Seeing the knights on the opposite side getting closer and closer, Reddy suddenly thought of a question, where did the people who were chasing him get horses? Even the Great Swordsman Sandy chased on foot on two legs, so how could these knights ride in the swamp on horseback? Unless they're coming from another direction...
Sure enough, several knights quickly came to Reddy and reined in their horses: "Who are you? Who are those?"
Reddy's eyes were sharp, and he saw at a glance that the three-color griffin badges of the Kingdom of Antinac were pinned to the chests of the knights in front of them. This is the symbol of the royal family.
Although Lorist and His Royal Highness are at odds, after all, the Norton family is now a noble family of the Antinac Kingdom, and Lorist is now the Grand Duke of the Northland of the Antinac Kingdom. Reddy let out a long breath, sat down on the snow as soon as his feet softened, and took out a silver angry bear badge from his arms: "I am a member of the Grand Duke of the Northland, a knight of the Norton family, and the one chasing me is the Principality of Sabaji." And the soldiers of the Principality of Handra. Please help me out of danger... "
At this time, the pursuers also got closer, and saw that there were several knights and nearly a hundred soldiers on Reddy's side. The soldiers of the principality who were chasing did not rush over, but gathered together non-stop. Calling his partners, the sharp whistle and the low horn kept echoing in the open field.
The knights on horseback had seen clearly the outfits of the soldiers who were chasing Reddy, and it was obvious that Reddy wasn't lying. A knight laughed loudly: "Great, we were bored when we came to explore the road, but we didn't expect the soldiers from the principality to come to our door. Brother, well done, I will send them all for you."
After saying "Drive!", the copper spurs on the riding boots knocked on the belly of the mount, and the horse galloped out with a snarl, heading straight for the gathered soldiers. Several knights beside him were not to be outdone, and rode their horses to keep up. Five or six riders swept across the snow-covered field like a gust of wind, splashing countless fine pieces of ice and snow.
"Hey! Come back, the enemy's main force hasn't arrived yet, and there are three great sword masters behind..." Reddy shouted hissingly, but his voice couldn't let those few The hot-blooded knight heard and saw the six royal knights rushing into the dozens of soldiers of the Principality gathered together, slashing and killing...
Sixty or seventy infantrymen met six knights on a narrow road, and the knights charged first. Before the infantry was ready to defend in formation, the six knights rushed into the infantry. This was a nightmare for the infantry. In a blink of an eye, there were more than 20 infantry corpses on the ground, and the rest of the infantry collapsed, scrambling for their lives. At this time, what they thought in their hearts was not to escape from the pursuit of the knights with horses, but to outrun their comrades, and let their comrades block the knight first, so that they could escape.
Reddy stood up and stomped his feet anxiously, waving his hands to let the six knights come back quickly, but those knights were killing happily, they ignored Reddy at all, maybe they took his waving as a celebration...
A figure in a black cloak suddenly cut in front of a knight's horse. The knight didn't care. The lance in his hand drew an arc and pierced the figure's chest. In his consciousness, those little soldiers had no way to hide After passing his stab, he was about to be strung on the lance. But with a flash of sword light, the knight felt that the lance in his hand was half lightened, and then the neck of the mount under him fell off, and blood gushed out from the headless neck, splashing the knight's head and face. In the bloody light, the knight saw another bright light, and then he felt himself flying up, flying higher and higher, getting darker and darker...
The first knight was beheaded and was soon noticed by the remaining five knights. They roared and turned their horses to charge the figure in the black cloak, but the figure was extremely flexible. The waist was cut in two, and the other knight fell off the horse because of the front hoof of the mount, and was quickly wiped across the neck by the sword light.
The knight who charged first came back to his senses: "Go, Great Swordsman..."
The remaining three knights pulled their horses and fled. The first knight did not forget to grab the reins of the horse whose owner had been beheaded, and ran back with him. The great swordsman in the black cloak didn't chase after him, and it was a bit difficult for him to deal with the charge of the five knights. Even when the three knights returned to Reddy's side, he still stood there.
The first knight returned to Reddy's place and turned his head to see that the great swordsman hadn't caught up. He was relieved and asked Reddy with a sullen face, "What did you do? They sent a great swordsman to chase you..."
Reddy smiled wryly: "Didn't you hear me calling you back? Hurry up, they still have two great sword masters, they are coming soon."
The three knights froze for a moment: "Really?"
"Really, let's go..." Reddy said, "The one just now was the great swordsman of the Sabaji Principality, and there are two more powerful ones behind."
