In the middle of the town square, stood an old man.
He is extremely tall, half a head taller than a leader in the military like Mr. Chi Aotian. His face is very good, it can be said that it is full of red. However, the other parts of his body look very slim. On his round head, the pale hair is already sparse.
There are only a handful of them, all messy and mixed together, a pair of snow-capped eyebrows stuck with mud and water, big copper bell-like eyes with eye drops, a huge lion nose, and a pale beard that is also messy and mixed together, blocking the position of the mouth.
A robe with a white background that could barely be seen - no doubt it was or had been a priest's robe. Under the feet was a pair of thousand-buckle shoes, a specialty of the grassland, and a pair of big toes were exposed. Although they didn't smell it, everyone felt
They were all convinced that once they got close to this old man, they would definitely smell a strong scent.
Chi Aotian frowned subconsciously. It seems that the quality of the junior officers of the Black Dragon Knights really needs to be improved. Such a wretched priest should be killed directly. There is no way to dig out any internal secrets of the Holy See from him.
―Just wishful thinking.
"I am Chi Aotian, what can I do for you?" The cold attitude of the aloof second young master of the Chi family often turned his questions into a perfunctory explanation.
"Are you Chi Aotian?" The old man's eyes suddenly became sharp.
"kindness."
"Why do you want to kill me?" When talking about the important matter of his life and death, the old man's tone was as indifferent as talking about what to eat for lunch today.
"I will kill all the priests of the Holy See. After they die, I will find someone to ask."
"Hehe..." The tall old man suddenly laughed: "What you said is wrong. Yes, I am a priest, but I am not from the Holy See, and I do not believe in the God of Light. You have no reason to kill me."
"Oh? How can a priest obtain divine power if he doesn't believe in the God of Light?" Chi Aotian's black pupils were filled with doubts: "It's too late then. The residents of any city that doesn't surrender will be killed without mercy."
After speaking, Chi Aotian glanced at the officer beside him. The noble knight pulled out the moon-washing scimitar from the left side, leaned out from the horse, and struck the old priest's neck with a bolt of silver-white lightning.
The civilians in the square did not expect that the conqueror would be so bloody, and the girls screamed instantly.
At this moment, a rich and strange smile suddenly appeared on the old pastor's face, and he rubbed the middle finger and thumb of his right hand vigorously, making a crisp finger sound.
Two overlapping hexagonal black magic arrays suddenly appeared on the ground. Waves of dark smoke spewed out from the magic array, followed by two rapid screams - strangely, the sound sounded like a goat.
The black smoke suddenly blocked the lightning attack, and the scimitar made a crisp and harsh sound when it was hit.
The knight on horseback showed a surprised look on his face. He had just thought that the old priest might have some way to turn defeat into victory. However, the strength and speed of this resistance were beyond the knight's expectation. His palms were numb and hot.
The moon-washing scimitar was almost knocked away.
The black smoke gradually disappeared, and the civilians standing closest were so frightened that they hid far away in panic, and the soldiers nervously raised their bucklers.
Next to the priest, there were two monsters standing about half as tall as one person. A pair of thick horns curled backwards. The face was wide at the top and pointed at the bottom. The mouth had shrunk into a ball. A pair of triangular ears emerged from the horns.
The two sides stretched out, and he was tall. He held a one-meter-two-meter-long pointed hammer in both hands. He was wearing a simple battle armor. He had no shoes on his feet, but each had a pair of semi-oval hooves.
Goat-headed monster? Chi Aotian went through the known memories in his mind. It seems that it is really such a monster. However, how can such a sacred profession like a priest summon such an evil monster? Such question marks have already been raised
It forced its way into the minds of all officers.
According to legend, the goat-headed monster and the little devil are the two most important tribes under the devil. The little devil is sexually promiscuous and loves to mate with all female creatures he encounters; the goat-headed monster is evil and likes to destroy all life in front of him.
Of course, in any case, such an ugly thing cannot be summoned by a priest of the Holy See. From this point of view, this red-faced priest must be much closer to the devil than to the God of Light.
Ao Tian, who was as cold as Chi, couldn't help but have a curious look on his face.
There was a smile in the old man's eyes: "Young man, in this world, there are too many dark areas behind the sun. What you see is really just a little bit."
"The power of darkness." Chi Aotian muttered secretly in his heart, and couldn't help but think of the similar power possessed by Magister Lei Ge mentioned by Amy a long time ago. Lei Ge is undoubtedly 100% reliable, and has the power of divine light.
If the Holy See is an enemy, then the enemy of an enemy is a friend. Chi Aotian already has a good impression of the priest in front of him. "In that case, you can leave now."
"Let's go? Where can I go?" The old man's face showed embarrassment: "If it weren't to avoid the killings of the Holy See, I wouldn't hide in such a small town. Otherwise, General, I don't know if there are any in your army.
