"Believe me, they will never turn their backs on the gods they believe in because of the mercy of the Holy Lord. My father tried early on to convert the barbarians, but he did not succeed until his death. ”

Duke Calis's words inspired Perias, and he nodded thoughtfully: "If that's the case, then it should be a good thing that Migal's Forty-Fourth Elixir doesn't work for them. ”

The Duke turned his head and glanced at the young priest: "You mean the potion itself?" ”

Perias did not deny it: "This medicine is simple to blend, the materials are also very ordinary, the key is the ratio of several raw materials. These savages are very intelligent, and although they use a completely different language system, they can be induced to understand the basic intent I want to convey by means of gestures and the comparison of concrete objects. ”

The Duke was surprised: "You mean, they will steal the potion recipe and then run away?" ”

Without waiting for Perrias to answer, the duke himself laughed: "They have no hands and no feet, hahahaha...... Do you think that the gods worshipped by giants are really omnipotent, and can take them all away with a casual blow? ”

"Maybe!" Peras knew his place in the Duke's mind, and when the two of them were together, there were not so many rules and etiquette that had to be followed in a formal setting. He spread his hands: "The gods of the barbarians are also gods after all, maybe they really have such skills." ”

As he spoke, he turned around and faced Duke Calis, and said seriously: "My lord, my experiment has reached a critical period, and I hope you will give me more support as always." ”

The duke was in a good mood, and he responded with a smile: "Say, what do you want?" ”

"Please give me fifty more barbarian captives." The priest's attitude was resolute.

"Fifty...... So much? Duke Calis was a little embarrassed, and he frowned in his hesitation: "Perias, you have to understand that barbarians are not ordinary civilians, and they can be caught if they want to. They are crazy warriors who fight to the end as long as they have one breath left on the battlefield. You've probably seen gladiatorial performances, and every barbarian in the arena is worth a lot of money, even His Majesty the King is interested in them. This time, His Majesty summoned me alone and asked me to capture the barbarians alive as much as possible, if ...... What I'm saying is if, if possible, His Majesty is willing to pay some price to recruit them to form a royal guard. ”

"Barbarians? Royal Guard? Perias couldn't help but laugh: "How is this possible? They don't even speak the language. ”

"You're not entirely right." The duke, perhaps tired from standing for a long time, pulled over a chair and sat down, and said earnestly, "Actually, there is a part...... No, it should be said that a very small number of barbarians are connected with us. As far as I know, there are two people who understand our language, they are not proficient, they are barely able to communicate. ”

Perias's eyes widened, for the first time he had heard such a secret: "Really? ”

The Duke bowed slightly: "Our exchanges are limited to business, medicines and precious stones, and there are very few transactions in terms of volume and frequency. ”

"Can you give me a couple of giantesses? Or a smaller giant? Perias hurriedly changed the conditions: "I need more detailed research data, the current giant captives are all men, I need to do experiments on women, as well as their children." They may react differently to the potion, so I have to try. ”

The Duke was skeptical of the priest's words: "Is there such a big difference between a man and a woman? ”

"Yes!" Perias was very sure: "Women have seven days of bleeding every month, men don't." ”

The Duke was speechless for a while, he felt stupid, and took the initiative to jump into the thinking trap, allowing Perrias to seize the handle in vain.

“…… I'll try my best! "He was sullen and casually perfunctory.

Perias saw through the duke's prevarication: "Your Excellency, if I get enough test samples, I may be able to develop a new special potion." ”

This is full of temptation. Calis raised his head and looked at Perias with a scrutinizing gaze, "What do you mean?" ”

"What a man is capable of in that kind of thing." Perias was blunt: "The barbarians have a natural advantage in this respect that we cannot match. I'm referring to genital size. However, science can change everything, and new drugs can allow users to get their abilities ———— last, and without side effects. ”

Duke Calis couldn't help but gasp.

If it's an ordinary person who hears these words, at best they will take it as a rather funny joke.

