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Volume 2 The Dusty Kingdom Scene 72 The Thousand Years of Coincidence ii

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    The sealed message from Sirat Villa was sealed in a thick envelope and delivered to Her Majesty's desk overnight.  The flame-shaped emblem on the surface of the envelope indicated that it was a confidential message related to military intelligence, but the seven layers of flame patterns showed that it was not of high importance. Constance asked the maid to open the envelope, then took the letter and took a look at it.  , and then handed it over to Prime Minister Little Nidwen on the side.  Sirat Villa is one of the secret spies of the royal family in the Fuyun Hills area, and the magical secrets sent from there are naturally related to the Earl from Eruin.

    Prime Minister Little Nidwen looked at it and shook his head gently: "It's really endless."

    "But Her Majesty the Queen herself didn't seem to care too much. She replied: "The grandson of Darus forced them to do it, but this is what they have done themselves."

    The letter was written in Cruz script: 'Your Majesty, the nobles have prepared their troops here to attack the Earl from the Kingdom of Eruin.  The commander of this army is concurrently served by Count Jean. They are currently resting in Hemlock Town, Vargas Town or nearby areas. It is reported that there are three other lords and dozens of knights who have responded to the call.

    , they should be on the way when this letter is sent.  ¡¯

    This news was already one day ago¡ª¡ª

    The hill of floating cloud¡ª¡ª

    The sky in the east is now numbingly white, and the stars are gradually disappearing, marking the arrival of a new morning. In the red pine forest bathed in the morning light, the Earl is looking anxiously at the western horizon, as if he is really sincere.  As Her Majesty said, he was indeed starting to feel a little cocooned now.  With an anxious mood, Earl Jean asked his father for the third time.

    The scout rider asked: "You have traveled east, west, and north. Are you sure you haven't seen anyone from the Moore and Cooper families, or the Walker family?"

    Scout riders are several experienced knights. Most of these people come from various legions. They left the army due to fighting, wounding, injury, old age or other problems. They are experienced and either join the mercenary group after leaving the army.  , or become the retainers of the nobles, but at this moment, these veterans looked at each other, shook their heads and said: "Sir, no

    Yes, we didn¡¯t see any.  "

    "Damn it, have you ever been to Hemlock Town?" Count Jean gritted his teeth and almost crumpled the gloves in his hands into a ball.

    "Sir, we have been there too, but the place is peaceful and the local residents don't know what happened." The riders immediately replied.

    "Then did you see signals from the Moore and Cooper families, or from the Walker family?"

    "No, sir." The riders shook their heads in unison.

    Count Jean took a breath of air.

    ¡­¡­

    ¡°Only one kind of flag?¡±

    Brando and Nymesis returned to their positions after briefly scouting the battlefield. In the war theories of the major empires and surrounding principalities and kingdoms in this era, the task of scouting the battlefield was mostly left to the cavalry. The commander would  The high ground overlooks the entire battlefield - in smaller-scale battles, the entire battlefield width of a battle will not exceed ten miles, so it is easy to

    to have a panoramic view of the entire battlefield.

    But Brando and Nymesis chose the player approach, which is to use air units to map the battlefield and create a sandbox. As commanders, they only need to have an intuitive understanding of the entire battlefield.  The advantage of this method is that it is more conducive to concealing one's own intentions, especially the direction in which one's own troops enter the battlefield. This combat concept was adopted by the Second Black Rose War.

    Madara was the first to use it, but it was carried forward by the players. In this era, it is still an extremely advanced tactical idea.

    But the news brought back by the gargoyle surprised him.

    In the direction where he and Nymesis had previously discovered the movements of the Cruz noble private army, they quickly found this army hidden among the red pine forests from the air. Its main body was composed of noble spearmen and some crossbowmen.  , a small number of cavalry were also discovered. The equipment of these noble private armies was very sophisticated, especially the reflective degree of the spears in the hands of the spearmen. Basically all of them were equipped with iron.

    Standard imperial spears with even steel tips are made. The penetration rate of armor in the army is also very high, almost reaching over 80%. In addition to crossbowmen, even spearmen are equipped with mail armor.  The knights are almost all in one-piece armor. The level of equipment is not inferior to that of Eruin's first-line legions such as the White Lion and the Black Blade Legion. As a noble private army, even if

    They are not everywhere in the empire. They are most likely the personal guards of the great lords.

    And hereHere, the person who can be called a great lord is either Earl Alcorns or Earl Jean. After all, this is the south, not the Banker area near the center of the empire, or the areas in the north controlled by military nobles like Ludwig.

    But what makes Brando feel very strange is that there is only this army in the forest. He repeatedly asked the gargoyle to confirm the emblem on the flag, but he could only distinguish one kind.

    "That emblem is the emblem of Count Jean. He is here himself, but what about the others? Are they ambushing them?"

    Brando couldn't help but look at the female knight beside him in disbelief.

