and they can't do anything if they don't want to fight. In addition to local operations, the lords support each other and have sufficient manpower and supplies, which is better than hanging alone on the front line.
The Dragon Gate is much better. Besides, I heard that the Fifth Army Corps has also been transferred from Lulian. With so many troops, even if they can't fight in the field, but they are determined to defend the city, the Feili people may not be able to do it in a short time.
There is nothing we can do against them."
When he heard what this soldier said, the previous soldier thought about it and nodded in agreement.
The distance from here to Lulian is nearly 500 kilometers. There are countless lords along the way. The castles that have been in operation for tens or hundreds of years are indestructible. If they coordinate with each other, and with the assistance of the fifth frontier army, it will not be possible to defeat them.
Fei Liejun, it is not difficult to delay for a year or two.
"Also, don't forget that the Tomahawk Knights, who went south with the Second Legion, are currently stationed in the north of Lulian. Once the Phillies really threaten Lulian, the Tomahawk Knights can intervene within three days."
The soldier said confidently, turning to look at White, "Yes, Captain."
White remained silent and did not speak. After a long time, he waved his hand and said, "Let's work."
The two soldiers looked at each other, shrugged their shoulders, and continued to set up the tent. One of them had just tied the tent rope to the nailed wooden wedges. When he looked up, he accidentally discovered that several figures on horseback appeared on the hillside in the distance.
He quickly retreated, leaving only a piece of clothing hanging by the woods before disappearing.
"Fireman!" the soldier shouted in horror.
Following his cry, White and other soldiers simultaneously turned their heads and looked in the direction of his finger. However, they saw nothing but empty hillsides and silent jungles.
"Where did the Feili people come from?" A soldier looked at Yuan Yuan in confusion and asked, "Are you reading that correctly?"
"It should be right." The soldier hesitated a little and said with an uncertain expression.
"Everyone is on alert, put on armor and mount your horses!" White looked around and ordered cautiously.
The direction of the soldier's finger was exactly a hilltop to the right of where the Noble Alliance patrol soldiers were stationed. Five kilometers from there, there was a canyon that passed through two hills. After passing through the canyon and crossing a river, you could follow the river bank.
Go up and set foot on the Longji Plateau.
From a geographical point of view, it is on the edge of the patrol area of Longmen War Zone, and it is also a key patrol area that my team will patrol tomorrow. If the Feili people want to go south, there is a high possibility of coming from there. However,
, that should be after breaking through the defense line of Solan Army, sad...
Lou Liejun divided his forces?
This thought flashed through his mind, and White's face suddenly became ugly.
He put on a pair of breastplates, took out a magic core, and embedded it under the breastplate at the heart position on the left chest of the armor. Following a burst of magic power, only a few soft clanking sounds were heard. Originally, it only protected the chest and
The armor of the vest quickly stretched out to form a set of upper armor including shoulder armor and arm armor, tightly wrapping his body.
Seeing White's magic pattern armor, the soldiers around him who were hastily putting on their armor showed a trace of envy and solemnity in their eyes.
They all know that the captain's magic pattern battle armor was a reward that the captain received for his meritorious service two years ago. Although it only has the upper body, and is only the lowest five-star armor among the magic pattern battle armors, because it has a
The complete magic pattern has the function of stacking and shrinking, so it is quite precious.
This set of magic armor can not only increase White's combat effectiveness by more than 30%, but also has an almost abnormal defense. Even if these cavalry in the team attack at the same time, they cannot break through the armor's defense. If it were not a reward, with White's level
and salary, I can't afford it in a lifetime.
On weekdays, White is very precious to this set of armor. He would rather put on the ordinary armor like everyone else than to use it once. But today, he actually put on this magic armor, which shows that the seriousness of the matter is not the same.
It's not as simple as everyone thinks.
