Smoke and loess obscured the sky above Fort Iruk, the sun obscured the earth, the blue sky seemed to have been pierced with a hole, and the ancient gods were falling from the heavens.

The rumbling tremors had not ceased since the loud bang ten minutes earlier, and the endless earth roared as if a giant was trampling on it.

Under the sky, the towering walls of Fort Iruk were uprooted, and countless rubble wrecks swept into the air with flying dust, as if someone was dancing in the wind and sand when viewed from a distance.

This apocalyptic scene took place at Fort Iruk.

In the outer city of Iruk, to be exact.

All the creatures around who watched this scene trembled, countless war horses and livestock were neighing and roaring, and the jungle birds and beasts were in chaos!

Most of the Imperial soldiers and the defenders of the inner city of Iruk were paralyzed in their respective positions, some muttering prayers to the goddess for safety, some were frightened to the point of incontinence...

As he walked out of the tent, Prince Sinda looked at the turbid world, and a powerless and visceral fear instantly spread all over his body, and his mind went blank.

It took several minutes for him to stabilize his pounding heart.

"What's going on?" he asked in a low voice.

"It's supposed to be magic, a forbidden magic. Sir Kim Valle next to him had reacted from the shock earlier than the Prince, but he had awakened as if he had just woken up from a dream.

"Let the commander of the mage force, Sig, come to me!" the prince roared, he needed to vent his fear.

Two or three minutes later,

Sigurt was escorted by a group of Praetorian guards to the prince's side.

"What's going on?" the prince asked again, and the yellow sand on the horizon showed no sign of dissipating.

Sigurt had already prepared his words on the way here, and in the face of the prince's inquiry, he immediately said: "This is some kind of forbidden magic, and the elemental fluctuations that erupt contain a wave of blood and memories of living beings, this kind of magic..."

The prince waved his hand impatiently, "Simpler. ”

"Your Highness. Sig bowed, "According to the mage's monitoring, countless small magic traps were touched before the yellow sand rolled up..."

"Those are just the most basic magic traps, and although I don't know magic, I'm not a three-year-old!"

"Yes, you're right. Sieg bent even lower, "But behind these magic traps, the rebels have set up some kind of massive sacrificial magic, a magic similar to that of a sorcerer, and the flesh and blood of our soldiers are the sacrifice of the sacrifice!"

The young prince then remembered the soldiers in the city, and his heart beat violently again uncontrollably, and he looked at the three legions and asked, "Don't you tell me that all the soldiers are still gathered in the city?"

The three legion commanders were shocked,

After a brief silence, Sir Kim Valle stepped forward and said, "Your Highness, when we received your summons, we have recovered most of the soldiers and horses of our troops..."

"How much is that?" Prince Sinda's hand holding the sword at his waist trembled, and if it weren't for the last shred of sanity left, he would have drawn his sword and cut off the three people in front of him.

This time, no one dared to answer the question.

With the sound of the armor, the three legion commanders fell to one knee on the ground.

"Viscount Breez, for the sake of your ancestors, you say!" Prince Sinda asked, pointing to Viscount Breez, a descendant of the upper nobles of the empire.

The prince's questioning caused the three legion leaders to kneel on their knees, and Viscount Breze felt Prince Sinda's gaze and was silent for a few seconds before squeezing out a sentence: "The three legions have a total of more than 16,000 people gathered in the city!"

"More than sixteen,000," Prince Sinda muttered,

As soon as the words landed, the young ruler suddenly felt his legs become a little weak.

"Your Highness. "Lord Sinda's chief of guard, Ser Samp-Jean, helped the prince, who had nearly fainted.

"Your Highness...", everyone around Gu was shocked, especially the three legion commanders.

"Get out of here!" the prince asked, pushing away Sir Samp-Jean and looking at Sigurt, "are there any chances that those soldiers will survive?"

The prince's gaze made Sieg feel as if he was being pierced by a thousand silver needles, and after thinking twice, he said, "No one but a paladin can survive in that environment, but even a paladin... I will also be unable to use my holy power because of fear!"

"You are!" said the young prince, whipping the brazier of the vicinity.

The iron basin fell to the ground, and an armored guard stood by the prince amid the spark splash.

"Get out of the way!" Prince Sinda angrily pushed the guards away.

"Your Highness—" Sir Kim looked up to say something.

"What else do you have to say, a legion of soldiers in a moment of annihilation, and this is the one you promised me to take Fort Eluk in one day?" Prince Sinda's tone was colder than the cold wind of this winter.

"Your Highness, the facts have happened, and if you insist on convicting the three of us, I have nothing to say, but this war continues, and the soldiers need your comfort. ”

Sir Kim straightened his back and looked at the enraged prince, "Look at the soldiers around you, they have been eroded by fear, and your anger will not dispel fear in their hearts, but will provoke their rebellious hearts!"

