Act 27: The Great War Begins II
The gentle and undulating hills are like a wrinkled carpet, which has not yet faded the last touch of color in the late summer after autumn. The vegetation is deep green, and the drizzle is falling. The slightly cold air seems to shroud the entire battlefield in a layer of mist. Down. On the hill next to the river valley, many figures gradually appeared beside the linden forest. They were soldiers, wearing heavy armor and pointed helmets. On the right shoulder was the head of a white lion. The eyelids are closed, as if thinking all the time, which outlines the calm momentum of this army. Most of the non-commissioned officers who came out of the forest first had a flaming demon horn embossed on their shoulder armor, which represented that they were veterans who had participated in the Ampersel War and survived the bloody battle with the demon. Under the edge of the helmet of a young man in the front, his eyes are full of fortitude. His name is Mars. A total of 60 young people from all over Tonigel, half of them died on the battlefield of Ampersel, but he survived and took over the helmet with long white mane from the lord himself. , became the squadron leader knight of the White Lion Guard.
He turned his head and looked at another non-commissioned officer behind him. The other officer was also wearing a helmet with a metal mask, and he could only see a pair of light brown eyes exuding wisdom. He knew that person was called Uriel, although he had never participated in the Amperesel fought, but he was the first veteran to follow the lord, and now, like him, he is already a backbone non-commissioned officer of the White Lion Guard. There are still many people like this in the fir collar. Brando currently has two systems, one is the original red copper dragon mercenary group, and the leader of this mercenary group is the red copper dragon Leito. The veterans of the war are now in a detached position in Tonigel. Most of his subordinates are the first group of people who followed Brando and followed the Lord. Now this system has a faint sense of veteran. However, Brando has always deliberately downplayed the military status of non-professional soldiers in Tonigel. The Red Copper Dragon Mercenary Corps is stationed in Mintai, and now it is mainly responsible for the local security work in the fir collar, and is in the same situation as the cavemen who are in charge of local defense. status, but Leto himself has no ambitions, so he is comfortable with this arrangement.
Of course, Brando's arrangement was never out of authority considerations, but only to emphasize the role of professional soldiers in the future for Tonigel, and even for the kingdom; no one knows better than him how much the private army of the old nobles There are many disadvantages. What happened to Vieiro's army today is a bloody lesson from the past. Those who originally didn't understand Brando's arrangement were shocked and admired, but they didn't understand. What Brando saw It's far more than that, he understands what Aruin will need better than anyone at this moment.
Brando's other system is the formation of the White Lion Legion and the Wind Shooter Legion. This system is the future blood of Tonigel, but he did not prevent those veterans from his original camp from participating. Many people have seen that this legion is the real core force of Brando's future. Those who are optimistic about the future of the White Lion Guard even include the several mercenary captains who were originally by Brando's side -- except Ke Lunxi In addition to serving in the logistics department, Yuta and Fern both took the initiative to join the White Lion Guard and became the knight commanders of the third and fourth brigades of the White Lion Guard. These people, together with the natives of Tonigel, and the Royal Party Young Faction drawn from the original White Lion Army, seem to have become the three major factions in the White Lion Army. This so-called faction only stays at the geographical level.
Uriel noticed the eyes of his colleagues,
I also turned around - at the edge of the forest at eye level, densely packed white lion infantry were slowly coming out of it, and the young people had already drawn out their swords, all in one piece, the white lion epee flashed in the drizzle There was a faint cold light; the flag bearers hadn't hoisted the flag yet, so the formation could not be seen yet, but at the far end of the field of vision, there were several figures standing tall on horseback in the mist.
