On the territory of Taranto, on the edge of a cliff.

Grand Duke Kochis looked up into the distance, looking at the wide, flat road across the cliff. Then he lowered his head again, staring at the abyss beneath his feet where there was no end in sight.

"How long will it take for Aberdeen's army to get here?"

The adjutant next to him immediately replied: "According to the latest news reported by the spies, it will take about half a day." ”

Grand Duke Kochis nodded: "Alright, here we are, waiting for the arrival of our distinguished guests." What do you think, General? ”

"Okay." The man who had single-handedly led the entire battle stood side by side with him, and only replied simply, his face calm.

The Grand Duke Xu was a little bored, and said without words: "You said that you would wait for the arrival of the army led by General John, but you were helpless against this Duke, what kind of expression would it be?" ”

The man glanced at him, then turned his head again: "Maybe I will be half killed by the Duke's anger." ”

"Hahahaha! That's it. Why can't they move faster, it will take half a day, I can't wait. Hahahaha! ”

"Fluttering Ridge~"

Frightened, several birds chirped lowly, flailed their wings out of the branches and leaves, and fled far into the forest.

……

On the spacious official road, the Aberdeen counterinsurgency army, under the command of the general, was marching rapidly in order.

In normal times, this section of the road is smooth and open. But at this moment, it is filled with various troops. Tens of thousands of soldiers had to be stretched into a long array, one after the other, far from the end.

In the end, General John led the army well, and the team always maintained a complete formation.

However, if such a "long snake formation" suddenly encounters the enemy's situation, in a hurry, I am afraid it will be a rout.

General John had completely put away the contempt in his heart, and the scouts were scattered far away to make sure that there were no large numbers of troops in ambush around him.

At the very least, there is enough time for the enemy to line up before they are killed, so as not to be caught off guard.

And a small number of enemy soldiers such as the other party's spies, he has already ignored them. If they are caught, they will be killed on the spot, and those who slip through the net will be considered lucky. Anyway, the march of a large army of tens of thousands of people, especially on the opponent's territory, it is impossible to hide the whereabouts no matter what.

It's not worth wasting this effort.

At this time, all he was thinking about was how to get back to Aberdeen as soon as possible. Other things will be put aside for now.

"Not far ahead, it should be the Yokohara Rift Valley, right?"

General John rode a sturdy war horse with a pitch-black body, and was escorted by his own soldiers, and followed the army slowly.

"Yes!" The adjutant who was walking on the side turned sideways and replied, "Five miles further on, there is the Yokohara Rift Valley. The spies sent out had just reported that there was no sign of an enemy ambush near the rift valley. ”

General John nodded.

The adjutant has followed him for many years, and his military talent is not outstanding, but he is still quite reliable.

General John was deeply impressed by this great rift valley, which seemed to be a heavenly sword slashing down, cutting off the entire Yokohara mountain range from it.

Because when they came, the counterinsurgency army took this road.

The Great Rift Valley is about 30 zhang wide and hundreds of miles long, separating the north and south of the mountain mountains. The Great Rift Valley is bottomless, and at a glance, it is only pitch black, like an abyss.

It was impossible to pave the official road over such a desperate road that ordinary people would have stopped. But nature is wonderful, and the strange nature is really hard to guess.

In the middle of the Great Rift Valley, a huge stone beam about seven or eight zhang wide spans the cliffs at both ends of the rift valley and communicates the north and south of the Yokohara Mountains.

The stone beams were not only huge and strong, but also very flat on the surface. The local government and people have been slightly repaired, and the continuous traffic and trampling of people and horse-drawn carriages for many years have gradually made it a natural bridge connecting the north and south official roads.

Such terrain is easy to defend and difficult to attack, which is the best place to arrange defensive positions.

If General John is in charge of commanding the defense, with only the 10,000 soldiers under his command now, even in the face of the wolf-like Riga army, he will have full confidence to block the opponent.

But Taranto's rebels gave up.

After repeated reconnaissance and confirmation, General John finally accepted this rather unbelievable fact.

After the officers at all levels shouted loudly and urged the army to quickly pass through the stone beams, the generals and colonels of Aberdeen, including General John, only felt that there was indeed no one in the Taranto army who knew the soldiers, and they did not even know how to take advantage of such an excellent location.

