Ten days, ten days of walking, the king's army finally came out of the swamp and saw the White City.

According to the plan, they were supposed to be there in seven days, but halfway through the king fell ill, so they were delayed for several days.

Can you imagine having a seventy-year-old man forcibly march day and night?

And that's the result.

The news reached the Lion King Capital, and the members of the royal family even felt that he might not be able to go back alive.

"Why do I need to go back alive? I just need to take the White City alive......" said Baird VI in a hoarse voice.

You have to understand a ruler's desire to survive when he's old, isn't it? The length of life is the only thing he can't overcome. For the sake of this, he can already ignore it. In fact, from the moment he made his decision, there was no turning back. Make a pact with the Bloodline to gain eternal life, and if it is revealed, he will lose everything.

Anyway, they had finally arrived, albeit to the north of the White City.

Spread out the map, and you'll see that White City is anything but easy to defend and difficult to attack. Because it's on the plains itself. Except for the north side.

Yes, north. There is a big river with rough waves, and after crossing the river is a muddy beach. The so-called port, located only three kilometers from the White City, is almost the same city, completely under the control of Irene.

To control this port meant to control almost all the ships on the river, and also to master all the suitable places for landing. In the rest of the place, even if a boat can be found to cross the river, the cavalry will not be able to get on the horse for a while after landing.

Unlike other races, humans are a species that does not vary so much in combat effectiveness between individuals. The main secret to defeating opponents is numerical superiority. And when the numbers are large enough to a certain extent, morale becomes a top priority. The way to demoralize the opponent is to inflict damage on the opponent, and the more powerful the better. The most effective means of inflicting casualties is cavalry charges.

The inability of the cavalry to mount the horse meant that the troops lost their most effective offensive capability. What's more, King Baird VI is most proud of his knights in golden armor.

"So, what exactly is he trying to do?" Holding the monocular binoculars, Irene stood on the wall of the river defense and looked at the military camp opposite, looking puzzled.

"Maybe he has some unexpected strategy. Count Gruglu on the side sniffed twice and said softly, "In any case, he has defeated Baird VI of the Allen Kingdom in a disadvantage. It's better to be careful. ”

"Caution is inevitable. Even now, he has more troops than we do. We have no reason to underestimate the enemy. But I really don't understand what he meant by that. ”

"Miss Irene. Abby Robles came from outside, took his notebook and said, "It has been checked, His Majesty the King now has only about 20,000 men on hand." However, he has other troops rushing over, and it is expected to arrive within a few days, and eventually there will be more than 30,000 people. Combined with the support of the nobles from all over the country, there can be 60,000. However, the supporting troops are now making excuses, and it seems unlikely that they will arrive soon. ”

"What about us?"

"On our side, the troops of the 1,000 men supported by ourselves, the Gruglu family, the Field family, the Casper family, and the other families now have a total of fifteen thousand men. Count Caspar is still on his way with two thousand troops, which should be there today or tomorrow. Combined with the troops of the other families that have not yet arrived, we will eventually have 19,000 men. ”

After a moment of silence, Ireen asked, "Are you sure Count Casper will be there tomorrow or tomorrow?" said that he would give it his full support, but only one-third of the troops were taken out. ”

"Sure. Abby Robles flipped through the notebook in his hand and said, "In fact, he is in a hurry to rush here, and he has already accelerated his march." ”

"He's going to be so positive?" said Irene, who couldn't believe her ears.

With a faint sigh, Count Grugrew looked at the other side and whispered, "I'm afraid I want to thank our Majesty the King." Everyone is watching his troop movements these days, and probably Count Casper is also suspicious. ”

"I hope so. After a pause, Irene continued: "All, now is the best time for us to attack, right? Fifteen thousand against twenty thousand, and the other side has just walked through the swamp, and the supplies are not enough. If it continues, it will become 19,000 against 60,000. ”

"Yes. ”

"I understand, I ordered everyone to step up their preparations, I want to fight in person!"

"Yes!"

......

At this moment, Halls was patrolling the troops.

Rows of soldiers lined up in neat lines, carrying their respective flags. Under the sun, it can be described as a soldier's armor.

Halls walked along the front row of the phalanx, giving lectures to the soldiers.

"Puff up your chest for me! Show your spirit! The hand that holds the sword must be strong! The pace must be firm! Even if you pretend to be a, the enemy will not show you any mercy! You can't pretend to be a child! Wait, child?"

Halls was stunned for a moment, took two steps back, lowered his head, and saw a child in armor in the group. Oh no, it's a whole line, all kids in armor!

"Herald, who put these rabbits in? What do you think the barracks are? Did you kick the donkey in the brain?"

The herald hurried in from afar.

The soldiers around were snickering.

One of the children raised his head and said in a heartfelt voice, "We are not children, we are super weak members of the Silver Moon Knights!"

"It's invincible! It's not powerless!" reminded another child.

"Oh, super invincible and powerful members of the Silver Moon Knights. ”

"These are members of the Order of Knights under Baron Gray. The herald, who arrived in a hurry, hurriedly said.

