Hundreds of griffon battle flags are lined up along the city wall in a long line, fluttering in the wind, making no sound. If viewed from below the city, hundreds of battle flags will give people the impression that this place is heavily guarded, but if you look down from high altitude Looking down, you will find that there are not many soldiers in the city.
Sejialan went to the mercenary country, and not only took away all the magicians in the level, but also took away the strong soldiers, leaving only a group of old, weak, sick and disabled, and the false flags on the city were just to create an illusion. . Unfortunately, the mage tower was destroyed and there is no magician. It is difficult to deceive anyone with the so-called illusion. A single Eye of the Sky magic can reveal the true identity of the entire level.
In fact, Sejialan is not worried about the situation in the rear. First of all, she is full of confidence in herself. Coupled with the extremely powerful reconnaissance capabilities of the Griffin Knights, a large number of troops from the Mao Empire cannot bypass her defense line, and small-scale infiltration troops cannot Threatening the level, she thought her supply lines were safe. An Fei's robbery made her a little confused. The big alliance that emerged in Molamachi Town was too far away from her after all. She could understand the movements of the major legions of the Mao Empire, but she couldn't extend her tentacles to the Hengduan Valley. Knowing An Fei, the word "big league" is very unfamiliar to her.
Juland implemented the restructuring, which brought the Mayo Empire to a prosperous situation, and its national strength increased greatly. Even among the three major powers, the Mayo Empire is a well-deserved giant! The kings of other countries have also seen the benefits of restructuring, but some lack the courage to take drastic measures, and some do not dare to challenge the domestic aristocratic alliance, so they can only live hard under the strong threat of the Mao Empire. In normal times, the Alison Empire and the Flash Sand Empire always join forces to confront the Mao Empire in order to maintain a mutually beneficial situation. Now the Alison Empire's Dark Moon Magic Legion has been annihilated, and the country's strength has been greatly damaged. He had to choose to retreat, and all the burden fell on Sejialan.
War is a very mysterious and complicated thing. Sejialan is faced with an unsolvable problem, and the strategic resources at her disposal are seriously insufficient! Strategic resources cover a wide range, generally including manpower and materials, but no matter which aspect, she knows that it cannot be compared with the Mao Empire. She knew that an inexplicable mercenary group had attacked her baggage troops, but as soon as she sent the troops out, she got the news that Beeri led the Death Roar Legion to step out of the Hengduan Valley, and she immediately sent the Griffin Knight Starry Night to pursue them. She chased the troops back, gathered them together, and reached a series of secret agreements with Knight Fernando. As for the mercenary group, she really couldn't care less.
This period of time was Se Jialan's most painful and torturous day, because she kept wandering between the two extremes. Should she attack the Shield of Light before Beeri arrived? After a long period of thinking, Sejialan rejected her crazy idea. Her strategic purpose was to disrupt Yolande's plan. Prevent Julande from annexing the mercenary country, rather than forcing all conflicts to erupt in the most intense way.
Throughout the history of war. There are many examples of the strong bullying the weak, the weak resisting, and the weak defeating the strong. However, there are very few cases where the weak take the initiative to challenge the strong. No one wants to destroy themselves. Let’s look at a few of the most famous examples: the Battle of Guandu, where Yuan Shao came to fight Cao Cao, the Battle of Chibi, where Cao Cao went to fight Sun Quan, and the Battle of Water. It was Jian who took the initiative to go south, and the strong always took the initiative, although they all failed in the end.
Sejialan's courage is also limited to the weak. She is a general. He was not a madman, and the third prince of the Mao Empire, Rodhart, was still in the army, so there was a real conflict. Regardless of whether Rod Hart is killed or captured, it will lead to the revenge of the entire country of Yuland. The Mao Empire has solved the threat of undead creatures and has no worries anymore, but the Flash Sand Empire has Unable to fully respond to the challenge. What's more, Sejialan still needs time. She has reached many mutually beneficial agreements with the knight Fernando. Fernando reported to the Holy See many times, in which he denounced the various hegemonic behaviors of the Mao Empire and asked for more reinforcements. Because the knight The truth about Lamborge's death caused a great stir in the Holy See, and also aroused widespread hostility towards the Mayo Empire. Fernando believed that his demands would be met.
