Chapter 341 Silver Giant Bird

On the other side, there was some commotion in the main force of the expedition.

Count Franken had already issued an order to continue moving forward, but the stagnant team had not been able to resume normal marching. Since this army of more than 20,000 people was nearly four kilometers long, he could not confirm the situation in front of him in the center at the first time.

"I'll send someone to take a look." Sir Hollis summoned a messenger and asked him to supervise the soldiers in the front, then turned around to comfort the count and said, "You don't have to worry, this is not a big deal. When the army has more people, it is inevitable that there will be various problems, especially just now everyone was attracted by the movement in the back, and they may not have recovered for a while."

Franken nodded, and looked back with some worry, "I don't know what the respected goddess of magic is thinking, and she actually made such a shocking momentum."

Although he kept saying respect, his tone clearly revealed dissatisfaction.

"Ancient gods are used to being indulgent, so they don't care about what mortals think." Mekfa said indifferently, "I guess she wants to show off her skills and scare the messenger of Paradise Church. You see... isn't there anything going on now? I guess that lord still has some sense of propriety."

Indeed... when a fireball with billowing smoke suddenly appeared in the sky, Franken was really scared. If that thing fell to the ground, the earth would probably shake. The Kingdom Army is well-trained and can control its emotions, but the group of big soldiers under his command may not be able to do so.

Now the troops have not resumed their advance, maybe it was caused by their own soldiers. Count Franken was patient and did not get angry, and he was also worried that he would be embarrassed in the end.

"How did the Kingdom Army deal with this situation?" Sir Hollis asked, probably wanting to ease the atmosphere on the scene.

"Soldiers will receive similar training in military academies. If we do not receive the commander's order to stop, we will not stop even if we are hit by a knife." Mekfa shrugged, "Of course, this requirement must be supplemented by military law. If it is violated, there must be punishment such as flogging." "It is worthy of being a regular army," the knight nodded, "I really hope that the people I brought can also learn well." "Excuse me," another member of the Royal Guard, Moses, took the opportunity to interrupt, "If you want to defeat Duke Longjiu, in addition to the help of the gods, the joint army must also merge as soon as possible and become a force that can be used as easily as an arm. A professional army needs to be equipped with professional generals. It is obviously not possible for the three parties to maintain their own organization as it is now." "Well..." Hollis was a little embarrassed for a moment, "I will report your proposal to Lord Rosha." Franken frowned, and when he was about to express a different opinion, a dispute suddenly came from the front of the team, and the messenger sent by Hollis before was rushing towards this side with an anxious face. He did not slow down at all on the road, and only pulled the reins hard when he was close to the knight, and stopped the mount with his excellent horsemanship. Obviously, the situation was not as simple as everyone expected.

As soon as he spoke, the news really shocked everyone.

"My lord... It's bad. There was a conflict between the vanguard of the Kingdom Army and the Western Army. The two sides were cursing at each other, which prevented the large army from moving forward."

Internal strife?

This is not a trivial matter!

Makefa's face suddenly became quite ugly, "Our people and the Western Army? Have you asked the cause of the conflict?"

"It seems that a soldier named Ryan Kerry caused it." The messenger quickly replied, "He asked his team to disperse into the forest and hide, and asked other soldiers to do the same. The Western Army thought this was cowardly and had an argument with them!"

Ryan!

Hearing this name, Makefa clenched his fists.

Sandra fled that night, and Ryan was the last person to see her, so he was naturally a major suspect. He opposed Ryan's participation in the operation from the beginning, but the other party was a master-level warrior. Duke Rosha believed that the joint army should not cut off its own hands and feet; plus the goddess of magic had verified his loyalty and confirmed that he had not betrayed, so Mekfa reluctantly included him in the team and appointed him as the commander of the vanguard 100-man team.

As a result, such a problem occurred before fighting the enemy, and the other party was a member of the Royal Guard. How could Mekfa, who was just boasting that the kingdom's army put discipline first, put his face?

"What about the other soldiers of the Kingdom Army?" Moses questioned, "They can't all run away with Ryan, right?"

"It seems that there are three or four hundred people who left the team. I didn't count the exact number. In addition, although the Kingdom Army soldiers present did not listen to Ryan's advice, they were dissatisfied with the insults from the Western Army and now all retreated to the side of the road."

"Ridiculous!" Makefa cracked his whip, "I will go there myself. If this is true, I guarantee that he will be punished as he deserves."

However, before he moved, he heard a strange buzzing sound - the sound seemed to come from a long distance, like continuous thunder and the unique vibration of machinery.

The royal guards all had sharp senses, and Moses beside him had already looked up at the sky in the south.

"What is that?"

Makefa also followed his gaze and saw a few strange big birds vaguely appearing on the horizon. Their wings were straight and slender, and their bodies reflected silver-white light under the sunlight.

Count Franken and Hollis were obviously a beat slower in reaction.

It was not until the great birds left the clouds that they noticed the strange sight in the sky.

"Damn, that thing is not a bird!" Mekfa growled, "It's a machine-made thing, some kind of strange structure! Pass my order, all units prepare for battle!"

Although he had never seen this kind of strange structure, the thing that flew from the south and deliberately targeted the United Army must not be harmless! It is likely to come from Qianlin Castle, and the purpose of the envoys is not to negotiate, but to delay their actions, so as to give these strange structures an opportunity to take advantage of it.

However, the "Silver Bird" did not lower its altitude further. They kept a distance of eight or nine hundred meters from the ground and lined up in a straight line. At this distance, not to mention guns, even artillery firing from above is difficult to hit. What frightened Mekfa even more was that these strange structures were incredibly fast. When they were just seen, they were still in the sky, and they were close to the vanguard troops in less than half a minute! Thirty seconds was not even enough for the messenger to run through the entire formation and pass the order to the ears of generals at all levels.

You must know that in conventional cavalry field operations, after visually seeing the enemy and then giving orders, there is also plenty of time for the subordinates to arrange tactics and form formations.

Too fast... They are hundreds of times bigger than birds, but they fly faster than birds. This is definitely not good news for the coalition forces!

But how can they attack when they fly so high? Or... did the enemy send these strange structures just for reconnaissance?

This question in Mekfa's mind was soon answered.

Because he saw that the strange structure opened its "mouth" and its belly was hollow. Then many black lumps fell out of its belly and hit the forest path accurately.

When they landed, flames, smoke and explosions emerged at the same time, and the ground under their feet trembled, and the whole forest seemed to boil!

Now Mekfa was familiar with it. It was artillery fire!

"Scatter! Lie down quickly!"