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Early in the morning, the old man Kerman took his bow and arrows on his back and came to the entrance of the village as usual, ready to go into the mountains to hunt.

Although the Empire went to war with the Orcs, the war did not have much impact on the town on the edge of Priselli.

The people of the town still live a peaceful life.

The people all believed that with the Black Eagle Legion and Count Liuyun, Huoyun would not be defeated.

Today, however, the town is no longer peaceful.

"Old Jack, I'm here, I can go"

Seeing his old friend from afar, Kerman smiled and waved at him, saying loudly.

Kerman and Old Jack were friends from childhood to adulthood, joined the army together when they grew up, and returned to their hometown together after retiring, and they had a good relationship on weekdays. In addition, the sons of the two served in the same army, so the relationship became a little closer.

"I'm afraid I won't be able to go to-day, Kerman," said Old Jack as he walked up to him, with a gloomy face.

"What's going on, old fellow?" Seeing that his old friend's face was wrong, Kerman hurriedly asked, "Can I help?"

Old Jack shook his head. Looking at Kerman sadly: "You can't help the ground." And. You're in trouble too."

"Tell me. What's wrong?" Kerman grabbed Old Jack. Asked anxiously. Although old. He still can't get rid of the fiery temper he had when he was young. Alas. The news is terrible. You have to be prepared," Old Jack sighed. Said.

"I'm listening," Kerman said in a deep voice.

"The Coldcastle Guards have defected to the enemy," Old Jack said in a deep voice.

Kerman was stunned: "What does this matter to us? This should be something that Lord Liuyun is worried about, right?"

"I think you're an old fool," Old Jack scolded. "Our sons. Tiger girl fiancé. They all served in the cold city."

Like a thunderclap overhead, Kerman closed his eyes in agony and staggered.

"Are you alright?" said Old Jack stepped forward and grabbed him.

Gently pushed Old Jack away. Kerman struggled to get his feet.

"Okay, where did you hear that?" Kerman asked.

"Yesterday evening, one of my relatives came from the city of Priseli to tell me, and it is said that the news has now spread throughout the city."

"How is it possible, the heavenly guard of the cold city, but the famous general of the empire, my son kept praising him when he came home last year."

"yes. Because it was him, no one thought of it," said Old Jack bitterly.

"And what about the kids?" Kerman asked anxiously.

Old Jack was not silent, did not speak.

Kerman's face tightened.

But after a moment, he seemed to think of something, and the wrinkles on his face suddenly relaxed: "My son of Kerman, no".

Patting Old Jack on the shoulder, Kerman seemed to regain the pride of being in the barracks: "Don't worry, old fellows, boys. Don't you know? Even if they die on the battlefield, they won't be traitors."

"Kerman, unfortunately. It is said that the defenders of the cold city have all surrendered, and they are now the vanguard of the orc army, and will soon reach the city of Priseli."

Kerman's smile froze for a moment.

"Impossible" he kept shaking his head, "our son won't"

"The news is true," said Old Jack bitterly, "they are all young, and when they can't help themselves, they will go the wrong way"

"Confused, confused traitor, which one has a good end?" Kerman muttered to himself.

His face turned pale. The eyes are also empty, as if the vitality of the whole body has been drained by the invisible big hand.

Raising his head, silently looking at the sky, two lines of muddy tears wet the old man's face, Kerman suddenly roared like crazy: "I am your mother"

The voice was bleak and high-pitched, like the howl of a wounded old wolf at midnight.

At dusk, Kerman, Old Jack, and several middle-aged men with weapons left the town.

On the 5th of the Imperial Month, the rebel general Nalan led 30,000 cavalry south to act as the vanguard of the orcs.

The rebels captured Kramar and Twi, the important towns of central Begram province, and the imperial defenders in Begram were routed on all fronts under the lightning blows of the rebel cavalry.

The rebels entered the province of Arrak, and within five days they were connected to the three cities and marched directly at the province of Roman.

An army of 300,000 orcs quickly moved south along the passage opened up by Nalan.

"Love can really make people crazy," Arroyo looked at the village in front of him, which had been reduced to scorched earth. said with emotion. "Hundreds of miles of road are full of such dilapidated scenes. This man is so cold-blooded."

In the entire village, there was only one living person. The rest of the villagers, who died, and those who didn't die, had already run away.

It was an old man in his seventies.

He was whimpering in grief, limping as he dragged a charred corpse towards a pit that had just been dug.

"Come home, child, sleep well," the old man muttered to himself as he dragged the corpse.

In the sky, several ghoul birds hovered above his head, making a piercing chirp.

