Under the orders of the superiors, this small unit called "The Fifteenth Regiment of the Welsh Defense Forces" began to gather. The "honest" soldiers were fully armed and "quick" with the qualities that veterans should have.
"" stood in line. Because they were burdened with "the fate of no future", their eyes could not help but reveal some confusion and pessimism.
This force set out from the capital not long ago and arrived at Youshui Pass less than ten days ago. Most of the soldiers were remnants of the defeated troops in the war between gods and demons. The low-level structure was still preserved. After nearly a year of assembly after the war,
, there is no problem with basic coordination. After Colonel Glens took charge of this unit, under the advice of Lieutenant Colonel Shaya, he formulated a series of strict training plans. Although the soldiers were "training seriously" in accordance with the will of the commander
But the mental outlook of the entire army...
Just like Colonel Glens and Shaya complained: They are indeed still alive, but they are no different from the dead. They are lazy, dull, and lifeless. Just going to pee can take you a quarter of an hour.
The superiors also saw this situation, but they still issued orders in a calm tone. As for things like stirring up the emotions of the soldiers, that did not fall within their scope of authority, and they did not want to cause trouble.
Carrying the matter on their shoulders. If the colonel cannot win the support of the soldiers, they will be happy not to take risks on the battlefield. No matter what the outcome of the matter is in the end, even if the military is responsible for the prosecution, there are so many people accompanying him anyway! Who is it?
You won’t be alone on the road!
More than five thousand people stood in ten "neat" square formations on the training ground. All the soldiers stood in the most standard lazy posture. From top to bottom, they were not only wearing armor and weapons, but also the shoes on their feet.
They are all covered in dust. This is an army without a soul. When you are in it, you cannot feel the heroism and bravery that an army should have. All you see are thousands of lifeless faces.
Amidst the dull sound of hoofbeats, a dozen war horses entered from the gate of the training ground. This was Colonel Glens and his soldiers.
"Sir Glens is here - salute!" the duty officer shouted in the loudest voice, "Hello, sir!"
"Hello, sir!" the soldiers responded with weak voices, focusing on the door.
"This is our army." It was not easy to be stared at with lifeless eyes by more than 5,000 people. Colonel Glens said calmly to Shaya beside him: "In order to defeat the enemy, we must let
They just have to cheer up."
"I'm sure you can do this. If the commander were replaced by me, I must have planned it thousands of times in my mind." Shaya, who was slightly behind, replied, "Although they are very sluggish, I believe you can ignite it."
Their desire for resurrection. As a commander, no soldier can resist the charm and enthusiasm of Colonel Glens."
With a confident smile on his lips, Glenns spurred his horse forward and rushed to the auditorium like a gust of wind.
"Report to the commander, the 15th Legion has been assembled. Everyone should be present. Please give instructions, sir!" After the report was completed, the officer on duty stood on one side of the viewing platform and gave up the middle position. Glens only nodded his head slightly and said:
He took off his helmet and stood at his position. Before he started speaking, his soft and friendly eyes were already showing from his eyes, and he scanned the entire army from left to right.
"My soldiers." Under the doubtful eyes of the soldiers in the front row, Glens spoke, "Do you know who I am?"
"You are Colonel Glens." The soldiers responded unevenly, "Sir."
"Yes, I am your commander, I am a colonel, and I am a soldier of the Demon Alliance Wells Empire!" Glens's voice rose, "I come from a military family, and my ideal since I was a child is
To be a glorious soldier, I have been working hard for this ideal. Therefore, among all my peers, I have the best martial arts skills! Among all my classmates in the military school, I have the highest grades! The only belief in my heart is greatness and wisdom.
The Dark Lord, I dare to swear that my faith is the purest!"
The soldiers below could not help but be a little surprised, because no one knew why Chief Glens would say such words. Although there is nothing wrong with these words, does it have anything to do with the emergency gathering? Besides, it is heroic in front of thousands of lifeless soldiers.
Excited, this is a very funny thing in itself.
"But even me, even if I am so good, even if I have such a strong faith, I am living a very humiliating life now, without even any dignity. When I go to the palace and the army to report, everyone is looking at me from the corners of their eyes.
Even the soldiers standing guard by the door dare to look down on me." Glens took a step forward, "Why is this? The reason is very simple, because during the war between gods and demons, I served in a certain army, and this army
...but failed in the end.”
"It failed, it was a shameful failure. I have regretted it thousands of times. I would rather have stayed in the army and been with my comrades than to go to the rear to deliver military documents. I can't guarantee that, with me here,
The troops can win, but at least I can work hard with my brothers, fight bloody battles together, and sacrifice gloriously together!" At this point, Glens showed a bitter smile, "Then, I will not survive today.
Such humiliation, I will not bear this dirty reputation!"
