Lord Witch, please don't resurrect me again!

"Kaya Brand is a hero, and he has guarded the Black Iron Crown for generations. During the final battle, he had a premonition that his life would not be long, so he stored the Black Iron Crown in the Jagober family. The black iron crown you got later The Iron Crown also came from here. At that time, Brand hoped that someone would use this crown to overthrow the rule of the Nashrut family in the future, and indeed, you did."

Speaking of this, Sir Milan smiled wryly, "He even made a wish for future generations to assist the new king, overthrow the Nashrut Dynasty, and restore his homeland. In a sense, I did it too, hey! It's really weird."

"By the way, there is another thing that can support my guess. Didn't my father say before he died: 'You are not from the Jagbo family!'? At the time I thought it was an angry statement, but after looking at it... Alas, there is nothing wrong with what Duke Jagbober said before he died, I am indeed not from the Jagbob family, no wonder I don’t look like my brothers.”

"I couldn't accept it at first. My brother became a stranger, my parents were no longer my parents, and I became a bastard! Who can bear this? But gradually, I realized that this is not a bad thing. A paladin is an honor Identity, since I am his blood, I should inherit his qualities, so I read many related books and learned what kind of person he is... How should I put it, it is a process of finding myself."

"Inheriting the last wish of our ancestors and fulfilling our mission is a supreme honor. Therefore, it is my destiny to return to the battlefield, and it is also my inescapable responsibility—I say this, can you accept it, Marshal?"

Leoric was silent for a long time after hearing these words, and his mood was also very complicated.

Leoric doesn't like the theory of blood. He still remembers the first time he drank with Sir Milan. This soldier ruffian should have become a man since then.For this reason, Leoric was very moved, he felt the value of the prodigal son returning from this man.However, what Milan said now seems to attribute all his changes to his original blood, as if to say again: I am worthy of being a descendant of Kaia Brand!It is gold that always shines, and it is the phoenix that always shines!Even if they have been in the mud of the Jia Gebo family.

Leoric said, "Sir Milan, of course I would like you to return to the army, but I don't want this reason."

"What does the Marshal mean by that?" asked Sir Milan.

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Chapter 280 Five: People's will will be worn down

Is the awakening of Sir Milan because of his blood, or because of his own humanity?It's hard to say.But Leoric was born not to believe in such things as blood—maybe genetic inheritance can determine some basic attributes of a person, but it will not be exaggerated to affect a person's fate.If a person decides his own life just because he knows his blood, that would be ridiculous!This kind of life is mostly twisted. Maybe something can be done with the enthusiasm at the beginning, but when the enthusiasm is exhausted, life or career will become bleak, leaving only confusion and torture.

Leoric is Sir Milan's friend, and he does not want him to return to the army based on this motive; at the same time, if Sir Milan returns to the army, he will definitely continue to hold an important position. We must first help him build up his ideological work before letting him return to the team.

The sound of workers busy packing boxes came from outside the window - when Leoric came to Haiyan City, he took a look at the pier. The place was in dilapidated condition due to the war, and there were not many ships, but there were a lot more thieves, prostitutes and rats. .However, under the construction of Sir Milan, the prosperity of the past has been restored here. It has to be said that Sir Milan is still very capable in this area.

Leoric thought for a while, and said: "You are an excellent soldier, and you are also a very capable duke. You don't need to rely on any ancestral blood, and you can do things well."

"In my opinion, blood origin is not important. Look, I, Leoric, am also born as a commoner, but now I wear a crown?"

"Your life aspirations depend on two things. The first is your own will, and the second is your responsibility, but blood can neither determine your will nor be your responsibility. I say these, not Said against you becoming an honorable soldier, on the contrary, I am very much looking forward to your return to the team, I just think you should think again-think about what you are really good at, and what you want."

After listening to Leoric's words, Sir Milan also fell into deep thought. He thought for a while and said, "Uh, Marshal...can I still call you by your name?"

