"No, it can't be!"

Barely before Drexis could finish speaking, Conod flatly refused, "I understand what you mean, but I will never do this - Drexis, the dragon king family, has no deserters, let alone an emperor who is a deserter!"

"Your Majesty——!!!!"

Dresis, who was so anxious, trembled almost from head to toe.

In fact, when he heard that the outer parapet wall had fallen and the city gate had been breached, Drexis was still very calm - because of the special structure of the Broken Mountain, even if the city gate was breached, it was not the same as the fortress was captured, not to mention the narrow terrain, which could only be passed by two people side by side, was enough to block the Azorean elves' troops.

What if the enemy has an army of 40,000, how many troops can you spread in a fortress with a lot of organs, how wide can you stretch the battle line - even if there are millions of troops, there can be two or three thousand people in battle at the same time!

Moreover, the destruction of the city was not the result of a strong attack by the enemy, but a sneak attack, and the enemy's preparation was also insufficient, as long as they stood firm and waited for reinforcements, while fighting the enemy, it was enough to make them understand that taking the city gate was not equal to victory, and it was likely to be equal to a crushing defeat.

What really turned the tide of the war was the news from the capture of the Agency.

The enemy's frontal assaults and attacks were only a façade, and they knew from the beginning that their target was in the trap room - the Azorean elves who captured it not only opened the gates, but also locked the gates of the inner walls.

This directly led to the complete defeat of the army fighting on the front line of the outer city wall, and even because of the sudden increase in the number of enemies and the front and rear flanking attacks, not only the front line was missed, but even the defeated army was also lost!

The fall of the inner city gate meant that the defenders of the Broken Mountain Fortress could no longer rely on the outer walls and various fortifications designed to resist the invasion of foreign enemies, and had to fight the enemy head-on in the open area in front of the innermost inner fort until the fortress completely fell.

For Drexis, such a battle was almost planned, and the legionnaires guarding the fortress had rehearsed it countless times, and even if the castle was in the depths, it would not be a big deal to die in battle, because the enemy would surely pay a tenfold, hundredfold, or even more terrible price.

But now the situation is different, because Conod - the emperor of the empire is here!

Once the enemy invaded the Inner Fort, there was no guarantee that no elven warrior would break through and rush into the tower to slay Conod, and according to the way the elves attacked, such a scenario was highly likely.

Even the purpose of their raid on the Broken Mountain Fortress was to kill the emperor of the empire!

Just like what they did in the Heavenly Dome Palace not long ago!

"I understand your loyalty, and I respect your thoughts, but Drexis, I will not leave. "I can't have abandoned my warriors at such a time and fled alone—that's not what the Emperor did. ”

"If 'Sage' Brandon I could fight alongside the legionnaires at the last moment, if 'Dragon Queen' Charlotte I could charge if, if my father... My father, Eckhart II, was brave enough to face his own death......"

"I, Conod I, the thirteenth supreme emperor of the empire, there is no reason why I can't do it!"

Dresis, kneeling in front of the emperor, did not move.

"I understand your thoughts, but I know what my duty is, if I become the first emperor in history to 'escape' at a time when the Sakran Empire and the Heavenly Dome Palace are in turmoil, it will be a fatal blow to the Empire and the royal family of de Salion!"

Facing the loyal adjutant, Conrad, who sighed, gave a rare expression of seriousness, "So Drexis, I ask you to perform your duties as the commander of the legion - if necessary, to preserve the troops. ”

"Your Majesty......"

"Don't be so sad, Drexis, it's not like we haven't been through this kind of battle together. The corners of the Emperor's stiff mouth forced a smile out

"As long as Brandon's reinforcements arrive in time, we still have a chance to turn defeat into victory, and of course I am reluctant to abandon the Broken Boundary Mountain Fortress until the last resort - remember the Battle of Icewarp Cliff?"

"Of course I do!" Drexis nodded heavily.

