A week was about to pass, and the atmosphere in Wangcheng became more and more tense.
The northern border was crushed by the Geshu army, the eastern border was harassed by Iss, and not long ago there was news that the western border was invaded by the Gasdads.
Aaron Landis was attacked by three countries at the same time, and Canal, an important ally in the past, has fallen.
He was like a giant at this time. Even if he was extremely powerful, he could be bitten by three wild beasts at the same time. After all, he was still invincible with his two fists and four hands.
As these bad news came one after another, people in the royal city were in a panic, and the atmosphere of unease permeated the city, making the atmosphere of the whole city seem extremely depressed.
King Kamos led his troops to the eastern border to face Yisi, and it stands to reason that the prince who sits in the king's city should stabilize the hearts of the people.
However, a week ago, the crown prince was assassinated again and again, and was finally succeeded by the assassin for the third time. He was seriously injured and has been bedridden until now.
In the depths of the palace, the place of the crown prince was well-protected by the personal guards specially left behind by King Camos, so that not even a fly could fly in.
These loyal guards only obey the orders of King Kamos, and will let people in with the permission of the king.
A few days after the prince's accident, because Garlan had been unconscious in bed, even if the high-ranking ministers entered, they could only look at the pale prince lying on the bed with a faint breath from a distance. , and was driven away by the stern-faced female officer.
And after King Camos set off, because he could not get the permission of King Camos, no matter who came, no matter how powerful he was, no matter how hard he spoke, the guards were like stones without emotion. Unceremoniously drive people away one by one.
"Is Your Royal Highness still awake?"
Standing outside the gate of the palace, the Minister of Right asked, while pulling his gray beard with his fingers.
After all, he is the head of the civil service. He is one of the few people who will not be driven by the guards, but he is not allowed to enter. He can only stand outside the gate and let the female officer come out and talk to him.
"Yes, His Highness is still in a coma. When the doctor says when to wake up, it can only depend on His Highness's own willpower."
Tapti answered blankly.
After the prince was seriously injured, the female official had an expressionless stinky face to everyone.
"Please come back, don't disturb the prince's recovery."
You Sixiang sighed and turned to leave.
In just ten days, he seemed to be several years old, and at this moment, he looked like an old man, and his face was full of fatigue.
After all, during this period of time, the King City was supported by him and the remaining priest Ximuer, and every day he tried his best to appease the restless officials, the powerful and the nervous people.
If the crown prince can wake up, as long as he shows up, it will make everyone in the royal city feel a lot more at ease.
However…
As soon as the Chancellor of the Right returned to the Great Court, all the officials rushed over, looking impatient and asking questions.
The old man sighed deeply and shook his head.
A look of disappointment appeared on everyone's faces.
They looked at each other, said nothing, and went away to continue their work.
They all completed their tasks seriously and meticulously. Although their faces showed some anxiety, there was no panic in their eyes.
This is the only thing that makes You Sixiang happy these days. Although the atmosphere is tense, no one is slack and no one is pessimistic. The efficiency of the palace's political affairs is running faster than usual, especially in matters involving military affairs. , almost no one dared to delay, everyone was full of energy, each performed their duties, and contributed all their strength as much as possible.
They are not afraid.
for their king is still there.
Aaron Landis will never fall as long as King Camos remains.
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The fire of war on the northern border continued to burn, and it burned more and more fiercely, like snow falling from the sky, gradually turning from a little fine snow to a goose feather snow.
The weather was getting colder, and the wind was howling over the muddy snowfields.
Originally, since the attack on Aaron Landis, Geshu had only sent part of his troops to make tentative attacks each time.
However, since the news of the Gasthad attack on the western frontier of Aaronlandis, the offensive of the Geshu army has become fierce.
Probably thinking that the opportunity has come, the originally cautious Commander Geshu could not wait to command the army to rush forward as soon as he received the news, and he began to attack the Aaron Landis North Army without any casualties.
The troops previously stationed in the rear also all marched up and besieged the Aaron Landis.
Unexpectedly, the Aaron Landis, who were suddenly ruthless, were ambushed and suffered a great loss. The army suffered heavy casualties.
At a critical moment, Heimos led the cavalry to rush out and tore a large hole in the Geshu army, which managed to restore the disadvantage.
