In the afternoon of the same day, Xiao Chen, Olgas, Roger and Evelyn disappeared, left Heimu Pass, and dived to the imperial camp behind the mountain. The camp was actually very close to the Kuroki Pass, and after leaving the pass, you would cross the outpost camp that had been burned down earlier, and then turn a mountain pass to see the large camp built in the valley. It only took more than half an hour for Xiao Chen and the others to come to the vicinity of the camp, and they didn't encounter any scouts or scouts along the way, and this section of the road seemed to be undefended.

"The defense of the Imperials should not be so lax, in the past, there would be several sentry posts on the road leading to their camp, but today there is nothing, which means that they have made it clear that we will come to see them withdraw. I don't think even if we don't have invisibility, they won't care about us. Olgas said.

"They are generous, and they are not afraid that we will be unfavorable to their emperor?" Xiao Chen asked.

Olgas said, "This Emperor Alfred is bold. I never thought that the Emperor of the Purple Eagle Empire would come to the front line. This little emperor and his Lao Tzu are not the same kind of people. Although he was also a belligerent, he was almost a madman. It's only been a few years since the last war, and he's looking for an opportunity to start such a big war, and I don't know what he thinks. Hmph, do you really think you can become the overlord of the unified continent?"

"Unify the continent?" Xiao Chen had never heard anyone in this world mention such a statement.

"This is also a rumor among the nobility. It is said that Alfred got drunk at a dinner party to celebrate the New Year, saying that the entire continent was a gift from the god of nature. Ha, don't worry, it's just the drunken talk of a madman. Olgas said.

They found a forest on the gentle slope opposite the valley and hid it, quietly observing the movement in the valley opposite.

The valley was very large, with natural mountains as barriers on three sides, and on one side of the opening, the empire built a wall along the opening, and naturally formed a small city. Xiao Chen and the others looked from the hillside and could see that there were a large number of wooden houses and tents in the camp.

Many people walked up and down the camp, lined up, and many more were carrying supplies and loading them onto ox carts. It wasn't long before two teams left the camp and headed for the north. Half an hour after they walked out, another logistics line of ox carts walked out.

Olgas said: "This is the brigade of the Imperials, and there are about five hundred people in two brigades. That's a thousand. However, this is not an elite unit of the Empire, just ordinary peasant soldiers. Generally, the core of such a motley army is composed of two mid-level or low-ranking knights as the chief and deputy commanders, plus some personal soldiers such as squires. Their main role on the battlefield is to build fortifications, fill trenches, intercept and chase down defeated enemies, or consume the opponent's arrow weapons in siege warfare. They are not needed in frontal field battles. ”

Xiao Chen looked carefully, most of these soldiers were really thin and weak, and they didn't look like anything in line or marching, let alone any battlefield murderous aura.

"However, these people are also essential. Roger said, "The Imperial army is not like our Guardians, and those chores are impossible for real soldiers to do. ”

"What kind of team did you bring back then?" Xiao Chen asked.

"I fought on the Eastern Front, and my brigade should be considered the elite of the Empire. Unfortunately, the commander of the regiment at that time had a wrong command and was scattered by the enemy in a night attack. That's why my brigade is stuck on a hill. ”

"Who was your opponent at the time?" asked Olgas.

"Count Bellano. Roger said.

"Hehe, sure enough, it's the guy who is good at sneak attacks. I'm just now, and the Empire on the Eastern Front should be a headache for him. Olgas sighed and said, "Alas, in fact, there is no shortage of famous generals and talents in the kingdom, whether it is me or Bellano, we have the ability to get stuck in the throat of the Empire." But why did the situation fall to this point? ”

Xiao Chen said: "There is a saying in my hometown that war is the continuation of politics. The current situation in the royal capital is a good illustration of this point. When a country is in turmoil and political instability, no matter how powerful the army is, no matter how wise the generals are, they will not be able to exert their strength. On the contrary, Emperor Alfred purged several powerful ministers in the previous two years and crushed the opposition in the Senate to death, so that he could be on the front line and start a big war. ”

"yes. "I hope I made the right choice to join you, and you don't have so much trouble in your ranks." ”

Xiao Chen said: "Of course, I don't dare to say that we are all united internally, but at least on major issues of right and wrong, we are unanimous to the outside world, don't worry." ”

After the departure of these imperial people, it was an hour before a new army was opened, and this team was completely different from the previous team, the warriors were all tall and strong, and many of them still had hair, horns, and scales, which looked very hideous.

"These are the most elite beast legions in the Empire, of course, they don't call them that. Olgas said.

"This is the 'Beast Legion'. On the Eastern Front, there is also a 'Legion of Mad Beasts'. Roger added.

"Well, these cubs aren't easy to deal with, anyway. In the battle of the plains, the kingdom suffered many losses from them. Generally, you have to use more advantages of the kingdom mages to be able to compete with them. The spiritual resistance of these beasts is not good, and the magicians of the Tower of God Refining were their nemesis in the previous battles, but now, the queen actually destroyed the Tower of God Refining herself. ”

"That guy looks very strong. Evelyn said, pointing to a general on horseback in the ranks. The man was probably in his fifties, with gray hair, but a very strong body.

"That's Duke Stuart, the old guy has been working against me for more than ten years, and it's not easy to deal with. If the emperor had not been here in person, he would have been the supreme commander of this large battalion. Unexpectedly, he actually led the beast legion to evacuate. Looking at it this way, they really withdrew the main force. Olgas said, "Shall we send someone to follow and see?"

"No, we're too weak, it's too dangerous to separate. Xiao Chen pondered for a while and said, "Although the Beast Legion is strong, the threat to our Heimu Pass is not as good as the Black Guard, we haven't seen the Black Guard's movement yet, wait a minute." ”

They watched the Beast Legion walk out in waves, and the team of five or six thousand people plus the baggage took about an hour to finish. However, it didn't take long for a team wearing black armor and robes to appear behind.

"Blackguard, they're coming. Let's go and have a look!" Xiao Chen said.