They had thought that if they stayed in Erouine, there was no doubt that their next life would be boring, even monotonous. This was not the Empire, there was no opportunity to make a name for themselves. There were no enemies like the Hazel people, the Wind Elves, the Fanzin Knight, or even the Barbarians. Their role here was only to fulfill their duties. They were soldiers and naturally had to obey orders, but at the same time …
They were still young, hot-blooded Knight. Who did not want to conquer the battlefield and make meritorious contributions? But suddenly, such an opportunity appeared in front of them. Although they were not fighting for the Empire, at least they were not enemies of the Empire. The nobles of Erouine were also recognized by the various countries. The key was that if the Crown Prince also recognized them, then they were in fact equivalent to fighting for
Fight for the Kirrlutz Royal Family.
Almost everyone was tempted.
Little Pero even asked Veronica and the Crown Prince's opinion at the instigation of Brund and the others. The answer he received was that Prince Lenarette was secretly staying in Erouine as the most distinguished guest, sharing honor and disgrace with Count Tónigel. Therefore, Tónigel's war was His Highness Lenarette's war. So, if Count Tónigel allowed it, the
Folded Sword Knight Regiment could be allowed to take orders from Erouine at the same time, but they still had to prioritize the safety of His Highness the Crown Prince.
This answer revealed too much information. But little Pero was not in the mood to analyze how many conspiracies and interest exchanges there were, because he was also tempted. They were born for war, who would not be willing to go to war to kill the enemy? In addition to the confrontation with their own country, they can fight with all the enemies. War is their glory, scars are their medals, they have one.
They were called the Imperial Knight Regiment.
Three days ago, Brando still brought all the members of the Folded Sword Knight Regiment in the name of the Observation Group, and even Prince Lenarette was in this so-called Observation Group. But little Pero understood that their opportunity had come. Seeing that they were getting closer to the battlefield day by day, he finally could not help but call out to the Count.
Brando glanced at him and smiled in his heart, thinking that these guys couldn't hold back anymore. When he made Veronica agree to let the Folded Sword Knight Regiment stay in Erouine, they were loyal to the eldest prince and at the same time obeyed his orders, but he played a trick and did not let Veronica directly tell the inside story to these young people. The reason was simple, he knew that with a little
If he gave these young people a hint, they would definitely not be able to resist it. He knew these young war maniacs from Cruz too well. In the future, one-third of the Empire's generals would gather here. These people were born for war and could not bear the loneliness. These young Knights have received the strictest training. They have gone through the most rigorous Knight Examination and Combat Test.
It was impossible for them to come to Erouine for a vacation. If there was no chance, they might be loyal to their duty and be willing to be lonely. But if there was a slight possibility, they would definitely seize the opportunity.
Therefore, instead of giving them orders, it was better to take the initiative to stimulate their enthusiasm. He also wanted to see how powerful these future generals of the Empire were.
But even if he had such a plan in his heart, he still asked faintly, "What is it?"
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The rolling hills of the Slovenian area extended to the end of the Pine Mountains in the Silman area, and the eastern foot of the Chablis Mountains converged here, outlining the most rugged terrain in the northernmost section of the Grinoires Passage. This was also the easternmost part of the Tosankade Forest. In history, Eco and his fiancée Yura led the coalition forces of Lantonilan and Viero to ambush and defeat them here.
Today, as if history was repeating itself, the undead army that covered the mountains and plains once again entered this area.
The sky was gloomy, and the entire mountain seemed to be emitting a chill. However, for the undead, cold and heat didn't matter. The skeletons advanced along the valley, making cracking sounds. The forest seemed to be filled with gray skulls. There were also some skeleton knights in the distance. Unlike human knights, these skeletons rarely carried banners. Their pitch-black spears were their weapons.
Flags.
The development of the war was somewhat unbelievable.
This was especially so for the Blood Staff. Ever since the White-Winged Cavalry was completely annihilated in the Silman valley, the Erouine army on the other side had been completely passive. The Vermeer army was forced to change their defense on a large scale, which caused the morale of the entire battle line to be low and exhausted. This brought about serious consequences. In the battle a few days ago, the undead army had almost defeated every army that stood in their way.
The enemy, the Vermeer army, was completely defeated. It was even worse than the defeat in the first War of the Black Rose. It was as if the Blood Staff suddenly found that there were no more enemies in front of it. The closest army of Erouine was still far away in Lantonilan. Even if they started moving now, it would take at least a week for them to reach Kurkel.
Kurkel would be in ruins. And there was still no sign of Karsuk and Viero's army. Once it took down Kurkel and joined forces with the human Randner, Lantonilan's army would not be worth mentioning.
This was something that the Supreme One could not do in the war a year ago, but now it was easily done for him.
