The wars between the surface races and the underground races that take place in the Titan world occur every few thousand years. The theme of war has never been occupation, but plunder and killing...... Or rather, the art of war on both sides.

The war that took place in the green leaf calendar, after nearly a year of fierce fighting, finally began to come to an end.

On October 27, 911, the deputy commander of the Golden Fleece Legion, Hathaway. After a surprise attack on the city of Milan and the burning of the material reserves of the underground coalition army, Marquis Bell forcibly marched to the city of Firog and annihilated 40,000 elite underground coalition troops with the remnants of the Southern Legion trapped in the city.

Subsequently, Muse. Marquis Bell led 200,000 Imperial troops, supported by reinforcements from the Orc Empire, to engage in a fierce battle with the main force of the underground coalition. In the battle, the underground coalition army was defeated, and the remnants of the army were routed all the way and fled back to the dark region; The Imperial forces also ended in a crushing victory, and just when the Imperial forces were victorious, the commander of the Muses. Marquis Bell was attacked by the Dark Elf assassins and was dying, and the command was given to Leonardo. Marquis of Beirut.

It was about two months later that the losses were reported from the empires and principalities. This war between the surface and the underground has brought huge losses to mankind.

Of the 24 large and small nations involved in the fighting, only six were not directly attacked. Seven countries were completely destroyed, including the Alpine kingdom, which was destroyed by the gray dwarves in the early days, and even a small principality, which was slaughtered by the underground coalition overnight, and not even a single person could be found. Tens of millions of soldiers and civilians died in the war.

The losses of the Ostega Empire are also extremely huge, and the main army of the Empire has lost more than half. Most of the survivors were legions formed in the later period, and their combat effectiveness was low. The situation in the entire south was much more serious than in the north due to the surrender of the lords of the three major provinces, and after the retreat of the underground races, a large number of people fled into the dark regions, and there were many places where there were no people for hundreds of miles, and the death toll reached millions, and the amount of losses exceeded 197.8 billion gold carats...... And no one paid for this account at all.

In the entire Otiga Empire, there are more than 1.2 million regular troops, and only about 300,000 have survived. And this figure does not include the losses of the private armies of the major lords...... Arguably. After the war, the entire Ortiga Empire's economy and military regressed for at least ten years.

Of course, this is only partially. At least not in the Cordillera. Cordillera's ores, weapons, grain, and other commodities. A large amount of gold was earned for the territory, and a large number of refugees were resettled in the vast Cordillera plateau...... Not an exaggeration. The population of the Cordillera is now comparable to that of a small principality.

"My lord, welcome back in triumph!"

When Hathaway and others appeared in front of the Gettysburg fortress, Petro. Hughes and other officials of the Lord's Palace, large and small, welcomed them out of the fortress.

"Thank you guys!"

Hathaway also smiled and shouted with the crowd, and she saw Bruno in the crowd. Will hurriedly walked over: "Grandpa Will, you look very energetic!" ”

Bruno. Will has already broken through the bottleneck and become a golden warrior, and his spirit is certainly good.

Looking at Hathaway, Bruno. A relieved smile appeared on Will's old face, "My lord, you are finally back, and it is a pleasure to see you intact. ”

"Grandpa Will, you don't have to worry about us at all, we have the best fighters." Hathaway said proudly.

She had always loved the old man, and in her absence from the Cordillera Domain, the Château of Perseus was in good order under his management, and she was completely relieved of her worries.

"Okay, let's all go back, there are still many things to be dealt with, you must not slack off!" Hathaway's face began to turn serious, and she walked towards the fortress first.

Petro. Hughes, Cecia. Hughes and Barthes. Willy and the others hurriedly followed, and several high-ranking officials of the Lord's Mansion entered the conference room of the fortress headquarters, while the others returned separately...... When it comes to business, Hathaway is absolutely unambiguous.

Even gods sometimes can't predict what is going to happen, let alone ordinary people.

Every war between the surface and the underground causes changes in the world pattern...... It can be said that the more tragic battle was that after the end of the war, everyone could feel the pervasive atmosphere of conspiracy, the difference was only in the place and time of launch.

