The day of departure is getting closer and closer, and the mercenaries of various squadrons have stepped up their training. Avi quickly integrated into the cavalry squadron, and the other seniors cared for him. It was known that he had suffered a serious injury to the back of the head, but he was able to perform his horsemanship on the black-brown mare with ease, without the imbalance on the horse that Dr. George feared.

"Avi, we all use long scimitars, so that we can use the impact of our horses to exert the maximum power of our slashes," a senior cavalry mercenary instructed him, "and you can defend and attack with a scimitar when you dismount, and you have learned our shield formation, remember to balance with our shield when charging." ”

Avi sat on his black-brown steed and nodded, but he still held the Quenching Knight sword, and he intended to use the spike instead of the slash to attack the enemy when fighting on his horse—and for another reason, the thrust was more effective against an opponent on horseback than when he slashed.

Another senior said: "I said Brother Avi, you are really amazing, you said that my 'Xiaobai' was sick that day, I still don't believe it," the cavalry mercenary stood next to his white war horse, patted the horse's back lightly and said, "It really can't eat or sleep well these days, and often gasps for a lot of air, and when I ride it, I feel that it has weak breath." ”

Avi took out a piece of paper from his body and handed it to the senior, "This is a common flatulence for horses, it is estimated that it is caused by eating too much fermented forage, you can follow the above prescription to find the person in the stable to buy some horse medicine, which can be cured before departure." ”

"Oh, thank you so much!"

Since Avi trained with forty-nine other cavalry mercenaries, in Eddie's eyes, the entire cavalry squadron was like an extra horse trainer and a horse doctor. Although Avi was the youngest and least experienced in combat, his learning ability and comprehension ability were quite strong, and he quickly learned the fighting skills and shield array on the horse. And his horseback riding skills are among the best in the bunch, which makes Eddie impressed with the teenager recommended by Cherry.

However, Avi has always tried to communicate with his black-brown mare, but has not succeeded. He tried all the methods he had used to chat with "Winter", making different sounds, but the other party was like a rock, and there was no response. This made Avi wonder if he really had that weird skill of understanding animal whispers.

Compared to Avi, who quickly found his place in the cavalry squadron and was like a fish in water, Carrie was not so lucky. As one of Alain's personal crossbowman bodyguards, she is mainly responsible for protecting Squadron Leader Alain. But this Alain is withdrawn and silent, and often sits in a corner by himself and wipes the enchanted bow "Libra" spotlessly, ignoring Carrie, a sixteen-year-old girl.

And this fifteen-person personal guard crossbowman team only has two women, Carrie and Kesi, and the other team members take good care of Kesi, who has a bony body and a delicate appearance, and often instructs her on how to use the iron crossbow to shoot and reload quickly. Soon Kesi became the "moon" of the stars holding the moon.

Three days before departure, Man Le and several of his elders personally went to the headquarters of the Moon Shield Mercenary Regiment and found Andre and Fid who were discussing the marching plan.

"The Senate has reached a consensus that three more mercenary groups will be sent to support you after you set off for some time. "The three mercenary groups mentioned by Manle are actually mercenary groups under the three factions of Tyre, Barnes, and Manle, each with a mercenary group, so that their interests can be guaranteed to be evenly divided.

"One mercenary group of us is enough," Andre stepped on a stool with one foot raised in the council chamber, "and besides, we were originally on your side with Archon Manle." At this point, he glanced at Alain, because he knew that Alain and Manle had a good relationship.

Fett stood behind Eddie, and he glanced at Alain as well. Could it be that the Neying mentioned by Manle earlier is Captain Alain? If this old captain who gives me the best impression wants Andre's life, what good will it do him? Fei De wondered in his heart, and he began to worry that there would be an accident in this advance reconnaissance.

Man Le smiled and nodded, "Of course this is the best, but I still want to know about your regiment's reconnaissance battle plan." ”

This cross-border operation was considered a hostile act against the Kingdom of Kosai. Although the Senate of the Republic of Marveil did not officially declare war on the Kingdom of Cose, at the same time, the two sides did not send envoys to each other's capital to negotiate anything, so the situation between the two countries is still in a state of war - except that the people who started the war were the former Prince Jack and the Marquis of Ampwol, and it was reasonable for the Senate to send troops to fight back.

Julian and Bithluvis exchanged a look, and judging by his expression, Eddie didn't really want to tell Manle about the battle plan.

