Chapter I Agreements

Because of the sudden invasion of the Asrofik Empire, the Great Civil War of the Holy Alliance came to an abrupt end.

All fronts ceased fire on the spot at the moment of this astonishing news, and the positions of the nations were once again transformed into the councils of the Holy Alliance.

This time, the subject of the debate was not whether or not to cease the war. In the face of the mighty Asrofik army, if the countries of the Holy Alliance do not unite with the outside world as before, they will only be defeated by powerful enemies one by one and everyone will be finished together.

Since the armistice is not an issue, the focus of the bargaining between the two sides is now the terms of the armistice.

This time, the Asrofik army is heading, first and foremost the Kingdom of Rivi. After conquering the Kingdom of Rivi, the Asrofics also had the option of attacking the three minor principalities to the northwest, or the Kingdom of Latvia, which borders the Kingdom of Rivi, to the southwest, before it was the turn of the Kingdom of Leighton. The Kingdom of Leighton originally bordered the Asrofik Empire, but this time it was not the primary target of the Asrofik Empire as it had been before.

None of the countries of the Holy Alliance would have imagined that when Feuerbach the Great was on an expedition to the dark forests of the East, Duke Dolyak, who had never been willing to take risks, would dare to use his 100,000 troops to attack the Holy Alliance.

Although many soldiers were killed and wounded in the Great Civil War of the Holy Alliance this time, as long as the main powers of the Alliance joined forces, there were still more than 300,000 troops. Even excluding Rogna's 80,000 recruits, there are more than 200,000 strong troops that can fight well. In the eyes of the kings and generals of the Holy Alliance, although Duke Dolyak of the Empire is not a military idiot, he is definitely not related to the word famous general. At least half of the generals dared to claim that they could beat Dolyak back to his hometown with equal military strength.

Now the situation of the Rivi and the Kingdom of Latvia is very bad, and from the point of view of the situation, they have become the primary target of the Asrofik army. The Rivi Kingdom's border guards suffered heavy losses in the first wave of Asrofik attacks, and this time Dolyak's command suddenly became clever, and he acted very quickly and decisively, dividing the army into three lines. After the main force of the central government broke through the defense line of the Rivi border with all its might, it did not stop for a moment, but attacked directly towards the hinterland of the Rivi Kingdom. After also breaking through the border defense, the two flanks began to close to the center, encircling the remnants of the thousands of Levi Kingdom garrisons, and in front of tens of thousands of troops, no one would think that these thousands of besieged Rivi warriors could last a week.

Time is everything at the moment. If the Kingdom of Rivi delays for a little longer, the main force confronting the army of the Kingdom of Leighton cannot retreat in time to resist the army of Asrofik, then it looks like the country will be destroyed.

At the council of the Holy Alliance, Rog taught Rivi and the Kingdom of Latvia what greed was. Seeing the predicament of the two countries, he instructed the envoys of the Duchy of Arei to put forward extremely harsh conditions, and he would not let go.

Of course, Rogge still looks righteous and awe-inspiring, holy and noble on the surface, and the surnames of the soldiers of the Duchy of Arei and the citizens of the Layton Kingdom are priceless. The despicable kingdom of Latvia actually colluded with the necromancer, first killed many heroic warriors of the Duchy of Arei with the undead legion, and then slaughtered the city in Leipzig with extreme cruelty, in order to turn 50,000 civilians into an undead legion. Such heinous acts will never be tolerated. Therefore, in this war, Rogge must fight the Kingdom of Latvia to the end, even if the Duchy of Arei is destroyed, he will never care.

The Latvians defended themselves by saying that they had not colluded with any necromancers, that the events in Leipzig were a conspiracy, and that the undead legions that appeared on the battlefield had nothing to do with them. Unfortunately, despite the rare truth-telling of the diplomats this time, no one believed them.