Leoric smiled happily and said, "Of course, except in public, you can call me Leoric, Leo, or Lee, whatever."

"So, Leoric, I want to tell you that the first time I decided to be a soldier, it was because of your inspiration. I still remember what you said to me at that time, you said, if the world There is a God, then He built a tower for each of us from the beginning. Everyone is different in strength, so these towers are also different in height, but as long as you can climb to the top, you can have a clear conscience Said: 'I am a hero.'." Sir Milan took a sip of the tea on the table and said, "I want to be a hero."

He opened his hands, as if the whole city of Haiyan was in his arms, and said, "Look, this is not my tower."

"This place doesn't belong to me."

"This is not the tower I want to climb. This tower named Haiyan City, even if I climb it all my life, I can't climb anything famous. The life here is really happy. I stretch out my clothes and eat, open my mouth, and drink for breakfast." The fine wine of Zhuangyue in July, the top chef’s for lunch, and eight women in my arms at night let them feed me mouth-to-mouth in turn..."

Leoric frowned and said, "Don't you feel a little disgusted?"

Sir Milan smiled obscenely, "The saliva of a beautiful woman is sweet."

Leoric said subconsciously: "The elves are sweet, and the human ones are tasteless."

The two were silent for a few seconds, and then Sir Milan gave a dry cough and continued: "Yeah, I haven't tasted the taste of elf girl's saliva yet. There are so many beautiful girls with long legs in the half-blood elves, but I don't like any of them." I haven't tried it. Don't you think it's sad? They are so close..."

Leoric clapped his hands and said, "Oh, I understand, you're the elf girl when you go back to the army."

"No! Don't always tease me!" Sir Milan waved his hand and continued: "I want to say that the Duke of Haiyan City is indeed majestic, but this is not what I want. You compared life to climbing a tower earlier. I think this metaphor is very good! I have climbed half of the tower of "Recovering the Homeland" before, and now I am asked to come back and climb another tower. It will not be uncomfortable for anyone? Speaking of which, Nashrut and Tagesus The two families wanted to ennoble my ancestors, but Brand refused. I didn’t understand at first, but now I understand. Once you have been a soldier, you will always be a soldier. After leaving that environment, you will be a soldier. It will be as uncomfortable as a fish out of water. So I want to go back to the army, this duke deserves it, it's so boring!"

As he spoke, he stood up and said, "I have assigned the work of Haiyan City to others. After I leave, a governor and four officials will take over. Don't worry!"

Seeing his ambition, Leoric was a little moved, but although Sir Milan had great ambitions, he didn't necessarily have the ability to lead troops in battle. Considering the safety of the opponent's life, Leorick had no choice but to throw a blow at him. Liang Shui said, "Milan, it's good to have fighting spirit, but even if you return to the Northern Expedition, I can't let you lead the cavalry regiment. At this stage, you still have to continue to manage logistics procurement and material scheduling."

It's not that Leoric made things difficult for him, it's just that the nobles are gone, and the noble children's regiment will naturally be dismantled, and he has no soldiers to take with him when he goes back; moreover, during the "big nobles' rebellion", Sir Milan has already turned to logistics. Together with the popular tour group, Philip is responsible for material mobilization, warehouse management, transportation security, etc., while Sir Milan is responsible for purchasing, bargaining, finding channels, negotiating business, etc.

Sir Milan couldn't help laughing when he heard this, and said, "Leoric, I am self-aware! With my three-legged skills, how can I lead the Knights? Besides, it is an honor to take care of the logistics. Happy to do business!"

"You are really weird!" Leoric laughed. "You were a duke in Haiyan City, and you also managed the port business. You also managed the business when you went to the Northern Expeditionary Army. Would you be happy if you changed places?"

Sir Milan immediately said: "Hey, this is different! I bought things in the Northern Expedition Army for the sake of victory; I did business here for myself..."

"For yourself?" Hearing this, Leoric frowned slightly, and said, "Although I have no objection to you being a Merry Lord, you should remember your mission—I want you to run this city well and make a Good economy so we can have money to fight wars..."

