First of all, we are short of troops, and the enemy who attacked Dark Moon will not have time to capture the noble lady, and the positive impact of the latter will be far better than a battle. It's not easy to take care of all aspects!

Both goals have to be accomplished, but time is running out. Since there is not much time, it is necessary to take risks...... However, there is an infantry training camp not far from here, and perhaps Carlos can bring some men up to support him.

"That's fine, attack as usual. I made up my mind, pointed to the map and said: "The eight guard regiments are divided into three routes, I will command two regiments in the middle, three regiments on the left and right, and we will attack at the same time, and the spearhead will be directed at Maple Leaf City!"

"Why are you fighting like this?"

"Why?" the corners of my mouth curled slightly: "Aren't the nobles running towards Maple Leaf City? We will make a posture to surround Maple Leaf City and force them out...... At the same time, we won't waste a lot of time, we have to make a big noise along the way, and it's best to be able to directly surround Maple Leaf City. ”

"Surround Maple Leaf City?" a staff officer beside him exclaimed, "We only have more than 20,000 people!"

"Yes, we are 20,000 people, although my purpose is not Maple Leaf City, but I want to make Halik's soul not possess his body, and scare him to drill under the bed!" I slapped the map: "That's it! After the order, immediately mobilize six infantry regiments to follow up and reinforce us to attack Maple Leaf City!"

"Yes!"

"Are the troops ready to go?"

"Ready to go. ”

"Operation Dark!"

※※※The night in the desert is cold, and the wind is howling around, and the flying sand is sand. Scrape up the sheath of the warriors' armor. Bring up my cloak too. Blowing ruffles my hair.

In front of the neatly arranged 5,000 soldiers, I looked up at the moon, staring for a long time at the faint light of the first quarter moon, but in front of me, more than 5,000 pairs of eyes were staring at me.

"This moon tonight, all this qiē......" I suddenly shouted loudly, "It's all ours!"

The fighters responded to me with the same loud voice: "It's all ours!"

"Death ......" in the wind, I tried my best to condense my voice into one: "Bring it to the enemy!"

"We survive!"

"I will lead you, glorious guardsmen......" I raised my right fist: "Fight for Your Majesty!"

"Fight for Your Majesty!"

"Let's go!"

I then put on a mask. Turning the horse's head, he rushed out first, followed by five thousand burning souls and five thousand fiery hearts.

The route is familiar, and it was in this desert that I took the first lessons of my military career.

Carrying fifteen days' rations, the soldiers of the two Guards Regiment followed me across the border, and two hours later we were out of the desert and on the land of Du Feng Province.

Before that. My order is very clear, to the people in Du Feng's province. Don't let go of the one who wears a military uniform, don't care about the one who doesn't wear a military uniform, and the residences and official residences of officials at all levels are all razed to the ground, but the private property of the nobility must not be touched!

The army of 5,000 men gradually divided into two armies, the front and the rear, with me in the middle, and the rock faithfully fulfilling his duties...... Surrounded me with a team of guards.

Before the battle, Du Feng's province was full of my intelligence officers, some of them were Marfa's subordinates, and some of them were Amaterasu's subordinates. Along the way, there are people to guide us in the direction, and the latest developments of the enemy army will be transmitted back as soon as possible. These people are so important, I know almost everything about the Qiē in Du Feng's provincial territory.

A white war horse leaned to my horse after many inspections, and immediately a man dressed as a merchant shouted to me: "Big boss, there is an enemy camp five miles ahead, and there are eight hundred defenders!"

I turned my head and gestured to the herald on the side.

The front team accelerated, and the wild cry of "For Your Majesty - Kill!!" came in the wind, and countless rockets were shot out, dragging orange tails, lighting up the dark night sky and igniting the flame of revenge in the eyes of the warriors.

When the wolf-like guards put away their horses and bows and prepared to rush into the enemy camp, most of the enemy soldiers woke up from their dreams, and they had no time to set up formation, so they could only meet them in twos and threes...... Welcome to death.

This kind of poorly trained garrison infantry, with its disheveled armor and frivolous steps, seems to me to be nothing at all.

