Chapter 56 Visits

The knife-like cold wind blew from behind, and even the war horses under the seat shivered a little uncomfortably. At a glance, the whole land is white, white roads, white fields, white mountains and forests, white rivers and lakes. The sky, on the other hand, is gray, gray shrouded in white, which makes people's hearts very depressed. The cold wind blowing from the ice fields further north of the Bicester Empire brought the kind of cold air that could freeze people's bone marrows, and wisps of wind swept clumps of ice crystals, so unscrupulously ran wildly across the earth, happily turning everything they touched into ice.

Jerry's body trembled again, and he couldn't help but look at Lei who was sitting on a war horse, with his head held high, and there was no chill at all. Jerry's body was not cold, but he looked at the cold scene around him, and he really felt a bit cold from the bottom of his heart.

Ray shook his head from side to side with great joy, stared at the roadside wilderness with big eyes, and said in a fuss: "Alas, it would be nice if we could stop and hunt, and behold, there is a herd of wild sheep over there, and they have nothing to eat, and they are plowing snowdrifts there." Haha, hunting in the snow is the most flavorful. After saying that, he looked at Jerry with a little greed, and his big hand desperately stroked the longbow that hung on the saddle and was specially made by the master craftsman of the Empire.

Jerry hurriedly shook his head and said loudly: "Ray, don't do this idea, we must rush to the imperial capital of the Smart Empire within forty days, otherwise we will have no excuse to pass after their sacrifice." Don't be greedy for bad things, the road is so difficult now, time is urgent. ”

Ray sighed, looked at the group of wild sheep in the distance a little reluctantly, pulled out a long arrow a little suffocated, and blindly released an arrow in that direction. With a squeak, the long arrow tore through the air that seemed to have frozen, and flew out with great speed, and it seemed that you could see that there was still a slip of Xiaoice crystal on the tail of the long arrow, this damn ghost weather, it was too cold.

Jerry smiled, shook his head, and focused on the soldiers in front of him as they explored the path. Jerry and Ray led 300 knights and 4,000 soldiers to the Smart Imperial Capital, escorting the three officials of the Ministry of State to take the opportunity of giving gifts to the gods of the Smart Empire to discuss the redemption of the three southern provinces. However, only a dozen high-ranking generals such as Ray, Jerry, Lomat, and Crete understood what their real mission was, and all the others were just acting on orders. Even the three senior officials of the State Department did not know the actual purpose of the trip.

Just the afternoon before yesterday, the military department urgently summoned Ray and Jerry, and when they arrived at the military headquarters, they found that except for Siddock, Shaxx, Krees, Messeau, and other four top ministers of the empire, they were standing in the center of the hall, secretly discussing something, and no one else was in sight.

The first to speak was Shaxx, who said gloomily: "Everyone, in order to safely, smoothly and successfully complete the task assigned by His Majesty personally, only a few of you know the details of this mission. You must remember to choose the best knights to accompany you as soon as you return, but do not mention anything to them. ”

Messo's little head nodded, and said, "That's right, your mission this time is very important, so whatever you want, we will prepare it for you." Everything is equipped with the best, and everything will meet your requirements. You can mobilize any power you want, whatever the Empire has, you can do so. ”

Siddock explained the details of the mission: "According to your combat report in the 'Divine City' and the news from our secret agents, the thing called Huo Yao in the Smart Empire has made a new breakthrough, and they can already use Huo Yao to achieve the destructive power of almost a high-level mage, which is of great practical significance to our empire's army." After so much secret planning, we have decided... ”

Krees said gloomily: "You lead a delegation of envoys, accompanied by the high-ranking officials of the three Ministry of State, to take advantage of the ceremony of the Lord Empire's sacrifice to the gods, go to give them gifts, and the three of them will discuss with their high-ranking officials the matter of returning our three southern provinces. However, this one is a disguise. ”

Shaxx immediately said: "The only purpose is to find a way to get the recipe for their fire, we don't need their craftsmen, our Van Empire has the top craftsmen on the continent, but we need those recipes, understand? You can sacrifice all the people who accompany you, but you must get the recipe back." The agents we have replanted in their empire, and the spies we have been lurking in their empire for a long time, will fully cooperate with you. ”

