The Sky Rose Legion, which had already won a hundred battles, had already gotten up at four o'clock in the morning. These elite warriors were not awakened by the cold, but by the wake-up call and the smell of flesh that permeated them. The soldiers silently got up, put on their robes and armor, and walked out of their tents. There is no erosive smell of wine and fat powder in the barracks, no drunken dreams and death, and no depression of fear and nervousness. After the routine roll call of the whole group, the fighters also dispelled the brief fatigue after getting out of bed, and began to methodically pack up their bedding and tents, checking the state of their armor and weapons one last time. And when the men who got up an hour early brought breakfast, the morale was even higher to the extreme, and many people cheered.

Alexon and Hedos, who felt the spirit of the Fourth Legion up close for the first time, looked at each other and were shocked. The two of them are of course highly educated elite mages, and naturally they are also well-read, and of course they understand that since ancient times, "hearing the battle is happy" has been a symbol of a hundred battles. Compared to these people, the 8,000 private soldiers they brought with them were like a pack of hyenas mixed in with the lions.

Soon, there was also a breakfast in front of the two of them, with bread, eggs, vegetable broth and milk, which was completely enough, and it tasted pretty good. For the average person, this is certainly hearty. But the problem is that the two people present are the heads of the long-established Offa Gate Lords, although they are not extravagant among the great nobles, and they can put more than ten or twenty plates on every breakfast.

Of course, the two of them didn't have any sense of humiliation about being offended, because all the military leaders present, including Lu Xi himself, were treated like this. And what made them even more terrifying was that all the soldiers on the front line were the same, and the soldiers who needed to charge on the front line even had fragrant large meat steaks and creamy snacks.

The generals who share weal and woe with the soldiers will inevitably have an iron army with one heart, and the two heads of the family do not understand this truth, but thinking and doing have always been two different things.

"We're on a good boat, aren't we?" Hedos said to Alexon.

The latter was silent, but nodded too hard.

Breakfast was finished before five in the morning. The soldiers put away their utensils and, under the leadership of the commander, began to form a formation less than a hundred meters in front of the fortress in the clouds. In front of them was the Great Wall of dark clouds that rushed into the sky, in which thunder and lightning bared their teeth and claws, roared and roared, and behind them, they knew nothing about the enemy's situation, and they didn't know if there were hundreds of thousands of enemy troops and thousands of cannons against them. Normal people, even soldiers who have been on the battlefield, are probably already trembling in the face of such a scene. And so it is. Not to mention the private soldiers of the two families, even the soldiers of the Sixth and Thirteenth Legions, there was a little drumming in their hearts.

However, the soldiers who were lined up in front of the fortress in the clouds, no more than a stone's throw away, stood there one by one, like statues made of steel, awe-inspiring.

They saw the Sky Rose Banner unfurled against the gale, and they saw the figure standing under the banner.

Now, with his own banner also landing on the island, Lu Xi is making the last pre-war deployment.

"Colonel Grimmar reported that the troops ahead had entered the standby position. Colonel Valerius reported that the cavalry unit under his command had risen to the skies. Sesilek said.

Before the view, the Gunners, Stormtroopers, and Heavy Infantry were already in standard formation when advancing on the ground. Overhead, the long chirping of horned eagles and manta dragons resounded in the ears, and there was an endless stream.

Lu Xi bowed slightly.

"Captain Grant has come to report that the artillery has entered their respective emplacements." Andrell Road.

Lu Xi looked up at the hillside on the side of the island, where the red signal flag of the artillery had been erected, the hillside was not naturally generated, but was created by the magicians with the terrain change array, and it could only last for half a day. Of course, that's enough. Otherwise, can you expect to find the perfect artillery position at any time?

"Lieutenant Bull has come to report, and his stormtroopers are ready to charge at any moment." Sesileu said again.

"Then let him wait first. If you're impatient, chew the turf twice. ”

"Major General Asterre, Major General Pascal reported that they were already on the flank. The forces of Alexon and Hedos are still being mobilized, and it is expected that it will take more than an hour for them to fully deploy on South Bird Island. ”

"Then you don't have to wait for them. Anyway, no matter what" Lu Xi turned to Andriel and said, "Colonel Ulysses, please stand by on the white boat." All of the fleet's stormtroopers will be in general reserve, and possibly into battle at a later stage, under the command of Colonel Ofresha, and their dispatch will be left to you. ”

Andreil was slightly stunned, hiding her complicated gaze under the bow, and then strode away.

Sesilyu looked at the back of the senior sister, and then at Lu Xi, and just wanted to say something, but heard the other party say again: "Then, Sesilu, you stay here and inform me of the battle situation at any time with a spiritual chain." ”

Sehiraeus nodded, but asked again, "What about you?" ”

"I, of course, want to be with the soldiers."

