Chapter 111: Gambling on Glory
"My lord, there is the Falling Star Valley in front of you. "In the army led by Count Webb of the Kingdom of Lopez, a knight respectfully reported to him.
"Ordered the whole army to slow down and send the scouts to check if there was an ambush. "Earl Webb was not at all as youthful and vigorous as before, but ordered very calmly.
This Falling Star Canyon is a necessary route for marches, and there have been countless battles here for thousands of years, because it is so suitable for ambushes.
"Yes, sir. ”
Count Webb squinted at the Falling Star Valley in the distance, his eyes flashed with a faint blue halo, it turned out that he was also an extraordinary powerhouse.
"Speaking of the Falling Star Valley, there is also an epic legend here. The other knight burst out laughing.
"Oh, what legend?" asked Count Webb curiously, and then the knight began to speak.
Legend has it that there was a great battle here, where a black dragon descended from the sky with a black flame like an annihilation to fight a phantom beast, and finally the phantom beast died under the black dragon's fangs.
Because there was a jewel that shone like a star between the eyebrows of the phantom beast, it was called the Star Behemoth by the people who used to live here, so this place was called the Valley of the Falling Stars.
"Oh, there are such legends everywhere, if there is such a great power in the world, what else do the warriors behind me do?" Earl Wayne sneered, he had never believed in such legends.
Although there are legends about the likes of phantom beasts in various regions, there are very few who have actually seen them, and no one has seen them burst out with the power of legends.
"Your Excellency has a point. The knight said with a smile.
"The Sky Knight doesn't have that kind of strength. Then they started a discussion about the legends of various places.
"My lord, there are indeed a handful of enemies lurking in the Falling Star Valley. After a long time, the scouts who had been sent out while they were laughing finally returned.
"Huh?" Count Webb grinned, "How many?"
"About two thousand or so. ”
"It seems that they left behind the broken people. He was overjoyed when he heard this, what was the reason for leaving so many people ambushed here in the process of retreating?
In his understanding, this was of course to be able to stop the pace of the enemy's pursuing troops and buy time for the main force to retreat, which meant that the enemy really had no confidence in this war.
The order was given, and the whole army accelerated its advance. Count Webb looked into the distance with blazing eyes: "Break through the enemy's blockade, catch up with their main force, and capture Archduke Cameron alive." ”
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"My lord, are we really good at this?" Dozens of miles behind Count Webb's army, an army of more than 20,000 men was slowly advancing.
Not only were they well-armed, but they also carried dozens of catapults, and even quite a few ballistas.
"If their sacrifice can be exchanged for the destruction of the Lion Duchy's army, then their sacrifice is worth it. Thatcherch touched his beard and rode on his horse, and said lightly.
"Are you really sure they're going to set up an ambush in the Falling Star Valley?" a knight behind him asked suspiciously, he really didn't understand why the Marquis was so sure that the retreat of the Lion Duchy was a conspiracy.
"If you lead the troops to retreat, will your wheel prints be so neat and uncluttered?" Thatcherch asked rhetorically, this time the Grand Duke Cameron was really clever but was mistaken by cleverness, and a little detail revealed his deployment.
"But what if they did it on purpose?" asked the knight again.
"In a state of anxiety, can you guarantee that your soldiers will do this?"
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On the other side, a one-sided killing was taking place, and when Count Webb led his troops to the Valley of the Falling Stars, the ambush soldiers of the Lion Principality who had been in ambush for a long time threw a rain of arrows on the valley, but Count Webb was already prepared, the shield soldiers and shields were held high, and the archers counterattacked and suppressed.
Behind the valley there were also a thousand soldiers who attacked them.
"My lord, it looks like we can't go back. Above the valley, a soldier said to the knight next to him.
"I didn't plan to come back alive when I came here this time. The knight looked ordinary, but his beard was neatly combed, and he was fully armored, clutching his knight's sword, and watching the soldiers approaching from the foot of the mountain.
"I'll go capture their commander in a moment, and if I fail, Master Orin's mission will be handed over to you. He turned to look at Webb, who was riding a war horse at the foot of the hill and was supported in the middle.
"If I succeed, maybe I can go home with my soldiers. ”
"Yes, sir, be careful. The soldier said with a complicated expression.
......The knight did not answer, but took off the heavy armor on his body, solemnly put it aside, picked up his knight's sword and took a deep breath, his body and sword were surrounded by red light.
"I wish we could all live. The knight sighed, and rushed out without waiting for the soldier to reply, they were fighting to divert the enemy's attention, and then take advantage of the situation to attract Master Orin's back hand, so it was the same with or without a commander.
"What guts. Count Webb looked up at the knight who rushed down from the mountain, the corners of his mouth curled, he had already noticed this man, such a powerful aura in a group of ordinary soldiers was like a fire in the night.
"Sir, please leave him to me. A knight behind Earl Webb smiled cruelly and said aloud, his name was Walker, he had a riding spear in his hand, and he was a stout man, with an earthy yellow light flashing from time to time.
"Well, take his head as the first trophy of our war. Earl Webb laughed and said that he had great confidence in his knight.
"Yes, sir. ”
He looked at this extraordinary powerhouse who didn't even have a mount, and as soon as his legs clamped his hips, the war horse began to accelerate, and the riding spear in his hand was aimed at the knight powerhouse who rushed down.
"Die!" he yelled.
But his confidence and roar did not bring him good luck, and the knight suddenly fell to his knees and slipped past his horse, just in time to dodge the attacking spear.
Then the knight's sword in his hand cut off the horse's legs, forcing Walker to fall from his horse and fight, but the knight did not give him this opportunity.
Before Walker could stand firm, the knight rushed to his side with an arrow, and then slashed the long sword under Walker's incredulous gaze, and the Walker knight, who had been full of confidence before, died.
The knight cut off Walker's head and raised it high to face Webb down the mountain, and the knight's sword in his hand pointed at him in the distance.
"He must die!" said Count Webb, whose face was hideous, a great provocation to him.
"I'm going to kill him with my own hands!" a calm knight beside him rode forward, about to kill the madman, but was stopped by Earl Webb.
"Only his blood can wash away his humiliation against me. Count Webb was furious, his fists clenched, the extraordinary power around him was restless, and even the armor on his body was covered with a layer of frost: "Block the glory of my Perry family." ”
"Yes. The knight beside him nodded, and withdrew.