This was originally the largest of the several wool trading markets located east of Ampelsel Port, but the previous battles reduced it to ruins. There were many broken soldiers gathered between the ruins, and the harbor guards and noble private soldiers were gathering
There was a lot of noise, but the White Lions looked on with cold eyes.
"Your Majesty, the Temple will not interfere in the internal affairs of other countries. This is not out of arrogance, but precisely because the Temple does not want to be influenced by secular power. This principle is clearly stipulated in the Holy Scriptures and the Holy Covenant. I think
You should be able to understand this."
Count Vitokin straightened his helmet, and his attendants put on the battle armor. However, his beard and hair were burnt, which damaged his majestic appearance and looked a bit funny. He and Archduke Sifah escaped from Ander in the crowd.
The injuries on his body were also caused when he walked through the fire field in the Great Temple of Fule. When he turned the armor leaves on his arms, he felt a sharp stab of pain that made him grin.
"But respected priests, isn't it one of your top priorities to punish evil? What's more, the other party is an evil heretic and an enemy of mankind who promotes chaos."
"It's natural. The Temple will not sit back and watch our country fall into misery and ignore it." The voice replied with some humor.
But the physical pain is not as good as the sting of the soul. The power from the "extreme realm" shocks people's hearts. In order to suppress the flames of sin, the Gray Sword Saint Mephistopheles pulled Meros into the Gray Wilderness, but in the end
That look made everyone present feel cold in their hearts.
All royal power and title are in vain in the face of real power. The temple is high, but it still has to bow before the ultimate law. Vitokin glanced at his pale palms, which were still trembling slightly.
He raised his head and glanced not far away. Nicholas, the famous swordsman of Archduke Sifah, was negotiating in the temple at the instruction of his master:
"Then I would like to ask on behalf of the Duke, what are you going to do?"
"Let's put it this way, we are here at the invitation of Eruin's new royal family to arrest the Gray Sword Saint Mephistopheles. This man once killed the top people in the temple and is a vicious desperado. In addition, we are also here to welcome the return of Saint Mephistopheles.
The sacred relic that has been lost for many years in the palace. The sacred relic of His Majesty Geert, the King of Fire. The fragments of the holy sword Odysseus..."
The priest in the priest's robe talked a lot, and the general meaning was: We will help you deal with the Gray Sword Saint Mephistopheles and fight against the 'cultists', but you can handle your own domestic affairs.
He was a typical Cruz man, with his chin raised and a high-spirited look, as if you country bumpkins should be grateful for this. Grand Duke Sifah said nothing, his face was terrifyingly gloomy, but he did not dare to make an attack.
As early as after Obergu VI, the nobles of Eruin gradually degenerated. It even made people forget that Eruin had actually had an extremely high level of masters; the former king Ek himself was a generation of sages.
During the Restoration Era, it is said that there were two sword masters in Eruin who were in the extreme realm, and the chief palace wizard was the famous Tulaman. However, after that, the glory was gone forever.
Flame-haired Nicholas also had a grim look on his face, "So what if those cultists are mixing with Her Highness the Princess?"
The priest pondered for a moment: "Master Wood said, we can build a temporary teleportation array for you. Let you deliver the Black Blade Legion to the battlefield... This is already the limit. We will build a teleportation array here.
, there will be one less teleportation array in the Holy War in the future. You must know that even in Cruz, such a teleportation array is only used to teleport elite legions... As for such a third-rate legion, to be honest, it is a bit wasteful, but for the sake of our allies, we
It’s also expendable…”
Nicholas's face was so dark that he was frightening. He interrupted: "I understand. Thank you for the support of the temple. But I don't know when the temple plans to take action?"
"We'll be there soon. The temple's methods are unimaginable to ordinary people," the priest opened his arms and replied with admiration: "Everyone, just wait and see the show. Oh, we're already here -"
Suddenly, the quarrels on the ruins stopped in unison. The monks of the Temple of Fire, who were wearing red robes among the ruins of the broken wall, all raised their heads. In the mid-air space within their sights, there was space.
