"Bombastic, vain, pompous, flamboyant, with a brocade belt around his waist and a feather on his head, a long goatee, and doing things that are not as good as animals. They deaf you like thunder and storm. The complained goatee was originally a sign of repentance, but it has since been embraced in the form of a narrow fork, which has become popular among the Japanese people, and now it has become the object of satire related to escape......"

- The description of "the last cowardly emperor" in U-so's "The Tale of Hirato".

The mages cast spells overnight to let the storm rest for a while, and they estimated that only after the legion reached the city through this wind field could they completely shatter the "turtle shell" of the barrier.

Until then, the Medich Legion still had to stagger forward against the wind, and even with the caster's suppression, the storm's fangs still gnawed at the muscles and nerves of every soldier.

Several thick hemp ropes mixed with animal tendons made a big difference—thanks to the arrangement of the Usan in the Niro River, these were originally the materials that made up the trap and strung together the carts that carried the baggage. And thanks to these carts, a haven for the legions to rest in turn has formed between the flying sand and rocks.

Trek, trek, trek. The pot-bellied general could not ride a horse in such weather, but he refused to be supported by his guards, and moved forward with a long spear and laboriously moving forward.

"Lao Tzu used to be the best soldier!"

Hunched over, with his chin on his chest, his eyes narrowed into a small slit, General Medici felt the sand and stone pounding against the top of his head. A large mass of dry shrubs and plants that looked like tumbleweeds crashed into one of his own soldiers, and the newborn calf-like cub was flipped to the ground.

This scene caused him to laugh, but at the cost of being filled with wind and sand.

The pot-bellied general was not heartless, and he was not worried about a deliberate ambush by the Ussan. In fact, this wide storm zone of more than a dozen Palesan not only defended the city of Nome, but also protected the advancing Medici army.

The erratic winds would spin the arrows of the Uzoans as soon as they were fired, and the yellow sands swept up by the winds would make a large-scale military raid a joke – in such an environment, it would be extremely difficult to walk in a straight line. A large number of men and horses detoured, and I am afraid that within half a moment, the army will be blown to scatter in the desert.

The only thing that bothered him was the dragon Pasha, who had forced them to abandon Zappats in favor of Nome. As the Medici Legion entered the Storm Zone in order, he greeted Potbelly and disappeared with hundreds of men.

"With that monster's ability, it must be much less sinful than we are. The general, who was exhausted by the wind, thought with some jealousy.

And that's exactly what happened.

Among the several refugees from Nome City brought back to the Dragon's Lair territory by the desert elf soundmancer Brach, there were not only Quis's acquaintance, Santos of the "Sand Rhino Caravan", but also the person who surprised him even more by "knowing the location of every vein under the flesh of Nome City".

The leader of the underground guild no longer pays attention to the life credo of "friendship for friendship, business for business" in front of a dragon, and he points out several secret passages for Quest to lead directly to the center of Nome City.

In order to achieve his strategic intent, the young blue dragon intends to let the young dragons and wyverns of the dragon's nest risk a sneak attack from the sky, buying the Medici army the time it takes to reorganize their formation after crossing the storm barrier. Originally, it was not advisable to choose to sneak attack from underground, firstly, because the large-scale earthwork work of the Dragon Clan would inevitably be detected by the mages in the city, and secondly, the time required to excavate was far more than directly flying over.

But the information provided by this underground guild leader perfectly solves these two problems. The other party repeatedly assured that in order to conceal the secret passages in Nome City, anti-detection measures had been done before the incident. Without a special person to guide you, even if you bulldoze Nome City, you can't find the traces of those hidden doors in the corners.

Therefore, Quith led a team of people alone, and the warriors of the Dragon Clan chose to sneak towards Nome City quickly from the underground secret passage.

"Secret door...... Ahead...... City...... Man of wealth...... Ice ......"

In order to prevent being spied on by the pervasive Usaso ninjas, Quest ordered that only sign language should be used to converse inside the underground passages. At this time, however, he still did not have a good understanding of the incision invented by the Norm Underground Guild and used to make shady transactions.

After infiltrating the hinges of the secret door with greasy techniques, a cold air seeped into the secret passage—it turned out to be an ice cellar for the wealthy class of Nome City, and the Usamen didn't seem to have noticed it—presumably because the strategic materials and large quantities of goods in the city had not been emptied.

"Above is the consul's residence, which is said to have been sealed by the new consul in order to show that he was different from his predecessor's extravagance. However, before they could use it for other purposes, the Usang invaders took the city. After arranging the spell barrier to block out the sound, the leader of the underground guild of Noam, who was in a somewhat anxious mood, shook off the news he knew in one go.

A secret passage that connects the consul's residence to the outside of the city. Quest took a deep look at his "Belt and Road Party".

