August 15, 345 in the continental Gregorian calendar, this day is the date of the start of the exercises between the First and Thirteenth Legions that the Kingdom of Pharisee has long scheduled. According to the usual practice www.biquge.info the king and all the high-ranking members of the army were to be present to observe the situation in person. Due to the large number of troops used by both sides, it was not possible to fully understand the overall situation, so the Queen's temporary viewing platform was set up on a high slope away from the battlefield. The actual monitoring task was carried out by a group of dragon knights and the Praetorian Guard. Each of the two sides was assigned a squadron of dragon knights, led by Gursi and Arudina respectively.

"Your Majesty, what about Marshal Leus, you don't seem to see anyone else?" The commander-in-chief, Marshal Hannibal Henry, asked.

"The Prime Minister says he has more important things to do." Margaret was equally puzzled by the note her prime minister had given her.

"Is there anything more important for the country than the army?" Admiral Xiao, who hurried over from Parello, was obviously not satisfied with such a thing, "He was the one who proposed this exercise in the first place, and he is the one who is not coming to see the exercise now!" ”

"Admiral Xiao, if you care so much about Lord Liusi, how about letting him be in charge of commanding you to run the Eighth Army in the future?" To be able to speak to Frank Shaw so harshly, I'm afraid no one else thinks about it except Chinna.

"The two protagonists of this exercise are here," said the young queen, rising from her own deeds to greet the two captains who had come to the king for a pre-battle audience, "both of you, are you confident of victory today?" ”

"Although it was an exercise, the First Army never lost confidence in victory, and we will never lose the tradition left behind from Barranck Gresden." Oyifi spoke proudly in a humble manner.

"Our side has historically fallen behind, but that doesn't mean it will also fall behind in terms of strength and confidence."

Margaret smiled, she was glad that both Legion Commanders had shown such confidence.

"Then, I'll wait and see how the two of you perform."

"It's a courtier's honor."

Then the two corps commanders retired and left.

The exercise officially began, and the participating forces of the two sides were deployed as follows:

The 1st Army Corps: including the 1st and 2nd Divisions, with a total of 21,000 men, with 3 regiments of hussars with a total of 6,600 men, 5 regiments of heavy infantry with a total of 10,300 men, and 2 regiments of archers with 4,100 men. The 1st Dragoon Squadron was commanded by General Gulsi Wing Nast (the original commander was Mazarel).

The 13th Army Corps: 6,100 men from the 30th and 32nd Hussar Divisions, and 12,000 men from the 25th, 27th, and 28th Infantry Divisions (including 7,200 men from 6 heavy infantry regiments and 4,800 from 3 archery regiments). The 3rd Dragoon Squadron was commanded by Arudina Brown. General E. Singled.

In the new formation introduced by the Thirteenth Army Corps, a cavalry division should be on the scale of 5 to 7 squadrons, that is, 2,500 to 3,500 people. An infantry regiment should be 1,200 to 1,600 people, and the infantry squadron has been reduced from 500 to 400 people, that is, 3 to 4 infantry squadrons; Infantry divisions generally consist of three regiments, which seems closer to the original formation of a single regiment in the Yartikat Empire, with 3,600 to 5,000 men.

The hypothetical background of the exercise was that the 1st Army Corps would play the role of the vanguard of the invading enemy forces, and the 13th Army Corps would organize the movement defense.

The starting points of both sides are hidden from each other, so everything is unknown to the opponent. Then, according to our general common sense, what the First Army Corps, as the attacking side, should do is to advance while pursuing the enemy. Since it is equipped with dragon knights, it is obvious that using this group of air power is the most effective way. On the other hand, the defenders, who have already received information about the invasion, must confirm the number of enemies and the line of attack as soon as possible, so that they can prepare early. As a result, the first to start the battle was not the soldiers of the two legions on the ground, but the dragon knights of both sides.

