Chapter 5 Red Flag Cross

In the morning, the Blue City is shrouded in the dense fog of summer.

A line of rapid horses' hooves broke the silence of the early morning in the blue city, and at the open gate, a group of knights rushed into the open gate of the blue city like a whirlwind, the knights' bright red cloaks fluttered in the wind, and the golden sè maple leaf logo scorched in the dawn light.

"War, war! The demons have rushed into the northwest!"

The people on the road gathered around and tried to pull the messenger to ask for clarification, but the messenger rushed through the crowd as fast as a gust of wind, without stopping, leaving only the frightened people with a back.

The news spread like a storm throughout the city, causing a stirring and uneasiness in the city.

"On the third day of July, the Third and Fourth Armies of the Demon Clan defeated the interception force led by Ming Hui, forcibly crossed the Lancang River, and occupied Kadala, an important town in the northwest of the Lancang River, in the early morning of the second year. Three days later, they took the capital of Binyang Province. The two armies, divided into joint attacks, came quickly and quickly, exterminating the rebellious civilian army and local garrison troops all the way, burning, killing and plundering, and doing everything they could. At present, the northwestern troops of the Zichuan family have retreated to the line from the Canan camp on the shore of Duolun Lake to Yejie City, and Minghui intends to use the border fortifications against us to deal with the demons. Now, Yagomi is besieging the Canan camp, while Yerma is burning and killing everywhere, ravaging the northwestern territory of the Zichuan family. ”

The generals who listened to the report included Major General Monna, the commander of the former battalion of the Crusaders, Vice Admiral Eugene Eugene, commander of the fleet of the Liufeng Division, Lieutenant General Xiao Yuan, commander of the 28th National Defense Army, Major General Fei Jia, commander of the 1st Division of the Crusaders, and Major General Ying Mulan, commander of the Wind and Frost Regiment.

The spies continued without pause, and the generals looked solemn. No one expected that the northwest army of the Zichuan family, which had been able to compete with the wind and frost for ten years, would be defeated so easily.

The advance of the Northwest Demon Clan was swift and rapid, and the unprecedented terrifying black shadows had approached their side, and their strength was beyond imagination, threatening them.

At this time, everyone felt for the first time how much sacrifice the Zichuan family had made for mankind by fighting the demon race alone for hundreds of years!

Xiao Yuan, commander of the 28th Army, asked: "Doesn't Danya give reinforcements to Minghui? The northwest is the last strategic rear of the Zichuan family, and the Zichuan family just watched it lose it?"

The newly formed five infantry divisions originally planned to reinforce the dìdū front, but seeing that the situation in the northwest was critical, Danya had to put them into the northwest battlefield first. But even with reinforcements, Minghui's forces were still far weaker than the demons, and he was powerless to return to the sky. ”

"As far as I know, the Zichuan Army is not without troops in the northwest. The northwestern nobles of the Zichuan family had a strong private army, ranging from hundreds to thousands. If these armies can be gathered, the Northwest Army may not be able to fight the demons. ”

"It's too late!" the former battalion commander made Mona shake his head: "The advance of the demon clan is too fast, and Minghui has lost the opportunity to gather a reserve army - not to mention that the nobles in the northwest are already watching, they all have strange thoughts, only caring about protecting their manor and castle, but they are unwilling to join forces to resist the demons." ”

There was a buzzing and low discussion in the conference room: "It's incredible, in the past, in the war between the Zichuan family and us, the northwestern nobles have always resolutely supported the Zichuan family. ”

"The nobles of the Northwest have always been strong, especially those ranch horse gangs, which sometimes give us more headaches than the regular army of the Zichuan family. ”

"Maybe they're all planning to wait for the big picture to settle before they come to the new ruler, right?"

"There's no point in talking about that now. Liu Fengshuang interrupted the generals' chat: "Since the situation is like this, we don't need to discuss why it is the way it is - that is the work of later historians, and we don't need to steal people's jobs." Now, we only need to discuss one thing: the demons are approaching step by step, how should we deal with it?"

There was silence in the meeting room. On one side is the ferocious demon clan, and on the other side is the Zichuan family who have a three-hundred-year feud. Whatever decision is made, it will determine the fate of the Flowing Wind family.