In the troops who "eat and wait to die", such topics are taboo, but hearing the top officer say such inner words in such a formal occasion, many soldiers can't help but feel sore. Since the end of the war, they
Everyone's life is miserable, because in the eyes of the world, their foreheads have been branded with "shame", and even their own family members are ashamed to mention them. From glorious warriors to humiliating defeats
Well, this gap is so huge that no one can accept it calmly.
"My family has been loyal to the royal family for generations, so His Majesty the Emperor paid more attention to my arrangements. At this time, there were two choices before me. One was to be promoted to major general to command an army of 30,000 people; the other was to
I want to become a civil servant and serve as the deputy governor of a certain province." Colonel Glens took another step forward, his tone slowing down, "Just when I was about to make a decision, I accidentally learned that an army like yours existed.
So, I wrote to His Majesty the Emperor to insist on coming here to be your commander."
Following Colonel Glens' words, the eyes of the soldiers changed again. Since there are such good choices, why would Glens join such a unit? Is there something wrong with his head? Everyone knows this kind of unit.
No way out, no future.
"Many people advised me not to come, many said I was a fool, and many more people were ready to see my jokes, but no matter what, I'm here." Glenn smiled calmly, "Compared to those who don't know anything.
Compared with the new recruits who know me, and compared with those greedy civil servants, you - my soldiers, you are the only one who makes me feel a sense of belonging. Although you all look like you are dying now, I know that in your hearts you also
Like me, you won’t admit defeat, right? That Phantom Legion, they have never faced us at all, and they have to suffer the humiliation without fighting. I am not willing to accept it, I am very fucking unwilling to do so - you! My soldiers
,Are you willing?"
Most of the soldiers standing on the entire training ground had never fought directly against the Phantom Legion. At this moment, Glenns' words affected their thoughts, and their pent-up strength involuntarily burst out, turning into a slightly firm sentence.
The answer is, "I'm not willing to give in!"
"We have the same experience, we have the same idea, we are soldiers, and our mission is to fight!" Colonel Glens's voice became passionate again, "We have to fight! Even if we die, so what? Yes, we will be glorious.
Die, but our family, our clan, and even the entire Demon Alliance will no longer look at us with cold eyes. They will call us heroes, and our families will be proud of us! Only fighting! Only the blood of the enemy can
Wash away the shame from us! Those things that once belonged to us, honor, wife, children, money, we must use military merit to take back - we must fight, and we must gain military glory!"
Glens certainly knew that for these ordinary soldiers, nothing was more attractive than "wife, children, money", and honor was nothing more than an accessory. But as a commander, he had to put
The word "honor" was put at the front. At this time, he finally shouted out "money" and so on, and his heart settled down. But the huge training ground was silent. The soldiers looked at their commander in stunned silence, and they were confirming.
After he heard the words correctly, a roar that shook the earth suddenly rang out.
"Fight! We want to fight!" The soldiers burst into tears, and the crowd was furious. "We want military glory!"
Colonel Glens, his eyes became majestic at this time, and he drew his right hand in the air, silencing the entire crowd.
"Perhaps one of you will ask me, 'Can we still fight? Who will we fight with?' And I have already prepared the answer for you." After a slight pause, Glens raised his voice and ordered, "
Lieutenant Colonel Sha Ya, read out the order of the Northern Defense District Military Headquarters."
"Yes!" Lieutenant Colonel Shaya, who was standing behind, stepped forward neatly and unfolded the order in his hand, "In the early morning of October 11th, 100,000 Sibia troops made a surprise attack and have now advanced to the north of the central part of the Lianghe Plain.
In the name of the commander-in-chief of the defense area, Prince Opie issued an order. All troops within our defense area will immediately organize a counterattack on their own from the moment they receive this order. There are no restrictions on any tactics. The required materials are collected on the spot. There is no need to wait any longer.
Other orders!"
As soon as Lieutenant Colonel Shaya's voice fell, the soldiers opened their eyes wide. They had a low status and were not usually qualified to know the news of the enemy's attack. They were surprised to hear the order from the military headquarters, and what was revealed in this order
The information was shocking, especially the five words "Sbia Army", that title was enough to hurt all of their hearts.
"As your commander, I would like to emphasize that this order was delayed on the road. Now the Sibia army has reached the city of Ope, directly threatening the Weida Mountains. In addition to those surrounded by Ope city, the northern defense area
All the troops have been dispersed." Colonel Glens stood up again, "And our Fifteenth Army Corps is currently the only fully-organized force."
Hearing Glens' words, the soldiers couldn't help but look at each other, right? They wouldn't be defeated so quickly, right?
"I had doubts when I received the order, but now I have figured it out, because this Sbia army is the phantom army in the war between gods and demons." Glens smiled contemptuously, "They made us suffer.
We have suffered humiliation, and now they are back, ready to give us even greater humiliation... Soldiers, my brothers, fight or flee, I am waiting for your answer."
