"It's probably the last snow before spring comes." Lei stood on the tower and thought with some dejection. Palm-sized snowflakes circled and hit the ground like darts used by the indigenous people, and the snowflakes and snow collided with each other. , actually made a loud 'Puff' sound. Even the roars of the soldiers of a team training nearby were covered up by the 'Puff' sound, and when it reached Lei's ears , it’s already a little blurry.
It took half a month to stabilize the defense line. The armies of several countries that originally served as the second and third reserve teams were all transferred to the front line. In other words, the current 'Iron Castle' defense line is It is like an iron sheet. If the criminals can break through it, then they will not be able to organize any reserve forces to delay the enemy's advance, intercept the enemy troops, and reorganize the defense line. This is a very fatal weakness on the battlefield. But there is no other way now. We can only treat the head when it hurts and the feet when it hurts.
After all, with a defense line that stretches for hundreds of miles, if the reserve team behind it is not mobilized, the criminals, as long as they are not fools, can see the obvious omissions in the defense line. In order to scare the criminals at least before the spring, such an emergency measure is adopted The means were also forced to no avail.
With a low sigh, Lei muttered in a low voice: "Damn it, if only the snow could be ten times heavier and it could snow for another three months. By then, at least I can bring in the new reinforcements. If you train properly, you won't be beaten down by the criminals in one charge... Spring, spring... This spring is not going to be easy." Everyone knows that the criminals are just waiting for the spring that is suitable for fighting. That's all. They wouldn't be stupid enough to ask soldiers to charge through several feet of snow. That was a sure thing.
Li's voice sounded from beside Lei: "Lei, what's wrong, are you scared?" She was dressed in a strong suit and frowned slightly because of the heavy burden on her body, which made Lei feel distressed. Hart, who was seriously injured, was fine. It was easy to wake up from the coma, and after learning the current situation of the defense line, he simply handed over the power of the entire Vant Emperor Corps to Lei, and let Li be responsible for controlling the entire Knights of Glory. This was Hart's last resort. Choose. There are many high-ranking knights with high status, but the main duty of the high-ranking knights is to fight. They do not receive professional military training, so they have great prestige among the young people of the Knights of Glory. At the same time, in the 'City of Gods' Li, who had the highest tactical literacy in the academy, became the most ideal commander.
Only Lei knows how unbearable it is for Li to hand over such a burden to Li, who was desperately trying to cause trouble a month ago. But the pride inherited from the 'Lion Knight' Rhine and Li's own self-esteem will definitely She was not allowed to take a step back, so Li was now the commander of the Glory Knights, and the life and death of more than 200,000 Glory Knights rested on her shoulders.
Lei took a long breath, shook his head slowly and said: "Afraid? I don't know what fear is. When I was hunting wild beasts in the mountains, I didn't know fear; I was watching my brothers on the grasslands of Xili Province. When they fell one by one, I didn't know how to be afraid; when I was surrounded by hundreds of enemies in Turk Canyon, all I knew was a desperate fight; when I faced the sinners for the first time in the 'City of Gods', I was only curious. And the ambition to become a noble through meritorious service. What is fear? That has nothing to do with me."
"However, I am also really afraid. I am afraid of my soldiers, and I am afraid of their old mothers, who will never see their living faces again. I am afraid that the entire continent will fall into the hands of the guilty people from now on. Although I
I don’t know who will treat the common people better, those criminals or the nobles of various countries on the continent. But I would rather believe that the nobles, who were also born as human beings on the mainland, will not treat our people as human beings like the criminals.
They have become a completely different race, and they are no longer the same human beings as us."
"At the same time, I'm even more afraid, I'm afraid... What I'm afraid of is that I'm afraid that I won't be able to fulfill Mr. Rhine's dying instructions. I'm afraid that I can only watch you being killed, just like I was in Turk Canyon.
On the safe city wall, I watched my first commander Wei being decapitated by Bobcat's sword. That feeling of powerlessness is what I fear the most. But, I also know..."
Li nodded heavily, looked at Lei seriously and said: "I also know that no matter what, we are soldiers. If we don't have so many responsibilities, if we are just ordinary people, then we can escape to,
Escape to the end of the world. But you, Lei, now carry the lives of millions of warriors; and I, the daughter of Rhine, also carry the hopes of more than 200,000 uncles and hundreds of thousands of brothers. We all
I can't get rid of such a responsibility... Lei, I appreciate your recent care for me, but before the battle to the death is about to come, I hope, I hope you can put all your energy into the battle and stop taking care of me.
."
