In the darkness, the crown prince saw the guide constantly approaching, and he couldn't help but open his pupils to a large size in horror, and began to writhe and struggle his body desperately, and screamed hysterically: "Really!?Don't lie to me!-really!?Don't try to lie to me!-Really?..."

The guide stepped forward and replied, "The army sent by His Majesty the Emperor has arrived. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info I'll save Your Highness from your out." So saying, he untied the rope that bound the crown prince's wrist, and carried on his back one of the most distinguished dignitaries, who was extremely weak.

When the crown prince heard this, tears burst out of his eyes uncontrollably, and his mouth kept humming and ha: "Woo ha..."

The guide carried the crown prince out of the cellar and walked outside. The commander-in-chief of the Lars Imperial Army was brought forward by the guide on their side, knelt down on one knee in front of the crown prince, covered his heart with his right hand and asked, and loudly blamed himself: "Your Royal Highness the crown prince, are you okay?

At this time, the crown prince, who was still extremely weak, had stopped crying and laughing, and turned to a hideous face, a fierce look, gritted his teeth, and waved his right arm with great excitement, shaking his fists tightly, trembling uncontrollably, and shouting as loudly as possible: "Kill... Kill!... Kill them all!--..."

When the commander-in-chief of the Lars Imperial Army received the order, he immediately stood up and shouted to his subordinates: "Yes! The whole army immediately launched a search and arrest. If a suspicious person is found, he will be immediately interrogated on the spot and executed with a knife. ”

Immediately afterwards, the commander-in-chief of the Lars Imperial Army turned back and instructed the guide who was carrying the crown prince on his back: "And you, hurry up and carry His Royal Highness the crown prince to seek medical treatment." Seeing this, the two guides dressed like Orions couldn't help but look at each other, and their faces flashed with a hint of gloomy pleasure.

The guide, who was carrying the crown prince on his back, then raised his right arm, pointed to the small hill where Leonard and the others were, and announced, "Your Excellency, General." The hateful mercenaries who kidnapped Your Highness have fled to the mountains over there when they saw your army coming. And there is also a group of militia from our side, which has also set out to track them. ”

When the commander-in-chief of the Lars Imperial Army heard this, he suddenly raised the saber in his hand and pointed directly at the hill that the guide was pointing to, and shouted loudly: "Stop the search! The whole army immediately began to pursue me in that place!" As a result, the army of the Lars Empire immediately stopped searching the farms and pounced on the hill where Leonard and the others were.

Then turn back to when one rocket after another had just hit Leonard's side of the hill.

Bran, who took over the full command of the mercenaries from Hawke, saw such a vision, and did not dare to slack off in the slightest, and without hesitation, he ordered loudly: "The situation has changed! Retreat immediately!"

The captain of a mercenary brigade pointed to the hourglass that Bran had placed on the ground, and then raised his own disagreement: "But, but Vice President Hawke, they haven't come back yet." And most of the sand in the hourglass hasn't fallen yet. ”

When Bran heard this, he kicked over the hourglass on the ground, and continued to shout, "There's no time left to care about them." It's an order!" The glass hourglass fell to the ground with a clatter, shattering into pieces, and spilling all the sand inside. At the same time, from the opposite hill, there were immediately bursts of extremely noisy killing shouts. When the mercenaries heard the sound, they all rushed to the side of the mountain, raising their eyes to look at the direction where the sound of killing came. I saw the light of countless torches gathering, and a huge army was rapidly approaching.

With Bran's shout: "Retreat quickly! If you don't retreat, do you all want to die!?" The mercenaries all woke up from a dream, and scrambled to turn around, pull their legs, and flee backwards.

When the mercenaries quickly fled the hill. Only Tina and Hanks remained on the side of the mountain, watching the fire. The female mage couldn't help but silently say in her heart: "These troops, aren't they from the Lars Empire?" Leonard, Bran, Kevin, and Mel found out that they were not there, and immediately turned back anxiously.

