"Five years ago, Emperor Laubert received me alone, and that was the first time he summoned me alone..."

Andy Barrett looked around at his entourage, "For me at the time, the Emperor's solitary summons were a supreme honor, in fact... It does feel glorious. ”

Andy Barrett's sigh resonated with everyone present, five years ago, when the empire had not collapsed, the emperor was the supreme title, and everyone wanted to be favored by the emperor.

But these days, the title of 'Emperor' is more of a joke.

"On that day, I received the title of Paladin as I wished, and at the same time was appointed deputy commander of the Koren Fortress, and that day... I put on my armor and left the imperial capital. Andy Barrett seemed to be talking to himself, as if he was telling the people next to him about his life, "At that time, the Tefalo grassland was full of herds of cattle and sheep and pastures. ”

"The war has ruined everything here, and now this steppe has become as worthless as the title of 'Emperor'. Andy looked around at the grassland where the grass was about to overflow the thighs of the war horse and sighed softly.

Andy Barrett's entourage, including Sir Claire, didn't react much, they all wondered how the Duke, who had always dared to act and never cared about details, could say such a thing today.

"But civilization will soon return, and King Pedy Reagan will make this area as beautiful as it was before. Andy continued: "This may be the only role we have in this war... A new emperor is about to be crowned, and the steppe will once again be beautiful and rich. ”

"A good reason. Claire's eyes lit up.

"Haha!" Andy Barrett laughed and looked around at his entourage, "Tell the people of the Teffolo Prairie that I, Andy Barrett, recognize their legal status, but only if they support my war against Kwyn. ”

"They couldn't refuse a duke's promise. "Claire is well aware of the situation of the inhabitants of the various settlements in the Tefalo grasslands, who are now living more difficult than the beasts who fence you up.

Andy Barrett didn't answer the sentence again, he gently stroked his mount's mane and asked, "When will the guard tower line outside Kwyn Town be able to break through?"

"The Imperial Royalty has been running the town of Kwyn for more than 300 years, so the area around Kwyn Town is very well defended..."

"Two years ago, Fipert Bob alone took the entire Kwyn area. Andy Barrett interrupted Claire before he could finish speaking.

"But before that, Fipert Bob used the power of Elok Collar to run the town of Kwyn for at least two years. ”

Andy Barley hated the fact that his chief adviser retorted to him on no occasion, to which he could only change the subject bluntly, "You haven't told me when you can break through the guard towers." ”

"With the current strength of Kwyn Town, if we attack strongly, it may only take half a month to reach the city wall of Kwyn Town, but... Our attack will cut off the northern supply lines of Suker, and the Council of Sukh will not allow the tower's defenses to fall. Claire crouched on horseback and looked at the endless cavalry troops ahead.

Andy Barrett frowned, "In Pedy's plan, at what point will he launch a frontal assault on Tyre?" he asked knowingly.

"June 15th!"

"Yes!" Andy Balett nodded, "Send the order to Count Banda Hibbert and find that the Kwyn army does not have to return and can choose to attack at its own discretion!"

...

In the southern part of the Suke Plain, twenty miles southwest of the narrow defensive line of the new city of Napros, a huge camp rose in the upper reaches of a stream in just two days.

This was the garrison barracks of the troops of Mond-Jean at Fort Norma.

Over the past year, Mondstadt-Jean has relied on the support of the Kingdom of Kruria and the help of the Elven Kingdom to reorganize and equip two legions. A month earlier, Felder had led the Half-Elves to send 10,000 crossbowmen and a corps of regular infantry from Felder's Command.

Today, this force of nearly 50,000 people is concentrated outside the defense line of Napros.

Inside the garrison headquarters, inside and outside, there are busy figures of officers. The young Mondstadt Jean sat calmly in his master's chair, and he had completed the transformation of the original image of the Jean family, with his silver hair deliberately shaved bald, with a beard like that of a steppe man, and the leather armor on his body with strange hideous patterns, and the stag family crest in his cloak was no longer as beautiful as before, but with a terrifying blood.

