Before November 25 of the seventh or eighth year of the imperial calendar, the development of the form shì was quite beneficial to the demon race.

The rebel forces of the Far East, moving in the direction of the temple, stretched a long distance along the various roads. The fragmented mutinous teams had lost contact with each other, not knowing where their allies were, or even their respective teams.

The soldiers marched in droves along the Far Eastern Highway, plundering the cities along the highway like locusts, eating up all the food they could find, stealing civilians and looting grain warehouses, much to the disgust of the inhabitants along the way.

The officers of the rebel army, accustomed to obeying orders, were at a loss for what to do without orders from their superiors, and frequently issued uncompromising and even contradictory orders, which made the already tense atmosphere even more uncertain. The troops just continued to move in the direction of Yun Province according to the role of the habitual xìng, but this kind of action was meaningless, because the threat of the demons to the temple was over, and their actions had been completely seen through by the demons.

On all the roads and checkpoints leading to Yun Province, the demon garrisons from all over the country are on standby, ready to stop them.

Behind them, the field team of the demon clan was swooping down at night, and two rebellious teams had already been wiped out on the way. In the eyes of the demons, they have completely controlled the situation, and General Lu Di has already begun to draft a proclamation to the Demon God Castle, declaring: "The shameful rebellion against the Protoss that has occurred in the Far East for three weeks in a row has been extinguished by my brave Protoss army. ”

The mighty rebellion was nearing its end, and the sparks that were like fireworks had been extinguished.

But in the case that the demons were completely unaware of it, in the middle of the night on the twenty-fifth day of November, a transformation occurred, and the shape began to change quietly, and because of one person, the times began to change......

In the evening, the first snow fell, and the snow flew.

In the snowstorm, a team of orc infantry was trudging through the ice and snow, leaving a line of crooked footprints on the snow. At nightfall, the party entered a small village called Chernov, located on the side of the Far Eastern Highway. The villagers stood far away, looking in awe at the soldiers' thick arms and thighs, sharp knives and guns, and mouths of praise.

Shikawa Xiu was wrapped in a thick military coat, and his originally thin figure became extremely bloated.

I don't know when, the mysterious bronze mask and black robe have been pressed to the bottom of his luggage.

He pretends to be cool like this every day, he really can't stand it, so he just sees people with his true face. But to the outside world, his true identity is still very secret.

Vera introduced him to the soldiers: "This is the Lord of Light, sent by the Temple to command us, and everyone will obey his orders in the future." ”

The soldiers grabbed the lice in their hair and shouted in a messy voice, "Good King of Light!" - Zi Chuanxiu was disappointed to find that for them, this great name was meaningless, just like the human Zhang San, Li Si, and Wang Er Mazi. He walked at the back of the line, looking at the tired and hungry soldiers, worried.

Vera came to ask if the team would rest here for the night, and Shikawa Xiu carefully calculated the distance between his troops and the demon pursuers, and agreed. The ranks began to disperse, and the soldiers knocked on the doors of the villagers' houses one by one and asked for the night - of course, seeing the knives and guns on their shoulders, the clever villagers knew at once that it was better to agree. The officer on duty arranges a sentry post at the entrance of the village. The village chief was a short old man of the snake tribe who liked to look at people with slanted eyes, and the officers lived in his house. He greeted the officers diligently, and no matter what Zi Chuanxiu said, he took one bite at a time: "Master, yes, the boiling water will come soon! Master, obey the order, the meal will be ready immediately!" - but after waiting for a long time, the food did not come, there was no boiling water, and even the head of the snake clan village was gone. Everyone was so hungry that they could only bake the frozen marching kettle on the stove, and mix boiling water with the dry food. Vera walked over to Shikawa and sat down.

"Mistress Light, has that one of your subordinates returned?"

At this time, Zichuan Xiuzheng used all his strength to tear a piece of old and tough beef, and replied vaguely: "Enroger left yesterday morning, and someone in the family has to be in charge of the overall situation, and Shirakawa stays with me." ”

Zichuan Shu has always attached great importance to Shirakawa, so why did he send Roger back to command the army's operations instead of sending Shirakawa this time? Is there any profound meaning in this? Later generations of war history researchers have expounded on this at length: His Royal Highness the King of Light is not only an invincible commander on the battlefield, but also very scheming in commanding his subordinates.

