A group of guards, led by Rock, surrounded me, and galloped to the hillside where Grandpa Martin was, and in the midst of deafening cheers, the two military flags, one black and one red, were juxtaposed.

"Grandpa Martin. I grabbed the reins of the horse and smiled: "It's the road, are you okay?"

"This little scene still holds up. Grandpa Martin smiled slightly, and did not take his eyes off the battlefield when he replied to me: "You fake stinky boy, now that you know that you have come to curry favor, didn't you ask me to bring the army here?"

"Grandpa Martin, you are wrong about this, I actually watched one of the four famous generals of the Divine Alliance in the past not fight for a long time and was bored, so I asked you to come and relax, why don't you think I am your bosom friend......" I approached his side and whispered: "I can't say no, I can learn something from you by the way." ”

"The strikers maintain a dense impact, and they must penetrate the formation of the enemy's own team and then copy it. After giving an order to his staff officer, Grandpa Martin turned his head to look at me and said, "That's a nice thing to say, is there any ease in this war?" I heard people say that you bullied my two granddaughters......

"The 7th and 8th Guards regiments surrounded the enemy's front line. At the same time, I also gave an order to my staff officers, and then I was careful with Grandpa Martin: "How dare I bully them! ”

"So you've gone to find a fourth gentle and beautiful lady?" Grandpa Martin's whip was raised and pointed to the battlefield ahead, and although his tone was flat, it also startled me: "The rear of the enemy army is beginning to shrink. ”

"The 3rd and 4th Guards Regiment broke away from the enemy's main team and attacked the enemy rear with bows and arrows!" I wiped the sweat from my forehead and quietly controlled my mount to "slide" out of the range of his leather whip. Then he answered: "What? Grandpa Martin, you know." I didn't mean that. But Filchette framed me......"

"Don't drag it on your majesty - we old fellows know it when you think you're doing it perfectly. I've seen her, a very smart young lady, and she's not bad-looking. Sensing my little movements, Grandpa Martin smiled: "Your mother likes her very much, and she calls this Dill every day." Miss Merlin was by her side. ”

"If only I could get along with everyone!" I said, taking off my helmet and smiling sheepishly.

"Look at it!" Grandpa Martin's whip was raised again: "The enemy's front team is finished, and this team is about to be crushed." The rear team simply does not have the strength to counterattack......"

"Is it time for a general attack?" I asked eagerly.

Grandpa Martin nodded: "That's right, ask your magician to support my infantry to encircle and annihilate the enemy's own team, and continue to attack the enemy team with bows and arrows, just don't let them rush over and make trouble." ”

In the sound of horns, colorful lights began to flicker in the sky above the enemy's own team, a series of lightning bolts, bursting fireballs, these most suitable for war magic were released in large quantities, and the attacking infantry was blessed with magic, and the enemy was beaten with strong support.

After several trials, the front-line commander gave the order. The entire attack surface launched on the whole front was like a suddenly tightened fist, clenching the enemy's own team into a strange shape......

The rear of the enemy army hurriedly moved closer to the main team. But being attacked by a continuous stream of bows and arrows along the way, it is not too much to describe it as "struggling".

"I can't see it, your Guards Regiment is very good!" Grandpa Martin tapped his fingers on the saddle a few times, and then said to me, "The enemy rear will be handed over to you." ”

"Yes!" I said to my staff officer, "it doesn't matter if you cut off the enemy's rear and your own team, and wear them out. ”

"Yes!"

The sound of the trumpets changed, and my two guards regiments quickly intervened, defending between the rear of the enemy and my own team.

The other five Guards regiments no longer made contact with the enemy, but circled outside the enemy formation.

In the sky, dense feathered arrows came in waves, and the enemies lined up outside the array fell layer by layer, like cabbage that had been peeled......

"Your bow attack of this density will cost a lot. Grandpa Martin reminded me: "This enemy army is inexperienced in dealing with bow and arrow attacks, what will you do if the enemy forces its way through with hoplites or special units in the future?"

"Speed is our greatest advantage, I run when the enemy is close, their two legs can never outrun four legs, the light cavalry will never fight a war of attrition with the enemy, and the bow and arrow are our most powerful weapons. I replied, "It's too much to consume...... There's really no good way to solve this problem, and I've been struggling with my nerves, and you see how fast their bows and arrows shoot, it's all money!"

