26. The gloomy sky makes the extremely bright and hot navel noon in summer like night

The wind mixed with the raindrops, crackling and smashing on the bare cliffs, the soldiers lay down on the bare rocks with tired faces,

Although the muddy water under them had soaked their armor, and there were even fragments of mountain rocks from time to time, mixed with the turbid water, rolling down, leaving the soldiers on the ground and covered in mud,

But everyone can't take care of these anymore, and the battle for several days in a row has almost overdrawn their bodies.

For a few days,

The continuous torrential rain and the continuous harassment of the Samar army on the opposite side had left the soldiers without closing their eyes for two days.

Stian Tuxa sat in his tent, and the torrential rain outside finally stopped, but the flash flood that followed was more terrible than the torrential rain.

The rolling mudslide carved wide gullies on the steep mountain slopes.

It's like being cut into countless pieces of the mountain with a huge sword,

Soldiers are constantly being swept away by mudslides,

In such a harsh environment, the newly constructed defensive line was quickly destroyed, while Samor's attacking forces were pressing forward step by step

"What should I do?" said Stiantusa, his fingers tapping on the armrest of his chair, and for the first time he regretted his plan to defend the Vatu Pass,

Sudden rainstorms,

Like a pair of magic hands from the gods,

The position advantage that he was proud of turned into an irreparable disadvantage in an instant,

"Why is this happening!" said Stianttuxa, frustrated like never before

The rainstorm poured on the dangerous Watu Mountain,

crucified the advancing Samorian army,

He also crucified his own army of fifty thousand,

This is something that Stianttuxa never expected,

The morale of the army is obviously declining rapidly, and it can even be said that it has fallen to the freezing point,

Anteris, the adjutant with a hurried look, walked in from outside with a paperwork,

The tall antelope leather boots on the feet stepped on the precious red carpet, leaving a spotted yellow stain in the dazzling red,

"Antellis, why are you so flustered!" Stian Tuxa rebuked with a displeased face, "As an elegant and noble nobleman, have you forgotten even the basic etiquette?"

"I'm sorry sir!" said Deputy Anthyris bent over to apologize for the continuous torrential rain and the worsening situation. Let these nobles who served as attendants not look good,

The Samar army in the north was already closing in on the Kudan region in the center of the north, and the entanglement and disadvantage of the war made them haggard.

For the Stien family, this is just a battlefield where two armies fight,

Ear for these nobles who have lived in Kudan for generations

Vatu Pass. is their last line of defense,

If the Stian army is defeated again at the Vatu Pass, the vast and fertile Kudan Plain, the lair of their nobles, will soon become a battlefield for the two armies to clash.

At that time, the two sides will fight each other, and the huge soldiers who add up to nearly ten thousand will stir up the entire Kudan into a wasteland.

The farmland that is about to be harvested will become a wasteland trampled under the feet of soldiers,

Amid the neighing of war horses, the beautiful manor was burned to the ground in the war disaster.

The towering and strong castle could not escape the attack of the Samorian army,

The name of the first besieging army of the kingdom is not blown out,

The sea of corpses and blood of the enemy has proved the strength of the Samorian army countless times

Whenever I think of this,

Adjutant Anteris felt creepy,

For these northern nobles whose family business is concentrated in the Kudan region, it is definitely a terrible disaster,

The Samour army, which has never sold the face of the nobility, will definitely use the most cruel means,

Take revenge on these nobles who once supported their enemies,

The hearts of all nobles fluctuate with the tide of battle. Not to mention these attendants in the army who know the situation at all times

In fact

The northern nobles are no longer optimistic about the Stian family, and the Samore in the south is too strong, and everyone can see that the Stian family, which has lost the support of the Miao Erdian, can no longer compete with the south

The rapidly deteriorating battle situation in front of them is proof of this, but the nobles of Latour County have no choice.

Damn the Stiennes have moved their entire family to the further north of Winnatu County in order to strengthen their rule.