A pension position where you can just eat, don’t have to work, and don’t have to work hard?” The courage of the old man is still worthy of commendation, and he can even say such shameless words.
"Well... Okay, give him a horse and let him be the chaplain of the army." Chi Aotian didn't know how to think about it, so he explained to the officers around him, turned the horse and left the square with many officers.
Qu Jianhong led many earthly dragon knights to sweep the entire town wall. All the knights and earthly dragons were almost washed with plasma. Except for their eyes and teeth, they were all bloody red. The murderous soldiers could not help but
People with good intentions surrounded them from all sides, and the crowds in the square crowded together in fear. Now the remaining residents are all old people, children and women. During the cleaning just now, any residents who had a little bit of hostility on their faces had already been
Even teenagers were not spared when they were stabbed to death. Facing more than a thousand soldiers armed to the teeth, there was no possibility of resistance.
"Make way!" His Excellency Qu Jianhong turned around and ordered. Many knights led their mounts to make way for the bluestone road.
"I'll count to five! The first 10 people who run out of the town can leave alive. 5--"
"4--"
"3--"
"2--"
"1!"
The horrified crowd froze for a moment, and then suddenly realized when they saw the soldiers in front of them taking off their bows from their backs. The women held their children and supported the old man as they stumbled towards the gate of the town. Qu Jianhong lifted up his mask, his fair-skinned
There was a hint of intolerance on his face. The Chi family has been in business for 500 years, and the Black Dragon Knights have the same long history. However, it is unprecedented to massacre civilians on a large scale again and again. Unfortunately, this
It is war. For the Black Dragon Knights Expeditionary Force, all 500 miles from front to back and left and right are enemies, and there are no supply lines. If you show a little tolerance to any villages and towns that dare to resist, a series of resistance actions will inevitably break out, and the casualties will reach a certain level. The entire expedition
The army must die without a burial place. There is no need for Chi Aotian to explain this truth. All officers understand it in their hearts. There are many things that are not based on personal emotions. In this field, all integrity must be thrown away.
Far.
"Shoot!" The short command came out of his mouth with a sigh.
The trainee knight's brown arrows shot out like raindrops. There was no place to dodge on the long and narrow street. There was no defense on his delicate body. The brown afterimage solidified instantly, and then iron tips emerged from his chest.
Blood streamed out.
One after another, the crowd fell down crying and let out dying wails; the children who had just learned to crawl were thrown out of their mother's arms, crawling on the ground with blood on their faces, crying; the young girls just turned around
I picked up my younger siblings, and then I was pierced by the aimless bow and arrow... The short bluestone road of more than 100 meters became a palace where the God of Death dances.
In the end, dozens of civilians panted and ran out of the town. They thought they had escaped alive, but they didn't expect that dozens of vulture archers were fighting outside the town. A young man in white at the front said stiffly
He made a sentence: "Remember, tell all the towns that those who surrender will survive, and the towns that resist will be massacred, and only ten people can leave alive."
Dozens of teenagers drew their horned bows fiercely, and a row of arrows rained down from the sky. Most of the residents who managed to escape from the Temple of Death were nailed to the ground... In the end, in this battle of Wasadao Town, those who managed to escape by chance,
Total...nine people. Each of them remembered the last words of the conqueror.
The outermost trainee knights received the signal from the town and immediately ordered all the forcibly recruited strong laborers to drive the carriage into the town. In groups of five, they took all the edible, valuable and various weapons in the town.
They were all moved out. Then a fire set the whole town on fire.
The old priest who could summon the goat-headed monster watched seriously as the laborers used short knives to send the dying residents to the point of no return under the threat of long swords, and then took out all valuable things from the arms of the dead. Another group of people
Then he was busy transporting bags of food out of the house... He nodded thoughtfully, with an expression like a demon king supervising the work of the goat-headed monster.
That night, in the officers' dining room at the Black Dragon Knights' camp, an old man with a peculiar smell pushed two young soldiers guarding the door and walked in swaggeringly. He didn't pay any attention to the slight frowns on most of the officers' brows.
, and sat down at the top position of Chi Ao.
Chi Aotian didn't seem to see the old man at all. He was still sipping vegetable soup and eating his portion in front of him.
"General Chi, I watched the final process this morning. This... doesn't seem to be as good as imagined..." During the transition between winter and spring in the sixth year of the Magic Calendar, a priest named Tayan entered history.
According to Tayan himself, he was once a priest and a great priest. However, after experiencing an experience that seemed like a sleepwalking, all views of good and evil were completely subverted. From that moment on,
He suddenly found that he could no longer feel the power of the God of Light, and was even unable to use the sacred magic that could only be released with the help of the power of the God of Light. However, the dark magic elves came unannounced and were always flying around him.
The Holy See began to hunt him down, and even sent out super-senior priests such as saints and high priests who were already in top condition. Fortunately... while sleepwalking, he seemed to have mastered magic that was enough to compete with the power of light. In a sudden battle,
He even summoned a goat-headed monster that was strong enough to fight low-level angels.