The topic was so heavy that the generals did not dare to speak casually, and everyone turned their attention to the longest person in the room.

Under the oppression of everyone's gaze, Lieutenant General Xiao Yuan coughed dryly twice and said: "Marshal, I think, uh, this, this, the demon clan is menacing, uh, we must be prepared for this, we must strengthen our vigilance, uh, we must pay close attention to the affairs in the territory of the Zichuan family...... Uh......"

"Nonsense. Thea, the guard sitting behind Flowing Wind and Frost, said coldly, not loudly, but everyone could hear it clearly.

Considering General Xiao Yuan's age and prestige, everyone was embarrassed to laugh, so they had to purse their mouths and pretend that nothing happened.

The commander of the former battalion of the crusaders, Meng Na, was not tall, but his voice was very loud: "Your Highness, although the demon clan is fierce, the Zichuan family is not a good person. Leave them alone, let them fight!

"I didn't know that Lord Xiao Yuan and General Mona were so short-sighted!" General Ying Mulan said loudly at the conference table.

Everyone looked over in unison, and Mona frowned and said, "Ying Mulan, what do you mean?"

"Although the Zichuan family has been at war with us, the Zichuan family is still a civilized country after all, we have a bottom line in the war, they abide by their faith and promises, and the two sides will fight without harming civilians and prisoners of war, but can you see the disasters that happened in various parts of the southeast after the invasion of the demon army? Cities were burned, farmland was razed to the ground, towns were scorched, and civilians were slaughtered. If the demon army is allowed to press on the northwest border, the more than 1,000-kilometer border of our eastern defense line will directly face the demon soldiers armed to the teeth, they are brutal, cunning, untrustworthy, ignorant of life and death, and do not understand honesty -- with such a vicious neighbor on the side, there will be no peace in the flowing wind! This is the most obvious truth! No matter for ourselves or for ourselves, we must help the Zichuan family, and there is no other choice!"

Ying Mulan's tone was sonorous, her attitude was confident, very convincing and infectious, and she was impressed by his awe-inspiring momentum, and none of the generals in the audience could open their mouths to refute.

Lieutenant General Xiao Yuan sighed: "Ying Mulan, I understand what you mean, but sending troops is a major matter of the country, and we can't be cautious." Our army is the last barrier of the Liufeng family, once we are defeated, Yuanjing will be retaliated by the demons! At present, the demon army has not shown hostility towards our Liufeng family, and even the Demon God Emperor has sent a letter to His Royal Highness the Marshal to express his willingness to be friendly and friendly. In this case, I think it's better to be still than to be still, and to wait and see. ”

"Old general, you are not right. As soon as Xiao Yuan's words fell, Ying Mulan immediately spoke up: "The Demon God Emperor has shown favor to us, which just shows that the Demon Clan is afraid of us. With the strength of the Demon Clan, it is already their limit to start a war with the Zichuan Family, and we have a great chance of winning the battle! If we sit back and watch the Zichuan Family be defeated, then we will have to resist the Demon Clan's army alone!"

Ying Mulan's speech won the approval of the generals of the Shaozhuang faction, and those old and serious generals agreed with Xiao Yuan's statement. Both statements are very reasonable, and for a while, there was a lot of discussion at the conference table.

"The offensive of the demon clan is indeed sharp, but it is too early to say that the Zichuan family has been defeated. ”

Flowing Wind Frost got up lightly and opened the window.

The fog has just cleared in the early morning of midsummer, and in the east, a round of red rì is rising, the bright light is becoming more and more pink, and it is getting brighter and brighter, and the world wet with dew is waking up, and a new day full of hope is begining.

Turning around, Marshal Princess looked at everyone calmly, with a convincing power in her eyes: "In dìdū, southeast and far east, the Zichuan family still has a strong army to survive, and the demon clan has not been able to conquer the Far East, nor has it been able to take Os, let alone capture dìdū. The advantage of the demons is temporary, and if the human war machine is fully activated, they are not the opponent of the human race. Generals, what does the Zichuan family need most now? It's not the army, it's time! Just give them three months, and they will be able to recruit a million more troops to put into the battlefield!"

