Chapter 97 Fire Phoenix Army
The next day I got up early and packed my belongings with the help of the guards. Here, I, a half-way magician, had a great advantage, that is, I could put all my belongings into the magic space. Although now I can only put about 2 cubic meters of objects in total, this greatly facilitated my storage needs.
Thinking back to when Carlo taught Yaruo and Yunyue space magic, they were so happy to see their original appearance restored (I had forced them to stuff hundreds of magic scrolls on them before, so it was hard for them not to gain weight).
"Ofu, bring Yunyue and Yaruo to me. They should be ready in the Duke's Mansion now." I remembered what those bastards in the General Staff said, that in the Andrel area, except for the plains in the middle leading to the East Continent, there are mountainous forests on both sides, and I immediately thought of them. Elves, especially forest elves, are definitely the best scouts in the mountains and forests.
"Let's go..." Seeing Auf leading a team of guards towards the Duke's Mansion, I immediately waved my hand and rushed towards the city gate. Along the way, many noble officers also rushed there like me.
Leading the way, I turned a corner and rushed straight to the city gate. According to my original understanding, this street is one of the largest roads in the imperial capital, with a total width of more than 20 meters. Even if there are many pedestrians, it is usually very empty. So in order to save time, I didn't even think about slowing down and rushed out directly...
"Enemy attack..." After a low roar, several bayonets were erected directly in front of me, blocking my way.
Damn it, if I rushed forward like this, I might be dead. But my riding skills are rubbish, how can I stop the horse at this speed
“Stop, he’s from the Flame Legion…” A clear and pleasant shout rang out, and then a large shield smashed directly at my horse…
With a loud bang, the shield hit my horse's head. The strong inertia not only made the horse stop completely, but also caused me to hit the horse's head hard, which was almost flying backwards. . . . .
After arriving in the other world, I suffered the most unfortunate close encounter. First, the horse was hit, then I hit the horse's head, and then I was directly bounced several meters away by the huge force generated by the shield hitting the horse... Finally, I fell heavily to the ground in front of hundreds of guards who rushed over... Then, I only heard a mocking sneer, and I knew nothing else...
When I woke up, the sun was shining directly above my head. I stood up from the horse-drawn carriage carrying supplies and checked myself. Fortunately, except for a little pain in my buttocks and soreness all over my body, my head was a little confused. I hoped it was not a concussion.
"Sir, are you awake? Drink some water first..." I just did a casual exercise and Auf outside the carriage noticed my movement and handed me a water bag.
"Ofu, was it that bastard who hit me? Damn it, did he think that he could act so arrogantly just because he has better martial arts skills and greater strength? I must teach him a lesson..." In my anger, I didn't even consider whether I could afford to offend the other party. What I wanted most now was to bring a team of longbow soldiers, and under the threat of bows and arrows, hit that guy a few times to vent my anger.
"Well... Sir, I think you should not think too much about it. Just heal your wounds first..." Matthew came up to me hesitantly and answered me. He looked even worse than I do now.
"What are you doing? Who have we in the Flame Legion ever been afraid of? Is the 6th Division a soft persimmon or mud? The division commander almost lost his life, and not only did you not support me, you also want me to swallow this bad luck? Yaruo, did you hear anything when I was unconscious?" Looking at those two dead faces, I was so angry, or maybe I got everything too smoothly, I just couldn't swallow this.
"Master, Yaruo just heard from everyone that it seemed that you were riding too fast and hit someone... and it was the other person who saved you..." Yaruo whispered as she rode her horse and hid behind Yunyue.
"I was riding too fast? Isn't it because they blocked the entire 20-meter-wide street? Otherwise, why would I crash into them? And after seeing me, they didn't give way, but raised more than 20 bayonets. Didn't they want to kill me? He saved me? If it weren't for those bayonets, would I need his life? Damn, it hurts..." When I was talking excitedly, my butt came into close contact with the goods transported on the carriage, and I almost jumped out of the carriage.
Damn it, why can light magic only heal wounds, but not completely restore physical injuries like the priests do? Otherwise, I could just let Yunyue heal me.
