The fortress here is the throat of the northern border of the empire. On both sides of the fortress are snow-capped mountains that never melt all year round. The rock walls are so steep that it is impossible to climb the snow-capped mountains except by flying.
The harsh climate in the Far North has led to a lack of resources. People living in the Far North can only make a living by hunting. The customs passed down from generation to generation have led to the fierce folk customs of the Far North, with both men and women serving as soldiers.
The Far North originally belonged to the empire, but the empire's high taxes caused the far north to break away from the empire's control.
It is impossible for the people in the far north who are struggling to have enough food and clothing to afford that kind of tax, so it is inevitable to raise the bar.
The empire, which is located in the most fertile location in the center of the continent, of course cannot tolerate this situation and sends a large army to suppress the Far North.
In the eyes of the empire, the far north is just a remote place. It can be easily defeated by sending hundreds of thousands of troops and can also deter other foreign races.
But would the people of the Far North, who make a living by hunting all year round, be weak in combat effectiveness? Of course not.
The 200,000 troops dispatched by the empire collapsed within a month. A war of 30,000 against 200,000 seemed absurd, but the Far North achieved a complete victory.
After this war, a key figure appeared in the Far North: Numa Saka, known as the prince of the alien race in the north. He had never been defeated with a spear. He was a totem-like figure for the people of the Far North and the leader of the Far North Army.
Only 70,000 of the empire's 200,000 troops survived, of which 130,000 were left in this frozen land forever.
This kind of loss was something the empire had not suffered for hundreds of years. The young emperor of the empire, who was still a minor, was furious and sent half a million troops and the ace of the empire.
At this time, the empire's 500,000-strong army was stationed in the 'Ultra North Fortress', but the situation was not as optimistic as imagined.
Imperial soldiers accustomed to warm climates experienced attrition even before the war started in the far north.
Severe frostbite and severe colds are life-threatening consequences.
Although the medical conditions in the empire are developed, they are not universal due to the stupidity of those in power. Only the top brass of the empire can enjoy excellent medical conditions.
Because of the existence of the Teigu, the empire does not pay much attention to hot weapons, so today's wars are still a collision of cold weapons. Of course, this is also related to the inaction of those in power.
In the eyes of the empire's top brass, soldiers are just chess pieces that can be discarded after use, and it is "inappropriate" to issue them expensive thermal weapons.
Half a million troops rushed to the far north, but no more than 200,000 were able to exert combat effectiveness. This number is still decreasing as time goes by.
On the wall of the extreme northern frontier fortress, a group of soldiers wearing white winter coats were conducting routine inspections.
"This damn place is so cold. When can I go back?"
A soldier tightened his winter coat, but no matter how thick the winter coat was, it could not stop the cold wind from the far north.
"Hurry up and finish the patrol. Go back and warm yourself up. The entire city wall has been checked and there are no omissions."
Another soldier spoke, this was a small team of more than a dozen people.
"There seems to be someone under the fortress."
A soldier stood on the edge of the city wall and looked down.
"Aliens from the far north?"
"The snow is too heavy, it's a little hard to see."
"I don't think it's a foreign race. Have you ever seen a foreign race wearing single clothes? This guy didn't freeze to death. He should be strong. Call more people to investigate."
Several soldiers greeted the others and rushed out of the city gate with neat steps and high fighting spirit. They did not dare to relax because they had a very stern general.
The city gate opened and dozens of soldiers armed with long weapons rushed out of the fortress.
"who."
A soldier yelled.
The wind and snow were blowing fiercely. In this cold temperature, people wore cool single clothes and exhaled a white breath.
"I don't know if the Far North Fortress is still recruiting people. I am a wandering traveler."
The person who came had short black hair and was carrying a long knife at his waist. Although the long knife was not gorgeous, it looked like it was not ordinary.
The little leader of the soldiers pondered for a few seconds.
"Catch him first. He may be a spy for the Far North Army. This is war time, so we must not relax."
