On the night of February 16th in the spring of the fifth year of the Magical Calendar, a team was marching in the starry night among the hills on the west coast of the Eminor continent. Relying on the detailed map in their hands, the soldiers carefully avoided the large and small villages scattered on the continent.
The soldiers of Fanos Continent's Third Reinforcement Team of Thousands set off on January 10 and quickly rushed into their destination, Duanbing Port, at an astonishing speed of 30 kilometers to 40 kilometers every night.
In the Battle of Xilin Island, the 3,000-man regiment of Fanos' Western Expeditionary Army was almost completely wiped out. If the soldiers hadn't pulled hard, not just one of the four famous generals of the Western Expeditionary Army would have died. Even so, Norton's left arm was still there.
He was severely injured in this battle and had to undergo an amputation operation as a last resort. The severity of the tragedy can be seen from this. After the Western Expeditionary Army was gathered together, since there were 60,000 people with positions of more than 10,000 men in the front army, no matter how the 45,000 soldiers were cut,
It is impossible to allow every ten thousand-man leader to have his own complete subordinates. Under this situation, the Western Expedition Army added a new group organization on top of the thousand-man team - the legion. According to Dahino's explanation
The organization of the legion is higher than that of the ten thousand men. The legion can have a ten thousand men under its command, but the ten thousand men will not have a legion. The benchmark rank of the supreme commander of the legion is ten thousand men. This statement at least makes all ten thousand men subordinate.
The commanders are quite satisfied. Currently, each legion consists of 6 to 9 thousand-man teams, under the direct command of the commander.
As the newly promoted commander of ten thousand men, the army led by Norton was the smallest in size, consisting of six thousand-man troops in total. The internal serial number of the Western Expedition Army was: Third Army. His family background was that of the Third Army originally led by Norton.
The more than 300 defeated troops of the 3,000-man team remained after the First World War on Xilin Island. Although they experienced a major defeat and more than 60% of the soldiers lost their lives in the war, the 3,000-man team was rebuilt on the basis of these 300 remaining soldiers.
It didn’t make anyone see how much of their vitality was severely damaged, and the strong fighting power shown by the 3000th Army in the following months showed that they were still one of the most courageous in the Western Expedition. When Norton formed the Third Army,
A legion-level command unit was also constructed on the basis of the 3,000-man team. This Operation Leapfrog consisted of the second, third, and fifth commanders under the command of the three thousand-man commanders: Norton, Merlin, and the Golden Dragon Knight Yemoda.
Legion composition.
Traveling more than 2,000 miles across the territory of a hostile country is far more difficult than the cadres of the small mercenary group imagined when they sat in the hall drinking tea on February 15th. Starting from January 10th, the 3,000-man team has no
March during the day at any moment - the winter nights are extremely long. We break camp at 5 o'clock every night and rest until 4 o'clock in the morning the next day. Due to the night march, the falcon, which is a remote communication tool for soldiers, cannot be used. Except for the red moon flying in the sky and the
Bai Yue, the 3000-man team is truly alone.
One kilometer in front of the large group is an armed, all-human soldier of the Amy Empire's standard song. The military uniforms are equipped with the insignia of the Lion River Defense Zone. During the advance, try to guide the large group to bypass the imperial checkpoints. If you encounter pedestrians rushing into the group
, usually the human soldiers on the periphery deal with it. If they get too close to the team, they will immediately capture the person and carry him into the team to move forward. Fortunately, there are very few pedestrians outside on winter nights. In the past 20 days, a total of
Less than 10 pedestrians became undeserved prisoners.
Judging by the time, we had already approached Duanbing Port the night after tomorrow. A vague sense of excitement could be felt among the soldiers who had worked hard for nearly a month, and the marching speed was obviously accelerated.
Whether they are strong orcs, capable werewolves or humans with very poor night vision, they all remain silent. All the horses have their feet bound, and the halters are tightly tightened on the horse bits. If it were not for the magician at the front of the team, a small
A small blue magic ball, you can't tell from a distance that there are a large number of soldiers here.
In the deep night, the red moon in the distance gradually disappears into the sea to the west, and the dense stars are twinkling. Everything is as quiet as it was a few days ago.
Suddenly - the sound of cavalry bells sounded from a distance, gradually getting louder. After dozens of breaths, the sound of horse hooves like a storm could be clearly heard beneath the sound of the bells.
Who? So fast? It’s still such a dark night.
Many mature human knights frowned slightly. In such a late night, such a cold weather, such a bumpy road, and even more snow covered. What kind of knight would run wild without caring for his mount?
Won't a horse's hooves be broken by frozen soil?
A fire dragon galloped out from behind the hill on the right. In the pitch-black night, under the fire dragon were pitch-black horses and knights in pitch-black armor. There were at least 50 knights.
