"Tap tap, tap tap." Dozens of fast horses passed by on the road. Sitting on the front horse was the dressed-up Ryan, and behind him were only Vivian and Su. Fei and a few personal followers were just there. In total, there were 9 of them, but they brought nearly fifty war horses with them. Relying on constantly changing horses, they maintained an extremely fast galloping speed.
Ryan was riding on the horse, his body jolting with the strong horse, but in his heart he remembered what Farasi said in his ear yesterday when he secretly traveled south from the imperial capital: "Lian, you return to Cassano this time, In order to ensure that the news does not leak out, I will continue to prepare for our wedding, and other affairs in the imperial capital will not change. In this way, when you suddenly appear on the battlefield, the shock to both parties will be huge, and the other party has not If I don’t know your existence, I will definitely not consider your magic.”
"But one thing you have to remember, my dear, our wedding will start in half a month. Excluding the time you have to travel to and from Cassano, after you arrive in Cassano, you only have seven days. Seven days, you There are too many things to do, and they are all too difficult. Our engagement cannot be changed, especially when most of the lords of the empire have sent congratulatory envoys. Changing this time, even if you fail to come back in time, this It will make others think that you don't take this marriage seriously at all, which will bring the imperial capital to lose face."
"And in Cassano, you must not let your people suffer too much loss, which means that you must end the entire battle within seven days, and you must also ensure that your losses are within an acceptable range. Otherwise, if you hold a joyous wedding with me under such circumstances, they will think that you don't care about the life and death of your people at all, which will completely destroy your majesty."
"Ryan, although the pressure is great, my heart will always be with you. Even if Cassano and the Imperial City are completely destroyed by the war, even if the world cannot tolerate us, we will still be together, so go, dear Yes, although I am in the imperial capital, my heart will always belong to you."
When Ryan thought of this, the corners of his mouth turned up slightly. He took a deep breath and turned his head to ask his subordinates to speed up. Unexpectedly, he saw Vivian's haggard face behind him. In fact, Vivian's current injury was not healed at all, but She strongly requested to come back with Ryan. If Ryan didn't take her, she would rather sneak back alone. In desperation, Ryan had no choice but to comply. During the two-day journey, despite the injuries on Vivian's back, It hurt all the time, but she didn't even hum. She clenched her teeth and held on, but the expression on her face became increasingly haggard, which made Ryan see it in her eyes and feel the pain in her heart.
Ryan thought for a moment and realized that his group had been running wildly for almost 4 hours. It was already getting late and it was time to rest for a while. The people needed to drink water and eat something, and the horses needed to be fed fodder, so he looked back and made a He gestured for everyone to take a break. Soon, the group of nine people controlled horses five times their size and stopped on the roadside.
Ryan watched Vivian clenching her row of white teeth and sitting on the ground without humming. Pity surged in her heart. He slowly walked over and handed her his water bag. An was stunned. She squeezed a smile from her face and faced Ryan, but Ryan saw the pain hidden under the smile.
"How is your injury?" Ryan sat next to Vivian and asked with concern.
"It's okay." Vivian almost said these two words through gritted teeth. In fact, the scarred wound on her back had already opened. Every time Vivian's body moved, she would feel the pain from the wound. Although she had been holding on to the severe pain, her pale face and cold sweat on her forehead had already exposed her innermost feelings.
Ryan frowned, turned around and called Sophie, and asked Vivian's two maids to help. When the horses had been fed and everyone had finished their dinner, Sophie looked sad. He came to Ryan's side and whispered: "My back is completely cracked. This is not going to work. We still have at least one day and two nights to go."
Ryan sighed deeply when he heard this. It was impossible to leave Vivian behind at this time, otherwise she would be even more dangerous. The only choice Ryan had was to continue taking Vivian on the road, so he spoke without hesitation. An order was issued: "Speed up the frequency of horse changes and move forward at full speed."
After saying this, Ryan walked towards Vivian with a gentle face. Vivian had already seen what Sophie and Ryan said. She said to Ryan who walked towards her with a wary look: "I No problem, you can..."
"I know." Ryan interrupted Vivian directly: "Let's set off quickly. There are still about one day and two nights. If everything goes well, we can arrive the day after tomorrow."
At this time, Ryan's attendant led a war horse to him, and Ryan jumped on it directly. However, just when Vivian was about to walk towards his horse, Ryan bent down and stretched out his hand to Vivian. in front of
"Ah." Vivian was startled. She never expected that Ryan would do this, but this kind of thing was something she couldn't ask for. So Vivian blushed and was pulled up by Ryan. In order not to touch Vivian's injury, Ryan asked Vivian to sit face to face with him, so that Vivian's back was facing the horse's head, and her legs were naturally wrapped around Ryan. on the waist,
Although this posture is very ambiguous, Vivian can use Ryan's body as a buffer to prevent it from being too bumpy. In order to minimize the bumps Vivian suffered, Ryan even adopted a posture of standing with his knees bent and stepping hard with both legs. In the stirrups, most of the bumps from the body were resolved by Ryan's legs. Sitting on Ryan, Vivian could hardly feel too many bumps. This was the first time for Vivian to talk to her in front of her subordinates. Ryan maintained such an intimate posture. She, who was always aggressive and generous, buried her blushing face deeply into Ryan's chest.
