The priest of the Great Stone Fortress had limited knowledge of the course of the battle, and only followed the summons of the Radiant Knights to request His Highness Randall to support the rally point set up by Grand Master Tystiel, and provided a map.

The priest arranged for Victor and his retinue to mount five of the best horned wolves, stocked with dried meat, bread, water, and jaggery. Caligula was so big that he could only walk, while Nelson and the four alchemist soldiers rode the horned wolves.

In fact, Testier's rally point is not far from the door of death, and Victor can lead Hu Cong to reach his destination faster by hurrying on foot. But his target was not a rallying point in the heart of the Sidon Khanate, but the fortress of Duncan, a defense line far to the east. The situation ahead is unclear, and Victor must be prepared for battle, and at this time, he must try to save the physical strength of his servants to cope with the worst situation.

Before dawn the next day, Victor arrived at the assembly point.

It is a makeshift camp of several thousand people, located in a river bay with harvested wheat fields nearby, the soil has been ploughed, the chaotic layout of the wheat fields and the extensive farming techniques are clearly the work of goblins, and the tents in the animal skin are also in the style of centaurs.

All of this suggests that the rally point originally belonged to the camp of a certain Centaur tribe.

Victor and his retinue jumped off their mounts, and the horned wolf shook the dew off his body and was led out to eat by the camp guards. The corpses of centaurs and goblins were piled up in the open space outside the camp gates, and some horned wolves, sword mantises, and unicorn lions were picking and devouring the flesh and blood, and the air was filled with a strong smell of blood.

Most of the soldiers in the camp wore the fine armor of the Neville Kingdom, and some of them had the eagle coat of arms of the Rand Empire depicted on their leather armor. The joy of sweeping away the centaur gathering place was not visible on their faces, and everyone was silent and solemn, with an oppressive atmosphere of an approaching rainstorm.

The guards led Victor, and before they could reach the campfire in the center of the camp, Tystiel and several His Highnesses came out to greet him. In addition to King Rex and Neville's two Golden Knights, Victor also met with Neowest.

The two sides exchanged greetings and sat down around the campfire, and Victor listened to Testier's account and gradually understood what had happened.

Half a month ago, the centaurs of the Southern Battalion split into two groups, successfully broke through the siege, and moved towards the hinterland of the Sidon Khanate. However, their crisis has only just begun, as they are desperately short of supplies and cannot find food along the way.

If the Sidon Khanate is divided into the east and west, the once most powerful Blackhoof tribe occupies the western territory of the Sidon Khanate, and it is this area that the remaining six centaur tribes want to grab. With the collapse of the Blackhoof tribe, the vast western region of the Sidon Khanate became a real wilderness, and there were no more goblin slaves to grow green wheat, the fields were barren and overgrown with weeds, and the green wheat turned into wild wheat, and there was no yield.

The centaur army attacked the eastern frontier of the Sasangian Empire, and confronted the human coalition army for more than a year, and the green wheat that could be eaten and the prey that could be caught in the western region had long been exhausted. When they all evacuate, they will first have to cross the western food-free zone.

Food supplies are always the primary issue of the army's operations, whether attacking or retreating.

For example, an adult grouper needs 80 to 100 square kilometers of territory, and if there are two groupers in the territory, they must fight each other, otherwise both will starve to death. Although centaurs are omnivorous, they eat much more than humans, hundreds of centaurs can still find something to eat on the way through the barren wilderness, and tens of thousands of centaurs can only eat dirt.

Therefore, large-scale swarm operations are not the strength of centaurs, and their logistical organization is too poor.

In fact, the centaurs were physically strong, and they could run to the eastern territories with abundant food even when hungry. However, the Radiant Knights had long formulated a set of strategies and tactics to exterminate their main force around the food problem of the centaurs, allowing the centaurs in the northern camp and the centaurs in the southern camp to merge, mainly to consume the food of the main force of the centaurs. It can be said that the heroic battle is an appetizer, and the strangulation of centaur warriors in the barren west is the carnival feast.

More than 200,000 elite cavalry, two people and three horses, carrying more than 20 days' worth of beans, flour cakes, jaggery, dried meat, followed two centaur armies to move eastward, and ate the small centaurs after they found the opportunity.

The centaur army wants to get rid of their pursuers faster, and they will die faster when they are hungry. In order to conserve their combat strength, the centaurs' marching speed was reduced to a low point, and it would have taken only ten days to cross the food-scarce western wilderness, and they walked for half a month, and they were still hundreds of kilometers away from the east.

Centaurs need food, they need rest, and the longer the march drags on, the more dangerous their situation becomes. In turn, the Eastern Pioneer Coalition tried to entangle the main force of the Centaurs as much as possible, buying time for the reinforcements from the Boulder Fortress to sweep the Eastern Centaur territory.