The Blood Staff's heart was filled with pride and satisfaction. In his opinion, the Erouine army of Grinoires was not worth mentioning. He had once swept through Karsuk, and those Highland Knights were his real opponents. In comparison, the Erouine people of Grinoires were weak and stupid. It was a disgrace to suffer losses in the hands of such an enemy. It seemed that the one-eyed dragon Tagu
Was only so-so. He had heard that the army that invaded Bucce had encountered some trouble. The Supreme One with the mercury staff in Madara was only able to ascend to the throne because of those self-righteous vampires. Now it seemed that her vision was only so-so.
In the Blood Staff's heart, it seemed that even the reverence for the Supreme One had decreased by 30%.
Pale phosphorescence burned in its eyes. Its cold gaze swept across the undulating hills where its undead army was rapidly expanding. If it was a little stronger, then even in Madara, the Supreme One would not dare to act rashly against it. But the only thing that bothered it was the dark mercenaries from the Sea of the Dead Moon. Their greed was a little excessive.
Beyond its expectations, the beggars originally only wanted some land rich in magic, but after witnessing the weakness of humans, they began to have ideas about the big cities in his hands.
But how could it just hand it over? Those were countless skeletons and souls.
But the Blood Staff did not know. While it was calculating the gains and losses in its heart, the dark mercenaries in the army who had been fighting for a long time and almost treated fighting as a natural activity like eating and sleeping began to feel that something was wrong. Generally speaking, when the scouts on the periphery of the army were limited, an inexperienced commander might only feel it after a while.
His ability was limited. But for a veteran, as long as they lost a team of scouts, the vigilance accumulated from countless life and death experiences would make them feel uncomfortable as if their necks were being strangled.
At this moment, the dark lords from the Sea of the Dead Moon had such a feeling.
In the past hour, they had lost more than five teams of scouts.
The entire northern side of the army suddenly seemed to be shrouded in a layer of fog. These dark lords instinctively felt the danger. While they were aware of the situation to the Blood Staff, they also sent more skeleton cavalry in that direction. The Blood Staff was also an old rival of the Erouine, but the conclusion he came to was very simple. The Erouine people were ready to stake everything. They wanted to stop the undead army from blocking the undead army.
Otherwise, if they missed this barrier, the Kurkel Castle would be defenseless.
This conclusion was approved by the dark lords.
After all, unlike the Blood Staff, these dark nobles from the Sea of the Dead Moon knew nothing about the Erouine. Other than the Vermeer Legion in front of them, the only thing they knew about the kingdom was the White Lion Legion in Ampere Seale. It could be said that their current military deployment of Erouine in the south all came from the Blood Staff. The Blood Staff told them that there was no one left in Grinoires.
They believed the existence of such an army and did not consider the existence of other ambushes.
In fact, the Blood Staff's judgment could be said to be correct. According to the information from Madara, the south of Erouine was now a sheet of loose sand. Princess Gryphine had unified the forces from Ampere Seale, Arreck, and Tónigel, but she only had nominal power to rally Lantonilan, Viero, Grinoires, and Karsuk. Moreover, the lords of these areas had their own conflicts.
Before facing a real threat, the possibility of forming an alliance was very slim. However, the Blood Staff would never have dreamed that in the south of Erouine, there was a Knight madman called Eco. The thing he loved to do the most in life was to poke his nose into other people's business. In history, this Lich Lord had carelessly lost his life in such a reckless manner. At this moment, he was still stubbornly stubborn, repeating the same mistake.
Moreover, this time, not only did the madman Knight Eco intend to teach him an unforgettable lesson, far away in Tónigel, there was also a sinister and cunning existence that had been scheming against him since a few months ago.
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Eco was frowning as he stared at the map in front of him. At this moment, he was not only the representative of Lantonilan, but also the commander of Duke Carnon's noble army. Of course, he did not have any commanding skills. In fact, the entire battle plan was completed under the repeated modifications of Buga, Makarov, Audine, Yura, and the Knight generals under Duke Viero. Of course, the Highland Knights had also been included. In the end, the Highland Knight's side sent a small group of Silver Knights. There were about 400 of them. Although the number was not high, their average strength was enough to raise eyebrows. Not to mention, this group of Knights was accompanied by a group of wizards of the same strength.
Such a luxurious arrangement almost made everyone feel a little surprised. It had to be said that the Highland Knight had always maintained a transcendent position in Erouine, relying on their strength that was superior to the kingdom.
However, after the princess told Brando about this matter, Brando was a little amused. He knew that the Highland Knight's side did not have many Knight groups like this. There were only three of them, and they were their elite troops. This time, they should be the Knights of the Sacred Stone. However, it was a little strange for them to make such a statement. It did not seem to be necessary to say that they were showing off.
Their current status was not something that could be achieved in a day, and their current actions seemed a little too enthusiastic no matter how one looked at it.