A rain of black arrows flew towards the enemy, and a salvo of a Guards regiment would cost me nearly thirty to fifty gold coins, while inflicting heavy casualties on the enemy.

The enemy's own team completely collapsed under our joint attack, many scattered soldiers threw away their weapons and knelt on the ground in groups of three or five, and finally even the flag of the enemy headquarters was taken down by the soldiers.

The enemy rear could still resist, but they had no chance......

"Report sir. The herald who came running was out of breath: "Catch the enemy commander!"

I looked at Grandpa Martin, and the old man coughed first, and said slowly, "I have no interest in meeting the commander who can't even resist an attack." ”

I turned to look at the herald and gestured my hand around my neck.

By the time I finished cleaning up the enemy's stragglers, the sky was already covered with red glow, and I followed Grandpa Martin on the battlefield, chatting while patrolling.

Wandering the battlefield were almost all infantry from the Dark Moon, holding small iron pincers, pulling out the feathered arrows from the corpses of the enemy, and although the shafts of many of the feathered arrows had been broken, the most valuable arrows had finally returned.

And the witch doctors in my Guards, they are doing their best to save their wounded.

"No one can say what happens on the battlefield! Your weapons are very good, but you must let the soldiers know how to save and cherish them. Grandpa Martin said slowly: "Another enemy army of 80,000 people, what are you going to deal with?"

"That's Heert's mission. I smiled: "My next target is Lisan Province, I want to completely master this Province, this will be the main battlefield for the next battle with the Ruman rebels!"

"You set the battlefield here?" Grandpa Martin frowned, "What's the benefit?"

"There are so many benefits. I modestly replied, "Defensively." This is not my territory. I don't feel sorry if it's broken. and close to the province of the Dark Moon. The supply lines will be short, and Lu Man will have to pass in front of my eyes now, whether he wants to attack the Dark Moon or the Darkness, surrounded by the most suitable terrain for cavalry combat...... Anyway, the next two provinces are safe. ”

"What about the offense?"

"Just some small sneak attacks. I whispered, "Grandpa Martin, do you think we can attack now?"

"If we only rely on the current provinces, this attack is undoubtedly very dangerous, unless you are sure that you can reach the Holy Capital within a month. Grandpa Martin sighed, "But can you do it?"

"It's impossible, I've done the math. Even if we reach the Holy Capital within a month, our army will be exhausted," I replied weakly: "The Cardinal Priests will not let us go, and we will not be able to resist the invasion of other empires." ”

"So, the offensive should be slowed down in order to maintain one's strength. Grandpa Martin nodded and told me, "After this battle, the focus has shifted to His Majesty, if His Majesty can win the support of more provinces, we will be able to recover the empire just around the corner." ”

"Isn't there going to be a concubine selection ball? With His Majesty's means, it won't be a problem to capture dozens of hearts!"

"That's not enough. Grandpa Martin played with the horsewhip in his hand: "I heard that you are very good at creating rumors, why don't you use it?"

"You mean ......"

"Go ahead and do the rest, we'll keep an eye on the rest. Grandpa Martin laughed: "I'll bring back the wounded this time." I'll do my best to take over the defense and bring Helt and Moya over. ”

"Thank you!"

"That's it, you set out to take Lisan City. I'll go back to the Dark Moon. Grandpa Martin turned his horse's head: "You can deliberately spare an enemy army, and then chase their ass to attack Lisan City, that would be easier." ”

Sure enough, it's a cunning old fox......

Without waiting to clear the battlefield, I set out with my troops, aiming for another enemy force of 80,000 men—if I didn't go, Helt wouldn't leave a single enemy for me.

※※※ It was already two days after I arrived there, and in the headquarters of the Second Legion, Helt grinned at the sight of me. He laughed so heartily that I had a bad guess.

"You...... You're not going to wipe out all the enemies, are you?"

"Ahh "Because the boss asked me to keep an eye on the situation in other directions, I didn't use any troops, so I let 10,000 cavalry go around in circles with them." But my boss, this enemy is too vulnerable, and in only two days my 10,000 cavalry has routed about twelve of them......"

"Wait......" I interrupted the smug guy's boasting, "how many more enemies can run and jump?"

