Chapter 183: The Sun Has Not Risen Before (Part I)
In the quiet of midnight, the dark clouds obscured the moon, but the stars in the sky were extremely bright, and the oncoming breeze was cool and comfortable, with the sweet smell of midsummer.
The towering Eagle Fall Mountain looks unusually peaceful in the silent midnight, and the vertical cliff seems to be a knight's sword standing between these mountains, and even makes people worship. The lush forest was asleep, and only the occasional sound of the wind blowing through it was quiet and peaceful.
And between the rugged mountain road and the dense forest, thousands of soldiers were lining up in a winding formation, holding torches in one hand and grasping the brothers in front of them in the other, advancing quite quickly.
There were only four men or a carriage that could pass through the narrow road, and the flaming torches made the team look like dragons climbing between the mountains, and the heavily armed soldiers carried all their equipment and food, panting but still gritting their teeth to move forward, and the battle flags of the Blood Cross and the Flaming Goshawk fluttered slowly in the firelight in the dark night.
Edward, who was under the battle flag, also walked at the front of the line with a torch, wearing only a robe and armor, and the sword and star were carried behind him, rather than hanging from his waist as before. Behind him, Chief Centurion Repin and Alan were equally dusty, their robes already soaked with sweat.
"Lebinus!" Edward suddenly shouted to the chief centurion behind him, but he didn't even look back, "Bring me the map and see where we are." ”
"Yes. Panting, Liberus hurriedly handed the torch to the squire beside him, took out a map from his bosom and handed it to Edward, trying to find something in front of the black-haired knight in the firelight. Look up at the terrain around you. The corners of his mouth finally showed a relaxed smile: "This is it." We've arrived!"
"Less than a quarter of a mile further on, there will be a slope, and if memory serves, there should be a natural river, where we will set up camp, dig a trench, and build a sufficiently strong barracks. Seeing that the target was already in sight, Edward's face showed a slight smile: "When the parapet and watchtower are built, the entire Eagle Fall Mountain will become our new 'Twin Towers Fortress'." ”
"And then let them hit their heads here!" Repinus also had a little more excitement on his face, and carefully put away the map. Then he snatched the Blood Cross Battle Flag from the hands of the standard-bearer and raised it vigorously: "Speed up, the goal is ahead!"
"God bless Turin-!!!" Although the whole team was already out of breath, after hearing the good news, the soldiers couldn't help but cheer loudly, and the already sore soles of their feet and calves seemed to have strength again.
Listening to the cheerful cheers, Edward only sighed softly, and when he turned around, he found that Alan was still standing there looking at him, and the smiling black-haired knight stepped forward and gently wiped the dust off his little wife's face, but left a blush: "Are you tired?"
"Nope. Not tired at all. Alan shrunk his neck a little timidly, but his eyes were fixed on Edward's still tight brow: "Are you still worried about something?"
"The only thing I'm worried about is what I'm going to eat tomorrow morning. Edward couldn't help but smile and speak. patted the back of Allen's head comfortingly: "Everything is expected, there will be no accidents." ”
I can only hope that there will be no accidents...... Edward, who turned his head, the smile on his face became a little reluctant, his eyes stared at the brilliant galaxy in the distance, and he sighed involuntarily.
From the very beginning, the so-called peace talks were a delaying tactic - the Great Wolf Chief would come to negotiate as soon as he had already won, apparently only to delay time and paralyze them.
But for the army of Hantu City, isn't this a very good opportunity? The entire army of Hantu City is ready to evacuate, and even the barracks are being dismantled, and they are ready to leave.
At the same time, Edward took the newly arrived Battle Banner Regiment and advanced at full speed in the direction of the Eagle's Fall Mountain, which was barely a horse with him in order to conceal his whereabouts, only a small number of baggage wagons and the necessary weapons, and captured the Eagle's Fall Mountain before the enemy could react.
There are only two ways to shorten the battle line: either retreat and give up the battlefield to extend the enemy's battle line, or you can only push forward and shorten the battle line to force the enemy to attack with all your strength - and the Eagle Fall Mountain is a level that can block the pace of the 300,000 Blue Wolf Clan!
On the day of the destruction of the Feather Legion, the Iron Wall Legion that had been holding on to the place fled from the Eagle Fall Mountain, giving up the place to the Blue Wolf Clan - fortunately, the barbarian warriors were still sweeping and slaughtering the remnants at that time, and forgot to take this place, so they gave Edward the opportunity to retake the level.
The reason is very simple - the sides and front of the Eagle Fall Mountain are all flat slopes, which is the most suitable battlefield for the hoplite phalanx and knights of the Turin people to charge, and it is also the only key in the entire Iron Cliff Mountain that can allow the army of Hantu City to regain the advantage, if you want to hold the Iron Cliff Mountain and the southeast corner, you must occupy this place!
In order to avoid the risk of being detected by the enemy, the little prince could not give Edward too many troops, so he could only divide fifty people from the royal knights to serve as his escort - this is the few royal knights left around Anson, all of whom are loyal to the Marcherus family, which is enough to prove that he values Edward.
But in a way, it can also be seen as a surveillance on Edward, although he does not think in that direction - the monarch has no friends, only trustworthy and untrustworthy servants. No matter how young Anson is, Horace will never forget to tell him.
The whole team arrived at their destination with cheers - the site of the former barracks of the Iron Wall Legion, an open slope, and a fairly wide river that could be used as a source of water and food. At first, they retreated in such a hurry that the entire barracks were not dismantled at all, which saved Edward a lot of trouble.
Even so, Edward did not accede to the soldiers' request to rest for a while, but ordered the construction of the barracks to begin immediately, digging trenches and horse rejection piles, and leaving no room for tact.
The grumbling chiefs took up their pickaxes and began to work under the whips and whistles of the centurions, while the knights with torches roamed around the camp on the lookout for possible enemies.
"If you want me to say why it's so late, how can there be any enemies in the mountains, it's still possible to run into two wolves. Robin, the little man holding the war bow, couldn't help but complain: "This chief flag officer always likes to make such a fuss, and the big guys are obviously tired!"
"If he wasn't careful enough, he would have died while he was at Fort Horn. Shirrell said lightly, glancing at Robin lightly, making him shudder: "If he wasn't careful enough, we wouldn't be standing here." ”
"Speaking of which, you first met at Fort Clarion, right?" the little Robin looked cautiously at the purple-haired mercenary, and after making sure that the other party was not offended by herself, he continued, "You must know him well - otherwise, you wouldn't trust him so much." ”
Speaking of this, Robin's face showed a slightly twisted look: "I have never seen others being so trusted and valued by you." ”
"Do you trust......" Shrell, who was standing in the grass with a two-handed sword behind his back, looked a little confused, and his long dark purple hair fluttered gently in the wind: "Maybe you don't believe it, but in fact I don't know him very well." ”
"Although we have fought together in Fort Clarrum, I know him no more than you do - except that he does deserve your trust, and it will be difficult for you to turn down this guy when he needs you. ”
"This is a guy who is inexplicably trusted by others, and as long as he is there you will be willing to believe that victory will be ours - this is how we held out until reinforcements arrived at Fort Clarrum, and he proved it at the Twin Towers Fortress, no matter how difficult it is, no matter how impossible, he will take us to the final victory!" (To be continued.) )
PS: I'm very sorry, I'm very sorry, because I'm going out in the morning, and it turned out that the previous chapter was sent wrong, and it became the previous chapter, and I apologize to everyone here!!!!
Because the new background is empty and won't be used, it can't be deleted for the time being, and the chapter name can't be changed, so I had to resend it again, I'm sorry!!!