Chapter 785: Zi Xi

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"Oh......"

The sloppy answer disappointed the recruit a little, but he wasn't going to pass up the opportunity to talk, "Is His Royal Highness really in the number one car, sir?" he lowered his voice, and this time he finally saw the veteran open his eyes and look at him.

"You kid, are you a spy of the Empire?"

Schneider finally opened his eyes completely, the scar on his face jumped a few times, and his gaze looked particularly fierce.

"I, of course I'm not! My name is Raven, I'm from Aliha City, I'm from the Herman family's territory, and I only joined the Demon Wolf Legion this year......" The recruit was obviously immediately frightened, and he hurriedly defended in a panic.

It was no secret that His Royal Highness led the battle in this convoy, but he was a great man who could never make any mistakes, so the superiors usually made a mistake and did not let go, and the only fate of the spies caught on this march was to be executed on the spot.

Fortunately, Schneider just wanted this little fool to have a longer memory: "If you want to live longer, don't ask about useless things." And you don't just use that head to look high, don't think about it, what is the difference between me and you, and am I qualified to know about His Royal Highness?"

"Just ask......"

The recruit's face flushed, but he was finally a little smarter: "Sir, you must have killed a lot of Imperial people, right?"

"It's not much," Schneider shook his head, knowing that he would definitely not be able to take a good nap this time, so he simply sat up straight: "Boy, do you like to kill people?"

The question made the recruit shudder again: "I don't like it." I've already killed several, though. He thought for a moment and said with some uneasiness.

"How many?" the veteran nodded, "How many dead people have you seen, a dozen or dozen?"

"I ...... I've seen hundreds! The last time the Empire attacked, the villages near my house were ......," the recruit argued. His voice then fell.

β€œ...... Do you want revenge?" Schneider smiled: "Good reason." ”

With a reason, it seems that it will be easier to kill people, Schneider has seen a lot of such people, although this kind of thing is still quite stupid, after all, no matter how many people are killed, the dead will not come back, and those unlucky people who are killed are often just simple victims. Imperial, Tumenian...... After putting on this boring hat, the correct concept will become extremely blurred.

In the midst of war, there is no correct concept of zΓ i anyway.

At most, tomorrow, this little guy will understand completely. Especially before the iron wheels of this chariot, death can be surprisingly thick. Not even the kind of sword killing each other that Schneider was familiar with. It's more efficient - the crashing sound of the repeater once it starts. Humans will be slaughtered in batches, and it will be as swift as the harvest.

Even I had a rare nightmare on the first night.

"Well, later today, we'll be almost in the Madeleine, where there are probably more than five thousand guards. There should be a big war. Before the veteran could speak again, someone casually responded,

The speaker circled around the front of the chariot, his black-brown head covering half of his forehead in a mess. Dressed in a black knight's robe without buttoning, he had an absent-minded appearance: "I heard that the city lord is a stupid and conceited guy, maybe a little harassment can make them come out and fight against us." ”

"Really?" the news made the recruit named Raven more and more excited. All of a sudden, he turned his attention to the newcomer: "Cavalry or infantry, is there a mage?"

Schneider looked equally serious, but his focus was not the same as that of the hapless recruit: "Madelan?" he repeated the name, feeling as if he remembered something, but for a moment he couldn't remember what it was.

As a veteran, Schneider has long been accustomed to following orders, 'there are some things, the less you know, the better for yourself', this is what the veterans know, so he has never heard anything about the way forward - anyway, he has no understanding of the geography of the empire, even if he inquires about a few places, he does not know where it is in the empire.

But if there's a place that's a bit familiar to even a guy who doesn't know how big the empire really is, it's definitely a famous place. What's more, a city that can make up 5,000 city guards must have at least 100,000 people, which is not a small city.

"What if they don't leave the city? Are we going to attack the city?" the veteran said, directly pouring a bucket of cold water on the excited little guy, he stared at the black-headed young man, feeling that he was also a little familiar, but the ordinary knight's costume on the other party was not brilliant, and he could only barely see that he might be a hundred people long - in the whole big six, a hundred people of this age are rare, but in the demon wolf, it is nothing. After two wars, there are young people who have just been promoted.

"Don't go out of the city, it's simple, let's hide, harass them with artillery warfare, I don't believe they can hold their breath and let us bombard them with cannonballs," said the black-headed centennial chief, as if he was looking left and right, and seemed to be a little interested in Schneider's chariot.

