Chapter 88: Prelude to the Great War
Red Rock City, an important town on the northwest border of the Terran race, will once again face the test of war.
The whole city was in a tense atmosphere before the war, and the original residents and businesses in the city had long since left, but the city was not deserted.
In addition to the Imperial Legions sent by the Bright Dynasty who did not arrive because the distance was too long, the city guards and noble private armies drawn from various places, the mixed legions drawn from the Iron Stream, Blazing Fire, and Praetorian Guard Legions, as well as the support legions from the Rock Kingdom and the Bardos Kingdom have all arrived in Red Rock City one after another.
Nearly 600,000 elite troops from all over the world of the Terran were gathered in Hongyan City at once, and a large amount of food and military supplies were continuously transported into Hongyan City from the inland areas of the rear, and the convoys that transported materials to the city every day lined up like a long queue. The original houses and shops have been converted into temporary soldiers' barracks, and groups of soldiers walk through the streets, and the city is a little crowded.
At this time, in the big tent of the Chinese army, the chief and deputy commanders of the various legions gathered together, and Prince Hobbes became the commander of the Terran coalition and sat in the center.
Prince Hobbes was dressed in yellow soft leather armor, with a white beard and white hair but a red face, eyes and eyes, and a pair of white sword eyebrows and sideburns.
Hobbes coughed lightly and said loudly: "Generals, the orc army has invaded, and the war between humans and beasts has broken out again, and our soldiers are responsible for defending the territory of the empire and the safety of the people, and this battle must not be lost! If we win, drive the orcs back to the wasteland, and our human border will be peaceful for another ten years; if we are defeated, thousands of miles of fertile land and thousands of people behind us will be destroyed by the orcs!"
Prince Hobbes's gaze swept over the faces of everyone in the tent one by one, and continued: "I, 600,000 warriors, come from all legions, and this next battle must be forbidden, and everyone must be brave and strive to be the first, and those who do not obey military orders, disobey dispatches, are afraid to move forward, and escape from the battle will not be spared!"
"Yes, I am willing to obey the commander's command. Several legion commanders stood up and sang in unison.
From this moment on, the Terran war machine began to operate in full force!
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If the Terran army is a war machine assembled from parts, then the orc army is a pack of hungry wolves.
The "wolf pack" is led by the lion king Eliot, the head wolf, and continues to move forward. In just half a month, the 300,000 orc army was advanced outside Hongyan City, plus the 50,000 orc defeated army that invaded before, a full 35 orc army was hoarded outside Hongyan City.
There are 10,000 people, boundless, and 350,000 orcs have set up a series of tents in front of Red Rock City, which is dense and impossible to see at a glance.
Groups of orc cavalry of various races patrolled back and forth in the camp, and from time to time a huge war beast let out a huge roar, the roar broke through the sky, and then drifted towards the head of Red Rock City with the wind.
This time, the orcs did not adopt the strategy of besieging the city on three sides, but concentrated their forces on a decisive battle with the Terrans under Red Rock City.
Red Rock City is like a nail in the throat of the Terran border connecting the inland areas, as long as this nail is removed, the vast and rich Terran inland areas will be completely open to the orcs.
Elliot looked at the tall Red Rock City in front of him and was a little distracted, he had led his army here twenty years ago, but he returned that time. Unexpectedly, he would lead his troops back twenty years later, Elliot clenched his fists tightly, this time he must wash Red Rock City in blood and completely pull out this nail.
"Your Majesty, all the legions have been prepared and are waiting for your order to attack at any time. Chiligu, who was behind the Lion King, stepped forward and asked.
Elliot smiled deeply, "Wait a minute, the news of the Bloody Flame Wolf hasn't come yet." ”
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At the station of the Frost Thunder Legion, the gate of the legion camp was wide open, and the honor guards with bright armor and armor lined up on the left and right sides with swords and guns.
The Grand Duke of Palmer was fully armored and personally led the generals out of the barracks to greet him.
A huge silver cavalry regiment that winded like a silver dragon gradually approached from far and near, and it was the Knights of Light of the Church.
The Church of Light has three major knight regiments in the Isaac Kingdom: Bright, Guard, and Punishment, each with 30,000 cavalry regiments. On the surface, the armed forces of the Church are very different from the number of the kingdom's army, and the combined number is not equal to a field army of the kingdom.
However, the individual combat power of the Church Knights is far stronger than that of the Kingdom Army, and the lowest selection criteria for the Church Knights are third-level warriors, while the soldiers of the various field legions of the Kingdom are generally second-level warriors, and the third-level is already the squad leader level. Moreover, the weapons and equipment of the Church Knights are much stronger than those of the Field Legions.
There are three major knight orders of the Church of Light, and the real combat power of each knight group is equivalent to a kingdom field legion.
The Knights of Light were still two miles away from the legion's main camp before the silver cavalry had stopped, and only the first few horses continued to gallop towards the barracks.
Grand Duke Palmer smiled, took two steps forward, and said loudly: "Commander Van Si personally led the army here, and he worked hard all the way, and he was disappointed!"
The tall knight at the front didn't dismount, and stood in front of the Grand Duke of Palmer in a flash, "There is the Grand Duke of Lao personally greeting him, and I haven't seen the Grand Duke for many years!"
Grand Duke Palmer laughed and said, "Captain Van Si is joking, you are now a warrior, and I am already in the middle of my life." ”
"I came here this time to bring a greeting from Archbishop Sossis, who said that under the light of the God of Light, the Grand Duke will definitely be able to cross the Martial Warrior Extreme!"
Archduke Palmer laughed again and said, "By the words of the archbishop, I hope that the grace of light will come to the old man! With that, he grabbed Vance's wrist and walked hand in hand to the Chinese military camp.
From the words and deeds of the two men, it can be seen that the relationship between Archduke Palmer and the church is close.
The Terran Terran Continent has separate divine power and royal power, the Knights of Light and the Frost Thunder Legion belong to the church and the king respectively, Van Si and Palmer are the same in rank, and Palmer has no need to lead all the high-ranking members of the army to greet him outside the barracks in terms of etiquette.
By doing so, Archduke Palmer naturally gave enough face to the Church of Light and Head Van Si. With the exception of the Frost Thunder Legion, the Knights of the Church were not treated like this in any of the legions of the Kingdom. If it were to the Blizzard Legion, I am afraid that Prince Hobbes would not even see him, and at most Keno would come forward to deal with it.
Ever since the battle of Sigh Canyon twelve years ago, there have been many people in the kingdom who have complained about Archduke Palmer as an old fox who bets on both His Majesty Streich and Archbishop Sossis.
Shino was naturally among the generals who went out to greet him with the Grand Duke. Looking at the backs of Grand Duke Palmer and Captain Van Si walking hand in hand towards the camp, Shino's brows couldn't help but furrow......