Leonard opened his mouth with a serious and panicked expression, and asked Tina and Hanks loudly, "What are you still doing there!? Why don't you go quickly!-" Almost at the same time, from one side of the hill, dozens of militiamen in Orion-like costumes suddenly climbed up. They drew their bows and arrows, aimed at the female mage and the middle-aged uncle, and shot dozens of flaming arrows. Whoosh-whoosh-whoosh-whoosh-...

Seeing this, Hanks hurriedly took out a few spell smoke bombs from his arms, aimed them at the location of the militia and threw them. Smack! smack... Although the middle-aged uncle also wanted to stay in the territory of the Lars Empire at this time, it was difficult to distinguish the identity of friend and foe in the chaotic battle at night. So for Tina's sake, he had no choice but to remind the female mage: "Miss." For your safety. We must evacuate now. "Because of the distance between them, none of the rockets fired by the militia hit the target.

As a result, when a large cloud of smoke released by the spell smoke bomb dispersed in front of the militia's eyes. Tina and Hanks had already disappeared with Leonard, Bran, Kevin, and Mel. The female mage thought that there should be no big problem if she had a carrier pigeon to send a letter to her father.

While Leonard and Bran are leaving. Hawke, who had been quietly following behind the mercenaries, finally seized an opportunity. I saw that he was standing on the branch of a big tree, stretched out his hands, aimed at a mercenary captain and several of his subordinates who had fallen behind under the tree, and chanted a spell in his mouth: "Hmph." The spirit of the sacred tree, the body of all things. Please restrain and paralyze these stupid prey..."

Several vines as thick as bowls sprang up from under the feet of the mercenaries, wrapping their bodies tightly around and pressing them to the ground. The mercenaries immediately struggled and writhed their bodies, and cried out in pain on the ground: "Ahh

Immediately after, the vines that wrapped around them secreted a poisonous liquid that paralyzed the nerves of the mercenaries and prevented them from screaming. Seeing this, Hawke held the trunk of the tree with his right hand, stood on the branch and observed the prey for a while, and then disappeared into the deep darkness of the night.

Since the number of mercenaries was as high as more than 3,000, the order of the retreat was still quite chaotic. So after these mercenaries fell behind, no one came back to look for them at all. Tina and Hanks are in a completely different situation because of the attention of Leonard, Bran, Kevin, and Mel.

Another time passed. The troops of the Lars Empire also climbed the hill where Leonard and they had stayed. The commander-in-chief of the army crouched down and began to examine the traces of a large number of troops on the ground. Then he looked up at the group of militiamen who had gone up the mountain first, escorted a few mercenaries with their hands tied behind their backs, and walked straight over, shouting: "Your Excellency, General! We have captured a few mercenaries alive...

These mercenaries caught by the militia are the unlucky ones who were plotted by Hawke. Except for the guide's accomplices, the rest of the militia were all local villagers. As for the kidnappers who had abused the crown prince, in order to prevent the crown prince from recognizing his voice and size, they had all fled through the tunnels.

A few days later, Frank, the Emperor of the Lars Empire, was resting on the balcony of the palace. Suddenly, a white pigeon with a note tied to its leg flew into his palm. The Emperor removed the note tied to the pigeon's leg and took it back to his bedroom, tore it to pieces with a mere glance, and threw it into the fireplace and burned it to ashes. At the same time, the mercenaries who had been captured alive by the Lars Empire had all been forced to confess after being subjected to all kinds of unimaginable torture ordered by the crown prince.

The mercenaries who were captured alive confessed that they had been instructed by Andy, the president of the Mercenary Association, to kidnap the crown prince of the Lars Empire, intending to use it as a blackmail to plot against him. Then, these mercenaries were executed by the Lars Imperial Army. -- He was tormented to death by his executioners, stripped of his heart, skinned, and brutally tortured.

Subsequently, the crown prince of the Lars Empire was appointed by Emperor Frank as the military commander, with full responsibility for commanding the 50,000 main forces of the Lars Empire.

The words are divided into two ends. Leonard and more than 3,000 other mercenaries, led by Bran, have once again crossed several mountains and entered the territory of the Republic of Vosfitta.