The human cavalry brought supplies, and their horses could graze. How much stamina can a centaur replenish by eating grass?The situation of the human legion is good, and the centaur seems to be in a desperate situation.

As expected, their armies dispersed.

The centaur army first split into tribes, and the tribes split into small groups of centaurs, each of whom moved, each looking for food, and running as much as he could.

It's not easy for the centaur gang to find something to eat, and many hungry centaurs have their sights on the humans, as long as they annihilate a human pursuer, they have everything. Some centaurs are actively seeking to fight, and some centaurs can run back to their lair in peace. So, the centaur gang bumped into the human pursuers and rushed over with a roar. The wild centaur hunter would rather die in battle than starve.

This is exactly what the human legion wants. If the centaurs charge in groups on the plains, no human cavalry can stop them, and they are hundreds or dozens of strands, which are much easier to deal with. The War Beast Knights with two auxiliary cavalry teams can easily annihilate hundreds of centaurs, and if they encounter a gold-tier centaur commander, they will summon high-ranking knights and clerics to besiege and kill.

As the centaur gangs became more dispersed, the human legions had to divide more cavalry and hunt each other across the vast wilderness.

According to Victor's experience from the movies, a war is called a bad war when it is fought like this.

But for thousands of years, haven't human cavalry fought against centaurs like this?

Ordinary viscount lords only have a few hundred vassal soldiers, and they have received military training since childhood, specializing in "bad wars". Their ability to work together and survive in the wild is unimaginable to outsiders like Victor.

However, no matter how rich the experience of the vassal soldiers is, there are inevitable flaws: they fight independently, their command fails, and they can't find anyone.

It's not a big deal. Because it's the same with centaurs. At the very least, the human legion will set up a few temporary assembly points in the back, and each cavalry team can go back to rest, heal, change horses, deliver trophies, and compile battle reports. The centaurs had nothing, they didn't dare to stop, they starved when they stopped.

Well, there is no worst, only worse.

The risk of a bad war happens randomly, and you know what you're going to run into?

The turning point had occurred six days earlier, when a detachment of Sassanian cavalry had spotted a large force of centaurs, numbering more than three thousand. The outcome of the encounter between the two sides is self-evident, and the escaped cavalry passed the news to the Blood Wolf Knights. The Blood Wolf Knight knew from experience that he had touched a big fish and was ready to summon high-ranking knights and high-ranking clerics to encircle and suppress this group of centaurs. However, the Blood Wolf Knights had split into four bands, with Emperor Sassan and the Grand Duke each leading one. The two Golden Knights of the Blood Wolf Family were in place one after another, but the other two Blood Wolf Knights and Auxiliary Cavalry teams had not yet arrived, and the other War Beast Knights were even further away.

Frederick led the Blood Wolf Knights behind the Centaurs, and at this moment, a centaur suddenly left the group and charged the Blood Wolf Knights alone!

The fierce warriors of the Blood Wolf Family had already warned Emperor Frederick, but where was there no danger on the battlefield?

The speed of this centaur charge is unmatched, beyond the capabilities of the Golden Knight of the Earth, and it is impossible to cope with running or pursuing.

With a strong bow and heavy crossbow, it charged at Emperor Frederick. The accompanying high-ranking priest blessed Frederick with a fifth-level divine skill, Divine Protection, and Frederick temporarily gained Legendary-level combat power. Just as he was about to fight, the centaur turned a clear yellow, and it turned out to be a Legendary-level centaur who had awakened the talent of the Earth Armor!

The legendary centaur suddenly changed its aim, and it turned to Archduke Frederick on the other side.

The High Priest reacted quickly and forcibly cast a divine refuge on Archduke Frederick. The moment the two sides collided, Grand Duke Frederick's Mithril Decapitation Sword slashed at its body, the earth cracked, the earth turned to powder, and he himself received a heavy blow from the centaur.

Fall of Grand Duke Frederick.

The Legendary Centaur crushes his opponents, breaks through the Blood Wolf Knight's blockade, and dashes towards the exhausted High Priest. Emperor Frederick and his Bloody Wolf Knights surrounded it, and as the two sides whirled, the centaur team roared into battle, including a number of ferocious centaur commanders and several centaur commanders.

In the end, the superior centaurs were victorious, Emperor Frederick fell, the High Priest fell, the five Silver Knights fell, and half of the Blood Wolf Knights were almost wiped out, with only a few knights and a small number of cavalry escaping.

Subsequent intelligence showed that the legendary centaur led the team to rest in place, and after processing the spoils, the whole team turned around and advanced westward, annihilating several cavalry teams along the way, rescuing and reining the centaur gang, and the force was getting bigger and bigger. The latest news shows that the Centaur Great Khan gathered more than 10,000 centaur warriors and entered the Eastern Frontier. At this point, they should have reached the eastern defense line of the Sassan Empire and approached Duncan's fortress.

