At this moment, it was drizzling in April.
Two weeks later.
On the fertile and vast plains of the Ivy Hill, a group of cavalrymen was running at high speed.
Emperor Karl-franz led the Rik Guards and a large group of cavalrymen to separate from the main army. He only led a small number of attendants to the Black Fire Pass. There, the Grand Duke and Kurfürst of the Ivy Hill, Marius Leitdorf, was already waiting in the Border City in the south of the Ivy Hill. Not far from there was the Black Fire Pass.
The Border City was now heavily guarded. Kurfürst Marius Leitdorf had gathered all the fresh troops of the Ivy Hill at the Black Fire Pass and set the Border City as the headquarters of the enemy.
Unlike most of the provinces of the Empire that were covered by the Black Forest, the Ivy Hill was a vast and rich plain. The land was fertile and the population was large. It was the most important granary and livestock base of the Empire. Because of this, the people of the Ivy Hill and the people of the Steyr Hill were not even from the same country. The people of the Steyr Hill were calm, prudent, thoughtful, and liked to make jokes. The people of the Ivy Hill were lively, straightforward, and emotional. They liked to ride horses and believed in luck. At the same time, they were the wealthiest.
The Ivy Hill was also the most important horse-producing area of the Empire. Although the warhorses produced here were much worse than those produced in the Knight King's Kingdom on the other side of the mountain, it was still the best warhorse producing area in the Empire. During the reign of Emperor Charlemagne, the cavalrymen of the Ivy Hill were famous all over the world. At that time, the chief of the Ivy Hill, Higard, met with Emperor Charlemagne. In the face of the Human Emperor's request for an alliance, Higard asked Charlemagne to kill a giant dragon on the Black Mountain.
The Human Emperor did it easily. Higard, who was straightforward and valued promises as much as the dwarves, announced an alliance with the Carolin Tribe. Since then, a large number of powerful cavalrymen joined the Human Emperor's army.
After so many years, the relationship between the Ivy Hill and the Rik Hill was still very friendly. Kurfürst Marius and Emperor Karl-franz were close friends and allies.
Of course, some were good, and some were bad. The relationship between the Ivy Territory and Nur was particularly bad. Compared to human beings, the Ivy Territory trusted the dwarves more. Kurfürst Marius even claimed that he was only willing to regard the dwarves as his brothers. After he took office, the abundant irrigation, city defense, military, and infrastructure projects in the Ivy Territory were all entrusted to the dwarves.
The Nur engineers were furious. They complained to Karl-franz many times, saying that the Empire's people didn't let the Empire's Empire Ivy Hill's work Ivy Hill's people....... Are you people from Awei Territory from the Empire?
Riding on his horse, Ivan, the Griffin Duke, said to Emperor Karl-franz helplessly, "In addition to the conflicts in engineering, there are also conflicts in trade. The Nur Hill needs a lot of food, but the Ivy Hill people don't want to be sold at a lower price. They would rather sell to the dwarves at the same price."
Emperor Karl-franz couldn't help but nod. The Emperor suddenly thought of something and couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth. "Also, the conflict between Marius and Emmanuelle is very deep. Just a year or two ago, after the Empire's parliament ended, Marius wanted to talk to Emmanuelle about importing the Hellstorm rocket launchers. In the end, Emmanuelle said that she had a ball at night and asked Marius to talk to Maybach. Marius said one word that almost made the two sides fight in the palace. Guess, Ivan, what did Marius say?"
"What did our crazy count say?" Ivan already had a picture in his mind.
"Marius only said one word, slut." The Emperor still couldn't help but laugh out loud. "Large-scale conflict and scuffle. If it weren't for the timely arrival of Rick's guards, there would have been bloodshed."
"If he wasn't crazy all the time, perhaps this crazy count could have achieved more." The Griffin Duke couldn't help but laugh out loud. He shook his head helplessly. "But that wouldn't be Marius."
"Yes, that wouldn't be Marius. Most of the time, his whimsical ideas and insight into the battlefield are the key to our victory!" Emperor Karl-franz couldn't help but nod. Yes, if he followed the rules step by step, that wouldn't be Marius.
After hearing this, Marshal Rick couldn't help but say directly, "Your Majesty, is it possible that the Nur side is still holding a grudge against Tarim Khan's invasion and the slut incident? And the series of conflicts between the Ivy Hill and the Nur Hill? "
"Sigh … Let's not talk about this now." Karl-franz let out a long sigh and motioned Helberg to stop talking.
Helberg didn't understand politics, the Emperor thought.
