Chapter 456: Sudden Attack

Richard led his troops into the Red Moon Plane, mainly to help the Holy Glorious Empire relieve pressure and take over the Holy Glorious Empire to stabilize the front line.

According to the conditions proposed by Emperor Edward, Harland Territory needs to send 80,000 troops and two legendary professionals to replace the Holy Glorious Empire to maintain the situation.

The power of the Holy Glorious Empire will not completely withdraw from the Red Moon Plane. The Holy Glorious Empire will give up 1.2 million square kilometers of land and retain the most essential 400,000.

After all, the Red Moon Plane produces some special magic resources. Owning the territory of this plane is conducive to the diversity of magic materials and can promote the development of magic civilization. If it were not for the pressure from other directions, the Holy Glorious Empire decided to shrink its sphere of influence, and Emperor Edward would not give up the Red Moon Plane.

The 400,000 square kilometers of land that the Holy Glorious Empire decided to retain are basically not far from Ruin Castle. The geographical location is all on the west side of the sea, and the territories that are decided to be abandoned are all on the front line.

According to the agreement, the territory handed over to Richard is about 1.2 million square kilometers. Although there is also a rear area, it is responsible for a battle line of 900 kilometers.

The order of the handover between the two sides is to hand over the frontline territory first, and wait for the army of Harland to enter, and then the rich land in the rear will be handed over.

Although it has been decided to give up a large area of ​​territory, the main force of Harland has not yet entered, and the Holy Glorious Empire cannot withdraw its troops and abandon the territory at will. It needs to maintain it for a few more years to complete the handover with Harland. After all, both sides want to maintain the stability of the Red Moon plane and the stability of the front line.

According to Richard's choice, the first handover between the two sides is Biers Castle, which is 1,600 kilometers away from Luin Castle.

For a distance of 1,600 kilometers, even if there are complete military stations along the way, it takes more than 20 days to a month to march quickly.

Of course, the Red Moon Plane is the second plane that the Goddess of Dawn entered after being deified, and it is also the focus of the Dawn Church. For more than 3,000 years, the Dawn Church has established a strong foundation in this plane and built eleven long-distance teleportation arrays.

With Luin Castle as the center, it can be teleported to other major strongholds in an instant.

Richard can also choose to take a long-distance teleportation array to teleport to the vicinity of Red Rock Castle. Red Rock Castle is about 300 kilometers away from Biers Castle, which is not too far.

Long-distance teleportation requires a large amount of magic crystals. It takes one thousand magic crystals to open a teleportation array, and it can only teleport about one hundred soldiers at a time. The advance team led by Richard must spend more money to get to Biers Castle as soon as possible.

The situation on the front line is not tense now. Richard has enough time and naturally does not want to waste money. Rushing to Biers Castle is an internal march. You can use the military stations and food storage points established by the Dawn Papal State. It only takes dozens of gold coins to buy food and fodder along the way, which is enough for the first batch of 300 soldiers to get to the front line.

Richard left his adjutant Green, his eldest daughter Margaret, and the fourth-level magician Dean to form a rear guard to meet the second batch of people.

In late May this year, Margaret's professional level was upgraded again and she was promoted to a five-ring magician. She was less than 20 years old, and her magic level was already quite high. The speed of advancement is several points faster than when Sofia was young.

Dean is also a top-notch talent. He is the same age as Margaret. He has just studied magic for eight years and has successfully been promoted to a mid-level professional. His future is very bright.

The reason why Margaret and Dean have been promoted so quickly is also due to their superior external conditions. When Richard and Sofia were young, although they were lucky enough to inherit magic, they almost relied on themselves to fight for everything.

When Margaret and Dean were learning magic, they already had the excellent platform of the Harland Mage Association. They have been guided by famous teachers since childhood, and it is not difficult to acquire knowledge. They meditate and practice in the magic well every day, and their basic conditions are far better than their predecessors.

With a better external environment, the speed of promotion at the beginning will naturally surpass Richard, Sofia and others.

Especially Margaret, she will not lack magic crystals, has the best external environment, and she likes magic very much and meditates very hard. In addition, with the qualification of one in a million, she can be promoted to a five-ring magician at the age of less than 20.

