After the Year of the Wolf, the most outstanding military strategist in the history of the wind elves, the King of Gray Mountain, Summer Griffin, who had not yet held the position of marshal at that time, said in his book: "If we cannot defeat the members of Madala's army,
If the corpse witches cause effective damage, then it is impossible to truly defeat an army of the undead...' But when Bromando's black rose was truly defeated, the skeletons that collapsed in the river valley were actually the same as an army that fled in all directions.
There is not much difference between the human armies. The undead are fleeing all over the mountains and plains. Since they have lost their command, the corpse witches and the skeletons they summoned are fighting on their own, like a piece of scattered sand. Although the undead lords from the Sea of the Dead Moon are still
They can restrain their subordinates, but they only want to escape and have no fighting spirit. The current blood staff army can no longer be called an army. They have lost the purpose and will of fighting from top to bottom.
, struggling only to preserve themselves, is no different from the defeated armies of the northern nobles during Ampelsel.
However, if you look carefully, there are still some subtle differences. Human beings' escape when the army is defeated is often due to swaying and giving in to the panic in their hearts. There are no two factors in the feelings of the undead. They save themselves just out of reason.
Choice, there will be no situation where they trample on each other out of panic, or they are killed like ducks without daring to turn around and resist. If they are caught up, they will stop and fight back, just out of the selfish nature of dark creatures.
They will never come to the aid of a nearby comrade who is under attack - even if it may be more beneficial to them.
Count Jacques and Brando were riding side by side in the river valley. Seeing this scene, they were very moved: "It turns out that the army of the undead is just like this. They also make mistakes."
"The undead are not natural things. No one understands the mystery between life and death better than them. Therefore, they fundamentally eliminate the uneasiness of unknown death in the hearts of mortals. They have no attachment to life, so they will not feel impulsive.
, will not produce a mentality of fanaticism, but impulse and fear are just one of all negative emotions. Greed, arrogance, vanity and selfishness will all make them make mistakes." Brando looked at the river valley on horseback.
The progress of the war situation was explained to the ministers around the Archduke Viero.
Earl Jacques nodded silently, and he gave the lord who was also an earl but too young a deep look: "Mr. Earl seems to know that dark country very well?"
"I always have to try to understand my enemies, the enemies of the kingdom," Brando looked at the count from the Jacques-Jeankin region. He knew this person; Jacques-Jeankin fought with him in the province of Viero.
On the border of Karasu Province, this Earl has also dealt with Madara in history. Although the other party has some problems common to the Eruin nobles of this era, he has no regard for the Bromando.
Black Rose's understanding is still much deeper than that of other useless nobles. What is rare is that this person has won the trust of Grand Duke Viero in history.
"Mr. Mobuto," he continued, "I suggest you not to underestimate the black rose opposite us just because of what you saw today."
"Of course I don't dare to look down upon it anymore. When I was young, I watched my fathers bring back prey such as bears and wolves during winter hunting. I always thought that these beasts in the forest were nothing more than that. Later, I was lucky enough to have a cunning guy on me.
It left a mark, and the scar still remains on my back. From then on, I learned that I must never underestimate any of my opponents." Count Jacques made a metaphor, letting Brando understand that he was actually talking about today's matter.
, meaning that he will never forget everything that happened today.
Brando also believed that this battle would leave a deep impression on the opponent, which was one of his original purposes: if these nobles were not taught a lesson, they would not understand what kind of enemy they were facing.
, only by letting these people understand the real threat, and under the pressure of external forces, can the kingdom embark on the path he wants as soon as possible. He smiled and shook his head, and continued to expose Madala's background: "But don't
What Mr. Berto is thinking now must be that he has mastered the weaknesses of these skeletons. If he thinks so, he is totally wrong."
Count Jacques looked a little stunned: "Why do you say that? I think what you described, Mr. Count, is very reasonable. Those skeletons do have such weaknesses."
"That is the surname of the undead, just like the surname of human beings. Mr. Moboto, humans will be afraid, but the Toniguer people, Vieros and Lantonilans did not collapse in the face of the undead. Human beings will
Impulsive and greedy, people are also arrogant and selfish, but our kingdom, civilization and order have not collapsed because of this. That is because we also have the second attribute of social surname, Madala people
It's the same, they used to be a piece of loose sand, but the Blood Staff we defeated today is far different from the past, I think you must be aware of this, sir."
"But Mr. Earl, I'm afraid you haven't thought about it. The Madara we saw today is still an illusion." Brando continued before Earl Jacques nodded, and the latter opened his mouth after hearing this.
, looked very surprised, but Brando did not give him a chance to speak: "The reason why we defeated the Blood Staff today is based on its ignorance of us, and also based on the fact that it still maintains an old set of rules.
In terms of the command structure, Mr. Earl should have heard of the kingdom's military reforms, but such reforms had already started in Madara seven years ago, and by the time of the Black Rose War, they had basically ended this historical mission.
