Chapter 6: The Eagle Vulture Enters the North
I will leave the affairs of the north to Vivien, and the army will be repaired for the time being. The pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info Belmont was in charge, and issued a "silent order", except for a few generals in the army who knew the news of my northward trip, it was strictly forbidden to leak it, and asked Xiuhe Derink to maintain the North Tilun Palace as before my trip, with a figure like my "Yellow Dragon Ear" warrior disguised as himself, from time to time in the company of the daughters in front of people, to create the illusion that the lustful and greedy Alexander the Great was greedy for pleasure in the northern capital, ignored government affairs, and spent all day long.
In addition, in order for me to still be able to manage my country and army after I am gone, let Drinker specially select a few capable vampire people as liaisons, and these vampires who can go deep behind enemy lines at will to relay information for me, even if I am thousands of miles away, I can always control everything, remotely control my country and army, and convey my instructions without hindrance and clarity, even if any big changes occur, I can also take timely measures to respond.
After arranging everything, I began to set off with the caravan of the Sakura Hui family.
I put on the "Xiang Rong" and used yoga to change my body shape, becoming a man of medium height and ordinary appearance about thirty years old, while Thunder was dyed brown and turned into a brown steed, and then I hid in the caravan as Shuya Orin's personal bodyguard.
Before leaving, Gartha Glass, Vivien, Deyss, and even Drinker all asked to join the Eagle Vulture with me, and Casta expressed the same wish, but I insisted that I would have a better chance of success if I went alone, and that I was fully capable of protecting my own safety.
Everyone was barely convinced.
That night, the ladies and I were pestering each other, and we rejoiced again and again in the dormitory, and the intense passion almost swallowed me up, as if it were about to burn out the strongest fire of their lives......
Vivien curled up in my arms, still crying out in her dreams: "Alec, you must come back......"
I looked at my sleeping lovers and swore in my heart: I will definitely come back! My dear ones, Alex will take you through this life and the next, hand in hand to eternity!
The next day, after saying goodbye to the daughters, Drink, who had disappeared for two days, suddenly appeared in front of me, and after a hard blow to my chest, he said viciously: "Mr. pervert, remember this pain in your heart, come back alive to collect debts from me!" By the end, the corners of the vampire girl's eyes were already moist.
I just nodded silently, and resolutely turned my head, cutting off the eyes of the women, who I knew would follow my back until I disappeared on the horizon......
On June 20, 1901, the Sakura caravan passed through the forest road of the fir forest and arrived at the city of Bagluonda, which was already within the boundaries of the Eagle Eagle Country.
In the past, the barbarians relied on this extremely strong military fortress and often sent troops to invade the imperial land, and the city of Baglunda was also a spiritual symbol of the barbarians.
"Baglunda" in the barbarian language is the meaning of "never fall", from the period of Nanzhan Buqi I to Nanzhan Buqi II, the war between the empire and the barbarians was mainly carried out outside this city, the two sides attacked and defended, meaningless offensive and defensive battles are countless, and Nanzhan Buqi II has also sent heavy troops to conquer Baglunda City many times without success, therefore, Baghrunda City can be said to represent the glory and pride of the barbarians.
Until the "God of War of the Southern Continent" Miusi. With Yuga in charge of the northern military, the city of Baglunda finally ended its nearly 100-year myth of invincibility.
Back then, Miussy. For the first time, Yuga applied magic to the battlefield on a large scale, led by the archmage Pochettino, nearly fifty magicians launched a powerful magic array, destroying the ten-meter-thick walls of Baglon City in one fell swoop, and its amazing magical destructive power even turned Baglunda City into ruins.
After that, the barbarians were greatly damaged, and the empire pushed its defense beyond Baglunda and advanced nearly a hundred miles. But when it came to the later years of Nanzhan Buqi, the emperor was addicted to wine, ignoring the major affairs of the country, coupled with the prince's seizure of power, the chaos and decline of the country, the weak generals, the national strength and military strength of the empire were greatly weakened, and the barbarians coveted the imperial realm again after a period of recuperation.