Of course, in a place like the Holy Alliance Council, everyone knows exactly what Rog's cruel words mean by swearing. When the more than 30,000 Latvian troops were held back by Rogge, it is difficult to say whether Rivi and Latvia could rely on the remnants of more than 60,000 troops to resist the invasion of Asrofik. At this moment, the 20,000 new troops in Rogge's country have completed their training and began to march towards Bora City. It won't be long before Rog will have an army of 40,000 in his hands, so that the Latvians who confront him will no longer dare to reduce their forces at will and rush to the main battlefield.

Rogge actually made a sky-high price.

Because of Ikrel, King Romon took a tacit attitude towards Rogge's actions.

Originally, according to the previous practice of the Holy Alliance, Rogge's request could not be too unreasonable. After all, if these two kingdoms perished, then Arei and Layton should not try to protect themselves.

But tradition can't constrain Rogge. His attitude was extremely tough, and the only reasonable thing was that he did not ask the two countries to cede land, but the demands for reparations and rare minerals were enough to empty the coffers of the two countries.

If Rogge's conditions are not agreed, then the more than 30,000 Latvian troops confronting Rogge seem to have no intention of throwing themselves into the northern battlefield to defend against the Asrofik army. Moreover, Rogge still has 40,000 recruits still in training, and it is very likely that he will eat these Latvian troops on the front by relying on crowd tactics alone.

After two days of arduous negotiations, the Asrofik forces were already on the Rivi Empire. The two countries, which were in a desperate situation, had to accept Rogge's conditions, promising to compensate the Kingdom of Leighton and the Duchy of Are, respectively, with three million gold coins and five hundred thousand gold coins, respectively, and to pay them immediately. At the same time, Rogge made a long list of rare magical ingredients that had almost been looted from the two countries for years.

These rare minerals and magical ingredients alone are worth no less than millions of gold coins. What is surprising is that this list is very precise and detailed, almost what is in the treasury of the two countries, and how much is listed in this list. God knows where Rogge got the information to come up with such a predatory list.

In the face of the scourge of the loss of their country, Rivi and the Latvians had to bow their heads. The two sides agreed that the armistice would take effect immediately, and that the two [***] teams could break away from the battle line and establish a first line of defense against the Asrofiks. After the indemnity is paid, the Leighton and Arley armies will enter the battle as reinforcements.

Due to the serious losses of the main force of the Layton Kingdom in the continuous attack, it will take a short rest first. Rogge's troops have not suffered any losses, so they will be the first reinforcements.

The war situation is critical, and Rogge is not afraid of any more tricks played by the two countries. As for possible post-war reprisals, he was even less concerned.

Five days later, four loaded wagons arrived in the city of Bora under the escort of a thousand elite Latvian warriors. The value of the goods in these four carriages was more than 1.5 million gold coins, and it was no wonder that Latvia sent so many soldiers to escort them when the war situation was tight.

This time to escort the war reparations, Latvia put a lot of thought into sending an old general who had never met Rogge on the battlefield. This general has a kind face, and at first glance he is a good man. Obviously, the Latvians did not want any further turmoil in relations with Rogge, after all, Rog's 40,000-strong army stationed in the city of Bora at the moment was a considerable combat force.

After the two sides met, the old general was full of joy and answered very decently. Rogge also showed the most sincere smile, and couldn't help but compliment the bravery of the Latvian soldiers and the strength of the magicians. It's just that when it comes to magicians, the smile on the old general's face is very embarrassing.

Although the two foxes, one old and one young, are hypocritical, the true relationship between the two sides is still leaked by the warriors who look at each other angrily.

Two of the four wagons contained gold as an indemnity, and the other two contained various magical materials that Rogge had named. It's easy to count the gold, but it's time-consuming to count the magic raw materials. More than a dozen officials were constantly busy, moving small boxes one by one from the carriage, carefully checking the quantity and fineness of the materials according to the list.

Rogge chatted with the old general while waiting for the completion of the handover.

It seems to be casual chatter, but Rogge intentionally or unintentionally tested the political, economic and military situation in Latvia, while the old general knew everything and said everything, but he only answered falsehood and truth, and he didn't know which sentence was true and which was false.