Everyone should know the reason why the Nur refused to send troops, but this was something that couldn't be said out loud. This was a tacit understanding. The Empire was finally united under the banner of Karl-franz. The Kurfürst and the Emperor reluctantly moved forward side by side in the conflict.
But Helberg couldn't understand it and had to bring it out. It seemed that this Marshal Rick had really put all his ability points into military affairs.
In the distance, Border City was already in front of them. The city was shrouded in dense flags and surrounded by a large number of tents.
The golden sun coat of arms that symbolized Kurfürst Marius's fierce face hung above the castle gate of Border City.
The Emperor slightly judged the various flags. He was very clear that the Ivy Hill had sent out all its elites this time. The reason was also very simple. If the Green Skins broke through the Black Fire Pass, the entire Ivy Hill plain would have no place to defend except for the lonely Ivy City.
Therefore, all the elite troops of the Ivy Hill had come for this battle.
The foreign army that symbolized the courage and enterprising spirit of the Ivy Hill people was a pistol cavalry troop composed of hundreds of noble children. They all came from the noble families of the Ivy Hill or apprentice knights. The young noble children were ready to step onto the battlefield at any time to earn honor and knight spurs for themselves.
A branch of the famous Scorching Sun Knights was also set up here. These noble knights with golden helmets and black armor who used magic weapons were eager to use the blood of the Green Skins to wash their armor.
The Black Bear Knights were all present. This army was very famous in the Ivy Hill. It had fought with the undead and the Green Skins several times.
The Von Ragsburg Guards were the elites responsible for guarding the Ivy Hill. They had once traveled the world as mercenaries. They were famous for having a steel-like front line and being especially good at dealing with giant beasts. In addition to the halberd soldiers, this guard had a large number of heavy armored infantry equipped with warhammers to deal with tough battles.
Of course, there was no lack of the Knights of the Golden Fleece. These personal guards of the Kurfürst who used two-handed swords were all dressed as fancy as peacocks. Not only were their colors very flashy, but they also wore colorful feathers. They would even hang wool and gold and silver chains, shells, ribbons, and many souvenirs on their waists and pants.
But this didn't mean that this army was flashy. On the contrary, they were the strongest soldiers in the Ivy Hill. They slaughtered the Green Skins like cutting melons and vegetables. Any person in the Ivy Hill would consider joining the Knights of the Golden Fleece as their highest achievement.
"Marius is ready." Karl-franz nodded slightly.
However, at this moment, the Emperor suddenly saw a large flag on the city wall.
The black scale cross golden lion emblem!
It was the Nur Army!
"Impossible! This is impossible! " The Emperor, the Rick Guards, and the Griffin Knights were shocked, but they couldn't help but smile with joy!
This was the family emblem of Lady Emmanuelle!
Didn't the Nur Army say that they weren't coming?
The city gate opened wide, and 300 Armoured Nur soldiers filed out of the city, followed by 200 Black Stone Guards. Under their protection, the Nur Baron Frey Derick -Von Lebowitz -Bernardino rushed out on a pure-blooded Elf Warhorse. When he saw Karl-franz, the young Baron couldn't help but jump off the horse. He pulled the reins and ran while shouting, "Godfather! Godfather ~ I'm here! I've brought the Nur Army! "
"Frey!" Karl-franz quickly jumped off the horse and hugged his godson excitedly. The Emperor patted his godson's shoulder hard. "Frey, why are you here? Aren't you visiting Brittany with your mother?"
"That's right!" Frey Derick was currently wearing a full set of master-grade runic plate armour made by the Dwarves of Lone Dragon City. After the young Baron hugged his Godfather, he said seriously, "When I heard the news, I immediately informed my parents. My father placed great importance on it and ordered me to rush over immediately."
"Laing also received the news?" Karl-franz couldn't help but reveal a look of joy. He glanced at the Armoured Nur Commander Jubal Fokke and 300 Armoured Nur soldiers behind Frey Derick, as well as the Nur Judge Theodore Bruckner, who was riding a giant Griffin. He felt greatly relieved. "But, how did you rush over from the other side of the mountain?"
"My father mobilized most of the pegasus and even borrowed a giant eagle from the wood elves. He had me, a portion of the Armoured Nur and the Blackstone Guards fly over the Grey Mountains." Frey Derick couldn't help but puff out his chest proudly. The Baron's face was filled with pride. "We rushed to Nur as soon as possible. I taught Count Heinz and Duke Grendel a lesson. When they saw my mother's seal and signature, they had no choice but to agree. We then rushed all the way to Ivy, changing horses along the way."
"Only you?" The Emperor was both happy and nervous after hearing this.
"There are five other legions. Three musketeer regiments and two artillery regiments are already on their way." Frey Derick said seriously, "I've already mobilized all the transport forces in Nur and Weissen. These five legions will definitely arrive in time!"
