Three days later.

Luqi led his army and stopped at the demarcation river in the Shining Silver Mountains, ready to take a break and start crossing.

The river, which connects the Sea of Conquerors, flows down from the middle of a huge mountain range, and is seven or eight meters wide and long, but not very deep.

It would be a good place for Noxus to set up a defensive line here to stop him and the army.

But Noxus didn't choose to do that.

There has been no fighting between the two sides in the past three days, and it seems that Noxus has chosen to turn a blind eye to Demacia's long-term drive.

However, this was not the case, in fact, because they knew that the thin defenders everywhere were not enough to withstand the attack of Demacia.

Because anyone can see that this time Demacia's troops are divided into three routes, and the battle line spans the Valoran continent and the Shurima continent, and they are obviously ready for a strong invasion.

So as soon as the border defense was broken, they simply abandoned those unimportant cities, transferred important supplies, and joined up with the real large forces.

In this way, we are fully prepared to confront Demacia.

There's a wider river to follow, bordering Boleham and Groft, where Noxus will build a real defense, if Luch guesses correctly.

Taking advantage of the soldiers' crossing the river bridge and resting, Luci opened the key and saw the message from Trewell, and then showed a thoughtful expression.

Noxus agreed to the terms of trading prisoners of war, and the exchange was made on a flat land behind the river, where there was no ambush and the terrain was open.

If Demacia breaks the contract, Noxus will ignore any future demands.

Lu Qi naturally will not break the contract, after all, after trading prisoners of war, it is definitely not his side that suffers.

There were no more battles along the way, so the number of prisoners of war did not increase, and he brought some "traded" prisoners of war with him this time.

As time slowly passed, soon Quinn found Luqi: "Your Highness, the bridge has been built. ”

Hearing this, Lu Qi stood up: "Keep going!" ”

At the same time, on the Noxus side.

The main general directly appointed by Darkwell this time, Demir Araus, has also led the army raised, all the way to the west, preparing to block Demacia's army, and the momentum is very huge.

He himself was in Grovet, so he was not far away from the army of Demacia.

This time, he commanded a total of 100,000 troops, and Demir, who had just turned 35 years old, had great confidence in this expedition.

From the information he had gathered earlier, he learned that the army sent by Demacia this time, even if it was divided into three routes, added up to less than 150,000.

And he already has an army of 100,000 at the moment, and there will be 50,000 troops in the future, and after that, Noxus will continue to recruit and send reinforcements, and it is expected that there will be at least 100,000 troops.

Even if there is a slight gap between the two sides in the quality of soldiers, the quantity is enough to make up for it.

Not to mention, one side attack, one side defends, there are also different difficulties.

The reason why it didn't go any further was because Noxus had to resist not only a one-sided attack this time, but also a Demacian army in the northern position.

Noxus also sent 100,000 troops.

Demir was born into the Araus family and fought in three major battles in his life, all of which were impressive. There were countless small battles, and a total of thirteen cities were conquered for Noxus, destroying a small country.

He made a significant contribution to the expansion of the territory of the Noxian Empire on the map.

It can be said that he became famous at a young age, and now he is only thirty-five, and he is already a warlord with good prestige.

He hadn't fought Demacia before, but he had learned about the country that had also stood next door to Noxus for hundreds of years.

Even so, he is also very confident in this mission.

He had heard that Demacia's chief this time was only a young prince who was just over twenty, and he did not despise this.

It was obvious that such a young prince would be extremely capable of taking on such a large-scale war, otherwise Demacia would not have sent him.

This made Demir very eager to learn the skills of this prince.

Riding on the war horse, a little conceit in his heart made Demir have a certain expectation for the next confrontation.

But before that, he needed to redeem those prisoners of war.

In the past few days, the ransom money raised from all sides has also reached him.

It's three days in a flash.

Both sides march in a common direction, but for now they have only one purpose, and that is to trade prisoners of war.

