After waking up

There is a large river called Asakawa in Kingspea, which meanders in Kingspea. It is considered the mother river of Kingspea. However, this beautiful river stretches from its mouth to the sea in the northern section of Kingspea. Across the country, it also compressed the advance route of Dilga's advancing army.

The water of the Asakawa River was not too fast. A dozen small boats were pushed into the water from the deserted area. Some Dilga soldiers and a dozen Black Castle students carefully got on the small boats.

One boat carried about a dozen people, and a dozen boats made two trips back and forth, quietly sending a team of about 500 people to the other side. The commander was a lieutenant with a sinister face. Under his leadership, a group of people quickly hid themselves. boat and then into woodland.

In the forest, the soldiers were all half-kneeling together. The lieutenant took out the direction table and map, pointed out his own position, and also pointed out a bridge over the river.

Half an hour later, at the Shishiqiao outpost on the Asakawa River, corpses were dragged away one after another. Many corpses had no bullet holes at all, but had sharp blades pierced through the heart and head.

When the corpses were piled up in the outpost, almost all the Kingspea Army uniforms on them had been taken off.

Handel and other Black Castle students were scattered nearby. They wiped the blood on their daggers while watching the Dilga soldiers put on the enemy's military uniforms.

Two Kingspea warrant officers and a second lieutenant knelt tremblingly beside the corpse, each holding a bayonet-mounted gun on the back of their heads.

"Hehe, don't worry, we are just completing the mission of the legion commander. As long as the bridge can be opened, I guarantee that you can survive, are you a noble?"

"He is a first-class baron."

The lieutenant looked at the two warrant officers again, and they nodded.

"Well, so at most you can go to the empire and be imprisoned for a while. If you become a prisoner, you can still redeem your freedom. Thank you to the Noble Pact. Of course, if you want to be a hero and make trouble at a critical moment, the Noble Pact can't save you. Do you understand?"

The three of them nodded quickly.

Regardless of the calculation or the information obtained from the prisoners, it is shown that once the front line cannot resist, Ginsbia will blow up the bridge to delay the pace of the Dilga army. The soldiers and ammunition are okay, but the steam tank does not have a bridge. It's not easy to cross the river.

At one o'clock in the afternoon, the sound of artillery fire was heard in the distance. Standing on the top of the outpost, Handel and others could even faintly see the shock wave of the explosion in the distance.

Before long, there were horse-drawn carriages, ox-carts, carts, and people on foot.

The Kingspiya army and some fanatical believers of the Cult of Life, as well as many people of Kingspia, fled to the rear across the bridge in panic. Of course, the people who fled together were basically believers of the Cult of Life.

The expected cross-examination and some exchanges did not occur. The Dilga soldiers near the outpost looked at these people who were just trying to escape. Their defenses had been completely broken and they did not dare to stop at all.

"Bah, a bunch of trash!"

The lieutenant standing next to Handel grinned, spat towards the side, and then looked at Handel and several Black Castle trainees who were also wearing Goldspear uniforms.

"I just heard that you are powerful before, but today I saw it. It is said that some of you can use magic. Is it true?"

Handel thought for a moment and nodded.

"Oh, can you? How many of you are here at the outpost?"

Handel smiled, finally able to show some sense of superiority in front of the veterans in this regard.

"I can do it, and everyone who came today can do it."

The lieutenant's eyes widened.

"Are they all magicians?"

"So be it."

Handel couldn't explain the diversity of extraordinary people's paths in a short period of time, so he simply let them think they were all magicians. After all, it made sense to a certain extent.

An officer with half of his arm broken and a bloody bandage wrapped tightly around his arm suddenly approached the outpost. The lieutenant, Handel and others immediately tensed up.

The Kingspea officer was pale, and there were no guards around him.

"You guys should run, they will attack here soon. Dilga's army is not something we can compete with. Those in the Kingdom's military department are asking us to die!"

The lieutenant immediately showed a serious expression.

"I know those guys are scary, and anyone who underestimates Dilga's army will have a bad end, but someone has to stay and resist them. If it doesn't work, I will blow up the bridge."

When the officer who had broken his arm heard these words, he immediately stood in awe of the soldiers in front of him. He looked around at the soldiers guarding the bridge. Almost none of them showed any fear, except for the ones standing in front of the windows above the outpost. The senior officer looked disturbed.

"You are soldiers worthy of admiration!"

The officer saluted the lieutenant and others with his other hand, then turned and left. If he tried to persuade this group of soldiers again, it would be an insult to them.

Whether these people are killed in battle or captured, they will not end well. On the contrary, the several senior officers upstairs are most likely nobles. As long as they surrender, they can save their lives. Even if it is the God of Life, nobles have priority in enjoying God's gifts.

