The news that Duke Tulip's army was marching north had already spread throughout the country under the empire's deliberate propaganda.
On this day, the grand expedition ceremony also attracted countless citizens of the imperial capital to watch.
Just to the north of the Imperial City is the station of the former Royal Guards Corps. The reserve reinforcements mobilized and part of the local garrison have been assembled. Of course, the local garrison only assembled troops from the area around the Imperial Capital, while other places
The mobilized garrison marched directly north in order to gain speed.
This grand expedition ceremony is also to stimulate the morale of the people within the empire. On this day, in the military fortress where the Royal Guards were stationed, groups of fully armed soldiers set off in full gear, lined up in columns.
The marching column, watched by the citizens who had heard the news on both sides of the road, rushed northward in a mighty manner.
Seeing the army of the empire marching out, under the deliberate orders of the officers, every soldier tried his best to hold his head high and chest out, showing his heroic spirit, with his polished armor and owl's leather boots trampling on the ground,
Light dust was flying, and such a majestic military appearance immediately aroused enthusiastic cheers from countless people around.
Some female citizens even threw the flowers they had prepared into the queue. From a distance, the soldiers going out one by one seemed to be walking on a road covered with flowers...
The waves of cheers came one after another, and the crowd was loud. Some people even took the lead in shouting slogans such as "Long live the thorns, long live the empire, long live the tulips."
Everyone's face is full of excitement and excitement...
"call……"
With a sigh, Alor rode on a war horse. He was wearing a silver armor of a cavalry commander. The horse was equipped with a bayonet and a long sword, and there was a long bright red feather on the helmet. There were waves of cheers around him.
, but it seemed that it could not arouse the excitement in Yaluoer's heart. He looked at the front of the queue, the mighty soldiers advancing, and the extremely excited people on both sides. Yaluoer's heart at this moment was filled with a complicated feeling.
The young faces of the soldiers are probably because they are all young men in the reserve force who have never been to the front line. There seems to be no fear or nervousness on the faces of these people, and they seem to be full of youthful vitality and high morale. These people
The new recruits who have been trained in the reserve camp seem to have no idea what kind of cruel battlefield awaits them ahead... Perhaps, under these simple faces, they think that war is about charging, winning, and then like
Accepting cheers and flowers today...
Perhaps, it won't be long before there are faces among these faces, someone will be killing or being killed on a battlefield filled with smoke and blood, and someone will be broken down by fear, holding a long sword in his hand.
Crying my mother's name in fear...
They are still young people...
Yalor tried his best to shake his head. As an officer who graduated early from the first batch of the military academy, he is one of the few people who has actually experienced a real battlefield. Only he knows that when the war drums sound, no matter whether it is the enemy's fangs or the enemy's fangs ahead,
Like a jungle-like sword, or that ferocious look, you have to bravely rush forward. What a feeling it is!
He knows better. In the shadow of swords, guns and arrows, when the sharp blade in your hand cuts into the enemy's body, and the smelly blood sprays on your face for the first time, how confused and fearful you feel!
He also knows that when you see your colleagues die in battle one by one and fall in a pool of blood, the pain and hatred will torture you to the point of going crazy.
He also knows that when you are fighting an enemy to the death and the opponent's weapon pierces your armor and penetrates your own flesh and blood, the inner torture of "Am I going to die?" will make the whole person fall into a kind of
Despair that is close to collapse...
"Yalor, what are you sighing for?" A loud voice came from beside him. When Yallor looked back, he saw Gabri in uniform. Gabri was obviously just like those young recruits, his face was full of excitement and excitement.
, even though he was riding a horse, he could not help but hold the sword tightly with one hand.
"I was thinking..." Yaluoer suddenly lowered his voice and glanced at the young faces around him: "I was thinking... when the war ends, will these fresh young lives be left?
How many of them can walk back alive and return to the arms of their relatives?"
Gabri couldn't help but frown slightly after hearing this. He glanced at the cadet captain with slight surprise. As the only officer who has experienced the test of war, among the officers who graduated early in this period, Yalor has the highest rank.
He was also awarded the highest practical position, serving as the commander of a cavalry regiment and commanding a total of two thousand cavalry. His martial arts skills were not the highest among this group of people, and his intelligence was not the strongest, but in every simulated battle,
However, he can always seize the opportunity to defeat his colleagues. Perhaps this is the difference between a rookie and a veteran.
Thinking of this, Gabri smiled and raised his voice: "Okay, my captain, don't be so old-fashioned, you are only thirty years old."
Looking at Gabri's young and hearty smile, Yalor pursed his lips, revealing a faint smile.
It's just the eyes, it's still not easy.
"By the way, where is the Duke? Didn't he come to participate in this expedition ceremony?" Yaluoer asked casually.
On the day before the expedition, after a simple graduation ceremony at the military academy, eleven trainees, including him and Gabri, were ordered to graduate early and go to serve in the army. Since then, on the battlefield, "the academy"
The title "Chief" is not allowed to exist. On the battlefield, for a commander like Du Wei, you must address him by his title just like other generals. An intimate title like "Dean" will make other
Officers who graduated from non-military academies have the idea of favoring one over another.