The front team swept through the enemy camp like a whirlwind of clouds, leaving dead bodies everywhere...... And at this time, the mages of the army chanted loudly, and the sky flashed with brilliant and colorful light, first a chain of lightning, then a burst of fireballs, silver-white lightning jumping, violent flames swallowing a qiē, this camp was torn to pieces by the magic power!

In the terrible screams, in the scorching smell of the incineration of the flesh, in the black ash scattered in the sky, scattered enemy troops rushed with their heads in their hands, they only wanted to avoid this series of blows, where was the will to fight?

Finally, the wreak of magic had finally passed, and the surviving enemy troops had not had time to thank the gods, and the rear team, which was denser than the previous team, had already rushed to them on their horses...... All the lives that did not belong to the army of the Dark Province were all turned into blood mist splashes under the impact of the rear team!

"Don't stop......" I shouted, "Keep going!"

Seven hours later, we were a hundred miles away, and it was already morning - and the second enemy camp was in sight!

The rear team accelerated to catch up and take over the position of the front team, and the enemy camp was full of sirens, and five hundred enemy troops were already lined up with spears, but unfortunately they did not wait for our army to approach, they were shot by a burst of arrows, and under the heavy casualties, someone shouted, and the rest of the enemy soldiers left the bodies of their comrades and all retreated to the camp.

To the sturdy horses, the thin fence of the camp was as fragile as rotten paper, and to the sword-wielding guards, the terrified enemy troops under the horses were almost idiots...... Some of the enemy soldiers were pierced through the body with spears, and the screams were endless, and the heads of those who were cut off by their swords splattered high columns of blood.

With the advantages of training and equipment, and the difference in military classes and numbers, how can this mere hundreds of enemy troops resist?

"Trample the lowly bodies of the enemy under the hooves of horses, take their lives, and make them accept a shameful defeat!" I brandished the black iron sword in my hand. is still shouting: "Towards our goal, Maple Leaf City!"

The other two routes are also quite smooth. Maintain the same pace as the mid lane at all times. By noon that day, the three-way iron cavalry had already broken through to the place where Du Feng Province was two hundred miles, and the distance between them remained within one hundred miles.

This is the army that has defeated the Demon Alliance, this is an unstoppable force, this rolling iron stream is rushing, roaring, with the desire to avenge His Majesty, and it is rushing into the hinterland of Du Feng's Province.

Dufeng Province is located in the interior of Sbia. It is rare to use troops once in a hundred years, and the laxity of the garrison in peacetime can be imagined. After becoming a front-line province, although Halik intended to strengthen the army, how could the lazy habits that had accumulated in the army be changed over time? Not to mention that in order to let the troops rebel with him, Halik threw a lot of gold coins, and every soldier under his command became richer than ever......

The border troops slowly changed their positions, did not enter the fortress when they were attacked, and remained in a makeshift camp. The troops in the key cities are still spending their days drinking and indulging in pleasure. And the grain and grass materials that Lu Man allocated to them are all in my hands because of the protection of the inner line!

One village after another was occupied. Small towns were planted with royal flags representing the Xiamai family. Wherever our troops passed, the administrative system of Khalik was completely destroyed. The local officials loyal to Khalik, along with their families, were convicted of state crimes and hung from the tallest building in the town...... There's nothing to say about it, think of what happened to His Majesty Kremer and Aunt Nasher, and my soldiers faithfully carried out this qiē.

The civilians were not harmed, they were also the subjects of our Sbyan Empire, and this despicable rebellion had nothing to do with them, and I ordered that notices be posted in every town to appease the people...... As for law and order, Amaterasu's men have long since become the biggest gangsters in all the provinces of the Sbia Empire, and if I want, I can know everything about every thug in every village and town, so I never have to worry about security.

But the affairs of the nobles are more troublesome to deal with, because in order to achieve the goal of dividing the enemy, there must be a clear difference in treatment.

