The warm sun is just right and the spring breeze is blowing.
Spring is the gentlest time in the North, but neither the warm sunshine nor the gentle spring breeze can dissipate the strong smell of blood.
Even the marching army still has a strong smell of blood, but this bloody behavior does not affect the mood of Sol, Richard and others who are marching, but they are very adaptable to it, even a little sick.
I will also be intoxicated by this bloody feeling.
Thor rode a tall wildebeest and walked at the front of the team. He was surrounded by everyone and was in the well-deserved C position. Richard was summoned by Thor to his side and rode a red flame horse, half a body behind.
Thor walked parallel, and there were a large number of senior officers and nobles on both sides.
"This horse is pretty good."
During the conversation, Thor unconsciously turned the topic to the Red Flame Horse.
With the physique and image of the Red Flame Horse, it is difficult for people not to notice it, especially when they are walking side by side. The originally irritable wildebeest behaves obediently in front of the Red Flame Horse.
If Richard hadn't tried his best to stop him, the red flame horse would have had to run in front of the wildebeest.
"This horse is called Red Flame Horse, and it is a special breed of horse found by our Hunter leader.
"Are the strange birds in the sky and the golems on the battlefield also specialties of your Hunter Territory?"
Thor asked a question that most of the northern lords had been curious about. Those lords who were attached to Richard would not dare to ask casually if Richard did not take the initiative to ask.
"That strange bird is called a griffin. It is a species we discovered deep in the Ironwood Forest. It took many years of research to find a way to tame it. The griffin is so rare that there are only a few dozen in total so far."
"As for the two magic costumes, we found them while exploring the ruins of the Elf Empire."
Richard reluctantly made up the words. Anyway, whether you believe it or not, I believe it. Sol can't take it by force. Except for Sol, other nobles want to have some evil ideas. Looking at these five thousand flying bear troops and
Dozens of crusaders with knight-level strength also had to weigh and weigh.
Since Richard dared to expose things, he was naturally not afraid of anyone trying to rob them.
"Um"
Sol nodded, not sure if he believed it or not, or if he just asked casually, and then changed the topic back to the horse.
“Can this horse be bred in large numbers?”
"Crimson flame horses are difficult to breed, and large-scale breeding may be difficult to achieve. However, if Lord Thor likes it, I can give you one."
"oh?"
Although Thor basically would not accept any gifts or bribes, Richard said he wanted to give him a red flame horse, but he did not refuse directly.
The famous BMW general is a perfect match. There are few generals in the army who don't like good horses. Even Thor, who has the strongest mount like a dragon, is not immune to this.
Moreover, the Red Flame Horse is obviously out of the category of ordinary good horses. According to Saul's observation, in his decades of military career, he has probably never seen a good horse that can compare with the Red Flame Horse.
Seeing that Sol did not refuse directly, Richard immediately ordered someone to bring in a red flame horse.
Richard brought a few more red flame horses with him. He originally planned to use them to make some transactions or give gifts. Now, giving them directly to Thor can be said to have the greatest effect.
When looking at the red flame horse in front of him that was carved out of the same mold as Richard, Thor fell into silence.
After a while, he said:
"This horse has a similar mind to yours, so I'd better not take it from you at will."
Damn, you can see that too.
Richard was a little embarrassed and asked someone to take the red flame horse back, and screamed in his heart,
Although anyone can ride the red flame horse produced by the system at will with Richard's permission, the ultimate control has actually always been with Richard.
If Richard wants to cause trouble, Richard can even order the Red Flame Horse to suddenly rush the people on its back directly into the enemy camp on the battlefield.
This time, while flattering Thor, he accidentally slapped the horse's leg. Fortunately, Thor didn't worry too much, and the army continued to march towards Piaoxue City.
…
Under the falling snow,
After a round of feint attacks in the morning, the ogres had packed up their belongings and retreated towards the wilderness.
The defenders of Piaoxue City did not take too many drastic actions. After the ogres completely retreated, they slowly opened the city gate. More than 20,000 Jingbei Army soldiers came out of the city, all hanging behind the ogres.
Not only are they monitoring the ogre army, but they are also waiting for reinforcements from the south.
The morale of the retreating ogre army was indeed quite low at this time.
Although the ultimate goal has always been to retreat to the wilderness, returning victorious and returning broken and dejected are completely different concepts.
To put it bluntly, ordinary ogres did not steal anything or gain wealth, while Grugash did not gain enough prestige.
Prestige is something that cannot be seen or touched, but its importance cannot be denied.
Don’t look at the fact that these small tribes are still following the direct descendants of Grugesh.
That's because they are still on human territory and have to huddle together for warmth. When they reach the wilderness,
Now at least half of these small tribes that gathered around Grugesh will disperse.
If Piaoxue City is conquered this time, Grugesh is absolutely sure to digest all these small tribes, and can go back to attract more wilderness tribes to join him.
But now I don’t even have to think about it. If I successfully return to the wilderness, I have to slowly lick my wounds and deal with the pressure from humans from time to time.
In the past, humans did not take the loose ogres seriously, but this time they were exposed. You can imagine how difficult life will be for the ogres after humans come to their senses.
…
After following the ogre army across a tributary of the Xiaoling River, Piaoxue City's defenders who came out of the city to monitor the ogres finally joined the reinforcements led by Thor.
After the reinforcements led by Saul approached Piaoxue City, they followed the guidance of the Sword Eagle Knight and took a direct route to join the Jingbei Army leaving the city.
Finally in the afternoon, the two armies completely merged.
A total of 80,000 troops gathered together to put pressure on the ogres and force them back into the wilderness.
Although the composition of this 80,000-strong army is a bit more complicated, except for the newly formed legions in the river valley that have a slightly stretched combat effectiveness, the combat effectiveness of other parts is still guaranteed.
In particular, Thor, who has the Earth Knight rank, leads the team, as well as dozens of Knight rank strong men who have come to join the army, as well as dozens of Knight rank combatants under Richard.
In terms of high-end military force, it is several levels higher than the original Jingbei Army.
Even though the ogre army at this time numbered 20,000, the human coalition was not afraid of a battle.
It's just that neither side of this battle has too strong fighting intentions.
In order to seek stability, Solshi believed that time was on the side of humans. As long as he gave the kingdom some time to react, he could easily deal with the ogres.
Grugesh, on the other hand, had a little bit of luck, thinking that he would be able to accumulate strength after returning to the wilderness and wait for the opportunity to head east again.
The two sides actually marched in tacit understanding until they approached Fort Hel on the edge...