"As an advance reconnaissance force, our first task is, of course, to reconnoitre, to find out whether the other side has hoarded troops near our borders and whether there is a defensive front. "If you change to other mercenary groups, you will definitely roam and reconnoiter first, and then wait for rear support before acting together. But all the squadron leaders and Fidel here knew that their real purpose was to find out the information that Russell, the former head of the regiment hiding in a castle fortress in the Kingdom of Cosai, as long as he found him, then the whereabouts of the life weapon could be found along the way - except for Andre, he only needed to find Russell.

"Since more than 6,000 people have been dispatched this time, it would be too wasteful to just scout, and we will have the opportunity to attack the city and take down some weak castles," Julian crossed his hands on his chest, he had settled down a lot since he returned from Dry Sand City, but Andrei did not pursue the fact that he was still hiding in the barn after defeat, as if it had never happened, "As for the small towns, we don't care, anyway, without the castle fortress, those places will be included in the territory of the republic sooner or later." ”

"That's right, if we encounter a strong regular army, we will definitely avoid its edge," the inverted triangular face of Bisluvis did not look at the archon Manle, but looked at Julian, I don't know from which day, the two began to communicate frequently behind their backs, "But the weak lord army is actually vulnerable, this is also a good opportunity for our Moon Shield Mercenary Regiment to make a name for itself!"

The elders behind Man Le all nodded in approval, and Man Le also laughed heartily, as if relieved to see that his young son was very promising. It's nothing like the day when he and Feder came up with a conspiracy agreement in a tavern outside the arena, as if it was another dark and evil personality that only manifests itself in the shadows.

Fei De found that Man Le looked at him with a little expectation, since that day, the two had not met in private, perhaps Man Le had acquiesced to Fei De would help him assassinate Andre, and his eyes would be like that.

"Now that you're all in the know, then I won't bother," Man Le stood up and gestured to leave, "This time the Moon Shield Mercenary Regiment is acting secretly as an advance reconnaissance force, so I hope you will set off at night in three days, so that no one notices." ”

What Man Le said did make sense, and Andre nodded in agreement with the other party's proposal.

After the elders and squadron leader dispersed, Andre left Fidel behind, and he asked him to follow him into the room where his mother, Josephine, had previously lived.

The room is filled with all kinds of flowers and plants, and each pot of plants is well maintained and full of life. On the walls were some of the items used by Andrew's mother, Josephine, and an iron shield in the shape of an ordinary moon shield, except that this shield was shabby, dull, plain and gray, not at all as bright as the moon shields held by the mercenaries.

"This used to be my mother's room Josephine, and since she was gone, I've been trying to keep it as it is. Andrei changed his usual demeanor from his usual demeanor to a gloomy and deep man, and he sat on the edge of a bed, staring blankly at every ornament on the wall.

"Is there anything you brought me here?" Feder began to learn that Andre's true character was not as cynical and frivolous as he appeared on the surface, but that the other party was actually a very sensitive person, but as the head of a group, he had to do that.

Andre turned sideways and looked at Fidel with a helpless look, "You know what? Actually, after I met you, I always felt that we were very similar, and you gave me a very kind feeling. The sudden opening made Fidel frown, and he had even thought about what to say about Manle's conspiracy, but André said something sensational.

"I don't know. ”

"I feel that you have suffered the same thing as me, I have not had a father since I was a child," Andre lowered his head and touched the sheets on the bed with his hand, "Russell is not my father, he is just my guide." ”

Guides? Is Faulkner my guide? Or is he my father. He's my father, he's my father!

It was as if Feder had been struck in the soft underbelly, and he wanted to turn away from the room, lest some strange thought would be unstoppable, welling up in his mind.

But Andrei immediately came over and closed the door.

"I've been suspicious of you since the beginning, and even though I've been together for a long time, I'll still have doubts about your identity and secret purpose, but the only person I can trust is you, and you're my fellow traveler. André stood in the doorway, his hands on the doorknob, not letting Fide leave.

"We're not fellow travelers, you're going to find your adoptive father, Russell, and kill him, and I just want to get the weapon of life. When Fidel saw the other party's behavior, he had to step back, and he hated arguing with others.

"Although Eddie is loyal, Reeves is efficient, and Bisluvis and Alain are deeply in love with the Moonshield Mercenaries, but only you, I can see that I can trust you completely," Andrey's eyes were unusually determined, and he said word by word from his mouth, "You also want to kill your guide, we are fellow travelers"