The black knights and cavalrymen of the 10th Bavarian Cavalry Regiment surrounded Sophia, rode their horses into the urgently opened camp gate, and went straight to the main tower in the center of the camp.

For a while, I saw only the war horses of the divine horses passing in front of the guards like a torrent. The horses' hoofs kicked up the dust, and the hoofs rolled like thunder. The knights were reflected in the shadows on the walls and on the ground by torches and braziers, like demons surging in hell.

The guard trumpeter blew the cornet.

Amid the sound of trumpets and horses' hooves, the deer along the way were moved away from the enclave, and the soldiers and officers patrolling in line avoided both sides. He saluted the knights passing by, his eyes shining with awe and admiration.

In the province of Lulian, the most combat-ready army was the Bavarian Knights.

In the Bavarian Knights, the elite combat force is the guard composed of thirty black knights under the command of the regiment leader Sophia.

Because they belonged to the city of Muni, they were called the Knights of Munich in awe to distinguish them from the black knights of the other legions.

In the whole of Lulian, there were only thirty Munich knights.

The Bavarian Knights have been doing so for decades. There has never been an increase in the number of places. When only one Munich knight was honorably killed or retired, the Bavarian Legion chose a knight who was loyal and strong.

Thus, in Lulian, the Knight of Munich, is the symbol of the Lulian Legion. It is also the ultimate dream of every ordinary soldier.

In the blink of an eye, the galloping cavalry had arrived in front of the main building.

When Sophia, the leader, restrained the unicorn "Twilight" under the seat, the knights behind her also stopped in unison.

Whether it was thirty black knights or more than a hundred cavalrymen, the movements were completely consistent from movement to stillness. Not even a single horse took an extra step. With this action alone, an elite aura of the elite came to the face.

Sophia, who turned over and dismounted, took off her helmet in the salute of the guards, walked away, and slammed open the door of the main building's tent.

When Sophia appeared at the door, the handsome tent, full of anger and uproar, suddenly became silent. All the nobles and knights turned their heads to look at the girl with long snow-white hair and a beautiful ice fairy.

"Sophia. A burly old knight flew up to meet him and whispered something to say, but was stopped by Sophia with a gentle wave of her hand.

"Uncle Karn, I see. Sophia whispered, walking towards Adolf in the main seat.

Wherever she passed, where she scanned, all the nobles and knights bowed their heads, and avoided their eyes in shame.

In front of them was a huge map showing a blue river, lying quietly thirty kilometers east of the city of Medin.

Neither on the map nor in reality, this narrow and shallow river is not a natural hazard and has no effect on the war.

However, for the Grand Duke Adolf and all the people in the tent at this moment, this river was like a chasm that separated them from victory.

Adolf closed his eyes tiredly.

"Father!" Sophia walked up to him, crouched down, and took his hand.

Adolf shook his head slowly.

After a long time, he opened his eyes, looked at his beautiful and intelligent daughter, stretched out his hand and gently stroked her hair, sighed and said, "Your judgment is right. Sure enough, Paley had other plans. ”

The faces of the nobles and knights of Lulian darkened with shame. Some bowed their heads and remained silent. Others looked at Sophia with admiration.

Sophia, who is in her twenties this year, is the youngest daughter of Grand Duke Adolf. He was also one of the Duke Loulian's families with outstanding military talent.

At the age of sixteen, Sophia was promoted to the rank of Brave Knight, and joined the Bavarian Knights while being taught by the legendary sword saint Xue Lan. In the past six years, in addition to studying in the Xuelan Sword Sect, she has also traveled with the knights of the Knights and fought side by side.

Now she is a two-star knight of glory, and has taken over the position of head of the Bavarian Knights with her ability and prestige.

A year and a half ago, war broke out, and Sophia led the Bavarian Knights south overnight to join the army assembled by her father Adolf to resist the invasion of the Freyers.

Despite her young age, Sophia has fully demonstrated her military wisdom and ability in the battle for more than a year.

It was with her assistance that Adolf was able to maneuver with his improvised patchwork of troops against the regular legions of Fire. Several of these key battles, in which Sofia and the Bavarian Knights under his command, played a decisive role. However, perhaps a common problem in this patriarchal society, although Sophia's appearance is good enough, she still does not lead the war.

And now, everyone has tasted the bitter fruit.

Adolf patted Sophia's hand gently, bitter in his heart.

It all started half a month ago, when the Red Leaf Knights Scout Team went deep behind enemy lines under the leadership of Philip and killed a Prince of Philip and obtained information.