"Oh!" Sir Milan slapped his thigh and said, "Of course I understand the truth!" He said with a depressed face, and said, "It was supposed to be for you and the country, but..."

He sighed.

"I'll be honest."

Sir Milan looked at the delicious food that was already cold on the table, looked at the golden plate, drank from the spoon, and said: "To tell you the truth, I can't bear this temptation."

"My lord is having a great time."

"Since you carried out the aristocratic reform, the only nobles with real power now are me, Duke Leigui, and General Akkad. We have become the three major nobles. Needless to say, but what am I? I'm a weak-willed, pleasure-seeking, money-seeker, and these days people who bribe me, curry favor, and otherwise try to destroy my will People, I don’t know how many people there are! My unstable soul has become more and more fragile. Sometimes when I drink too much, I think, ah, such a life is really good! If you want money and fame, you want reputation and reputation. If you want women to have women, I will live like this for the rest of my life, go to the fucking Northern Expedition! Go to the fucking Northern Expedition! Go to the fucking loyalty to the country! Go to the fucking hero... On the contrary, I often wake up in my dreams, as if I have done something wrong So I dismissed many servants, dancers, cooks, and rejected unnecessary guests, and then exercised my body and honed my will, but I know this is not a long-term solution, I can't last long! I am too Knowing myself, I've never had anything last longer than three months, never..."

Sir Milan picked up the wine glass and looked at the fine wine inside, as if he wanted to take a sip. At this moment, he was startled, and immediately put the wine glass away, as if it contained poison.

"At this stage, I can still strengthen myself with willpower, but what about one year later? Three years later, or ten years later? I don't know when I will betray you and become like a great nobleman. However, if I return to Army, this kind of thing wouldn't happen, the environment would stress me out there - the stress of life and death! I wouldn't be rotting away in pleasure like this."

"As for my blood, that's true, but blood isn't the real reason I want to go back to the army."

Leoric nodded, thinking to himself: So that makes sense!No wonder I always felt a little weird before, but I couldn't say it.

Leoric stood up and said: "Then don't talk nonsense - you can arrange things in Haiyan City, pack your luggage, and we will leave today! Take my flying dragon." He glanced at the time and said: "You have two hours."

"Yes, Marshal!" Sir Milan saluted and ran out excitedly.

A few minutes later, Sir Milan returned with a salute. There were not many things, just a pack of daily necessities, weapons and armor, and besides that, there was a thick book.When Leoric saw the cover of that thing, he felt that it was unusual. Magic runes were written on the cover of this thing flying and flying. The outer cover seemed to be made of some kind of monster skin, exuding a strange magical atmosphere.

Could this be some kind of holy relic?Leoric thought.

Maybe because he noticed Leoric staring at him all the time, Sir Milan explained: "This is the scripture of the holy knight Kaia Brand, which contains the scriptures of superseding the dead, and the means of exorcism, etc. Wait, I've been studying the content recently, but it's too difficult, and I've only learned one of the simplest exorcisms. This is what I found when I was packing things in the old warehouse. It should be cloth A relic used by Rand."

Leoric said: "Is this thing a holy relic? When you held it, did you feel anything, er, a feeling of enlightenment?"

If it's a holy relic—and if the holy relic recognizes its owner, then Sir Milan should be able to feel some information.

Sir Milan replied: "No, I don't feel it at all."

Leoric said: "It seems that this book is just an ordinary enchanting item, not a holy relic. It's a pity."

At this time, Sir Milan said: "We can't make a conclusion like this, because Kaia Brand is a famous ancient hero, and people with his name have holy relics, and his things should also have the power of heroic spirits. And there are some special things in this book that I haven't understood, Leoric, look here."

Sir Milan turned the pages of the book as he spoke, and on the first page it was written: If you want to gain divine power, you must first prove your faith, once, once, and again.

Leoric was puzzled and thought: Prove your faith, three times, three times?

