Lionheart City is a perimeter four sides, each side is equal to each length of 5 miles, each side of the city wall has 2 city gates, respectively to "fire lion, wind dragon, ice bear, earth leopard" named after the four main gates, the five elements of water shortage, because the fire lion belongs to fire, water is born to overcome fire, deliberately eliminated from the four gates. The four auxiliary doors are named after the body of the fire lion, namely: roar, tail, claw, wings, legend has the real fire lion king armpit wings, so there are winged doors.

Unlike other cities, there are no mountains around Lionheart City, and the nearest holy snow mountain is thousands of miles away, and when building the city, there are no ready-made stones to use, so all the city bricks are built on the spot 3000 giant brick kilns are dug and fired on the spot, most of the soil on the north bank of the Lion River is Hehong sè, and the bricks and stones burned out are also red sè.

Hundreds of thousands of red bricks make the entire Lionheart City like a flame sitting on the yellow-green prairie, and the red sè flag fluttering on the city wall is more like a jumping tongue of fire.

-- "The Classic of Mountains and Seas: Miscellaneous Talks"

Over a small steep slope, the West Gate of Lionheart City is clearly visible.

Unlike the previous times when the small mercenary group came to Lionheart City to complete their missions, on the outskirts of Lionheart City, countless military camps surrounded the city, and the flame-like banner of the military camp in the center indicated that this was the Fire Lion Legion, one of the four main legions of the Empire. The miscellaneous flags fluttering on the barracks on the left and right sides of the Fire Lion Legion indicate that soldiers from other legions are stationed here. There were soldiers patrolling near and far. All this tells the caravans who come to Lionheart - war is about to break out here.

The soldiers on the main barracks first discovered the dust raised by the small mercenary group from far and near and the small mercenary group's many climbing plows and dragged by the small mercenary group, and hurriedly blew the horn.

The side door of the barracks was wide open, and a team of scouts and light cavalry of about 200 people, the scouts circled in front of the small mercenary group and opened the array, and the sergeant at the front of the team was obviously a squad leader: "Someone is coming, who is it?"

Horns led the forward team of the small mercenary group, and when he heard the question, he walked up quickly: "We are a small mercenary group of the empire stationed on Xilin Island, and now we have completed the responsibility of the mercenaries to defend the territory. As he spoke, Horns pulled out his mercenary rì.

All the soldiers were stunned for a moment, little mercenary group?

The small mercenary group is already famous at this time, at least in Lionheart City and the Fire Lion Legion, in just 10 days - this also includes 1~3 days for the small mercenary group to expedite the report to Dìdū Express the enemy's situation, and there have been at least 5 waves of personnel with absolute authority to send special personnel to the Lion River Defense Area to inquire about the current situation of the small mercenary group, the emperor's ** department, the four generalissimos of the empire, and the count of the empire...... Among them, Emperor Hongshi alone sent two groups of envoys in succession, the first batch was a little more polite, urging the Lion River Defense Area to assemble and defend as soon as possible in order to rescue the besieged small mercenary group;

Redstone Oracle

The emperor has only one duty: to protect the family and defend the country.

In today's world, are there any emperors in the Imperial Lion River Defense Area?

Over the past 500 years, the soldiers of the empire have made every effort to open up the territory, conquered all the battles, and forged the reputation of the first powerful empire with countless blood; every time, when we review the imperial army, we are always proud of having such a powerful army; every time any army soldier or general calls the imperial army the most powerful military force in the pan-continent, we are always proud of it.

But today, the empire has been humiliated like never before in its 500 years of existence - a country has invaded us.

A ferocious beast force from the Savage Age has invaded our country, our land has been trampled on, and in the past five days, the military forces on the western side of the Lion River Defense Zone have been almost completely wiped out, and countless Imperial citizens have been captured by the enemy over large swaths of the territory.

Where is the emperor?

Where is the "Fire Lion Legion" that used to be in second place in the imperial building? Where is the imperial ** team that we used to be proud of? You are not even as good as a small mercenary team of less than 500 people that has just been established for 2 years. When our regular army was routed by the enemy and retreated in a large area, the "small mercenary group" was trapped on an isolated island hanging from the sea under the pressure of a million enemy troops, and repeatedly defeated the enemy's attacks.

If the Fire Lion Legion is unable to change this situation in the short term, it is recommended that the military department consider abolishing the Fire Lion Legion from the four main legions, or even consider disbanding the Fire Lion Legion.

