The news that Fei Lie divided his troops and went south was like an earthquake, sweeping across the entire Solan Empire in an instant. From the dignitaries to the common people, there was an uproar.
For this already devastated country, this is the most unacceptable news after the fall of the Prussian province. People cannot understand that two frontier legions and a large number of troops have just been invested
How could the Longmen defense line rebuilt with supplies be so easily broken by the enemy?
However, reality is reality.
When the nobles received confirmed news from the political cabinet; when a large number of frontier soldiers retreating from Longmen appeared in Atlan, the first important town in the west under the Dragon's Back Plateau; when each of the southwest noble territories was captured by the Red Flame Knights from the south.
By then, everyone knew that this was not an April Fool's joke.
After being forced to suspend the Longmen Offensive a month ago, Duke Benson, the famous general of Philip, announced his return with a more tyrannical attitude and a more fierce offensive.
This time, the famous general Fei Lie, who had more trump cards in his hand, didn't even bother to contend with the Saint Solan army. In just one week after the war resumed, he gained an absolute advantage on the frontal battlefield, and at the same time, he used
A simple and precise detour made the gantry defense line useless!
In this way, he gave Saint Solan a heavy and fatal blow, letting all the Solan people who tried to block his progress understand that the patchy defense line was protected by a man who was proficient in military strategy and had experienced hundreds of battles.
In front of the famous general and Fei Lie's powerful cavalry, it was more like a joke!
Now, this thin and elegant middle-aged man with brown curly hair is standing on the Dragon's Back Plateau that he conquered, overlooking the Solan Plain that has lost the protection of natural barriers. If an indifferent hunter looks at a
The soft belly of a beautiful elk is exposed before the eyes.
Every Saint Solan person shuddered under this knife-like gaze.
After receiving the news, Edward immediately held an emergency meeting to discuss countermeasures. For several days, the palace was brightly lit day and night. As the commander-in-chief of the border army, the old general Safin rushed to Atlanta as soon as possible.
, personally direct the deployment of defense.
Under the command of Safin, the retreating 2nd and 11th legions gathered in the city of Atlanta and pretended to hold on to the city.
Gaocheng Shenchi, the most important town in the west of Solan. Coupled with the famous general Safin, and the troops of nearby noble lords that were constantly gathering towards Atlan, Fei Lie's army, which had been biting the rear troops of the two legions, finally had no chance.
You can take advantage of it and slowly retreat under the strong walls of Atlanta.
However, after occupying the Dragon's Back Plateau, the condescending Fei Lie people have firmly grasped the initiative in the war. They are like wolves that have jumped onto the railings of the sheepfold. They can rush into the hinterland of Solan at any time and start killing.
Atlan is only guarding the gateway to the imperial capital plain, and is not of much help to the south.
The focus of the war was on the Southwest Noble Alliance and the Lullian Province in the south.
Safin's previous conclusion that Fei Lie's army would choose to go south after breaking through the Dragon Gate has been confirmed by the advancing Red Flame Knights. And Benson did not hide his intentions at all. After capturing the Dragon Gate, he only walked in the distance
A legion was stationed not far from Atlanta to maintain oppression. The rest of the main force began to move southwest. A large number of vanguard troops had already appeared in the towns that had been captured by the Red Flame Knights.
At this point, it is a foregone conclusion that the Fei Lie Longmen Front Army will move south to join up with the Lulian Front Army and sweep through the southern part of Solan.
Faced with this sudden change, the Southwest Noble Alliance Army felt as if it had been hit head-on with a stick. It was not until they lost nearly ten large and small territories in the periphery that they finally abandoned the fantasy of Fei Lie's army going north and recognized the cruel reality.
Seeing the menacing attack of the Red Flame Knights, the aristocratic coalition, under the command of Marquis Ashley, adopted a response strategy of actively shrinking the defense line and strengthening the walls to clear the country. On the one hand, they used cavalry to contain the Red Flame Knights and slow down the opponent's attack speed.
They gathered the refugees and broken troops on the front line, and voluntarily abandoned several towns with low walls. Finally, they blocked the Red Flame Knights in Lanshui Town, fifteen kilometers away from Aksha County.
During this process, the two sides fought dozens of large and small battles. The coalition of Solan nobles witnessed the terrifying combat power of a Golden Knights.
In the blocking battle relying on the city wall, they were barely evenly matched, but in the outdoor battle, they had no victory. Whether it was a large-scale battle with more than 300 people or an encounter between cavalry squads, they simply could not win.
No match for the Red Flame Knights.
Even when the most elite knights under their command were dispatched and had a numerical advantage, the casualty ratio between the noble coalition and the Red Flame Knights was often as high as four to one or five to one. Even in several small-scale battles, all of our own troops were killed.
destroyed without any casualties on the other side.