Finally, the inventory was completed, and Rogge and the old general could finally end this chatter of wits and courage. Rogge was still unsatisfied, but the old general began to sweat on his forehead.

It is no wonder that the old general was very old, and the inventory work was carried out for two hours, and he had to stand with Rogge for two hours. And the so-called small talk, basically Rogge asked, and he answered. Seeing that his answer was not leaky, Rogge changed his strategy, asking dozens of questions over and over again, and if there was a little inconsistency in the old general's answers, he had to ask to the end. The old general received the king's death order before this trip, so that he could not offend Rogge no matter what, and he must let Rogge send troops according to the agreement. Therefore, although it was extremely difficult to deal with it, he still dealt with it carefully, that is, not to divulge the secrets, and not to let Rogge find an excuse to tear his face.

Seeing that the inventory work had been completed, the old general asked with a smile: "Lord Rogge, we have sent you the compensation according to the agreement, ...... you look?"

Rogge laughed and said, "No problem! I have everything ready, and tomorrow morning, I will lead the army to set off!"

The old general let out a sigh of relief, and said, "Then let me be your guide! I have a small prestige in Latvia, and I can provide you with a little convenience in terms of military quarters, camping, and intelligence. ”

Rogge nodded and said, "General Charlie and I want to finalize the marching route and battle plan, and tomorrow morning, I will tell you the battle plan." ”

At nightfall, Charlie finished arranging tomorrow's marching equipment and went to Rogge's study to finalize the battle plan with Rogge.

At this time, the huge magic map had been marked according to the latest battle report provided by the old general.

"Charlie, you see, the 60,000 troops of the two countries are now facing off against the 80,000 Asrofiks on the plains of Kampas, and it is difficult to say whether the outcome will be won or lost in a decisive battle. In your opinion, if the coalition is defeated, where will they retreat?"

Charlie thought for a moment, put a little on the map, and said, "I will choose to retreat into the Pancalo Valley." It was easy to defend and difficult to attack, and although there was no way out, the Asrofiks could not find any other place to attack except a narrow valley road. And this valley is just right, not far from the royal city of Rivi. I heard that the defense of the royal city of Rivi is very strong, and with only 10,000 royal city guards, it is presumable that the Asrofiks will definitely not be able to attack it for a while. What's more, if the Asrofiks want to attack the royal city of Rivi, they have to attack the fortress of Clay first. Although the fort is not strong defensively, it can hold out for a while. At that time, the army that had retreated in the Pankaro Valley came from behind, and the situation of the Asrofiks was not good. Besides, within a week, our army will be there, and when the time comes, the Asrofiks will be flanked on both sides by the coalition forces, and they will have to retreat. ”

"Charlie, what if the combined forces of the two countries are completely annihilated? will we be able to completely block the route of the Asrofics attacking the city of the Rivi by entering the Leyte Fortress?"

"Lord Rogge, it is impossible for the coalition forces to be wiped out. ”

"What if?"

Charlie said: "In case the coalition army is really annihilated, then as long as we hold the Wright Fortress, if the Asrofiks want to attack the city of the Rivi King, they must go north around the Karl Mountain, which is a road of hundreds of kilometers, and we may cut off the back road at any time." I really don't understand why they attacked the Holy Alliance from here this time. ”

Rogge carefully looked at the magic map for a long time, and finally made up his mind, and said, "Okay! Our goal this time is Wright Fortress!"

By this time it was already late at night.

Charlie was just about to leave when he was stopped by Rogge.

Rogge hesitated for a moment before he said, "Charlie, my order, no matter what it is, no matter how difficult it is to accept, will you carry it out?"

Charlie was stunned for a moment and said, "Lord Rogge, you are the supreme commander of the Principality of Are, and I am only a general of the Principality of Are. Any of your orders, of course, I will carry out. ”

"That's good!" Rogge breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Charlie, can you give me a promise?"

