The sun rises above the horizon and the glorious morning light awakens the towering Minsk fortress. The vanguard soldiers of the Kingdom of Gombis walked out of the fortress barracks, took their horses from the pens, walked around, checked the state of their mounts, warmed their bodies by the way, and then began to organize their armaments, bundle up their supplies and place them at the feet of the auxiliary horses. The soldiers were ready to set off, so they gathered in groups of three or five to laugh and chat, and there was no tension on their faces, as if this thousand-mile trip was just an ordinary long journey, and the sun shone on their armor and weapons, reflecting the cold light.

The attitude is leisurely but murderous, like a group of lions before the hunt.

The vanguard army of the Kingdom of Gombis is composed of the most elite warriors of the major families, with a total strength of 1,126 people.

The Augustian royal family sent one Golden Knight, two Silver Knights, 18 Bronze Knights, 80 Trainee Knights, 100 Arcane Warriors and 200 Elite Cavalry, a total of 401 people, plus 100 six-legged dragon beasts.

The four suzerain-lord families of Joshua, Wellington, Chebman, and Nimes each sent a standard high-level knight warband, led by a silver knight with three bronze knights, 12 trainee knights, 30 arcane warriors, and 70 elite cavalrymen, each team of 116 people, a total of 464 people.

The Descendants of York sent a legendary archer, a famous fierce warrior, three veteran knights, 11 apprentice knights, 64 arcane warriors and 180 elite cavalry, a total of 261 men, plus 180 swift birds and warbirds.

Compared to the number of knights sent by the Augustan royal family, the army drawn by the Yorkist clan is a bit shabby, but Victor's command has Nelson, a fierce warrior comparable to the high-ranking silver knights, and Caligula, who has a psychic touch. Compared with these two, the fierce warriors of the major families are too far behind in terms of combat effectiveness and danger intuition. In terms of arcane warriors, 8 alchemy soldiers and 12 third-level Gripen militiamen have mastered the vibration secret method, and they are not inferior to the mid-level bronze knights in terms of personal strength, especially the alchemy soldiers have three major talents: combat acumen, life tenacity and active adaptation, and they are naturally good at cooperative combat, the more numerous, the stronger the combat effectiveness, and the silver knight will definitely die if he is entangled by them. And the Swift Bird Light Cavalry has half of the alchemy militia, and each of them is equivalent to a senior trainee knight.

In this way, the gap between the vanguard army of the descendants of York and the vanguard army of the royal family of August is not large, but the vanguard of the major families does not understand their details.

The warriors of the Centaur Hills were all eye-catching with their six-legged alligator leather armor, and they formed a team, sitting silently on the ground, in stark contrast to the soldiers who were talking to each other and knew each other well. Their sophisticated equipment and the aura of slaughter gradually became a topic of discussion among the officers and men of the vanguard army.

Whenever the soldiers' remarks were out of line, their knightly lords would whisper rebukes or subtly turn criticism into envy.

The knights of the major families knew that the warriors of the Centaur Hills were not subject to the control of His Highness Roland August, they formed an army of their own, and they only fought with His Highness Randall, so naturally they did not need to know each other.

Except for Berg, the big knight of the Chebman family, and Baron Eskerry, the big knight of the Glory Knights, no one took the initiative to greet Lord Nelson in the Centaur Hills.

It is said that they formed a friendship in the ant plague and are old friends.

In the knights' hall of the Minsk Fortress, the generals of the vanguard army sat around a large table, and they were all extremely beautiful high-ranking female knights, except for His Highness Randall, who sat on the top, with dark hair and dark golden eyes.

As the only male in the venue, Victor was in a somewhat awkward mood at the moment.

"I was relieved to see your ladies leading the troops into battle. Roland was wearing a delicate Mithril armor, and her green eyes looked around the audience, changing her innocent and naughty style in the past, showing a mature and confident commander's demeanor, but when her eyes fell on the body of a silver female knight with beautiful eyebrows and phoenix eyes and a complexion like honey, she suddenly blinked her eyes, the corners of her mouth slightly curled up in a teasing arc, and she said: "Gillian Chipman, you are an exception. ”

A crisp and pleasant chuckle rang out in the venue.

Men are always the mainstream of warfare, and male knights in the vanguard army also make up the vast majority, but the major families invariably let the high-ranking female knights of the family serve as the commander of the vanguard army. This is because the fighting styles of high-ranking female knights and male high-ranking knights are completely different. The silver female knights with a water elemental affinity, their beauty and beauty are just a by-product, they are delicate-minded, level-headed, have both strength and speed, and their self-healing ability and physical strength are stronger than those of male knights, making them ideal for raids and maneuvering behind enemy lines.

The high-ranking female knights served as the commanders of the vanguard of each family, and determined the tactics adopted by the vanguard army. In fact, the vanguard army sent by the kingdoms to the Sassan Empire must also have chosen high-ranking female knights as commanders.

