In the Red Moon Pass, there was a middle-aged fat man standing next to Matthew, half a head taller than Matthew, and his round face should have looked very honest, but now he was scratched by a hideous scar from his cheek to the corner of his mouth, which looked fierce.

Albert, Matthew's old classmate, was also a good brother for many years.

If Philip had seen it, he might have recognized that he had been a guest at the other party's house as a child, and he was full of praise for the fat uncle's cook, and he was deeply impressed by the authentic southeastern dishes.

But for his overzealous fat daughter, Philip said he was under a lot of pressure.

"You've got a good son, Matthew. Albert suddenly sighed.

Matthew smiled and didn't say anything, but no one could hide the pride in his eyes.

And he knew that Albert only had one daughter, two years younger than Philip, and was still studying at the Intermediate Academy, and he was a bit of a father.

It's not that Albert doesn't work hard, unlike Matthew, he has three wives and several lovers, but after so many years, there is still no effect.

Seeing that he had worked hard for half his life to climb to the throne of brigade commander, but there was no male heir, this was the biggest pain point in Albert's heart, so he was embarrassed to irritate his old friend too much on the issue of his son.

At this time, it was a break in the attack of the steppe people, and the two of them had a free time to talk a few words about homely things.

A man will always have a few real friends in his life, even if he hasn't seen each other for many years, there will be no estrangement, just like the two of them.

And as I grow older and my experience deepens, I feel more and more that this kind of friendship is precious, just like a bottle of old wine, the older it gets, the more fragrant it becomes.

Albert subconsciously touched the scar on his face: "Now our pressure is much less, they don't have enough troops, the steppe people who harassed on the border have completely disappeared, and two teams have been transferred to the rear to station in the new defense line, and we can transfer at any time."

Whether to choose to continue to go north or return to the south, there is not much time left for the grassland people. ”

Matthew nodded, the prairie people were just harassing this morning, and the offensive intensity was significantly reduced, so it should be adjusting.

The next step was either a desperate and fierce attack, or a strategic southward contraction, breaking through the defense line of the Alpine Ward Clan and reopening the mountain pass.

I think the new lake that my son said is now completely frozen and can be passed freely.

No matter which Southern Grassland Daxun Mingge chooses, before the reinforcements fail to arrive on a large scale, Matthew can only respond to all changes with the same, continue to thicken the follow-up defense line of Hongyue Pass, and seal the grassland people in this mountain little by little.

At this moment, even the foundation of the third line of defense has begun to be laid.

Maybe then the son will need to make a personal trip to get in touch with the Gaoshan tribe outside the Merlin River Valley, and the good steel will be used on the blade.

This little ghost doesn't know what he's busy with now, and in his heart, Matthew hopes that he can return to Kannai, at least that will make his wife feel at ease.

He said to his old friend, "It's ready, and you can retreat at any time."

I always feel a little unwilling to use this gift on an ordinary team of 10,000 people.

Mingge has already lost two Axun regiments on us, and judging from the situation of the eastern defense line, there must be more powerful ones around him, so I don't know if he will be willing to send them.

I really hope that he can be bolder, and have the entire Red Moon Pass for them to be buried, and he will die a well-deserved death. ”

Albert laughed and laughed at the greed of his old friend, and sometimes he felt that fighting a war was no different from doing business, nothing more than calculating, even calculating, just like Matthew now.

He patted Matthew's shoulder with his big fleshy hand and said, "Then let's insist on it again and see if he can hold it back."

The morale of the boys is very high today, and they are all looking forward to seeing your boy soon.

Legendary unicorns, tsk, I haven't seen them in years. ”

Matthew was also a little fascinated, although many people in Gaokan City knew that there were legendary unicorns in this mountain, but everyone knew that it was good to be able to see it from a distance, and there was no hope of catching it at all.

But he didn't expect that his own stinky boy could really kidnap one back, if it weren't for Mo Lan of Tieyan Pass who swore that he had seen it with his own eyes, he wouldn't believe it.

However, thinking of the little fat man who was unusually harmonious when he first met Jacques when he was a child, and Natalie, who was like a pet rather than a mount since she was a child, it seems that this result is not unusual.

Compared to the family's genetic ability, Matthew even thinks this talent is even more remarkable.

He smiled and said to his old friend, "You can see him before sunset today, and he should come over to discuss military affairs with us."

Discussing military affairs, hehe, it sounds a little twisted. ”

Albert also laughed, and his voice was loud: "yes, it sounds like we're suddenly getting old." ”

After the battle on the river beach, Philip's troops were wounded, especially the first regiment of Maga was seriously reduced, and most of the javelin arrows of the second and third regiments were consumed and needed to be replenished, plus there were many injuries.

So Philip repaired by the river the next morning, and at the same time sent a large force to escort all the wounded soldiers back to Tieyan Pass for treatment.

The steppe people seemed to be hurt by this blow, and the whole turtle shrank back, except for the scout camp that was sporadically scouting, there was no superfluous action at all.

