Originally, Ke Lin thought that the northern border of the Glorious Empire was already cold enough.
But now he realizes that compared with the ice field of the sky, the northern border is completely a big greenhouse.
It's almost the end of May now, and if you're in the north, you'll already feel like summer.
But in the sky ice field, it was still snowing.
It's no wonder that when the northern border had the absolute upper hand, it didn't continue to expand its territory northward.
People in the north really don't want to come to this kind of bitter cold place.
In the howling north wind, the heavy snow soon dyed the world into a vast expanse of whiteness.
Fifty thousand black cavalry troops, like a raging black tide, are galloping northward in the heavy snow.
The horseshoes stepped on the ground, smashing the ice and snow, and turning out the cold and hard soil.
The sound of rumbling horseshoes, mixed with the sound of armor colliding, and accompanied by the whistling wind, weaves a murderous and tough melody.
It has been more than half a month since I set off from Ice Rock City, but I have not encountered any troll army along the way.
This is not surprising.
When the trolls started to withdraw, the black cavalry army chased them slowly, and after so long in Ice Rock City, the trolls had already retreated far away.
However, the trolls have gained a lot from the capture of the northern border this time, and they will definitely not be able to leave quickly with the looted property.
According to the current pursuit speed of the black cavalry army, Colin reckoned that if he did not chase in the wrong direction, he should be able to catch up with the tail of the troll army in the next few days.
The Marquis of Garcia is obviously aware of this too. In the past few days, there has been a significant increase in sentry cavalry sent out for investigation.
But the sky ice field is still too big.
The troll's 300,000 army seems like a lot, but thrown on this vast and vast ice field, it seems like a drop in the ocean.
Moreover, under such a wind and snow, the traces left by the march will soon be buried, and it is basically a dream to rely on footprints to track.
Therefore, the first difficulty in this pursuit campaign is to find traces of the troll army on the vast ice field.
This requires an extreme familiarity with the geography of this ice field, and a very clear understanding of the troll's possible retreat route.
Anyway, Colin was blinded.
He has never gone so deep into the ice field of the sky, and he knows almost nothing about it.
Fortunately, beside him is the Marquis Garcia with big thick legs.
This is the real "God of War on the Ice Field"!
Yep, that title was given to him by trolls.
Being able to let the enemy give him such a title is enough to show how terrible Marquis Garcia is on the battlefield.
With such a talented person by his side, Ke Lin certainly would not waste such a great opportunity.
Adhering to the principle of asking if you don't understand, Colin would approach Marquis Garcia from time to time to ask questions.
And Marquis Garcia actually took the trouble to answer them one by one every time.
So patient, not to mention Colin, even some senior generals in the Black Cavalry Army are very jealous.
Some guys are even secretly asking, is Colin the illegitimate son of Marquis Garcia
"Does uncle have a lover?"
Vera hid her small face deeply in the fox fur shawl, only revealing a pair of big puzzled eyes.
"Yes." Colin had a gossip look on his face, "I know Lord Marquis has never been married, but does he have no lover?"
Yes, always being looked at with strange eyes by the generals of the Black Cavalry Army, Colin gradually began to doubt his own life experience.
"No." Vera shook her head, "As far as I know, uncle has never shown excessive affection to any lady. Moreover, I have never heard any related rumors over the years.
It feels like... Uncle is like an ascetic. "
"Okay." Colin was a little disappointed.
Originally, he thought that it was not a routine operation for a protagonist like himself to have a bizarre life experience.
There is such an awesome character as the Marquis of Garcia as his father, and then there is another awesome mother like an elf princess, and one day suddenly a grandfather who has never masked his face dies, and then he is left with a country to inherit...
"Ahem..." The howling cold wind poured into Colin's mouth, interrupting his daydream.
At this time, he suddenly realized that Marquis Garcia had no heirs.
Moreover, if it is true that the marquis is living a life like an ascetic monk as Vera said, then he may not have any heirs in the future.
So, who should inherit his title and territory
Could it be that he is looking for an adopted son (female)
This is a possibility.
However, there is another possibility.
Because, Colin suddenly realized that he might have guessed what the foundation of trust between Marquis Garcia and Duke St. Hilde was.
He had been wondering before, why did the two brothers dare to act in this play
You know, under the circumstances at that time, everyone thought that the two brothers were really going to fight.
But who knew, it was actually a feint in the end.
Such a tacit understanding, such trust, makes it hard to believe that it will appear in this pair of brothers.
Because, if Marquis Garcia really intends to change the owner of the northern border, there is absolutely no need for him to lead the black cavalry to chase into the sky ice field.
At that time, the Golden Lions suffered heavy losses, and the lords in the north were dissatisfied with the Duke of St. Hilde because of the command error of the Marquis Charles.
When he was in Ice Rock City, as long as Marquis Garcia sent his army south, he could easily capture Winter City.
He has this ability.
Of course, the Duke of St. Hilde also knew that his younger brother had this ability.
So, isn't he afraid that his brother's fake will come true
Unless, Marquis Garcia gave him some promise.
Of course, this promise is definitely not verbal.
It is a substantive, irrevocable promise.
Extinction may be the promise Marquis Garcia made to his brother.
If there are no descendants to inherit the title, what is there to fight for
This may be the basis of their mutual trust.
Just when Colin was thinking wildly, a sentinel suddenly sent back a message-traces of the troll army were found ahead!
Finally caught up!
Colin clearly felt that the soldiers suddenly became excited.
These warriors who have trekked thousands of miles in the wind and snow, at this moment, there is no slack, no flinching, and there is only a monstrous fighting spirit!
This is the most powerful army in the North - the Black Cavalry Army!
However, Marquis Garcia's military order came later, ordering the entire army to stop advancing and set up camp on the spot.
This is also normal.
After all, it is impossible to rush forward as soon as you find the enemy's trace.
That's not marching and fighting, that's called recklessness.
A calm general will make further decisions after understanding the enemy's situation in detail.
Colin followed the Marquis Garcia for a few kilometers, and came to the place where the sentinel found the enemy.
He carefully looked at the faint traces on the snow, and judged:
"It seems that this should be the main force of the trolls, and it has not been more than a day or two."
Over the past few years, Ke Lin has mastered a lot of ice field tracking skills through his ears and eyes and humbly asking for advice.
Marquis Garcia nodded, approved of Colin's judgment, and then asked, "Then do you think we should continue to catch up?"
"Why not?" Colin was a little puzzled.
Isn't it just for this that they trek thousands of miles in the freezing weather
But Marquis Garcia shook his head:
"No. That's not our goal."
(end of this chapter)