The bloodline of the Chebman family is peculiar, the male is the water elemental affinity, and the female is the earth elemental affinity, and Gillian Chebman is the only high-ranking knight in the venue who is friendly to the earth element.

Although the Chipman family has just entered the Copper City and become the suzerain of the Southern Family, the high-end force is still insufficient, but there are also 7 big knights in the entire Copper City bloodline, and the high-level knights of the Chipman family account for 4, three of which are silver knights with water element affinity, and it is not the turn of the youngest family heir to fight. She's not even a Knight of the Earth.

Gillian raised her eyebrows and said coldly: "My speed is not slow at all, the Silver-Rank Ant-Man Leader can't catch up with me, and the Golden-Eyed Earl can testify." ”

Silly girl, the leader of the Ant-Man is in a hurry to return to his lair with the resources of the Alchemy Tower, they want to drag you down first, and then kill you, so as not to be killed by you, do you really think that the four-legged silver ant-man can't outrun you...... Victor sneered, his dark golden eyes rolled, and he said lightly to Roland: "I just lack the cooperation of a great knight with an earth elemental affinity, so let Gillian follow me...... The main reinforcements behind the Chebman family, I don't ask. ”

Roland said succinctly, "Okay." ”

The corners of Gillian's mouth turned upwards uncontrollably, and her chin with charming lines also rose, and the taste of smug and happiness could not be concealed.

What an innocent and lucky knight...... The high-ranking female knights present all thought so in their hearts.

The situation of the Chebman family is more special, their family blood comes from the outside, and it is not the orthodox bloodline of the copper city, which is suitable for marrying high-ranking knights, but the potential is limited, and it is also criticized by the southern family. They had just entered the Copper City, and had not yet completed the integration of the southern border, and the church lit a red smoke beacon, disrupting the deployment of the Chebman family. The Bronze City Blood Lord has been fighting with the Kite Castle for hundreds of years, and is especially worried that August will sacrifice their high-ranking knights, and the Count and Count Chebman sent the family heir Gillian has two meanings, one is to set an example for the Southern Family, and at the same time to show the Trust of the Copper City in the Kite Castle, and the Chipman family will lead the Southern Lord to improve the relationship with the royal family. Second, the Chebman family may have to change their heirs.

It is rumored that Miss Chipman is particularly infatuated with His Royal Highness Randall, and is reluctant to get close to the young knight whom Auguste gave to the Chipman family, and that her brother is in good harmony with his marriage partner from the Kite Castle. In this way, Gillian would not have offspring, and the Chebman family would follow the example of Wellington, Joshua and Nimes and marry Auguste to replace the family line, and could only choose Gillian's younger brother as the heir to the family.

The problem lies with Gillian, she knows that she and Victor will not have offspring, but she still refuses to leave her lover, she gives up the responsibility of the family heir, and the family must cut ties with her.

The simple conversation between Randall and Auguste shows the attitude of both sides, and the Centaur Hills will only accept Gillian Chebman, and will not interfere with the marriage between the Kite Castle and the Copper City.

The Chebmans are determined to replace the mainstream bloodline of the Bronze City bloodline and actively move closer to the mainstream politics of Cambys, and it is a clear political signal that they have the heir of the family representing the old bloodline to join the vanguard, but Gillian seems to be completely unaware. Judging from her performance, it may be that she took the initiative to ask Ying to lead the vanguard army of Tongcheng, and she may just be fighting side by side with her lover, but she doesn't know that her decision has disappointed her family.

In any case, it is in the interests of Joshua, Wellington, and the Nimes family that Gillian goes on the expedition, and the high-ranking female knights let out ambiguous laughter, extolling Gillian's pursuit of love with envy and ridicule, in order to disguise the cold, rational nature of family politics, except for Margaret Wellington and Princess Roland.

Margaret was cold and haughty, her heart was as pure as crystal, and she did not bother to hide her inner thoughts, and her eyes were full of puzzlement and confusion when she looked at Jillian.

Is it really possible to give up the inheritance for the sake of a short-lived love?Or does she not realize the consequences at all? How could there be such a stupid knight?

Roland's eyes when he looked at Gillian were full of appreciation and affirmation, this kind of love that came from the heart and respected the heart, innocent and warm, completely in line with her aesthetics.

Roland has taken Gillian as a confidant and is willing to be close to her, but now is not the time for her to take on the role of commander in chief of the army.

"The last time the Church lit a red smoke beacon was 3,000 years ago, and the rules and traditions of the red smoke beacon were formulated in the first year of the glorious calendar, and there is only one content...... Respond to the call and send troops to support. How to support, how to fight, and it is up to the reinforcements to decide...... Who wants to leave the lives of their children in the hands of someone else?"

