Chapter 35: The Rush (I)
"This is, Salion Warhorse?"
Under the city gates, Theodore caressed its crimson mane, and his eyes were full of affection, like a child seeing his favorite toy.
"His name is Edith, and he's a good boy. Salald on the side walked over and said with a smile: "Even in Salion, there are not many horses as good as it, it is a very rare pure-blood, its ancestors can even be traced back to the time when Salion was founded, and its family history is as long as that of the Ultok family!"
"So, it's your friend?"
"It should be brothers. Salald patted the horse, tilted his head and smiled playfully: "But fifteen years younger than me!"
"It's only four years old?!" Theodore looked at the big guy in astonishment, "I thought it was going to be at least ten years old!"
"Your horse named Webber is only five or six years old, right?" Salald looked at the black war horse that was led by Valence on the other side, and nodded: "It doesn't have to be Edith much younger!"
"Thanks for the compliment!" Theodore nodded slightly, "So, may I ask?"
"What?"
"Weishenme wants to help me?" Diodore said, turning around, "it doesn't seem to have any reason, and besides, you can't get any benefit. β
"And what do you get out of it?Or in other words, it's all about you, isn't it?" Salad retorted unceremoniously, "What do you get by coming here with an army?
"......" Theodore was silent, what should he say, and his reasons seemed to be inexplicable.
Do you want him to say that I am here to be the savior?
"Huh. Salald suddenly laughed and patted Theodore on the shoulder with his right hand: "It seems that we all have unspeakable reasons, so let's not talk about it." In any case, at least now we are on the same front, allies who rely on each other!"
"Yes. Theodore nodded: "As an ally, I will do my best, and I hope you will too!"
"That's how it should be. Salald looked up proudly, but quickly reverted to his easy-going appearance: "I also want to know what kind of person can make Uncle Brenus so trusted!"
"You'll see, I will do what I say. Theodore also responded proudly, and the corners of his mouth raised an elegant arc: "But before that, I have a very interesting jihua, do you want to hear it?!"
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"Well, that's how it is to fight Jihua, we have four hundred knights, so we are divided into two teams. Theodore and the three men standing beside him each looked at each other: "I and Aaron, and Malbert and Lord Salald, set out from both sides, and carried the message with the sound of a trumpet, two for a charge, and four for a retreat - if there were many enemies." Because it is also difficult for us to determine the position of the enemy, whoever discovers the enemy first will blow the trumpet first, and then the other side must obey unconditionally!"
"Well, agreed. Malbert nodded, and then Salald agreed.
"Wait, I have a question!" Aaron stood up a little embarrassed and gestured with his hand: "What if we want to divide our troops?
"Well, that's normal for that, but it's different now. Malbert said, gesturing but finding that he was not so good at words, so he had to spread his hands: "Forget it, let Lord Theodore explain it to you!"
"Because we don't know the number of enemies, whether they are in the hundreds or thousands, and to be honest, these orcs don't necessarily run much worse than knights, and we can't even pinpoint the location because it's night. Therefore, we must divide and attack together to avoid unnecessary casualties, and the first to find one side of the enemy can alert the other side and decide whether to retreat or attack. Theodore patiently explained, "Besides, our enemies don't know where we are!"
"Don't know?"
"It should be said that what we are going to fight against is not a waiting enemy army, but a team that is running for a long distance, and their columns must be stretched out very long, even if the enemy outnumbered us, we can still 'surround' them from both sides!"
"Got it!" Aaron nodded excitedly.
"Then let's go!" Theodore turned to look at Valence behind him: "Let everyone be ready, inform Lord Best, open all three gates, and we will go out on both sides!"
"Understood!" Valence replied, turning the reins of his horse and running towards the Inner Fort.
Theodore put on his helmet, threw his cloak aside, and slapped Aaron on the shoulder: "Let's go!"
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"Gentlemen, please do it!"
"The devil is coming, the devil is coming!"
"Help us, for the sake of the Radiant Cross!
"Ahhh......hhh Woowoo woo ......"
"We're going to die! we're going to die!
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"My lord, do you really want to open the city gates?"
The knight stood on the city wall, hesitantly looking at Best beside him, while he kept glancing at the people crying outside the wall.
"There's no reason to refuse the request of a kind and brave knight, isn't it?" Bester waved his hand irritably: "If they are really as brave as they say they are, we have to unite, don't we?!
"Let the door be opened. Best sighed, drew his sword, shook it, and took a shield from the side: "But remember, let people watch and don't make a mess!"
"Damn, when is it the turn of a hairy boy to laugh at my old Best's guts?!"
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"Do they thank us, you say? Caesar!"
Looking at the refugees in the distance, Theodore led the knights of the Imperial Guard and the hundred knights brought by Aaron to set off from the gate on the right.
"Maybe, maybe not. Theodore said ambiguously, "But that doesn't have much to do with us!"