However, Calis is different, and the position of "duke" is destined for him to have a keen sense of money and power. It is conceivable that once this elixir is successfully developed, it will set off a new round of pursuit in the noble circle of the kingdom, and he will also be able to get a lot of benefits from it.

"Are you sure?" Although he had doubts, his doubts were full of anticipation.

Perias smiled, his thick mask obscuring his twisted facial muscles, "It depends on when you give me a sufficient number of giantesses and little giants." ”

The Duke nodded in silence, it was a promise, but it still needed to be thought about in terms of quantity, as well as a detailed plan.

The tent curtain was lifted through the outside, and a guard walked in. He saluted the duke, who temporarily stopped communicating with the priest, glanced at the guard, and asked lightly, "What's wrong?" ”

"General Montana has just returned from the front, and he wants to see you now."

……

Half an hour later, under the guidance of General Montana, Duke Calis left the logistics base with his guards and headed for the front.

At about three o'clock in the afternoon, the Duke returned.

He immediately summoned all the high-ranking generals of the Kingdom Alliance Army and convened an emergency meeting.

There is only one central issue———— the wall does not hold long, the long shelling has achieved the desired effect, and now it is time for a decisive battle.

No one doubted the Duke's words, he was a true general, and both the promotion of Michael's Potion No. 44 and the suggestion to concentrate the artillery forces of the kingdoms were confirmed in this battle.

Since everything he had done before was right, the timing of the next general attack must not be wrong.

Calis was a fair man, and this battle had been the lead of the army of the Rhine Kingdom, and this alone left the other nobles in the army with nothing to say.

"Let the lads rest well tonight and send the potion out in advance. Tomorrow morning we will send troops according to the plan, and this time we will set foot on the Lock Dragon Pass and kill all the barbarians. ”

Not everyone agreed with the duke's declaration of war, and some of the nobles laughed loudly: "Calis, you are wrong about this, you have to let them keep some of it." You've probably forgotten that only living savages are worth money, and dead people can't sell for money. ”

The purpose of war is profit, and in addition to land, it is money.

Prisoners of war were one of the important benefits for both the North and the South. Barbarian gladiators were expensive, especially nobles and kings liked to keep them as pets. However, most of these guys are wild and untamable, and it is easy for them to become gladiators and fight hard in the ring, but it is much more difficult to obey someone's orders and become a pug.

This is the reason why Perias wanted to get the "little giant", the barbarian child is easier to domesticate than the adult barbarian, and if the barbarian woman is impregnated, he will be directly taught (harmoniously) from the newborn baby, and he will grow up to be very obedient, worth more than any pet in the world.

Calis smiled disapprehantly, "You're right, you have to let them live to be worthwhile." Well, we are all wise people, this is our best chance in thousands of years, we will get the greatest feats of kings and generals that have surpassed all previous kings and generals, and once we succeed, our name will be forever sung by posterity. ”

These words immediately aroused everyone's emotions, and they became excited.

That wall is no longer working, and this is the key to determining the course of the war.

"Conquer the North!" An old nobleman raised his glass, his face flushed, and he let out a hoarse cry.

This sentence resonated, and countless voices converged and were deafening.

"Conquer the North!"

"Break the Dragon Lock!"

"History will remember this moment, and our name!"

……

The next day, the inside of the lock dragon pass.

Tianhao was awakened from his slumber by a cacophony of sounds.

Aristocrats, especially a lord, are treated with extraordinary privileges wherever they are. Although it is a special period and the army near Suolong Pass is gathered, Tianhao still gets a separate room, although it is small, it is his own private space.

He quickly sat up from the bed, got dressed and ran to the window as fast as he could, pushed the closed window open, and saw that there were countless soldiers gathered in the square outside, they were in formation according to the orders of the officer, and this was only a patrolman with weapons, and further in the square, the soldiers went to the nearest warehouse in order to collect their equipment.

As many as dozens of heralds in uniforms were galloping along the road, judging by the direction in which they were heading for the reinforcement battalions of the various tribes stationed nearby.