"I'm not the delicate little girl you imagined. Maybe that's the impression I gave people before, but now I can responsibly say that I will no longer be a burden to others. Especially, Lei, I don't want to be yours.
Burden... let's keep fighting. If God is still kind, they will not let us fail. And I also hope to see you continue to follow your personal wishes."
"Sometimes, I'm really curious about why you, a person who has no ambitions and just wants to own a territory and have a few servants to farm the land for you and no longer need to go to the field to pull out weeds, would
You have persisted in fighting until now. Your most original wish is just to become a basic little noble, but now, you have achieved your wish, but you are still fighting, why?"
Lei wanted to speak, but Li interrupted him with a wave of her hand. She laughed: "We are all very stubborn people. I can understand that you are doing it for the honor of the so-called empire and the so-called royal family.
dignity, but what you really fight for is the group of people you regard as brothers. I can understand all this, because when I took over the command of the Knights of Glory, I understood why I wanted to fight.
I am going down for the sake of those people who have grown up with me since childhood. We all have our own reasons why we cannot give up, so, Lei... fight well and live well."
Lei was stunned for a moment, and he seemed to understand what Li meant by her words. Li said in a low voice: "It is undeniable that you are the only man who can make me fall in love. Among my companions,
There is no one who can beat me, so they will never be the ones I consider. Only you, Lei... However, we all have things that we cannot give up."
Two warm lips kissed Lei's lips gently. Lei's mind exploded, and his whole body almost went limp on the city wall. Stars were shining in front of his eyes, and his heart was trembling rapidly and slowly. It seemed as if it was about to jump out of his belly. To Lei's eyes, the snowflakes in the sky simply turned into transparent golden petals. The world was filled with soft music, and the world became like a paradise. .
Fortunately, those two lips quickly left Lei's mouth. Otherwise, Lei would definitely become the most embarrassing general in the history of the Vant Empire: "He fainted on the spot on the front line because of a woman's kiss." It is estimated that if this is the case. If the records of the incident were spread out, the old men in the imperial military headquarters would be so angry that they would remain depressed for the rest of their lives.
Li laughed softly: "Lei, take care, I'm going to check the preparations of the Knights of Glory. The war horses haven't been used for a winter and need to be well cared for... Well, I don't need you anymore. Take care of me. Thank you for everything you did for me because of my father's oath, especially thank you for that slap in the face, which completely woke me up from the dream of a young lady. The imprint of my father's life is on you, And his armor, after being processed by Master Sok and the others, will be worn on my body... If we all survive after the war, I hope you will remember that in the 'City of Gods', in the northwestmost part of the empire, And I, a friend of yours, is looking forward to your care."
The afterimage flickered, and countless snowflakes were smashed into pieces by the rapidly flying figure, turning into white ice crystals that filled the sky and landed. Lei looked at Li's retreating figure with a blank space in his heart. , sighed in his mouth, and slowly leaned towards the city wall behind him.
Lomat walked out of a nearby wall castle wearing a thick deerskin coat and said in a murmur: "Brother, what a pity, such a good girl actually said this to you. Those nonsense words. Does she really not like you? But she really kissed you... Hehe, it is probably the first kiss of this little girl, right? Tell me, do you have any feelings? "
Lei rolled his eyelids, made an unsightly gesture towards Lomart, and muttered: "That's enough, I've had enough troubles recently, don't cause any more trouble for me. How is the situation in the army now? Jerry said you went to the front line of defense early in the morning to inspect, what is the situation now? Is the morale of the soldiers okay? Is there enough food and grass?" Lei stomped. He stamped his legs and cursed in a low voice: "Damn God, it's so damn cold. Why don't you stop being colder? Then we can all go to the room to warm the stove and we don't need to go out to patrol anymore."
Lomat gently wiped away the snow on the battlements of the city wall in front of him, shook his head and sighed: "The situation in front is not bad. I don't dare to let soldiers from other countries defend there. They are currently stationed at the front line of defense. The ones on board are the 100,000 heavy infantry of our Mad Dragon Legion and the 70,000 heavy cavalry of the Silver Wolf Legion. Bobcat seemed to be eager for revenge, so he invested all the capital he had on hand and placed it on our defense line. of the right wing.”
Lei nodded slowly: "Well, the impact of the Bicester Cavalry, if only based on the force of collision, is more terrifying than the Knights of Glory. They should be able to easily disrupt the enemy's attack formation, which is enough for those
The guilty people have had a good meal. However, you have to remind Bobkart that he must grasp the timing of his attack and do not attack randomly, as that will kill many people in vain."
