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- Socrates (famous ancient Greek thinker, philosopher, and educator)

The Fifth Legion, which walked out of the barracks in a vigorous manner, put on a standard Augustan regiment formation to meet the enemy in the morning sun; The footsteps of the six thousand Augustus hoplites dressed in black and black armor advancing forward with neat steps made the Spanish soldiers on the opposite side of the Fifth Army involuntarily show a look of fear.

The dazzling white light reflected by the black armor in the sunlight made the hoplites of the Fifth Legion look as if they were the boundless black-clad Grim Reaper from hell; As for Oscar and others at the forefront of these hoplites, they were ignored.

While their own army was slowly advancing, the Spanish army was also slowly adjusting its formation under the command of Exaca and Iker to strengthen the Spanish army's ability to resist the attack by strengthening the strength of the Chinese army.

When the hoplite phalanx of the Fifth Army crossed the border and approached the immobile Spanish army less than 500 meters, Oscar suddenly gave the order for the army to halt its advance; Compared with the previous order for the army to attack immediately, this order was even more unclear to Longkina, but he still faithfully carried out Oscar's order.

In fact, it was not only Ronkina who did not know why, but also the Captain Exaca and Captain Iker of the Spanish army on the other side were also full of doubts; The most important thing to do on the march is to grasp the morale of the army, why did the army of the House of Augustus suddenly stop marching when it was in full swing?

Aren't they afraid that this will demoralize the soldiers under their command? Or, could it be that the army of House Augustus had some other conspiracy? Exsaka and Ikr really couldn't figure out the meaning of the Augustus army's move, and they were at a disadvantage so they had to keep their troops on hold in case anything unexpected happened.

After the hoplites of the Fifth Legion of the House of Augustus came to a silent halt, they still caused heavy invisible pressure on the Spanish army opposite; Even Exsaka and Iker, who are the main generals, inevitably showed a trace of nervousness.

At this moment, Mary, who had been riding a horse and following Oscar's side, took the lead in driving out of the military formation, and under the protection of four family guards, galloped in the direction of the Spanish army.

Exsaka and Iker immediately spotted the five horsemen galloping out of the Augustus army, but they did nothing to respond; After all, there are only five people on the other side, and it is not worth the fight of your own side.

Exsaka, however, had an indescribable familiarity with the first of the five in the distance; Especially when that person's face became clearer and clearer, Exsaka's heart gradually had a trace of anticipation.

When Mary rode her horse to a place less than one hundred and fifty meters away from the Spanish army, all the soldiers of the Spanish army, including Exaca, could see Mary's face clearly; The expressions of these soldiers of the Spanish army were as if they had seen the gods descend to earth, their faces were red with excitement, but their throats seemed to be choked by death, and it was difficult to say a word!

Mary didn't care about the performance of the Spanish soldiers, but continued to ride her horse until she was only fifty meters away from the Spanish army, Mary stopped her horse and asked the Spanish soldiers in front of her:

"General Exacaca, General Iker, and the soldiers of the Kingdom of Spain, have you all forgotten me after years of not seeing me? You know, I've never forgotten you! ”

Without saying this, the old unit of Joan of Arc of the Iberian Legion put down his weapons on the spot, and came out of the battle formation crying loudly, crying as he went:

"Woooooooooo......oo Your Majesty, I thought I would never see you again in my life! Ever since you were captured outside New Carthage, countless people have said that you have been put to death by the Carthaginians; However, I know that you are the chosen saint of the gods of heaven, the supreme saint of our Spaniards, how could you die?

Even if everyone says that you no longer exist, I always believe that you will return to us and lead us again in the fight for the future of the Spanish people; Now that you're finally back, I'm going to follow in your footsteps and swear to guard you to the death, never to be far away!

This time, I will never give up the opportunity to follow you for anything again; Even if that's your order. Even if I had to pay with my life for it, I would not hesitate to do it; You are not only the saint of our Spaniards, but also the hope of our Spaniards! How can we Spaniards be satisfied with you? Holy Maiden, please never leave us again! Woowoo woo ......"

A strong warrior who regarded death on the battlefield as if he were at home, after the appearance of Joan of Arc, actually wept so bitterly to express his loyalty to the Holy Maiden; This undoubtedly greatly shocked the soldiers of the Augustan family who were watching.

