Mount and Blade

"...Oh, that seems to be the golden eagle raised by Edward." Grunberudo narrowed his eyes, raised his hand, and the golden eagle landed on Grunberudo's forearm wearing arm armor.

It was a letter from Edward, and Grunberudo asked the accompanying soldiers to open the envelope and tell him.

"Well, General, Lord Edward said that this mission is a bit strange, don't go out easily. The Grand Duke is very likely to have colluded with Jodah, and you must do your best to defend the Fire Dragon's Nest."

"...What!?" Grunberudo frowned after hearing this, and a solemn look flashed in his eyes.

Then he waved his hand and immediately summoned the herald to let the army behind stop. It was really a bit reckless. He was busy wanting to do something big to vent his depression.

The terrain here is a mountain forest, which is too easy to be ambushed. No wonder he had an ominous premonition from just now.

Gulenberudo stood on the chariot, scanning the surrounding mountains and forests with a sharp gaze. As expected, he could not even hear the most common bird calls on weekdays.

He knew very well that once the Grand Duke and Jodah really colluded, what they faced was not a simple battle, but a conspiracy concerning life and death.

"Pass my order, the whole army dispersed, formed a defensive formation, and used the terrain to hide themselves!" Gulenberudo's voice was low and powerful, echoing in the mountains and forests. The soldiers acted quickly, and the neighing of war horses and the bumping of armor intertwined.

"Enemy attack!! The whole army turned their horses back, maintained the formation, and advanced at full speed to the Fire Dragon's Nest!!" After the soldiers opened up the gaps between each other to avoid chaos, Gulenberudo immediately issued orders to the whole army with his thunderous roar.

Going downhill is much easier than going uphill. As long as the cavalry ran fast enough, Jodah's ambush could not catch up with them.

This unusual movement naturally alarmed the "giant" Abecassis, who was leading 20,000 Joda soldiers to ambush Gurenberudo.

The seemingly sleepy eyes and thick lips, drooping cheek flesh and long black hair. Compared with the assimilation education given to Gurenberudo, there was no change in appearance. Not only did he not look old, but he looked taller and stronger because of his muscles.

Abecassis had a huge two-handed sword hanging on his waist.

The thin man next to him was Kadi, the mastermind behind the plan to sow discord among the three.

"It seems that there are only cavalry troops, about 1,000 people..." In order to accurately detect the troops led by Gurenberudo, Abecassis did not even send out scouts, only a messenger who had been on the battlefield for many years was reporting on the ground.

"Hmm..." Gurenberudo was lured here by the fake battle arranged by He Kun. So far, everything has been in line with the plan. According to the agreement, Edward, Gulenberudo's right-hand man, should be here with the hostages.

However, Abecassis now feels that there is no need to threaten with hostages.

Gulenberudo has left the "Dragon's Nest". He has only 1,000 troops, and his side has already prepared for an ambush of 20,000 people. If he doesn't seize the opportunity to attack immediately, there may be a possibility that the other side will escape...

"...Bowmen, prepare!"

Just as Abecassis gave the order, a loud eagle cry attracted his attention.

"Huh? That's..."

"That's the messenger eagle of the Principality of Grant. Has our plan been exposed?" Kadi narrowed his eyes and said hesitantly. He has exhausted his brain cells recently, but fortunately, everything is going as planned...

... I hope nothing goes wrong.

Abecasis was calm, "Even if we are exposed, so what? We have 20,000 troops, and he has only a thousand people, so we are not to be afraid of!"

As the eagle flew away, it seemed to be the direction of Gulenberudo, right? Kadi felt more and more uneasy.

And the fact was just as he expected. With a noisy sound of horse hooves and a slight tremor of the earth, Gulenberudo's roar penetrated the entire forest.

"Oh no! Gulenberudo is going to escape!" Kadi's deep blue eyes turned cold, and he said anxiously, as if he saw a cooked duck about to fly.

"Crossbowmen, shoot!" With Abecasis's order, thousands of arrows shot towards Gulenberudo's troops in an instant.

But Gulenberudo had been prepared, and even a dense rain of arrows could hardly hit a few cavalrymen with loose formations in the forest.

"Don't panic, I'll cover the rear, the whole army quickly evacuates!!" Gulenberudo held a huge and heavy shield and wore a particularly thick armor. Even if he was shot, it didn't hurt, and most of the crossbow arrows were blocked by Gulenberudo's shield and war hammer even if they shot here.

He looked back at the ambushed troops of Joda and Abecassis all over the mountains, and his golden eyes narrowed with a hint of danger.

Abecassis sneered, "Want to run? It's not that easy!" He drew the giant sword at his waist and raised it high.

"Everyone charge! Don't let Gulenberudo escape back!" The 20,000 troops rushed towards Gulenberudo's thousand-man team like a tide.

... Fortunately, the carrier eagle arrived in time, so he didn't fall into the encirclement of Abecassis completely.

However, his position was still a little too deep, and the spearmen who had not yet formed a battle formation intercepted more than a hundred fleeing cavalrymen and were about to attack Gulenberudo.

"The general's head is delivered to us!" A thousand-man commander who commanded the spearmen shouted, and rows of sea urchin-like spears were hastily positioned in front of Gulenberudo, ready to stab Gulenberudo.

"Humph!" Gulenberudo did not want his horse to be stabbed to death. He had to rush back to the Fire Dragon's Nest, so he jumped off the chariot before the battle.

Then, a truly blood-pumping scene was rendered on the ground where the Jodah spear team was located, which could be described as a bloodbath...

Where the hammer swept, there were spears that were broken in two sections, and Jodah soldiers who were blown away by the huge force from the spears in their hands. Soon, there appeared unlucky people who were beaten into meat paste together with their armor.

"What a joke!" These spearmen who had never fought with Gurenberudo were immediately scared to death when they saw such a bloody scene. Even the thousand-man commander who had already seen Gurenberudo's moves was shocked again.

He was not a human, but a fire dragon - that appearance once again reminded the people of Jodah of the origin and legend of that title.

All Jodah spearmen had only one thought in their minds, that is - survive from the feet of this evil dragon! !

With several rounds of attacks by Gurenberudo, the formation that Jodah spearmen had finally formed was defeated one after another!

"I hate joking!"

Gurenberudo rotated a circle with the end of the war hammer, and instantly turned into a steel tornado on the battlefield.

The Jodah soldiers who were accidentally caught in it were instantly minced into pieces, blood and intestines splattered everywhere, and the heads and feet of people were broken into a blood mist and disappeared. Eyeballs, teeth, and skull fragments were scattered all over the ground.

With just one strike, a pile of corpses were created, which looked like people being thrown into a mortar and pounded.

The morale of the Jodah spearmen collapsed instantly, and they all fled desperately, throwing away their armor and armor.

"What are you doing?" Abecassis shouted excitedly... "There is only one enemy!!"

Grunberudo gave Abecassis a mocking sneer and stepped on the chariot, no longer lingering on the battle, and galloped towards the Fire Dragon's Nest.

Abecassis watched Grunberudo break through the obstruction of the spearmen, and was furious. He personally led a team of elite cavalry and chased in the direction of Grunberudo's departure like a gust of wind, with the horses' hooves raising clouds of dust.

"Grunberudo! Today is the day you die!"

Grunberudo knew the danger behind him very well, so he asked the groom to constantly whip the warhorse, and at the same time commanded the remaining cavalry to maintain a tight formation and fight and retreat.

"Comrades, hold on, as long as we get back to the Fire Dragon's Lair, we'll have a chance of survival!" His voice was firm and powerful, giving the soldiers unquestionable faith.