Considering the imminent threat to the Cordillera Territory, Hathaway focused her intelligence forces on Heidelberg and the province of Caself, knowing that the Grand Duke of Cashelf was definitely not a fuel-efficient lamp. Therefore, after returning to the Cordillera territory, he immediately began to gather forces for the fortress of Gettysburg. But what she didn't expect was that the first storm that changed the political landscape of the entire empire would come from the far south.

St. Peter's Fortress was the most important fortress in the south of the Ortiga Empire and the northeast of the province of Georgia, and it formed the thickest defense line in the south of the Ortiga Empire along with the fortresses of Magellan and Columbus...... In the previous war, if it weren't for the sudden defection of the southern lords, it would not have been so easy for the underground coalition to break through.

St. Peter's Fortress is slightly concave to the south, and to the northwest of it is the most famous Columbus Fortress, which is already part of the center of the empire

The area defended by the Holy Spirit Legion was demarcated by the fortress of St. Columbus, and the east belonged to the territory of the Fiat family and the bell family, and was defended by the knights and infantry regiments of the two archdukes, while the fortress of St. Peter was the most important defensive fortress of the Fiat family and the bell family.

The faint smoke of cooking smoke wafted from the farmhouse in the distance behind St. Peter's Fortress, and everything seemed so peaceful and peaceful, that the planting season had begun, and the farmers began to return home after a busy day in the fields. As the war ended, it might be time to give the fields a respite, but this was only a luxury for the farmers, not the upper echelons of the real knowledge.

The rough and hard rock fortress citadel exudes an icy aura, and the walls of this fortress made of large bluestone are a full five meters high. Successive ramparts connected the castles to form a criss-crossing defensive complex. After the baptism of war, the walls were a bit of a slaughter from the inside out, and there were still dried blood stains in some places.

The endless wilderness in front of us was once fertile wheat fields, but due to the sharp decline in population, many places have become barren, and the rough atmosphere seems to be ready to blow at any time, but it provides a habitat for hares and badgers.

The soldiers stood at the city wall with expressionless faces, without much mental ...... Not surprisingly, most of these soldiers were recruits. Not even much training. Fortunately, the war is over, and it is still possible to act as a façade. The Fiat family's current Grand Duke Roddy. Fiat hailed it as the backbone of the province of Colombia, and it was the fortress of St. Peter that supported the southern defense line of the province and ensured that the Fiat family would not be disturbed in the country.

The flat terrain in the southern part of the Otiga Empire dictates the form of combat here. The only way to ensure the safety of the interior is to defend the castle and fortress in chains. If it's a plains field battle. The cost of casualties is unimaginable.

"What? What did you say? Are you crazy? ”

Like a lion about to erupt, Styro angrily stood up and grabbed the chest of the undershirt on the opponent's chest with a bit of a gaffe, as the commander of the St. Peter's Fortress. Hearing such an order is tantamount to a fantasy, "Give up the fortress of St. Peter?" Why? Are you all crazy? This is the barrier to the south of the province of Gricica, what if the underground coalition invades again? Besides, with such an important order, how could the Grand Duke be so casual? There must be a misunderstanding here! ”

If this guy is not a close confidant of the Grand Duke, Styro believes that he will not be able to control his emotions and will send this guy to hell with a sword.

I don't know why the Grand Duke would make such an incredible decision, the important thing is that the formalities are incomplete, and Styero cannot comply with such a flawed order.

Calmly pulled away the other party's strong hands, although he was wearing a dress, but it did not mean that he had become an ordinary person who was powerless, and the middle-aged gentleman coldly sorted out his shirt in order to keep it neat.

Even in the moments leading up to death, knights should maintain their manners, which was a necessary etiquette for nobles.

"Styro, please keep your demeanor, you are also a knight, how can you be so reckless and rude?!" For the other party's gaffe performance, the middle-aged gentleman behaved very restrained, and it seemed that the other party's performance was expected by him.