Margaret's promotion speed is extremely rare in the Magic Kingdom of Markholm, and there are only three or five people in the country.

Green took two geniuses to stay in Ruin Castle, and Richard, Sofia, and Sylph led the advance team to Biers City.

The 300 soldiers led by Richard were not Warcraft cavalry. In order to speed up the march, they first bought some pack horses in Ruin Castle, and then marched non-stop to the south.

The physical rules of the Red Moon Plane are almost exactly the same as those of the Dawn Plane, and the vegetation is also quite similar, but the main colors of the vegetation in this world are not only green, but also red and purple.

Along the way, Richard saw a large number of red fruit trees, which were full of purple fruits. This purple fruit contains a lot of starch. Richard tasted it. Although the taste was ordinary, the yield of the red fruit tree was very amazing. One fruit tree could produce 200 to 300 kilograms.

Planting 30 trees per acre actually yielded several thousand kilograms per acre.

"If we can transplant plants from the Red Moon Plane to the Dawn Plane, it will greatly increase food production. However, the difficulty of transplanting across planes is bound to be incredibly high. If it were easy to transplant successfully, this red fruit tree would probably have already spread to the Dawn Plane."

Richard suppressed his emotion and decided to build a plant research institute in the Red Moon plane to study the underlying reasons for plant growth.

"Once we have a foundation in the Red Moon plane, we must build a magic tower and a magic plantation. We must also invest more in cross-plane plant hybridization and transplantation research as soon as possible."

Richard looked at the unfamiliar plants on the road and made up his mind.

Along the way, everyone enjoyed the strange scenery while marching at a high speed. It took only 21 days to reach Biers Castle.

The daily marching speed reached 80 kilometers, which was extremely amazing.

The most important factor for the infantry to march so fast is the inner march. There are towns every few dozen kilometers, and there is no need to camp in the wild. In addition, Richard's subordinates are all professional elite soldiers, and their physical fitness is far superior to that of ordinary infantry.

In fact, with light equipment and no large baggage, Harland's elite troops can march continuously for 20 hours and march 200 kilometers a day and night. After all, the physical fitness of the profession is far better than that of ordinary people. Even a warrior apprentice has better physical strength than an athlete.

A first-level warrior can carry a weight of 700 to 800 kilograms, and his strength exceeds that of Richard's brother in his previous life.

When Richard arrived at the Castle of Biers, Harland had already set out from the Castle of Ruin with the second team and was halfway there. The second team had a total of more than 500 people, including 40 magicians, 10 Dawn priests, and 30 wyvern cavalry. 300 infantrymen and 120 Warcraft cavalry.

The flying dragons fly very fast. When Richard and his men had just completed the handover with the Holy Glorious Empire Army and settled down, the wyvern cavalry had already appeared nearby.

Although they arrived at the front line, due to continuous forced marches and the unfamiliar environment, six of the 30 wyverns actually suffered from diseases.

"Saber, go and count how many of our people are sick. By the way, let Adrian come over. I want to ask him if he has found the cause of the disease."

Even the thick-skinned wyverns have suffered from the disease in large numbers, which immediately attracted Richard's attention. After the handover of the Biles garrison, Richard immediately showed special concern for this issue.

Not long after, Saber appeared in Richard's tent with Adrian.

Saber is the third son of Rogge. He is over 30 years old. He has good talent and has awakened the knight bloodline. He is now a fourth-level knight and an adjutant beside Richard like Green.

After entering the tent, Saber immediately reported the situation he had to Richard.

"Dear Duke, after entering the Red Moon Plane, our people have been sick. One hundred and eighty-six people have coughed, caught a cold, had a fever, and vomited. Most of them are mild and do not affect their daily activities. More than one hundred of them have recovered. Now there are a total of 27 people in bed in the camp. The remaining fifty-plus officers and soldiers have very mild symptoms and should be able to recover within three days."

After entering the Red Moon Plane, the officers and soldiers of Harland County have successively suffered from various symptoms such as acclimatization and pneumonia. Although they have obtained intelligence from the Dawn Church and have taken precautions in advance, a large number of diseases are still inevitable.

Fortunately, the medical force of Harland County is very strong. The army not only has a large number of magicians and priests, but also a large number of doctors and a wide variety of medicines, so there are no deaths.

