Victor started from scratch, one step at a time, from weak to strong, and ascended to the throne of the Guardian in just ten years. He founded the Randall family, established the Golden Regiment, developed new farming and animal husbandry, implemented the tenant system, invented the secret method of the soul bloodline, and all these measures promoted the transformation of the Centaur Hills, the Kingdom of Gombis, and even the human kingdom.

He gained such a sense of accomplishment and satisfaction that he neglected the original purpose of all this—to guide the development of the human kingdom, increase the strength of the human kingdom, and jointly fight against the powerful enemies that may arise.

Victor knew from the moment he came that this was not a peaceful world. The vast and boundless material world means that the living space of intelligent species does not have limits like the earth, and the living space without limits represents the competition between intelligent species is a constant theme. But the kingdom of Cambis is the rear of the human kingdom, and except for an ant tide that swept through the Centaur hills, Victor has not experienced a brutal race war. It wasn't until the Church of Radiance lit the red beacon smoke that the almost forgotten sense of urgency took over his mind again.

In any case, the horn of war has been sounded, and regardless of whether Victor's centralization and Grand Legion strategy are ready or not, he will fight a war of surprise defense, in the name of the Guardian, in the name of the human lord, and in the name of the vassal system.

The alarm bell rings for a long time, the beacon smoke is everywhere, and no human kingdom can avoid the test of iron and blood!

Under the red smoke, the royal capital of Cambys was like a boiling cauldron, and the fast horses rushed out of the city gate and rushed in all directions; messengers rushed into the royal capital from all directions; above the crow tower, red-eyed crows circled and chirped; heavily armed security soldiers entered the market, forbidding all trade and sealing up all goods; the streets were full of men in a hurry with weapons in hand, parents bidding farewell to their sons, wives bidding farewell to their husbands, children chasing their fathers' backs, and cries accompanied by the sonorous clashing of armor.

The city of Blinor is in chaos, the city of Gombis is in chaos, and the human kingdom is in chaos.

Confusion? No!

The human kingdom has entered a state of all-out war, and all human warriors are doing one thing: pick up the most handy weapons, carry three days' worth of dry food, and report to their masters.

The master of the soldier looks for his lord.

The lord heads to the overlord's council hall.

Joshua's Waterdeep chamber, Chebman's Copper's chamber, Wellington's Westock chamber, Nime's Ojibwa chamber, and York's Goldwater chamber began to prepare food and grass and purge the army in anticipation of King Edward August's call to war.

Edward awaits the final decision of the four Guardians of the Kingdom.

The four Guardians of Cambys, who were waiting at Blinauer Cathedral, were waiting for first-hand information from the Church.

The speed of the beacon fire is much faster than the flight of the letter crow. What is really happening on the front line? Archbishop Seon of Blinore Cathedral also did not know, according to the provisions of the canon, he asked the guardians of Gombis to abide by the ancient knightly oath, issue the kingdom war decree, prepare for war, no matter whether there is news from the front, within a month, the first army of the Kingdom of Gombis must be marched to the distant Sassanian Empire to fight for mankind.

In fact, the intelligence on the front line is unknown, and the most anxious is Archbishop Sein. The Red Beacon is the highest level of war warning in the Church, and only Patriarch Friedus, who is in charge of the Sassan Empire, has the power to light the Red Beacon. He ordered the Red Beacon to be lit, representing the critical situation of the Sassan Empire, and that the Knights of Radiance and the Templars had lost control of the situation.

The Sarsan Empire is not only the front line of humanity against the Wild Beastmen, but also has the last red land of the human realm. Once the defense line of the Sassanian Empire is lost, the consequences are unimaginable. However, with such a large strategic buffer zone between Gambis, which is still separated from the Sassan Empire by the Wharton Prairie and the Kingdom of Dordor, it is really worrying that the lords of Gambis are willing to send troops to help.

The battle situation on the front line is unknown, even if Cambis sends the first reinforcement army within a month, it is still a scout force of reconnaissance nature, and when Cambis finds out the situation, dispatches a large army, and goes thousands of miles to help, maybe the situation in the Sassanian Empire has been eroded to an uncontrollable extent.

Archbishop Tse was so worried that he couldn't sleep all night, but it took time for the information to be delivered, and he could only wait patiently for the Holy See's envoy in addition to praying to the Supreme Lord.

The Church's response was quicker than expected, and three days later the Holy See envoy entered the Cathedral of Blinor, who turned out to be Patriarch Tamor who had just left Cambys.

After three days and three nights, thousands of kilometers without sleep, Tamor's eyes were still bright, his hair was meticulously combed, and his clothes were properly ironed, but his face was devoid of his trademark kind smile, and his expression was extremely solemn and serious.

