Nine bells, a total of nine bells! This is the most urgent signal, and the army needs to be assembled in the shortest possible time!

In an instant, the barracks and castles were boiling, and one by one, soldiers and generals, no matter where they were, or where they were, rushed to the place where their equipment was located for the first time, armed themselves at the shortest speed, and then took their war horses to replenish them, and rushed to the barracks playground below the castle.

Moments later, the castle gates opened, and Ellie, dressed in fiery red and pale gold armor, rode out of the castle, followed by all the important generals of the territory.

Moments later, Elliejie arrived at the playground, less than twenty minutes after she sounded the alarm. But the playground was already full of heavily armed warriors, except for the hoplites and knights who needed time to put on their armor, and all the warriors who could reach it were neatly lined up. In another five minutes, all the Constructed Knights and Heavy Cavalry will be assembled.

Ellie drew her sword, swung it in the air, and shouted, "Warriors, the time of war has come again, and our enemies will once again taste defeat! Now, the 1st, 2nd, and 4th Battalions and the Squadron of Constructed Knights will go with me, and the 3rd and 5th Battalions will remain behind. The third battalion defended the castle, and the fifth guarded the city and patrolled. Now, follow me!"

Ellie's sword pointed to the side, and the group of warriors marched in order to the road leading to the outside of the city. Just look at the strict appearance of the army, you know that this is an iron army that has been killed for a long time!

However, in my heart, the equipment of this army can only be said to be in the middle and lower among the mainland giants, especially the equipment of the infantry knight team is obviously chaotic, and it seems that many of the equipment has been captured from the enemy. Now, variegated equipment has become one of the characteristics of Akmund, and the more rapid it expands, the more colorful the troops become.

The army came out suddenly, without warning. Some fighters even threw down their jobs and ran to the playground to gather, but they didn't expect to have to be pulled out immediately. However, the morale of the soldiers was still high, without the slightest doubt or hesitation, and in the past Elliejie led them to numerous victories, so they believed that this expedition would also be a great victory. Although it is a little strange to send troops suddenly at dinner time, Elliejie's use of troops is unpredictable, and it is possible to fight at any time, and marching at night is just a trivial matter.

The soldiers are high-spirited, but the generals are not necessarily. They couldn't think of anything that needed to be solved by war recently. Ellie Jie had just fought a few big battles in a row some time ago, and she had already gotten what she wanted. Now that the surrounding situation is calm, who do you need to fight?

After leaving the city, a bearded general who was deeply trusted by Elijie approached Elijie and asked, "Lord Earl, who are we going to fight this time?"

"I don't know yet!I'll talk about it when we get to the territory of the Holy Tree Dynasty!" Ellie's answer made the bearded general stunned on the spot, and he raised his army with no goal?

As soon as the words came out, Ellie knew that she had said the wrong thing. She could only make mistakes and without saying a word, and rode her horse and led the way forward. The generals exchanged glances with each other, but their faces became solemn, there are only two situations that need to keep the target secret before the battle, either there is a traitor in the army, or the enemy is extremely strong and will win with surprise troops, either which means that the next march will be very hard, in order to have the effect of a surprise attack.

The generals began to prepare for war cautiously, but they didn't notice that Erijie was walking with her head down, which seemed to be marching, and she was simply fleeing.

The night gradually shrouded this distant army.

A few crisp griffons chirped in the night sky, followed by a whistle pointing the way below. Four griffons circled and landed on the griffon's platform at the castle of Buhushan Mountain.

Richard and Fasqi jumped off the griffin, Richard moved his slightly stiff body, handed the griffin and luggage to the waiter who rushed over, then glanced around, nodded and said: "A very magnificent castle, and the design is exquisite, and what is even more rare is that the cost savings are very good." ”

The generals who stayed behind in the castle to greet him were naturally very happy when they heard Richard's evaluation. Being able to get such praise from the royal constructors made everyone in the county feel that their faces were bright. However, Fasqi, who also participated in the royal auction, felt very strange in his heart.

Akmund is expanding too fast, and it is a newly rising giant, and there is not much accumulation in the past. Everywhere thrift, therefore, became a necessity, and gradually became a commonplace phenomenon in every Akmund, and was about to become an instinct in the blood. Especially the few branches that are independent for only one generation, such as Ellie, such as Gordon.

But Richard was an outlier!

Richard is now on the right track with his own private army, and a strong following and elite fighters are the cornerstone and core of a strong army. And he is increasingly showing a strong talent for construction, which makes the gold come in full swing.