Seeing that the scale of the injuries was large but under control, Richard finally put his worries aside. He turned around, stared at Adrian and asked, "Adrian, has your medical department found the cause of the disease?"

Although Adrian's professional level is not high, he is the head of the medical department. He has been studying in this field for more than 20 years. Adrian is not only a medical researcher, but also an experienced and excellent doctor.

"Combined with microscope and magic power observation, the main cause of the disease is the unique viruses and bacteria of the Red Moon Plane. The flora and viruses of this plane are slightly different from those of the Dawn Plane.

Bacteria and viruses are everywhere, and we can only rely on our own immunity to adapt. Fortunately, those who enter the Red Moon Plane are professionals, with very strong physiques and super immunity, so our casualties are relatively light. If it were ordinary people, the mortality rate would be at least 90%."

After listening to Adrian's words, Richard suddenly thought of something, his face changed slightly and he asked hurriedly: "Since viruses and bacteria are slightly different, will we bring the germs of the Red Moon Plane into the Dawn Plane."

"There is violent space energy during inter-dimensional transmission, which is estimated to kill viruses and bacteria, or because of the power of the Dawn Goddess, it helps us disinfect viruses and bacteria.

The Dawn Church has been operating the Red Moon Plane for three thousand years and frequently opens inter-dimensional transmission. The Kingdom of Parame has never heard of a serious plague, so we don't need to worry about this problem for the time being."

Richard also agreed with Adrian's guess. According to Adrian's observation, the epidemic in the army is not very serious. Most professionals can rely on their strong physical immunity to adapt to the viruses and bacteria in the Red Moon plane.

Although the physical fitness of magicians is a little worse, it is far better than that of ordinary people. If the immunity can't hold up and they get sick, they can use magic to save their lives. Healing can enhance vitality, and expelling diseases can eliminate viruses and bacteria. In addition, space spells such as dimension gates can also allow magicians to enter a vacuum environment.

The two chatted for a while, and Richard began to call together the main officers to discuss military affairs.

"Biers Castle is already a frontline stronghold, and there are enemies ten kilometers away. We have just entered the Red Moon Plane. Although we have paper intelligence from the Dawn Church, we are still relatively unfamiliar with the enemy.

For the first battle, we must be cautious.

Sylph and I will personally participate in tomorrow's reconnaissance mission, and Sophia will take part in Biers Castle with some soldiers. Twenty Wyvern Knights will participate in tomorrow's reconnaissance operation."

Since he was promoted to earl and led the army, Richard has hardly participated in reconnaissance operations in person. This time he went out in person, just left Biers Castle, and had no time to appreciate the scenery along the way in the new plane. A very strong sense of danger suddenly hit Richard, and in an instant he was sweating profusely, knowing that his talent for danger perception had played a role.

Almost instinctively, Richard urged his magic power to activate the force field protection spell attached to the high-level enchanted armor, and at the same time raised his arm shield to hide his body behind the arm shield. A variety of magic runes also condensed in the mental space, and a variety of spells have been prepared and ready to be used at any time.

"Enemy attack, everyone be careful."

After preparing the defense, Richard immediately issued a reminder. Sylph reacted the fastest. After hearing Richard's reminder, she jumped onto the tree in an instant and disappeared from Richard's sight. The other officers and soldiers were all professionals, and their reactions were also very fast. The soldiers stopped in unison, squatted down and raised the force field shields they carried with them.

Before Richard finished speaking, he suddenly heard a burst of air-breaking sounds.

Several air-breaking sounds were extremely sharp, and the shrill screams suddenly appeared near Richard.

Richard glanced around and found that hundreds of feather arrows were shooting at everyone. A white metal arrow hit the force field shield fiercely, slid through the force field shield and fiercely pierced into the soil. Despite the protection of the force field shield, Richard still felt the sharp wind.

This metal arrow was about four feet long, and it was obviously shot from a high-level enchanted crossbow, with extremely amazing power. The arrow fiercely penetrated into the stone wall on Richard's left, and the arrowhead penetrated two feet into the stone wall. The arrow shaft exposed on the ground was still vibrating with residual force, making a heart-pounding buzzing sound.