The Invincible Overlord of Heroes.

The speed of the cavalry was far beyond Matthias's expectations.

The number of nobles in the territory of the Western Empire is the largest and most densely populated area in the entire empire.

A large number of nobles also means that they can appoint more knights.

In addition, the Western Empire connected two grasslands including Pingfeng Grassland, and war horses were relatively cheap. Families with a little more money were willing to support a knight escort.

After all, a knight's squire has the chance to be chosen by a noble, and if he's lucky, he might become the next knight to receive a fief.

Matthias followed Kerrigan on his journey and encountered at least a dozen knight teams.

These people were more or less powerful when they charged head-on, but they had never been seen at such a fast speed.

Xu Lai is not only extremely fast, but also has the effect of prayer. He leads top knights such as Holy Light Knights and Heroic Knights.

In a flash, the two teams of cavalry bypassed the two fighting parties and fiercely penetrated into the Magog group from the rear and both sides.

From the time Matthias saw the two teams of knights, to the time he ordered Magog, Gog and other long-range troops to turn around, to the time he was stabbed by the knights, the whole process took no more than 5 minutes.

The charging knight was too fierce and violent.

Especially after Tahan was promoted to general, the Fearless Knight, the only profession at level 9, was like hundreds of tanks stacked together, rushing into the flock of sheep at a speed of thousands of yards.

The mere level 3 Gog and level 4 Magog were as fragile as cardboard and could not cause any delay to the knights at all.

Only Matthias and the governor's guards around him were well-equipped and had thick skin and flesh, so they had some resistance.

But even for these people, it only delayed a little longer.

Even Matthias's head was chopped off silently by an unknown knight.

In fact, Matthias wanted to run when he saw those knights, but these knights were much faster than he expected, leaving him with nowhere to run.

The morale of the Hell Army was not very high to begin with, and now that their commander had been killed, their morale plummeted immediately.

In addition to the plummeting morale, the hero leading the team was killed, and the expertise and attribute blessings he bestowed on the entire army all lost their effect at this moment.

Originally, they relied on the specialized effects of defense, offense and other skills and their higher levels. Even though they were far inferior to human infantry, they could still barely cause some damage to the enemy.

There is no need to worry about yourself being hacked to death by infantrymen who are not good at attacking without even a chance to be rescued.

However, with the death of Matthias.

The negative state of morale worsened, and without the support of offensive skills, neither the horned demon nor the demon warlord could even break the defense.

However, their enemies only needed a light blow, without much effort, to chop off a demon's head.

The situation suddenly became like an avalanche, collapsing without any room for recovery.

All the demons were fleeing frantically, wishing they could grow wings immediately and fly away from this slaughter-like Shura field.

But in front of them were infantrymen and spearmen who were bloodthirsty. These soldiers, recruited from believers, were not herdsmen.

The herdsmen had suffered enough from the orcs, but had never fought against the demons from hell.

Most of these believers came from villages destroyed by demons, and many of them escaped from the Western Empire.

Otherwise, no matter how big the temple's reputation is or how many territories it has, it is impossible to mobilize more than one million young and strong people at will.

At the same time, they are also believers of the God of War, and the idea they have been instilled with since childhood is to kill demons.

Now that these demons are in their hands, nothing good can happen to them.

Their retreat was cut off by the knights behind them.

The collapsed demons couldn't even defeat 4th-level infantry and 4th-level spearmen, let alone fight against the average-level 8th-level knights.

Some cunning demons might be able to slip away from the sides, but the vast majority of demons could neither outrun the two-legged infantry nor the four-legged knights.

The fight was about to last from day to night, and the demons would have more advantages at night. Most importantly, Xu Lai was not familiar with this place.

At this time, the various groups that were chasing the demons were already scattered. If they did not gather while there was still light, it would be very easy for non-combat casualties to occur at night.

Blow the assembly call, summon troops, reorganize the troops, and set up tents.

All affairs were in order and arranged well by officers at all levels, so Xu Lai didn't need to give any more orders.