This was enough to make the smug coalition of nobles before the war understand that what they saw in front of them were not the bandits and horse thieves in the territory, let alone the farmers who put down their hoes and picked up their spears. They were the most elite knights of the Philip Empire, whom Peter I loved.
A war machine built with the efforts of the whole country.
They have devil-like cold hearts and as rich fighting experience as old lions. On the battlefield, they are born soul reapers, and there are countless dead souls under their swords. Especially the five hundred Red Flame Long Knights.
, is so powerful that it is terrifying. When they charge in groups, any attempt to stop them will eventually prove to be a fatal mistake!
If at the beginning, Marquis Ashley and the lords were still complacent and wanted to have a real showdown with the enemy on the frontal battlefield, and even once wanted to use their superior strength to eat up this lonely knight group, then after several confrontations,
Later, they wisely gave up the idea.
Now, the two sides are facing each other with Lanshui Town as the boundary. The Southwest Allied Forces have completely retracted to the south of Lanshui Town, relying on the fortified city to defend. The Red Flame Knights have also ended their crazy offensive, three kilometers away from Lanshui Town.
They settled down and settled down. From a group of bloodthirsty attackers, they turned into a group of idle wanderers.
But even if they don't do anything, they still feel like a group of wolves watching their prey indifferently.
The smoke in the southwest has profoundly affected everything in the entire Saint Solan Empire. Especially Lulian, who is at the core of the attack, is in turmoil.
For other nobles in the empire, although the situation in the southwest is serious, the iron hooves of the Felie people are still far away from their territory. But for the lords and people of Lulian, this is a threat before them.
It's like facing a tiger with its nose wrinkled and its fangs exposed. You can even smell the stench in its mouth.
The battle between Archduke Adolf and the Southern Army of Frederick was originally in a not-so-intense stalemate. Perhaps it was because of the losses he suffered in Medin City a month ago, or perhaps because the newly appointed commander of the Southern Army of Frederick had learned from
After learning the lesson, we chose a more cautious response strategy. Therefore, the war has always seemed tepid.
However, after Duke Benson broke through Longmen, the offensive of Fei Lie's southern army became fierce. In just a few days, Fei Lie's troops had divided into three groups and advanced 20 kilometers north. Six kilometers south of Meiding City
Along the ten-kilometer front line, infantry and cavalry teams of both sides, large and small, fought for every inch of land. Towns, manors, castles, and forests covering hundreds of square kilometers were battlefields for both sides.
What the fierce fighting has caused are ruined villages. Large expanses of desolate land. More and more refugees have left their homes and corpses can be seen everywhere.
Soldiers with muddy faces and tired faces can be seen everywhere in the war zone. The knights are no longer as tidy as usual. They wear chainmail armor that they do not take off even when sleeping. They gather in groups and pull it off when they encounter the enemy.
Swords facing each other.
The air is always filled with the thick smoke of burning villages and forests. It is always filled with the smell of sweat in the continuous tents and the bloody smell of the battlefield. The sound of horse hooves and roar of the herald echo in the sky of every army. As long as you hear
At this sound, the soldiers must take up arms and rush to the battlefield.
As the Feili people's offensive intensified, the pressure on Archduke Adolf also increased. However, fortunately with the assistance of the Red Leaf Knights. Coupled with the reinforcements of the Twelfth Legion and some northern Lurian lords, at least the strength was still there.
It can maintain a balance of power with Philip's army, which needs to rely on port landings.
But the threat behind him had a very bad impact on Lulian's battle situation.
Ever since they learned that Benson had broken through the Longmen Theater, every soldier's face and eyes were full of worry. Everyone often sat around the fire late at night, whispering about the news coming from the north. Every time they saw the commander attending
When the war briefing came back, everyone would gather around to ask what happened.
The soldiers are not afraid of fighting the enemy in the front. What they are afraid of is that they don’t know when the knife from behind will come. This invisible threat is like a huge dark cloud, hanging over the head of the Lulian Army. Let the army’s
Morale is declining amid anxiety.
Under such circumstances, the Fifth Army finally broke out of camp and marched toward Aksha County in the southwest.
To be honest, Bano and the entire legion did not want to go into this muddy water when Fei Lie's army was pressing on the border, but the situation was no longer their choice.
Last time, the Fifth Army almost caused the annihilation of Adolf's army in Medin City, and it was already regarded as the most unpopular person in Lulian. Even if the former army commander was dismissed because of this, it could not eliminate the lords of Lulian and the people.
They hate this decadent frontier army.
After Barno took office, in order to resolve the conflict between the Fifth Army and Lulian, the headquarters issued an order to mobilize the Fifth Army to the southwest region to cooperate with Marquis Ashley's defense.
