Chapter 262: War
However, this seems to be completely useless in the face of real war, and the war on the mainland continues. Pen ~ fun ~ www.biquge.info Swadia kingdom was declared war by Kugit after it struggled to resist the attacks of Rhodok, Virgia and Nord. It was as if the last straw on the camel was pressed down, and the battle collapsed. Field Marshal Harengoth of the Black Eagle only inherited the title of Mars the Lion, the former Field Marshal. And wisdom, benevolence, and genius military talent are far from him. He led all the armies of the empire to Kugit with great fanfare, just to plunder a few villages in order to gain personal wealth. On the way back, they were surrounded on all sides by the army that had been in ambush for a long time by Nayan Borura of Kugit, day and night, and the exhausted knights were shot into hedgehogs by a rain of arrows from all directions before they could put up their spears and find the enemy's direction. More than half of the Empire's soldiers died in the Halma steppes defenseless and without resistance, and Harungus himself was taken prisoner. After that, the shrewd and powerful Boura led the elite soldiers to pursue the victory, and the entire region of Dehrim except Fort fell under the iron hooves of the steppes, and they plundered around Suno again before leaving contentedly. The Nords then plunged into the heart of the empire, and the scattered cavalry legions on the Sunoan plain were trapped in the shield walls of the solid Nord royal guards, only to be picked off by the big axes and cut into meat sauce. Suno, a gem city that the Nords have not been able to touch for more than ten years, has now completely fallen in only 5 days. The Nords were in full swing, King Ragnar personally oversaw the encirclement, and Uxhall flew the Jackdaw banner three days later. Rodok took the opportunity to get out of the mountains, and under the command of the Count of Larouken, he poured down from Marasburg and Kurma Fort, captured Haarongosburg and Fort Dvalin, and approached Paravon.
All of this happened so quickly that in less than two weeks, when Leon's team returned to the heart of the continent, it was already scorched, bones everywhere, and thick smoke from the incineration of corpses rose into the sky. Fatis could hardly believe his eyes, when they had helped Elindaha the other day, there was some poverty but already in the midst of a struggle for hope. They already have a thriving orchard, a narrow but flowing canal, and a green vegetable patch, all of which are thriving. Two weeks later, everything was in vain, as if only the charred houses and the cries of the children were real, and the sturdy and honest young men who had smiled and thanked them were now gone, perhaps that evening, the thick colors of the sunset soaked the whole sky, and the smoke drifted away, and it was extraordinarily light in the sunset. Leon took off his helmet, dismounted and fell to his knees on one knee, his fist striking the ground with one hand, his figure small in the miserable land, his armor stained with dust, his greatsword stained, and his whole body trembling. Fatis had long since lost his soul, and the misery he had seen before was nothing more than a ready-made scene, but now what he saw was truly a brutal ongoing event, so that the blow was doubled, and hope was instantly annihilated. Reduced to ashes, or pecked by crows on the ground.
At Suno's tavern at night, the banner has turned into a lonely jackdaw, the stone walls are littered with broken pits, and the remains of congealed blood in the streets show the fierce battles that have been experienced here. Fatis told Rayon that he was going to the tavern, and Ray was silent for a while, and told him, "I'll go with you." ”
The tavern was dark and gloomy, with only a lonely lamp, and it was better not to restore all the darkness. The mercenary cavalry stood stiff on the sidelines, with an indifferent expression, like a crow sniffing carrion.
"Haha, you know what, James was dressed in a shabby pilgrim's suit, like a rag picker, with little hair, and the middle of his head was more barren than the desert of Salander hahaha. Fatis laughed heartily. Feuyers was amused by this exaggerated description, and a large bald scoop suddenly appeared in the dim light of the fire.
James said he was trained to be a natural scientist from an early age, but was jealous of his peers and persecuted out of the institute. Later, he practiced medicine in Suno, but the Nords came back and were forced to become a temporary military doctor for the Nords. Yesterday a royal Nord guard came to treat his wound, and he put medicine on it and warned him not to drink, and that night he got a hangover with a group of people, and today the wound became inflamed and died. His comrades shouted to kill him, but fortunately, Idenjarr, who was here, was still sensible, spared his life and drove him out.
