Chapter 438: Duel of Honor
This time, the Grand Duchy of Delon, the United Kingdom of the East Coast, and the Kingdom of Lane have actually formed an alliance, plus the navy of the Sith Kingdom that is willing to cooperate, more than a million troops have been dispatched.
The Kingdom of Grant, the Grand Duchy of Starnik, and the Duke of Harland also mobilized more than 800,000 regular troops.
Although the army led by Haaland was small, it actually played more of a role than the Grand Duchy of Starnik because of factors such as the Starlight Bomb and the Magic Crystal Cannon.
Comparing the combat effectiveness of the army alone, the Triple Alliance actually did not have much advantage.
Although the Ryan Kingdom still has some remaining strength, there are 200,000 troops in the direction of the Silver Wolf Mountain Range, and 60,000 people are stationed in the capital Ryan Castle, and the domestic nobles can still squeeze out 100,000 troops. But the Duke of Haaland can also cobble together 100,000 people, and the Kingdom of Grant can also mobilize about 80,000 soldiers, but the quality of these last 80,000 soldiers is not very good.
Whether it is the Ryan Kingdom or the Harland Lord, the troops defending against the orcs cannot be easily mobilized.
Once there is a hole in the defense line against the orcs, the orcs will inevitably seize the opportunity to invade, in fact, at this moment, the fighting side has already done their best, and there are not many reserves to use. Failure on any battlefield will inevitably lead to the fate of global collapse.
After careful consideration, Klomis met McHerrone in person, and after hearing McKelline's story in person, Klomis had confirmed that the defenders of Rhine Castle might not be able to withstand the onslaught of Duke Haaland. After secretly deducing the situation, Klomis finally decided to go north to help and stabilize the situation and contain the Duke of Haaland.
Richard entered the kingdom of Lane with an army of 100,000 troops, and naturally had to raid the place on a large scale and collect grain and grass to maintain logistics.
Fortunately, the southern region of the Lane Kingdom is relatively rich, and Richard has entered the Lane Kingdom in early June, which is the season of lush vegetation and can drive a large number of livestock forward.
Despite this, in the newly occupied area, the soldiers under Richard still killed many bureaucrats and nobles who were unwilling to cooperate.
The army of 100,000 needs to consume 300 tons of grain a day, and the damage to the local area is extremely serious, and many local nobles would rather burn the grain than cheapen the Harland territory.
Because of the spread of the war, the local area suddenly fell into the dilemma of lack of food, creating countless displaced people.
It has been nearly thirty years since Richard crossed over to the Dawn plane, and the three views have gradually been assimilated by the natives, and he has long lost the sentimentality he had when he first crossed over, let alone the superfluous sympathy.
Being on a brutal battlefield, Richard, a serf, did not care at all about the famine. The only thing he cares about now is whether he can win this battle?
After conquering Porta Castle, Richard went on a rampage with an army of 100,000 men, and in only six days, he broke through the Duchy of Madison and conquered the capital city of Bourbon.
The Duchy of Madison had two legionnaires, one to follow the Duke of Madison on his southward march and one to guard the border.
Now the legion guarding the border was directly crushed by the Harland leader, and the corps commander McKelline was lucky to save his life and fled into the Southern Route Army. At this moment, the Duke of Madison was very empty, and it could not withstand the attack of Richard's 100,000 troops.
In just six days, Richard conquered three important castles, captured part of the Madison family's grain depot, and seized more than 60,000 tons of grain.
Although the Duchy of Madison is not as prosperous as the Harland Order, it also has a population of 1.4 million, and the Duke's treasury has more than 200,000 tons of grain.
However, in order to resist the invasion of the Grant Kingdom, the local nobles generally spontaneously carried out the order of the fortified wall. Although Bourbon had only a small number of defenders, the grain depot was set on fire, and in the end, Haaland and his army only recovered 60,000 tons of grain.
60,000 tons of grain is enough for Richard's army to eat for half a year.
The seizure of 60,000 tons of grain greatly reduced the burden of the Grant Kingdom, which was equivalent to saving 200,000 tons of grain for the rear.
Especially for Fox, Edward and other dukedoms close to the war zone, the logistical pressure on supplying the six dukes coalition is very heavy, and now they have to draw Ding to escort the baggage for Haaland's leading group, and the burden is almost impossible to support.
