North of Ellington, south of Jinhu Town, the winter snow had just melted, and the sun was still slightly cold. In such weather, there was an army marching south on the muddy road.
In the cold weather, these soldiers wore cold armor, but they did not complain at all. The atmosphere in the army was terrible.
Only a group of rangers was a little more lively.
"Oh, damn it! The mud got into my boots! "
Rayleigh, a ranger of Casparmy Castle and a scout of Lord Laurence, was a young and lively lad. He cursed with a belly full of complaints, "This damn weather, why do we have to leave our warm home to search for some runaway farmer?"
"Don't talk nonsense." Rayleigh's comrade, Alan, who was also a black-iron ranger, glared at him. He then looked nervously at the silent army beside him and whispered, "Don't tell me you haven't realized the real purpose of this trip?"
"Real purpose? What purpose can there be? "
Rayleigh was very confused. "Didn't you say you were going to search for farmers who escaped from the territory without permission?"
"When will you be able to use your brain? I really don't understand how you awakened your talent! "
Another comrade next to him sighed and quietly pointed at the silent army beside him. He said, "Don't you see these warriors? They are the private soldiers of Lord Lawrence himself. Don't you see how elite they are? In this damn weather and road, they have been marching in armor for a day, and no one has said a word! "
"That's because they are all wooden."
"Even wooden men will complain, unless their mouths are sewn shut!"
Alan lowered his voice and said, "I accidentally saw them eating raw meat in the tent last night! Bloody meat of magical beasts! "
A few of his friends beside him suddenly widened their eyes. Just as they were about to speak, Alan hurriedly gestured for them to be silent. He then lowered his voice and said, "There is something wrong with these warriors and cavalry of Lord Lawrence. But one thing is for sure, they are definitely not out to catch farmers who escaped. They are more like preparing for war. Didn't you see that they have more than a month's worth of food prepared? And it is said that there are more supplies behind. "
"Damn it, he is preparing for war? But who is the target? Since these warriors are so strong, why does he want us to fight? "
Alan said calmly, "Maybe it's because he needs some scouts with a clear mind. Rangers are the best scouts. Those warriors don't seem to have any response other than following orders."
Rayleigh took a deep breath and couldn't help but cross his arms. "Now that you mention it, I suddenly feel a little scared. Are we on the same side as a group of monsters?"
Alan secretly glanced at the commander's carriage in the distance and couldn't help but sigh. If they were monsters, it would be easy to deal with them. However, he was afraid that they were a group of things that were even more terrifying than monsters.
This silent army passed through a few empty towns along the way in a straight line. They had no intention of spreading out to search for people as they headed south in a straight line.
As far as Alan knew, there was only Ellington in the south before entering Ladya Forest.
The territory ruled by Tang En, who killed the former Lord, Duwei Kadir.
Thinking of this, Alan's heart couldn't help but tighten. The target seems to be obvious. This Lord Lawrence is probably the same as Duwei, wanting to attack Ellington.
After all, Ellington is now constantly accumulating wealth. Even the mayors of the surrounding towns would be jealous of him, not to mention the Lord of Kasparmi Castle.
Before Ellington became famous, only Kasparmi Castle was ranked among the towns near the Ambris Mountains in the west. It made a lot of money from the military by supplying products to the Scar of the Sacred Sword. Now that Ellington has stolen the limelight, it's normal for Lord Lawrence to be jealous and want to make a move.
It just so happened that the farmers who fled in the winter gave him an excuse to send troops …
Alan let out a long sigh. They were all from the same country, but they had to fight to the death for the interests of these feudal lords. It was really a sad life.
Inside the carriage, Lawrence looked at the troops in front of him with great satisfaction.
Elites, these are the real elites!
What kind of soldiers are those left behind by Duwei? They are just a group of trash not worth mentioning. Look at these soldiers, they march without complaint. The heavy armor on their bodies is like nothing. Their discipline is strict, and their fighting strength is terrifying. Any one of them can tear apart a rank 2 magic beast!
Moreover, they are absolutely obedient to orders, even if they are ordered to die. Lawrence really tried this order, and the soldiers carried it out without hesitation.
This is what an iron-blooded army is like!
The satisfied Lawrence couldn't help but sigh with emotion. He really wanted to ask the patriarch how he trained these powerful men of sacrifice. But when he thought of Charles' instructions in the letter, he could only dispel his curiosity.
The only troublesome thing is that these soldiers consume a lot of energy, and their food requirements are also very troublesome. They need fresh meat.
Fortunately, the temperature is not high, so fresh meat won't be damaged during transportation. Moreover, there are magic refrigerators. Thank you Datang Chamber of Commerce, their products come in handy at this time.
