On November 13, 218 in the year 218 of the Rowland calendar, the famous Battle of the Vanguard began in the Valley of the Sunset. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

After more than 90 years of absence, this is the first battle of the all-out war between humans and orcs again!

The medium-sized battle, which numbered about 50,000 men, lasted from the afternoon to the evening of the following day, and it is said that the blood improperly stained the snow red, and even penetrated so deeply into the ground that the ground in this area was dark red for years to come.

The outcome of the war was beyond the expectations of mankind and of all races.

After more than 50% of their compatriots and leading commanders were seriously wounded, the humans, this not a powerful race, repelled the orcs alive and the most murderous race in this plane!

Humans don't have the magical gift of elves and the invincible scarf of dragons, they are weak and vulnerable.

But they have a determination that no race in the world has!

And when this determination is condensed into a faith, this weak race will be transformed into an indestructible sword, and that sword called courage will have the power to shake the heavens and the earth, and even the gods will change color!

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Three days later, the first batch of troops recruited by the empire from all over the country arrived on the banks of the Rhine, and 25 10,000-strong legions totaled 250,000 combat troops and countless retainers and logistical troops, and quickly opened a defense line of hundreds of miles on the Rhine.

Five days later, the Great Patriotic War began in full swing ...

"It's a fight! It's a fight! Our people are coming, just ahead! It's a fight with those bastards in front!" a commoner rushed into the city gate with a dance, and excitedly announced the news to the people inside, and in a short time, as the people rushed to tell each other, the whole city was in a boil.

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"Hurry up, hurry up, hurry up, hurry up, our brothers are fighting bloodily, they need us, and they can't waste time on the road!" the loud voice of the leading general pierced the night sky.

Even though they had been running for hundreds of miles in a row, no one complained about the rapid march on the winding path without seeing the five fingers, and no one even noticed that the thorns all around the road had drawn blood marks on their bare skin, they just fell silent with each other, frowning, trying to make themselves run faster, because they knew that a group of compatriots were waiting for them ahead!

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"Don't be afraid! Don't be afraid! Think of your family, think of your loved ones! We have no way back, go forward! The Holy Spear is with us!"

In the loud trumpet, the leading general brandished his long sword, and his resolute and loud voice dispelled the only trace of fear in the hearts of the soldiers, and then the heroic general rushed into the battle formation first.

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"Medic! Medic!"

A blood-stained soldier broke into the tent with a blood-covered soldier on his back, hurriedly put his comatose comrade on a stretcher, and saluted the medical soldier next to him: "Take care of my brother and save him!"

With these words, the soldier picked up his long sword and left the tent without looking back, and ran in the direction where the fighting was all about.

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Hundreds of strongholds are caught in the crossfire with orcs every day, and when one is captured, the reinvigorated Imperial soldiers quickly recapture it.

The towns along the Rhine have become completely military logistics bases, and every day you can see a steady stream of wounded soldiers being carried back from the front line on stretchers, and new recruits in bright armor silently rushing to the front line.

As they staggered, the two sides silently gave an imperial military salute.

As the saying goes: one blow, then exhaustion, three and decline, according to the strategic thinking of excellent commanders, at present, in the face of the orcs who are in the prime of their arms, the first choice should be to temporarily avoid the edge.

It's just that how long will it take, and where can it go? Mankind has no way to retreat!

When there is no other choice, it is better to face the storm that is close at hand, and as for whether to overcome the storm and successfully reach the other side of calm, or sink under the attack of the storm, it is better to leave it to the gods to decide.

The city of Bradit is located in the upper reaches of the Rhine, at least a few hundred miles away from the current main theater of operations, and the main purpose of the Empire's military presence here is only to prevent the possible orcs from bypassing the Rhine in this direction.

However, these days of calm also prove that this probability is not high, and the arrogant orcs have regarded the Roland Empire as their hunting ground after opening the Cachino Fortress, and in their eyes this is not a war, but a large-scale hunt.

