The warm sunshine of mid-spring shines on the earth, and everything has revived. At this time, the so-called late spring cold has passed, and the weather has already warmed up, but it is not as unbearable as the summer heat. It is considered the most comfortable stage of the year.
The weather was sunny and sunny, and Posey City was generally immersed in a beautiful and peaceful atmosphere. However, the soldiers who were still walking around the city on guard brought a little solemn atmosphere to this most prosperous city in the south.
Outside Posey
It was an army that stretched as far as the eye could see. The entire army stretched for more than ten miles and was divided into several sections. There were a total of 250,000 troops. This was all the wealth that Pare could afford in the south.
"Chief Hammer, how long do we have to walk to get there? These humans are marching too fast, and we can hardly keep up."
"That's right, Chief Hammer, aren't humans bullying us dwarves for having short legs?"
In addition to the 200,000 human troops in the team, there is also a group of special soldiers, a dwarf heavy infantry regiment of 50,000 people.
These dwarf soldiers, with an average height of less than 1.5 meters, walked in the middle of the team and were completely blocked by the human soldiers. However, when viewed from the sky, it looked like the entire team was dented in the middle, which was very conspicuous.
Although this group of dwarves is short in stature, their latitude is wider than that of the strongest human soldiers. They are dressed in black and gray heavy armor and look like rolling iron walnuts when they march.
Although these dwarves look a little funny, no one dares to underestimate them. Even ordinary dwarf warriors who have not entered the knight level are stronger than orcs. Everyone wears sophisticated heavy armor and holds large war hammers.
Shield, everyone is armed to the teeth.
In terms of sophistication of equipment, even the Northland army is somewhat inferior to this group of dwarves.
The combat power that the 50,000 dwarf army can unleash during battle is at least equivalent to that of an army of more than 100,000 people. It is an important force under Parre.
Of course, the nature of dwarves also makes them extremely difficult to serve. Not far from Percy City, some dwarf warriors began to make trouble.
"Then I'll ask Mr. Parley to slow down a little."
"We cannot delay our march."
"It's just that the weather is too hot and makes me thirsty. Give us some wine to quench our thirst and we can keep up."
The dwarves were certainly not booing because they were too weak to walk. These short-legged people might not be able to run fast, but their marching stamina was definitely not bad. They wore heavy armor and marched for half a day without even breaking a sweat.
The main reason was that after leaving Posey City, Parley did not provide them with drinks, and they all wanted to drink now.
"Continue marching, I will go to Lord Parley to ask."
The dwarf leader Iron Hammer, who brought troops to help in the battle, not only did not ask them why they wanted to drink when they were thirsty, but he also felt that what these soldiers said was somewhat reasonable, and hurriedly chased Parley on a mountain ram.
On the side of the team, Parley and several senior generals were observing the entire army.
"Sir, our army's training has been quite effective. It is no worse than the previous army stationed in Posey City."
The marching team was silent, in strict formation, the soldiers looked resolute, and the army strictly enforced marching disciplines, and it looked decent.
"It's barely capable of fighting. Compared to the Iron Guards and the Northland Army that defeated the orcs, it's definitely not as good as them."
My family knows their own affairs, and I am so good that I can become famous without being praised by anyone.
The main source of the southern army under Pare was the troops he pieced together from the earliest battles with the Hai tribe, which were integrated and built after several rounds of military expansion.
The training time is less than a year, and the combat experience is not much. Although he looks decent, he is still at the level of an ordinary regular army in the kingdom, or even worse. He has been operating with a prince like the Iron Guard for several years, and he also fought fiercely with orcs.
I don't know how far behind I am compared to the elites after a few rounds, let alone compared to the Northern Army who defeated the orcs.
Money and food are sufficient, but if you really want to become an elite, you must go through the baptism of one or two battles.
On the way north, you have to deal with two orc divisions to practice your skills.
"Lord Parley, the dwarves are making a fuss over there!"
Just when Pare was thinking about how to improve the combat effectiveness of his troops, a somewhat panicked voice came over.
"what happened?"