Above the hills in the distance, several figures flashed by.
"Is it these people? They are obviously here for Ellington, and they say they are searching for refugees? Who are they trying to fool? "
Danny glared at that person, "Stop talking nonsense, our mission is to investigate the situation and report back."
"Okay, okay, you are the boss, you are the best. How many enemies are there?"
Danny activated his innate ability, Eagle Eye, and roughly scanned Lawrence's troops, "I'm not sure, maybe a thousand? A thousand and five hundred? I can see shield warriors, berserkers, light cavalry, heavy cavalry, archers … Oh, wait, they also have rangers! "
The difference between rangers and soldiers and archers was very obvious. Because they had awakened their innate abilities and cultivated their strength, rangers rarely wore useless defensive equipment. Most of them relied on their own flexibility, wind magic, and various unique auxiliary skills to avoid damage. Archers, on the other hand, couldn't do the same. Their fragile bodies could easily die when hit, so they needed to prepare some defensive equipment.
Danny said with a strange expression, "The other troops are quite normal, very courageous, but why does that ranger troop not feel like a regular army? Are they mercenaries? "
Because of the strict discipline of the other square formations, the little bit of sloppiness of the ranger troop was magnified countless times, and appeared very conspicuous.
"Who cares so much, how many people are there?"
"I'm not sure, I estimate close to two thousand, maybe more."
"Only two thousand?"
The guy who was recording next to him curled his lips, "I don't think they are enough."
"You talk too much … Wait! The other party's rangers have started to move, clean up the traces immediately, we are retreating. "
When Danny noticed that the other party's rangers had started to speed up, he immediately gave the order, and the small team immediately cleaned up the traces and withdrew from the scene. With the help of wind magic, they were as fast as the wind, and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
Ellington.
"See, I am a man of my word, right?"
Tang En stood in the cold storage, pointed at a house made completely of all kinds of candy, and said to Nola, "The candy house I promised you, life-sized, I am a man of my word!"
Nola didn't have time to answer his question. The moment she saw the candy house, she couldn't control her impulse. She screamed and rushed up, and then slammed the door.
"Hey, hehehehehe …"
After being taken off by Tang En, Nola didn't look embarrassed at all. She just lay on Tang En's hand and stared at the candy house with a silly smile, blushing with happiness.
After a while, she flew up again, tried to push the door open, and got into the candy house.
Tang En glanced at the palm of his right hand, and there was a small pool of wet water stain.
"Really, she is actually drooling … It should be saliva …"
Tang En sniffed and didn't find any strange smell. After wiping his body casually, he turned and went out.
As soon as Tang En left the warehouse, the candy house emitted a bright green light, and then a delicate and lovely green-haired girl appeared in the room. Lying on the soft cake bed, looking at the muffins dotted with fruit candies on the ceiling, and smelling the sweet smell that filled the air, the green-haired girl was about to faint from the sudden big gift bag.
"Ah … Sure enough, this is the happiest … But in the mini form, I can eat for longer! If I had known, I would have turned into this normal form and then asked for a bigger candy house! "
Yes, this green-haired girl about 1.6 meters tall was Nola, who had been on Tang En's head and in his pocket.
Tang En, who had already left, obviously couldn't see this amazing scene, because he had now received the information from Danny and the others.
Tang En glanced at the record, "Estimated to be more than 2,000? Will it be more than 3,000 people? "
Danny said very honestly, "Because of the terrain, I can't see clearly."
Just as Fiona was about to speak, Aurelia frowned and said, "According to the size of the territory and the standards of the Empire's laws, Casamie Castle shouldn't have more than 500 private soldiers and 1,000 regular soldiers. Even if we give up all the security patrols and mobilize all these people, it shouldn't be more than 2,000 people."
"But the fact is, there are at least 2,000 people on the other side." Fiona's beautiful eyebrows were knitted together. "Where did these extra people come from?"
"Hey, hey, hey, the other side is ready to attack us, and you still care about these things?"
Tang En didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "No matter how many people they have, if they are not convinced, we will beat them into submission. If not, we will kill them. It's that simple."
Fiona thought about it and agreed. "How many people do we have?"
"If we add up all the members of the guards, there are only about 4,000 of them."
Aurelia was stunned. "Why so few?"
According to the Empire's laws, as a count, Tang En could have 1,000 private soldiers and 5,000 regular soldiers. She didn't expect Tang En to only have 4,000 soldiers.
Tang En smiled slightly and said faintly, "The quality of soldiers is not about quantity, and the bravery of generals is not about strategy."
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