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Old world, Britannia, late autumn, gray mountains, outside Blackstone Stronghold.
The army of chivalry is camped here.
After a bloody battle for most of the day, the knights and serf infantry regiments were exhausted. The army chose to camp here to rest, collect the corpses, and bury them properly. Most of the knights' remains will be cremated, and their ashes will be placed in the Moore Cemetery.
To bury them, the power of Death God Moore will protect them from being disturbed by undead magic. The serfs do not have this qualification, and they will be buried on the spot.
After the battle, the human infantry were very tired. Most of them leaned on or lay down weakly, chatting and eating.
Humans are tired, dwarves are not.
The dwarf king of the Eight Peaks, Belegar-Ironhammer, proudly boasted about how he and his army had decided the outcome and reversed the situation in this battle. The dwarves gathered together to sing loudly and drink barley wine.
, celebrating the victory and singing the names of the three main gods Gruni, Grimnir and Valaya.
They are about to have a new home. After countless years of exile, the Angland clan finally has a new base!
After Belegar's inspection, the facilities in the Blackstone Stronghold were complete, and many of the mechanisms and devices left by the dwarves were still in use. Kemmler only used the Blackstone Stronghold as a foothold, and he did not dig deeply and explore the depths of the fortress.
at.
Now, the countless gold and silver treasures piled inside belong to this army. There are countless treasures in the Eternal Dragon Rock. The gold and silver treasures as high as a mountain fill the entire palace. The dwarves even discovered a rich reserve of pig iron under the city fortress.
Mineral veins, according to Belega, are the capital for their future counterattack on Bafeng Mountain.
A rough estimate is that the gold and silver wealth stored here exceeds 50,000 gold crowns.
Ryan ordered that no one should directly access these gold and silver treasures. As one of the strongholds of vampires, these treasures are more or less stained with traces of vampire corruption.
Belegar patted his chest and said that there was no problem. He would summon many ancestral souls of the Anglande clan to use a large-scale sacrificial ceremony to purify these gold and silver treasures. After the completion of the ceremony, the dwarves and the Britannian coalition divided the accounts into four and six, and the four dwarves
, Breton VI.
The wealth is exciting. Many knights have objections to this way of dividing accounts. Many knights believe that the military expenses, military rations and maintenance fees in this war are all paid by Britannia. We attack the Blackstone stronghold to find you a
Base area, now these dwarfs give us 60%?!
That is a huge wealth of more than 50,000 gold crowns according to the most conservative estimate!
You should give us at least 80%, right?!
The opinions of the knights were suppressed by Francois and Ryan. Without these large-scale sacrificial ceremonies of the dwarves, how are we going to use these gold and silver treasures that have been corroded by vampires? Leave this kind of trouble to the dwarves, anyway, they are happy
Take inventory of these things.
The knights have no right to question Ryan and Francois's decision, especially with this victory, everyone can only agree.
In the evening, the commander-in-chief of the Chivalry Army and the King of the Anglande clan came to the big tent to have dinner together and hold a meeting. The victory of this war made Francois in a very good mood. The goose-yellow magic in the big tent
Under the chandelier and candlestick, the Duke himself laughed loudly, and rarely took the initiative to talk to Belegar: "Thank you, Your Excellency Belegar, if it weren't for you and your army, it might be difficult for us to win this glorious victory."
"Oh! You have to thank the dwarves. With the help of the dwarves, victory will come naturally." Belega, who was sitting on the raised bench, also raised his large beer glass and Francois's glazed stem.
Cups collided: "Of course, you still have to be grateful to Ryan for his request. Without him asking the dwarf for help seriously and sincerely, there would be no victory! The dwarf is not someone who helps casually~ I was also moved by his sincere attitude.
That's why I gave him this face."
All the knights present smiled unnaturally, thinking that this dwarf was really shameless.
Forget it, considering the power of the dwarf artillery and the great victory, the knights didn't bother to argue with Belegar.
The leaders of the knightly army knew the great contribution of Belegar and his Angrond clan in this battle.
Why did the Undead Archmancer Heinrich Kemmler choose to go out to fight with the human dwarf coalition in the city instead of defending the Blackstone stronghold?
It is precisely because of the existence of dwarf cannons that the dozen or so dwarf cannons and organ cannons manufactured by the Angland clan have become powerful weapons for sieges, and there are also dwarf musketeers.
The undead have no long-range weapons. How to defend the Blackstone stronghold? Sit back and watch the city wall being bombarded by dwarf cannons and organ cannons like a target, and then being bombarded by longbowmen, rangers and dwarf thundering musketeers on the city wall.
Queued to be shot?
If they really fought like this, Ryan and the others would laugh out loud. The artillery and ammunition Ryan had reserved could bombard the entire Blackstone stronghold for three days and three nights without stopping. He had been preparing since the beginning of the year.
Kemmler and Mahhubard knew that their choice to defend the city was very desirable for the human dwarf coalition, which was skilled in sieges and tunnel warfare, and fought in narrow terrain. It was also difficult to take advantage of the large number of undead legions defending the city, so
Forced to choose to go out of the city for a decisive battle.