“……”

"In the case that the opponent's strength and deployment cannot be roughly determined, let everyone land, let everyone pass through thunderstorms, let everyone brave the rain of bullets, and attack island by island, it sounds like the operation of the Showa staff. What's more, I still chose to fight this battle when there was a way to trap the enemy to death without spending a single soldier, although I could leave a good reputation in the history books for fighting for innocent people, but in fact, I did send quite a few of my comrades to their deaths, and in this case, if I could not stand with them, how could I convince myself. ”

Sesillus lowered his eyelids and remained silent. And because Lu Xi did not deliberately lower his voice, many officers and soldiers next to him heard his words, and they all showed expressions of "I can't wait to die for the commander".

"Of course, in fact, I am on the front line to end the battle as quickly as possible and minimize casualties."

Sesilyu felt that this was probably Lu Xi's true words, but the officers and soldiers around him deliberately ignored it, and they were still burned by His Excellency the commander's previous words.

"Okay...... Stay safe. Sesilek said.

This time, Lu Xi was stunned.

"You've even been scolding the Demon God, and that happened a month ago...... When will I be able to convince you! Sesilyu sighed: "In comparison, even if there are two or three hundred thousand troops behind that cloud, what is it compared to the previous one?" ”

…… Enemy brothers in the back, you can cry now.

"Well, there's ...... over there."

Sesileu bit his lower lip and whispered after a moment, "I understand." I wish it was all your thoughts, but when it happened, I knew what I had to do. I don't know anything too big, but I at least know how to do what is in front of me. ”

"No, I just hope...... When you really need to do what is in front of you, you can be realistic. ”

Sesilyu was slightly stunned, then understood, and pushed Lu Xi angrily: "Go, go, hurry up and do what is in front of you." Didn't you say that now you only have to deal with enemies that you can see and touch with swords and magic, so let's cherish the good times now. ”

So, the enemy on the opposite side is always tight, are you crying or not?

Lu Xi also sighed at the diversity of growth, and was about to go forward, but after walking a few steps, he felt that someone had come up and hugged him.

I'm blind and I'm not lame. Lu Xi thought, but he didn't push the other party away. You don't have to look at him to feel it, it's not the little girl Akdina, but who else can it be?

"You're so idle, don't you have anything else to do?"

"Sister Nanoka and Sister Fett's side are already preparing, and everything is going well." The little girl smiled and groaned.

"You should call them aunts by generation."

"If I really call it that, I'm going to get beaten, right? Sister Fitt is okay, she is beautiful and good-natured, but Sister Nanoka is in trouble, don't look at her every day, but she is actually a cautious violent maniac. ”

"You're embarrassed to talk about other people's violence?"

The little girl didn't hear it, and continued: "I can help them draw a magic circle, but when the magic circle is activated, I can't intervene." As for the Dharma protectors, didn't the teacher already make arrangements? There's really nothing to do now, so it's better to accompany the teacher up to face the battlefield, and it's no problem to be your own guard. After they came back, they hadn't seriously helped the teacher beat people, so after seeing little Kalman and little Freda in the future, the senior sister's position couldn't stand. ”

Lu Xi laughed, did not object again, let the little girl support him, and walked to the command at the front of the battle line. The Colorful Rose Banner representing Lu Xi himself has also been moving forward with his actions. Of course, the officers and men of the whole army will not ignore this point, and they have been paying attention. When this flag came to the forefront, everyone's morale was also swelling a little bit.

Their rulers, their leaders, their kings, and their (nv) gods are with them.

However, these battle-hardened iron armies did not cheer uncontrollably, but only waited for a reasonable opportunity to explode.

Colonel Grimmar watched Lu Xi appear beside him, looked at the rose banner on his head, and smiled bitterly: "...... Your Excellency, if I had advised you to return to the command post at this time, you would not have agreed, would you? ”

Lu Xi smiled silently.

"Then, please lead us to another glorious triumph!"

"Heh, that's why I'm willing to continue working with your old colleagues." Lu Xi smiled, then gently pushed little Dina away, and walked a few steps to the front of the formation. The brilliance flashed, and he was already riding on a huge steel war horse.

"Race Fleurs, old man......" Lu Xi patted Iron Horse's neck lightly, and rode the horse to face the crowd, using amplification magic to spread his voice to the farthest place.

"Gentlemen, you should know that as we confront this fortress in the clouds, against the trembling rats within, there is good news everywhere. The thieves' tricks in Port Gloren have been thwarted, and reinforcements of 20,000 men are arriving. The rebellious city of Mendenia was besieged by the Fifth Legion and the rebels of the Grozo family, and the cities of Ronitz and Fog were completely recovered, and these cities, which were considered their own land by the Gatelords, have now fallen into the hands of the glorious federal government. ”

These cities were fiefdoms of several large lords, almost considered their independent kingdoms, but now they are all in danger. This is not surprising, the strategy of the gate faction to transfer the vast majority of troops to Elichar and the eastern front cannot be wrong, but once it fails, it also means that the local forces are absolutely out of control. When the news of their defeat spread throughout the country, it was natural that someone would rise up in response.

