Lion Heart City is surrounded by four sides, each side is 5 miles long. There are 2 gates on each side of the city wall. The four main gates are named after "Fire Lion, Wind Dragon, Ice Bear, and Earth Leopard". The five elements are missing.
Water is deliberately excluded from the four gates because the fire lion belongs to fire, and water naturally restrains fire. The four auxiliary gates are named after the body of the fire lion, namely: roar, tail, claws, and wings. Legend has it that the real fire lion king is born in the armpit.
It has two wings, so it has wings.
Unlike other cities, there are no high mountains around Lion Heart City. The nearest Holy Snow Mountain is thousands of miles away. When building the city, there were no ready-made stones to use, so all city bricks were made on-site.
3,000 giant brick kilns were built to excavate and bake the bricks on site. Most of the soil on the north bank of the Lion River is rich red, and the bricks are also red.
Hundreds of thousands of red city bricks make the entire Lion Heart City look like a ball of flame sitting on the yellow-green prairie, and the red flags fluttering on the city wall are more like jumping tongues of fire.
——"The Classic of Mountains and Seas. Miscellaneous Talks"
After climbing over a small steep slope, the Ice Bear Gate, the west gate of Lion Heart City, is clearly visible.
Different from the previous times when small mercenary groups came to Lion Heart City to complete their missions, on the outskirts of Lion Heart City, countless military camps surrounded the city. The flame-like flag of the military camp in the center indicated that this was one of the four main legions of the empire.
Fire Lion Legion. The variegated flags fluttering on the military camps on the left and right sides of the Fire Lion Legion indicate that soldiers from other legions are stationed here. Some soldiers are patrolling far and near. All this tells the business travelers coming to Lion Heart City that the war is about to begin.
It breaks out here.
The soldiers on Diao Dou of the main military camp first noticed the flying dust dragged by the small mercenary regiments from far and near and the many sledges of the small mercenary regiments, and quickly blew the horns.
The side door of the military camp was wide open, and there was a scout light cavalry team of about 200 people. The scouts circled in front of the small mercenary group and formed an array. The sergeant running at the front of the team was obviously a small team leader: "Stop anyone who comes.
,Who? Password!"
Horns led the vanguard of the small mercenary group and walked up quickly after hearing the question: "We are the small mercenary group of the empire stationed on Xilin Island. We have now completed the 10-day duty of mercenary defense and have returned to the Lion River defense.
Please explain." As he said that, Horns took out his mercenary diary.
Ah? All the soldiers were stunned for a moment, a small mercenary group?
The small mercenary group is already well-known at this time, at least in Lion Heart City and the Fire Lion Legion. In just 10 days - this includes the small mercenary group rushing to report the enemy's situation to the imperial capital 1~
In three days, at least five waves of personnel with absolute authority have sent special personnel to the Lion River Defense Area to inquire about the current situation of the small mercenary group, the Imperial Military Headquarters, the Four Imperial Marshals, and the Imperial Counts... Among them, only the Great Emperor Hongshi has continuously
Two groups of envoys were sent. The first group was a little more polite, urging the Shizi River Defense Area to gather defenses as soon as possible to rescue the besieged small mercenary group; the group of envoys who arrived three days ago seemed to have launched an army to investigate, and the Red Army
Emperor Shi's edict was directly announced to the entire Shizi River Defense Area.
red stone oracle
Imperial soldiers have only one bounden duty: to protect their homeland and country.
Are there any Imperial soldiers in the Imperial Lion River Defense Zone today?
Over the past 500 years, soldiers of all generations of the empire have conquered the east and west and made every effort to expand the territory. They have been invincible and have won all the battles. They have built the reputation of the strongest empire with countless blood. Every time, when we review the imperial army, we always think that there is such a thing.
We are proud of our powerful military; every time any soldier or general calls the Imperial Army the most powerful military force in the Pancontinent, we are always proud of it.
But today, the empire has suffered an unprecedented humiliation in the 500 years since its founding - a country actually invaded us.
A ferocious beast force from the barbaric era has invaded our country. Our land is being trampled on. In the past five days, the military forces on the west side of the Lion River Defense Zone have been almost completely wiped out. Countless imperial citizens in a large territory have been captured by the enemy.
Where are the Imperial soldiers?
Where is the "Fire Lion Legion" that once ranked second in the imperial military architecture? Where is the imperial army that we were once proud of? You are not even as good as a small mercenary team of less than 500 people that has just been established for 2 years.
When our regular army was defeated by the enemy and retreated on a large scale, the "small mercenary group", under the pressure of millions of enemy troops, was trapped on an isolated island hanging overseas, and repeatedly defeated the enemy's attacks.
If the Fire Lion Corps cannot change this situation in the short term, it is recommended that the military consider withdrawing the Fire Lion Corps from the four main legions, or even consider disbanding the Fire Lion Corps.