Naturally, this opponent is also more and more contemptuous.

Now, now that the enemy commander has realized that he must not wait for him to ignore him, and expect the other party to let himself come and go as freely as he came, it is really wishful thinking.

But since more than an hour ago, the messages sent back by the scouts have all fed back the same message:

No enemy ambush was found in the stone beam attachment!

No fortifications were found either!

What's going on?

Although he couldn't understand the other party's intentions, in any case, since the detectives had confirmed that there was no ambush, General John made a quick decision and commanded the army to quickly advance to the southern end of the Great Rift Valley.

If you cross the sea, you are a fairy!

As long as the whole army passes through the Yokohara Rift Valley safely, General John will not need to be afraid, even if there is any trickery at that time.

In a head-to-head confrontation, it is still the combat effectiveness of the soldiers on both sides. With the weak combat power of Taranto's army, as long as it is not an ambush attack, how can it have 10,000 troops of its own?

In a short time, the daunting and bottomless Rift Valley and the huge natural bridge were presented to the Aberdeen soldiers.

"Stop!"

General John raised his right hand.

"The army is in formation, and be on guard."

"Sentinel ahead, confirm the situation on the other side one last time."

"The 'Rock' brigade is ready, and after the spies confirm that there is no enemy, they will first pass through the stone beam and go to the northern end of the rift valley to line up for defense."

“……”

The terrain here is indeed very steep, and General John did not dare to be careless. Even though the scouts were out in all directions and there were no abnormalities in the repeated reports, he still carefully made arrangements and did not rashly let the army pass through the stone beams quickly.

Under the command of their respective generals, the soldiers lined up in a neat queue and stood at the southern end of the Yokohara Grand Canyon, waiting quietly.

Thousands of men and horses gathered here, and apart from the occasional snort of the horses, there was no sound in the field.

The cold wind blowing in the deep canyon swept through the military formation, bringing a smell of slaughter.

Moments later......

No information, no return!

The faces of the generals changed a little.

Detectives and sentinels went out of their own formations for miles or even tens of kilometers to reconnoiter and probe the enemy's situation, and they had their own set of methods for quickly transmitting information.

Not to mention the detailed and complex battle reports, simple messages such as "safety" and "danger" only need a pre-agreed gesture, whistle or signal flare, which can be transmitted back to the main army in an instant.

At the north and south ends of the Grand Canyon, just a distance of dozens of zhang, how much time can the message take even if it goes back and forth?

"Whew~"

Suddenly, a black shadow roared from the northern end of the canyon and rushed straight towards General John.

An officer took a step forward and raised his broadsword to block it.

With a "bang", the black shadow slammed into the face of the knife, shaking the officer back five or six steps, and then finally exhausted his strength and fell.

The shadow, a spherical object, fell to the ground, rolled a few times, and finally stopped.

Several generals looked down, and their faces suddenly changed color.

That's a human head!

General John's face also changed.

The officer who wielded the sword was a good hand in the army, and he had the super strength of the silver level. Usually charged, very brave. The man's head was thrown from dozens of feet away, and his strength had been greatly reduced, but it was still able to shake him back. The strength of the thrower can be imagined.

"Hahaha~"

On the cliff opposite the Grand Canyon, a figure gradually revealed.

"I wanted to wait a little longer to see if I could get some benefits. Unexpectedly, the generals of Aberdeen were less daring than rats, and they did not dare to cross the bridge. I can't help but kill a few of you scouts. ”

General John stared at an old man at the head of the crowd opposite, and spat out a few words in his throat: "Ke, Qi, Shi, Lao, Thief!" ”

Duke Kochis, who has a white beard, no longer has the calm and solemnity of his past at this moment, and he seems to be more and more arrogant and domineering. Now that they have raised the flag of rebellion, betrayed the royal family, and betrayed the glorious empire, there is really nothing to worry about.

"John, aren't you going to put down the rebellion? The old man is standing here waiting for you, why don't you dare to come? Are you a coward, and the 10,000 people behind you are all cowards? ”

General John gritted his teeth, his face bruised.