Redstone (Private Seal)

At the same time, the envoy brought with him another order from the Redstone Emperor to all armies, all lords of the empire, and all nobles:

Since I ascended the throne, I have always hoped that the country and the people can be healthy, and compared with the previous emperors' reigns, there have been few wars. In the past 20 years, there have even been few soldiers in the imperial team who have been knighted for their military exploits.

Now a barbarian army from the fascist continent has invaded the Lion River defense area of the empire.

I order: The noble knights of the empire, all the armies of the empire, all the mercenary regiments of the empire, now is the time for you to make meritorious deeds, and in the face of foreign crusades, all military merits will be given priority!

Those who are not of my race will have different hearts. In this campaign, only the heroes will be judged by the enemy's head.

Amy's Redstone Emperor (Military Seal)

Seeing these two metaphors and the effects they bring, Viscount Fan, the supreme military governor of Lion River, really smiled bitterly, more precisely, it should be yù crying without tears.

When he received a message from the Emperor ** Ministry to invade the mercenary empire and the Xiusi empire from the emperor a month ago, as the supreme person in charge of the local military, Viscount Fan was keenly aware that if the army of the other continent had enough spare strength, it would definitely make a detour to attack the rest of the Eminole continent and open up a second or even third battlefield. It's just that I don't know from which direction the enemy will attack, only the Lion River defense area has three ~ four strategic points, and it is impossible to defend them all, Viscount Fan immediately ordered that the defense area has entered a first-level combat readiness state, and all the regular troops are assembled in several large cities such as Lionheart City. ”

After receiving the express report from the Vulture Knights of the small mercenary group, the direction of the fascist main attack has basically been determined, and Viscount Fan gathered all the troops near Lionheart City, the largest city on Xilin Island, as quickly as possible - hoping to completely defeat the enemy through a contest of the main force, which is of course the best choice for Viscount Fan.

Fortunately, the two statements of the Red Stone Emperor made the soldiers and junior officers of the army regard the strategic transfer as a disgrace to the army, and demanded an all-out attack, and even put forward a huge plan to form a fleet to pursue the enemy and bloodied the fascist continent.

Viscount Fan had no choice but to smile bitterly, but this is fine, the morale of the army must have increased greatly, and the hope of seeking war is unprecedentedly high.

In addition to the army, the noble lords have made Viscount Fan even more troubled in the past few days - there are 41 hereditary nobles with fiefs in the Lion River Defense Area, more than 500 imperial knights, and all the nobles with fiefs are only bigger than Viscount Fan in terms of title, and these pampered guys are probably most concerned about how to be promoted and knighted. In peacetime, these old and young people who are far away from dìdū rarely have the opportunity to contact the center of power, at most they send their children to the knight school in the hope of becoming phantom beast knights, and only about 30 phantom beast knights are produced every 5 years, not every noble child has such an opportunity.

Seeing the above metaphor of the Red Stone Emperor, the nobles immediately felt that there were infinite opportunities around them, and they organized fiefdom guards or mercenary groups to participate in the crusade, and more than 8,000 people had been assembled in just two days - Amy They saw that the Miscellaneous Banner camp outside Lionheart City was these troops.

The combat effectiveness of this kind of army can be imagined, and Viscount Fan persuaded them bitterly - the power of the fascist continent is very strong, and it can attack the three major empires at the same time, and it has captured several major towns of the mercenary empire and the Xiusi empire, and it is said that how powerful their army is to attack.

It's a shame to say that the ancestors of these nobles are all the founding fathers of the Amy Empire, and they were all powerful figures in the history of the empire, and they said: "How my grandfather killed lions and tigers with how Amy the Great killed, and still cared about these little orcs", and closed his mouth "My ancestors single-handedly defeated the 20,000 army of the Duchy of ××, and slaughtered 3 giant dragon ...... successively."

In the face of these infinitely exaggerated merits, Viscount Fan did not dare to slander the great achievements of these historical celebrities one by one, let alone dig these old nobles who even had rotten bones from their graves and confront them one by one. The only thing left to do is probably how to stabilize these nobles.

"Hmm...... Lord Earl, don't you know how to get to Xilin Island?Why don't I let a soldier lead the team for you, so that you and your guards can go to the battlefield first?"

"Isn't this going to the General......" Under Viscount Fan's beautiful gaze, the Earl immediately sweated profusely.

"Ah, yes, Xiaguan Ancestor is not a famous nobleman in the history of the empire. It's a shame to be lucky to sit in this position. Therefore, you can't plunder the beauty and have the opportunity to make a contribution in front of you. Why don't I retreat the army another 100 miles to give you enough time and space?"

