When the first rays of dawn shone through the gaps in the bare branches of the trees from the east side of the ridge and hit the corners of General Bernard's finely wrinkled eyes, the general was dreaming of the Iron Horse Glacier. In the dream, he led thousands of troops across the Kapra River, broke through the granary of Alex, and marched to Hulamur Pass, only to have a decisive battle with the main force of the orcs under Xiongguan. It was a harsh winter, and the temperature under Hulamur was dripping ice, but there was a raging fire burning in the general's chest, and he raised his long sword covered with frost in his hand. When the sword fell, the heavily armored cavalry in full armor lowered their guards and urged their horses, and the entire cavalry formation was in an arrow formation, like an unsheathed sword stabbed into the orc minotaur heavy infantry camp.

However, just as the arrows of the heavy cavalry were about to pierce the entire orc camp, there was a sudden chaos behind the general.

"General, it's not good! The rear army has mutinied. ”

When the messenger came to the front to tell him, the general was startled, and then he woke up.

When the general opened his eyes, he was greeted by a snow-covered valley full of dense forests, and the place they had chosen to camp was on the sunny side of the valley, but the night was still bitterly cold.

In and out of the dream, it is also a cold and freezing weather, but the mood is completely different, the passion is burning in the dream, and the heart is like ashes when you wake up from the dream.

It was a mountainous area five hundred miles west of Boulder City, to which the General had fled two months earlier. At the beginning, he led his own troops to break through the interception of the guards led by Andrei in Zhuma Town, and did not go north directly to return to Valen Pass. Instead, the horse turned and went westward, for there was his family fiefdom, and his wife and son were still there.

Although as soon as the coup was successful, the prime minister had already arranged people to monitor the general's fiefdom, but he did not attack his family, so when the general arrived with his own soldiers, he caught the enemy by surprise and successfully rescued his wife and children from the manor. However, the general's team was also targeted by the enemy, and the road back to the north was completely cut off. Due to the large number of opponents, it is not suitable to fight hard, so the general can only lead the team to maneuver with the opponent in the mountains, looking for opportunities to break through to the north. This strategy was successful at first, and the guards led by Andrei were led by the general, and as soon as there was a small group of lone troops, they were immediately eaten by the general, and the general was resupplied as a result. But a month earlier, the Griffons of the Holy See had joined the hunt, and the Griffon's aerial reconnaissance advantage deprived the general of a surprise attack, and he had to take advantage of the high trees in the mountains to constantly evade the enemy. Even so, he was still surrounded and suppressed by the enemy twice, although relying on his experience and strength, the general successfully broke through twice, but in the process of breaking through, his men suffered heavy casualties, and now there are only more than 40 people left.

The battle-hardened elite did not die on the battlefield against the orcs, but died under the butcher's knife of his own people, and the general was in pain. If it weren't for his wife and son still by his side, he would almost have commanded the remnants and the enemy to do the final bloody battle.

"General, can you warm up with some hot water?"

The shouts of the pro-soldiers woke General Bernard from his memories.

"There are griffon knights searching in the nearby skies all the time, so be careful when lighting fires. ”

Looking at the steaming hot water in the hands of his own soldiers, the general had to remind that he was also frightened by the sharp eyes of the griffin during this time, but they went south lightly this time, and there was no heavy crossbow in their hands, so they were helpless to deal with the griffin. Therefore, in the process of escaping, in addition to hiding his whereabouts with the help of the woods, he did not dare to use open flames easily when resting, for fear of being discovered by the griffons.

"Don't be afraid, it's heated with magic. ”

The soldier replied with a smile.

"That's even worse, the spiritual power of the magician is used to kill the enemy, how can it be used for hot water, you pass on my orders, and they will not be allowed to do such stupid things in the future. ”

The general said in a stern tone.

But the water is already hot, so the general will drink it. ”

The soldiers brought hot water to the general's mouth, and bursts of heat smoked the general's somewhat stiff face, making him feel numb.

"I don't drink it, I'll send it to my wife. ”

The general pushed away the hot water from his mouth and commanded. The soldiers did not dare to disobey the general's order, so they could only bring hot water to the lady who had just woken up.

"Give everyone ten minutes, finish breakfast and get ready to hit the road. ”

The so-called breakfast was actually some dry food, and the general found some snow in the shade of the hillside and swallowed it.

"Madame, thank you for your hard work. ”

Ten minutes later, everyone was ready, his men led out the horses, and the general said with a gloomy expression after helping his wife onto the horse and arranging the skirt for her.

"My husband doesn't return all the year round, let me think about it for a long time, now that you are by my side, I am very satisfied, why do you have to work hard?"

Madame replied calmly.

The general sighed when he heard this, did not say anything more, also got on his horse, and the group quietly marched north along the valley.

"Griffin!"

As the group crossed the mouth of the valley, a small black dot suddenly appeared in the sky on the right. Everyone hurriedly hid in the nearby woods, but it was too late, and the black dots flew directly towards the valley where they were, and hovered above the trees where they were hiding, making a terrible chirp.

"I really want to kill this beast with an arrow!"

The general cursed fiercely, but only too much, the griffon flew at a height of two hundred paces, a height at which the bow and arrow could not deal effective damage to it.

Now that their whereabouts had been discovered, the group no longer continued to hide, but rushed out of the valley and galloped towards the north. In this case, we can only flee quickly, hoping that the enemy's pursuers will not catch up before dark. However, to their disappointment, before they had run five miles, they could already hear the sound of the dense hoofs of the pursuers in the rear.

"William, you and Mom go first. Daddy stays behind to chase you away the pesky flies behind him. ”

William, the son of a general, is only thirteen years old this year.

"No! I'm going to fight with my father!"

William rode alone, and he drew his short sword at his waist, and he was majestic, quite like a father.

"You protect Madame and go first, and I will leave behind. ”

The general didn't have time to convince his son, so he directly asked his soldiers to forcibly take his wife and son, and then he took the rest of his soldiers to choose a small river as a battlefield to meet the enemy. The creek was fifty paces wide, and the surface of the river was covered with a thick layer of ice. With the help of ice combat, it is easier to get rid of the enemy.

"Whoever kills Bernard will be rewarded with a bounty of ten thousand!"

There were more than 300 cavalrymen who caught up, and when they saw that there were only about 20 on the opposite side, they had an overwhelming advantage, so they rushed forward with impunity.

Seeing that the enemy was coming, the general did not meet the enemy directly, but led his men to run upstream along the river bank. The enemy immediately turned his horse's head in pursuit.

It turned out that the general's strategy was correct, it was not easy to turn the horse's head on the ice, many cavalrymen fell, and the formation without falling could not remain intact, and suddenly it turned into chaos.