The adjutant on one side hurriedly stepped forward and reminded: "General, this is a radical method, you must not fall for the trick." ”

"I know." General John waved his hand, signaling not to worry.

He is past the age of a hot-blooded teenager, how can he eat such a naïve and shallow agitation method.

He glanced up again, looking at the edge of the cliff opposite.

There were about thirty or forty people standing there, although they were far apart, but looking at their posture and bearing, it was obvious that all of them were masters.

But with only thirty or forty people, do you want to block the onslaught of an army of 10,000? Unless all of them are the top powerhouses of the Golden Realm, otherwise, doubling the number of people will not be a top priority.

The last news from the spies had only recently passed, and it was certainly impossible for a large army to ambush nearby. It was also the number of people on the opposite side who were less than half a hundred, and all of them were masters, and they were scattered and hidden, so that it was possible to avoid the detection of spies.

It is estimated that in the end, he was accidentally seen through the hiding place, so he had to kill the spies, and his whereabouts were completely exposed.

But what is the matter with the fearless attitude of the old thief?

General John ignored the provocation on the other side of the Rift Valley and turned his head to look at the adjutant.

The adjutant understood, and immediately reported: "The left and right flanks of the army, as well as the spies in the rear, are in normal contact, and no enemy situation has been found for the time being. ”

General John nodded, and ordered: "Send more men to plow me for a mile in the vicinity, and not a single enemy spy can spare it." ”

"Yes!" The adjutant took the order.

He looked back at the other side of the Great Rift Valley: "Old thief Kochis, with your little people, you want to block the way of my army?" Have you ever been kicked in the head by a donkey? ”

The surrounding officers and soldiers all laughed when they heard this.

Duke Kochis smiled, and was not angry: "Why do you say so much, just let the horse come, the old man is waiting for you here." I'm afraid you don't have the guts, hehe! ”

"Whoosh!"

A blue blade of light suddenly flew out from behind General John, and with a sharp whistling sound, it shot away as if it had cut through space.

The blade of light was formed by the transformation of fighting qi, but it was condensed and dense like substance. Although it was extremely fast, it was extremely strange that people could still clearly see the flying violet-blue blade and the blade with a deadly blue light.

The distance of dozens of zhang seemed to be shortened tenfold under the extreme speed of the light blade. As soon as Duke Kochis's mocking words fell, the dazzling blue came to him.

The middle-aged man, who had been standing side by side with Duke Kochis but was silent, stepped forward and stood in front of the duke.

Then with a lift of his right hand, a golden dou qi light cluster emanated from his palm, hitting the blue light blade fiercely.

Stride and dodge, shoot to meet the attack, a set of actions are completed in a very short time, and they are done as calmly and smoothly as flowing water. Obviously, this middle-aged man has an extremely high martial arts cultivation.

"Boom~"

The azure light blade collided with the golden fighting qi, making a loud noise. The rolling waves of qi accompanied by the brilliant explosion of fighting energy impacted several martial arts masters on both sides of the mountain and retreated again and again.

Duke Kochis was blocked by the middle-aged man, but he was not affected in the slightest.

"'Azure Sword Master', that's it." The middle-aged man waved his sleeves and returned to his original position.

"Golden Fighter?" Caton, who had just arrived with Princess Arlina and the others, narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at the middle-aged man.

Caton was not too surprised by his sudden failure to cast a cold arrow. He simply watched the traitor leader's arrogant words, and couldn't help but teach the other party a lesson. If it is said that the grand duke of a province does not even have a martial arts powerhouse who can resist the light blade, then it is strange.

General John and other generals of the Aberdeen family bowed to Princess Arlina and Anthony.

On the battlefield, there is no need for too much politeness.

Duke Kochis was taken aback by Caton's sneak attack, but quickly recovered.

"It turned out to be the 'Azure Sword Saint' Caton, and the Golden Fighter is really extraordinary. It just so happens that we also have a Golden Realm martial arts powerhouse here. ”

Duke Kochis leaned sideways slightly, and his right hand was weakly directed towards the middle-aged man.

"Please allow me to introduce to you: this is one of the 'six great generals' of the Riga Empire, General Frankie, the Golden Fighter! Your 'eight consecutive victories' along the way are a welcome gift from General French. ”

Except for Anthony, Princess Arlina and General John and the others had never seen Frankie, and they couldn't help but be stunned when they heard this.