"You all should go about your own business! I have something to discuss with Han Long..." The sudden interruption made Matthew and Auf run as far as they could. Except for me and the two elves, only Pavel who was talking was left.
"Hanlong, I wonder if you still remember what we talked about yesterday, and the promise you made?"
"What the lord said... my guarantee? That is... are they from the Fire Lion Corps or the Fire Phoenix Corps? The Fire Phoenix Corps has no infantry... Then it must be the Fire Lions..." Remembering yesterday's words, I slowly expressed my guesses one by one, while observing Pavel's reaction.
"Smart little guy, but unfortunately you guessed wrong in the end. It's not the Fire Lions, but the Fire Phoenix Legion, so I stopped your subordinates from suggesting a fair trial of this matter..."
"I won't make things difficult for you adults. At least I won't retaliate now. But I hope you can tell me who the person who hit me is, and who led that team. If it doesn't work now, then I will do it later. If it doesn't work openly, then I will do it secretly. Who would know that an officer is missing on the battlefield? And it is absolutely impossible to blame us..." Slowly, I found that the more I spoke, the weirder Pavel's expression became. Finally, I stopped talking and looked at him with an inquiring look.
"Hanlong, I hope you can temporarily give up the idea of revenge this time. You can only take revenge on them after the Fire Phoenix Army has completely surrendered to our opponent. Because that person is the commander of the Fire Phoenix Army..."
"This... this..." I couldn't say anything for a while. I was so unlucky. If I were an ordinary officer of the Fire Phoenix Corps, I could still plan revenge, but now I am the commander of the legion directly under the imperial capital, and even the emperor is trying to win over their family. Will the emperor and Duke Sha Luo allow me to take revenge? Obviously not. In fact, the person who can sit in this position is definitely not a good-for-nothing, and the people around him are definitely not someone I can deal with easily. If I make a mistake when I take action, I will definitely be the unlucky one. And the other party will completely turn to the other two forces because of my little trick...
"Think about it carefully. I think you should know the pros and cons. I'm leaving first." With that, Pavel rode away.
I looked at Pavel as he left in a cloud of dust. I looked up at the troops marching in formation, but in my heart I was thinking about Pavel's words. What the hell are the pros and cons? Don't I know? Why not just say that you are here to warn me? Unfortunately, I really can't afford to offend such a high-ranking family, the Minister of Education of the Empire, and the commander of the legion directly under the Imperial Capital...
Fire Phoenix Corps... Isn't Fire Phoenix Corps a Horse Archer Corps? Aren't my current troops also Horse Archers? It just has an extra word "long". But the power of this is self-evident... Slowly a plan took shape in my mind. Since you are so arrogant, I will do my best to improve the reputation of your Horse Archers until your troops are eliminated. By then, I want to see if you can still be arrogant and be valued by others. I hope that others will not completely abandon them by then...
When I thought of something happy, I could no longer bear the feeling of being in the carriage. I wanted to go for a ride on horseback to let myself vent, so as to avoid getting sick from holding it in.
"Sir, don't go that way. How about running around the river?" After I was helped onto the horse by several guards, a guard next to me immediately made a suggestion to me.
Unfortunately, this kind of advice is not only not constructive, but also tends to attract the attention of the person concerned. Just like now, my eyes immediately turned there. . . . . .
A troop of tens of thousands of soldiers was advancing rapidly and orderly along the foot of the mountain. Countless knights in distinctive armor were supporting them. The flags flying high made the whole team more lively. I was puzzled. Why did those flags look so familiar? I felt like I had seen them somewhere before. But I had never seen a troop with red roast chicken as its flag.
Slow down... Red... Roasted chicken? Damn, isn't that the Turkey Troops? No wonder that flag looked so familiar to me, it turns out that the damn shield that hit me had a roasted chicken on it. Damn, no wonder the guards wouldn't let me go over there, it turns out they were afraid of another conflict!
"Go there, but don't get too close. Let's go to the mountains to hunt some game... The First Squadron of the Auxiliary Transport Brigade will follow..."