When Marshal Datong of the Empire's Treasure Pool heard the news from the scouts that "all enemies on both sides of the boundary forest have been evacuated," he stayed there for a full minute holding a tea cup. At the same time, Lei Ge, the chief magician of the empire, who was sitting on the side, opened his mouth wide.
Yes, he didn't even notice that the magic wand he was leaning against fell down.
Has the enemy completely withdrawn its troops?
How could this happen?
Even if we retreat ten thousand steps, even if the Jielin War Zone never brings any unnecessary trouble to the Xidijun Group, it is impossible for the hundreds of thousands of troops that have been assembled for nearly a month to withdraw at the drop of a hat.
Gathering these 300,000 to 500,000 troops together and forming an offensive posture was a very, very difficult task even for the Imperial Army in its heyday. Needless to say, in terms of food, thirty
An army of ten thousand must be equipped with at least half of the civilian men, nearly 500,000 people, and the war horses and livestock used are calculated in 100,000, and there is no need to count beyond that. Three months
At least a year's worth of food accumulated by the Holy See was consumed; tents were connected with tents, camps were connected with camps, and more than 400,000 hardwoods as thick as a bowl were used in the camp for more than 100 miles; in order to prevent the Jielin War Zone from breaking out to the south and passing through
Yunguan war zone converged. In this month, the trenches dug by the people were more than 300 miles long. Three trenches were dug in succession in the south, which were more than two feet deep and more than three feet wide.
In such a large-scale war, the gold coins consumed in a battle can make the camps of both warring parties densely packed and wealthy. According to the experience of Marshal Chi Datong, the Western Emperor has consumed at least 15 million or more gold coins before.
funds.
For the Imperial Army, once it accumulates such strength, it will have to finish the war even if the sky falls. How can the enemy retreat now?
In fact, the enemy troops that were still fighting fiercely and arrogantly in front of the boundary forest yesterday have indeed disappeared like this. Not only did they disappear, but the camps that stretched for dozens of miles were not completely dismantled, and were all subject to state control.
Military supplies such as arrow tips, goose egg-thick gun handles, wooden stakes, etc. were thrown everywhere.
"They...could it be...that they can't survive?" Jielin General Lord Nord muttered to one side.
"General, I heard several bards singing a few days ago that a great mage named Zhonghua Yang has discovered an extremely great magic. It seems to be called 'alternative history'. It is said that it is more powerful than Zhonghua Yang.
A powerful archmage can conquer a city or a legion
Are they all teleported back? Do you think it is possible that these Fanos soldiers were teleported before the war started? Will they be here waiting to attack us?" A young staff officer who had just been assigned from the knight school at the beginning of the year suddenly had a look in his eyes.
Bright, shining with the light of infinite wisdom.
Nord shook his head helplessly, and then smiled at the young staff officer: "Well, I heard that in addition to singing, being executed by innocent people is one of the ways to return to the past with the highest success rate. So, how about I let you go back too?
Take a look and report back later?"
The officers in the main tent laughed loudly. Such a young man... really had such illusions as his grandma's wealth.
"Marshal, is it true that General Amy has sent his troops south and has achieved significant results in the Sanggan River War Zone, forcing the Western Emperor to..." Yang Lui, the commander of the Jungle Knights, put forward his own opinion.
This is really possible. A month ago, His Excellency Amy, the interim general of the Northern Theater Command, actually sent a dragon knight to inform him of the war situation. By the way, he also asked about the whereabouts of Miss Lin Yushang. If nothing else, some of the elite combat forces in the Northern Theater Command would be here at this time.
We are currently at war with the Sanggan River War Zone. As the only inland war zone in the empire, the Sanggan River War Zone ranks at the bottom of the list in terms of comprehensive combat power.
Number one, this is an indisputable fact. All the officers in the Jielin Theater believe that Your Excellency Amy, who has always been known as the golden brain, will not be stupid enough to go from city to city to attack the enemy. As long as he can find a way to remove the enemy's troops from
Attracted from the city, whether it is a surprise attack or a frontal battle, the soldiers in the Gyeonggi (northern) theater have an absolute advantage.
Marshal Chi Datong thought for a moment and shook his head slightly.
The current top military commander of Sanggan River is a well-known lackey general! Would Ray Barton be so stupid as to give up the advantage of the city and come out to attack? This is too much to underestimate the soldier who is known as such a wise general. Although there are not many regular troops in the Sanggan River war zone
, but the Swordsman Battalion is not much less than other war zones in the empire. These miscellaneous troops were not trained enough before and had poor equipment. They came out to participate in the battle.
, due to problems such as morale and experience, it is very easy to be defeated by the regular army. However, if these swordsman battalions are allowed to hide behind the city wall, throw stones, shoot arrows, and pour boiling water and boiling oil, they will not be much worse than the regular army. Plus the reserves
Waiting for the armed forces, no matter how powerful Amy is, no matter how many dragon knights there are, it is absolutely impossible to achieve an avalanche victory in a short period of time.
Taking a step back, even if the situation in the Sanggan River War Zone has reached a hopeless point and elite regiments must be reinforced, then... why did at least 300,000 troops east of Jielin retreat? Such a force can defeat Sanggan alone.
There was no reason for the Ganhe army to leave in such a hurry.
Conspiracy? Trap?
A similar thought passed through the old marshal's mind, and then he shook his head to deny it.