Later, when Li Binglan, the "Ice Lady God of War", was in charge of the defense of the northern frontier, she once led the "Silver Ying" iron cavalry to Xiaotianhe Tianyuan, and even invaded the Eagle Vulture King Capital three times, which terrified the barbarian soldiers.
Today, the city of Baglunda is nothing but ruins and unpopulated, with only a barbarian army of about 1,000 men stationed here.
Today's Bagronda has lost its former glory and no longer has military value, so Aruton "generously" returned it to the Eagle Eagle Kingdom in exchange for the Eagle Eagle Country's military support, and the barbarians want to return to Bagronda with a symbolic meaning far greater than the actual value.
And since the Eagle Eagle Kingdom fought with our army in the Great Tianhe Tenyuan, its strength has suffered a heavy setback, and for fear of the great retaliation of the Imperial Army, it has to shrink its army to the north and try to defend the royal capital, and there is no time to take care of anything else, so Baglunda has almost become a border city without a city.
As we entered Baglunda we found that the eagle flag was very dim in the setting sun.
Knowing that we were the caravan of the Sakura Hui family, the barbarian defenders suddenly became very welcoming to us, and the centurion himself came to receive us, and prepared the best lodging and banquet for usβthe best wine and food, but in fact it was just a large piece of meat and a large bowl of wine.
Shuyaolin was not used to eating these coarse foods, but he was not good at neglecting his master, so he forced a smile and reluctantly ate some.
And I don't care, although today I am the lord of the strongest empire in the Southern Continent, and I have eaten all the delicacies of the mountains and seas, but I have experienced the most difficult life in the past, and I have even tried to drink Maoru's blood, so this unique flavor of the whole sheep banquet in the north can also make me feast and eat with relish, which makes Xiuya glared at me in surprise.
During the banquet, after seeing the beautiful head of the Sakura Hui family, the centurion of the barbarian tribe tried his best to persuade him to drink, but I stopped him, and he drank with him boldly, and finally, the drunken and unconscious centurion was carried back by his subordinates.
After taking a shower at night, the smell of alcohol on my body had not yet dissipated, and I couldn't sleep, so I went for a walk in the yard, but I ran into Xiuya.
She just stood quietly behind a cluster of purple orange blossoms that bloomed at night, the flowers were delicate, people were more delicate than flowers, people and flowers snuggled together, reflecting each other, solidifying into a beautiful melody in the moonlight.
Xiuya heard my footsteps, as if throbbing, and raised to look at me, the color of the flowing clouds in the purple pupils changed in a fog, as if there was expectation, but there was a faint look of panic, as if she had suddenly peeked into a secret in her heart.
I took the initiative to salute Xiuya and greeted: "Miss, you haven't rested yet?" β
"Your Majesty...... Leah, you can't sleep either? β
"Leah" is my pseudonym, taking the first words of "Libinglan" and "Alexander", and after I became her subordinate, Xiuya still didn't quite adapt to how to get along with her "unique" subordinate.
"Yes, Miss!"
I walked up to Xiu Ya and whispered, "Miss Xiu Ya, you must adapt to this new way of getting along with you and me as soon as possible - you are the master and I am the servant, otherwise, you will not be able to deceive those powerful people in the barbarians." β
"Your Majesty, Xiuya is wrong...... It's just that I always feel weird for a while......" Xiuya lowered her head and whispered, but it was an expression like a little girl had done something wrong.
"You still call me Your Majesty?"
"Yes, Leah...... Thank you for the previous things! β
"You're welcome, it's just a gesture."
"Leah, you can really drink! Even the so-called massive centurion has been compared to you......"
"It's just that I'm immune to alcohol, and the water element in my body automatically breaks down the spirits and excretes them through the pores, so I'm essentially cheating - it's a secret, you must not tell it."
"Okay, that's a little secret between you and me." Xiuya smiled happily as if she had a treasure.
"You must be hungry too, you didn't eat anything at all, there are some snacks here - Imperial food should be more to your stomach." I took out the food that Vivien had prepared for my journey and handed it to her.