"I was so confident that I was defeated in the evening, and I was killed by dozens of desperate werewolves, but I won back after two quarters of an hour, knowing that the Rangers you were leading were nearby and would be there in time. ”

Between the words, his memory seemed to go back to decades ago, when he was still young and was assigned by his father to the Broken Mountain Fortress to practice.

At that time, Brandon had become a dragon rider, and he was still a young man with strong blood at that time, in order to save the face he lost in Jufeng Mountain, he tried to annihilate the largest ice werewolf tribe in Shannan with his own strength.

And then... I know for myself what the cost of incompetence and excessive pride is.

One by one, the robes who usually fought side by side with him fell down in order to protect themselves, and the attendants who cried desperately and pulled their sleeves to escape with them were pushed to the ground by themselves, and turned into food in the mouths of werewolves;

But in the end, he still won - not because he commanded it properly, but because he was lucky, and Drex's cavalry was actually nearby.

"This time... It's the same!"

Conod stood up, the scorching fire burning in his bright red pupils.

"Execute the order, Dresis - the enemy has stormed the inner fort and there is no point in the extra forces, lead the wounded and Boi's hussars to prepare for retreat, and tell them not to have any worries and to retreat safely as soon as possible. ”

"If you encounter the elves, don't pester them and let them pass, if they want to destroy or rob the fortress, just let them rob it, just delay the attack. ”

"By the way, especially to ensure the safety of Archduke Salika Jonah and the wizards of Byrne, who are vital to the Empire, and no matter what happens, they must not be hurt by a single hair. ”

“...... Yes, sir. ”

Drexis struggled to get up, gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice.

It wasn't until the other party left that Conrad's gaze finally softened a little, and he looked thoughtfully at the ring on his hand, which symbolized the royal power of de Salion.

Eckhart II... The twelfth emperor of the empire... What did his father, the man who knew everything and could use his own life as a pawn, what did he think when he faced the blade of the Azorean elves?

Or was even his own death expected?

That's right... No matter how much you brag about it, the essence will not change—you can't bear the humiliation of defeat, let alone accept that you have become a coward in the eyes of the soldiers, and you would rather die in battle than be like that.

It is better to die in glory than to live in shame... That's all.

Now that the situation has fallen to this point, let's see if this time I can still turn defeat into victory at the last moment like the Battle of Ice Cliff many years ago.

Silently, Conrad de Salion clenched his sword, took a battle flag from the corner of the wall at his side, and strode out of the room.

.....................

The cold wind is howling, and the battle flag is hunting!

After the elven warriors who poured into the fortress of Broken Mountain desperately rushed through the city walls, crossed the defense line and rushed into the inner fort, they immediately collided head-on with the legionnaires who were waiting for them, and a fierce hand-to-hand combat was staged in a pool of blood.

Both the elves and the defenders of Broken Boundary Mountain are fighting desperately, and everyone knows that neither side can afford to lose at this point in the battle;

If the defenders are defeated, the Broken Mountain fortress will fall;

If the elves were to retreat, the heavy casualties and injuries alone would have caused them to crumble on the spot, freeze to death, starve to death, and die of disease in the glacial wasteland.

So you can only win, not lose!

As time went on, the initial stalemate soon began to change - the Empire's legionnaires were more durable, but far fewer than the frenzied elves that had rushed in, and the defenders were rapidly sliding down in the face of the almost killing, terrifying elven warriors.

Although the elven warriors who were lacking in baggage were obviously inferior to the defenders of Broken Boundary Mountain in terms of physical strength, their numbers and morale were their advantages, especially when their morale was like a rainbow to break through the city walls, tear through the defense lines and rush to the inner fort, this little advantage became even more obvious.

Even at the back of the line, surrounded by banners, the elven warriors had already begun to calculate how long it would take to take the fortress and whether they could minimize casualties.

After all, while every elven warrior is more than happy to sacrifice their lives for His Majesty the Eagle King, they are only valuable if they are alive......

