The slow rise of the sun broke the silence of the night, and while the night in Vortagan was not much cooler, the sunlight could add another scorching touch to the already hot temperatures.

As the sun rose, Duke Louis ordered his generals to assemble their troops, line up in formation, and line up in the direction of the city of Vertagen.

The sun rising from behind Snowlon's army slowly swept away the shadows of the land in front of them, spreading the golden sunlight over the land. The sunlight slowly climbed from the boots of the cold mountain collar soldiers, gradually fading the shadows on their bodies, as if removing the hazy veil of the bride, revealing these silent soldiers shrouded in armor from the night.

"Here he comes. With the same smile as ever, Duke Louis walked to the front of the battle, and looked at the solemn military appearance of the army of Leng Shan on the opposite side with great interest.

"Tagman Fegraf...... Count of Rota, who was standing beside Duke Louis, narrowed his eyes and looked into the distance, there was at least a kilometer between them and the army of the Leng Shan Leader, even if the sun was shining, he could only see the figure there, but he couldn't see the specific face.

"But the banner of the 'Burning Knight' hasn't appeared yet?" asked Gunther, turning his head to Duke Louis.

"How could the commander's military flag come out at the beginning?" Louis sneered, pulled out the velvet fan pinned to his waist, pointed to the Leng Shan Leader on the opposite side and said, "Look, the number of people on the opposite side is obviously on par with us, and besides, if you look at the flags that appeared on the left and right wings, almost all the vassals of the Leng Shan Collar came, in this case, how could my uncle have stage fright?"

Gunther frowned, he didn't like Louie's smile, but he still looked at the left and right wings, just as Louis said, the banners of the various vassals of the Cold Mountain Command had been erected.

"The Earl of Niland City, the Count of Castle Clear, the Count of Visaburg, the House of Walker, the Earl of Cabeau, the House of Pontiefer, the House of Count of Greytower...... "Gunther counted the flags of each family, "Tiger Man has brought all four Counts from the northern part of the Cold Mountain Territory!"

"More than that. Louis shook his fan and said to the army that was slowly moving forward behind the army led by Leng Shan, "The banner of Mamu City has also appeared...... There was also the banner of the Holy Helm Collar over there, so that almost all the vassals of the Cold Mountain Collar had arrived, except for the Evelyn family, Count Fricken, who had just been exterminated by Tegman, and the newly entitled, Davide family of Fort Gloomy. Heh, it's a spectacle to have such a big scene! Although the number is inferior, this lineup is no less than the conquest that Tegman launched against the Holy Helm back then, right?"

"At least this time, the Karen family of the Holy Helm is following their ass. ”

Hearing Gunther's words, Louis couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"Okay, don't let people laugh at us Snowlen, set up a formation, and put up my flag. ”

"But the banner of Tegman has not yet appeared. Gunther stared at Louis's side face and said, "Let's raise the boss's flag first, okay?"

"It doesn't matter. Louis threw up his fan, although now the two armies are facing each other, and a big battle with more than 50,000 people is about to break out, but Louis does not look a little nervous, and seems to treat this as child's play.

"After all, in terms of seniority, he is my uncle, and as a junior, it is not a sign of weakness to report his name first. ”

"I see. Gunther nodded, indicating no further doubts.

Louis glanced at Reese behind him, and Reese immediately waved the herald flag in his hand, signaling the flag bearer to raise the commander's flag.

On the other side, Leng Shan led the side, and Tegman was also observing the movements of Snowlon's army.

"The banner of 'Snow White Horse' has been raised. Titus, who was with Tagman, immediately reported to Tigerman, "Are we going to raise our flag?"

"Well, go and fly my flag. Tegman nodded expressionlessly, then turned his face and asked Funner, who had just returned to him from Vortagan City yesterday, "I heard that Charlie was seriously injured?"

"Yes, there is not a lot of stability in Vortagen right now, and there are still many remnants of the Rupert family. Fonnar bowed his head and replied respectfully.

"Isn't the only direct member of the Rupert family dead?" Tagman asked, his eyelids jumping involuntarily, and a strange feeling in his heart.

"However, there are still a lot of people who are still loyal to the Rupert family, after all, the previous Earl of Vortagen only disappeared, and now he may not really be dead. ”

Sweeping away the strange feeling in his mind, Tigerman returned his attention to the conversation with Funner. "So, what about your investigation? Do you think Rupert is really dead, or is there something wrong?"

"I can't find it out yet, and there are almost no clues. He shook his head, his eyes still not focused on Tigerman, "The only thing that is certain is that Snowlen should have received the same information as we do." ”

"Really? So be it, that's enough. ”

Tegman turned to look at the white horse banner fluttering in the center of Snowlon's army, his hand resting on the hilt of his sword at his waist and his fingers rubbing the weight ball.

"This time, you have been staying in Vortagan City, and I have not prepared your combat position, so you can stay by my side in this battle and leave the front line to Titus. ”

"Yes, I see. ”

Tigerman turned sideways, raised his hand at the troops behind him, and swung downward.

Although he didn't say anything, just one action caused the entire army to erupt into a tsunami-like shout.

"Victory, victory, victory!"

Hearing this familiar shout, Tegman smiled slightly.

Louis tilted his ears sideways, frowning and listening carefully to the shouts coming from the side of the army led by Leng Shan.

