Legendary Hero

The Silver Crusade has been heading south for nearly half a month.

Their speed is not too fast, about 100 kilometers a day, and they have enough time to rest every day. In addition, the supply of food and grass in the rear of the army was very sufficient, and the soldiers did not have to worry about food and drink at all, so the soldiers basically did not consume any energy along the way.

Of course, there are also gains. For recruits, daily marching, camping, scout patrols, etc. are excellent exercises. Although veterans look down on recruits and call them fresh fish, but when the two sides get together, they will also teach some things. Valuable battlefield experience. From time to time, they would encounter some low-level undead and fight a few, so that the recruits could experience the fighting atmosphere.

All these let the recruits quickly become familiar with the real military career.

At about four o'clock in the afternoon on this day, the army arrived at the border of Quentin County. Because it was getting late, the army began to camp by Pearl Lake.

The location of Quentin County is already very south. It was 500 kilometers northwest of Clearwater City, and Fire Lion City, the capital of the Principality of Lehman, was less than 400 kilometers west of Quentin County. And from Pearl Lake in Quentin County all the way to the west-south 60-degree angle and walk 800 kilometers, it is the fallen Davik Fortress!

It can be said that it has penetrated into the southern border here. Counting the time, it is time for the Dark Legion to react.

Joseph Martin became more serious. The scouts were sent out early in the morning. The number was twice as large as before, and the patrol distance was also longer, just to prevent possible sneak attacks.

When the whole army was resting, he and several generals were discussing the future marching arrangements in the commander's tent facing the military map.

Nearly 90,000 soldiers were mobilized this time, which is already the vast majority of the Mosaren Bridge's troops, so there are also a lot of generals dispatched. There are ten commander-level generals in the camp, including Zacrow and Grevin. , Yopni, Longargo, etc.

These commanders are roughly divided into two factions. One group is the generals of the elite team that supported the Clear Water City and the Lakeside Fortress of the Principality of Lehman. They were originally the generals of the Principality. This faction is headed by Zakro, and this Grevin is also a great knight. He was originally Zakro's most trusted deputy.

Today, six of the ten commander-level generals are of such origin. These generals are all from noble families, have received strict and formal military training, are relatively powerful in personal force, and have high prestige, so they occupy the main position. They secretly call themselves the aristocratic party. .

The other faction is Luo Lin's cronies. Yopni and Langergo are all warriors who have experienced the bloody battle of Vendome. Among them, Yopni is good at tactics and strategy, while Langergo is a martial arts genius. Today, Lang Ergo is already a powerful fighter at level 33, his average strength is two levels higher than other warriors, and he always has eye-catching performances in actual combat, the gap is very obvious.

There are four generals in this faction. Apart from Yopni and Langergo, the other two, one named Swain and the other named Durns, are also very outstanding young men.

Because Luo Lin hated the faction in the army very much, these four generals did not gather together obviously, but they were of low birth, because they were young, and their strength was weaker than the noble generals of the principality, and they were all Luo Lin's. diehard. No matter how they think about it, in the eyes of the aristocratic party, they are one group, and they even gave these four people a contemptuous nickname "peasant army".

Disagreement among the generals is also affecting the soldiers, who are now secretly divided into three groups.

One group is the elite of the original principality, and the other group was born on Fex Island. There is also a group of recruits who are ignorant of the disputes in the army and belong to the grass on both sides. However, as time goes by, this group of recruits is also constantly dividing and joining their respective legions.

Of course, the differences between these two factions have just emerged and are not serious. Everyone has a common goal to fight against the Dark Legion, so everyone just feels uncomfortable with each other.

As for Joseph Martin, this paladin is absolutely neutral, powerful and highly prestigious. He is second only to Rollin in the Silver Crusade. Everyone agrees. This is why he can become the marshal of the Southern Expedition. important reason.

Joseph Martin was very aware of the differences in the army. Some minor conflicts would often break out along the way. Soldiers fought, generals taunted them, and so on. They were all trivial matters, and he had always played the role of peace in it.

In the command tent.

Joseph Martin pointed at the military map, looked around at the generals, and said, "We have hardly encountered any decent opponents along the way, but there is an obvious trend. The further south we go, the more undead we encounter. It is stronger and denser, and even the shadow of a demon appeared yesterday. I think our southern expedition has almost reached here."

If you go any further, you'll be stuck too deep, and I'm afraid you won't be able to get out at that time.

But Zakro shook his head: "I think we can go further south. There are still 800 kilometers away from Davik Fortress. If we withdraw now, it will not cause substantial pressure on the demon's munitions line. I'm afraid Not enough time."