"So you're a doctor who doesn't have a medical license. Fatis teased him. James blushed and nodded so lightly that he couldn't be seen. Leon's eyes were as calm and gentle as ever, but with a different majesty. He looked at James, suddenly took his hand, and said in an unquestioning tone, "Follow me." ”
"James has been with us ever since. Fatis yawned lazily and grimaced again, "I've always wondered how Leon could be so accurate, and you know how many civilians and warriors your mother and James saved later." ”
When will it be a head if it goes on like this? "As he passed by the old city of Dehrim, Fatis was lying on horseback, his eyes full of loess and dust, his surroundings full of devastation, and he could not do anything, as if he had a greater sense of nothingness. Jamila didn't speak, pretending not to hear, because she knew she couldn't face the question and give an answer. But that gentle voice appeared, this time with perseverance, "Reunification ends chaos, and development brings abundance." This day will definitely come. Fatis raised his head, looked at James beside him, and muttered the dreamy distant word just now: "Unification?" James looked at him gently, and explained word by word: "Yes, the real chaos, bring everything back to wholeness, and restore the land to its original appearance." Then he strengthened his tone, "It's unity." Only then did Fatis realize that the answer to everything was this, that the origin was it, that the goal was also it, that there was complete division and unity, and that there was ultimate peace. "Reon?" Fatis looked blankly at the knight at the front, his armor now covered in dust and tired in his movements. He knew," James said, looking ahead confidently, "he knew it from the beginning, and he knew the road was full of twists and turns, but he wasn't going to give up." Then he gave Fatis a big smile, "And I believe him." Fatis on horseback finally smiled and picked up his words, "From the beginning. ”
"In fact, do you know why Reon is called the Unknown Knight?" Fatis smiled slyly.
"Is it because he helped the village and never left his name?"
"Haha, that's really one thing, he has long enjoyed this name among the civilians of the Suno Plains, the Paraven Bay, and the rest of the places, especially your hometown, are not so familiar with him. He had been active in the area for a long time, not only because it was the most war-torn place, but also because it was the foundation of Calradia that had survived until now, but now it was gradually lost. Phatis seemed to think further afield, but finally came to his senses, "Did you know that the lords also call him the Unknown Knight? ”
Feljans looked surprised, and Fatis finally began to speak again.
When they galloped on the plains of Suno, cruined the Gulf of Paraven, and drove by the rivers of Uxhall, the patterns of the three swords shimmered in different colors in the morning, afternoon, or dusk, and a figure appeared in the distance, Rayon would slowly restrain his horse and stop the procession. The yellow-skinned, hungry and tired youths finally became clear, and Rayon gave them food and water, followed by perhaps a light crossbow or a long-handled scythe. The youths followed at the end of the group, gradually recovering under the care of James and Jamila, and gradually becoming familiar with the art of combat under the training of Bandak, while Alleyne and Bestur were in charge of the final selection, and the winner was awarded the final prize: a spear warrior sword and a hunting horse. In fact, their team had grown to about 50 people by then. And Aren Phatis, their fighting skills are no less than those of any knight, and what they lack is only the training of real warfare. Bestur's Kugit could pierce the enemy's head with an arrow from a hundred paces, and Bandak was like a Rhodok sergeant, except that no sergeant could use a battering crossbow as skillfully as he did, even a Rhodok marksman. Everyone knew that a long-awaited moment was looming, but no one could say it clearly, and Leon seemed to be more patient than ever. He used to travel in the Rhodok mountains, stopping in the villages near Djerkhara and Viruga, where a fire would break out at midnight, and then Leon would wait for him outside the city, and he himself would disappear into the darkness of the night in the direction of the city.
Gradually, the story of the ranger in hard leather armor gradually spread in the tavern of Calradia, and it was then realized that Rayon had gone to save the imprisoned lords at night. The ranger in the mouth of the traveler, in the dark and windy night when there was no human figure, unsheathed his sword with lightning speed, and the prison guards did not see his figure clearly, and his strong body fell to the ground, forever unconscious. The next day, the lords who had been waiting for a ransom in exchange for their freedom appeared alive on the battlefield at the front line. However, when we asked about Rayon, he only said lightly that the fire on the outskirts had attracted the attention of most of the defenders, as if he were merely picking up a stone in the street.