Siddock **** pursed his lips and said a little excitedly: "If you can get those formulas, we will have an absolute advantage in the entire continent." Come to think of it, throwing the kind of bomb you used in the 'City of Gods' from the catapult can throw fifteen hundred feet, which is a distance outside the range of the magic attacks of the magicians of the Smart Empire, and they will not have any power to resist. At that time, with the mages we have coerced from various countries, we will deal a fatal blow to the Smart Empire. ”

Messeau nodded again and again, "Indeed, that's how it is. This is related to our future actions to retaliate against other countries, so I hope that the two generals will do their best to achieve their goals. The excuse we made this time is also the most reasonable reason to get it by all means, the Token Empire's worship ceremony is the most important sacrifice to the gods before the New Year every year in addition to the Wright Empire, and each country will send a group of envoys to sightseeing from the etiquette, and give some gifts, for the safety of the envoys, a certain amount of soldiers will generally be sent to protect, so you can try to choose competent people to go. ”

Siddock sighed and said, "Originally, this kind of thing, if Gaddafi had been allowed to go, it might have been better." His position in the Imperial military is important, and he will attract the attention of others and make it easier for you to do things. But General Gaddafi's temper, as you know, he can go to the front line desperately, and doing such delicate things is not suitable for him, so, please, two. ”

Krees added: "You can ask for anything, and you will be satisfied, and you can rest assured. ”

So, Ray and Jerry selected 300 knights, 4,000 soldiers, accompanied by three high-ranking officials of the Ministry of State, with hundreds of slaves captured from the province of Xili, drove hundreds of wagons, and slowly headed towards the Smart Empire. Ray was very satisfied with what he had chosen, and he chose a piece of silver armor in the treasury of the palace that was said to have been handed down for thousands of years and blessed by the magic of ancient magicians, and also selected a heavy, almost one hundred and fifty pounds of giant two-handed war sword, which was sealed with powerful fire magic, which was just right for his use.

Jerry chose a spear blessed with lightning magic, a black tight-fitting samurai suit that would allow him to move without making any noise. He was very proud to choose this samurai uniform, according to his explanation: "In the future, when I go to the imperial capital to date those little girls, I don't have to worry that their families will find out about me." This kind of equipment combined with my dexterous body is simply amazing. ”

As for their subordinates, the three hundred knights were selected from the whole army, and the high-level knights with the strength of the Golden Fifth Order were all changed, and there were only a dozen Golden Fifth Order badges. The four thousand soldiers are all elite regular knights, and the weakest of them also have a strength that exceeds the fifth order of silver. With the exception of Ray and Jerry's personal guard, the rest of the men were carefully selected from among the four important family knights to ensure that each of them was a capable and tough player.

Such a vote of people, if they storm the capital of any empire, has the ability to cause great damage in a short period of time. And among them, there are two hundred people, who have been selected by Shagru and them, and who have already begun to cultivate the 'Mad King Technique', and their strength has vaguely surpassed that of the Golden Fifth Order Knights. In short, this is the out-and-out elite brigade of the entire Van Empire, and for the recipe of the fire yao, the Van Empire has really invested in it.

Along the way, the horses' hooves made countless small marks on the snow, and the slaves desperately drove the horses of the wagon, closely following the pace of the brigade. Lei exhaled a cloud of white gas, and roared loudly: "Cough, boys, you work hard, when you were in Xili Province, you were not killed by us, that is your ancestors accumulated virtue." You're not really soldiers, that's why you've been chosen to make such a trip, and when you get to the imperial capital of your Smart Empire, you'll each be able to go home with fifty gold coins, better than your hapless companions, who are still mining underground for stones. ”

Jerry also drank gently: "You are eating beef, spirits, and wearing cotton jackets and leather clothes now, hehe, the ordinary people of the Van Empire have not enjoyed it yet, hurry up, work harder, you also want to go home before the god worship ceremony, right? Come on, come on. ”