It opened up from both sides, creating pure white ripples.
In the center of the ripples, the extremely complex and mysterious threads of law are opening doors of light.
The wind above the ruins stopped in an instant.
A total of twelve light gates were suspended in mid-air, and then a three-layered array extended from the light gates; along with flying white characters, twenty mysterious figures wearing gold-red robes and silver masks.
People step out from it.
Each person holds a long sword shaped like a flame.
If Brando were here, he would definitely recognize these Templar Knights from the Temple of Arbitration; this is one of the most special formations of the Temple of Fire, and each of these knights is personally trained by a real Knight of the Flame.
, their true combat effectiveness is often far superior to that of most powerful men of the same level.
The most critical thing is that they often have only one mission, and that is the heresy trial.
Count Vitokin raised his head and looked at these Templar knights——
Space spells... This is the highest forbidden spell that the Temple of Fire claims to lead to the Infinite Land. These spells that were born in the War of the Saints are now the top secrets of the major temples, and they are also the only ones left in Warnd today.
There are a few space spells.
This was also the first time for him to see such a miracle with his own eyes. When he saw the Templar Temple of the Cruz Empire transporting twenty Templar Knights from the main hall to the battlefield thousands of miles away at one time, he only felt that in his mind
Blank.
As a soldier, he understands what this means - this is truly unrivaled power.
But he even forgot that the Eruin people had faced such a power and had achieved a glorious victory. The temple was even stronger at that time, and the Eruin had just established a country, as if they were in their infancy.
baby.
Vitokin felt like trembling, and even felt a trace of regret. It would be easy for these Templars to seize Eruin's power. Can nobles like them really keep their power?
Until the sound of footsteps stepping on stones and debris sounded from behind his head, waking him up.
Vitokin turned around and immediately saw a gray-haired old knight approaching with his hands on the hilt of his sword. He was accompanied by two other knights. The other knight was wearing a dark blue old-style cavalry uniform that was a little faded.
It was Redl, the veteran commander of the White Lions.
The old man was also looking up in the air. The earl hurriedly stood up and wanted to say hello, but the old man walked past him without even looking at him.
Vitokin's face suddenly turned red and white. This old man really didn't look down on them at all. He gritted his teeth and cursed secretly. Although the White Lions were number one in the kingdom, but so what, they still couldn't protect the Lion Heart Sword.
Even if you become a bitch, you still have to erect an archway, bah! What's so great about it! The noble elegance was ripped away from his heart, and he couldn't help but cursed fiercely.
This dissatisfaction was expressed on the count's face with a disdainful snort.
But Laird didn't seem to hear it.
The old man seemed to be thinking. He gently pressed the ivy pattern on the hilt of his sword - it was a thirty-two-year-old cavalry sword. The ivy marks on the sword were almost worn away. Since that war
After that, this sword has been with him for half a century. Every time he puts on this sword, it reminds him of the era when the gentle wind blew on the plateau. Everything in the past will follow the wind and pass away.
The young people of the White Lion were still arguing, and even the child Karen cried and begged him to take the White Lion away from here and leave this sad place. Soldiers must have the courage to face death and grief. Those children are making a choice.
They handed over their best answers in front of them, and they explained the value of White Lion.
However, the old man no longer had the energy to care about whether the White Lions should abandon their faith. A deep and determined flame burned in his eyes, which seemed to be supporting the last trace of strength of this aging body.
He stared ahead for a long time——
Kingdom, or Lionheart Sword.
My late king, there is not much time left for the Eruin people to choose. The holy war is imminent, and Madara is watching from the side of the bed. Eruin must not fall into long-term civil strife. The collapse is imminent...
And this land, this homeland where the ancestors shed their blood, is the land that carries the dreams of the Eruin people; as long as this land still exists, Eruin will eventually see the light of day again.
I am too old, and the White Lions are getting older day by day just like me. I am so old that I can no longer carry the flag, but no matter what, I still want to try my best.
