Chapter 575: Will You Be Crystallized or Crucifixed?
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The herald obviously didn't intend to respond to this question, but as soon as his eyes touched those silver eyes, his body trembled, and then he knew that he could not say anything.
"The Seventy-fourth Consolidated Knights of the Kingdom, the Seventh Infantry Regiment, the Eighty-ninth Infantry Regiment...... It's the number they just got, in fact, they were originally ...... A direct unit of the Herman family. Most of the rest were semi-peasant infantry, and only these 3,000 were the elite among them...... Count Hermann committed suicide in fear of sin, and these people could be taken under the direct jurisdiction of the kingdom, but, Lord Viscount, it seems to me that they are difficult to control, and now that Count Herman's body has been returned to their camp, it may not be long before they will come to you for trouble. ”
"That means, I've got into trouble myself, and I want to clean it up myself? ”
Edward couldn't help sneering: "Okay, you go and sue him, if he wants me to take over this mess, then give me enough permission, otherwise, I'm not interested in taking care of these boring things, these three thousand soldiers and horses, just let them make trouble in the camp." ”
"Ah, on this point, when I came, the general had already told me that he had received special permission from His Royal Highness the Prince, and that you could freely dispatch these three thousand men, and that he could leave them alone, as long as there were no more than half of the casualties. The herald said, "But...... I listen to him, if you think it's necessary, it's okay to kill them all, anyway, the Herman family doesn't dare to openly turn their faces at this time, after all, the earl committed suicide by grabbing a sword in a state of excitement, which is seen by many people, and no one is to blame, and when the time comes to report a battle loss, they can't say anything at all. But...... If you kill too much on a whim, you may get into some trouble a few days later. Because the task of being the vanguard of the campaign is now scheduled to be handed over to you. ”
"This old guy is really interesting, is this going to demonstrate to me? Pioneer? Okay, the pioneer is the pioneer, anyway, they can't finish talking in the past two days, and I don't bother to care about them. ”
Edward nodded. It seems that the fate of these 3,000 people has been decided in just a few moments—since the purpose of this campaign is to collect souls, there is not much difference between the souls of the Tumenes and the Empire. It is easy to cause variables, so it is better to give them up as soon as possible, as for throwing them to yourself, most likely the two generals, an old man and a young general, saved the idea of wanting to see the excitement and vent the fire, right?
"What is the reaction of the people of these three regiments?" paused. Edward asked.
"I'm sorry Lord Viscount, I don't know about this. Because the orders were given at the same time...... But I don't think they dare make a big deal out of it. After all, Count Hermann was their supreme commander this time. Now that he's dead, there doesn't seem to be any talent among the remaining people, so there's probably nothing to do but try to contact the family and follow instructions, right?"
The herald laughed, though. Then he reminded: "However, they don't dare to make trouble in the big camp, but if you really start to mobilize them, or go to the battlefield." It's hard to talk about this matter, and it's inevitable that they won't obey orders. So, you'd better think of a solution. ”
"Do you want to keep these people?"
Seeing the herald come out of the tent and groan for a moment, Claudia said, " If it is according to the practice in the army, the general of the Pyrenees probably will not give too much support to this vanguard force, as long as you do not let them flee under the supervision of the battle, you can cause enough casualties, and when they are more than half, he may break up the entire formation of this army and disperse it to the corps directly under the kingdom, as for the Herman family, as long as you sue them for this matter, presumably all the hatred will be counted on you alone, and they can even be said that you want this army to leave......”
"The old fellow has a good wishful thinking, ah, by the way, this kind of insidious means, eighty percent of them are not his idea, the idea of the Demon Wolf, right? However, I am not interested in playing this kind of trick with him, three thousand soldiers? Yes, I just lack a troop. ”
Edward sneered.
For the benefits sent by others, he is definitely not refused, even if it is a sugar-coated cannonball, it is still sugar-coated to eat, and the cannonball is beaten back, these three thousand soldiers and horses, even if they are low, are at least professional soldiers, and it is good to clean up the battlefield. What's more, there are a thousand elite cavalry among them, not to mention those soldiers, those horses alone are a sum of money.
"Meliane, order the brothers to assemble and come with me to see what kind of troops this command belongs to me, and what level they are. Thinking about it, Edward ordered.