Slowly looking up, Hall saw the silver moon banner with a strange painting and an explosion pattern. The corners of his eyes twitched.

......

"Miss Irene, I think we should have a good talk. I know Baron Gray is very strong, and I have seen his strength with my own eyes. But from another point of view, we can also see other aspects of him. You know what I'm referring to, right?" Halls, gesturing.

Irene sat in the high-backed chair on behalf of the commander and nodded lightly, "I know." ”

In the small tent, in addition to Halls and Irene, there were also Abby Robles, Gray, and fifteen members of the Silver Moon Knights who were pulled over by Halls. Oh no, sixteen, Jones too.

"It's good that you know. After a pause, Hall continued, "Gray, a very good knight, is also popular with everyone, including me. But you have to admit that he is not suited to be a commander, not even a general. He's only fit to ride his horse and kick people. Gray, you don't mind if I say that, do you?"

"No, how could it be? Thank you for the compliment. ”

"You think I'm complimenting you?"

"Isn't it?"

"You hear you. With that, Hall took a step back with the hilt of his sword and stepped aside.

Irene held her forehead helplessly, thought for a while, and said, "Gray, you brought them here, do their parents know?"

Before Gray could speak, one of the children raised his hand, then pulled out a piece of paper and handed it to Irene.

Immediately afterward, one child after another took out similar pieces of paper and handed them to Irene.

Except, of course, Jones.

"My dad said it was an honor for me to be able to follow Baron Gray. We are willing to charge for Baron Grey. If Baron Gray is loyal to you, we are willing to do something for you. ”

"That's what my dad said. ”

"My mom said it would be safe to follow Baron Gray. ”

"My mom also said that it's not safe to go anywhere in a war, but it's definitely safe to follow Baron Gray. ”

The children chattered.

Looking at the consent forms in her hand, Irene was speechless.

"Actually, when I proposed to sign the parental consent form, I wanted them to stop your stupid behavior. The black cat muttered in a low voice, "As a result, they all agreed......

"Isn't it safe enough to follow me?" asked Gray in a low voice.

"I know it's safe to follow you, but I have to understand that other people don't necessarily think that way. ”

"Isn't safety more important than what others think?"

"Well, you win. I can't convince you, so let Irene tell you. The black cat sighed helplessly.

"Stop!" Irene held out a hand to stop the children's chatter, put a stack of papers in her hand on the small coffee table beside her, and then turned to Hall and said, "You take them all out first, I'm going to talk to Gray alone." ”

"Yes!"

Hall drove a large group of children out of the tent, and as they left, they looked at Gray with reluctance.

Abby Robles also closed his notebook and walked out of the tent.

Only Gray and Irene were left in the tent.

Gray looked at Irene quietly.

"Gray. Irene whispered, "I admit I looked down on you at first. When you ask me how I can give you the title of official knight, I don't really want to give you the title of knight at all. I think you're just a fool out of nowhere. That's why I said I want you to win fifty opponents. That's actually an impossible task...... Well, it's just not possible for others. I didn't expect you to do it. ”

"I could have played more. Gray emphasized.

"I believe it. After a pause, Irene smiled and continued, "I also admit that you have at least half of the credit for getting to where I am today." If you hadn't won the game, I wouldn't have gotten the support of Count Casper, even on the surface. If you hadn't saved Uncle Grugru, I would have been held hostage by Edward III by now. However, there is still a long way to go. This war is very important to me. I can't lose, you know what I mean?"

Gray nodded heavily, "I understand." ”

Irene rolled her eyes and sighed helplessly: "Every time you say you understand, but I always feel that you don't understand at all." How do you give me...... You're not stupid, you're not stupid, you're smart, but you're from another world. You have no common sense about the world. If I hurt you by saying that, then I apologize to you first. ”

"No need to apologize, you're telling the truth. ”

Irene smiled helplessly and said, "You are better than most people, you are very calm, and you are very willing to help others." Your character is admirable. I've never seen a knight do what you do. If you had a little more common sense, maybe you would be the greatest knight on the entire continent. ”

"Maybe with a little more common sense, the character is less admirable?" muttered the black cat hiding in Gray's armor.

"Why?" asked Gray.

"Don't ask, you'll understand later. The black cat replied with a blank face.

After a moment of silence, Irene continued, "Those children ......"

"They are members of my Order. ”

"I know, I want to ask them to leave. ”

"Why?"

"Fighting a war is not as simple as you think, it's not playing a knight game. You should know this better than I do. In war, people will be injured and people will die. I don't want them to get hurt. ”

"They won't get hurt. ”

"They don't have experience on the battlefield, I need experienced fighters. ”

"But who has been on the battlefield in the first place? I brought them here in the hope that they would gain some experience. ”

"Isn't that a concept, okay? Gray, they're still kids, and I need someone who can help the game. I want to win the war. ”

"I can help you win the war. Gray replied without thinking.

On this day...... I can't talk anymore.

Irene held her forehead helplessly, and after a while, she raised her head and said, "Gray, I know that you care about the knight's oath very much, so now I ask you to return them to their parents one by one based on our common oath." Is that okay?"