"Ride, ride, ride!" "On the mountain, a group of horsemen were galloping at a rapid pace, and a fierce gust of horses' hooves stomped on the ground, causing billowing smoke and dust to rise behind them.

At the front of the horse team, a young man with pale red eyebrows in pajamas looked down the mountain with trepidation, where the original lush green was covered by a sea of black fire, and the black fire was burning very vigorously, and its momentum was so grand that it had the feeling of spreading up the mountain.

If you look at it more, you can feel that your life is going to be devoured.

"It's good that we retreated quickly, otherwise we would all be in flames," the red-eyed young man said with some sighs, "Thanks to the old general Wei, I would have listened to the old general's advice earlier, and this kind of thing would not have happened." ”

"yes, yes. As soon as his words fell, a chorus of echoes sounded behind him.

They were knights who had escaped from the fire like the young men.

Naturally, the one who spoke before was the Sword Emperor IV., who had the highest power in the entire empire.

"Your Majesty doesn't have to blame yourself, this kind of thing is often done by non-metallic armies, their army has a large proportion of mages, and their mobility is not as good as ours, if you want to defeat our army, you can use this kind of obscene sneak attack. Wei Zilu, who was riding a horse on the side, said in a deep voice, "Judging from the color of this flame, this flame should be the magic of the S clan, and it seems that the opponent this time should be the non-metallic general who has always won the battle, Beitang Shuodong." ”

"I can't live with the old general, and my military ability is also very lacking," said Sword Emperor IV., "and now everything will be under the command of the old general." ”

Wei Zilu nodded, and did not make too many concessions, the current situation is very unfavorable for them, and it is not easy to shoulder the responsibility of the coach in the crisis.

Earlier, he had sent off the extremely sleepy guards who were in charge of the first half of the night, and came to guard the camp alone, but just when he felt a little thirsty after patrolling for a long time, he suddenly noticed something strange on the side of the grass in front of the camp.

He suspected that it was a non-metallic spell, but if that was the case, then the enemy mage must not be far from here, so in that case, he couldn't do much to show that he had noticed the anomaly, so as not to attract the attention of the enemy.

He immediately stood up, and looked there carefully, it didn't matter if he didn't look at it, he was startled at the sight!

There are nearly 100 black flames lurking in that meadow!

But these flames seemed to be waiting for some order, and they all kept the shape of the flames, neither spreading nor expanding, just like that.

What natural fire is like this? It must be a non-metallic spell!

In order not to attract attention and prevent the other party from attacking in advance, he deliberately pretended not to know and didn't care, and slowly went to the big tent of Sword Emperor IV., and then instructed a few guards who were still awake to tell them to go to various camps.

By the time the enemy noticed and launched a fire attack, most of the soldiers had already fled.

"The enemy's purpose in attacking us is obvious, that is, to pick soft persimmons, so I asked the army to either withdraw to Al City, or advance to join Nangong Bo. Wei Zilu analyzed, "Then the intelligence that the number of enemy troops collected by the spies before is about 50,000 is relatively accurate." ”

"50,000 troops are a small shrimp and a small fish for my overall army this time, but it is quite difficult for our army to deal with. "Sword Emperor IV. asked Wei Zilu, "Does the old general have a clever plan to crack the enemy army?"

"Not for the time being, the individual level of our army is not high, and the frontal combat is not as good as the non-metallic soldiers, so," Wei Zilu paused for a moment and continued, "Our superior strategy is to retreat, retreat to the actual control area of Al City, and it is best to retreat to Al City and hold on." ”

As soon as this remark came out, not only Sword Emperor IV. was very surprised, but even a few in the front row were very dissatisfied when they heard it, and one of them shouted: "Why do you want us to be shrunken turtles!"

Wei Zilu underestimated the arrogant spirit of these high-ranking nobles, these strong representatives recognized in peacetime, the reason why they chose to join the army in this turbulent era is to prove their ability and maintain their prestige.

If they retreat immediately without fighting with the non-metallic in this battle, it will not only be regarded as a show of weakness to the enemy, but also if the rumors enter the metal empire, their reputation accumulated over the years will be ruined!