Charlie was a little strange, but still said, "I swear! in the name of the Holy Knight." ”

Rogge was relieved and smiled, "Very good! You go and rest early, tomorrow's march will be very hard." ”

In the early morning of the next day, the gates of the city were opened, and a thousand forwards rode out of the city first. Guided by Latvian soldiers, they will go to the next cantonment in advance to prepare for the arrival of the large army.

After an hour, Rogge's army of more than 30,000 rushed out. In addition to leaving 2,000 men to garrison Bora City, Rogge came out of the nest this time.

The veteran Latvian general Horn has been in the army for decades, and he is also a great nobleman with a little royal blood. He had already left the city early in the morning, waiting for Rogge on the side of the main road. Although he was afraid of losing time on the surface, everyone knew that he wanted to take the opportunity to take a look at Rogge's military appearance.

When he first saw these recruits from the Duchy of Are, he was quite disdainful. Indeed, on the battlefield of life and death, as long as 10,000 well-trained soldiers can easily defeat these rookies. But when two thousand elven archers on horseback appeared, Horn's eyelids couldn't help but jump a few times.

Elves have always been the best archers. The gorgeous magical longbow of deep blue color behind these elves is more than just pretty. What worries the old general even more is that the riding skills of these elves do not seem to be weak. He knew very well how powerful an elite mounted archer was.

As Rogge roared out of the city surrounded by the Spartan knights and the dark side of the moon, the cold sweat on Horn's forehead finally came down. It was the first time he had seen the most elite troops in Rogge's hands.

Horn was also a knight, and when his gaze swept over those former golden lion knights, he was stunned for a full minute before he came back to his senses. And although he didn't understand the skills and specialties of the dark side of the moon, just looking at the murderous aura and the cold look in the eyes of these elves inadvertently, he couldn't help but think of those demons on the battlefield, cold-blooded warriors known as butchers.

When Horn's gaze fell on the four elven guardian warriors behind Rogge, even the old general's eyes couldn't help but show a scorching and envious light. Instead of carrying longbows like the other elves, they wore magical swords. The ornate turquoise armor resembles graceful green leaves, decorated with golden patterns. Their figures are calm and steady, and they are obviously very skilled in martial arts. But the most eye-catching thing is the unique delicacy and beauty of the elf.

"These are Lord Rogge's elven guards, aren't they......? It's enviable!" Horn's mind swirled with not very pure thoughts, envy.

The last to leave the city were nearly a hundred horse-loaded wagons, all of which were tightly covered, and they did not know what was inside.

Seeing Horn waiting, Rogge rode over and asked with a smile, "General Horn, look, are my subordinates okay?"

"Lord Rogge, although I have been in the army for many years, this is the first time I have seen such a strong warrior and such an elite knight! And ......" Horn lowered his voice and said, "Your elven guards...... It's one of a kind!"

Rogge smiled: "General Horn, there will be no shortage of beauties in your house, right?"

"I have been in the army for decades, and I am soft-spoken, although there are a few women in the family, but even if they are combined, they can't be compared with your elven guards!"

Rogge looked at the advancing army and said lightly, "General Horn, no, I should call you General Ogmar von Hakanen." You are actually a half-brother to the State Secretary of the Kingdom of Latvia, and you have always controlled the secret police force of the entire Kingdom of Latvia, and if you lack beauties under your command, then I am the first to disbelieve it. ”

Horn's face changed greatly, cold sweat rolled down his forehead, and he barely said for a long time: "Lord Rogge, you are really powerful, it seems that you can't hide anything from you." ”

Rogge smiled, "Actually, these don't really matter. After defeating the Asrofiks, you're going to shoot me again, aren't you?When are you going to do it, when will my army come home?"

Horn hurriedly said: "How is this possible? We Latvians would never do such a thing!"

Rog stared at Horn, his sharp gaze like substance, as if it was staring directly at his heart. Horn could barely laugh, but his smile was a little ugly.

