It was mid-August, a few days after the regicide.
South of the sand forest, in the limestone territory, in a military camp.
"Ta-ta-ta..."
"Hiss..."
The soldiers ran back and forth, the horses were led back and forth, and there were many shouts.
"Who is that? Come on, come on, bring the box over."
"Dead wood, it's really like a dead wood, come over and help, clean up this place."
"Everyone from the First Brigade and the Third Team, everyone alive, gather with me..."
The camp was in a mess, with flying dust and flying chickens and dogs, which made people frown.
Frank Dice was sitting on a box in the corner of the camp, watching all this. From the chaos, he could smell a disturbing smell-the smell of war.
There's going to be a war.
Yes, there was going to be a war - he had been informed in advance - not just a war, but a big war.
Speaking of which, he was not afraid of fighting.
Really, not afraid.
After all, he is also a veteran with a lot of experience, and has seen many big scenes, and has survived many times - he suspects that the entire Silver Cross mixed group may not be as tenacious as him.
I remember that at the beginning, in the border city of Newburg, he encountered a sudden conflict between the Sika Kingdom and the Soma Alliance.
Later, Newburg calmed down, and it was almost time for him to retire from the army. With the excitement of returning to his hometown to get married as soon as possible, he was transferred to the outpost near Reef Castle - speaking of it, it was the most heavily guarded and safest place on the entire border. .
He fully expected that he would be discharged from the army smoothly, then go home to marry the beautiful Nosa, have several children, and spend the rest of his life.
Who knows, one night, the Kingdom of Sika launched a surprise attack as if it had lost its mind. The outpost where he was located was violently destroyed. He was the only one among the twelve people stationed there who survived. Fortunately, he was rescued by the support force sent by the Reef Castle. Down.
After being rescued, he recovered from his injuries in the Reef Castle for a few days, and was incorporated into the Second Brigade of the 6th Legion of the Fourth Alliance Army, the Glory Regiment, and participated in the national war between the Alliance and Sika.
Unfortunately, as soon as his Glory Regiment entered the battlefield, they were crushed and attacked by the cavalry of the Kingdom of Sika and the wizards. The entire Glory Regiment was glorious on the spot, and he also fainted among the dead.
I don't know how long later, he woke up from the pile of dead people. He was lucky enough to meet one of his own - the captain of the Red Maple Cavalry Regiment who called himself Mario. He was recruited to join the opponent's team and follow the opponent to continue fighting.
The bad luck continued. Less than ten minutes after he joined the opponent's team, he ran into an entire brigade of magic knights from the Sika Kingdom on the chaotic battlefield.
The Magic Knight Brigade!
He had no other choice but to run away, and by running away, he somehow managed to lure the Sika Magic Knights who were chasing him into the alliance encirclement. Three groups of magic knights from the alliance jumped out, surrounded and annihilated the Xika people, and he also made a contribution.
Because of his meritorious service, after the national war, he had the opportunity to be promoted to squad leader, and the trouble of choice also came: if he wanted to be promoted to squad captain, he naturally could not retire from the army and marry the beautiful Nosha. But if he retires from the army and marries the beautiful Nosa, the hard-earned opportunity will be wasted. If he is unlucky enough, he is really not sure whether he will encounter the same opportunity in the future.
However, it didn't bother him for long. Within a few days, a letter came from a friend in his hometown, telling him that because he had waited too long and heard that he was injured in the war and seemed to be disabled, Nosa failed to withstand family pressure and married the cobbler in tears. son. The wedding had been held the day before the letter was sent, and his friends also gave him a gift of twenty copper coins. At the end of the letter, his friend reminded him that he must return the twenty copper coins if he had the chance.
This letter really saddened Frank, but it also successfully helped him make a choice - to give up his discharge and stay in the army.
After that, he was assigned to this gray rock territory and became the captain of the Silver Cross Mixed Regiment, with twelve soldiers under his command. On weekdays, he was complimented and served by twelve soldiers, but his life was very comfortable. The past four years have been here in a flash.
If possible, he would like to continue like this, hang around for a few more years, and move up the military rank one level - from a low-ranking captain to a middle-level captain. There is nothing more he could ask for.
Who knew that God couldn't see him being so comfortable, and an incredible piece of news came, breaking his long peaceful life.
What about the emperor being assassinated? The assassin was Lord Sarin
seriously? !
Since he had been in the army for a long time, he knew some information clearly. For example, Lord Sarin was a major contributor to the original national war. Without him, he would probably not be able to win the national war.
It stands to reason that such a person is very loyal to the Soma Alliance and the Alliance Emperor. How could he suddenly assassinate the Emperor
Could it be that the other party is Sika's spy? Then why did you help the alliance win the national war in the first place
As soon as he thought about the logic, Frank felt that his mind was in a mess, worse than the chaotic military camp in front of him, so he simply shook his head and stopped continuing.
As a squad leader, he has no right to act independently. No matter what he does, he must obey the orders of higher-ranking officers. There is no point in thinking about it.
After all, it's impossible for him to imitate that Sarin lord, the other party's regicide. Should he kill the captain above him... Heyman
This idea was somewhat tempting, and when he thought of Captain Heyman's fat and greasy body, he became a little angry. If he had a choice, he would definitely stay in the Reef Castle instead of parachute here and squeeze out the spot reserved by Heyman for his cousin.
If my cousin can't be the team leader, why should he go to the group leader? Why bother him every day
If it weren't for the other party, he would definitely have been happier in the past four years... Humph...
With his butt pressed against the hard box, Frank was thinking about these things randomly. A man hurried up to him and asked: "Team... Captain, I heard that there is going to be a war. Do we all need to participate?"
Frank glanced at the visitor and found that it was a member of his team. He exhaled and nodded: "Yes, that's right, there is going to be a war. Including you and me, the whole team is indispensable."
"right now we... ... "
"Of course I'm going to prepare." Frank stood up and rolled his eyes at the team members, "Is it possible that you are preparing to disobey orders?"
"I don't dare, I absolutely don't dare."
"That's it, isn't it? Let's go call the big guys, assemble, get ready, and leave the camp when you're ready."
"Uh, yes." The team members ran away quickly.
After glancing at the other person's back, Frank shook his head slightly, then pursed his lips. He wasn't afraid of the coming battle, but he was a little apprehensive.
This kind of worry is not based on rational thinking, but comes from the summary of experience.
He didn't know why, but he always felt that he might be abandoned by the goddess of luck, so wherever he stayed, he would be unlucky.
Such as Newburgh, such as Reef Castle.
During the national war, he finally made a contribution and became the squad leader. He stayed comfortably in this gray rock territory for nearly four years. He thought he could escape his unfortunate fate, but who knew that everything was just delayed.
In this war, according to what he heard, not only the troops stationed in the Gray Rock Territory, but also the troops stationed in the major territories and special garrison areas near Sarin will be dispatched. This war is an encirclement attack against Sarin, with an absolute advantage in military strength. In theory, it is completely winnable.
But even so, he was still worried that an accident would happen like before.
After all, there have been too many such small-probability incidents happening to him along the way.
Oh, I hope... I hope... Don't repeat it again, I hope I can really win and there won't be any accidents. God bless... Frank silently ** in his heart.