Hope, let’s leave it to future generations.
Someone has to take responsibility.
Your Highness, Lord Marshal. It seems that you can only do so much.
…
The cadets of the Royal Academy of Knights and the White Lion Guards finally fought their way out from the siege of the northern nobles, but this did not mean that the crisis was over. Everyone knew that there was still a heavy gathering of Hong Kong Guards ahead, and life or death was still uncertain today.
There was a certain number. At this time, Brando ordered everyone to dismount, move slowly along the street, and recharge their batteries.
They were passing through Tofus Square, which is located on the same axis as the Andover Cathedral and the Great Auction House, and is the middle line of the west side of Ampersel Port.
Nymesis was a little worried about the marching speed of the army and whether the White Lion Army would catch up from behind. But when she raised this question to Brando with a cold face, Brando shook his head.
"No, do you know how many people the White Lion Army mobilized to surround and kill us?" he asked quietly.
The female knight was slightly startled. She lowered her head and made a quick calculation. In the initial battle, they encountered and defeated almost four columns of the enemy. Each column had about two to three hundred people. But they cut through the white lion during the charge.
There must be more troops on both sides of the legion's defense line, and it was these troops that she was worried about catching up from behind.
Brando saw the hesitation of the female knight, shook his head and explained: "The White Lion Legion has three Guards regiments: Jude, Sharp Claw, and Lion's Mane, a White Lion Blade Knights, and in the past there was a Forbidden Corps.
Guards, but it was later withdrawn." Brando glanced at his White Lion Guards and continued: "Considering that the White Lions are unlikely to actually mobilize a legion to leave the border, it is very likely that those participating in the war are from a certain
Elite troops mobilized from the legion."
"In the previous battle, we encountered Franz's two columns, which should be the archers and light infantry columns of the First Swordsman Regiment of the Jude Guards of the White Lion Army of the Kingdom. The one that was defeated later
The light cavalry squadron that came to support should be a knight detachment from the Temple and the scout cavalry from the Third Swordsman Regiment of the Kingdom's White Lion Legion, and the unlucky guy you killed was their commander Conn..."
Seeing that the female knight was slightly surprised, but it was not obvious from her cold expression, Brando couldn't help but shook his head. In fact, Conn is still quite famous in history, that's all
It was a pity that he died, but there were immortals in war, so that was all he could think of.
"The last defensive line composed of the White Lion Guards that we broke away was obviously another army. Considering that the Jude Guards Regiment is composed of four swordsman regiments and two heavy infantry regiments. Therefore, in
In front of us is probably half of Jude's Guards, that is, two regiments of swordsmen and one regiment of heavy infantry."
"Am I right, Sir Overwell?" Brando turned around and asked.
The lone wolf of the kingdom nodded and looked at Brando with some surprise. Before the resurgence of Griffin, one of the major drawbacks of the military system was that there was no unified organization. The nobles and lords of various places often set their own rules.
Each major legion also has its own system. For example, the northern and southern legions are different.
Therefore, even if they are both soldiers, they may not necessarily understand the organization of other legions. Not to mention that Brando can tell exactly where the enemies they faced before came from, what they belonged to, and who their commanders were.
This is basically an impossible fact.
In fact, this is also a common phenomenon in Warnd Continent in this era. In a war, commanders can often only barely judge which army is opposite them by judging battle flags, capturing prisoners, etc. For this reason,
There have been countless own goals, and a few famous generals in history have used this factor to create many classic battles.
It's just that history is like a torrent. Cruz and Madara's military reform has already begun, and it will soon open a new chapter. The era of war after the Great Demonic Tide is coming. Although Eruin caught up with the final
A train. But in the end it died in the dust of history because of incomplete reforms.
Brando looked at the people present. Most of these people were soldiers. The non-commissioned officers were originally trained as junior officers and were the sparks of Eruin's reform. Like Overwell, they understood Brando's previous
How incredible is the judgment.