"Are you nervous?" In such a cold weather, Brando could almost breathe out, but with his strength, he naturally didn't need to wear a metal mask, and he didn't even need to wear too heavy armor. He only wore it outside the vest shirt A breastplate, with the belt buckled tightly around his waist under the gray breastplate, etched with the emblem of a two-headed vulture, was his prize: the Gap of Lonia. He was saying this to Freya next to him, and the future Valkyrie shook her head, "It's not the first time I've been on the battlefield, Brando really," she thought, but in Amperesel was so nervous that he couldn't even hold the sword he had practiced so well. After fighting again and again, he gradually got used to it no matter what. She raised her head and looked forward, her bright eyes seemed to be able to see through the smog several miles away: "This is really like Butch, uncle, aunt, this time I will drive those nasty invaders back !"
It is also the gentle hills of the Yusong Mountains, behind the rain and fog is the same enemy that night, Freya's eyes seemed to be burning with a firm belief, just like the blazing fire of Butch that night, she tightened her consciousness The lion heart long sword in the hand.
A group of figures stepped out of the mist.
"Caglis!" Miss Melia, the priest next to Brando, yelled with relief. She is no longer a female companion in men's clothing, but has restored a girl's attire. Her beautiful long light golden hair makes her She became a well-known beauty in Fir Collar, but she took advantage of Caglis. Melia's father is a nobleman in the south of Ampersel, and the family has Cruz blood, so her father also inherited the temperament of the empire's eyes above the top, and has always opposed his daughter's love affair with Caglis, a boy in the backcountry. , but since Brando became a blockbuster in the kingdom, his snobbish father-in-law was optimistic about the future of Kaglis, so he acquiesced in this marriage. Lando has long been determined.
Cagles blushed and glanced at Meria. There were several young people behind him. Brando saw Ke Wen behind him at a glance, "He came in person." Brando was slightly surprised, but It didn't show on the face. Instead, he raised his hand and threw a helmet with a long mane and embossed wings over it. Caglis took the helmet and replied with a playful smile: "Caglis reports to you, my lord, please return to the team." He glanced at his lord and nodded approvingly, and couldn't help but look aside Meria glanced at her, and replied a little embarrassedly: "My lord, why did you make her come too."
"Miss Meria is the most outstanding priest in the territory, and the head of my army priests, why can't she come?" Brando replied angrily, and then looked at this guy teasingly: "Of course, in On personal matters, Meria belongs to you, kid. But you can’t stop her from dedicating her abilities to the territory because of it, right, Caglis, you can’t be too selfish.”
In fact, Melia is not the first priest under Brando, but Hippamyra, but Hippamyra is the priest of Himilud, and Aruin, who is under the rule of the Temple of Fire, can only act alone Otherwise, I'm afraid it will cause religious disputes. When Brando said this, he suddenly remembered that there is another person who is temporarily living in the territory, whether it is in the study of doctrine or in the status of the temple, it is far better than Meria, and that is Antobu If your highness is the nun and princess, it's just that Magdahl has not fully recovered yet, and she is still recovering. Even if she wants to, Brando will not agree with her to brave such bad weather to go on an expedition to let Denell. It's a little too inhumane.
When Miss Priest heard the second half of Brando's words, she blushed almost to the point of burning. Caglis couldn't help being a bit overwhelmed even though his skin was as thick as a city wall. He found himself often making jokes with the lord, but This Lord Earl seems to have shown signs of being superior to him in this aspect recently, which is really a bit unfathomable. Of course he didn't know that Brando had to receive thousands of times more information than him every day in the previous life, and his ability to complain was only far better than him and could never be slightly inferior. The reason why he didn't care about him before was purely It is because the majesty of the lord has not been established.
I'm afraid that even Caglis himself hasn't noticed it yet, but before he knows it, he has fully approved of this lord who is probably a year or two younger than him.
He hastily coughed twice to cover it up. At this time, Brando has been looking at Ke Wen behind him. The young man is a little thinner than when he first saw him, and his cheeks are deeply sunken, but the pair of dark eyes are deeper and sharper. , and the whole person became more and more tenacious. He was wearing a thick animal skin cloak, and his temperament looked a bit like that of little Pello. He had grown a lot taller after only half a year. style.
