I Will Be The Crowned King

A group of Isir elf soldiers was escorting a carriage full of baggage, traveling among the rugged mountain roads.

Under the banner of the golden ring of order, the elven line soldiers dressed in red and blue military uniforms were still in order, but they were already sweating and panting; Every step seems to take all the strength of the whole body.

But even so, they still held their chests up and kept their military posture and formation; because the unfortunate people behind them who could not hold on, were out of breath pushing the carriage forward, and they had to stand by from time to time. The Overseer's whip, no matter how he stumbled, looked like he had only half a breath left, which was very educational and shocking.

At the front of the queue, an elf officer wearing a gorgeous breastplate and a purple cloak was riding on the only warhorse in the entire army. He was in a good mood and held a flag with a special pattern in his hand. Delicate golden tassels sway gently in the breeze.

This is an Iser outpost army, which is the vanguard of the commander of the Iser Praetorian Guard, and has rushed to reinforce Eaglehorn City.

Although Clovis suddenly declared war, he was caught off guard by the Iser elf. He didn't react until the most important fortress in the west was besieged. He hurriedly organized the army to go to the front line, and at the same time sent envoys to all parties to ask for support.

But to tell the truth, from top to bottom, the Elven Kingdom of Iser is actually not very afraid of Clovis, and even in a sense, like Clovis looking forward to this war.

On the one hand, of course, it was because Clovis was hit hard by the Empire, and he was in a precarious state no matter how he looked at it; The most advanced weapons of this era are fully capable of fighting Clovis, who was suppressed by the empire.

As a race that has dominated the east of the world for hundreds of years, at least in the eyes of the Iser elves, they will become weak in recent decades, purely because of two points:

The first was the invention of rifles and artillery, which changed the rules of the game of war; the second was the unification of human beliefs, making them unified and invincible.

So since the ninety-seventh year of the Saint Calendar, the elven nobles in the upper echelons of Iser have a general consensus: as long as their army is also equipped with these weapons, Iser, who converts to the Ring of Order, can become great again.

"Come on, you slackers!"

"Have you not eaten yet?! Push harder, push harder!"

The scolding Overseers beat the soldiers with whips and wooden sticks mercilessly, urging the team to speed up, but the trucks were still unable to move on the rough road, and the line soldiers with heavy luggage were even more sweaty and tired. The expression is numb.

The terrain in Seer is dominated by forests and hills, and there is a lack of animal power; in order to reform the military system in the past two years, more horses have to be deployed to equip cavalry and artillery, and the storage power for transportation is naturally greatly reduced; The latter army's dependence on logistics has not decreased but increased, further increasing the gap.

But all this has no effect on the noble elven knights - even if they lack animal power, they can ride horses imported from the empire instead of walking on two legs like ordinary soldiers.

"People of Iser, speed up!"

The elf knight on horseback kept cheering behind him: "Eagle Horn City is just ahead, and the glory of defeating Clovis is within easy reach! Come on, the Ring of Order is with us..."

"boom!"

Between the rugged mountain road and the dense forest, there was an explosion.

The elf knight who was interrupted was shocked, his eyes slowly widened when he looked behind him, and he looked at his shoulder bit by bit - the purple cloak draped over his right shoulder fell to the ground at some point, shining brightly. The gorgeous military uniform under the breastplate is slowly being dyed red...

"Ah ah ah ah ah--!!!!"

The screaming elf knight fell to the ground from his horse, and was almost stabbed in the head by the loose flag.

The team that exploded in an instant was like hot water that suddenly boiled, it was a mess, and there was no movement.

"Enemy attack! Enemy attack!"

Following the hurried orders of the elf officers, the soldiers organized their defenses in a hurry: the baggage soldiers connected the carriages, and the line soldiers quickly lined up with their backs to the carriages, forming a semi-arc around the flag. of hollow squares.

Almost at the same time, the surrounding "forest" was already firing on them.

"Boom!!!! Boom!!!! Boom!!!!"

Disorganized gunshots rang out from all directions, and there were constant screams from the elf outpost; in just a few dozen seconds, the head and torso were blown off by lead bullets flying from unknown directions one after another. .