The phrase "yes...... right" made the recruit Raven even more excited, "Cannon, right? I've heard that magic can shoot miles away than any mage's spells." And you can explode three or five fireballs at a time. And those companies of bows and crossbows, which kill people very quickly, like mowing grass, and are the most powerful weapons of this chariot. ”

"Weapons are great, yes, but that's not the most powerful part, little ghost. The hundred-man laughed and turned to Schneider: "What do you think?"

"Defense, and the ability to run. Schneider was stunned for a moment by this question: "Even without those weapons, this car is enough to crush most of the soldiers." And it can run for a long time, day and night, faster than a horse and without grazing. ”

"It's all right or wrong...... It's actually quite simple. ”

The young man laughed and threw out the answer himself: "Actually, the most powerful part." It's that it can be used by ordinary people who haven't been trained for a few days. In this way, we don't have to bring those mages, horses, armor, and archers to fight, and we don't even have to save time and money to train these people. ”

Schneider was stunned, and then grinned - yes, if this is what future wars look like, then magicians. Knights, and archers, are really of little use.

"But where exactly are we going to fight, are we going to take down the empire this time?" Raven asked, fearing that the world would not be chaotic. Schneider's brow furrowed. But before he could speak, the 'Centennial' had already answered the question:

"It's pretty much the same. There was a pause. He said slowly, "Over the Madelane." It's North Kendemroth, if you can attack it and stir up the nest of the Empire, it's best to be able to shake the foundation of Jin Jinhua, so that it will be much easier to fight from the front. If you're lucky, you might be able to get even more, so let's give it a try. ”

"North Kendemros?"

Schneider was terrified!

It was as if an electric current flashed through his head, and he suddenly remembered what place Maderan wasβ€”it was the Imperial Capital. The northern gate of Illyria, and the so-called Kendumros is the unified name of the four cities that guard the defense ring of Illyria!

These four cities, along with the walls built near the Illyrian Wansen hills, surrounded the thousand-year-old imperial capital and formed a massive system of fortifications that served as the outermost walls of the city. It originated from the national defense line against foreign aggression at the time of the rise of the empire, and was fully strengthened during the empire's heyday, although after a thousand years. The role of this giant protection is no longer as important as it was when it was first built, but it is still a barrier for the imperial capital...... The last one.

But what did that guy just say?

He said that he was going to take Maderangri, and he was going to attack North Kendemulos?

Gods above, could it be said that his small team of men and horses had broken through all obstacles in such a short period of time and directly hit the imperial capital? Could it be that His Royal Highness the prince was ready to march all the way into Illyria and complete a legendary battle between kings and kings that had fallen for thousands of years?

This terrible inference disconnected the veteran's train of thought for a while, and he stared at the black-headed knight as if he had thought of a lot at once. But it seems to have disappeared one by one, and there is only one kind of cognition left in my mind.

Who can say such a thing? Our King, of course!

Schneider's knees went limp, and he fell to his knees.

In a daze, the veteran looked up and heard the man's words as if he were talking to himself......

"War, years of war have finally crossed half of the big 6, and now, with Illyria in front, let's go to the Imperial Forum in Illyria to wash our war bodies...... War will bring destruction, but what perishes is perish, and it will never be us, and our chariot will never be defeated......"

The news of the fall of the city of Madelanli was not passed on to Illyria until after the first hourglass time.

Of course, there are reasons for the empire's longevity and lax armaments, but the main problem is that the city fell too quickly.

Because of the continuous attack and harassment, 3,000 of the 5,000 city guards were lured out of the city, divided and strangled, and then the enemy did not know what method was used, and even directly broke through the city gate, and a major town with a population of 100,000 did not make the slightest decent resistance after that, and it was declared to fall, and the royal flag of Jin Jinhua at the head of the city was replaced by the tulip battle flag, and the time used up in this process has not even passed three hourglasses!

Schroeder, the lord of Madelanli City, once garrisoned the Iron Crown Fortress at the foot of the central mountain for three years, and resisted six routine raids by orcs, although that was the record of his youth many years ago, but among the nobles of the empire who have been peaceful for a long time, he is already a veteran general who has been in a hundred battles, not to mention that Madelanli has enough soldiers and food, and behind it is the capital circle of the empire, and it is half a day away from a fast horse, according to common sense, such a city is almost impossible to be breached.

So. The news of the fall of the city shook almost all of Illyria.

"It's unbelievable!" a whispered roar shook the palace study, causing an overwhelming hum of the surrounding cloisters and window lattices.