During Fasqi's time on the floating island, even if he didn't deliberately inquire, he could see a steady stream of all kinds of equipment and materials being moved into the warehouse and then transported out, which was a huge stream of gold coins. Richard earns fast and spends faster, and gold coins will be converted into various materials and equipment that can increase combat effectiveness in the blink of an eye. It can be said that Richard now has no concept of economy, on the contrary, his troops are luxuriously equipped and have abundant supplies, which are almost at the first-rate level of the wealthy families. Looking at the entire Holy Alliance, there are not many who can match him in terms of military equipment. And Richard showed no signs of relenting, and the royal constructor seemed to have made up his mind to rely on equipment and supplies to kill his opponents. Such a person knows what it means to be economical?

So at this moment, as soon as the word economy entered Fasqi's ears, it almost made the hairs on her whole body stand up.

General Richard and the general exchanged salutes and said, "I am Richard, and I have made an appointment with Count Elijie to meet tonight." Now if it's convenient for the Earl, take me there!"

Unexpectedly, the general had a difficult face and said, "This ...... Unfortunately, because of the urgent military situation, the Earl had just set out with the army. So you won't see the Earl at the moment. ”

"Urgent military situation?" Richard's face suddenly became very exciting, but he immediately regained his composure and asked, "What is the military situation that makes the Earl so anxious that he needs to march overnight?"

"This Lord Earl didn't tell me, I haven't reached the point where I can know such a high-level military secret. The general looked ashamed, if he knew that the generals who followed Ellijie in the battle also failed to know the destination, it is estimated that the worry of the table would be even deeper.

Richard smiled and asked, "Does Lord Count bring many soldiers?"

Elite infantry, heavy cavalry, and constructed knights were all brought out, leaving only two infantry battalions of six thousand men to defend the city and the castle. After the general finished speaking, he added: "It seems that the battle is really fierce, otherwise the Earl would not have taken all the knights with him." ”

"It does sound very strict. Richard said lightly, and there was something else in his voice. Then he asked, "How many knights does the Earl have now?"

The general squeaked a few words, looking very embarrassed. At this time, Fasqi said: "It doesn't matter, Master Richard is not an outsider, you can sue him." ”

The general's expression was relieved, and he said, "Now the Earl has a total of thirty knights. ”

Richard nodded and said, "Thirty, that's a lot." ”

Then Richard pointed to the four exhausted griffons, and said, "Please, find someone to take good care of them, and if there are spare high-quality griffons in the castle, give me four more." I'm going to leave early tomorrow morning. ”

"You're leaving so soon, you've finally come here, why don't you have to look around?" The scenery of the mountain is famous in the surrounding area!" The general looked surprised, and then diligently retained. And Fasqi next to him secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Richard smiled charmingly and said, "It's good, but I can only stay for one night, and I'll have to hurry tomorrow morning anyway." In this way, if it's convenient, take me around the city first, then see the barracks, and finally visit the structural design of the mountain, okay?"

The general, the general and Fasqi vaguely felt that something was wrong, but if they didn't agree to this request, it would be too much to say. So the general stubbornly said, "Lord Richard, won't you have dinner first?"

Richard waved his hand indifferently and said, "Eat a little on the griffin." Let's go, time is limited, it's the first time I've come to the castle of Lord Earl, and I just want to take a good look at the territorial governance of the family goddess of war!"

The general had no choice but to let his attendants bring a few war horses, and Richard mounted their horses, and then walked out of the castle gate along the ramp and towards the city.

Although Richard politely asked Fasqi to go and rest on her own, she insisted on following behind. She always had a bad premonition, and she was somewhat unconvinced when she looked at Richard's casual appearance.

The continuous long flight of the griffin made her feel exhausted, and Richard was a magician, even if he was stronger, how could he be able to withstand the toss than her? Moreover, Richard was able to drink water and even eat on the back of a griffin, just like he had grown up on the back of a griffin, and he knew that the flight altitude at that time was more than 2,500 meters, and it was sometimes difficult to breathe in the face of strong winds.

However, Fasqi remembered Richard's movement of stepping on the griffin, and seemed a little abrupt.

Richard rode around the city, looking at the smoke-filled city. It's a small city, with a population of just over 30,000, and it's well planned. On the edge of the city, you can see patches of newly carved urban areas, the land has been leveled, and the paving is begins, but the construction has not yet been made. The area of the old town is mostly low-rise buildings, most of them are old, and the slightly new ones are unpretentious, but there is a thriving scene everywhere.

The most important thing is that every pedestrian can see the light of hope on their faces.