This sentence is written in bronzing characters. If you touch it gently with your hand, you can feel the magical elements filled with it. This word is obviously not written for fun.

Sir Milan said: "Referring to the test of the paladin, the best way to prove your faith is to kill or expel demons. I think that if you can complete three trials according to the records in the book, you may be able to truly understand this mysterious book." ..."

Is it to expel three demons to unlock the achievement?I don't know if the flame demon can do it, Leoric thought to himself.

"Anyway, let's go first!" Leoric said, "I'll study the matter of this book later."

Afterwards, Leoric took Sir Milan to the next food requisition location, which was the bachelor city where General Akkad was located.Apart from Akkad, there is also Heite, the former head of the Eagle Eye regiment who was dispatched by him to train in the bachelor city, and Romila may also be in the city.On the one hand, Leoric went to raise food, and on the other hand, he went to see old friends.However, when I got to the place, I saw that there was only the old general alone.

Leoric asked, "Where are Romila and Haight?"

"Unfortunately, Your Majesty, Romila went to negotiate with the Snakeman Tribe, and it will take a few days before she returns. Heite took some people to hunt in the mountains, and added some meat, fur, and herbs. It's not that everyone deliberately neglected His Majesty, it's just because the incident happened suddenly and everyone was unprepared."

Leoric waved his hand and said, "It's okay, you give this to Romila and say I gave it to her." Leoric handed a small package to General Akkad, and there was his A pair of swamp sandals for Romila, those shoes are suitable for walking in muddy and wet swamps, Leoric asked someone to customize them.

Afterwards, Leoric asked about the war in the South and expressed concern about it, saying, I now have a private jet called Yalongzai, and it only takes a day to come and go, if you really have any difficulties Just call me, and I'll fly over right away and blow up all those blind little beeps!

Ps: I had a wisdom tooth pulled out, orthodontic pain, and my condition is very poor, so these two chapters are slightly shorter ([-] words).

I will write a longer chapter to fill it up when the pain stops.

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Chapter 280 Six: The right time, place and people

After listening to Leoric's words, Akad laughed and said, "Don't worry, Leoric, I'm not that old yet! Besides, if I can't beat barbarians, can I still beat these servant races? And you also sent Heite and Romila to assist me. My recent work is very easy. You just look at the north and continue to expand our territory. Oh yes, when you reach the north Can you tell me when you are in the northern border? I want to go and see what the northern border looks like while I can still move around."

"That's for sure!" Leoric laughed. "Not only you, but also Duke Requi, and many other friends! I will hire a group of pterosaurs, and we will fly over and come back!"

Hearing this, Arkad laughed heartily again.Immediately afterwards, he patted Sir Milan's shoulder next to him, and said, "You're promising too! I've heard about you, good! You're a tough guy! Go to the north and work hard to win glory for yourself!"

"Yes, General!" Sir Milan said with a salute.

Bachelor City had the least amount of food, so it took two hours to load it, and then Leoric returned to Wild Wolf City.At this time, just four days later, his contracted space was filled with food, enough to help the [-] soldiers and civilians in Wild Wolf City survive this severe winter, and even have a good year.

Yalongzi went all the way north, crossing swamps, mountains, canyons and plains. It was the first time for Sir Milan to fly by plane. He was afraid at first, and then amazed.While flying, he asked Leoric what is the place below, and Leoric told him that this is the Pingluan Mountains, this is the River Valley, this is the southern part of the Middle-earth Plain, and this is the Shamarin. ...

Sir Milan suddenly pointed to the northeast and asked, "Where is that place where not a single blade of grass grows?"

"There..." Leoric really didn't know that this was a large area of ​​Gobi, all gray and bare rocks, or some hills, with no green color visible, and no life at all, it looked lifeless.

"Yarong boy, do you know him? Where is this?" Leoric asked Yalong in animal language.

Yalong Zai took a look and said, "Here, this is the wilderness of death. No one wants to come here, so we have to go around it."

This name is enough for the second grade. "What do you say? Is there anything interesting here?" Leoric asked.