At the time, that incident caused a sensation in the upper echelons of the entire empire.

The Prince of Philip was the first member of the royal family to die since the Philaean invasion of Saint-Sorain. And the Momiji Carré family is a veteran aristocrat who supports the royal family, so the significance of this victory is particularly important.

Overjoyed, Emperor Edward I not only personally awarded Philip the Order of the Lionheart, the third class, but also promoted him from the first class Tiger Lieutenant to the second class Dragon School.

At the same time, the power of Philip's father, grandfather, and the entire Carré family was also raised to the next level in a series of fanfare awards.

Everyone knows that this is a pretext of the royal family. However, Philip's achievements are clearly on the surface, and even if the opponents are reluctant, they can only keep their mouths shut.

And taking this opportunity, the authority and control of the royal family were strengthened again after Princess Elethia joined the Holy Virgin Palace. A series of personnel changes and the bad luck of a few guys who don't have long eyes have changed the direction of the wind in the center of the empire and the aristocratic circle. On 18 February, Edward I ordered a mobilization for war in contrast to the crushing defeat of the Northwestern Pruen Province led by the Prime Minister and the victory of the Royal-led Southern Lulian Battlefield in the killing of Prince Philae.

This was the first public voice made by Edward I since he went to war.

Originally, many people were still waiting for the prime minister's line to fight back. However, with the simultaneous response of the four major families of the Royal Legion and the Red Leaf Legion, as well as the six of the many veteran noble lords and the Border Army's Legion, the prestige of the royal family reached several peaks in an instant.

In the old days, seeing that the wind direction of the aristocratic circle was obvious, he was helpless

His border army corps, as well as the nobles of the prime minister's family, could only respond one after another.

Since then, the Emperor, which had been in a state of disarray due to factional struggles since the beginning of the war, and whose reaction was so slow that it was almost paralyzed, finally began to act with Edward's increasingly tough voice. On the day of the Chou, under the severe urging of Edward I, the Minister of Defence signed an order requiring the 12th Army Corps of the Frontier Army to immediately rush to the province of Lulian.

At the same time, a legion of noble lords from the neighboring province of Loulian reinforced Lulian under the command of Edward's uncle, Prince of York.

This news made Adolf and all the Lulian soldiers and civilians ecstatic.

But far water can't quench the thirst of the near. Well, to sustain the arrival of the Imperial army, Lulian must fend off the attack of the Philip Empire.

Therefore, after receiving information from Philip about the direction in which the enemy was going to attack the city of Medin, Adolf immediately sought out the commander of the Fifth Legion, Peli. Discuss shifting the center of gravity of the defense of the province of Lulian to the southwest in order to stop the Ferret's attack on the city of Medding.

However, Archduke Loulian's proposal was vetoed by Peli.

Regarding Paley's thoughts, Sophia made an analysis at an internal military meeting. She believes there are two reasons why Paley insisted on giving up Medin City.

First of all, out of the 10,000 men of the Fifth Legion, the knights, retainers and cavalry combined amounted to more than 4,000 people. This force is the combat power of the Fifth Knights as the core. At the same time, Pelly himself is also a general who is good at long-distance running operations.

Therefore, he instinctively did not want to get caught up in a frontal defensive battle that could be bogged down in a quagmire at any moment.

But what is important is that it is driven by profit.

For years, Adolf refused to be wooed by Donald. As Donald's descendant, it is impossible for Paley to be of the same heart and mind as Adolf. Perhaps, what he wants to see now is that Adolf is defeated, and then he will clean up the mess.

If that is the case, today when Edward I is making a big fuss about the fiasco of the prime minister's line, this is undoubtedly a resounding slap in the face to the royal family.

I have to say that Sophia saw through Peli.

Because of this, when Adolf angrily turned to the imperial capital because of Peli's non-cooperation, and demanded the cooperation of the Fifth Army in the form of a forced order, Sophia immediately approached Adolf and proposed a strategic plan to abandon the city of Medding.

Everyone didn't understand at the time.

The Ferrets were originally famous for their cavalry. Most of Lulian's troops were composed of mercenaries who were familiar with mountain warfare and mountain people from noble territories. If the two armies chose the plain north of Medin for a decisive battle, they would undoubtedly attack the other with their own shortcomings. ,

Therefore, resolutely holding the enemy south of the city of Medin was the consensus of all Lulian nobles and generals at the beginning of the war.

In the face of everyone's doubts, Sophia only said one sentence.

