Act 72 Year 0 Coincidence II
The sealed letter from Hirat Hill was sealed in a thick envelope and delivered to Her Majesty's desk overnight. The flame-shaped emblem on the surface of the envelope indicated that this was a confidential document related to military affairs, but the seven layers of flame patterns indicated that it was not of high importance. Constance asked the maid to open the envelope, then took a look at the letter , and then handed it over to Prime Minister Nidwin Jr.
. Hirat Villa is one of the royal family's secret eyeliners in the Floating Cloud Hills area, and the secret magic document sent from there is naturally related to the Earl from Aruin.
Prime Minister Ni Dewen looked at it and shook his head lightly: "It's really endless."
But Her Majesty the Queen herself didn't seem to care too much, she replied: "The grandson of Darus forced them, but this is also their own fault."
On the letterhead, it was written in Cruz's text: 'Your Majesty, the nobles have prepared troops here to meet the Earl from the Kingdom of Aruin. The commander of this army is concurrently held by Earl Jean. They are currently resting in Hemlock Town, Vargos Town or nearby areas. It is reported that there are three other lords and dozens of knights who responded to the call.
, they should have been on their way when this letter was sent. '
This news was already a day ago——
Floating Cloud Hill---
The eastern sky is turning pale at this time, and the stars are fading away, marking the arrival of a new morning. The red pine forest bathed in the morning light, the Earl is looking anxiously at the western horizon at this moment, as if he is really sincere. As Her Majesty said, he is indeed starting to feel a little bit cocooned now. Earl Jean, with a feeling of anxiety, asked his own for the third time
The scout rider asked: "You have traveled all over the east, west, and north. Are you sure you didn't see anyone from Moore, the Cooper family, or the Walker family?"
Scout riders are a few experienced knights. Most of these people come from various legions. They leave the army because of fights, injuries, injuries, old age or other problems. They have rich experience. After leaving the army, they will either join the mercenary regiment , or become the servants of the nobles, but at this moment, these veterans are also looking at each other, shaking their heads and saying: "My lord, no
Yes, we didn't see any. "
"Damn it, have you ever been to Hemlock Town?" Earl Jean gritted his teeth, almost crumpling the gloves in his hands.
"My lord, we have also been there, but the place is peaceful, and the local residents don't know what happened." The riders immediately replied.
"Then did you see the signal from Moore's and Cooper's house, or from the Walker's house?"
"No, my lord." The riders shook their heads in unison.
Earl Jean took a breath.
...
"Only one flag?"
Brando and Nimesis returned to their positions after simply scouting the battlefield. In the war theory of the major empires and neighboring kingdoms of this era, the task of scouting the battlefield was mostly left to the cavalry. The high ground overlooks the entire battlefield—in smaller-scale battles, the entire battlefield of a battle will not exceed ten miles in width, so it is easy to
To have a panoramic view of the entire battlefield.
But Brando and Nimesis chose the player method, that is, using air units to map the battlefield and make a sand table, and as commanders, they only need to have an intuitive understanding of the entire battlefield. The advantage of this method is that it is more conducive to concealing one's own intentions, especially the direction in which one's own army enters the battlefield. This combat concept was adopted in the Second Black Rose War.
Madara was the first to use it, but it was carried forward by the players. In this era, it is still an extremely advanced tactical idea.
But the news that the gargoyle brought back surprised him.
In the direction where he and Nimesis discovered the movements of the Cruz aristocratic private army, they quickly found this army hidden in the red pine forest from the air. Its main body was composed of noble spearmen and some crossbowmen. , A small number of cavalry were also found. These noble private troops are very well equipped, especially the spears in the hands of the spearmen are basically all equipped with iron
Standard imperial spears made of steel or even steel spear points, the penetration rate of armor in the army is also very high, almost reaching more than 80%. Except for crossbowmen, even spearmen are equipped with mail armor. The knights are almost all in one-piece armor. This level of equipment is not inferior to Eruin's first-line legions like the White Lion and Black Blade Legion. As a noble private army, even if
It is not seen everywhere in the empire, they are likely to be the personal guards of those great lords.
And here, the one who can be called the great lord is either the Earl of Alcons or the Earl of Jean. After all, this is the south, not the Banker area near the center of the empire, or the northern Ludwig controlled by military nobles. area.
But what made Brando very strange was that there was only this army in the forest. He repeatedly asked the gargoyle to confirm the emblem on the flag, and only one of them could be distinguished.
"That emblem is the emblem of Earl Jean. He himself has come here, so what about the others, ambushed?"
Brando couldn't help but look at the female knight beside him in disbelief.
Nimesis shook her head lightly. It is basically impossible to ambush. The gargoyles have a very wide field of vision. When they pass through the sky, they can almost see the entire nearby hills. After the Battle of the Black Sword Barrier, the Cruz people knew that there were gargoyles in their army. Although those imperial nobles were arrogant, they were not stupid. On the contrary, most of them
Well-informed, it is impossible not to have heard of the abilities of the gargoyles, so it is unlikely that they would let their troops lie in wait in vain.