"It's time when you can't even save your life, and you still want to fight back?" Wei Zilu asked these people who spoke out against it, "Do you treat war as a game, and will the enemy do this?"

"On the contrary, they will laugh loudly at your ignorance, and judge you in public on the trumped-up charges imposed on you in the great square of their capital!" Wei Zilu said angrily.

Everyone including the Sword Emperor IV. present fell silent, and when it came to qualifications and military knowledge, even the Sword Emperor IV., who had always been arrogant, had to admit that he was still far from Wei Zilu in this regard.

How many of his former close comrades did the veteran general lose in his years of fighting for the Empire, and how many times did he lose his love affair with a woman because he went on a campaign?

The veteran general had already lost so much for the sake of the war, so of course he didn't want to see his juniors follow in his footsteps......

"Your Majesty, General, something is wrong!" a soldier in a hurry ran over and reported to the two people who were leading in front, "A large number of non-metallic troops have appeared in the north and south directions of our army! Judging from the color of their skin, they should be S and F!"

"......" Sword Emperor IV. looked at Wei Zilu with a sad face, "Old general, how is this good?"

Wei Zilu didn't answer immediately, he first ordered the army to stop moving, then looked at the nearby terrain, and then closed his eyes and thought for a while......

While everyone was anxiously waiting, Wei Zilu opened his eyes.

"Is there a result?" asked Sword Emperor IV.

"Well, Your Majesty, we can lead our troops to rush in a direction to the southeast, where there is a valley called Death Valley," Wei Zilu said.

Everyone was stunned, the name of this valley ...... It's not very good, and it's located in the southeast, you must know that the metal empire is located in the west, and if you go east, won't you go to the non-metal land?

"Don't be nervous, it's called because of its topography. Wei Zilu explained, "The terrain there is complex and varied, but it is not too rugged, which is convenient for hiding and easy for us knights to march, but these are not good for the non-metallic army, so they call this valley this name." ”

Everyone nodded, since it was such a good place that was easy to defend and difficult to attack, they naturally couldn't let go of such an opportunity, and as long as they could save their lives, whatever it was called.

Without further ado, everyone rode to that place with Wei Zilu.

"How do you know about this place?" On the way, Sword Emperor IV. asked Wei Zilu.

"Because we came here many years ago when my teammates and I were surrounded by enemies, and we held out here for a month, and we waited until reinforcements arrived, with all the supplies lacking. ”

"Who was the one who led the troops back then?"

"It's Your Majesty the Sword Emperor III, and the reinforcements are the father of Zhao Kaiyan, the current patriarch of the Fe clan. Wei Zilu replied, "That's why I said I came here for another purpose......

The Sword Emperor IV. gave him a solemn look and nodded.

......

Now that the direction of the march had been decided, the knights did not hesitate any longer.

They are indeed pampered nobles on weekdays, but to become knights, it is impossible to just rely on the back door and pull relationships, in order to become knights, they have also received a lot of training, although the training they have experienced is not even one-fifth of that of normal knights, but there are still some results, such as their current execution of the orders of the old general.

Under the leadership of the old general Wei Zilu, everyone advanced towards the valley of death in the southeast.

The communication with the other three roads has been cut off a long time ago, and now they don't know the battle situation of the other three roads, so I hope it can be effective.

Now, Sword Emperor IV. no longer wants to take revenge, and now he can't even save his life, if he can't even save his life, then what kind of strength is the war fought, and what is it for, these will lose their meaning because of the loss of their lives.

What's even more terrifying is that as the youngest heir to the current royal family, the Sword Emperor IV. has not been in office for a long time before he set out to fight against the Non-Metallic Alliance, and he has not yet married his wife and concubines to give birth to children for himself.

He regretted very much why he didn't listen to Wei Zilu's advice at the beginning, if he hadn't been blinded by hatred at that time, he would not have done this kind of thankless stupid thing of sending troops ahead of schedule, greatly damaging the national strength, and laborious.

But now that all this has happened, it is useless to say how much "I knew earlier".

The rush was carried out in the silence of the crowd.

