A month passed quickly, and on this day, about forty kilometers from the Icourt Valley, a new crisis was looming.

"Everyone—quiet, you two fools!"

The speaker scolded, and the goblins and bear orcs next to him, who had begun to quarrel again over trivial matters, fell silent.

"Okay, I know you don't like each other, but at least bear with me for now, I don't care what happens to you after you're done. Looking at the two junior officers, who were still glaring at each other unconvinced, the speaker shook his head helplessly.

This is the current situation of the Yanlong Fortress, and I don't know if it can block the enemy on the opposite side......

A year ago, at the suggestion of Iello and Alec, Falkenridge finally put some of his energy into defense. The fortress was built near Castelgate, a town that had long been destroyed by Ielloh, and served the same purpose as Stasi's Hurricane Fortress.

But it's nowhere near the same as a Hurricane Fortress. Not to mention that the latter has been constantly renovated and expanded for decades, let's just talk about the quality of the defenders, the soldiers in the Hurricane Fortress completely blew up more than a street of their counterparts on the opposite side.

At least the officers of Hurricane Fortress rarely have the same bickering as they just did.

Of course, strictly speaking, the people in the Stronghold of the Dragons cannot be blamed too much for this, because unlike the defenders on the other side, which were composed entirely of Wehrmacht, only a small part of the soldiers here were the Wehrmacht of Falkenridge, and the rest were made up of the private army of the Icourt Valley, as well as the militia, loiterers, mercenaries, and even a small number of adventurers in the area.

This led to great confusion within the defenders, with the private army looking down on the ragtag army, and the ragtag army thinking that the Wehrmacht was too big, while the Wehrmacht felt that the private army was in too much control.

For example, the goblin and orc officers just now are from the private army and the miscellaneous army, respectively. Suffice it to say that there is not a day that such a dispute does not happen, and if it was only a verbal one, the commander-in-chief of the fortress should be thankful.

"Anyway, guys, I know you don't want to see each other here, but I have to regret to announce that the Bastards of Stacy are closing in on our borders, and they are threatening to invade our country. ”

Seeing that his subordinates had finally quieted down, the commander spoke quickly.

A goblin, a lizardman, two orcs, a half-elf, and nine humans, when they heard the news, they immediately began to talk.

"From today, we are going to enter the second level of combat readiness, and all soldiers are to be armed around the clock. Get ready, guys. The commander sighed and pressed a long-drawn battle map against the wall as he continued.

After gluing the map, he pointed to the defense area under his own army, and continued: "Next, we will lay out the defense plan. Remember my words, war can break out at any time, don't lose your life because of your slackness. ”

"Got it!"

Everyone was nervous, although they were usually in constant conflict, but to be sent to the front line, it was impossible for them to really be reckless. At least at the moment, they all know what the news means.

And in this case, these junior officers also knew that in the face of the attack of the Stasi army, they had too many things to arrange and deploy.

"After the end of this meeting, the logistics support troops will begin to distribute additional weapons and equipment, and one-third of the troops will take turns to defend the front-line defensive positions! I need your men to hold your positions when the enemy attacks!"

As the commander marked the area on the map, preparations for war began in earnest.

At the same moment, on the other side of the border, in the territory of Stacy, that is, in the Hurricane Fortress, a Stasi commander was also assigning tasks to his troops: "Gentlemen, Grand Duke Jon needs our strength right now!

"All troops must be ready to attack! Once you hear the order, you are not allowed to retreat! There is no pause! Falkenridge is in chaos right now, it's time for them to know how good we are!"

After the commander finished speaking, his deputy next to him spoke and announced loudly.

"Understood! We can give our lives for the Motherland at any time!" all the officers raised their chins firmly.

Unlike the chaos on Falkenridge's side, Stasi's army can now be said to have been completely integrated into one heart by Archduke Jon, and with the stimulation of the so-called feud, their morale is so high that it can almost be said to be fanatical.

"As soon as the order to attack arrives, the attack will begin immediately!We must destroy the first line of defense of Falkenridge in the first place, and then break through in the middle and tear through the defense of the Flame Dragon Fortress!" pressed his palm to the desktop map, and the commander said firmly.