"Godfather, this time, it's time for us to work together against the enemy." Frey Derick clenched his fists. The young Baron had spent more time with his Godfather and had more contact with him. In fact, he was closer to Karl-franz. "Let's work together and fight for the Empire!"
"Alright!" The Emperor patted his godson's shoulder. He couldn't help but feel touched. "For the Empire!"
At this critical moment, my godson is still the most reliable.
The group of people walked into Border City. They were warmly welcomed by the people of Ivy. Even the Nur Army, which had always been hated by the people of Ivy, received enough applause. At this critical moment, any support from an army was worth celebrating and thanking.
"Yo, the little lion is here. You didn't see your father who warms people everywhere like the sun in the Knight King's Kingdom. Why are you here in the picturesque plains of Ivy?" Kurfürst Marius Leitdorf said arrogantly and sarcastically, "I knew that our Countess didn't have the courage to come here, so she sent her son to die."
"Shut up, Marius." Frey Derick couldn't help but say to Kurfürst Marius, "If you dare to be so rude to my mother and me again, I'll leave with my men and order the troops on the way to retreat. Let's see if Godfather will forgive you!"
Marius paused, and the Kurfürst found that he couldn't answer. As expected, Karl-franz looked at Marius unhappily, meaning that he would be angry if he continued.
"Dad said that this idiot will drag you down to his level and then defeat you with his rich experience." Frey Derick shrugged and pretended to be embarrassed. He opened his hands and said, "So, the best way is not to be led into his rhythm. Tell him that I don't play with idiots."
"…" Marius' face turned green, white, and black. He opened his mouth for a long time but couldn't say anything.
The people of Nur Army laughed, and the people of Ivy Territory gnashed their teeth. The two sides were immediately filled with the smell of gunpowder.
"Alright! Quiet! " The Emperor spoke. The arrival of the Nur Army boosted the Emperor's confidence. He signaled that they could start. "It's great that the Nur Army is willing to support us, but we can't count on them completely. If we want to hold the Black Fire Pass, we must have a mature strategy."
"… The Green Skins seem to be guided by something." Kurfürst Marius had an eccentric temperament. He suddenly became serious and serious. "According to the report of the scouts, the Green Skins are coming to the Black Fire Pass very quickly this time. They don't even do their favorite plundering and burning. Many cities in the borderland are only trying to besiege them for a while before continuing north. It gives people a feeling that the Green Skins seem to have only one goal, which is the Black Fire Pass."
"Frey Derick, what do you think?" The Emperor narrowed his eyes.
"Godfather, I think there must be something wrong with all this." Frey Derick was indeed sensible. The Baron of Nur Army crossed his arms. "But we can't think too much now, because the Black Fire Pass must not be lost. Otherwise, the Green Skins will spread to the whole Empire. Ivy Territory will be defenseless. Even if Marius can hold Ivy Territory, the spring plowing of the entire Ivy Territory will be over! This will be a fatal blow to our Empire's already poor situation. Even if we can defeat the Green Skins later, losing a whole year's harvest is unacceptable. "
Frey Derick Army's words were reasonable. The Emperor, Marius, Helberg, Ivan, and the others couldn't help but nod. Yes, the Black Fire Pass must not be lost.
"Yes, my godson is right." Emperor Karl-franz thought that Frey Derick Army was quite far-sighted. Did Laing teach him? "Therefore, we must do everything we can to stop the Green Skins at the Black Fire Pass."
Frey Derick Army was proud. He thought, I must fight a good battle in front of Princess Alissanda and let the little Queen see me in a different light!
My father and mother were too conservative. Why was it that I wasn't worthy of the Eternal Queen? I am grandpa's eldest grandson! The son of the Sun King and the Empire's Countess. My status, my identity, what can I not compare to? Alissanda is so cute, it would be wrong of me not to pursue her.
In the future, I will become the Emperor of the Empire. I have already thought of the title. What do you think of Frederick the Great?
After a day, the Great Alchemist Galt also arrived. At this time, the 100,000 Green Skins were only less than a week's journey away from the Black Fire Pass.
The battle plan was made under the discussion of the front line headquarters led by the Emperor.
The Empire's army would set up defenses at the Black Fire Pass and send out a small group of light cavalry to lead all the Green Skins to the Black Fire Pass.
They would have a decisive battle with the Green Skins on this ancient and sacred battlefield.
This would be the largest invasion of the Green Skins that the Empire would face since Charlemagne the Great.
But just like more than 2000 years ago, the Emperor could expect the timely arrival of the Empire's sacred ally, the Dwarf's reinforcements!
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