Not a Witch

Originally, there was a small lake here, but the Golem Legion opened up a large circle and cut down a lot of trees, so that so many troops can be stationed here.

When Jenkins and the guards behind him dismounted and stepped on the land, they could still feel the residual temperature under their feet.It was left over from the previous incineration.

There are many wooden stakes, snakes, rats, ants, etc. in the jungle. After burning, not only can these jagged wooden stakes be cleaned up, but also most of the insects can be burned to prevent them from infesting the soldiers, so it is suitable for camping.

And as these tens of thousands of people settled down, curling smoke rose from the lake, the soldiers began to eat, and some mage apprentices also walked out of the golem, preparing to have dinner.

Now is the cool season in September, and the evening wind blows people away from the fatigue of the day.

The sky gradually darkened, and the woods in the night were gradually shrouded in vague darkness.In the depths of the invisible forest, a slight insect chirped, but this time, the sound was slightly louder.

Chapter 140 Eight Barbarian Warriors

Although Frost Rose's army was large in number, due to supply, preparation, and road reasons, they did not all rush to the front line at once, but moved forward in batches and directions.

Among them, the main striker is naturally on the side of New Verga. The 20 army, together with the Golem Legion, led by Jenkins, an experienced veteran, passed through the jungle-covered Huangnan County and marched towards Hoplander.

Another team of 5 people accompanied the boats to the north and went up the Heisong River again.Most of the combat forces in this army are infantry adapted to mountain combat, and the golems are also small and flexible.

The last one is a sea fleet based on newly built ironclad ships, with a few airships.Among them, there are more than 3 navies, a total of more than 60 ironclad ships, and more than 20 airships.There are many high-level mages (Sequence 5-6) on it, and the elite gathers to intercept possible reinforcements from the Southern Islands.

Compared with the weak New Virga, Frost Rose is actually more worried about the Young Moon Council of the Southern Islands.The source of the two mages comes from the same line, and they are very familiar with each other's strengths, so naturally they dare not underestimate them.

Huangnan County, former military camp.

The area close to the jungle was cleared out a black and gray isolation zone, and then soldiers cut down trees to make simple wooden fences to surround the camp.As night fell, hundreds of large and small bonfires were set up in the camp. Soldiers gathered around the bonfires to eat and sit down to rest to relieve the fatigue of the day.

It is early autumn now, and the weather is no longer so hot. Most of these soldiers are also wearing black and blue uniforms, with a layer of steel armor on the outside.

After a long journey, due to exhaustion and fatigue, many people also untied their armor and put it aside, blowing the evening breeze, enjoying a rare relaxation.

As the night gradually deepened, sleeping snores began to be heard from tents of all sizes, and the camp became quiet.

In the large tent in the center, Jenkins was still looking at the map under the light, which marked the terrain around Hoplander, and there were some chess pieces beside it.

The dim candlelight stretched out the shadows of cups, pens, paper rolls, and other sundries on the low table, and occasionally swayed with the lights.

The curtain of the tent was pulled open suddenly, allowing the cold air to flow in, and a female knight who took off her helmet walked in.

Jenkins raised his head to take a look, then continued to focus on the map in front of him, occasionally calculating and drawing on the paper with the pen in his hand.

"Haven't you slept yet, Ada, you have to go on your way tomorrow. It's not like being in the country now. In wartime, military law is the most important thing, and I can't favor you."

"Well, I'll go to sleep later, and I'll see you later."

"What's there to see, are you afraid that something will happen to me, an old man? Not only are there guards around, but also the warning barrier set up by the group of mages. Others will know when they approach."

The 20-year-old female knight shook her head, said nothing, but found a cushion and sat at the low table.

"It's my first expedition, and it's still a little fresh, but also a little nervous." She looked at the map and said.

"Why are you worried, my daughter, you are not such a sentimental person." Jenkins put down his pen, and now he was also tired, so he stopped thinking.

"I don't know if I can deal with the enemy. The people on the other side, like me, were raised by their parents. We don't have any deep hatred for each other." Ada leaned her head on the old father's knee superior.

"Hey, it's a good thing you have such a kind heart, and you probably inherited your mother's character." Jenkins stroked his daughter's crimson hair.

"However, it's not okay to get too entangled in these things."

"Don't place yourself too high. It is impossible for us to conform to everyone's wishes and satisfy everyone. That is impossible."

"So, for our own benefit, sometimes we have to destroy other people's interests or lives."

"Just like wolves eat sheep, there is no good and no evil, it's just a part of life."

"Compassion can be shown on one's own side, and that would be a virtue. But if it is kind to the enemy, it is a kind of stupidity." Jenkins recounted for his daughter in detail.

"I understand these principles, but I still can't quite do it..."

Ada closed her eyes, her beautiful face reflected a faint light under the light, and the young knight looked very beautiful when she took off her helmet.

"Then get used to it slowly, there is always a first time for many things."

Jenkins sighed. He has been in the army for many years, and he has also seen those veterans who did not die on the battlefield but found no peace after leaving the army.Not everyone is so cold-blooded, and some people hate fighting.It's just that the nature of this world will not change because of this unbearable.

