Chapter 38: The Dawn Tragedy (1)
The desolate fertile field, the red sun hanging in the sky, there are no clouds, the sky seems so blue, and the birds leisurely, after they have eaten enough, do not want to fly too high anymore, and spread their wings and glide in the air.
"Wait for me!"
The little squire hurriedly shouted forward, slamming the horse's belly hard as he shouted, and the pony under him barked dissatisfiedly, but he also increased his strength to feed, and ran hard.
The neat knight's robe, painted with the golden pattern of the Knights of the Dawn, the slightly large pointed helmet covered the head, only the face was exposed, the sharp knight's sword was inserted in the sheath, and the cavalry spear was clenched in the hand.
"If you don't even know how to ride, then how can you fight the enemy?" the galloping knight turned his head with a wicked smile and looked at the panting little fellow: "You have a lot to learn, my little squire!"
Having said this, the knight reined in the reins of the horse, slowly stopped, sat down in the saddle, put one hand on the belt, and the other on the reins, and slowly turned the horse's head.
"Little squire?!" the young man rushed to the knight with some annoyance, took off his helmet with a pant, and glared at him fiercely: "Little squire? I'm not a little squire! I'm already a knight! Lord Terenus personally presided over the canonization ceremony for me, and I am now an official Knight of the Dawn!"
As he spoke, he proudly puffed up his little chest, showed the dawn coat of arms on his body, and patted it hard.
"Not only that, but this!" the young man pulled out his long sword from his waist and cocked his chin: "The real knight's sword is even better than yours!"
"Okay, okay, my little squire............ Oh no, it's a little knight, haha!" said the knight Hahadaxiao.
"Don't laugh at me!" the young man grimaced, as if angry: "I'm just like you now, you should maintain the least respect, Knight Marcia!"
"Salute to my dear brethren of the Knights!" Marcia drew the sword at his waist as if he were serious, and put a sword flower in front of him: "Knight Remy!"
"Woo poofhahahaha!!!sorry, sorry!" Mathia Zuihou still didn't hold back, and hurriedly daoqian: "This is really funny......!"
"Whatever you want!" Remy squinted and turned his head.
"Okay, okay, I said daoqian, it shouldn't be like this. Marcia waved his hand: "But, as a true knight, you are not qualified enough, I mean really, my little Remy." ”
"Knight, it's not just a sharp spear and a sword, you can be considered a knight by wearing a burqa and riding a war horse, it's more than that, the meaning of a knight is much more complicated than that!" ”
"Of course I do!" Remy muttered and turned his head, "Even if you don't say it, I know the perseverance and teachings of the Knights of the Dawn!"
"No, there's more. The corners of Marcia's mouth crooked: "Those rules and regulations are signposts used to show you the way, but they are not your eternal pursuit, your future, your life's perseverance is much greater and more glorious than that!"
"When you say this, you live like a philosopher. Remy looked at him quizzically.
"Aha! That means I still have a talent for preaching!" Marcia proudly straightened his chest and patted his big hand on Remy's back: "Let's go, we still have a mission!"
"Half a day of patrolling, monitoring everything in the surrounding area, and not a single mouse can let them slip out of our noses. Marcia carried his rifle and his eyes scanned back and forth: "As a knight, these are the most basic things. ”
"It's boring. Remy pursed his lips and waved his spear unwillingly: "I'd rather practice swordsmanship in the castle, there is no one in this place at all!"
"Yes, no one!" Marcia bared her teeth, "only those damned beasts!"
"Damn beast!"
"Are you a member of the Knights because of Weishenme?" Remy asked curiously, "Glory?status or something else?"
"If I said that I was defending the dignity of the Empire, you wouldn't believe it!" said Marcia, grinning at Remy's incredible eyes, "Well, it's really not true!"
"Not surprising at all!" the boy looked like he was.
"I was transferred to the Knights of the Dawn from the city guards of Issos, specifically because Weishenme can't remember. Marcia shook her head, "But it's a good job, aha! it didn't take long for me to get married." ”
"At the beginning, like you, they all started as squires, after all, they are not knights from a regular background, and they can't be compared to them. As if telling a story, "Until the time of the Cataclysm, the Order was short of manpower, and urgently promoted some squires, and fortunately, I was one of them, because I had served the longest. ”
"So you fought that battle?"