It is said that the battlefield is the best training ground and actual combat is the best teacher, and this is indeed the case.

This troop had been training in Qingfeng City for more than a month, but when it was deployed, it was still a team with no clear formation.

After several actual combat operations, it has now become an elite force that can win battles and dare to fight tough battles.

At night, Avid worked tirelessly and led the transport team on several trips.

Not only did they transport a large number of tents, beddings and other camping supplies, but they also reorganized the team of civilian laborers from Hantan City.

These laborers took the initiative to undertake all tasks not related to combat, such as transportation, camping, fire making and cooking.

Although Avid didn't say anything, Xu Lai knew that, at least at this moment, Avid's heart was with the Eagle Kingdom.

Xu Lai dealt with the upgrade of the Qingfeng Legion and then transferred some soldiers from the Coast Defense Force.

The heroes on the other side of hell have been slaughtered.

And because of this Hell Hero, the Qingfeng Legion gained a lot of extra experience.

It is almost comparable to the sum of the two battles in Longan City and Wasteland City over several consecutive days.

Without the hero in charge, even with the generals from Hell present, the difficulty of siege instantly dropped several levels.

The reason why Xu Lai had to withdraw troops was because this area was too large.

After the camp was set up, Xu Lai immediately found the refugees who had fled from here to Hantan City.

In order to be rigorous, Xu Lai also specially invited Avid to come over to prevent any errors in the intelligence.

According to these refugees, more than a dozen cities and towns nearby, and nearly a hundred villages and towns, all belong to a demon lord named Matthias.

This Matthias is the demon hero who was stabbed to death by a brave knight in the afternoon. He belongs to the Burning Legion of Hell, but his ranking is not high.

Several major legions of Hell, including Selron's, have been dispersed by Xu Lai.

The remaining people from the Northern Empire who were responsible for guarding the Gate of Hell were also severely damaged by Xu Lai's attack. Finally, under the attack of the Northern Empire and the Temple coalition, they fled to other Hell cities.

According to the intelligence from the tower, many people fled there and captured the two hills of the tower in succession.

The Mage Council in the tower has as many hills as there are great magicians.

Now three of them have been occupied by hell, and even the Aswan Snow Mountain has been completely transformed into the Aswan Furnace.

The remaining half naturally escaped to the Western Empire through the Hell Passage in the city. These heroes were not valued by Kerrigan.

After a number of relatively capable people were transferred to join the Burning Legion, the rest, like Matthias, were stationed in the corners and some underdeveloped areas.

According to the information gathered from most people, Kerrigan has not yet distributed the Western Empire close to the imperial capital, as well as the Northern and Southern Empires.

These places are all still under the management of Kerrigan for the time being. At most, during the six-month rest period, demons were temporarily sent to take charge of the management.

Moreover, because the advent heroes did not have Kerrigan's trust, many native heroes of Hell were killed.

At the same time, the territory of hell itself also needs heroes to be stationed there, otherwise those heroes who come and are not valued may cause some trouble.

Therefore, the only demon hero that can be found in this large city nearby is Matthias.

Apart from this large area, the several territories adjacent to Matthias are roughly earldoms, and there is only one hero.

Earls can be large or small, but even the smallest earldom must have at least a dozen cities.

Some larger ones, such as those on the grasslands, even have nearly a hundred cities.

Although Kerrigan did not withdraw many troops from these marginal territories, their combat effectiveness was not high.

In most cases, it is basically similar to Matthias, with only some low- and medium-level troops at most.

Xu Lai calculated that it was not difficult to take these cities, but the difficulty lay in the fact that the nearby villages and towns had been swept by demons.

Just as the demons are difficult to clear out, just like the humans on this land, Xu Lai will not be able to clear out all the demons in a short period of time.

Therefore, in addition to a large number of fast-moving knights, he also needs a large number of troops.

It will take at least a week for the real Qingfeng Legion to arrive.