Everyone was a bit dissatisfied. How could they randomly guess the enemy's sequence on the battlefield? There were no such arrogant commanders in history, but there were many people who fell into the trap because of this, and some of them were even famous battle examples that have been passed down through the ages.
But after seeing Overwell nodding in agreement with Brando's answer, they felt a little complicated. 'Your Excellency Commander' was very confident, so naturally he couldn't be fooled. So there was only one possibility left.
"How do you know?" Nymesis rarely opened her mouth and asked on behalf of everyone.
Brando smiled: "Because I am familiar with every army of Eruin, and I know very well what they will do and how they will do it."
He answered this not because he wanted to pretend to be a prophet. But he had to show such confidence, because now only he could lead them to fight a bloody road from here. He knew very well that he had to show enough confidence to intimidate everyone.
.
"You said you are familiar with every army in Eruin?" a soft but calm voice asked.
Brando raised his head and saw Her Royal Highness the Princess in military uniform on one side. His eyes lit up slightly. Then he remembered that Griffin had never been a warm flower in the royal family, and her swordsmanship had always been among the best among her peers.
The leader, I think the other party also participated in the previous charge.
He even saw the stabbing sword worn on the half-elf girl's waist and the blood stains on her face that had not completely dried up.
She turned back and stared at him with her silver eyes. Her silver curly hair hung down on her dark blue woolen military uniform. Every line of the well-tailored uniform seemed to fit the girl's curves when she wore it. It was really refreshing.
Brando then thought that the other party was wearing this military uniform under the skirt from the beginning. No wonder he wore a thick cloak at the venue to cover up and looked a little bloated.
However, when Her Royal Highness the Princess asked questions, her tone seemed a little strange.
Brando hesitated for a moment, as if every army was not impossible. He had 'lived' in Eruin for nearly a century, during which he fought side by side with many armies, even noble private soldiers. But this answer seemed
It's a bit too incredible, a bit omniscient and omnipotent.
"Well, you can't say that," Brando thought for a moment and replied thoughtfully: "At least I should be familiar with regular army knitting."
He noticed a strange look on Princess Griffin's face, turned around and exchanged an incomprehensible look with Overwell.
Oops, it seems to be a bit too much. But Brando could only continue. He pondered for a while and replied: "So the conclusion is obvious..."
"According to the organization of the Kingdom's White Lion Legion, a swordsman regiment should have three light infantry columns and one archer column, as well as an additional mage squadron and scout squadron, with a total of 1,100 people. The heavy infantry regiment is half of that.
, so I judge that there may be less than 3,000 White Lions on this battlefield."
When he said this, Nymesis already understood. The White Lions had less than 3,000 men. In the previous battle, they had severely damaged nearly a third of them. An army lost hundreds of people in one battle.
It's a great achievement that it didn't collapse after more than 30 points, but it would be outrageous to say that it can continue to pursue.
Not to mention that Brando has more than double digits of gold-level masters in total. Even if the White Lions fight for the establishment, they may not be able to get a good deal.
"But they may not just watch us leave, right?" Nymesis raised her long eyelashes and glanced at Brando silently.
"Exactly, so we must make a new plan now."
"New plan?"
Brando nodded.
Obviously, it is impossible to have only such a small amount of power on the battlefield. The key is the Cruz people. Her Royal Highness seemed to think of him together. She raised her head and asked: "Is it because of the Cruz people?"
"Forced by the deterrent power of the Holy Code and the Holy Covenant, the Cruz people and the Temple of Flame should not personally intervene, but they can find ways to help our enemies." Brando silently recalled the methods of the Temple of Flame,
While replying: "Since the Cruz people are here, they are definitely not here to invite us to tea -"
"Besides, we are the masters here. If you want to treat guests, we are the ones to treat them." He still had the time to make a joke, which caused a low laugh among the cadets. Brando's indifferent attitude won the favor of most people, but he did not
People will like a coward, especially these young people with military qualities.