"Marshal, what do you mean?"

Under the gaze of the generals holding their breath, the room was so quiet that even the sound of a needle falling could be heard clearly, and the crisp voice of the wind and frost rippled quietly in the room: "Let's give the Zichuan family these three months!"

Ying Mulan stood up, surprised and delighted: "Marshal, are you going to send troops to rescue Zichuan?"

The wind and frost stood up, and the electric light in his eyes was revealed, like a thunderbolt sweeping through the sky before the storm was coming: "The Zichuan family is the strongest fortress against the demon race, and it is the strongest defense line of human civilization against the barbarian nation, if Zichuan collapses, it will be difficult for the flowing wind to survive alone! Rescue Zichuan is to rescue ourselves! This battle, I have made up my mind, please help me!"

The generals stood up in unison, and for a moment, their armor shook. Whether it was the generals who agreed or opposed the dispatch of troops just now, the determination on their faces at this moment was the same: "We are willing to follow His Highness, and we will not hesitate to waste our hearts and minds!"

"Generals, organize the troops and horses, mobilize the troops, we are about to go!"

The morning light lit up, and a low horn resounded in the sky above the blue city, and the stirring horn made people feel refreshed.

The people who first arrived in Blue City didn't know why, and the local residents told them: "This is the marching number, Her Royal Highness the princess is going to send troops!"

Troops, troops! Where is the target pointed? Don't ask, demons!

The people who heard the news were all shocked. Although the Zichuan family used to be a world enemy, the news of the demons burning and looting in the Zichuan family kept coming, and the people also had the same hatred for the demons.

More than 100,000 people gathered on both sides of the streets to watch the march of the army, cheers and slogans rang out one after another.

Surrounded by flowers and ribbons in the middle of the road, the armies of the Liufeng family went out of the city in an orderly manner, with endless footsteps and horses, neat formations and brigades, and a magnificent military appearance.

The first to go out was a cavalry force of more than 30,000 men, which was the most eye-catching.

The cavalrymen were armed with spears and close-quarters sabers, wearing red sè light armor and red sè cloaks, and even the streamers on the top of their pointed helmets were cherry red sè, waving in the wind, and the army of 30,000 looked like a red cloud floating on the ground, and above this huge red cloud was a dense spear and a snow-bright saber. The cavalrymen stood tall and looked out in all directions, full of pride.

This is a unit with brilliant achievements and meritorious deeds, and in history, he has been born many times to save the needy.

The iron hooves of this army span the entire continent, from the westernmost coast of Jiaxi on the continent to the southeast under the city of Dìdū, he has killed the sixth chief of the Zichuan family, Zichuan Yuanxing, and once completely annihilated the 80,000 banner troops who invaded the Japanese in Dulanping, he has made the Zichuan army scream countless times, and made the Japanese cry countless times, he is the mainstay of the Liufeng family, and he is also the object of the nightmare awakening of the enemies of the Liufeng family.

In the dark night when the rain was pouring down, lightning and thunder, the strongest god-like master entered Yuanjing, the city was silent, and ten thousand people trembled, but this army still stood majestically. At that time, the battle was fierce and cruel, and future generations could not imagine. As a result, history has clearly told the world: a large amount of blood was washed into the channel by the rain, and the moat of the far capital city turned red, and it could not be dispersed in January.

This fierce battle left King Zogamin with a reputation that shook the past and the present, but the loser also had the same glory. Until the last soldier capable of fighting fell, King Ming could not step into the steps of the main palace.

The arrogance and loyalty of the Liufeng soldiers shocked the world, and even the King of Ming admitted: "Such a brave and brave army that is not afraid of death has never been seen since ancient times!"

Lin Feng is dead, and the Heqiu Army of the Megatron Continent is long gone. King Ming's words laid the unshakable honor of this army as the first strongest army of mankind. Seeing them, a thunderous cry sounded among the people: "Red riding cross, invincible!"

