"Ahh With a heavy yawn, the Ceris guards stationed on the border looked sleepily in the direction of the rising sun.

The sunlight was dazzling, making him involuntarily squint his eyes and look away. Soon, though, he realized something and looked at the eastern horizon again.

"Hey! Hey! Wake up! He looked into the distance with his hand to block out the sunlight as he kicked his companion with his foot: "Mayne's soldiers! What a lot of Mayne's soldiers! ”

"What are you kicking me for? Mayne's soldiers? How could they come to the border to practice at this time......" Another sleeping soldier struggled to his feet, his armor clashing with a crunch.

"What do you mean by Mayne's soldiers? Well? Damn it! Alert! Mayne is attacking! Rubbing his eyes and looking in the direction pointed by his companion, the soldier who had just been called out was completely sleepy and shouted loudly.

"Light the beacon! Fast! Mayne has invaded! At the first moment, he lay on the edge of the watchtower and shouted to his companions below: "Hurry up and light the fire!" Come on! ”

"Rain of arrows!" Before everyone could react, a field of bows and arrows flew from Mayne's side, and they fell from the sky and landed on the watchtower.

"Ahh Caught off guard, a soldier struggled to climb off the platform with arrows in his arms, and where he fell, Seris's soldiers poured a bucket of black oil onto the dry wood.

"Shield! Shield! Kicking away the shaft of the arrow stuck in the ground, the officer in charge of the lookout drew his sword and raised his huge shield, shouting to his men.

Mayne's cavalry had already swarmed by this time, and they were as numerous as ants. After three years of service here, it was the first time that Seris's officers had seen so many Mayne soldiers.

It's over...... It was the thought in his head. Around him, a huge beacon fire had been ignited, the second round of arrows from the enemy had fallen, and all the soldiers had raised their shields.

"Boom!" The Mayne soldiers, carrying the giant logs, began to pound on the gate of the beacon, and the soldiers on the beacon clenched their weapons in horror.

The enemy attacked suddenly, and they had no chance of retreating. When Mayne's soldiers rushed in, they could only meet death.

"Can't let them extinguish the fire! Long live Iran Hill! Long live Seris! Looking at the crumbling gate, the officer raised his long sword.

"Kill!" A few lone soldiers beside him raised their shields and blocked the stone stairs leading up the beacon, their sharp swords pointing at the gate.

"Boom!" With a loud bang, the gate of the beacon tower was finally slammed open by a giant tree, and the soldiers of the Duchy of Mayne swarmed up. They were greeted by sturdy shields and sharp blades.

Metal and metal collided, and the soldiers of the Duchy of Mayne, who were the first to rush up the stone stairs, fell down screaming, and more Mayne soldiers rushed up with their weapons.

One by one, the Seris guards fell, and the rest had to retreat to the top of the steps. Behind them, the beacon fire had already tumbled and connected to the white clouds, obscuring the sky and the sun.

In the direction of the battlements of the beacon tower, Mayne's soldiers, who had already climbed up with a ladder, surrounded the Serion guards, who were only a few left. Soon, Mayne's soldiers overwhelmed their opponents.

When Ensel ascended the high platform, the blood on it had not dried up and solidified. Officer Seris's body was still lying next to the fire, and the ground was still full of unrecovered feathered arrows.

Kicking the corpse, Ensel had a look of disgust on his face: "Put out this fire!" Come on! ”

Behind him, in the direction of Seris's hinterland, columns of black smoke stretched into the distance, disappearing at the end of the horizon.

"Speed up the march! Don't give the Ellen Hill family any time to react! Ensel glanced down at the corpse of the Seris officer, and ordered with a frown.

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With an angry expression, Chris pushed open the door of the council chamber with both hands, and because of the excessive force, the two doors slammed into the walls on both sides, making a loud bang.

He was dressed in black armor, and the pieces of armor on his body collided with a determined step, making a nice rattling sound.

"Mayne actually came to the door to kill herself?" As soon as he entered, the sound of annoyance echoed around the sorghum, making people's ears buzz.

"Ensel was greedy and treacherous...... Undeclared war on us! Yesterday his troops had already crossed the border, and today they are estimated to be on the edge of the eastern forest. Dean said to Chris worriedly.

"General Wagron has prepared his army, and 500 cavalry and 500 new troops can leave at any time." Waglon's adjutant stood beside Chris, holding his helmet, and reported on the state of combat readiness.

"Let's go! Let's block each other at the exit of the eastern forest! There we can play to the advantage of firepower! Chris looked at the map and made up his mind to stop his opponent.

