In just one morning, the Ninth Corps, to which Peidi was belonging, had advanced twenty miles in the direction of the city of Herion, which was three or four times faster than the advance before yesterday.

But this is not the army's record, but the undead legions are retreating on their own initiative.

Cowlier went on to say after Pedi's words had landed: "Before entering the village, we received reports from other fronts, and the battle was going very well everywhere today. ”

"It's going too well. Drahir looked at the location of the base camp of the Northern Undead Legion, "Necromancers are not rulers who cherish their subordinates, and if they can achieve their goal, they will not hesitate to abandon the monster army they have created. ”

Pei Di threw the helmet to the squire, scratched at the itchy hair vigorously, and calmly analyzed: "This can only mean three things... First, our attack is insignificant to this undead legion, and they need to concentrate more on attacking the city of Helion, second, they need to gather more forces somewhere to fight a decisive battle with us, and third, they are working on some kind of plan, and maybe tomorrow our offensive will encounter new problems. ”

"Udi Cooper is not one to think about these questions. Cowlier carefully retorted to Pedy's words, "If he had these ideas, they would have been implemented long before the beginning of this war." ”

Drahil immediately said, "I agree with Lord Cowlier. ”

"Let's wait for Baron Hanina's information, I hope the scout team can bring back accurate information this time. Pedi looked at the gray sky, and the faint fishy smell in his nostrils made him feel better.

Neither De La Hill nor Cowlir spoke again.

Beside him, the captain of the guard, Willy Jon, was building his iron cauldron, and the old mage saw Sir Willy-Jon's movements, walked over in two steps, whispered a few words to Sir Jon, and snatched the iron cauldron.

Delahir saw that Pedi was not going to speak again, and walked over to the fire and whispered to the old mage, who occasionally shouted loudly to show his displeasure at the robbery of the iron pot.

With the help of his squires, Pedi carefully cleaned the stains from the hammer and checked that the Holy Power inscription on it was in good condition, and the king checked the knight's armor on Pedi after a morning of fighting with Rory-Grida to see if it was broken.

The team cleaning up the undead around the village is returning, and a huge pit is formed in the clearing on the side of the village, and the mage begins to summon the underground black oil after the corpses of the undead are thrown into the pit. Soon the tongue of fire rose up, and an unpleasant scorching smell began to spread through the surrounding air.

The stench soon drew curses from the soldiers who lit fires and cooked everywhere, and the soldiers who burned the corpses did not hesitate to curse back. Amid the shouting and swearing, the smoke of cooking continued to rise in the vast barracks, and as the smell of rice and the smell of corpses mingled, the mages began to carefully check whether the food in each iron pot was safe.

At one o'clock in the afternoon, an hour after the Ninth Corps of the Kingdom of Crulia had encamped in this nameless village, the five thousand officers and soldiers began to enjoy the first lunch of three days of fierce fighting.

"Sure enough, I still have to eat lunch to have strength. Cowlier held a wooden bowl of wild herbs and dried meat soup covered with a layer of sun-hardened breadcrumbs.

It seems like a simple food, but it's good in this environment.

Moreover, such a simple food can only be enjoyed by Peidi and his personal guards, and other soldiers and even corps commanders only have clear water bread at most, and wild vegetables need to be purified by mages in this war, so they have become a luxury.

Cowlier's cooking skills are still good, in his own words: In my wandering life, I need to study not only magic, but also cooking.

Pedi was more than happy with the broth at noon, at least it didn't have that strange taste, and he didn't like to soak dry bread in the soup, because he liked the feeling of dry bread being chewed by his teeth.

After eating the palm-sized amount of dry bread, Pedi drank the broth at just the right temperature in one go.

At this time, the old magician, who had already finished his meal, saw that his king had also finished his lunch, and hurriedly leaned forward to conjure two green fruits from his private space barrier like a trick, and said: "Although it is a little sour, it will make people feel comfortable to eat after lunch." ”

"Eat it yourself. Pedi hated sour things the most, and when his eyes fell on the green fruit, he felt like his teeth were about to fall out.

