CHAPTER XXII
When it was time to set out on the journey to Derbyshire at the agreed time with his former comrades, in addition to his daughter, there was also a young man who had played with his daughter since he was a child, Raphael. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
When this young man who had also followed him as a child to learn swordsmanship found him, Rhodes was also full of surprise in his heart, he did not expect that the Angus couple, who seemed to enjoy their peaceful life, would agree to let their only son follow him to the fortress of Bair, knowing that it was the closest place to the orc kingdom, and it was a dangerous battlefield in normal times, not to mention that now it was time for the orc invasion war to break out.
But the reason why Rod finally agreed to let the kid follow him was what Raphael said to him, "War never cares who you are, your age, your family." When war comes, no matter who you are, you can't escape it, you either fall or face it head-on. In that case, why didn't I get used to it sooner, this continent has never been peaceful, and war has always been one of the theme songs in the history of the continent. ”
When the morning sun sprinkled on the high city in front of him, Rhodes could already see a group of cavalry waiting for him at the city gate, and after beckoning the young man and girl behind him to follow him, Rhodes took the lead and walked towards the group of cavalry.
After seeing the faces of the two people following behind Rod clearly, Stephen retracted his gaze in surprise and looked at his former commander, "Old captain, I don't know when our Reiner's army will allow such small little guys to join the army. ”
Reaching out to take the reins of the horse handed over by the cavalry beside Stephen, Rhodes leaped forward and skillfully controlled the horse under his crotch, "Young people always need to see the world, after all, no one knows if war will befall them in the future." ”
"What you say is always so reasonable." Stephen shrugged and turned his head to signal his men to lead two more horses, "I wonder if your daughter Joanna and this great boy will be able to ride horses, after all, we need to speed up the march, and the goddess of time is never more generous to people in urgent matters." ”
"If they can't do this, they will be sorry for their status as Reiner's people."
When one of the soldiers threw the reins in her hand, Joanna noticed that the cavalry around her were watching her every move with great interest, she pouted and pulled the reins over, and her petite body turned over and stepped onto the steed in a very deft position.
Of course, no one would be happy if a person suddenly sat on her back that was originally insignificant, but Joanna only used a slight force on her legs, and the horse under her crotch immediately quieted down.
After seeing Joanna's skillful and old-fashioned movements, the cavalrymen all looked at each other and smiled, it seems that this little girl and the young man next to her will not be a burden on their own march, they are really two good young men.
Stephen, who saw both Joanna and Raphael's movements, turned his head to look at Rhodes beside him, and couldn't help but sigh: "Old captain, your training skills are still so good, I really miss the time when I was a soldier under you before." ”
"Hmph, it's good that you know, okay, let's go, I don't want to be kicked out again as soon as I return to the army."
Stephen shrugged, turned his head and shouted at the boys under him: "Okay boys, have you seen the movements of the two children, don't embarrass me later, don't let them underestimate the elite cavalry of our Fourth Legion, don't blame me if anyone makes a fool of yourself later." Get ready and go! ”
Hearing the shouts of Stephen, who led the team, Joanna and Raphael, who had been trained by Rhodes to military standards as a child, shook the reins of their horses without any strangeness and followed the team that suddenly began to move.
No matter what their Stephen commander said earlier, after all, in the eyes of these cavalrymen, Joanna and Raphael were just two children, and they were extremely skilled in pulling out a protective formation in the high-speed movement, protecting Joanna and them in the center of the formation.
Seeing the skillful and dexterous movements of these soldiers, Raphael's eyes flashed with a hint of heat, and he drove the horse under his crotch to Joanna a little closer, "Joanna, look at the movements of these cavalrymen, they are not ordinary cavalrymen, it turns out that Uncle Rhodes used to be so powerful, and he knows a character like Chief Stephen." ”
Reaching out and tightening the windproof cloak on her body, Joanna glanced up at her father Rhodes, who was at the front of the line, "Well, my father used to be the captain of a cavalry wing in the Fourth Garrison of the Kingdom, and Uncle Stephen used to be a squad leader under my father, and he has been a soldier under my father since he joined the army. ”
Joanna also saw the movements of those cavalry just now, not to mention their skillful movements, just their unmistakable rigor in pulling out the formation, in such a high-speed movement, there are few cavalry squads that can do it, "Uncle Stephen also came to visit my father before, and I heard my father say that Uncle Stephen has performed very well in recent years, and has reached a higher position than before my father left the army, as if he is the commander of a cavalry wing, He was the commander of the Fourth Legion, and the most trusted officer under my father's former general. ”
Hearing what Joanna said, Raphael raised his head and looked at the back of Stephen who was at the front with a fiery gaze, "I really don't know when I can lead a cavalry to fight the enemy on the battlefield like Chief Stephen." ”
"You will." Joanna replied in an unquestioning tone, for Zachary had told Joanna that her brother, who had taken care of her since she had been a child, would be the most powerful and reliable cavalry general under her command.
"Then I'll take your words Joanna, and I'll try not to disappoint you." Raphael smiled slightly, thinking that this was just what his sister expected of him.
In order to take care of the two children, Stephen was very considerate to rest a few more times on the way, but by the time night came, they had already run out of Derbyshire's territory.
When Stephen's soldiers were assigned the task of stationing in the camp, Rhodes walked up to Joanna and Raphael, who were leaning against the big tree on the side of the road, and threw the water bags in front of them, and Rhodes sat down.
"How about the Angus family, the army is not as beautiful as you imagined, do you feel the complaints coming from the body, if you want to go back now, I can also ask your Uncle Stephen to arrange someone to escort you."
"Uncle Rod, I can still hold on!"
Seeing Raphael's determined expression, the corners of Rod's mouth curled, and sure enough, he was not mistaken, the young man of the Angus family was not a delicate person, "What about my baby daughter?" ”
"Dad, I'm not as fragile as you think, and I'm not stressed at all at this level." Joanna rubbed her aching inner thighs and answered her father's questions about her with a stiff face.
"Hahaha, Joanna hopes you two can talk to me so energetically in the next few days." Rod patted the dust on his buttocks and took out two pieces of dry food from his arms, "Okay, after eating the dry food and water, you two should rest early, the rest of the journey will be like today, don't let me down, remember what you said today." ”
After Rod finished speaking, he left here, and Joanna and Raphael heard Rod say this, and they no longer held on to the fatigue coming from their bodies, and after stuffing the dry food in their hands with water into their mouths, they went into the tents set up by the soldiers to rest, after all, they were so hard-mouthed in front of Rhodes, and they didn't want to lose face in the next few days.