"Snowlin, order General Rogson's cavalry to cover on both flanks, and the Chinese army will move forward to suppress with all their might, and when the enemy temporarily retreats, we will all surrender to the Kuba fortress!" Michael gasped and said with difficulty to the chief guard beside him.

Snowlin's face changed, and he said to Michael in a trembling voice: "Marshal, we are not defeated yet!" We still have more than 10,000 people, and even if we can't defeat the werewolf and amphibious shooter legions in the end, we can escort the marshal and his wife to break through, and there are no soldiers in the Fifth Legion who surrendered! ”

Michael, who was seriously injured, clutched his chest and looked at the army of the Mizusawa Kingdom in the Ural Grand Canyon, countless werewolves and amphibious shooters rushed into his Chinese positions like a tide, and behind him, which was originally his biggest barrier - Kuba Fortress, the border fortress of the Alassia Empire, the fortress of his homeland, but once again closed the door tightly to himself. Originally, the fortress was an army of 50,000 under his subordinates, but now he has become an accomplice of the army of werewolves and amphibious shooters of Mizusawa Country, and wants to strangle himself in this Grand Canyon. Michael understands that whether it is the Mizusawa Nation, the Barbarian Nation, or the Alasia Empire, they have only one purpose, which is their own lives. Thinking of this, Michael closed his eyes in pain.

"Marshal!" Snorlin fell to his knees and cried out loudly, "It's not here yet!" ”

With difficulty, Michael picked up the Warrior Token at his waist with his blackened right hand, raised it weakly towards Snowlin, and said, "Execute the order!" ”

Snoring hesitated painfully, and finally had to say: "Yes, marshal!" ”

……

Michael, supported by the guards, came to his Chinese army camp. In the tent sat a young and beautiful young woman, who was putting a baby boy about a year old to sleep in her arms.

"Madame!" Michael reluctantly squeezed out a smile and said, "I've prepared the army to surrender to the Koba Fortress!" ”

The young woman trembled for a moment, and then continued to coax the baby boy in her arms, and said with a smile: "The Kuba Fortress is dangerous, and we can't take it, but I'm afraid that the hundreds of thousands of troops in the Mizusawa Kingdom can't stop the husband, right?" Why not kill it out and go to the Glen Fortress at the northern end of the Ural Gorge? At that time, who will be able to get a husband? ”

Michael smiled wryly, "Madam, do you know who wants my life?" ”

The young woman asked suspiciously, "Not the Duke of Arad?" ”

Michael shook his head and said, "Arad is just the implementer!" In the past few years, we have been fighting from east to west, and the land we occupy is enough to build a new empire. Under my leadership, the Fifth Legion has become the strongest military group in this continent, and I am not a descendant of His Majesty in the first place, how can Your Majesty rest assured that this most powerful force will not be controlled? ”

"You mean, Queen Catherine wants to kill you?" The young woman was shocked, and said in surprise, "You have expanded the territory of the empire, and you are even more loyal to Catherine, if you were ambitious, you would have been independent from Alasia a long time ago, is Catherine so mediocre?!" ”

"Even if Her Majesty doesn't think so, it is inevitable that the villains around him will speculate. Strange thing, I have mastered the most powerful war machine in the Alasia Empire, but I am not of royal blood. ”

The young woman said hatefully, "Hmph, since Catherine and the people around her don't trust us so much, let's just break out and return to the base camp of the Fifth Legion." Since Catherine suspected that we had independent ambitions, we simply granted their wish and built an independent country of our own. It's not that we want to rebel, it's that they force us to rebel! ”

"No, dear!" Michael hurriedly said, "Let's not talk about the difficulty of independent statehood, the forces of the mainland countries will not sit idly by and watch a new force emerge in their midst, and they will definitely join forces to strangle us, even if we win, it will be soaked in mountains and rivers, and millions of corpses will be ambushed, which I don't want to see." Queen Keslin alone, she has always been my majesty, when I offended the barbarian royal clan and the elven king of the forest country in order to snatch you, it was Your Majesty who did not hesitate to support my approach, and fully supported our Fifth Legion's war against the barbarian country, so that there is such a situation today! Hehe, Your Majesty listens to slander and wants my life, I'll just give it to her, and there is no need to say anything about rebellion! If I die alone, I can buy back the lives of a million soldiers of the Fifth Legion, and I will die as I deserve! ”

The young woman was silent for a moment and said, "Your Majesty Catherine was indeed kind to us back then, but you are also loyal and dutiful to the Alasia Empire and Your Majesty, and if you want to say this kindness, you will have already repaid it!" Back then, you didn't hesitate to offend the powerful barbarian royal clan and the elven king of our forest country for my sake, and now we have the most powerful war machine in the world, but we are going to destroy ourselves? Did you think that if you surrendered, Catherine and Arad would let us go? ”

"Madame, I can't rebel against Erathia, rebel against Her Majesty! The Fifth Legion can't be a rebel in Alasia either! Michael said heavily, "I'm afraid that only my death can solve the problem of the way!" ”

"No, husband!" The young woman was shocked, she thought about the worst ending, but she didn't expect her husband to die to dispel Catherine's suspicion of the Fifth Legion, "You can't rebel against your majesty, but what about your promise to me, what about your promise to your children, have you forgotten?" ”

