Chapter 64: Before the Battle

Arnold rode his horse slowly toward the position of the Cold Mountain army, while Funner and Titus followed him on foot, one left and one right. Fonner grabbed the reins of Arnold's mount at the crotch, and Titus fell to the other side with a heart full of concern.

"Titus. Arnold looked at the cavalry of the Knights of the Blood Cross, who were already close in front of him, and suddenly said to Titus, "Do you remember our previous agreement?"

Titus's body shook suddenly, and he subconsciously looked at Fonnar on the other side, but Fonnar only cared about walking forward, and did not turn his head to look at him at all.

"Lord Arnold, did you plan this a long time ago?"

"I have a plan, but whether it goes well or otherwise depends on the mood of fate. Arnold was expressionless, and like Fonner, he didn't look at Titus, "If you want to regret it now, this is your last chance." ”

"You want me to abandon my sacred oath and be a shameful oathed?" Titus's face was bitter, and until now, the tangled mystery still haunted his heart, "You are so despicable that you forced me to make a choice between a dilemma that I simply can't make. ”

"There's no choice you can't make, it's just up to you to make the determination. Arnold reached for the sword at his waist, his hand gripping the hilt tightly, "I understood this when I learned that my father was going to fight me in the name of quelling the rebellion. From that moment on, there was no longer any hesitation and hesitation in my heart, and when I should make a decision, whether it was to survive or burn the jade, I would not be as cowardly and indecisive as you. ”

Titus lowered his head, his lips trembling slightly, and he didn't speak again, not knowing if he had made up his mind.

"Lord Arnold. Funner finally spoke, "Please get ready. ”

"Hmm. Arnold nodded, drew his sword and held it high, and then suddenly rode forward and ran in front of the Cold Mountain army.

"Soldiers of the Cold Mountain Leader, listen to my orders!" Arnold raised his sword and shouted loudly to the more than 25,000 soldiers lined up in dozens of arrays in front of him, "From now on, the Cold Mountain Leader is in charge of me, and you should only obey my orders, and you can only serve the current only Lord of the Feglaf family, and be loyal to me, Arnold Svan Figlaf!"

Hearing Arnold's sudden shout, almost everyone was stunned, even the most elite and loyal Blood Cross Knights in the front row were in a commotion, and there was a lot of discussion for unknown reasons.

"Give me peace!" At the front of the Knights of the Blood Cross array, the Knight of Gallup shouted loudly to calm his men, and at the same time he quickly drove forward, holding the banner of the Fire Knight in one hand and the cross shield in the other, glaring at Arnold sternly, "Lord Arnold, no matter what you say now, the situation will not change, you better accept all this." The loyalty of the soldiers of the cold mountain to the Duke will not be because of ......"

"Follow Lord Arnold's orders, and from now on, Lord Arnold is our new duke!"

Before Gallup could speak, shouts of support for Arnold suddenly came from the rear and flanks of the position, followed by the cheers of the soldiers. Such a change made the Gallup knight's face change drastically.

"It's the Volcasi family, and the Walker Tulun family...... No, those counts are shouting, bastards!" Knight Gallup cursed through gritted teeth, and he immediately realized that Arnold's actions were not his death throes, but a conspiracy that had been planned long ago.

"Hurry up, stop them, don't let them shake the hearts of the army!Let the Duke's knightly guard command our Lionheart Castle troops, don't let those soldiers listen to the rumors of these guys!" Gallup hurriedly ordered his subordinates, he couldn't control Arnold at this time, and the chaos of the Cold Mountain army was worse than he thought.

"Heathcliff!" Just as Gallup was about to turn around and take control of the army, Arnold suddenly shouted and stopped him, "You are only the head of the Knights of the Blood Cross, and you are not qualified to give orders to the army of Lionheart. ”

Arnold stepped forward and came to the side of the Gallup Knight. "Heathcliff Gallup, my teacher, you'd better understand—"

Arnold stared at the Gallup Knight with the most serious and dangerous look in his eyes.

"I am the Duke of Lengshan, you are just my retainer, and you are not qualified to give orders on my behalf!"

Seeing Arnold's eyes, the eyes of the knights of Gallup also changed, and they lost their impatience as a commander, and regained their composure and sternness as a sword teacher.

"Very well, Arnold, since you say so, then I will teach you one more thing. Knight Gallup planted the banner of the Scorching Knight on the ground and glared at Arnold with great sternness, "You are not the Duke of Cold Mountain yet, and besides, you will not be in the future!"

He drew his sword from behind the cross shield and aimed it at Arnold. "You are the worst student I have ever taught, if it weren't for the fact that you are the eldest son of Lord Duke, I wouldn't have taught you swordsmanship at all, now, let me make an end to this master-apprentice relationship!"

"Stupid idea, Heathcliff. Arnold leveled his sword and aimed it at Heathcliff, "I promise, you will lose badly today, you will lose your foolishness, and your faith!"

In the middle of the two armies, Tegman quickly noticed the commotion of the Cold Mountain army, and even though he had his back to his own army, the shouts could still reach his ears.

His face was strained and his eyes widened, staring at his own army, as well as the Gallup knights and Arnold who had fought in front of him.

"Arnold......" he grinded his teeth, like a millstone grinding rice, and read out his son's name little by little, "I really underestimated you!"

