A winter march is definitely not a pleasant thing.

Although the cold armor was placed on the baggage vehicles, and the knights and soldiers wore only relatively light winter clothes, just walking in this cold weather was uncomfortable enough.

The north wind blows from behind, blowing people cold, although the magic props worn can provide some warmth, so that people will not freeze to death and frostbite, but the feeling of cold and fluttering is unstoppable, the feeling as if it is going to blow through the body from behind, blowing into the heart, no matter how many times you experience it, you can't get used to it.

Naru Thrace rode his war horse and walked along the road without hurry, surrounded by knights who were also riding horses. Behind them, a long army was stretched out, barely in sight.

Although the weather was cold, as the army marched, it was hardly heard anyone complaining or talking, and it was as silent as if it were a dead man.

Although they are still alive, in the eyes of many people, they are not much different from the dead.

"General, I always find things a little uncomfortable. One of the knights walking beside Naru whispered, "How did we work with the necromancer?

"Necromancers can provide the best cannon fodder. "The soldiers who are affected by his spells will not be afraid of any situation, and no matter what kind of enemy they face, they will honestly carry out their orders and go up to fight and fight." For the enemy we are going to face, this could not be more appropriate. ”

"But...... Isn't the necromancer evil, isn't it the enemy of all the living?

"War does not matter whether it is good or evil, only victory or defeat. "If we can win, it's nothing, and if we lose, then we don't have to think about anything." ”

"I always feel that something is not right......"

"This is war, and there is no war in the world that makes people feel right. Naru sighed, "Or rather, you don't feel quite right about the war, which proves that you're still a normal person and haven't gone crazy." If one day, you feel that there is a 'right' war in the world, then you are not far from going crazy. ”

The young knight looked at the vicissitudes of life on the face of the old knight beside him, and couldn't help but sigh and said nothing.

This cavalry was a direct army of the Thracian royal family, and among the 2,000 cavalry, more than 100 were surnamed Thrace. Although most of them were not of direct Thracian lineage, and many were simply descendants of foreign nobles who changed their names through marriages and other means, over the centuries they also became descendants of the Thracian family and were the most reliable supporters of the Thracian kings.

If it weren't for this reason, Richard wouldn't have let them fight this battle.

It is unheard of for the living and the dead to fight together. If it weren't for the loyalty of these soldiers to the king, and for the miscellaneous soldiers who had been controlled by the necromancer to be cannon fodder, it would be a great benefit to their safety, and I am afraid that many would rather pretend to be sick.

In fact, there are really a lot of people who pretend to be sick, and the original army of 2,000 people has only 1,600 or 700 people left.

For those who pretended to be sick, General Naru did not punish them, but only sighed and told them to cultivate well.

He knew that these people were not actually sick, but they were just feeling uncomfortable.

He was also uncomfortable in his heart, but he cared more about winning or losing the war than about his mood.

As enemies, the cold and mechanical necrons are extremely terrifying, but as comrades, they are extremely reliable.

Now, for example, the soldiers who follow them, walk mechanically, do not complain at all, and are in a neat formation like a line, who can see that they are really just some worthless auxiliaries?

After several wars, the elite troops of Thrace suffered great losses, but if it was only this kind of auxiliaries that were slightly stronger than the militia, it would still be more or less, not to mention thousands, tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands, which could be easily put together.

And with the help of the necromancer's secret medicine and magic, these thousands of auxiliaries have almost completely lost the emotions of the living. They don't fear, they don't hesitate, they don't think about all kinds of boring things. They will only carry out orders mechanically, silently, steadily, and will not make any mistakes.

Such an army is undoubtedly extremely powerful.

Only such an army can fight against that group of powerful "Inhumans".

On that thrilling night, Naru was on the watchtower of the royal palace and witnessed the terrifying power of the aliens. Even the most loyal Janissaries in Thrace were vulnerable to them, and were soon demoralized and fled.

Naru didn't blame the young men, he knew that some things could not be done by will, and that if they couldn't be beaten, they couldn't be beaten.

So when the king summoned him and asked, "How do you intend to command those strangers?" he replied very honestly: "I have nothing to do, and even if I myself can not be afraid of death, it is impossible for the soldiers not to be afraid." ”

"Is it only a matter of 'fear'?" asked the king.

"Yes, it's just 'fear'. Naru replied, "The strength of those aliens is not really invincible, as long as the military formation is stable and the war magic is used, it should be able to stop them, or fight them into a war of attrition." After all, there are not many of them, and if it is a war of attrition, one will die one less, and the chance of victory is not impossible. ”

"But the problem is that our soldiers will be afraid. "According to my estimates, about fifty to seventy people can be exchanged for an 'alien'. No soldier will not be afraid of such a battle loss, and our army cannot afford such losses. ”

A few days later, the king summoned him again and asked, "What if you were given an army that had no feelings and would not be afraid?"

Naru soon understood what the king meant.

So he drew 2,000 men from the army directly under the royal family, served as the command center of this group of troops, and engaged in key battles at critical moments.

As for those ordinary soldiers, their task is to use their lives as consumables, to consume the strength and lives of those "inhumans", and to push the battle to victory little by little.

Before leaving, King Richard asked him what his plans were, and he replied.

"There is no special plan, nothing more than to go to Tara Khan and force the strangers to fight us head-on. ”

"What if they don't want to come?"

"Then capture Tara Khan and make them homeless wandering ghosts!"