The cold, damp night wind made the campfire pale and pale. Testiel exhaled a breath of white mist, turned to Victor and asked, "Your Highness, what do you think of the next situation?"

Testil's order to suspend the military campaign against the Centaur territory is enough to reconnoiter the cavalry and gather the various cavalry teams.

It is now the month of the season of water, and all the green wheat that has not been harvested is rotten. Centaur tribes lacked male warriors, food supplies, and human cavalry entangled in the barren western regions. Hit, can't hit, run, can't run, they're in a desperate situation.

The Centaur Great Khan's team is the only centaur that can defeat the Knights head-on in a skirmish, but they don't seem to be able to undo the Centaur Clan's tragic fate. The Sidon Khanate was vast, with a total area of nearly 5 million square kilometers, half of which was in the western region.

More than 100,000 centaurs and 200,000 elite human cavalry scattered across the vast wilderness, attacking each other. How many human cavalry can the Centaur Khan touch, and how many Centaur warriors can he rescue?

The longer they can search for prey and the more centaurs they gather, the less food they have to eat, and the more difficult their situation becomes.

The wisest choice for the legendary centaurs is to ignore the rest of the centaur gang and lead his men directly to the eastern part of the khanate. But it chose to gather the centaur warriors and attack the core hinterland of the Sassan Empire!

The cavalry can't handle the centaur swarm, and the human legions must gather their forces. As a result, the pressure on the other centaur groups has plummeted, and most of them have been able to flee to the eastern regions.

However, the Legendary Centaurs' team still faces a shortage of food, and their only way to survive is to break through the eastern defenses and sweep through the eastern hinterland of the Sassan Empire. However, the defense system of the eastern defense line was perfect, with connected sentry posts, dense barracks, heavy equipment, 150,000 garrisons, and 80,000 mobile cavalry. It is absolutely impossible for more than 10,000 centaur warriors to penetrate the eastern defense line intact.

Victor could even imagine the end of their storming of the fort in order to plunder food, with heavy casualties. Even if a small number of ferocious centaurs manage to break through the eastern defenses, the chances of them escaping alive are slim to none.

The legendary centaur chose the Jedi to fight back, survived the death, and single-handedly took on the fate of the Sidon centaur, so it is the Centaur Great Khan.

Will the Grand Master of the Radiant Knights do what it wants?

Testier's order to assemble cavalry was a necessary political gesture, and as for whether he would spare the scattered centaur gang and go all out to rescue the eastern defenses, Victor was very skeptical.

Emperor Frederick and the Grand Duke have both fallen, and there will be a huge wave within the Sassanian Empire. Testil chose to return to his division for help, but it was too late in time, and he could not change the fact that the Barcelius royal family had recovered the Iron Mountain Empire. Only by piling up the bones of centaurs can the Radiant Knights stabilize the next big situation. However, who would dare to bear the responsibility of watching the legendary centaurs wreak havoc in the hinterland of the Sassan Empire and refuse to save the people.

The attitude of the Earl of Golden-Eyed is crucial, and with his background, prestige, and extraordinary exploits in this war, if he bites this and refuses to let go, the Testil family will be very passive.

However, the main reinforcements of Cambys, the next generation of backbones cultivated by the Randall family, Victor's only approved lover, Miss Gillian Chebman, and His Royal Highness Roland Auguste, who is ambiguous with Victor, are all in the Eastern Frontier Defense, can Victor give up?

Victor is not a high-ranking knight, he has the same sensibility as the Sword Saint Ravin, which is their unique charm and a certain flaw of theirs. How Victor would react, Tystiel didn't know at all.

Victor stared at the campfire for a long time, turned his gaze to King Rex, and asked with a smile, "Cousin, what will happen if you encounter a legendary centaur?"

Rex said proudly: "Centaur has no martial arts, I may not be able to beat it, it will definitely not be able to beat me, and in the end it is to fight for endurance." He paused, and said with a smile: "Is this...... I probably can't fight it, and I can't outrun it, I'm afraid I'll have to plant it in its hands. ”

Victor nodded and said, "The high-level knight is close to the origin of the world, and it is a transcendent life in the true sense. Although the legendary centaur has a strong racial talent, with the martial arts of the Golden Knight, Emperor Frederick and the Grand Duke can also fight it and even force it back. ”

"The problem is that the High Priest made a fatal mistake, how did he make a mistake? It was the Centaur Great Khan who made him make a mistake, attacking the Blood Wolf Knights alone, making them suspicious, and blessed Emperor Frederick with divine protection, just in case; ”

"The sudden increase in strength will take a little time for Grand Duke Frederick to adjust, but the legendary centaur has already rushed in front of him, and he can only choose to fight hard rather than use otherworldly martial arts to fight his opponents. He couldn't fight the legendary centaurs, Grand Duke Frederick fell, Emperor Frederick lost strong reinforcements, the high-ranking priests ran out of energy, thousands of centaurs attacked with all their might, Emperor Frederick was besieged and killed by centaur powerhouses, and the Blood Wolf Knights suffered a catastrophe. ”

Everyone's expressions were even more solemn, everyone understood this truth, and it came out of the mouth of His Highness Randall but had an inexplicable meaning.

