After everyone in the convoy was in a state of readiness, Gozhe rode by the nobleman's carriage.

He had just asked the nobleman for instructions, but even in such a crisis, the nobleman still had no intention of getting off, but the nobleman ordered him to open the carriage he was carrying.

When Gozhe opened the carriage, even the experienced ones couldn't help but be shocked by the cargo in the carriage.

Because the items stacked in the carriage are just right for the situation.

Crossbow machine.

At all times, efficient and brutal killing machines are pursued in warfare, and even in continents where the power of magic and fighting spirit prevails, crossbow machines still have an irreplaceable role.

Relying on complex machinery in exchange for simple operation and aiming, the crossbow machine has always been a strictly regulated military equipment, and the degree of prohibition is so high that it is equivalent to burst crystal gunpowder.

But because of this, it doesn't take much practice to master the power of ultra-long range, and it has always been an important bargaining chip in infantry and cavalry confrontations.

At this time, the crossbow machines placed in the carriage behind him by this nobleman, although they are all light crossbows, they are all well-constructed military management products, and in such a battle of 100 people, fifty crossbow machines are enough to form a crushing advantage.

In this case, Ge Zhe couldn't help but want to question the identity of this nobleman, because he seemed to have foreseen the occurrence of this interception, and also prepared the corresponding weapons.

But he still held back, and the eldest brother who gave him this task at the beginning gave him the order to do this mission as if it were the last mission, and no matter what happened, everything would follow the instructions of that nobleman.

As the crossbow machines were distributed to the hands of the defensive mercenaries, these elite mercenaries, who had reached level fourteen with an average level, couldn't help but look straight at the crossbow machines in their hands.

Even if they are all proficient in the use of Dou Qi, but at medium and long distances, there is only one way to die in the face of such a crossbow machine, and at this time, such a crossbow machine is distributed to them in sets, which is simply something that they dare not imagine in this life.

If there were no consequences, they really dared to say that even if they were the regular cavalry of the Lanye Empire in front of them, they could repel the enemy's group charge more than three times.

In the midst of such a tight battle, Ge Sheng looked at the noble carriage that was still silent, and suddenly raised his head.

He clearly felt the other party's qi this time, as they seemed to have given up hiding their whereabouts because they had entered the visible range of vision.

The moment he saw the other party, Ge Sheng stood up, and a layer of cold sweat broke out faintly all over his body.

That's impossible!

He told himself.

But looking again, the other party is still moving at the end of the field of vision, slowly, but unstoppable.

And the defensive mercenaries who were closer to each other, their lofty words just now were all swept away, and they trembled one by one, looking at Ge Zhe, their leader, suspiciously, wanting to ask from the other party's expression whether what appeared in front of them was their enemy.

The one who appeared at the end of the field of vision, as His Highness said, as Sam said, was a cavalry.

And yet not only cavalry, but also hoplites.

This is a heavy cavalry with men and horses in full armor, and the cost of equipment for each horse is enough to bankrupt a baron, such a luxurious army except for the knight legions formed by the nobles themselves to purchase equipment, only the great empire at its peak is qualified to maintain.

Such hoplites are not even afraid of crossbow arrows when they charge, because they are wearing the best magic armor, and unless they have armor-piercing and demon-piercing arrows, they can penetrate them.

And this was not the reason for Ge Sheng's shock, because he saw more than the mercenaries.

Excellent eyesight and some little magic allowed him to see the makeup of the other party's leading knight clearly.

On top of the silver shining armor, the knight had an orchid engraved with a blade on his chest.

An orchid that Ge Sheng is extremely familiar with, elegant and concise, still dripping blood.

But this is different from the orchids that Ge Sheng was familiar with before, because those orchids are understated in the collar and cuffs, and never show them openly.

This orchid is the only one carved with a knife into the armor on the chest, as they are the most special branch of the Orchid family.

There are six families with the surname Lan.

The first family is Marshal Lan Ying, who was given the surname Lan for the founding of the country, rooted in the Lanye army, and can be described as a military family.

The second family is the family where the city lord of Lanmu belongs, they have been the lord of Lanlan City for generations, and when the Lanye Empire was founded, they dedicated the merit of Lanlan City, and enjoyed the second family of Lanlan and controlled Lanlan City.

The third family is Lan Che's family, they were previously active in the major city-states of the priest family, the status of respect, in the middle of the founding of the war fell to the Yuan Tai Emperor, received the surname Lan, ranked third, the family is in charge of divination and sacrifice to the gods.

The fourth is the family where Lanzhu belongs, the largest city-state royal family before the founding of the Lanye family, with a respected status, at the end of the founding war, he was deprived of the throne and the army, but they retained their wealth, and were given the surname Lan, ranking fourth.

The fifth family has the most extensive origin, and all the heroes who gave the surname and the small royal family who submitted to it, finally formed the fifth family surnamed Lan through the reconciliation and marriage of Emperor Yuantai, and finally became this highly cohesive grassroots aristocracy, which is the largest group of members of the cabinet and imperial parliament of the Lanye Empire.

And then there's the sixth.

Commonly known as, the Royal Knights of Lanye.

Note here that just a colloquial name, at the official level, has never been called.

The Imperial side called them, the Guards Regiment.

There is also a gossip name here, called the Orchid Leaf Zero Army.

In fact, combining these common names and official titles, the history of this sixth family can be roughly sorted out.

Their predecessor was the Yuantai Emperor's Guards, which was only responsible for protecting the Yuantai Emperor's legions. However, since their backbone was from Ye Ye Academy, it was impossible to put this elite force on the table, so they were only responsible for guarding half the time they were directly involved in the battle.

However, since the Lanye Empire's army was established, the corps was the highest division unit, and almost all armies could be assigned to their own legions, with the exception of this guard legion, because he belonged directly to Emperor Yuantai. However, because of the extremely strong combat effectiveness of this army, it was nicknamed the Orchid Leaf Zero Army.

It is a legion that does not seem to exist, but is actually used to fight and is particularly strong.

On this level, the establishment of this legion is somewhat similar to that of the Fiery Legion.

They are all legions originally established by a great emperor, and they do not belong to any organization under their own direct command, and they are elite in personnel and powerful in combat.

But there is a difference.

That's the reserve.

The Blazing Legion is formed with the elite of the Dawn Clan, and the replenishment is almost endless, as long as the establishment is not too terrifying, it can always be fully established in time.

But the Guards Legion is not, their backbone is the Ye Ye students who followed Emperor Yuantai away, such an elite force is really one less dead, and the ordinary soldiers here are equivalent to the combat effectiveness of the commander in other legions, and it is difficult for you to transfer a general with rich command experience to supplement the Guards Legion.

Therefore, Emperor Yuantai's attitude towards the Guards Legion is also very simple.

Never replenish.

To put it simply, from the beginning of the Yuan Tai Emperor to the founding of the Lanye Empire, the Guards Regiment had a full strength of 2,000 people, experienced 48 battles, and was not defeated, with 417 remaining people.

From the initial infantry corps, to the gradually equipped light cavalry corps, to the full deployment of heavy cavalry at the time of the founding of the country, this army has witnessed the entire history of the imperial army.

However, this is not the reason why they are called the Royal Knights of Lanye.

The key to forging this title is the dragon.

(End of chapter)