"Your Majesty, the Cathedral of Blinor has lit a red beacon, have the knights and nobles of the Kingdom of Gombis kept the oath of guardianship that the ancestors of the family and the founder of the kingdom have made here to the supreme Lord of Light?"

Edward's small face tightened, he drew the sword of the kingdom guardian, half-knelt in front of the pillar of holy light on the prayer platform, and said solemnly: "The kings, nobles, lords, and vassals of Cambis have never forgotten the sacred oath made by their ancestors, protection is our responsibility, protection is our power, when the red beacon fire is ignited, the kings, nobles, lords, and vassals of Cambis will fight to protect the human kingdom!"

"May the Supreme Lord of Light bless the Kingdom of Gambis, and the Light is with you, noble and loyal King of Gambis. The clergy in the church chanted in unison, reverently painting the emblem on their chests.

The glorious holy light sprinkled all over the hall, setting off the sacred and solemn atmosphere.

The Patriarch finally showed a smile of relief on his face, lifted Edward, and praised him: "Your Majesty, you are worthy of being the son of Auguste, the monarch of Cambys. ”

Edward put the Guardian of the Kingdom Sword back into its scabbard, blinked his eyes, and said excitedly, "I'll take it myself...... Ouch......"

A slender hand twisted his ear, and Roland dragged the little king to the side, and said with a smile: "Little one, what do you want to bring with you?"

"Oops, it hurts...... I'm the king of Cambys, I'm an adult. Edward took Roland's arm and shouted loudly.

"Even if you set foot in the pinnacle realm of knights, you are also my brother. Roland said with a grin, and then raised his foot and kicked Edward's ass, just enough to send him to the back.

Marquis Goron coughed dryly and instructed the deputy governor of the Internal Affairs Office next to him, "Count Forte, please take the king back to the Kite Castle." ”

The Earth Knight nodded, took Edward's arm, and walked towards the outside of the church, saying as he walked: "Your Majesty, you have no heirs now, the ancestors of the kingdom made a guardianship oath, but the church also has a clause, the king who has no heir, does not need to personally lead the expedition. ”

Patriarch Tamor couldn't help but sigh secretly, the church and the knights did have an agreement, the king who did not give birth to an heir did not need to lead the army to the battle, and he had no intention of encouraging the little king, but the high knights of Cambis emphasized this ancient agreement in front of him, which showed the attitude of Cambis towards this all-out war.

Reserved, not positive!

Sylvia rolled her eyes and asked, "Your Excellency, who is the enemy?"

Tamor froze and said bitterly, "It's a centaur." ”

"Centaurs? just centaurs?"

His Highness Randall's surprised voice was heard clearly in everyone's ears, and everyone looked at him strangely.

The Centaur Invasion is worth ...... Happy?

Victor realized his gaffe, and while breathing a sigh of relief, he forced the surprise and remedied with a confused expression: "I want to say, how can it be a centaur? More than three years ago, the Knights of Radiance were still in the church of Blinor, showing the head of the legendary Lord Maorogar to the people of Gombis...... The centaur tribe adjacent to the defense line of the Sassanian Empire has been defeated by the Radiant Knights and the Salsan Lords, how did they come out again? ”

All eyes were once again focused on Patriarch Tamor.

Tamor shook his head slowly and said in a deep voice, "No one can give an accurate explanation now, so the situation is particularly critical. ”

"The eastern defense line of the Sassan Empire originally had seven large centaur tribes, of which the Blackhoof tribe of Orogar was the most powerful, and the Blackhoof had ambitions to unify the other six centaur tribes. It took more than a decade for the Radiant Knights and the Sarsan Lords to defeat the Blackhoof Centaurs, forcing them to migrate farther east. Tournans, together with Patriarch Testiel and Friedus, slew the legendary Centaurs, and the other six Centaur tribes began to attack each other in order to seize the territory of the Blackhoof Clan. Emperor Frederick and the Satsarsian lords took the opportunity to move the eastern defense line of the empire eastward, opening up 170,000 square kilometers of territory......"

After the migration of the Blackhoof Centaurs, in effect, it was the Sarsangian Empire that divided their territory with the other six centaur tribes, and the centaur tribes fought each other, while the Sarsangs lords were united. The main force of the human army advanced eastward, forming a defensive line, and any centaur tribe that tried to attack west would run into the defense line of the human alliance. A single Centaur tribe was no match for the Sarsan Lords and the Radiant Knights, and when they were bloodied in front of the human army, they chose to retreat and grab territory with the other Centaur tribes.

