Those who want to become nobles in this country and build a set of rules of the game that the Empire has set so that they can share the power of the Empire have encountered Waterloo in the Ural Mountains.

Their heavily built slave trapping team disappeared into the vast Ural Mountains, and it must not be the previous tribes that could do this, and with the skills of those guys, they couldn't make even the casters survive.

There must have been some other force intervening, this is a very obvious thing

When this information was learned, it was the former tribal leaders who felt embarrassed, on the one hand, they were unwilling to let go of such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to justifiably obtain merit, on the other hand, the power in their hands had been exhausted, and it would definitely cost a lot of money to build such a team in a short period of time, and it would take more investment than before.

"With power, you can have as much money as you want!"

Although this sentence is simple, there is no problem in theory, because no matter how perfect the system is, no matter how strict the supervision, there will always be loopholes, and those who have power can always easily use these loopholes to achieve their goals, maintain their status, and obtain the benefits they want.

What's more, if they become in power, they can participate in the establishment of institutions that are in their own interests as much as possible, such as the establishment of an aristocracy within the empire, as other countries do, and share the power of the king.

"A bunch of idiots. ”

When what the guys had done was put on paper and placed on the table of the Sixth Legion Commander, the strong man smiled dismissively.

"What is the situation with the build-up of troops? ”

Putting down the intelligence documents in his hand, the corps commander asked his herald.

"With the exception of the Centaur Force, which is still operating as planned, the rest of the forces have been assembled and are undergoing daily recuperation within the camp. ”

"What about logistics?"

"Enough supplies have been prepared for the army to use for a month, and the supplies that will be provided in the future have also been prepared, and those guys will not be slack off in this matter, this is an order from the Empire. ”

"So, herald, may I interpret your words as our readiness for battle?"

"Yes, Legion Commander, I, waiting for the Sixth Army of the Baltic Empire, are ready for battle. ”

The herald said solemnly, and hammered his own heart with his hand.

"So, let's start fighting tomorrow. ”

Although it is a simple sentence, it represents the Sixth Army Corps, which the Baltic Empire was stationed in the Rus' region, officially pulled out of camp and began to move towards the Ural Mountains.

The next day

Before dawn, the horn of the assembly sounded, and within half an hour, the mighty army had already set out from the barracks, lined up in a neat array, and advanced towards the place where the Ural Mountains were.

The Baltic Empire's actions this time were so big that there was no way to hide it, and on the other hand, they didn't want to hide it, even if the tribes in the Ural Mountains were all gathered together, they were confident of a beautiful victory.

Even, many people hope that the tribes will be able to unite and win the whole battle with just one big battle, and then spend the rest of the time reaping the spoils and leaving the Ural Mountains before winter comes.

In the sky, the scouts were the Harpy's troops, whose sharp eyes allowed them to clearly see a resting mosquito a few kilometers away.

Occasionally, birds flying through the sky were shot down by one of their tribes, and they were most likely enemy scouts, as the druids could easily do that.

The Centaurs were marching on the ground, and they would only leave for the defense of the Rus region and the suppression of a possible rebellion when the Sixth Army actually entered the mountains.

Now they are acting as scouts on the ground and as the first line of defense, and if there is a surprise attack from the enemy at this time, then they will meet them head-on to buy time for the army in the rear to prepare for battle.

This kind of long-term military movement, there is definitely no way to be fully armed, even if it is the latest generation of armor and weapons that have reduced weight, wearing them for a long time will consume a lot of physical strength of the warrior, if there is a special situation, the warrior who consumes a lot of physical strength will not be able to fight the enemy with all his strength.

Therefore, in this state of marching, the equipment of the warriors is all sorted out and carried on their backs, and as long as they encounter a situation, they are able to put on their armor and take their weapons in ten seconds.

As the army marched, the eyes of the snoopers did not decrease, but increased, and these were prying eyes from the spellcasters, who themselves may be thousands of kilometers away, using magic to probe the situation.

For seven years, the army of the Baltic Empire did not conduct large-scale operations, but no one would have thought that after seven years, the combat effectiveness of the army of the Baltic Empire would become weak.

This can be seen in the weapons and equipment sold by the merchants, the technology that the dwarves were proud of, and the experience summed up after hundreds or even thousands of years of practice, was surpassed by this young empire in just a few years.

Now in the market, in the category of weapons and equipment, the value of the dwarves has dropped to the extreme, because even if they are bought, they can only be used for hunting and fighting with the enemy, and the enemy happens to have the weapons of the Baltic Empire in their hands, so the money spent is equivalent to being in vain.

Affected by this, the entire arms market in the Northland was monopolized by the Baltic Empire, in addition, the market for medicinal materials, magic materials, stone and wood, and so on.

Weapons are constantly being innovated, and other countries and forces do not believe that countries with such weapons and equipment will become weaker due to the passage of time, so they seize this opportunity to obtain information about the combat effectiveness of the Imperial soldiers.

Those who are watching here clearly know that the Baltic Empire will one day carry out a war to unify the Northland, and these unwilling guys will stand on the opposite side of the Baltic Empire when the time comes.

For the current situation, they have no way to stop it, they can only watch the goods of the Baltic Empire appear in all corners, watch the factories of their own country collapse one by one, and the goods produced by no one care, can only be piled up in the warehouse and slowly rot.

Therefore, now they are already preparing for the next big war, this time through this war to observe the army of the Baltic Empire, obtain intelligence, and avoid suffering losses when conducting a war, because of insufficient intelligence, of course, it would be better if they could find the weakness of the Baltic Empire through observation.

"Don't you pay attention to those watching eyes?"