"You are the number one dragon knight unit in the Falunsi sequence, and today I am the chief of the dragoon to personally command, don't think that your direct boss can go down without him, give me the spirit today." Gulsi's precepts.

"We haven't lost a battle with the Third Legion before, and although the opponent is my father this time, we don't have to discuss it, do you think the same way?!" Arudina's Lecture. Half an hour later, it was passed to the ears of Admiral Carl Holin, who came to observe, and Holin commented on this: "Arudina has no position at all when she said this, when did her gang of lambs fight with the dragon knights of other countries?" I'll admit that they're invincible in the world if they're cold, but didn't Lord Luce fill in the food that we had stored for many years? ”

Regardless of the actual combat experience of the 3rd Dragon Knight Squadron, in terms of their performance over the Haider Plains, they can also be called courageous.

The 1st Dragon Knight Squadron adopted the tactics of large formations, using the method of concentrating forces to form several interception lines 5 miles before the advance of the own side to prevent the opposing dragon knights from approaching. If the other party really dares to enter its protected airspace, it will rush up and let it go without returning. At the same time, using this as a cover, a small number of dragon knights searched further ahead.

In the face of such a tactic, Arudina didn't have much to do, but this time she got a brilliant plan. The situation is like this, a few days ago, Arudina, who was unwillingly called up on the night of the newlywed honeymoon and went to work urgently, directly blocked the prime minister in the office, and she must be given an explanation by the other party. Sogrand was so upset by her that Arudina ordered her former boss to come up with a way to defeat her father by the 15th. So, as soon as Saulgrande got off duty, he was tied to the Wyvern and trained with the 3rd Squadron. The Prime Minister lived up to his expectations, proposing two seemingly minor tactical changes to them as an amateur in air combat.

Although the 1st Squadron flew in large formations, it still followed the rules common on the mainland, with three-headed flying dragons as squads and formed into V-shaped formations. Squadron 1 is a standard configuration unit, with 36 Wyverns and a total of 12 squads. Because they are playing as the attacker, the dragon knight's take-off and supply field is quite far away from the attacking target. In order to ensure a sustained and stable reconnaissance and irradiation range for the ground troops, Gursi adopted the "three-three rotation system," that is, every four squads were grouped and four squads were replaced each time, so as to ensure that there were at least eight squads in the airspace over his side.

Dragon knights, if they are close to each other, will communicate in words. If you are far away or if the wind is strong, you must use the flag. Such a flag language is basically common on the mainland, because it was first established by the Yartikat Empire that corresponds to the corresponding norms. The flag is black and red, and these two colors are more striking in the sky during the day; As for the evening, it is changed to white and yellow.

At this moment, a message came from the dragon knight in front of him.

[Banner]: Discover the opponent's dragon knights, the number is very large.

[Banner]: In what direction, how many are there.

[Banner]: There are all three directions on the front, and the estimated number is more than 30.

[Flag]: We've been shot down, and they're approaching here.

Gursi's face turned grim, and he seemed to have underestimated his daughter's ambitions. "The daughter who marries out, the water that spills out." The chief of the dragoon muttered in his heart. He then quickly pulled his mount up, and the surrounding dragon knights, seeing that the commander had pulled up without giving an order in the language of the flag, immediately understood what he meant: prepare to volley.

After about three minutes, the dragon knights of the 1st Squadron could clearly see their opponents coming towards them from the east, southeast, and northeast. The formation of the 3rd squadron is very strange, it is not a general three-dragon V-shaped formation, but a four-dragon fingertip formation. Three directions, a total of 12 wyverns. However, now that the 1st Squadron had taken advantage of the air early, there was no chance of victory in such a frontal assault.

Gursi uttered a banner, and the three squads on the first level of the regrouped swooped down and began to attack each other. Mazarel usually trained them very well, and Goursi was quite satisfied with the rear, and at this moment he was proud of his eldest son, although this did not change his more doting attitude towards his second son.

