On the Seven Towers

The war started suddenly, and Ackley soon joined the first battle as a soldier.

He and his fellow guards guarded a small town near Suero. A week later, the kingdom's army raided here, and they paid a heavy price to defend the town.

On the battlefield, he really regarded himself as a Chinese soldier in the battle. His commando team went out of the city many times to perform harassment missions, and several times inserted into the enemy's flanks and rear, causing considerable losses to the invading enemy. In the end, when the enemy had to evacuate due to the heavy losses in the siege, he led the commando's masters to ambush the enemy and killed the baron who led the team.

Ackley participated in battles again and again, and his resume was filled with various military exploits, and his rank and position continued to rise. By the time the war was half a year old, he was already the battalion commander of a small city, with a guard composed of local people under him.

At this time, he faced the first crucial test. This strategic city was surrounded by the enemy because the main force nearby attacked.

The enemy commander secretly sent a viscount who was an old friend of Ackley's family to contact Ackley. The viscount brought a handwritten letter of appointment from Queen Laura, promising that if he was willing to return to the kingdom, he would be granted the title of earl and the corresponding fiefdom.

The viscount said: "The previous events all happened when the king was still in power. Her Majesty can forgive the past. As long as you can stand in the right position in this war and let the kingdom's army win a victory on this battlefield, you will become a person that Her Majesty values ​​very much. You must know that Her Majesty still needs to cultivate her own confidants in the noble camp. This is such a good opportunity."

But Ackley's response was to hang the viscount who sneaked into the city as a contact person in public in the city. He tore up the Queen's letter of appointment in front of everyone.

Before the Viscount was hanged, he yelled in front of the gallows: "You are betraying all the nobles. These Chinese never act according to our traditions. All the nobles are not in their eyes. They want to help those civilians climb over my head. You betrayed the group you belong to!"

Ackley did not respond to his shouting, but only said: "Hang him!"

After that, the enemy outside the city launched a fierce offensive. Ackley, who was at a disadvantage in terms of manpower, took the lead and blocked the most vulnerable entrance to the city. He was injured several times and more than half of his troops were injured, but he finally blocked the enemy outside the city and persisted until the main force returned to support.

This time, Ackley spent two months just to recover from his injuries, but he also got a blessing in disguise. When his injuries healed, he successfully broke through the high level.

After several months of fighting, he was transferred to the new leader of the Sharp Blade Independent Regiment of the Guards, a powerful team composed of a high proportion of fighting spirit warriors.

The Independent Regiment was finally given the task of attacking the main city of the Duke of Green Forest City. After these months of war, the army of Green Forest City has been almost worn out by the main force of the guards. Under the cover of the pneumatic cannon, Ackley led the team and rushed to the city wall first, and then attacked the Duke's Mansion first.

The Duke of Green Forest City pleaded with Ackley who walked into his bedroom alone: ​​"Just let me go, I can give you the hidden wealth. There is a secret passage in the Duke's Mansion that allows me to escape, and you don't even have to do anything extra. As long as you take me there, I will open the door of the treasury. You can use the storage ring to take away what you want."

Ackley agreed to the Duke's request, but when the Duke opened the treasury and prepared to escape from the secret passage, he was knocked down by him. Ackley captured the count alive and handed over all his property.

His independent regiment had no time to rest and was given a new mission. The town of Arano where Chen Hansheng was located was besieged by the main force of the enemy, and the enemy's strength far exceeded the local garrison. According to the intelligence team's notification, the independent regiment must arrive within a day and a half, otherwise the town of Alano is likely to fall. However, if it rushes at this speed, the combat effectiveness of the independent regiment will be greatly reduced. If it encounters an enemy that is several times its number, it will be in danger.

At the combat meeting, several combat staff officers opposed the forced march, and only the Chinese political commissar showed limited support.

A staff officer said: "Captain, we have been fighting for a week. The losses of the troops are not small. If we continue to march quickly, it will have a great impact on the combat effectiveness of the troops, and morale will definitely be very low.

If the commander is worried that someone will gossip about you if you don't march quickly because Chen Hansheng is there, I think it is completely unnecessary. We are considering this issue purely from a military perspective."

The final choice fell on Ackley. He closed his eyes and thought for ten minutes, and made a decision that surprised everyone. He drew out the most elite soldiers of the entire independent regiment to form a battalion of troops, carrying only close-combat weapons, and lightly equipped to rescue Alano.

This battle was the most difficult and dangerous one for Ackley after he joined the Guards. Although he chose to raid the army besieging the city at night and the enemy was confused by his attack, the huge difference in numbers almost wiped out his army in this battle. Fortunately, at the most critical moment, Chen Hansheng led his troops to break out of the city, putting an important weight on the scale of victory.

Afterwards, Chen Hansheng and Ackley, who were also seriously injured, were recuperating in the same ward. Chen Hansheng asked him: "You paid such a high price to save me - the man who killed your father. What do you think in your heart?"

"In fact, I wavered, although only for a moment: when they said it didn't matter if they didn't save you, I thought about following everyone's decision. But I know very well that sometimes people's behavior can be explained in this way or that way, but what can't be deceived is the explanation of oneself. I know that if I save you, it is not that there is no chance of success. So if I don't save you, it means that I haven't really let go of the past. In that case, all my previous efforts will be in vain."

Chen Hansheng nodded and said: "It seems that you are really sure of your path."

"Yes. In the past few months, I have figured out a lot of things. But when I hesitated and wavered, I persisted." Ackley said firmly.

"Very good! Congratulations, Mr. Ackley, you have passed the loyalty test."