"Long time no see, Lord Earl." Ke Wen said first. He had watched Brando tease with his subordinates with great interest before, but he was very surprised by the relationship between the other party's master and slave. He was born in the mining area under the rule of Denel, and he was used to seeing the old nobles of Eruin Regarding the exploitation of the lower classes, he hated those noble bureaucrats and had a good impression of them. Like all people who had ambitions since childhood, Ke Wen dared to put his hatred into action; but in the final analysis, the future Jean Denet It is still difficult for the King of Er's vision to go beyond this era. Although he yearns for equality and freedom, it is difficult for him to imagine a world that truly advocates equality between people, so it is difficult to understand the strangeness among a nobleman like Brando. fetal.
"It seems that this Earl Tonigel is really a maverick, just like the rumors. I just don't know whether it is out of his own character, or hypocrisy?" In fact, he already had the answer in his heart, after all, Bran Do was kind to all of them in the underground of Shavlund. This lord left a deep impression on him at the beginning: different from the perfidy of ordinary nobles, he pays attention to promises, keeps his promises, and has the demeanor of ancient nobles . Ke Wen never simply hated the nobles, but hated the upper echelons of the kingdom that blocked the decay and degeneration. Every Eruin has a yearning for the belief in the ancestor Ike in his heart, and Ke Wen is no exception. Brando like this The appearance of a nobleman gave him a revelation.
Perhaps this was the person he was looking for.
The future king of Denel was extremely complicated, but he didn't show a little bit on his face. He looked at Brando. At this moment, Brando actually had a faint guess in his heart, but he still couldn't believe it. The future leader of the party actually wanted to serve him? He was almost flattered. In Brando's view, people like Ke Wen who were able to jump from being a refugee to the actual ruler of a region are definitely the kind of people who are born in legends and are ambitious. A person with great ambitions, if it is not that Aruin's structure is too small, his future achievements will not be limited to this. If this kind of person is placed in the history of his motherland in another life, he will be the pioneer of a dynasty. Such a person , actually planning to take refuge in him?
For the first time since Brando crossed over to this world, he felt a little domineering, but he also reacted in a fluttering manner. After all, Ke Wen is not the future one who made Denell. Wang, he is just a bandit leader now, and he hasn't encountered so many encounters in history, and because of his own existence, he probably won't be able to wait for that encounter in his entire life. When he was in Shavlund at that time, the reason why Ke Wen did not take refuge in him was because he was just a bandit leader at that time, and he was obviously not attractive to the other party; With so many ideas, he is still just a teenager, and he only wants to go to a place other than Schafflund to see the wider world.
But only half a year later, a major change has taken place in this young man's heart. It seems that this wider world has indeed changed his life.
"Thank you very much for everything you have done for the Silman region in this war, Mr. Ke Wen, sometimes birth does not mean everything, nobility is never born superior, capable people abound, and you happen to be The most outstanding one among them." Brando praised lightly: "Some people's starting line is far ahead of you, they are sheltered by their fathers, but now they are far behind you. Mr. Ke Wen, the ancient nobles When Jian plowed the boundaries of this kingdom, their origins were never destined by the heavens, and there were only five words—faith and struggle.”
Ke Wen's eyes lit up at once, and this was exactly what he had been looking for all along. What Brando said seemed to be confirmed by the confusion in his heart all the time. He almost suspected that the other party had some kind of ability to penetrate people's hearts, and looked at Brando with an unbelievable look. But in fact, the future king of Jean Denell did not guess wrong. Brando did have some kind of power to penetrate his soul. In history, what Ke Wen has been pursuing is the glory of this ancient nobleman. , This is actually the ideal that every Eruin yearns for, but most people can only fantasize in their hearts, but Ke Wen dares to put it into action.
Brando knew what the king of Jean Denell was thinking, so he couldn't say anything wrong. However, he was still a little worried. After all, the person in front of him was different from his previous experience. Maybe his outlook on life and likes and dislikes had already changed? But Ke Wen's expression finally let him breathe a sigh of relief, "Fortunately, although Vaughn's history is now in chaos, at least some details are still difficult to change." He thought to himself that he should have persuaded the other party How much.