Therefore, Sejialan adopted a prudent strategy, temporarily reducing her troops, showing weakness to the enemy, and trying to ease the conflict first. At the same time, she sent a gryphon knight to ask for help from His Highness Kierik, her fiancé. As the saying goes, a good wife can't make a meal without rice. It's not that she doesn't dare to confront Beieri, but she can't take risks. Her burden is too heavy. It can even be said that she controls the future destiny of the entire Shansha Empire. If she didn't dare to confront Beeri, she would never come to the mercenary country. Defeating Beeri was not only her personal wish, but also the task assigned to her by her mentor!
An Fei is standing on the highest flagpole at the top of the city. Under his feet is the fluttering gryphon battle flag. The heart of nature has given him unparalleled freedom, especially in this level without the protection of a magician. He doesn't have to worry at all. Who will find out.
Although the life trajectories of An Fei and Se Jialan are approaching the same intersection, it is undeniable that they are people on two levels for the time being. Sejialan didn't understand An Fei's extremely powerful attack power. After negotiating with Fernando, Fernando told her that those who attacked the baggage must be mercenaries from An Fei's major alliance. However, compared with Beieri, An Fei was just As a small character, she couldn't care less about An Fei because of small things, and she couldn't be distracted under Beieri's mountain-like pressure. And An Fei also doesn't understand Sejialan's plan and the reaction of the Shansha Empire, so he has no way of knowing that now is when Sejialan is unable to look back and Kijerik's reinforcements are halfway through. He is in a vacuum. Within the time period, rush to a vacuum location and start a battle with great disparity between strengths and weaknesses! Earlier or later, the results will be completely different.
There was a group of soldiers patrolling feebly on the top of the city. Every once in a while, they would pass by An Fei's feet, but An Fei was never found. There were also some soldiers sitting around the bonfire, or talking about something. Or being lazy and sleeping soundly. Due to specific geographical conditions, there has never been a war in this level since its establishment. Do mercenaries dare to invade the Shansha Empire? Edward VIII later transferred the elite troops here just because he was worried about the infiltration of undead creatures, and Sejialan took away those elite troops, leaving only the old, weak, sick and disabled, and the battle was harmful to them Let’s talk. It was a long, long time ago, and the vigilance of the warriors had long since disappeared in the baptism of time.
Team after team of mercenaries quietly moved towards the checkpoint, but with thousands of mercenaries walking together, the so-called 'quietness' was very limited. Susanna, Ozgucci and others who were walking at the front were still one step away from the checkpoint. More than 100 meters away, a soldier who was taking a nap against the battlement heard the sound. He opened his sleepy eyes and looked down. He was so frightened that he jumped up on the spot. An old, hoarse voice pierced the night sky: "Enemy attack! There is someone. Enemy attack!"
"You're fucking dreaming!" Another voice cursed rudely.
"Enemy attack..." The soldier who called the police was so anxious that he danced as if having a convulsion: "Enemy attack!"
"Get out! You're not letting people sleep anymore!" Another soldier sat up and cursed angrily.
An Fei felt a little weird standing on the flagpole and watching all this. Are the military qualities of the soldiers in the Shansha Empire too poor? Even sleeping can be a reason...
"The enemy is attacking..." The soldier who called the police was so anxious that he almost cried.
The patrol just came back at this time, and they were very convenient.
After taking a few steps closer to the battlements and looking down, the nest immediately exploded because of the figures coming down from the city walls.
"Pull up the suspension bridge! Pull up the suspension bridge quickly!" A small-headed soldier drew out his sword and shouted.
"Sir, the suspension bridge... hasn't been lowered yet?" a soldier murmured.
"Close the city gate and fill the sandbags. Quick! Fill the sandbags!" The little leader issued the next order according to the procedure.
The soldiers on the top of the city were already crowding around the battlements when they heard this order. They couldn't help but look at each other, some of the soldiers had been soldiers here for decades. I have never seen a sandbag before. Where can I find one now
The men who live in this level all year round are roughly divided into two types, one is the poor and musty soldier, and the other is the extremely rich tax collector. No matter which one they are, they have little fighting ability. The mercenaries below the city had already rushed dozens of meters closer, but the soldiers on the city had never done anything meaningful.
With a crash, one of the iron ropes tied to the suspension bridge suddenly broke. The suspension bridge made an unpleasant groaning sound, and then one iron rope after another cracked inexplicably. The suspension bridge, which was more than twenty meters long, suddenly fell.
