After an autumn rain, the world is bleak.
In the wilderness about 100 kilometers south of Linshui City, a large army is winding its way.
The banners are clearly visible, the swords are everywhere, the front and rear are orderly, and the formation is neat. All sides are showing that this is a strong army.
Moreover, no matter the officers or ordinary soldiers, even those knights who were covered in armor, without exception, they all wore a bouquet of white velvet flowers on their chests.
Obviously, this is the Tinder Army known as the "No. 1 Army in the Eastern Territory".
In the center of the army formation, Earl Evan was wearing silver armor and a black cloak, looking quite heroic.
But under the superficial scenery, Earl Evan was already exhausted.
After all, the mage's body is too weak. For such a long-distance march, even if he is riding on horseback, he also feels that his waist is about to break and his buttocks are about to split. Coupled with the weight of the armor, Earl Evan Anzi regretted endlessly—
If I knew it earlier, I would have chosen a lighter armor.
Earl Bruggen also saw the embarrassment of his future son-in-law, but he didn't suggest that the other party take off his armor.
This is an excellent opportunity for Earl Evan to win people's hearts and establish his prestige, and Earl Bruggen will certainly not destroy it.
But as time passed, Earl Evan on horseback was sweating and crumbling, and Earl Bruggen knew that he was reaching his limit. In order to avoid the opponent making a fool of himself, he had to order the army to stop advancing in advance and set up camp on the spot.
The herald looked at the sun high in the sky, and although he was full of doubts, he faithfully passed on the order.
With the help of his followers, Earl Evan got off his horse with difficulty, staggered and almost lost his footing.
"Thank you, father-in-law!" Earl Evan took Earl Bruggen's hand and thanked him softly.
Of course he knew that the other party's order to set up camp so early was entirely for the sake of taking care of himself, so he was grateful but also felt a little embarrassed.
Earl Bruggen put Earl Evan's arm and said with a smile: "You are not a knight after all. It is not surprising that you cannot withstand such a high-intensity march. You don't need to feel guilty. Moreover, the encirclement circle against the blood cavalry has been formed. They There is no escape, so we are not in a hurry."
Earl Evan gasped for a while, and seemed to have finally calmed down. He smiled and said, "Father-in-law, I still want to rush to Linshui City as soon as possible, and see the worrisome appearance of the guardian of the northern border in person."
Earl Bruggen laughed and said, "No hurry. I guess the Blood Cavalry Army should have received the news of the Tinder Army's attack by now. I don't know which direction the Guardian of the North will choose to break through. .”
"Not surprisingly, the Blood Cavalry Army should be heading west." Earl Evan said with confidence.
"I think so too." Earl Bruggen nodded, "I hope the coalition forces of the lords in the west can block the impact of the Blood Cavalry Army."
"Don't worry, father-in-law." Earl Evan smiled confidently, "If the main force of the Blood Cavalry is in Linshui City, then I'm really worried that they will be able to break through, but right now, there are only 3,000 Blood Cavalry in Linshui City. And the coalition forces of the lords in the west have already gathered more than 150,000 people, with such a disparity in strength, it is impossible for Colin Angelet to run away."
Earl Bruggen nodded, and felt that he was a little too worried, so he smiled and said: "Perhaps after investigating the surrounding situation, the people in the north will not be able to muster up the courage to leave Linshui City."
"Haha, that's the best. When the Velvet Army arrives at Linshui City, I will personally write a letter to Colin Angelet to persuade him to surrender."
"Then you can also think about what price the North should pay to redeem this person."
Weng and son-in-law chatted and laughed, as if they had already decided that the blood cavalry army in Linshui City could not make any waves.
After joking for a while, Earl Bruggen said, "You take a rest first, I'll go check out the camp."
"Okay." Earl Evan sat down against a thick tree trunk.
The subordinate wanted to help him take off his armor, but Earl Evan shook his head and refused, "No hurry, wait until after dark."
Turning around, he saw his guardian knight—Fletcher standing not far away, his whole body covered in armor, his waist straightened, as if such a long march hadn't affected him in any way.
Earl Evan felt a little envious, but still said loudly: "Knight Fletcher, sit down and have a rest."
Hearing this, Knight Fletcher walked over and bowed. He didn't even take off his helmet, and just sat down in silence.
Earl Evan asked with concern: "How is your injury?"
Knight Fletcher was stunned, hesitated for a moment, and then replied in a stiff and hoarse tone: "It's nothing serious."
Then fell into silence again.
Earl Evan couldn't see Knight Fletcher's face hidden under his armor, but he felt that he could understand his mood.
Thinking that the other party was still feeling guilty and ashamed for what happened in Clover City, he reached out and patted his armor, comforting him:
"Don't worry, we will wash away that shame soon!"
Knight Fletcher nodded, but still did not speak.
Earl Evan looked at the busy but orderly Tinder Army camp, and fell silent for a moment.
As the Duke's second son, he didn't actually have much experience in leading an army. The Pegasus Legion, the direct line of the St. Pros family, had always been commanded by his elder brother, Marquis Vincent.
Although he has always shown that he doesn't care about it, Earl Evan still hopes to have a powerful army that can charge for himself deep in his heart.
Especially when he discovered that the position of Duke of the Eastern Realm was actually within his reach, this idea became extremely strong.
Although the Tinder Army in front of us is powerful, it is after all the private army of the Bruckens family.
Perhaps, after this battle, I will pay more attention to the rebuilding work of the Pegasus Legion...
The sun was gradually setting to the west, and the camp of the Peddlers began to smell the smell of meat.
Earl Evan also took the roasted golden leg of lamb handed over by his entourage, and started gnawing on it.
After eating for a while, he asked with some doubts: "Is Earl Bruggen still not back?"
The servant shook his head and said, "Master Earl, do you want me to go and have a look?"
"Need not."
Earl Evan waved his hand and once again buried himself in the leg of lamb in front of him.
At this moment, Earl Evan raised his head again after a rush of hoofbeats.
"Father-in-law, dinner is ready, come quickly..." Earl Evan said halfway, but saw that Earl Bruggen's expression was wrong, and swallowed the remaining half.
Earl Bruggen got off his horse and said anxiously: "We have met the sentinel of the Blood Cavalry Army!"
Earl Evan was stunned, and then said: "It is impossible for the Blood Cavalry Army to come in our direction? Could it be that they stayed in the south to monitor the Velvet Army's scout post?"
"Impossible!" Earl Bruggen shook his head firmly, "That's not one or two scattered sentry cavalry, but a formation of sentry cavalry! The sentry cavalry we sent out to investigate suffered a great loss!
The Blood Cavalry must be nearby! "
Earl Evan opened his mouth wide, obviously shocked by the news.
And Earl Bruggen has decisively ordered:
"Array! Prepare to meet the enemy!"
(end of this chapter)