The dinner was very sumptuous. Barrels after barrels of various grains, meats, vegetables, fruits, and seafood were delivered to the big tent, and were cooked deliciously by the army chefs.
After toasting each other and having a good meal, the knights began to discuss business. Francois put down the red wine glass: "It's a pity that we couldn't kill Kemmler completely today. We still have a battle to fight next. We can't let Kemler go."
Le and his army of barrows continue to roam the land the Lady gave us! He and his story must end here once and for all.”
All the knights nodded, and everyone was a little silent. In order to fight against Kemmler and his Tomb Army, the knights made too many sacrifices.
"That Undead Chaos Warrior is really strong. I don't know where Kemmler dug up the bones of such a powerful Chaos Champion and the corpses of a group of Undead Warriors. However, we still have to find a way to defeat those Undead Warriors.
Kalad sat in the middle of the left side of the round table, and he took over the conversation: "We can't find a way to deal with those undead warriors, and we may have to pay a huge price to win."
"Jeffrey also died in the battle." Antelm whispered.
"That Chaos Undead Warrior, the Duke of Union and Earl Lane can't take it down. Unless we ask for the support of His Excellency Birhemond or even His Royal Highness the Green Knight, I can't think of any way to defeat such a powerful enemy.
"Sir Gerald focused his attention on Gul.
"The whereabouts of His Royal Highness the Green Knight have always been mysterious. Lord Berhemond led the Brotherhood of Red Dragon Knights to set up defenses at the border of Bastogne, blocking Kemmler and his Tomb Army from entering the Bastogne Plain.
Road." Fourcade, Duke of Montfort, followed.
"The army is tired. Whether it is the knights or the soldiers, they have experienced a big battle. We have many wounded people who need to be resettled. For the time being, we still need time to rest." Ryan followed, and he frowned: "We can't catch up with the undead, so we can't follow.
Kemmler is wandering around in the mountains of the Gray Mountains. We must judge where Kemmler and his legions may flee... By the way, I suggest that we immediately seek help from Her Highness Morgiana and ask her how to deal with what we encounter.
A powerful enemy has arrived.”
"Your Excellency Ryan's suggestion is pertinent, and I second it."
"Second."
"I also second the proposal."
All the knights agreed, and Belegar also shouted: "Yes, you humans must also think of a way."
The waiters took out the tableware and the food residue and cleared the table. Only Belegar was still eating and drinking. Everyone was used to it, and dwarves could always eat.
A huge map was placed on the table. Francois, Ryan, Fourcade and Antelm gathered together. They carefully identified the strongholds and human settlements along the Gray Mountains and discussed Kaim.
Where will Le likely attack next?
"After suffering heavy losses and injuries, Kemmler and his Tomb Army have one last chance left. If he fails again, the only thing waiting for him is destruction." Francois touched his goatee, he
His golden beard has just been recombed and is very beautifully groomed. As a Holy Grail Knight and a Grand Knight of the Holy Domain, he doesn't feel tired very much: "Therefore, there is only one chance. Where will he attack?"
“Will he return to Gisoleaux?” Duke Montfort Fourcade said: “The Principality of Gisoleaux has a complex territory, with the Pale Sisters Mountains to the north, the Gray Mountains to the east, and the Ardennes Forest to the west.
In this case, he can easily hide."
"Or, he may choose to join Mousilon's black knight." Kalad also expressed his point of view. He said seriously: "They may also withdraw Mousilon."
"Hmm." Francois also thought about where Kemmler might have fled, and he gradually had an answer in his mind.
The tent fell into silence for a while, and everyone proposed various possibilities. Some knights even thought that Kemmler would try to escape to the Empire through the Axbite Pass, or go south along the Gray Mountains and escape through the Athel Loren Forest.
Tyrell.
After a discussion with no results, Francois raised his head and asked Jerrod: "How long will it take to rest before setting off?"
"The army needs to rest at least until the morning of tomorrow before setting off, otherwise the soldiers and knights will not be able to recover from the battle, and the horses also need to rest." Jerod replied.
Francois looked at the sky outside the tent. The moon was full in the sky. Duke Wenford knew Kemmler, an old rival. Through analysis, he had already guessed where Kemmler would go.
He turned to ask Ryan: "Lian, if you want to contact Her Highness Morgiana, how long will it take?"
Ryan took out a jade round cup from his arms: "Now."
"Very good, then we will break camp the day after tomorrow and set off for La Maisonnel Monastery!" Francois waved his hand, and there seemed to be flames burning in his blue eyes: "We will meet Cam there.
Let’s have a showdown!”
That lunatic will definitely make a desperate move.
That’s good, my father’s feud, our family’s feud, and the feud between Kemmler and I for more than twenty years will come to an end there!
The place where all wars begin and originate, the Abbey of La-Maisonelle, will also be the place where Kemmler ends.
"Yes!" the knights shouted in response.
"Ryan, I'll leave it to you to contact Her Majesty Morgiana!" Francois continued.