After a while, everyone in White's team had put on their armor and mounted their horses. They either drew their swords or took off their lances, and stood guard facing the hilltop to the right of the noble coalition patrol. There were horse bags scattered around,
The tents and debris were completely ignored, and everyone felt as if they were facing a powerful enemy;
Their move made the soldiers of the noble coalition in the distance a little stunned. Two officers who had been staying in the tent strode out, raised their eyes and looked around. Then they ordered a soldier to ride over and ask what happened.
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But before their soldiers could get on their horses, White and others suddenly focused their eyes. They saw frightened birds everywhere in the woods nearby. A thunderous sound of horse hooves came rolling in.
In the blink of an eye, hundreds of Fierce cavalry rushed out of the woods and rushed down the hillside on the right. The silver armor reflected the dazzling light under the blazing sun. From a distance, it looked like they were wrapped in armor.
It was like mercury flowing like a blazing flame, stinging everyone's eyes.
In just a short moment, the roaring torrent rushed down the slope and rushed in front of the noble patrol.
At this time, the patrol soldiers had not reacted at all. Some of them stood there blankly, and some had just walked out of the tent. There were even a group of people carrying prey they had caught in the jungle, holding in their arms
The chopped firewood walked this way happily.
Then, disaster struck.
First, the rain of arrows easily pierced through the unprotected flesh of these soldiers, breaking open bloody holes and nailing them to the ground. Then, as the rolling iron hooves roared past, the rising and falling sword lights were heard.
The blood flew into the sky and screamed one after another.
The entire station was like a piece of paper, smashed to pieces by Fei Lie's cavalry.
The tent fell down, and the steaming iron pot fell to the ground. The fleeing crowd was chased from behind by Knight Philip, chopped to the ground, and then swept under the dense iron hooves, turning into a ball of blood and mud.
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"It's the Red Flame Knights," White shouted with eyes wide open, "Let's go!"
However, at the same time that he roared, the Fei Lie Cavalry had already detached themselves and rushed towards this side at high speed. And among them, a dozen magicians in white robes, as if they were blown by the strong wind.
It soared up like a kite, waving its hands in mid-air more than ten meters high, and released dozens of magic spells in this direction.
The mysterious and terrifying magic element instantly turned the hilltop where White was located into a hell. The originally calm air and vegetation all turned into deadly traps. Wind blades cut back and forth, one after another rising into the sky.
, huge rocks and fireballs fell from the sky, covering every inch of the land.
"Go, go quickly!"
"Herod!"
"ah!!"
"Captain, run! Hurry!"
Although White had ordered a retreat immediately, when his horse jumped down the hillside, there were only three soldiers left around him. And when he leaned on the saddle, crossed the open grassland, and rushed into
When they were in the woods, he was the only one left in the team.
Amid screams from behind, White galloped along the path he had come before. His breastplate was dented, and his thigh was torn open with a bone-deep gash. If it weren't for the extremely powerful defense of the magic armor,
So strong, the two whistling wind blades cutting through his body could kill him!
White didn't dare to stop, or even look back. He knew that his subordinates who had fought side by side countless times were all dead.
All dead!
On that grassy hilltop, seven living men of flesh and blood, under the attack of hundreds of knights and a dozen magicians who attacked at the same time, had no power to fight back at all, and had turned into broken corpses.
, stayed there forever.
White's eyes were red and he was gritting his teeth.
If he were on the battlefield, he would never run. He would fight the opponent desperately. Even if he died in battle, he would not take a step back from his body. But now the only thing he can do is to run. Run with all his strength.
, escape from here and bring back this information that is more precious than your own life!
The Phillies divided their forces to attack!
While the Eleventh Army and the Second Army were still fighting to the death with Fei Lie's army on the Longmen front, and still trying their best to defuse the enemy's offensive, the other side had already taken advantage of the Solan Army's battlefield cover and reduced information control range.
Quietly bypassing the war zone.
White's mind went blank. What was replayed repeatedly in front of him was the flag of this military team and the fiery red flame emblem on their armor. Every time he thought about it, he felt that the heat in his body was losing some of it. Vest
Chills.
