The early morning sun seems very faint, like a faint white light rising from the end of the prairie, the jumping horse's hooves trample on the early morning tranquility, the fat man's war horse jumps on a small hill, the blue earth all over the mountains extends endlessly in front of him, and a sparkling river winds through the green grassland, like a silver long belt, which makes people have to feel the magic of nature and the insignificance of man in this world

Thirty Guards cavalry, who had changed back into their armor outfits, followed like a black stream, followed by a resolute-looking Urcondo and his twenty most loyal men,

Faced with the sudden request to leave their homeland and entrust themselves to a person of unknown origin, most of the people chose to retreat, and finally Urcondo could only regretfully bring out 20 young and enthusiastic warriors of the clan and began the years of scooping up their scimitars

Under the leadership of Ulcondo, the fat man went north along the Bergelang River that crossed the meadow, and after a short supply at the garrison site, the fat man marched towards Motu, the center of the steppe, under the escort of a thousand garrison cavalry.

In the two days that Yu Urcondo was with him, the fat man also roughly understood the situation in the Northland,

Northland is a general term for the extremely cold area north of the entire Dongting grassland, because of the barrier of the steppe, this area is almost blank for the inland, even Urcondo can not fully understand that mysterious area,

When the fat man mentioned the Austin and the Russian Ministry, Urcondo's face was slightly silent for a while, and then he said hesitantly, "You are talking about the two largest forces on the Northland border, in fact, in addition to the two of them, there are more than a dozen large and small forces such as Horus, Kampa, and Ruiondi on the Northland border.

Among them, the power of the Austins is mainly in the area centered on Austin City on the coast of the Northland, with a total of 4 large settlements, a population of about 170,000 people, and an army of about 30,000 people, mainly fishing, is the best pearl producing area in the Northland, because of the proximity to the geographical advantage of the Bo'ai Road Bay Sandwich, so it has the largest foreign port in the Northland, Atanis,

However, due to the climate and the looping of the current, very few ships can go directly inland, and they often follow the current to connect with another area in a straight line!

"Oh, so the Austens have long been connected to the opposite continent?" The fat man's face was stunned for a moment, and then showed a solemn look, Austin's eldest princess Austin Yundai didn't seem to mention this at all, but only focused on the hatred with the Asoan Russian department, which made the fat man think that only the Asoan Russians could contact the opposite strait,

Urcondo said with an affirmative expression, "According to the northland merchants who came and went to the market, the first people to have contact with the opposite continent were the Austins, because only their pointed warships wrapped with rare iron needs could easily break through the solid ice on the sea, and the cold climate of the northern region, the entire coast was covered with ice floes for a hundred miles, and half of the ships could not sail at all. Of the twelve months, only 678 was not covered in ice for three months, so only the Austins who had the ships that could break through the ice could reach the opposite sea smoothly."

Urcondo's voice stopped, took off the water bag on his horse, and poured two sips before continuing, "As for the Asovian Russian Department you mentioned, it is an alliance of forces that has only risen in the last ten years, and its main body is the Asou Russians with three settlements, because it is also close to the coast, and has been fighting against the Austins in recent years.

There is a deep grudge between the two races, and it is said that the Austins have been severely blocked by the other side when trading with the other side for some unknown reason, so their strength has been greatly reduced! In addition to some internal power struggles, they have been in a state of disorder for the past ten years,...,

In recent years, the Asoan Russians have completely suppressed the Austins, but it is said that the Austins have opened a passage to the opposite continent, or will soon launch a new counterattack."

"That's no wonder!" the fat man frowned slightly and whispered, Austin Yundai's deliberate concealment of the meaning contained in it seemed a little unusual, from the current point of view, the alien people who were originally expected to spend the strait in the winter did not seem to appear, but the actions of the Asu Russian Department seemed very abnormal, when they should have been able to stabilize the results of the victory, they actually brazenly launched a war against the powerful Falcon Dynasty,

The fat man's eyebrows frowned slightly, if the other party was either crazy and arrogant, he was forced to be anxious for some reason, but what made the Asu Russians, who even dared to stab the people in Dongting, began to mess up,

I don't know why, the fat man smelled a fierce beast before attacking, the beasts shook and frightened,

He wanted to know what kind of secrets were hidden behind the Asou Russians, under the deliberate concealment of the Austins in that mysterious northern region?