History has long proven that when a commander leaves the army for a long time, there is a potential danger of losing control of the army, and the size of this danger is often proportional to the time he is gone.

During the period between the end of the seventies and the beginning of the seventy-eighty-year, due to the task of commanding the orc army, His Royal Highness the King of Light had to postpone his return, so that he left much longer than expected.

At this time, His Excellency Ming Yu was the only one of the three ministers of the empire in the army—although it had been proven that His Excellency Ming Yu's loyalty to His Highness was impeccable—but there was a certain danger in this situation in which the deputy had been in control of the army for a long time, and His Royal Highness the King of Light was also very keenly aware of this danger, and for this reason, he took a measure: he sent the commander of military affairs, Lord Roger, to return to the army immediately, instead of sending the more important commander Shirakawa back. As a result of this decision, we have to admire the ingenuity of Lord Guangwang: if he sent another of the Empire's three ministers, Lord Shirakawa, if His Excellency Shirakawa had a disobedient heart, please forgive me for my disrespect: because of her prestige in the army and her charisma to the other two important ministers, once she returned to the army, she could easily convince Ming Yu to join forces to control the army and exclude His Royal Highness the King of Light. And His Royal Highness the King of Light is also very clear about this threat, he sent back Commander Roger, and he and Commander Ming Yu have always been not harmonious, the two have absolutely no danger of collusion, they will only play a role in containing and supervising each other, so that the King of Light can be very relieved to lead his newly formed orc army outside to conquer the city, without worrying about the fire in the backyard. Such an understatement prevented such a serious crisis, which shows that the King of Light's power skills and cleverness are so clever that they are better than his contemporaries, Zichuan Shenxing and Yang Minghua, who are famous for playing power tricks, and they seem so natural on the surface, without showing the slightest trace of axe chisel.

But when Commander Shirakawa was asked for his opinion on the matter, she scoffed at it: "You overestimate that little idiot! I promise, he never thought of going there! Ah, do you ask me why he sent Roger back?"

This is nonsense, think about it, based on what you know about Zichuan Xiu, do you think he would be willing to have a beautiful woman or a man by his side?"

This is how the self-proclaimed beauty of Commander Shirakawa explains.

Vera nodded blankly and asked, "My lord, in the past two days, we seem to have taken the wrong path?" Yun Province is going to the northeast, but we are going to the south-west. ”

Zi Chuanxiu dropped the beef jerky in his hand and raised his head, his eyes full of surprise: "Gone the wrong way?"

"Ah, my lord, aren't we here to rescue the Temple?"

"The problem is, the temple doesn't need us to rescue it. Zi Chuan Xiu said while wiping the oil juice on his hands: "The demon army that invaded the temple has been repulsed, and now the temple is in good condition." If we go any further, we'll only lure new demons over and pose a threat to the temple, understand?"

Vera hung her head, her eyes full of disappointment.

Shikawa Xiu understood his feelings: the mutinous orc officers and soldiers wanted to save the great holy land of the Zoe clan with passion and ideals, but were told that "if you don't come, the holy place will be safer." "This is undoubtedly a serious blow to their ambition.

Shirakawa banged on a broken barrel in the aisle, signaling that the class was about to start again. Hearing this voice, the half-orc officers who were still in a state of shock just now were so frightened that they jumped on the table and climbed under the bed, and before they had time to run, they quickly lay on the ground and pretended to be tired and dying: "My lord, I can't do it...... This is my suicide note, this is my entire inheritance (a pair of stinky socks with two holes), and I donate it to the great cause of resisting the demons and saving our race............ Comrades, work hard, ............ "-- it turned out that these pretends were useless, and the hard-hearted Shirakawa grabbed them by the ears one by one and took them into a room. Shikawa Xiumasa waited there with a smile.