This forced the nobles of the northern county of Latour to work for the Stien family

"My lord, this is an urgent dispatch from the law enforcement team!" Adjutant Anteris handed the report to Stianttuxa

"Law enforcement team?" Stianttuxa looked up from the table,

Adjutant Anteris saw that Stian Tuxa was at a loss, and hurriedly whispered in his ear

"This morning, the law enforcement team composed of the knights of Latour found more than a hundred deserters on the right side of the hill, and they were following the orders of the adults at that time. All these cowards have been executed, but the lord of Valiatu has just sent someone to the law enforcement team to ask for someone, saying that these more than 100 deserters are the servants who escorted his son back to the territory, and one of them is the son of Lord Valiattu, and the law enforcement team specially asked me to ask my lordship, how to deal with this matter!",

"What!"

This unexpected news. Let Stiantuxa get up from his seat,

The corners of his mouth were bitter, and he looked at the adjutant and asked, "You mean that the law enforcement team killed Valiatu's son as a deserter?" Valiaitu was the leader of those lords, and a third of the lords' armies were Valiaitu men. Don't you think it's messy enough?

"Kill the son of Valiatu at this time, these knights of Latour County are too bold!"

Stianttuxa turned his head. The face is hideous and terrible,

Seeing the murderous look on Stiantuxa's face, Adjutant Anteris felt a chill in his heart,

Stianttuxa has always been known for his ruthless management of the army,

This time, the knights of Latuch County were specially added to the law enforcement team, in addition to enhancing the strength of the regular army of Stien, but also mainly to limit the strength of the lords.

Without knights, even if the lords wanted to oppose the Stien family, they would not be able to form enough combat power

Anteris also believes that in the case of Zhuang Aochong, Stiantussa... kind will not hesitate to choose. Kill a knight of the non-Stienne family to appease the lord's anger

"My lord, this incident was a complete accident," said Adjutant Anteris, a nobleman himself from the county of Latour, waving his hand in a panicked manner

"My lord, we should see from this incident that those lords who sway from side to side are unreliable, they only think about their own territory and interests, and when we really encounter difficulties, the only ones we can really rely on are these knights who pursue glory! Why don't we envelop the knights, and ask the adults to open up this matter!"

"Cage the knights!" Stiantusa blinked, as if sensing that Antellis had some sense.

Through this period of understanding, Stiantuxa can clearly feel that these lords of Latu have no fighting spirit with them.

In the eyes of these lords, they were no different from the Samars on the other side,

It's just a change of bow

It is obviously wiser to control the knights than to bother to control the useless and greedy lords, at least the loyalty of the knights can be clearly seen in battle

Just give a reward. These knights will die

"That's a good idea. Stianttuxa nodded, as a general, he preferred to trust the knights who were brave on the battlefield

His eyes were fixed on Adjutant Antellis for a while, and he suddenly said in a deep voice, "Antellis, if I remember correctly, the deputy captain of the law enforcement team is your cousin! You must also be from Latourshire."

"Yes, yes. Adults".

Stiantuxa's words made the adjutant Anteris shiver, and his whole body was cold, like a frog stared at by a poisonous snake.

In addition to serving as an adjutant, Anteris is also the liaison officer of Stiantuxa in the county of Latour, and in the past few months, Antellis has a very good understanding of the character of this famous general from the north, and unlike the bold character of ordinary northerners, this young and old general always seems to look at people with doubtful eyes, killing and fear seem to be the general's hobbies

Always wary of all Latuans,

Including himself, the adjutant.

But there is one thing,

As long as there is something favorable to the tide of battle, the general will be generous.

Antellis hopes that he is not wrong this time,

or

His own head will become a small pendant on the flagpole in the army, fluttering in the wind like other equally miserable people

"Hehe, you're nervous!" said Stianttuxa as he saw his lieutenant's face turn dirty. The corners of his mouth twitched. He knows his image in the hearts of others,

For such a result, Stianttuxa felt very happy

After all, he is still too young, only sixteen years old, and he wants these Latu people to listen to him,

had to resort to some extraordinary means,

Many times, he even secretly envied the Kingdom Falcon opposite, who had always wanted to kill him, at least at the age of sixteen, who was still a fool and lived a carefree life

At the age of eighteen, he became a local lord, and then he had outrageous luck, like the god of fate, who deliberately wanted to give this kingdom to him

"What an unfair contest!" said Stiantuxa, sighing inwardly, soothing to his lieutenant

"Don't be so nervous. Like you said, only the knights are the most reliable right now. You go and sue your cousin, I don't have to pursue this matter,

"Thank you, my lord, that you are the wisest and most merciful!"