"You're welcome, then. "Cowlier knew very well that his king would not eat such a thing, but polite inquiries were necessary. "Click" The old mage did not hesitate to take a bite when the words landed, and the next moment... His whole body began to tremble continuously, and his head shook violently from side to side with the trembling of his body.

"Haha, it's more comfortable than drinking!" Collier moved his jaw comfortably after a sour breath of coolness.

"Get me one too. Drahir looked at Collier's appearance and immediately became interested, and leaned on the old magician to ask for green fruits.

Cowlier's eyes lit up when he heard this, "You like to eat this?"

"Try!" Drahir had eaten many fruits, but he wasn't sure if he could challenge something that wasn't ripe and sour.

"Hehe, that's good stuff. The old mage hesitated.

"Give me one, and I'll play with my bow for you!" Drahel said, taking the bow off his back.

"You think I'll be interested in your bow?" Collier's tone was refusal, but he still gave the elven advisor a green fruit.

"Click!"

The two bite off the flesh almost at the same time, and... The heads of the two swayed from side to side at the same time, and of course, their bodies trembled violently.

When the sour feeling had passed, Collier looked at Drachier with a twinkle in his eyes and asked, "How is it?

"It's not bad, but it feels like the tooth is falling out. ”

"Take two more bites and you'll feel your teeth back!"

"Click!" Drahir took another bite without hesitation.

Sir Willy-Jon and his own soldiers and Kingdom attendants looked at the two of them, and their mouths began to clear their mouths. Of course, this is not for gluttony, but for sourness.

And Pedi didn't see it from the beginning, so he avoided such an embarrassing situation.

"What are you doing?" Hannina's voice came from the side, her eyes looked at Collier and Drahier as if she were fools, and asked seriously, "Poisoned?"

"Yes, it's not shallow. Sir Willy-Jon nodded heavily.

"Ignore them. Pedi smiled and shook his head, motioning for his attendant to serve Hannina a bowl of broth, and asked, "What's the situation now?"

Baron Hannina shifted her gaze from Collier and Drahier to Pedi with difficulty, "The initial detection is that the undead in the entire Herion Territory are retreating, but there is no way to detect the specific retreat there for the time being. After she finished reporting this sentence, she directly picked up the broth, which was not too hot, and poured it into her mouth, only to hear the "grunt" twice, and the bowl in her hand was empty.

"I don't feel like they're retreating. Pedi didn't seem happy, "It's clear that Udi Cooper is gathering all the undead he can control. ”

That can also be understood in this way. Baron Hannina nodded subconsciously, "For this reason, he gave up most of the control area of the Herion Territory?" she thought quickly in her head, and then exclaimed in a sharper voice, "He plans to launch a strong attack on the city of Herion, which is at least ten days earlier than we expected!"

"But it's also possible to fight our main forces!" Pedi added.

"If I were the commander of this undead legion, I would gather superior forces and fight a decisive battle with the enemy head-on. Drahir's teeth chattered as he spoke, "If you take the risk of attacking the city and you can't take it for a long time, the whole army will be in a very dangerous situation." ”

"Udi Kubo wouldn't have entangled with us for the past ten days if he wanted to fight us, it was dangerous when our vanguard launched an attack before, but the undead army did not send a heavy force to encircle and suppress us. Cowlier inadvertently pointed out Pedy's wrong decision at the beginning, "Udi Cooper didn't target us in the first place, he only had Hurrion City in his eyes!"

"Stupid enemies are more beneficial to us. Baron Hanina drank another bowl of broth and said, "But we had to prevent Udi Cooper from deliberately showing weakness. ”

Pedi scratched his short beard, which he hadn't had time to trim because of the war, "How is Sir Marne's plan going?"