"What are they shouting?"

"They're shouting 'victory,' Lord Duke. Gunther turned his head and smiled at Louie, "That's the dialect of the cold mountain collar, so you can't hear it." ”

"Dialects, hillbillies with mountain people......" Louis furrowed his jaw in disgust, and suddenly lost all interest, and had no desire to continue reading here.

"Then, the front line is handed over to you. Louis turned, as if he had no intention of staying any longer, "There will be no real engagement anyway, and you don't have to worry too much, Count." ”

Hearing Louie's pun, Gunther's hand on the hilt of his saber trembled slightly, but it quickly returned to normal.

"Wait a minute, please!" Louis was about to walk away when Gunther suddenly called out to him.

"What?" Louis subconsciously turned his head, and as a result, he immediately saw a huge change in the opponent's formation.

A cavalry unit in crimson armor, slowly emerging from behind an ironclad array of infantry, a brilliant and dangerous color like flames, made this force stand out among an army of more than 20,000 people, and almost everyone would notice them at first sight. The armor of their whole body is bright red, the helmet is also decorated with a phoenix crown like a mythical phoenix, and the knight's spear in their hands is like a piece of phoenix tail feathers, neat and beautiful, but also dangerous. As soon as this force appeared on the battlefield, it put extremely great pressure on Snowlon's army.

At the front of this unit, the Knight of Heathcliff Gallup, riding in front of all the cavalry, carried the banner of the Knight of Fire.

"Knights of the Blood Cross ......" Louis finally restrained his smile, a rare solemn look on his face, "Tegman actually brought this army out...... Why did he send the Knights of the Blood Cross now? Is it rare that he is so arrogant that he thinks that if the Knights charge, we will be crushed!"

"It's supposed to be just a deterrent. Gunther glanced at Louis's face and snorted lightly in his nose, "He shouldn't want to go to war with us right now, so there's no need to hide this knight order, and use the prestige of the Blood Cross to deter us, maybe it's also a means for the other party to gain bargaining chips." ”

"Heh, that's really underestimating us. Louis twisted the corners of his mouth into a sharp sneer, "Don't lose the face of our Snowlen Lord, Earl, although we don't have troops like the Blood Cross Knights, we have to tell these cold mountain people not to try to provoke us at will!"

"Yes, as you wish, Lord Duke. Gunther bent down and watched Louis leave respectfully. However, as soon as Louis left, he raised his head and looked thoughtfully at the back of the young duke.

Under the fluttering banner of the Fiery Knight, Tegman was in high spirits, and the feeling of this battlefield made his heart cheer with joy, this was the feeling he longed for, this was what he had always needed.

"Your Excellency. The Knight Gallup, the Knight Captain of the Blood Cross Knights and the Captain of the Tiger Man Guard, came to Tiger Man with the banner of the Burning Knight, "The other side is also in formation, do you want me to charge while they adjust their formation?"

"No, there's no rush yet. Tegman waved his hand, a rare smile of joy under his thick beard, "The other side is adjusting the defensive formation, which means that they are afraid, afraid of our blood cross." It's not the perfect time to go to war, and we all lack a proper reason, a reason to do it to our allies. ”

"Yes. Knight Gallup didn't ask, just nodded briefly.

"Your Excellency. After a while, Funnard rode to Tegman's side, "Snowlen has sent an emissary, and Duke Louis wants to talk to you." ”

"Oh, let's talk—" Tiger Man curled the mustache on his lips, not hiding his contempt for Louie in the slightest, "I heard that Louie was always very arrogant, and always had a mocking smile on his face, why, now that he finally knows how to be polite to his elders?"

With a wave of his horsewhip, the smile on Tegman's face suddenly disappeared and was replaced by an extremely stern face. "Tell Snowlon's messenger that if Louis really wants to see me, show some sincerity!"

"Yes, Lord Duke. Fonnar immediately owes the debt, and then adds one after that, "The attendant messenger also said that the Duke of Louis wishes to be able to discuss Arnold's matter with you. ”

"Why, is my waste son really with him?" Speaking of Arnold, Tagman's face was expressionless, and even Fangner, who knew him well, could not see what Tigerman was thinking at the moment.

"Yes. "Duke Louis's proposal is that you and he take two men each to negotiate in the middle of the two armies, and he says that this location is the most suitable for both sides." In addition, Arnold must have been among the two men he brought with him. ”

"Three-on-three negotiations, huh!" Tegman suddenly laughed, his eyes were particularly playful, "So who else will he bring? I wonder if Benedict has returned to Louis." ”

"I'm afraid not. Funner shook his head, "If we follow the route we walked, it would be impossible for even Archbishop Benedict to go to Duke Louis's army without the eyes and ears of our scouts." And if he had taken a detour to another road, he would not have been able to get to Louis so quickly. ”

"Then there's nothing to worry about. Tigerman raised his horsewhip and shouted at Titus and Fonner, "The whole Snowen Territory is only Benedict who deserves my attention, and without him, I really don't look down on Louis that little ghost." Hmph, then let me see today whether he Louis Philippe Tamska is really as smart and wise as rumored. ”

Tagman whipped forward, without looking back, leaving only the rough voice for the two of them: "John, Titus, you go with me to meet Louie!"

Fonner replied and immediately struck his horse to follow, while Titus hesitated, then gritted his teeth and followed Tagman.