Even these scout battalions seemed cautious, not making any substantive contact with them at all, and after being targeted by the second group of Maga, they hurriedly left nearly a thousand horsemen, and the others scattered into the mountains and ran without a trace, so that Philip was too lazy to chase after them.

In the afternoon of the same day, after telling Chand and Johnson to replenish their supplies as soon as possible, Philip rode alone over the reckless mountains and into the territory of the empire behind the border.

The officers and soldiers who were patrolling the border line of the empire looked at the silver figures whizzing past their heads, and they all stood in solemnity and took the initiative to beat their chests and salute.

Philip returned the salute from afar, but did not stop, although he had the bug Arthur, the Lord would not be able to leave his troops for a long time.

Strictly speaking, this is more or less a violation of the Empire's military regulations.

Before sunset, he finally saw the outline of the Red Moon Pass from a distance, but compared to when he left, the dilapidated and ruin-like level under his feet did not look like the original Xiongguan at all.

The city wall and the urn city in front have completely collapsed and lost their effectiveness, leaving only the last main city wall still standing tenaciously there, with ravines and ravines, and there is a danger of collapsing at any time.

Patting Arthur on the neck, Philip shifted slightly and flew over.

Seeing that he was about to land in another six or seven thousand meters, Arthur below him suddenly slowed down, and the two huge flesh wings flapped rapidly, and let out a vigilant low roar facing southeast.

Knowing that something had changed, Philip tightened the reins around his waist and abdomen, and without these safety ropes, he would not have just ridden Arthur into the air.

You must know that the legendary unicorn is very large, and the flesh wings are still located on the side of the body, so it is not so strong to ride, and it is completely different from Natalie's riding style.

I saw three huge shadows appear in the southern sky, two red and one silver, all with huge wings, flying towards this side with a fierce momentum.

There were twenty or thirty smaller shadows behind him, like the shadows of eagle vultures.

The two red figures were the infamous Wyverns, slightly smaller than the cyan corpse they had seen in the southern mountains.

It has a long, sharp beak with barbs, black and red skin covered with fine scales, and its wings are spread out for more than ten meters, like two huge pterosaurs.

The silver figure looked familiar, to be precise, very similar to Arthur beneath him, a slightly smaller silver unicorn.

At this moment, he is following behind the two flying dragons, and it seems that he is injured, and he flies crookedly, not very neatly.

Philip only felt Arthur's whole body under him tense, the mane on his neck stood up, and his muscles bulged like iron bumps.

It flapped its wings three times as fast, and let out a deafening hiss from its mouth, like a thunderbolt out of thin air, echoing through the mountains, making the ears of the warriors watching below feel their ears buzz.

Philip guessed in an instant that the silver unicorn should be the 'Phantom', Arthur's mother who had a relationship back then.

When he met Arthur, he didn't see the shadow of the Phantom, and the number of unicorns seemed to be much smaller than he remembered, and Arthur's attitude towards the steppe people was obviously full of hatred and hatred.

Then it is easy to guess that Arthur at that time was not so much in the mountains as in a hasty escape, like an orphan who had been driven from his home.

It was at that time that Philip and his party had the opportunity to approach them and finally tame them.

No matter what kind of animal, as long as it is an intelligent life, when its own safety is not guaranteed, it will always subconsciously get close to those more powerful creatures.

And Philip, who killed the King Kong Demon Lion alone, just fits this impression.

Therefore, Philip was able to subdue Arthur, thanks to the cooperation of the steppe people.

For some unknown reason, the Phantom was captured and controlled by the steppe people, and at this moment he appeared in this sky to fight against his own son, which is simply a tragedy.

Obviously, the steppe people did this consciously, even if Philip flew back to the pass, but along the way, he still followed a lot of eyes from a distance, and he couldn't hide his body at all, unless it was night.

The steppe man had been hiding for so long, and then he finally showed his sharp fangs, in order to kill him on the spot in full view of everyone in the Red Moon Pass.

If he died, even if it was a serious injury, it would greatly hit the morale of the defense of Red Moon Pass.

Thinking of this, Philip hurriedly adjusted his figure, drew his broadsword, and prepared to face the battle.

He held the reins tightly with one hand, and shouted something in Arthur's ear, ignoring the icy wind blowing in his face.

Compared with the sky knights of the steppe people, the cooperation of one man and one beast is much more rusty, and they have no chance to practice any tactics at all, they just rely on their respective talents.

So Philip, with his little experience and insight, urged Arthur to ignore their provocations and continue to fly high in the air, the higher the better.

Just like the aerial combat of fighters in the previous life, under the premise that the size and speed of the two sides are not much different, whoever can occupy a higher altitude means that he has a faster speed, and whoever occupies the initiative.

Sure enough, the three horsemen on the opposite side also knew this principle, and they were all scrambling to climb up.

Perhaps it seemed safer and safer for Philip to descend to the Red Moon Pass as soon as possible, but he wasn't going to do that, and Arthur couldn't have allowed him to do that.

The brave wins when they meet on a narrow road, and since there is no escape, let's fight.

Arthur climbed as he approached the Phantom, his mouth making affectionate calls from time to time, but the Phantom on the other side turned a deaf ear and still flew towards the height in silence.

