The slaughter of the northern kingdom and the destruction of the Fengdu Holy Land were a devastating blow to the Knights. In the world of the Knights, the gods have abandoned their people, and the rest is left to the people themselves.

People will give up all illusions when they are in a desperate situation, and the people of Knight at this time deeply understand that only by uniting under the command of Prince Railton in Dragon City can Knight have any hope of survival.

On the west side of Dragon City, more than a thousand horse-drawn carriages gathered on the side of the road outside the city, loaded with wine, flour, sweet potatoes, and other foods.

Prince Railton, accompanied by Thatcher and other nobles, said goodbye to Miller and Haba. In order to be able to sell horses and settle these suffering refugees, Thatcher almost emptied Dragon City's reserves, pinning all of Knight's hopes on these two young teams. Thatcher was not a gambler, but he found confidence in these young men after he ventured Robit to rescue Knight's Seoul defenders.

This time Thatcher played a bit big, in order to cooperate with His Royal Highness the Prince, he gave up all his belongings, and gambled all the wealth of Dragon City and the fate of the Knight for Miller and Haba.

The vast majority of the supplies were allocated to Miller's trading forces, as the horse trade was the most important thing, which involved the creation of a new army for Knight in the future. With the help of Montpott, Miller led a thousand carts and horses, carrying heavy loads, and slowly drove westward under the eyes of everyone.

Miller and Montpot walked away like this, without hesitation, without leaving a trace of reluctance.

Standing at the intersection on the west side, Cook's face was full of sadness, and his mood was extremely sad. Robit on the side looked at the rolling dust kicked by the team from a distance, his mood was also very complicated, maybe this time the difference was goodbye, although there was reluctance but there was nothing he could do.

Haba didn't feel too much about Miller and Mompot's departure, and he stood beside Prince Railton, quietly listening to His Royal Highness's teachings.

Railton seemed to have endless words to Haba, and he talked to Haba eloquently: "There are only so many supplies in Dragon City, wait for a while after you go to the territory, and I will find a way with the Duke of Dragon City to let other territories send more food as soon as possible." At present, there are hundreds of thousands of refugees stationed in many directions, and you have to take them all to your territory, and there will be more refugees from all over the country in the future, so the responsibility on your shoulders is very heavy. My father used to tell me that as the head of a country, the first thing to do was to feed the people. Only when the people are fed will they be able to work in the fields with peace of mind, and then the food of the kingdom will be secured. ”

Thatcher, who was beside him, did not forget to echo the prince and said: "His Royal Highness the prince is wise, the people's food is the sky, let the people go hungry, they will keep making trouble, and the issue of food rations for all the people is particularly important." ”

Haba looked up at Thatcher and replied slowly, "Please rest assured, Your Royal Highness the Prince and the Duke, I will do my best to settle these refugees." However, food and these supplies are not enough, please don't ask the Duke to help me get some seeds, as many as you want, the sooner the better. ”

Thatcher nodded and said, "This is natural, I have already sent people to collect seeds for crops and vegetables in various parts of Dragon City, and the first batch of seeds will be delivered to your territory in five days." ”

After listening to the salute, Haba said goodbye: "Well, there are still many things to be busy, and we will also set off immediately, please take care of His Royal Highness the Prince and the Duke." ”

Railton nodded slightly and said, "Well, Duke Haba should also take care of his health, I am waiting for your good news in Dragon City." ”

Huba saluted again, then turned and mounted his horse, and set out with a large group of guards. Haba didn't seem to be very polite, and he didn't even greet Robit and Cook, and only led the guards on.

Deran and Rochabal also assembled the 600 knights of the Royal Capital Knights, and they quietly waited for Cook's order.

Seeing Haba lead a hundred guards to drive alone, Cook asked Robit sadly, "Why didn't he give us any instructions, I really doubt that we are with him after all." ”

Robit smiled but didn't say anything, but Deran replied, "Well, Master Cook, don't worry about it." He has just been appointed as a new duke, and he has no prestige yet, and you are also the heir of the First Duke's Mansion and the Earl's Mansion of the Royal Capital, so it is naturally not easy for him to give you orders. ”

Cook turned back to Deran and said, "Then it's okay to say hello, why didn't you just leave like this, people who don't know still think we have a conflict with him." ”

As soon as Cook finished speaking, Haba's chief guard turned around and said, "Lord Robit, Lord Cook, Lord Haba told you to follow quickly when you are done talking, and there is still some time to arrange the transfer of refugees in the Nedo refugee camp." ”

Robit looked up and replied, "Got it, we'll be going right away!" ”

When the captain of the guard had saluted and walked away, Robit turned his head to Cook and said, "Now you should be satisfied, for they are afraid of disturbing us." ”

Cook was silent, but just gave Deran and Roshabal a look, and then rode out with the 600 knights of the Knights of the Royal Capital.

Robit also has his own team, which is a detachment of 100 knights that Deske specially left to Robit, and the head of the guard is called Namir, a sturdy young man who is only twenty years old.

Namilzema walked up and asked Robit, "Lord Robitt, should we go too?" ”

Robit looked back at his team, smiled on his face, and rode his horse to follow Cook's team without saying a word.

Watching the young nobles lead the knights away quickly, Railton stared at the billowing dust that had been raised and had not left for a long time. Railton knows that he is young, and he needs a right-hand man to help him take charge of the whole of Knight. For him, now it is just a temporary attachment to Thatcher, and when Haba grows stronger, then he will have some guarantees, and then he will promote Basel next to him and achieve his goals step by step.