"Lord Viscount, how many troops do we have in total, how can we resist the enemy's army of tigers and wolves?" a certain marquis on the side couldn't see it, and stood up and oppressed with his title.

"Lord Marquis, didn't your ancestor kill three dragons alone, and did he also wipe out more than 20,000 soldiers of a principality? As far as I know, the enemy is less than 10,000 people, and the Lord Marquis is in the prime of life, and he has the majesty of an ancestor, maybe one person can kill all the enemies. Viscount Fan patted the Marquis's shoulder with his hand, and looked at the other party with affection in his eyes: "I don't think you need to bring the guards over, that will make your ancestors look very shameless." ”

"Viscount Fan, you are bold, I want to go to Dìdū to accuse you, cowardly, not enterprising, and ...... foreign countries" Lord Marquis's face is really open.

"This, Lord Marquis, is casual, but your lord's guards cannot be taken away, according to the rights of the imperial nobles, your guards must stay behind to assist in the defense. Otherwise, they will be summarily executed for desertion. "If there are too many lice, they don't bite, anyway, they have already offended the first family in the empire, and if they offend a marquis who is idle at home or something, Viscount Fan doesn't care. It's time of war, and the Redstone Emperor and the military should know who is more important.

Although Viscount Fan has shortcomings that cannot be ignored in some aspects, if only in terms of the use of soldiers, he is a rare famous general in the empire.

Viscount Fan joined the army as a civilian at the age of 15, and successively experienced the skirmish of the mercenary empire in the 175th year of the Red Moon Calendar, the Desert Empire Campaign in the 179th year of the Red Moon Calendar, the Snow Moon Lake Campaign in the 182nd year of the Red Moon Calendar, the Boundary Forest Raid in the 184th year of the Red Moon Calendar, and the 189th year of the Red Moon Calendar to assist the Holy See in the counterinsurgency war. In all the previous expeditions, he was made a knight of the empire at the age of 30, becoming the lowest nobleman, canonized as a baron at the age of 33, and became a viscount at the age of 35.

As far as a soldier is concerned, he has experienced almost all the major battles of the empire in the past 30 years, and his identity has also changed from a small soldier to a captain, a commander, a guerrilla, a squad leader, a squadron leader, a captain, and a general.

Serving in the army as a civilian, and becoming the military chief of the defense area as an ordinary soldier who is not a phantom beast knight, this is also a model in the minds of countless civilian soldiers of the empire.

Of course, perhaps it was because he had had enough of suffering from poverty, or perhaps because he had directly entered the regular army of the Empire, and since Viscount Fan took office as the general of the Lion River Defense District, he had behaved as good as a dragon knight, oh, more precisely, as good as a dragon knight's mount - a constant accumulation of shiny and glowing little things, which inevitably deducted the various swordsman battalions in the defense area. Viscount Fan never thought that the swordsman battalion would have any combat effectiveness.

"Oh-the little mercenary group escaped?" Viscount Fan, who was soaking mushrooms with nobles of all sizes in the official residence, was still very happy to hear the news.

Although the little mercenary group made him suffer infinitely, and finally had to drink porridge at home to show everyone, he still had a certain good impression of the little mercenary group Viscount Fan. In any case, it is extremely difficult for two little guys from civilian backgrounds to become dragon slayer warriors. Later, he broke ground on the head of the Redstone Emperor, which is not something that ordinary people can do.

This time, the small mercenary group was besieged, and Viscount Fan did not immediately send troops to relieve the siege, of course, not because of any prejudice against the small mercenary group...... At least there can be no prejudice in the mouth. The reply to all the envoys who came to inquire about the reason was that the second-line army was not assembled enough, and once the Fire Lion Army pounced on all fronts, it would be even more difficult for the army of the other continent to use the gap in it to kill into the hinterland of the empire.

Hearing this, Viscount Fan was very happy for another reason - he could finally get rid of these pesky flies in the hall. He motioned for several of his leading officers to go with him.

To Viscount Fan's surprise, the flies in the room heard the arrival of the small mercenary group, and immediately rushed out of the hall at a faster speed than the general, and quickly disappeared from Viscount Fan's eyes.

When dozens of teams of horses rushed out of the city gate and rushed out of the main gate of the Fire Lion Camp, they realized that they were not the first to come out to greet them.

There were already some people who stopped the small mercenary group that was arriving from afar......

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