However, in fact, since the battle of Ampere Seale, the behavior of these Knights was a little too strange. They could have not gotten involved in that muddy water at the beginning, and it would not have done them any good. If they had joined the battle just because of his grandfather's identity, Brando felt that it was a little too unreasonable.
However, he could not guess the thoughts of the Highland Knight at the moment, so he did not mention anything about it in the letter.
What he was concerned about was another matter. The entire battle plan was in fact written by him. It was not easy for him to persuade everyone to focus on the Blood Staff through the princess. It had to be said that the people of Erouine in this era seemed to have a deep-rooted prejudice against Madara. They thought that the country in the darkness was only good at small skirmishes at the borders.
After the War of the Black Roses, most people thought the same way. In fact, during the war a year ago, the Undead Army didn't enter Aouine's borders, and the flames of war only stopped at the borders. Only the Vermillion Legion, the Southern Legion, and the Highland Knights fought against Madara. Thus, in the eyes of most people, the Undead Army didn't even reach the borders.
In the eyes of most people, including those who had fought against them, Madara was an image that could be compared to bandits and robbers.
Whether it was the Royal Faction or Duke Viero, most people's attention was on Count Randner. In their opinion, what they should do was to first defeat Count Randner, and then the Blood Staff would naturally retreat after losing its spy. Even the Highland Knight had the same opinion. They had fought against Madara the most and had the deepest prejudice against them.
Karsuk, but it was actually an exaggeration. At that time, the Blood Staff's vanguard did not even sweep half of the Karege region before it was stopped by the Highland Knight west of Silver Horse City. After that, it went south to Gold City and circled around before returning to Madara. They knew best how capable those skeletons were.
On the other hand, Count Randner was Erouine's greatest threat. Once Count Randner was defeated, the chaos in the south would basically be half resolved. As for Duke Viero, he still had a personal grudge against Count Randner.
The only one who supported Brando was Eke, but the Knight Madman simply did not want to fight in a civil war. In his opinion, the invaders should be taught a lesson first.
But in the end, Brando convinced everyone with the reason that Count Randner could escape to Madara even if he was defeated.
Although it did not matter to Erouine whether Count Randner escaped or not, this reason convinced Duke Viero. This Duke was definitely the one who was most unwilling to see Count Randner escape. The hatred between the Duke and Count Randner went back several generations, and it could be said that it would not end until one of them was dead. Duke Viero …
Since he supported Brando's plan, and Lantonilan's representative, Eke, the Highland Knight no longer objected. In the end, Brando's plan was unanimously approved.
The priority was to ambush the Blood Staff.
This battle plan was basically copied from the time when Eke and Yura led the Allied Army to ambush the Blood Staff. The location of the ambush was still in Silofarn, which was the most advantageous terrain. It could be said that they had a greater advantage now compared to the past. In the past, Eke could not find a way to enter Silofarn, and could only sneak in from the north of Tosancade Forest, which wasted a lot of time. But …
This time, Brando convinced Cohen and the others to open the gates for them. Silofarn's hills were now under their control, and they could secretly place an army under the Blood Staff's nose at any time.
But it was at this time that Eke encountered trouble.
According to the original plan, Duke Viero and Lantonilan's Allied Army would wait for Tónigel's army to arrive before launching an attack on the Blood Staff. But there were still a few hours before the attack, and Duke Viero's Knight subordinates were beginning to lose their patience. Eke had yet to figure out what was going on, but Makarov and the rest had already realized the problem. Viero was the first to speak.
Duke Viero's subordinates obviously treated the Blood Staff as fish on the chopping board. They felt that Count Tónigel's purpose in proposing this battle plan was purely to share the credit with them. The reason was simple. Lantonilan's army and Duke Viero's army were almost twice the size of the Blood Staff's army, and it was well known that the undead army's individual combat ability was inferior to that of a human's.
Human's army was known to be weak.
It was only in a situation where the difference in military strength was twice that of Trentheim's. Furthermore, it was an unintentional scheme, so there was no need to wait for Trentheim's army to arrive.
Therefore, as soon as the Blood Staff's army entered their field of vision, these local lords and Knight lords began to get restless.
When Makarov and the others told this to Eke, this Knight fanatic suddenly had a headache. He never dreamed that such a situation would occur. In fact, it was not only him, even Brando himself did not expect this. Brando only remembered the ambush in history, but he forgot that the Erouine nobles of this era were not the same nobles that Princess Gryphine built a decade later.
It was the army that he and Freya had built after the Rising Kingdom. More importantly, the Anthony Alliance was actually led by Eco in history. But this time, because of his and Her Royal Highness's intervention, Duke Viero had sent out far more troops than in history. So now on the battlefield, it was very doubtful that Eco's words still counted.
One had to know that this was not a normal army, but an alliance of nobles. Usually, when dukes fought, there were often cases of their retainers acting on their own, let alone an alliance of two dukes. In fact, when the news was passed to Eke, Duke Viero's Knight lords had already begun to move.
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