These nobles were baffled by such a letter, and some of them were more cooperative, and they directly felt that it was very reasonable, and now the threat was imminent, and if they did not cooperate, it was estimated that the country would be ruined. But most of the nobles don't have this idea, because they have already sent troops to cooperate with the empire against the orcs in accordance with the provisions of the charter, and now they are conscripting, which is equivalent to cutting flesh on them, so naturally they will not cooperate. But these uncooperative nobles were 'politely' 'invited' by the cavalry of the Ninth Legion to return to Kayan City. Looking at the cavalry that surrounded the noble mansion, these nobles reluctantly got into the carriage that Tuqi had prepared for them and gathered towards Kayan City.

In just a dozen days, the lords of the three northwestern provinces were all brought to Kayan City. There was even a marquis among these nobles, the largest of the three northwestern provinces. Originally, he was still hindered by Tuqi's military power, so he did not dare to oppose him. As soon as he saw that so many nobles had gathered in Kayan City, he gathered them one by one, and he was aggressive to settle accounts with Taqi.

Tage looked at them very calmly, directly pulled out his sword, swung it a few times in a row, and after turning a stone house into a pile of ruins, he announced to those nobles that as long as he did not cooperate with the conscription of the Ninth Legion, the end would be like this house. Seeing this situation, these nobles suddenly died down, and one by one they were silent, and they all agreed to cooperate with Tucky to recruit troops on their respective lords.

With the cooperation of these lords, it was easy to recruit troops. In a short period of time, the number of soldiers expanded to nearly 200,000, almost the same as the number of soldiers in the First Army.

It's just that this kind of thing can't be contained in paper after all, and the imperial capital of Helki City has heard what Tuqi has done, and the elders of the noble council are angry one by one, accusing Tuqi of trampling on the charter, and asking His Majesty the Emperor to thoroughly investigate the matter. And Emperor Philip I said that if there was such a thing, once it was thoroughly investigated, it was just that the patriarchs of the noble council could not wait for the news of the investigation to come, and when they went to inquire, they only said that they were investigating, and there was no result.

As soon as these council elders saw it, they guessed that Philip I was dragging his feet, on the one hand, he was now facing an attack from the orcs, and it was impossible to temporarily remove Tache. On the other hand, it is the punishment of these nobles for not cooperating with the order of the empire to recruit troops again, the meaning is clear, you don't want to give you face, you have to come up with extraordinary means.

This thing has been dragging on. At this time, in the four northeastern provinces, there were occasional orc attacks on nobles. These orcs are strange, no one has ever seen them for what they really are, but they refer to people as orcs in every attack. At least two dozen nobles were killed.

The commander of the Second Legion in the four northeastern provinces, Oslo Delta, also directly controlled all the nobles in the name of capturing the orcs, and directly demanded that these nobles cooperate with the conscription in the name of protecting these nobles. As long as there is no cooperation, all the guards will be removed immediately, and these unworthy nobles will basically die within a few days of the guards leaving. For a time, the nobles of the four northeastern provinces actively cooperated with the conscription order of the commander of the Osriot army.

After the conscription, the Second Army Corps had a direct approach of 320,000 soldiers. This is because the four northeastern provinces are relatively densely populated, with a population of more than 3 million. In its current form, the First Legion, which was originally the strongest, was about to become the weakest.

A snow line runs along the north bank of the Abbas River, and the water washes the snow on the banks of the river, preventing it from freezing over the river.

At this moment, there was the sound of horses' hooves on the south bank of the river to the south of Abbas.

A group of horsemen sat on horses and came from a distance. The leader was a young man in armor, with chestnut hair and a very delicate face, who was originally a high-spirited age, but with a trace of worry in his eyes.

This man was none other than Horn. Members of each magic battalion are responsible for patrolling an area along the border. As long as there is any trace of an orc invasion, use magic communication to notify the command immediately, so that the army can be immediately retracted to avoid being too scattered and annihilated by the orcs.

Suddenly, Horn was playing with the Medin Buche Mountains in the distance, and on the snow-covered mountainside, there were rows of black dots constantly moving.

Horn motioned for the people behind him to stop, and cast a 'Eagle Eye' spell directly on himself.

Suddenly, the scene in front of me was much clearer. You can see the rows of black shadows, a dozen or so ragged humans. These humans were covered in blood, as if they had been the result of a struggle.

Horn muttered to himself, "That's the realm of the orcs, how can there be humans?"

The cavalry behind didn't have Horn's ability, and they didn't know what those lines of black shadows were.

One of the cavalrymen couldn't help but ask, "Lord Horn, what do you see?

Horn shook his head and said, "No, it's human, and there are blood stains on it...... Let's go and see. ”

Suddenly, Horn and his party rode their horses, found a relatively slow part of the river, crossed the Abbas River, and galloped towards the location of the dark shadows.