"Even if they are grateful to us, they can't help us stop the enemy. β
"I thought you were trying to establish the prestige and good name of Rome among these people, but it seems that you think more than I do. Valence frowned and looked at the chaotic crowd, and said with some confusion: "Moreover, it seems that he has overestimated the brains of these people!"
"Don't talk about this, I'm more curious about another thing!" Theodore diverted the subject: "When I said I was coming, you didn't stop me, weishenme?"
"It is the duty of the Imperial Guard to protect Caesar, and the duty of the Imperial Guard is not to interfere with Caesar's thoughts. Valence stiffened his face and said, "So I won't stop you this time, but I will still keep you safe at all costs!"
"This is really ......" Theodore drew his sword from his waist, "If I die here, it is fate, if not, then Heaven will let Rome dominate the world!"
"The gods are above!" Valence looked at Theodore's confident face in astonishment: "Is this a prophecy?!"
"Perhaps, that's exactly what it is!" said Theodore Hahadaxiao.
"Wooββββββββ............"
The dull sound came from afar, floating in everyone's ears slowly, and the long echo made the aftermath linger for a long time.
"It's the sound of a trumpet!" Aaron shouted.
"Everyoneβ!" Theodore shouted with his sword raised, "Draw your sword!"
"Fifty in a column--spears in front-!"
Calming his breath, Theodore raised his sword forward: "Chargeββββββββ!!!!!"
"For the North Shijie - !!!"
"Radiant Cross on ββββββ!!!!"
"MarsβWake upββββββ!!!!"
The knights shouted, dispelling the fear of the unknown and darkness in their hearts, and struggled to ride their horses and gallop away into the night, the sound of horses' hooves resounding on the earth, rolling up the dust and smoke and scattering in all directions.
Can you imagine that it was a dark night where the moon could not be seen, and the sky twinkled only the vain, elusive stars, not reaching out and missing fingers, not faintly black.
On a night like this, it doesn't matter if you close your eyes, because even if you keep your eyes open, you can't see anything.
Only by truly experiencing it can you understand how much courage it takes for these knights to gallop on a night like this, as if they were blind, and you never know whether your next step will be to fall off a cliff or crash into a tree. Fortunately, there is no difference between the two - they both died in pieces and without pain.
"Everyone---get closer--don't scatter--don't scatter--keep the formation--keep the formation--!"
Theodore cried out: "Follow me, do not be afraid, do not be afraid, strengthen your heart, follow me!"
"Valence Knightβ!" Aaron cried out, "I have a question!"
"What-?!"
"Weishenme-, your master, Lord Julian, would be so confident-?!"
"It couldn't be easier!" cried Valens, too, "because Caesar is blessed by all the gods of heaven, and even in the night, the Lord can go straight on-!!!"
The sound of horses' hooves vibrated like a rolling tide, and the knights who were advancing in the dark began to unconsciously follow Theodore, and the sound of the incessant roaring made them feel at ease, as if they had found a lighthouse leading to the land in the vast sea, calming down the fluctuating hearts, and giving them the courage and hope to move forward!
If you have experienced it, you will understand that those invincible generals, weishenme will be worshipped by the soldiers as a god, and he will be regarded as a true god who can do anything!
Alexander, Hannibal, Caesar. These people, the level of command may be high or low, but they can give the soldiers the courage and belief that they will win, as well as an inner throbbing - we will definitely win, as long as we follow him, we don't have to think about anything else, as long as we follow him, we can win everything!
This is the personal charm of "epic heroes"!
And Theodore, he is now moving towards this path, constantly on the way!
Although, he opened the cheat.
The constant jolting, coupled with the helmet above his head, made the unbearable pain more and more obvious, but he still didn't dare to turn off the "Auxiliary System" easily, but continued to endure it, shouting incessantly, while distracting the attention of the severe pain.
And what surprised him the most was that on the strategic map, both knight units were moving forward at a straight forward medium speed, even if there were occasional slight changes, it was a very small range, and the knights on the opposite side quickly corrected the direction problem.
How exactly did they do it?
You know, people's sense of direction is actually wrong, relying on light to correct their pace, and when there is no light, it is normal to go around in circles.
As for the horse, not to mention, the horse's shili is worse than a person, and it can only roughly distinguish the outline of the object, which is basically about the same as myopia 1500 degrees, and the excessively long head also blocks a large part of the line of sight, maybe its sense of direction is a little better than that of a person, but it is not much better.
So, with the psychology of winning and the idea of being responsible to a large extent, Theodore still didn't close the "Auxiliary System" that made his head almost explode!
"I saw it, I saw it. "On the strategic map, two straight arrows cut through a jumble of wavy lines from either side and began to move slowly parallel to it.
"Raise the spear -- !!!" Theodore shouted loudly, "Knights, follow me, turn left, charge ββββββ!!!!"
"Long live !!!"
The entire knight team gradually changed from a square shape at the beginning to a cone, followed behind Theodore, increased their horsepower, shouted, and launched a charge!
"Aaron!"
"Yes, Your Excellency!"
"Blowing---trumpet--!!"
"Wooββββββββββ!!!!!!!!!"