Lomat nodded: "Yes, I have already reminded him. Now I have sent Yingger there to take charge. I request that no matter what, I must see Yingger's signal before Bobcat can lead people out of the conflict."
.Behemoth brought 50,000 heavy infantry as a reserve force for the first line of defense, preparing to deal with the dwarves among the sinners; Rokat brought 30,000 flying phoenix cavalry. I found that if they use the 'Devil-Breaking Arrow'
If it does, it will pose a great threat to the elves, and this is the main force of our front line of defense."
Before Lei could speak, Lomat made gestures with his fingers on the city wall: "Also, I ask them that if the enemy's pressure is too great, they can abandon the first line of defense after killing the enemy a little.
If we are divided and defeated by the enemy, why don't we gather all our troops and fight them under the 'Iron Castle'. At the same time, behind the first line of defense, a magic trap with a thickness of three miles has been laid out. As long as the magic crystal inside is not moved, we will be able to defeat them.
It can bring out the power of the trap. We did a test... Hey, a magic trap with half the power can seriously injure a high-level beast soul warrior, that's basically it."
Lei chuckled: "I understand, do you want Yingger and the others to look like they are running away? But in this case, the arrangements you made at the beginning will be in vain."
Lomat shook his head and said: "It will not be in vain, brother. The criminals will not devote all their troops to attack us at once. If I am not mistaken, they will first dispatch some small-scale troops.
Those who attack us, even if they invest 10,000 or 20,000 people at a time as a test, my arrangement will definitely make it impossible for them to come back. I will reduce their combat effectiveness as much as possible. Bobcat and his 150,000 cavalry
, it is used to attack their probing detachment. If there is a head-on decisive battle, the Bicester Cavalry is not enough for the criminals to kill them."
Lei nodded slowly, thought for a while, and then suddenly laughed: "Lomart, it's better to have you here, you make me feel much more relaxed. Well, how is the material situation?"
Lomart's face suddenly sank, and he whispered: "Supplies? The supplies are in very good condition. Originally, the supplies we accumulated could last our entire army for one month, but now they are enough for us to use them for two months. Especially
It's arrows and other consumables. I'm just worried now whether we have enough archers to shoot out those arrows. Brother, there are more than one million people, more than one million elites... Directly to Your Majesty,
The Imperial Ministry has complained about Oliver's military intelligence report, and I have ordered the mages of the 'Sacred City' to use a special magic circle to report it back to the Imperial Capital."
Lei was silent for a while. After a long time, he sighed, smashed a snowflake falling in front of him with one finger, and said grimly: "Then, it depends on the reaction of the imperial capital. I hope they can make a wise decision.
I will never do something as ridiculous as sending Oliver as military officer again."
Lomart said a little excitedly: "But, brother, it's not just Oliver, but also Prince Andre. If he hadn't been fighting for power and position for his staff, how could it be Oliver's turn?"
To be this damn Military Affairs Officer? Even if Oliver were to be the Military Affairs Officer, he wouldn't be able to touch him. It wouldn't be Oliver's turn to have a troop deployment order written by His Majesty in his hand, right? After all,
I really don’t deserve it for Mr. Gaddafi, just because of that troop deployment order.”
Leng Sen's voice flashed: "Lomart, shut up, what else do you want to say? Shut up... Royal family matters are not something we can talk about. What Prince Andrei did is naturally his consideration,
Aren't you afraid of bringing trouble to Lei and yourself? Will His Majesty Shagru listen to his uncle or us? Don't be stupid...especially the troop deployment order, don't mention it again. I can tell you
You always talk about the faults of a king, and the final result is that like your ancestor, you were completely deprived of the honor and wealth of the Marquis of Tongshan."
Cold sweat suddenly flowed down Lomart's forehead. He looked at the figure approaching in the wind and snow, and whispered: "Yes, Jerry, I am too carried away, those things should not be discussed by us."
...But, what kind of reaction do you think the Imperial City will have after this incident comes out?"
Jerry walked to Lei's side, looked at the vast land outside the Iron Castle, and whispered: "The reaction of the imperial capital? The best result is that His Majesty alienates Prince Andrei, and pursues Austria's
Lev's responsibility is to give an explanation to our frontline soldiers and to the big bosses in the military department. However, what I am afraid of is that things may not develop as we imagine. After all, in history, various countries
Many inexplicable things have happened, and the cause and effect...haven't you, Loma, not considered it?"
Lomat sneered: "Of course, I have considered it. The worst result is that we are falsely accused, and then Mr. Gaddafi becomes a hero, and we..."
Lei smashed down a piece of wall with his fist. A group of patrols who were walking under the city wall were startled. When they looked up quickly, they found that it was Lei who was furious on the city wall. They immediately continued patrolling lightly.