Among them were peasant leaders who led the rebel army of slaves in the province of Takamagahara. There is also the veteran Greeves of the commander of the Fifth Army Corps, who expressed his doubts about the "Emergency Committee" at the beginning, although the veteran lieutenant general only officially started his army when he received the news of the fall of Octalia, but he can be regarded as the first to stand in line. Of course, because the head of the family is a brain-dead fan, the reason why the Groszo family is a "family" instead of a "gate valve" is probably because this family has been in a single vein for hundreds of years, and because the head of the family is someone's brain-dead fan, so it has always been better to eat.

Of course, there are careerists among these people, and there must also be heroes and heroes with enthusiasm. And no matter what it is, there must be a place for them in the future Sky Federation.

Woo, for example, the peasant leader of whose family is small is quite interesting, and the person who organized the slave rebel army to defeat the private soldiers of the gate lord is definitely a natural famous general, and should be pulled into the army to be a general. If people don't want to, they must at least give a patriarchal position. In this way, we will be able to promote the model effect of "the federation is a federation of all the people".

Anyway, no matter how you do it, it's better than the previous Arcane family.

Lu Xi pondered the future "great politics of the world" while continuing his speech: "The enemies have failed at Sky Rose Castle, defeated at Daroshur, defeated at Hillron, and defeated at Octalia. Now, we have recovered the vast majority of the territory of the Federation, and the soldiers are strong, the horses are strong, and the grain and grass are abundant. We have the almost unanimous support of the nations and the Great Church, and now we represent the true order and legitimacy of the Federation! But, really, if it weren't for the infinite trust I have in you and your qualities, and you, as the warriors of the goddesses and the sons of the Sky Federation, have not disappointed them and have shown this quality many times, otherwise, how could we have gone from a corner of the eastern border to the liberation of the entire Federation in just a few months? ”

Actually, to put it more seriously, it's all about someone's personal heroism. But as a leader, you must learn to share your merits with your subordinates. Didn't you see that the noses of the soldiers were about to start to fire? Not even the pouring snow could withstand the heat wave they were burning.

"There is not one among you who is not a national hero who has distinguished himself in war. I know everything you have done for the motherland and for me, and I will never forget it. It stands to reason that you have conquered Orgrimmar and that you are about to liberate the Federation, and I have no reason to ask you to continue fighting. As long as we eat hot pot and sing songs outside this fortress in the clouds, a large number of enemy soldiers will crawl out and beg us to eat the buns in a few days. When the time comes, all the rebel leaders, the big men who used to be disguised as high-ranking people, we will only have to catch them out of Elichar's burrow like rats. ”

The soldiers burst into laughter. However, Lu Xi wanted to laugh more, but because he was the only one present who understood these stalks, no one shared happiness with him, which made him a little careful.

However, at this time, Lu Xi's tone suddenly changed: "But, if this is the case, what about the million citizens of Elichar? Behind this clown-like wall of clouds, before the lackeys of those thieves surrender, how many ordinary citizens will endure torture and murder in hunger and despair? Yes, I have no right to ask you for courage anymore, but you are soldiers, so the unarmed citizens have the right to expect courage from you! Tell me, my comrades! Do you lack courage? ”

"No!" The soldiers roared, and many of them picked up "There is no advance or retreat, there is no invincible!" slogan.

"Excellent! Well, comrades-in-arms, the decisive moment has come! If the rebels continue to entrench in Elichar, even if we are ultimately victorious, it will mean that nothing will be accomplished. I must tell you: the rebels are still twice as strong as me at this time, and I don't know what kind of formation they have behind them, what hole cards they have, and what advantages they have. However, I can still break through the shackles of the art of war, and attack wherever I find the enemy! It's never a question of the number of enemy troops, or what vantage point they occupy, or even any antiques from grandma's nightstand! We braved the bombardment of the enemy's swords, guns and magic with courage, meticulous planning, years of rigorous training, and faith in our willingness to fight to protect the weak! Now that I have seen your determination, prepare for the final test! Some of you are going to die. Yes, even I can't guarantee that every fighter will leave a battlefield alive. However, I can assure you that I will be right here, on the front line, and will march with you, crossing this black wall of foolishness, and crushing all the rebels up to Elichar. ”

The cheers of the soldiers turned into waves of air, into tides, and resounded in the sky. And Lu Xi was also on the horse, knocking on the Sky Rose Emblem on the breastplate with his only hand, and saluted everyone: "Okay, my comrades-in-arms, good morning!" It won't be long before we will rebuild a new kingdom, a kingdom of hope, in front of the ruins of the Azure Palace! The goddess of the sky is with you, and I will be here, with you! ”