It was destined to be an unusual morning for Twilighttown.

An army without any flags, stationed outside the town.

Fine horses, delicate armor, and sharp weapons were placed in the square.

In the chapel of the church, the old knight Cumberland took the list counted by his subordinates and read aloud: "Fifty-nine war horses, eighty-seven sets of various heavy armor and light armor have been captured, seventeen people have been captured, and a number of supplies have been supplied. ”

Todd let out a sigh from the depths of his heart, it was nothing more than a saying in his previous life, "When a cannon goes off, ten thousand taels of gold", such a thing as making war money will indeed make people red-eyed, and the things that are grabbed in one night are actually much higher than the income of most of the twilight town for half a year.

"What about casualties?"

Cumberland closed the list and said, "We have five seriously wounded and twenty-two lightly. ”

Todd, who has never been on the battlefield, still has a understanding of war stuck in games and movies. In his opinion, using more than 200 infantry to defeat a company's elite cavalry, with zero casualties on his side, was a complete victory.

The old knight looked at the priest on the pulpit and said slowly, "My lord, does this mean that the test has passed?

Todd was about to speak.

There was a man in the church who took the lead and said, "Lord Todd, I think you should be more cautious about whether or not you agree with these people joining Twilight. ”

As everyone looked at each other, Monk Joe frowned, and said as he pondered, "Once we officially accept this army, it means that Dusk Town and the Silver Ring Kingdom are completely opposed. I have two questions, Lord Todd: First, will the Church approve of this assertive behavior, and second, will the Kingdom send more troops in the future, and if so, how should we deal with it?"

To everyone's surprise, the first to stand up and answer the question was actually Rachel: "It seems to me that the Papal States will not only not resent our actions, but will support our actions." For these barbarian kingdoms that converted to the Church of the Father hundreds of years ago, the Church has always held an attitude of division and suppression. Isn't that what those people want to see?"

As for the second question, let me answer it. Cumberland stroked his beard and said, "It will take about three days for the news of the total destruction of the cavalry company to reach the council chamber. The king would organize his ministers to discuss the matter according to the war report, and since the escape involved the royal family, the people, and the town of Twilight, the decision to send troops again would almost certainly pass. First, I would like to explain a few questions......"

The old knight unsheathed the long sword, handed it to his entourage, and said, "First question, there are three major legions in the Silver Ring Kingdom, namely the Northern Legion, the Eastern Legion, and the Southern Legion. This time the secret arrest of the queen did not use the palace guards, nor did he call in the Northern Legion and the Southern Legion, but only the Eastern Legion, why? The palace guards are the royal family's own soldiers, and they will certainly be resistant to the arrest of the queen, while the northern legion is responsible for garrisoning the border against the barbarians, and the two commanders of the southern legion, one of me and the other of the Earl of Emerson, according to the temper of the two of us, will certainly not support such a thing as a secret arrest, and after all, the only way to do it is to draw troops from the eastern legions that are close to the nobility......"

When Todd heard this, he suddenly remembered a question: "So, if the Silver Ring Kingdom attacks Dusk Town again, what troops will it call?"

Cumberland nodded and said, "Lord Todd, that's the second question I'm going to explain...... If it were to attack Twilight again, the kingdom would not have many options in terms of troops. Due to the rebellion of the palace guards, there should be a big purge, and they will not be sent to the battlefield in a short time; the Northern Legion is responsible for defending against the barbarians, if the northern defense line is lost, then the Silver Ring Kingdom will become the enemy of all the kingdoms in the Heavenly Father's Diocese, so I don't think the strength of the Northern Legion will be requisitioned; and then there is the Eastern Legion, the army of the Holy Acropolis is close to the border, and the transfer of a cavalry company and a hundred infantry is already the limit of tolerance for the Eastern Legion. In this way, there are only two options for attacking Twilight. One was the private soldiers of the nobility, and the other was the Southern Legion. ”

Todd was a little surprised and said, "You defected from the kingdom with two hundred soldiers of the Southern Legion, will the king and nobles still trust this legion?"

Cumberland shook his head and said: "Count Emerson used to be the tactics teacher of the previous king, absolutely loyal to the royal family, maybe my defection will make those people in the kingdom suspicious of the Southern Legion, but they will definitely not question Emerson's loyalty." As for the Count himself, he might have attacked the arrest of the queen, but if Guy VI had asked him to go on the expedition, he might have agreed. ”

The old knight raised his head, looked at the Holy Cross directly above the church, and sighed: "To be honest, I really don't want to go to war with that 'old turtle' yet. He was one of the few people in the entire kingdom who could please my eyes. And in the legion, I am good at attacking, he is good at defending, and when I fight with him, it is really difficult to determine the outcome of the battle. ”

Seeing that the others fell silent, Richel, who was good at checking and filling in the gaps, asked a crucial question: "Mr. Cumberland, if the kingdom were to attack Twilight again, when would it be?"

