Actually, it's no wonder that Joey is a little surprised that Erin doesn't know about the Valley of the Kings, and the people of Merce don't know about the Valley of the Kings, very few. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

A few hundred years ago, the territorial dividing line between Astrana and Merce was not the current Der Spiegel.

It's a little further south.

It was a mountain range called Dan Ogaz.

The western end of the mountain range originates in the southern part of the Central Desert and extends to the eastern end of the East China Sea. From both sides, the entire mountain range looks like a screen between the two countries, very steep and steep, and the entire mountain range stretches for thousands of kilometers.

In the first years of the Virgin calendar, or, in the longer lost history, I don't know who used magic beyond the ability of Nasri, the greatest magician of the Virgin calendar, or organized an unknown number of manpower, to open a passage in this mountain range that was low enough for ordinary people to pass.

It was a canyon, and the name of the canyon was the Valley of the Kings.

But at one time, it wasn't called that name.

According to legend, it was here that the defenders of the Astrana Kingdom carried out the last big battle against the army of Penglai in the Ace Continent under the leadership of their king.

Although it ended in a fiasco, and the king of Astrana at that time was also martyred in the war, it left the king's feelings for the eternal words of the Penglai army's tactics "too shameless", but as the victorious party, the Penglai country was still moved by the heroism and sacrifice of the king, and the original name was just called "South Gate Trail", and the place where the south gate of the Merce Kingdom was renamed "Valley of the Kings".

After the re-establishment of the four countries, the people of Penglai directly assigned this canyon from the country of Merce to Astrana.

After that, the Penglai Kingdom disappeared, and the first war on the Ace continent was launched by Merce, and the target was Astrana, which was the "Valley of the Kings".

At that time, Merce's reason for war was that since Penglai was no longer there, then we had to restore the order of the Ace Continent before the emergence of Penglai Country hundreds of years ago.

Of course, both the so-called tradition and the previous order are certainly just excuses. The reason why Merce wanted to retake this place was because of its strategic significance.

Occupying the South Gate Trail or the Valley of the Kings will occupy an absolute advantage in the war between the two countries.

Merce was defeated in the first war that took place on the continent of Ace after a lapse of several hundred years.

At that time, Astrana was in the chaos of the three elders intending to claim the throne, and there was no time to care about anything else, and the Merce, who had gathered more than eighty percent of the country's troops, totaling nearly four million people, wanted to take the Valley of the Kings in one go.

However, the battle was fought for five years.

In the absence of reinforcements, a force of 10,000 men stationed in the Valley of the Kings withstood the offensive of the four million troops from Merce.

When, five years later, Merce, who estimated that the whole country would fall apart if he continued to fight, was very unwilling to withdraw his troops, and there were nearly 5,000 people left in this 10,000-man team.

Relying on the geographical advantage of the Valley of the Kings.

The pass, which was built in the narrowest part of the Valley of the Kings, was difficult for thirty men to rush through side by side. Moreover, less than ten meters in front of that pass, there was a big turn, and on both sides, there were cliffs hundreds of meters high.

Such a terrain is difficult for even a heavy hammer to deploy here.

The so-called "one husband is a pass, ten thousand people are not open", nothing more than that.

And after the war that reopened the prelude to the troubled times of the Ace continent, it took nearly ten years to complete the transformation of the domestic political system, abolishing the House of Elders presided over by the three elders, and Astrana, who opened the era of the division of the three kings, finally found time to take revenge on the five-year "war of aggression" that year.

Sending troops from the Valley of the Kings, the Astranas raided the plain between the Spiegel River and Dan Ogaz.

The Merces, who had never been so pressed and beaten by the Astranas, were on the verge of crying: the tactics of the Astranas were too shameless.

It's like a cat hiding in a cardboard box.

Whenever Merce sent an army from the north, or built and maintained the city on this side, they would stick a paw out of the chest, and as if they were snatching the gold coins that had been placed there, they would slap it down, and whether they could take advantage of it or not, they would turn and run.

In this way, relying on the Valley of the Kings, Astrana spent nearly a hundred years on the Merth.

In the end, Merce made a difficult decision: to give up all of the territory south of the Spiegel River.

All the cities were destroyed, all the population was withdrawn, all the roads were destroyed.

Leaving Astrana with a wasteland nearly a hundred kilometers deep.

Throughout the thousands of years of recorded history of the Ace Continent, no country has ever given up its territory on such a large scale.

For this reason, the Council of Elders, which made this decision, resigned en masse, and all the elders, even the ones who were rightfully hereditary, withdrew from the Senate and even moved out of Mills.

But later history proved that Merce made a wise and successful decision to break his wrist.

In this way, it is impossible for Astrana not to occupy the territory that a hundred kilometers of Merce ceded, otherwise the three kings of Astrana will be disgraced and thrown to their grandmother's house.

Especially the one whose fief rests on the Valley of the Kings.

Therefore, this territory of "a hundred ruins waiting to be rebuilt" has entered the construction sequence of Astrana.

But things are far more complicated than they think.

Offensive and defensive momentum, complete exchange.

This time, Merce became the cat hiding in the box.

And just like that, hundreds of years have passed.

This territory is still "in ruins".

It's just that no one can say when it will be "prosperous".

It's a pity to discard it.

So, along the Spiegel River, on the north bank, is the great city of Fort, which has been built by Merce for thousands of years, and on the south bank, there is the small port of Astranna......

And all this is only because of the Valley of the Kings.

Sun Chenghuan slowly and leisurely told Erin the history of the entire Valley of the Kings, and the carriage ran faster during this period of time.