Zacro is the leader of the noble party. He learned from the Sword Master of the Red Moon and is a quasi-sage himself. He was born in a marquis family in the Principality, and everyone obeys him.

But this time, his deputy, the great knight Grevin, did not agree with Zacrow's statement. He pointed to the map and said, "We are now very close to Clear Water City, and Baiyun City is not far to the east of Clear Water City. Last time we Withdrawing to the north, the undead army in the lakeside fortress did not repel it. According to intelligence, although some undead in Baiyun City went to the Dragon Bone Hill, there are still at least 10,000 high-level undead in the city, and even demons. If we go further south If so, once the dark army intercepts us on the road, and the army in Baiyun City cuts off our retreat, the situation will become very dangerous! Therefore, I agree with Lord Paladin that we should retreat."

Zakluo frowned, and wanted to say something, but he didn't make a sound. A noble general beside him understood his meaning and said, "I don't think so. There are not many troops in Baiyun City, and our scouts They have already explored a hundred miles away, so it is impossible for them to sneak attack. More importantly, our goal of this trip is to delay the decisive battle in Keel Hill Hills. If we retreat now, the opponent will know it is a fake at a glance. We must at least fight with our opponent Xiaoxiao Just fight."

"Our soldiers also need to be tempered in a real war, not the previous small fights." Another noble general said.

Sven, who was born on Fex Island, shook his head: "I'm afraid not. We don't have the ability to fight against the Dark Legion now. The training time for soldiers is too short, and the equipment is not very complete."

Durns also said: "Before leaving, the Marshal told us to focus on preserving strength, and not to confront the Dark Legion unless necessary!"

"We need to fight now!" A noble general said coldly, looking at Durns with disdain in his eyes.

"The situation on the battlefield is ever-changing, and the Marshal's order does not conform to the situation. We must adapt to the situation when the leader is out!"

Speaking of this, there is already a faint smell of gunpowder.

Joseph Martin knew that he had to speak: "Okay! The Marshal's order comes first. This is our strategic purpose. There is no reason to refute it! Yopni, tell me your opinion."

Yopni has been silent for a long time. At this time, he was called. He nodded to all the generals present, and then said: "The marshal means to let us protect ourselves, but the decisive battle on Keel Hill is also very important, and we must drag enough Time. I don’t think we need to go south anymore, just stay by the Pearl Lake for a while, we can retreat or advance, or we can send a small group to the south to test, creating some illusions that we are about to go south. This is enough to put tremendous pressure on the opponent.”

When he said this, Joseph Martin nodded: "I agree with General Yopni's suggestion. We will camp here for a month, and then withdraw!"

Joseph Martin was the commander-in-chief. Before, he just discussed their opinions, but now that he had clearly set a strategy, it would be suspected of disobeying the military order if others refuted, so all the generals nodded in agreement.

The meeting was dispersed, and each general went to prepare separately.

As soon as they left the camp, the generals showed their factions very clearly, a team of noble generals, and a team of 'peasant army' from Ficks Island.

After walking a little further, a noble general said to Grevin: "Grey, we have already discussed going south, we have to let the peasant army know our strength, why are you shrinking your head instead?"

Zakro didn't make a sound, but he was listening. To be honest, he was also a little dissatisfied. This deputy, whom he relied on very much, blatantly refuted his views, which made him feel ashamed.

Grevin glanced at the other party, and said with a little disdain: "I never agreed to go south, so why did we discuss it?"

He turned his head and looked at Zakro: "Lando, your thinking is extreme. We don't need to show our strength. Our purpose is to fight against the dark army and defeat them! Nothing else, at least not now." (Lando , Zakro family surname, is also the official title)

Zakro's face darkened: "You don't need to teach me. I know what to do!"

He turned around and left with the generals.

"Landu, the principality has passed, you..." Grevin said again.

Zach Luo froze, and replied in a low voice: "But the Grand Duke is still there, and so are his sons and daughters!"

He is loyal to the Grand Duke, always has been, because he has made a sacred oath, and the Grand Duke treats him well.

Now because of the Silver Crusade, he temporarily works for Earl Maple Leaf, but it won't last long. He has to think about what to do after defeating the Dark Legion. He knew that doing so might affect the overall situation, but some things had to be prepared in advance, and he wanted to use this expedition to gain more prestige in the army.

After speaking, he turned and left.

Grevin watched Zacro and the noble generals leave, and waited until they disappeared. He shook his head and sighed: "Landu, you are so confused!"

The battle between light and dark is a line of life and death. How can there be such disputes.