In the luxurious living room of the former Lord of Luoshen City and deputy leader of the Yomo Mercenary Group, Ofiloch and Marshal Rochelio were staring at a large sand table in the center of the living room. w w w .q u a n b e n. c o m
Both of them had expressions as deep as water and remained silent.
"Marshal," Ofiloch finally spoke, "Although we have captured this Luoshen City, the food reserves are not as much as expected. This time, your Majesty has 100,000 soldiers, but only 50,000 people are delivering supplies. Now the army only has enough food reserves. It lasts for half a month. Your Majesty has never fought in many battles, but Marshal, you have experienced countless wars in your life and have achieved impressive results. There is no reason why you don’t know the importance of supplies to war."
"Mr. Paladin," Rocherio's deep laughter sounded in the hall, "Although you are the most outstanding genius among the younger generation, experience sometimes plays a far greater role in politics than genius. This war Although it is not clever in military terms, it is a very clever approach in politics. Unfortunately, you and I are both soldiers. Although the current situation is difficult, we must win this war even for the people of the alliance."
Ofiloch hesitated to speak. He understood that in today's delicate political situation, some things were tacitly understood, and some issues were not suitable to be brought to the table.
He sighed and frowned at the sand table. Luoshen Basin is shaped like a funnel, with the large end facing the Rhine League, and then gradually narrows until it becomes a narrow channel only three kilometers wide and more than ten kilometers long. In just a few months, a small temporary fortress was built on the passage. Three earth walls of about six meters were built one after another according to the terrain. The mountains on both sides of the passage are relatively steep, and the Ron people have built more than ten fortresses on both sides. Their few magicians are mostly deployed in these fortresses, and they are high enough to attack the entire front of the passage.
Marshal Rochelio was tall and meticulously combed with silver, and his fair face was full of the charm of time and experience. Ofiloch knew that the young marshal was a famous handsome man in the entire alliance. Having been in a high position for a long time, Ofiloch can no longer tell anything about his thoughts from this face. In fact, Ofiloch wanted to know very much why the two great magicians of the alliance, Hierro and Lhasa, as well as the marshal's close friend, the Star Sword Master Prosis, did not go out with the army.
You must know that this expedition almost exhausted the strength of the Rhine League. In terms of military strength alone, the Rhine Alliance is actually not much different from the Principality of Ron, but in terms of the strength of magicians and the number of powerful people, it far exceeds the Principality of Ron. The Principality of Ron has neither a great mage nor a warrior of the Paladin or Sword Master level. The Rhine League obviously has two great magicians and a sword master. If you include Elesis and Ofiloch, there will be one more paladin and a great magician. Such strength is only limited compared to the three major empires.
Since the magicians and sword masters of the Rhine League have not gone to war, Ofiloch is not willing to reveal the strength of his paladin, so this war has strangely turned into a regular war. Of course, the Alliance Emperor Louis IX still sent out his court magicians, and the Inquisition of the Holy See also secretly sent a small force of holy knights, light mages, and templars to assist Aoife. Rock. Naturally, the Twelve Knights of the Round Table also followed Ofiloch.
The Inquisition has always made Ofiloch uncomfortable, and this time, because of their presence, he had to leave Elesis in the Grand Duke's Palace. The Inquisition is the home base of the Church's most extreme organization: the Doomsday Order. Ofiloch has always disliked these crazy and fanatical guys, and would stay as far away as possible.
"Marshal, if we attack this line of defense head-on, what do you think is the chance of success?" Ofiloch asked with a frown.
Rocherio pondered for a moment and then said slowly: "The Yomo mercenaries in Luoshen City were deceived out of the city by our trick. This time, I think the Duke of Ron will definitely hide behind the defense line and not dare to come forward again. After all, there are six thousand The Yemo mercenaries were all wiped out in half a day. That old Capone guy from the 'Feitian' Knights is not an idiot and will definitely estimate our strength. If we attack head-on, we should take down this line of defense within half a month. , the other party’s 50,000 people can’t escape. But... our losses will probably be the same."
Ofiloch looked at the sand table speechlessly. He knew that although Marshal Rocherio was not famous, his military genius was almost as good as his father. The Golden Lion is still too young. This is also the first time he has commanded such a large legion. In terms of marching and fighting, he knows that he is still inferior to the marshal.
The loss of 50,000 people is unacceptable under any circumstances. He sighed secretly. If Hierro, who was proficient in large-scale destructive magic, was here, all problems would be solved.