"I can't keep my demeanor on this! If you don't explain this matter today. I will never accept this order! The angry gaze on Steyrau's flushed face almost melted the other party, "You want to go with me to the Grand Duke's Mansion and explain this order!" ”

But the other party didn't seem to care about Styro's attitude at all.

Taking a deep breath, a confident smile appeared on the middle-aged gentleman's face. Of course, he knew the importance of this order. How important was St. Peter to the province of Corica, and almost everyone knew that he was going to give it up now?

Although the war is now over, there are many thieves, and no one knows if those underground coalition forces will come back, this order is almost to open the province of Corica and the south of the empire, once there is a war, it is to let it be ravaged, this decision is almost unacceptable to anyone, it is no wonder that the other party is so furious.

"Styro, I need to tell you, this is an order from the Grand Duke himself, it is not my duty to explain the reason to you, the Knights are already making preparations and will leave immediately, if you are still stubborn, I suggest you go back to Rosenberg and ask the Grand Duke first, but now you must carry out the order."

The middle-aged gentleman's face sank, and his tone became a little cold. It seems that this guy is indeed more stubborn than he imagined, and maybe he has to take some measures that he doesn't want to use.

"No, no, I can't take this order, it's irresponsible to Gorica and to the entire empire!" Seeing that the other party's indifferent gaze was unmoved, Styro felt even more angry in his heart, and couldn't help but roar, "Even if we want to evacuate, we need to notify the defenders of Magellan Fortress and Columbus Fortress in advance to coordinate the defense in time to avoid accidents!" ”

The middle-aged gentleman's eyes suddenly became extremely dark, and the cold breath suddenly squeezed Styro's breathlessness, as if he was stared at by a poisonous snake, making people breathless, "Styro, it seems that you have forgotten your identity a little, the military takes obedience to orders as its duty, the war is over, you have too many scruples, as for the other two fortresses...... What can you think of, the Grand Guild can't think of? ”

"However, once we withdraw now, the entire defense will be exposed, it's too dangerous!" Styro knew that he might cause more trouble for himself, but the knight's creed required him to do so.

"Styro, you don't need to worry at all, the Grand Duke has already sent someone to inform the commanders of the other two fortresses, they have made the necessary preparations, you see, haven't they already sent someone to contact them?" The middle-aged gentleman showed a kind smile on his face, pointed his finger behind the other party's side, and said happily.

Styro turned his head in surprise to look out of the city, but he didn't see anyone, and was about to ask, when suddenly there was a sharp pain in his waist and abdomen, he turned his head in astonishment, but saw two sharp and slender serrated swords pulled out from under his waist and abdomen, the armor could not resist the sharp sword that pierced just right, blood splattered out from under the abdomen, and the two samurai who were originally standing behind the middle-aged gentleman were already standing in front of him, their eyes were dead gray, full of indifference.

The middle-aged gentleman unhurriedly took out a silk handkerchief and carefully wiped away the blood splashed on his face, while smiling and looking at the crumbling Styro, as if nothing had happened.

"Why? Why do it? ”

Styro looked at each other blankly, his fingers covering his ribs, the two warriors were obviously proficient in this, these two swords made Styro almost have no strength to speak, he completely relied on the firm will in his head to maintain his body from slipping.

"It's very simple, you don't know the times, you don't know the reason, but you are stubborn, it is difficult for people like you to survive in this world, you can only be eliminated."

Elegantly tied a knot of silk and threw it outside the city wall, and a rare shallow smile appeared on the middle-aged gentleman's face, "I forgot to tell you that these two are high-level assassins, I didn't want to use this method, but now I have to use it on you, but I still have to sincerely say that you are indeed a real knight, but it seems that real knights in this world are becoming less and less popular." ”

Staeiro's dull gaze suddenly darkened, and his body fell to the ground with a crisp and pleasant metallic sound as his armor hit the ground.

The middle-aged gentleman lightly ordered: "Inform the deputy commander of the fortress that the commander Steyro has disobeyed the order and has been executed, and the post of commander will be injured by him, and immediately gather troops and withdraw from the fortress." (To be continued......)