Chapter 306, the Barbarians Go South

After five days of waiting, Egil finally got reinforcements from the northern wasteland as he wished.

Hundreds of dragon boats flew over, and the black chaotic eight-pointed flag was densely covered like a forest. The dragon boats covered the originally clear sea. Thousands of barbarian warriors were entering the arena. The barbarians used all the things they plundered as military supplies.

A diminutive dwarf came before Egil, led by Chaos Champion Haldorn.

He is the Chaos Dwarf Lord Zumara, this dwarf has a sharp and large hooked nose, small eyes like needle eyes, he has huge fangs and gray skin, blood red eyes, he can hardly move On par with normal dwarves.

No matter which race in the old world, they are not very clear about the origin of the chaotic dwarves. Everyone only knows that before the chaos came, it belonged to the golden age of the dwarves. The expedition reached the edge of the Cathay Empire at its furthest point.

However, at this moment, the Dwarf Expeditionary Army encountered a predicament. They came to the dark land far east of the World Mountain Range, where there were traces of corruption everywhere. Some dwarves chose to return to the Roof of the World Mountain Range, while others firmly demand Stay and settle here.

Finally, when the first Chaos invasion occurred some seven thousand years ago, the kingdoms of the dwarves on the Roof of the World lost forever their brethren, whom they once thought dead and sent their The spirit is widely praised.

However, when the dwarves spent more than 5,000 years re-opening the road, they were confronted by the chaos dwarves-a cruel and merciless creature.

Just like Zumara in front of him, the face of this Chaos Dwarf Lord is only greedy and cruel, cruel and barbaric.

"According to the rules, my five hundred subordinates and I will obey your command, and we have brought two Chaos Hell Cannons." Zumala's long black beard was tied into countless braids, with skulls hanging on it: "As Conditions, the dwarves will get enough slaves and gold from your war."

"Okay." This was the condition they had negotiated before, and Egil did not hesitate at all, and the king of Scalins agreed to this condition.

The arriving army rested on Landry Island for two days, and then, relying on the help of the storm, Egil led the army southward.

In the spring, the first town to be breached was Elki, the northernmost town of the Principality of Lyonnasay.

Elki is a prosperous coastal town in the north of Lyonnaise. It is guarded by thirty knights and a thousand serf infantry led by Baron Elki.

When the dark army of Chaos appeared at the end of the horizon, Baron Elki felt very bad. He ordered the destruction of all bridges, assembled all the troops in the town to resist, and all males over the age of fifteen were forcibly Recruited and dispatched to the top of the city, the soldiers stood behind the city wall full of fear, watching the approaching Chaos army.

The efforts of the townspeople turned into a joke, as the Chaos War Mammoth leaped directly across the river and the broken bridge, smashing through the city gates in one fell swoop.

In desperation, Baron Elki wrote to Lyonnasay Castle in the south for help, but before the messenger was delivered, the town had already fallen, and Egil's army captured here, the town and several nearby villages almost effortlessly. It turned into a sea of ​​flames, and everyone was slaughtered.

Fort Carnac fell at noon on the second day. Baron Carnac led his army to resist the invasion of the barbarian army until they were all killed. Egil lamented his firmness and decided to take his head as his own. Collection.

The barbarian army rested for a long time, they destroyed all the villages in sight, and then continued to move south.

On the third day, the coastal towns of Quimper and Scarair fell.

On the fourth day, Salzo Castle fell, and all 800 defenders under the owner of the castle were killed.

On the fifth day, more than 30,000 barbarian troops had penetrated into the inland of the Principality of Lyonnaise. Wherever they passed, there were ruins. Except for the scouts who sent the distress letter, no one survived.

Dalhaide, the Duke of Lyonnaise, finally realized what happened to the north of his principality. The Duke immediately ordered all the troops of the entire principality to prepare for the invasion of Chaos. At the same time, a letter of help was urgently sent to Kurona, request The king sent reinforcements.