The little leader roared, and hundreds of soldiers swarmed forward, the snow crunching under their feet.
Su Xiao, who was surrounded by people, frowned. Samsara Paradise did not provide his identity this time, so he could only use the identity of a traveler to cover up.
Su Xiao has already thought of an identity that suits his temperament very well, but that will have to wait until he meets the leader of these soldiers.
"Sure enough, joining the imperial camp is not that simple."
After Zhan Long escaped from his body, Su Xiao prepared to face the imperial army.
"etc!"
A female voice came, and all the soldiers' movements stopped suddenly, and their bodies straightened subconsciously.
In the wind and snow, a figure wearing a white military uniform came forward. The style of the military uniform was somewhat special and extremely sexy. She was a tall woman with a full head of blue hair hanging down her back and down to her waist. The strong wind was blowing her blue hair.
This woman was dressed very coolly in the cold Far North. Judging from her attire, she must be a female general.
"what happened."
The female general's tone was not very good, as if she had encountered something unpleasant before.
"General Esdeath, his subordinates may have discovered a spy from the Far North Army."
The little leader's expression was respectful and his head was lowered.
"Spy?"
Esdeath looked at Su Xiao.
"Um... It should be that my subordinates are just suspicious. After all, this is war time."
The little boss told Uncle Chen the whole situation before, without adding any personal emotions.
"We can't do anything wrong. Although we have recaptured the fortress, we can't relax."
"Thank you for the compliment, General."
After receiving Esdeath's praise, the little boss was overjoyed and stepped aside respectfully.
"So, what should I do with you, the 'spy of the Northern Army'?"
Esdeath looked at Su Xiao with burning eyes and pulled out the rapier at her waist.
"You wouldn't believe me if I said I wasn't a spy."
"Heh~."
Esdesti Sword rushed forward, his figure was extremely agile.
Su Xiao's eyes sharpened, and he raised his hand to hold Dragon Slayer Flash in front of him.
Ding.
Sparks flew up from Lao Gao, the knife and the rapier intersected, and the falling snowflakes around him were blown away by force.
"Interesting, it actually blocked it."
The corners of Esdeath's mouth were raised, and there seemed to be ice flames burning in her eyes. She was a trembling queen who was extremely excited when she encountered a strong enemy.
"So, can this be blocked?"
A row of ice blades appeared in front of Esdeath without any warning. The ice blades stretched rapidly and stabbed Su Xiao.
Su Xiao was intersecting with Esdeath's weapon at this time, and the ice blade that suddenly appeared appeared in front of her in an instant.
Su Xiao's combat experience is so rich that she had already reacted the moment the ice blade appeared.
He turned his body to the side and used his Dragon Killing Flash in his hand, which not only blocked Esdeath's sharp sword, but also shattered the ice blades with the blade.
The ice blade shattered with a snap, and ice shards flew everywhere.
Su Xiao raised her foot and kicked up a large amount of snow to cover Esdeath's sight, and then kicked Esdeath's waist sideways.
boom.
Su Xiao felt his calf go numb, and his foot hit a hard object.
Click.
Large cracks appeared in the ice wall beside Esdeath, which made Esdeath's face change slightly.
"This power..."
Esdeath's expression became even more excited. She was eager to fight against a strong enemy, and now she had met one.
At this moment, a sharp blade came through the snow, and Esdeath did not dare to underestimate the sharp edge.
You can't be hit, otherwise you will have to pay a high price, and you may even die.
After making a judgment in his mind, a half-meter-thick ice wall rose up in front of Esdeath.
The ice wall rose, but Su Xiao's slashing blade did not stop.
Zheng.
The half-meter-thick ice wall was cut directly, and Esdeath took the opportunity to retreat.
Esdeath folded her hands together, and white light shone on her fingertips.
"White Ice Crushing Thorn."
Dozens of white ice spikes appeared around Esdeath, and these ice spikes were extremely sharp.