Those simple faces of Smart slaves all showed happy smiles on their faces when they heard this, and they took a step harder. The middle-aged man who took the lead replied boldly: "Two adults, we will definitely hurry up, and we also want to go home to see." ”

Lei laughed: "Uncle, you also have a wife, right? When you get home, you can take good care of her." Hahahaha... "Before you know it, Ray is like Jerry, and he can learn to tease people. Hearing Lei's teasing, the whole team immediately burst into laughter, the people of the Van Empire thought it was fun, and those people from the Smart Empire felt that the future was bright, and they began to look forward to how happy their families would be when they returned home. In particular, these Vant's lords have to give themselves fifty gold coins, which is money that ordinary people can't earn in a year, although they were inexplicably captured this year and worked hard in the mine for more than half a year, but these gold coins are enough to compensate for their hard work. This year, I can have a very rich New Year.

Smart's slaves all showed joy on their faces, and one by one they shouted loudly, driving the horses forward with all their might. They were busy one by one, and in the deep snow, not a single truck was pulled down.

Ray looked at the energetic slaves with satisfaction, and shouted: "Brothers, lift my spirits too, ha, what song do you sing, sing a song for me." ”

Jerry laughed, "Okay, brothers, you've all been to the Pink Goblin, right? Hehe, come, what's the most famous tune there? Anyway, there's no one here, sing it to me." ”

Four thousand three hundred Van knights, three officials of the Ministry of State, and dozens of their entourages suddenly squeezed their eyebrows and laughed strangely, Jerry pulled out a tune high, and for a while, a soft and timid tune sounded in the land directly under the Van Imperial Capital. It seems that because there is no one around, these noble lords who are usually extremely majestic let go of their voices one by one and roared loudly, as if the wave shook the condensed air, and layers of ice particles slowly fell from the sky.

Ray sneezed loudly and laughed: "Ha, this song you sing is really... God's goosebumps are falling. ”

The whole team laughed wildly, isn't it, these little ice crystals really look a bit like that. While the brigade was laughing maniacally, the road ahead made a bend along a protruding hill, and a long caravan came by. The leader of the caravan who took the lead saw such a group of brightly armored Imperial troops, and hurriedly rode up on horseback, turned over and dismounted, and stood respectfully on the side of the road and bowed to this side.

Jerry waved his hand lightly and greeted casually: "Are you from the Lotaka Chamber of Commerce?"

The leader of the caravan replied one after another: "Master, this year's entire Chamber of Commerce is not bad, all are not bad... Ah, are you going to visit?"

Jerry nodded slightly, and then stopped answering. The two teams staggered by, and in the distance, when Ray looked back, he could still see the caravan leader standing around the corner, looking respectfully at this side. Lei sighed: "They are also very tired, running around the continent all year round, running from one country to another, just to earn a difference." ”

Jerry also sighed: "Yes, it is the leaders of the Chamber of Commerce who really get the benefits, and the leaders of these caravans are just slightly better off than ordinary people." However, seeing that the New Year is over, they can spend the New Year comfortably at home. If we hadn't been able to resist the Six-Nation Alliance this time, I'm afraid they would all be dead by now. ”

Lei nodded slowly: "So, when we are desperate, it is worth thinking about it." The people of the Van Empire still respect us very much, and when they work hard like this, they are also motivated. ”

Jerry smiled dumbly and nodded slightly. Ahead, a black shadow appeared on the horizon, and they were about to step out of the direct territory of the imperial capital.

After crossing the territory of the three provinces, replenishing the necessities such as dry food, passing through the Turk Gorge, and dodging the heavy snow for two days within the city walls that had begun to take shape, and then passing through the tattered Xili Province, Lei and the others finally set foot on the land of the Qingfeng Plain. At this moment, the Qingfeng Plain no longer has the relaxed and idle taste of the 'Iron Blood Battle Fortress' when it was guarded here, although nominally, this is still the territory of the Vatican Empire, but except for a Xili Province that has suffered great losses and borders with him, the Empire has no strength to influence him. So, along the way, what I saw were the shrunken and frozen Smart soldiers shuttling across the plains, asking for straw, furs, cotton cloth and other winter supplies from the villagers of Vant.