"The weak can only survive forever, struggling to survive, like that old man. In Nalandi's heart, he has always longed to be a real powerhouse, and for him, Cold City is just a place that is temporarily dormant. He was like a knife, the fire cloud sharpened him but no longer used him, and in the end he hurt himself. Mingluo looked at the old man's figure and said, "However, if you think of him as a fool who is crazy about love, then you are very wrong."

"Huh?"

"Do you know what I promised him?"

"On what terms?"

"On the day you destroy the Fire Cloud Empire, on this land, rebuild a country and put him on the throne"

Arroyo snorted coldly: "His ambition is not small"

Ming Luo smiled: "Who doesn't have ambitions? How many people in this world can see through fame and fortune? Blue Moon Continent, we can't rule the land with our earth strength alone, we need a helper like him." Even if I help him ascend to the throne, he will be the target of the people of the Fire Cloud Empire, without us behind him. He can't sit firmly in the position of emperor."

"I used to think he was a hot-blooded man, but now he seems to be just a greedy politician, haha" Arroyo laughed too, smiling disdainfully.

"He has genuine feelings for Princess Naya. While the woman was alive, he would rather stay in a remote cold city than make her sad. His ambitions. Imprisoned by his infatuation. The princess's death unleashed the devil in his heart. Didn't you see the corpses of civilians along the way? I think when he walked down this road, he didn't think about turning back. ”

"You're happy with the Vanguard's performance, aren't you?"

Arroyo understood Mingluo's intention to make the rebels the vanguard: it was not only a cruel test to test the loyalty of the rebels, but also to completely push Nalan to a dead end, making him stand on the opposite side of the entire Fire Cloud Empire. And Nalan also behaved very singlely, facing the people of the Huoyun Empire, he did not hesitate to raise the butcher's knife and slaughter the Quartet.

"yes. I'm not just satisfied. I also admired his methods of governing the army. If you think about it, the officers and soldiers under him are all from the Huoyun Empire. It's not easy to do this As early as during the civil war in the Fire Cloud Empire, his blitzkrieg caught my attention, and this is a real general. That's why when he is frustrated, I keep showing favor to him and paving a way for him. Mingluo said.

"So, it's time for this princess to die?" Arroyo laughed.

"It should be said that it was the right time for the clouds to appear, under a starry sky. There can be no two dazzling stars. Hopefully, this time, he'll be able to handle it. Minroe couldn't help but think of his opponent. He expects Liuyun to have more wonderful performances, so that the war will become more flavorful.

"By the way, big brother, are you going to let this madman fight all the way like this?"

"Nope. Minlo shook his head, "After entering the Roman Province, he should have vented enough, so let him stop and recuperate, and transfer the orcs to play as a striker." An army of 300,000 orcs is enough to fight this battle. What we need now are tools, not cannon fodder"

"Is this called hard and soft?"

"It should be said that it is both grace and power"

The two brothers looked at each other and laughed.

In the darkness of the night, the two officers walked out of the tent and walked out into the wilderness not far away.

There, a young man stood alone, quietly looking to the west.

"Jack, what are you thinking?"

"Harry, I'm thinking. If only my father knew I had become a traitor. What will be the reaction?" The young officer in the wilderness turned to look at his two friends, Harry and Rot. Smiled wryly.

"It seems that we all have the same troubles, but you are obviously much more serious than me, your father's fiery temper......"

"Come on, you two don't have to be sad anymore. If Tiger Girl knew that I was a member of the rebels, I would probably have to beat me up."

Another young officer, Roth, interrupted Ek, sighed heavily, and sat down on the grass.

"You say, is it easy for the three of us to get to where we are today? The efforts of the past few years have all come to naught in less than a month. Now that he is being called a rebel and living an unsightly life, when will this nightmare come to an end?" Rott simply lay on the ground, looked at the night sky, and asked blankly.

Jack and Harry also lay down in silence.

The night sky is as beautiful as ever.

But for these three young people, this starry sky is no longer the starry sky of the past.

Once upon a time, under the stars, they were glorious imperial officials with their own ideals and pursuits, and now, they are part of the rebel army, walking on the edge of a cliff, ready to be crushed.

Cold City is the place where their dream began, and from the moment they came here, they dreamed of one day becoming an imperial officer and making a career in the army. However, despite the youth, sweat and blood of these three young people who came out of the countryside, this dream is still far away from them. In the Imperial Army, it is very difficult for a civilian from humble background to grow up to be an officer. Nalandi arrives and opens a door for them. He was eclectic in selecting talents, and finally made their dreams come true. And that's not all. This once famous general of the empire also won everyone's respect with his extraordinary military talent, and in a short period of time, he built the defenders of the cold city into an elite army. Everyone seems to see a bright future, and they believe that under the leadership of such a famous player, they will all have the opportunity to make a difference.