The herald on the mount lowered his head and whispered to the commander of the Sixth Legion.

"Don't bother, Your Highness will take care of it. ”

"We just need to remember our duty and dedicate the victory of this war to the Empire, to Your Majesty, to Your Highness, and we don't have to worry about anything else. ”

The Legion Commander said very seriously, he was a very pure warrior, and anything other than military affairs was not in his consideration, because he felt that he was just a tool to be used to conduct war, and it was enough to bring victory to the Empire.

To be precise, he only needs to formulate tactics, complete the strategy formulated by the empire, face who to achieve what kind of battle, where to defeat what kind of people, who can kill and who can't kill, these things are in order.

"Will Your Highness make a move?"

The herald, who is also the adjutant of the Sixth Legion, has a fanatical look on his face, and like many soldiers who have joined the Imperial army, they all grew up listening to Alice's stories, and because of their crazy worship of Alice, they will join the army, these people are not a minority in the army, and they are one of the key cornerstones of Alice's rule.

"I don't know, these questions are not what you should ask, do your essential job. ”

The commander of the Sixth Legion turned his face away, his herald is good at everything, whether it is loyalty or work ability, and his ability to deal with people is top-notch, that is, when he mentions His Highness, he will turn into a hundred thousand why babies, and keep asking all kinds of questions.

Fortunately, it is not the first time that he has dealt with such a situation, and he has a set of skillful coping methods to get rid of the other party's entanglement.

"Legionnaire, do you know why those guys, well, those pesky slave catchers are lost?"

After less than a few minutes of silence, the herald asked impatiently.

He had seen the slave catcher team composed of those mercenaries, although he looked down on their guys who fought for money, but the herald had to admit that those slave catchers had a certain combat effectiveness, even if they encountered a mainstream legion like them, they also had the power to fight, after all, those spellcasters were still difficult to entangle.

"So, I told you, don't underestimate any enemy, don't you know what's in the Upland Mountains? ”

"Do you think that those primitive tribes don't have any hole cards if they can live in such a dangerous place and have been passed down for hundreds or even thousands of years?"

The legion commander's words made the herald take it seriously a little, and he looked at the combat effectiveness of those tribes a little.

"Ready, the next thing is the extent of the Ural Mountains, and so on...... It seems that the hosts in front of us are not willing to become guests like this, so they have prepared a big surprise for us. ”

Looking at the few small black dots that appeared from the horizon, the regiment commander said with a smile, but his eyes were cold, like a severe cold of dozens of degrees below zero, and there was no smile.

"Legion Commander, it's a Wyvern!"

Ten seconds later, a harpy with colorful wings landed next to the Legion Commander and reported.

"Is there only Wyverns?"

"Yes, there are only Wyverns, from the race, it should be Alpine Wyverns. ”

The Harpy said with certainty that the Harpy and the Wyvern were enemies for generations, and the latter liked to attack the Harpy, because the feathers on the Harpy were colorful and very beautiful, and worthy of being used by the Wyvern to decorate their humble lair.

These wurms and broodlings have inherited some of the abilities of their ancestors, dragons, and their greed for treasure.

"Alpine Wyvern, the breath of the dragon is flame?"

"It's also possible that it's a wind blade. ”

The herald added.

"Whether it's the flames or the wind blades, shoot them down for me before they get close. ”

The commander of the corps did not hesitate to give the order to attack, and for the army, as long as it is not a friendly army, it is an enemy, and it can attack without hesitation.

"With a bed crossbow?"

"A bed crossbow is enough, it's just a wyvern, and their scales and skins are not as good as that of an adult dragon. ”

The Legion Commander said.

"Yes. ”

The herald, who had received the order, quickly conveyed the order, and soon the whole army stopped advancing and began to change formation, the warriors put on their armor and took up arms, and the bed crossbows placed in the ox carts were loaded with ammunition.

After a few more minutes, the figure of the wyvern could already be confirmed with his eyes, and around the wyvern was a harpy who had deliberately kept a distance from them, holding a short bow in her hand and watching vigilantly.

Without giving these wyverns a chance to return alive, they were accurately shot into hedgehogs by the bed crossbow before falling from a high altitude after entering the shooting range of the bed crossbow.

They didn't even attack once, they died in such a suffocated manner, even if they weren't killed by the bed crossbow for a while, they would fall from a high altitude and smash them to the ground, they would be smashed directly into meat sauce.

The current bed crossbow is different from the previous one, and while ensuring penetration and destruction, craftsmen began to pursue hit rate and flexibility, as well as reducing the time to change ammunition.

Because it has been proven in previous wars that the bed crossbow is a powerful and expensive disposable, and after use, it will quickly become a target for destruction by the enemy.

Therefore, the Empire's craftsmen put the core of the improvement on how to make these bed crossbows get the maximum output in the shortest amount of time, even if they are overused, it doesn't matter, because the enemy will not give the bed crossbows too long to survive.

More destructive power, faster reload speed, higher hit rate

It is the goal pursued by the group of craftsmen who are now making bed crossbows, and judging from the results achieved so far, there is no big problem with their thinking, and walking on the right path, walking slowly and walking fast is actually secondary.

"Stop, we're here for the night tonight, and tomorrow morning we're heading into the mountains. ”

The Legion Commander looked at the mountains in the distance, walked over to the corpses of the wyverns, cut open the wyverns' stomachs with his long sword, looked at the undigested contents inside, and said.

The wyvern's stomach is not the corpse of an animal killed by its claws, but the food that clearly shows the traces of cooking...... This indicates that the Wyverns were artificially controlled, and ordered to attack the Sixth Legion.