When Leonard and Bran led some mercenaries into a small town in the border region of the Republic of Vosfitta, they were about to buy food. A pedestrian on the side of the road confronted another pedestrian: "Did you hear that? The army of the Lars Empire has marched southward, capturing the town of Sidar and invading the territory of the Duchy of Bagram. In order to avoid disturbing the people, more than 3,000 mercenaries from Bagram camped in tents in the wilderness and never entered the town.

When another pedestrian heard this, he also stopped on the side of the road and chatted: "I heard about it." Now everyone is talking about this topic in the streets and alleys. The Lars Empire claimed that the Mercenary Association had kidnapped their crown prince with the intention of using it as a blackmail to plot against them. That's why they sent troops to fight against the Mercenary Association. Moreover, the Lars Empire also has the confessions of several captured mercenaries, and the evidence is conclusive. ”

The passer-by who spoke first went on to express his opinion: "The Lars Empire has always been haunted by the separation of the Duchy of Bagram from their country, and has long coveted the town of Sida in our Republic of Vosfitta. So I only trust the judgment of His Majesty the Elven King. The outbreak of war is not good for anyone. The people of the Lars Empire have absolutely not a word of truth. Their so-called justification is nothing more than a pretext fabricated by lies for the purpose of waging a war of aggression. ”

The other townsman went further and expressed a completely different opinion: "I don't think so. No matter what you say, the Lars Empire is also our human-dominated country. The Republic of Vosfita is a country ruled by the elves. As the Lars Empire becomes stronger, it will only bring more benefits to us. Besides, as long as we can live better, who will rule is not the same? No matter how hard the battle is fought, it will be difficult to fight in this place. ”

It was only at this moment that the two passers-by suddenly realized that Leonard, Bran, and a large group of mercenaries had approached them, and were listening intently to the conversation between them. The two of them were taken aback for a moment, and hurriedly turned their heads, opened their eyes wide, and stared nervously at the mercenaries. One of them asked, "Are you..."

Seeing this, Bran stepped forward and replied very politely, "We are just hunters passing through here. Where did you get all the news from?"

When the townsfolk who asked the question heard this, they hurriedly took out a newspaper from their bosoms: "Haven't you read the newspapers? ”

Seeing this, Leonard stepped forward in three steps and two steps, took out a few copper plates from his coat pocket, and asked the passer-by who was holding the newspaper: "Then will you please give us this newspaper?"

The townsfolk hurriedly took the copper plate handed by Leonard with his left hand, and quickly handed the newspaper to the other party with his right hand and promised, "Okay." It's yours now. Please don't bother us. Immediately after, the two pedestrians began to move away from the place step by step, and from time to time they would glance back with concern to see if someone was following behind.

Leonard and the others took the newspaper back to the station, and circulated it to each other. Almost all the more than 3,000 mercenaries scolded in anger: "Damn!--those bastards of the Lars Empire not only occupied the town of Sida, but also invaded our motherland, and even killed several of our brothers with extreme cruelty!""It's so hateful!-"All the people of the Lars Empire should die!-""We want to go home!" "We want to kill all the scum of the Lars Empire!"

Only Leonard and his two younger brothers, Kevin and Mel, were calmer at the scene. Tina and Hanks were silent. Bran suppressed the anger in his heart and remained silent for the time being.

After a long period of deliberation, Bran climbed a huge rock near the camp, stood on a majestic place, looking down at the wind ahead, with more than 3,000 mercenaries at his feet, and like a fearless hero and a great leader, he raised his arms in an impassioned, righteous and proud manner, and shouted: "The situation is now obvious.

Hawke, that guy must be a spy for the Lars Empire. He deceived us and used us to carry out a mission that did not exist, to rescue a crown prince who had not been kidnapped in the first place, in order to achieve their goal of framing the Mercenary Society, and using it as a pretext to launch a brazen war against the Principality of Bagram. Brethren, I declare now: We will return to the Duchy of Bagram at once and swear to fight to the end against the invaders of the Lars Empire!"

Seeing this, the mercenaries standing under the rock raised their swords in high air, shaking desperately and shouting loudly: "Swear to fight the invaders of the Lars Empire to the end!--..."Long live the Principality of Bagram!--..."Long live the Mercenary Association!--..."...