"What troops are ahead? Stop advancing immediately and undergo inspection. We are the Imperial Gyeonggi Garrison." A voice came from afar.
"Go up to them, don't let them get close, prepare to fight, and annihilate all the enemies." Norton gently ordered the officer next to him. The man who usually kept his emotions and angers secretly knitted his brows together. This is the hinterland of the empire.
The level of danger is far from comparable to the previous Xilin Island. If there is a head-on conflict with human soldiers, surrounded by wide mainland highways, it is estimated that the opponent can assemble more than 5,000 troops in one day. The 1,500 people of the 3000th Team are simply not enough.
The opponent was fighting. I don’t know what went wrong in this trip, but he was blocked by the imperial soldiers. Like most soldiers, the Ten Thousand Leader could only pray to the true God to bless the opponent and be able to deal with it. Otherwise, he would have to be completely annihilated.
Enemy Norton inadvertently revealed a wry smile. To annihilate more than 50 knights who could run wild on a snowy night would be even more difficult than to fight against 5,000 enemies.
The legion commander's order was quickly conveyed, and the human soldiers on the periphery jumped on their mounts, and about 100 light cavalry came forward to meet them.
"We are the armed forces of Marquis Rocobo von Ferline in the Lion River Defense Area, and we have been ordered to report to the imperial capital." Most of the mercenaries have no loyalty to the country. This knight force established on the basis of mercenaries has no loyalty to Ai.
The loyalty of the Minor Continent probably only extends to its former employer. The Centurion is a veteran mercenary who is very familiar with the Lion River area. He was once hired by Marquis Luo Kebo. von Feilin. Take this
Identity is easy to deceive some unsuspecting patrols.
"Oh," as he spoke, the fire dragon was already approaching the soldiers of the third legion. At the front were two black horses. They were the kind of majestic dragon colts often mentioned in legends that the black horse princes rode on. They were much stronger than ordinary horses.
, the figure of the knight on horseback also needs to be described as strong. The helmet mask is pulled down, and a cold luster seems to be emitted from behind the eye protection. Blue feathers are shaking on the helmet, and the dark leaf armor is obviously made by the dwarf master craftsman.
The jumping flames in his hands did not reflect a trace of luster. Only the dwarf tribe had this kind of chaos armor casting technique. An exaggerated black cloak fell smoothly from the horseback. The two knights were like goose wings behind them.
Other black knights are lined up.
Knight of Blue Wings?
Norton was also slightly startled. Most of the Blue Ling Knights in the Imperial Army have the rank of squad leader or above. There are actually two Blue Ling Knights leading a patrol. This is enough to show how much the Imperial Gyeonggi Defense Zone attaches great importance to surrounding defense. It seems that,
This level is not easy to pass.
"Show me the military command. Why are you advancing late at night?" The cold voice seemed to add more chill to the winter night.
"Sir Knight," the centurion leader was probably surprised when he saw the other party's crest clearly, and his voice changed slightly: "We went to the imperial capital under the order of the Marquis, who is one of the founding fathers of the empire.
, after hearing that the empire was attacked by a foreign continent, he quickly summoned the soldiers from the fiefdom according to the order of the imperial military department, and selected the elite from them in the hope of serving the country. Your Excellency ordered us to rush to the imperial capital by starry night, but we accidentally missed Sutou and Barren Mountain.
There is no place to rest in the wild mountains, so they can only travel all night, hoping to find a village or town to repair for a day tomorrow." The former mercenary tried his best to answer accurately.
"Oh, that means there is no order from the military department? Don't you know that the empire is on level 3 alert?" The knight in black was unmoved at all, with a hint of reproach evident in his words. "Immediately dismount and undergo inspection, the main general will
The officer and I went back to the Imperial Military Headquarters to explain that the others immediately set up camp on the spot and were not allowed to move without permission without orders."
"This..." The former mercenary showed a troubled look on his face: "Your Excellency must know that the eldest son of the Marquis is a member of the army in the Imperial Forest Defense Area, and the second son is the captain of the Imperial Tongyunguan Defense Area, and the Marquis himself is
I once served as the Under-Secretary of the Imperial Military Department. For us, the Marquis’s oral instructions are equivalent to the orders of the Imperial Military Department. If you do this, it will be very difficult for us to deal with the Marquis’ punishment in the future.”
The knight in black may have a special relationship with other famous nobles in the empire. When he heard others using the marquis to suppress him, he did not show any uneasiness or anger. He just maintained the respect he deserved for the nobles in a cold tone: "This
It's wartime, and the national war situation is the top priority. Even someone as high-ranking as a marquis cannot break the rules."
"Lord Knight, we are just a small leader of the Marquis's fiefdom army. Behind us is the Marquis' brother-in-law. He is responsible for this trip. You can see if you can go and talk to us directly. This way I don't need to be too embarrassed." The former mercenary was extremely embarrassed.