"So how can they help, Commander?" As soon as Brando finished speaking, someone asked loudly.
Hearing that the Cruz people would not take action personally, most people present couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief. After all, he was the only weirdo like Brando who came from another time and space and could completely ignore the intimidation of the Cruz Empire.
, after all, the empire has accumulated power for centuries, and its power has long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
"At least they can allow our enemies to advance on the battlefield. We have heavy troops in front of us and a large army behind us. Don't think that it will be smooth sailing if we defeat the White Lions."
Brando looked at the others and reminded: "We defeated only a small portion of a guard regiment of the White Lion Army. The real elite is still behind."
"Chapel of Flame!" Princess Griffin's silver eyes lit up slightly: "You mean, it's possible for the Holy Temple to build a temporary teleportation array in Ampelsel like the Chapel of Flame in the last holy war?"
Brando nodded.
"But such a teleportation array costs a lot of money, and it is not a drop in the bucket for the temple. I heard that only a few teleportation arrays like that were built during the entire war. They were willing to do it for the nobles of the north.
Is the investment so big?" Nymesis asked.
Brando couldn't help but shake his head, a pure soldier! But Her Royal Highness the Princess nodded calmly: "The Holy War is coming, a stable Eruin means far more to the temple than a teleportation array, not to mention Eruin
Because as the front line of the war, it is also necessary to have a temporary teleportation array in the future..."
"That is to say, the Black Blade Legion and the White Lion Legion may appear on the battlefield of Ampelsel at any time." Lorca nodded.
"But our army is still in Vlada-Pace." Enroque couldn't help but change his face a little, and the felled guy finally came to his senses: "This is really fun, aren't we about to get dumped?
"
"Don't worry, all this is just speculation. It is the trump card of the temple. After all, the teleportation array has a time limit. But we have to have a corresponding response plan," Brando replied: "I like to do something in advance.
Plan well, and I hope you do too, so we need a new plan to deal with any changes that may come next."
"Then what are you going to do?" Nymesis asked.
"I haven't thought about it yet, but we can eliminate those unrealistic options one by one." Brando replied: "The most direct way is to turn around and return to the port area. There are patrol cavalry and harbor guards in front of us.
The main force of the army, but we will also receive support from our allies."
"It's just that it's sunny now. Although there are still storms in the outer sea, since the Holy Temple knows that we may take the sea route, it may be a bit unwise for us to make this choice. What's more, when fighting on the sea, strong ones with above elements can easily destroy our
The sailing ship, even if it is not captured alive, I am afraid that it will be drowned——"
"That means we can only break out by land." Nymesis replied calmly, as if the matter had nothing to do with her. Such a female knight made Brando feel a little strange again, different from the person in his impression.
Very different. In Brando's memory, the senior sister dared to love and hate, was confident and calm, always had an infectious smile on her face, but never lacked majesty and determination, as if she was a born leader.
But something seemed to be lingering around the female knight. Nimesis finally frowned and had a cold face. When she looked at a person, she seemed to be immersed in her own thoughts. The other person seemed to be thinking about something.
Every time Brando thinks like this, he actually feels a little strange. They are obviously two different people, but he always compares them subconsciously.
Nimesis looked at the other party and was distracted, and couldn't help but frown again.
"Ah, I'm sorry." Brando came back to his senses.
"It's nothing, but to leave Ampelsel by land, we need to pass through the Vlada Forest and climb over the Anlek Mountains. This is not a smooth road. On the contrary, it is full of thorns. We may face the army of Grand Duke Anlek and the nobles of the north.
They won't let us break through so easily."
"No, you are wrong. I'm afraid this is not a breakout, but an escape. A dangerous and difficult escape with a very small chance." Brando shook his head and said with a wry smile: "But we have no choice now."
"We must break out of Ampelser from the south, pass through the Vlada Forest and the mountains of Anlek, and join up with your army in the south. Her Royal Highness the Princess and Lord Overwell's original plan was to break out from the south.