Looking at their companions who kept falling down beside them, with fear written in their eyes, they finally stabbed lead bullets and propellant into the barrel of the gun, and pointed the gun at the surrounding woods where no one could be seen.

"All of them—shoot! Shoot!"

The sound of uniform salvos shook the entire hills, the thick gunpowder wafted up, and the gunshots in the forest also disappeared.

But the elf knights who were dragged from the ground by the soldiers didn't even have time to be happy - the next second, hundreds of figures in gray coats seized the gap between the volleys of the elves, from behind the forests and rocks on both sides of the road. Appeared suddenly!

Looking at the enemy who had already rushed forward, the elven soldiers who were busy loading ammunition, were kicked and scolded by the officer and pulled out the bayonet.

"puff!"

The Iser elf who was the first to attack the enemy opened his eyes instantly, the bayonet stabbed into his mouth smashed several of his teeth, and squeezed into the cranial cavity together with the tip of the knife.

"Stay in formation! Keep in formation—ah!"

"Cover! Cover!"

"Enemies! There are also enemies rushing up from the side!"

On the narrow mountain road, the elven outpost, which maintained a hollow phalanx, collided with the enemy; the screams were endless, scattered gunshots and the sound of bayonets piercing flesh and blood were alternately staged.

And after the drifting gunpowder, the figure wearing a gray military uniform holding a rifle is still rushing towards them like a wave!

The frightened and angry elf knight stood on the spot in embarrassment. The battle happened so suddenly that he still hadn't figured out what was going on.

Why did the Clovis show up at Eagle Point Pass?

Why did the enemy appear without even the slightest sign?

Could it be that Eagle Point City has been captured? !

"boom!"

A gunshot brought him from shock back to reality, and the pitch-black lead bullet whistled past him; the elf knight was covered in cold sweat, staring straight ahead with his wide eyes.

It was a pitch-black hole aimed at him.

And the one holding the rifle tightly was a...human girl who was smiling at him? !

"boom!"

With another shot, the line soldier standing beside him had his neck broken and fell in a pool of blood.

And the smiling human girl who was not as tall as a rifle had already tore a hole in the front of the elf line and rushed towards him.

Sensing that the line was breached, the elven outpost immediately began to shrink the line of defense, and the line soldiers of the rear line quickly spread out from the two wings inward, trying to seal the gap.

"Fire - stop her!"

Following a round of salvos, the sights of the line soldiers were quickly shrouded in gunpowder smoke; when the smoke cleared, the girl was no longer in sight.

Maybe it was unconscious, maybe it was aware of something; when a elf line private raised his head, a young girl's smile suddenly appeared in his pupils.

He grew his mouth and wanted to scream, but it was too late.

"puff!"

The icy bayonet penetrated into the throat, and the gushing blood was accompanied by the exclamations of the surrounding elf line soldiers. The girl who let go of the rifle stepped on the corpse and jumped up again, grinning and biting a paper shell bullet at the corner of her mouth. , two revolvers appeared in her hands like a conjuration.

"Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!"

The dazzling fire pulled out meteors one after another in the air, and smashed twelve lead bullets into the eyebrows of twelve frightened faces in the continuous exclamations.

The small figure landed steadily, and the girl whose hat was blown away by the stray bullet showed her short brown hair. A pair of emerald green eyes under the loose ends of her hair, like a beast, instantly locked her prey.

Um? !

The elf knight who was stared at was shocked and almost cried out again.

"clang!"

The ornate saber jammed the barrel of the rifle, and the buckshot that shot out passed the terrified Elf Knight.

Feeling the force coming from the knife, he couldn't imagine that there was a girl standing in front of him!

Lisa, who was blocked, stepped back half a step, pulled the bolt at a speed that was indiscernible to the naked eye, stuffed the paper shell at the corner of her mouth into the barrel, and then locked the bolt, all in one go.

"boom!"

The scream that ripped through the air struck again, and the elf knight, who had no time to dodge, looked flustered, and was knocked away by the lead bullet.

Looking at the happy smile on the girl's face, the elf knight's consciousness was blank for a moment; he watched the small figure play with a toy, and aimed the bayonet at himself.