"About 40,000 people! I took their camp as soon as I saw them. Heert said nonchalantly, "They haven't eaten for a day......

"Gather your troops, and we're going to drive them to Maple Leaf City. I patted the dust off my body: "Let them go and break the enemy's defenses, and by the way, create some rumors." ”

"No problem, boss. Helter shouted, "Herald!"

This was my first time attacking in formation, and my mentors taught me when I was a child, that this kind of crane wing formation with cavalry is quite lethal, but in my opinion, it is nothing more than that......

But when my army, which numbered 50,000 men, appeared in a neat formation and appeared in the field of view of the enemy troops who had been tormented by Helt for several days, and slowly approached, they panicked.

First there was an earth-shattering exclamation, then the soldiers ran aimlessly, and the enemy flag that had been erected was inexplicably poured down once.

"Is this our enemy?" I said to Heert, looking at the little black dots running around in front of me, "so you have been giving them a lot of fun these days." ”

"Of course I won't let them be idle, you can rest assured that I am the boss. ”

"Have you been in contact with the enemy?"

"Nope. Helt shook his head and said, "The war is not an invitation to dinner, why should I contact him?"

"Ask a squad of Rangers to meet with the enemy commander. I said lightly, "I have a gift for him." ”

"Shall I see what a gift?" Helt poked his head out. The serious look on his face could not hide his curiosity in the slightest.

"Hmm. Although it is a gift. But in fact, I haven't seen it either. I turned my head to look at Helt and smiled and said, "Are you sure you want to see it?"

"I changed my mind. Seeing my smile, Hailt suddenly came to his senses: "I don't look!"

As I was joking, a squad of Rangers came over, and I asked Rock to hand over a wooden box to the captain.

"Sue the commander of the enemy army, and say that it was my order. I commanded the captain: "Except for the armies of the Dark Moon Province and the Dark Province, there shall be no army on the ground of the Lisan Province." If you still want to live, take off your uniform and put down your weapons - get out of here!"

"Order the enemy generals. Take off your military uniform, put down your weapons, and roll, and you will definitely get there. The petty officer shouted the order: "Go!"

A small group of rangers was only ten people, and they could only barely arrange a triangular formation, but they galloped through the large open space between the two armies, rolled up all the way to the place where the enemy's flag was!

I just love this kind of tough soldier.

After waiting for a quarter of an hour, the squad leader turned back again.

"Report sir. He said, "The enemy commander wants you to grant him three requests!"

"Request?" this time I said, "What does he want?" ”

"The enemy commander said that he needed 50,000 three-day rations, and a hundred wagons to transport the wounded, and ......" The squad leader hesitated for a moment: "He said that the return journey was hard and that he needed a little money." ”

"Do you want money?" said of money. My heart began to beat wildly: "Did you give him a gift?"

"Yes, he almost fainted at the sight of the man's head. "Speaking of the reaction of the enemy commander. A look of disdain flashed on the squad leader's face: "But he insisted on asking for 50,000 gold coins before he was willing to leave." ”

Fifty thousand gold coins—I cursed in my mouth, something began to roll in my eyes, and I shouted, "Holder, over to you." ”

"Knowing the sir, I've been waiting for this moment for a long time!" Helt pulled out his two-handed greatsword and slapped out: "The attack begins!"

The magicians began to enchant the soldiers, the heralds began to deliver orders to the regiments, and the archers wound their arrows...... And I'm chewing on a piece of grass very hard.

"Sir. The rock cautiously said, "Don't be angry. ”

"Whew!" I spit out the contents of my mouth, and I checked my weapons one by one: "I didn't move!"

"Sir, don't rush out when the fight starts. The rock persuaded me: "You are the commander, not the charging soldier. ”

"Who taught you that?" I glanced at the rock.

"It's Lady Philine. ”

"Can a woman understand what a war is all about?" I frowned and enlightened the rocks: "They are only shrewd in small things, how can they understand a man with boiling blood?"

The rock was still blinking, and the troops ahead had already begun to charge.

"......" I snatched the longbow of a guard next to me: "Dare to ask me for money, give it to me!"

With only a slight contact, the enemy's formation was scattered, and these armies were originally put together by Lu Man to attract the attention of our army, plus it was a defeated army, and there was no combat effectiveness at all, but it gave our army an excellent opportunity to exercise.