"Are you all here?"

"Report to your lordship, you're all here!"

"Very good!" With a malicious smile, Shikawa Xiu gave the orcs paper and pen: "Now, everyone will dictate the content of the last lesson: the twelve points of infantry movement and its six detailed rules, and the time limit is fifteen minutes. If you don't complete the mission, you will keep vigil tonight!"

There was a flood of mourning, and the sad expressions of the orc officers wept without tears, as if they were missing their deceased mother. Since Shikawa Shu took over, the first order he issued was to make study classes mandatory in the army.

Zichuan Xiu believes that the times have changed, and the orcs really need to be self-reliant and self-reliant, not only need brave warriors, but also have a group of neem talents who know how to think in their own race. Sooner or later, the orcs will be used and annexed by the more cunning races, becoming their mercenary legions.

The reserve of talents should be prepared from now on, and he specially selected a part of the officers and soldiers who were more clever for training. During the rest of the march, he and Shirakawa taught them some military and scientific knowledge, respectively, and trained them in culture. This is the reason why later generations were called: "Bright King Military Academy".

Of the twenty-four orc officers who went out of the first training course, seven were killed in the cruel Far Eastern war, and all of those who survived became the backbone generals of the Far Eastern Army, and they were the first batch of cronies and generals trained by Zichuan Xiu among the Far Eastern peoples. But for now, they're a little ......... to Tsushikawa

Teacher Shikawa said, "The more a person knows, the greater his strength!"

The half-orcs said: "In our pimple village, there is an illiterate village woman who has given birth to five sons, all of whom are tall and big, stupid and unreasonable, ignorant of the law, domineering and arrogant, and as a result, the whole village is afraid of them, and they take advantage of everything they do!"

Teacher Zichuan Xiu said: "Our generals should read the military books, understand Wentao, understand military strategy, know how to arrange formations, know how to judge the situation, and be both civil and military!"

The orcs said, "None of this has anything to do with us! All we know is to rush forward, pounce on the enemy, raise the stick, slash and kill—isn't that the same as beating the demon cubs to the ground?"

Dealing with the specious fallacies of the orcs in each lesson alone made Shikawa Shu very troubled. In the end, he had to shout: "You are not allowed to talk in class, you are not allowed to make small movements, and you are not allowed to talk back to the teacher!" and the whole world was quiet.

The men who were gathered together put their hands on their knees in a proper manner, their little eyes blinking, and listened to what Mr. Shikawa Xiu was talking about "the jīng of cavalry sports tactics" and "the twelve ways of tomatoes".

They did not dare to be inattentive, because if they could not answer the questions and homework later, they would be punished to stand guard at night.

But tonight's class was only halfway before it was interrupted, and suddenly there was a loud whistling outside, so loud and so sharp, that everyone was startled, and it took several seconds for the officers to react: "jǐng newspaper! It's the sentry who is sending jǐng newspaper!" The officer on duty, who was also one of the students of the study class, was the first to stand on the ground and pounce on him. Immediately after that, all the people rushed out and rushed to their own squadron.

The jǐng newspaper was like thunder and lightning, which shook the whole village. The soldiers rushed out of their resting rooms, their faces fearful. They simply can't line up and set up in sequence. The officers were busy shouting, kicking, and beating to clean up military discipline.

Zi Chuanxiu rushed out, and met the officer on duty who ran back in a hurry, and asked him loudly, "What's the matter?"

"The enemy has attacked the camp!" the officer gasped, his face was at a loss, and he said loudly: "The enemy has attacked the camp!"

His voice caused a wave of panic around him, and many eyes looked here. Zi Chuanxiu wanted to beat him up, grabbed him by the collar of his cotton coat, and pulled him to a remote corner: "How many enemies are there? From which direction? Which unit do they belong to?"

But none of these can be said by the officer on duty. All he knew was that a sentry had reported to him in a panic, "The enemy has attacked the camp!" and he immediately returned and reported the message to Shikawa Xiu as it was. Shikawa Shu kicked the officer's ass hard and shouted, "Find out that sentry for me!"