Roland smiled with red lips, tapped the map on the table, and said, "The command of the Cambys vanguard reinforcements is in our hands, and the combat intelligence, material supplies, and divine support are all in the hands of the church. Needless to say, Patriarch Friedus, the rear commander of the Sassan Empire, took us by the nose. Therefore, our vanguard army should be the main force of support for the Gambis, get rid of the shackles of Patriarch Friedes, and open up a war zone belonging to the main reinforcements of our Cambes. ”

"This is the primary goal of the Vanguard. ”

"The main forces of the Sassan Empire and the Church were trapped by the Sidonians in the three main cities that opened up the defensive line. Roland stretched out his finger and drew a line along the map, then moved back, "The 110-kilometer westward line of the Pioneer Territory is the eastern defense line of the Sassan Empire. The fortresses, castles, and barracks of the eastern defense line were all in the hands of the Sassanid lords, and due to the insufficient troops of the eastern defense line and the severe shortage of armaments, the garrison was unable to prevent the servant army of the Sidon Khanate from entering the hinterland of the Sassanid Empire. ”

"According to the Church's recent report, about 1.3 million orc slaves have entered the territory of the Sassan Empire, mainly goblins, kobolds, gnolls, and a small number of ogres and bear monsters. At present, these orc monsters are focused on an area of about 450,000 square kilometers between the Frontier Defense Line and the Eastern Frontier Defense, plundering the food and materials left over from human villages and towns, and some powerful orcs have kidnapped a group of goblins and kobold slaves and infiltrated the hinterland of the empire west of the Eastern Frontier Defense. When the monster tide depletes the region's food reserves, they are likely to spread to the hinterland of the Sassan Empire, causing great damage to the Sassan Empire's food production and causing catastrophic consequences. ”

"Therefore, we and the main reinforcements of the Kingdom of Duoduo must take over the eastern defense line of the Sassan Empire before disaster strikes, blocking the path of the monster tide to the west. With no food to eat and no further westward expansion, the more than a million orc servants will kill each other for the small amount of food, and even devour the Sidon army that has opened up the defensive line. This is the moment when our human coalition forces launch a counterattack against the Sidon Centaurs. ”

Margaret Wellington asked in a cold voice, "The Orc King?"

"It's only a matter of time before the human coalition defeats the Sidon Centaurs, and I'm afraid that there is still an army of the Orc King to the east of the Sidon Khanate...... If we fight with the Sidon Centaurs and fear defeat, or abandon our solid defensive line and pursue the Centaurs fleeing eastward, we are likely to encounter a head-on attack from the Orc King's main army. Roland nodded, moved his finger to the Great Stone Fortress of the Kingdom of Dord, and said, "The north of the Great Stone Fortress is located in the eastern part of the Sidon Centaur Khanate. If there really is an orc king, its main army should be hidden in the east of the Sidon Khanate. ”

"The Templars, the main forces of the Inquisition, reinforcements from the kingdoms of Dord, Seuss, and Borui are gathering towards the Great Stone Fortress, and about 160,000 elite cavalry ......"

Roland bared his little tiger teeth, tilted his head and sneered: "I am very happy to think that they have even used the strength to eat, and we only have 20,000 cavalry." ”

The high-ranking female knights looked at each other, with the exception of Margaret and Victor. Margaret wondered what was funny about it, and Victor still felt a little awkward.

"The Great Stone Fortress has sent scouts to the eastern part of the Sidon Khanate to search for the army of the Orc King. If the Sidon centaurs retreated, the main forces of the Sassangian Empire and the Templar Army would still be there, and they would continue to hold the three new cities that had opened up the lead line, and the commander of the Western Theater of Operations, Friedes, quickly completed the supply of the three new cities, and we and the reinforcements of the Kingdom of Dodor, as well as the garrison of the Sassan Empire, were stationed in the eastern defense line of the Sassan Empire. In this way, a defensive depth was created between the Pioneer Territorial Line and the Eastern Frontier Line. Moreover, this area has been robbed by the slaves of the Sidonians, and the main army of the orc king has crashed in, and there is not a single grain of grain except the dung of the goblins. At this time, the Clement Pope in the Eastern Theater came out of the Boulder Fortress, swept the rear supply lines of the orc army, and pumped their butts vigorously, the smoke was red and swollen, and they screamed to see if they dared to invade the human realm!"

"Clearing the wilderness and cutting off the enemy's support is the most effective tactical method of warfare against the orcs. ”

Legendary-level orcs can awaken terrifying natural abilities, but there is more than one legendary orc in the eastern wilderness, and not every legendary orc can become the king of orcs.

No matter how strong the individual strength is, there are natural limitations, and you can't go west to the east, and you can't look south when you face north. The difference between the Lord Maorogar and the King of the Orcs is the difference between hundreds of thousands of subordinates and millions of troops, stripping off the tribal power, a single legendary orc will be killed by the strong of the human race, and this principle also applies to the Golden Knight and the High Priest.