Immediately after the Crusader Army, the snare drums were sonorous, the battle flags were fluttering, and the various teams of the Rogue Wehrmacht drove out one after another. The teams lined up neatly, their armor distinct, their steps in unison, and under the weight of the infantry's neat pace, the ground was sinking slightly, and each team was as tightly organized as a fortress of activity.

It was a spectacular sight all the way, with an endless torrent of men and horses, a dense array of swords and spears neatly clustered through the city gates, and the armor of the soldiers surging like a river, and the morning sun shining brightly.

This is a strong army that has gone through countless battlefield battles and has been tempered and forged by hundreds of training into steel, and they have proud records and self-confidence, even if the entire continent is unrivaled by iron horse hussars.

Stationed at the gate of the city, inspecting the army under his command, he was deeply satisfied. She had worried that the Flowing Wind Army had never fought against the Demon Clan, and the defeated Zichuan Army had spoken of the Demon Clan as a god. The Demon God Emperor and his fierce generals, who have conquered half of the continent, will be an unprecedented enemy they have ever encountered.

According to rumors, the demon soldiers are all man-eating monsters and invulnerable beasts, and when they encounter the blue-faced and fanged demons, can their subordinates exert their strength as always?

But at this moment, witnessing the high fighting spirit of his subordinates and the appearance of the army, immediately, all worries and worries quickly melted away like ice cubes under the sun.

She firmly believed that even against the arrogant generals of the Demon God Emperor, this army would definitely be able to annihilate the enemy with sabers and iron hooves as before.

The army marched, mighty, as fast as a spark, set off in the morning, and before noon, the vanguard had already crossed the border between the Zichuan family and the flowing wind.

In the territory of Zichuan's family, Liufeng Shuang met with the Wehrmacht troops who came from Xi Bingcheng, and the generals of Liufengjia reviewed the various troops participating in the battle, and this time a total of 180,000 infantry and 90,000 cavalry, known as 300,000 troops. The morale of the troops participating in the battle was very high.

The news from the Kuaima detective report that the Fourth Army of the Demon Race stayed in the Canan camp to besiege Minghui, and the Third Army of the Demon Race had left the Canan Demon Camp and turned to the south, the purpose of which was likely to conquer the territory of the Zichuan family that had not yet been surrendered.

"This is the soul of the heavens!" Flowing Wind and Frost's eyes shone brightly: "The Third Army is acting alone, and on the march, in the uncovered wilderness, the protection is the most vulnerable!

The soldiers are fast, and the corresponding military orders are conveyed immediately. Immediately, the trumpet sounded, and the army marched forward quickly, and marched at night.

The wind and frost governed the army strictly, and there was no other sound of the army marching except for the sonorous sound of horses and iron hooves.

Wherever they passed, the people along the way would not be awakened in their sleep by the transit army, and it was not until the early morning that the inhabitants suddenly opened their eyes wide and looked at this huge army that suddenly appeared like magic, and felt that they were simply dreaming.

When passing through Yangming City, seeing the smoke and dust raised by the huge army, the residents of the city all thought that the demon army had arrived, causing hysterical panic.

It wasn't until the army approached the city that the residents could see the flag with the word "frost" in blue on a white background fluttering under their heads.

Only then did the residents of the city confirm that it was not the demon clan who destroyed miè and died, but the savior who saved them!

For a moment, the peak ecstasy could not be expressed in words, and the cheering waves shook the whole city.

The mayor and the garrison gathered at the city gate to welcome Stormfrost into the city, and they respectfully prepared the key to the gate forged in gold, welcomed Stormshade as the master of the city, and courteously invited the army into the city to rest.

But Flowing Wind and Frost refused: "Our army has no intention of entering the city. The only thing I want is that I hope that your city can supply our army with food, grass, drinking water and supplies, and our army is just resting for a while and will set off soon!"

Taking advantage of the time to purchase supplies, Liufeng Shuang asked the residents of the city about the whereabouts of the demon army, but no one knew, only that a few days ago, the third army of the demon clan had indeed left the Canan camp and set off south, but its current whereabouts are unknown.

The whereabouts of an army of nearly 100,000 horses are unknown, this situation is very strange, for fear of falling into the trap of the demons, and the wind and frost have to act cautiously.