"Thank you!" Xiuya took the food and ate happily, "Oh! It's delicious! β
Xiuya happily ate her snack, smiling like a flower, but there were tears rolling in her eyes, which caused a burst of love and pity in my heart for no reason: this girl, who is an orphan in another world or in this world, may have rarely tasted the warmth of the world, so she will be inexplicably moved by a casual act of concern and a sudden thoughtfulness towards me.
She is sensitive and intelligent, so she can easily tell if someone is genuine or fake.
"Eat slowly, don't swallow it......" said doting as she wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes.
"Leah, I can't imagine that you can eat such unpalatable things as the barbarians...... Xiuya finally "eliminated" all the dim sum, touched the slightly swollen little belly, and sighed with satisfaction, and said vaguely in her mouth, that look, which looked like the head of the largest business family in the empire, but like a confused little girl.
"I was not in my current position from the beginning, I have experienced the transformation from the flashy years of brocade clothes and mink fur to the penniless and humble life, even if I became a very human minister, but I can't do without those difficult military days, so I don't pay attention to food......"
I noticed that the light in the courtyard had suddenly dimmed, and when I looked up, I saw that the moon had disappeared into a black cloud.
"Hardships and hardships, Yuru is successful - there is extraordinary experience, there are extraordinary achievements! The hardships of the emperor's hegemony are not enough for outsiders! β
Hearing such a sentence with the meaning of Cangsang, coming out of the mouth of a little girl who was only eighteen years old, I couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed, and lightly tapped Xiuya's nose with my fingers, and said with a smile: "The little girl should have the appearance of a little girl, don't pretend to be profound and old!" Also, in the future, don't be a little favor for others, and you will be moved to tears, usually the incident of an innocent girl falling into a wolf kiss happens like this! β
"People...... Not small! Xiuya protested with her crisp breasts, but suddenly blushed and lowered her head lightly, "If it's really like what you said, Xiuya is also willing......"
My half-truth joke and Xiuya's response with the same half-truth made each other's positions suddenly entangled, and probably everyone was aware of this ambiguous atmosphere, and both sides fell silent.
At this time, the blue moon passed through the clouds, casting a cold light down, and the moonlight in the courtyard re-plated us with a layer of blue hues, and countless blue dust in the air moved like a rhythm of life, as if floating in the romance with a faint ghostly wound......
I suddenly whispered: "The willow tops on the moon, people ...... after dusk."
This little poem that inadvertently fluttered in the moonlight dark blue dance music shocked me and Xiuya at the same time.
Two days later, the Sakura caravan left Bagronda and continued to march towards Kasht, the royal capital of the Eagle Eagle Kingdom, and the centurion stationed in Bagronda specially assigned 200 cavalry to escort us, and sent someone to report the news of our arrival to the royal capital, so that the barbarian clan attached great importance to the Sakura Hui family.
Through the small talk that night, Xiuya Orin and I gradually eliminated the sense of alienation and shortened the distance between each other, and Xiuya was gradually able to get along with me as an equal. However, trouble also followed.
Along the way, Xiuya, who was on a long trip for the first time, was very excited about the scenery she saw along the way, pulling me to point and squeak from time to time, and when I reminded her to pay attention to each other's identities, Xiuya said eloquently: "I have already told everyone that you are my cousin, and I accompanied you as a guard to protect my cousin!" With the intricate relationship between the Yinghui family, even the children of the clan can't figure out which relatives they have, not to mention that there are no descendants of the Yinghui family who came with me this time, and those deacons who have stayed in the north for a long time will not be able to return to the imperial capital once in ten years, no one will doubt your identity at all, especially what is proved from the mouth of me, the head of the family. So, isn't it natural for my cousin to accompany my cousin on sightseeing? β
In desperation, I had to sacrifice my life to accompany the beautiful woman - playing around with the energetic and energetic beautiful girl was actually quite tiring, and it made me feel more hard than fighting a big battle. However, there are beautiful people along the way, and they can enjoy the scenery of the Northern Desert, but they are envious of others.
On the way, the tents where the barbarians lived, the flocks of sheep grazing grass on the grasslands, the wild horses and elk that galloped by from time to time, the blue sky and white clouds in the sky, the green hills that stretched out or were steep and steep, the strange flowers and plants that bloomed everywhere, and the fruit trees that grew fruits that tasted and tasted like bread...... Everything aroused the great curiosity and interest of the beautiful girl who was rarely out of the house.
