On February 21, the spring of the 7th year of the Magic Calendar, the Chi Aotian Expeditionary Force once again set foot on the sacred and inviolable territory of the Empire, this expedition lasted 1 year, 3 months and 3 days.

At the time of departure, there were a total of 5,170 soldiers belonging to the Black Dragon Knights and 598 mercenaries belonging to the small mercenary group. At this time, the two units together had a total of 3,015 people, and if you look at this number alone, the battle loss rate is not high. However, at least 120,000 steppe people joined the Allied army during the same period, and the total number of allies composed of these 120,000 steppe people who came to Amy's empire alive was only 1,205 - the battle loss rate was as high as 99%.

Chi Aotian's expeditionary force left an extremely strong mark in the battle of the gods - a blood-red stroke. At least 3 million people died as a direct result of the war, and more than 1.2 million people of the Holy See died of starvation and displacement as a result of the war, and the entire Holy See lost a third of its citizens as a result of the war.

- "King of Kings: The Black-Faced Dragon King" Chapter 83 Cannibalism This voice was taught by Benjamin?

The officers of the expeditionary force were all surprised first and then delighted, and the extreme use of soldiers was to "strategize and win a thousand miles", and with a master of divination around them, it was very difficult to think of a decisive victory for a thousand miles.

Su Wen said with a smile: "Professor, aren't you going to continue classes in Ulu?" while hurriedly gesturing to his relatives and leading a war horse and helping the professor onto the horse.

"Alas...... The world is in turmoil, the people are not happy, and within 30 years, Ulu ...... There are no more learners. Benjamin's vicissitudes of life were full of frustration. The officers' hearts sank. Obviously, teaching this means that for at least 30 years, it is impossible for Ulu City to return to the state it was in before it was burned.

"That'...... What was the result of your divination to the general just now?" Qu Jianhong went straight to the point.

"Strange, a very strange hexagram ......" Under the flames rushing to the sky, Benjamin's face jumped with a puzzled and strange look: "There is an infinite killing opportunity hidden in the great wealth and wealth, and even ...... And jail time...... Is this the so-called heavenly machine?"

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On the same line of latitude, because of a majestic boundary river, the climate is very different.

300 miles west of Ulu City, the terrain and vegetation have changed greatly. Shrubs began to appear scattered along the vast prairie that looked like a carpet of handmade, and further west, the shrubs gradually joined together, and at the same time low trees began to appear, and along the trees and then to the west, the naked eye could already see that the trees formed a forest.

According to the criteria for dividing the border between the Holy Curia and the Amy Empire, the places where there are patches of forests are no longer under the jurisdiction of the Holy Curia.

From this concept, the Chi Aotian Expeditionary Force has stood on the territory of the motherland!

During the Great War, the Boundary Forest Theater had stretched the boundary line to the extreme, and from time to time the vulture knights could see scouts galloping on the ground, and sentry arrows shooting from one forest to another......

"Turn on all the flags. Qu Jianhong took the sharp-mouthed war hammer and ordered.

As the four elites of the empire, the flag changes greatly in different situations, in the war, only the main flag and the division flag are retained, when the marching is on alert, only the main flag and the instruction flag are raised, and all the flags are opened at the time of the military parade. More than a dozen flag-bearers raised 17 flags of all sizes in one go, not including the three flags of the small mercenary group and the black skull flag. A veteran scout can understand most of the information about the expeditionary force just by looking at the flag.

Sure enough, after the flag was raised, the scout knights of the Boundary Forest War Zone flashed out of the woods from time to time, and one by one they clasped their right hands on their left chests and saluted the generals under the banner of the Black Dragon Knights.

Chi Aotian didn't move, but most of the middle-level officers under his command returned the salute politely - this is a friendly army, and the number of courtesies is indispensable.

Further on, there were already friendly scouts on the side of the road who had come out to show the way. The boundary forest is not a grassland, you can't walk how you want, in case you get lost in the boundary forest, prepare to go around in circles.

After traveling northwest for about an hour, the expeditionary force set foot on the Continental Highway, which was accompanied by a cluster of at least two squads of knights.

Jungle Knight!

The eyes of all the soldiers of the Black Dragon Knights lit up. Every two years, there will be a joint military exercise in the Boundary Forest Theater and the Tongyunguan Theater, and as long as they enter the forest area, the Black Dragon Knights will generally be beaten by the Jungle Knights and cannot find the north. Of course, if you go to the grassland, the result is a complete turnaround. The Jungle Knights are a remarkable force with equally obvious strengths and weaknesses.