She sent more scouts to the surrounding area to investigate the enemy, and finally asked about the whereabouts of the demons from a passing merchant.

The merchant assured Flowing Wind and Frost that it was in Ye Jie Province, which was adjacent to the Canan Province, that he had seen the army of demons with his own eyes.

The wind and frost are incomprehensible. Yejie Province is not a military town, nor is it a strategic location. The last time he attacked, he plundered all the materials in Ye Jie's city, and the fierce siege battle turned the entire city into ruins, what are the demons doing there?

The wind and frost did not delay, and then waved the army to follow, and went straight to Ye Jie Province.

When the army drove to Ye Jie Province, the Demon Army had already left, and the entire province was ravaged by the Demon Race.

A large city with 100,000 people, after being captured by the demons, the city gate was closed and slaughtered and plundered for three days and three nights, after the demon army left, the survivors crawled out of the hiding cellar, the number was less than 100 people, and the blood flooded people's knees.

Originally, there was still opposition within the army to rescue the feuding Zichuan family, but now, witnessing the terrible tragedy caused by the crossing of the demon army and seeing the consequences of the demon clan's brutal acts, the soldiers of the Liufeng family aroused their righteous indignation. Even those officers and soldiers who hate the Zichuan family no matter how much they have no objection.

Overnight, the whole army reached a consensus: "Letting this beast that exterminates people into it is not only a disaster for the Zichuan family, but also a disaster for all mankind! We can't let the same tragedy happen in our country, and resolutely wipe out that group of animals!"

Tong Guò questioned the frightened survivors, and learned that the Third Army of the Demon Race continued to advance southward, and the Flowing Wind Army could only follow the footsteps of the Demon Army and pass through the pool of blood caused by the Demon Clan.

On the twenty-second day of July in 784, that is, on the seventh day of Liufeng Shuang's dispatch to the territory of Zichuan, in an unnamed village on the southwest border of Yejie Province, the first battle between Liufeng and the Demon Clan finally broke out.

In order to ensure the safety of the army's advance, a squadron of cavalry scouts marched along the wilderness country lanes, and the purpose of the scout troops was to find out the whereabouts of the demon army.

Suddenly, a cavalryman exclaimed: "General, look ahead!"

In the sky ahead, thick black pillars of smoke appeared, and the pillars of smoke opened their teeth and claws, rolling towards the blue sky.

Everyone suddenly became nervous, and a word came to mind: "Demons!

General Mona observed with his eyes that this pillar of black smoke was mixed with flames, which was obviously just ignited, and the demons who set the fire were not far away.

He sent a cavalry to inform the Chinese army that the outpost was about to engage the enemy, and he himself led the cavalry squadron and galloped straight towards the place where the pillar of smoke had risen.

Passing through the muddy forest path, they made their way through the muddy forest path, and within two miles of the birch forest thinned out, and they came to the front of an open field, less than three hundred meters in front of them the burning village.

The horses galloped closer and closer, and they could see from afar that the black smoke was rising from a village, and the houses and trees were shrouded in smoke. In the forest, it can be clearly seen that among the burning villages, there are some active figures, and that is the demon soldiers!

Obviously, the Convection Wind Army suddenly appeared, and the demons knew nothing. They were scattered all over the village, some inspecting the cattle pens and horse pens, some driving livestock, and some looking for food among the burning houses.

In front of me is the xenomorphic creatures that destroyed the Miè Bright Dynasty three hundred years ago, and now they are about to destroy Miè human civilization, according to legend, they are all invulnerable and powerful monsters, and finally meet on a narrow road, who can survive?

The soldiers were all so excited that their blood boiled, and Mona shouted in a low voice: "Kill!" and the first one rushed out.

The whole cavalry rushed out of the birch forest, scattered into a crescent shape, and outflanked the village.

Hearing the low and fierce sound of horses' hooves, the demon soldiers who were wandering around the village were the first to spot the rushing cavalry.

The simple-minded demon soldiers stupidly raised their eyes and looked at the people and horses that were getting closer and closer. Because the commander had already told them that there was no Zichuan army in this area, he didn't regard the rushing troops as enemies at all, he just thought that it was a friendly army coming over.