"Who is this! You're fucking crazy!" The little leader yelled, and then issued a series of orders that made people doubt whether he was sleepwalking: "The magician starts to intercept, quick! Archers, archers, prepare!"
An Fei couldn't laugh or cry. He put the long bow back into the space ring and floated down to the city, even if he was scolded as a madman. He didn't bother to pay attention to those soldiers. What kind of threat could an army without swordsmen pose to the mercenaries? In fact, An Fei didn't know that there was no war breaking out here, so there was no opportunity for meritorious service and promotion, and all the oil and water were taken away by the tax officials. The soldiers could only rely on pitiful allowances to maintain their lives. How could the swordsman be willing to come here? Eating and waiting to die? Might as well become a mercenary! The army here can be said to be the army with the worst combat effectiveness on the mainland.
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Before An Fei could land on the ground, the city gate had been shattered by a dazzling golden light. Susanna was the first to enter with her sword, followed by Ozguch and Ye rushing in with the mercenaries.
"Leave this to Ozguch, Susanna, let's go." An Fei said in a loud voice. Today's battle was too boring for him.
"Just the two of us?" Susanna was stunned.
"The two of us are not enough?" An Fei smiled.
"A married couple is invincible in the world!" Özgüc exclaimed in a high-spirited tone, showing his imitation in a good way.
"It's a combination of two swords, don't yell!" An Fei corrected, it doesn't sound good when a husband and wife join forces, it has a bit of a smell.
"It's all the same." Ozguch chuckled. In a blink of an eye, he saw the soldiers who knew that the situation was over and ran down the inner wall. Ozguch's eyes lit up and he ran after those soldiers. Most of the mercenaries have a vicious vision, because they need to estimate the combat effectiveness of the monsters at the first time to decide whether to attack. Ozguch can see that those soldiers don't even have a little bit of fighting spirit. He likes to fight one against a hundred. Feel.
"Let's go!" An Fei waved to Susanna. Unlike Ozgucci, he was not interested in this unsuspicious battle at all.
The supply base of the Shansha Empire is fifteen miles away from the checkpoint. The shadow mercenary duo who infiltrated in advance have already sent back accurate information. The distance of fifteen miles is not a problem for An Fei and Susanna.
now. The soldiers in the supply base have already seen the blazing fire on the checkpoint. Due to Sejialan's lack of troops, there is only one army responsible for transporting the baggage, and something happened to that army.++ Over two thousand three or four .
What is the pinnacle of strength? It is a strategic weapon, mainly used for deterrence. Under normal circumstances, the top experts will not run around and commit murder and arson everywhere, regardless of their identity. There is no need, just ask for what you want. But there happened to be An Fei, who was willing to contribute to the harmonious society in Yulande's ideal. Not only was his own strength difficult to estimate, but he also led a peak powerhouse around the world, causing trouble for people everywhere.
Although the soldiers were ready for battle and even wanted to support the checkpoint, they were all frightened when they saw the rapidly approaching, shuddering light of fighting spirit, their eyes full of fear and despair.
An Fei is here to kill people. He had no mercy and jumped into the battle alongside Susanna without hesitation. Like a tiger entering a flock of sheep, a bloody storm broke out! Susanna is the pinnacle of power, and naturally there is no one who can match her. An Fei is not a great magician or a great swordsman, but he is definitely a great appraiser, if there is such a professional hierarchy.
The fire element sword in An Fei's hand has stretched to more than 20 meters long. Every time he swings it, it can take away a piece of life. Sometimes, life is so small. Use 'pieces' to count. Those who were able to survive the scorching flames were all mid- to high-level professionals. Their protective fighting energy saved them once, although they didn't know exactly how many attacks they could withstand. But at least he wasn't killed instantly. In a short period of time, An Fei has identified the survivability of hundreds of people and passed the test. Those who were stunned, yelled, angry, grieved, despaired, or collapsed. Those who failed to pass the test were all turned into charcoal. Behind An Fei, there was purgatory!
