Chapter 2: The Tide of Refugees

An army of nearly 300,000 stretched endlessly, like a river of steel, wandering on the endless plains, flowing slowly towards the north, soldiers and horses stepping on the pure white snow, leaving rows of footprints.

The strict and mighty infantry regiment, the fierce and heroic cavalry regiment, the agile and sharp bow regiment, the commanding mage regiment, all kinds of troops.

The army was divided into two parts, one made up entirely of Terran soldiers, and the other mixed with dwarves and elves.

When the sun rose overhead, the rivers of steel merged into lakes, and the army was entrenched in the field. The soldiers began to bury their pots and cook, and smoke rose from the camp. And in the Chinese military camp, the three generals are engaged in a heated discussion.

Standing in the center of the tent was not Marshal Lupsas, but Dick, and he said calmly: "The undead, that is, the Scourge of the Undead, the leader of this legion is the legendary Lich King, a being as powerful as the god of war we believe in. Legend has it that he was located in the northernmost part of the continent, the Frozen Throne. ”

"Whether or not the Lich King really exists is still up for now, but the Death Knight Arceth who currently leads this legion is an undead with the strength of the Holy Realm. This is certain, but I don't know if he came in person for this invasion. ”

"The fighting power of this legion is unquestionable, they have undead wizards who can resurrect dead bodies, they have powerful abominations, they have bone dragons that breathe frost breath, they have ghouls who can devour corpses and restore Liliang, they have banshees who can devour people's souls, and they have siege equipment meat grinders. ”

"But the weakness of this legion is also obvious, they are afraid of light, fire, and natural magic. At this point, the Xiusi Empire, which has the backing of the Holy See of Light, is much luckier than us. ”

"General, the rice is ready, do you want to eat it now?" said a soldier's voice outside the tent door.

"Haode, I'll come. Dick lifted the curtain of the tent and walked out.

Longer looked at Dick's back, and said in a voice that only he and Marshal Lupsas could hear: "What's the spirit, didn't this kid just read two more books?

Lupsas listened to Long's words and smiled noncommittally.

For the first time in his life, he had such a strong desire for possessiveness of a woman, but Dick had resisted him, so that even though Dick had joined his side, he still had a grudge against her.

And he is most proud of his military talent, and it is precisely because of his talent and outstanding performance in the Imperial Southern Army that he has become the favorite prince of Edward VII, but at this moment, Dick's military ability stung him even more, so inadvertently, he still regarded Dick as an enemy.

At this time, Dick came in from outside the tent with food for three men. He divided the food between Lupsas and Lund, and the three of them continued their discussion over lunch.

"After listening to Master Dick's introduction, I came up with a plan. Longer smiled, and there was no trace of resentment on his face.

"Tell me about it. Marshal Lupsas stuffed a piece of roasted crispy lamb into his mouth and said.

"Remember how we defeated the 600,000 main legions of the Theseus Empire last time?" said Long'er as he dipped a slice of bread made of scorching golden wheat in the fragrant sauce, put it in his mouth and took a bite, chewing on it, "Since the undead are afraid of light and fire, then we will copy that Jihua and let Master Fario use the earthen wall technique to trap them inside, and then we will pour oil and set fire outside." Burn them alive. ”

Marshal Lupsas tore off a small strip of delicious ham and put it in his mouth, nodded and said, "Pretty good idea, Dick, what do you think?"

Dick was chewing on a piece of fatty lamb liver in his mouth, and he just shook his head.

"Dick, what do you mean!" a flash of sharpness flashed in Long's eyes, but he immediately suppressed him. He tried to make his voice sound as calm as possible, but there was still a hint of questioning.

Dick held out an erect palm and motioned for Lupsas and Ronll to wait, then waited until he had swallowed all the food in his stomach before speaking, "Remember what I said, the undead have bone dragons that can breathe frost breath, and fire attacks are useless against them. ”

Long Er took a bite of the wheat-scented bread slice he was holding in his hand, and said, "Then we can destroy those bone dragons that are in the way first, and then cast our jihua." ”

Dick took another bite of the crispy, sweet and spicy chicken wings, which were charred on the outside and tender on the inside, and shook his head again: "Your Highness Long'er, do you know how powerful those frost bone dragons are? And, even if we cost a lot of money to destroy the bone dragon, we still have another problem to face......"

"What's the problem?" Long'er had finished his lunch, and was picking up a snow-white cloth in one hand to wipe the grease stains from his mouth, and picking up the wine glass on the plate with the other and taking a sip.