"If I were Pelly, I would push Dan down the river and let the main force of the Lulian army fight the main force of the Fireans in the city of Medin, and then, I would cross the river Helae, detour back behind the Fireans from the flank, and take the city of Padin in the south. ”

The city of Padin is a small city south of the city of Medin, which had fallen to the Firetes a year earlier. It is an important stronghold and necessary place for the Firet to attack the city of Medin in the north. Once it was taken, it was almost like a stab in the waist and eye of the Phillips.

However, the Lowe are all Pelli's, and the Lulian Legion may pay the price of total annihilation.

At the time, everyone was a little unimpressed.

Although they had to admit that Sophia's judgment might have happened, no one, including Archduke Adolf himself, believed that Pelly would be so bold. You know, that's risking the lives of tens of thousands of people in the entire Lulian army.

If he loses, Peley will face a harsh trial.

In the end, Grand Duke Adolf, still under the advice of everyone, decided to proceed according to the original plan. The main force of the Lulian Legion, totaling 15,000 troops, rushed to the city of Medin when the Ferrets broke through the southern defense of the city. With the southern hilly area as the battlefield, the formation was opened.

But no one expected that Sophia would become a prophecy.

At the critical moment when the army of Philet was approaching the city, the Fifth Legion, which was supposed to arrive as scheduled, actually crossed the Hilai River.

The current Lulian Legion can be described as a difficult to ride a tiger.

In front of the plane were the regular legions of the Ferret Empire, and behind them were twice or even three times as many enemies as their own.

Remove. Unrealistic. In the case of a battle that has already been engaged, any change may turn into a situation of defeat and defeat.

The only way left is to guard.

If you can rely on the city of Medin to defend the Fifth Legion to complete the raid, you may be able to turn defeat into victory.

However, not to mention whether the Fifth Legion can sneak attack, the city of Medin with low walls alone is not a good place to defend.

Besides, Lulian's main force is here, and once he is imprisoned in Medin City, it will be like a tiger without minions. The Ferrets could have crossed the Medin line and swept across the entire Lulian and even as far as the empty city of Muni.

No wonder everyone was so ashamed under Sophia's gaze. Although Sophia is young, she has already shown far more vision and wisdom than they are.

"Father," Sophia said earnestly, kneeling in front of Adolf, "I beg you to give me the command. Maybe we still have a chance. ”

"What are you going to do?" said Grand Duke Adolf, staring at her.

"The forward force of the Philip Empire, only five thousand people. Sophia took his hand and walked to the map and said, "Their main force is still twenty kilometers away, and they will be able to arrive at the battlefield tomorrow and tomorrow." We can attack now and eat their strikers. ”

The nobles and generals also gathered around.

Hearing Sophia's plan, everyone looked at each other.

"But with all due respect, Miss Sophia," said one of the knights, "you know that our Lulian Legion is a patchwork of private soldiers and mercenaries from our territory, and that the only ones that are strong in combat are your Bavarian Mercenary Regiment and the two thousand-strong battalions of the Muni City Guard. ”

As he spoke, he licked his dry lips and said with some difficulty: "Although I don't want to admit it, the reality is that our combat effectiveness is insufficient. This has been proven by previous battles. Besides, if the other party adopts a stick-to-hold strategy

The latter words, the knight did not say any more. Things are already clearly on the table.

It is absolutely impossible for such a patchwork army as the Lulian Legion to eat a forward army of five thousand men and a knightly order overnight!

"I've thought about that. Sophia knew that this question was not only for the knight, but for everyone present.

She frowned, "But don't forget, we still have a rabble. ”

"Rabble

Army, everyone looked at each other, not understanding why Sophia suddenly mentioned such an army.

"Yes," Sophia nodded, not waiting for anyone to ask, and continued, "We know that the rabble has always been strong and weak, and the combat effectiveness has been different. Until the real battle begins, no one knows what will happen to this army in our hands. ”

The crowd was silent.

In history, there are many examples of the rabble army breaking out with strong combat effectiveness and even changing the outcome of victory or defeat. However, that is all too rare. Moreover, it is a bit unreliable to put the victory or defeat of the war on such a force. , flickering in the light of the fire, Sophia set her eyes on the map.

"The strong have strong uses, and the weak have weak uses. Whether it's eating the Ferray's strikers, or protecting the main force to retreat safely. The rabble will become an important chess piece tonight."

"And the first step we need to do is to get the enemy to take the initiative to attack!"

"Damn Phillip!"