The Crimson Flame Knights are one of the most elite golden knights in the Fei Lie Empire.
The knights of Philip's Empire are divided into three levels according to their strength: gold, silver and bronze. Most of the bronze knights are local knights or low-level knights in the frontier army. The silver knights are mainly ordered by Philip.
Military. The Golden Order of Knights is an elite knighthood directly under the jurisdiction of Peter I.
There are only seven Golden Knights of Peter I in total. However, each of the Golden Knights is a war machine built with great efforts from the whole country. Its combat effectiveness is extremely terrifying. In the ranking of the Continental Knights, it is still far behind.
On top of the five knights of Saint Solan! Every knight of the Golden Order is an elite selected from thousands of the best knights in Fei Lie's army. They spend half of the year in Fei Lie.
Training in the bitter cold snowfields in the northwest of the empire, they relied on fighting against monsters, wind and snow, and ferocious orcs in the mountains to keep their claws sharp.
According to legend, one Order of Golden Knights can easily reduce a fortified city to ashes. Seven Orders of Golden Knights can conquer the entire continent.
White didn't know whether this statement came from the arrogance or self-confidence of the Feili people, but he understood what it meant to the entire Solan war situation to have such a military team appear behind him.
This means that the high command's prediction of Fei Lie's army moving south has become a reality. It also means that the Dragon Gate Defense Line, which the empire has operated for hundreds of years, has become a waste.
Fei Lie's army, which is deep in the hinterland, has completely grasped the initiative. To the south, they can directly attack the territory of the southwest nobles and force Lulian. To the north, they can detour behind the Eleventh Army and the Second Army, and
The frontal troops formed a pincer attack from the front and back.
By that time, the Solan Eleventh Army and the Second Army stationed at Longmen, let alone blocking the enemy from outside the country, may be completely wiped out if they hesitate even a little bit.
White was distraught.
As a scout, in the past month, his scout unit has repeatedly gone deep behind enemy lines to find out information. The battle on the front line is even more intense, with troops from both sides intertwined, with a lot of contact every day. But for such a long time, they actually had no control over this Jin Xun.
The Knights know nothing!
Until this moment, until the opponent silently passed through the mountain jungle, bypassed the defense line, and appeared here!
Obviously, the enemy has been planning this plan for a long time.
On the surface, they pressed heavily with troops and stormed the Longmen defense line. In fact, they were not prepared to continue fighting at Longmen. The pressure on the front line was just to contain Solan's Second and Eleventh Legion. The Red Flame Knights took a roundabout way.
, is the real killing move of its commander, Duke Benson.
Duke Benson was a famous general in the Fei Lie Empire. He was nicknamed the Wolf of the Snow. He used his tactics in a cunning manner and was best at catching his opponent's disadvantages and seizing the opportunity.
In the previous battle, it was he who commanded Fei Lie's army to capture the fortified Longmen Border City, and in the subsequent pursuit battle, he held on to the defeated Solan Fourth and Ninth Legions and drove these two legions from Solan.
The establishment of the Lanbian Army was completely erased. If it hadn't been for the battle in Lulian that stopped Fei Lie's three-pronged advance, I'm afraid Benson would have already invaded the hinterland of the empire.
And this time, when he made a comeback, he had far more powerful troops than before, and he also had a far bigger stomach than before.!
Dragon Gate is no longer in his eyes, what he wants to swallow is the entire south of Solan!
White galloped with all his strength. Amidst the rapid sound of the horse's hooves, branches and thorns rushed towards him, cutting his clothes and skin, and then quickly retreated into the distance. The sound of the horse's hooves behind him became more and more urgent, Philip
The knight's shouts and the sound of the magician's fireball and wind blade crashing into the woods were like a tidal wave following closely behind.
After not knowing how far he ran and how many close calls he had, when the pursuers behind him made no more noise, White rode his horse up a hill with scars all over his body.