, Madala today has at least more than a thousand Imperial Chosen Groups. These Imperial Chosen Groups are different from the army of blood staffs that you and I see in the sky. The blood staffs are unruly and unruly, but they are not actually the supreme being of Madala.
Its direct lineage, it was defeated by us here today, most likely because the supreme one in Madala needed us to help him eliminate dissidents——"
He paused: "As for the real Madara army, they have a complete system of middle and lower-level non-commissioned officers and will never fall into disarray due to the collapse of the upper-level command system. Such an undead army can truly fight to the end.
Before the last corpse witch fell. Mr. Earl, you can imagine how Eruin should fight and win when facing such an enemy."
Count Jacques stared at the young lord with wide eyes. If Brando had come to tell him all this for a long time in the morning, he would never believe it. This is simply ridiculous and nonsense. But at this moment, Brando showed
However, his outstanding strength and knowledge about Madara made it impossible for him to doubt it easily, especially the thousand emperors selected in Brando's mouth were more like a thunder that shocked his mouth dry and his mind was in chaos for a while.
one slice.
His sallow complexion and absent-minded look had been expected by Brando. Of course Brando would not tell him that although Madara's expansion direction is Eruin, their main enemy is still the Holy Spirit.
The wind elves of Osol and the Faenzan people farther north, and more than half of Madara's thousand-plus imperial selectors are used to guard against these two huge empires. It's better to scare this guy, so as not to let them
Still harboring delusions.
In fact, there is no difference. How many troops Madara has at the moment actually does not mean much to the small kingdom of Eruin, because in the future, even a legion of Black Lord may not be able to withstand it.
Today, Eruin only has a glimmer of a chance, which is to make the undead feel vulnerable. There are also a lot of principalities on the border between them and Saint Osor, as well as between Faenzan. Anyway, the wind elves will sooner or later fight with Madea.
After fighting with each other, all that is needed now is to make the undead feel that Eruin is more difficult to deal with than those principalities.
In history, Eruin woke up too late, Her Royal Highness the Princess was powerless, and the Cruz people were too busy caring for themselves and conniving, which led to the final tragedy of the kingdom.
This time, that may not be the case.
But first, the kingdom still needs the courage and ability to fight.
He looked at Count Jacques, who began to look a little pale. He wiped his forehead with his hand, not knowing whether he was wiping rain or sweat. His mind seemed to be still immersed in what Brando had described earlier.
Amidst the fear brought by the thousands of Imperial Chosen Groups, he asked in a low voice: "My Lord Earl, is everything you said true?"
"Mr. Moboto, even if my intelligence is only one-third accurate, assuming Madara only has three hundred regiments, what difference does it make to the kingdom?" Brando looked absently at the undead fleeing in the rain.
Da Jun, while stroking the mane of the war horse, asked in an unhurried manner. He was not in a hurry, but Count Jacques was so anxious that he broke into a cold sweat. He didn't know whether what Brando said was true or false, but the other party didn't seem to have any need.
Come to make him happy, just like Brando said, even if his words are only one-third accurate, or even one-quarter accurate, what difference does it make to the kingdom?
There is no difference at all.
The nobles know best what kind of virtue the kingdom is. Since the Anson era, the struggle between the local and the central government has greatly damaged the strength of the kingdom itself. After the Battle of Ampelsel, the confrontation between the north and the south made it even more serious.
Weak. On the other hand, the dark country to the east has always maintained a strong army and a tradition of war. However, in the past, it was scattered. The dark lords worked on their own and fought against each other, so they could not pose a threat. Today, Madara has
Integrated under the rule of the Supreme Being, the dark nobles gathered under the mercury staff that reappeared after a thousand years. Earl Jacques suddenly realized that Brando may not have lied, but the traditional thinking has let him
They vaguely ignored this.
Madara originally maintained a huge army, but now that they are integrated together, who will they attack next?
Naturally, it cannot be the wind elves and Faenzan people, and the rest is self-evident.
Some things are actually like a layer of window paper. It is difficult to think of it before it is pierced, but once it is mentioned, the rest of the people will suddenly understand. At this moment, Count Jacques is almost in this mood, although he may prefer that he
Don't realize this, at least the fool can still live happily, but now whenever he thinks of the word Madara, he will fearfully think of the undead army waiting to attack.
They are undead, existences that are incompatible with the living. You cannot surrender except through death.
Earl Jacques thought over and over again with a cold sweat on his head, but couldn't think of a solution for a while. For Eruin today, it seems that there is only one way to go except destruction. That dark country The country is already powerful and has the upper hand. What's ridiculous is that the nobles of the kingdom are still in a state of intoxication. Facing such a country, he really doesn't know how to resolve the crisis at hand.
Perhaps the only option is to exile Cruz?
When Earl Jacques raised his head to look at Brando, his eyes were a little distracted. Brando knew that he was frightened to the extreme. He sighed. In fact, this reason is very simple. These nobles may not have thought about it, but they have always He believed that Madara had not yet reached one step. Historically, even until the eve of the Second Black Rose War, some people believed that Madara was still in the midst of a civil war. But today he personally told the other party that Madara's unification process It was already in advance, and as expected, the earl immediately realized what the kingdom was facing.