They only chose to take the wide mountain road with relative concealment, because on the premise of ensuring the safe passage of the horses, they could not be detected by the non-metallic enemy troops who came to attack and surround them.

About two hours to the southeast, a series of mountains loomed in the clouds and mist ahead.

"This Death Valley is located at the junction of S City and Ge City, and now looking at this terrain, it should be almost there. Wei Zilu said.

Hearing this, a look of joy appeared on the face of Sword Emperor IV.

"Your Majesty, General!" reported a quick-horse spy who had gone to the front to find his way, "and there is a mountain range ahead, and in the very depths there is a very low road leading to the ground, which must be the place of the old general. ”

Sword Emperor IV looked at Wei Zilu: "But here?"

Wei Zilu said with a smile: "This is the place, let's move forward quickly!"

Sword Emperor IV. also smiled and said: "It seems that the sky will not die in my empire, it is not too late for a gentleman to take revenge for ten years, and I will have to reflect on it when I go back this time." ”

As he spoke, he was about to approach the mountains with the army, but the sound of a cannon made him stop the advance of his horse.

Wei Zilu also hurriedly commanded the army to make a quick stop.

Suddenly, the whole team resounded with the neighing of horses one after another.

"What's going on?" Sword Emperor IV frowned and looked at the place in front of him where the cannon had just been fired, and the appearance of this voice was like a basin of cold water falling from the sky, which directly shattered the joy he had just established.

All the knights were also a little surprised, and there was a sound of discussion in the ranks.

"This cannon sound is a non-metallic tribal spell, which is used as a signal for charging on weekdays......" Wei Zilu said, and suddenly shouted at the soldiers in the rear, "The whole army is on alert!"

All the knights were shocked, and then quickly pulled out the weapons they still carried when they escaped, like the Sword Emperor IV., many knights didn't have time to put on their armor when they escaped, just wearing pajamas and holding short swords or daggers for self-defense, but the matter has come to this, the enemy is now, even if they are like this, they still have to fight hard!

As long as the horses are still there, it means that they are still knights, and they can still fight!

"Our army is not good at defense, Your Majesty, I beg you to approve the charge of the whole army!" Wei Zilu yelled at Sword Emperor IV.

He had to shout to the Sword Emperor IV., because the moment the knights drew their weapons and put them on guard, the fierce spell bombardment exploded fiercely in tons! The loud explosion and the wind and waves that set off shook the cloak behind him, and with an extremely fierce momentum, it was torn in half!

In the next moment, several knights who were on the edge of the team, not wearing battle armor, fell into the same fate as Wei Zilu's cloak.

Being on the battlefield in person, the Sword Emperor IV. finally understood the cruelty of war, he looked at the few young knights who were holding long swords and guarding against them just now, and when they were smashed into a disgusting pile of flesh and blood by the non-metallic spell bombardment in an instant, he finally understood why Wei Zilu, the old general who had guarded his father for many years and now guarded himself, would oppose him so fiercely, and the painful eyes of the old general at that time made him unforgettable, although it was accurate to say that before tonight, he had been disdainful of it, thinking that this was just a war。 He also thought that these warriors who worked on war did not want to fight because they had been comfortable for too long, and they had a kind of "not wanting to work".

That's why he angrily ordered the killing of some of the lord's generals and ministers.

But now he understands what war is all about!

"Of course, rush, rush, rush!" he roared, hysterically, so crazy, so wanton, but people heard a kind of regret, a kind of sadness, a kind of passion!

"Uhhh

It was the voice that belonged to the Metal Empire! In countless trainings, this was the sound of the coming moment of their blood, and then in the ears of the knights, it was the clarion call that made the knights brave on the battlefield and the enemy fearful!

The sound of this trumpet means that the knights' war horses are about to crush the enemy's body!

"Kill!" All the knights rushed towards the direction of the mountain range like crazy under the leadership of Wei Zilu at the front, and the Sword Emperor IV wore the outer armor of the battle armor that Wei Zilu lent him, mixed in the knights' ranks, and rushed forward like everyone else!

There were flying stones around him that were constantly swept up by the wind caused by the explosion, and people were constantly falling beside him, but like him, everyone was always facing forward!