The adjutant Antellis could not hide the joy on his face, and he immediately got down on one knee and gave a knightly salute to Stiantuxa, who was sitting in his seat,

"But be sure to keep it a secret," Stianttuxa waved his hand at him, and said in an accentuated tone, "Anyone who might leak the news must be dealt with! You know the importance of this matter, if that old guy Wali Aitu knows about it, the whole barracks will be in chaos!"

"It's a pity, if I could, I'd really like to see that old thing and know the grief of my son's death." A sneer appeared at the corner of Stiantuxa's mouth, this Valiatu always likes to call himself the leader of Latu's alliance, if it weren't for the sudden outbreak of the Western War, he would have cleaned up these guys a long time ago!

"We don't have enough troops now, and we need to rely on these lords before we can control the knights!" said Stianttuxa to Adjutant Terrius

"Now is the critical moment, you immediately go to Waliatu's military camp on my behalf, and say that his son has asked us to escort him back to Kudan, and now it is safe. Just this time to defeat the Samors. I personally took him to Kudan to celebrate. When the time comes, I will personally nominate the Wally family as the governor of the west, and give them the whole county of Latour! Your Excellency, ......" Adjutant Antellis shouted with a moving expression, and it was obvious that Stiantuksa was taking the matter on himself, which made Antellis feel a little excited that could not be concealed

Seeing the adjutant's gaffe, Stianttuxa said, "What are you shouting, don't think I'm helping you, in fact, I'm helping myself, the most important thing now is to stabilize the hearts of these knights, as long as they can be stabilized." I can agree to their previous requests. Let the knights form a dominion, let them form a new order of knights, and tell them that they only need to defeat the Samors, on any terms. Our Stienne family can all consider it!"

"Yes, my lord, the little one knows how to do it!" Adjutant Antaris suddenly realized, and quickly nodded yes, suddenly, the two heard a rumbling war drum outside, and the two of them glanced at each other at the same time, and Adjutant Antellis saw a deep helplessness in his superior's eyes

"Boom!" the sound of the war drums drew closer, and the whole valley seemed to tremble with this rumble

"Damn Samares, can't they be quiet!" Stiantuksa stood up with an ugly face and took his weapon from the guards outside the tent

"My lord, the Samors are moving forward again." A herald ran all over the wolf

The sky is shrouded in black clouds,

On the plain not far away, layers of black battle formations pressed towards the Vatu Pass like rolling waves.

Countless dense spears towered like a forest,

This grand sight made all the Stian soldiers on the hill look like dirt

In the past two days, the Samar reinforcements on the opposite side have been coming from all directions, and the number has increased rapidly from 30,000 to 70,000

The strong Samorian army could already be divided into two teams, always moving a certain distance every few hours as if they were in front of each other.

The rumbling drums of war are like a talisman,

Forcing the already exhausted Stian soldiers, they had to brave the torrential rain and exhaustion to run out of the tents and line up,

As the opposite Samorian army formation got closer and closer to the mountain pass, the pressure on the Stian army also increased, and everyone knew that the Samars on the opposite side were about to attack, "What do you think of this plan to push the mountain?" The fat man in the army formation turned around and asked the mountain army commander Krolissat, who led the army to arrive yesterday.

This step-by-step strategic plan was set by the fat man himself.

The main force in the west, plus the two western flag regiments that had just been reinforced, had far surpassed the Vistian army on the opposite side in terms of total strength.