The Wyverns of the 3rd Squadron appeared ill-prepared, and they immediately began to turn around after a moment's hesitation. Contrary to the expectations of the 1st Squadron, the opponent's steering was smooth, and it seemed that it was much less effort than usual. However, the attacking side obviously did not have a chance to think about what the reason was, so they directly used the dive speed to catch up, but because the opponent turned more smoothly than usual, it took them a little more time to catch up.

Shortly after the end of this wave of fighting, a follow-up attack wave from the 3rd Squadron appeared. Gulsi frowned when he saw his daughter's attack, and all the remaining wyverns of the 3rd Squadron appeared in the sky, charging towards his volley line in two waves from high and low altitudes. Even though Gursi had just been replenished by the squad that had returned from the front, he still had only four squads, and the opposing side was in a fingertip formation, a total of 24 wyverns.

If he attacks the enemy at low altitude with all his might, the enemy at high altitude will pass through their volley line; In the same way, he cannot attack the high altitudes with all his might; He is even more unable to disperse his forces, which will only give the other side more advantage. Choose the lesser of the three harms. Gursi ordered his men to dive to attack the low-altitude enemy, and as soon as they began to dive, the low-altitude enemy immediately chose to turn and flee, but this was useless in front of Gursi.

Gulsi and the Dragon Knights of the 1st Squadron quickly hit their target, and Gursi easily hit two dragon knights in quick succession with his spear and crossbow. The first Wyvern was hit on the left wing by his throwing spear, and if it weren't for the thick cotton spear head, the Wyvern would have fallen straight away. The second was when the dragon knight was shot in the back. The other dragon knights of the 1st squadron also "shot down" two heads, and the "downed" dragon knights waved a flag to indicate that they would withdraw from the battle.

Just as the 1st Squadron was beaming, they also appeared to be shot, and three in a row. When Gursi turned around, he found that two of the 12 wyverns that had just passed from high in the sky had already been killed. And according to usual estimates, they could not have turned their heads so quickly. Gursi immediately thought of the first two smooth turns of the other party, and he suddenly realized.

"Dad, just admit defeat obediently!" Arudina shouted triumphantly behind her father.

"Think beautiful, stinky girl." Arudina read the phrase from the flag her father had unfurled.

"The old stubborn who wants to die to save face!" The side that is the daughter continues to shout.

"Self-righteous unfilial daughter." The side that is the father also shot back with the flag.

"Ahh Arudina said, she ordered her father to be kept for herself, and the rest of the people to be left to their own devices. Thus, the death match between father and daughter began.

From the viewing platform, the overseer sent back a message that he thought was worth paying attention to: "Admiral Wing Nast and his daughter are fighting fiercely in the sky southwest of the viewing platform, and it is currently Mrs. Singled who has the upper hand, and may pass over the viewing platform." ”

"Commander-in-Chief, who do you think will win?" Margaret smiled and handed the note to old Henry.

The old man glanced at the note, "Goursi became the youngest ace dragon knight on the continent through the first Battle of Valania (the number of falls was 6, including the defeat of Wyvern 2 and the killing of Dragon Knight 4), and in the second Battle of Valania, he once again proved that his sword is not old (the number of falls is 4, the number of falls is 4, the number of defeats is 1 Wyvern, and the number of dragon knights killed is 3). ”

"So, the veteran has a better chance of winning, right?" Shaw published his own question.

"Admiral Xiao, it's better for me to be the banker, let's gamble." Hollin said.

"Admiral Huolin, in front of Her Majesty the Queen, please respect yourself!" Xiao thought to himself: What kind of people are under that guy Luce? "How can you openly gamble on the outcome of the exercise in front of Your Majesty?"

"Admiral Hollin, I'll bet on Arudina to win with 3 silver coins." The queen excitedly pulled out her small purse.

"......" Xiao looked at the young queen speechlessly, and then said, "I bet 5 silver coins on Admiral Wing Mnast to win." ”

"Where's the Commander-in-Chief?" The Queen asked.