Soon, an even more shocking scene appeared, the old troops of Joan of Arc in the Iberian legion under Iker put down their weapons, walked out of the battle formation, and came to Mary, either silently swearing allegiance in tears, or weeping bitterly to pour out their thoughts; Such a scene also moved Mary, who has always cherished the Spanish people, to tears.

However, instead of recounting the old feelings with these soldiers who were loyal to her, Mary naturally knew what was more important; Therefore, she forcibly adjusted her mood, held back the excitement in her heart, and promised to the old subordinates around her:

"My loyal soldiers, I assure you this time that I am back; No matter what happens in the future, I will not choose to leave you again. I will lead you again for a better future for our Spanish people; I want you to follow me again and fight side by side with me for the future of the Spanish people, are you willing? ”

"Swear to follow the Holy Maiden's crown! Swear to follow the Holy Maiden to the death! Swear to follow the Holy Maiden to the death! ……”

Mary's 'Would you like to?' In exchange for the unwavering answer of the two thousand old troops, as the two thousand soldiers swore allegiance in unison, the soldiers of the Spanish army who were still in battle also shouted in unison.

Unfortunately, this cry was quickly interrupted by Exsaka's own hands; I saw that Exsaka, who had been sitting on his horse, had his eyes red, but he still didn't make any moves.

It wasn't until Mary had mobilized the atmosphere of the whole army that Exarka slowly rode up to Mary with a solemn face, and asked Mary in a deep voice less than ten meters away from Mary:

"You say you are Her Majesty Joan of Arc, how can you prove yourself? When Joan of Arc was crowned, but you were burned at the stake in front of me, how do I know if you are a fake Your Excellency Joan of Arc. ”

As soon as Exsaka's questioning was spoken, the warriors, who had just been weeping bitterly in front of Mary, stood up angrily and surrounded Exsaka; The soldier who was the leader gritted his teeth and said with hatred:

"Exhaca, you lackey of Charles VII; If you hadn't been bribed by Charles VII, the faint king, and you didn't save yourself when you saw death on the flank, how could the Holy Maiden be captured by the Carthaginians, let alone suffer the insult of burning at the stake!

Now that Her Majesty has returned unharmed, you lackey has jumped out again and is intent on biting back, slandering the identity of Her Majesty for your loyal master, right? I tell you, no matter how much you slander the Holy Maiden, we will not be able to question the identity of the Holy Maiden in the slightest because of the words of your disgusting lackey! ”

Anyway, the warriors loyal to Mary were about to rush forward and knock Exarka to the ground; However, Mary stopped them. After comforting the excited warriors, Mary sighed and said to Exarka:

"General Exsaka, I have wronged you all these years that I have been absent from Spain; I know that your loyalty to me has never changed. Now it's time for the truth to come out; Back then, if I hadn't insisted on making you give up your senseless rescue and protect our soldiers by pretending to surrender to Charles VII, you wouldn't have been burdened with so many years of grievances.

In this matter, I am sorry for you, and we all owe it to you; Now, I'm back. I hope you will continue to follow in my footsteps and become the most courageous general under my command; Exsaka, would you like to? ”

Mary's explanation completely shocked all the Spanish troops present; Whether it was Joan of Arc or not, all the armies of the Kingdom of Spain knew that General Exacaca, who was reused by Charles VII, was actually reused by betraying Joan of Arc.

With Joan of Arc's prestige among the people of the Kingdom of Spain, Exaca was rightfully the object of hatred by all Spaniards; And these soldiers of the Spanish army, who were born in civilians, naturally scolded Exaca.

However, no one could have imagined that this man, who had been infamous as a traitor for several years, would be Joan of Arc's most loyal general; He was actually under the order of the Holy Maiden back then! When everyone was shocked, Exsaka, as the person concerned, finally couldn't hold back his tears, and while letting the tears flow, he knelt down on one knee in front of Mary and said:

"Your Majesty, as long as you can come back, even if I bear a great infamy, it will be worth it; Exsaka, swear allegiance to the Holy Maiden, swear to follow in the footsteps of the Holy Maiden, this life, this life, eternal life, until death! ”

Exsaka's move can be regarded as a complete proof of Mary's identity; Even Exsaka, who was the commander of the Third Legion, was like this, and the soldiers of the Third Legion naturally knelt down on one knee without any scruples and swore allegiance to His Majesty, the supreme saint in their hearts! (To be continued.) )