Skillfully laid a trap for the Black Knights in the Gyeonggi Defense Zone.
The two black knights looked at each other and led their subordinates into the so-called noble armed forces.
The outer team of knights let the black knight in and closed the exit seemingly inadvertently, holding the cold hilt of the sword firmly with slightly sweaty hands.
"Kill! Annihilate all the enemies!" After the encirclement was closed, a roar suddenly broke out from the crowd.
The densely packed warriors drew their bright swords, and the half-crouching orcs and bearmen behind the crowd jumped up from the ground, and the maces as tall as half a man rushed towards the black knights with the strong wind...
The two leading knights with blue feathers urged their mounts at the same time. White light spread out under the black dragon colt's feet, and the two mounts immediately jumped into the air.
"Eidolon Knight!"
Some of the human soldiers of the Fanos Legion exclaimed that the werewolf and orc soldiers had also seen this kind of flying knight, and the besieging soldiers were immediately stunned.
"Stop! I'm looking for Lord Norton!" Two knights shouted loudly in the air.
"Stop!" A low command came from behind the orcs. The moment the black knight took to the air, Norton already regretted the order he had just given. The opponent had a fantasy beast knight, and annihilating the enemy was completely in vain. When you look at it,
Seeing that the other party seemed to be a friend rather than an enemy, he quickly gave the order.
Norton did not expect that there would be two fantasy beast knights in such a small team. According to relevant records of the Imperial Army, the basic military rank of such knights in the army is squad captain, and most of them are even high-ranking imperial captains.
Military rank. Across the ocean from the Holy Snow Mountain, there are very few fantasy beast knights in the army of Fanos continent. Every four years, the rarest rare birds and exotic beasts can be exchanged for two or three places in a certain country to participate in the fantasy beast trial.
, and there are many eliminated among them. Therefore, there are probably only more than 10 fantasy beast knights in the entire army, which is really incomparable with the countries in the Eminor continent.
Accompanied by the orc guards, Norton walked out of the queue: "I am Norton, who are you? How do you know us?"
"Your Excellency Norton, my master has been cooperating with your army. This is my master's letter." The black knight landed on the ground, handed the letter in his hand to Norton, and then took out another letter: "This is Your Excellency Dahino.
letter."
While Norton was reading the letter, another black knight briefly introduced the process: a month ago, when the Western Expeditionary Corps made a leapfrog attack on Duanbing Port, a notice was sent to the internal staff in the empire, and the internal staff received the letter.
Afterwards, he was shocked. When Fanos was working as a campaign subordinate, he did not know that the small mercenary group had just taken over the defense of Duanbing Port, and that the combat effectiveness of this small mercenary group was unmatched by the original imperial squadron, regardless of the numerical advantage.
Only two dragon knights are enough to support the combat power of a squadron each. While lamenting that enemies will not meet each other, the insider summoned his direct subordinates overnight under the banner of the Imperial Military Headquarters to go to Xilin Island to stop this action. When the black knight saw
After arriving at Hainuo, he learned that the expeditionary force had already set off. Dahainuo felt that his troops' actions in the empire were too conspicuous, so he asked the knight in black to chase him again under the stars...
In the equally cold narration of the Imperial Knight, Norton read the two letters. The half-orc's brown eyes revealed not only luck but also heartfelt gratitude. He stretched out his strong right hand: "Thank you very much for your immediate attention, your honorable master."
"Message, for the hard work of your Excellency and your subordinates, on behalf of all the soldiers, I would like to express my gratitude to you." The chief of ten thousand people used words of honor in his tone.
The knight in black seemed to ignore the big hand in front of him, and nodded slightly with his dark helmet: "Thank me? That's really unnecessary. As a soldier of the enemy force, I really can't accept such thanks, nor can I say the words to wish you victory.
"
Norton and the other half-orcs were angry about it, and their cold tone from beginning to end could only show that in the hearts of the two Blue Ling knights, although the majesty of the family master exceeded their loyalty to the empire, as far as the two of them were concerned,
, there is always resistance to foreign races.
Many knights in black surrounded the knight in black and walked out.
"May I ask your name, Mr. Knight?" As a half-orc, he also greatly appreciated this kind of human being with a loyal memory, and Norton did not want to miss the opportunity to get acquainted with him.
"... I won't tell you... lest you end up revealing my identity after being captured."
"Oh, how are you so sure I will be captured?"
"His Excellency Baron Amy the Golden Brain is not called for nothing. People who can escape from his schemes are so rare. Personally, I have never heard of him."
The two famous generals, who are known for their reticence, almost said what they said all day long in a short confrontation.
Watching the long fire dragon leave quickly, Norton put the letter in his arms and said something that seemed to give him more confidence: "If it weren't for this letter, I might really have become a prisoner. Now... I hope it can be the other way around.”