CHAPTER XXXVIII

At noon, Li Yuxuan received the battle report of more than 40,000 troops of Atbury marching towards Sugar, and he immediately summoned all the generals to hold an emergency military meeting in the council hall of Su Province. However, compared to the size of the previous meeting, the number of participants was significantly smaller.

After nearly an hour of the meeting, the generals, who had been preoccupied and had a melancholy face, walked out of the council hall refreshed and swept away the original decadent atmosphere.

Su Mi even patted Li Fang on the shoulder, and the two looked full of fighting spirit as they walked. And Tang Xu and Li Yuyang were ruddy and excited.

Half an hour later, thousands of soldiers stood densely on the military camp training ground located west of Suger City, the most striking of which were the two former "Black Dragon Knights" located on the right side of the front review stand. All black helmets and black armor, even the mounts under the seats are all black war horses, and the soldiers are all energetic and prosperous.

For two days, the 2,000 soldiers of the "Black Dragon Knights" were trained with Suger's soldiers.

To the surprise of these veterans, these young men in their teens and twenties train more than twice as much a day as they normally do. And I also heard that in order to prepare for the upcoming big war, they have reduced the amount of training by half.

After hearing the news, the veterans all felt that it was just a rumor. But when I saw with my own eyes that the soldiers of the "Black Dragon Knights" were still alive and healthy after completing a day's training, and they were not a little tired, they knew the horror of this group of young people in front of them. And the cavalry training on the second day was even more incredible. On the training ground, which was only enough for 3,000 people to practice, 2,000 "Black Dragon Knights" and their black mounts, under the command of Li Fang, unexpectedly changed a series of offensive and defensive formations in an orderly manner. Throughout the process, its queue is kept neat and orderly.

What a terrible cavalry!

This is the true experience of every soldier and their generals in Suger. Therefore, some generals who were originally dissatisfied with Li Yuxuan's command secretly admired the eighteen-year-old commander after seeing the training scene of the "Black Dragon Knights", and no longer dared to be contemptuous

Li Yuxuan stood upright on the review stand at the moment, just like the "Black Dragon Knights", wearing black armor, the difference was that he was also wearing a cloak that was black on the outside and red on the inside, his black hair was habitually tied behind him, and he was wearing the Tianlong Ancient Sword on his waist, and the whole person looked capable and neat, murderous. Standing behind him were Su Mi, Li Fang, Tang Xu, and Li Yuyang, two old and two young generals.

"Soldiers, you are facing more than 50,000 Atterbury troops, and I cannot guarantee that each of you will return alive from the battlefield, nor can I guarantee that we will be able to defeat a formidable enemy. The only thing I can guarantee is this: I will fight alongside you on the battlefield against the enemy. As long as there is a soldier on the battlefield who fights with the enemy, I will never take half a step back! I will advance and retreat with you, and live and die together!"

As soon as Li Yuxuan's words fell, the entire training ground suddenly resounded with a tsunami-like shout.

Every soldier was infected by this sad and heroic speech, and Li Fang and the others standing behind Li Yuxuan on the stage were also enthusiastic. The morale of the entire army was brought to the highest point at once.

When everyone quieted down, Li Yuxuan's voice sounded again.

"Behind us are the people of Carol, our brothers and sisters, the land of Carol under our feet, the land where our ancestors lived for generations, the boiling blood flowing in our bodies, and the mighty righteousness of Luoshui. Warriors, raise the sword in your hands and defend our brothers and sisters, defend the land that belongs to us, defend honor and dignity!"

Li Yuxuan took the lead in pulling out the Coiling Dragon Ancient Sword on his waist and pointed diagonally at the sky. Under the sunlight, the blood streak on the sword appeared unusually bright and vivid.

At the same time, the four generals on the stage and the more than 6,000 soldiers in the audience also raised their swords one after another.

"Fight for honor!"

"Fight for dignity!"

Hoarse slogans rang out one after another, and the fear of Atterbury's might that had enveloped the hearts of the soldiers was now gone, replaced by hatred of the enemy and a fierce fighting spirit.

In the evening, the previously sunny sky was covered by thick dark clouds, and it looked like the first snow of the year was coming for Carroll.

Sugger, outside the North City Gate.

"General Sumi, your inference is really accurate! It looks like this snow will fall tonight!"

Standing high in the "Snow Dragon Horse", Li Yuxuan, who was dressed in jet-black armor, said happily.

"Hehe, the city lord has won the prize! I have lived here for most of my life, and I guess the first snow of the year. This year, I'm lucky to be blinded again!" Su Mi also smiled.

If you only listened to the content and tone of their voices, I am afraid that no one would have imagined that they were about to fight against nearly three times the enemy's cavalry tomorrow. That composure and ease is not something that ordinary people can do.

It is not surprising that Sumi, who has lived in the military for nearly twenty years, has this appearance. But what is surprising is that the eighteen-year-old young commander in front of Sumi can remain calm and calm before facing such an existential battle. It seems that he is indeed a natural battlefield commander.

So far, Su Mi is really convinced by this new city lord, and he feels that he can meet such a wise commander in his lifetime, and he feels that his heart that has been silent for a long time is about to move again.

I still remember what I thought to myself when I first heard that he was going to fight against the enemy's 20,000 iron horsemen with 6,000 people.

The impulse of young people!

However, after listening to Li Yuxuan's specific tactical arrangements and transfers for the entire battle, he was really convinced.

In terms of strategy and tactics, compare yourself to the teenager in front of you. Li Yuxuan seems to have become a battle-hardened veteran, and he seems to be the eighteen-year-old boy, and the gap between the two is like the age gap between each other, which is too different.

For the first time, Su Mi felt the horror of being alone, so much so that when he found out that he had not become Li Yuxuan's opponent, but had become his subordinate, it should have been the wisest decision in his life.

Li Yuxuan and Li Fang had already led their two thousand "Black Dragon Knights" to disappear into the distance. Sumi looked in the direction they had gone, and seemed to have seen the corpses of the Atterbury army strewn across the field.

At this moment, a small snowflake fell on Su Mi's armor, reflecting the fire in the queue and flickering and disappearing.

The snow is finally falling!

Sumi rode to join the marching procession, and more than 3,000 warriors on foot began their journey, following in the footsteps of the "Black Dragon Knights".

After about three hours of marching, Sumi and his more than 3,000 warriors reached the Gorrell Plains.

It is a small plain only seventy miles from Sugher. It is also a must-go from Bollinger Pass to Sugger.

Tomorrow, that is, tomorrow evening, the 20,000 cavalry, who are the vanguard of the Atterbury army, will arrive here, and this is also the battlefield that Li Yuxuan has determined to intercept the Atterbury army.

If this is a plain, it is more like an empty flat land in the middle of a forest. The width from north to south is more than 1,000 steps, and the width from east to west is only 500 steps.