However, after this battle, the Aaron Landis, who could have been able to face the Geshu army on the snowy plains, had difficulty fighting against the overwhelmed Geshu army, and had to be forced to retreat to the fortress, relying on the castle. sturdy and passively defended.
However, even so, the Northland Legion suffered heavy casualties.
When the Geshus attacked, taking into account the strength of the opponent's troops, the commander-in-chief Heya ordered to abandon the small strongholds and fortresses around him, and fully retracted back to the northern fortresses, concentrating all the troops in one place to resist the enemy.
There is no problem with Heya's decision. The scattered troops will only be broken by Gaia's army one by one. It is the best choice to swallow a little bit, shrink into fists and wait for reinforcements in a solid fortress.
However, what people did not expect was that they had no reinforcements because of the sudden attack by the Islamic State and the civil strife in the Tasda State.
As a result, they can only fight alone.
These days, the Northland fortress stood alone on the ground, and was swayed by the waves of the Geshu army.
After driving the army of Aaronlandis back to the fortress, the Geshu became more reckless.
Tall trebuchets were built outside the Northland fortress castle. Every day, countless boulders whizzed away from the sky, smashing heavily on the city walls, and some even fell into the city walls, smashing houses and injuring them. people.
Wooden arrow towers rose from the ground, and countless Geshu archers stood on the arrow towers and poured arrows down on the Aaron Landis soldiers on the city wall.
Although the Geshus had the upper hand, the resistance of Aaron Landis remained tenacious.
Relying on the strong fortress, the Aaron Landis, who suffered a lot of casualties, still cling to the northern fortress.
Siege is a very difficult battle, especially against such a fortress-type castle.
Seeing that it would be difficult to capture for a while, Commander Geshu simply surrounded the northern castle with a large army, and cut off the river flowing into the castle from the outside, and cut off the water source of the Aaron Landis.
The Aaronandeans were forced to live off melting snow.
At the same time, the supplies in the fortress were rapidly being consumed at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Everyone knows that once the snow stops falling and there is no water source, the fortress will be breached sooner or later.
Aaron Landis were brave and fearless, but not all of them were.
With the help of some people lurking in the fortress, the aura of restlessness spread little by little in the fortress.
A few people who are afraid of death but have a flexible mind gradually have other minds...
Not long after, in the middle of a dark night, someone sneaked out of the fortress in the dark and sneaked into the camp of the Geshu army.
"... as long as you can guarantee... my family will get enough... "
"Yes... my family will do it... "
"As you wish..."
Sisi whispers came out from the darkness.
"...then it was agreed like this..."
"In the middle of the night, the city gates opened... The fire was the signal..."
Before dawn, the figure who had left the Gishul camp quietly returned to the fortress castle.
I don't know how long it took, it was dawn.
The sun rose little by little from the horizon, and the sun shone on the pitch-black city wall that had been smashed by boulders for days. At this moment, even the sun was vaguely cold in the winter.
It illuminated the dry bloodstains on the city wall, as if heralding the arrival of danger...
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Whether it is the northern border or the eastern border, because of the constant battle against the enemy country, the city is strong, so even if it is difficult, it is still able to fight against the enemy.
But on this side of the western frontier, the situation is far more sinister than on the other two.
After all, in the past, Canal and Aaron Landis had a close relationship and would not fight at all, so the Sixth Legion, which was relatively small in the Aaron Landis Legion, was stationed here.
Its main task is to suppress bandits and go to the north for support when necessary. Because of the lack of baptism of war, it is inferior to other legions in combat effectiveness.
The most worrying point is that the cities on the western frontier are not as strong as the other frontiers because of their friendship with Kanar.
The sudden attack of the Gasdadians caught the Aaronlandis by surprise, and the strongholds on the frontier were swept away one by one, and several small fortresses and cities fell.
The people of Aaron Landis hurriedly faced the battle, but the Gasdadians were strong and strong, and they still used their minds to calculate and not to think, so they lost several battles in a row.
The legion suffered a lot of casualties, and in the end, the western frontier fell, and the sixth legion retreated to the Camea Valley.
That was the last place to be defended. After passing here, the front was the Kamiya Plain of Yimapingchuan. Several large cities were scattered on the plain, with a population of several hundred thousand.