There was a small number of officers who had suffered in the past and looked around with their eyes straight in the eyes - this was the woods syndrome that had fallen after a joint exercise with the Jungle Knights, and when they saw the woods, they wanted to turn to the back to look at them, or at least raise their feet and kick them hard. It's good to say if you know, but if you don't know people, seeing this action will definitely be associated with some kind of pet defecation habit.

On the mainland highway, the jungle knights set up a temporary color frame bridge, and the three big characters on the color frame are clear at a glance: "Triumphal Arch", and under the color frame stand a middle-aged knight officer and a middle-aged nobleman. Seeing Chi Aotian leading the officer corps of the expeditionary force to jump onto the mainland highway, smiles suddenly appeared on the faces of the two people.

"Is it General Chi Aotian in front?" the nobleman strode forward.

"Yes. Chi Aotian sat steadily on the horse, his face still as cold as frost.

"Congratulations to the general, with a weak force of 5,000 people, he fought thousands of miles, beheaded more than one million enemies, conquered the enemy's capital, and severely damaged the enemy chieftain, in the 500 years since the founding of the empire, such outstanding military feats are unprecedented......"

Without waiting for the nobleman to finish speaking, Chi Aotian interrupted coldly: "This is just a personal vendetta of the communiqué, the Chi family's own business." Who are you, what is your position, and what do you do?"

Pei Ran's smile instantly solidified into embarrassment on the nobleman's face, and most of the officers of the Black Dragon Knights were also quite embarrassed: The second young man of the Chi family is good at everything, it is this mouth, and he can swallow the hippopotamus to death with just two words. Now on the territory of the Jielin, this is the place where Marshal Chi is seated, and the general of Jielin is the descendant of Marshal Chi, and it is still an officer who has gone out of Tongyun Pass, and the people in the next few days will have to rely on the supply of the Jielin Theater. Can't you say two more good words?

The nobleman coughed lightly twice, quickly calmed down, and his tone became official: "Your Excellency, the lower official is Joseph, the deputy governor of the noble province of the Imperial Ministry of Affairs, this is a commendation order issued by His Majesty himself, and the general accepts the order. ”

Oh, the commendation order issued by His Majesty himself? Chi Aotian was indifferent at all, and simply raised his hand and clasped his chest: "I have armor here, it's inconvenient to dismount, just say it." ”

When Chi Aotian said this, the officer next to him looked ashamed. The so-called armor can't get off the horse, referring to most of the heavy knights, if Chi Aotian is about to leave the dragon's back, then he must have nothing to say. But now Chi Aotian can't find a piece of armor on his body, is it inconvenient to dismount?

The second chief had a good temper, and he didn't think much about it, so he took out a crimson silk handkerchief: "Chimen Aotian, since the Northern Expedition, has won many battles, traveled thousands of miles, conquered more than 30 large and small cities, helped the allies tide over the disaster, and conquered the enemy's capital...... The following rewards are specially made: Chimen Aotian, outstanding military achievements, promoted to imperial marshal, awarded the commander staff, and specially named the Prince of Yongsheng, hereditary replacement, enjoy 20,000 acres of fiefdom. Qu Jianhong, the captain of the Black Dragon Knights, was brave and good at fighting, promoted to the second marshal of the empire, awarded the commander staff, and was specially named the Grand Duke of Zhendong, hereditary replacement, enjoying 10,000 acres of fief; Su Wen, the former northern federal soldier, commanded Ruoding, promoted to the deputy marshal of the empire, awarded the commander staff, and was specially named the Marquis of Mixi, hereditary replacement, enjoying 8,000 acres of fief; Tayang, decisive victory for thousands of miles, promoted to the vice marshal of the empire, awarded the scepter, and was specially named the Marquis of Yongzhen, hereditary replacement, enjoying 5,000 acres of fief; Qingluo, won a hundred battles, promoted to the vice minister of the intelligence province of the imperial military department, and was specially named the Marquis of Zhennan, hereditary replacement, enjoyed 5,000 acres of fiefdom; Changqing...... All officers who participate in the expedition will be promoted to the third rank and will be given the honorary title of Imperial Blue Feather Knight, and all soldiers who participate in the expedition will be promoted to two levels and given the honorary title of Imperial Knight. ”

The soldiers of the expeditionary force were stunned, after an expedition, there was an imperial marshal, three imperial marshals, and other high-ranking official titles and noble titles that could not be counted. This is something that none of the soldiers could have imagined.