After the kick, the officer calmed down a lot and saluted repeatedly: "Yes, sir! Yes, sir!"

Turning around, he rolled and crawled and rushed out. After a while, he brought the sentry, but the sentry reported to Shikawa that he had heard from another sentry, and the other sentry said that he had heard from another sentry......

Just when it was a mess here, Shirakawa had already run over to report: "My lord, the scout cavalry of the rearguard reports that the soldiers and horses are approaching us all the way!"

Zi Chuanxiu turned his head: "The number of people, the distance, and the direction?"

"To the northwest, there are probably three miles of road, infantry, the number is unknown!" Shirakawa replied very crisply.

Zi Chuanxiu found that after all, he was still the subordinates he brought out single-handedly. He breathed a sigh of relief: there are still three miles to go, whether it is to fight or run, he still has time. He began to give orders, asking the leader of the Vera team to go and direct the soldiers to assemble, Shirakawa took the reconnaissance team to the jǐng ring, and asked Busen: "Didn't you say before that there is no garrison of demons stationed in this area?"

Busen was also puzzled: "Yes, we asked more than a dozen people from the Zoe clan, and they all said that this area is safe, and there is no demon army stationed there...... They have no reason to deceive us. ”

Zi Chuanxiu looked up at the sky and didn't make a sound. After a while, another scout came back and reported: "You can already see the soldiers and horses coming over." ”

"Get ready for battle!" shouted Shikawa Xiu at a sharp voice.

The soldiers took advantage of the various cottages and houses at the head of the village, and the archers climbed the roofs of the head of the village and took aim condescendingly. The infantry hid behind the huts, ready for battle. On the snowy horizon in the distance, a wriggling black line was approaching, and it was all the big soldiers and horses. Zichuan Xiu frowned, the number of the other party exceeded his own. If there is hostility, I am afraid it will be very troublesome.

The sound of horses' hooves sounded, and twenty newly trained orc cavalry mounted their horses and met each other.

Their task is to get as close to each other as possible, see a qiē clearly, and then come back immediately to report. Several orc officers next to him looked distracted, Busen gnawed at his nails, Vera clenched her fists vigorously, and her eyes looked uneasily from side to side.

After a while, they heard a commotion, someone shouting something, but there was no panic in the voice, but it seemed to be very surprised. Then, several scouts sent out turned around to report the same news: it was the soldiers and horses of the Zoe clan, not the army of the demon clan. The sound of dense hooves sounded, and the cavalry of the reconnaissance had already turned back, and they rushed into the village, shouting: "The 7th Far Eastern Regiment has arrived!

A burst of cheers erupted at the entrance of the village. The orc soldiers raised their swords and waved them in the sky, shouting in a terrifying voice: "Hooray! Hurrah!" Several orc officers breathed a sigh of relief, and Vera hurriedly said, "Bran's men and horses have arrived!

Zichuan Xiu glanced at him and said quietly, "Wait a minute." ”

Facing the cheering soldiers, Bai Chuan shouted an order: "Go back to your post, and you must not leave without permission until the jǐng report is lifted!"

The orc officers looked at each other. Buson asked, "My lord, do you think there is fraud?"

Zichuan Xiu smiled: "No, I also believe that it is indeed the soldiers and horses of the Seventh Regiment who came." But until you get confirmation, there's nothing wrong with being careful. He didn't say what he really feared: if it was a team, there would be a little more soldiers and horses in front of him.

After a while, the vanguard soldiers and horses of the 7th Regiment had stopped at the entrance of the village, and they saluted their master with a loud trumpet. The officers and men of the 1st Regiment responded with a loud cheer: "Hurrah! Hurrah!" and then the Chinese army queue arrived.

The officers who took the lead in the team appeared at the entrance of the village. Shikawa Xiu saw Bran at first sight. He was very tall, standing out even among the orcs who were generally over one hundred and eighteen tall, with a very white skin and a facial contour similar to that of the Elder Boudin he had ever seen. But unlike the weak and melancholy elder, he was filled with a warm vitality of green chūn all over his body, and he walked with a vigorous and cheerful expression, and his body was full of sunny breath, which made people feel full of confidence at first sight.