Dalheide sent a vanguard army of about 3,000 people, led by the Holy Grail Knight Eisen, to the important town of Tours in the north. Delay the barbarian army for enough time to buy an opportunity for the assembly of the Principality's army.

Meanwhile, the capital of Brittany, Courona.

The long bells are ringing, crowds are everywhere in the capital, knights are all mounted, and large groups of infantry are assembled under the command of sergeants. The scene is a little chaotic. Armed and watching the army of knights.

A kingdom knight who looked to be in his thirties was standing behind him. He was Calad, the lover of Jules, the younger brother of the lake god Prophet Anara, and the Earl of Galament of Bastogne. Called by Les, Callard immediately packed his bags, ignored the affairs of the territory, and rushed to Korona with a few trusted knights.

"2,000 knights, 6,000 knight retinues, and 8,000 infantry, 30% less than I expected." Jules looked at the large number of troops gathered in the square, and the face of the Holy Grail Knight Commander was a little sad: "The lady told Me, this is an invasion of unprecedented power."

"The assembly order has been issued, and more knights will come with their retinues." Standing behind Ules, he whispered, "The kingdom has been in chaos recently."

"Yes, if we wait, there will indeed be more knights arriving here." Jules stretched out his hand and patted Karard on the shoulder: "But we can't wait any longer, if we wait too long, Leonor Sai will fall, and we must go."

"Yeah." Callard nodded lightly. Holding the sword at his waist, he got on his horse.

"咚~咚~咚~" The long bell continued to ring. The knights put on their armor and got on their horses. The soldiers put on their swords and guns and picked up their shields. The army of about 15,000 people was very powerful.

Residents of the city surrounded the streets, and people were everywhere near the square. During this period of time, the news of the northern barbarian invasion had reached the ears of the residents of Korona, and almost the entire city fell into deep panic. , people rushed to tell, rumors that a certain Chaos power in the north has led an army of hundreds of thousands to the south, determined to destroy everything.

Too many things have happened this year. Under such a crisis, there is chaos in Korona. Now only a high wall can give residents a sense of security.

Jules knew what he had to say. At this difficult time, when the serfs were rioting, food was scarce, and the number of knights had dropped to the lowest level in thirty years, he still had to take away most of the defenders and a large number of soldiers in Korona. knight.

He must say something.

"Knights of Brittania! As you know, the kingdom is in danger now. The barbarian tribes from the north are riding on dragon boats, bringing destruction and darkness." Jules turned to all the troops in the square, Even the residents who were watching nearby shouted: "The kingdom is in crisis, we must stand up, otherwise we will be lost!"

"This is the moment of decisive battle, knights of Brittany, you have sworn to fight to the death, we have been united together, in the name of Arthur, we have established our country here, and created a thousand years of glory here history!"

"Now, the darkness is approaching, but we still have the strength to fight. In the name of the lady, we have fought so far. In the name of the lady, we have fought so far. Now, the kingdom needs us! The lady needs us! Tell me, knights, our duty What is it?"

"Defend the lady's land! Fight for the lady and the kingdom!" The knights roared loudly, and more than two thousand knights and their followers uttered the cry from the bottom of their hearts.

Knight, shield of civilization.

"Glorious knights of Britannia, draw out your swords, raise your lance, for our most pious belief in the lady of the lake, for the light and glory of Britannia, go to war!"

"Let's go!"

"Let's go!"

Ules held the Excalibur "Durandal" on his waist, mounted his beloved horse, took the lead, and left the city, followed by Karad and Annala.

A large group of cavalry followed Ulles, followed by infantry, and left Korona.

The king stood at the top of the city and watched all this silently. Jules took away 70% of the defenders of Korona and a large number of troops near Korona that were summoned in response to the king's order. His expedition made Korona almost Empty to the extreme.

"So, the battle at Lyonnaise will determine the survival of Brittania as a whole. Once Jules fails, there will be no troops left in the northern part of the kingdom." Richard muttered to himself.

"Ules, we must win...bring the knights back safely."

