For many days, the city of Sesnek was like the eye of a relatively calm typhoon, with armies of various numbers circling around it, accompanied by battles of various scales, like a raging storm, razing all the farmlands of villages and towns.

By the last day of August, all kinds of "pre-plays" were finally done, and when the first morning light appeared in the sky, the curtain of the decisive battle was slowly opened.

As the dawn shimmered into the two-story building, Chang Le, who was sitting on the blanket on the ground, opened his eyes and ended his meditation.

The reason why he sat on the floor was because the bed was broken, and not only the bed, but also the furniture in the room was almost intact, and it had long been smashed by the coalition forces who had sacked the town.

Outside the window, the stench of corpses continued to waft, and the "buzzing" of countless flies harmonized with each other, as if a strange band was playing.

After Chang Le sacrificed the prisoners of war in Hanhai, he immediately returned west on the necromantic bird and found his troops on the march, and then under the cover of the necromantic cavalry reconnaissance in the air, the whole army advanced without any worries and arrived at the battlefield of Sessnek as fast as possible.

When he entered the town of Porta last night, he found that there were no living people in the town, and the corpses of the townspeople were rotten and swollen and difficult to distinguish, and the gender could only be judged by clothing--- it was men who wore clothes, and women who did not wear clothes.

The enemy's torture and killing of men and the destruction of women can be called "full of tricks", even if the corpses have long been decomposed, you can still see some of what happened to them before their deaths.

These are civilians, who have not recruited anyone or provoked anyone, just because they live in the conquered land, and their ordinary and happy lives are destroyed.

Therefore, Chang Le would rather let his subordinates rest for two hours less, but also dig a big pit to bury thousands of corpses, and then the whole army paid silent tribute to the dead.

The process of searching and moving the corpses also continued to build up the anger of the soldiers against the enemy.

The defeated soldiers in Changle's early reception had all experienced this kind of "shocking education", but some of the refugee recruits recruited in the later period, as well as Lola's subordinates at Fort Stanley, had seen such a scene for the first time, with many soldiers sobbing and cursing in low voices, and some crying bitterly.

The bodies were buried, the streets and houses were still alive, the stench was still condensing, and the flies were flying around like crazy, trying to recover the missing food.

Changle didn't have the heart to eat, so he gave orders to the herald who lived next door

"Blow the trumpet, pull out the camp!"

Then he went out into the street and silently watched many of his red-eyed men.

The sequelae of the "shock education" is that many soldiers do not fall asleep at all, which will inevitably affect the physical strength of today's combat

But physical strength is not the key in battle, morale always comes first, and the soldiers' will for revenge is already full, Chang Le doesn't have to say anything at the moment, just stand energetically, and let his subordinates see his "confident" calm demeanor.

Lola came "clang", wrapped in a tin can, holding a bucket helmet in her arms, and raised her chin to the west:

"Do you hear the enemy's trumpet?"

Chang Le nodded:

"The distance is less than three kilometers, so let's line up directly and line up in battle formation. ”

Lola took a deep breath and exhaled slowly, looking thoughtfully into the distance:

"You say, can the glorious moment when my three hundred heavy cavalry charged against 150,000 enemy troops go down in history?"

Chang Le smiled:

"Yes, it will go down in history, 'the stupidest charge in history'!"

"Phew, 20,000 against 150,000, who did such a stupid thing?"

"Yes, yes, I'm stupid, we're stupid. ”

Chang Le smiled and patted Lola on the shoulder, causing her iron armor to "thump".

After packing up the camp, all the supplies were piled up in place, and this time they were not taken away, because they could be picked up after victory, and if they failed, they would not be used again.

The baggage soldiers untied their horses from their vehicles, and joined the fighting troops in armor and swords, and the whole army began to line up outside the town.

There were 20,000 elven warriors, including 10,000 male hoplites and 10,000 female archers.