    Nimesis shook her head slightly. It was basically impossible to ambush her. The gargoyles had a very wide field of vision. When they passed through the sky, they could almost take in the entire nearby hills.  After the battle at Black Sword Barrier, the Cruz people understood that there were gargoyles in their army. Although those imperial nobles were arrogant, they were not fools. On the contrary, most of them

    It¡¯s impossible for the well-informed to not have heard of the capabilities of the gargoyles, so it¡¯s unlikely that they would let their armies lay in wait in vain.

    Unless it¡¯s an ambush to the outside of the entire battlefield, but in that case it¡¯s too late to support them. If they ambush so blatantly, wouldn¡¯t they be treated as fools?

    Will Count Jean bring a thousand men and horses to fight them to the death?  Even if you think about it with your knees, it is impossible. Although the Summer Solstice Knights who were defeated by them at that time had almost the same number, as the local knights of the empire, their combat effectiveness was many levels higher than that of the noble private army.

    Because the female knight instinctively believes that this possibility does not exist.

    Brando naturally knows this. The only remaining possibility is that the opponent's army is covered by spells. Historically, such a battle would not appear until the third Black Rose War. The first one to use it was the Faenzan people.  Later, it gradually spread - and if the earl really came up with such a brilliant idea in this era, he would have outstanding tactical talent.  It¡¯s just that the prerequisite for realizing this is to have an independent and centralized wizard group. The size of this wizard group is far less than that of Brando¡¯s wizards. Let¡¯s not talk about whether the Cruz people can do it.  To gather such a wizard group in such a short period of time, even if it were true, their hidden army would be too many.

    He patted his forehead and felt a little confused for a moment.

    "What do the Cruz people want to do?"

    Nymesis also shook her head in confusion. She had never seen a similar battle in her dream, and the military knowledge and tactical skills learned in this life seemed unable to explain what the Cruz people were doing at the moment.

    Unable to detect the enemy's movements, Brando did not dare to act rashly. Although he knew that he had overwhelming power in his hands, he did not want to cause unnecessary losses in the small fight with these imperial nobles.  Secondly, there are some trump cards that he is unwilling to use in such low-level conflicts.  He thought about it for a moment, decided to put the White Lion Guard on standby, and then secretly

    Iron puppets provided by the Buga Wizard were arranged in the ground as backup on both wings. He had never used these secret weapons that had been hidden in previous battles, but the current situation was a bit strange, and he had to be more cautious.

    Fortunately, the only advantage now is that he has discovered the enemy, but the enemy has not discovered them yet. He has time to wait for the Earl's further actions to see if the other party will reveal any flaws.

    Time passed by minute by second, the morning fog gradually faded from the hilly areas, first the open hills, and then even the light in the forest gradually became brighter.  The sun moved little by little into the mid-air above, and the visibility in the hilly areas was getting higher and higher. Brando stood behind the bushes and could gradually see clearly with the naked eye the outside of the forest and the undulating hills on the other side.

    There were a few sparse flags in the forest, but what puzzled him was:

    Nearly two or three hours passed, but the other party still didn¡¯t move.

    "Did they discover us?" Brando thought for a while but couldn't explain what was happening. This is the only way to the Evergreen Walkway. It is understandable that the Earl would stay here.  , but the problem is that the squatting guard is not such a law-abiding person. He has not seen the other party send any scouts in this direction so far. Count Jean seems to be crazy and makes everyone

    An army huddled in a forest. It didn't look like they were ambushing, but more like they were hiding.

    But here¡¯s the thing.

    If the other party wants to hide, wouldn't it be better if he doesn't leave his castle and has to come to this wilderness to suffer?

    Brando was puzzled, but thisAt that time, Earl Jean was actually more anxious than him.

    This Earl of the Empire is really going crazy¡ª¡ª

    This grudge between the southern nobles and the country bumpkin from Eruin has attracted the attention of the entire empire, from the nobles of the kingdom to the common people, and even those who truly hold the supreme power in the empire have never stopped.  Look away from the two holy wars that are taking place but are temporarily silent and watch their good show.  It is for this reason that whether it is

    Neither he nor Count Alcorns can take a step back, otherwise he will become the laughing stock of countless people. Behind them is the Palut family, and Duke Palut will also lose a lot of prestige and reputation.  Face, this debt will naturally be settled on them in the end.

    Therefore, he made an agreement with Earl Alkans to stop the Earl from Eruin in Floating Cloud Hills without completely defeating the other party - they are still self-aware and understand the combat effectiveness of their troops.  Not as good as the Empire Frontier Corps, not even the opponent of the Summer Solstice Knights - but at least it will make the opponent feel troublesome, if it can save the opponent

    With those noble hostages in hand, it would be a happy ending for everyone.

    To this end, they summoned almost all the local nobles in the entire Southern Territory who were on the side of the Palute family, including four long-standing families and countless lords and knights, large and small. Although this army was mixed, the good and the bad were mixed.  But there are at least tens of thousands of people gathered together. In their opinion, it should be enough to deal with an envoy with only a few hundred people.

    There is more than enough.

    However, just when everything was ready and all he needed was the east wind, on this morning, he encountered a problem that he had never expected.

    Count Jean seemed to have suddenly lost contact with all other allies. These allies should have been stationed in various settlements or towns near this area. Even the day before, he sent people to fight with them one by one.  They were in contact.

