Volume 2 Ace Empire 016 Ryan: A battle-hardened commander
"Kyle, is that you!"
Kyle ran all the way to the bottom of the Wall, and the sappers on the wall saw him and greeted him.
A long time ago, when the Cadet Knights passed through the Great Wall, they made a deep impression on the workers on the Great Wall, and everyone remembered this hot-blooded young man named "Kyle".
"Friend, can you do me a favor!" Kyle shouted at the foot of the Wall.
"Say, little knight, what can I do for you?"
"Help me take a look, in the direction of Valanger, are there any troops approaching the Great Wall?"
The height of the Great Wall should be fifty or sixty meters, and if you stand on it and climb it to look into the distance, the view must be very wide.
"Don't look at it!" shouted the workers of the city.
"What's wrong?"
"They're right by the Great Wall Gate, and they'll be coming out soon!"
Kyle could never have imagined that he was separated from the rescue force by a wall.
He quickly ran to the center of the city gate and stood still, where the army from Valango was about to be greeted!
This huge Great Wall, with a huge door open, and Kyle standing in the middle, is like a grain of sand in his eyes.
He looked at the other side of the gate, looking calm, but he could already feel the ground shaking under his feet.
Appeared!
The Iron Knights at the lead came into view. They rode war horses and wore helmets, and the masks on the helmets completely covered their faces, and no one could see their faces clearly. They were fifteen knights in each row, and they walked neatly towards the city gates.
If Kyle's Cadet Knights make it back to Valranger, maybe it's their young men who walk in the front row...
"Valanger warriors, stop!"
Kyle waved his hand and ran towards them, doing his best to stop the army from advancing as he ran.
Seeing a young man dressed in cloth and covered in dirt running from the other side of the city gate, the knights in the front row immediately pulled the reins, and the horses stood up diagonally, with fearless roars from their mouths.
"Who's coming?"
The Iron Knight, who walked in the middle of the first row, asked, his voice sharp.
"Valanger's Cadet Knight, Kyle Flender, is in charge of building the camp in the meadows north of the volcano!" Kyle shouted as hard as he could, trying to make the back row hear.
Suddenly, the knights gave way to both sides, and a man on a war horse slowly walked from the middle to the front. He wore no helmet, his long blond hair looked like it hadn't been trimmed in a long time, and his slightly fat figure and gold-trimmed saber around his waist showed him as the commander of Valanger, Ryan Starr.
"Mr. Commander," Kyle immediately knelt down in respect, "I'm the Captain of the Cadet Knights, Kyle Flender. ”
"Kyle," Commander Ryan's tone was calm and solemn, "are you the only one alive?"
"Yes, Mr. Commander," Kyle lowered his head, not daring to look at anyone in front of him, "we've been attacked by the mountain tribesmen, and the other thirteen midshipmen are..."
"The Alpine Tribes?" the commander's tone also carried a hint of surprise, "Are you sure it's the army of the Western Alpine Tribes?"
"Absolutely sure, Mr. Commander," Kyle's tone became confident, "they all have black crescent marks on their chests, and I can clearly see that they are the clan seals of the mountain people!"
The commander was suddenly silent, and the entire army was quiet, and Kyle still kept his head down, not daring to look directly into everyone's eyes.
"Knights of the Vanguard!"
Ryan suddenly roared, shattering the silence. The Iron Knights in the front row immediately rode forward two steps.
"Go to Kailin and bring back the bodies of the martyrs!"
"Yes!"
With a neat answer, the knights marched south.
"Get up, Kyle," Ryan said in a much softer voice to the half-kneeling knight in front of him.
Kyle got up and looked at the Vanguard Knights walking away, their backs, as if they had seen them somewhere...
"You go back to Valango with me. ”
"Mr. Commander," Kyle said, looking at the back of the Vanguard Knights, "Kailin has just suffered a war, and it may be dangerous for them to go!"
"Don't worry," the battle-hardened veteran didn't seem to worry at all, "they'll be fine." ”
"Then we..."
"We have more important things to work out. Ryan waved back, and one of the soldiers pulled out a horse and handed the reins to Kyle, "For the rest, go back to Valange." ”
Kyle mounted his horse and followed the Commander on his way home. The cavalry behind them followed, but the hundreds of infantry gradually fell behind, but it didn't matter, their leader knew how to go.
It can be seen that the commander is very anxious in his heart, and he wants to know the ins and outs of the matter as soon as possible.
About ten miles north of the Great Wall lies Valanger, the southernmost city of the entire Ace Empire.
Valango was originally a small town, but with the implementation of the plan to build the Great Wall, it gathered a lot of sappers, resources, and wealth. Gradually, during these ten years of development, Valange also expanded the territory of the city, built walls, and became the most important city in the south.
Since Ryan Starr became the commander of the Valanger, the military of the Valanger has been gradually building. He introduced war horses from northern Florens, Tamberi and other places, combined with the outstanding youth army in the city, to create an iron cavalry army belonging to Valanger. This excellent knight, who retired from the Royal Guard of Tambery, played a great role in the development of Valanger.
The Ace Empire's warhorses were simply the fastest mounts on the ground, and in a short time, the gray walls of Valanger came into view of Kyle.
When the sentries on the wall saw the Iron Cavalry, they immediately shouted into the wall,
"Open the gates! The Iron Cavalry is back!"
Receiving the sentinel's message, the guards under the city walls quickly pulled the bolt and opened the door.
The gates of the Valango are not as tall as the Great Wall, but they are the most magnificent buildings in the city.
Commander Ryan led his army through the city gate and returned directly to the barracks west of the city.