It's still a bit strange to say, because when the fight just starts, it is rare to exchange prisoners.

Sitting on flat ground, the two sides tacitly reached a no-war treaty.

Lu Qi also truthfully let the captives return to Noxus for two hundred gold per person.

In a makeshift military camp in Noxus.

An adjutant walked into the barracks and reported to Demir: "General, the prisoners who have been exchanged this time are all the old, weak, sick and disabled, children and women, about 70,000 people. ”

After listening to the report of his subordinates, Demir raised his head and was not surprised.

Just thinking about it, you know that Demacia naturally won't let people who can become combat power return to Noxus during the war.

Then the exchange of prisoners of war here must be the old, weak, sick and disabled, as well as children and women, who are not combative.

On the other hand, on the side of the Immortal Fortress, he had to exchange his head.

Otherwise, it will only usher in infamy, and according to his understanding of the current situation of Darkwell who is currently in power, it is naturally impossible for him to refuse.

Because this is a moral kidnapping on the surface.

Abandoning the people is equivalent to letting the enemy throw their dignity on the ground and trample on it, and more importantly, it will only chill countless people.

If the people are pawns that can be discarded at will when danger comes, then who would dare to serve such a monarch.

Although Noxus has always flaunted the absence of moralism.

But after all, the country is big, and there is a bit of idol baggage, so you still have to have face.

At this point, Demir didn't think of this either.

"Do you want these people, put on armor, to fight Demacia?"

His eyes were slightly condensed, and he muttered to himself.

This is the stop-loss method given by the Immortal Fortress, so that these prisoners of war who have lost their homeland can wear cheap armor and fight for their country.

Their enemy, of course, was Demacia, who had already attacked them once.

However, these incapable old men, children, and women, even if they wear armor, can they be Demacia's opponents?

Demir naturally knows that the ending of these people is just cannon fodder.

They only need to rush to the front, and they can earn an extra arrow for the enemy.

"That's it, I'll have another use."

After a brief thought, he waved his hand and ordered.

After the exchange of prisoners, Noxus quickly retreated with the prisoners.

Naturally, Lu Qi did not send troops to catch up.

After all, even if those prisoners of war were captured and sold again, I am afraid that no one would buy it.

Moral kidnapping has to be done slowly, after all, if Noxus is in a hurry, they simply don't want this thing of morality.

It just so happened that the army had been on the road for so many days in a row, and it was also possible to take the opportunity to take a good rest.

Lu Qi also led the army back for a while, and in the makeshift barracks, boxes of gold coins had been brought in.

Two white-armored soldiers, laboriously carrying heavy boxes of gold coins.

After this wave, the team did not have those prisoners of war, which was indeed a lot easier.

These coins have also been tested, and there are basically no problems.

Naturally, Noxus will not cheat on this, because this is tantamount to handing the initiative to Demacia again.

Don't forget that Demacia still has some prisoners of war in his hands, and if even the money for ransom the prisoners of war is fake, doesn't that give them a reason to kill prisoners indiscriminately?

At this time.

Looking at the boxes of gold coins piled up everywhere, Lux's eyes widened and she muttered, "How many gold coins is this?" ”

Lu Qi replied casually: "It's not much, almost fourteen million." ”

Lux was stunned when he heard this: "Fourteen million, I've never seen so much money in my life." ”

Even she showed an expression that she had never seen the world, and some money fans wanted to pour out all these gold coins to see how high they could be piled up.

After all, fourteen million is indeed a lot.

This is a real gold coin, and this thing is a hard circulation of the entire Runeterra.

Except for some places in Ionia, this small, glittering golden thing was taken out and kept for use.

"No wonder Noxus likes to fight."

Lux had a lot of insights at this time, and it was also recognized by many people.

In addition to satisfying the ambitions of some invaders, the most intuitive benefit of invasion and war is the economic embodiment.