Yalong said: "This place has no water source, no food, and there is a strange magic magnetic field. Any flying bird flying over it will lose its direction, or even suddenly become unconscious. All flying animals will have a kind of physiological disgust here. I wouldn't fly to this place anyway."

Leoric nodded, and suddenly had a flash of inspiration—does that mean that the blood crow's scouts can't see this place?Thinking of this, an idea appeared in Leoric's mind.

Leoric asked, "Can a man survive in this place? Without food and drink."

"It should be possible. That kind of magical magnetic field is only effective for things in the sky, and has no effect on people... But why are you asking this, my lord?"

"I plan to take advantage of this terrain - to win a battle, the right time, place and people are indispensable. This is the right location!"

……

Leoric returned to Wild Wolf City in the middle of the night, and he kept silent all the way. Even the people in the city didn't know that he was back.After returning to the city, Leoric went straight to the cavalry camp, woke up Growen, and said, "Big Beard, I have a mission for you!"

Growen was sleeping soundly, but when he heard this, he lost all sleepiness and said, "What's the matter? Marshal, are we finally going to war with the barbarians?"

"No, I'm going to ambush you outside, you just follow the instructions above, set off overnight, go south, avoid the crow's sight, and follow the path I planned." Leoric said and handed him a piece of writing Good note, and a map, "I want you to lie in ambush here and become a sharp knife piercing Cuman's weakness!"

"Okay, okay! I'm leaving now!"

The military situation was urgent, and Growin didn't have time to ask more questions, so he ordered troops to set off with a note and a map.He didn't have time to look at Leoric's plan until he left the south gate.After reading it, Growin's eyes almost popped out, and he couldn't help thinking: This is a damn, such a vicious scheme, and he deserves to be the marshal!

My knife is enough to poke Kuman's waist!

……

Three days later, the blood crow Cuman army came under pressure.

As previously expected, Kuman's 15 soldiers and horses surrounded Wild Wolf City from four directions, and the entire city surrounded was watertight.

Ten miles away, you can see the black army.Leoric stood on the watchtower of the city wall and looked into the distance with his naked eyes. He saw groups of blood crows circling in the air, screaming and conveying various information in bird language; Slowly advancing; and enemy sappers were already pitching tents, building fortifications, and digging latrines.

If you look further into the distance, you can still see groups of trucks carrying luggage towards this side.I heard from the flower fairies that Blood Crow's logistics team formed a long queue, and that was the supplies for 15 people.There are all kinds of staple food, dried meat, pickled vegetables, spirits, dairy products, etc. in the car; the other car has towels, canvas, washbasins, tableware, needles and threads, brushes, tables and chairs, carpets, bedding and other daily life. supplies; there is also a long line of trains carrying winter coats, boots, hats, gloves, thick socks and so on.Looking back, there are still a lot of livestock, there are groups of cattle and sheep, there are a lot of poultry, and there are groups of war horses.There is a special group of men in brown robes to manage these animals,

In addition, Hua Xianzi also reported that they found that Manzi had sufficient fresh water, and there were also special water-taking troops. These people were responsible for fetching water from rivers, drilling wells, and even melting snow to fetch water.As soon as they arrived around Wild Wolf City, they immediately dispersed and went straight to the nearby water source. It was obvious that these guys knew the terrain here well.

"As expected of Dragon King Brin's favorite minister." Leoric nodded and said, "This guy is crazy, and he still has the ability to march and fight."

You know, it is definitely not an easy task to manage 15 people in an orderly manner.Leoric currently manages 5 people with one head and two big food and clothing expenses. Most of the time, he has to rely on the help of veteran Blozer and Shia, but even in this case, there are often times when the resources cannot be accurately formulated. , Orders are not given to the grassroots level, personnel scheduling is chaotic, and many other problems.

According to the historical records, the more soldiers Han Xin has, the better. Leoric didn't understand this when he was in school, and thought: shouldn't the war be fought with as many people as possible?What's the big deal?It was only when I stepped into the society that I realized that management is really difficult!Not to mention managing an army of [-], even managing ten people in a company, all kinds of chores are enough to make people feel troubled.