Zichuan Xiu couldn't help but admire: this is exactly the kind of natural leader, and when he sees him, he thinks of Sterling. I didn't expect that among the ignorant half-orcs, there were also such talents.

Bran and the officers who followed him saluted from a distance, and their expressions were very respectful: "Your Highness the King of Light? I am Bran of the Seventh Regiment. He spoke concisely and forcefully, which made Zichuan Xiu feel good.

Zichuan returned the salute and smiled: "Hello!" turned around and introduced him to the senior officers around him, Bran was already familiar with Buson, Vera and other officers, and hugged him affectionately as soon as they met.

In a small room lit by a stove, the leaders of the rebels gathered.

Bran informed Zi Chuanxiu of the battle situation along the way: "Since November 18, our troops have been fighting in the direction of Yun Province all the way, and have fought with the demon army sixteen times in ten days, defeating the three brigades of the demon army, plus countless squads of scattered soldiers and horses. In addition, our team has also incorporated the remnants of Garlingsha's team, whose main force has been defeated by the demon army. ”

Bran's expression was not without pride, after all, it was not easy to keep the main force of the rebel army intact under such a difficult situation, and it proved that this young general named Bran had his own extraordinary talents. Zichuan Xiu smiled slightly, he found that the encounter of the first regiment was strikingly similar to that of the seventh regiment, and the first regiment itself was also the remnants of the third regiment. He nodded, Vera understood, and also introduced the battle situation along the way.

Bran listened very attentively, and when he learned that the troops under the command of Zichuan Xiusuo had defeated an entire demon field cavalry team, he unabashedly expressed his envy: "Your Highness Guangming, Lady Luck is following you, and she showed you a smile. Congratulations on this great victory, Your Highness!"

Shikawa Xiu shook his head and said with a smile, "This is the glory of all the Zoe warriors. "Somehow, there was something very personal in the conversation of this bright young orc general, and although it was the first time we met, I had a cordial feeling for him.

The two of them each reported the enemy situation on their own side: chasing behind Zichuan Xiu were the 51st Field Team and the 53rd Field Team of the Demon Clan, and their strength was strong, twice that of Zichuan Xiu's troops. But fortunately, they were all infantry teams, and Zichuan Xiu himself was a veteran of the pursuit battle, setting up ambushes several times, and beating the vanguard that the other party rashly pursued several times. Now, they didn't dare to chase so closely, and always marched forward as if the whole army was twisted together, giving Zichuan Xiu several rapid marches, leaving them far behind.

And chasing behind Bran's team are the 65th team and the 71st team of the demons, the number is unknown, they are relatively close, and the front team has hit Bran's back team several times.

Bran said helplessly: "Your Highness of Light, we are really unable to be chased by the demon cubs, so we have to come to you." With their group of soul-seducing guys behind us, we can't do anything even if we stop and take a sip of water!"

Zi Chuanxiu asked: "How can you know the whereabouts of our army? Like our army, you don't know anything about the whereabouts of your army. ”

"This is what the temple told us. Seeing the surprised expressions of the crowd, Bran explained, "About a week ago, an envoy from the Temple came to our army, informing us that His Highness the King of Light had been appointed by the elders to lead the whole army, and that we should immediately turn to the southwest in order to join your army. After we learned about it, we traveled all night and finally ran into you. ”

"Oh!" everyone looked suddenly enlightened, and no one asked any more questions.

Only Zi Chuanxiu's palms were sweating when he heard it: the matter of changing the direction of the march was decided on the spot after he took over the army, and he did not report it to the temple in advance. And this Bran said that he had known about it a week ago, which meant that the temple had known about his actions before he changed the route of his march? How did they know about it? They had the magical ability of an unpredictable prophet? Zi Chuanxiu remembered Elder Boudin's dark eyes, and an indescribable sense of fear flashed in his heart.

Although he didn't have any prejudices against the elders, he felt quite uncomfortable that people from thousands of miles away knew everything about his every move.