"Are you blaming me?" said the young prince, trying to restrain his anger, "or threaten me?"

"No one will blame you, let alone threaten you, for you are a great king, and as a king, you can never make a mistake...", Sir Kim said in a resounding voice, his humble attitude as if he were addressing an emperor, "I am telling you the truth, now you need to do not vent your anger, you need to appease your soldiers like a king." ”

Sir Kim, who was greedy for merit but possessed true wisdom and ability, tried his best to calm himself down, and as he pondered, he said, "First of all, you need to tell the soldiers that this is the magic of our own mage, and you need to tell them that all the enemy forces in the rebel outer city have been lost in this magic..."

When he said this, his quick words suddenly stopped, and he pretended to take a deep breath and pondered for two seconds before continuing: "Besides, after pacifying these soldiers, you need to gather them as quickly as possible and let them be stationed near the Chinese army camp to prevent confusion in the army's mind!"

Prince Sindar quietly listened to Sir Kim's advice, and the yellow sand was still in the sky at Fort Iruk, but he didn't dare to look at the scene, his hands were still shaking, fear made him forget everything, he needed to hide his fear with anger!

So, he roared and got angry!

All he wanted to do now was get into his tent and calm down.

"What do you think?" the prince asked the other two legion commanders.

Viscount Stuven immediately said respectfully: "I agree with Sir Kim, the most important thing now is to stabilize the morale of the army, and at the same time prevent the rebels from raiding. ”

"I agree. "Viscount Bryze wouldn't be stupid enough to speak out against the grain at this time.

"Your Highness, I reckon that the ordinary soldiers of the rebels do not know that this is their own magic, for there are six thousand rebels among the soldiers who have died, and the rebels call themselves warriors of freedom, who are equal for all... We can seize this opportunity!" a flash of inspiration suddenly flashed through Sir Kim's mind, and there was a slight excitement in his voice: "I suggest that a corps of soldiers rush through the yellow sand and launch a surprise attack on the rebel inner city, perhaps... There will be unexpected results. ”

This is a good note, the defenders of Fort Elok are indeed as frightened as the Imperial soldiers at this time, and if the Empire can quickly gather a heavy army and launch a surprise attack at this moment, it can take the city almost effortlessly.

But Sir Kim Waaler's old ailments began to fall back at such a critical moment!

He was too greedy for merit, and this suggestion could be said by anyone at this moment, but not the three legion commanders, because they had just lost a legion in Fort Erruk.

The ghost of an entire legion could not help but make Prince Sindar suspicious of Sir Kim's advice, and besides, the young ruler of the empire was now in a state of confusion, and he was unwilling to think much about it.

"What if the rebels do this magic again?" asked the prince.

Sieg immediately said, "This can't be... With such a large elemental fluctuation, all the magic circles within two kilometers of the surrounding area would be pinned, and it would be impossible for the rebels to redraw such a complex magic circle in such a short time. ”

Prince Sinda directly ignored the old mage's words, he looked at the three legion commanders, "The soldiers really need to be appeased, you can do it immediately... As for raiding the rebel inner city, forget it. He took a step forward and turned his back to everyone and said, "I'm a little tired and want to be alone." ”

...

January 19, three o'clock in the morning.

Nearly ten hours have passed since the huge 'sandstorm' inside the castle of Fort Aluk.

sky, suddenly a light rain, accompanied by snowflakes,

The biting cold wind blew on the war-torn land, and a patrol of soldiers outside the Imperial Barracks patrolled the surrounding area while complaining about the cold weather.

"Tread"

"Tread"

On the official road, the fast horses rushed out of the darkness, and a white orchid battle flag loomed between the flipped torches... It was the riding of the Marquis Barry Victor, Minister of War of the Empire.

Half an hour later, the sleeping Prince Sinda was dragged from the warm bed by the Marquis of Barry.

Twenty minutes later, the three degraded legion commanders, along with the commander of the mage unit, Sige, were summoned to the tent of the Chinese army's council camp.

After nearly an hour of discussion, the Marquis of Barry made three suggestions to Prince Sinda:

First, the army retreated fifty miles and recalled the Sixth Legion to build a defensive line, waiting for the arrival of the Paladin Legion, and then fighting the elves in the hills northwest of Fort Eluk.

Second, after taking Fort Elok with lightning speed, build a defense near the castle and have a city attack and defense battle with the elves.

Third, send a small number of soldiers to besiege Fort Eruk, and then attack the defense line of the Sixth Legion with heavy troops, and have a bloody battle with the elves in the southern plains of Fort Eruk.

Physically and mentally exhausted, Prince Sinda thought twice and accepted the first piece of advice,

It is also the safest advice. (https:)

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