Tianhao picked up the saber and hung it on his waist, and hurriedly walked out of the room, just as Liao Qiu came with a guard, Tianhao raised his hand and said hello: "What's wrong?" ”

"Hu Yong ordered the whole army to be reorganized first, and I just received an order to inform you, it is estimated that it will ......" As he was speaking, a long and high-pitched horn came from outside, interrupting Liao Qiu's words.

Flags and trumpets were the most direct way to convey military orders in this era. Tianhao listened to the sound of the horn with bated breath, distinguishing the information in it, and his expression became solemn: "All legions are on the highest level of alert, and rations are distributed to the highest standard in wartime...... Cavalry preparation, infantry preparation...... The 1st Corps completed all the assembly work within two hours, waiting for the follow-up orders...... What, the first to launch a surprise attack? ”

In the military canons of the northern barbarians, "assault" and "attack" are two very different words.

The former means forcing a breakthrough of the enemy's defenses regardless of casualties, while at the same time giving the opponent maximum damage; The latter refers specifically to fighting in a marching state, and the attack intensity is far inferior to the former.

Tianhao looked at Liao Qiu, who was standing opposite, with a look of surprise flashing in his eyes: "The white artillery unit has withdrawn?" ”

Liao Qiu shook his head: "I just came down from the city wall, and it's still the same, no change." ”

"Why did the Grand Commander give the order to prepare for a surprise attack?" Tianhao was puzzled: "Isn't this a death in vain?" ”

"I don't know." Liao Qiu's expression was serious: "But no matter what, you must obey the order." ”

……

Half an hour later, Tianhao, who was neatly dressed, hurried to the temporary venue to participate in the military conference.

Niu Weibang left Suolong Pass the day before yesterday. According to the law, the patriarch did not have to go to war. The meaning of nobility is not only to enjoy power, but also to oblige. Especially now, the elite troops of all clans have been withdrawn, and if the battle situation at Suolong Pass is unfavorable, the nobles will need to provoke materials and more reinforcements in the rear. The position of the patriarch cannot be moved lightly, this is not a greed for life and fear of death, but a duty that must be borne.

There were hundreds of nobles of all sizes gathered in the venue, and I didn't see Hu Yongxian, and the host was Ying Zhenquan.

"Guys, let me tell you about the current situation." His expression was gloomy, and his words were clear: "Last night the sentinels noticed that there was a change in the white men outside the city, and they began to increase their troops in the early hours of the morning, and the forward array remained fixed in number and thickness, and the reinforcements were gathered on both flanks of the battle line. According to the current information, they have 300,000 people on the entire battlefield, and the number is still increasing. ”

A strong Tiger man stood up and asked, "Is this going to be a decisive battle with us?" ”

"Looks like so." Ying Zhenquan's words carried a sense of anger: "Their artillery fire is very fierce, and the city wall in front is seriously damaged, and it has been repaired many times in a row, but it is still difficult to maintain. In fact, we are also waiting for the opportunity, and now it seems that it is almost there, since they want to fight, they will meet the requirements of these white-skinned dwarves. ”

Tianhao got up from his chair and asked seriously, "When are we going to attack?" ”

"Wait for the order, it will be your turn." Eagle Town gave him a full look. In the past time, the young lord had made a great impression on him, mainly with the pig-man hoplites he had brought. The war between the Niu Clan and the Pig Clan has all been heard of in Eagle Town, although it is none of his business, but as a military commander, he has a natural sense of closeness to those who can fight.

"Let's all go down and prepare!" He didn't explain anything more: "Bring your respective teams and carry at least three days' rations with each of you." This battle is mainly an assault, without baggage, so that your soldiers can run faster after leaving the city, otherwise they will not even be able to catch up with the heads. ”

The last joke caused laughter among the crowd.

After laughing, the Tiger man who spoke before was a little worried: "The white man's artillery is very powerful, and our casualties will be very large. ”

Eagle Zhenquan shook his head, "Leave that alone, the gods will bless us with victory." ”

He then coughed and cleared his throat: "This is not a relief, the Patronus is on our side, and it will guide us to victory." ”