That night, Horn returned to the town of Syrah, where he took the dozen or so humans. The town is located less than ten kilometers from the border area. A section out of the way leads to the border, as it is close to the Medin Buch Mountains, the terrain is rugged, the town is surrounded by mountains, and the only opening is a trail to the south.

At this time, Horn knew from the injured people that they were originally residents living on the border. Captured by the orc's reconnaissance team, he was captured by the orcs to transport food and grass. This time, it was because he was ordered by the orcs to transport grain and grass here, and it happened to be snowing heavily a few days ago, so he took advantage of the orc's negligence and took the opportunity to escape.

Horn listened, half in thought. Since the orcs were able to transport grain and grass here, there must have been some kind of premeditation, and maybe they would attack from here.

It's just that the terrain here is dangerous, and it is not suitable for human cavalry to fight, so the defense is very weak, and the orcs are interested in this and want to attack from here. But this is just Horn's speculation, and there is no evidence.

Horn thought about it for a long time, and decided to report the situation and his guesses to the command first, and then go to the place where the prisoners were captured, and put grain and grass in their mouths, to see how many people there were, and it was best to catch a prisoner and ask about the real movements.

Horn first used the magic communication to inform the command, and then left the town's military headquarters and walked directly to the only tavern in the town.

Horn wasn't here for a drink. He came here to find Jin and Gudong and the other six people. Since Horn received the order to be responsible for the security of this area, after being known by Jin, he had to come to Horn here in life and death, saying that it was boring in Kayan City, and Horn had no choice but to bring them over. After explaining their intentions at the tavern, he led them towards the barracks where they were stationed.

In fact, as soon as Horn arrived in Syrah, he felt that the atmosphere here was not quite right, and there was originally a commander, Hollywood, who was in charge of an entire brigade here. According to the establishment of the empire, the full strength of a brigade is three hundred and thirty personnel, and Hollywood is the captain, a seventh-level martial artist, which is not bad in the empire. In normal times, the entire Fourth Brigade of the Eighth Battalion of the Ninth Army was completely under his control. It's just that as soon as Horn came, it was different. According to the rank, Horn is one level higher than Hollywood, he is the deputy battalion commander, and Hollywood is only the captain. According to the military law of wartime, any party with a high rank has the right to give orders to a team that does not belong to him, and those with a lower rank must obey unconditionally.

Although Horn came here and didn't dictate to Hollywood, Hollywood was used to commanding the entire cavalry brigade, and it was obviously uncomfortable to have one more Horn, like a bone in the throat.

At this time, Hollywood was sitting in the town's camp. Suddenly, there was a noise outside, and the curtain made of coarse cloth was lifted. Horn walked in, looking at the serious face, Hollywood felt uncomfortable for a while, and said with a forced smile: "Your Excellency Horn, I don't know what advice you have here?"

Horn looked at Hollywood's figure, which had already been slightly blessed, with a round fat face and oily hair, obviously a long-term pampering that had made his body lacking cultivation lose its previous sharpness. If every soldier in the empire wanted to live like this, the empire would be in danger. Thinking of this, he sighed, and hurriedly said: "I can't talk about advice, Lord Hollywood, according to what those who were captured by the orcs in the morning said, I think it is possible that the orcs will attack from here." ”

Hollywood also participated in the questioning of the group of people, and naturally thought about this, but the Medin Buch Mountains belonged to the territory of the orcs, and it was impossible to confirm whether what this group said was true or false. said: "There is this possibility, but the place that the group of people said belongs to the orcs, and we can't go." ”

Horn said, "If you can't go, you have to go, I've already sent this to command." Now we have to go there and check it out. ”

When Hollywood heard this, his face suddenly became gloomy. Dissatisfied, he said, "Your Excellency, although your military rank is higher than mine. But please understand that the captain of the 4th Brigade is me. If you want to tell the command about this, at least inform me in advance. ”

Horn was not in a very good mood, and in addition to this Hollywood, he was still thinking about such a trivial matter, so he couldn't help but be angry. His face also sank, and he said toughly: "Your Excellency Hollywood, according to the Emperor's Law, there is no need for you to know what I do. And the stakes are high, if the orcs do attack from here, and we don't report this sign, then can you afford to be responsible?"

Hollywood's face flushed when Horn said it, but he couldn't refute it. In the end, he could only say stiffly: "Since you have already reported, then wait for the news from the headquarters." ”

Horn shook his head and said, "No, it's just a sign of this, we can't just wait for the command to decide." It is necessary to take the initiative and detect their movements. So, I want you to take the 4th Brigade into the Meddingbuch Mountains for reconnaissance. ”>