No matter how kind a person is, when faced with the enemy's blade and the threat of death, he will still take up a weapon to fight, because he understands that if he does not kill the opponent, the opponent will take his life away.

That's all.

Many ordinary soldiers go to the battlefield, but they don't actually think too much about the honor of their family and country. Maybe it's more about life.They want money to support their families and change their situation.

But once on the battlefield, there is no room for retreat.Unlike the usual stable order, killings in wars are not taken seriously.In the past few months, it took only a few months to see a death row prisoner executed, but there were many places on the battlefield, so he gradually became numb.

Jenkins reflected on what he had seen and heard during his military career over the years, and sometimes reflected on whether he was righteous as a soldier.But the final results and facts told him that the meaning of being a soldier is not justice, but more about loyalty, and this is his answer.

And when the father and daughter were sitting by the candlelight for a long time, there was a sudden whistle outside, and then there was a lot of noise and shouting outside the camp, and the sound of running footsteps and armor clashing came over. .

Jenkins stood up abruptly, picked up the sword beside him and was about to go out to have a look, but Ada rushed out of the tent at a faster speed. This female knight was a rare genius in the army. Among the younger generation, she was even more talented than her. The father is also well-known.

"Enemy attack!" Sharp shouts sounded everywhere, and many people ran towards the place where the accident happened with torches and weapons

"To the south!" shouted a soldier standing on the watchtower.

"A lot of people, are they barbarians?"

As the summoned soldiers approached, they could clearly see the faces of those fighting with their own side.

Under the bright yellow light of the fire, this group of enemies were holding shields, wielding long axes, and their faces were painted with white and red paint, which looked quite hideous.

They screamed and rushed into the crowd, slashing desperately, a red mark flashed on the long axe, and they swung down at the enemy's weak joints, bringing up blood and stumps.

These warriors with painted faces only have a little armor on the key chest and shoulders, and the rest of them are wrapped in single clothes.Although the defense was low, it also allowed them to rush into the enemy camp quickly, causing riots everywhere, and killing soldiers who hadn't reacted yet.

But soon the defenders from the Frost Alliance also rushed over. After a short period of confusion, they formed a formation, with sickle hooks and long spears united to the outside, piercing these wild warriors who tried to approach.

When Ada arrived with a team of personal guards wearing full armor and dark blue cloaks, the battle here had slowly come under control.

At this moment, she put the sword by her side for the time being, and asked the officer beside her.

"Can you see where they came from?"

"Returning to Knight Commander Ada, these people may be barbarian warriors from the north, but they were hired by the New Virga Alliance. Since the barbarians were conquered by West Wind decades ago, their tribesmen have been scattered everywhere. This team is probably It was raised by a big chamber of commerce as a guard and a dead soldier."

"How strong are they?"

"Although they don't have much armor and their individual combat power is good, it's a pity that they don't have discipline. After facing the assembled army, they have no advantage."

Following what the officer said, a group of soldiers had already surrounded the night attack team of about 800 people, and they were killing them in an orderly manner.

"Kill!" Many soldiers suppressed the uneasiness in their hearts, and together with their teammates around them, they stabbed out the spears in their palms and knocked the enemies to the ground one by one.

Most of them are new recruits. Although they have received complete training, it is their first time to kill on the field. Fortunately, there are many comrades and comrades around, and they gradually settled down.

With this strange night attack, nearly 10 people in the entire camp woke up. Later, scouts were sent to investigate the surrounding area. After confirming that it was safe, everyone slowly fell asleep, but at this time the sky was approaching dawn.

Chapter 140 Nine Legends of the Past

When the front began to contact and fight with each other, the capital of Crancia was also deploying various materials and personnel nervously and orderly, and arranged for training in various places, replenishing more reserves, and preparing for the next enlistment.

Lorraine Hill will also participate in the affairs of the Congress on weekdays, helping to make suggestions and think of some solutions.

And after finishing a day's work, the silver-haired girl will also talk to the old man who lives temporarily in the palace to learn about the country's past and the current situation.

The edge of the sky was a purple-red sunset. In a pavilion on the hillside of the palace, Lorraine Hill and Feiheran continued to talk about some past events, while Palinsha beside them brought some fruits.On the hillside outside the pavilion, two young people, a man and a woman, were running in the grass, overlooking the prosperous capital.

"Master Feiheran, you said earlier that when Roland, the founding king of the country, commanded the army, the knights of the West Wind at that time rode their spears like a sea and formed an army formation. Could they even attack Sequence 9?"

"I didn't expect the sage to be interested in such legends." Feiheran smiled and continued.

"I haven't witnessed that era with my own eyes, but I have experienced the period of West Wind Zhongxing, which is the famous battle of the 'Battle of the Broken Bow'."

"During the 'Battle of the Broken Bow', the seven nations of Xuehua united. Among them, there were 9 Transcendents of Sequence 8, and the Green Empire had about 10. But at that time, everyone learned the lesson of the country of Oz and did not directly attack. In other words, on the battlefield at that time, the highest was only Sequence 8."