If there are women in the family who are fit to marry and do not explicitly support the rebellion and declare allegiance to the royal family, all property is protected; if there are women in the family who are suitable for marriage but support the rebellion, the property is temporarily confiscated and the members of the family and slaves are not allowed to go out; if there are no women in the family who are suitable for marriage and support the rebellion, all property is temporarily confiscated and the members of the family are guarded, and when the news of Fischert's choice of concubine spreads, they will be counted as having their lives.

The left and right armies made a big bend, and the troops divided into three routes reunited on the third day, and the next day they approached the capital of Dufeng Province - Maple Leaf City. On the route we passed, all the garrisons of Khalik were wiped out, numbering more than nine thousand......

And our 20,000 men are only the vanguard, and if the plan I had made in advance had been carried out, the main forces behind us would have already begun to move. Maple Leaf City is a very historic old city, with its towering walls covered with green moss, guarding the prosperity behind it. Through the walls, you can see the spires of the tall buildings in the castle. When I led my troops all the way to the outside of the city, I even faintly heard the chanting of the temple's evening prayer coming from the city.

The towers of the old suspension bridges, and the gentle evening breeze that blows slowly by the moat with evergreen trees in all seasons...... These crumbs are also very good at enjoying life.

I rode on my warhorse, facing the walls of Maple Leaf City, sneering, we had just arrived, and the dust raised behind us had just drifted overhead.

Because his master did not have the courage to ascend the throne and claim the throne, only the banner of Halik's own family was planted on the city wall, and when I swarmed with my troops, the defenders of Maple Leaf City in panic only had time to put away the drawbridge. According to the size and status of Maple Leaf City, the number of magicians in the city should be relatively large, but I don't know what they are doing, these magicians have not yet awakened the city defense magic array, which makes the accompanying magicians I brought ecstatic.

In order to defend against enemy attacks, each city will build a city defense magic array according to the size of the city, and items such as magic gems will be buried in the city walls. In the event of war, these magic circles are awakened by the mages in the city to create huge enchantments that prevent possible magical attacks from enemy forces. Depending on the size of the magic circle, the number of magic gems used, and the number of mages, the amount of time the enchantment can last is different. But in a city as historic as Maple Leaf City, it should be no problem for the magic array to last for two months, even if it encounters my troops. It should also last for a month.

And now. Whatever the reason, it's fine. They didn't wake up the magic array, how could they not make me happy?

This was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and as soon as I beckoned, almost all the magicians were on board.

More than three hundred elven magicians stood outside the range of bows and arrows, and after a burst of super-large-scale magic chanting, the entire sky above Maple Leaf City was full of black clouds, and the "chain of lightning" came first - hundreds of silver-white lightning pillars slashed down from the sky, and a huge sound shook the city and outside!

Almost half of the lightning fell on the city walls. Lightning leaped through the enemy forces defending the city like silver snakes, and a single bolt of lightning would knock down at least four or five people, except for officers in magical armor - no one could expect any soldier to get up after being hit by lightning, they were soldiers, not the governor.

I could only watch the lightning and thunder in the sky, and the countless white lights on the city walls, but I couldn't see what the city was stirring up, but there were a few places that immediately burst into flames.

There was a huge cheer from the surrounding troops, and no one, including me, had ever seen hundreds of elven mages wielding their might at the same time.

The momentum of the chain of lightning is gradually weakening. The chant of magic rang out again. This time, though, the black clouds in the sky were getting thicker and thicker. And squeezing each other. As it slowly moved, the thick clouds gradually formed a huge black vortex...... It's like a pot of stirred sugar juice.

"Meteor Fire Rain ......" There seemed to be a terrible shout from the city wall.

Yes, this is a meteor shower, a high-level fire magic.

Originally, it would have taken a long time to prepare for using this kind of magic, but I have a lot of magicians! Almost all elven magicians release magic twice as fast as human magicians.

The squeezing and tumbling black clouds began to twist, and their speed began to increase, and their shapes became extremely ugly.

"Take care to protect the magician. I said to the heralds around me, "The enemy will go crazy......"

Before he finished speaking, there was a sound from the side of the city wall tower, and the tall drawbridge "Peng!" fell to the moat, and the heavy city gate slowly opened with a piercing "creaking" sound.