Unless it is an ambush to the periphery of the entire battlefield, but in that case, let alone that there is no time to support them, wouldn't they be regarded as fools for such a blatant ambush?
Will Earl Jean bring a thousand people to fight them to the death? Even if you think about it with your knees, it is impossible. Although the Knights of the Summer Solstice who were defeated by them at that time had about the same number, as the local knights of the empire, their combat effectiveness is not known how many grades higher than the noble private army.
Because the female knight instinctively believed that there was no such possibility.
Brando is naturally aware of this. The only remaining possibility is that the opponent's army is covered by spells. Such a battle will not appear until after the third Black Rose War in history. The earliest use is the Faenzan, Later, it gradually spread——and if the Earl really came up with such a wonderful idea in this era, it would be regarded as an excellent tactical talent.
. It's just that the prerequisite for this to be realized is a wizard group with reading power and centralized use. The size of this wizard group is far behind even the wizards under Brando, and let's not talk about whether the Cruz people can Gathering such a group of wizards in such a short period of time, even if they really existed, their hidden army would be too much.
He patted his forehead, and was a little confused for a while.
"What the hell are the Cruz people trying to do?"
Nimesis also shook her head in bewilderment. She had never seen a similar battle in her dream, and the military knowledge and tactical skills learned in this life seemed unable to explain what the Cruz were doing at the moment.
Unable to detect the enemy's movement, Brando didn't dare to act rashly. Although he knew that he had overwhelming power, he didn't want to cause unnecessary losses in the petty fights with these imperial nobles. Secondly, he was unwilling to use some hole cards in such low-level conflicts. After thinking about it for a while, he decided to put the white lion guards on standby, and then secretly
Iron golems provided by Wizard Buga were arranged in the field as backup on the two wings. He hadn't used these secret weapons that had been hidden in previous battles, but the current situation was a bit weird, and he had to be more cautious.
Fortunately, the only advantage now is that he has discovered the enemy, but the enemy has not discovered them yet. He has time to wait for the further actions of the Earl to see if the other party will reveal any flaws.
The time passed by every minute and every second, and the morning fog gradually faded from the hilly area. At first, it was an open hilly area, and then even the light in the forest gradually became brighter. The sun moved a little bit into the mid-air directly above, and the visibility in the hilly area was getting higher and higher. Standing behind the bushes, Brando could gradually see the outside of the forest and the other side of the rolling hills with the naked eye.
There were a few flags scattered in the forest, but what puzzled him was:
After almost two or three hours, the other party still did not move.
"Did they find us?" Brando wanted to break his head for a while, but he couldn't explain what happened now. This is the only way to the Evergreen Aisle. It is understandable that the Earl is here , but the problem is that Shou Shou is not such a law-abiding person. He has not seen any scouts sent in this direction by the other party. Earl Jean seems to be crazy.
An army is huddled in a forest, it doesn't look like it's ambushing, but it's more like it's just trying to hide.
But therein lies the problem.
If the other party wants to hide, wouldn't it be better for him not to leave his castle, and insist on going to this wilderness to suffer?
Brando was puzzled, but Earl Jean was actually more anxious than him at this time.
The Earl of the Empire is really going crazy——
This grievance between the southern nobles and the country bumpkin from Eruin has attracted the attention of the entire empire to this day, from the nobles of the kingdom to the common people, and even those who really hold the highest power in the empire have never Turn your eyes away from the two jihads that are taking place but are temporarily silent, and watch their good show. It is for this reason that both
He, or the Earl of Alcons, must not take a step back, otherwise he will become the laughing stock of countless people. Behind them is the Palut family, and the Palut Duke will also lose a lot of prestige and Face, this account, will naturally be counted on them in the end.
That's why he made an agreement with Earl Alcons that he must stop the Earl from Aruin in the Floating Cloud Hills, not to completely defeat the opponent-they still have self-knowledge and understand the combat effectiveness of their army after all. Not as good as the Imperial Frontier Legion, not even the opponent of the Summer Solstice Knights—but at least it must make the opponent feel troublesome, if you can save the opponent
With those noble hostages in hand, that is a happy ending for all.
To this end, they summoned almost all the local nobles who stood on the side of the Palut family in the entire southern border, including four families with a long history and countless lords and knights, large and small. Although this army is mixed, good and bad, But there are tens of thousands of people gathered together. In their opinion, it should be more than enough to deal with a mission with only a few hundred people.
surplus.
However, at the last moment when everything was ready and only Dongfeng was owed, on this morning, he encountered a problem that he had never expected.
Earl Jean seems to have suddenly lost contact with all the other allies. These allies should have been stationed near various settlements or towns in this area. It was even the day before that he sent people to talk to They have been in touch.
