Lord of War

There are no scorched traces of magic bombing, and no forest of countless arrows piled up.

But the brutality on the battlefield is not inferior to any battlefield on the Miracle Continent.

The entire land was completely stained red with blood.

Although there are no corpses pierced by countless arrows here, there are corpses that have been stabbed to the ground by several or even dozens of long spears: Although there are no corpses that have been bombarded by magic, there are also corpses that have been completely charred. Unidentified mass; although there are countless corpses here, there is not even a single wounded person.

As long as it falls on the ground, it will only become a corpse, and it is impossible to be injured without dying.

The blood has turned black on this piece of land, and the ground that was originally compacted has also turned into a piece of mud.

What was splashed after stepping on it was no longer muddy water, but bloody water full of bloody smell.

Many Thunder Lion soldiers didn't stand still for a while, just slipped and fell, and the blue heavy armor on their bodies was almost dyed dark red.

The Thunder Lions and Mountain Lions left more than 4,000 corpses on this land.

Basically, the main force of the Mountain Lion Legion will be destroyed.

It's just that Alfred's face doesn't show the slightest excitement.

To outsiders, a battle loss ratio of one to three is almost a perfect record, but to Alfred, it is still an extremely heavy price. Because the Thunder Lion is different from the Mountain Lion Legion, the destruction of the Mountain Lion Legion may be a heavy loss to the Howard family, but it is nothing more than a drop in the bucket to the southern nobles of the entire Darbion Kingdom, but Sean's There are only so many troops, and the greater the damage in the early stage, the more unfavorable it will be for the next battle.

Although the Thunder Lion still had 5,000 reserve soldiers, even if thousands of people were killed at this moment, the equipment of these dead soldiers was hardly damaged at all, and they could be used by the reserve soldiers behind, and the 5,000-man establishment was restored immediately. But Alfred knew very well that these soldiers that William intended to use as cannon fodder could not truly display the combat power of the Thunder Lion at all, and might even affect the performance of the Thunder Lion.

This is not a good thing for a legion at all.

But war has always been so cruel.

So Alfred had no choice.

His mission this time is to wipe out the entire Suo'an Territory, and develop a base here to meet his own army that may retreat from the Dai Territory, and at the same time meet the enemy army that may also pursue it. Of course, a more important task is to become a springboard for Asuna to march directly to the southern noble base of Dabion, so no matter what, the control of Suo'an must be firmly held by him.

This is war.

Soon, the battlefield will be cleaned up.

The armaments of a thousand Thunder Lion soldiers who died in battle have been unloaded, and then replaced by reserve soldiers, officially joining the Thunder Lion. And the corpses of the thousand or so soldiers who died in battle were cremated by Alfred's order, because he didn't have time to properly bury these soldiers, and he couldn't let them be exposed to the sun, so he could only do so. As for the corpses of nearly 3,000 soldiers of the Mountain Lion Legion, Alfred also ordered the cremation. After all, they would still occupy them after Suo An led them. Of course, it is impossible to cause a plague or other troubles at this juncture...

After all this is done,

Alfred didn't hesitate any more, and immediately waved his army in the direction where Rowell Howard fled before and continued to pursue.

Not even a moment of rest.

He must solve the trouble of the Mountain Lions in the shortest possible time, and then send a message to William and Sean who are still waiting for his news. Of course, the news of the complete annihilation of the main force of the Mountain Lion Army had already been ordered by Alfred to pass it back when the battle officially ended. The magic communication from the leader is directly fed back to Sean.

The pursuit is still going on.

And the next battle is the real key.

At the same moment when Alfred wiped out the main force of the Mountain Lion Legion, Thain, who had just finished the military meeting in the Void City, also left the Lord's Mansion.

He will be the core of the second step of William's strategic plan, so he naturally needs to start preparing in advance.

Just like Alfred's swift and decisive style of action, Thain also did not stop or rest at all. After leaving the Lord's Mansion, he immediately left the Void City on horseback and rushed to the Dai Territory. Because he came in a hurry to report the news to Sean, Thain only brought one entourage with him. When he left Void City, naturally only this entourage was with him.

Originally, the rule of Void City was that horses were not allowed to enter the city, but because of the urgency of the situation, Thain and his followers were able to leave the city on horseback.

After leaving the city gate, the respectful expression on the face of Thain's followers disappeared without a trace, replaced by a look of indifference.

He glanced at Thain coldly, and then said in a deep voice: "Your Excellency Thain, I hope you have not let us down."

Thain stared straight ahead, his face was as calm as water, but if you observe carefully, you can find the excitement hidden in the depths of his eyes. He just steered the horse and galloped continuously, as if He didn't answer the meaning of the subordinate's words, until the other party couldn't help shouting his name again, Thain finally said in a slightly lazy tone: "Sean has allowed me to increase troops."