Compared to the top martial arts strength of Frankie's Golden Fighter, General Frankie's identity seemed more important at this moment, and it also made General John and others feel more pressured.

When he came, he was a little unreal and won a big victory, and there was a hidden mystery. And the one who commanded the layout turned out to be this famous Riga general who is famous on the mainland.

The Aberdeen counterinsurgency army has a golden fighter like the "Azure Sword Master" Caton, which is equivalent to one more fierce general who charges into battle and captures the flag.

But the addition of a General French on the side of the Taranto rebels is equivalent to equipping the entire army with brains and souls, and doubling or even tenfold the strength of the army.

It can be said that the Taranto rebels, who were originally weak, now have the strength to threaten the Aberdeen army.

It is no wonder that the old thief escaped from the imperial capital and took great risks and costs to rescue General Riga, who was imprisoned in the prison, before raising the anti-flag.

Regardless of the pros and cons of this move and the relationship between the Riga Empire, it was necessary to improve the strength of the army in order to withstand the attack of the counterinsurgency army that the Empire would inevitably send.

Even though the hinterland of the Glorious Empire was in shambles with Taranto, the Riga Empire's army was able to break through and occupy the entire Glorious Empire. What is the point of all this, if before this, Duke Kochis, has fallen under the iron hooves of the counterinsurgency army?

He was not a native of Riga, and he did not dedicate his ideological consciousness to the achievements of the Riga Empire.

Caton didn't think about it that much, he just looked at the old man on the other side unpleasantly: "General John, order the army to attack." Don't worry about that Frankie Gold Fighter, just leave it to me. ”

"This ......"

General John had a headache, but he didn't know how to explain it to this martial arts powerhouse who didn't know anything about military affairs.

What he cares about is not Frankie's cultivation strength, but the backhand that the other party must arrange.

To put it mildly, if the one opposite had changed to the "Azure Sword Saint", he would have already pushed it over, where did he need to be so nerve-wracking.

The name of a man, the shadow of a tree.

Unconsciously, General John has been frightened by the name of the famous general of the French continent, and has become hesitant and timid.

On the way over, it was inexplicably like a "eight consecutive wins" like delivering food......

When he was about to reach Austerlitz, the capital city of Taranto, he was forced to retreat by the opponent's move to besiege Wei and save Zhao......

On the way to withdraw troops, the opponent was less than half a hundred, but he dared to stand in front of his tens of thousands of troops......

General John only felt that the other party's move was like an antelope hanging on its horns, and there was no trace to be found. He couldn't figure out the other party's train of thought at all, so he could only passively accept the offer and be led by the other party.

Could it be that the gap between himself and the famous players is so big?

At this moment, he was in a trance, which was very inopportune. The strong belief accumulated over the years to conquer the mainland and make the heroes and famous generals of the world bow their heads was instantly transformed into deep doubt.

So much so that he ignored Caton's words.

None of that matters, though. The next action on the other side made him no longer need to answer this question, nor did he need to struggle with the question of advancing or retreating.

"Lord Duke, do it. The other party's coach said that it was cautious or timid, but in short, he didn't dare to come. Waiting any longer is just a waste of time. ”

Frankie said lightly:

"Although time is on our side now."

"Good!" Duke Kochis nodded in agreement.

Immediately, he raised his right hand and swung it forward.

Boom~~~Boom~~~Boom~~~Boom~~~

Bursts of explosions resounded through the sky, accompanied by a huge tremor like the earth shaking the mountains.

No matter how well-disciplined an army is, it will not be able to keep it quiet and strict in the sudden change of color that seems to have changed the color of the heavens and the earth. No matter how much the officers shouted for restraint, the huge military formation would inevitably appear chaotic.

In fact, in this huge scene, the performance of the officers is not much better, and there are few who can maintain their composure, and how to control the subordinates.

General John looked at the scene in front of him and was completely stunned.

He knew what Efrankie was capable of, and there would definitely be other arrangements. But what I didn't expect was that the other party's back hand was actually this.

They blew up the whole stone beam!