The cavalry sprinted, galloping, and the distance was less than thirty meters, and the human beings could clearly see the disgusting green skin of the demon soldiers, the fluffy black hair, and the sharp teeth outside their mouths, and the flowing wind soldiers couldn't help but shudder: "Monster!"

And in the same way, the demon soldiers also saw clearly, the piece that reflected the glory of the saber and the murderous posture of the human cavalry.

He screamed, turned around and ran towards the village, but it was too late, and Mona sped past him with a gust of wind, bent down and slashed, and a cavity of blood gushed and flew up for a long time with his head between his head!

In an instant, the human broke out with a wild roar: "Kill!"

The Crusader cavalry swooped down on the demon soldiers in the village with lightning speed. Both sides didn't have time to take out their bows and arrows, and they all relied on sabers to fight white-knuckle battles.

The human cavalry roared wildly, and in an instant, the demon soldiers were forced to enter the battle before they had time to assemble, and many people didn't even have time to take out their weapons, they were kicked over by the galloping horses' hooves, and were chopped to the ground by sabers.

More than a dozen demon soldiers hurriedly gathered together to resist, but the powerful impact of the cavalry crushed them in an instant, and the roaring horses pushed them to the edge of the earthen wall, and the cavalrymen pulled out the javelins behind them and stabbed them to death on the earthen wall.

The battle was fierce, but it didn't last long, and in less than a few minutes, dozens of demon conscripts were slashed and killed.

The first time I fought with the demons, everyone was too excited, and they all tried their best in the battle, and they didn't consider the problem of keeping their hands alive.

Fortunately, a few demon soldiers who had escaped from the back of the village, and were soon caught up by the cavalry, who dragged them back alive with a horse, and finally achieved the goal of catching them alive.

Hearing that the outpost had encountered the demons, Liu Fengshuang led the guard group to arrive as soon as possible. When she arrived, the cavalry in the vanguard were busy fighting fires in the ruins of the village, searching for the wounded, and burying the bodies.

As soon as he got off the horse, Flowing Wind and Frost eagerly said to Mona, "I heard that you fought with the demons?"

"Yes, Your Highness. ”

"How did you get the results, and how many lives did you catch?"

"Thirty-six were killed, seven were taken alive. ”

"How many casualties did our army have?"

"Seventeen were lightly wounded, three were seriously wounded, and one was killed in battle. ”

"How many have they escaped?"

Mona straightened his chest and couldn't hide the smugness on his face: "Tell Your Highness, our army has won a complete victory, and none of them have escaped. ”

"Well done, Monna. Flowing Wind and Frost smiled happily and punched Mona in the chest: "Beautiful!

Mona gave a detailed account of the beginning and end of the battle. Listening to it, the brows of the wind and frost gradually locked.

The result of killing and injuring dozens of demon officers and soldiers is not important, what matters is the comparison of the combat power of the two armies reflected in this result.

The crusaders were the essence of the Liufeng family, and one hundred and fifty jīng sharp cavalry raided more than forty unprepared demon grain conscripts, and even killed one in the battle, which is really difficult to call a "great victory".

Especially when she learned that when she was besieged, none of the demon soldiers were willing to lay down their arms and surrender, and the demon officers and soldiers who were captured alive were all captured with injuries and unable to resist.

"Yes, Your Highness," Mona whispered, "compared to the Zichuan Army, they are more difficult to deal with, and they are stubborn. The bare-handed demons dared to use their claws to resist the heavily armed cavalry, and as soon as they shouted the slogan of 'Semuhelin', they immediately went berserk and didn't even want their lives!"

The wind and frost are terrifying. She warned herself that she would never fight the prepared demons on the plains unless she had to.

Flowing Wind and Frost instructed Mona: "Torture them immediately, and be sure to obtain a confession about the whereabouts of the third army of the demon race." ”

"Yes, Your Highness. But I'm afraid they don't know human language and can't communicate. ”

A smile appeared on Liufengshuang's face: "It doesn't matter, give them to Thea." ”

Mona also smiled: "Thea, he made the demons speak English." ”