Let’s leave Ampelsel by land, right? With the ingenuity of a lone wolf, I think there must be some advance arrangements.”
As he spoke, he raised his head and looked at Princess Griffin.
"Yes," the half-elf girl nodded calmly. Overwell replied, "But we still don't have many choices. The army in my territory will go north along the Anlek Province, but it will take at least three to
It will take four days to reach the southern border of Vlada Forest."
"And if they are blocked by the local army in Anlek Province, it may take even longer."
Brando nodded secretly after hearing this. He knew that the princess and Overwell really had a trump card. From what she said, this army was still usable. Even the army in Anlek Province seemed not enough to completely defeat the opponent.
Defeated, but only blocked for a while.
As far as he knew, Her Royal Highness the Princess of Vlada-Pest's own army definitely did not have this strength, nor did the cadets in the Royal Knights Academy. In fact, at this time of the year, the cadets in the Royal Knights Academy were very useful.
They are just the first batch of graduates, plus the outstanding freshmen like Freya and Brayson.
In other words, there must be nobles behind Her Royal Highness the Princess who support her, and the royal family has a very deep foundation. This is only the nobles who support the royal family, and does not include the royal party who parted ways. Behind the royal party, the Grand Duke Lantonilan, there is no such thing.
If they completely fall out, they will really have the power to divide the north and the south.
But that's obviously not what Princess Griffin wants.
Brando knows better than anyone else the character of this princess who appears calm and rational but is actually so strong. She will never compromise with anyone.
But it's obviously more than that.
He showed curious eyes. The princess must not have only this trump card. In this case, she should have been forced to abstain from the poker table. By the way, is there anything else that I didn't expect?
Seeing Brando's eyes, Princess Griffin sighed: "But it's not without a chance, Mr. Brando. As long as we can leave Ampelssel Port and retreat towards the Holy White Bay, I can arrange reliable allies
Meet us..."
Holy White Bay?
A bright light flashed in Brando's mind. He knew this place. This place is south of Ampelser, passing through the Vlada Forest and a bay surrounded by cliffs. Because of the geographical environment, ports and docks cannot be built, so it is generally not possible to build a port or dock there.
It is only used as a temporary shelter and anchorage.
But in his memory, he could only recall that it was the habitat of the Storm Hermit Crab, a level 12 aquatic monster. In the past, that kind of place was only related to a few fishermen's quests in Ampelsel Port.
Where are the allies?
etc!
"Anchor point," Brando suddenly reacted and couldn't help blurting out: "The anchor point of Eruin's first royal fleet!"
"Ah!" Princess Griffin let out a low cry.
As soon as the words came out, Brando also realized what was going on and raised his head to look at Princess Griffin, but saw that Her Royal Highness the Princess looked at him with a somewhat indescribable look, "Mr. Brando... you... you
how……"
Ha, he accidentally said the wrong thing again. He suddenly felt a little embarrassed. Having advanced knowledge is not a good thing. It is too easy to be regarded as a fool.
The secret anchoring point of the Eruin Royal Fleet in the Holy White Bay is a secret that no one outside the royal family knows...
He was about to defend, but he didn't expect the half-elf princess to look at him with a complicated face, and seemed to understand something. After a while, she said: "Mr. Brando, it turns out that what Captain Bunid said is true.
...It turns out that Mr. Charles is really alive, and you and Mr. Charles are really..."
"Ah?" Brando was stunned for a moment: "Wait a minute, what's the relationship between you and that guy Charles? Isn't it the relationship between a knight and a squire?"
He turned around inexplicably.
Seeing Ciel with a wry smile on his face.
…
(PS: I lost track of time as I was writing. I saw that I had written 8k words... OTL. I don’t want to divide the recent plot into sections, so I’ll post it together.
Also to explain, I recently wrote about the conflict aura. If I remember correctly, it should be 7 points of protection by now. In the previous chapter, the calculation formula was wrongly written as 11 points. That should be a bug. It has been corrected now. Everything is based on Bran