Closer to home.

Seeing the military appearance of the blood crow Kuman, Leoric let go of the arrogance in his heart and made mental preparations for a tough battle.

At this moment, Shia said to him: "We received the letter of challenge from Cuman this morning." She took out a letter and handed it to Leoric.

Leoric said that he took it apart and took a look at it himself, and the content was nothing more than "I, Kuman, have a million armors and a thousand good generals. Forgive me, how can the fluorescent light of rotten grass compare to the bright moon in the sky? You Wouldn’t it be beautiful if we turned our backs on the army and disarmed the armor, surrendered with courtesy, and still maintained the title of Marquis, and the country is safe and the people happy..." This kind of thing.It is estimated that Kuman also knew that it was impossible for Leoric to surrender, so this gauntlet (letter of surrender) was just a procedure; Leorick tore it up after reading it, and said: "Shoot a letter, just say 'Come and attack the city if you have the guts, don't let it beep outside!'."

"Yes, Marshal."

Shia immediately arranged for someone to reply to the letter. She wrote the content in her own hand, stamped it with a big chapter, and then found a tall elf archer.The man tied the letter to the arrow, stepped on the battlement with one foot, and lobbed it vigorously, which happened to land at the main entrance of the camp.Seeing the entrance of the enemy's big tent, there was some commotion.

This arrow had a very long range, because the elf archer was equipped with Seravi armor, and the arrow shot five hundred paces away. The barbarian soldiers were very frightened when they saw that the Northern Expedition had such a powerful archer.About 15 minutes later, the barbarian sent a reply, as if to not be outdone, the other party also sent a powerful archer.This person is very strong, with broad shoulders and thick arms, and wearing a golden armor, he looks like a general.Leoric observed carefully with the help of his pecking eyesight, and found that the man had scales and dragon horns on his body. He should be the legendary dragon warrior.

The man picked up a big bow, bent the bow and set an arrow, "Swoosh!" The arrow shot towards the gate of Wild Wolf City.The arrow drew a beautiful arc in the air, and then "Ka!" pierced in front of the city gate.Seeing this scene, Shia couldn't help sighing, "I've heard that the dragon warrior is powerful. This guy really lives up to his reputation. He can be on par with the elf archer who installed the Seravi armor."

The mixed-blood elf Adil said: "Dragonmen are the most powerful creatures in the world, but they have degenerated over the years! Back then, Dragonmen and high elves were creatures of the same level." After saying this, he touched Touching the armor on his arm, he said: "In the past, the half-blood elves would not have dared to compete with the dragon man, but now that we have King Leoric and such good equipment, we have the confidence to compete with the dragon man." People fight."

Adil is now the second-in-command of the Half-Blood Elf Legion (the first-in-command is Selawi), mainly taking over Romila's job. He is young, alert and humble.

Leoric looked at the young elf knight and said, "How is it? Are you still used to the new job?"

"Ah, to tell you the truth, there were so many things in the beginning, and I couldn't handle them at all; fortunately, a few seniors took me with me. Thanks to everyone's blessings, I can still handle the work now, and I am gradually getting used to it. Already." He sighed, "Her Majesty is really amazing, she can manage the entire legion at the same time, and she can take time to manage government affairs."

Yes, Romila has really worked hard. She always arranges everything in an orderly manner, is careful and responsible, and has always worked silently, never asking for credit or asking for anything in return. At this time, she is far away because of the Golden Tree. Going to the southern border, Leoric was moved in his heart, thinking: When she comes back, he must repay her well, and he must not let down Romila's friendship.

At this moment, Flower Fairy flew out of the city wall and brought back a letter from the enemy. Leoric took a look at the letter. Leoric came to his senses one day and left the city to surrender.

Leoric stuffed the letter on a pile of shredded paper again, thinking: That's fine, let's spend it!