There are 5,000 human soldiers, including 300 heavy cavalry, 600 light cavalry, 100 archers, and 4,000 light infantry.

The whole army is 25,000, this is Changle's entire strength, and what he wants to face head-on is the 150,000 army of the Starr River Alliance.

If it weren't for that forest adventure, Changle would have been even thinner without the support of the elves now.

But even if he doesn't have an elven ally, even if he doesn't have a single soldier under his command, he will come.

Fanny is in Crown Prince Frank's westward marching army, and she should also participate in this battle today, so even if Changle is alone, he must come, stay by the side of his beloved girl, and take his life to protect her.

In fact, after presiding over the sacrifice, on the way back to his troops, Changle had already paid a visit to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

In the middle of the night, the crown prince still left Fanny in the big tent in the name of "discussing the battle plan".

This kind of "entanglement" is quite civilized, the first does not move his hands and feet, the second does not have light words, just keeps expressing love, the words are sincere and numb, Chang Le listened to the goosebumps all over his body, but the lethality of women should not be underestimated.

As he walked near the Crown Prince's tent, he heard Fanny say that it was too late and that he had to go back to rest.

Crown Prince Frank earnestly retained:

"Fanny, your tent is small and damp, so you might as well spend the night with me. ”

"How's that going to work!"

"Don't worry, I won't touch a finger of you as long as you don't agree. You are such a beautiful and delicate flower, I will only work hard to take care of it, and I will never bear to hurt it, you can sleep in peace here, I am your guard, stand guard for you!"

"Your Highness, don't say that! I have ...... I have a sweetheart......"

"Don't mention that person!" the crown prince spoke at an instant speed, but immediately regained his calm tenderness, "Fanny, that person took advantage of your youth and ignorance to possess you, I hate him, but I don't envy him, do you know why?"

Fanny was silent, and the crown prince continued to ask himself:

"Chastity is important, but your heart is still pure, and when you understand the true meaning of love, I will definitely have your love, and your love!

"Your Highness!" Fanny's voice couldn't help but raise her voice, "I've already chosen him, don't say this to me again!"

"Fanny!" the crown prince also sighed heavily, "you still have time to choose again, what can I give you? What can he give you? Even if you don't value the status of the future queen, you have to think about your joys and sorrows, whether he cares, your food and clothing, can he take care of you, when you are unhappy and uncomfortable, does he immediately notice ......"

"Your Highness!" Fanny was already on the verge of screaming, "he is indeed not as powerful as you, not as delicate and considerate as you, but even if he is not as good as you, I still love him!"

With that, Fanny ran out of the tent.

Then she was hugged by a black shadow scurrying nearby.

The girl screamed in fright, and it wasn't until Chang Le shouted "Don't be afraid, it's me" that she gritted her teeth and punched a few times:

"You just scare me to death!

"I'm sorry!" Chang Le looked at Fanny with real guilt, the little face in the moonlight was pure and soft, and she should have been cared for by a man, "Fanny, it's all my fault, I was busy with my own affairs in the past, I didn't take good care of you, and there are still a lot of things to hide from you, otherwise there would be no misunderstanding." ”

"No need to apologize," Fanny stopped thrashing, turned her fist into a palm, stroked Chang Le's chest, and her voice turned gentle, "Actually, I don't blame you, men have to fight for their careers, who can be as idle as Frank? ”

"But no matter how busy you are in the future, I have to take care of you, after this battle is over, I will marry you immediately and stay together every day!"

"Can't be hasty, I want a big wedding!"

"No problem, it's all up to you!"

The two quickly came to an agreement and looked at each other with smiles.

Fanny's delicate cherry lips are particularly moving at the moment, attracting Chang Le to bow his head and kiss him.

The girl poked out the tip of her tongue and teased it gently, and immediately turned her face away, and chuckled:

"Don't make a fuss, there are so many people!"

In the dim moonlight, she could still be seen blushing.