It’s not that Lena will delay, but the Qingfeng Legion is composed of infantry. They will bring a lot of baggage and logistics troops with them this time, so the speed will naturally not be fast.

"Mr. Arvid, after the cruisers in the shipyard are launched, convert them all into transport ships.

With the current strength of the Coast Guard, even if they can't really defend the coastline, at least they shouldn't have any problem traversing this cold river.

By the way, are there enough sailors? This position cannot be replaced by recruiting soldiers. If there are not enough, we need to recruit as soon as possible.

Don't worry about the treatment. Just treat it the same as the Qingfeng Corps.

You should also be able to see salaries, food and the like these days.

I won’t tell you about the rest of the benefits, military uniforms, etc. You can find out by just asking any officer.”

Although Xu Lai did not explain in detail, Avid had actually inquired about these things a long time ago.

The Coast Guard was established hastily, and the rest of the welfare benefits have not yet been implemented.

But Xu Lai paid back wages as soon as he came. The standard was much better than the previous regular army of the empire, not to mention compared with the current treatment where people could not even get enough food.

Judging from the fighting throughout the whole day today, no matter how fierce the fighting was, how serious the injuries were, or even if some people were killed, there was no sign of retreat from these recruits.

This is certainly because the believers have firm faith, but it is also because Xu Lai has given them enough so that they have no worries.

For example, the hundreds of soldiers who died in the battle today were resurrected by angels before dinner was ready, and they were able to have a hot dinner.

“Your Majesty, rest assured. Hantan City has received many people from Thorn City. Both of our cities rely on the river for their livelihood.

I can’t say anything else, but there must be enough sailors.

Not to mention the large number of refugees, many of whom swam directly across the river and were excellent swimmers.

With a little training, they can all be excellent sailors."

Xu Lai nodded and said, "That would be great, the current transport ships are not big enough and not efficient enough.

The main force and logistics troops brought by General Lena, together, are at least around 20.

Add to that the cavalry troops I left in Hantan City, and it will take several days just to transport them over.

Besides, let me be frank, we are no match for the Burning Legion right now.

What if this guy Kerrigan suddenly attacks and catches us off guard?

With the current transportation efficiency, even if we successfully evacuate, we will be stuck on the bank of this cold river.

When you go back later, you still have to work hard and try to produce more transport ships.

Workers’ wages can be higher, and those willing to work overtime should be given adequate benefits.”

Arvid pondered and said, "Your Majesty, the slow landing efficiency is not just because there are not enough transport ships.

Most importantly, there are not many ports suitable for landing.

If you agree, I would like to apply for some laborers to expand and renovate this port to make it more convenient for ships to use.

In addition, when we were patrolling a few days ago, we discovered the fleet of the Hell Camp in a tributary of the upper reaches of the Han River.

This fleet does not have that many ships. If you allow me, I would like to capture this fleet and see if I can take back their shipyard."

Avid was reluctant to say it before because he was afraid that Xu Lai was unwilling to go to war with hell at this time.

He originally wanted to be more prepared, especially to take control of the cruisers and the soldiers on board and then just do it first.

But after seeing the performance of the Qingfeng Legion today, Avid knew that it would be impossible to win the hearts of those soldiers with his methods.

Besides, this young King is very courageous and is a man who dares to fight the demons of hell.

In that case, there was no need for him to hide anything and he could just speak frankly.

Xu Lai glanced at Arvid and said nonchalantly:

"You are now temporarily in charge of the Coast Guard, and you can make the decisions on the river.

In addition to this port, you can also rebuild all nearby landing locations.

In addition, you are in a special situation now, so you should train several outstanding naval generals as soon as possible.

There are more than a dozen cities, big and small, on my map.

If you don't come and help me as soon as possible, are we going to hand over these cities to the demons in hell?"

Avid was stunned. He thought Xu Lai deprived him of his position as city lord to guard against him.

However, he did not expect that Xu Lai actually wanted to hand over the management of the dozen cities in Matthias's territory to him.

You know, there is a castle and three base-level cities here. (End of this chapter)