"Remember, we're well-trained and well-equipped, and as long as we play normally, there's absolutely no way we're going to lose to those guys!"

"Long live Stasi, long live Grand Duke Jon!"

Everyone shouted along, and the entire command headquarters suddenly filled with a shuddering passion.

The gaze turned back to Falkenridge's side.

"Assemble urgently! Hurry up, don't sleep!"

With one shouting and scolding after another, a large group of soldiers poured out of the barracks they had set up.

The soldiers currently stationed in the Yanlong Fortress can already be regarded as the best in Falkenridge, although it seems that there is still a gap between the soldiers of those first-class powers, but they are also considered to be well-disciplined, and in just a few minutes, they have roughly formed a queue, waiting for further orders.

"Starting today, martial law will be imposed on the border at the second level! All troops are ready for battle! Stasi may cross the border area at any time and attack us!"

The human officer looked at one phalanx after another and shouted in his own loudest voice.

This unit was ordered to hold defensive positions as much as possible. Therefore, they must use this period of peace cautiously and do everything in their power to strengthen their defensive positions.

His command was still echoing in the sky, and some of the soldiers had already begun to walk out, and it was easy to see that the faces of these soldiers were full of nervousness.

"I have to say that we are not ready to fight at all. The fort was only completed last month, and half of my men are recruits. Another officer, after giving a tactical order, came over and complained in a low voice.

"Then pray...... The country is in chaos now, and to really fight with Stacy is tantamount to looking for death. The previous officer said with the same apprehension as he watched one soldier after another pass in front of him.

Of course, it's not just Falkenridge's officers who think this way.

"Hurry up, we must get to the preset position before night!"

Standing in front of an earthy earth-walking dragon, a heavily armored Stacy Knight Captain said to his men.

"My lord, are we really going to war with Falkenridge?" asked a knight, also in heavy armor, frowning, amid the low roar of the Earth Dragon.

This unit is the ace unit that Grand Duke Jon had just established two years ago, the Knights of the Earthwalkers. It is said that Archduke Jon was very interested in Falkenridge's Sky Knights, so he took the line of the Holy See and specially introduced a batch of Earth Dragons to the Tadoya Empire.

Although the Earth Walking Dragon does not have the mobility advantage of a flying dragon, it is a sharp weapon for charging into battle.

It's a pity that this army needs too many supplies, and Grand Duke Jon is immediately dumbfounded by the report of the logistics department after triumphantly inspecting the newly formed Earth Walking Dragon Knights.

Because the supplies needed to maintain this force are enough for ten times the number of ordinary troops to operate!

Not to mention the difficulty of cultivating the Earth Walking Dragon Knight, or how much equipment a knight needs, just talking about the food of the Earth Walking Dragon is a headache. Even if an adult Earth Walking Dragon does nothing but sleep and hang out, he must eat at least thirty kilograms of fresh meat every day, and if he participates in battle, this number may be several times greater......

But the army had already been built, and the Archduke Jon could only hold back in his own heart—at least several other principalities were scrambling to show their loyalty to him when they learned the news.

What a painful and happy thing!

At this moment, the Dixinglong troops, who were heading to the Hurricane Fortress, consumed countless amounts of fresh meat halfway through, and the logistics troops had already been responding to the problem of supply difficulties, and some people even put forward the absurd request that the knights restrain their mounts to eat less.

"This is an order given to me from above, and if the order requires us to cross the border, I can only carry it out!"

The knight's face was not very good, and he explained loudly: "You know the consequences of not carrying out orders! I don't want you to die outside the battlefield." ”

The questioning knight nodded alarmedly, and then walked to his mount, "I understand, sir......!

While climbing on his mount, the tough middle-aged man couldn't help but sigh: "I also hope this is just a false alarm! Falkenridge is also one of the nine kingdoms no matter how weak it is, God knows what they have prepared for us on the side of the defense line......"

He looked at his troops who were already on the road, one after another, along the road that had just rained and slightly muddy, and disappeared into the distance.

Looking at this trump card army with almost no end in sight, the Knight Captain comforted himself in turn - with such a powerful force, the untrained soldiers of Falkenridge may not be able to withstand it!