Maybe it was because the wounds in their hearts were being touched, maybe it was because the commander called him brother, maybe it was because of the stimulation of "wife, money", the angry soldiers burst out with a passion they had never seen since the war between gods and demons, "Follow
Go, sir!" "Down with these bastards!" "Clean the shame!" "Want military honors!" The shouts became louder and louder than the others, and even the officers who had previously had other ideas in their minds became excited.
"My brothers! Listen to me." Glens raised his hands to silence the scene. "We only have five thousand people, and the enemy is ten times more than me. If we go out to fight, we will probably die. Even so, you will follow me."
go?"
While the illiterate soldiers were still thinking about how to answer, Lieutenant Colonel Shaya had already given the standard answer, "No matter what, follow the commander - swear in the name of a soldier!"
It had been a long time since I had sworn in the name of a soldier. The soldiers with tears streaming down their faces punched the armor on their chests, "No matter what, follow your commander - I swear in the name of a soldier!"
"The Phantom Legion is a formidable enemy. I need to use special tactics to deal with it. Our situation will definitely be very difficult." Colonel Glenn's eyes scanned every corner of the training ground, "At any time and under any circumstances.
, will you all follow me?"
"No matter what, I will follow my commander - I swear in the name of a soldier!" the answer sounded immediately, full of indomitable heroism. In fact, after the post-war life of inferiority to pigs and dogs, as long as there is a chance to get rid of the humiliation
Destiny, as long as there is a chance to save their families from a humiliating fate, soldiers are not afraid at all.
"Well done, my brothers, you are truly brave men and true warriors!" Colonel Glens' throat was a little choked with sobs. "No matter what the outcome is, I will always be proud to have fought alongside you!"
"No matter what, follow your commander - I swear in the name of a warrior!"
"In the name of the commander of the 15th Army Corps, I order the entire army to march to the Lianghe Plain - march!"
"Yes, sir!" More than five thousand voices responded in unison.
Standing on the stage, Glens knew that the soldiers' emotions had been aroused, but their purpose was not very noble. If they were to become elite soldiers, they needed careful guidance. His responsibilities were still very heavy...
But no matter what, the first step has finally been taken.
As soon as the ideological shackles were removed, the true nature of this unit was immediately revealed. Although it was not as good as those regular legions with tens of thousands of personnel, the valuable war experience was shining brightly. The soldiers packed their bags and were full of energy, and the officers surrounded them.
Maps and collective efforts - the reconnaissance troops and vanguard troops set off immediately, and the logistics troops were even more vigorous. More than 5,000 people and more than twenty days of rations were all loaded onto the carriages. In less than an hour, the troops had everything taken care of.
It was at this time that everyone in the legion realized Colonel Glens' far-sighted vision, because there was no shortage of anything in the army's warehouse. For a forgotten army, such sufficient supplies could even be described as luxury.
What's even more unexpected is that the training the legion conducted before seems to be of great benefit to this sortie, and even the weapons equipped are very suitable.
One thing after another made the soldiers admire their commander, but they didn't know that most of these pre-war preparations were actually the credit of the usually taciturn Lieutenant Colonel Shaya, and he
, I am doing another important thing at this time - writing a death letter.
"...At this critical moment, everyone has the obligation to serve the country. The Fifteenth Army Corps has been treated well by the empire, and it is even more important to repay the country with war. All the soldiers of this Army Corps have determined to die and are determined to take the initiative to attack the enemy's rear.
I hope our deaths will buy time for the empire's subsequent counterattack." After writing this, Lieutenant Colonel Shaya stopped writing, thought about it, and continued writing, "When we leave here, it will be a farewell, and my soldiers will have no regrets.
It is already a great honor for our blood to be shed on the land of the empire..."
Colonel Glens picked up the written letter of death and read it, then put it in an envelope and handed it to the orderer, ordering him to send it to the Northern Defense District Military Headquarters.
"No, it must be sent directly to the capital." Lieutenant Colonel Sha Ya said calmly: "If this thing is handed over to the Northern Defense District Military Headquarters, it will be thrown into the trash can."
"Send it directly to the capital. If necessary, it can be sent to my mother and ask her to hand it over directly to the emperor." Colonel Glens has been familiar with politics since he was a child. He is a man who knows everything and understands it immediately. "Future reports
A copy must be made and sent to the capital.”
An officer ran to the door and said, "Sir, everything is ready. The headquarters can leave."
Colonel Glens nodded, waved the officer to leave, then lowered his head and remained silent. After a long time, he looked up at his closest comrade and brother, Lieutenant Colonel Shaya, and said: "We... can
Was it successful?"
"To be honest, I really don't know." Lieutenant Colonel Sha Ya smiled slightly, "But my dream has always been to fight with this army - even if it means paying the price of death, they owe me a lot.