He vowed to sweep away the Xiongnu regardless of his own safety, and five thousand Diao Jin mourned Hu Chen. The poor bones by the river are like those in a boudoir's dream. The charm of this poem lies in the last two sentences, which describe the tragedy of war. However, it can be seen that Chen Tao is a little shallow. Does the bone by the Wuding River need to be pitied? No, we should respect and worship them. Without the countless bones by the Wuding River, the Huns marched southward in large numbers, and even their wives and children were not protected. How could they sit at home and sigh? Why
For An Fei, he must perform self-hypnosis. He is from the Mayo Empire! Without a sense of belonging, he will show off his feet in some small things that cannot be taken care of, and cannot gain the true trust of Julande. What's more, Thor is his teacher and Chris is the prince of the Maho Empire. If he must take root, The Mao Empire was his only choice.
In front of him were the relentless enemies. What An Fei showed was a momentum of killing them all. However, because the soldiers of the Shansha Empire wanted to allocate part of their manpower to support the checkpoint, the army had already gathered, but An Fei was Eliminating the trouble of chasing and killing, the gushing tongues of fire made An Fei feel like he was in an uninhabited land, and in a blink of an eye, he killed the entire military formation.
Breaking out of the formation will give people a feeling of sudden enlightenment, which is very refreshing and happy. If it is Ozgucci, he will scream wildly. If it is Bravi, he will tremble with excitement, but An Fei's eyes only flickered a few times, and when he turned around, his face was filled with a sense of tranquility, like a philosopher who was thinking about life.
As quiet as a virgin and as active as a stray rabbit, of course he started to move after the silence. An Fei's figure left a series of afterimages in mid-air, and he rushed towards the battle formation with a diagonal stab. Since he had already killed him once, he didn't mind doing it again. once.
How big can a few small battle formations composed of more than 2,000 people be? An Fei left a burning belt about thirty meters wide in the battle formation in one go. The tragic scene had already stunned the soldiers of the Shansha Empire. In their eyes, An Fei was much more terrifying than Susanna! Seeing An Fei turning back to kill him, the whole camp immediately collapsed, everyone crying for their father and mother, and running around in the camp.
Even those who survived An Fei's sword
, the swordsmen also lost their fighting spirit. Sometimes, they are more afraid of seeing death than death. They originally led their men to stop An Fei, but An Fei rushed past them wrapped in a ball of scorching fire. Before they could get out of there, After recovering from the suffocating pressure, only to see that all his subordinates were dead, leaving him alone as the bare commander. The nightmare-like fear could not be described in words.
An Fei slowly inserted the fire sword into its sheath. He was not afraid of organized or unorganized resistance, but when the soldiers of the Shansha Empire dispersed, he had no choice but to chase them one by one. It will tire people to death.
"It went so well." Susanna also put away her sword, walked slowly to An Fei's side, and wrinkled her nose. Although An Fei's fighting style was very powerful, the sequelae were a bit unbearable, and the scorching temperature was quite unbearable. A small problem, the burnt smell in the air was nauseating, but she had to breathe.
"It went well, isn't it?" An Fei smiled, then released his sensory power and carefully observed the entire camp. He suddenly discovered that there seemed to be not as many warehouses built in the camp as he had expected.
Not long after, Orsi and Thomson's mercenary groups drove hundreds of carriages over. In fact, An Fei was delayed for five days before setting off this time. First, he had to send a large number of mercenaries to thoroughly investigate the relevant areas to ensure that Without Sejialan's army to hide, he himself acted as the chief scout, because his efficiency was hundreds or thousands of times that of others. besides. The number of carriages in Wind and Rain Castle was far from insufficient, and the additional carriages were all rushed out in these five days. Fortunately, after An Fei robbed the baggage, he destroyed the cart and took all the horses with him, otherwise the horses would be an unsolvable problem.
"Where's Ozgucci?" An Fei asked slowly.
"Sir, he hasn't finished the fight yet. It looks like he's a little angry. The damage should be quite considerable." Thomson hurriedly replied: "Captain Ximpela went to help him."
"Loss? Are you kidding?" An Fei was stunned. Not only An Fei, but Susanna was also stunned.
"My lord, their fighting power is very strong. Really! How could I joke with you about such a thing?"
"You said those soldiers have very strong combat effectiveness?" An Fei became more and more confused as he listened.
"No, have you forgotten? There are many tax officials in the city. It is estimated that we can make a fortune. This road turns out to be a golden trade route. God knows how much those tax officials made!" Thomson smiled. stand up.
"You said those tax officials are very strong?" An Fei frowned.