He jerked his head back and glared at Louie. "How fucking do you dare to calculate me like that!"

"Oh-" Louis furrowed his face as if he had been sprayed with dirt, but his expression was a little too exaggerated and deliberate, "Uncle, please pay attention to your conversation, such swearing words are really detrimental to your dukeship—oh sorry, it should be a former duke." ”

Tigerman didn't have the heart to play word games with Louie now, he took a step forward, straightened out his sword, and confronted Louie.

"You think you can defeat me in this way? My army is only under my orders, and that kid can't replace me. And you—when you're my hostage, then Snowlon's army won't be a threat, it's you who buried your own territory and family. ”

Louis shrugged his shoulders and smiled slightly, not at all nervous, even though he was in front of Tegman's blade. "Really? Do you really think so? You're not joking, are you?"

"Fuck you!" Tagman swung his sword at once, he was angry now, how could he continue to endure Louie's mocking flirtatious expression, "When I cut out that damn tongue of yours, you'll know if I'm joking!"

Tegman's sword is very fierce, and although as a duke he rarely goes into battle to fight people, the competition of his knights is not just a drama to watch. Although he is no longer young, Tegman's swordsmanship is still fierce and fierce, and his domineering and brave can all be reflected in his sword.

Louis still smiling sarcastically at the blade of the sword that was slashing at him, as if he were at the mercy of Tegman.

"Qiang"

Just when Tigerman's blade was about to slash Louis, Reese, who was standing behind Louie, stood up in time and stood in front of Louis, and at the same time stretched out his hands to cross in front of him, and took Tigerman's sword with his wrist.

Surprisingly, the blade did not cut off his hand, but instead made a metallic clashing sound, as if it had been slashed into another sword.

Tigerman's eyes furrowed, and the blade in his hand slowly sliced through Reese's sleeve, revealing the metallic sheen underneath.

"Dwarven prosthetic technique, you have no hands except for this face. Tegman looked Rees up and down, and finally showed a serious look in his eyes, "By the way, the scars on your face, and your disabled hands, I know you, you saved Louie from the fire in Whitehorse City two years ago, 'Loyal Hound Reese', right?"

"It's just for the Duke. Reese replied lightly, then jerked his hands up and pushed off the blade of Tigerman's sword.

"You deserve to be my opponent. Tagman twisted his wrist and glanced at Louis, who had been behind Reece for a long time, as if he were watching a play, "But now is not the time." ”

Reece didn't respond, and after forcing Tagman away from Louie, he immediately rushed forward again and tried to entangle Tigerman.

But now Tegman doesn't want to fight him, his target is Louie, and only by capturing Louie can he threaten Snowlon's army.

"Get out of here!" Tiger tried to shake Rees several times, but Rees kept wrapping around him, almost close to Tigerman, and it was difficult for Tigerman to distance himself and find a chance to break through the defenses. Moreover, Reese's hands are prosthetic limbs made of steel, which is very suitable for this kind of close-knit style of play, attacking and defending freely, and for a while, Tegman actually has no way to deal with him.

"Damn!" After another sword was blocked, Tegman finally ran out of patience, "Since you want to die so much, I'll tell you how the Cold Mountain people slaughtered a nuisance watchdog!"

Although Gallup asked his knights to command those soldiers, but for the soldiers recruited by the peasants, the prestige of these knights themselves could not be compared to that of Tigerman, not to mention that the other side was now ordering them to be Arnold, who was their future lord half a month ago, and for a while, these soldiers wavered and didn't know which side to follow.

Oz rushed to the infantry phalanx behind him as soon as the Gallup knights gave the order, he was the clearest of his peers, and was appreciated not only by his swordsmanship, but also by his own ability to judge the situation.

However, when he tried to ride his horse to the infantry array, Titus stood in front of him alone.

"Lord Leslie, please get out of the way!" Oz rode his horse and anxiously shouted to Titus in front of him, "This is a rebellion, this is a rebellion, how can you condone it!"

Titus was silent, his eyes just staring at the dust on the ground.

Oz gritted his teeth and decided to bypass Titus.

But when he was about to do so, Titus stretched out his arm and blocked Oz's direction.

"When I framed Lord Arnold for rebellion, I felt guilty, uneasy, if it was human nature to use this kind of stratagem against the enemy, but with my own son, this way, this way...... It had been bothering me for a long time, and I was tormented so much that I even thought in the middle of the night, if a father could do this to his son, why couldn't he do the same to his father?"

Hearing Titus's words, Oz's face suddenly turned pale, and he understood Titus's position. "You're going to help Arnold, you're betraying the Duke!"

"I never thought of betraying the Duke!Listen, Pildenor, even if father and son could betray each other, I would never betray the Duke!"

"Then please get out of the way!" Oz shouted anxiously, and the horses under his crotch spun around uneasily, "If we don't quickly quell the unrest in the army, Snowlon's army may attack the Duke who is still in the middle of the two armies at any time!"

"I'm not going to let you pass. Titus shook his head, then closed his eyes, "I'm not going to get out of the way, if you must pass, kill me now." I can't betray Lord Duke, but I can't be treacherous and abandon Lord Arnold, so ...... You could have killed me, it would be the best place for me. ”

Oz stared blankly at Titus and clenched the whip in his hand.