Red stone (private seal)
At the same time, the envoy also brought another order issued by the Red Stone Emperor to all armies, all lords from all over the empire, and all nobles:
Since I came to the throne, I have always hoped that the country and its people can be healthy and that there will be fewer wars compared to the previous emperors' personal reigns. In the past 20 years, there have been very few soldiers in the imperial army who have even received titles for military merit.
Now a group of barbarians from the fascist mainland invaded the Imperial Lion River Defense Zone.
I order: To the noble knights from all over the empire, all the armies of the empire, and all the mercenary regiments of the empire, now is the time for you to make achievements. In the crusade against alien races, all military merits will be given priority!
Those who are not of my race must have different hearts. In this conquest, we will only judge heroes based on the heads of their enemies.
Amy Empire Red Stone Emperor (Military Seal)
Seeing these two metaphors and the effects they brought about, Fan Zijue, the highest military commander of Shizi River, really couldn't help but smile. To be more precise, he felt like crying without tears.
When he received a message from the Imperial Military Department about the invasion of the mercenary empire and the Hughes Empire from another continent a month ago, as the top local military leader, Fan Zijue keenly realized that if the foreign continent's army had enough spare strength,
They will definitely attack other parts of the Eminor continent in a detour and open up a second or even third battlefield. But they don’t know from which direction the enemy will attack. There are three to four strategic locations in the Lion River defense area alone. It is impossible to defend them all.
The Viscount immediately ordered that the defense zone enter the first level of combat readiness. All regular troops were gathered in several large cities such as Lionheart City. Regarding the mercenaries along the coast and the troops of the lords from various places, the order given by Viscount Fan was: "If you can obey the rules,
You can’t retreat by following the rules.”
After receiving a briefing from the small mercenary group, the Vulture Knights, who had basically determined the main direction of the fascist attack, Fan Viscount assembled all the troops as quickly as possible near Lionheart City, the largest city on Xilin Island - hoping to pass
Completely defeating the enemy in a battle of the main forces was certainly Fan Zijue's best choice.
Fortunately, the two metaphors of the Red Stone Emperor made the army soldiers and lower-level officers regard the strategic shift as a shame for the army. They aggressively demanded an all-out attack, and even proposed a huge plan to form a fleet to pursue the enemy and bloodbath the fascist continent.
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Fan Zijue had no choice but to smile bitterly in return, but no matter what, the morale of the army would definitely increase greatly, and the desire to fight would be as high as ever.
In addition to the army, noble lords have given Fan Zijue a headache these days - in the Lion River Defense Zone, there are 41 hereditary nobles with fiefdoms and more than 500 imperial knights. All the nobles with fiefdoms are higher than Viscount Fan in terms of title.
Regardless of whether they are young or old, what these pampered guys care about most is probably how to get promoted. In peacetime, these old and young people who are far away from the imperial capital rarely have the opportunity to contact the center of power. At most, they send their children to knight schools in the hope that
To become a fantasy beast knight, only about 30 fantasy beast knights are born every five years. Not every noble child has such an opportunity.
Seeing the metaphor of the Red Stone Emperor, the nobles immediately felt that there were infinite opportunities around them, and they organized fiefdom guards or mercenary groups to participate in the crusade. In just two days, more than 8,000 people had been gathered - Amy and the others saw
There are these troops at the mixed-color flag camp outside Lion Heart City.
The combat effectiveness of this kind of army can be imagined. Fan Zijue persuaded them with earnest words - the power of the Fascist Continent is very powerful. It can attack three major empires at the same time, and has captured several major towns of the Mercenary Empire and the Hughes Empire. It is said that
Their military attack is so powerful.
It is embarrassing to say that the ancestors of these nobles are all the founding fathers of the Amy Empire, and they were all powerful figures in the history of the empire. They said: "My grandfather followed Emperor Amy to kill lions and tigers, but he still cares about these little things."
"Orcs", shut up "My ancestors single-handedly defeated 20,000 troops of the principality of XX, and killed 3 giant dragons...".
In the face of these infinitely exaggerated achievements, Fan Zijue would not dare to slander the great achievements of these historical celebrities one by one, even if he had the courage to dig them out of their graves and confront them one by one.
What I can do is probably how to stabilize these nobles.
"Hmm... Lord Earl, don't you know how to get to Xilin Island? How about I ask a soldier to lead you and let you and your guards go to the battlefield first?" Fan Zijue looked at people as if they were going to the battlefield.
But on the execution ground.
"This? Don't you, General, go..." The earl immediately broke into a sweat as Fan Zijue looked at him with his beautiful eyes.