But. They didn't even have time to bring the good news of their promotion back to their hometown, and General Nalan led them to a path of no return.

"Roth, don't overthink it. If we make it back alive, I'll help you intercede in front of my sister. Jack broke the silence and sighed.

Roth smiled bitterly: "Then we must be able to go back alive, we are almost in Priseli City now, and if we don't get it, we will have to fight the Black Eagle Legion." Who is Count Liuyun? He's the god of fire."

"Along the way, how much blood have we had on our hands? If we were to attack the Black Eagle Legion again, I'd rather take off this uniform and go home to farm," Jack snorted heavily.

"So what are we going to do?"

Silent.

No one can answer this question.

While the three of them were talking, several people were bent on their waists. Under the cover of night, he approached the camp of the rebels in Cold City.

A few dozen meters from the camp, they were discovered by a group of soldiers hiding behind a dirt bag.

"What people. Stand"

There was a loud "bang", and an officer shouted, drew a long knife at his waist, and led the soldiers to block the way of several people.

"I'm your dad buying a thief"

With a scolding scold, a glittering axe slashed towards the officer.

The officer hastily raised his sword to block.

A large knife came from the axe, and he couldn't help but take a few steps back.

Several soldiers hurried over, weapons in hand, in front of him.

Behind him, torches lit. The soldiers rushed up and surrounded several people.

The officer finally saw clearly. The attackers were nothing more than a few fire-cloud civilians armed with weapons.

Frowning, the officer said, "This is a military restricted area, what are you doing here?"

"Do what?" Kerman sneered, "This is the land of the Fire Cloud Empire, I am a Fire Cloud person, can't I come?"

"Lay down your arms and leave now, I won't embarrass you," the officer said.

"Lay down your arms?" Kerman smiled, "When the enemy strikes." The men of Huoyun will take up arms and go to the front line, Lao Tzu is here today, and he is the lackey who teaches orcs a lesson."

The officer's face changed slightly when he heard this, and he was about to speak, but Kerman and the others had already brandished the weapons in their hands and rushed towards him.

"Take it, don't hurt their lives," the officer reluctantly ordered.

The Kerman men were no match for the well-trained soldiers, after a while. They were bound by the soldiers.

"You forgetful things have the ability to kill me"

"The scum of the scum country"

"I want to see my son, and my son will not be a traitor"

Although tied up. But Kerman and Old Jack and others still scolded non-stop.

When the officer learned that the sons of these civilians were all in the Nalan army. And they took them into the camp.

"Report to the general, caught several civilians who attacked the barracks. ”

Nalan was sitting in the tent talking to the messenger sent by Minlo, when an officer walked into the tent and reported.

This envoy has been in the Nalan army since Nalan led the army to join the orcs. In the name of being in charge of the orc military's collusion with Nalan, in fact, it also means to spy on Mingluo. "How many civilians do you need to deal with personally? Nalan scolded angrily.

"But, general, they ......."

The officer was about to argue, but Nalan said again: "What are you talking about?

"Wait, General Nalan. How dare a few civilians attack the barracks? I don't think it's that simple, could it be that Count Liuyun sent it? This man is scheming, so we should be careful. Do you want to hear him?" The messenger of Mingluo said.

Nalan sighed softly in his heart, and said helplessly to the officer, "What the hell is going on?"

"The sons of these civilians who attacked the barracks are all in our army. They clamored to see their son," the officer explained.

"Bring them in"

"Why did you attack the barracks?" Nalan's gaze circled around several people, and found that these people were indeed ordinary people from Huoyun.

"Who are you?" Kerman asked, looking at Nalan with angry eyes.

"I'm Nalan. Now that the war is raging, I won't hold you accountable, get out of here."

"You're General Nalan?" Kerman laughed, "It turns out that you are the famous Nalan general of the Fire Cloud Empire, and when my son came home, he kept praising you, how did you become a lackey of the orcs?"

Old Jack also scolded: "You can just be a dog yourself, why do you drag our son? It's okay to let us go, but let our son go with you."

The two of them spoke, and Nalan and the people in the tent had hot faces.

And Mingluo's envoy watched this scene with great interest.

"Dog, the water and soil of the fire cloud have raised you for nothing," Kerman laughed and spat heavily on the ground.

"Take them down and lock them up first. Nalan said to the officer with a cold face.

"General, if they insult you like this, why don't you just kill them?" let them make such a noise, it may affect the morale of the army," the messenger suddenly interjected.

Nalan hesitated.

"Of course, it's up to you to decide whether to kill or not, general. The messenger smiled.

"Kill" Nalan squeezed out a cold word from between his teeth...