"You also get on the horse. His Majesty is behind, and there is a great swordsman beside him. It will be fine if you meet with Your Majesty." The first knight made a decisive decision. But the most painful thing was the group of soldiers who followed the six knights to explore the road. They ran over panting just now, but they were about to turn around immediately, and they still ran for their lives.
"Something to eat..." Reddy said. He couldn't stop shivering while sitting on the horse. He didn't feel cold when he was running because he didn't wear too much clothes on his body.
A knight next to him threw him a leather jug, which contained spirits. After taking a few sips in one breath, Reddy finally felt his body warm up: "Thank you, where is Your Majesty?"
"It's just ahead, and we'll see it in half an hour. We've set up a campsite on the mound," the knight replied.
"Then how many great sword masters are there with His Majesty? What level?"
"One, Great Swordmaster Master, first-class. But we still have two golden knights, and we have a large team with more than a thousand people..."
"No, Your Majesty has to move immediately. There are three great sword masters and many Principality soldiers who are chasing me. It is estimated that there are about one or two thousand soldiers. If they come after you, you can't stop them." Reddy said sincerely.
"Brother, I'm curious, what did you do to make them chase you so hard, three great sword masters, one or two thousand soldiers, my God, the most ferocious criminals in the former empire are not treated like you ..." The first knight said: "Forget it, don't say it if you don't want to say it, and I don't want to hear your bragging. You should tell our majesty, he will be very interested. As for whether to withdraw, That depends on His Majesty's decision."
"Why do you still come here this winter? By the way, what you just said was to explore the road?" Reddy remembered the complaints of those knights just now. It soon became clear that the Second Highness came here to find a way to bypass the fortress of the Huxin Island castle, and also wanted to surprise the four central duchies by surprise...
No wonder these knights didn't care about the three great sword masters chasing behind them. What they were interested in was that since they could escape here, they must know the way through the swamp area of Bailu Lake and bring themselves to the Second Highness. They were spared the task of exploring the road in the swampy area in the cold.
It's a pity that Reddy doesn't know the road in the swamp area of Bailu Lake. It can be said that he is very lucky and lucky. The more dangerous one is that he is smart and flexible. The second is to dare to take risks at the moment of life and death. He crossed several large swamps with a branch, but the pursuers had to detour. This is why Reddy can always distance himself from his pursuers.
Sure enough, when he arrived at the camp where he was stationed, the Second Highness recognized Reddy at a glance: "Aren't you Reddy? Locke's first disciple, why are you in such a mess?"
Reddy was also polite, and gave a knightly salute: "Your Majesty, I need to take a bath and change clothes, and have a warm meal before I can tell you about my experience along the way..."
After taking a shower and changing into a warm leather jacket, Reddy was taken to the big tent where His Highness the Second Highness was. His Highness pointed to the food on the table and said, "You can tell me while eating. My knight told me that you said that three great sword masters were chasing you. I'm curious about what you did?"
Reddy grabbed a large piece of barbecue and devoured it, and then downed a large glass of fruit wine: "Your Majesty, I traveled to the four countries in the central region, and I accidentally broke through the envoys sent by the Grand Duke Fesabrun to form an alliance with the four principalities in the central region. That emissary is the nephew of Grand Duke Feisabrun, so they have been chasing me for nearly two months... "
"Two months?" The Second Highness was stunned: "No way, if this happened two months ago, my spies should have known something, but none of them told me..."
Reddy continued to stuff food into his mouth: "Your Majesty, I didn't lie to you. Perhaps the Principality of Handra and the Principality of Sabaji both concealed the killing of the envoy, but you can ask your spies to find out. Could it be that a wanted arrest warrant was issued two months ago, and the person on it is me."
"Okay, you killed the messenger and they became angry and refused to let you go. After hunting for so long, they must use your head to give an explanation to the Fesabrun family. Now you are safe here. Sabaji The great sword masters of the Principality and the Principality of Handela are still not in my eyes." His Highness said boldly: "But Lei Di, I am very interested to know how you passed the swamp area of Bailu Lake, I hope you Can you tell me the path you took... ”
Reddy shook his head: "Your Majesty, it's useless. You can't lead an army through the swamp area of Bailu Lake to surprise the four central duchies. It took me a month to run from the Duchy of Handra to the Duchy of Sabaji, and then into the The swamp area of Bailu Lake. It took more than 20 days to run here. I am not familiar with the environment here. I just ran in the direction of Bailu Lake. If there is a swamp in front of me, I will go around. If I can’t go around, I will try to get over it. It's mostly luck that nothing happened...