"Or, it's really a beast!" The fat man raised his head to look at the sky, the blood in his body boiled, and he subconsciously licked his lips that were a little dry, no matter who you are?

At five o'clock in the morning of May 20, when the city of Motu was still shrouded in the twilight mist of the steppe, a group of cavalry who had traveled from afar entered Motu, and the leader of the guards squadron showed the patrol a token representing the Central Army

"I am Ruska, the leader of the 5th Squadron of the Central Guard, and I have come to Motu on important business to request an immediate audience with the head of the local garrison, Lord Mosratti. ”

Mosratti was woken up in the middle of a sweet morning dream. When he heard the guards' report, he almost hurriedly put on his uniform and met with this special squadron leader of the Central Army in the meeting room with sleepy eyes.

"Which one is Lord Mosratti?" The Guards Squadron Leader was still in good spirits despite the long journey, and he stopped at the entrance of the hall and swept his gaze keenly

"I'm the head of the local garrison, Mosratti!" Mosrati didn't mind meeting him, "I don't know what urgent military business Lord Ruska has this time?"

"Don't dare, sir. The Commander was ordered to come and deliver the order," the Guards officer took out a secret letter from his bosom with great caution, "Your Excellency, please see, the envelope is intact. Please sign a receipt for me, my lord, to prove that the envelope and the fire paint seal are in good condition when they reach you, so that I can return to them. ”

Mosratti hurriedly asked people to take the seal, and stamped it on the receipt very neatly, and waited until the guard officer left, Mosratti opened the order book in his hand, and took a few deep breaths after just looking at it, and his face looked a little gloomy and uncertain

"What's the matter, my lord?" asked the adjutant next to him in a low voice

Mosratti lightly rolled up the order in his hand and said, "This is an order personally signed by His Majesty, and in three days, Lord Hukochili's 30,000-strong Central Army will be drawn from the Northern County, as well as a longbow regiment of the Western Army, as well as the 20,000 cavalry of the Western Kugit Duowei Yan Division, and ...... His Majesty has asked us to tidy up the camp outside the city for the purpose of garrisoning the army!"

"I'm afraid there are more than 100,000 people, right?

"Nonsense, are there any other enemies besides the north?" Mosratti glared at him disdainfully, sighed solemnly, and said, "I heard that the war in the north is not going well, the other party is too cunning, and in the face of Princess Rui Tangtingna's army, they often immediately retreat back into the cold northern mountains at the slightest contact,...,

The terrain there is dangerous and steep, and the perennial low temperature is very unfavorable for the march of the army, and even if there is no war, the chance of people being frostbitten is very high, don't you see that the carriages brought back from the front every day are full of wounded soldiers? In just ten days, there are at least more than 2,000 people."

"But does that require a hundred thousand troops?" asked the adjutant curiously

"How do I know, I'm just a regional garrison!" Mosratti glanced at him dissatisfiedly,

Hu Keqili, who had just returned from Ai Lei in May, received an order from His Majesty Falcon, and two elite Central Army Banner Regiments escorted more than 3,000 carts full of various supplies to the Dongting Grassland

On the same road, not only the troops from the northern counties, but also a large number of troops were marching towards Motu. No one knew the Falcon Majesty's intentions, but this time the determination of the Falcon seemed to be to solve the northern problem once and for all. But is this really so strict? This point is connected to the command of the generals and do not know,

Along the way, brigades of infantry gathered from various regions passed by, the soles of their boots sizzling on the rain-soaked muddy grass, and the hems of their armor fluttering against their leggings. In the hazy rain, the queue of black soldiers outside Motu City covered almost the entire plain, and thousands of soldiers swarmed on the vast plain like ant colonies,

The fat man looked at the slowly assembled army outside from the window of Motu City, and couldn't help but sigh with emotion. I hope that my judgment is wrong, otherwise, the entire Dongting grassland will be reduced to a battlefield of flesh and blood, according to my own experience, in this kind of tragic war, even if the side that can win, the price paid is extremely heavy,

In order to defend the dignity of the Ikadivar continent, the price is paid by these ordinary soldiers and families whose names are unknown, those orphans and widows who have lost their husbands and fathers.

To live, or to die?

Staring at the bloody morning glow on the horizon in the distance, the fat man seemed to renews the smell of blood and killing,

He was waiting, and he had an irrepressible feeling of excitement: this is the world of soldiers! A peaceful and comfortable life has not dulled his minions, and he was born to save for war.