The first thing to fight in the battle is momentum and morale,

There is no suspense about the outcome of this war, and the more we get to the war, the more we must stabilize it

"Stand shield!" came the loud shout of the infantry commander from the front, and layers of heavy shields were placed. Forming a solid shield wall, a group of Samorian army formations at the forefront has advanced to about five meters away from the Vatu Pass,

The dense Stian soldiers in the mountain pass are already clearly visible,

"Your Excellency's method is good!" Crorysette looked excitedly at Vatu in the distance and said, "It only takes another 200 meters in the afternoon, and it is the attack range of our longbowmen." When the time comes, the five hundred giant shields that we have specially assembled from the tall nanmu nearby will be of great use, enough for 1,500 longbowmen to establish a solid line of attack according to the hiding of each longbowman!

"If I support you with another 20,000 regular infantry. How long will it take you to break through this line," the fat man continued

Croryssatt looked at the distance and the Stian defense line that was impacted by the flash flood was scattered and scattered, and sneered at the corner of his mouth, "With this kind of fragmented defense line, I believe that the mountain longbowmen only need two rounds to tear it out,

If another 20,000 regular infantry attack the gap, at most half a day, I will definitely be able to occupy all the mountain passes, and I only hope that the adults will not forget what they promised me when the time comes!"

"Oh, what a big breath! Do you think I just want you to open Mount Vatu?" the fat man smiled at the corner of his mouth, and his sister's bright eyes stared at the sky in the distance,

The Vatu Mountain in front of him is no longer on the radar of the fat man.

The fat man is now thinking about how to get the most out of it.

Otherwise, the order to attack the mountain would have been given a long time ago,

The Vatu Pass is a Jedi!

The fat man has been dragging it all the time, just to ask Stian Tuxa on the opposite side to throw all the last strength of the Stien family in.

The two northwestern fronts gathered the last strength of the Stien family, just like the last backbone of the Stien family.

To break it is to break the hope of the rise of the Stien family,

Knock this once glorious northern clan into a situation from which it will never recover

According to the battle report, the Salon Legion in charge of the northern front reported that in the battle that had just ended, with 60,000 Samor elites, it repelled the counterattack of the Stitian army, which claimed to be 100,000 men

This proves the fat man's judgment, the elite of the Stien family deep in the northwest, is now the end of the strong crossbow,

This once dominated the north,

At this moment, he is like a desperate beast, struggling to the death of Samol's deadly rope that is getting tighter and stronger

Now, with a slight clench of his fists, the fat man can dig out the pearl of the north from the throne of the Stian family.

Bringing this most populous and commercial region in the north into the arms of Samor,

"I want the whole Kudan Plains!Can you take it down!" The fat man asked sharply as he looked at the smug Stian Tuxa

"Kudan Plains!" Croissat's expression froze, his eyes hesitated, the Kudan Plains was the heartland of the Stien family. It is also the base camp of the Stien family's heavy troops, and the Knights of the Borean Banshee of the Stien family are not ordinarily strong.

"As long as you take Kudan City, I will add another million military expenses to you"

The fat man was a little moved when he saw Crorysart, and secretly laughed in his heart that this legion commander who was born as a mountain hunter still likes to be cheap.

This time, the two Northern Army Flag Regiments that accompanied him into the northwest were as exhausted as the Stian army on the opposite side because of the long battle.

But the mountain army of Krolysat has been recuperating for a long time, and this time it opened the defense line of the Vatu Pass,

Not once a sharp open force will not work!

Please be better than excited,

The fat man knew that the special force of the Mountain Legion, with his own pure encouragement, was better than throwing money directly

The fat man took out a document from his bosom, waved it in front of Crolysa's eyes, and continued to tempt, "Do you know what this is, this is the appointment letter of Latu,

"Letter of appointment from Latour!" Crolysat's face suddenly became excited,

The fat man nodded and said, "Yes, Latu is the most important hub in the entire north, and it is much fatter than Huberaban in Salon! Immediately after the Kudan Plain, the commercial center of the north, I believe that with Latu County as a garrison, the strength of your mountain army will be even higher, and it will become the three major army corps of Samar that are truly as famous as the northern army and the southern army!"

"Okay! I've done this!" said Croissat, almost snatching it over, and affirmed with a resolute expression, after many days and nights of longing, his motley mountain legion finally had a station of its own

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