Just like the principality soldiers and the three great sword masters who chased me down, they were led by indigenous hunters living in the swamp area of Bailu Lake, with many hounds, so I have been unable to escape their pursuit. And they have been all on foot all the time, without pack horses or mounts at all, which shows that the swampy area of Bailu Lake is impassable for cavalry. Your Majesty, leading the light infantry through the swamp to surprise the four principalities in the middle is not an adventure, but a death…”
Reddy is right. The provinces of the four principalities in the central part are not like the Royal City of Federica in the former Kingdom of Ridleys. As long as they cross the Yunduan Mountains and Daxue Mountains, they can reach directly under the Royal City. The distance is only eighty meters. Yuli can be reached on foot in one night, and after the surprise attack, there will be a solid defensive stronghold. Even if His Highness the Second Highness brought tens of thousands of infantry through the Bailu Lake swamp area, there is no big town worth conquering. Instead, the whereabouts were exposed. The four central principalities gathered cavalry for a big battle, and the tens of thousands of infantry could not resist the knights at all. Shock...
"Then can it be done in a while, for example, it is winter now, and the swamp will be frozen hard in a month or so, can the cavalry of the brigade and the vehicles transporting logistics be passed by then?" The Second Highness is still a little bit unwilling.
Reddy smiled wryly: "Your Majesty, you shouldn't ask me this question, and I don't know anything about it. But I suggest you go to the hunters who live in the swamp area of Bailu Lake, and they may know the answer."
"Uh... well..." The Second Highness hesitated for a long time before saying embarrassingly, there are no aborigines at all in the swamp area of Bailu Lake near the Kingdom of Antinak, and there is no place to inquire about it. That's why he sent his knights and soldiers to scout the way.
"By the way, didn't you say that the soldiers of the principality who chased and killed you were led by indigenous hunters living in the swamp area of Bailu Lake, and they also brought hunting dogs, or I'll send someone to catch some and ask them." The Second Highness thought of what Reddy said just now, and thought it was a very good idea.
Lei Di let out a long sigh: "Your Majesty, I think you should take care of your own safety first. It is best to retreat immediately. The great sword masters of the Principality of Sabaji and Handela are nothing special, even I alone Shan can easily make a hundred moves under their hands. But Grand Duke Fesabrun sent his old concubine, and the great swordsman Sandi also came. This old woman is a bit weird, and she was a second-level grandma a few years ago. Sword master. But I can't take a move in front of her...
Your Majesty, you are the king of a country, and you are responsible for the rise and fall of the kingdom. Now that you have only brought a thousand people into the dangerous place, I am worried that the old woman will hit you if she finds you here. To put it bluntly, more than a thousand people here could not stop the surprise attack of the three great sword masters. If there is any danger to you, the kingdom is over..."
A figure flashed in the big tent, and there was an old man with a serious face. Reddy wasn't surprised. This should be the first-level swordsman named Master who was guarding the Second Highness. When he entered the big tent just now, besides the Second Highness, there was a very slight breathing sound in the big tent.
Master Master Master Munster stared at Reddy stupidly, looking at Reddy inexplicably. After a while, the old man said: "You said that you have fought against the great swordsman Xiandi, but you failed to catch a move?"
Reddy nodded.
The old man was angry: "Nonsense, if you can't take the next move, you will be dead long ago, how can you escape from her!"
Reddy stripped off his shirt: "I'm talking nonsense? Old man, open your eyes and see clearly. The chest, shoulders, and thighs are all left to me by the old woman I met, and then I jumped into the river." run away..."
Great Swordmaster Master carefully looked at the three scars on Reddy's body, finally sighed, turned to His Highness and said, "Your Majesty, let's evacuate first. If Great Swordmaster Sandy comes, I'm not sure that I can protect him." Good Majesty's safety..."
His Royal Highness asked curiously: "Master Great Swordsman, aren't you about to be promoted to the second level? Don't you think you are no match for that Great Swordsman Sandy?"
The old man nodded: "Your Majesty, I am only planning to be promoted to the second level now, and the great sword master Xiandi was already a second level great sword master twenty years ago. From the three scars on the body of this knight, I can see Now, Great Sword Master Sandy's swordsmanship has improved again. To be honest, I'm afraid I can't stop her ten moves. For His Majesty's safety, it's best for His Majesty to go back to the camp first... "
At this point, there was a whimpering warning horn sound outside the big tent, which means that the enemy has been spotted...