At this time, Tina and Hanks were moving away from the crowd and into a wooded field. The middle-aged uncle opened his mouth and asked, "Your Highness, what should we do now?"

Tina calmly analyzed: "I don't know if my father received my letter, if he received it, he still insisted on starting a war." Even if we go back, it won't do anything. ”

Hanks continued, "But what good is it to stay here and stay with these mercenaries?"

Tina explained her insights into the current situation very rationally: "I have thought about it carefully. We stay with them, at least we can go to the front to find out who the commander is on our side. See if we can convince this commander to suspend military operations. Then the two parties were able to sit down calmly and communicate in a peaceful way to resolve the conflict caused by the misunderstanding. If I return to the Lars Empire now, I will most likely be grounded by my father, and I will probably never have a chance to resolve this conflict again. ”

So, Tina and Hanks walked out of the woods and returned to the mercenary station. After that, this mercenary force of more than 3,000 people traveled day and night, with the shortest route and the fastest speed, and went straight to the Duchy of Bagram.

After entering the Duchy of Bagram. The mercenaries heard from the fleeing civilians that the Lars Empire's army had pounced on the city of Bagram. Then, on their way back to the capital, they saw that everywhere the Lars Imperial Army passed, both in towns and villages, was reduced to scorched earth and ruins. Countless people were brutally slaughtered by the Imperial Army, and the brutal corpses were in a wilderness, and the horrific conditions were simply unbearable.

The scene that greeted Leonard's eyes:

A middle-aged refugee woman in ragged clothes standing on the side of the road begging begged for them: "Mercenaries, mercenary masters, please, save us..."

A street vendor who burned down his house and managed to save his life shouted at them: "Mercenary lords, you must avenge us...

A hunter whose house was destroyed and his entire family was killed begged them with great grief: "Please let me join your team!

More people were lying on their stomachs on the corpses of their loved ones, crying out loudly in pain: "Jim, wake up quickly!--how can we live without you!--Lars Empire!-"...

When they were approaching the city of Bagram, the mercenaries found a little boy squatting on the side of the road, his face was black and gray, his nose was runny, his clothes were dirty and torn, and Sven was pushing a cold corpse lying on the ground with his small hands, suppressing the fear and uneasiness in his heart, and pretending to be calm and waking up in a whisper: "Mom, Mom, wake up when it's dawn..."

Seeing that his mother was motionless, the little boy couldn't stop tears welling up in his eyes, and his lips kept trembling and sobbing: "From now on, I will listen to you no matter what." Never again, never cry again. No more, no more trouble...", the child wiped his tears with his right hand, and with his left hand began to push the cold corpse on the ground with greater force.

The little boy suddenly thought of something, and quickly took out a small piece of chocolate from his trouser pocket and tried to turn his mother over: "Here, here." I've got your favorite chocolate in my pocket..."When his mother turned over, the already dense smell of blood became even stronger. The deceased was a well-dressed and dignified woman of about thirty years of age.

The mother's eyes widened, and there was a standard military dagger of the Lars Empire in her chest, and her hands were still holding the white blade of the dagger. The blood that had flowed from the corners of the corpse's mouth and wounds had stained a large chunk of the ground red. Apparently because the woman had fiercely resisted the atrocities of the Lars Imperial Army and was killed. Nobles who would rather die than give in often suffered more harm than commoners in times of disaster. Being ruled by a foreign race for a long time will inevitably slowly wear out a nation's will to resist.

When the little boy saw this, he was extremely frightened at first. The last faint hope in his heart was completely shattered in an instant. Immediately afterwards, the child lay on his mother's corpse and began to cry loudly: "Mother, please wake up!

Seeing this, Bran could no longer bear the grief and indignation in his heart, and raised his head to the sky and let out a long howl: "Uh!-ah!-"

Seeing this, Tina quickly turned her head away, covered her eyes with her hands, and couldn't bear to peek at this extremely tragic scene again, and asked herself in great pain: "Why, why did it become like this?...