"We should have stormed Napros before the Sukh Council reacted, instead of wasting time here discussing useless topics. "The half-elf general Dori has had enough of the endless battle meetings in the last two days, "The city of Napros has only been built for less than a year, and an earthen wall less than three meters high can actually allow you to discuss here for half a month, is it the previous failure that made you so cowardly?

"There's nothing wrong with being cautious, General Dory. Mondstadt-Jean pushed away his staff officer.

"I don't see anything to be cautious about. Dori said disapprerovingly: "The power of the Council of Suk City is now concentrated in Tyre Town, and the army garrisoned in Napros City will not exceed one legion, and one legion is simply not enough to defend such a narrow defensive line. ”

"I have no intention of offending you, Duke Jean, nor of interfering in this war. "This war is nothing compared to the war between Felder and the Undead Legion, we must end the war here as soon as possible and devote our limited forces to the battle against the Undead Legion." ”

"The Duke," Mondstadt-Jean's servant approached between the conversations, "news from the Eluk Realm, a direct message from the General Headquarters of the Kingdom Alliance. ”

"What kind of news?" Mondstadt-Jean took the paper from the servant.

"The army of the Duchy of Twak had already launched an attack on the outer defenses of Kwyn three hours ago, and the battle outside Tyr had begun, and the assault on the mouth of the Ronice Gorge had begun six hours earlier. "Hu from a simple interpretation," the Kingdom of Kruria asked, when our offensive would begin. ”

"Reply to them," Mondstadt-Jean looked at the magic clock in his hand, which pointed to a quarter past four in the afternoon, "our offensive will begin at dawn tomorrow." ”

"Wise decision. Dori was amazed.

...

At the mouth of the Ronais Canyon fortress, the magic shield has long been shattered by the bombardment of artillery.

According to the results of the Fifth Army's General Staff Exercise, if such a fire bombardment can continue, all the fortifications at the fortress entrance can be completely destroyed in two hours at most.

"Continue shelling until tomorrow morning. "This is the order that Pedi gave after watching the staff office deduction.

Outside the town of Tyre, a magnificent offensive and defensive battle had already begun.

From the very beginning, the Krurian Kingdom invested two army groups to storm the middle of the defensive line at the root of the wall of Tyre, allowing the war to enter high-intensity confrontation and attrition from the beginning.

The sky slowly darkened in the earth-shattering shouting.

Penny stood on the foremost rampart, watching the battle on the front line with a lookout glass. Perhaps because the battle ahead was in Tyre's favor, Penny had a nonchalant smile on her face and was joking with Karina Sibo beside her.

"Stomp Pedal Pedal

Suddenly, the harmonious atmosphere on the city wall was interrupted by the sound of eager footsteps, and the military chief, Locks, appeared on the city wall in plain leather armor, and quickly walked to Penny and Karen-Sibo's side.

"Chief—" Locks looked anxious.

Penny and Karen Sibo glanced at each other, Penny raised an eyebrow and continued to laugh and joke with the officers around her.

Ten minutes later,

In the independent war room of the command post of the city wall guard tower, Locks immediately said to Penny at the moment the door closed: "Chief, there is news from Ronais Canyon that the fortress at the mouth of the canyon has fallen. ”

The teacup that Penny had just held in her hand fell to the ground, and Karen-Sibo's face suddenly turned pale, and the whole room fell silent.

'The mouth of the Ronice Canyon has fallen,' Penny's mind kept echoing at the moment.

"What the hell is going on?" Karen-Sibo reacted after a brief moment of shock, glancing at her boss, who was still in shock, and forcibly suppressed the shock in her heart and questioned Locks.

"This was two hours ago, according to the military report at the mouth of the Ronice Canyon, it was the fortress at the mouth of the canyon that was blown up by the new explosives of the Kingdom army, and now it is in ruins..."

"Are you kidding?" said Penny's high-pitched voice as Karen-Sibo activated the soundproofing magic of the separate war room, "Two days ago, I just received a report from the Battle of the Fortress Mouth, and General Adonis told me that there would be no problems with the Canyon Mouth Fortress. ”

"This is a magical photo from the defense line at the mouth of the canyon. Locks pulled out a stack of photographs from his carry-on leather bag.