Victor turned to Tystiel and asked, "Is this the wisdom of the Great Centaur Khan, or is it his mental intuition?"

Testir shook his head and said, "This centaur is the darling of the White-tailed tribe, the territory of the white-tailed centaur is in the easternmost part of the Sidon Khanate, and the white-tailed centaurs have hardly fought with us. It doesn't know about the Golden Knight and the High Clergy. It's certainly not wisdom, it's the touch of the heart. ”

A cold smile appeared on the corner of Victor's mouth, and he said lightly: "It is a strong opponent. ”

The Earl of Golden-Eyed only talked about the strength of the Centaur Great Khan, and never mentioned the development of the situation. Testel glanced at King Neville covertly. Rex, who had a rough appearance, understood, fiddled with the bonfire, and said, "Cousin Victor, I'll just say it." The supply point in the Boulder Fortress war zone is located near the Death's Gate, and I know exactly how much food supplies there are. We are now raising food and grass, gathering troops, and it will take at least two months to come to the aid of the eastern defense line, which is thousands of kilometers away. At that time, everything that should have happened happened, and it didn't matter if we went. ”

"I haven't been able to contact the Northern Front Legion led by Duke Barcelius yet, and I believe that Duke Barcelius has received news that the Knights of the Gripen, the Knights of the Iron Wall, and the Knights of the Swift Dragon will immediately return to the Eastern Defense. They have 7 Highnesses, plus His Highness Orokshia and Auguste, and the strength of the Eastern Defense Line is enough to deal with the Centaur Great Khan. ”

Victor said coldly: "It has a touch of the heart, and it is not so easy to deal with. It's going to master the time difference, isn't it?"

Testiel thought for a moment and said, "My opinion is that the Boulder Fortress Theater is going according to the original plan, and as for the Knights of Radiance, I have sent an order for Clark and another Golden Paladin to return to the Eastern Defense Line, and the rest of the people will continue to annihilate the Centaur Gang." Princess Roland August should have no problem holding on to Duncan's Fortress, avoiding the Centaur Great Khan and holding off his men. Even if the Great Centaur Khan led a handful of violent men deep into the heart of the Empire, they would not have escaped death. We can go back and clean it up again. ”

You have no idea how bold Roland is, she's been thinking about this centaur for a long time...... Victor muttered silently, feeling a headache. His gaze fell on Neowest, who had a weak sense of presence, and asked, "Your Majesty, what have you done, and what are you going to do?"

Neowest raised his head, met Victor's dark golden eyes, and said, "When the two highnesses of the Blood Wolf Family fell, I was still far away from them. When I chased after me, I watched the centaur leave. Those centaurs are numerous and powerful, and my unicorn knights have experienced the war in the eastern three provinces, and now there are only more than 200 people, and I can't afford to lose. ”

Emperor Rand's way of speaking was still so direct that Victor was speechless.

He continued, "I can go and support the Eastern Frontier on my own, against the Centaur Great Khan. But I don't trust Roland, and I can't trust you. If you go, I won't go. If you don't go, I'll go...... I don't think you want me going. ”

"Your Majesty, you're out of luck. You should seriously consider the advice I gave you in the first place. ”

Victor let out a long laugh, stood up from the small stool, held the hilt of his sword, and said lightly, "I'm going to the Eastern Defense Line right now and slaughter that legendary centaur." Also...... isn't there another female in Mother Earth'?"

"Don't touch it...... I don't want any more changes. ”

Victor, with his entourage, left the camp. Their figures faded into the darkness of the night, and King Rex couldn't help but ask, "What does His Highness Randall mean by finally saying, 'Don't move that female centaur'.......?"

Testier was silent for a long time, sighed, and said with a wry smile: "I only know a few ...... But neither you nor I have the most intuitive feelings. ”

Neowest opened his mouth when he saw that the Golden Knight was looking at him, but finally said thoughtlessly: "I can't understand it with you...... I won't talk about it. Anyway, don't touch the female, it's better to let her go. At the end, he honestly added, "Anyway, I won't touch that female." ”

This was despised by Neowest...... The Golden Knights were speechless.