What was even more unexpected was that the general, who was sitting firmly on the back of the war horse, asked coldly: "Which emperor and majesty does Your Excellency represent?"

Which Emperor Your Majesty? How many Emperor Majesty are there now? Could it be that the Jungle Knights have now surrendered to the Emperor of Burmeyang? The expeditionary force, including Elder Qingluo, was confused.

However, immediately, the soldiers of the Black Dragon Knights instantly tensed their nerves - the second young man of the Chi family said a thoughtless word, but all the jungle knights behind the deputy elder of the Ministry of Officials tightly held the weapons in their hands - there was no more obvious signal for those who had been on the battlefield for a long time.

Joseph, the deputy head of the Ministry of Officials, still changed his face slightly, and hesitated for a moment before saying, "General Chi is so well-informed. This commendation order was issued by His Majesty the Emperor Wu of the Imperial Empire. ”

None of the soldiers of the Black Dragon Knights knew about Emperor Wu?

"Probably you have made a mistake, I have not accepted any position granted by the Empire, but I am only the second deputy head of the small mercenary group of the A-level mercenary group. Therefore, I do not accept any appointments and awards from any empire. Chi Aotian didn't pay attention to it at all, the scene was already tense, and his face and tone were equally calm to the extreme.

"However, the former deposed emperor has already granted you the duke......"

"Do you know what a rejection is? I didn't accept it. Chi Aotian coldly threw out a new term.

"But, Your Excellency, Generalissimo Chi Datong has already ......" The deputy minister of the Ministry of Officials wanted to throw out a killer idea, but unfortunately, he was interrupted again by cold words.

"He's a soldier, I'm a mercenary. He has a country, and the mercenaries do not have a country. ”

"Your Excellency Chi Aotian, I am Wei Guang, the head of the Jungle Knights, and if Your Excellency does this, the old marshal will be very embarrassed. The middle-aged officer behind the deputy head of the Ministry of Officials looked very displeased: "Moreover, the old marshal asked us to take you back to meet him." If you don't go, the old marshal authorizes ......"

"What crazy thing are you going to say, threatening the deputy head of the A-class mercenary regiment with force?"

"That's what the old marshal meant, and we don't want to do that. With a wave of his hand, the Captain of the Jungle Knights roared through the surrounding woods, and then thousands of knights on donkeys and horses flashed out from behind the trees......

"Bold! Attacking the Grand Duke of the Empire is a capital crime!" Qu Jianhong, who was wearing heavy armor, led more than thirty Earth Dragon Knights Hula to encircle Chi Aotian and other senior officers from both sides, and the half-human-high heavy knight shields formed a wall.

Seeing that the direct commander had moved, the sound of drawing swords in the Black Dragon Knights behind him sounded.

Lingyun and Huer both sounded the dragon flute at the same time, and in the distant sky, golden and red clouds quickly rose and fell......

"I'll say it one last time: I'm a mercenary. If you have any questions, please talk to Lord Amy. After Chi Aotian pushed it away, he waved at the desert knights behind him, and all the nearly 20 sand lizard knights were transferred to the front, and ordered in a deep voice: "Armed through the boundary forest area, if there are interceptors, they will be executed on the spot." ”

The 20 sand lizards roared from time to time at the knight's signal, the triple eyelids occasionally opened and closed, and two evil rays of light seemed to penetrate directly through the hearts of the watched.

Su Wen was also brought up in the Pyramid Battalion - the expeditionary force was not in the mood for a decisive battle with the Jungle Knights right now, but if they wanted to avoid this battle, they had to show enough strength.

The tower battalion, like the sand lizard knights, is not a regular army of the empire, there is no psychological pressure to move, each person first throws out an oil cake to the side, and then uses a water gun to nourish the oil more than 20 meters away, and soon two walls of fire were set up on both sides of the mainland highway to cut off the attack route of the jungle knights on the periphery.

The two dragons fell from the far sky, and Khurdu and Lingyun flipped onto the dragon and instructed the dragon to charge westward.

The dragon was also summoned and landed in the middle of the road. On the left rear side is the fire dragon, on the right rear side is the golden dragon, the three dragon knights form an iron triangle, and the three flat-ended dragon knight spears are like a huge trident, and the tips of the tridents are pointed directly at the jungle knight army on the mainland road......

These three mounted dragons are ranked very high in the battle of the gods, and they form a luxurious charging formation, even His Royal Highness the God of War has to retreat here.

The head of the Knights of the Jungle and the so-called vice-chief of the Ministry of Servant turned pale......