Rogge nodded, retracted his gaze, and said: "General Horn, you are very good at forming and maintaining an intelligence network, and it can be seen that you are very talented, but it is a pity that you are too far away from the royal family, otherwise with your achievements over the years, you should have received a higher knighthood a long time ago." ”

Horn said, "Lord Rogge, you are more and more surprising to me. It's just that people like us, who live in darkness, can't enjoy much of the glory of the sun. To be fair, everything that the king of Latvia has given me is enough to compensate me for my merits. ”

Rogge smiled indifferently and said, "The Holy Alliance admires knights, believes in light, and respects brave warriors, so the status of those who do your work is not high. But I am different, in my eyes, the important surnames of the intelligence network and the underground world are no less than the most powerful knights and special warriors in my hands. After evaluating the entire Kingdom of Latvia, I found that your talent is extraordinary. Although you are far inferior to me in the Underworld, that is the reason why you have so few people to be reused. I think you know better than I do about what to do with someone like you. Now there's still a lot of time for you to think about it carefully. ”

With that, Rogge galloped forward, leaving Horn where he was.

"What can I do with someone like me? Hey, if it can't be used for you, then you can only kill, alas!" The old general smiled bitterly, and seemed to be a little older.

After several days of marching, Rogge's army finally entered the Wright Fortress. At this moment, more than 60,000 allied troops are facing off against 80,000 Asrofiks on the Kampas Plains, and a series of skirmishes have taken place between the two sides, winning and losing each other.

Neither general was sure of victory and was still waiting for reinforcements, so these battles were just a test of the opponent's weakness.

The thousands of besieged border garrisons of the Kingdom of Rivi have been completely annihilated, and more than 20,000 Asrofik troops are rushing to the Kampas Plain in full force, and they will be there in four days.

But the situation looks more favorable to the coalition forces.

Rogge's army of 40,000 had arrived at Wright Fortress, only two days away from the main battlefield. Behind Rogge, the newly recruited 20,000 reservists of the Kingdom of Latvia are being assembled, while the 50,000 main forces of the Kingdom of Leighton are almost finished resting and can reach the Wright Fortress within a week. Another 20,000 elite warriors of the Layton Kingdom are preparing to cross the territory of the two minor principalities in the east and outflank the back of Duke Dolyak.

Since Dolyak dared to go deep alone and face an enemy with numerical superiority, then according to the glorious tradition of the Holy Alliance, these 100,000 Asrofics should not want to return to China.

Originally, the Wright Fortress was too expensive to maintain because of its location in the hinterland, and it was close to being abandoned. However, the Great Civil War of the Holy Alliance and the invasion of the Asrofiks made this fortress even more important.

Now the Wright Fortress has become the most important transit point for the front and rear lines, and all kinds of military supplies and food are piled up in the fortress.

Along the way, none of the Latvians treated Rog badly. As long as it is a reasonable military need, the Latvians will try to meet it.

For this, Rogge has no gratitude in the slightest.

He said to Charlie: "The Latvians want our warriors to fight for them, and of course give them good weapons and armor, and feed them. Hmph, including those war reparations paid to us, in fact, they are just advance soldiers' pensions. ”

The Wright Fortress is not too big, and after the 40,000 soldiers of the Principality of Arei entered the fortress, it became quite crowded inside. At the behest of General Horn, the garrison of the fortress ordered the garrison of the fortress to give up all the rooms and let the warriors of the Duchy of Arei rest as much as possible.

The Latvian soldiers and the Arei soldiers were already at odds with each other, and this order provoked a backlash from the entire garrison of the fortress. The garrison officer of the fortress reassured his soldiers in this way: "Anyway, those useless Arley rookies will go to the battlefield tomorrow to die, so let them spend one last comfortable night!"

Rog planned to rest at Wright Fortress for a day, replenish the military supplies, and then rush to the main battlefield the next day to support. The amount of quartermaster required by Rogge was very large, especially the high-level arrows needed by the elven archers. In an afternoon's work, Rogge emptied all the arrows in the reserve of the Wright Fortress.

It was almost dusk when Rogge came to Andronie's room and knocked lightly on the door.

