The long blond hair blown by the wind floated up and swept past Garlan's eyes. He raised his hand and pulled the strand of long hair behind his ears.
It seems too long, and the wind has gotten a little bit stronger lately, and it always messes up his hair.
Garland thought.
Should I talk to Tapti and cut my hair short
The inexplicable throbbing in his heart just now was quickly forgotten by him, and while Gallan was pinching the ends of his hair, he was thinking about it in his heart, when he suddenly heard a squeak beside him.
His sleeve was lightly bitten by sharp teeth, and he tugged it. As soon as he raised his head, he met Niega's bright eyes.
The big lion bit his sleeve, dragged him under a big tree, then straightened up, put his hind legs on the ground, and scratched hard with his two front paws on the tree trunk. Call twice.
Garlan looked up, and saw a few birds on the top of the tree resting on the branches, chirping.
Because of the arrival of winter, many migratory birds began to fly south, so there are many more birds in Wangcheng in winter than in other seasons.
The boy smiled and patted the big lion on the head.
He beckoned and asked his servant to bring him a short bow, then he set up a bow to shoot arrows, and shot down three birds from the tree in one breath, and the rest of the birds fluttered their wings and flew away in panic.
As soon as the shot bird fell to the ground, Nega showed an excited look, but when Garlan pressed it, it didn't jump up immediately, but just swung its tail vigorously, and stared at it without moving. Several birds.
After the servant stepped forward and pulled out the arrows, Garlan let go of his hand, and the big lion couldn't wait to pounce on it and ate.
"Your Highness, why are you shooting arrows again? Don't forget that your shoulder is still injured."
The female officer Tapti walked out quickly, took the short bow from Garland's hand, and showed a reproachful look.
Not long ago, at the Winter Festival, the prince's injury was torn apart again because he shot an arrow at the festival. The bandages that were almost all stained with blood made her feel both frightened and distressed at the time.
So now, as soon as she saw that the prince was shooting arrows again, she nervously walked over and took the bow from the prince's hand.
"It's okay, it's a short bow, it's not very laborious."
Garlan raised his hand and turned his left arm.
"It's been more than ten days, and my injury has healed quickly. Don't worry, Taputy."
Seeing that Garlan moved his arms, there was indeed no uncomfortable expression on his brows, and the female officer was relieved.
"what can I do for you?"
"Yes, Your Highness, King Camos has summoned you."
"I see."
The boy nodded, patted the head of the big lion who was lying contentedly on the ground just after eating the bird, and let it sleep here honestly, not to make trouble.
Then, he left quickly.
…
When he came to the palace of King Camos, Garlan found that his guardian knight who had disappeared for several days was also here.
Kaihos walked towards him with a smile, and the knight who usually only bowed to him in his daily life actually bowed his knees and saluted him.
Garlan was stunned for a moment, looking down, he saw the conspicuous golden lion badge on Kaihos' chest at a glance.
"Kaihos, have you been promoted to cavalry commander?"
the boy asked in surprise.
"Yes, Your Highness, thanks to you, and the kindness of King Camos."
Kaihos raised his head and replied with a smile.
Garland laughed too.
"Oh, then you are busy with promotion these days? Which legion did Brother Wang arrange for you to join?"
Kaihos opened his mouth, but before he had time to answer, a thick voice had come from the front and answered first.
"Third Corps, let Kaihos go first to assist the veteran for a period of time, and then let him take over the position of commander."
Raising his hand and pulling up the hanging curtain, the brown-haired Lion King strode in.
"When spring comes next year, you'll have to go to war, just in time for Kejos to follow you."
King Camos came over, raised his hand and brushed a handful of Garlan's hair.
"It's time for you to go to the battlefield and make a fortune."
Well, it feels very good, soft and smooth, and then knead it again.
Shemuer had already disclosed this to Gallan not long ago, so when King Camos said it, Gallan was not surprised.
"I see, Brother Wang."
"I called you here today because I have one more thing to tell you."
King Camos moved his hand from the top of Garlan's head to his left shoulder and rubbed it lightly.