Because the surprise obtained by this means comes the easiest and the most.

When a nation, the property of the whole country working together, just through a battle, all falls into your pocket.

Simple, direct, brutal.

In this way, the greed of the invaders will only be infinitely inflated.

Noxus's economy and trade are like this, like a snowball, rolling bigger and bigger.

Lu Qi also laughed at this time: "It feels really good to snatch money from the bully who robbed others." ”

"Indeed!" Lux nodded his head in agreement: "The thought of them being angry and acting like we can't do anything makes me feel much more comfortable." ”

The people around him burst into laughter.

Yes, if you don't want to be bullied by these bullies, you can only be strong yourself, so strong that they are angry and can't do anything.

In this way, you can protect yourself and protect the weak.

This trip made many people feel that Demacia's choice to take the initiative to attack was the right choice.

"Use this money to expand our territory."

Luki decided on the use of the money.

This time, Demacia sent an army, and the captured places naturally would not be returned to Noxus.

The money stolen from Noxus will be used to build a wall to fight against Noxus.

By this time it was already dark, and the army camped here to rest, and by the way, settled this dinner.

The rest time is not destined to be too long, after all, it is a critical period for war, and it will probably be late at night, and the army will set off.

The team's energy is maintained very well these days, so even if they set off soon, they will not get tired.

In Luki's tent, he and Quinn and other lieutenants and generals studied the march map.

"The next city to be attacked should be this Bruan. If nothing else, the enemy will retreat here, twenty to twenty-five kilometers away from us, and it is expected that it will take at least three hours to strike at full speed. ”

"The enemy's current dispatch is unknown, and we don't know how many troops are deployed to defend us. But I expect at least 150,000 or more. ”

Hearing this, Lu Qi's eyes fell on the map and thought slightly.

Time passes.

Bruan City.

The army in the city was stationed, and the atmosphere was quite heavy, and a solemn atmosphere surrounded the city.

This is an army composed of one war group and one war group, and each soldier has experienced a lot of fighting.

In the battle room, Demir and a group of generals sat down.

One person reported: "General, it is estimated that the remaining 50,000 troops will arrive in half a day." ”

Because of the suddenness of Demacia's attack, the troops were sent from various places.

Naturally, there is a time to arrive one after another.

At present, Demir has an army of 100,000 that has always accompanied him.

Coupled with the 70,000 cannon fodder exchanged today, there are quite a few people.

Hearing this, Demir said thoughtfully: "I estimate that Demacia will make a move soon, and as expected, they will march in the middle of the night." ”

An adjutant said: "We have 100,000 troops defending in Blue City, and this main army of Demacia is probably less than 50,000 in number, so we won't be so nervous, right?" ”

"Not really, but being passive has never been my style."

Demir's eyes flickered, and as he spoke, he got up and came to the map hanging on the wall, and looked at it: "This time, Demacia, the total army is divided into three routes, one is attacking from the north, one is the prince's army, which is the one in front of us, and the other is in Shurima, the purpose is to intercept the possibility of our support on the sea. ”

"The attack is in the same direction on all three fronts and we are in the position of Bru City now. If as I expected, another Demacian army, located in the north, had arrived here at this moment. ”

He pointed to the map, and it was not difficult to see that another Demacian army was located, just diagonally above the city of Bru.

It is also directly above the Prince's Army.

They attacked from the top and bottom, and the current route of march was also a relatively close wave between the two.

Because of the topography, Demir was sure that another army would inevitably take a detour.

All of you here are Demir's cronies, so they all know his combat style, and they really don't like to be passive.

This man is the one who dares to fight and fight, so he has today's achievements.

"Don't forget, our mission is not just to intercept Demacia, it's more to recapture the lost territory. My idea was to take the initiative and surprise another German army, and then flank the army from the flanks and flank the army from both sides with the troops coming from front. ”

He spoke slowly, speaking his thoughts.

(End of chapter)