"***, who knows what's going on? ”

"Talk, hurry up and keep up. Fight as a soldier. Don't speculate. Hold on to your swords, and think about where it is right to cut Phil when you see him. ！”

"I heard that it was Fregory who launched a night attack. Five thousand strikers are so arrogant!"

"Why did I hear that our troops attacked it?"

"Why hasn't the Fifth Legion arrived yet?"

"That's right, didn't you say that the Fifth Legion was about to arrive?***, why hasn't it come yet?"

At night, the field is full of flowing torches. The soldiers stumbled forward with the group, one foot deep, one shallow, the other. No one knows where they're going.

All I could hear was the chatter, the messy footsteps, the whirring wheezing, and the constant shouts of killing from the front, the screams echoing in the night sky, the hoofs of the galloping horses, and the urging of the officers.

"Whew, whew. Tang Xiaoben ran beside Roy, and the violent wheezing made Roy wonder if this guy who was touting his four-star armed knight strength would fall before he could run to the ground.

"Fat people are afraid of running. Looking at Roy's innocent eyes, Little Watermelon rolled his eyes, "You'll know how good I am in a while." ”

"Don't talk, you two will follow me in a moment!" snapped the old bear who ran beside him.

"Yes!" replied Roy and Little Watermelon at the same time.

"Old bear, where are we going?" Although the archer prawn who was walking on the edge of the team looked like a little old man with a rickety back, his steps were extremely light and agile, running back and forth, and he did not pant at all.

"Middle Road!" Old Xiong cherished his words like gold, and only said one sentence and then kept silent.

However, this sentence was enough to make everyone present gasp.

"Why is our rabble sent to the middle?"

"Isn't that the position of the main force?"

"Let's go to the middle lane, where will the main force of the legion go?"

"It can't be slipping, right?"

Hearing this, the old bear shouted: "Shut up!"

The person who spoke seemed to know that once his words were heard by the officer, he would immediately shake the morale of the army and pull out the charge of beheading, immediately shrank his head, closed his mouth tightly, and at the same time, he turned his head to look at the team running next to the team with red shields and axes.

Roy ran as he looked north.

Because he had already left the hill where the station was located, he could no longer see the troops behind him. However, those abnormal transfers still made him suspicious.

Unfortunately, the Fifth Army, which was supposed to rush to the battlefield, has not arrived until now.

This made Roy's sense of foreboding grow stronger and stronger.

In the wilderness at night, it is almost impossible to know where you are. Therefore, the soldiers of the rabble could only bury their heads and march.

Looking up, the crowd of people marching in the same direction in his field of vision was so vast that Roy suddenly had a feeling of great shock in the era of war. And the slashing and screaming that was getting closer and closer in front made him feel as if he had returned to that night in Bollabel a year and a half ago.

In the night, the fire was burning. Countless figures swayed and ran in the firelight.

This era, the world, is like a huge whirlpool of chaos. Bollabel was engulfed, Baron Brian, Tom, Grandpa, Old Maxim, Aunt Mary, and so many commoners, warriors, nobles, were swallowed up.

But the whirlpool is far from over.

The enemy is in front of you, a bunch of damn Philes!

"What are you thinking?" Little Watermelon panted and looked at Roy with a strange expression, "Your state looks so strange and scared?"

"A little. Roy snorted.

I'm afraid, sir, I'm afraid that Phillip will not be enough to kill today!

"Don't be afraid! There's me!" Little Watermelon proudly stretched out four fingers to remind Roy of his identity as a four-star armed knight, "Let's join forces in a while and kill him today!"

"Okay, but I'm not as good as you, will it affect your performance?" Roy looked hesitant, but his heart was secretly happy. The little watermelon has been hiding its strength, just to shock everyone at a critical moment and be proud. But this guy is a sassy by nature, and he can't hold back a little smugness. "No!" the little watermelon grinned and snorted.

Several mercenaries next to him pouted and exchanged glances with each other.

God knows how the recruiter stuffed these two rookies into the squad. I'm afraid that Lao Xiong can't take care of it alone, so everyone is ready to save the lives of these two little ones.

As the terrain began to stretch upwards again, the line slowed down as the team in front slowed down. Roy and the others found that there were more and more soldiers around.

Troops, under the orders of the officers, either lined up in formation, or stood by in place, or checked weapons and equipment. The atmosphere of the big war is getting stronger and stronger. The shouts of killing on the battlefield are also getting closer.

When walking up a hill. Roy stood abruptly at the sound of the old bear's command.

Down the hillside.

The fierce battlefield of flames rising and flesh flying is coming!

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