This time, the horses that Ryan went south were all carefully selected by the Royal Knights. Even if they ride two horses on one horse, they can still maintain a fast enough speed. Of course, the fatigue of the horses will also increase, but anyway, the horses that Ryan and the others brought with them Enough that as soon as he found that the speed of the Japanese war horse had slowed down, he would change horses without hesitation, and Ryan would directly jump from one war horse to another while holding Vivian in his arms. Immediately, the speed of the entire team's advance was not slowed down at all. Only Sophie, who was behind Ryan, looked at the sweet-looking Vivian lying in Ryan's arms with an expression of envy and jealousy, imagining in her heart that she could have such a day.
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"Adela, what's going on? You're not sure." Adams looked at his daughter solemnly.
Adela was dressed in military uniform. The light green cape covered the armor on her upper body, but it highlighted her slender thighs. Adela held her helmet in her hand and stood quietly on the top of the Iron Fist Castle to watch. To the east, that is the direction of the invaders of Sike City,
"I'm not sure, father." Adela replied slowly: "However, in any war, before the war, any commander dares to say that he has complete control of everything. That day, Senat had superior strength. He attacked the Royal Knights, but as a result, almost the entire army was defeated, and he himself even fled."
"What Orlando could do yesterday, we Cassano can do it today too, because we are the people of Master Ryan, and I absolutely believe that the master will not leave us alone." Adela said to herself in a quite sure tone 's father said,
"I believe it too, daughter." Adams said without hesitation: "According to the transmission time of the intelligence, we still have about three days to wait for Ryan's return reinforcement, but daughter, according to your arrangement, we will not continue If reinforcements are sent, Senat's army will capture the last barrier on the east side of our Iron Fist Castle by tomorrow morning at best. By then, they will be able to penetrate directly deep into our hinterland, and our losses will become quite huge. ah."
"I know, father." Adela said calmly: "Senat's army crossed the Valo Mountains and had two important targets to attack. One is the Iron Fist Castle to the north of Cassano, and the other is the Crimson Castle to the south. , now Cassano is in charge of the overall situation, are all members of our Saranal family. Logically speaking, as long as they send their troops south, our people will be afraid that the family's use will be damaged, and they will constantly ask me to use reserve troops. Rescue.”
"But these three elite troops prepared by Master Ryan have not yet fully formed an army, and Iron Fist Castle and Crimson Castle are quite far apart. This is enough for the opponent to find a suitable ambush point on the way. Even if it is a main battle, It’s better than letting us defend the city, and their troops are far superior to ours. As long as our main force is severely damaged, Senat’s army can pass through Cassano unimpeded, right?”
Adams nodded slowly. Adela's analysis was indeed very reasonable, but now the opponent chose to attack the Iron Fist Castle. This showed that the opponent had other plans.
"Now we are outnumbered. Senat's two elite legions with a total of 80,000 people have arrived. If we attack with all our strength, we will be able to reach the Iron Fist Castle long ago. But why are they still taking their time to sweep us away one by one? At the outer stronghold." Although Adela used a question, she seemed to have the answer already. After asking the question, she immediately expressed her thoughts: "It's very simple, they are building momentum."
"Building momentum." Adams was stunned for a moment, but soon understood what his daughter was thinking: "You mean they are going to force Ryan to come back from the Imperial Capital, and then drag Ryan to Cassano so that he cannot hold the meeting with Faras. wedding."
"Yes, this is a very powerful move." Adela said in an admiring tone: "A person who can come up with such a sinister method is really powerful. In fact, father, let me say something ugly, Ka Sano's area and population cannot be compared with the Imperial Capital. The so-called alliance now is just because of Master Ryan. Now Senat's legion uses this method to create a problem for the master. If he chooses to rescue Cassano, then it will inevitably It will lead to the postponement of the wedding, which will make the imperial capital lose face; and if he chooses to continue the wedding with Faras, it will also make Cassano's people disappointed in him."
"Then what do you think Ryan... will choose?" Adams hesitated for a moment, but still asked this question to his daughter,
Adela smiled at her father and showed a bright smile: "The master will come back. He will use the most terrifying means to destroy everyone who dares to offend him in the shortest time, and then take us back. Imperial Capital, go to the wedding between him and Miss Faras, I believe this is the choice of my master, the overlord of Cassano, Magister Ryan."