Bran told the crowd what he had seen and heard along the way: when the troops passed through the province of Sharo, there was not a single living person to be seen for hundreds of miles, and all that was presented to the soldiers was scorched earth, white bones, wilderness, and ruins. And this province could be regarded as one of the richest and most prosperous provinces in the Far East three years ago! On the way, I met a few ragged people of various nationalities, all of whom were survivors of the massacre, and when they talked about the brutal killing of the demons, even the most battle-hardened veterans were terrified when they heard it, and they couldn't believe that there was such a tragic thing in the world: on October 21, 780, the cavalry of the demon clan surrounded the capital of the province, the city of Shuke, and rushed in from the east gate, killing people on sight............

"Kill people when you see them?" the team leader Vera exclaimed in surprise and asked eagerly, "Didn't they even spare women and children?"

Bran replied in the affirmative: "Exactly! They killed anyone they saw, and not a single one was spared." ”

He continued: The massacre lasted three days and three nights. According to survivors' accounts: the corpses were piled up in the square like a mountain, soaked with blood to the feet and necks. In the end, in order to cover up the crime, the demon army set fire to the entire city.

Once home to 300,000 people, this famous city in the Far East ended up with nothing but scorched earth ruins.

"These brutes!"

"Something that is inferior to beasts!"

The officers of the Zoe clan held their breath and cursed angrily together.

The team leader, Vera Yīn, was silent, and the muscles on her face twitched one by one. It was told that Vera's ancestral home was in the province of Salo, and that his wife, two children, and elderly mother all lived in the city of Longke. After the Sharo incident, he had lost contact with them.

Team Leader Bran suddenly woke up and said loudly: "The family and the country hate it, we don't share the sky with the demons!" Speaking of this, he was already choked with his vocal cords, and slashed on the table with his knife: "If you don't destroy the demons, we will not give up!"

The leader of the Vera team drew his knife and slashed, splitting the table in half with a single sword, tears flowed from his eyes, and every word seemed to pop out of his teeth: "Immortal Demon Clan, we will not give up!"

Bran put away his knife, stood in front of Zi Chuanxiu, and said in a loud voice that is unique to soldiers: "Your Highness the King of Light, on the instructions of the Holy Temple, the Seventh Regiment of the Far East is now waiting for your orders!" Your Highness, the 65th and 71st teams of the Demon Clan who are chasing after us, they are all field troops who have just been transferred back from Shaluo Province, they participated in that massacre, and their hands are stained with the blood of our compatriots! Let's immediately turn back, kill them by surprise, and avenge our brothers and compatriots! As long as you give an order, our Seventh Regiment is willing to move forward!"

"The first regiment will go to the soup and fight the fire, and we will not give up!" Vera said in a deep voice: "Your Highness the King of Light, let's stop hiding, let's have a good time with the demons! As long as you can kill the demons, even if you are a stepping stone for the army on my road, I am willing!"

The officers said, "Yes, let's not hide anymore, we are tired of running and dodging."

Now that the two armies have converged, our soldiers are strong and strong, let's have a good time with the demon chasers at once!"

Zi Chuanxiu held his chin in his hand, "mmmmmm" and shrugged his eyelids, his expression was very solemn.

In the eyes of others, it seems that His Royal Highness the Great King of Light is thinking about how to save the "family and country affairs" in the Far East, only in the eyes of Bai Chuan, who is familiar with him, he immediately knows that this guy is distracted again, she stabbed Zi Chuan Xiu in the back, and Zi Chuan Xiu came back to her senses and happened to hear the last half of Bran's words. Hearing everyone's request to fight, he just shrugged his eyelids and said very dryly: "No." ”

Got up and walked out of the house, leaving behind him a sentence: "Rest early, we have to hurry tomorrow." ”

Everyone in the room was stunned and watched Zi Chuan show off the house. After a second of silence, the orcs shouted angrily, a low roar like a storm that nearly tore the roof over. Shirakawa smiled bitterly, she knew that at this time, the task of appeasing these angry officers was left to her.

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