"How are we going to get them together. The undead have no military formation to speak of, and their ranks are extremely loose, should we let them burn the granary again? Your Highness, the undead have no grain and grass baggage. Once our food is burned, there is no way to take it back from the enemy. Dick said as he took a large bite of the juicy steak. At the same time, I also secretly sighed in my heart that it was comfortable to have the prince accompanying me on the march, and the quality of the food alone was not comparable to the past.

Of course, it wasn't that Dick didn't have money to improve his food, but as a role model for the army, he had always eaten the same food as the soldiers. But it was different when there was a royal family in the army. How can you be sloppy with royal style? If you provide the prince with haode food, the soldiers will not complain.

"What should we do then, in your opinion?" asked Lupsas as he ate.

"I haven't thought of any haode plans yet. Dick said frankly as he finished a piece of meat steak from Zuihou.

"So what do you mean we're going to fight the 500,000 Undead Scourge toe?"

At this moment, the voice of the guards came from outside the tent: "My lord, have you finished eating? If you have finished eating, we will start again." ”

"Please wait a little longer, Marshal Lupsas hasn't finished eating. Dick shouted outside the tent.

A few minutes later, the army set out again, the flag fluttering in the wind, the hunting sounded, and the army formation was as mighty as a mountain and indestructible.

"How far are we from the invading Undead Scourge?" Dick asked, as he mounted his horse and looked at the military array in front of him.

Field Marshal Lupsas, dressed in a black wind and snow cloak, flew in the wind. He pondered for a moment, then said, "Based on the distance and speed of both sides, we will encounter the vanguard of the undead in four days. ”

Dick glanced back at Long, who was dispatching troops in the distance. He didn't pay attention to this, so Dick lowered his voice and said to Lupsas, "Honorable Marshal, His Highness Longer seems to have a lot of prejudices against me, and I don't think it will affect anything." ”

Lupsas smiled: "What Lord Dick said, His Highness Longer is just a little more upright, but he definitely does not mean to offend Your Excellency. ”

Dick scolded in his heart, but he smiled in his mouth: "Then I can rest assured, the marshal is right, I am too sensitive, I am really a mediocre person, hahahahaha......"

At this moment, Dick saw a sentry galloping towards this place on a fast horse, and in a blink of an eye he had already rushed to the front of the two, and the cavalry rolled down and dismounted, and respectfully reported: "Two lords, a large number of refugees have surged ahead, blocking the way of the march, please ask what should be done." ”

"Halt the whole army and make way for the refugees!" ordered Marshal Lupsas in a loud voice, and immediately dozens of heralds galloped away on fast horses, bringing Lupsas's order to the whole army.

The troops, led by their respective commanders, moved to the side, making way for the refugees heading south.

Within a few moments, there was a rumbling cloud of smoke and dust rolling up on the distant horizon in the north, and under the smoke and dust were countless embarrassed refugees with their families and mouths.

Most of them were pale, yellow-skinned, wrapped in thick warm clothing, and many of them had their faces purple from the cold because they did not have enough clothing.

There were all kinds of people among the refugees, including poor people shivering with cold in thin clothes, ordinary people with their families and carts full of miscellaneous goods, soldiers who lost their armor and were extremely embarrassed, rich people who were gorgeously dressed and surrounded by many servants, and a few nobles who drove high-speed carriages and commanded aristocrats.

They staggered, step by step towards the south for the hope of survival.

As they passed by the army, many of them saluted respectfully, their eyes shining with longing for the Imperial army to avenge their loved ones, to banish the hated aliens, to reclaim their homeland, to stop them from wandering......

"Soldiers of the Northern Legion of the Miro Empire, I am talking to you!" Marshal Lupsas suddenly raised his voice and shouted, and the cheers were transmitted far and wide through the amplitude of the fighting spirit, "It is not shameful that you have chosen to flee in the face of an invincible enemy! It is a shame that you have lost the courage to counterattack because of this! Now, in the name of the Imperial Marshal, I order you to rejoin the queue against the undead! All the soldiers of the former Northern Legion have come to us to obey the dispatch! I repeat......

At the beginning, the rout of the former Northern Army went to the army, and some aspiring young people who did not belong to the army came to join. Looking at such a scene, the corners of Lupsas's mouth hooked up with a smile.

The tide of refugees is endless, and it takes several hours to complete it. I'm afraid there are millions of people.

"Alien races are in trouble, and the common people suffer the most. Marshal Lupsas sighed as he looked at the backs of the refugees who had gradually disappeared into the southern sky.

Dick nodded approvingly.