The news of the disastrous defeat of the Imperial army soon caused an uproar in the royal capital, and the dignitaries who were looking forward to the victory could not believe this fact. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Although reinforcements from all sides are now coming in a steady stream, the Imperial Army is really in a state of strengthening, and will switch from a defensive to a counteroffensive state.

But the defeat of last night's surprise attack meant that the Central Army, the Border Army, and the Royal Guard, among the three main forces of the Imperial Army, were all defeated by the Far East.

Although the losses were not too great, and they could afford it at the moment, the blow to morale was catastrophic, and rumors spread among the Imperial soldiers.

"Did you lose last night? That's a full 8,000 cavalry, but they're all elite, how can you say that if you don't, it's gone? Isn't it too exaggerated?"

"In fact, it is not that the whole army has been annihilated, and the cavalry that has really been annihilated is probably only more than 2,000 people, and many of them have been scattered and are on their way back. ”

"A considerable number of them were also captured, and it is said that even the commander, General Mites, was captured, and he was a very important figure in the Imperial Army. ”

"Speaking of which, General Mites is really unlucky, his ability is absolutely not to say, but how can he encounter such a difficult opponent?"

The soldiers were not optimistic about the future prospects, sighed, and a steady stream of scattered cavalry returned, which made up for some losses.

However, these soldiers who returned from the battlefield were traumatized mentally, and they would definitely not be able to continue on the battlefield in a short period of time.

In addition to this defeat, there was another incident that caught the attention of the citizens of the royal capital and sparked a lot of thought-provoking discussions.

"Actually, it's nothing to lose a battle, and now the Imperial Army is gradually gaining an advantageous position, but it is strange not to let the border army enter the city. ”

"That's right, His Majesty Rhaegar sat on the throne completely thanks to the help of his brother, and at this critical time, His Royal Highness Rennes came back to save the scene. ”

"As a result, His Majesty Rhaegar actually refused His Highness Rennes to enter the city on the grounds that the situation in the royal capital was unstable and the army entering the city was afraid of causing panic, what does it mean?"

"To put it bluntly, he is afraid that Wren will take advantage of the chaos to take his throne, but if His Royal Highness Wren really has different intentions, he will not help His Majesty before. ”

"The form is different, there were Leo and Layton Highnesses at that time, and His Highness Wren didn't have a chance anyway, but now it's not necessarily. ”

"That's really what you say, and there have been bad rumors lately, whether Rega and Wren are brothers or not is still uncertain. ”

The more the townspeople talked, the quieter they became, and when they noticed that soldiers were coming to patrol, they quickly dispersed to go home or to the tavern.

Now that the royal capital has been locked down for more than a month, they have no way to leave the city, and they have no way to return to normal life and business.

These idle citizens can only get together to pass the time, discussing the current situation, and are generally not optimistic about the current state of the empire.

The soldiers in the royal capital were still gathering, but this time they were no longer preparing fortifications, but were ready to attack.

After all, last night's attack was certainly frustrated, but now the situation is beginning to become clearer, and the more than 20,000 peasant troops have all retreated.

The only remaining troops were the combined forces of the Far Eastern Army and the Rose Army, which were stationed in the Trident River Valley and commanded by the Duke of the Far East, Lin Ye, with a strength of about 24,000 men.

With the arrival of the border army led by Wren and the assembly of the local army, the strength of the royal capital increased to about 50,000.

They are still superior in numbers, and this does not include the Medusa family's snake demon legions, which will arrive in the next few days.

Combined with the 16,000 men of the Basilisk Legion, the Imperial Army still has an excellent strength of 66,000 men, which is about three times that of the enemy.

In fact, the soldiers of the 16,000-strong Basilisk Legion are personally led by the Messiah, the only Duchess of the Empire, and are on their way south.

"How long will it take for us to get to the royal capital? At this rate, it shouldn't be long, right? It's been a long time since we've been to that city. ”

The veiled Messianic Duke looked far away at the southern sky, having visited the magnificent city when she was a child.

The memory is fixed in the bustling and noisy scenes, but I don't know what it would be like to look back at that bustling city after many years.

"We will arrive in about two days, and we have just received news that last night the Far Eastern Army had destroyed the forces of Cassius and Mites, and the momentum was huge. ”

Lola, the heroic female general, reported the latest news to the Messiah, and they led the army towards the south.

"Aren't Cassius and Mites called the three great men of the Imperial military world, and there is a Doragon who has surrendered in Pepper Village, and it is really an amazing thing to be able to defeat these two outstanding commanders at once, and I really have some expectations for what he will do. ”

Messiah smiled, although she was in the north, she was very clear about the situation in the south, and she had always been very concerned.

"After all, the opponents of Cassiu and Mites are not ordinary people, one is Roland, a cavalry genius commander with a ranger style, and the other is Jason, the son of Kane, the soul of ironclad. ”

Lola, as one of the few female generals in the entire empire, knows the generals in the empire very well, and has high praise in her words.

"That's right, but when we went south, we heard that there was some movement on the prairie in the north, so there shouldn't be any problems, right?"

The Messiah looked back at the sky to the north, and they had been heading south for some time, for the savannah, or more so been.

She always had a bad feeling that it was too calm, a sense of calm before the storm.

"Are you worried about the elven army in the north? it is useless for us to worry now, what we need to do now is to move south quickly and put an end to this civil war. ”

Lola is aware of the Messiah's concerns, and although the Messiah is the only duchess of the Empire, it is Lola who is more aware of the military aspects.

This time, the Messiah personally led the army south, which was a signal of loyalty to the royal capital, and the territory was dominated by Messiah's sister Nion.

"Well, it's time to end this long civil war, speaking of which, our Medusa family unswervingly chose to support the Lion family in the last dynasty change, and paid a huge price for it, but I didn't expect that it has only been more than twenty years, and when it comes to our generation, it will be ......"

The Messiah paused at this point and did not continue, recalling the exploits of his predecessors, which was indeed melancholy.

"For the sake of a better tomorrow for our Medusa family, we must make a choice, march, for the future!"