On this expedition, Edward and his men were all elite soldiers selected by Claudia from his territory, and the whole team did not take much time, so when they passed through most of the camp and arrived at the camp of the three knights of the Herman family, there seemed to be no major changes here, and they entered the central tent of the camp without difficulty. As a local armed force, although the soldiers here are known as elites, they don't have much actual combat experience, let alone any vigilance, the psychic warlock casually used a domination technique, and the hundred-person commander in charge of the guard respectfully let these more than 100 people in.
Inside this central tent, there was a lot of noise, although the tent was pulled down, there were still dozens of voices arguing fiercely and clearly and recognizably, and from time to time there were voices such as "against him......", "seeking ......justice", "deceiving people too much......" and so on. The sound of the wind drawing the sword and the subtle clash of metal was audible.
This kind of large tent of the Chinese army, constructed with wooden poles and felt, is much rougher than what the high nobles of the kingdom use, although with the help of a pillar as high as twenty feet in the center, the space supported is about equivalent to a hall, but now that fifty or sixty heavily armed knights are squeezed here, this space is completely insufficient.
"That's enough, shut it all up!" Just as the group reached the door of the tent, a loud shout silenced all the noise.
"Is that thing around your neck just for you to eat? The Earl is dead! They don't even give us a decent answer, and they just ignore us! What do you think can do if you make trouble at this time? Don't forget that there are 30,000 troops here! Hundreds of magicians! Rebellion? Do you think you are all legendary braves, invulnerable to magic and invulnerable?"
A knight with a thousand-long badge shouted, his sword slamming on the table. Shut down all the noise:
"The most important thing we have to do now is not to make trouble, but to save our lives! Do you think they will spare us like this? Think clearly, as long as there is a battle, they will throw us into the Imperials, there are enemy soldiers in front and there are overseers, and after a charge, how many of us will survive?"
The roar was followed by a round of dead silence, and all the soldiers looked at each other, then fell silent.
"So. All we can do is to stall for time, and when the family comes, there are at least 3,000 elite soldiers here, and the family will definitely not ignore us. So, as long as there is a person with sufficient status to lead us. This thing can be turned around!"
"That's a good point...... But. Do you think that mage can really report this in time? How long does it take to go back and forth from here to the family territory without magic? Two days later, the army will be marching out!" A bald knight said dissatisfiedly: "As long as we start a war with the Empire, we will have to be the vanguard, and it is difficult to say whether we can save our lives at that time!"
"So, just let them not be able to pull out?" Thousand people sneered: "Don't forget jì." We are not the only soldiers in the family, and there are at least six thousand people in this camp alone who belong to the Herman family! Just give them a little bit of information to let them know about the death of the Earl. They're going to become death squads to fight the Imperials, do you think they'll agree? Once the fight starts, do you think the battle can still be carried out?"
"Good idea. There was silence in the tent for a moment, and then there was a burst of applause, "Let those bastards know that they know we're good!" "Let's go to our deaths, see if they can save their lives!" "If you can't do it, it's against the damn ......"
"Silence!" "Thousand-man chief had to knock on the table again: "You want them to be prepared, a bunch of fools!" he scolded, quieting his voice again: "This is just a delay, I warn you, it's best not to think about anything strange, you are single, Lao Tzu still has to go home and hug his wife!"
This half-joking remark was exchanged for a burst of laughter, which eased the original tense atmosphere a little, but at this moment, there was another voice in the space, a strange, powerful voice that echoed.
"However, if the battle is really delayed, do you think the Empire will cause more casualties, and what will be the people who died at that time?"
Everyone couldn't help but be shocked - this voice was so strange and harsh!
Dozens of knights were startled, and each pressed their hands on the hilt of their swords, but there seemed to be a slight sound in the air, and in the buzzing sound of insects, several guys who tried to draw their swords tried their best to exert themselves, but they found that their weapons seemed to be melted into the scabbard, no matter how they tossed, they couldn't get out of the sheath!
Then, everyone noticed, and at some point, a man was already standing in their sight......
Sunlight casts through the skylight of the tabernacle, but it does not illuminate where the field of vision crosses...... It seemed to be occupied by an eternal darkness, and only by careful observation could one notice that it was nothing more than a broad black robe, and the fine and soft exterior reflected a layer of glittering light, but under that light and shadow, the darkness swallowed up a qiē light, as if the robes had produced fragmented black furrows.
The air seems to be viscous, making it difficult to breathe.
Wait a minute.
