Chapter 1 Hot-Blooded Boys
Since the city alliance pretended to truce and suddenly launched a large-scale sneak attack before the conclusion of the treaty, several fortresses of the empire fell one after another in one day, among which the queen of the empire, Queen Sarina, one of the two generalissimos of the empire, and the only son of Marshal Cvington, one of the two generalissimos of the empire, who had the title of the spear of the empire, were killed in the sneak attack, and the hot-blooded men of the empire at all levels were killed and wounded countless times, and for the first time, whether the princes and nobles or the common people, put away their hostility and prejudice, unite as one, share the same hatred of the enemy, and the willingness to take revenge and join the army has never been stronger.
And the third prince Celeus, who was consoling with his mother in the fortress, quickly cheered up and organized a counterattack after witnessing his mother's death, not only sniping the enemy outside the fortress and trying to protect the last barrier of the empire, but also quickly counterattacking and supporting the stronghold that was close to the sneak attack, and then quickly organized a counterattack after the imperial army reacted, shattering the enemy's idea of breaking in one fell swoop. In battle, his cool head, quick decision-making, and courage at the forefront of every charge instantly became the idol of the whole country, and he became the new generation of the empire's god of war at the age of fifteen.
Although the empire quickly stopped the loss under the leadership of Prince Chilles, it also suffered heavy casualties and was unable to counterattack for revenge, but the armistice agreement apparently became a joke. In the decades that followed, the two sides never stopped hating and fighting each other
345 years in the Black Orchid calendar
In the morning of winter, a rare ray of warm sunshine was sprinkled with a rare ray, heralding the coming warm spring, and at the entrance of Haidia Village, not far from the imperial capital, a team of excited teenagers packed up early and waited for the officers who came to pick them up for enlistment, and behind them were the elders of the village, whose faces were full of reluctance and worry, pulling their children to explain that they must pay attention to safety and not to be in a hurry to make meritorious contributions, and the children were full of impatience and impatience, wishing to leave their parents as soon as possible to become real men. Far from imagining that they are going to the battlefield instead of the playground, they are full of glory and glory, and they are only bored with the care of their parents.
And one of the teenagers jumped up and down, looking at the village for a while, and then at the officers who would appear at any time on the official road, as if he could not be idle for a moment. The village chief looked at this monkey-like son and shook his head helplessly: "Kara, you can't be like a monkey anymore when you go to the army, you must obey the command, exercise hard, stand and sit." We don't think about how you fight the enemy, remember to pay attention to safety and don't be a hero, you must know that I am only a boy with you, if you have a γγγγγ β
Before the village chief finished speaking, Kara finally couldn't help it, jumped and ran towards the village, waving his hand while turning his head and waving: "I know Dad, I will bring a daughter-in-law back to pass on the lineage, I'll go see that kid Quirrell first, are you going to be late for such a big thing?" β
Outside a hut in the west of the village, a black-haired boy knelt in front of the tombstone, kowtowed a few times, stood up, and said to the tombstone: "Grandpa, I'm leaving, you said that I train hard and don't be lazy, I must come back at the age of fifteen to test my skills, I'm seventeen years old this year, and you didn't come out of it." Then I will join the army, and it will not be disobedient to you, after all, one person at a time, even. If you tried to stop me, you just got out of it. β
As if he didn't think it was possible, he moved the corners of his mouth slightly, and finally bowed to the tombstone, picked up the package and sword next to him, and was about to go out, when a shout came from far outside: "Quirrell, have you slept kid?" I'm going to be late, but I've heard that I was late for the first day and went to the army to wash the toilet for a month. β
Quirrell listened to the shouts of his friends who grew up together, and no longer hesitated, wiped the corners of his eyes and rushed out of the yard to meet Kara, but he ran directly past him without even looking back: "You said, the latest one to arrive is the toilet that has been brushed for a month." β
Kara was stunned for a moment, screaming and scolding, and quickly ran towards the entrance of the village. When the two arrived at the entrance of the village, the officer who led the team still hadn't arrived, but the parents were even more reluctant after a morning of goodbye, if it weren't for the severe punishment for desertion, I was afraid that they would have to run away with their son in their arms. The children's situation was completely different, and the morning's wait made them look forward to the place they were about to go, and they were all imagining how heroic and invincible they would be when they went to battle, how they would make meritorious contributions, and become nobles from now on.
This is also the benefit of the Heilan Empire has always been martial, if the people at the bottom want to eat and wear without worrying or even become hereditary nobles, enlisting in the army is almost the best and most direct way, as long as they make meritorious contributions, they will be rewarded regardless of the status of the noble and low, so although the Heilan Empire has no mandatory requirements to join the army, let alone compulsory conscription, the enthusiastic teenagers will always rush to the battlefield to find their own destiny for the dream in their hearts. Even though thousands of people go, less than half of them can come back, and there is only one in a hundred who really make contributions and change their lives. Most people can't come back at all, and those who come back can only recall after tea and dinner which general they fought side by side with and which hero they were warriors in the same period. But everyone prefers to believe that they are the chosen ones who can live like old people from now on.
"Coming, coming, coming" Still unable to sit idle, Kara was the first to spot the centaurs coming in the distance, and the others finally finished their business and poked their heads into the distance.
The village of Hydia is obviously one of the last few targets, except for a few officers who take the lead, the rest of the people walk crookedly and in no order, and the sound of chirping is also heard from afar, the young people are more like going on an outing than enlisting in the army, and it is strange that the leading few people did not stop and maintain order, it seems that as long as these people do not get lost, they will complete the task.
When the troops came to the entrance of the village, they stopped crookedly, and the leading officer rode out of the ranks, this man was extremely stout, unusually strong, full of muscles, full of beards, the whole face was as sharp and angular as if cut by a knife, and the big nose occupied almost half of the face. The first impression is that he is an extremely reliable tough guy. But after seeing his half-open eyes as if he couldn't wake up and his whole expression of extreme indifference, it was difficult to associate him with a few words that could be relied upon.
The officer yawned first and said lazily: @ζ΅·θΏͺδΊζζ―ε§? There are a total of 14 people who have registered, are they all ready? Let's go with you, don't fall behind, if you fall behind, you'll be a fucking deserter. Hurry up and set up camp and sleep when we get to the place, don't affect Lao Tzu's rest. After that, he didn't even introduce himself, and rode forward on his horse. Only the secretary in the back hurriedly ran forward, took out the roll call sheet and pointed the names one by one, and counted them all before letting everyone from Haidia Village follow the team back to the road.
Seeing such an unreliable chief, the villagers couldn't help but become more and more worried about the future and safety of their children, and underestimated each other.
At this time, the village chief was smiling: "Now the children are at least safe." Seeing that everyone was puzzled, he looked at himself suspiciously. The village chief said mysteriously: "Looking at this person's attitude, you can know which old man's child is eighty percent, and he will go up to be an official when he comes to the army to mix qualifications." This kind of person will definitely not go to the front line, and the arrangements are stationed in the safest places, and our children are afraid that it will be difficult to make any contributions, but I don't think there is any problem with coming back safely. When the villagers heard this, they said that it was reasonable, and they swept away the haze and suspicion just now, and dispersed in twos and threes.
After all, they hope that a child with both hands and feet will return to their side safely than an illusory achievement