It should be said that the strategy of the Sassan Empire's slow advance was very practical. Assuming they attack with all their might, they will inevitably oppress the six centaur tribes to join forces against the human army. In this case, the human alliance will be beaten by the centaurs in turn. The Sassan Empire and the Knights of Radiance advanced slowly, step by step, adopting a strategy of defensive annihilation against the centaur attackers, but not pursuing the fleeing centaurs. The pressure released by the human alliance was not enough to wrench a loose centaur tribe into a rope, but it was able to deter a single centaur tribe, and those centaur raiders who were close to the human line were in the predicament of being attacked from the back, and they turned around to engage the other centaur tribes, creating a blank buffer zone on the eastern side of the human line. There was internal conflict between centaurs and centaurs, and the Sassanian Empire migrated displaced people, settled tenants, built fortifications, stabilized defensive lines, opened up farmland, and organized production. Over time, the overall strength of both sides will come and go, forming the effect of boiling frogs in warm water.

However, about a year and a half ago, things changed. One by one, the attackers of the six Centaur tribes withdrew from the Blackhoof tribe's original territory, seemingly ceding the vast expanse of red earth to the humans.

"It's not normal!"

Patriarch Tamor said: "The sudden abandonment of the Centaurs to the Blackhoof tribe has alerted Frederick and Testil, who have sent a large number of scouts deep into the northern wilderness to reconnoiter the movements of the six Centaur tribes...... Surprisingly, the centaur tribe retreated very simply, their territory was guarded only by old and weak women and children, and the sturdy centaur warriors rushed further east with all the slaves. The Sarsanian armies could easily destroy their nests, but the coalition didn't......"

The centaur tribe's main force is converging further east, indicating that there is an invasion of strong enemies in that direction that can threaten their homeland. Does the legendary Lord Maorogar have brought six centaur tribes together to fight against each other, does this mean that there is another legendary orc king to the east? If the human alliance destroys the centaurs' lair, they lose their homeland, they will surrender to the invaders and turn the spearhead of hatred against the humans.

The Centaurs' field combat ability is unparalleled in the world, and the six Centaur tribes can delay their opponents for at least a dozen years.

The best option for the Sassan Empire is to let the centaurs fight the enemy and drain the strength of both sides, while they seize the time to digest the newly opened land, build more castles, and train more warriors.

Without the threat of centaur raiders, the Sassangian Empire's pace of new land expansion has suddenly accelerated. The lords of the Sassangian Empire migrated another 200,000 freemen to the Pioneer Empire, turning them all into tenants, striving to build a solid defense system and production system within ten years.

However, the centaurs did not give the Sassan Empire time to reforge its defenses, or rather, the withdrawal of the centaurs was originally a trap for the human alliance.

"Ten days ago, hundreds of thousands of centaur warriors raided the new defense line of the Sassan Empire. The Imperial scouts raised the alarm in advance, but the centaurs were too fierce to outrun the four-legged men and horses with hundreds of thousands of tenants. In order to cover the retreat of the populace, the Knights of Radiance and the Imperial Alliance held on to the incomplete line of defense, trying to hold back the centaur warriors. ”

Tamor paused, and said with a heavy expression: "No one expected that the centaurs would besiege but not attack, trapping the main forces of the coalition army in three new cities. They did not pursue the retreating population...... Seven days earlier, the Centaur Tribe's servant army had rushed to the new line, and goblins, gnolls, bear monsters, ogres, and kobolds had crossed the line and entered the hinterland of the Pioneer Territory. The main legions of the Templars and the Satsang Lords were trapped in the city by the main forces of the Centaur tribe, and they could only watch as countless orc monsters entered the territory of the Sarsanian Empire. ”

"Three days ago, the traces of the gnolls were found near the military town of the Imperial Capital of Sassan, and Patriarch Friedus ordered the red beacon to be lit. ”

The prayer hall was silent and the atmosphere became extremely oppressive. After a while, Marquis Golon asked in a deep voice: "In other words, the main army of the Sassan Empire and the front line are separated, and the Golden Knights and Radiant Knights of the Empire are all trapped in the new defense line?"

Tamor nodded silently.

Regent Williams August asked, "How many people are trapped in front of the main force of the centaurs?"

"60,000 Templars, 180,000 Sasan cavalry, the main force of the Radiant Knights, 9 Golden Knights...... The high-ranking knights and knights of Sasang are basically trapped in the new city, and the rear is mainly the female knights of the Sasang Empire......"

Williams high-fived him and asked sullenly, "There are no soldiers in the old line anymore, are they?"

Tamor smiled bitterly and said, "There are soldiers...... They lack weapons and equipment, so they can't fight orc monsters with their bare hands......"

"Ha, the Sassans have left all the supplies of the Pioneer Territory to the orcs, the main force of the army is trapped on the front line, and the defense of the hinterland of the empire is empty? Not even the slave orcs can cope with it?" Williams sneered and said sarcastically.