Back then, she was able to conquer Changle, in addition to her innocence and beauty, because she was exceptionally cute and shy.

So Chang Le's heart doubled, and he smiled and kissed the fiery cheeks that exuded fragrance.

Fanny glanced in the direction of the tent, where the crown prince was standing in the doorway, his distorted expression reflected in the light of the tent, and it was clear that his earlier statement of "no jealousy" was a lie.

Seeing this, the girl pouted and complained:

"You deliberately did this in front of him! Frank pursues me, but he also respects me, he is a good person, don't deliberately be angry with him!"

"I just want to kiss you, and I have nothing to do with him!"

Chang Le raised his hand and pulled the girl's face back, ready to kiss it once, but at this moment, a familiar cough came from nearby.

At this time, Chang Le was also embarrassed, and separated from Fanny like lightning.

The one who came to the scene was Marshal Fontaine, who had a handsome face and silver hair.

He was accompanied by several retinues, and one of them was extremely surprising--- Elven Princess Odesia!

Shortly after the elven forces were stationed in the valley, Odysia disappeared.

Chang Le asked the queen, and the queen reluctantly said that her daughter was unforgettable for a human man, and the other party was also in a high-ranking position and had a family, and when she heard that Havilland had been invaded, Odysia was even more worried about the man's safety.

This time, the elven kingdom sent troops to participate in the war, and helping Changle was also equivalent to helping Haviland, and Odysia had a good reason to go to that man's side, she originally wanted to take away thousands of elven warriors, but was stopped by the queen.

Miraya is full of envy for her sister's behavior, and feels that if she loves a man, she should fight to the end, so what's the point of hiding in the forest and crying secretly?

What's more, it is said that the other party is also very infatuated, and after being forced to break up with Odesia, the man turned white overnight.

Even if he heard "white head overnight", Chang Le only thought that he was an old Havilland nobleman, and secretly laughed at Odesia's taste in his heart, and never imagined that the "silver fox" Marshal Fontaine was on his body!

His most respected benefactor and old chief, who is a pedantic imperial general, will even have an extramarital affair!

Marshal Fontaine's voice was serious, but there was a smile on the corner of his mouth:

"Two little guys, your academy is suspected of violating discipline, I was blind at the time, but this is a military camp, don't mess around!"

Fanny blushed and lowered her head.

Changle stands up and salutes:

"Yes! Marshal!"

Fontaine shook his head:

"Your Majesty has already stripped me of the rank of marshal, so don't call me marshal anymore. You and I are both volunteer kings, and there is no distinction between superiors and subordinates. You can call me Count Fontaine, or you can call me Fontaine, or even call me by my first name, Reims. ”

"No! you will always be a marshal in my heart!" Chang Le's tone was resolute and categorical.

Odysia exhaled softly:

"Reims ......"

Her little hand also reached out to the marshal, quietly holding him.

This time it was the marshal's turn to fall into embarrassment, and he shook his hand like lightning to avoid it, and scolded in a low voice:

"Public, don't tear down my platform!"

Everyone couldn't help but snicker, Odysia also "grinned", turned around and left briskly, the unique graceful posture of the elf was like a dance in the moonlight, which fascinated the onlookers, and she also dropped an ambiguous message:

"I'll be waiting for you in the tent!"

Everyone's eyes turned to the marshal, and the marshal cleared his throat and looked at Chang Le with a serious face:

"Odysia is my old subordinate, don't think too much about it, she told me, you got a whole army of elven reinforcements?"

"Report to the marshal, a total of 20,000 elves, half heavy infantry, half archers!"

"The elven army has formed a formation to participate in the human war, this is the first time, and their total population is only 500,000, you really have you!"

The marshal couldn't help but mutter, the reason why he emphasized the "establishment system" was naturally because he had an Odesia under his command, and he had already been born and died for him in his personal capacity.

After a moment of silence, the marshal spoke decisively:

"You come with me and have a combat meeting!"