The latter immediately added with interest: "The previous consul had a habit of taking moon candy, which was to smuggle moon candy into the mansion through this secret passage, and then have special servants make food seasonings for it. Later, for his own safety, he secretly hired people to extend the secret passage outside the city, and the underground guild recruited craftsmen and ...... for him Cook the tail of the hand. ”

I was going to say "extinguishing the mouth", but when the words came to my mouth, it became "cooking Teo". Quest found that even if he inadvertently revealed an imposing momentum, he could make ordinary people feel fearful. Thinking of this, the young blue dragon showed an imperceptible smile.

Then tonight, let the Usang people feel afraid!

Hundreds of elites hibernated in the secret passages and ice cellars for several hourglasses, but fortunately, there were ventilation facilities in the secret passages, and they did not feel stuffy. However, the heat radiated by the crowd still caused a large amount of ice to melt, and the broken ice mixed with ice water flowed into the entrance of the secret passage.

It would certainly not be nice for the boots to be soaked in cold water, but these Medici elites were indeed just like the bellied general who led the army said, "they are all good guys", and everyone was silent.

......

"When is Nome going to have an extra Acropolis?"

After a long day of marching and marching against the wind in the middle of the night, Medici's army was exhausted. Originally, the pot-bellied wanted to camp first after arriving near the castle, but after seeing the fortress of the Usang advance army, he still ordered the sergeants to stabilize the formation in time.

The sky was white, and the clerk on horseback had counted the damage caused by crossing the storm barrier—a fifth of the baggage was lost, and more than two hundred people had disappeared into the wind without keeping up with the procession—"the situation was not too bad," the pot-bellied general comforted himself.

As long as the mages can get the damn storm to settle down quickly, these battle damage numbers are just drafts.

After devouring jerky and light beer, the sergeants received the "anti-fatigue" decoction with ginger and laurel that the quartermaster had given to them, and the U-san fortress began to prepare for a counterattack.

Equipped with horse armor and human armor, the Usang Red Reserve was already ready in front of the city gate, and a large number of freefolk swordsmen and Duluo slave warriors also stood in formation, lined up neatly - this is the real scene of defending the city, often only when the ammunition is running out or the absolute number of people is different, the defenders will stand high on the city tower and only use long-range attacks for passive defense.

"Good boys, let them see the power of the Medici!"

The pot-bellied general wiped his face with ginger water, walked to the makeshift command platform built by the board cart, raised his arms and shouted, encouraging the soldiers to summon up courage.

Of course, he was not crazy enough to let the tired army attack the long-recuperated Usang army, and the three orders conveyed by the banner officer frantically waved his arms: archers and ballista men to enter the queue and fire freely, pikemen arranged in an array to prevent the enemy cavalry from attacking, and sword and shield men to take care of their own formation.

Instead of letting the sergeants bother fiddling with the parts of the siege equipment on the baggage, the order was in order, he was waiting for a suitable moment.

......

"It's really a fire in the backyard, can't those rotten senate nobles think that there will be people who want to be emperors now?"

In the residence of the consul of Nome, the former commander of the Osan advance army slammed the "Tale of Hirato" that was used for entertainment in front of the case, and secretly slandered himself - the Senate inexplicably ordered the general to be recalled to participate in a temporary military council.

After his uncle passed through the portal, he had to stay in the city where he had no good feelings, waiting for the Medici to cross the storm barrier and attack.

Although he sent a human lion messenger with a letter and a "special gift", he knew that this little trick would only deter the enemy for a while. And for him, the best situation is nothing more than that his uncle can come back to take charge of the situation before the American imperialists regroup and hate the assault.

But how can the world be as good as it seems?

The Medici Legion crossed the storm barrier faster than he expected, and while wondering if the enemy's legion had two sets of command systems, he deployed the elite soldiers under the command of the general to go out of the city to defend against the enemy. Unable to retreat to the fortress outside the city as the acting commander-in-chief, and not wanting to risk his life, he had to stay in the consul's mansion first.

Looking at the portal in the center of the city, which was still operating, he felt a little settled in his heart, and then looked at the "Orthodox Heir of Medici" who was pacing anxiously in the council chamber in front of him.

I don't know if it's out of comfort or banter. At this time, the supreme commander of the Usan people in the city said loudly: "Your Excellency Brittany does not need to worry, a large number of anti-teleportation circles have been arranged in the city. No one will be able to cross that wall and teleport silently to take you away......"

A violent explosion drowned out his words, and a thin spew of energy from beneath the consul's mansion tossed over the building, and flames ignited the armor of the attendants and guards.

A group of soldiers carrying firewood on their backs and carrying black oil-skinned bags pinned to their waists roared out of the hidden ice cellars. With the help of combustible materials that you bring with you, the entire council hall is tightly surrounded by flames.

The last thing he saw was a huge pop falling from the sky and hitting the base of the portal in the center of the city.

The Usang legions, which were originally lined up neatly on the city wall and outside the city, also saw this scene.

"A fire in the backyard"

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