"Ahem-" Michael gasped twice, then smiled reluctantly, "Honey, I robbed you on your way to get married, snatched a princess of the Forest Kingdom who was about to marry the Barbarian King, I knew there would be a lot of trouble. In the past few years, we have been getting along day and night, and we have children, and we are already satisfied! ”

Michael scratched the baby's nose with his charred fingers and continued, "Honey, I'm afraid I won't be able to take care of you and the child anymore!" For the lives of the soldiers of the Fifth Legion, and for the sake of the Alasia Empire from civil strife, I can only let you and the children down, dear, I'm sorry! ”

The young woman burst into tears, but said with a wry smile: "No one can pull back what the husband has decided!" Since this is the case, I will accompany my husband, and I will not fail to fulfill the promise of the year! ”

Michael looked at the sleeping baby lovingly, shook his head and said, "Madam, the child is still young, I can't live without my mother, they want my life, and they won't embarrass Mrs. and the child!" Promise me, my dear, to live well and raise our children well! ”

"Husband is really a selfish person, he can do whatever he wants, but he has to care about what others do and don't do!" The young woman said bitterly.

Michael wiped the tears from the young woman's face with his hand and said, "Please Madame help me remove my armor and change into a marshal's dress!" ”

The young woman nodded, and placed the baby in the cradle, knowing that her husband was destined to die, and no one could stop him from doing anything, including herself.

With the help of the young woman, Michael struggled to withdraw his armor and put on a bright marshal's dress, and finally saw in front of the mirror what he was wearing when he became the youngest marshal of the empire at the age of thirty, and showed a smile.

The young woman finally couldn't help but hug her husband and said, "Is it really irreparable?" You don't want to be a marshal, you don't do a loyal minister, I don't want to be a princess, we just find a valley or an island, isolated from the world, no quarrel with people, and don't spend our lives together, isn't it? ”

Michael hugged the young woman's body tightly and said emotionally: "It's a pity that we are marshals and princesses, and we have our pride!" We don't want these coats in the next life, and I'll meet you again! ”

The young woman smiled bitterly with tears in her eyes: "Since the day you kidnapped me, I have never regretted it!" If I had another choice, I would still be with you! ”

Michael pushed the young woman away and said solemnly: "I have arranged for the Wizard Regiment and the Elven Guards to cover you and the child to break through, and it is time for me to go to the Kuba Fortress now!" ”

After speaking, he glanced at the young woman affectionately, and then looked at the baby in the cradle, Han Lei turned around and left.

The young woman looked at the back of her husband's resolute departure, and said to herself calmly: "Husband, how can I forget our promise of life and death? ”

……

In front of the Kuba fortress, Snoring stepped forward and reported to Michael: "Marshal, the army of Mizusawa has been temporarily repulsed, General Rogson is protecting on both flanks, and all the Chinese troops have been assembled!" The fortress of Kuba agreed to our request for surrender, but the garrison general Rothman needed to provide sincerity in surrendering! Snorlin said, exclaiming with shame on his face: "Marshal, this is simply too much deception!" ”

Michael nodded and said, "General Snowlin, this Chinese army will be handed over to you and General Rogson in the future!" Remember today's shame, but don't think about revenge, this revenge, we can't revenge! For the safety of the Fifth Legion, and for the sake of the Alasia Empire from civil strife, I hope you will put aside your hatred! ”

"But Lord Marshal!" Snorlin said bitterly: "How can we let go of this hatred and humiliation, even if our Fifth Legion kills the last man, we must wash away today's shame!" ”

"General Snowlin!" Michael asked, "To whom are you going to take revenge, Your Majesty, or Duke Arad?" If you lead the Fifth Legion to take revenge on them, don't you confirm their suspicions, and confirm that they are completely right against me and the Fifth Legion? Michael paused for a moment and continued, "If you have to choose, let my child choose, but you can't tell him about it until he's an adult!" ”

"But the marshal ......"

Michael waved his hand, endured the severe pain that hurt his body, strode to the gate of the Kuba Fortress, and shouted to General Rothman on the tower of the city gate: "General Rothman, I am the sincerity you want!" If you dare to slaughter again after we surrender, don't say that Your Majesty will not let you go, even the Fifth Legion will all rise up! Saying that, he turned around and shouted loudly to all the Chinese soldiers who stretched out his hand: "All unloaded!" ”

Rothman looked at Michael, who was dressed in a marshal's uniform, and surrendered to him, and said loudly: "Marshal, you have made the right choice, and you have shown your loyalty to Your Majesty and the Empire with your courage!" Please enter the fortress at once, Lord Marshal! ”

Michael stood under the city gate, looking at all the soldiers of the Chinese army, looking at these warriors who have been born and died with him for many years, and who have survived a hundred battles, these soldiers who have made countless feats and experienced glory under their command, from today onwards, they will have to be cast with the shadow of humiliation and hatred.

"The Empire has never had a marshal who surrendered! Since Your Majesty wants my life, just take it, why do you want to hurt the lives of so many soldiers? Michael wiped his sword around his neck......

"Marshal ......"