"Silman is an important gateway to the southern border of the kingdom. You have seen what will happen to it in the future. To the south of here is a dark kingdom, where the rising empire will be the most terrifying enemy of the kingdom in the future. Mr. Ke Wen, the things you can do are far more than what you can do today."
Ke Wen held his breath and shook his head: "I'm just a desperado, Lord Earl, what I did today is far less noble than what you said, and the intention was just to repay your favor."
"Mr. Ke Wen, why don't you belittle yourself." At this moment, Freya also heard that there might be an affair between the two. She was dedicated to fighting to protect Butch's ideals, and the other half of her heart was only tied to Bran. In Duo, she knew that Brando wanted to subdue the young man in front of her. She never had to ask why Brando did something, and she had already spoken out to persuade him. But Ke Wen just glanced at the female knight in front of him, shook his head, and didn't answer.
Brando knew that Freya's high-sounding words learned from the Royal Knight Academy might not be of much use to this ambitious young man, and that set of things could only be for a simple-minded girl like Freya. He looked at Ke Wen , replied: "You and I are both desperadoes, desperate for this kingdom and the beliefs in our hearts. In the face of such persistence, everything else is insignificant. Why should you care about those red tape?"
Ke Wen pondered for a while, and stopped refuting, but nodded slightly and stood aside. Brando knew that he was moved, so he stopped asking. This man is a real hero, and his background is very similar to himself , if he takes refuge once, then it is only possible to stand with him. Looking at the entire kingdom, no one except him would give these people the same treatment. In fact, even if he himself, if it weren't for the support of Her Royal Highness and his status as the grandson of Sword Saint Darus, within the kingdom, It may not be able to stand still.
The aristocracy's rejection of the common people was deeply rooted.
The drizzle was still there, Brando put aside the question, and asked Caglis on the side: "Tell me, what's going on now, our Earl Jacques is dead or alive now, how much remains of Viero's army?" Come down?" Caglis lifted his spirits, and immediately replied: "That guy Tomobo is still a man, although his subordinate knights are a bit stupid, and almost ruined the Vieros, Martha, I I have never seen such a tragic defeat before, it was purely a joke. However, my lord, it is a miracle that Tomober did not let his army flee. Madara's side is really terrible..."
When he mentioned Madara, he couldn't help shivering. Since the battle of Ampersel, all of them had high regard for the White Lion Guard and never put Madara in their eyes. Although Brando mentioned the horror of the Bromando rose more than once, in Kaglis' mind, the horror of the army of the undead is compared to the old army of Eruin. If the army of the undead meets those nobles The private army would naturally sweep away, but in front of the White Lion Guards, they were nothing more than chickens and dogs. The White Lion Guard had withstood the onslaught of the demon army in the Battle of Amperesel. No matter how terrifying the legend of the undead was, there was no known demon with the strongest individual combat effectiveness.
But everything he saw today made him feel refreshed, and he couldn't help but deepen his awe of the lord himself.
In fact, every general who encounters the undead army for the first time will almost have the same idea as Kaglis. As an individual, the undead may not be as terrifying as demons, but once they are integrated into an army, they will be more powerful in this world. One of the most feared armies in the world. This is a quiet voice, neither screaming out of fear, nor fleeing due to injury, and will never give up resistance if the battle damage rate is less than 100%, no despair, no cheering up, just move forward silently, Then the army that devours everything.
And their opponents will never feel the advantages brought by the so-called bravery on these skeletons, because even if you are mighty, it is meaningless to face a group of wooden people. You still have to fight them one by one. Only by killing and crushing all of them can we win.
The victors who fight against the undead will feel exhausted physically and mentally, while the losers, the losers will feel nothing, because they have become a part of that black rose.
The rose of Bromando never fades, as if it is eternal.
...to be continued. )
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