Seeing Thunder's brigade coming, these sporadic squads of Smart immediately dispersed as birds and beasts, they didn't dare to do anything with the Van people in this nominally still Van territory, after all, the peace agreement had been signed, if their Smart Empire took the initiative to break the agreement of the Seven Kingdoms, I think the other six countries would be happy to join forces to abolish the Smart Empire. And Ray and Jerry are also worried about the mission, as long as these soldiers don't go too far, they don't bother to meddle.

However, after Lei saw too many of those Smart soldiers, he suddenly hugged his stomach and laughed wildly on the horse: "Those stupid people, no wonder they are so nervous about looting supplies, they are still ordinary jackets, hehe, it's strange if they don't die cold." Ha, we're all wearing three layers of leather inside and out. ”

Jerry smiled: "The territory of the Smart Empire is vast, they stretch from the south-central part of the continent to the southernmost seaside, and the climate is much warmer than the middle and north of the continent. These soldiers can't stand the cold here, but fortunately, this is the Qingfeng Plain, which is much warmer than the northern territory of the empire, and if it was placed a little further north, they would have all fallen down long ago... Hehe, you deserve it, why don't you have a blizzard?"

The group gloated and trekked for several days on the thousand-mile-long Qingfeng Plain, and with the handsomeness of the war horses under them, and the hard work of those Smart slaves, they finally stepped into the territory of the Smart Empire.

On the border of the Smart Empire, a majestic castle towered there, and Jerry looked at the castle blankly before he said, "In the past two thousand years, we have conquered this castle ten times in a row, but unfortunately, we have returned him by agreement each time. If we come again, we won't let him go back to Smart's empire. ”

Ray remembered the Iron Castle and the countless comrades who had been killed and wounded there. He said gloomily: "Carlin blew up the 'Iron Castle' with fire, then, we will use fire to destroy all the cities of the Smart Empire in the future, hmph... Damn it. ”

The sky here is a little blue, and the castle that towers in front of them is also made of blue rocks, and with the tall round tower, it looks like there is an illusory beauty, as if the whole castle has melted into the sky. The shallow moat outside the city also looked lazy, not as wild and wild as the natural river outside the 'Furious Battle City'.

Jerry suddenly squeezed his eyes strangely at Lei, and whispered: "The women of the Smart Empire are very delicate, they are very beautiful, especially those provinces in the south near the sea, and the beauties produced are famous on the mainland." Thunder,I'd rather kill the wrong one.,Don't let one go.,Hehe.,Anyway, this isn't our land.,You can play whatever you want.。。。 ”

Thunder scolded loudly: "Brothers, did you hear Lord Jerry's words, when you go to the Smart Empire, every time you go to a city, you will come to Uncle I to get gold coins, haha, if you see a beautiful girl, you can just go up, as long as you don't delay the trip, understand? Called... It's called a prosperous economy for the Smart Empire, isn't it?"

Seeing more than a thousand Smart men and horses rushing out of the wide open city gate, these knights of Van Te maliciously shouted: "Yes, yes, you must have a good time." ”

"Haha, General Lei, this is what you said, don't count it. ”

"Yes, it's not okay to speak... When we arrive in their imperial capital, we all have to come to collect gold coins, and I have to find ten beauties to accompany me in one night. ”

Those family knights selected from the four major families are okay, they are still merciful, but those military masters from the army, where do they care about your nonsense such as diplomatic friendship, they have long shouted out all kinds of foul language, and even some people have begun to discuss which posture to take to deal with Smart women.

The leader of the defenders of the castle, a major general of the Smart Empire, had a very pale, and greeted him with men and horses. He looked at Ray and Jerry puzzled, and kept muttering in his heart: "These people, are they soldiers who are here to escort the envoys, or are they ruffians recruited from the streets? ”

Ray had already greeted Jerry with a grin, and Ray was still shouting loudly: "Brothers, forget about this small city, wait until you get to the big city in front, and come to collect the gold coins." ”

The wild howls rang out wildly, and all the Smart's faces were hard to see... Their faces began to turn green, as if they were wearing a green hat.