Heart of the Castle

Chapter 779 Prelude to the Great Counterattack

Perhaps also affected by the high enthusiasm of the soldiers and civilians of the Kingdom of Arthur, the first snowstorm in the winter of 592 in the dawn calendar came much later than last year, and the scale was not very large.After the snow cleared, the snow-covered road was vaguely discernible, and it was quickly crushed by the carriage carrying the baggage and turned into a slippery mud.

A large number of well-equipped troops were trudging forward in the mud, and knights who were junior officers rode horses and ran back and forth on both sides of the team, shouting loudly from time to time to boost morale or reprimand the soldiers who fell behind.These troops belong to the second-line defense force in the strategic system of the entire northern border. The reason why they have to march under difficult and harsh conditions is that they must arrive at the scheduled assembly point before the heavy snow blocks the dusk forest—Northern Aura, the city of demons, Hong Kong. The city of Sicily and the original county town of Dirk.

It has been nearly a month since the end of the battle for the restoration of the royal capital, Fermeyer. During this time, Northern Border County was running at full capacity like a huge and very complicated war machine.

The fire in the blacksmith workshop is bright day and night. Many blacksmiths and their apprentices headed by the dwarf master blacksmith Brebe are working day and night, producing a large number of arrows, swords, spears and armor; The priests of the temple, the temple of the storm, and the glorious Protestantism were also dispatched. The footsteps of the parade priests covered the streets, towns, villages, and colonial camps. The general mobilization order issued jointly reached the ears of every northern resident.

It coincided with the slack season, and almost all households responded to the call of the Griffin Lord with great enthusiasm. After leaving a minimum of guards to protect the safety of the village, the rest of the young villagers all took up scythes, pitchforks and threshing Flail, and set out singing the heroic hymn heard from bards.North Frontier County, which was supposed to be quiet in winter, bloomed with unprecedented passion. If you look down from the sky, there are crowds of people everywhere and traffic everywhere.Especially when night fell to the earth, torches, bonfires, stove fires and lights merged into a star sea of ​​light, which seemed to be able to reflect each other with the thousands of stars above the sky, like a reflection.

These young villagers who came in response to the mobilization order were full of enthusiasm, and they only wanted to follow the invincible Dawn of the North and His Excellency Levi Ston, the Lord of Griffins, to fight on the battlefield and make contributions.However, to their great disappointment, when they arrived at the scheduled assembly point, they were greeted by unselfish instructors and strict and arduous training.

They were told that they had to gain the skills to protect themselves from training, and then they would serve in the local guards or supply troops, and only the very few with the best training results could be added to a certain team under the banner of the Griffin Qualification to go inside.

Ice Dragon Knight Grun Worm, as the seventh examiner of the Griffin Knights, stood on the high wooden viewing platform, watching the training ground in full swing with cold eyes.Hundreds of trained militiamen in training armor, batons and shields are fighting in two phalanxes.The rattling of heavy clubs against each other, or the pounding of bronze-inlaid shields echoed among the tall walls of Everwinter, accompanied by cursing, panting, shouting, and occasional beatings. The sound of crying pain.Dozens of knights in full steel armor patrolled between the phalanxes, from time to time yelling at a trained militiaman to adjust his posture, or blocking some attacks that might cause serious injuries.

Of course, there are occasional places where these instructors can’t take care of them. The injured militiamen will be carried out of the formation by their companions, and then sent to the hut next to the training ground. There will be priests there to relieve their pain and heal them, and give them performance after injury. Quietly mark a score.It's about their ability to return to training - the ones who complain or yell often get poor marks.

It can be seen that the training of these young people is very hard, and the knights who serve as instructors also try their best to teach them. Even for some outstanding young people, the instructors not only train soldiers, but A training method for apprentice servants.For the children of peasant families, this is definitely a great opportunity to change their own destiny. Only a few young people who are lazy by nature or too weak in physique cannot seize this rare opportunity, and they are mercilessly treated by the instructors. be eliminated.

A burst of shouts caught Grunwalm's attention, and the young Ice Dragon Knight quickly walked down the viewing platform while trying to distinguish the noisy voices in his ears. "Father God, it's Gordon of Yorktown!" "Look, look, that light!" "We're going to call you Lord Gordon!"

"Little bastards, get out of the way!" An instructor's rough roar sounded, "And you, Gordon, calm me down immediately, and then go to the Guangyao Protestant pastor for an examination!"