The cavalrymen tried to open their bows left and right, the mages on horseback tried their best to adjust the rhythm of their chanting, and the winged men groped for how to transmit battlefield information in a timely manner in a rapid assault - this qiē, Lu Man's stupid pig must not have expected.

An overwhelming array of bows and arrows was fired, and huge magical fireballs flew through the sky, causing the enemy to lose their banners and flee backwards like a tide...... The enemy commander's head must be broken, not to mention 50,000 gold coins, they don't even have the qualifications to ask me for five copper plates!

Twenty-five arrows from a quiver were struck at the enemy, and I was able to count the breath of evil in my chest. Then you can be in the mood to arrange a pursuit and interception, and drive the enemy to Lisan City.

In order to keep the enemy well in body, I ordered that every fifty miles they should be given an hour to breathe, drink some water, or something, anyway, as long as they entered Lisan City without any ghosts, I would scare the nobles and defenders there.

The reorganized Second Army had a total of eight regiments of cavalry, and Helt commanded 20,000 cavalry to attack in turn, killing twice as many enemies as he wept.

In order to get rid of the grim reaper behind them, the enemy soldiers can be said to have tried their best, some hid in the woods, some got into the bushes, some fell to the ground and pretended to be dead, and some even covered their bodies in thin mud...... But none of them escaped the fate of being recognized.

On the first night of the pursuit, I ordered Helt to be careful not to besiege the city of Lissan, to leave room for the defenders to slip away, and to tell him how to contact the lurking personnel in the city...... Then I slept on my camp sleeping bag.

Who knew that when he woke up the next day, Helt had already led the front army to chase him out a hundred miles away.

In desperation, I had to fight hard and follow in Holder's footsteps all the way.

When I caught up with him, I also saw billowing black smoke and crumbling walls from Lisan City - this bastard, he took Lisan City with the cooperation of the infantry in just one night!

This group of infantry is the infantry that has just conquered Maple Leaf Province, and my staff officer Carlos only left one regiment to guard Maple Leaf City, and rushed all the way with four regiments, and actually caught up with the siege.

When I saw these two men smiling and smiling at me in a huge breach of the wall, my anger rushed upward.

"Hello sir!" Helt held his chest high, "We've caught a few painters, sir, do you want to stand here and draw a souvenir?"

"Draw...... Draw a fart!" I pointed to the pillar of smoke in the city and said, "If you don't arrange for people to put out the fire, how long do you want this fire to burn!"

"Boss, what are you doing?" Helt asked confusedly, "What's the point of burning a few houses?" Boss, weren't you very happy when you hit Maple Leaf City?"

"Holy!" I said, pointing to Hailt's nose, "this will be our base, and you can live in a burned house!"

"What?" Helt turned and ran, shouting and scolding along the way: "Fight the fire, put out the fire...... Don't order it, you bastard!"

"Hey......" I took off my helmet: "It's nerve-wracking!"

Carlos handed over a hydration bag, and I complained to him dissatisfied, "Why don't you look at Holder?"

"Sir, you're wrong for me. Carlos leaned against the wall and said, "Although there was an inner line that destroyed the wall and the defenders' defenses, we still fought all night. Besides, do you think Commodore Heilter will listen to me?"

I only smiled wryly and nodded, it was true, and I couldn't listen to anyone except my orders.

"Let's go, find a place to rest. "After riding the horse for so many days, my ass is numb:" By the way, discuss something. ”

"The Governor's Mansion here is in good condition, sir, you go first. Karos pointed to a few people next to him and said, "I'll arrange them." ”

"Who?"

"Painter. ”

"Painter?"

"Yes, sir. Carlos replied, "These people are art instructors at the Imperial Royal Academy. ”

"......" I looked at my staff officer with very sincere eyes.

"That's the sir. Carlos coughed lightly, lowered his voice and said, "Because the scenery of Lisan Province is very beautiful, the art branch of the Royal Academy is located in Lisan City, and there are three people here who teach painting and one who teaches sculpture, as if they are useful to the chief, so I left them behind." ”

"It works, it will work. I slowly approached the four shivering men and laughed, "It's so useful!"

"So, send them back into the dark?"

"No, just stay here. I walked down the wall: "I'll be ready to use it right away!" (to be continued......