Cumberland pondered for a moment and said affirmatively, "Next year's spring." ”

The woman was a little surprised: "Spring next year?"

The old knight explained: "The king did not have any military power in his hands, and the movement of troops required repeated meetings and consultations with the nobles, which involved many entanglements of interests and political tricks. When the war decision is officially issued, mobilization orders and emergency call-up orders will follow, followed by the collection of military rations, the formulation of tactics, the appointment of commanders, and so on. When all this is over, it will be two months at the earliest. It happened to be the end of November and the beginning of December, and the middle of winter was approaching, which was not conducive to the march. That's why I'm going to say that the next attack will probably be in the spring of next year. ”

Rachel pondered for a moment, nodded in agreement, and said, "Mr. Cumberland, then I have one last question, what do you think will be the size of the enemy's army in the next attack?"

"Not less than a thousand. ”

As soon as this remark came out, all four were shocked.

The population of the entire Twilight Town is only more than a thousand people combined, and the next battle will actually be against an enemy army equal to the population of the town?!

Huggins said at this time, "Lord Cumberland, could you be mistaken, why are there so many enemy troops?"

Cumberland turned his face to Todd, a smile on his face, "That's for the head of the regiment." ”

Todd's face was full of doubts: "Me?"

The old knight stretched out his fist, first raising his index finger: "Silver and then refining." ”

Then the middle finger: "Gospel flowers." ”

Then there is the ring finger: "Land of miracles." ”

And finally, the little finger: "Alchemist blessed by God." ”

"In case you don't know, the name 'Twilight' has spread throughout the streets of Silverbelt. From kings to hawkers, everyone believes that this is a holy place blessed by the Father, and that Father Todd has mastered the art of gold counting from the Holy Spirit to the mortal world. There are even rumors that the clear water here has the power to heal diseases, and the land here can grow gold. In short, everyone is eager to get rich from it, especially the nobles who wield military power. ”

Cumberland clasped his fists in front of his chest and smiled at Todd, "Let's put it this way, even if there is no defection, Twilight Town will be targeted by the Silver Ring City sooner or later." So, you need a commander, an old guy who really knows how to fight. How?"

Todd looked at Huggins, Alfonso, Monk Joe, and Rachel in front of him, and finally there was no longer any objection on their faces, and he nodded to the old knight, "Mr. Cumberland, welcome to Twilighttown. ”

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"Monster! Monster! Don't come near me!"

A man in leather armor crawled backwards on the ground, hands and feet together, and looked at the people who were slowly walking towards him in front of him, terrified.

A lifelike wolf's head mask, strange and intricate patterns on the skin, a cloak made of animal fur, the upper body is naked, and a small round shield of steel is worn at the mouth of the heart. Such a strangely dressed creature, in front of the leather-armored man, stretched out his hand and grabbed the dagger on his chest, pulled it violently, and the dagger fell to the ground with a little blood, while the wound on his chest slowly healed at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The man in leather armor was so frightened that he took out the cross from his clothes, raised it up to the front and shouted: "You are not human! You are a different species!

The wolf-faced man walked up to the man, knocked the cross in the other party's hand, grabbed the other party's collar, and lifted him into the air, and a piercing voice like steel friction resounded above the woods: "A robber who kills innocents indiscriminately, he actually dares to ask for the protection of the Holy Father with a cheeky skin?!"

Grabbing the other party's head, the sound of broken bones that made people's hearts palpitate suddenly sounded with their hands wrong.

Dropping the corpse in his hand, the wolf-faced man turned around and looked at the corpses strewn across the woods.

Some robbers were caught in spike traps, some were pierced through the heart with bows and arrows, and some robbers were cut in half alive.

Walking to the convoy of mule carts and carts, the Werewolf glanced at the kneeling people. These people didn't dare to take a second look at the scene in front of them, their faces were pale, their bodies were like sifting chaff, and they didn't even dare to make a sound.

He found a man who looked like a leader: "Where are you going?"

"Twilight...... Twilight Town ......"

The wolf-faced man raised his hand and pointed to the west: "Follow this road all the way, and in less than a day you will be able to see the town." ”

With that, he turned around and was about to leave.

"Thank you...... Saved us......"

The voice of thanks behind him made his steps pause, and a moment later he embarked on a new journey.