Chapter 262: The Great War is Coming

"Ahem!" said King Fairman, reclining on the carriage, coughing incessantly, evidently not recovering. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

"Your Excellency the Marquis of Leo, Pique and Nick have already told me about General Laurent, and I have agreed to let General Laurent stop for the time being, and the Praetorian Guard will be under the personal command of Pique and Nick. Rest assured, they won't hold you back. King Fairman cooperated in transferring command of the Praetorian Guard from General Laurent to his son.

"There are more than ten miles ahead of us is the Senta Level, which is the last checkpoint on the border with the Varu Empire, I hope we can enter the territory of Varu smoothly. "King Fairman has now fully faced the reality, and the rush and fright along the way have made him look forward to being able to safely enter the territory of Varu and accept the protection of the Varu Empire.

General Laurent next to the carriage looked unhappy, but he knew his own affairs, and with his guts, even if he handed over the Praetorian Guard, he did not dare to guarantee that he would be able to defeat the Parisians, not to mention that there was a lot less danger if he did not command at the front, which made it not too difficult for General Laurent to accept the king's decision.

Leo quietly glanced at General Laurent, it seems that this General Laurent is quite self-aware, he can be regarded as a loyal soldier without fighting for merit or falling in love with the position, but it is a pity that he has the guts...... It's really a bit flattering.

It was good news to be able to hand over the Praetorian Guard to the two princes, but Leo feared that the Parisians would not leave them much time, especially the Captain Sidney of the Rose Knights, and this beautiful and piercing rose would probably not give up.

"Your Majesty, please rest assured, the rest of the matter will be handled by me and the two princes, you better rest well and take care of your body, even if you enter the territory of Varu, so many people of Lorraine still need you to lead!"

The journey of more than ten miles is not very far, but these people of Lorraine have been traveling for several days, and they are already exhausted by the fear and fatigue of the past few days. Even with the encouragement of the two princes, it took a full morning to see the shadow of the Senta level in the distance.

However, at this time, under the Senta level, the Knights of the Wind and the Knights of the Rose have been waiting for a long time. When the people of Lorraine had just shown a hopeful look on their faces after seeing the Senta level, many people collapsed on the spot when they saw the neatly lined up Knights of Paris at the bottom of the level.

Prayers, weepings, hysterical shouts continued to sound from Lorraine's marching procession. After a lot of hardships, it was hard to see hope, but I was stunned to find that the enemy was already waiting for me in front of the level, and this kind of blow was unbearable for many people.

"Marquis Leo, what shall we do now?" Prince Pique ran to inquire about Leo's arrangement.

Leo's face at this time was also ugly, although he had a hunch, but when it really became a reality, it still made people feel hopeless. "There is no other way but to fight desperately, Your Royal Highness, please gather all the Praetorian Guards and magicians at once, and we will prepare for a hard battle. ”

Although General Laurent was very bold, his level of army management was not too bad, otherwise he would not be the commander of the Praetorian Guard. After receiving the order, the Praetorian Guard quickly formed a formation in front of the retreating group, and the magicians of the Academy of Magic were also interspersed among the soldiers, ready to provide them with fire support.

The Praetorian Guard was followed by Leo's Goblin Legion, and there was no way to arrange it like this, and in the face of the frontal charge of the two major knights of Paris, it was hard to say whether those goblin soldiers would collapse and flee immediately in fright. Even Leo didn't have much confidence in this, so it was only the Praetorian Guards who faced the Knight of Paris on the front line. Fortunately, this battle was also fought for the Kingdom of Lorraine and the people, and the Janissaries had no problem with such an arrangement.

The Knights of the Wind are a light cavalry corps, and they are best at auxiliary warfare such as long-distance raids and reconnaissance of the enemy, and it is their weakness to fight the two armies head-on. When Leo led the Goblin Legion to the front line, he immediately noticed this, and the cavalry on the opposite side was mostly light cavalry.

Leo, who had summoned and led the Cossack cavalry and the Mongol light cavalry, was no stranger to the light cavalry's combat methods, and he immediately reacted that the Knights of the Wind would definitely not attack head-on, but would outflank them in a roundabout way.

"Karaxiu!" Leo hurriedly called Karaxiu over and explained that it had divided the Goblin Legion into two parts, the left and right, and dug a large number of traps on either side of the Praetorian Guard and the ranks of ordinary people.

The goblins, who live in the badlands and wastelands all year round, are extremely good at digging pits, and even their dwellings are semi-underground nest structures, so it didn't take long for a large number of horse traps to be dug out of the two wings of the Lorraine team, which also let those ordinary people know that they must not run around, otherwise they will break their legs if they fall into the horse trap.

After arranging the Goblin Legion, Leo called Jalaman again: "Please organize those people, once we have the upper hand and open the passage to the Senta level, please immediately lead the people to rush into the level, the sooner the better!"

Before Leo could make arrangements, the Knights of the Wind and the Knights of the Rose in the distance had already begun to accelerate in the direction of the Lorraine. Leo had no choice but to rush to the front line and prepare for battle with his soldiers.

Although the Praetorian Guards soldiers faced the mighty charge of thousands of elite knights, they were not afraid in their hearts, and in fact they could not be afraid, because their parents and relatives were behind them, and once they let those Paris knights rush over, the consequences would be unimaginable, so the Praetorian Guards had actually become a mourning army, and they would not allow any retreat.

It was the first time Pique and Nick had faced such a scene, the enemy on the other side was like the hooves of thousands of drums sounding at the same time, and the ground was constantly shaking with a strong momentum, which made the two teenagers feel their legs tremble a little, but they did not flinch because of this. The royal education that King Fairman had instilled in them from an early age had made them straighten their backs and use their distinctive gestures and language to direct the magicians to prepare for battle.