At this moment, in the emperor's study, there were more than twenty nobles standing quietly, and the emperor, Brino XVII, was sitting on the high-backed gilt chair in the center at this moment...... The emperor, who was already over half a hundred years old, had a pale face and loose skin, and the rough skin under his eyes was blue and black. Even if he smeared a light powder, he couldn't hide it, although it was already three poles of the sun at the moment, his eyes were still half-open and half-closed, as if he hadn't fully woken up because he had gotten up too early...... So the roar. Naturally, it was not from him.

The one who made the voice was the head of the Imperial Golden Flower Knights. Duke of the Empire. Alexander Dammeris Belom.

This soldier, who had the title of the first knight of the empire, looked to be about fifty years old, tall and handsome, with a slightly elongated face with dark skin, lines as resolute as a knife carving, and a slightly gray head combed into a common style of nobles. But he wore a well-made, plain-style cuirass with a badge engraved with the pattern of the golden flower.

Since this was in front of the emperor, there was no sword at his side, but his gaze. His straight body, his whole person, was as sharp as a sharp blade out of the sheath, exuding a sharp aura.

The regimental commander held a piece of finely crafted parchment in his hand, and this was where his anger came from, and he clenched the paper so hard that the originally crisp surface of the paper had been crumpled by him, but after that roar, he seemed to realize that he was already suspected of being out of propriety-so he snorted coldly, and he turned his gaze to the young man standing quietly with his hands hanging on the side.

"Marquis Gragus, what did you say to me six days ago when I asked your legion to deal with the Tuminians who disturbed the stability of the country?" The middle-aged man's gaze was fixed on the other party, and the coldness in his voice could almost scratch a layer of frost: "Some little rogues, bandits, pretending to be famous, not enough to cause trouble?

"Duke Alexander, please be at ease. ”

Tiberius Grachus looked up and smiled at the duke.

He was not wearing armor, and the black knight's robe on his body was also more casual than solemn, and with a light smile on his face, he looked almost the opposite of the duke. And his gaze swept over the twenty pairs of eyes around him, and after confirming them one by one, he finally fell on the face of the middle-aged man, and the voice of the Elector Tiberius was gentle: "Of all the information I know, this team is indeed just a small group of rogues, although they have traveled all the way, they have never attacked any villages and towns with a population of more than 10,000 along the way, let alone a large city of 100,000 people like Maderangri. ”

The muscles at the corners of Duke Alexander's mouth picked. Of course, he could hear the sarcasm in the other party's words - being in a fortified city and fully supplied, but being attacked in an instant, in fact, from the reverse inference, it can only show that the ability of the defenders of the city is too weak.

This damn guy!

Schroeder, the lord of Madeleine, is well known to have a relationship with the duke, and in fact he was able to obtain such a wealthy city with a metropolitan gate, and his friendship with the duke's family is also one of the reasons, if the reason for the loss of the city is him, then the chief knight will have to bear some crimes.

If it continues to be entangled like this, the final result may be a disaster for both sides, both sides will lose, and it will not benefit anyone, so after hesitating for a moment, Alexander decided not to hurry up on this matter: "In short, Your Excellency Marquis, I hope that you can send troops as much as possible to eliminate this 'rogue bandit'." At times like these, we must be careful not to bring any disastrous consequences. ”

The chief knight almost gritted his teeth before he finished his words, but as he said himself, now was not the time.

The reason is that the center of the empire, the ** Division Tower of Illyria, the Tower of Celestial Thunder, suddenly disappeared yesterday!

This **division tower is not only the residence of the **division, but also bears part of the magical defense work of the entire royal capital, it has been firmly guarding the royal family and the city of Illyria for hundreds of years, and now it has disappeared suddenly, and the blow to security and people's hearts is immeasurable!

"Alright. Two Qing family, don't quarrel. I don't think it's a big deal, you should be thinking about it, shouldn't you be how to remedy it?"

His Majesty the Emperor finally raised his head at this time and spoke.

Although this emperor has been quite good since he was young, and has had a lot of romantic affairs, he is by no means a romantic person, and now he is getting older, and the only little majesty left when he was young Manager He has gradually disappeared with the years, and his already not tall figure is even shorter and fatter because of the increasingly protruding fat belly, and the top of his head, which has no head, does not shine with bright oil, almost past the simple crown on his forehead. The appearance of slumping in his seat at this moment looks completely like an old nobleman who has been overly drunk, which is really contemptible. (To be continued......)