"At that time, the king of West Wind was also the existence of Sequence 8. He was a wise monarch. During his reign, he improved the military system, and organized the people with great courage to dig the north-south canal, making the country prosperous."

"At that time, there were about 40 cavalry under his command, of which there were as many as 3 West Wind Knights above Sequence 6. Although their quality and quantity were still not as good as the 10 white horse cavalry when Roland commanded the army, they were still It's brilliant."

"And when these glorious and brave West Wind knights are arranged according to the unique army formation handed down by West Wind and form a cavalry formation to attack, their momentum is like a mountain roaring and a tsunami, and the earth trembles. No one dares to face their sharpness."

"At that time, although the Sequence 9 of the two sides did not end directly, there were some people who secretly protected several heroes of their own side to prevent them from dying in the chaos. But even so, there were still a few verdant geniuses and famous heroes who died on that front. Under the sharp spear."

"I myself had just stepped into Sequence Nine at the time, and my strength hadn't reached its peak at that time, but according to my estimation, even other Sequence Nines would have difficulty parrying such an attack head-on."

"Fortunately, after reaching Sequence Nine, there are many means and methods. There is no need to directly resist such an impact, but its power can be seen."

"At that time, the only knights who could fight against the West Wind Cavalry on the battlefield were the knights riding the blood-winged red dragon. They were the elite of the Baska family. Although there were not many of them, only a few hundred Humans, but each of them is above Sequence 6, and with the mutual cooperation of humans and dragons, they can also explode extremely high combat power."

"Did the Trey family in the north, the Duke of Raven, not appear in the Battle of the Broken Bow?" Lorraine Hill suddenly asked curiously.

Ferheran looked at the silver-haired girl and thought that the other party should be a witch. It is normal to be curious about it. After all, the incident in the country of Oz caused many witches to retreat behind the scenes and seldom participated in the battles between countries.

"When the Trey family attacked the country of Oz, most of the family members died in battle, their talents withered, and they were later sent to the north. Because the Duke of Mercy Raven's blood was scarce, no members of his family were allowed to go up in the Green Empire's attack. On the battlefield, only about 40 troops from the Dukedom were recruited to coordinate."

"However, the Raven Knights under his command are also well-known in the mainland, and their strength is probably not bad. It is said that there are skills and military formations passed down from the Mercury Dynasty."

After listening to this living legend, Lorraine Hill recalled the enemies that Crancia faced when it was established, and said puzzledly.

"Since the west wind was so strong 200 years ago, why did it decline so quickly afterwards, and even lost the world-famous art of military formation?"

"There are many reasons for this, and I won't be able to explain it for a while, but let me talk about the two most important ones." The old man sighed.

"One is that a large amount of land was annexed by the nobles, and the territory allocated to the knights was gradually consumed, and the great nobles were reluctant to spend money and resources to train so many knights, so the talents gradually withered."

"Secondly, Xifeng's unique military formation technique has always been controlled by the royal family, and the subsequent generations of kings, because they wanted to gather power and strength, no longer opened the study of this military formation technique to the outside world, leaving it only for the children of the royal family to learn. But this group of aristocratic children couldn't bear the hardships and couldn't accept the strict and arduous training, so the number of people who met became less and less, and finally disappeared slowly."

"So much so that when Crancia rose, except for the Lightning Knights, the other legions of West Wind no longer knew this kind of glorious and heroic skill."

After listening to the old man's narration, Lorraine Hill also became interested in the military formation technique secretly passed down by West Wind for the first time. She already knew a lot of the military formation technique of the Mercury Dynasty, that is, the war sequence resonance joint The art of combat.

This requires each member of the resonance to practice advanced occupations on the same line, and to be extremely disciplined, with the same frequency of movement and magic power, in order to exert the greatest effect.

In today's Crancia army, it is estimated that only the Knights of Havoc and the Knights of the Iron Sun are proficient in such skills, and the other legions can only be said to be reluctant.

It's not that they are not well-disciplined, but that this skill has requirements for job descriptions and sequence levels, and each military formation technique requires advanced corresponding job descriptions.And many of the employment agencies in the Mercury Dynasty are no longer applicable, so it is difficult to promote them.

After listening to Lorraine Hill's inquiry, Ferhrand did not refuse.

"Now Clancia has inherited the land and people of West Wind, and has won the love of everyone. Even Palinsha's niece is willing to stay here and do things. I won't say rigidly that this kind of thing will no longer be spread. "

While Master Feiheran was speaking, he took out a small inheritance gemstone from his bosom. Its color was light gold, and under the reflection of the setting sun, it refracted gradual light and shadow. After rolling a few times on the table, it stopped.

"I hope these secret techniques handed down by West Wind can help Clancia today. After all, I haven't seen everyone's smiling faces for many years. I don't want the peaceful and beautiful status quo to be destroyed again."

Lorraine Hill picked up this small inheritance gem and lowered his head slightly, "Thank you for your help. Today's Clancia needs these things."