"Ah, yes, your descendant is not a famous aristocrat in the history of the empire. You are lucky enough to be sitting in this position, so you are ashamed. So you can't take advantage of your beauty and make achievements in front of you. Otherwise,
, I will withdraw the army another 100 miles to give you enough time and space?"
"Lord Viscount, how many troops do we have in total? How can we withstand the enemy's tiger and wolf army?" A certain marquis on the side couldn't stand it and stood up to use his title to oppress.
"Lord Marquis, didn't your ancestor once kill three giant dragons by himself? Didn't he also annihilate more than 20,000 soldiers of a principality by himself? As far as I know, the enemy had less than 10,000 troops, and Lord Marquis was in his prime.
, he has the majesty of an ancestor, maybe one person can kill all the enemies." Fan Zijue patted the Marquis's shoulder with his hand, and looked at him with affectionate eyes: "I don't think you need to bring a guard.
In the past, that would have made your ancestors lose face."
"Viscount Fan, you are so bold. I will go to the imperial capital to accuse you. You are cowardly, unwilling to make progress, and have connections with foreign countries..." The Marquis is really too proud of himself.
"Well, Your Majesty the Marquis, you can do whatever you want, but your guards cannot be taken away. According to the rights of the imperial nobility, your guards must stay to assist in the defense. Otherwise, they will be executed immediately for desertion." If there are too many lice, they will not bite, because they have offended you anyway.
After attaining the first rank in the empire, Fan Zijue didn't care if he offended a marquis who was spending his free time at home. Now was the war, the Redstone Emperor and the military should know who was more important.
Although Fan Zijue has shortcomings that cannot be ignored in some aspects, from the perspective of military use alone, he is a rare and famous general in the empire.
Fan Zijue joined the army as a civilian at the age of 15, and successively experienced the skirmishes with the mercenary empire in 175 of the Red Moon Calendar, the Desert Empire Conquest in 179 of the Red Moon Calendar, the Xueyue Lake Conquest in 182 of the Red Moon Calendar, and the Jielin Conquest in 184 of the Red Moon Calendar.
In the bandit war, he assisted the Holy Holy See in the counter-insurgency war in 189 of the Red Moon Calendar. In each of the previous campaigns, he often made major achievements. He was canonized as an Imperial Knight by the empire at the age of 30, becoming the lowest nobleman. He was canonized as a baron at the age of 33, and became a viscount at the age of 35.
As a soldier, he has experienced almost all major battles in the empire in the past 30 years, and his status has also gone from a small soldier to a corps commander, a commander, a guerrilla, a squad leader, a squadron leader, a group captain, and a staff general, without falling a step.
Until the end he served as the highest regional military commander of the Imperial Military Forces.
Joining the army as a civilian and becoming the military commander of the defense zone as an ordinary soldier who is not a knight of fantasy beasts is also a role model in the minds of countless civilian soldiers of the empire.
Of course, maybe it was because he had suffered from poverty since childhood, or maybe it was because he directly entered the regular army of the empire. From the day when Fan Zijue took office as the general of the Lion River Defense Area, he performed as well as a dragon knight, oh, to be more precise
It is said that they are as excellent as the mounts of the dragon knights - they constantly accumulate a large number of shiny little things, which inevitably detract from the swordsman battalions in the defense zone. Fan Zijue never thought that the swordsman battalions had any combat effectiveness.
"Oh - the little mercenary group escaped?" Fan Zijue, who was making mushrooms with nobles of all sizes in the official residence, was very happy when he heard the news.
Although the little mercenary group made him suffer endlessly, and in the end he had to drink porridge at home to show off to everyone, he still had a certain fondness for the little mercenary group Fan Zijue. In any case, as two little guys from civilian backgrounds,
It is extremely difficult to become a dragon-slaying warrior. Later, it was even more difficult for ordinary people to do it on the head of the Red Stone Emperor.
This time the small mercenary group was besieged. Of course Fan Zijue did not immediately send troops to rescue the siege. It was not because he had any prejudice against the small mercenary group... At least he couldn't say that he had any prejudice. This is a reply to all the envoys who came to ask the reason.
: The second-line army is not assembled enough. Once the Fire Lion Army attacks on all fronts, it will be even more difficult for the alien continental army to take advantage of the gap and rush into the hinterland of the empire.
Hearing the news, Viscount Fan was very happy for another reason - he could finally get rid of these pesky flies in the hall. He motioned to several of his main officers to go and have a look with him.
To Fan Zijue's expectation, when the flies in the room heard the arrival of the small mercenary group, they immediately rushed out of the hall faster than the general, and quickly disappeared from Fan Zijue's eyes.
When dozens of horse teams rushed out of the city gate and galloped out from the main gate of the Fire Lion Camp, they discovered that they were not the first ones to come out to greet them.
Some people had already stopped the small mercenary group that was arriving from afar...