The road was too bumpy, so that the expressions of the group of people sitting in the car were not very good.

It also made the mood of this group of people a little worse.

"I'm pretty much rested. Raven, who was really a little awkward in the carriage, struggled to sit up, "It's time to go back to duty." ”

Then, she was the first to run out of the carriage.

Joey, who was a little worried about her physical condition, also followed, and there were only four people left in the car.

So, it became more and more quiet.

One of the peculiarities of the rapid march is that the army maintains a strange quiet, except for the occasional scolding from the captain who urges the speed of the march.

Everyone is busy moving their legs, so they have no interest in moving their mouths.

Especially now that the speed of the march has obviously exceeded the limit of ordinary marching, no one has the extra physical strength to speak, even if it is just to complain about the speed of such a flight.

And the sense of oppression in a race against time also makes everyone have no interest in small talk.

Nervousness, worry, all kinds of emotions came flooding up.

It's just that......

"Someone seems to be catching up from behind. ”

A few hours later, Raven reappeared inside the carriage.

The expression is serious.

"Cavalry?" Sun Chenghuan's concern was naturally elsewhere.

Now their marching speed is indeed very fast, but the vast majority of the 20,000 men are infantry, and even if they rush desperately, they will never be able to outrun four legs on two legs.

"Yes. At the moment we are behind and have not caught up and attacked, perhaps because there are not many of them, only about a thousand people. Or...... We're tired of waiting. Raven nodded with a serious expression.

Several people looked at each other, and their expressions became more and more solemn.

"What did Cassius say?"

"He suggested that we leave with Jarro first, where they have organized infantry to resist. Raven nodded.

"Don't tease. When Sun Chenghuan heard this, he shook his head with a ridiculous smile, "Does Yarro know how to ride a horse?"

"Take the carriage...... All right. Raven laughed halfway through her words.

Shake one’s head.

No matter how fast the carriage runs, it can't outrun the horse. They left with all the horses of the whole army, and it is unlikely that the total number would exceed two hundred, but there would be a thousand cavalry behind!

It's almost a hundred kilometers from the Valley of the Kings, five or six hours...... I really don't know what's going to happen.

"But with the speed of the infantry, you won't be able to reach the Valley of the Kings in two days!" Sovan was beside him, his expression became very worried, "It is impossible for people to maintain such a forced march speed all the time, it will kill people." ”

"So, do we have more friends or enemies now!" Erin grumbled a little irritably. "Can't you send someone to the Valley of the Kings for help?"

"If he could, Cassiu would have done it a long time ago. Sun Chenghuan sighed and shook his head. "Or else...... So be it......"

"What? what do you think?" Raven's eyes lit up.

"I'm going to kill the commander of the cavalry who is following behind. Sun Chenghuan sighed, "Without a command like this, they will definitely be chaotic for a while." ”

"Do you really think you are the god of war, you can kill whoever you want!" As soon as Erin heard this, her face immediately sank, and she grabbed Sun Chenghuan. "You're going to die!"

"Are you confident you can do it?" Jessica, who was on the side, seemed a little moved.

"Do we have any other choice?" Sun Chenghuan sighed, "I didn't expect that one day, I would become an assassin......"

"Don't go. Erin hugged Sun Chenghuan's arm tightly, looking worried, "This is really going to die!"

"I'm just waiting for death here!" Sun Chenghuan smiled a little helplessly.

"It is better to wait for death than to send it to death. Erin shook her head firmly, "Otherwise, I would have died a long time ago......"

"......" Sun Chenghuan looked at Erin's eyes and smiled a little helplessly.

I can't talk about this anymore.

"The other party may have an order magician. When the time comes, you will be surrounded by cavalry, and it will be miserable. "Sovan is concerned about the details of the matter.

"I've got a plan. Sun Chenghuan glanced at Suo Wan.

And then.

"I'll send you back to your squire. Sun Chenghuan continued to say to Erin.

"And then you're going out and die?" said Erin, shaking her head a little annoyed.

"I'll go with you. Joey suddenly volunteered next to him.

"No, I'll go by myself, I can move faster. Sun Chenghuan rejected Joey.

Then, out of the carriage left.

"I won't agree to you going alone!" "Erin still hugged Sun Chenghuan's arm tightly, "It's really going to be dangerous." ”

"Don't worry. Sun Chenghuan smiled, "Can I borrow something from you?"

"What...... Oh!" Irene reacted.

What else could it be? Holy Light Barrier!

With that, if you want to sneak attack and assassinate something, in the current Ace Continent, there is almost no unsuccessful.

"I'll cover with the Holy Light Barrier first, and find out if there are any Order Mages on the other side. If not, I'll try to disturb them, if there is...... I'll just kill their commander-in-chief quietly and watch them mess up. Sun Chenghuan said very seriously.

"That's pretty much it. Erin laughed, "I'll just say, when did you become so reckless......

"Nonsense, it's not something you can say to everyone about that Holy Light Barrier. Sun Chenghuan glanced at Erin, "Okay...... Can you lend it to me?"

"Of course!" Erin nodded, a little confident smile on her face. "But it's obviously mine, but if you make a meritorious service, it will be counted on your head......"

"Even if I have made meritorious contributions and have a fief, as long as you are still my sister, then mine is yours. Sun Chenghuan's words were very sincere, "Okay, don't talk about this, quickly teach me how to use this thing!"

"Oh, this! easy!" Erin smiled and nodded, and took out the trigger of the Holy Light Barrier from the storage ring.

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