Chapter 15: Fort Alakahan
"Is this Fort Alakahan?" The reincarnators in the team looked at the behemoth that appeared on the horizon and gave out their heartfelt admiration.
In the vast plains of Araca, a magnificent stone fort stands on the ground. The castle is conical in shape, with a total of five walls from top to bottom. The main body is actually a towering rocky mountain, and the five walls are all polished from the original cliffs.
The interior of Fort Aracahan extends in all directions, and the entire rocky mountain has long been hollowed out in the years of renovation, turning it into a huge fortress covered in rock armor. The three upper walls are equipped with long-range trebuchets and crystal cannons, while the lower two walls are equipped with ballistas and arrow towers with a lower range.
At the top of Fort Alacahan is a huge beehive-shaped stone fort, which is the lair of the Wyvern. The lowest level of the city wall has a total of eight entrances, the doorway is wide enough for six horses to enter side by side, and the gate is a huge jack gate wrapped in iron sheets.
"Chirp!" A clear eagle chirped in the sky. The bald eagle circled and landed on Susan's arm, and after a moment of communication between one man and one eagle, the girl took out some jerky from the satchel on her waist and fed it to the bald eagle, and then released it again, and walked towards Shepis and Xu Mo.
"Two adults, a troop of cavalry is coming towards us from the direction of Fort Aracahan!" Susan snapped back.
The procession was divided into three columns, the front, the middle and the back, and the formation was spread out, and the messenger was allowed to go to the rear column. If the opponent is an enemy, inform the eight knights in the back column to protect the messenger to retreat to the forest that he passed half a day ago. Shepis flashed his eyes and conveyed the order to the team.
As soon as the escort team dispersed, the crowd immediately heard the rumbling hooves of horses, and on the horizon far away from the plain, a black line rolled towards them like a whirlwind. Although the number of knights on the opposite side was also not very large, the uniform movements and the dazzling light of the sun on the armor made these knights look like an unstoppable torrent of steel.
The horses in the escort team snorted uneasily, and although the other party began to slow down the speed of the horses at a distance of about 100 meters, they still weighed on everyone's hearts like a boulder.
Looking at the armored knights on the opposite side who seemed to be like a steel fortress, Xu Mo knew in his heart that neither himself, nor Xue Pis, or even Odin, the head of the Temple of the Gods, might not be able to stop the several waves of these armored knights' charges.
However, in the depths of Xu Mo's consciousness, he still had a trace of understanding for some reason. If he can survive the charge of the Heavy Knight, then his Shadow Dance or Ghost Step will definitely be promoted to a star skill.
"Yu Yu Yu!" The armored knight paused at a distance of several tens of meters, and a tall knight came out of the crowd, and the mounted man stood up, spun around, and stepped heavily on his front hooves.
"Are you from the royal capital of Voot? Who is Lord Shepbys? ”
"I am!" Shepis pulled his horse a few steps forward.
"Do you have a token of His Highness Brian with you?" The knight turned his horse's head and asked in a deep voice.
"Of course!" Shelpis's heart moved, and he took out a broken jade pendant from his bosom and threw it to the knight.
The knight reached out and grabbed the jade pendant, took off his leather gloves, and found a broken jade pendant from a brocade bag tied to the saddle. The two jade pendants were merged together, revealing that they were originally two parts of the same jade pendant.
"We've been waiting for you for three days, Lord Shepis!" The knight threw the two jade pendants to Shepis and took off his helmet, revealing a resolute face full of wind and frost, "Below is the Black Rose Knights of Wardrum Castle, the first squad leader of the third squadron, Curt, please come with us!" ”
"How did you find us?" Sherbis asked suspiciously, urging the horse to walk side by side with Curt.
"The observation post on the upper wall of Fort Arakahan can see far away, and judging by the time and the number of people in the party, you should be the ones we are waiting for!" Curt said lightly.
"Hey, in this direction...... Aren't we going to Fort Arakahan? ”
"No, yesterday we received a letter from His Highness Brian, asking us to leave Fort Alakahan immediately after receiving you!" Curt shook his head, "We have opened another camp in a forest more than ten miles away from Fort Arakahan. We'll spend the night there tonight and be on our way tomorrow! ”
"Knight Curt, are you their captain?" Shepis looked curiously at the knights who had gathered them around in the center.
"No, we have a total of five squads here, each from the three knights of War Drum Castle, Black Rose, Heavy Armor, and Rock. The two squad leaders on your left are Kumar and Lart, and the two on your right are Riel and Hanks. Curt smiled and introduced, "Of the five of us, I have been in the army for the longest time, so everyone asked me to be the temporary representative." ”
"Now the command of the team belongs to you, Lord Sherbis! Although the selected squad are all the best knights in War Drum Castle, I personally feel that it is a bit redundant to select people from the three major knight orders at the same time! Hanks, with a solemn face, looked straightforward.