"Only Sir Marne himself knows. Baron Hannina replied cautiously, "However, the mass evacuation of the soldiers of the Undead Legion from the southern part of the Herion Territory will make our first plan easier. ”

"You're saying that the Undead Legion has withdrawn even the troops guarding the altar?" said Drahir with an incredulous expression on his face.

Hanina said firmly, "It's true, and that's what I'm here for... According to the latest information, the current defense force of Sesca Village is very weak, and the road leading to Sesca Village by our main force has also become unimpeded due to the large-scale withdrawal of the undead army!"

Everyone was surprised by the news, and Dragier held back for a few seconds before spitting out a sentence: "Is our opponent an idiot?"

Cowlier nodded thoughtfully and sarcastically, "Udi Cooper was stupid in his lifetime, but he had ambitions that didn't match his talents, and now that he's a corpse, can you expect him to be better at using his brain?"

Pedi had a rare smile on his face as he looked at a few fast horses in the distance.

The horses galloped straight towards Pedy's location, and on horseback were none other than Sira Marne and several of his staff officers.

"It seems that we have to plan ahead of schedule. The smile on Pedy's face unconsciously appeared, he hadn't been so happy in a long time.

"Your Majesty!" said Sira Marne, stopping and dismounting neatly, and when she was grounded, she walked briskly to Pedy's side along the path given by her own soldiers, "Our plan should be carried out in advance. "Although she didn't quite agree with the plan to destroy the city of Herion yesterday, she didn't hesitate when she gave the next order.

The sudden retreat of the Undead Legion under the leadership of Herion surprised the Kruria Command.

Subsequently, at the suggestion of Sheila Marne, the original plan was implemented earlier.

And the first step of the plan, the original plan to attack the altar five days later, was advanced by a full three days. Thirty paladins and two hundred regular knights were selected in just one day under the personal supervision of Baron Hanina.

Pedi had originally wanted to be the commander of the operation himself, but was opposed by all the generals except Drahir. After all, this is not the duty of the king, and it comes with high risks.

But Pedi stood by his opinion.

In the end, it was Cowlier whispering a word in Pedy's ear that made Pedi dispel the idea.

The undying Drassier later asked Collier what he had said, and Collier smiled mysteriously and replied proudly: I just told His Majesty very tactfully that he has no heir yet!

On the morning of May 26,

The sky was still gray because of the evil energy, and the faint light fell on the land of Herien through the mist on the horizon, blending with the desolate environment, adding a bit of weirdness.

Thirty paladins and two hundred Knights of the Oath, led by their commander Baron Hanina, were blessed by their king Pedy Reagan himself and slowly walked into the dark mist.

Ten o'clock in the morning,

Two hours after the Paladins left, the city of Herion sent a message from the Blood Eagle that the Undead Legion had been hoarding heavy troops on the highlands southwest of the city since yesterday afternoon. A talking corpse delivers a letter of war from a man claiming to be 'Duke Udi Cobo', who claims to have launched an official attack on the city of Herien on the 28th of this month.

Pedi was a little surprised when he received the news, and after reading it, Cowlier subconsciously sarcastically said, "Does Udi Cooper still regard himself as a nobleman?

"Our opponent is really... Integrity!" Drahir said after a long while, "In the past tens of thousands of years, there has never been such an interesting necromancer. ”

"But we can't be sure if that's true either. The old orc Morinda maintained his usual caution, he looked at Peidi and suggested, "I suggest that our main force be assembled immediately...", he recalled the detailed map of the Herion Leader in his mind, and after a few seconds of thought, he said: "The assembly place is by the Jinshui Forest in the south of Herion City. ”

"The Goldwater Forest is at least two days away from Herion, are you sure it's the Goldwater Forest?" Cowlill had done his homework before the war, and it was naturally one of them to memorize the map of the Herion Territory, "We feel that we should bite the rear flank of the Imperable Legion and buy time to perfect our plan." ”