"!" I put away the excitement and shouted, "Column!"

"Sir......" Before the rock could say a word, I slapped my horse and rushed out...... It's not a big war, it's not at this time, and there will be a good chance in the future?

Four battalions of guards were inserted in two lanes, lined up in front of the magician.

A group of light cavalry rushed out of the gate, the hole was relatively small, and they did not have time to spread it. It is no wonder that those people in the staff can't handle the enemy in such a hurry.

Another battalion of guards dismounted, shield-wielding spears close to the mage, and all the elven archers were rapidly approaching the walls from other directions.

"Sir......" Rock reined in his horse beside me, "You can't go up." ”

"You don't talk nonsense!" I interrupted him rudely, "It's not a big scene, and if it's not at this time, the governor will have to hold back his illness!"

The rock had no choice but to glance at the other guards from the side.

Elven archers close to the walls were the first to attack, and they swam rapidly out of range of the enemy's bows and arrows, flashing white light, shooting all magic arrows, and the city was constantly falling with arrows. Because the enemy's bows and arrows could not fight back, the defenders on the city walls could only curse.

The cavalry of the long snake finally came out of the doorway, about 2,000 people, although the formation was scattered, they still rushed towards me desperately, and the front finally maintained the impact surface of about 100 horsemen.

"Calibrate the eight knots - shoot!" the troops on both sides behind him struck.

The screech of feathered arrows piercing through the air sounded in my ears, and in an instant I passed over my head, and I knew from the sound that this was a long spike arrow specially designed against the light cavalry, and the three-edged arrows were small and long, and it was not a problem to pierce the thin armor of these light cavalry - they were not my soldiers, and they were not so good to have dwarven armor to wear.

The enemy's shock formation was in chaos, and although it was still far away, I could clearly see that they had fallen hundreds of ...... When shot by this arrow, a high column of blood erupted.

"Mark the six knots - shoot!" As a result, there were only five or six hundred people rushing in front of us.

"Good!" Seeing that the enemy was out of range of their archers, I patted my helmet: "Kill!"

"Kill ......" dragged on a long note, and the four guards regiments greeted him.

The rock has two rows of guards, one on the left and one on the right, and the posture is not allowed for me to have too much contact with the enemy, hey...... It's not easy to be a governor.

With a "bang", I had already drawn my black iron sword, and the cavalry on both sides had almost collided together.

In the constant neighing of the war horses, the two sides did it.

The long knife in his hand was swung out, and the stabbing cavalry spear was slashed, and with a flick of his wrist, the blade turned into a black light and cut the hard-working cavalry in two! A light rider behind hurriedly raised his shield, but he split my man and horse into two pieces.

In the past, I would never have swung my knife so fast. But now, the black iron knife was flying and churning in my hand so fast that even I was amazed, and the slash was almost effortless. Relying on the speed of the horse, not to mention attacking me with a knife and a shot, several enemy troops were aggrieved and went on the road before they even had time to block it.

Cutting and slashing all the way, my mood was very high, and I rushed to a crowded place. Just when he was happy to fight, he suddenly relaxed the pressure, and there were no enemy troops in front of him.

Look, less than a thousand enemies have been packed up...... If I didn't shoot again, there was no food, so I hurriedly turned around and killed all the way back, seeing that there were not many enemies, and the rock also relaxed the "control" on me, and only brought a few guards to protect me, so that I could have fun.

When I went back again, there were no more enemy troops for me to practice, and these miscellaneous fish were really enough...... In less than a quarter of an hour, the magician's chant was not finished!

It's no wonder that the loose light cavalry is undefeated against my guards, and my guards are the elite division that defeated the demon coalition!

I looked up at the sky.

At this time, many bubble-like bumps have appeared in the middle of the black cloud, and they are expanding...... And in the city, there is already an enchantment, the circular enchantment flashes with white light, slowly going up, and gradually covering half of the Maple Leaf City.

"Well......" I said to the rocks, "let's stay away." ”

The rock nodded violently. (To be continued......)