1741.12.9, on the eve of Black Wing's declaration of war on the Sunless Empire.

There had never been a night like this in Elsala, and in the still, hazy darkness, the vast army of Black Wings had formed up at Elsala's twelve strategic waypoints with a solemn, stern, and formidable momentum.

The ground was full of soldiers, from the Tatalis Mountains of the Eyo Kingdom to the Monetgu battlefield near the Ebu Kingdom, you could see the figures ready to attack, the silhouette of one or two giant radiant dragons occasionally skimmed in the sky, a large number of canine demons were ready to move, and there were black-robed spellcaster troops behind them, waiting for the attack signal of the royal lord McNee Darkblade.

The canines and demons in the small area roared and roared, bared their teeth, and the hanging boom in the air staggered down the bottles and cans, and the chains creaked and creaked, and the canines raised their heads to catch them, and even the glass bottles were crushed and swallowed.

It was the fourth generation of berserk potions produced in the laboratory, which allowed soldiers to stay in a state of high in battle while resisting mental influences to the greatest extent, and the side effect was to make all senses, including touch and taste, insensitive, but for Blackwing's army, insensitivity might not be a bad thing.

The Orc Overseers weaved back and forth through the chaotic hordes of canines, beating the drums of war with a roaring sound, and loudly proclaiming, "Stand in formation and wait for orders!" Line up and wait for orders! ”

McNee knew that the Empire was not yet fully aware of the current situation in the Middle, and that he would play the dual role of pathfinder and attacker, in a complex and dangerous operation.

The dwarf looked down from the tower, and could only see the dogs and demons crashing into each other in the dark night, and the dense density was uncomfortable.

"Hopefully I'll survive more."

McNee sighed inwardly, his eyes firmed, and when everything was ready, he issued the official order, "The operation begins, the whole army goes."

As Wyverns, Inudemons, and Orc Overseers, as well as spellcaster troops, began to enter the waypoint in batches, McNee didn't foolishly put all his forces into one area, he spent two hours studying the map with the Overseers, and finally decided to launch a simultaneous attack on the villages, mountains, and river valleys in the center near the north.

After thinking about it, the newly joined lord decided to gain a foothold in the central part of the country, and then attack Nice and Kohor to complete the mission given to him by the Black Emperor after occupying four to six temporary stations that could build large teleportation points and allowing the Blackwing army to retreat and support.

Tonight will definitely be longer than expected.

……

Laros is very quiet on cold winter nights, the village lies in the arc of the road from Minn to the north, it has always been undisturbed, it is only a place to pass through on the way from a certain place to a certain place, its only feature is that it has a tower, which is the product of the northward migration of humans in the Second Age, which has collapsed many times over the millennia and has been rebuilt several times by the local villagers, and it is still well preserved.

On this cold night, the tower was so cold that the huge stones of the walls were seeping water because of the dampness, and the brazier on the tower was burning brightly, and beyond the tower, the yellow mud road overgrown with weeds stretched out, and the shacks and wooden houses in the village were closed doors and windows without a sound.

Laros was very quiet, quiet like an abandoned and deserted wild village, but this silence was unreal, because in this small village, thousands of hearts were beating slowly.

Sentinels were set up at every corner, and the sentinels were huddled in protective cloaks, and they stayed in towers and fortresses, by barricades at entrances and exits, in the hollows of veins in small hills, in the low-lying wetlands of the fields, and in the outposts high up in the villages.

Although the village of Laros has a laid-back and idyllic appearance, it is a military garrison at heart, with more than 500 villagers inside and outside, and more than three times the number of soldiers, who are the Iron Cross from the Riverlands, the main force of the Kingdom of Baria.

There was far more than one village like Laros, and when the great empire of the sun never set completed its conquest of the central region, the states of the river soon followed, dividing the fruits of the trade city-states and sending garrisons to the central part of the country, jointly building a long barrier across the east and west against any attack from the north.

"It's so quiet."

Winter had arrived, and the snow was swept across the air by the wind, swirling and whimpering around the room, and Tenny Pig looked up from the table full of information, listened intently, and sighed.

"If I hadn't fought, I might have just finished drinking and was lying on the warm breasts of those long-legged highland women."

The adjutant sat down opposite, and they had a good relationship, so they were not at all inhibited, "Speaking of which, what does it have to do with us when the Yankees and the sun never sets, why does the baboon king have to get involved." ”

"The king has done nothing wrong in this, Khogar, you don't understand."

The Supreme Commander of the Iron Cross took a sip of tea and said: "Unlike previous wars, once this battle starts, no one in Eladia can stay out of it, rather than being forced to get involved in the dispute in the end, it is better to prepare more in advance and try to influence the balance of victory as much as possible." ”

"But we are not weights on the scales, we are ......"

The adjutant thought for a moment, but couldn't find the right adjective, so he changed his words: "Tanny, have you ever played a card game in the north?" When two players play against each other, they will continue to use low-cost followers to drain their opponent's cards and health until they have the most powerful card in hand, and in this war, we are low-cost followers. ”

"You just said that in the eyes of the sun never sets and the black wing, we are cannon fodder." Tanny actually smiled, "Do you need to say such a long description, you...... You don't think everyone knows about this, do you? ”

"Now that you know, you can still laugh?" Khogar was a little stunned by his unexplained smile.

Tanny Pigg was silent for a moment, then put away his smile and said, "My father has told the legend of the Pigar family countless times: at the end of the Second Age, when humans and orcs were fighting, one day a divine light descended from the sky, and a winged Celestial appeared in the clouds, and my ancestors responded to the call of the Celestial Clan to join the army and fight for humanity. The ancestor became a knight in this war, fell in love with a beautiful young lady, and gave birth to this great family. ”

"It was only later that I learned part of the facts of history, that my ancestors did join the army, but not as knights, but as knights and servants who led horses, and that he never fought in any wars, and that the so-called beautiful young lady was nothing more than a prostitute in the labor army."

"This glorious family never had enough to eat, and in my father's generation they were destitute, with no wealth or status, and I have not seen my mother since I watched her be taken captive by Kashan's soldiers during the Baka conflict 70 years ago."

"I laughed, for no particular reason, just because I wanted to do big things, and I wanted the Pyg surname to be truly honored. There are people who are born with restless blood in their bones, desperate for the sake of honor and power, even if they give their lives......"

Tanny crooked the corners of his mouth and laughed again, as if laughing at himself: "Even if it's cannon fodder, as long as we hold the sword, everything has a chance." ”

Hogar sat silently and listened, not knowing what to say, only staring at the charcoal brazier.

After a moment of silence, Tenny stood up and patted the adjutant on the shoulder, "Let's go, accompany me to go outside, it's extremely cold tonight, I hope the guys in the sentry don't be lazy." ”