"If you're talking about the time when the Grand Master died, I did. Marcia did not deny: "It was a nightmare!"
"Eight hundred knights of dawn, close to fifteen hundred lance-wielding squires, rushed towards the enemy like waves. I'm sure you've never seen anything like that in your life. Marcia sighed, "All of them are the strongest knights! ”
"The enemy has only five thousand infantry, and half of them are unarmoured, only thin robes, and we can defeat them with a single charge!" said Marcia, mused, "but we were wrong! and a mistake that can never be undone." ”
"The enemy was almost in a circle, and no matter how many charges we launched, it seemed that they could not split them in two!zuihou, they rushed up, blocked our way, blocked our horses, and everyone was in a mess. He took a sip of water: "Then, we're done." ”
"It sounds very tragic. Remy said, "But you're too brief!"
"Maybe, maybe I wasn't born with the ability to tell stories!"
"What about your wife?" asked Remy, "You just said you were married." ”
"Dead, or alive, who knows, Radiant Cross bless her!" Marcia tossed the kettle to Remy, "After that battle, we haven't been back to Issos, and we haven't Zaijian her." ”
"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have said that. Remy lowered his head: "If I knew ............"
"Shhhhhh――――――hhhhh
"Voice?" Remy was a little confused, but calmed down and listened carefully.
The whirring wind, the restless sound of horses' hooves, it seemed that everything was so calm.
But Remy's face grew more and more frightened, and he felt it.
"It seems- very quiet?"
"It's so quiet, there's not even the sound of birds. Marcia nodded slowly, rolled over and dismounted, the whole person pressed against the ground, closed her eyes, and held her breath.
It was a little cool, but sweat broke out on Marcia's forehead, and he felt a slight tremor that was very regular.
"Bang--bang-bang-............"
"Marcia?" called Remy.
"Someone, an army, is coming this way. Marcia stood up nervously: "And a lot." ”
"Army?!How much?"
"I don't know, but it will definitely not be less than three thousand!" "Marcia mounted his war horse, his teeth locked: "Do you want to go with me?!"
"Of course!" Remy nodded vigorously, "Anytime!"
"............" Marcia had a complicated face and was struggling. As if he had made up his mind, he raised his head, "No, no, you better not go with me!"
"weishenme?!" As if underestimated, Remy asked unconvinced, and then said, "What about you?"
"I'll have to find out who is so stirring up the crowd!" Marcia smiled bitterly twice, and then straightened his face: "Remember! If I rush back in an hour, it means that it is our ally, and if I do not return within an hour, it means that the enemy is coming!"
"Sometimes you don't have to live to prove your faith and perseverance!" Marcia patted him on the shoulder: "Do what you have to do! Remember, do what you have to do!"
"Do what I have to do?" Remy seemed to ask rhetorically, but also as if asking himself, "Do what I have to do?"
"If you don't understand, do as I say. You are a knight who obeys orders when you don't have a choice of your own. ”
Marcia put on his helmet and threw the extra cavalry spear to Remy, armed only with his sword. He took a deep look at Remy's tangled expression, didn't say much, nodded slightly, turned the horse's head, jerked his chest up, and pulled the reins of the horse.
"Drive---!Drive--!Drive--!"
Remy looked at the knight in the distance, the red sun shone on his body, making the scattered figure seem to become sacred, and the young man glanced at the long sword on his waist unwillingly, and he wanted to follow.
The boy also wants to prove that he is a true knight, as brave and fearless as all Knights of the Dawn. But he felt that he should obey the order.
"What should I do?" Remy touched the pony underneath him, his good friend, "You know what?"
The pony tells his master of the action, and slowly turns around in the direction of the castle.
"Yes, I must go back, or Marcia's sacrifice will be in vain!" Remy made up his mind, took a banner from the saddle, put it on top of the cavalry spear, and held it high. The banner of the Knights of the Dawn flew in the air.
The war horses galloped into the distance, the passionate hooves of the horses beat the drums, and the gloomy war songs echoed in the ears, and the former battlefield seemed to be in front of them.
Trembling all over, Remy rose from his horse, facing the wind, the flag blaring.
"Forward! Knights of the Dawn!"
(The overture has been sounded, the battle horn echoes in all directions, and the flag flutters in the wind!)
Come on, brothers, the recent recommendation doesn't seem to be very good, is it because the story is not very palatable?)