"Is there something wrong, don't bother me, I'm busy!" Androni replied angrily.

On this march, Androni looked like she was out of her mind, and as long as she was free, she had to hide alone to practice fighting spirit or swordsmanship. She knew that dryness was a taboo for martial artists, but she had already tried the taste of the Holy Realm once, just like a gluttonous eater who had eaten a very delicious dish, how could she not think about it at night?

Apparently Androni had made no progress in these words, as evidenced by the fact that she appeared less and less often in front of Rogge, and that her temper was getting worse and worse.

Rogge still kept knocking on the door.

Since that night, Andronie's room has been a highly dangerous area. She was obsessed with cultivating martial arts, and the starry sky never left her hand, so Rogge didn't dare to venture in anymore. If Miss Androni, who was confused, drew a picture of the blue starry sky, it would not be a joke.

Androni slammed the door open, her eyes bloodshot, it seemed that the past few days had been extremely hard.

She glared at Rogge and said, "Dead fatty, I've been in a bad mood lately! If you have something to say, I warn you, don't mess with me!"

Rogge looked Androni up and down and smiled, "Haven't the Sanctuary matters progressed yet?"

Androni said dejectedly, "Nonsense! Will I be in such a bad mood if there is progress? I know this can't be rushed...... But how can people not be in a hurry!"

Rogge tentatively smiled and said, "Annie, since you have already used the power of the Holy Realm once, it means that your own strength is enough, and the difference is only comprehension. In my opinion, the best thing to do is to do it all over again. Just try a few times and you'll be able to find the feeling. ”

Androni's face turned cold, and she carried Rog into the room with lightning and closed the door.

She approached Rog, her big beautiful eyes narrowed slightly, and she looked at him carefully.

At such a close distance, Androni's beauty is almost breathtaking. Rogge was in a state of agitation, and although he was carried in the air, he still reached out to hug her.

Immediately afterward, a huge pain from his lower body made Rogge's mouth suddenly open wide. His face was pale, and for a moment, he couldn't even scream.

Androni's knee collision was really accurate and ruthless. Her movements were as fast as lightning, but they were silent, and Rogge was completely unconscious, and he had already received a severe blow in the vital place.

Androni sneered: "I told you not to mess with me now! It would be good if I didn't settle accounts with you that night! Okay, since you touched me, then I'll pay you back, isn't that fair?" As soon as she let go, Rogge immediately fell helplessly to the ground.

Rog curled up in a ball, his face pale and trembling, not even moaning.

"Don't pretend to be dead there! Don't you know your special physique? This strength may have killed ordinary people a long time ago, but you must be fine!"

But Rog was still trembling, and slowly some moans came out.

Androni finally got a little worried, crouched down, and gently helped Rog to his feet.

Rog suddenly let out a strange scream and threw her to the ground!

Looking at the smug smile on his face, the tragic situation just now was clearly pretended.

Androni struggled for a moment, if she didn't use her fighting spirit, she would definitely not be Rogge's opponent if she didn't use her fighting spirit, purely in absolute strength. So even though she struggled, she couldn't lift Rogge off.

Seeing that Rogge's face was getting closer and closer, Androni suddenly gave up struggling, closed her eyes, tilted her head to one side, and left one cheek for him.

But her body became extremely stiff in an instant, and her face turned pale, and Rogge could see fine beads of sweat oozing out. It seems that she is struggling to endure physical discomfort. Acquiescing to Rogge's kiss should have meant to compensate for the knee just now.

Syllable!

Rogge is very artistic. His lips brushed her face slightly, and the voice was extremely loud. Then he leaped to his feet, dodging a slap from a ashamed and angry Androni.

He pulled Androni up, and seeing that her face was still very bad, he smiled and asked, "Annie, are you going to throw up again?"

Androni took a deep breath and said slowly, "It's okay, I can bear it...... It's just that I don't have the strength anymore. ”

"Alright, let's get down to business. Rogge put away his evil smile and said, "Annie, you prepare well, we're going to kill people tonight." ”

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