The Valange is divided into two major areas: the western area is the military barracks, where all the army-related men, horses, weapons, etc. are gathered, and the eastern area is the normal living area, where the houses and markets are located. The two districts are clearly divided by a boulevard in the middle. Such a regional distribution allows the army to have as little impact on the lives of the people as possible.
When they reached the entrance of the barracks, they dismounted, and there were special grooms to guide the horses back to where they were supposed to be. Kyle followed Commander Ryan, who didn't say a word and walked straight to the council chamber, the largest building in the barracks.
The chamber was large, and a huge stone sword hung from the high roof, which was the belief of the Ace people. Entering through the main gate, there is a row of wooden chairs on each side, until there are three steps at the end, and above the steps, directly facing the gate, there is an iron chair.
Ryan entered the council chamber and sat down in the iron chair, Kyle standing at the foot of the steps, watching the unfamiliar faces next to him take their seats, some dressed like knights, some of them were old.
"Apprentice Knight, Kyle. Ryan spoke, "All the generals and councillors of Valanger are in the council hall today, and they all want to know the story about this gold medal. ”
With that, a young squire walked up the steps from behind the seat on the right, carrying a small box, and presented it to Ryan. He opened the box, and there was a gold medal engraved with a sword engraved on it, the one that Locke had given to Kyle.
"Ladies and gentlemen, this gold medal represents a war that took place in Kailin, and besides, this war is not over!" Kyle said in front of all the Valanger chiefs, without stage fright, "When I got this gold medal, I didn't know what it meant, and I didn't know which knight in gold armor it belonged to. However, it was it that led me to Kailin, and it was it that led me to discover the fact that the Gaoshan people had torn up the four-nation agreement and were killing innocents indiscriminately in Kailin!"
"The Gold Medal is the heart of the Golden Knight, and it is impossible to separate it from its owner...", an old man in a gray cloth coat looked at Kyle, "Who gave you this Gold Medal?"
The old man was the military councillor of Valanger, Whisch Starr. Like Ryan, a member of the Starr family.
The first question he asks left Kyle at a loss as to how to answer. If the truth is told, then Locke will inevitably be exposed, and if he lies, even if the whole city of Valanger is raised, the commander will demand that the owner of the gold medal be found.
"Young man, you have the sword of justice at your head," Councillor Whiss stood up and walked over to Kyle, "say everything you know, and let chivalry judge." ”
"It was given to me by a child," Kyle had to tell the truth, "and he came to our camp with this medal, saying that Kailin was about to break out and needed our help. ”
"Is that kid a savage?" asked Councillor Whiss.
"It's... He is an innocent resident of the town of Kailin. ”
"Is he still alive now?"
Kyle is getting nervous, he doesn't know how to answer. The chivalry in his heart told him not to lie, but when he wanted to tell the truth, the shadow of Aunt Fili always appeared in his mind.
"He... Dead..."Kyle told his first lie in his life, "the inhabitants of Kailin who remained were killed..."
"What's wrong with you, Kyle?" Commander Ryan winced as he watched Kyle say a few words, not knowing what the young man was thinking.
"It's nothing, Mr. Commander," Kyle continued as he feigned composure, "the people of the Alpine tribe killed the inhabitants of Kailin and burned down the entire town, they have violated the Four-Power Agreement. ”
"Truth be told, there's nothing to fuss about them doing in the Borderlands," Councillor Wis sat back in his seat, seemingly nonchalant.
"But isn't our four-nation agreement clearly written that we will no longer send troops to invade the borderlands?" Kyle couldn't accept the old councilor's point of view, and he said to everyone in the room, "If they don't abide by the four-nation agreement, then the peace agreement between our two countries will be broken sooner or later!"
However, Kyle speaks in frustration, and no one responds to him.
"The lives of savages have nothing to do with us. Councillor Weishi leaned back in his chair and closed his eyes, he seemed to be tired of hearing Kyle's words, "The Four-Power Agreement has been signed for nearly a hundred years, and the thrones of various countries have changed I don't know how many times, who still has absolute faith in this thing?
"Kyle, you're doing the right thing," Commander Ryan spoke, "but, before caring about the wildlings, think about your own country, we are likely to cause conflicts between the two countries because of this conflict. ”
"Stinky boy, war is on the verge of breaking out, understand?" Councillor Whiss squinted at Kyle, seemingly disgusted by the young man.
Kyle is aggrieved, he is a probationary knight who is willing to give his life for justice at any time, but, the words of the commanders, pour a large basin of cold water on him.
"I ask you, did they do it first?" said Councillor Whis, continuing aggressively, as Kyle asked.
"Yes, they don't want to admit their mistakes..."
"I told you, I don't care what they do to Kailin!" Councilor Wis slapped his chair angrily, "What I'm asking is, who made the first move in the conflict between you and the mountain people!"
"It's them," Kyle felt like he was going to cry out with a sour nose, "They want to kill people in order to keep the secret..."
"Heaven willing," Councillor Whiss breathed a sigh of relief, "there is still a chance to meet and meet." ”
"Alright, Kyle...," Commander Ryan didn't want the argument to continue, "you go back first, and wait for our verdict." ”
With that, Commander Ryan walked down the stairs and left the door.
"Mr. Commander!" Kyle couldn't figure out what he had done wrong, and he wanted to make a final effort.
"Shut your mouth!" Reprimanded Councillor Whiss, passing by him, "it's good that you can save your life!
As he watched everyone leave the council chamber, Kyle silently left tears in his eyes, he no longer knew what chivalry was.
But now is not the time to be sad!
Kyle suddenly thinks of Locke and wonders if Aggie has taken him to the blacksmith's shop.
He had to go back and check it out as soon as possible...