It is conceivable that once it breaks through here, the horseshoes of the Gasdadians will step onto the Kameya Plain unscrupulously, and those cities, as well as the hundreds of thousands of people in the city of Aaron Landis, will be in a desperate situation.
It was late at night, and in the valleys of Kamiya, there were tired soldiers sleeping on the ground everywhere, lying on the cold ground, wearing a coat or a tattered blanket on their bodies.
Knight Commander Tanner in black and red armor walked slowly among his soldiers, occasionally leaning over and gently covering the lifted blanket back over the sleeping soldier.
The Sixth Legion had only more than 10,000 people, and they were defeated one after another.
And Gastade's army numbered 30,000.
Tanner stood on the hillside and looked at the camp of the Gasthards who were chasing from the opposite side.
In the dark night, the wind blew past him, lifting the cloak behind him and making a rustling sound.
He just stood there, motionless.
His bodyguard also stood silently behind him.
He stood like this all night, until the sun rose over the horizon and the sun lit up his face.
He raised his eyes to the rising sun, a determination written in his eyes.
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The next morning, the earth was bathed in bright sunlight.
Before the army, Tanner stood on horseback.
"We've got nowhere to go."
He said, tightening the reins, and the horse trotted slowly back and forth in front of the army.
This cavalry commander has an elegant face that is not like a warrior, but no one can deny the perseverance on his face at this moment.
"Our hometown, and our family, are behind us."
He raised his hand and pointed to the plain land where a layer of light golden light was scattered by the sun.
"To protect them, we have no choice but to fight."
The army of nearly ten thousand people, but the valley is silent.
No one spoke, and all the soldiers watched their commander in silence.
They looked into the distance with Tanner's hand, and there were memories, regrets, and sorrows in their eyes, but there was no fear.
When they turned their heads, all the emotions in their eyes faded.
[There is no choice but to fight.]
Looking at the enemy in the distance, fierce flames ignited little by little in the soldier's eyes.
Even after successive defeats, they did not see a hint of despair in their eyes, instead they became more and more arrogant and morale.
There was an invisible force agitating in their bodies, causing their blood to boil.
The sky is already bright, and the sun is already high in the sky,
The valley was shaking, and a roar with a great sense of oppression came from the opposite side.
The soldiers clenched their cold weapons.
Aaron Landis, the kingdom of lions.
They were fearless warriors of Aaron Landis.
Their home is just behind.
Even if they die here and shed the last drop of blood, they will not take another half step back.
Rider Tanner stood at the forefront of everyone.
Behind him, the flaming red lion flag fluttered in the sky.
"The gods of Aaron Landis are watching us."
He shouted, the silver gun in his hand held high in the air.
The tip of the gun flashed a bright light.
The next second, the silver spear pointed heavily forward, and his roar seemed to tear the entire sky apart.
"For Aaron Landis—"
Tanner, on his horse, led a large army to meet the enemy.
Under the sun, large and small armies of different colors collided fiercely.
The army dressed in black and red leather armor slammed into Gasdard's army with an indomitable momentum.
The Aaron Landis soldiers turned their backs on their previous inferiority and fought with the Gasdadians frantically.
Facing an enemy army several times their size, they fought with determination to sink the boat.
Even with a few knives in his body, he still stands tall.
Even if it is cut to the ground, it still drags the enemies around.
Even if you die, you have to drag the enemy to die together.
Their aura as if they were going to perish together actually slammed the mighty Gasdad army to a standstill.
In the previous battles, the Gasdadians, with their strong physique and strength, directly pressed them over, defeating the Aaron Landis people time and time again.
And this time, the battle situation was forced into a stalemate confrontation by the Aaron Landis.
The ferocity of the Aaron Landis people at this moment is brave and not afraid of death, so that the Gasthards who previously thought that the Aaron Landis cavalry were nothing more than this changed their view of them.
Although the strength of the individual soldiers is not as good as himself, but in terms of tenacious will, the Aaron Landis are already qualified to be recognized as their opponents.
The commander-in-chief of the Gasdard army thought so, and then, with a wave of his hand, the entire army pressed on.
The stalemate was quickly broken, and the Aaron Landis soldiers held on for a while with their fierce momentum, but they couldn't last long.
In the icy crash of the blade, in the splash of blood, one soldier after another fell to the ground.
