Chapter 55 [Army of Glory]

In addition to this official number, the thirteenth cavalry corps of the Byzantine Empire also has a special name "Wickishilatio" and "Wickishilatio (Note 1, see the end of this page)" means "the mighty knight" in the ancient Byzantine language.

In the Byzantine Empire, only cavalry units with outstanding military achievements were qualified to be named this alias.

And the Thirteenth Cavalry Corps is indeed worthy of this honorable title.

In the military history of the Byzantine Empire, the Thirteenth Cavalry Corps also has a prominent and glorious war history, and is a veritable elite ace army among the Byzantine Empire's team.

Its predecessor was called the "Rodria Cavalry Regiment". History can be traced to the Sixth Patriotic War of the Byzantine Empire two hundred years ago. In order to quell the rebellion, Emperor Oulus, the then emperor of the Empire, summoned local knights from the fierce Rodria area to form a cavalry regiment. He then made great achievements in the Patriotic War. During the war, he quelled six rebellions and repelled nine Odin invasions.

The nature and blood of the Ria people were dissolved into their warlike qualities, brave and persevering. In the Sixth Patriotic War, this cavalry regiment set a record of all armies since the founding of the Byzantine Empire: after sixty-four battles of all sizes, no retreat once! (This is true, no unit of all Byzantine armies can do this, even the prominent palace guard regiment has a record of losing and running away.)

At that time, the Rodria cavalry regiment had only two thousand people, but the two thousand cavalry from the Rodria region had a very special way of fighting at that time. When the cavalry charged, they used a special four-meter-long cavalry rifle and held up a large oval giant shield to protect it. Only people from the Rodria region, with outstanding and strong physical qualities, could use this heavy weapon. They were afraid of death and never retreated when they charged.

It is worth mentioning that in the Patriotic War that the Rodria Cavalry had experienced, their 64 battles never retreated, and thirteen of them almost killed all the troops, but they still did not retreat!

A slogan from the Rodria Cavalry at that time once changed the color of all Byzantine soldiers!

“Go forward, or die!!”

This is not a general slogan. From officers to soldiers, everyone in this army has proved the authenticity of this slogan to the world with their blood and life!

After experiencing bloody baptisms, the soul of this army became more and more tenacious. Even if the cavalry regiment was crippled and lost in the fierce battles again and again, the later rulers would rebuild it again and again without hesitation! Because even the idiotic ruler understood how precious such an iron army baptized with blood was to the empire!

After the end of the Sixth Patriotic War, the Rodria Cavalry Regiment changed from a temporary recruitment to a regular force, and was officially included in the regular army sequence of the Byzantine Empire. It was renamed the Thirteenth Cavalry Regiment of the Empire at that time, and its organization was also expanded to 12,000 people, and this organization has continued to this day.

In the more than two hundred years since the founding of the army, with the changes in the empire's territory, political situation changes, and ethnic migration, the former Rodria region has become a sparsely populated barren land. The Rodria, who were originally strong in the folk customs, no longer existed, and it has completely dissolved into every corner of the Byzantine Empire's territory and turned into a drop of water in the sea.

However, the Thirteenth Cavalry Corps still retains the most traditional iron-blooded spirit of the Rodria Cavalry Corps.

“Go forward, or die!”

The soldiers of the Thirteenth Cavalry Corps of all generations have defended this slogan of glory with blood. For more than two hundred years, this cavalry corps has stationed in the southern part of the empire, quelled the rebellion of the military governor, resisted the invasion of nomadic peoples in the western border of the empire, and participated in all battles with the Odin Empire on the northern border. Any commander would put it on the most difficult and hardest front line, fight the hardest battle, and chew the hardest bones without hesitation.

Even when facing the Odinians' berserkers' God-Blessing Group, the soldiers of the Thirteenth Cavalry Corps never took a step back.

Therefore, the Thirteenth Cavalry Corps also set a record in the history of the emperor: they were the army with the largest proportion of damage in previous battles, and at the same time, they were also the army with the most reconstructions.

And... still...zero backward record!

Of course, there is another record: it seems that the soul of this army was injected with the Rodria's brave and aggressive nature two hundred years ago. This cavalry regiment will always be the thorns of the Imperial Team, and its successive commanders are all figures similar to madmen or madmen.

Even if the Emperor* side occasionally sent some officers whom the military believed were "calm" and "successful" to take charge of this army, the magical thing is that once those officers arrive at this army, they will soon be assimilated by this army, and even the most calm and experienced people will become madmen.

Once, the military sent a new commander to this cavalry regiment. The young general was a nobleman and a gentleman who was famous in the royal city. However, in less than three months after the nobleman arrived at the Thirteenth Cavalry regiment, the first thing he did was to make the military department look at him in a few days. In order to seize the allocated military funds, he burned the military camps of friendly troops into ruins. Without trial, he directly executed several corrupt logistics officers he identified. Later, he repeatedly violated the imperial law for fighting, protecting short-term security and other matters, and became the number one madman in the military department's headache.

The general later became a lieutenant general and was the governor of a military region of the empire. He recalled his time as commander of the 13th Cavalry Corps and said:

"As long as you come to this army, you will feel that its war spirit is everywhere! In this case, you have only two choices, either get out of here! Or become part of them! And I am very lucky, I chose the latter."

Later, all the commanders who took over the Thirteenth Cavalry Corps took the words of this predecessor as their motto. The Thirteenth Cavalry Corps never produced even an obedient and honest general. In the violation files of the Ministry of Imperial Law, it will always rank first...

Shaya left with General Adrick and his group, and he returned home. General Adrick left Kevin who was fighting with Shaya for him, and then took Shaya back to the military camp.

Xia Ya's bag was very simple. He brought a bag of gold coins, folded a piece of dragon skin at the bottom of the bag, and pressed a few dragon scales on it. Of course, the fire fork of the killer weapon was still stuck by him. He ran to the back mountain to lead a horse, and told the goblins a few words: I'm going to join the army and take good care of it at home. Then he left.

Along the way, Kevin did not show hostility towards Xia Ya, although the two of them had fought. The guy took off his cover-style helmet and showed a bare and shiny head, which made Xia Ya look surprised.

Kevin was not ugly, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, tall and upright figure, thick and strong arms, but he shaved his hair and his huge and bright head made him look a little more ferocious.

It was the first time Xia Ya joined the army, and seemed to be very curious about everything. Kevin also gave some serious explanations to Xia Ya, especially a brief introduction to the deeds of the Thirteenth Cavalry Corps, with unconcealed pride in his tone.

After hearing this, Xia Ya couldn't help but sigh: "It's so awesome! Move forward or die. It's so fucking good!"

With such a temperament and age, he naturally admires heroes, and he is the age that is most likely to be excited. After hearing this, he couldn't help but yearn for it.

After thinking for a while, looking at Kevin's bald head, he suddenly couldn't help saying, "That... Kevin, why are your head..."

Kevin looked at him and said in a muffled voice: "On the battlefield, you are prone to being injured by bows and arrows, and your hair is shaved. If you get injured on your head or face, it is more convenient to bandage the medicine."

Xia Ya nodded repeatedly after hearing this.

But suddenly a lewd thought came to my mind: It would be fine if my head was easily injured... So what should I do if my body was injured? And if my thighs were injured... would I shave all the hairs in that area?

Thinking of this, I subconsciously glanced at Kevin's place, and my eyes couldn't help but feel a little sneaky...
Chapter completed!