"Your Majesty, it's Your Majesty'——!"

Just as the enemy began to calculate how to win, an excited cry suddenly erupted in the array of the defenders of Broken Boundary Mountain, and a flag-bearer waving the battle flag pointed excitedly to the top of the tower of the inner fort behind him, where a lone figure stood with the Iron Crown banner in his hand, overlooking the entire battlefield.

"It's His Majesty Conrad, he didn't leave!"

"Your Majesty has not abandoned us, he is still watching them from the tower of the fortress!"

"Your Majesty did not flee with the wounded soldiers, he is still fighting side by side with us!"

Excited shouts came one after another, and many veterans of Broken Boundary Mountain, who had fought with Conod for many years, even had a sour nose and tears on their faces.

"Soldiers of the Empire, followers of the Holy Cross!" shouted the Knights of the Oath, covered in blood, brandishing their great swords

"The agent of the Holy Cross on earth, the guardian of her teachings, your emperor is still here, he has not left, he is still watching how we fight!

"Warriors of the Empire, please fight to the death for the Emperor!"

"Long live the Emperor——————!!!!"

The roar was like thunder, resounding through the Broken Boundary Mountain!

The morale of the defenders of Broken Mountain, who had been forced to retreat, suddenly soared and fell into a state of fierce fighting, and even many officers directly threw down their shields, raised their halberds and charged the enemy with the knights of the oath, pushing the battle line back to the original point.

However, this momentum did not last long, because the numerical disadvantage was too obvious, and even if the defenders of Broken Boundary Mountain really reached the point of forgetting to die, they could only slow down the pace of the enemy's attack.

"What, that's the Emperor of the Empire?!"

Looking at the guards who suddenly came back to report the news, with an excited face, the elven warrior was also so excited that his cheeks turned red.

In fact, when the morale of the Imperial people suddenly changed, he had a vague sense of the possibility, but he was not sure, after all, an emperor had already died at the hands of the elves, and the Imperial people would certainly try their best to prevent this from happening a second time.

But now there is a golden opportunity, a good opportunity to kill the Emperor on a frontal battlefield.

This is not a sneaky assassination, but a fair and just defeat on the battlefield and then take his head from the opponent - even a one-on-one duel could not be more honorable for a samurai.

This is a glory that even the warriors of the Four Courts, the princes of the Azores, and His Majesty the Eagle King himself have not been able to get!

With a slight swing of the knife, he will become the biggest hero of this war!

"Pass my order, the 1,000th, 2nd, and 3000th teams will take cover, and the fourth, fifth, and sixth will immediately begin to launch a surprise attack, and be sure to tear through the enemy line with all their might—even if only one person rushes through, it will be considered a victory!"

The elven warrior was so excited that he couldn't help but roar to his side, "Tell every elven warrior that whoever can rush into the tower first and behead the Imperial man waving the battle banner is the greatest hero of the Azorean elves, and I am willing to give him all my glory!"

"Take down the Broken Boundary Mountain and kill the Emperor!Do you understand?!"

"Understood!" the guard was also trembling with excitement

"Take down the Broken Boundary Mountain and kill the emperor!"

Soon, the order of the elven warrior reached the ears of every thousand-man team, and the elven warriors who got the news were even more excited than the fanatical Imperial people opposite, and a "sense of fate" that was about to make a feat and go down in history made every elven warrior desperate.

The battlefield, which was originally quite "orderly", became extremely chaotic for a while, the elven warriors who no longer cared about their comrades next to them and the defenders of Broken Boundary Mountain, who forgot to die, collided together, one wanted to pass as soon as possible, and the other desperately wanted to push the other back, and the two sides fell into a very strange situation.

On both sides of the scuffle, only a very small number of officers and soldiers still remembered what their original mission was, and finally let the fighting front maintain the last bit of "order", but only a little.

The outcome of the battle no longer depends on discipline and order, but on which side of the fanatical morale collapses first.