There is a simple and small military camp outside Luoshen City. This military camp is very strange. The number of people on guard is far greater than that of other military camps, and the people on guard are actually the soldiers in the camp. There were only more than 300 knights in the military camp, and military discipline was extremely loose. Most people were hiding in tents to rest, while a few people were maintaining equipment or cleaning horses.
A small group of patrolling soldiers passed through the military camp. A young and arrogant-looking junior officer looked at the lazy knights in the camp all night long. He was very satisfied with his rank of major, but found that no one here looked at him, especially a knight sitting on an oak barrel, carefully cleaning his war gun. This knight was blocking the way of this patrol.
When the young officer saw that the knight had no intention of giving way, he spat and cursed: "What a bunch of scum! They don't understand any etiquette! They treat horses better than people, no wonder they are locked up here! If you give me This opportunity, I must let you know what a true knight is..." Before he finished speaking, a veteran behind him covered his mouth regardless of his status.
The officer struggled to get away. The strong smell of gun oil, tobacco and sweat on the veteran's hands almost made him faint. He is the son of an earl and an eighth-level knight. How has he ever smelled something like this? Just when he was furious and about to curse, the veteran came up to cover his mouth again, making him take a step back in fright.
The veteran took a step forward and whispered: "Sir, these are all death row prisoners! You can't mess with the people in Lion's Tooth Camp!"
The officer was young and energetic, how could he be willing to listen to this? He stood in front of the knight blocking the road and shouted: "The person standing in front of you now is the Major Knight Captain! Get out of the way!"
The knight didn't even raise his head and said calmly: "I have been sitting here since morning. If you want to cause trouble for me and establish your authority, just say so. Why go around here?"
The officer's face turned red with anger. He looked around and saw that all the knights in the Lion's Tooth Camp had put down their work and started to watch the fun. Especially when you look at yourself, why do you always feel like you are looking at a dead person
But this made him even more angry. The light officer drew his sword out of its sheath and shouted: "What's so great about killing people! I've already killed three people in this battle alone! Come on, kill this scumbag." Catch him, I will give him thirty lashes for just defying my boss!"
He shouted for a long time, but no one answered. Looking back, he realized that the ten soldiers he had brought with him had already hid far away, ignoring his orders. At this time, the veteran who covered his mouth pointed at the knight's feet. The young officer looked at it strangely and was stunned.
The knight's spear has a strange shape, with a purple-black body, and only a silver-gray metallic luster near the handle. The knight was wiping the gun body with a rag dipped in water. The purple-black gradually faded away, revealing the silver-grey underneath. But the sewage flowing down the gun body was dark red.
It turned out to be blood! How many people's blood was stained on this war gun before it turned into such a thick purple-black color? The young officer suddenly felt a chill rising from the bottom of his heart.
Kate ignored the boring boy who was screaming and jumping in front of her, and just concentrated on wiping her gun.
Before going on the expedition, War God's Hammer spent all his money to re-create a complete set of knight equipment for Kate. All the armors have been blessed by several magics and mixed with enough black iron. This war gun has been devoted to Faith's countless efforts. The first three inches of the war gun are a little black and are entirely made of black iron. There are four serrations on the gun head, and there is a blood groove in the middle. The sawtooth flashed with blue magic light, and a paralysis effect was added to it. The blood tank was filled with dark green, which was obviously a giant poison. In Lion's Tooth Camp, these equipment would give Kate at least half a chance of survival.
The entire war gun weighs one hundred and twenty kilograms. If it were Kate before the Dwarf War, she wouldn't be able to use this war gun. Due to the insufficient amount of black iron, Rogge resolutely replaced the soul-binding handle of the battle ax with an ordinary fine steel ax handle, and dissolved all the black iron to make this battle gun for Kate. Kate loves this gun so much that it's meant to kill people, let's just call it a butcher. "
Kate felt at peace now, or more dejected. He had no interest in the little fly flying around in front of him. What threat could a fly pose to his life
The young officer's complexion alternated between blue and white, and he didn't know how to step down. All of his subordinates hid far away, obviously not intending to rescue him. The knights in the Lion's Tooth Camp were already talking in groups, and what they heard in their ears were: "You little brat without eggs."
"I guess he is the son of some stupid pig nobleman",
"Yeah, look at that timid look and you can imagine what kind of character I have!"
The young officer's face became redder and redder, and finally his dignity overcame his fear. He shouted loudly and pointed his sword directly at Kate's chest! I challenge you as a knight! "
Kate was still wiping her gun and replied calmly: "Challenge me? Have you grown all the hair on your lower body?" The knights of the Lion's Tooth Camp laughed wildly.