The chin is slightly raised, the corners of the mouth are curled, and the pale half of the face brings out a peculiar smile, and further up, the hood hides a glimmer of light, leaving a rich darkness on the bridge of the nose.
"Who are you? Didn't you say that you weren't allowed to wait for ...... of idle people?"
"It's good that you're all here. I'm going to order you all to assemble, and I'm waiting for you to play some trick to avoid seeing you. The black-robed man said lightly, but his voice was just right for everyone to hear: "However, I advise you, it is best not to make some ridiculous temptations, believe me, the consequences are not something you can afford." ”
Outside the tent were hundreds of knights in full armor with short bows in their hands, their bows already drawn. Sharp arrows are pointed at the crowd here, and if these knights of the Herman family resist, the only fate is to be slaughtered.
And his gaze turned, sweeping over those who formed the encirclement. All the knights couldn't help but gasp - every officer of the three regiments who could meet here was a knight with some seniority. I have purchased some of the best equipment for myself. But compared to the gang in front of them, they are like a bunch of new soldiers.
Those who were looking at them indifferently, the armor on their bodies was a composite of plate armor and chain mail, and the place where the long sword was originally worn on their side was replaced by a giant glaive knife with a rough shape. The Glaive had no scabbard, but it had a large metal ring on its head, which clanked softly with their movements, and the officers here were all knights and low-ranking nobles of the Herman family. They still had the necessary eyesight, and after a little look, they could see that the weapon and the armor had a dull golden color, which was the characteristic luster of the Adamantite Gold alloy.
Can it be equipped with Adamantite armor? What kind of elite soldier is this?
Adamantite is such a thing, for a combatant is mostly familiar, but the people who can really have pure gold equipment have always been very few - for ordinary people, this thing is too valuable, almost ten times better than the same weight of gold, and because of the extremely high hardness, it is difficult to forge, and the processing fee is even more expensive, and an ordinary knight has a pure gold dagger or long sword is enough to use it as an heirloom, as for the pure gold armor? That's at least a high-level storage like a duke and a marquis, so that you can afford it, right?
Not to mention the pure gold, the value of a set of steel busts is enough for their gang of guys to not eat or drink for ten years before they can afford it.
But now in front of the knights' eyes were more than a hundred of these armors—and a few of them were clearly officers, even more gorgeously dressed! There were also subtle halos of light surrounding the armor, apparently legendary enchanted equipment!
"Who are you, Your Excellency, and what do you want us to do?"
"Me?"
Smiling, he said, "Don't panic. I think we may be a little stranger to each other, but you will soon see that I am a very forgiving person, at least now that you are my soldiers, and I will naturally guarantee that your lives will not be threatened. Of course, if you can work with me. And I'm a very simple person, for my subordinates, I will give you enough good treatment, but for traitors, spies, and those who don't obey orders, hehe, my method of dealing with it is also very simple, just let them accept a trial and a small punishment. ”
"If you have any thoughts on the appointment, it is simple, you can report it to the Pyrenees in private, or you can appeal directly to His Royal Highness the prince who oversees the war, and ask them to retract the order, in fact, I am personally happy to be relaxed. But until this order is taken back, I am your only superior, and I hope there is no such unpleasant thing as disobedience,"
If you want to take them under your banner, in fact, there is no trouble, this so-called elite, the knights at the bottom are also selected from the commoners or mercenaries, there is no question of family loyalty, as long as among them, the original captains, the hundred chiefs and some of the chiefs are replaced with our people, and these troops will become yours. There are more than a hundred guards left in the camp, and you want to control 3,000 people, and you are rich.
The young man screamed and struggled to retreat, and a water-blue light spilled out from behind Rogge, gently passing the officers who stood tall with their swords.
In the deathly silence, the bodies of several officers began to glow with blue light, which quickly turned into several lifelike crystal sculptures, and then exploded into the day's star dust.
"Who else?"
A cold gaze swept across the audience, satisfying to see that all the officers had subconsciously avoided his gaze.
With a look of grief and shock, he took out a pocket crossbow and pointed it at the mage - the blue glow on the arrow was a faint light, obviously coated with poison.
"Self-righteous!" the mage rebuked softly,
His gaze swept over the others seated one by one, and everyone he stared at was silent.
"All right," he said in a deep, slightly mocking voice, "those who should not be here, or who are noisy and unknowing, the Masters of Death and Death will welcome them at any time. As for us, we might be able to get back to the previous topic. (To be continued......)