Chapter 437: Urgent Dispatch
The northeastern part of the continent is not the sphere of influence of the Holy Cult Army, and there is still a considerable distance from the territory controlled by the Holy Cult Army. It stands to reason that this news has nothing to do with the Holy Cult Army, but several points mentioned in the intelligence make Savin and the others have to pay attention to it.
The first point is that it is mentioned in the intelligence that this army that suddenly appeared did not use the flag of any country or family, and every time it appeared, it was very sudden, as if it was blown by a strong wind. This phenomenon makes everyone very confused, most of the wars on the continent are for fighting for territory, how to let others know the ownership of the territory without using any flag.
The second point is even more puzzling, this mysterious army will drive all the locals away every time they occupy a city, occupying only the city and not the population, and not allowing the locals to take their belongings with them. Such abnormal behavior is really rare, as long as the land does not need people, then who will cultivate the land?
The third surprising point is that the combat effectiveness of this army is very amazing, each attack on a city often ends the battle in less than a day, such a rapid combat strength even the Holy Cult Army cannot do, let alone the army of ordinary countries. However, it can also be seen from the intelligence that the number of this army is not very large, and so far it has attacked some small and medium-sized cities.
After studying the urgent information, Savin asked the attendees, "What do you think? Who will this army be?"
Everyone was silent for a long time and did not speak, and the information they had at the moment was very limited, and no one could speculate. What's more, the war has not yet affected the Holy Cult Army, so everyone feels that this matter is not very important. Although Sawan felt that this matter was a bit strange, there was indeed no evidence that it was related to the Holy Cult Army.
However, this matter does make people a little uneasy, especially when the Holy Cult Army is attacking the Dark Magic Society, the sudden appearance of such an army of unknown origin seems strange no matter how you look at it.
Seeing that everyone was silent, Savin continued: "Although this army has nothing to do with us at the moment, no matter how you look at it, this matter feels a little abnormal, and I think we still have to investigate. ”
When Celia heard this, she said, "Then let Narros come back, and I will go and inform her." ”
Sawin waved his hand and said, "Don't call her, the Eastern Continent can't do without her for the time being." Let the Holy Knights go on this investigation mission, aren't they all riding on the Thor Bird now, just in time to test their quality. ”
At present, the Holy Religious Knights are the only flying force in the whole continent and even the world, although the quality of the Knights is the best, but they have never fought in flight, and no one knows how much role it can play, so it is the best way to test it in actual combat.
Sawan continued, "Although this mission is mainly to investigate, there may be a battle, and I hope that the Knights can find the best way to fight from this mission." ”
Since Savin had already said so, the others naturally did not have any opinions, and the order was quickly conveyed. A few days later, in the early morning, more than a thousand knights riding the Thor's Bird rose into the air at the same time from several military camps near the city of Salem, and then converged to form a huge air phalanx, flying towards the north of the continent.
Half a month later, this flying force of more than 1,000 people finally arrived in the northeast of the mainland, and after crossing a lofty mountain, the Holy Knights officially entered the Lesa Peninsula in the northeast. The Lesa Peninsula is like a tentacle growing on the head of the Enlova continent, abruptly extending out into the sea.
Because it is located in the remote and cold northeast region, the Lhasa Peninsula is relatively backward compared with the rest of the mainland, not only can it not be compared with the central part of the mainland economically and culturally, but even the population is very sparse. Several countries on the Lhasa Peninsula are small, with populations of only a few hundred thousand, and there are two or three cities at most, and few people have ever paid attention to the situation here.
If it weren't for the sudden appearance of a strange army this time, I'm afraid Sawan wouldn't have remembered this place at all. The people of the Holy Knights were sent to such a remote place, and although they didn't say anything, they accumulated a lot of resentment in their hearts. Because the Holy Knights have been with Sahain for the longest time, they enjoy a special status in the entire Holy Army, not only are they well-equipped and of superior quality, but they are also much better paid than other armies.
On the one hand, this is to highlight their special status and past achievements, and on the other hand, because of the special nature of this unit, the people of the Holy Knights feel that they are one level higher than the other troops, and at the same time, their loyalty is also unyielding. However, this also caused the people of the Holy Knights to be more proud, and when they saw other troops, they always looked arrogant, and after a long time, they inevitably began to pamper themselves.
This time, Sahain sent the Holy Knights to carry out the investigation mission, and he also heard some complaints about the Knights, and at the same time wanted to train this flying force, so he did not let the intelligence organization carry out the investigation mission, but sent the Knights. When they first received the order, the Knights complained, but when they heard that it was ordered directly by Savin, they all obediently shut their mouths.
In the minds of the Holy Knights, Savin is a god-like existence, without Savin there would be no power of the Holy Cult Army today, and Savin is still a dragon, which makes everyone worship him even more.
By evening, the Order had reached the heart of the Lysa Peninsula, and more than a thousand troops had set up a makeshift camp on a high ground. By this time, autumn had arrived, and the rest of the mainland was busy with the autumn harvest, while the Lesa Peninsula in the northeast was already covered with snow.
All the Knights made a bonfire, and each took out a thick cloak and wrapped it around his body, and gathered around the fire to survive the night. The tired Thor birds all shrunk their bodies and huddled together in flocks, relying on each other to keep warm against the cold night wind.
Since entering the peninsula, everyone was surprised by the withering scene along the way, although the Laisa Peninsula was already backward, but such a withering scene still greatly surprised them. Along the way, I saw villages and towns, and ** out of ten were empty, and only a few cooking smoke rose in the few places where there were people.
This time they came to investigate the mysterious army, but after investigating for a few days, not to mention the army, even ordinary people rarely see it, which made the officers leading the team a little at a loss. After eating the dry rations, the officers gathered together to discuss, planning to separate the troops tomorrow, and everyone went separately to investigate, so that some clues might be found more quickly.
As the crowd spoke, the sky had gradually darkened, the earth had fallen into silence, and the icy wind began to let out a chilling howl. Except for the soldiers who stood guard, most of them huddled together and fell asleep, and although it was cold, fatigue made it easy for everyone to fall asleep.
In the middle of the night, Sir Sherman, the commander-in-chief of the operation, was suddenly awakened.
"Lord Sir, wake up!"
Sherman opened his eyes and saw several soldiers gathered around him with nervous expressions.
"What's the matter?" Sherman asked softly.
"My lord, we have found something, please come with us and take a look. A soldier whispered.
"Okay, wait a minute. Sherman rubbed his eyes as hard as he could.
Following a few sentry soldiers to the edge of a cliff outside the camp, one soldier pointed to the north and said to Sherman, "Look, my lord, there seems to be something over there......"
Sherman followed the soldier's fingers, only to see that there was darkness between heaven and earth, and he squinted his eyes for a while, and suddenly noticed that there seemed to be a dark green light moving slowly on the ground in the distance. The distance is too far away, and the light is dark, it is difficult to detect this situation without staring closely.
The people of the Holy Knights have been following Savan for so long, and they can be regarded as having seen some of the world, Sherman was not too flustered about such a situation, but he did not let it go, he immediately ordered: "Come on, send a team over to take a look!"