On 17 November, the heavy snow that had continued in the northern territory of Twak finally stopped, but the weather remained cold.

The Imperial soldiers and orc warriors of the Corvey Glade are still safe today... The orc commander was more cautious than Pedi had imagined, and the great battle did not break out.

In this regard, Pedi not only did not relax, but became more vigilant, he ordered Baron Danmen to send an entire scout team to conduct a carpet reconnaissance of the area around the Corvey Woodland, and Baron Danmen himself directly moved the office to the front line command post.

Three o'clock in the afternoon,

The scouts sent back the news that the main force of the orc reinforcements had arrived.

Ten minutes later, Pedi's order to prepare for war was issued to the various defense zones.

An hour later, there was still no movement in the orc camp.

"You're too nervous, Baron Pedy. As Pedi walked back and forth in the command post restlessly, Count Anse, who had arrived in the Corvey Glades last night, couldn't help but say, "You shouldn't keep your soldiers on high alert at all times, it's too much of a waste of their physical strength, and if the orcs choose to attack at night, you will be very passive." ”

Pedi looked at Count Anse... He didn't believe in fate before, but lately he couldn't help but wonder if the goddess Lisa was real, and he wondered if his fate had already been arranged by the goddess.

Before he knew it, Pedi also began to believe in the existence of the goddess!

Last night, the sudden appearance of Count Anse made Pei a little happy... Meeting Count Anse before the upcoming decisive battle was a special feeling for Pedi, a feeling he had never felt before, and it was perhaps the camaraderie on the battlefield.

Anse Zora has changed a lot, he looks older, his original black hair is almost completely white, the last bit of his sharpness has disappeared after the defeat of the Battle of Klanling, he now looks like an old man in his old age, but this does not hinder his determination to continue to serve the Empire, in his own words: "Only on the battlefield can I feel alive." ”

Pedi couldn't understand Count Anse's feelings, because he hadn't experienced what had happened to Count Anse.

A month earlier, the Middle Empire had intended to give the title of Duke of House Zora to Count Anse so that he could continue to lead the Klan Realm who had migrated to the Suker Plains against the Orcs.

But... The Earl of Anse refused.

In a letter to the Imperial Cabinet, he wrote: "The clansmen of the Zora family have completed their mission, and now I am just an ordinary soldier of the Empire, and I will continue my duty, but I will continue my duties as an Imperial soldier, not a member of the Zora family. ”

Duke Nick never brought the matter up again at a cabinet meeting after receiving a reply from Earl Anse.

Arriving at the Corwee Glades line with Earl Anse last evening, Pedy's former subordinates at the Fortress of Coron, his chief of staff, Sir Ike, and his adjutant, Knight Alfred... As for the others, Ike had this to say: "They went to the party, it was an invitation from the goddess. ”

Sir Ike was missing an arm, having been cut off by an orc berserker during the final breakout of the Battle of Crane, but he wasn't deterred, and Pedi saw a more persistent light in his gaze.

As for the Knight of Alfred, he looked older than before, and his eyes were full of confusion about the future.

Count Anse was left in the command post by Pedi, in the name of the deputy chief of staff of the Northern Frontier Theater, he did not refuse, and quickly entered the role, he had his own opinion on the indifference of the orcs, and when Pedi was thinking about what he said, he explained in detail: "You should let the soldiers relax and maintain a high level of mental concentration for a long time, for ordinary soldiers who have no way to meditate is definitely more physically demanding than fighting... If this is something that the orc commander did on purpose, you've been fooled. ”

When Count Anse finished speaking, Pedi was already in a cold sweat... He suddenly thought of the allusion of his previous life, 'over and over again, over and over again, and again and again'.

"My lord, Count Anse is right. The Chief of Staff, Sir Glick, immediately agreed, "Our soldiers have been on high alert since last evening, and when I went to inspect the front line just now, I found that many of the soldiers in the defense area were exhausted. ”

Pedi immediately became alert, he thought for a moment and looked at Count Anse and said, "What about your suggestion?"

"Let the soldiers take their armor and rest first, and pay attention to the logistics department to arrange more bonfires for heating. Count Anse replied, "At the same time, advance the patrol line by two kilometers to prevent a sudden sneak attack by the orcs." ”

"We have almost five kilometers of defense, and it would be bad if the orcs were to resort to small-scale raid tactics. Sir Glick said: "The fortress of Anku is the one whose entire defensive line has been disrupted by the tactics of skirmishes. ”

"Arrange more dark sentinels, although I don't bring many people, most of them are familiar with snow warfare. Count Anse looked at Pedi and said, "If necessary, I can have them set up a secret post at the front of the weakly defended area to prevent the enemy from a small surprise attack." ”

Sir Grek didn't wait for Petdy to speak, and then he hurriedly said, "Thank you very much for your help, Earl Anse. ”

Peddy frowned after glancing at Sir Glick's words, and then turned his gaze to Earl Anth... Earl Anse nodded indifferently at this time, he didn't care about Sir Glick's small movements, he replied flatly: "That's what I'm here for." ”

"Then pass on the order. Naturally, Pedy took Earl Anse's advice, and when Glick was about to take the order to leave, Pedy said, "Wait until you personally go to the headquarters of the Eleventh Legion and bring Phyllis to the rear walled city headquarters." ”

...

Today

Not only was the Corwey Woodland front deadly quiet, but even the confrontation between Overseer Perreth and Count Baker on the nameless heights of Baili Baili, north of Twak City, seemed a little too 'humble'.

Count Baker did not blindly attack the belly of the Orcs on the highlands, he first surrounded the entire highlands, and then sent his herald to Bolenburg... He's going to bring all the heavy crossbows in Bolenburg!

And this takes a certain amount of time.

At the same time, thousands of miles away in the town of Hatis, the battle between the army assembled by the merchants of the Empire and the Third Legion of the Empire was also in a stable state.

The defeat a few days ago made the commander of the Third Legion, Viscount Bivis, begin to face up to the so-called rebels in the mouths of the imperial nobles... This army gave Viscount Bivis a strange feeling, he did not feel like a rebel army, because this rebel army was even braver than his third legionmen when it came to fighting!

At the same time, a large number of paladins and magicians appeared in this rebel army, and in the brief exchange a few days ago, Viscount Bivis was caught off guard by two cavalry brigades led by the opposing paladin squadron.

Therefore, until the details of the merchant rebels were investigated, Viscount Bivis did not intend to continue the attack.

But Viscount Bivis is only a small legional commander, and his will cannot at all determine the fate of the entire Third Legion...