In the central and western part of the land, there is a valley full of mountains, and the clear springs gushing from the mountains form rivers in the gentle depressions and valleys, nourishing this ancient land, and the dense forests and wastelands in all directions are home to all kinds of wild beasts, monsters that no longer exist, and ancient clans and tribes are breeding.

At this time, the cold winter has not completely passed, there is still not much life in sight between the snow-covered forests and mountains, the rivers have not yet thawed, and in the distance of the dense forest, only the giant eagles hovering over the mountainside can be heard, and the loud sound echoes for a long time.

Walking on the unthawed mud and snow under their feet, the soldiers lined up and weaved through the dense forest road, and after three days of marching, the Battle Banner finally left the green river valley and stepped into the land of the central and western part of the Hantu.

Compared to the wilderness around Akama Canyon, the land here is much more fertile, almost everywhere is dense with jungle, mountains and rivers, but again, the roads here are more difficult than marching on the wasteland, there are few roads that can be passed smoothly by large armies, and the dense forests are also full of dangers.

In just three days, there had been more than one case of the bloody wolves in the forest attacking the army's baggage squads, or even sneaking up on the barracks at night, and even more often lone soldiers being attacked by wild beasts, and even bandits and barbarian tribes roaming the wilderness - the situation could only have been more serious if they had not been prepared in advance.

Even if you have prepared early, and have already experienced the previous battles to conquer the Red Horse Canyon, you will face these enemies who are not visible at all. The Banner Legion was also struggling to cope. There wasn't much to do - Edward had to shrink the ranks. And arrange light infantry and cavalry patrols on both sides as much as possible, speed up the march during the day, set up a strong barracks before evening, and raise bonfires.

The winter sun looked much milder than the height of summer, and surrounded by the Knights of the Sacred Tree and the Lund Guards, Edward stood on the top of the mountain with his sword and looked into the distance, the neat and orderly formation of the legions slowly advancing at his feet, and the battle flags fluttering in the cold morning wind. You can still hear the horns of the sergeants.

"Less than a day away, there is the Eagle's Nest Valley, which is the home of the Black Eagle Clan. Orweina, who was standing beside him, said softly in a nostalgic tone: "There is also the nest of the Levantine Howling Eagle on the sacred mountain, my father took me to see it once in the past, have you ever seen the Howling Eagle soaring into the air?"

Orwina glanced at Edward with some pride, but little Goodwin was very distressed to confirm the location of the Eagle's Nest Valley that Orwina was talking about, and his fingers kept groping back and forth on the parchment map - of course he would not interject at such a time.

"I don't know. Edward replied lightly, "But I believe it must be spectacular." ”

"It's very spectacular—it's a miracle, a miracle bestowed on this land by the ancestral spirits who blessed the Black Eagle bloodline!" Orwina stressed the bite over and over again, and when she saw Edward's still indifferent appearance, she snorted angrily: "It will definitely leave you dumbfounded when the time comes." ”

"I'm going to look forward to it. Edward replied with a nonchalant remark. The female assassin who made her cheeks flush turned away angrily, making Eren who had just come over look back in surprise. He slapped Edward's shoulder with a straight face: "Are you bullying people again?"

"I ...... Well, why do you say again?" Seeing that the little wife did not intend to be on his side at all, Edward couldn't even smile bitterly: "I'm just not interested in the gods they believe in, that's all." ”

It would suffice to have one of those glorious crosses that Weber Alexander instilled in me...... Edward said secretly in his heart.

But Eren didn't show any good looks at the guy because of this—even though she had only been in contact for a few days, the blonde girl had been deeply moved by the female assassin of the land: alone in a foreign land, and protecting a little master like her brother, who was willing to do whatever it took to revive the clan.

Although she is occasionally stubborn and not very good-tempered, it does not affect Allen's affection and sympathy for her - it must be said that compared to Edward, Orweina seems to be more like a knight full of honor.

"Will you help her revive the clan?" asked her, but Allen's expression looked a little hesitant - she knew very well that Edward had come back to Handi to quell the rebellion, so how could he be on the side of those Hantu tribes?

"I'm going to do much more than that, or if Orwina is willing to cooperate, I'll let the Black Hawk Clan regain supremacy in the Eagle's Nest Valley. With a playful smile, Edward smiled at his little wife and said, "As long as this clan is willing to submit to the Kingdom of Turin and keep its distance from the rebellious war tribes, this is not a problem. ”

"This land is too savage for the kingdom to really rule here, and a powerful clan that remains loyal to the kingdom is very advantageous. Looking at Allen's somewhat surprised and strange expression, Edward had no choice but to explain: "Or, at least, it can ensure that the barbarian tribes in this vicinity will not riot with the enemy." ”

A few months had passed, and Edward certainly couldn't have been ignorant of what the rebellion was all about - although it was initially caused by the rebellion of a few small tribes, it was soon met with many warring tribes in the eastern part of the land, and a fairly powerful clan was taking advantage of this opportunity to try to take the reign of the city and the whole of the land, and become the true king of the land.

In fact, even now, in the eyes of those Turin nobles and many southern lords, this rebellion is just a rebellion of a group of barbarians who wantonly rebel, completely unaware that after three hundred years of confrontation with the Kingdom of Turin, the barbarian tribes of this land have begun to have the concept of "kingdom" and are slowly embarking on the road of unification.

This is a war that can only be won and not lost by both the Turin people - the loss of the city of Turin means the complete loss of dominance in this land for the kingdom of Turin, and the quelling of the rebellion will also make all the ambitious war chiefs completely lose the strength and opportunity to dominate, and continue to be ruled by the Turines, and gradually "assimilated".

And how many people really understood this up to now? The Duke of Berrion may have understood, but that is why he would not say it, and whether Horace and Holard really understood? Edward did not know, but a land that was torn apart and even on the verge of collapse was in his best interest, and Edward knew it best.

While the two were still talking, a rapid trumpet suddenly came from the front of the line, and the team that was still marching just now had to be forced to stop, and Edward, who was standing on the hillside, immediately saw Lessinus running from the front of the line towards the hill with the military flag.

"Our cavalry was about to return from the front, and was surrounded by a group of barbarian warriors!" Lebinus, who had just returned, didn't even have time to catch his breath, so he hurriedly shouted: "The other side has about one or two thousand men, blocking the cavalry of the outpost at the mouth of the river. ”

"Immediately give the order to let the front army speed up. Edward decisively ordered: "Donner, let the Lund warriors advance as fast as possible and annihilate this group of barbarians who don't know what to do!"

"Don't worry!" Donner, the captain of the guard, grinned and slammed his chest, "I promise that no one will escape from here alive!"

"Please wait a minute!" Lebinus quickly stretched out his hand to stop the captain of the guard who wanted to go down, and looking at the other party's face full of anger, the chief centurion quickly explained: "Because the other party claims to be the Black Eagle Clan, I have already let the cavalry stay where they are - this matter seems to be better explained!" (To be continued.) )