"
"Then don't wait." Colonel Glens showed a confident smile, walked over with firm steps, and patted Lieutenant Colonel Shaya on the shoulder vigorously, "Good brother, let's go collect the debt!"
Without a warm farewell, without heartfelt blessings, the 15th Legion set off, heading towards the Blue Water River, towards the national border, and towards the enemy. The soldiers were united in one goal, and there was only one ultimate goal, to wash away their shame with blood, no matter what.
Is this blood your own or the enemy's?
On the first day of the army's march, they encountered skirmishers who had retreated from the battlefield one after another. In the astonished eyes of these people, the sleepless 15th Army Corps advanced. The soldiers did not care about other people's eyes, biting their teeth.
Dry food, his eyes were cold and fierce, no one in the entire army spoke, except for the sound of horse hooves, there was only the sound of the unmarked military flag in the air.
The next day, the 15th Army encountered more and more defeated and scattered troops of the country, including local troops, regular troops in the northern defense zone, and even a small number of Royal Guards. The two sides advancing and retreating went about their own business without any communication.
Because one side is a glorious army that "only retreats temporarily", and the other side is a humiliating army that "takes the initiative to attack powerful enemies", both of them are dismissive of each other.
On the third day, the 15th Army Corps was about to cross a tributary of the Blue Water River, and happened to encounter another defeated army - it was called an army because this group of more than 3,000 defeated troops still maintained a minimum
The formation and the military flag were not lost. The two sides who were in a hurry met at the bridge. The vanguards on both sides stared at each other in the middle of the bridge, and a dispute inevitably broke out.
The outcome of the dispute was doomed. When the other party's supreme commander, a tyrannical brigadier general, came forward, the outcome was doomed. The vanguard officer was whipped and scolded bloody, and the flag of the 15th Army was thrown down.
River, Colonel Glens and others who arrived later were livid with anger.
At any rate, the other party knew that Colonel Glens had a big family behind him, so he didn't embarrass him much. He just spat on the bridge, "It's a military flag without any logo! Can it be called a military flag? Since that's the case.
, it wouldn’t be a pity to throw it away, right?”
"Everything sir says is correct." Colonel Glens clenched his fists.
"We have to pass first, okay?"
"no problem."
"That's right!" The brigadier general smiled lightly, "This is sensible."
Glens turned around expressionlessly and shouted loudly: "The whole army obeys the order, lines up by the bridge, and pays homage to the frontline troops passing by!"
Thousands of soldiers gave way to the road with a huff, and they all stood expressionlessly on the roadside of the bridge.
"Sir, the avant-garde has embarrassed everyone!" The officer of the avant-garde force who was already standing in the center of the bridge let out a humiliating cry, "Brothers, as the avant-garde, we can charge, dodge, and avoid.
But you can’t retreat!”
After finishing speaking, the officer stepped over the railing and jumped into the river. Dozens of soldiers also jumped down, immersing their bodies in the cold river water up to their necks. In the rapid current, they wanted to
You can hold hands to stabilize your body. The soldiers coming from the other end of the bridge all looked at the people underwater with contemptuous eyes, and some even spat at them deliberately.
Seeing this situation, Lieutenant Colonel Shaya glanced at Colonel Glens.
"You must remember, remember this moment firmly!" Colonel Glens' voice sounded again, "This is what we are experiencing now, but this is by no means what we will experience forever!"
The brigadier general's large army came over, and the retreating soldiers walked slowly across the bridge and in front of the 15th Army Corps, all with smiles on their faces. Not bad! Under such circumstances, there were still people for them to entertain themselves.
As for the soldiers of the 15th Legion, their bodies were trembling slightly, and their eyes seemed to be spitting out fire. At this time, no one knew who started, and a military song slowly sounded in the ranks.
The soldiers of the 15th Legion have forgotten the military song for a long time, the military song that once made them extremely proud.
When the soldiers under the bridge were spat on, they remembered that these soldiers were their comrades. When the defeated army in front of them stared at them like a victor, they remembered the pride of the past, when they had not seen each other for a long time.
When the sense of humiliation came like a wave, this military song flew out of the torn heart... A voice kept shouting in the ear, forget money, forget women, forget everything, for the past, for today
, be sad and angry for the future!
The singing became louder and louder, mixing the voices of all the people. The officers and soldiers of the 15th Legion had never devoted themselves to one thing like this before. The low and desolate singing swirled on the river, gradually becoming
It becomes mighty and majestic, and gradually becomes sharp and passionate!
All the people, including the frozen soldiers under the river, sang wholeheartedly, with tears streaming down their faces. Unknown emotions rose in their hearts, turning into loud songs, rushing out of their throats and into the sky.
Some of the defeated troops by the river stopped unknowingly, listening intently to the singing, feeling ashamed. (To be continued)