Chapter 2 A Son of Heaven and a Courtier
The movement of the two ogres demolishing the house was too loud, attracting many warriors. Seeing the two huge figures wreaking havoc in the ruins, they all subconsciously clenched their weapons.
Seeing that they were about to attack the surrounding buildings again, Richard had to stop them: "It's okay, leave the rest to the others." ”
Tiramisu scratched his head and said humbly, "We're not tired." ”
"I know you're not tired, go to the side and let the people behind come out. "At Richard's orders, the ogre had to give up the space near the portal.
Moments later, Richard's followers walked out of the portal.
The Huran warriors who were watching couldn't help but hold their breath, they were all veterans of the war, and they could see how terrible they were from the momentum of those people.
The veterans' gaze at Richard changed from hatred to fear, they already knew Richard's identity, but Gordon's son didn't mean anything, and he didn't have only one son. After entering the Huland plane, the first thing Richard did was to demolish a building from the Gordon period, which of course caused a lot of dissatisfaction.
Seeing the performance of these veterans, Reilly knew that Richard would not use them. I don't even understand the truth of a son of heaven and a courtier, and these people can only stay in the base to remember the old days.
Reilly recited a spell and cast a level 9 magic Yellow Spring Hell, engulfing the ruins and buildings near the portal, and then leveling the swamp with a level 5 mud turned into stone.
Seeing this scene, Richard showed a thoughtful expression. Reilly's approach is not complicated to put it bluntly, but how many people can think of it beforehand? His own strength is not weak, but his experience is far from enough, and learning and using every spell is the essence of a mage.
At this moment, a knight in costume walked out of the portal and lined up in a clearing not far away.
By the time a hundred Constructed Knights stood there in unison, the veterans were on the verge of collapse under the weight of the pressure.
Next came the elite Darkblade Knights, who, while not as strong individually as the Constructed Knights, far outnumbered them, and whose natural gloom was even more formidable.
Seeing these powerful knights, as well as the field that had been cleared for them, the veterans suddenly felt a sense of sadness. In the Gordon era, the strength and status of these people were recognized, and they fought without fear of death, accumulating countless military exploits. Since Gordon couldn't afford the expensive teleportation costs and couldn't bring in a large number of reinforcements from Norland, these veterans were the backbone of Hulan's situation. They are unruly, sometimes they don't even pay attention to Semia's orders, and the only one who can convince them is Gordon.
And now, the dimensional passage has not been strengthened, but Richard has not spared no effort to bring an elite army, and these veterans are no longer the backbone of the battle that can influence the tide of the war, but have become dispensable.
The era of the past has disappeared with that teleportation hall, and these veterans are the remnants of the old and the witnesses of the new era.
Richard said to Semima: "You gather the army and then come, we will not rest, but go directly to the next camp for the night." ”
"Yes, Lord Richard. ”
After giving the order, Richard left the base city with his troops and rushed to the camp dozens of kilometers away. When he was far away, Semir glanced at the restless veterans, sighed, and walked to his command building.
"Semia-sama, wait, what are we going to do?" several veterans blocked Semia's way.
Semir sighed in his heart and asked knowingly, "What to do?"
Several veterans looked at each other, and one of them said, "That, Richard...... My lord, are you going to war?"
Semir nodded and said, "Yes." This time, Lord Richard wants to break through the trace of God's Cry and hit the God's Nest in one go. ”
"How is this ......?" the veteran wanted to say how this was possible, but then thought of Richard's troops. There are a hundred Construct Knights alone, and that's the real big deal.
"Is Lord Richard going to war? What about us? Lord Sema, will you take us with you?" asked another veteran.
"You ......" Semir sighed, but decided to tell the truth, "You can stay and guard the base." ”
"But we are warriors, not guards. The veterans all clamoured, this time in a pleading tone.
"Stay at base, that's the order. There was no room for negotiation in Semar's words, and the veterans had to get out of the way in the end.
Semir had understood what Richard meant, that man hated soldiers who were free and careless, and had no one in his eyes. No matter how strong their personal strength is, Richard will not use these people. As he walked away, he said that he would not use these veterans again. Although they can enjoy good treatment for their past exploits, for these people, the battlefield is where their value is reflected.
Immediately after returning to the headquarters, Semir began to gather troops. This time, she only dispatched a thousand highly mobile elite lightly armed troops, and then began to requisition supplies.
When picking up the inventory list, Semir was still distracted for a while. There was a lot of stuff in the warehouse, but this "large amount" was the standard of the Gordon era. Semir knew that the supplies that Richard had brought far exceeded the inventory in the base city, and there were thousands of tons. He even prepared dozens of tons of fresh beef as food for the knights.
Looking at the materials on the list, although the quality and quantity are far inferior to the supplies prepared by Richard in the star chrysalis, Semir still decided to do his best, so it took more than an hour to draw up a logistics supply plan, transfer half of the materials in the warehouse, and set up a logistics force of more than 3,000 people to be responsible for transporting and protecting these materials.
The plan has been drawn up, and the logistics troops will be able to set off early tomorrow morning. Semir knew that Richard didn't need to worry about supplies, but she did it anyway to give the veterans who had been fighting in Huran a chance to perform.
When Richard came to Hulan, the more than 20,000 soldiers who had been stationed here suddenly lost their usefulness. They may be able to maintain law and order in the territory they occupy in the future, but they don't need to be in the most critical battles.
Semir habitually crossed his legs to the desk, and a faint sense of loss welled up in his heart. In Richard's eyes, she was perhaps the only one in the entire Hulan garrison who could make him look at it. Richard had an innumerable fortune and could recruit a large army at any time.
No matter what plane you are in, there will be no shortage of people who are willing to work for money. Compared to ordinary warriors, the hundreds of unruly veterans were only superior in will, experience, and loyalty to Akmund. However, they could deal twice as many enemies as they could deal with three or four times as many enemies, but Richard could recruit tens of thousands of troops with gold and arm them to the teeth.
That's the reality.
Gordon is gone, and it's Richard's time. The two generations of Akmund have very different styles, and there may be fewer and fewer traces of Gordon and more and more of Richard. Everyone, including Semir, is faced with a choice, and if they can't keep up with the new era, they can only die with the old era.
Semi stood up, slung her sword to her waist, and strode out of the headquarters, where the army had been assembled, and she was going to lead them through the long snowy road to join Richard's team.