"The leader of the Hammer is clamoring to ask the army to provide them with wine, otherwise the dwarf team will be unable to move."
When he heard the reason for the dwarf's problem, Parley was speechless. Although the thing sounded extremely absurd, it felt somewhat reasonable for the dwarf to do such a thing.
After forming an alliance with the dwarves and gaining an in-depth understanding of the dwarves, Pare finally understood that these guys were so powerful and had such superb forging skills, but they had been huddled in a hilly area for thousands of years without any expansion.
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Ore veins and underground fire resources are only part of the reason. The more reason is that these guys are somewhat unreliable.
No matter what they say, some dwarves spend only half of their time awake except sleeping. They spend more time drinking and getting drunk. Even the elites are no exception. They cannot do without wine when marching or fighting, and even blacksmiths can't do without it.
I have to take a few bites every now and then. It’s weird that it can expand after such nonsense.
Although the dwarves are addicted to alcohol, at this time, Parley has no intention of providing the dwarves with alcohol. First, the army does not carry enough alcohol for the dwarves to drink. Second, these dwarves cannot stop once they drink, which may cause trouble.
The team is in disarray.
The only way to deal with these guys is to use carrots.
After thinking for a moment, Parley ordered the visitor:
"Go and tell Chief Hammer that there is not enough wine in the team. Speed up the march. The orcs have stolen a lot of wine and stored it in the city of Stia. If they attack the city of Stia, all the wine in it will be theirs."
"Yes, Your Highness Parley!"
Although the main force of the orcs did not go south, they still sent several flag regiments to occupy several small cities in the southern part of the Central Great Plains as outposts for the army to go south. The city of Stia was in a key position, only more than ten days away from Percy City.
, the army heading north is going to the royal capital, and the city of Stiya is a nail that must be removed.
The dwarf was obviously relatively simple, and he actually calmed down after giving it a thought. In order to arrive at Stia City as early as possible, he walked very fast with his short legs, almost reaching the front of the team. In order to maintain the formation,
Parley even had to order some speeding up of the march.
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"Lord Richard, we will arrive at the royal capital soon."
On the broad Jinlong River, thousands of sails competed, and a huge fleet sailed down the broad Jinlong River.
The outline of the royal capital is clearly visible. The city has a circumference of nearly fifty miles and a city wall of nearly six feet. It is almost the limit of urban construction in this era. Even from Richard's perspective, the construction of Jinlong City can be called
The word majestic.
The soldiers on the ship were full of energy. After vomiting once, they basically overcame their seasickness. In addition, they had just won a big victory. The Northland Army's spirit had reached the extreme. Any patrolling soldier on the deck was high-spirited.
For those who walk with their heads down, the fact that the Northern Army is the best in the world is almost written on their faces.
Not to mention the arrogance of these Northern Army soldiers, after this great victory, Richard felt a little elated.
Although the loss in this victory was not small, the gain was even greater. Not to mention the huge reputation gained by killing Gro and annihilating the main force of the orcs, the experience rewarded by the system alone was an astronomical figure.
The levels of almost all the heroes participating in the war have been improved. Richard's own strength has been steadily improved to the peak of the Realm of Domain, and he has actually broken the bottleneck from the Realm of Domain to the Realm of Jealousy, and experienced the Realm of Jealousy in advance.
the power of.
For Richard, reaching the state of jealousy is just a matter of accumulation.
Among the heroes, Moriel, Gru and Natalis participated in the whole battle and caused a lot of damage to the enemy. Their levels have been upgraded by two or three levels, and they have almost reached the threshold of the realm. If they are allowed to follow suit now,
In Luo's last battle, he would never lose as quickly as last time.
Sir M'Lak also succeeded in being promoted to the Holy Order during this battle.
The biggest improvement in this battle belongs to the two heroes who command the undead army.
Except for part of the experience gained from fighting hundreds of thousands of undead armies, which was shared with Richard, most of it was transferred to Sandro and Aisha.
Sandro, who was already at the Holy level, crossed the threshold before all the heroes and reached the strength of the Realm. He became the most powerful among the heroes in the current system. Even the undead army controlled by his subordinates was different.