The blood they shed drenched the earth that had nurtured them.
Tanner and his guards fought hard in the enemy army, watching his subordinates fall one by one, his face grim and his eyes red.
The silver spear had long been lost in the fight, and he was now wielding his long sword and slashing at the enemy in front of him.
The arm was sore, and it was so heavy that it was almost impossible to lift it after waving it countless times.
There were fewer and fewer guards following him. Looking around, there were inexhaustible enemies in front of him.
He roared, dashing to and fro in the enemy army, trying to save his men from the enemy.
Suddenly, a javelin was thrown from the rear, penetrating the mount under him heavily.
He fell forward, jumped, rolled around on the ground, and stood up quickly.
Standing among the corpses of countless Aaron Landis soldiers, looking at the enemy army that was approaching him, there was no fear in Tanner's eyes.
He looked calmly at the countless enemies.
Taking a deep breath, he clenched the blood-stained long sword in his hand.
This will be his last fight...
Just when he was about to rush towards the enemy with the heart of mortal death, there was a sudden swoosh.
Immediately afterwards, there were countless whizzing sounds, resounding in everyone's ears like beeps.
At this moment, a large Polly arrow crossed the sky, broke through the sky behind Tanner, and shot the Gasdadians overwhelmingly.
Countless sharp arrows fell into the Gasdad army like a torrential rain, shooting countless people to the ground.
Tanner froze in place.
Suddenly, a long howl came from a distant place behind him.
He had an inexplicable delusion.
The long howl seemed to be the roar of the king of the jungle, the lion, and it shook the entire valley for a moment.
Amid the ecstatic cheers of countless Aaron Landis soldiers, Tanner turned his head sharply.
His breathing stopped abruptly for a moment.
On the far horizon, the crimson flag fluttered high in the sky.
The stomping of horses' hooves resounded in the sky.
Above the ground, Aaron Landis cavalry in black and red armor rushed like mercury pouring out.
At the forefront, the pitch-black horse was like a black lightning bolt.
The tall and burly man galloped on his horse, and the giant sword in his hand was like a ferocious fang.
The signature dark brown mane fluttered in the wind, reflecting the sunlight like a flaming flame.
Camos
undefeated lion
king of heroes
You guard the land of Aaron Landis.
You are the indestructible faith in the hearts of all Aaron Landis—
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At the same time, beyond the land of Aaron Landis, beyond the edge of the eastern border, behind the battlefield where the Aaron Landis army and the Yis army were fighting, an army was slowly advancing.
This army was wearing slightly rough leather armor, mostly fur, a felt hat, a bow and arrow behind him, and a machete at his waist.
The horses they rode were slightly shorter than normal horses, and each had some animal's fangs on a rope around his neck or arm.
This is the cavalry army of Yisi, they are escorting a large amount of food and grass, sending it to the front battlefield.
At this moment, the Yisi cavalry yelled loudly, waving whips, and whipping the serfs who were pushing the wooden carts, making them speed up.
The wheels of the heavy wooden carts sank deep into the ground, making countless deep marks on the grass.
Not far away, behind the rolling hills, a cavalry army dressed in different clothes from the Yisi cavalry was hiding behind.
The Thorn Hou, who had returned from investigating the situation of the enemy, reported the situation to the general of the cavalry army in a low voice.
The blond horseman stood with his horse, under the helmet, the fine strands of hair were scattered on the pitch-black blindfold.
Then, he turned sideways, bowed his head slightly, and whispered something to a guard standing beside him.
It's just that the knight of the scorching sun and his guard didn't speak like they were treating a subordinate at all, but rather respectful tone.
The young knight dressed as a guard raised his head, it was the face of a boy who still had a little bit of childishness.
If You Sixiang saw this face, he would be stunned.
Because this young knight behind the eastern frontier battlefield turned out to be the prince who was supposed to be unconscious in the palace.
While talking to Kaihos, Garlan felt a slight bump in his thigh.
He looked down and saw the big lion lying beside him yawning and arching his legs with his big head.
Garlan smiled and looked up into the distance while touching Nega's head.
That unconscious 'prey' was walking into the trap little by little.
The young man who caressed the lion beside him looked ahead, his pure golden pupils were shining brightly in the face of the sun.