They didn't dare to say anything more. Those soldiers were still secretly grateful: "Fortunately, General Lei was not very angry today. He only broke a wall stack. In this case, the repair project would be much smaller. If it was a fist
After destroying a section of the city wall, the brothers in the engineering battalion will suffer in such cold weather."
Lei said angrily: "You two, the more you talk, the more outrageous it becomes. Are the upper echelons of the empire really so indifferent to black and white? We are soldiers, so don't guess what decisions those big bosses will make.
, as long as we ensure that we fight well and kill the enemy, it is enough."
Jerry and Lomat looked at each other and nodded helplessly.
The sound of horse hooves thundered. A dozen fast horses rushed towards the city gate from the southeast like wind. The knight at the front held a gold medal and shouted wildly: "I am the special envoy of His Majesty Shagru.
I came here under the emperor's order to announce the decree, why don't you open the city gate for me quickly. Quick, quick, quick..."
With a 'plop', the two fast horses behind him screamed and fell to the ground. Looking at the wisps of white smoke on the horses and the bloody foam flowing from their mouths, and then looking at the two knights struggling on the ground. They couldn't get up. It can be imagined that they ran all the way from the Fante Imperial Capital to the defense line of the 'Iron Castle' without much time to rest.
The thunder flew out like an angry thunder, and he roared loudly: "Open the city gate, hurry up." With a big hand, he had grasped the mechanism that controlled the lifting and lowering of the city gate. The city gate weighing thousands of kilograms slowly rose up. There was a loud sound of the "Galala" iron chain rubbing against the turntable. The nearby city gate guards were stunned. Could this still be considered a human being?
The knight at the front jumped off his horse, knelt on the ground and gasped for a few breaths. He raised his dull eyes and said weakly: "You, are you General Lei?"
Lei grabbed him with one hand and shouted in a deep voice: "I am Lei, what is your Majesty's will?"
The knight breathed a long sigh of relief and whispered: "According to His Majesty's decree, General Lei is granted the title of Duke of 'Glory' and Duke of 'Loyalty and Courage' in the empire, and he is given the authority to control any two provinces in the east of the empire. Because I don't know what General Lei wants." Therefore, His Majesty asked General Lei to designate his own fiefdom for those two provinces. At the same time, he granted General Jerry the title of "Jie Yong" Duke of the empire and took over the territory of a province in the northwest of the empire. He also asked General Jerry to designate his own fiefdom. He also granted the title of Luo Luo. General Matt is the 'Smart' Marquis of the Empire, and the father of General Lomart is the Duke of 'Copper Mountain'... Generals Ray and Jerry and below will all be promoted to the first level."
Ray and Jerry looked at each other. They didn't care too much about Shagru's title. In short, it was just a matter of one thing. Anyway, they still didn't know whether they could return alive on the battlefield, even if they were now divided into princes. , that is also meaningless. But Lomart is different, he is so excited that he almost trembles. Lei is the first person in the history of the empire to hold two honorary dukedoms at the same time, the first to receive two honorary dukes at the same time. A duke of a territory. And what about Lomart himself? He has become a marquis? His father has finally become a duke. His father's dream has come true.
However, the next sentence of the messenger almost made Jerry melt on the spot: "The law of the empire, there are rewards and punishments. General Lei fought bravely on the front line and made countless meritorious services. From now on, his earned titles will be included in the Imperial Noble Senate. And The reward given by General Jerry can only be given after General Jerry returns to the imperial capital to resume his duties and explain the truth behind the disastrous defeat of the four armies of Jaguar, Violent Lion, Imperial Guard and Guards."
Ray, Jerry, and Lomart were all stunned. What was going on? So, wouldn't it mean that the responsibility for the defeat of the four legions was vaguely placed on Jerry's head?
Lei roared angrily: "Holy shit, who taught you this? Do you believe I'm going to tear you apart now?" Lei's hand began to tighten.
The messenger trembled all over, screamed and groaned: "General Lei, this is an edict issued by His Majesty himself. The written order is in my arms. I would never dare to forge an edict. Also, including Kaza General Fei’s decision can only be made after General Jerry returns to the Imperial Capital. This, this..."
Jerry shook his head with a bleak look on his face. It seemed that what he was most worried about had already been figured out. He gave a soft smile and said, "That's enough. I'm going to the Imperial City... Lei, I'm sorry, I just have to bear all the burden now."
It's up to you to hold it up."
The wind howled and blew by, and Lei felt a chill in his body, and the chill came straight from the bottom of his heart.
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