"no…"
"Be more specific!"
"Sir, those who can become tax officials are of course nobles. There are many generals around them. Even Ozguki was injured. I heard from the brothers that he was injured by a high-level swordsman. "Thomson said hurriedly: "Fortunately, their resistance is too scattered, otherwise, our troubles will be even greater."
An Fei suddenly thought of something. The empire's laws clearly stipulated that, except for dukes and marquises, the number of generals and retainers under various nobles was strictly controlled. Now it seems that there are no relevant regulations in the Shansha Empire, or that , the regulations are much more generous than those of the Mayo Empire. Considering the quantity and quality of Ozguch's mercenaries, they have not completely occupied the checkpoint for such a long time, which proves that those tax officials have many followers.
He used to think it was just a law, but after thinking about it, he finally understood the mystery. A country's resources are limited, and the resources it can attract are also limited. A large number of nobles have an even larger number of private soldiers to serve themselves, but they do not do anything to the country. produce any benefit. With the help of the law, Yolande expanded the country's resources and weakened the strength of the aristocratic group, making profits on both sides! It’s really hard to be a high-ranking person. There are lots of big and small calculations everywhere...
"Don't wait for Özguch. Go and open all the warehouses. Pick out the food first, and then other things. By the way, pay attention and see if you can find the magic crystal." That's why the wait-and-see man An Fei accidentally picked up a rabbit that he killed and kept it there for many years. Although An Fei was not that stupid, he still had a little bit of expectation in his heart, hoping that he could make another fortune.
"Understood, my lord."
"Remember, you must count everything, whether it is taken away or destroyed, I will hand in the report when you get back." An Fei asked again.
The mercenaries of the two mercenary groups started working enthusiastically. Getting something for nothing can always bring people a different kind of pleasure. Regardless of whether this behavior is worth promoting, it is just the fact! The mercenaries looked very energetic. Carriages were driven into the camp one after another, loading and unloading supplies in a race against time, and then were driven out again, forming a convoy outside the camp. Everyone had smiles on their faces.
I don’t know how long it took, but the sound of horse hooves was heard from the other side of the checkpoint. Ximpera rushed over with a dozen mercenaries. They were all riding snow beasts of the same color. They were also trophies, things they had stolen. , If you don’t use it, it’s useless. If you don’t ride it, it’s useless.
"Ximpela, how is Ozguch doing?" An Fei shouted.
"My lord, the battle is over." Simpera replied as she jumped down from the snow beast.
"Serious losses?" This is what An Fei is most concerned about.
"I don't know." Ximpera happened to see Orsi walking out of the camp and shouted hurriedly: "Orsi, leave some carriages for me!"
"What do you want a carriage for?" Orsi was stunned.
"It's Captain Ozguch who wants it. He wants to pretend to be wounded. Also, we have confiscated a lot of things from the tax officials' homes, and Captain Ozguch wants to take those tax officials away."
"How much do you want?"
"One hundred cars." Ximpera thought for a while and reported a number.
"Are you kidding me? No more food?" Orsi shouted.
"Let Ximpera take the carriage away." Thomson strode over: "Sir, I have inspected the warehouses. Many warehouses are empty with nothing in them, and there are also warehouses containing heavy helmets. Heavy armor, that thing is useless to us, I estimate that even if Ximpera takes away a hundred carriages, there will be enough left."
"Ximpela, tell Ozguch to kill all those tax officials. It's useless to keep them." An Fei frowned.
"Sir, you have never seen them, so you don't know what kind of wealth they have!" Ximpera smiled and said: "Captain Ozguch wants to take them back first, drain them bit by bit, and then kill them. "
"Drain it?"
"The space rings they wear on their hands, in my opinion, are of the worst quality, and half of them are wearing high-grade space rings." Ximpera said with envy: "We even found magic crystals in their homes, so What is stored in their space ring must be more precious than the magic crystal!"
Orsi and Thomson looked at their fingers and then put their hands away with shame on their faces. What a shame! I usually feel that I have become very successful following Mr. An Fei, and I am very proud. I didn't expect that there is such a big gap compared with a tax official!
"Okay." An Fei nodded and said, "Tell Ozguch to speed up! We can ensure the safety of the mercenary country. It's hard to say here. We must leave as soon as possible!" "Understood, sir!"