Although the opponent has the advantage in strength, Chris is still confident that he can defeat the opponent. Now he was thinking about how to quickly expand the results of the battle after defeating this enemy army.

"Let Wagron not have to go to war! Ordered him to take 300 cavalry and 300 new troops, carry 10 artillery pieces, take a small road to bypass Mayne's main force, and directly attack Mayne Castle! After thinking about it for about a second, Chris decided to do a two-pronged approach.

He has no time to waste, and it is a more reasonable way to fight if he can defeat the opponent at the same time, seize the opponent's rear foundation, expand his own territory, and solve the troubles.

But in this way, Chris faced Ensel's troops head-on, and there were only a pitiful 400 men. Even counting the retreating soldiers in the direction of Mayne, Chris's troops would not exceed 500 men.

The enemy is four times as many as Chris! This kind of battle seems to be a little suspenseful: it is not uncommon to win more with less, but after all, it rarely happens.

"My lord! In this case, divide the troops...... Isn't it a bit adventurous? Vagron's adjutant asked worriedly.

"Is it a risk to defeat 2,000 people with 10 cannons?" Chris looked at the adjutant with a cruel smile on his face: "I'm afraid that they surrendered too soon, not enough for me to vent my hatred!" ”

"That's it! I personally led 500 soldiers in a decisive battle with Ensel in the Eastern Forest! You and Vagron go straight to Mayne...... Never again! ”

"Yes! My lord! The adjutant clenched his right hand into a fist, pressed it to his chest and bowed his head in response: "Long live Iran Hill!" ”

"Deans! You're in charge of Seris City! Chris looked at the nervous Dean and Steed, and opened his mouth to assign tasks.

After explaining to Deans, he looked at Steady again and said, "You personally escort 1,000 gold coins to the Arrant Empire!" Prepare to pay Mayne's tax tribute after our victory! ”

Now is not the time to turn against the Arrant Empire, the occupation of Mayne must give an explanation to the Arrant Empire, this is Chris's wishful thinking.

As long as the Arrant Empire does not pursue Mayne's occupation, then Chris can develop and expand his power with peace of mind and run his territory more powerfully.

A day later, Chris led 400 soldiers to join the retreating 80 soldiers on the outskirts of the eastern forest, blocking the main road to the city of Seris in the deep eastern forest.

In the afternoon of the same day, Ensel led 200 cavalry and 1,800 patchwork infantry to the far side of Chris's camp.

Because it was late and neither side had any intention of going to war that day, Chris sent a letter to Ensel condemning his despicable act of undeclared war.

As a result, Ensel also replied with a letter, arrogantly demanding that Chris surrender immediately and give up all his wealth and territory.

Of course, the two sides will not stop the truce, but will just rest and prepare for a decisive battle. Early the next morning, Chris organized his soldiers to open his camp and set up a battle to the death with Ensel.

Ensel also intended to complete the battle, leading 1,000 main infantry and 200 cavalry to set up a position 3 kilometers away from Chris's troops.

"Boom! Boom! Boom! The dull beat of war drums beat on everyone's chest, making the air sticky and breathing hard.

Battle flags fluttered in the wind, and straight spears stood in front of Chris's eyes like a forest.

The dark black arabesques on his body were wrapped around his armor, delicate and delicate, shimmering with a faint cold light. The war horse under his crotch snorted uneasily, and the hooves of the big bowl kept kicking the ground.

It was Chris's first time in a real battle, and no matter how much knowledge he had in his head, he was bound to get a little nervous. Fortunately, in terms of numbers, it was just a battalion-level battle, and it was not beyond Chris's imagination.

"The infantry in front of us is too small, less than 100 people! Don't let the enemy attack! Otherwise, we don't have the capital to go around! Chris mentally pondered his next move, his fingers tapping lightly on the hilt of the sword. This was his habit in his previous life, and every time he thought about it, he liked to tap his fingers on hard objects.

The two hundred cavalry in his hand were used for subsequent counterattacks and cleaning the battlefield, and they could not easily join the battle at this time.

Therefore, he has no capital to consume each other with the enemy, so he can only rely on firepower to defeat the opponent by surprise, and quickly evolve the decisive battle into a one-sided attack and pursuit.

"Order! Artillery loading grenades! Five ammo bases...... Get ready to fire! Wait for my orders! Chris thought of this, and leaned over to one of the heralds beside him.

The herald pulled the reins and immediately went to relay Chris's order. At this moment, on the horizon, Mayne's phalanx began to move slowly forward, accompanied by the drums of war.