The war lasted until June, and a large number of fugitive slaves began to appear in the territory of the two dukes Edward and Fox, and the three dukes who were forced to get close to the front had to reduce the number of conscriptions.
The third duke reduced his labor, and the pressure on the direct territories of the royal family became heavier, and Richard captured half a year's worth of food at the front, and the rope around the neck of the Grant Kingdom was finally able to relax and loosen a little.
Annoyed that the enemy burned the grain, Richard angrily made an order to massacre the nobles and officers, and in just ten days, the Duchess of Madison was full of war, and the local bureaucrats and nobles, as long as they participated in the clearing of the fortified walls, were almost all slaughtered by Richard.
Even the Duke of Madison's family, all the men were killed, and the women were given to the officers and soldiers who had made great achievements.
This time Richard almost trampled the aristocratic demeanor, aristocratic honor, and aristocratic spirit under his feet, and his style was completely like a barbarian who did not pay attention to the rules.
Haaland led the army to clean the place so ferociously, relying on killings to maintain local stability.
After making the decision to slaughter the nobles, Richard's reputation was also minimized, and he was scolded by the nobles of the Ryan Kingdom for having orc blood. The army of the Haaland Territory is also known as the Beast Army.
Seeing that the summer harvest was coming, Richard asked the two dukes Hughes and Sardin to take 40,000 people from their headquarters as auxiliaries to transport grain and grass for Haaland to lead the regiment, ensure logistics, and control the occupied area.
Novena Castle is a relatively wealthy city in the Kingdom of Lane, and the provincial consul heard that the army led by Haaland was approaching, and he was already frightened.
Castle Novena is relatively close to the Duchy of Madison, and has heard of Duke Haraland's atrocities. Seeing this kind of unsparing, style similar to that of the orc army, relying on the weak defenders in the local area, the provincial consuls did not have the confidence to hold at all.
Just as the provincial consul Pete was about to flee, Klomis finally appeared near Novena Castle with his vanguard troops.
Hurrying and hurrying, the army of the Kingdom of Lane was a step slower after all, and by the time they returned, the Duchy of Madison had already fallen under Richard's control.
Hearing that his relatives had been killed by Richard, and that his wife and daughter had been given to the soldiers, the Duke of Madison was immediately furious. He wrote an insulting dueling document on the spot, asking Richard to engage in an honorable duel with him, in accordance with aristocratic tradition.
Madison was a ninth-order knight and was very confident in his personal prowess. He took the initiative to challenge Richard, in addition to wanting revenge, he also hoped to kill Richard by surprise and grab the fourth-order magic props. With a treasure of this rank, the Madisons would be able to gain a foothold among the great nobles.
Richard readily agreed to Duke Madison's request to die.
The duel took place outside of Novena Castle.
In front of the two armies, Richard and the Duke of Madison stepped out of the crowd, and the Duke of Madison stomped on both feet and took the lead in the charge.
Seeing Duke Madison rushing over, Richard took out the Fire Staff from the Starlight Bottle, and with a flick of it, three large fireballs appeared in the air.
After being promoted to the eighth ring, the spiritual power exceeded sixty points, and Richard's combat power became even more amazing, especially with the blessing of the fire staff, consuming fifteen points of magic power, he could release a spell with a destructive power of 180 degrees.
The strength of such a spell is only a few points worse than that of the nine-ring plastic energy system.
Three fireballs crossed a graceful arc and hit Duke Madison in no particular order, and in an instant, there was a violent explosion.
The fireball burst and unleashed a scorching energy that pierced through the protection of Duke Madison's enchanted armor, roasting his skin red.
As soon as the two fought, Richard only released a three-ring magic fireball technique, which crumbled Duke Madison and lost two or three percent of his vitality.
The magic attack power released by Richard was so high that Duke Madison was surprised, and the casting strength of such a spell was already a few points more powerful than that of a legendary magician.
Duke Madison is a great nobleman of the Ryan Kingdom, and he also has a part of the magic inheritance, and he secretly thought in his heart: "Duke Haraland's spiritual power must have exceeded thirty points, awakened a strong spell casting talent, and the magic wand in his hand also has a high bonus to fire attribute spells." For this blow, Richard must have used a powerful spell.
I must not be deterred by the enemy, and I must resist the magical power of Duke Haaland and quickly approach and kill this person. ”
Knights and warriors must be close to magicians if they want to fight with magicians. Despite the heavy loss of vitality, the Duke of Madison instead launched a faster charge.