I saw the sky surging with wind and clouds, and the land undulating with forest waves. At the foot of the mountain in the distance, thousands of Felie Knights galloped out of the mountains and forests. They gathered into a rushing torrent, roaring towards the south without stopping. The dense sound of horse hooves
, like the trumpet of hell, deafening.
The war finally spread into the heart of the empire on this day. From now on, there will be no peace in the southwest of the empire!
On the evening of April 8, the Redemption Calendar Year, 4,000 members of the Red Flame Knights of the Philip Empire, under the command of Duke Benson, the famous general of Philip, bypassed the Solan defense line along the southwest canyon and suddenly appeared beside Solan stationed at the Dragon Gate.
The 2nd and 11th Army Corps flanked and reared. This leaping strategic detour completely declared that the Longmen Defense Line had become history. On April 9, the 11th Army Corps and the 2nd Army Corps, who received the report from the only survivor of the scout team, were
They were forced to abandon Longmen Fortress and gradually retreated eastward. At the same time, the war zone commander General Miller sent hundreds of cavalry to reconnoiter and deploy defenses in the direction of the Red Flame Knights to protect the main retreat channel.
On the same day, the Viscounty of Balais, the territory of the Southwest Noble Alliance, was attacked by the Red Flame Knights from the south.
The battle started at seven o'clock in the morning. In less than two hours, the unsuspecting Lord Viscount Bales's castle had been captured. At this time, the town was in flames, corpses were strewn on the ground, and hundreds of civilians and soldiers were massacred. Part 1
Thousands of people fled into the mountains or south, becoming homeless.
According to the intelligence collected by Ignorance Hall, after capturing Bales, the Red Flame Knights only stayed for a brief prayer hour before advancing southward before noon.
At two o'clock in the afternoon, this army of silver armor and black cloaks had already appeared in the southeastern County of Morelle. Before four o'clock, they captured the barony of Ange in the northwest of the county, which was still unaware of the crisis.
, sweeping across the entire Morelle County before nine o'clock in the evening.
By the early morning of that April day, the outer territory of the southwest noble coalition defense zone was already a scorched earth. However, it was not until nine o'clock in the morning that day that the front garrison of the coalition forces located forty kilometers northwest of the main coalition force received news.
And just as the former army commander was reporting to Marquis Ashley and mobilizing his troops to prepare for the battle, the Red Flame Knights had already marched south and were approaching less than three kilometers away from the coalition's defense line.
On the night of old April, Marquis Ashley received the news of the defeat of the former army.
That battle was a one-sided massacre from the beginning. The coalition forces stationed in the northwest had only more than 2,300 infantry and more than 200 cavalry. However, the attacking Red Flame Knights had more than 1,400 soldiers.
Elite knights armed to the teeth, more than 2,000 cavalry and a whole team of three magicians.
According to eyewitness descriptions, the enemy first launched a sweeping attack on the garrison camp with bows and arrows. Then, under the cover of the magic of the magician, the cavalry rushed into the formation at high speed. Under the overwhelming magic and the impact of the iron dragon-like cavalry, the cavalry relying on the defense of the military camp
The aristocratic coalition army collapsed without even being able to survive the first wave of attacks.
The temporarily assembled coalition soldiers fled across the mountains and plains. The nobles behind them turned around and disappeared under the protection of the cavalry.
Hundreds of people were driven to the river banks, farmland, and hills, and then were chopped down to the ground like lambs by the Fiery Cavalry whizzing past behind them. Looking around, the area where the barracks was located was full of corpses.
, scattered flags and swords and billowing smoke of burning fire.
In less than three days, the Red Flame Knights swept through six large and small territories, spanning hundreds of square kilometers, and blood flowed wherever the rolling iron hooves passed.
Go south, go south again.
No one can stop the attack of the Crimson Flame Knights. This notorious Golden Knights is like a roaring iron dragon, rushing towards the south.