"Of order, Instructor Adak!" A young-sounding voice answered loudly, but the excitement in his tone couldn't be concealed. "But...but I don't know how to make the vindictive light disappear, I... this is really incredible, my parents will be proud of me."

"Then please don't let them feel sad for you later." The voice of another instructor sounded, the tone was low and gentle, but with an aura that could make people feel awe-inspiring, "You must restrain your excitement, The strength of fighting qi just realized is very weak, excessive excitement may cause the seeds of fighting qi to collapse."

Hearing the exclamations, the corners of Grunwalm's mouth couldn't help but draw a happy arc.In fact, the fighting energy seeds are not so easy to collapse. Even if the fighting energy is exhausted on the battlefield or a severe shock causes the knight to temporarily lose the fighting energy power, it will be fine after a month or two of cultivation at most. The No. 2 instructor was obviously trying to scare the young country bumpkin with empty words, but it was almost the same as what Mr. Wilps said with a straight face after he had just realized the power of fighting qi.

Being able to comprehend the power of fighting qi in just half a month of training, that young man is undoubtedly a genius, and of course he is the same.But genius only means outstanding aptitude, not how far you can go in the end.The loss of the heart, the weakness of the will, or simply a flying arrow or an untimely challenge may stop the progress of a talented knight.

Thinking of this, Grunwalm once again showed a faintly reserved and proud smile, subconsciously stroking the hilt of the long sword at his waist with his right hand, feeling the smooth lines and gentle touch. "Fortunately, I have the Holy Sword Tranyat..."

The crowd dispersed suddenly, a young man with a pale face followed a serious instructor to the outside of the training field, his steps were staggering due to excessive excitement, and he touched his chest with his hands from time to time, as if trying to test Whether the ecstatic heart is still beating normally.

Hundreds of eyes mixed with envy and jealousy followed the young man's figure, until the impatient roar of the instructors resounded over the training ground. "Turn your eyes back, little bastards, even if you look at it for a day, it won't increase your actual combat experience by 01:30 points." This is the violent character of the high-ranking knight Glico, the swordsmanship instructor of Eternal Winter City. Roaring, he is one of the two chief instructors of the militia in Everwinter City.

"Do you want to become a knight master like that lucky boy? Then train seriously. He was just like you guys this morning!" Another high-ranking knight who served as the chief instructor However, the elderly Sir Copman seemed to have a gentler tone, sending encouragement into their hearts with a smile on his face, subtly arousing the enthusiasm of those young people for training and their raging ambitions for the future.

The swishing sound of sticks, the clicking sound of hitting each other, and the bang sound of hitting shields sounded again on the training ground, and this time it was more intense than before. I saw with my own eyes the scene where my companions realized the power of fighting qi. The stimulation of these young people is not insignificant, and they have redoubled their enthusiasm and devoted themselves to confrontation training, adding a lot of workload to the priests in charge of treatment and rescue.

As for that Gordon who had comprehended the power of fighting qi, after passing a series of tests and treatments of divine arts and magic, together with his three companions who had also comprehended the power of fighting qi during this period, he embarked on a journey to Green Castle two days later .Although they haven't been able to get their own armor and weapons yet, the small pennants that signify the status of regular knights are flying on the spears in their hands, and they are also riding on the horses of Xiongjun, which has made them half a month ago. The young people of Zidi were so excited that they could hardly control themselves.

This is not the largest of the 32 militia training grounds located north of the Xilan River. The same scene appears frequently in the northern land, where the most elite soldiers and young people with knight qualifications are continuously gathered. Gather to the location of King Arthur's court - Green Castle.There, they will receive stricter training and more detailed screening, and then they will be added to the second-line troops of the local lords, the branches of the Griffin Knights, and the Royal Guard of Arthur - the Knights of Ashes according to their training results. .Although the latter had a higher status, it was obvious that the Griffon Knights were more popular with young people from peasant families—King Arthur and Queen Fleischer were too far away from their lives.

Moreover, compared with performing guard missions by the queen's side, they hope to follow the young heroes in their hearts, listen to the majestic and mighty horns, and fight everywhere under the high-flying griffin banner. .As for the ensuing bloodshed, injury, and even the sacrifice of life, these young people did not give the slightest thought at all, or although they thought about it, they ignored it with what can only be called reckless courage.

(End of this chapter)