Empire of Shadows

Chapter 4: ****, war is coming!

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What should I do? Although in my world, I would go to Qidian.com to read fantasy novels for a while every day, I never thought that I would come to another world one day. Like the protagonists in those novels, become a magician? Or become a super knight? Or go to dominate the world

But at the moment, it seems that I have absolutely no hope. Don't say that I don't have the good luck of those perverted protagonists, and I don't have any skills that can be used here. Do you want me to use modern casting technology to mass-produce weapons? But as it stands now, providing weapons to my army is not even as useful as providing some food. And there is no equipment I can use now. I can't even melt a piece of iron with my own hands.

If what they said was true, then within two days at most, my army would retreat to a place called the Wild Stone Canyon, where they would defend the area so that the defeated 13th Army could pass through the Wild Stone Canyon smoothly. That meant that I would be facing the threat of war directly, and the shadow of death loomed over my mind. . . . .

I must find a way to survive, at least not to face those terrifying Senke Federation soldiers directly. From what I saw during today's march, the 10 people in my team are more than twice as strong as me. And such soldiers even think that they need two people to fight against ordinary soldiers of the Senke Federation, so what am I? Isn't that just looking for death

But what can I do? Is there anything that can help me avoid direct combat, or even stay away from the battlefield? Forget about escaping. This is not the land of the Senke Federation. I am unfamiliar with the place. If the enemy finds out, they will definitely think I am a spy or a stragglers, and then death will be waiting for me.

I looked through the things around me, thinking about how to use them, maybe I can find some good ideas from here. Unfortunately, I was disappointed that the PDA would not open no matter what I did. Maybe it was damaged by lightning, or maybe I, a careless guy, forgot to charge it. Here, charging is out of the question. Not to mention finding a power source, even if there is a power source, I don’t have a charger. I will find a hidden place to throw it away tomorrow. Not only is it a burden to hold it, but it may also attract other people’s attention. Such a delicate thing should not be a product of this world.

The money should be thrown away, too. It's too dirty to even wipe your butt with. Caliper (300 vernier caliper, 400MM in total length, T-shaped, with a sharp T-head, good for a mace.) It may be useful in the future, but for now, just use it as a self-defense tool, at least it's better than a stick.

The only thing left is two telescopes~~~Wait, my eyes lit up, telescopes are good stuff, can't I use them to be a scout? Uh! No, it seems that I can't do that either, because scouts definitely require higher abilities than ordinary soldiers, and they are the type of soldiers most likely to come into contact with the enemy, and with my physique and ability to survive in the wild, I will definitely die...

Thinking all night made me even more frightened. My swollen eyes surprised Cook when he woke up in the morning. He thought I was missing my separated relatives and friends again, but he could only comfort me in a hurry.

"Enemy attack~~~~~~" Just after I finished organizing the team, the lookout tower set up outside the village issued a sharp alarm. I didn't expect that I would have to face the war directly after coming to this world for less than a day.

Under the leadership of the captain, I followed Cook and the others to the outside of the village to form a battle line. Alas! Poor idiot like me who has no sense of war, I wonder if I can come down from the battlefield alive.

Instinctively, I took out my telescope and observed the dust in front of me. Unexpectedly, the army rushing towards us actually had the same lion flag as ours, but there was an extra sword on the flag. And the clothes of the enemy soldiers were not much different from ours, except that most of them were wearing leather armor. Could it be that~~could it be the 103rd Legion that Cook and his men had mentioned that had retreated? (The Kastark Empire Legion that starts with 1 is the Class A Legion, the one that starts with 2 is the Class B Legion, the one that starts with 3 is the local force, and the one that starts with 4 is the reserve force)

"Line up. Each squad of spearmen will line up in two rows in the front, with swordmen in the back, and all archers in one row at the end, and be ready for hand-to-hand combat. After resisting the enemy's first round of attack, immediately engage in a melee with the enemy. We have no chance to resist their second attack. No one is allowed to retreat, otherwise we will be killed!" The captains of the four battalions that ran out of the village shouted at their subordinates to form four infantry phalanxes that supported each other. It seemed that they were ready to fight to the death. If they ran away, how could those with two legs outrun those with four legs? Judging from the enemy's marching speed, it is very likely that they are cavalry. Of course, from my point of view, it is not possible, but definitely cavalry, and the number of people will not be less than 20,000. ...

"Captain Kanan, I saw that the flag the other side hoisted is the same as ours, except that they have an extra sword. Do you think it could be our own army? And their clothes are similar to ours. Will our formation cause misunderstanding?" I grabbed Kanan who was walking past me and immediately told him what I had discovered.

"You can see that far? Are you kidding me? But if what you said is true, then it should be the remnants of the 103rd Legion that retreated behind us... How many people do you think they are?" Kanan asked in surprise after hearing what I said. According to his previous experience, it is impossible to see so far away unless you use the magician's reconnaissance technique. And this guy in front of him doesn't look like a magician at all? If all this is true, then the mysterious Xia people are really too strange.

"Captain Kanan, there are still about 10 miles to go. Their number is estimated to be around 20,000, all cavalry. In front of them is a general wearing golden armor, but his helmet is dark green..."

"It's Carsent, the commander of the army, the senior magic knight Carsent. He is the only one who wears the black elf helmet. Everyone, pay attention, form a defensive formation, and don't attack first. The one in front of us may be our Eastern Cavalry Deputy Commander Carsent..." Kanan interrupted me before he finished listening to me, and began to issue a series of orders. Then he immediately ran towards the other captains who had gathered together.

Afterwards, after a brief discussion between Kanan and the captains, they immediately sent people with military flags to rush forward, probably in an attempt to contact the army in the front before the two sides clashed.

Soon, the liaison soldiers came into contact with the retreating army in front. After some verification, the cavalry troops slowed down their advance again. Seeing this, I breathed a sigh of relief, and my life was temporarily saved. (To be continued)