"How is your injury recovery?"
"It doesn't matter much anymore."
"That's good." Seeing that Garlan's tone did not seem to be fake, King Camos nodded and said, "Five days later, the Aaron Landis mission will be dispatched to Kanal, led by you."
Garlan froze for a moment, then nodded.
"Canal, like Tasda, is our friendly country. If you can befriend the royal family members of Canal when you get there, that's the best. However, if you don't like it, you don't have to force yourself."
King Camos said meaningfully, and even the smile on his face revealed a subtle color.
There was something in his words, but Garlan couldn't hear the hidden meaning in his words at all, and was thinking about going back to let Tarr collect some information about the members of the royal family of Kanar, intending to find out in advance.
Well, the customs and taboos of the Kanal country have to be well understood.
He couldn't have been frightened by their special customs like the last time the Tasdar mission came to visit, and almost got into trouble.
Just as Garlan was thinking about this, there was a sudden sound of hurried footsteps outside.
As soon as he turned his head, he saw Xi Muer walking in quickly.
Priest Shamash frowned more than usual, his face was serious, and there was a little worry in his eyes.
"Your Majesty, I just received an emergency military report from Heya."
He said in a deep voice, and handed the note that was no more than two fingers wide in his hand.
It was a note sent by the carrier pigeon first.
"Gaishu Kingdom's raid on the northern border has destroyed several strongholds in the northern border."
King Camos, who had been watching Gallan with a subtle smile just now, froze, took the note, swept his eyes over it, and his eyes suddenly became sharp.
"Brother Wang?"
"Gaishu? They usually invade the northern border only in the spring. Why is it so sudden this time?"
Kaihos said suspiciously.
Garlan couldn't help but ask, "Is there any danger in the north?"
The sudden outbreak of war in the north made him a little worried.
After all, during this period of time, he also understood how deeply Heimos thought about him. However, Heimos had been away from the royal city for so long, and even he was assassinated and injured, so far no news has come back...
Hearing this news at this moment, Garland couldn't help but wonder, is it because Heimos was injured on the battlefield that he didn't contact him
"Don't worry, Your Highness, there are Heya Riders and His Majesty Heimos sitting in the north, and there are 60,000 people from the two Northland legions guarding there, so the Geshu people will not be presumptuous."
Kaihos said,
"The Geshu people have invaded the northern border over the years, and they have never taken advantage of it."
It is true that Heimos has also stayed in the North for several years and has never been injured, so there should be nothing wrong this time.
If you don't contact yourself, you should just be doing your best to deal with the Geshu army.
Garlan thought so, and he was slightly relieved.
He thought for a while and said: "In previous years, the Gishru only attacked the northern border in the beginning of spring, mainly to plunder food. I heard that they had a bad year this year and suffered a drought. Could it be because of the food they got this year? It's not enough for the winter, so why are you attacking the north at this time?"
Xie Muer frowned, his expression solemn.
"Indeed, Gaishu's grain harvest this year is poor, and it may be difficult to survive the winter."
He nodded first, then shook his head again.
"However, their purpose should be more than just plundering enough food... According to Heya's military report, this time Geshu sent an entire army of 100,000 troops to invade the northern border."
One hundred thousand troops.
That was all the troops the entire Gaishu country could mobilize except for the army left behind.
It is impossible to do this just for the purpose of plundering food.
"What? One hundred thousand troops!"
Kaihos's chest tightened suddenly, and even his breathing paused.
Like Heya, the cavalry commander of the Northland Legion, he almost instantly thought of the tragic battle he had participated in more than ten years ago.
At that time, in order to destroy Aaron Landis in one fell swoop, the Geshus also attacked with all their might.
Xie Muer looked at King Camos.
"Your Majesty, although there are two major Northland legions stationed in the northern border, as well as the cavalry commander Heya and His Royal Highness Heimos, it is impossible for the Gaishu army to break through the northern border in a short time, but our army is still inferior in numbers. In order to avoid too many casualties, we must send troops to the north for rescue as soon as possible."
Sitting there since just now, King Camos, whose face was as heavy as water, suddenly let out a low laugh.