The young officer finally couldn't bear it any longer. He thrust out his sword and almost touched Kate's neck, and cursed: "Stand up and speak!"
With a clang, his long sword somehow flew into the sky, and then the gun shadow flashed in front of him, and the shield in his left hand rang five times in a row. The huge momentum caused him to sit on the ground. The young officer who finally came to his senses hurriedly touched Hun's body and saw that there was no blood or wounds, and then he breathed heavily and calmed down.
He suddenly saw his soldier staring at his knight's shield with a strange look on his face, so he also took a look and was stunned again.
Five egg-sized round holes appeared in the knight's shield made of fine iron.
Before he could recover, Kate lightly tapped his abdomen with a gun. The fighting spirit exploded instantly, and the young officer fell to the ground. His armor was intact, but his whole body was full of pain. Then, Kate's spear tip lightly stroked his waist a few times, and several pieces of cloth flew up in the wind. Kate took a look and said calmly: "It turns out that all the hair has grown. Then you should be wiser and don't mess with people like us who crawled out of the dead."
Kate picked up her gun and returned to camp, ignoring the fly that suddenly started crying and yelling. He weighed the war gun in his hand and said to himself: "Damn fat man, you gave me the ax, so you don't get killed by others."
Rogge, who was enjoying afternoon tea in his small building, suddenly sneezed. He rubbed his nose and cursed: "Grandma, is it the one who doesn't want to live who is cursing me again?" He woke up suddenly, and heavily He knocked his head and said with an apologetic smile to the person in the chair opposite: "Look, I accidentally said bad words again."
The man's whole body was covered in a large cloak. Hearing this, he smiled and said, "Have I heard too little? Well, hurry up and read the letter Aoife left for you."
It turns out that this mysterious person is Elesis. Rogge was also shocked when she came. When had he ever seen this witch in disguise? But thinking about the holy knights all over the city and the black flames of Elesis, Rogge felt somewhat enlightened.
The letter was left by Ofiloch to Roger before he left. In the letter, he made a detailed analysis of Rogge's two small-scale wars with the Snow Silver Fox and the dwarf tribe. He clearly marked the advantages and mistakes. He especially wrote a dozen pages of tactical analysis on the battle with the dwarf tribe.
From the Golden Lion's perspective, Rogge's greatest strength lies in his strategic mind. The fat man can always mobilize resources from all aspects to form a situation where more is used to defeat less. Seeing this, Rogge couldn't help but giggle: "I didn't expect that Qunou could also be praised by the model of chivalry: the Paladin!"
Rogge's style has always been to be able to fight one opponent with ten people, but never one with eight people. If there is an opportunity to stab someone in the back, he will never fight head-on. Ofiloch used orthodox warfare to revise these unsound tactics.
According to the Paladin, every force on the battlefield is valuable. Under the premise of not losing troops, it would be a strategic waste to fight one out of eight but insist on fighting one out of ten. When the strengths of both sides are similar, the waste of these subtleties will often accumulate into the final defeat of the entire battle. As for stabbing people in the back, they have their limitations. Frontal combat on the battlefield is always the first choice for victory. If you can defeat the enemy head-on but still look for opportunities to attack from behind, it is also a waste of strategic resources.
Rogge was familiar with unofficial history books, but he knew that there were indeed many people in history who had the reputation of "wise generals" who were invincible in all their lives. However, they misused their tactics in the last battle, resulting in a complete defeat, and their reputation was ruined in one battle. middle.
What the Paladin means is that he must first ensure that he is undefeated on the frontal battlefield, and then he can look for opportunities to stab him in the back.
At the end of the letter, Ofiloch pointedly pointed out Rogge's character as a gambler. He left no reserve team in every battle. Once the war started, he was often in a hurry. Although Rogge commanded these two battles conscientiously and achieved final victory in the face of powerful enemies, they suffered heavy losses. If there is another war in the future, Rogge will undoubtedly lose.
In fact, Ofiloch overestimated Rogge. It's not that the fat man doesn't keep a reserve team, it's that he doesn't know what a reserve team is.
At the end of the letter, Ofiloch wrote: "No plan can be set in stone and never be modified. Those famous generals in history have the ability to modify plans at any time according to battlefield conditions. You know, in this world, Things are ever-changing, and it is impossible for a dead plan to account for all changes. The more detailed the plan is, the more places it will need to be revised. This is the significance of preparing a strategic reserve..."
Rogge read Ofiloke's letter over and over again, his face filled with admiration. Elesis asked: "Have you finished reading it all? How do you feel?"