It's one thing to be reluctant to let go of the child and not be able to trap the wolf, but it's another thing entirely to kill the child first and not necessarily be able to trap the wolf. The scout activity range in the Jielin War Zone is a round trip of 50 miles per day, and now all have returned
None of the scouts saw the opponent's army, that is to say, the opponent retreated by rapid march, retreating toward the northeast. What traps could there be in doing so?
"Nord, arrange a brigade to clean the battlefield and transport as many supplies as possible. Run more times and don't be greedy for too much and end up getting trapped."
"Commander, what about you?" Nord asked quickly.
"I summon the dragon, let's go and have a look."
Nord thought for a while and still kept some words in his heart. Although his opponent also had a dragon knight, the marshal's mount dragon was a fifth-level natural dragon, and its flying speed was second only to the wind dragon. Even if there were three or four
A dragon knight sets a trap in the sky. You may not be able to defeat it, but you will definitely not be able to escape it.
Question. The marshal is not so stupid as to fight the enemy head-on, so there is no need to say any unnecessary words. After the pressure in the Jielin war zone increased greatly, the second-in-command dragon knight Yang Chaosen will accompany Prince Tiedu 10 days ago.
Direct the war in the southern part of the theater, otherwise the marshal would not need to do it himself.
"It's windy in the sky, please take care of yourself." Nord stood up and handed over the Marshal's Dragon Knight cloak.
During the battle, most of the dragon knights' mounts were nearby or even in the military camp. Just a few minutes after the dragon flute sounded, the light blue dragon fell down in the drizzle.
The old marshal pulled three times in a row before sitting on the dragon's saddle. Nord was watching from behind, with a slight soreness in his nose. Pushing forward another thirty years, the dragon was still suspended. The marshal in his prime was just a handful.
He grabbed the ribbon and sat in the dragon saddle. Now... he is already seventy years old... If Chi Changyun had gotten married early, he would have had his great-grandson in his arms, and he would have enjoyed the treatment he deserves with the honor of lifelong marshal of the empire.
The giant dragon's blue wings spread out vigorously, and as the rain stars reversed and flew, the 19-meter-long dragon body roared into the sky, and disappeared into the distance after two breaths.
Time is not forgiving, and Chi Datong truly felt this sentence. Just 10 years ago, you could still see ant-sized figures on the ground from the sky, but at this time, they had not yet reached that height, and the ground below was already blurry.
Sighing inwardly, the dragon knight signaled the dragon to lower its height.
On the Plain of Words in winter, all the grass and trees are green and withered yellow. There has not been a drop of rain for more than 30 days, but the sunshine is not much weaker than in summer, and the grass half a man tall is dry enough to prick your hands.
Starting from the original enemy's barracks, a red bare earth road more than 50 meters wide extends to the northeast every few hundred meters. It would not have such an effect without thousands of people walking on it. One red road after another in sequence
They meet in the distance and eventually form a wide road 300 meters wide.
The dragon's wings vibrate frequently...
More than an hour later, there is still no end in sight for the red avenue. The water dragon has traveled at least 80 miles in an hour. What happened? The Holy See troops are retreating on a forced march?
Could it be... a plague? A rebellion? The dragon knight tried to find the correct answer in his heart.
Huh? What is that?
A beating black spot seemed to flash across the red and yellow earth. The giant dragon flew too fast and disappeared in an instant. The old marshal gave the order, and the giant dragon roared happily, clear and clear in the air.
Turned around and dived back.
The marshal's gray eyebrows are gathering little by little... What is this? What is this below?
There seemed to be white water flowing on the withered yellow grass, and there was a small black dot at the front of the water. The dragon descended lower and lower, and Chi Datong's face became more and more solemn - there seemed to be something in the grass that was half a person tall.
Something is moving forward. These things are very tall and moving very fast.
The giant dragon folded its wings and fell to the ground like a stone...
ah?!
A trace of surprise flashed across Marshal Chi Datong's face. He moved the dragon reins hard with both hands, and the dragon's wings spread out again. The landing speed suddenly slowed down, and then it rose rapidly!
Just at that moment, the Marshal saw something he had never seen before in his life - that small black dot turned out to be a black flag. This was not surprising in itself. All the flags of the Black Dragon Knights had a black background, but
, this black flag actually has a skull on it, and it’s not the one painted on it.
Instead of a skeleton, a complete human skeleton was hung on the black flag. What made the marshal even more unable to believe his eyes was that the skeleton actually felt the approach of the dragon, and suddenly raised its head, staring at it with its dark eyes.
Looking at the dragon and the dragon knight! A sharp scimitar came out of its sheath and pointed directly at the dragon knight.
At the same moment, the Marshal was even more surprised to find that the things moving forward like white waves in the grass were actually skeletons... hundreds of skeletons!
Who summoned so many skeletons? What is he going to do?
In the nearly 60 years of the Marshal's military career, he did hear that there is a kind of undead priest who can summon skeletons to help him fight, but... the time, place, and characters in this rumor are at least 500 years old. Could it be that
…These legendary undead priests eventually took refuge in the continent of Fanos?
Come to think of it, it's impossible for these skeletons to defeat the dragon knight. Also, are your eyesight dim? The marshal took a deep breath and decided to get lower and take a closer look.
However, at this moment, a burst of wind suddenly came from the sky on the south side!
Huh? Dragons... and dragon knights...
What is the opponent doing? The marshal muttered in his heart. He pulled off his face shield, took off the dragon spear, and hung it on the dragon's back. The red spear point pointed at the dragon knight approaching from his retreat: "The ancient covenant grants