    But now, these people seem to have evaporated out of thin air and disappeared for no reason.

    The earl was now covered in cold sweat. His first thought was whether he had been betrayed by these damn guys, but this idea only existed for a moment like instinct, and was immediately rejected by himself.  He understood that anyone else might betray him, but it was absolutely impossible for Count Alcorns. The two of them were in the same boat.

    , if he accidentally capsized, he would definitely not be the only one to face Duke Palut¡¯s thunderous wrath.

    Then the next possibility is that his allies have been unknowingly killed by the terrifying Eruin opposite him.

    Originally, this idea was very absurd. A delegation of several hundred people would quietly kill tens of thousands of private troops of nobles stationed within a radius of dozens of miles, and keep them unaware of each other. This sounded like a fantasy.  matter.  But at this moment, the Earl thought more and more that it was possible. He had not really had any dealings with Brando before, although Brando caught him

    He has many nobles, and even one is his nephew, but the previous conflicts were actually private conflicts between these local nobles and Brando. If Brando hadn't insisted on holding on to these hostages, come here  He didn't want to deal with such a madman if he and Earl Alcorns were slapped in the face, or even the big man behind them.

    But although he has never met the Earl of the Kingdom, he has heard many rumors about Brando. The most clear one is about the part where he attacked the imperial fortress. That was an entire legion that was defeated by the opponent.  Those who were treated submissively were not even defeated or defeated, but were completely taken into custody and had to obey the other party's wishes.

    Doing business.

    When Count Jean thought of this, he suddenly realized that he might have done a stupid thing. He actually thought that he could defeat such a terrible person. Even if he had tens of thousands of troops, he might be as good as the Roderians.  Border Corps?

    At this time, the earl was already full of random thoughts. He sent his men to continue heading towards the direction where his allies were stationed to find out what happened.  If you can't meet them on the road, then at least go to their previous camp. If they are really not there, or find traces after the battle, Count Jean thought for a while, as if he was in Judea.

    How can Yu arrange a safe escape route for himself?

    But not long after, the scout riders he sent out finally came back on horseback.

    Although these riders look dusty and out of breath and exhausted, they areThere was blood and no one showed signs of injury.  This meant that they had not been intercepted. This discovery made Count Jean feel a little relieved, and he quickly asked: "Where are the Moore, Walker and Cooper families? And where is Count Alcorns? Have you found them?"  "

    He asked the questions in his mind like a barrage of questions, but before he could finish a few sentences, he suddenly stopped.

    Because he saw his subordinates looking at him with extremely strange eyes, which made his hair stand on end.

    "What happened?" He subconsciously felt that the problem might be serious, even beyond his expectation.

    The oldest of the scout riders licked his lips and couldn't help but replied in a dry voice: "Lord, Count Alcorns and the others"

    "What's wrong with them? Can you stop acting like you've seen a ghost? Well, even if there are really undead, it's not like you haven't dealt with those things before?" Count Jean frowned and said with great dissatisfaction.  Looking at their subordinates, they accepted them precisely because they valued the experience of these veterans. However, these people had never behaved so hesitantly in the past. Even if they crawled out from the pile of dead people, they did not show any signs of hesitation.  Such a look.

    But at this time, a messenger suddenly ran back from the front tremblingly. His face was pale, and he shouted as he ran: "Oh my God, sir, they are Eruin people, they are coming!"

    Count Ji En was startled. This is what he is most afraid of now. He quickly turned around and looked at the guy: "What are you talking about? The Eruin people are coming. Is this the Eruin envoy?"

    But the messenger kept shaking his head: "No, it's those dragons! There are many blue ones, cyan ones, all over the sky. Come and take a look, sir!"

    This guy¡¯s voice was almost wailing.

    ¡­¡­

    After waiting for another long hour, Brando finally found that the weird imperial noble army opposite him still seemed not to move, but at this time, he finally lost his last patience.

    Although he has already imagined various possible situations, this one is obviously an exception.

    And he obviously couldn't keep the Earl here endlessly. If the Earl did this to inspire him to take the initiative, then he had to say that the other party did it.

    Fortunately, this issue is not a particularly complicated issue for Brando.

    Although it does not depend on him whether to attack or not, the choice of how to attack is in his hands. Of course, he cannot expose his intentions to the opponent's eyes first. Since the opponent wants to see what means he has, the best way is to  The best way is to let Ciel command the ether dragon to try the depth.

    So he did exactly that.

    But the final result was far beyond his expectation.

    In fact, it was beyond the expectations of Nymesis, Ciel and even the little princess Medissa.

    As soon as Charles let the Ether Dragon enter the battlefield, a man quickly ran out from Count Jean's army on the opposite side.

    Brando was convinced that if he saw it correctly, the man was holding a white flag in his hand¡ª¡ª

    At that moment, even he couldn't help but be deeply confused.

    "Could it be that this Lord Count came here just to surrender to him?"

    "Do all Cruz people fight like this?" (To be continued. Please search Piao Tian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster!)
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