"The knowledge of the Paladin is really incomparable! The whole letter is actually about using any means and adapting to circumstances. My previous understanding was really too shallow. Damn, I'm sorry! No wonder Lord Ofiloch is already a Paladin at such a young age. , I’m still hanging around here as a ninth-level magician!”
Elesis giggled, and Rogge was stunned by her sculpturally beautiful face.
Elesis saw Rogge staring at her blankly, and for some reason her face turned slightly red. She flicked her fingers, and a small black flame lightly burned Rogge's thigh, and the fat man came back to his senses.
They are both stunning beauties, but Froya's beauty is pure and beautiful, as clear as water that makes people feel that they can't stand a little blow. Elesis, on the other hand, is extremely classically beautiful, like a statue of a god carved from thousands of years of ice. It is unattainable, perfect and noble, and can only be admired on high mountains. Spending a long time with these two beauties would make any man feel ashamed. However, Rogge is a cowardly person. Although he appears to be respectful on the surface, he actually has many dirty thoughts in his heart: "What will I do if I catch you?"
Of course, Elesis didn't know these thoughts in Rogge's stomach. If she had known about it, she would have tortured the fat man alive with black fire. In this regard, Froya, who had been with Rogge for a much shorter time, understood his thoughts better.
Elesis's laughter gradually died down. She looked out the window at the gloomy scene, a shadow covering her eyebrows.
Roger put away Ofiloch's letter, lit it in the candlelight, and watched it burn to ashes. Then he took a step closer to Elesis and called softly: "Miss..."
Elesis did not look back, with a hint of melancholy in her voice: "Roger, in your heart, what do you think of His Highness Ofiloch? Can you tell me?"
Rogge hesitated for a moment and replied: "Your Highness is the youngest Paladin. People like me have no way of understanding your realm. However, everything I have today can be said to be given by Lord Ofiloch. Therefore, the villain has always been loyal to His Highness and worked hard. It’s just that the villain’s ability is really limited, so this time he messed up the adult’s affairs... "
Elesis sighed softly and interrupted Roger, "Roger, please stop being so hypocritical at this time, okay? Aoife likes you because you have potential that others don't have. Even I didn't look at you at first. It shows your potential. Your magic power is ridiculously low. Of course, compared with other magicians, your progress is very fast. But your mental power is so huge that it is scary, although you have carefully concealed it. But for those who have the power to reach or exceed mine, as long as they are willing, they will find your specialness. So it can be said that we are actually using you."
Rogge's heart was beating wildly. He never expected that Elesis would speak so clearly. He rarely put away his glib attitude and sighed: "I have no connection with Lord Ofiloch. Even if I am using him, I am still very grateful for your kindness. If it were not for Lord Ofiloch's With guidance and care, maybe even now I am still an ordinary lower-class noble who only knows how to eat, drink and have fun."
"Rogge, for high-level magicians, magic power is very important. But mental power is the key to becoming a great magician. Mental power not only means the ability to control magic, it is also a power that is closer to the origin of power. With your mental strength, you will become a great magician sooner or later, and by that time, I'm afraid all the forces will rush to win over you."
Rogge shook his head and it’s not like there are no people trying to win over me. But no matter whether I can achieve something in magic in the future, what I can achieve today is because of Lord Ofiloch's appreciation. I am not an ungrateful person, I will always remember this sentiment. "
There was some relief in Elesis's voice, and she said softly: "Roger, you know Aoife is very proud. You also know his power, so so far there has been no difficulty that has really stumped him. . This is what I am most worried about. He is a perfect person and has no real friends or subordinates. Roger, you know that a person's power is always limited. I am afraid that one day he will fall on his own Pride above."
The woman who used to be like an iceberg melted and became as gentle as water. She turned around, gently held Roger's hands, and promised me that she would help Ao Fei, okay? "
The tenderness in Elesis's eyes almost overflowed, but Rogge knew that she was not looking at him. Her eyes traveled through her body, through the wall behind her, through thousands of miles of time and space, and landed on a figure that was as dazzling as the sun.
With a bang, all the blood rushed to Rogge's head. For a moment, all he felt was the cold smoothness on his hands. Elesis's hands seemed to have no bones, and they were so soft that it almost drove him crazy.
However, the tenderness in her eyes was like two pools of ice water, slowly draining his blood. Rogge felt his whole body getting colder and colder, and the chill seeped into his bones.
There is also an indescribable sadness.
Rogge gently pulled his hand out, lowered his head, and said calmly: "Don't worry, miss, Rogge will definitely do his best for Lord Ofiloch."