"Well, Your Excellency, he will not set off with us, but has other plans. According to the agreement, we will gather and rendezvous at Yajin City, south of the eastern defense line."
Yalor nodded. He was satisfied with Gabri calling Duwei "my lord". Once on the battlefield, personal titles such as "brother and brother" are not allowed in the army!
It seems that this young Count Luo Lin is a very understanding person.
According to Du Wei's previous troop dispatch plan, the reinforcements this time include: a reserve division of about 20,000 people, local garrison troops drawn from various places, about 30,000 people, which can be integrated into a division. And Du Wei used
The military headquarters used various methods to forcefully obtain the quota of 10,000 private troops.
However, the route to the north is also divided into four groups. Each group has about 14,000 people. Including part of the reserve division and the garrison deployed near the imperial capital, they have directly carried warships at the pier of the imperial capital last night.
, go all the way east from the Lancang Canal, and after going to the sea, go directly to the northern front line by sea. In this way, the reinforcements can reach the eastern front line as quickly as possible as quickly as possible. The second route is carried out by the group where you are now.
The troops for the "departure ceremony" were two teams of the reserve division, plus part of the garrison, totaling 16,000 people, heading north by land. Because most of these troops were cavalry, the speed would not be too slow.
The third route is the local garrison that is geographically close to the north. They do not come to the imperial capital to assemble and go directly to the north.
The fourth route... was led by Du Wei himself with 10,000 private troops. However, Du Wei did not disclose the march plan for this route to anyone.
To the west of the city, behind Prancing Horse Town, at the foot of Brokeback Mountain, is the Tulip Villa.
"At this time, the boring expedition ceremony should be over." Du Wei sighed.
Then he looked around. In the Tulip Villa, there were hundreds of magicians he had recruited, as well as the 500 cavalry guards he always carried with him.
"Then let's get ready to go." He smiled, and then glanced at the magicians with different looks behind him. All of these magicians were recently recruited by him. Although most magicians are unruly by nature,
Fortunately, Du Wei himself is also a magician, and he is also a famous magic genius in the mainland. He is also a disciple of the magician Gandolf. This point basically eliminates the historical war between magicians and their rejection of him.
中. The reason why magicians are unwilling to be dispatched by the empire's military. Even if they participate in wars, they do things based on their preferences. This is because the arrogant magicians cannot tolerate being dispatched by ordinary army generals.
But Du Wei is different.
What's more, now that I have sworn allegiance to Du Wei, I have also taken so many high-quality equipment from him.
"Everyone." Du Wei turned around and looked at the hundreds of "subordinates" in front of him wearing magician robes. These magician robes were all made on the fly, and each of them was awarded a tulip.
The emblem of the family, indicating that it is the private magician retinue that serves Duke Tulip himself.
"Your Excellencies, Masters. Welcome everyone here. I know that many people must find it strange that I summoned you here instead of setting off with a large army... Well, but I promise, what you saw today
, it will definitely make everyone’s trip worthwhile! Haha, you are all magicians, of course you can’t ride north like an ordinary army, so I am here to prepare a special transportation tool!”
After a pause, he smiled deliberately: "Moreover, this thing is not yet announced, so it is not suitable for going out with the large army. Now, our expedition ceremony begins... Dear magicians, please get ready.
Pack your bags, and then we’ll get ready to board the ship!”
Boarding?
Some magicians couldn't help but look a little weird. This is land. What kind of battleship are we boarding?
But then, I watched Du Wei walk to the huge grassland in front of the courtyard.
Next, a magician wearing a white robe slowly walked out.
The white robe...that is the symbol of the great magician's identity!
But what puzzled these magicians was that the great magician in white robes in front of them looked very old, with a thin figure, white breathing, a thin face, and even a faint smell of obscenity.
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What's more important is... on the mainland, any white-robed great magician is an extremely rare and powerful person, and each of them has a name that is resounding to the ears. Many of these magicians were in the magic union before, so it can be said that they are right.
Every recorded white-robed mage should be familiar with him, but the white-robed mage in front of him was so unfamiliar that no one recognized him.
Hmm...it can't be a fake, right...
"Hello, colleagues." This wretched old man in a white robe first bowed to everyone with a standard magician etiquette. Regardless of whether it was true or false, the other magicians quickly bowed their heads in return. After all, these magician retinues,
But there is no white-robed mage.
"Now, what you are about to see is the Tulip family's new magical war weapon. Because its appearance has never been publicly revealed before, so please don't be too surprised. Haha, of course, it is no longer a secret, because
After we go to the battlefield, its appearance will spread throughout the continent."
After finishing speaking, he coughed: "Finally, let me introduce myself. My name is... Gargamel, an eighth-level magician in mainland China."
This wretched old man in white robe is actually the rat prime minister Gargamel!
After years of unremitting efforts, and with the help of Gandolf in the green robe, he finally made a breakthrough in his transformation. After transforming back into a human body, he drank the Fountain of Youth to solidify his body, and finally no longer had to be trapped in a human body.