In the dark, there is a force that makes him hate the Holy See. It is not only the resentment of being hunted, but also why some priests are finally selected by the God of Light, and he... In short, the inherent shortcomings of human beings and being constantly wanted.
The comprehensive resentment generated after the abuse made this strange priest choose to join the Black Dragon Knights.
Seeing the confusion on Chi Aotian's face, Tayang smiled slightly. The young man in front of him was pretty good. At least, as a young powerful man, he would not look fierce because he was accused by his subordinates in public in the hall.
People and learning are the most basic qualities that a successful person must possess.
The apprentice guard knight quickly served a dinner to this careless guy who was not criticized by the general. Tayang pushed the dinner plate with his fingers, looked into Chi Aotian's eyes, and said word by word:
"I have a way to make this war more perfect."
In the war of the gods, Tayan's evaluation can be described as "big right and wrong". Of course, some people praised him: "He showed his bodhisattva's heart with thunderbolt methods." More people bluntly said that this guy is simply a devil.
Moreover, he is a fresh demon who has just crawled out of hell and is still steaming. Otherwise, how could he be invisibly controlling the entire world like the Demon King?
According to Tayan's explanation, there are at least two things that need to be corrected in the afternoon's war, especially the end of the war.
Seeing all the officers put down their forks, the red in the priest's eyes became even more intense - even like some kind of legendary creature.
First, the use of the strong labor force accompanying the army is extremely wrong. Nowadays, these young and strong men are completely engaged in things that women can do. It has to be said that this is a huge waste. Tayan suggested that all
The army's labor force is divided into three grades. The lowest is the Allied Forces. This grade comes from surrendered cities, and residents between 15 and 40 years old are always selected. In each battle, those who charge in the front and those who retreat behind have a higher status.
The Allies with military merit become the Collaborative Army, and in subsequent battles, they must also be at the forefront. The allies with the highest status are fully entitled to the treatment of imperial soldiers, and they will supervise the operations of the Allied and Collaborative Armies.
As long as the lower class accumulates enough military merit, they can be promoted to the high class. In each war, the five people in the allied army who have killed the fewest enemies will be unconditionally executed. The five people in the collaborative army who have killed the fewest enemies will be executed.
Those who surrender to the Allied Forces and those who fight bravely will be given a lot of gold. Anyway, this gold is not issued by the Imperial Military Department. How to use it is naturally the general's own business. You can even claim your merits and obtain a title.
Second, the resistance to the city should not just be massacred. The enemy must be completely destroyed from the will. Only in this way can the war be carried out in the fastest and most direct way. All women of the right age will be given as rewards to the imperial soldiers, allies, and collaborative armies.
Allied forces and others will be killed unconditionally!
The officers looked at each other subconsciously, wondering how such a devilish idea came into the mind of the old man in front of them. Some young officers even clenched their fists tightly - for a true knight, these
There is quite a lot in those words that would warrant depriving him of his knightly honor.
The old priest's white robe had quietly changed color at some point, becoming darker and darker.
"Is there anything surprising about this?" The old man looked at the officers around him dissatisfied: "This is a boundless battle. Can your poor sense of honor guarantee that you will get to the last moment? How many people do you think you are?
The expeditionary force a hundred years ago? Do you think you are still facing a desert nation with a total population of no more than two million? It can be seen that you have also put your heart into it. At least you have thought of sending a few informants to intimidate others.
Towns, but is this enough? Not enough, not at all! The population of the Holy Holy See is several times that of the desert peoples. Even if 100 of them die fighting for one of you, they will have the last laugh. Now, these strong laborers are in your
With an absolutely superior force, I have to listen to you. What will happen in the future? Who can guarantee that they will not fight back? Let them go to war, and be sure to use women and money to let them take the initiative to go to war, and let them know that if they accumulate
With enough military merit, one can even become a great noble. Only in this way will they really be willing to participate in this war. In this way, they will be guilty, and their sins will be so great that they will forget their true nature."
Almost all the officers and men at the table held their breath and drove civilians to join the battle... Such an idea is enough to destroy the country. As a knight, even if the enemy country has such ideas or practices, imitating them is a crime that penetrates deep into the soul.
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"Don't look at me, believe me. As time goes by, if we don't do this, someone will definitely do it. Maybe the next time the Holy Holy See conquers the Amy Empire, they will use such methods." The old man's eyelids twitched.
With.
"General, as a high-ranking knight of the empire, I must retain my last sense of honor - for tasks like *women, don't 'assign' them to the knights of the empire." Qu Jianhong stood up suddenly.
Chi Aotian silently drank the last sip of soup, wiped his lips with a tissue, and whispered: "This matter is settled. Qu Jianhong will lead his own direct guard to form the Allied Army Corps. All mid-level and above officers will join the army."
Choose from the Black Dragon Knights." After saying that, he put the tissue on the table and left.