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There are more than fifty beggars' version of bone dragons, about seventy terrifying knights, thousands of black warriors, tens of thousands of zombies and hundreds of thousands of skeleton warriors. If his strength has not improved, Sandro may not be able to control it like this.
A powerful undead army.
Such an undead army, if it could not be controlled by Richard, would have been worthy of being united by the entire continent's living forces at any time.
As for Aisha, it was even more exaggerated. After the battle, she was directly promoted from the Sky Level to the Holy Level, becoming the fastest hero under Richard to advance to the Holy Level.
Now if we do the math, Richard has as many as nine saint-level combatants, and hundreds of sky-level combatants. To say that he has as many strong men as there is is humility.
Coupled with Richard's own superior strength and the support of hundreds of thousands of arrogant soldiers in the North, Richard felt extremely proud standing on the bow of the ship.
Looking at the Golden Dragon City that was getting closer, Richard felt a different kind of emotion.
When Richard arrived in the capital this time, if Richard wanted to show off his holy masters and giant dragons, Ren would probably have to obediently give up the chair in the Golden Dragon Hall.
Everything is a matter of Richard's imagination. After Gro's death, even the orc kingdom is no longer a threat. It is only a matter of time before they are expelled from Dragon's Breath Pass.
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"oh!"
"Roar!"
The cheers of the soldiers interrupted Richard's thoughts.
After continuing to sail for several more hours, Beidi's fleet finally arrived at Golden Dragon City.
The soldiers who had been on the ship for nearly a week finally couldn't hold back and cheered.
"Lord Prime Minister, the ship from the North has entered the harbor."
"Well, come with me to prepare for it."
When the army from the North arrived, the kingdom did not show any signs of it. Officials with high status had already been waiting on the shore to greet them.
"Lord Zuo Xiang, the Northern fleet has landed, and the king's capital will be completely decided by the Northerners."
Just when the left prime minister was about to step forward to greet him, the general accompanying him said something meaningful.
After hearing this, Prime Minister Zuo not only did not agree at all, but showed an extremely frightened expression on his face, and immediately said:
"General Oran, do you know what you are talking about?"
"Master Zuo Xiang, if hundreds of thousands of Northland troops enter the city, we won't be able to stop the Northland King even if he wants to become the king. Now that the Northland army has not landed yet, our navy still has an advantage."
Although the fleet in the Northland is huge, the Hunter family has only been rich for a short period of time. Most of the ships are civilian ships, and the serious navy only has a part of the Lanster family's fleet plus water from the river valley.
It was composed of a mixture of military and military forces, and was not even a little inferior to the fleet of the imperial capital.
"what you up to?"
"Master Zuo Xiang, our fleet can definitely keep an eye on the Northern Army's fleet. If Master Richard wants to see His Majesty, he only needs to bring a small number of followers. He doesn't need a large army to enter the city, right?"
Aurang was not so arrogant that he wanted to murder Richard, he just wanted to prevent the Northern Army from entering the royal capital.
However, these words sounded childish and ridiculous to the left minister. These officers from the Knight Academy really regarded themselves as a piece of cake.
"Having dealt with the opponent's fleet, can you still deal with the giant dragon in the sky? What if the dragon directly attacks the fleet?"
"Prime Minister Left..."
"Don't mention it again, let the soldiers guide the Northland Army into the harbor, and follow me to prepare to meet Lord Richard!"
"Yes, sir."
The left prime minister rejected the other party's whimsical resolution. In order to prevent any accidents, he summoned all the chief officers of the royal capital's fleet and the generals of the surrounding garrison to prevent anyone from causing trouble.
Then he led a large number of imperial guards to line up on the shore...
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The fleet entered the river port under the guidance of the kingdom. Today, all the civilian ships originally parked at the dock were cleared to make room for the Northland fleet. There were Northland ships parked on all the ship berths.
The largest building ship in the fleet slowly sailed into the pier. Standing on the shore, the Prime Minister adjusted his clothes and waited solemnly for Richard's arrival...