This order was not decided by Edward and Safin, and there was also the shadow of Donald behind it. It can be said that this was a joint decision made by both parties. The interests, struggles and compromises involved were by no means as simple as an order seemed on the surface.
For the noble lords, the army is the basis of power, wealth and everything. The reason why Donald was able to dominate Saint-Soulan for thirty years was precisely because of the support of the nobles and the force at his disposal. Especially several frontier troops.
Knights such as Legion and Tomahawk are the core of the core.
Although they are facing a common enemy, Philip, for Donald, it is not a reassuring thing to hand the Fifth Army into the hands of Edward. This is why the Fifth Army has not been able to fight since entering Lulian.
The reason why he tried so hard but sold Adolf in Meiding City.
But this time it was different. Adolf was loyal to the royal family, but Marquis Ashley was Donald's. For Donald's family, the war situation in the southwest of the empire was not only related to their own interests, but also related to the aristocratic class's attitude toward the emperor since the war began.
Trust in Donald's military leadership.
In the Prussian province and the early Longmen, Donald had already lost a point, and what the Fifth Army did in the city of Medin, he lost another point. If the southwest cannot hold it, then even if it leans towards him again,
Nobles will re-select leaders based on their own interests.
After all, in the turbulent waves of war, no one is willing to hand over their life to an incompetent captain and a broken ship that is always leaking.
Barno is a smart man. He knows exactly what Donald needs to do on his own.
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"General," a knight galloped up the hillside and reported. "The knights have been ordered to break camp and set off. At present, the former army has passed the backwater town."
Bano, who was riding on the horse, nodded. He waved the knight away and looked down the mountain.
The continuous military camp has now turned into a messy open space. Stoves made of stones are scattered everywhere, garbage discarded by the soldiers and traces of tents left on the grass.
Groups of soldiers, under the command of officers, were joining the group that was winding its way to the north. The herald, holding a letter flag, galloped along the group. Large carts filled with grain and grass supplies
, dragged by the steaming horses, it moved forward slowly. Every turn of the wooden wheel made a sharp crunching sound, leaving deep tracks in the mud.
Here, it is already the northern plain of Lulian, more than 100 kilometers away from Munich. There is no shade of trees, the blazing sun is almost on top of people's heads, even the wind is hot, and everyone is covered with hair.
Sweat profusely.
Barno swung his horsewhip lightly and tapped his boots unconsciously, his eyes gloomy. Beside him, Snarly and a group of officers were waiting quietly like stone sculptures.
"Snarly," Bano called.
Snarly urged his horse forward and said respectfully, "My lord."
"No news yet?" Bano turned his head, his eyes a little cold.
Snari swallowed, shook his head and said: "No, sir. Our people are still investigating. Judging from the information obtained so far, it should not be the work of the Supervision Department and the Red Leaf Knights."
"Oh, who could it be?" Bano asked.
"Sir, you know that there has been an influx of people in Munich recently, including refugees from the south, mercenaries, and many freedom knights," Snarly said cautiously, "Maybe..."
"Maybe," Bano's voice was still as cold as ice, but the tone of his voice increased a few degrees unconsciously, "Eighteen people, including two Glory Knights, disappeared without even saying they were there. Even life and death were at stake.
I don’t know, is this still something those mercenary refugees can do?”
Snari lowered his head and did not dare to answer.
Ever since the team of eighteen knights left the military camp a few days ago to carry out the mission of attacking Roy, they never came back.
A total of eighteen people, including two knights of glory and four knights of justice. Such a team is enough to scare people anywhere. Not to mention killing a small knight student, they are attacking a lord's castle.
, it’s not a difficult thing.
But unfortunately, these knights disappeared while performing a mission that was completely impossible to fail. Not only them, but also a dark mercenary team sent by Munn at the same time also disappeared. Even the evaluator who rarely took action in person was missing.
He failed to come back. Everyone seemed to have disappeared out of thin air.
Since getting the news, everyone has been stunned.
They knew that these knights were in danger, but no one believed that this little country bumpkin could do this. Even if he was protected by a big bright knight, it was impossible to annihilate an elite team without missing anyone.
Only an organization, a force or even an army can achieve this. And this is what shocks everyone.
The frontier army is the war machine of the empire. From top to bottom, everyone here exists to serve the war. For hundreds of years, the empire has invested endless resources in the frontier army to create these twelve collections.
A behemoth that became the empire's most professional killer.
Compared with the border troops, any noble lord or private mercenary group, knights and other forces are just a group of amateur rabble. Most lords have only twenty or thirty knights at most. In terms of combat effectiveness, not even one
Even the frontier knight squad is inferior.
But now, someone can actually annihilate an elite team of border troops so easily. Moreover, this force is hidden beside him, and he doesn't know how long he has been staring at him. This alone is enough to make people
shudder.