But right now, these people seem to have evaporated out of thin air, disappearing for no reason.
The Earl is now covered in cold sweat. He first thought of whether he was betrayed by these damned guys, but this thought only existed for a moment like an instinct, and then he was vetoed by himself. He knew that anyone else could turn his back on him, but it was absolutely impossible for Earl Alcons, the two of them were on the same boat
, if he accidentally capsizes, then he is definitely not the only one who will face Duke Palut's thunderous anger.
Then the next possibility, the only possibility is that his allies have been unknowingly killed by the terrible Eruin opposite him.
Originally, this idea was very absurd. A mission of hundreds of people wanted to quietly kill tens of thousands of noble private troops stationed within a radius of dozens of miles, and keep them ignorant of each other. This sounds like a fantasy matter. But at this moment, the Earl thought more and more that it was possible. He hadn't really dealt with Brando before, although Brando caught him.
There are many nobles under him, and even one is his nephew, but the previous conflicts were actually private conflicts between these local nobles and Brando. If Brando hadn't insisted on holding these hostages, come If he and Earl Alcons were slapped in the face, and even the big man behind them was slapped in the face, he would not want to deal with this kind of madman.
But although he has never met the Earl of the kingdom, there are many rumors about Brando, the most clear of which is about the part of him attacking the imperial fortress, which is a whole legion, all by the other side Those who are submissive are not even defeated or defeated, but are completely detained, and they have to follow the wishes of the other party
work.
Thinking of this, Earl Jean suddenly realized that he might have done a stupid thing. He actually thought that he might defeat such a terrifying character. Border Legion?
At this time, the earl was full of wild thoughts, and he sent his men to continue in the direction where his allies were stationed, to find out what happened. If you can't meet them on the road, then at least go to their previous camp. If they are really not there, or if you find traces after the battle, Earl Jean thought for a while, as if in Jude
How could Yu arrange a safe way out for herself?
But not long after, the scout riders he sent out finally came back on horseback.
Although these riders looked dusty and exhausted, there was no blood on their bodies, and no one showed signs of injury. This shows that they were not intercepted. Earl Jean was slightly relieved by this discovery, and quickly asked, "Where are the Moore, Walker, and Cooper family members? And Earl Alcons? Have you found them yet?" "
He asked the question in his heart like a cannonball, but before he could say a few words, he suddenly stopped.
Because he saw his subordinates looking at him with extremely strange eyes, which made his hair stand on end.
"What's the matter?" He subconsciously felt that the problem might be a little serious, even beyond his expectation.
The oldest among the scout riders licked his lips, and couldn't help but answer in a somewhat dry voice: "My lord, Earl Alcons and the others..."
"What's wrong with them, can you stop acting like you've seen a ghost, well, even if there are real undead, it's not like you haven't dealt with those things before?" Earl Jean frowned, extremely dissatisfied Looking at his subordinates, the reason why they took them in was because they liked the experience of these veterans, but these people had never been so hesitant in the past, even if they crawled out of the dead, they did not show Such a look.
But at this time, suddenly a messenger ran back from the front tremblingly, his face was pale, and he shouted while running: "Oh my god, my lord, it's the Eruin people, they are here!"
Earl Jean was taken aback. This is what he is most afraid of now, and he quickly turned his head to look at the guy: "What are you talking about, why are the Eruins here? Are they the Eruins' envoys?"
But the messenger kept shaking his head: "No, what kind of dragons are they! Blue, cyan, many, all over the sky, come and take a look, my lord!"
The guy's voice was almost howling.
...
After waiting for another long hour, Brando finally found that the weird army of imperial nobles facing him still seemed not to move, but at this time, he finally lost his last patience.
Although he had envisioned various possible situations long ago, this one is clearly an exception.
And it is obviously impossible for him to spend endlessly with the Earl here. If the Earl did this to motivate him to take the initiative, then he had to say that the other party did it.
Fortunately, this problem is not particularly complicated for Brando.
Although it does not depend on him to attack or not to attack, the choice of how to attack is in his hands. Of course, he cannot expose his intentions to the opponent's eyes first. Since the opponent wants to see what methods he has, the best The best way is to let Charles direct the ether dragon to try the depth.
And so he did.
But the final result was far beyond his expectations.
In fact, it was beyond the expectations of Nimesis, Charles and even the little princess Metisa.
Just as Charles let the ether dragon enter the battlefield, a man from Earl Jean's army on the opposite side quickly ran out.
Brando was sure that if he read correctly, that person was holding a white flag in his hand——
At that moment, even he couldn't help being deeply confused.
"Could it be that the Earl came here just to surrender to him?"
"Is this how all Cruz people fight?" (To be continued.)
Dear, click to enter and give a good review. The higher the score, the faster the update. It is said that those who gave the new full score found a beautiful wife in the end! The new version of the mobile station upgrade address:, data and bookmarks are synchronized with the computer station, no ads Fresh reading!