The territory of Dragon City is surrounded by mountains, and only the two exits in the direction of the fortress on the north side and the Neido Pass are connected to the outside world. After decades of Thatcher's governance, the area on the north side of the Longcheng River has been basically well developed, and the arable land here is spread throughout the northern basin, and coal and iron ore have been mined in the central and eastern regions, making the various resources of the territory very sufficient. Under the leadership of Thatcher, Dragon City also has a supporting knight training camp in the territory, and all facilities are very complete, which makes Dragon City the most important strategic base camp of the kingdom.

In the past two years of kingdom wars, the soldiers supported by Dragon City alone accounted for one-third of the entire kingdom, so after the fall of the kingdom, the first thing everyone thought of was to rush to Dragon City to converge.

However, not all the land in Longcheng has been well cultivated, and there are endless hills and wastelands to the south of Longcheng River, where bandits are rampant, and there are dense mountains and forests everywhere, and few people dare to come to live here.

A few years ago, he was ostracized by the Duke of Asaido in Wutuo, and he reluctantly left Wutuo and came to Dragon City to be taken in by Duke Thatcher. Later, Thatcher handed over the area south of the Longcheng River, located on the east side of the Nanshui River, to Kesodo to govern. However, due to the fact that this is a gathering place for bandits, the governance effect of Kesodo in recent years has not been obvious.

The Nanshui River is a tributary of the Longcheng River, originating in the mountainous area on the south side, flowing through the entire southern part of the Longcheng River in a north-south direction, dividing the area on the south side of the Longcheng River into two.

Duke Haba's territory is similar to that of Ksodo, located on the south side of the Longcheng River and on the east side of the Nanshui River. This area is even more barren than the eastern territory of Xodo, and in the mountainous area on the southeast side of this area, there is the largest nest of bandits in Dragon City. This group of bandits is relatively powerful, with thousands of bandits, who go north to the Longcheng River all the year round to rob passing chariots, horses and merchants, which makes Thatcher very anxious.

Since Kesodo met Haba in the tavern, the two have been very close, and since Kesodo knows the terrain here best, he took the initiative to lead the way for Haba and his party to go south.

Under the guidance of Kesodo, the bustling refugees made their way south down the Nanshui River into the endless barren grass area. It is inaccessible, with only a narrow road winding along the river to the south, which is said to have been trampled by bandits who went north from the mountains to rob and trample.

Ksodo was at the forefront of the way, and he kept introducing Haba: "The Nanshui River is like a sharp sword, dividing this area to the south into two large areas. The area east of the river is my own territory, and the area west of the river is your territory, Lord Duke, and our territory is basically about the same size. ”

Robit frowned and looked at the south and west, and asked puzzledly: "Lord Count Xodor, how big is this place, doesn't it mean that the south side is a mountainous area, why can't you see a single mountain, only a few small hills?" ”

Speaking of the area here, Xodo looked a little proud, and he replied with a smile: "It's a big place." Just speaking of Duke Haba's territory, from the Longcheng River to the south, you have to walk more than 300 miles to reach the mountain area on the south side. From the Nanshui River to the west, you have to walk more than 300 miles to reach the Dashan area connected to Hwaseong. ”

After hearing this, Cook also asked, "I heard that beyond the southern mountains of the Dragon City Territory, there is an ocean, is this true?" ”

Ksodo nodded and said, "Yes, the south of the mountains is what we call the Sea of Knights. However, this mountainous area is very large, and I have sent people into the mountains before, and I have not gone out for several days and nights. The further south you go, the steeper the mountain becomes, and you can't climb it, so you have to give up. ”

Cook nodded, and replied casually: "Oh, there will be a chance for me to visit it in the future, if only we could find an outlet to the sea from here, then we can also build a port like the sunny waters, and make a sea trade route with the merchants of the ocean." ”

Ksodo smiled and said, "It would be perfect if it could be like this, it's difficult." ”

Just as Xodor was so emotional, Haba, Robitt, and Cook suddenly drew their swords at the same time, and Xodor was so shocked that he didn't know what was happening.

Their reaction was not unfounded, only the sound of rustling in the tall grass on the west side of the road. Before Ksodo could take a closer look, countless arrows whizzed out of the dense grass, and in an instant, several knights fell to the ground.

Cook immediately got up, put his finger in his mouth and whistled a rallying whistle, and hundreds of knights galloped wildly, forming a neat formation in front of the grass.

Namir did not lose the slightest moment, he drew his sword and shook it high into the sky a few times, and the knights understood the meaning, and lined up beside Cook's team.

However, while they were still gathering their ranks, Habati rode his horse and slipped into the grass.

Haba's movements were so fast that everyone couldn't react, even the hundred knights that the Duke had newly mobilized for Haba were stunned.

When there were countless sounds of fighting in the grass, Robit rushed in with his sword and Namiel and the knight, and then Cook also led the knight into the grass.

This barren grass area is huge, and the grass is higher than a man's head, and all the knights have gone in to kill the bandits, and everyone is gone.

Quesodo was nervous and ordered his guards to split up to reassure the people, so that everyone would not flee in panic and stay where they were and wait for orders.

Suddenly, from the distance on the south side of the road, a band of bandits, straddling sturdy horses and armed with sharp nett swords, attacked Ksodo and the refugees.

It turned out that this was a strategy used by the bandits, who had led the knights into the grass so that they could rush from the other side of the road.

The cunning of the bandits was beyond anyone's imagination, and they deceived not only Haba, Robit, and Cook, but even Xodor, who lived here all year round.

This is a team of 100 bandits, their purpose is very simple, kill and rob and leave, and the carts and horses full of food in the refugee group are their target.