Chapter 551: Taking advantage of the void is not the best policy
He vaguely remembered that the territory of the Milan Emperor Alliance was not as large as it was now, at least not what it was now.
In the film, after arriving in the city of Milan, Arthur talks to a group of members of the Paladin's Guild and learns a terrifying news.
Before the death of the Duke of Milan, the Holy City was in a state of chaos, and a gang of robbers attacked the private mansions of the League kings and noble leaders, burning down the houses and looting the property.
Among this gang of robbers, the most powerful one even has the strength of the golden peak!
In that chaos, the Duke of Milan, the Duchess and the three young ladies were killed, and the rest fled to the northern mountains.
And it was in the northern mountains that Arthur met this gang of robbers.
At that time, Arthur had not yet become a paladin, and with only a short sword, he defeated two gold-level powerhouses, and also injured the fierce man with the pinnacle strength of gold.
Arthur and the bandits fought fiercely for seven days and seven nights, killing hundreds of ferocious beasts and jackal monsters, and finally won and wiped out the bandit gang.
After exterminating the bandits, Arthur did not let his guard down, and still left a large number of detection eyes to monitor the situation in the city of Milan.
He saw through the Detective Eye that the dark creatures in Milan were becoming more and more manic and violent, as if some danger was coming.
Arthur suspects that the Templar traitors may make a comeback.
Arthur was waiting for the Church of Light to summon the Templars, but what he didn't expect was that the city of Milan would be the first to lead a group of paladins to the northern mountains.
This made him feel depressed, and he couldn't understand why the Milan Church would attack the northern mountains first, was there some kind of conspiracy?
However, reinforcements from the Church of Light came too quickly.
Arthur didn't have time to mobilize more men, so he could only make a desperate bet and take the main force of the Knights Templar to prepare for a decisive battle with the Church of Milan!
They rode in horse-drawn carriages along wide, straight roads, and rested and replenished their supplies from post to post.
The axles and boards of these carriages are made of steel wire and wooden planks, which have a strong structure and excellent performance.
It was also loaded with large steam boilers, briquettes, charcoal, and buckets for fuel storage, as well as several improvised small alchemy devices for making torches and candles.
In addition, the carriage is equipped with four strong and majestic dragon horses, which can carry knights and soldiers, and they are fast and durable, and they are not easy to break.
These four-headed dragon horses are the Holy Spirit pets of the Knights Templar, with an average age of about 15 years old, pure blood, and powerful divine and magical ripples in their bodies, capable of flying through the atmosphere.
These dragon horses were domesticated to be very well-behaved, only eating grass, not meat, and not barking when pulling goods, very obedient and would not make trouble.
Not only that, Ryoma also knew how to drive a carriage and exercise it on the official road of the Milan Emperor Alliance, avoiding the trouble of taking a long detour.
The city of Milan is located hundreds of kilometers from the northern mountains, and it usually takes five or six days to reach it on horseback.
However, due to the rapid reinforcements of the Church of Light, Arthur was chased by the enemy on the evening of the fourth day after his arrival in Milan.
The Church of Light men had arrived from the north, apparently to prevent Arthur from heading to the northern mountains.
In the Milan Emperor Alliance, the status of the paladin is very transcendent, even if he is a member of the Paladin Association, he does not dare to provoke the paladin easily.
After all, what a paladin represents is a powerful force, and no matter how strong the Paladin Association is, it can't withstand the revenge of the Paladin Organization.
The Templars of Milan City were the elite of the Milan Imperial Alliance, with a total of only 3,000 people.
Before the paladins arrived, Arthur ordered his lieutenant, Arthur, a paladin disguised by Leon, to lead the members of the Paladins to hide in the paladin's apartment.
Arthur took a few of his cronies and knights to recuperate in the paladin's apartment for two days, and then set off this morning.
Leon followed Arthur and the other knights in an expensive, snow-white, and chic carriage as they circled the city in search of the Templar stronghold.
The members of the Royal Knights of the Milan Emperor Alliance live in the Temple of the Holy Virgin next to the central square of the Holy City, where the Knights of the Holy Light of the Church are on duty to provide protection and protection.
In addition, the headquarters of the Milanese royal army were also set up near the Temple of the Holy Virgin, commanded by two silver-ranked generals, to defend against the surrounding turmoil.
Arthur's destination is the Temple of the Virgen Maggiore, where he has sent outposts to explore, hoping to gain access to the Templars' secret stronghold.
Although the Knights of Light did not explicitly stipulate that they were not allowed to leave the Holy City without permission, everyone knew very well that they were responsible for defending the city of Milan and the northern mountains, and they must stay in the city and never leave their posts without permission.
But there is a winding path near the temple that can avoid the city guards and guard posts and go straight to the vicinity of the temple.
Arthur prepares to use the trail to make a roundabout breakthrough, bypassing the military camp of the Milan Emperor Alliance and lurking near the Temple of the Holy Virgin.
In the city of Milan, Arthur and the paladins were subjected to strict inspections and screenings.
The soldiers here all wore the Holy Light Seal, wearing the Holy Light robe, tall and straight, with knotted muscles, and exuding a strong divine aura all over their bodies.
This is the clergy of the Church of Light, whose strength and divine power are perfectly compatible, and they are more powerful than the bodies of ordinary people and are able to take on more work.
Arthur had trained in the northern mountains, and had dealt with the priests of the Church of Light, and was half an acquaintance.
In the city of Milan, in addition to paladins and clergy, there are also many folk warriors, who also have powerful martial arts and divine arts.
Arthur and his subordinates joined a group of folk warriors and participated in the battle.
This team of folk warriors is led by an old man.
The old man had dark brown skin and a gray beard, mottled hair, and carried a huge hammer, which looked like a quaint stone statue.
The old man's clothes were worn and tattered, revealing bruises and bruises, and his body bones were slightly rickety, as if the wind would blow down, but he held the hammer steadily, and walked extremely firmly.
Arthur introduced the situation of Leon to the other party: "Our deputy commander, Your Excellency, is a paladin from Eresaras. ”
"Heresalas?"
The old man was stunned for a moment, then frowned and said, "That's the capital of the Southeast Alliance...... No wonder you co-opted that place a month ago. ”
He paused, then continued, "So, what do you suggest? ”
"I don't think the biggest threat in Milan is the city defenses, but the dark creatures of the evil camp."
Li Ang smiled faintly, "Since they can smuggle into the northern mountain range, they can naturally take advantage of the situation.