Historically, the Orc Kings who attacked the human kingdom never succeeded, and they lost in supplies and infighting. But the armies of the Orc Kings can often wreak havoc on the human realm. In fact, both human city-states and empires have lost to the problem of exiles. The populaces in charge of production and construction to replenish their forces fled from towns and villages, and small orcs such as goblins and kobolds gradually infiltrated human territory with their strong reproductive and adaptive abilities, and attracted powerful orcs to establish tribes of various sizes, thus cutting off the supply lines of the castle ahead. As a result, the kingdom of mankind continues to lose its land.

The vassal system greatly alleviated this dilemma, and the tenant system had to solve this problem fundamentally.

The Ogre King Vulcan, who was 3,000 years old, was a special case. This rare and legendary ogre repeatedly breached human-built castle fortresses and plundered the supplies saved by human defenders, earning him the title of City Breaker. Because it was able to loot a large amount of supplies and food from the hands of the human empire, its prestige among the orc army was extremely high, and the human army was demoralized, and it lost its fighting spirit and courage when it saw the battle flag of the ogre king. The top powerhouse of the human kingdom had to take the risk of implementing the decapitation tactic.

This is the second weakness of the orc army, which is particularly dependent on the individual prestige of the orc king. The king of the orcs was killed, and the allied forces of the orcs immediately dispersed.

If the imaginary Orc King can't fill his subordinates' belly, it will be eaten by the Orcs. If it has the ability to break through the strong fortress of humans, such as the white ape giant beast enslaved by the goblin king, then the Great Prophecy Technique held by the Pope in his hand is prepared for it, and the top powerhouse of the human race slaughters the Goblin King under the guidance of the Great Prophecy, and the white ape giant beast will rebel 100%.

Now the question is, how to preserve your strength as much as possible in the orc war?

Roland's pleasant voice came into the ears of each general, "There will definitely be sacrifices in the orc war. The Sassan Empire is much larger than ours, and they can mobilize hundreds of thousands of militias, but they lack the equipment and time to organize the army. Against the orc invaders, the main force to defend the homeland must be the Sassians, not us guest troops. ”

"Therefore, the main task of our vanguard army is to go deep into the area where the orc servant army is active, survey the terrain, reconnoiter the enemy's situation, annihilate the entrenched monster tribes, find a suitable defensive fortress group for the 20,000 main reinforcements, and establish our own intelligence system, logistics system, and command system. At the same time, armed the Sassan militia for Patriarch Friedes, organizing the army to buy time and space. ”

"That's what I've set for my combat goals. Roland looked around the audience and asked, "Who else do you want to add?"

Several pairs of wonderful eyes stared at His Highness Randall, who was in the main position.

Victor coughed lightly, stood up, and said in a deep voice: "The Sassang Empire cannot lose its territory, this is a major premise. Keeping the Pioneer of the Sassanian Empire is the second premise. I'm not dragged down by the military, and I'm in charge of surveying, scouting, and killing powerful monsters and orcs. I will keep in touch with you and provide all necessary help, but I will not interfere with the command of Her Royal Highness the Princess. As I wander around, I hope you don't forget those two premises. ”

"Wow, I seem to see the monster corpses left behind wherever His Highness Randall passed. Roland held his chin and said with a smile.

Victor retracted the cold light in the depths of his eyes and smiled gently: "War is the continuation of politics, even if it is an uncompromising orc war, we cannot avoid political twists and turns. Since we have paid the price and sacrifices for the integrity of the Sassangian Empire, we cannot afford nothing good. ”

When it came to the benefits, the eyes of the high-ranking female knights were shining, and Gillian even spoke directly, "Yes! The Sassang Empire will have to pay for our military expenses and supplies, and we will have to pay for it...... 10,000,000,000 gold soles, the descendants of the royal family take ...... Take half and divide the rest equally among the families. ”

Fool, you're already mine and still thinking about the Chebman family...... Victor looked at Gillian with a struggling expression, secretly amused. She is still frustrated and distressed by the fact that the royal family and the descendants have shared too much.

"How the benefits are distributed is voted on by the Senate. ”

Victor's smile was elegant and full of cunning and confidence, and he bowed his head and said: "You don't want 10 million gold soles, we want to ...... To the population we need. ”

"Grain?" Margaret asked, staring into Victor's eyes, expressionless.

Victor bared his eight straight teeth and said, "Of course, the food for the refugees will be the responsibility of the Sassan Empire, and it will be guaranteed for four years." In order to achieve this goal, the vanguard army has arrived in the city of Copper Halberd, don't rush to join the battle, you give me twenty days. ”

Roland waved his hand and said arrogantly: "Okay, we will go to the Sasang Empire now to rob people and grain......

"Let's go!"