On the high mountains, the golden battle flag of light fluttered in the wind, but beneath it was a neat military formation.
At the forefront are the noble knights. The vests shaped by diamonds reflect dazzling golden brilliance in the sun. The knights, small shields, and long swords are all equipped with the help of the attendants. They are ready to charge.
But judging from their uneven armor and vests, it is obvious that they are not from the same country, but they are fighting under the same banner.
At this time, the charge horn has not yet sounded. The knights tightened their reins to prevent the impulsive horses from disrupting the formation. Behind the knights were dragon gunners in heavy armor and guard warriors with tower shields.
Constantly cruising, the archers and catapult troops were nervously calculating the trajectory.
At the back of the line, the hymns of the priests were lingering, the fragrance of holy water was everywhere in the air, and there were even a few big figures in red archbishop uniforms appearing among them.
Although the cardinals are obviously the top leaders of the army, the banner of the Holy Light at this time is not just the warriors of the Holy Light, the battle flag of the crescent moon, the emblem of the golden snake, the seal of the three-headed dog, and countless famous ones.
The unnamed emblem and flags are all emblems here. Under the call of the Holy Church, the camp fighting for the Holy Light includes countless devout believers, local lords, and even just an ordinary farmer. It is possible to raise it.
His own wooden spear was involved.
The opponent opposite them was not an easy opponent to deal with. It was an imperial border guard regiment.
They may not be as well-equipped and well-prepared as their opponent, nor do they have one-tenth the number of their opponent, but they have a reason why they absolutely cannot retreat... This is their hometown. They are the East Ekenfer who guard this place.
The First Legion of Germany. They are also the disciples of the city of Eckenfeld, a hundred kilometers away.
"Holy war? No. Just another ordinary war where people hate each other and aim to kill each other."
They have been surrounded by a surprise attack, and they will never be able to outrun these knights in the plains. Even if they face an opponent ten times more powerful, their feet may be trembling instinctively, but their hearts are still as hard as a rock, and their shield-holding arms may not be enough.
Steady, the rookies even dropped their weapons to the ground, but no one backed down.
"All present. Prepare for charge."
The war order has been issued for a long time. Facing an army that is impossible to defeat, every soldier guarding the border of the Bayer Empire is waiting for his own death.
Finally, the silver-haired general of the invaders completed the final preparations. The paladin marshal wearing lion-patterned gold armor rode back and forth in front of the formation. His eagle-like eyes were looking for the weaknesses of the enemy formation, but he still could not wait for his opponent's attack.
Fleeing and wavering.
Finally, he gave up the extravagant hope of winning without a fight and made psychological preparations to make equal sacrifices. His eyes were still sharp. However, there was a momentary change on his old face. First he nodded as if he agreed with his opponent. Then he seemed to support both sides.
The soldier shook his head sadly at the fate of his imminent death.
He made up his mind to fight quickly, so the sword representing Zhan Qi was unsheathed. It was inspired by the holy light and shone with golden brilliance in the sun.
"Woo!"
When the command sword inlaid with blue tear stones fell and the ancient animal horns sounded, the holy priests completed the final mass. The golden swords of the participating warriors were covered with droplets of holy water. They were already equipped with different equipment.
They are a little ridiculous, and the various colors of their various magical buffs make them a bit ridiculous, but in the eyes of their opponents, they are powerful bargaining chips that double their combat power.
The mixed battle formation had always been a bit noisy, but when they actually took action, the sound of horse hooves, footsteps, and war cries mixed together, eventually forming an earthquake-like roar. The huge military formation slowly slid down like a landslide, pressing towards the enemy.
Position under the hillside.
"For the Holy Light!"
All the shouts were mixed into one sentence, and the name of the Holy Light sounded again in the holy war, but this time, both sides of the war were still humans of the same race.
"Bayer! Wansheng!"
The spear of royal power and the scepter of divine power intertwined in the void. When the landslide collided with the rock, time condensed at this moment.
The tower shield with a cross pattern slammed into the warhammer carved with a dragon head, the golden slinging spear pinned the crossbow shooter to the ground, and the neatly roaring slings were lashing the earth in their own way.
Bayer's warriors were not foolhardy, they had done enough homework for the most difficult knight forward to deal with.
The impact of the knights was blocked by pits and stumbling ropes. The ten-meter-long super dragon spear array harvested the lives of the noble knights. However, the numerical gap between the two sides was really huge. Just like a small flame cannot burn the river dry, when these obstacles and distances were
After the corpses were filled, the double gap in quantity and quality made the First Legion the target of harvest.
There were screams and wails everywhere. Within just five minutes of contact between the two sides, the war lost its balance. It was already a massacre of many versus few.