When the name "Sean" was mentioned, Thain's tone was only indifferent, without the respect shown in the meeting room before.

"How much?" There was a look of excitement on the face of this subordinate.

"There is no upper limit." Thain said lightly, "However, according to the situation of the Dai territory, and considering my ability and funds, I estimate that expanding the troop size to 20,000 is the limit. If it exceeds this number, it will It aroused the suspicion of Sean and William... These two people are not stupid, don't think that your little tricks can fool them."

"Twenty thousand?" The excitement on the subordinate's face did not fade, "Ten thousand more than expected is not bad.

"Up to 15,000." Thain directly rejected the subordinate's words without looking back, "20,000 is the limit, do you think it's really that easy to reach the limit? Do you know what the probability is? ...I can only accept a maximum of 15,000 troops, and if it exceeds this number, our negotiations will fail."

"Fifteen thousand is not bad." The subordinate wanted to say something else, but he could only choose to nod when he heard Thain's firm tone, but he felt a little more hatred for Thain in his heart, "I will Inform His Excellency the Duke, everything will be done according to your orders."

"Don't think I don't know what you're thinking." This time, Thain finally glanced sideways at the subordinate, but the slight sarcasm at the corner of his mouth made the other party's hatred even stronger, "If you dare to sneak around If you sent people to sneak in, then don't blame me for directly ordering the suppression.... I would rather spend more time designing the killing situation than destroy my plan because of your reckless behavior.... You must know that even without you, I also have the ability to kill Sean, so this time it is you who come to ask me to cooperate, not me to ask you to cooperate, remember to set the attitude for me."

"I...I see." The subordinate gritted his teeth in a bit of resentment, but finally chose to give in.

Because this time when he was on a secret mission to contact Thain, he received special emphasis from Hilanugus, no matter what conditions Thain proposed or what kind of words he said, he must endure it. If he can't reach an agreement with Thain, then he doesn't have to go back to the Nugus family, and just find a place to commit suicide.

It is precisely because of this that even in the middle of the negotiation process, he was not very angry with Thain, but he did not dare to refute Thain's words.

"Let me ask one more question."

"Please say."

"What is the hole card you are hiding at Suo Anling?"

Hearing what Thain said, the face of the member of the Nugus family who pretended to be Thain Tang Cong suddenly changed, and the expression of looking at Thain immediately became a little frightened: "You...how are you..."

"It's not how I knew it, but Sean and William deduced it." Thain said in a deep voice, "They even concluded that the hole card you hide in Suo'an is an army, and this army does not belong to the Howard family." The Mountain Lion Legion is the Fourth Darbion Legion of the Darbion Kingdom...so I am curious, is the card you are hiding ready to use for a sneak attack, or to kill Sean by surprise."

"Is there a difference?" The members of the Nugus family asked back.

"Of course there is a difference." Thain said as a matter of course, "The Lion of Thunder has entered Suo'an Territory. ... If you are hiding there is the Fourth Dabion Army, then you can definitely give Sean a It is a big surprise, it is absolutely good news for you to completely leave the Thunder Lion on that land. But if you are hiding there is the Mountain Lion Legion, then I am afraid that you will receive a surprise you guys."

"Hmph! The Howard Family's Mountain Lion Legion is an elite army comparable to the Boulder Family's Tequila Army. How can the mere Thunder Lion be the opponent of the Mountain Lion Legion." This member of the Nugus family Some disdainful cold snort, "If it is the steel wing of the strongest army under Xiao En's command, it may still cause some troubles for the Mountain Lion Legion, but the final victory must be the Mountain Lion Legion! ... And, as long as Sean If you dare to send steel wings, then he will be invaded by our coalition forces."

"Haha!" Hearing the man's proud words, Thain couldn't help but burst out laughing.

"why are you laughing?"

"I'm laughing at your ignorance."

"If you knew what the Mountain Lions were doing, you wouldn't be laughing like that."

"Do you think I'm laughing at the Mountain Lion Legion?" Thain glanced coldly at the member of the Nugus family, and the sarcasm at the corner of his mouth became more intense, "I'm laughing at your underestimation of the enemy! You really Do you think that the strongest army under Sean's command is Iron Wings?... I might as well tell you the truth, the real strongest army under Sean's command is Alfred's Thunder Lion, followed by Clover's Sergeant. Celia Guards, and the third is Annuo's Iron Wings!"

"Create some trouble? Haha! If Suo'an is really a mountain lion army, then I'm afraid the whole army will be wiped out waiting for them."

The nobleman's eyes widened, obviously in disbelief.

Seeing the other party's proud expression suddenly change like this, the smile on Thain's face grew stronger: Don't worry, I have a bigger surprise for you.

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