At the beginning, everyone naturally focused their attention on Archduke Adolf, the Supervision Department and the Red Leaf Knights. However, as the investigation progressed, all signs showed that this matter had nothing to do with them. The person who took action was
Another strange force.
This judgment made Bano even more angry.
He couldn't believe that there were still people in Lulian who dared to provoke the Fifth Army.
Under his order, the Fifth Army almost completely destroyed the city of Munich.
However, the current city of Munich has become a large refugee camp. The refugees coming from the west, the south and even the northwest have almost overcrowded the city. The streets and alleys are full of unfamiliar faces.
People. Trying to find a group of deliberately hidden strangers here is like looking for a needle in a haystack.
However, Snari, who was in charge of the investigation, was not without success. Not long ago, he heard that several bandit groups and horse thieves near Munich had been attacked by unknown knights in recent times and were destroyed one after another. Not only
Everyone was massacred and all the cottages were looted.
This news first spread from the underground black market in Munich. It is said that the informant of a bandit group hooked up with a caravan and prepared to make a killing. When he went to the bandit's den to report and ask for instructions, he unexpectedly discovered that
.The entire gang of bandits was taken away from them.
The station hidden in the mountains and forests is full of corpses. More than a hundred people have been roaming around Munich for many years. Even the Munich City Guards took the helpless bandits and were killed until no one was left. Blood and corpses were everywhere on the ground.
, attracted many vultures, crows and wild beasts. The scene was extremely bloody.
If this spy hadn't gone back, I'm afraid no one would know about it in a few days.
As the news spread, within two days, people discovered three other bandit groups that had also been wiped out. They also had no survivors and were looted. Even the messy horse hoof prints on the ground and the wounds on the dead bodies were found.
They are all quite similar. It was obviously done by the same group of people.
This incident has not spread yet, but it has already caused a small sensation.
These gangs of bandits have been causing trouble in the local area for many years, and all of them bear blood debts. Although Archduke Adolf has repeatedly eliminated them, they have been operating for decades and have deep roots. They have already extended their tentacles into every corner of Lulian.
There are people from all three religions, nine schools, nobles and knights.
On the street, maybe a pickpocket and liar, maybe a patrol soldier, maybe a dignified lady or a polite gentleman, could all be one of their people. And in the underground world, selling stolen goods forms a chain.
At every step, there are beneficiaries who do not want to see them wiped out.
Under such circumstances, the difficulty of eradication can be imagined. Even when the attack force is the strongest, they often reappear after disappearing for a period of time.
And no one expected that this time, these bandit groups would be taken away without a trace.
The underground world of Munich is now in chaos. People who are related to the bandit group turn pale when talking about this mysterious team. I don’t know when, they have become the target of attack by the other party. And the nobles also
Treat this news as the freshest topic at the party.
Snarly heard this news from a familiar noble. Now, not many people know about this group. However, I heard that this group of people did not stop, and two more bandit groups were captured by them one after another.
The end has fallen off. If this continues, the whole city of Munich will be in shock soon.
Snarly immediately connected these people with the disappearance of the Knights of the Fifth Legion. His intuition told him that these were probably the same group of people. Moreover, there must be some kind of connection between them and Roy.
Now, he has sent people to target Roy, and at the same time, he has used all means to investigate the people around Roy. Not only is he looking for these people, but the Munich City Guard is also looking for these people. After all, no matter what they did,
, no one can sit still if such a force is by their side without knowing it.
However, until now, Snari has not had any news about the other party. These guys are as mysterious as the smell of earth coming from the wind on the mountain top. You can obviously smell it, but you can't catch it.
Naturally, Snari would not tell Bano about these setbacks. Therefore, facing Bano's anger, he did not dare to make any excuse other than silence.
"When will all the baggage troops leave Munich?" Bano asked in the silence.
"We can stay for a week at most," Snari replied.
"That is to say, we still have a week at most," Bano said coldly. "The one that can prevent even one of our elite knights from escaping is a team composed of high-level knights. This way
As long as you are in the city of Munich, you cannot remain anonymous. Sooner or later, you will be exposed."
As he spoke, he turned his head and said word for word: "Whoever they are, find them for me!"
"Yes!" Snari bowed and replied.
At this moment, suddenly, several fast horses rushed over from a distance. The knights on the horses were wearing the uniforms of the Fifth Legion, but they were all covered in blood and in a miserable state.
When Bano and Snary saw the appearance of these knights, their expressions suddenly changed.
Although they were still far away, they had already recognized them because these knights were none other than the escort knights they sent to escort the legion's private property to the imperial capital.
Originally, at this time, they should be on the official road leading to the imperial capital eighty kilometers away from here, together with six carriages loaded with goods and a knight wearing a space ring!
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