'This country is so pathetic.'

The officer lowered his head and looked at his arm. How could he not feel miserable? He could only pray for the blessing of the God of Life so that his arm could recover.

"Huh~ It's really easy to fool me."

The lieutenant breathed a sigh of relief, took out a cigarette from his pocket and lit it. All the escapees from Kingspea had left.

Half an hour later, Dilga's large army arrived, and everyone in the outpost had changed back into Dilga military uniforms. Mulan stood on the top of the steam tank and looked at the river and bridge.

"What a pity. If we abandon forward deployment and choose to fight us for the first time directly along this river, it will be more troublesome. I can only say that there are many idiots in the war who can influence the final decision."

"Hurry up, hurry up, move quickly, and the people behind will follow you!"

The soldiers crossed the bridge together. Steam trailers carrying ammunition kept passing by the soldiers, while the steam tanks in front had already crossed the river.

When Mulan came to the outpost, the lieutenant immediately stood at attention and saluted.

"Legion Commander!"

Mulan smiled and patted the lieutenant on the shoulder.

"Well done Horus."

"It is an honor for me to serve under the legion commander again. Thank you for everything you have done!"

Mulan nodded. The old brother was easy to summon. He directly promoted some people who had excellent military qualities but could only serve as low-level officers due to their status as non-nobles. Mulan said the same thing for the entire advancing army. No one had any objections, and no one had any objections. Who dares to have an opinion.

In the outpost, everything has been simply cleaned up, and items such as maps and marker models have been moved in. This place will serve as a temporary staff headquarters for a short time, and a simple discussion will begin in a few minutes.

"Kingspea's determination to resist was unexpected, and the speed with which it collapsed was equally unexpected."

"I don't know what they are doing.

"Let's not talk about this for now, but crossing the Asakawa River is of great significance to us. As long as we hold on to the bridge, our supply line will not have much problem."

The combat staff and senior officers are excited about the current progress and eager to expand the results.

"We should march quickly and press directly to the provincial capital of Loringte."

"Legion Commander, what do you think?"

Mulan looked at the map and then looked out the window.

"Loringt is, after all, a large northern city in Kingspea. The nearby garrison will definitely concentrate there, but time is too tight now and they don't have time to gather too many people."

Mulan showed a cruel smile.

"The Kingspian people thought we were here to invade and snatch treasures, but they were wrong. I hope they can concentrate their troops as much as possible and the cultists there, which will save us a lot of time."

It is naturally very important to seize the sacred objects, and it is also necessary to eliminate the cult. But for Dilga and Queen Nicehelil, there may be another thing that is not stated clearly, but it is probably more important. The purpose is to prove force and prove Dilga's power.

"Camp up at the head of the river tonight and we'll give the Kingspearers some time to prepare."

"But legion commander, we only have one legion!"

The combat staff and officers looked at each other, and finally someone spoke up.

Mulan glanced at all the officers with an extremely confident and somewhat provocative look. Faced with this look, the officers looked directly at Mulan, while several students present subconsciously avoided it.

"As soldiers, you just have to carry out your orders. Even if you fail, you are all nobles, right?"

Many senior officers frowned and even showed dissatisfaction, and they were also angry when Mulan said this.

"Legion Commander, not all nobles are greedy for life and afraid of death!"

"At least I'm not."

"Please give the order, we will absolutely obey!"

"Please give the order!"

Mulan smiled and gently pulled out a section of his sword, revealing the cold light.

"Think of the age of swords and spears, of blood and fire!"

"The reason why we can become nobles is because we have brave martyrs who have opened up their own path to glory with their iron-blooded bodies, such as the Marquis of Cormant, the Knight of Lion Ridge, the Lord Corpsefire, and the Baron Baradle."

Mulan selectively named the names of nobles in Dilga's history, many of whom were the ancestors of the officers present.

"These are heroes in Dilga's history. As a descendant, I am very happy that the flame in your bloodline has not been extinguished."

"In the last war, the world thought that the pride of the Dilga nobles had been completely wiped out. So in this war, we will let them know how ridiculous this view is. We will let the world realize the terror of this legion!"

Mulan's previous decision was undoubtedly not correct in a conventional war where soldiers were very fast, but his words at this moment combined with a little emotional resonance made the officers' blood boil.

"Pass the order, the legion is deployed, and now we begin to build the camp fortifications."

"Instruct the logistics team to distribute wolfsbane neutralizing potions on a class-by-class basis, and notify the priests in the church to start preparations."

"Everyone, go get ready."

"yes!"

The officers responded in unison and left quickly, and the orderlies also rode outside and started running.