As such, as most commanders had anticipated, they had been advancing towards the most densely populated center since the attack.

The option of bypassing the Rhine was too time-consuming and laborious for them, and more importantly it was a sign of cowardice.

Compared with the calm of Bradit, the fighting in the middle of the Rhine was extremely fierce, and the Rigila Mountains in the west of the Rhine were attacked by the orcs for three days in a week, and the Seventh Legion originally stationed there suffered heavy losses, and the newly pulled up 4,000-man regiment was also disabled, and there were less than 5,000 sergeants stationed in the defense area at this moment.

Although the reinforcements were already on their way to support, the Imperial Military Department finally issued an order to rush to the city of Bradit, which was relatively close, out of prudent considerations.

After these days of army expansion, 20,000 combat troops have been assembled in Bradit City at this moment, and after receiving the order, Carlos transferred 5,000 reserves and 5,000 original Fort Watson soldiers to form a 10,000-person legion, and decided to personally lead the army to help, and this also includes the Ginnammy Legion to which Kane belongs.

Bradit City, second training ground.

On the evening before the troops were deployed, Zacks gathered everyone at the training ground.

Everyone noticed the change in his badge, the sword originally inlaid with three precious diamonds had been wrapped around cyan rattan, and the curved rattan wrapped around the sword to form a complex pattern, and finally formed a shield made of rattan.

-- A badge that symbolizes the top military talents of the empire, a general-level officer!

As if to see the burning gazes of the soldiers in surprise and envy, Zax's beard curled upwards and bent into an arc.

He smiled and said, "Do you want it?"

The soldiers hesitated, not daring to speak.

"What?" Zax's eyes narrowed, and the smile on his face vanished.

He stabbed and said, "My Zax's subordinates are all a group of saints who have no desires and no desires? Or ...... You're all bastards and soft-bastards who can't even say what you want?"

The soldiers' breathing tightened, and their fists clenched in anger under the naked humiliation.

Zax turned a blind eye and asked in a cold voice, "I'll ask you again, my badge, my rank, do you want it?"

The soldiers were uniform, and their voices gave him the most direct answer!

The group of young men shouted, "Yes, sir!" Yes, we want it! And we are not softass, we will get it!"

Zax's tense face eased at this time, and he nodded with satisfaction: "Very good, have ideals, and dare to say it out loud, this will be pursued hard, this is my Zax's soldier, my Saint Laurent's warrior!"

After a pause, he continued, "The Empire never treats any warrior badly, and I can tell you now that what you want, you will get in the near future!"

Speaking of this, he raised his hand to the east and pointed to the Central Rhine Theater: "There, there is everything you want, honor! Status! You are lucky, because this belongs to your time, and you are destined to shine on this stage! You are admired, loved, and worshipped, because you are the greatest warriors of this era!"

The crowd stirred up.

He continued: "When I was a small soldier, my commander told me......"

Although he had long since discovered that this bearded general was by no means as stubby as his appearance, Kane was still surprised to listen to his impassioned speech at this time.

Pre-war mobilization is an essential skill for every commander, and Kane has learned it in class, but it is not easy to be as contagious as Zacks, who can successfully arouse people's desire for war through words alone.

When the beautiful blueprint was clearly outlined and imprinted in the minds of every soldier, Zax proved that he was not lying.

"Warrant Officer Kane, get out of line!" he said suddenly, at Kane

Kane, who was listening with relish and secretly pondering his studies, hurriedly stepped out of the line and saluted, "Yes, sir!"

Zax's next move caught Kane off guard.

I saw him say in a loud voice: "In view of your superior performance in the Cachino Fortress counteroffensive campaign, I now announce in my capacity as the Imperial Brigadier General that you will be promoted to the rank of second lieutenant, and this order will take effect from this moment!"

With that, he took out a triangular blade and a medallion made up of the half of the sword's body, and personally placed it on Kane's chest.

He gave Kane a military salute and said in a gentle tone, "Congratulations, second lieutenant!"