Xue Pis was silent, and quietly glanced at Xu Mo on the left, but found that the old K regiment leader was riding on a horse yawning and drowsy, and couldn't help but feel angry.
It is understandable that Curt and the others did not understand the arrangement of the third prince Brian, but Shepis had already been explained from Xu Mo's analysis.
There are two main parts of Breeland's Northern Army, the Northern Army at Wardrum Fort was established at the end of the War, and the Northern Army at Fort Alakahan was established at the end of the War. In the First Northern War after the End War, both armies participated, and the army that discovered the Dragon Crystal Vein actually belonged to Fort Arakahan.
However, the reason why the third prince Brian did not use the army of Fort Arakahan, but instead gathered men from the three knights of Wardrum Fort was naturally because he could not trust some opportunists in Fort Arakahan.
The camp that the knights had set up in the woods was small, but the defenses were neat, and there were a dozen small spar pillars erected around the camp. Curt dealt each member of the escort party a spar jade plaque, which had an arcane connection to the hedron pillar. If a large creature approaches the camp, the jade plaque will glow to alert everyone in the camp.
"The magic technology in this world is indeed developed!" Serna looked at the Philosopher's Stone Furnace in front of her, which used hedrons, and sighed in admiration.
The stone stove did not need to make a fire, it was warm enough to boil drinking water, and the dry food and meat carried by the knights were cooked, without smoke and dust, so that the enemy would not be aware of the presence of the camp from a distance. It is very practical, of course, it is also very expensive, and it can generally only be used for elite reconnaissance teams.
"Your Excellency Sherbis, the emissary of His Highness Brian, please come over with a few captains, she has something to discuss with you!" Susan came from behind and reported back to Shepis with a slightly disgruntled expression.
Xue Pisi was slightly stunned and turned his head to look at Xu Mo.
"You don't have to go, let her come by herself!" Xu Mo frowned slightly, his mind changed, and he reminded in the team channel, "Let those knight captains patrol the camp, don't get together with us." ”
Shelpis, sensing something vaguely, nodded, and whispered a few words to Susan. When the girl received the order, she turned around and walked to the messenger without hesitation.
Susan did not know that the messenger was Leah, the daughter of the Seven Kings, and for her, Shepis was the leader of the team. Although the negotiating envoy was personally appointed by His Royal Highness Brian, if he wanted to discuss something, he naturally had to come by himself.
"Your Excellency Shelpis, I heard Susan say that His Highness Felix's team is following us, right?" Leah, the daughter of the Seven Kings, who was tightly covered by the black cloak, came to the spar bonfire and found that several knight captains were not present, and her tone couldn't help but be a little stiff.
"Don't worry, the messenger doesn't have to worry, we are ahead on the itinerary, and after the team converges, our strength is no worse than that of Leo and them, and we can completely protect you and enter the underground world safely!" Shepis gave Susan a faint glance and smiled back to comfort Leah.
"I'm not worried about not being able to reach the dungeon, it's just that sooner or later the Grand Prince's team will clash with us, so why not eliminate them now?" Leah said a little coldly, "After all, our itinerary is favorable now, and we can ambush that team." Otherwise, by the time we return, I'm afraid they will ambush us! ”
"Oh? Do you have any ideas? Xue Pisi looked at Xu Mo, who was closing his eyes and pretending to be asleep, and found that he didn't make a sound, so he frowned and asked.
"Ambush Leo here at Fort Arakahan, what do you think?" Leah's eyes under the veil were as bright as stars, and she said slowly.
"Hehe, this woman can become one of the candidates for heir, and it's really not easy!" In the team channel, Xu Mo's chuckle sounded.
"Do you know what she wants?" Shepis asked with a black line on his head.
"It's not hard to guess!" Xu Mole said, "She should know that there are some opportunistic generals in Fort Alakahan, but in any case, the Northern Army as a whole supports Brian. ”
"We're here to ambush Leo, and those opportunistic generals won't interfere with it. Otherwise, no matter who ascends to the throne in the future, they will not be able to gain a foothold in the northern army. Her Royal Highness hoped to deter those wall-riding factions at the gate of Alakahan Fort. In addition, she just wanted to have the captains of the knights present, hoping to get their support. ”
"Hmph, you said a little less. Whether we oppose it or agree with it, she can make a good impression in the hearts of those knights, and if necessary, she can seize power! Shepis said with a somewhat ugly face.
"Hehe, you're not too stupid!" Xu Mole laughed.
"Anyway, we also have to kill Leo's team before entering the underground world, can we push the boat down the river and knock out some benefits?" Shepis chuckled and said, "The princess, she should be very rich too!" ”
"No, Leo's team has a lot of value, and we can't let them disappear now!" Xu Mo was silent for a while before he spoke, "Reject that woman, don't lose a big deal because of a small thing!" ”