"I don't want to look at your shit pictures!" Penny opened the photo that Locks handed over, and the photo was scattered all over the floor.

Karene Sibo frowned, she first motioned for Locks to go out first, and then crouched down and slowly picked up the photos that had been spilled on the ground, "Running away doesn't solve anything, and... Even if the mouth of Rohnes Canyon falls, it does not mean that Suke City falls. ”

The irritability makes Penny subconsciously like to refute Karlen Sibo's words, but the only remaining sense of reason is also telling her that useless anger will only make things worse.

"Damn Adonis, he should be guillotined. Penny grumbled.

"We have nearly 10,000 defenders around Suk City, and if we mobilize for war, we can recruit at least 30,000 militia in ten days, and with the strength of the army of the Kingdom at the mouth of the Rohnes Gorge, it is useless in the vast Suke Plain. Karene Sibo calmly analyzed, "Unless they mobilize the army outside Tyre, but if they mobilize the army from Tyre, things will be simpler." ”

"I need to go back to Suke City first, here... I'll leave it to you. Penny didn't listen to Karene Sibo's analysis, she walked quickly to the door and held the handle, and looked back at Karene Sibo seriously, "If you send some of the defenders of Tyre, do you think..."

"Chief..."

"Don't get excited, I mean... The town of Tyre had such strong fortifications that the kingdom's army did not even have a chance to storm the walls in a short period of time. Penny took two steps back and looked at Karen-Sibo very earnestly, her words not an order, but a very tactful discussion.

"As always, I will support your decision. Instead of rushing to answer Penny's question, Karene Sibo made her attitude clear first.

"Come with me to Suk City, General. Penny didn't react to Karen Sibo's statement.

"What if... This is your order, and I will gladly accept it. ”

...

At the mouth of Ronalis Canyon, outside the ruins of the collapsed fortress, nearly 100,000 laborers are clearing the rubble that blocked the intersection.

Pedi personally patrolled the area, and the victory came suddenly, he thought that even if the walls of the mouth of the canyon were destroyed, he would at least need to fight a protracted offensive and defensive war with the defenders of the mouth of the canyon.

But after the collapse of the city wall, the defenders of the mouth of the canyon actually chose to retreat!

After two hours of patrolling, Pedi led the escort to the other side of the canyon mouth, looked at the laborers busy on the ruins in the night, and said, "It's been a day since we cleaned up this ruin, and we will waste such a good opportunity." ”

"What's your idea?" asked Anse Zora.

Pedi looked at Anse Zora seriously, and he knew very well that the other party had already taken a countermeasure. This is a very smart man, but because of the war more than ten years ago, he has become a little too cautious.

"Leah," Pedi looked at his magic advisor, "I need to set up a teleportation circle across the ruins to send my army over, is that possible?"

"Short-range teleportation circles are very simple, and they don't even require spellcasting materials, they can be achieved by just relying on two mages to stabilize the circle. Leah replied easily.

"Let Kanai's Fifth Army pass first and find a place to set up a forward camp. Pedi said this to the herald who followed him.

The king's order was quickly conveyed to the garrison at the mouth of the gorge, and the portal was built in only half an hour, and the Balu regiment assembled by the Fifth Army passed through the teleportation array amid the sound of a high military trumpet.

In just an hour, the otherwise quiet temporary station on the other side of the canyon mouth was crowded with soldiers, and the lights were everywhere. At the same time, the troops in charge of cleaning up the battlefield received good news that the defenders of the gorge mouth had left behind a large number of weapons, armor, and even valuable spell casting materials and food when they hurriedly evacuated.

"This way!

The officers of the Baru Legion, who had arrived through the portal earlier, shouted in their language and began to advance to the left and right flanks according to the established plan. Pedi did not interfere with their battle plan, he first ordered Anse Zora to quickly establish a headquarters, and he himself led the escort to follow the Baru army deep into the plain.