Tamor was silent for a moment, and then opened his mouth to defend: "It is useless to blame the commander of the front line now, who would have thought that the centaurs could unite and play conspiracy? Under the circumstances, Grand Master Testiel had no better choice, he couldn't pull the army out and fight a field battle with hundreds of thousands of centaur warriors, right?"

"Testil and Frederick's supply lines have been cut off......"

Roland sighed faintly and looked up and asked, "How long can they hold out?"

Tamor pursed his lips and squeezed a sentence out between his teeth, "Twelve months...... Not more than twelve months. ”

Victor couldn't help but ask, "How many monsters have poured into the hinterland of the Sassan Empire?"

"Countless...... There is no way to count them, they are all scattered, and even the Copper Halberd City, which is next to the Wharton Prairie, has found a large number of goblins. ”

Tamor shook his head helplessly, adding, "A large centaur clan will enslave at least more than 200,000 monsters, and the servant army of six centaur tribes will not be less than a million. ”

Even if a million monsters stretch their necks to kill the female knight of Sasang, they will have to kill for a year or two. What's more, there are many fierce monsters with sharp instincts among them, and it is not easy for knights to hunt down violent orcs. These million monsters are a million mouths, and they compete with people for food, and they also eat people, seriously disrupting the production and transportation activities of the Sassan Empire. The centaurs drive the goblin slaves, plunder the food of the Sassan, and replenish the centaur warriors who are besieging the human alliance. The supply lines of the human coalition were cut off, and the Centaur and orc coalition seized supplies from the Sassan Empire. The Knights of Radiance, the Templars, and the main legions of the Sassan Empire are indeed in a very dangerous situation.

No wonder Pastor Friedes lit the red beacon in the first place. If the human alliance of the Sassan Empire were to be severely damaged or even annihilated by the centaurs, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Sylvia's eyes were deep, and she asked the first question Victor asked, word by word:

"Is it just a centaur?"

Same problem, different meanings.

Centaurs are wild by nature and can fight well, and when they encounter strong enemies, they can win even if they can't fight. It was no easy task for other orc tribes to conquer six centaur tribes at the same time. Orogar had this potential, but before it could unify the surrounding centaur tribes, it was slain by the human powerhouses.

Historically, two famous orc kings have conquered the centaur tribe.

Legendary Ogre King - Vulcan the City Breaker!

The other is the end of the Golden Age, the tame of the white ape - Grylls, the king of goblins.

One of them destroyed a human empire, and the other led to the end of the golden age of knighthood. In either case, it can be called a disaster for the human kingdom.

Assuming that there is no new king of orcs in the northern wilderness, why would Patriarch Tamor travel all the way to Blinor Cathedral on a horned wolf to meet the guardian of Cambys in person?

Patriarch Tamor shook his head, "I don't know...... We can't be sure if there's an orc king behind the centaurs. If there is an orc king, the centaur siege is only its first temptation of the human realm. We must prepare for the worst, find it, and kill it. ”

"Tournans is on the front line, and His Majesty Nakhtigarh cannot leave the Pope, but His Majesty Neowest has promised to lead the Unicorn Knights to support the Sassan Empire. The Pope has led the Templars to the Bronze Halberd...... As long as the Orc King is found, His Majesty Clement will perform the Great Prophecy. ”

Tamor bowed solemnly to Sylvia and said sincerely, "Your Highness, please keep your ancient oath of guardianship, go to the Sassan Empire, and kill the Orc King. ”

Victor's eyes immediately turned cold, and before he could speak, Williams preemptively said: "Lord Patriarch, there are four Highnesses in Gangbys, whoever goes and who stays, we will hold a guardian meeting immediately, and there will be a result soon." He paused and added, "Three days." Within three days, the guardians of the major families of Gombis will arrive in the royal capital, and we will come up with a support plan. I promise that within a month, the first elite of Gombis will be drawn to the Sassan Empire. ”

Tamor nodded and said succinctly, "As soon as possible." ”

The two sides exchanged salutes, and the Highnesses of Cambis turned away from the Cathedral of Blinor. Before Victor could get down the stairs, Cardinal Theon caught up.

"Your Highness Randall, please stay. ”

He led Victor aside and whispered, "Your Highness, Teacher Tamor just told me that Patriarch Friedes has not yet ordered an investigation into how many tenant civilians have died in the Pioneer Territory of the Sassan Empire...... But there are already people in the presbytery who are ready to launch a motion for the impeachment of Pope Clement. ”

The dark gold pupils contracted instantly, and Victor nodded lightly, turning around and walking towards Sylvia and the others without saying a word.