He raised his head, a pair of tiger eyes shining brightly.
He was like a male lion lying on the ground lazily and dozing off. He suddenly smelled the breath of blood coming from a distance. He slowly raised his head to wake up, his face was majestic and his eyes were staring into the distance. .
The fierceness like a beast began to wake up in the golden brown eyes.
There was no dignified and anxious look on the angular face at the moment, but King Camos' eyes were full of excitement about slaughtering his prey.
The sharp teeth couldn't wait to show, and he exuded great oppressive force all over his body, and those evil spirits that had been restrained for a long time spurted out, making the lion king show his power at this moment.
"Yes, it's interesting."
He laughed and threw the note aside.
"Gaishuren wants to be cruel, so I don't have to be polite."
He squeezed his hand and made a gurgling sound.
"The time spent in the palace is not too short." He shook his arm full of hard muscles and said dissatisfiedly, "My muscles are all soft, and I should exercise my body in advance and exercise well. already."
King Camos laughed and turned to Garlan.
"Exactly, Gallan, this time you're here too." He grinned, "Only a battlefield of this magnitude can be worthy of the first battle of my Prince Aaron Landis, isn't it?"
Having said that, he suddenly remembered something, and the conversation changed.
"By the way, the matter of your envoy to the country of Kanal will be cancelled first. Xie Muer, you should send a messenger to explain it to King Phenoa, and then wait until the war is over."
King Camos had just finished speaking, but before Xie Muer could agree, a personal guard came hurriedly, bent down on his knees and saluted.
"King Camos, the messenger of the kingdom of Kanar has arrived."
"Emissary of Canal? What are you doing? Are you coming to pick up Garlan?"
King Camos asked in confusion.
"Exactly, Xie Muer, you go to the reception and tell him to postpone it for the time being..."
"No, Your Majesty."
The guard quickly said,
"The messenger of Canal is here to ask our country for help!"
"Ask for help?"
King Camos didn't react for a while, and the country of Karnar had never experienced a war for a long time. Usually, when the food, grass and armaments of the Aaron Landis army were insufficient, he asked Karnar for help. Karnar almost Not much to ask Aaron Landis for help.
"Yes, the Gasdadians have captured the country of Hida and are attacking the country of Kanal. Many cities in the northern part of Kanal have fallen. Now the army of the Gasdads is heading towards the royal city of Kanal. , if not rescued in time, I'm afraid..."
The guard smashed the ceramics wrapped on the outside, took out the stone letter that was fired at high temperature inside and presented it to King Kamos with both hands.
"This is a letter of help from King Phenoah's messenger."
His eyes swept across the stone letter, and King Camos stood up abruptly.
"Call all the generals to the palace immediately."
With a solemn face, he said solemnly.
"Discuss the matter of rescuing the country of Kanal!"
"Yes!"
The guard hurried out.
"Your Majesty, in this way, we won't be able to go to the north for support in a short period of time."
Shemuer said with some annoyance.
He knew that Kanal had to be rescued, but now that a 100,000-strong army of Geshu is attacking the northern border, and the troops in the northern border are insufficient, if there is an emergency, the Geshu army will drive straight in from the north, then the consequences...
"Canal must be rescued."
King Camos said categorically.
"In the north, we can only let Heya and Heimos carry it for a while."
Gasthards
Garlan, who was beside him, thought for a long time, but did not dig out the name from the memory of previous lives.
Thinking about it carefully, at this time in previous lives, he was already dead, so it was impossible to know what happened after his death...
…
and many more.
He seemed to remember something.
Gasthard.
When he was first sent to this world, the angel told him about the demise of Aaron Landis.
In the wrong fate line, Heimos takes the throne.
During his reign, Aaron Landis' cavalry dominated the continent, unstoppable, and he made Aaron Landis reach its military peak.
It's just that this heyday is a deformed prosperity. After Heimos died, Aaron Landis declined at an extremely fast speed.
Soon after, it was destroyed in the flames of war.
And the country that destroyed Aaron Landis was Gasdad.