Under the influence of the heat wave, the march slowed down considerably, and it took three days for the army to arrive near the Crown Mausoleum and set up camp.

After settling the troops, Lydia asked the herald to summon the generals for a battle meeting, and then turned to Buxiao and stretched out her hand.

Bu smiled at her appearance and didn't react, "What to do?" ”

Lydia rubbed her fingers, "Isn't your command like this every time?" ”

Not smiling: "No." ”

Lydia was a little panicked at this time, "No...... What does that mean? Hey, don't tease me, they're coming soon. ”

Buxiao glanced at the map spread out on the table, and said calmly, "You don't need that kind of thing anymore." ”

"But...... I ......"

Unsmiling eyes looked into Lydia's eyes, "You are an excellent commander, my irreplaceable commander. ”

Lydia only felt an electric current shuttling back and forth on her body, and at this moment, footsteps were already heard outside the tent, and the generals and officials entered the tent one after another.

"Just schedule it as usual." Without laughing, he finally admonished, and retreated to the side.

These generals all know that he has a strange temper without smiling, and it is not strange to see him walking into the corner and staring at a sand table in a daze.

Lydia looks like a cheating student who has had her cheat sheet confiscated, and on the surface she is still nonchalant, but in fact she is very nervous. After a few scribbled greetings, she could only make up her mind: arrange as usual.

So she called the scouts first to report on the investigation.

"The Crown Mausoleum was built with strange forts, the outer walls were hexagonal, and there were six separate sub-bastions outside. There are a number of horses, moats, soil slopes, bunkers, and small fortresses around the whole mausoleum, and the defenses are nested in a row. ”

Lydia ordered the scout to draw the shape of the fortress on the topographic map according to the scout's description, and the more she looked at it, the more she felt a headache: "This fortress is so complicated to build, it's a bit difficult to do." ”

Especially for someone like her, who always thinks "it's done", this defensive posture of the Thousand-Faced Enchantress looks extremely unfriendly.

Lydia thought to herself: there was only a small oasis nearby, which could provide fresh water, but if she wanted to build siege equipment, there would probably only be enough trees there to make a building car.

"Since it is difficult to attack, we can only think of other ways." Lydia's mind opened, "Let's show the enemy weakness first, and fish them out: Harold, you take your headquarters to challenge them, and if they fight, you pretend to retreat." ”

She also arranged for Fili and Danica to ambush them on the flank, blocking their retreat if the enemy came out. Harold then came back and formed a siege formation.

During the siege, the defenders were likely to come out of the city to rescue them, and Lydia sent the young men and Mira to stand by on both sides of the fortress. If the defenders go out of the city to rescue, they will come out to cut off support; If the defenders do not come out, they will seize the drawbridge and the gate, and the enlarged army will enter.

After arranging this, Lydia peeked at the non-smiling look. Seeing that he did not express any disagreement, he asked the generals of the various departments to go back and prepare their men and horses, and start the battle early tomorrow morning.

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General Van Xi sat upright on the city wall, his sword resting on his left leg, and the tip of his right finger flicked with a crisp sound.

The soldiers defending the city looked at the dust in the distance and looked nervous. They knew: the army of the Red Pavilion had finally arrived.

"General, the enemy is only eight hundred meters away from the city gate." Herbert walked slowly up the city wall.

Looking up, although there are only a few hundred troops in the distance, the banner is clear, the armor is bright, and it is an elite army at a glance. Fansi patted his ass and stood up, "I'll meet them." ”

Herbert hurriedly stopped in front, "General, don't bother, you see that they only have infantry and cavalry, and there are no siege equipment." It can be seen that they are only the vanguard troops, and they can't take this fortress at all. ”

Van Xi smiled: "You and I are different, you are a genius architect, and it has been a testament to your talent to build such an impeccable fortress; I'm just a knight, and if I don't follow the etiquette of war, I'll be ruined. ”

Herbert also wanted to stop: "But you go out like this, in case you are trapped......"

"Mr. Herbert don't worry, I have a solution." Peggy walked up the wall with a smile on her face.

Fanxi's face was like a spring breeze, "Miss Peggy, how is your body now?" ”

Since the Thousand Faces Demon Queen removed the seal from her, she has regained her old self-confidence and talent. She held the new staff that Hei Yimeng had just given her: "Don't worry, I'm fine." General Fanxi can rest assured that he will fight, and my teacher and I will help you. ”

Seeing the impulse in her eyes, Fan Xi knew that it must be Hei Yimeng who had taught some new secret technique. At this moment, the voice of the other party's herald came from outside the city gate: "Red Pavilion Pioneer General 'Winter Hell' Harold, please answer before the general's battle." ”

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After Harold ordered three shouts, the gate of the fortress slowly opened, and Van Xi also lined up with five hundred soldiers. The two armies looked at each other from a distance, and the atmosphere became tense and solemn as the sabre rattled and the tension began.

Harold kicked the chocobo fifty steps forward, looked at Fan Xilang from a distance and laughed, "It turns out that it's you again, and you actually ran here to hide, I really didn't expect it." ”

Van Xi saw clearly that it was Harold who was talking, and immediately remembered the humiliation that Peggy had suffered outside the heather castle, and a cloud of anger instantly ignited in his heart, "Harold, I'm going to kill you!" ”

Harold sneered, "Do you have what it takes?" Surrender early, you still have a way to live. Don't wait for me to do it, crush your corpse to pieces. ”

Fan Xi gritted his teeth and said, "Do you think I'm still the same me?" I'll show you what I'm capable of! ”

As he spoke, Fan Xi's body was surrounded by soul flames, and a pair of long swords slashed out ten thousand sword qi in his hands, stabbing straight towards Harold.

"What a speed!" Harold didn't dare to slack off, pinched a spell mark in his hand, and the soul stone on the axe flickered, and the cold air around him instantly condensed, forming a huge ice shield.

The sword qi hit the ice shield and made a continuous blasting sound, and Harold was secretly surprised: "How come it is that in less than a month, this guy seems to have been reborn." ”

But surprise is surprise, Harold was not frightened by the battle. After blocking this round of attack, he gathered a chill with his axe and shouted: "Xuan Bing bursts!" ”

Bang!

A pitch-black extreme cold attacked Fanxi like a meteor, and exploded as soon as it approached the target. The crushed ice that popped up was like a myriad of deadly knives and blades, flying wildly in the air!

Fan Xi's twin swords danced wildly, and with the blessing of soul art, it was like a knife fan barely blocking this move. But the alpaca under the seat was defenseless, and as soon as there was a crackling sound, the poor animal was smashed into a bloody corpse by the broken ice.

Seeing that the opponent was knocked to the ground, Harold took the opportunity to rush up and wield the axe and halberd. Fan Xi swung his sword together and hurriedly blocked this heavy split. The two fought more than a dozen rounds in a row, and Fan Xi finally suffered the loss of not having a mount, and the more he fought, the more tired he became, and he gradually fell into disadvantage.

Seeing this scene on the city wall, Peggy secretly waved the staff in her hand, and said in her mouth, "Teacher, please give us strength." ”

A shadow power slowly rose from her side, as if responding to her gently.