Elesis's face turned slightly red again, this slightly shy color would have attracted Rogge's soul in the past. Now he didn't dare and didn't want to look directly.
"Rogrisis also stuttered a little, "I was a little out of control just now..."
Looking at Elesis's leaving figure, Rogge couldn't help but wonder, what happened to knock this witch like an eternal glacier into the dust? Immediately, he thought of Ofiloch's power, grace, magnanimity and talent, and couldn't help but sigh.
The sky in the other world is always gloomy, but at this moment it was opened by a flame. A burning chariot was pulled by four unicorns and passed across the sky, leaving only a burning tail flame.
Thick mist, clouds and black-gray death energy from another world were surging. They tried to get close to the chariot, but were completely steamed away before they came into contact with the burning bright white flames. Where the clouds were burned away, a rare patch of sky finally emerged.
The sky was bottomless black. Instead, the clouds bring a little dim light to the world.
The invisible pressure of the chariot dissipated in all directions. Countless undead creatures were fleeing, avoiding the light of the chariot. The undead creatures that could burrow into the ground were digging through the soil desperately. Even if the soil had covered their bodies, they were still drilling down desperately.
There was a noise in the distant valley, and a huge bone dragon flapped its wings and flew up. It sprayed a dragon's breath with pale death flames at the chariot, causing the chariot's flames to shake violently and the flames to shoot out.
An extremely tall figure appeared on the chariot. His entire body was enveloped in dazzling flames, and only the outline of his human form could be vaguely seen. He spoke, and his voice echoed like thunder across heaven and earth: "O abandoned thing that God cannot tolerate! Give up your resistance and be purified in the flames of heaven!"
The bone dragon responded with an extremely strong death flame dragon breath, then flapped its wings and fled into the distance.
An inconspicuous small valley on the ground was littered with scattered bones and rotten wood. Suddenly, a huge dragon skull half-buried in the gray soil lifted up slightly, its empty eyes shining with greed and envy, staring at the dragon's breath in the air.
A skeleton with only half of its body next to it suddenly moved. A hand bone with a slight metallic luster grabbed the bone dragon's neck bone and pressed it heavily into the plaster.
Gregory was very reluctant. It took a lot of effort to see such a majestic, spectacular, and powerful dragon's breath. Before it could fully appreciate it, the demon master next to it pushed him back. Yes, it is a smart bone dragon and knows that the people on the chariot in the sky cannot be offended, but the other world is so big and bones are everywhere, where can he find it? Gregory couldn't help but feel aggrieved.
Even if this demon master is only half a body now, and even if its soul fire is so weak that it seems to be extinguished at any time, Grigory does not dare to have the slightest thought of resistance. It has entered into the most unequal soul contract with its master. The demon master can make it self-destruct with just one thought. What's more, the master also has a terrifying devil's right hand! Even if the strength of that hand was now weakened by half, Gregory had no doubt that it could easily crush his neck bones.
It seemed that the only option was to wait for her own death. Gregory thought secretly.
The battle in heaven was fierce and short. The giant on the chariot threw flame spears at the bone dragon. Every spear that hit would open a big hole in the bone dragon, but the powerful breath of the bone dragon was completely unable to stop the flames of the chariot. The bone dragon whined silently and fled in all directions. However, with the combined efforts of the four unicorns, the flame chariot was far superior to the huge bone dragon in terms of speed and flexibility. The giant on the chariot is more like a cat teasing a mouse. He was not in a hurry to kill the bone dragon in front of him, but took it apart bit by bit.
Finally, the giant ended its game. The bone dragon's whole body was surrounded by flames and fell from the sky. Before it even hit the ground, it was completely burned to ashes, like a rain of ash falling from the sky.
The giant's thunderous triumphant laughter spread throughout the other world, and the laughter was loud enough to vibrate the zombies hiding in the deepest underground:
"I am the master of this world! You despicable bones and rotten flesh, continue to be afraid!"
The flaming chariot circled in the air for a demonstration, then tore through the clouds and disappeared into the endless darkness of the sky.
The chariot disappeared for a long time, and then the soil slowly began to stir on the ground. Slowly, undead creatures emerged from the soil one after another.
Grigori also jumped to the ground with *** on his back, and he diligently selected some good-looking bones for ***. A burst of smoke passed, and *** reorganized his body. She felt extremely weak, and the newly repaired skeleton was too fragile, but after the severe injury, *** really didn't have much room to choose.
Now except for the bone wings on his back and the occasional cold light flashing on the fingertips of his right hand, *** is just an ordinary skeleton. (Quanben Novel Website www.QUanbEn-xIAoShUo.com)