The flesh-and-blood millstone was harvesting life, and the screams that dared not be closed were heard one after another. Dark clouds also gathered in the sky, as if the gods did not want to witness such a tragedy and raised the curtain.
Honor? Glory? Courage? The favor of the Holy Light? There is no such thing on a battlefield like this. What the warriors have to do is to insert the long sword in their hands into the opponent's chest before they die.
Mercy? Justice? Friendship? Above the dark clouds on the stage, the dancers of the blade have only two choices, kill each other, or be killed by the other party.
The huge numerical gap made the bloody battle end quickly, but the surprise battle without prisoners turned the battlefield into a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood. However, still on that high mountain, the legendary veteran with the reputation of the Eagle of Becasso was not there.
The consciousness of the winner.
"The entire army was wiped out but they refused to retreat, and they caused more than twice the war casualties. Is this the super empire Bayer? It is difficult to fight such a war by actively invading such a country."
Looking at the dark clouds in the sky, it seems to be foreshadowing the unclear outcome of this war. Facing the super empire Bayer among humans, even though he is the nominal supreme commander of the jihadist coalition and a veteran ranked seventh on the list,
Gordon was no longer sure of victory, but there was no turning back, and his command sword was already pointing at the next target.
"The city of Eckenfeld is already an empty city. He will be our first victory."
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"The Bayer Empire takes the initiative to negotiate peace? How is this possible?"
If the person opposite was Margaret with a frosty face, I'm afraid I wouldn't scream out loud, but just call it nonsense.
This is the cafeteria attached to the Thorn Garden. Apart from me, Heloise, and Margaret, there is only Adam sitting there playing poker with himself. He is obviously very bored. As for Margo
The reason why Li Te looks unhappy... seems to be really my fault.
Of course I can understand why Margaret is upset. After all, they still don’t have much time to spend time together after completing the mission. Every time they go out alone, they don’t play long. I repeatedly pull him back, and this time
In order to be able to grasp the situation in the Cloud Tower, we called them back again.
This is really not something I did intentionally. After all, some things really need her to be able to handle.
Let’s not mention the addition of Adam for the moment. Although she was born as a wild mage, as a heroic mage in the Battle of Evernight, the calm and smart Margaret has a high reputation in the Tower of Clouds. At least the mage organization she belongs to is also in the clouds.
A member of the topmost section of the tower.
When I was in the country of mages, I could only be regarded as a little shrimp. Apart from the friends I had contacted with the original arcane blade, I didn't have deep contact with the upper class of this country, but Margaret was a candidate for the controller of truth.
.But after living here for more than thirty years, I can definitely be regarded as a local.
Outsiders are always outsiders, and the estrangement needs time and opportunity to slowly smooth over. The worst thing we have now is time, but if there is a local expert to help, many things will be much easier.
I have long known from Adam that if she had hoped, she would have had the opportunity to pass the "Star Revelation" internal selection and become a member of the truth controller when she returned home last time. Now she has rejected the "Star Revelation" request and ran out.
Yunyou, being dragged back here by me again, was a little embarrassed to face a familiar face, and naturally felt very unhappy.
At this time, Margaret not only returned to "Star Revelation" shamelessly, but also found out the news for me, but I didn't believe it, which naturally made me even more unhappy.
"Is there anything else? If not, I'm going to go back and write a report. It's the "Report on Whether There Are Signs of the Lord of Eternal Night's Activity in the North" that was half a year late. Huh, you are really capable of causing trouble."
His delicate fingers tapped on the table, obviously the sage was not in a good mood.
And in a sense, this is really the trouble I caused. At that time, Margaret and Amyra were investigating the signs of the "undead" and "Eternal Night Lord" in the North.
We set out as a group in the name of a group, but as a result, so many days have passed, but no one has come back to hand in the investigation report...
Travel at public expense? From a certain point of view, that’s true. So, didn’t Amyla, who is sleeping, become a vegetative state after an accident while on a business trip, and can she still enjoy public medical care?
Ahem, let's be serious, well, obviously we can't expect Amyra to submit a report now, and as the last truth-level mage in the investigation team, Margaret, who returned to the Cloud Tower, must complete this report, even if it is already destined
It's meaningless, but procedurally it is necessary to conclude the previous work, and even explain why Amyra failed to come back.
Therefore, the unlucky Great Sage Margaret was like those naughty children who forget their summer homework because they had too much fun. Under the urging of the teacher and driven by infinite regret, she did things that were destined to be ignored by no one.
Meaningless homework, and it is said that what bothers this sage the most is meaningless things.
"I'm very busy. That report must be handed in before the day after tomorrow."
It’s no wonder that her resentment is so deep, and it’s no wonder that Adam is pretending that he doesn’t know anything and trying to reduce his presence in the corner, just because he doesn’t want to be offended for talking nonsense.