Sometimes when Xiuya saw an Aries drawing water, she would stop and shout and force me to accompany her to see it; Sometimes, when I was in a state of panic in the carriage, he would pull me into the carriage and talk without saying a word, without the slightest scruple of provoking criticism; When he was tired of talking, he used my body as a pillow and carried me comfortably into his dreams, as if he did not realize the danger of being alone in the same room. Sometimes he dragged me to accompany her to watch the scenery of the desert sunset or appreciate the artistic conception of "the desert is lonely", and when she was sleepy, she pulled the corners of my clothes and looked at me with pitiful eyes: "I'm tired, I can't walk......" and then she lay on my back as a matter of course and asked me to carry her back.
As a hurried passerby, we can certainly enjoy everything along the way as a strange and interesting scenery, but the barbarians in it may not have this mood to appreciate the scenery.
The living environment of the barbarians is actually very harsh, although there is an abundant water source here, there is no fertile land - the natural conditions of limestone landforms and laterite soil are difficult to engage in production, they mainly rely on grazing and nomadic hunting to survive, and the result of overgrazing has caused serious soil erosion, making the land even more barren, which can be described as a vicious circle.
Due to the fact that they have to face all kinds of crises in nature at any time, the infestation of demonic beasts, and the frequent struggle for two meals, the barbarians have created a strong physique, a strong folk style and a warlike habit, leaving the most primitive animal nature of human beings in the barbarians, so that the combat effectiveness of an ordinary barbarian soldier is equivalent to three or four ordinary imperial soldiers.
Therefore, it is not surprising that barbarians would covet the rich lands of the empire and repeatedly violate the imperial realm, after all, who does not desire to get rid of hardship and live a better life?
Of course, through contact, I also learned that although the barbarians look as terrible as wild beasts, they also retain rare innocence and straightforwardness, simple thinking, not much scheming, and their joy and anger are completely expressed on a rough face, which is why they have been repeatedly defeated in the war under the "treachery" of the empire.
Later, Shuya's beautiful face was no longer excited, and replaced it with a gloomy look, she read the pain and sorrow of the barbarian civilians who were hideous-looking, thick as a hill, and two meters tall but unclothed......
On the way, we were attacked by several bands of barbarian thieves, but they were all repelled by the barbarian soldiers in charge of escorting.
These small groups of thieves could not be compared with the regular army in terms of equipment, strength or numbers, but seeing that under the order of the barbarian captain, two hundred barbarians rode lightly and rode in line with swords, and instantly defeated the group of thieves.
And I, the nominal family guard, have fallen idle, except to take care of Xiuya's safety, it is not my turn to deal with thieves at all.
However, the barbarian soldiers' treatment of thieves was extremely cruel, and they were killed with knives without mercy, even the unarmed thieves who abandoned their weapons and surrendered were executed on the spot.
Xiu Ya, who witnessed the passing, couldn't bear it, and whispered in front of me: "These thieves are also barbarians, why are they so cruel to their own people? β
In the face of the kind-hearted Xiuya, I can't explain anything.
The Eagle Vulture itself is a country founded by force, to unify an unruly nation, and grow stronger through war, and even use the means of military conquest to turn the equally violent orcs in the territory into their own slaves, which is inseparable from blood and violence, it can be said that the barbarians themselves are a nation that believes in the supremacy of the strong.
After entering the small Tianhe Plain near the Tianhe River Basin, the green grassland makes our eyes bright, the people here also appear dense, you can see tents and sheep distributed on the grassland like white clouds everywhere, the barbarian herdsmen are grazing, while opening their throats and singing unknown songs, the rough singing is stirring in the field, with a primitive and simple atmosphere.
Just when we were in a good mood, the troops of 4,000 barbarians from the royal capital who were responsible for greeting us appeared in front of us.
On July 14, 1901, the Yinghui caravan rode into the city of Kasht, the eagle vulture king, located in the hinterland of the Xiaotianhe Plain, riding the slightly hot grassland wind of early summer.
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