Seeing this scene, the corners of Richard's mouth showed a slight smile, but he secretly laughed at the enemy's stupidity in his heart. With a movement of spiritual power in his mind, he flicked the fire staff again, releasing a two-ring magic scorching ray.
In the blink of an eye, a thick red light slammed into Duke Madison's door.
The flames struck, and Duke Madison didn't have time to dodge, and suddenly crossed his arms, covering his face.
The thick red light hit the Duke of Madison's arms, and in an instant, the Duke of Madison's armnails were burned red, and in an instant, there was a puff of white smoke, and there was a slight smell of barbecue. Duke Madison suddenly felt a strong tingling.
Although the scorching ray is only a two-ring magic, with the blessing of Richard's powerful spell and the fire staff, the power of the magic is already equivalent to the level of the standard magic seven-ring.
Although the Duke of Madison's eighth-order armour has strong defense, it focuses on physical defense, and its magic resistance is relatively average, although this blow did not penetrate the armour, it burned Duke Madison's arm, making his injury a few points worse.
After releasing the two-ring magic scorching ray, Richard swung the fire staff for the third time, this time with a little seriousness, releasing the five-ring magic flame meteor.
A flash of fire pierced the sky, making a sharp sound that slammed into the Duke of Madison's chest.
Seeing this scene, Duke Madison hurriedly urged his fighting spirit and released an eighth-order force field shield.
Although the power of Richard's five-ring magic is not as powerful as the legendary spell, it is a few points more powerful than the standard nine-ring magic, and the destructive power of the spell is as high as 260 degrees. You must know that the destructive power of ordinary legendary magic is often between 400 and 800 degrees, and the core of the starlight bomb is about 1,600 degrees.
The destructive power of 1,600 degrees can already injure the legendary third-order orcs, making the legendary dragon flee for his life in a panic. The destructive power of this spell is 260 degrees, and it is already at the level of one-sixth of the starlight bomb.
When it hit the Duke of Madison, it instantly pierced the force field shield attached to the Duke of Madison's enchanted armor.
The force field shield was penetrated, and the enchanted armor was severely worn, and seeing this scene, Duke Madison looked incredulous.
The powerful spiritual power coupled with the legendary staff is so domineering and unreasonable, a ninth-order knight with not weak combat power can't even touch Richard's skin, the enchanted armor is destroyed, and his own vitality has also lost more than fifty percent.
With Richard's current combat power, he can already compete with legendary professionals, even if Sylph is not his opponent, let alone Duke Madison and others.
After eating three spells in a row, the Duke of Madison finally rushed to Richard's vicinity, he let out a frenzied roar, suppressed his fear, held his sword in both hands, jumped up violently, and slashed at the top of Richard's head.
After the battle until now, the Duke of Madison finally noticed the anomaly and discovered that Richard did not release powerful spells, but the lethality of his own magic was very amazing.
The long sword slashed, carrying Duke Madison's strength of more than thirty points, and made a piercing sound of breaking the air, for which Richard was not moved at all, his expression was still very relaxed.
I saw Richard swing the Flame Staff again, releasing a fourth-order magic flame shield.
In an instant, a shield of flames blocked the top of Richard's head, blocking Duke Madison's attack, which seemed very easy.
On the contrary, it was the Duke of Madison, who was bounced off some of the fire damage by the flame shield, and the skin on his body suddenly turned red, and the injury became more serious.
Duke Madison rose up bravely, using the Fighting Spirit Snake Sword Technique, three consecutive swords broke through the flame shield, and Richard released a powerful magic medium force field protection, easily blocking Duke Madison's attack.
I saw Richard swing the Flame Staff for the fifth time, releasing the five-ring magic flame cage.
In an instant, several magical runes appeared in the sky, forming a cage rich in fire element. Billowing magical flames were released from the flame cage, burning Duke Madison to ashes.
Because the Fire Staff could greatly save mana, Richard unleashed six spells, and only consumed about two hundred and sixty points of mana, and easily killed the Duke of Madison, a ninth-order knight. The one that consumes the most magic is actually a powerful magic force field shield, and this magic alone consumes a hundred magic points from Richard.
In fact, if Richard used his hand-to-hand combat ability to entangle with Duke Madison, he could have killed this person by spending 120 mana.
(End of chapter)