"What a familiar scene...... Hehe, it seems to have returned to the Pan De of the past, the other party is also large in number and powerful, and under his own leadership, the empire can only maintain a defensive position and survive...... No, this time is different, and I, who have more power, will never tolerate the same failure happening again! ”

Clenching his fists, Al Andergrims straightened his back on the back of the war horse, he didn't know what adrenaline was, but even in the face of hundreds of thousands of troops at this moment, he was still fighting high and fearless!

In the coalition array, Saru put his hand on the pergola and looked at everything outside the city gate, and the chaotic footsteps and roars behind him were the leading officers at all levels who were adjusting the troops, and after a while, he put down his hand and said to Rolf with some uncertainty

"Your Majesty, if I'm not mistaken, it should be Leo's family banner in the troops that the other party left the city, I can't believe that he actually went out of the city in person! Wait a minute...... Who is this group of people who are walking to the center of the battlefield? ”

"Humph! What else can he do, it's rare that he hasn't completely forgotten the glory of being a nobleman, he hasn't come up to fight us directly like a real hillbilly, bring a few people Saru, and go over with me to meet Leo, I can't wait to see his expression at this time! ”

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According to the tradition of wars among nobles, Leo, accompanied by the three most powerful knights of Feenkes and Aldarion, came to the center of the battlefield with a banner, waited for a while, watched the other party's formation separate, and rushed out of it to protect the people led by a group of knights, and also rushed to this side, Leo spoke to the few people behind him with some sarcasm

"You know, this is the most unacceptable point for me, you are obviously fighting for interests and rights, but you still have to pretend to greet each other and express your righteousness before going to war, how did these local stupid nobles survive for hundreds of years?"

There was no one around, so Leo was not too taboo in his words, and directly expressed his dissatisfaction and disdain to the three regiment commanders behind him

"My lord, isn't your behavior the same as the stupid nobleman you call it......" Of the three, Keith was the only one who could joke so openly

"Yes, Keith, you're right, but this stupidity seems necessary to me, meet Rolf, and make a complete break through this war, after all, no matter what the outcome of the war is, there is no possibility of any reconciliation between us again!"

While they were chatting, Rolf, accompanied by Saru with a small team of Glory Knights, also rushed over, and a few meters away from Leo, Rolf took the reins, and the horse spun around in place, and was the first to sneer and speak

"Why, Your Highness the Grand Duke of Leo, has the barren northern lord and the life of the barbarians made you forget what etiquette you should use to face your king?"

Shaking his index finger with an unmoved smile, Leo calmly looked at Rolf and Saru behind him, and only said slowly when the other party was a little hairy and ready to speak

"I will be humble to a true emperor, such as your father, or His Majesty, the great Founding Emperor of the Empire...... And for you? Rolf de Bernadotte, your heinous deeds have tarnished this noble surname, and you are not worthy of me, of all the peoples of the entire continent, despicable usurper! ”

"Hehehehehe! Good, good! Damn hillbilly, look behind me, my army is big enough to overwhelm your city and destroy everything you rely on, and I hope you won't get down on your knees like a wagging pug and licking my boots! ”

After gritting his teeth, Rolf knew that this conversation was meaningless, and after signaling to Saru, he was about to take people back to prepare for battle, and at this time, Leo's voice happened to come from behind him

"Rolf, the number of troops is not everything! From this moment on, under my will, the Duchy of Pande is separated from the jurisdiction of the Empire, and the oath of allegiance to the Empire by the Northern Lords and my allies is nullified, and since you have chosen war, I will give you blood! ”

After that, Leo nodded slightly at the back of Rolf, whose shoulders were trembling uncontrollably because of his anger, and without saying anything, he turned his horse and returned to his own array accompanied by the three regimental leaders behind him

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"Damn! Saru, order the army to attack, order all the army to attack, kill that arrogant bastard for me and crush everything for him! ”

Rolf, who was mad by Leo's last words, roared irritably when he returned to the army, while the gorgeous golden sword in his hand slashed everywhere to vent his emotions

After nodding silently, Saru began to arrange an attack on the army with a gloomy face, and he was now in a mood to suppress his anger, after all, Leo had insulted his king in front of him, and even uttered the word usurper, which was taboo for Rolf

Of course, he still retains his sanity, and he will never let all the armies attack, and the battlefield with limited width cannot be carried out at all, and forcibly throwing troops into force will definitely become a tragedy......

One by one, orders were quickly conveyed, countless heralds kept riding their horses and shuttled through the huge military formation, and hundreds of huge banners representing various legions or branches of the army also began to unfurl one after another

Soon, in addition to the Templar Order of the Church and some of the Knights of Glory, more than 2,000 knights from other noble lords were assembled, and under the leadership of 500 Knights of Glory as arrows, they formed a standard triangular charging formation

Behind the knights, who were the main attackers, the length of the Grey Castle walls, and the thickness of the infantry was so thick that it was impossible to count how many columns were also speeding up the whole formation, because it was the attacking side, the pikemen were excluded, and the infantry phalanx was composed of agile sword and shield soldiers and axe and shield soldiers, who were the main force in hand-to-hand combat

For a moment, the neighing of war horses, the whips and curses of officers, the grinding of soldiers' weapons and armor were incessant, and even a clear white mist could be seen in the cold sky, and the surrounding snow had melted a lot because of the heat accumulation

In the first attack, under the command and coordination of Saru, in addition to the knights, more than 100,000 soldiers were prepared, ready to defeat the opponent's troops outside the city and try to attack the city

Of course, there were still accidents in addition to these, and the commander in charge of the large archer unit found Saru with a bitter face, saluted in fear and whispered

"Honorable Lord, I'm afraid our archers won't be able to do what you command......"

Looking at Saru's obviously darkened face, the commander from a certain southern lord and nobleman hurriedly waved his hand and shook his head

"No, no, no, no! My lord, we have no prevarication and deliberate thoughts of disobeying your orders, please be merciful to listen to my explanation, after days and nights of travel, coupled with the continuous wind and snow before, most of the soldiers' bowstrings have problems, some are cracked and some are weak and cannot be used, and before replacing them with new accessories, we can provide little cover for the poor ......"

Knowing that the other party was telling the truth, Saru couldn't think about it, and in addition to urging the other party to speed up the replacement of parts, he could only pray that the few remaining archer legions could play a role

"Damn weather!"

Cursing, Saru saluted Rolf, buckled his helmet with both hands, and rode to the rear of the knights and the front of the infantry, surrounded by the knights of the guards

Glancing over the rows of soldiers with tired and bored expressions on their faces, and with a secret sigh, Saru raised his sword high and shouted hoarsely on horseback

"All knights follow the glorious knight to charge, and after breaking the gap, the infantry will follow, for the sake of Your Majesty, for the sake of the Empire, you will win!"

Saru had completely extinguished his plans to boost the morale of the infantry, and now he only hoped that the knights, who had the advantage in numbers, would soon break through the opening, and after losing a good defensive system, he thought that even if they were tired, these soldiers would be able to achieve good results...... maybe

(To be continued.) Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info)