"I'm sorry, it's not that I don't trust you, but it's just that this matter is too bizarre. How can Bayer and the Kingdom of Mages make peace? This is completely impossible, right?"
But you can’t blame me for making a fuss and doubting him, after all, what Margaret said is too incredible.
Once superpowers like the Kingdom of Mages and the Bayer Empire enter a state of war, they are like two fast-moving trains. The weight and kinetic energy attached to them are so amazing that it is impossible to stop at any time.
In particular, the losses caused by the previous forbidden spell bombing are still fresh in our minds. The confrontation between the Dragon Knights and the Army Division on the Eastern Front is still the latest news. Although I have not heard of any major losses on both sides. It seems that both sides still maintain restraint. But it is absolutely
It is impossible for both parties to meet, say hello and then go back to their respective homes.
The Dragon Knight fights for honor. The Grand Master has the confidence to be arrogant. Now that the two sides have met, if they didn't fight each other to test, I'm afraid no one would believe it. And once the fight got angry, how could they shrink back like that?
And even if the Kingdom of Mages plans to negotiate peace, the Bayer Empire cannot agree. One of the fortresses in their country is gone. With so many people gone, the dragon knights must find their place, and the emperor must give revenge, otherwise peace will not be possible at all.
National accountability.
Even if Bayer's upper management can maintain restraint under the threat of the undead, they will definitely initiate provocations. Under such circumstances, it is completely beyond the scope of understanding that the two countries want to negotiate a peace.
But in the face of my doubts, Margaret remained silent, which Adam couldn't stand anymore.
"Ahem, that's because..."
"Don't say it!"
"..." Facing the angry sage, the two of us exchanged glances and then remained silent together in a tacit agreement.
"At least someone will help me write that meaningless report." Margaret seemed to be saying to herself. But I almost knew what I should say.
"Let me write the report. I am the best at writing reports."
Well, let’s not mention how incomprehensible and bizarre the “Report on Whether There Are Signs of the Lord of Eternal Night’s Activity in the North” was written by Emperor Yongye himself, nor will we mention today.
I will tell you later how much I spent on this damn report, but at least at this time, Lord Sage finally nodded with satisfaction and threw out confidential information that not many people in the Cloud Tower knew.
"The Holy War Begins."
Margaret's words were simple, but Adam supplemented them.
"The jihadist coalition convened by the Holy Church crossed the Aerodon Mountains and raided the city of Eckenfeld on the southern border of Bayer. The war broke out in full force."
I've been talking for a long time. After all these thoughts, I never thought that the Holy Church would actually get involved at this time. According to expectations, it would be impossible to start a fight in a short time.
The city of Eckenfeld? Looking at the map, their territories are not even bordering!
"Aroton Mountains? Isn't that the territory of the Penryn Alliance? If they don't believe in the Mother Earth, how could they let the coalition forces of the Templar Church pass?"
"The day before the war started, the highest priest of the Church of the Mother Goddess of Penglin converted to the God of Holy Light, and the entire country changed its faith. Then the coalition forces went in, bringing with them the top ten mercenary groups of the Penglin Alliance and the church's saints.
Knights of the Temple.”
Well, it seems that there are a lot of tricks involved. Maybe Peng Lin has already joined the Holy Light camp, but no matter how surprising the process is, at least this sudden attack by the Holy Church was very successful.
"How's the battle going?"
"The defenders of Eckenfeld were wiped out, the city was lost, and... holy war, you know."
As an unlucky guy who was conquered by jihad, of course I understand!
The object of jihad is heretics, and heretical women and children are all evil and must be "purified". Property and land will be used to reward those saints who fight for their beliefs. Those who are defeated in jihad
There is only one result for the city...
"The city was massacred?" Although it was a question, it was in an affirmative tone.
"Um."
There was a silence in the small room, and judging from the magic power dancing between Margaret's brows, her bad mood was not just because of that damn report.
The reason why Bayer and the Kingdom of Mages are willing to negotiate for peace is already obvious. Once the holy war of believers starts, it cannot be stopped at all. Coupled with the undead army that is gradually corrupting and growing like a cancerous tumor in its abdomen, the Bayer Empire is facing enemies on three sides.
Faced with such a desperate situation, no matter how crazy the king is, he will find a way to temporarily negotiate a peace with one of the parties to reduce the pressure.
"...Haha, don't be so grim. At least there is good news. At least the country of mages can negotiate peace with Bayer, and our plan will become much easier."
"This is the second bad news. According to the latest results, 90% of the peace talks will be rejected. Not only will the war between the Kingdom of Mages and the Bayer Empire not stop, it is also likely to escalate! It seems that the mages
I hope to take this opportunity to solve the problem of the always restless neighbor once and for all!" (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!
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