Count Jacques did not speak again, and Brando no longer pressed. He patted his horse's mane and asked the seated horse to speed up to keep up with the White Lion Guards chasing in the valley. He understood in his heart that what he said today I can only give these nobles a hint. Sooner or later, they will understand how Eruin can survive. And by that time, if there are still stubborn people, then don't blame him for being ruthless.
The fate of the kingdom had been dealt a heavy blow in the Battle of Ampelsel, and from now on, it could only be reversed slowly.
Brando pursed his lips silently. It was not that he did not want to carry out drastic reforms and give the kingdom a new life by cutting through the mess quickly, but the longer he came to this world, the more he understood the difficulty of this matter. Nobles ruled This kingdom has been in this kingdom for too long, and its traditions have long been ingrained. Moreover, they do have their merits. Although this class of Eruin has long been corrupted in the long history, it still has a power that cannot be underestimated. He may be able to eradicate this class. A force that will definitely bring huge harm to this ancient kingdom.
Most of the non-commissioned officers under him, such as Caglis, Antitina, Kuran, Melia and even the White Lion Knights, are inextricably linked to the traditional nobles, whether they are from the royal party or from the royal party. Local faction, but they all have more or less conservative marks on them, and if they want to completely eradicate all this, they will inevitably hurt the people around them. Even Princess Griffith might be related to this. He turned against him, and he understood in his heart that the Eruin that Her Royal Highness wanted was not really a kingdom reborn on top of ruins.
He doesn't want to--
"The opportunity has been given to you," Brando said to himself: "As for whether you cherish it or not, it's up to you."
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Soon, the Lantonilan knights came from the east of the river bank to join forces with the White Lion Guards. The humans advanced along the river valley, driving the undead army to flee south. By evening, Viero, Lantonilan The coalition forces with the Tonigar people have actually completely annihilated most of the mercenaries of the undead lords from the Sea of Dead Moon. Most of the scattered corpse witches have fled into the nearby forest. They will be killed in the next few days. Within a few months, it has become a security problem in this area, but at this time Brando and Ke Wen no longer care about so much. These problems are left to the Vanmere Legion to deal with the headache. The Blood Staff and its bodyguards are mixed in. Among the remaining half a regiment of skeleton cavalry, the advantage of the undead began to come into play again at this time. The skeleton cavalry, which was not bothered by physical strength, gradually widened the distance between them and the Lantonilan cavalry during the long march, and the layout of the skeleton cavalry spread out. Under Lando, only Lin Ge's regiment riding Pegasus could catch up with these skeleton cavalry, but of course it was impossible for him to do so.
Using level 4 archers to deal with skeleton warriors can be said to be crushing them, but using them to chase real cavalry is simply seeking death.
In this way, until nightfall, the coalition forces finally lost the trace of the remaining undead cavalry. Eco jumped up in anger, and Count Jacques's subordinates also showed some pity, but the Viero man's
The commander was in a state of confusion all day long. When Brando heard Caglis say that he had sent many messengers to the north, he suddenly understood in his heart that the earl had indeed gone to seek advice from Archduke Viero.
His words during the day were not in vain. It depends on what these nobles think next. Although it is difficult to obtain information about Madara, if they are really serious, it is not difficult to obtain the information he mentioned.
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Historically, the nobles had no idea at all, but this time, they had the opportunity to react.
Brando was very indifferent to the blood staff's escape. Not to mention that there was a Cruz knights waiting for it to crash into it. Even if it was lucky enough to return to Madara, what good results would it have?
The Banshee King Arvette has been waiting there for a long time. As a symbol of her resistance to Madara's Emperor, showing free will and self-esteem, the blood staff must die, and then how can she surrender to the mercury staff?
Next, that's another story.
Brando stood in the valley admiring the night in the Slovak region. The sky darkened very quickly after entering early autumn. Before the day completely disappeared from the mountains, there was a desolation of night in the linden woods. This was summer.
In the last period after the end of the world, the moon in the sky should have been the proud golden sea and the flawless Timis, but under the rainy weather, there was only darkness. Looking at the valley plains of the Silman area from the other side of the valley, he
Staring at the gurgling river in that direction, I thought that the blood staff should have met its last enemies by this time.
It's just that he didn't bother to care about what kind of fight Cruz's young people would have. He privately arranged for Ke Wen to return to Silman Hills overnight to lead his people to replace the Knights of the Broken Sword to clean up the battlefield after the battle. He was still there for the time being.
Not wanting those Cruz people to be exposed to the public eye, Tonigel revealed a lot of power in this battle in order to temporarily calm Madara for a while, but if you can hide it, try to hide it.
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(ps: Today’s chapter took me almost 10 hours to write from conception to writing. After finishing it, I really don’t have the time or energy to write another chapter. Today’s second update of the week will be put away first. I’m really sorry.
, I will find time to make up for it. I hope everyone will forgive me.) (To be continued.