"Haha, then I'll also give us old men 5 silver coins to earn a breath, and bet on Gursi to win."

"Hehe, I hope Arudina and her dad aren't like lions and cats." Huo Lin smiled as he counted the silver coins.

Arudina had been following her father for about 3 miles, but she couldn't find a suitable position to attack, and Gursi was too old and treacherous. Although Arudina has an advantage, she also knows her father's skills, and if she is in a hurry, she can easily be countered by him. You must know that after all, Gursi is already a recognized dragon knight ace on the continent (10 drops), and although she Arudina can be regarded as an ace in the number of ground breaks, the number of air falls is pitiful - zero. Far inferior to Gursi in terms of experience, not to mention whether her father was like a cat who taught lions, he still had a hand.

Everyone is a little bit of a villain, and Gursi has passed on his experience and skills to his children without reservation, so now he is actually very nervous. In the chase just now, he almost succeeded to his daughter several times, but he still dodged it with the advantage of experience.

The advantage of age gave Arudina another chance, and after a long and high-intensity confrontation, Gulsey made a mistake. Although this mistake is likely to be let go by a rookie, after all, the chief of the dragoon is followed by his own daughter, and Arudina immediately seized her father's mistake and entered the attack position.

"Are you going to be shot down?" Gulsi said a word, mixed with joy and unwillingness at the same time.

Arudina raised her crossbow and slipped her father and his mount into her crosshairs, and Goursi was still making the last dodging moves, even though he knew that there was a lot of bad luck. "Dad, your time is coming to an end."

However, at this moment, a loud dragon roar broke through the barrier formed by the wind and rushed into the ears of the two fathers and daughters involved. Then there was a bang, and the arrows that broke through the air grazed Arudina's body. Arudina reflexively pulled the trigger in the direction of the incoming arrow, and two seconds later a wyvern passed over her head, identifying as a dragon knight belonging to Squadron 1. And Gursi had taken advantage of this change to leave his daughter's crosshairs, and the advantage that Arudina had established over her father since the beginning of the exercise was instantly wiped out.

Arudina looked back, and the dragon knight had already waved the "shot down" flag and withdrew from the battle; And Gursi fled without a trace.

It turned out that this dragon knight was the leader of the squad that had first come into contact with the 3rd Squadron, after one of his own side was shot down. He and his subordinates went their separate ways in an attempt to escape from the pursuit. His wingman went back without incident, and he made a big detour and didn't return to combat airspace until he was back. When you see your allies in danger, don't hesitate to dive first to attract the enemy's attention. He succeeded in doing so, and almost knocked down the opposing general, but unluckily, Arudina's arrow hit his wyvern in the neck. According to the regulations, it is counted as being directly shot down, and if it is hit in the abdomen, it is necessary to let the opponent take the initiative to attack once, and then it is not "dead" before it is considered to be "injured".

"Tie, dealer kill!" Carl Holling laughed and put all the silver coins in his pocket.

"Woo~" Margaret sadly watched her little pocket money being won by the shameless courtiers.

"That's why I said it. Your Majesty," advised Frank Shaw, "nine out of ten bets are lost." ”

"Haha, let Lord Huo Lin treat you in the evening, Your Majesty, don't be sad." Old Henry also comforted.

"Huo Lin, you have a treat in the evening, the best restaurant, the best cook, the best and freshest dishes, I must eat those 3 silver coins back." Her Majesty pouted.

"It's my honor." Horin is still happy.

"Oh, by the way, I'll call someone else in the evening."

"What do you mean by the others?" Huo Lin asked wistfully.

"All the senior commanders, and Thorgrand."

"Woo~" This time it was Huo Lin's turn to cry and mourn, "Your Majesty, you can raise your noble hand and let Weichen go, Weichen rushed over before he could receive this month's Yulu......"

"Then you don't have to take it, I'll help you spend it all tonight."

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