At the critical moment, dozens of elf line soldiers suddenly swarmed up and formed a small square formation around the elf knights. More than a dozen guns were aimed at the girl, and they fired a salvo.

The dense lead bullets exploded the dust mist in the sand, and Lisa, who had run out of ammunition, had to lie down behind the corpse to hide.

"grown ups!"

The flag officer who was carrying the military flag grabbed the collar of the elf knight with a panicked expression: "Order to retreat, my lord, we are surrounded, and it will be too late if we don't run!"

"Retreat? No, no!" As soon as he heard the elf knight, he immediately woke up, grabbed the saber and started to boost his morale subconsciously:

"Brave Ysir people, Eaglehorn City is waiting for our support! We must not retreat for the glory of Ysir, we must fight to the last..."

Before he finished speaking, there was a **** cheer from the opposite side!

The overwhelming Clovis skirmishers have poured in from the gap opened by Lisa, completely dividing the line of the elf outpost in two, and began to form a column to double-team on both flanks; The elf routed soldiers for sniping.

In front of the road, more than a dozen banners of blood-colored unicorns have appeared on the hills and are rapidly approaching them.

Obviously, the Clovis people on the opposite side plan to completely wipe out their reinforcements from Eagle Point City.

Elf Knight: "...Retreat!"

Seeing that the commander finally figured it out, the remaining elf outpost immediately abandoned the baggage and began to evacuate behind while struggling to maintain the front.

Despite being caught off guard, these elven soldiers, who had been fully trained by the Empire, still maintained good organization before the hail of bullets and the bayonet charge of the Clovis skirmishers, and they fought and retreated, and nothing was about to collapse across the board. signs.

"Attack! Attack! Anson said that even a living one can't let go!"

As the last line of defense was completely defeated, the furious skirmishers, led by Lisa who took the lead in the charge, did not maintain their formation, and scattered their troops along the rough road to chase and kill the fleeing Elven outpost.

The sound of fighting continued, but it had changed from fighting to one-sided pursuit; the elves retreating along the road continued to suffer casualties under the bite of the skirmishers, and the size of the fleeing party shrank at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The elven soldiers who were bitten by the bite had completely disregarded the "glory of the people of Iser", and quickly threw away their packages in order to escape; some even gave up guns and fled with one mind.

Just after chasing for about half a kilometer, a strange scene happened - the elves found that the Clovis behind them had given up the pursuit, but instead formed a team on the spot and began to clean the battlefield.

Um, why is that?

Are they worried that we have reinforcements behind us, so they dare not continue to pursue?

The confused elf knight's expression was stunned, and the corners of his mouth slowly rose with a sense of joy in escaping.

But this joy didn't last long, because the next second he heard a sudden sound not far away... the sound of cannons.

"boom--!!!!"

Two rounds of 6-pound solid bullets smashed directly into the center of the elf outpost team, and the dusty air wave rose from the ground. A dozen linemen were instantly smashed into meat sauce by the shock wave blown up by the shells, and the queue was divided into two parts. .

However, the sound of the cannons didn't stop... Just as the elven soldiers watched in horror, two more cannonballs rushed into the sky from a distance, drawing a graceful arc in the air, and smashed precisely on top of their heads.

"boom--!!!!"

Looking at the Iser Elf fleeing in the distance under the cannon fire, Fabian, who was standing beside the two cavalry guns, had no joy at all about the victory.

He could probably understand how Ansen Bach had guessed that the enemy outpost would pass this road, and must be out of touch with the main force because of the rapid march; but how could he know that there was such a high ground nearby that was suitable for shelling, that I don't understand at all.

Could it be that he had been here before, or that the young master of Duke Tuen told him, or that he had raised a human-speaking eagle?

Fabian shook his head, which he felt unlikely.

"Major Fabian, the one-minute rapid fire is over, what should we do next?"

The artillery chief behind him suddenly got up and asked.

"Has the enemy surrendered?"

"Uh...probably not yet."

"Then keep firing, and fire another round of rapid fire."

Fabian thought for a while, then turned to look at the artillery commander:

"This rotation of grenades."