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The army left the city, and Karard followed behind Jules. The knight of the kingdom looked at the gray sky and frowned: "The weather is not normal."

Almost all the knights felt this. The main source of this army of knights was the Duchy of Connecte, the Duchy of Le-Angulan, and the Duchy of Giesoleaux. The dukes in the south have already received the king and A letter of appeal from the Duke of Lyonnaise, but it will take time for them to assemble the army, and they still need to walk for about ten days.

"It's the power of chaos, the power of chaos is eroding the main material world." Jules raised his head and looked at the gloomy sky: "The wind of chaos is blowing the earth, and in this case, any weird things are not enough Strange."

The long army of knights is marching on the road. The capital, Korona, and the surrounding areas are very prosperous. There are manors and farmlands everywhere, and various workshops are lined up along the Sandnes River.

Five Holy Grail knights followed Ules, which was the maximum number of people that Ules could bring out under the law and order of Korona.

"Your Excellency Ules, our food can last up to one and a half months." A Holy Grail knight came up from behind, and he said to Ules: "If we can't tell the winner for too long, we will face food shortage danger."

"The decisive battle doesn't take that much time. One and a half months is enough. The northern barbarians are a warlike race. I know their character." Regarding the food, Jules still has a bottom line in his heart: "What I'm worried about now is instead Korona's stockpile."

The dukes in the south have responded. When the kingdom is facing a crisis, the dukes all know who is the primary enemy. Berhemond's army is ready to start going north, and Ryan, Boderick, Francois and others are also preparing to Support food.

Hearing that the south has been very prosperous in the past few years, Yules thought to himself that I must go south to have a look if I have the chance.

The army then advanced for two days, and Jules began to send out a large number of scouts to detect the movement of the barbarian army. The scouts suffered heavy losses, but they still brought back valuable information.

The barbarian army was once in a hurry and advanced quickly. However, after successively conquering many coastal towns and castles, the barbarian army's advancing speed began to slow down. Many small tribe chiefs were obsessed with burning, killing and looting and ignored Egil's orders. Scurrying around, and in spring many rivers and mountains begin to melt, making the muddy conditions difficult for barbarian armies, especially the Chaos Hellcannons of the Chaos Dwarves and Chaos Mammoths.

The Holy Grail Knight Eisen led the vanguard of the king's team and the vanguard of the barbarian army for many confrontations, temporarily resisting the barbarians on the front line of Tours. Tours is a strong castle, and the vanguards of the barbarians were temporarily blocked by this castle. But it was only a matter of time before the castle was captured. Once the Chaos Mammoth War Elephant, the Chaos Hell Cannon, and the 10,000 Scalins elite army led by Egil himself arrived at the front line, it would be impossible for the defenders to hold the castle.

"Once the castle of Tours is breached, the barbarian army will face the castle of Lyonnaise." After a few days of marching, Jules and several Holy Grail knights, as well as Calad and his sister Anara analyzed the scouts sent back. Intelligence: "Have you confirmed which tribe this barbarian army belongs to and who is in command?"

"It's the Scalins tribe in the northern wasteland, and the leader is the king of Scalins, the Blood God... God's Chosen Champion Egil Steelbjorn." A Holy Grail knight said: "The situation is not the same. Well, the barbarians destroyed all the villages to destroy possible supplies on our forward route, the forward led by His Excellency Eisen can only be expelled, but unable to destroy them, and the Lyonnaise Castle is still gathering troops."

"Khorne, God's Chosen Champion?" Jules looked at the map, and he suddenly smiled: "It's a good gift, I will dedicate his head to the lady."

"Damn barbarians will eventually be reduced to ashes under the light of the lady!"

"These scum of chaos will pay for what they have done!"

At this time, a scout held a banner and came to Yules and the others: "Your Excellency, you have the latest information."

"explain!"

"The barbarian army has broken through the castle of Tours, and they are gathering in the nearby Nanzi Plain! They seem to plan to fight the Duke Dalheid's army there!"