Philip's eyes were good, and he noticed that there was something tied to the silver horn on the top of the Phantom's head, a green one, which seemed to be the key to controlling the Phantom.

And there are still a few neat scars at the root of the flesh wings, which have not completely healed, so she flies crookedly.

It is clear that this was deliberately cut in order to limit her ability to fly in the process of capturing and domesticating the Phantom.

Arthur also noticed his mother's abnormality, with an angry roar coming out of his mouth, and a little aggrieved scream.

This battle is not easy to fight, and Philip still knows something about the animal control awakening of the steppe people.

The Sky Knight who can control the legendary unicorn alone must be Gao Xun, who has awakened above level 4, and is the high-end combat power in the Grassland Axun Legion.

It is well known that the Steppe people have an even higher chance of group awakening than the Wards, but it is very rare for Awakened people at level 3 and above.

Just like the Paladin, every Level 4 Awakened is a unique figure under Da Xun, and it must be as simple as being able to control unicorns.

At the same time, three fourth-level air knights were sent to deal with Philip, so that he didn't know whether to be proud or secretly cursed for bad luck.

In short, today is bound to be a vicious battle.

Matthew and Albert also got the news, and stood at the top of the city and looked up, Matthew clenched his fists even more, and his eyes looked at the silver shadow in the sky without blinking.

"Prepare me a siege crossbow with a triangular arrow, Albert, you can help me. Matthew commanded sharply.

Regardless, as a father, Matthew had to do something.

In the sky, Philip greeted the afterglow of the setting sun, and the dark red glow shone on his silver armor, like a rich oil painting.

He was still comforting Arthur and telling him what he was thinking, even if Arthur couldn't really understand everything, but at least he could roughly understand his thoughts.

As a white unicorn, Natalie already has the IQ of a six- or seven-year-old child, so it is not surprising that the silver Arthur is as smart and empathetic as a ten-year-old.

Arthur's only flaw is that he seems lazy and a bit cowardly, but his IQ and ability are not to be said.

Now under the stimulation of his mother, Philip felt such a surging battle spirit from it for the first time, even the last time he faced the King Kong Demon Lion, it was not so strong.

The most intuitive manifestation is that the spiral golden lines wrapped around Arthur's head are all lit up, like LED strips, exuding a striking but soft light.

Compared to the smooth size and huge wings of the two red dragons, Arthur did not have any advantage in speed and flight ability, and if it hadn't flashed from time to time, I am afraid that he would have been left behind long ago.

The Phantom was the slower, not because of some aging body, but because of the injury at the base of the wing.

But Philip didn't dare to underestimate the other party at all, because the knight above gave him a very terrible feeling, there was no reason, it was completely from the mysterious and mysterious qi.

The knights on the backs of the two red wyverns appeared to be a little small, wearing dark metal armor with hideous beast motifs carved on them.

The knight was not wielding the steppeman's usual scimitar, but a long, soft whip coiled together.

And the Unicorn Sky Knight is much taller, although it can't be compared to Philip, but it is at least one meter eight, especially the stout body.

The armor on his body is also black, but there are silver lines at the corners, which looks much more gorgeous.

In his hand, he held a long, sturdy knife that rivaled Philip's broadsword.

Finally, when the two sides rose to an altitude of about 8,000 meters, the air that began to gradually thin became colder and colder, and Philip even felt that the outside of the armor was covered with a layer of hoarfrost, and his breathing became a little short.

The opposite side was obviously uncomfortable either, and the two sides invariably slowed down and began to get closer.

The three prairie knights were centered on the unicorn knight and came to Philip's bag in a zigzag shape.

The speed of the two wyverns was very fast, and as soon as their huge wings fanned, they quickly pounced on Philip from left to right.

When the distance between the two sides was shortened to ten meters, and they were about to stagger past, the two knights did not know what to do, and the soft whip in their hands suddenly ejected like a spring, making a light whistle.

Philip looked closely, and it was due to the fact that the head of the soft whip was tied to a triangular dart, and it was also flashing with a purple-red light, which was unsurprisingly anointed with poison.

The cooperation of the two whips is very tacit, not only is it fast, but it also has a slight time difference, blocking the space on both sides and above Philip.

Philip deftly tugged at the reins and lunged down to get out of the reach of the twin whips, while also understanding the other party's intention to suppress him to a lower height.

Two wyverns whizzed over his head, and the wind and waves caused Arthur to flap his wings several times in a row before he steadied himself.

At this moment, the unicorn Sky Knight suddenly disappeared from the spot, silently appeared less than two meters beside Philip, and slashed at his neck with a knife.

"Ding, Ding"

Philip had already started his awakening, and the broadsword in his hand intercepted the opponent's long knife in mid-air, making a crisp sound.

And his counterattack in the next second was easily defused by the place.

The two sides staggered from a close distance, almost allowing Philip to see the cold eyes of the other man wrapped in the face armor.

This was by no means a young man's eyes, but it reminded him of his paladin teacher Leonardo, who had experienced the same vicissitudes, the same murderous introverted, and the same unruly self-confidence.