Seen from a distance, the advance troop of 5,000 people marched majestically on the deep forest road, with flags fluttering and bright. . But Lord Quin, who was standing among them, could clearly see that the majesty was due to the knights shouting and out-of-tune military songs one after another. The flags were waved because the five thousand people were composed of hundreds of small families from two dukes and more than a dozen counts. Each family had a flag, which made people dizzy. The knights from various estates may have forefathers with strong military exploits, but after five or six generations, it was the first time for those unscrupulous descendants to wear armor for a long journey, and their thighs were scratched and the skin was sore that they screamed. With another sigh, Lord Quin was despairing of them. The beautiful Idemus kept her promise. Lord Quin received the order from Bilson and happily left the trembling Fist Pass, and was appointed as the vanguard commander of the crusade. He was so grateful that he burst into tears, but when he saw it in the military camp Alas, these manor owners, who had not fought in decades but were jealous of military exploits and trophies, forced farmers and miners to come here and put on leather armor and weapons training. He came excitedly within a month and was worse than the militia. Some knights' troops looked tough and majestic, full of murderous intent, but they were all sneaky and sneaky while marching. These are war mercenaries hired from the Crimson Federation. Their composition is extremely complex. Who knows how many thieves, fugitives, and spies there are in them. The team of 5,000 people was dragged to 10 miles long. Fortunately, the scout was a veteran brought by Lord Quin from Quanfeng Pass, and he did his due diligence in the investigation. Otherwise, he would have killed himself with a sword in an ambush. When he saw the huge wooden walls of Bloody Castle, he breathed a sigh of relief. The walls of the Castle of Blood are made of the finest trees from the Tia Forest. The wood is solid and tight, and the outer skin is burnt black but is generally intact. The fort has been searched by scouts. There is no one except weeds and wild animals, and the house inside is basically collapsed. Lord Quin and a large group of "adjutants" and "honorary knights" climbed up the wall to look out. The old garrison commander at Quanfeng Pass was very satisfied with the place. It was early spring and the grass was too low to hide people. Moreover, the field of vision is wide, and only a little moonlight can prevent sneak attacks. There is a gentle river in the distance that flows into the forest. Although it takes a few steps to get water, it avoids the risk of flooding and underwater diving. The forest is at the end of the line of sight. It will be difficult for the elves to attack. This is a good place to stay. I saw the commander smiling and nodding. The lieutenants all sang about how solid the wall was and how good the view was, thinking they had guessed Lord Quin's mind. But the viscount just said: "Convene a war meeting!" In a cleared space, officers and heads of families sat around, struggling for a long time to get ranked. The gentlemen who had never participated in the war regarded this place as a tea party, and this yellow-faced woman said she wanted to snatch 20 elf girls and go back to piss her family off. The one who said that whoever wants to be the first to compete with me will get a taste of my axe. The topic went further and further, and even the more reserved people got involved. Lord Quin looked up to the sky and looked at the curious birds on the abandoned tower, thinking to himself, it would be great if I could be so carefree. "Are you planning to bury all your deployments and private soldiers here?" The Viscount stood up and roared, frightening everyone and looking at the commander without knowing why. "Use your brains, everyone, and think about why the regular army stayed behind, but took the initiative to give us the position of the first wave of looting." He asked. "Because Essien is invincible!" A young man less than twenty years old jumped up, and he didn't know which family he was the heir to. He turned around and looked around, but received a lot of "you're an idiot" looks. Another guy said: "You meanwe are the pebbles to explore the road, and the senior officials behind the regular army are using us to test the elves?" These people may not understand military affairs, but they all have experience in politics. "That's right!" Everyone was in an uproar, and the discussion started again. "I knew it was a conspiracy by the prime minister's party. Because of the prince's relationship, he has hated southerners for a long time." "No, I heard that the royal family was worried that the principalities were too powerful, and maybe they wanted to eliminate them." "It's also possible. " "Okay!" Quinn shouted. "If we suffer heavy losses, the generals behind us will revoke my command in the name of unfavorable combat and damaging the country's prestige. Not to mention getting rich, your own troops may even be taken over." Everyone's expressions became very serious. Look then. Some believe it and some doubt it. "Lord Quinn, the outer wall of this walled city is very solid, and the elves can't get in." "Do you think the wall is dark because it looks good? Two years ago, the Bloody Castle was burned once by the elves, and they could Come again!” Everyone was shaken again, and some people immediately complained about why they didn’t tell them earlier. Lord Quin curled his lips, "If I had told you earlier, I would have directed whoever ran away." "My lords, there is no other choice at the moment, unless you plan to become deserters and have your property confiscated "Everyone stopped talking, waiting for Quinn's order and throwing the baggage to him. "If you want to continue to dream of getting rich, you must act in accordance with my military orders, otherwise the vanguard of a bunch of scattered sand will not be