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After the Battle of Byzantium, another month soon passed. The time has come to the late spring of the year 2046 in the magic calendar, the month of rain and fog.
A month earlier, Ellens and others had successfully broken through from Byzantium and reached the Thracian mountains in the north. Due to the treacherous terrain and the barren land, the area remained unoccupied by the enemy, and some of the remaining stragglers of the Latin kingdom occupied the mountains and forests to fight the enemy. When Princess Nomia arrived, she quickly reorganized the remnants of the defeated army by virtue of her status as the sole heir to the Latin royal family.
However, although this place is suitable for a short period of time to avoid the pursuit of the enemy, it is not a place to stay for a long time. On the one hand, because the land is barren and there is no income at all, it is impossible to expand the army, and on the other hand, it is surrounded by enemies on three sides, which can be attacked at any time and it is difficult to obtain external support. Therefore, after reorganizing the army of the Latin Kingdom here, Elrens and the others immediately set off again.
This time the transfer went relatively smoothly, as the center of gravity of the Nicene army was located on the front line of Pella, and the defense in the Thracian direction was not tight. Elrence and the others encountered only a very small number of floating reconnaissance ships along the way, and successfully broke through the interception. Zuihou made a large circle through the region of Upper Macedonia to Illyria, located in the northeast of the Balkan continent and south of the Great Germanic Forest.
The terrain of the Illyrian Mountains is similar to that of Thrace, but the terrain is also treacherous and barren, so it has not yet been occupied by the enemy. Unlike the Thracian mountains, however, it borders the Olympia League in the south and is ready to receive aid from Pella. It is also across the sea from the Apennines, the home of the Latin knights, who set foot on the Balkans half a century ago with the Fourth Crusade to conquer the once mighty Eastern Roman Empire. Latin knights from the Apennines and Templars from all over Shijie could travel from this old road to the Illyrian Mountains to join Onomia and others.
Early in the morning, the weather was very sunny, and the warm spring breeze blew in with the fragrance of flowers, which made people feel lazy.
The little princess Oni has returned to Delos, and Cleo is busy with something. Elrens was left sitting idly on a haystack next to the camp, staring blankly at the clearing in front of him. A few days ago, news came from Pera that a batch of supplies would be provided to Onomia, and the little princess of Corinth, Doshi, who had not seen her for a long time, would also come to the mountains of Illyria with the team. It's just that several days have passed, and there is still no trace of this team, and the evil dragon can't help but be secretly a little anxious, this little girl shouldn't be in any danger, right?
The Latin princess Onomia was in command of a force in the open field to practice tactical assaults, and after a short period of reorganization, she now had a small force of about 500 men. Although they were few in number, they were all elite warriors in Liliang, and the Templars from all over Shijie began to arrive one after another, and over time they could slowly grow in strength
At this moment, a wolf scout rode from the dense forest in front of him on a red-blooded wolf horse, shouting to Elrens as he ran: "Lord, Pera's transport team has reached the foot of the mountain, but they have been intercepted by the brutes of the gray dwarf tribe, and Princess Doshi has ordered me to come back and ask for your help!"
"What?!" the dragon was taken aback and immediately stood up from the haystack.
Located at the junction of the three kingdoms of HRE, Latin and Olympia, the Illyrian Mountains are a veritable triumph zone. Many barbarian tribes are scattered in this vast mountain forest, they are generally not strong, but their personalities are brutal and warlike, I didn't expect to provoke the evil dragon this time!
Errens was furious, and immediately stood up and ordered the wolf rider: "Gather the men and horses immediately, and today I will let these gray dwarves who don't know whether they live or die taste what it is like to offend me!!"
The wolf rider immediately took the order, and Nomia came from the side. The Latin princess was dressed in a suit of light magical armor and was slender and muscular. However, since her father's death in battle, she has not smiled, and for a month she has been silent, either training with the soldiers or watching into the distance in a daze. Cleo noticed and tried to dismantle her, but to no avail.
"Are you going to take someone to rescue Princess Doshi now?" asked Nomia as he came to the dragon's side.
Elrens nodded: "These gray dwarves are as annoying as flies, I'm going to uproot them today!"
The Latin princess pressed the hilt of her sword and said, "Let me take someone with me." You are short on manpower, even if you defeat the gray dwarves, it will be difficult to wipe them out, as long as they escape, they will continue to come out and harass us next time. ”
"This ...... All right. ”
The dragon glanced at Nomia as he spoke, and the Latin princess looked very serious with a tense face, like an angry little wild cat that could not be approached. Elrens couldn't help but shake his head in his heart, what a beautiful little girl, why should she look bitter and hateful all day long? Although Cleo also fights and kills all day long, her personality is much more cheerful than her.
A few hills away, on a rugged mountain road, a small army stood on a hill as if facing a great enemy. They numbered about two hundred, with twenty transports, and the vehicles were arranged in a circle around the hill, and everyone hid behind, armed with hard bows and crossbows, and some magical items, nervously guarded.
This is a transport team from Pera, since they entered the mountains of Illyria a few days ago, they have been constantly harassed by various foreign races, at first they thought it was just a small fight, and they passed with caution. Unexpectedly, when they finally approached their destination, they were attacked by a large group of gray dwarves, killing and wounding more than a dozen warriors.
The western perimeter of the hill where they were located was full of dense forests except for a small road, and although it seemed that although the wind and waves were calm, there were many gray dwarves hiding in the dark. The enemy is in the dark, and a forced breakthrough will definitely cause heavy casualties, so the best choice now is to use the transporter as a defense and wait for reinforcements.
Doshi was in the middle of the circle at this time, and she led several female soldiers to busily bandage and perform healing spells on the wounded warriors, greatly alleviating their pain. Compared with a few months ago, the little princess has matured a lot, and she is no longer panicked in the face of critical situations, but looks very capable.
After finally finishing a busy period, Duo Shi sighed, wiped the blood on her hands, looked up at the mountain in the distance, and couldn't help but think of a person's smiling face in her heart.
"Elrens, are you okay?"
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