550 Expedition
Early in the morning of August 12, in the valley of the Herseus River.
The sound of Qingyue's horn was heard in the distance, and Allegri quickened his pace, it was Dios gathering his troops. Soon, they will be on their way to the front.
After several years of development, the scale of the mercenary group has changed greatly, and the full number has reached more than 30,000. From Dios downward, it is divided into four battalions and three teams, each with its own characteristics.
When Allegri arrived at the martial arts arena, nearly ten neat phalanxes had already been reorganized. The closest to him was an ogre warrior with an average height of two and a half meters. Dressed in heavy black iron armor and armed with heavy weapons such as two-handed battle axes or giant hammers, they looked like hills of cast iron.
Since the great battle between "Deathknell" and the king of evil spirits in the Misty Swamp, most of the ogre tribes have been killed and wounded. The Shiya tribe, which had been attached to the river valley early, was lucky to avoid this catastrophe and became the only seedling of the swamp ogre. Not long ago, Allegri allowed Priest Winnie to move west to absorb the request of the wandering ogre, which greatly increased their strength.
This ogre squadron is a young man selected from the tribe, with a total of about 3,000 people, all of whom are strong and strong. Coupled with the customized armor of the white dwarves, as well as the martial arts taught by the Terran instructors, it is self-evident how effective it is. At least the other battalions of the mercenary group were never willing to train with them.
"It's a pity that I couldn't take them to the front this time......" Allegri shook his head and walked towards the stone platform not far away. Ogre warriors are good anywhere, but they are too bulky for long marches. Their weight is basically not carried by a mount, and if they are transported by horse-drawn carts, the amount of grain and grass consumed alone will catch up with four or five heavily armed knights.
Next to the ogre squadron. It is the largest warrior battalion in the mercenary group. The swordsman brigade, the hoplite brigade, and the pikeman squadron were all in number, with a total of more than 12,000 people. Including daily duty, and garrison and other tasks. Basically, it's all carried out by them.
The knight battalion, which was personally trained by Dios, and the warrior battalion formed the main body of the mercenary group. They reined in their horses, their spears glittering in the morning light. The light cavalry squadron, armed with scimitars and angular bows, relies on superior mobility to contain and harass the enemy, which is the value of this unit.
The horn stopped, and the audience was silent. Dios nodded in satisfaction, and when he saw that Allegri had arrived in the audience, he turned sideways and beckoned him to come up.
"You can arrange it," Allegri said in a low voice, standing still, "just keep the march fast." β
"My idea is that the warrior battalion will only take two squadrons of swordsmen. The archery battalion took only one squadron, all of which provided horses for transportation. Although it was said that it was left to his arrangement, Dios still announced, "The rest are mainly cavalry troops, and the total number is about 20,000 people." β
"Good. Allegri took a step back and gave way. Let him give the order.
"Warriors," said Dios, who was silent for a moment, and said aloud, "to make a difference." ...... today"
At the same time, at the convoy at the mouth of the valley, the Sherrill brothers and sisters said goodbye.
"Brother, why did you take the initiative to follow Master Allegri to the front?" Misha complained softly, "That's dangerous. β
"What's the danger," Sherrill said with a big wave of his hand, "I'm only in charge of escorting the magic array, and I won't go to the battlefield to fight myself." β
"When you get to the front line, you can't help yourself," every time Misha gets angry, there is always a slight electric light on the bangs, "You have to discuss it with me." β
"I'm afraid you won't agree," Sheryl smiled and commanded gently, "and the money is in the bedside table, enough for you to advance...... Hopefully, when I come back, you'll be a high-level magician. β
Misha pouted, didn't speak, just lowered her head, and checked her brother's bag again to see if there was anything missing.
"Alright, I'm leaving......" Several wide carriages slowly approached, and Sherrill patted the girl on the shoulder, picked up her bags and turned to leave.
"Be careful on the road. Misha shouted from afar, and I don't know if he heard it.
Sherrill approached the carriage and took out the list to check the quantities, with a serious expression. The fire-based magic array disc is more or less explosive. In order to ensure safety, River Valley has specially prepared a batch of wooden boxes with partitions. In addition, the gaps between the array discs are also filled with fireproof ice silk grass. This method of delivery is almost foolproof, but it is not without drawbacks.
Since the Ice Silk Grass is stored in ZΓ i, it will constantly neutralize the flame magic, and if it is not used for more than three months, the chance of the array disk being invalid will be greatly increased. On the other hand, the price is relatively expensive, this kind of magic grass produced in the Arctic Ice Plain has been transported all the way, and it is a lot of money just counting the freight.
"Four wagons, each with thirty boxes, a total of two thousand four hundred, were not erroneous. Sherrill finished counting, threw his bags onto the last wagon, and climbed up himself.
With the sound of horses' hooves, a small group of horsemen marched out of the valley, holding the banner of the fire-streaked violet in their hands.
Later, Dios rode his horse, followed by a battalion of knights of the mercenary regiment, and behind him, swordsmen and archers temporarily equipped with horses.
"Gone. The carriage loaded with the magic array set off again, and Sherrill sat on the back edge of the carriage with her legs slumped. He waved his hand at Misha, and gradually faded away amid the loud sound of the military trumpet.
River Valley Consulate, 3rd floor.
Onessa got up early, but she didn't go to see Allegri off.
She stood in front of the glass window, looking down at the main road of the town, and was silent for a long time.
The vendors spontaneously moved out of the way, and the people clapped their hands to see off the soldiers. In any case, they are much better off than they used to be, and that is to be thankful. What's more, Dios governs the army strictly, and on weekdays, the relationship between the military and the people is quite harmonious.
An army of 20,000 men, mixed with horse-drawn wagons and wagons carrying grain and grass, resembled a long winding dragon. Allegri rode a fiery red steed at the end. His gaze, wandering through the crowd around him, and not finding the person he wanted, seemed to disappoint him a little.
Dalgnan, who was next to him, said something with a smile, and Allegri smiled awkwardly, spurred his horse, and followed the large army.
"Finally gone......" Onisha muttered to herself in front of the window. From this day forward, she will be the ruler of the Herseus Valley, and many things that were previously inconvenient will be made easy.
She pushed open the window and let the fresh morning breeze pour in, blowing away the stale air and the gloom from her heart.
... (To be continued......)
PS: (First update.) Restore fΓΉ two more. οΌ