able to penetrate the outer reaches of the forest. ! Tonight, we must loosen the outside and tighten the inside to guard against sneak attacks" After two hours of argument, Lord Quin finally took over the temporary command of all the private soldiers through coercion and inducement. "The bird who watched the two-hour show on the top of the tower spread its wings. Fly up and head towards the forest "How about it. "Black Feather's leader ranger asked Druid. "I've been listening for a long time. The commander named Quinn is a human with real abilities and will guard against us tonight. Moreover, of the five thousand troops, only three thousand were stationed inside the fort, and two thousand were outside the fort. " Ranger frowned and nodded: "Two thousand people are still within the acceptable range. " " What's annoying is that these humans are more worried about the political strife from behind than Tia's bows and arrows. They look down on us so much! "Druid said angrily. "Isn't this an advantage? " That night, the advance troops were screened. The 3,000 people who Quinn thought were more elite and reliable were left in the fort, ready to attack at any time. The 2,000 people outside the fort were all amateurs or from unknown sources. , did not issue any orders, and looked relaxed. Quinn's intuition from many years of war told him that if the elf planned to strike back, he would definitely prepare a large pot for a sneak attack on the first night when the army was tired. Bitter coffee without sugar was prepared to stay up all night. Sitting in the tent, his mind was racing. If the enemy attacked, he would be entangled by the troops outside. There was enough time inside the wall to prepare and kill. If the opponent was just harassing and fighting, he would Just thinking about it, my mind fell into confusion. One by one, strange blue flowers grew up in the place where everyone ignored them. They were so inconspicuous, only one finger long from root to flower, with two leaves. But they bloomed in patches. Not only in the soil, but also on the walls of collapsed houses and wells, they exuded a faint fragrance. A guard on the fence stared at the soles of his feet. The flowers that emerged were not sure whether they were supernatural phenomena or natural phenomena. When he got closer and smelled them, his upper and lower eyelids began to fight, and then they fell over. Similar scenes were staged everywhere in the Bloody Castle as the sea of ??flowers bloomed. The wall ensures that the enemy cannot enter at will, but it also blocks the spring evening breeze, allowing the scent of flowers to linger outside the castle, but it is quickly blown away by the wind and has little effect on the dark sky. There was a cry of a night owl, and dozens of shadows shot out from the edge of the forest, immediately melting into the night, leaving only traces of large creatures running through the grass. Ramesilai sat on the night saber he named "Cold Humor". On his partner's back, every time he called out this name, the other elves felt that Ramesilai had implemented the joke line. The night blade troops quickly came to the lower part of the outer wall. The black panthers threw out their dagger-like claws and led the riders vertically. Climbing. There was a sudden crash, and Ramesilai and his cold humor fell down, and the invisibility effect was broken. Fortunately, the nearby sentry was soundly asleep. "The ranger was angry at the big cat. His animal companion also turned his head and glared with bared teeth. Ramesilei had been noisy with it for half a year, and he could tell at a glance that it was saying: You are too heavy, bastard! The Night Blade troops climbed over the wall , landed quietly, and among a bunch of sleeping guards, the queen of Gallanold stood there for a long time, shaking her butt in a cold humor, and threw her companion down, then Pidian Dian leaned over and let Druxilia stroke her head. Ramesile stood up angrily and made a gesture, and the Night Blade Knights immediately dispersed: "Your Majesty, how does it feel to visit your old place again? " "It's only been two years, but I feel the same as in my previous life. "Drusiliya sighed quietly. "Those passionate and reckless years seemed to be lived by another person, strange and familiar at the same time. " Most of the night blade knights are rangers. They walk up to the guards near the gate of the wall, cover the mouth of the sleeping person, and stab into the heart of the sleeping person. But their animal companions are faster, with thick flesh pads to block the shouts, and claws With one hook, the arteries and trachea were immediately torn. The queen leaned over and picked off a small blue flower: "Thanks to Narach and Tahini's theory of sleep immunity, this strategy was possible. " Lamesile said regretfully: "Although we sowed the seeds in advance and Druid caused them to bloom at the same time, the requirements for terrain and wind are too high. This is still a spring with low winds. I'm afraid there will be less chance to repeat it in the future. "There are also druids among the knights. After the obstacles have been cleared, they sprinkle seeds under the gate, and then use the huge power of plant sprouts to push the gate of Bloody Castle. The wandering sentries outside have been solved by cold arrows. They would have changed the guard and faced each other. ?The order was issued, but the castle was completely silent, so he was not discovered. The Tias put on human armor, mounted horses and pretended to be sentries, covering the large troops entering the fortress. "We will go to pay homage to Mother Lux later." "Of course!" Ramesilai took off his longbow and shot a loud arrow into the sky. The troops who had lost their scouts and sentries outside the fort were already blind, so they could not see the tips of the arrows aimed at them in the darkness. With the sound of the arrow signal, the massacre began. m.read. ) ps: I made a typo in the previous chapter. It was 42 Secret Arrow Druids and 210 Magic Archers, not 21.