41. It's just that there's a war
The barbaric fortress is built on the mountain, and there are high mountains on the left and right, not to mention that it is absolutely impossible for someone to climb over the mountain to sneak attack, but it can definitely prevent a large number of people from sneaking up. Before the Savage Fortress completely falls, this fortress usually has a legendary powerhouse and two or three powerhouses of the Sanctuary Realm in charge to defend against some possible sneak attacks and surprise attacks by strong people.
Therefore, the entire Savage Fortress, no matter how large the scale, only has two city walls, the front and back.
The original front wall was the one facing the Savage Land, which was used to prevent the Savage Land, a barbarian tribe that was used as a backyard and hunting ground by countless people, to launch attacks on the territory of the Empire. But with the unification of the Savage Lands by Sean, the main role of this wall has become to prevent the Void Duchy from entering the Savage Lands. And immediately after the two changes of ownership of the Savage Fortress, this front city wall naturally became the back wall, and the city wall that was originally in the rear became the front city wall.
The walls of the Savage Fortress are quite long, but they are more than enough to place the entire steel wings on the walls.
Today's steel wings are much larger than when Anno was the commander.
One of the earliest patriarchs who followed Sean used his life to create the prosperity of a race, and thus forged the powerful military spirit and pride of today's steel wings. Since Anno's death, Iron Wing has elected Abazar as its commander, and after three expansions, it now has a size of 50,000, and is currently the most famous force of the Void Principality, with sufficient troops, the largest scale, and the greatest combat power.
Unlike the Thunder Lion and Cecilia Guard, the former has a certain degree of guaranteed military resources after absorbing the various tribes of the Savage Lands. However, it also usually requires a recovery period of up to several months; And if the latter's battle damage reaches a certain level, it is basically inevitable that the next battle will be missed. Because Cecilia's Guards are currently replenished by the surrender of the defeated side.
Only steel wings, as the Void Barbarians grew in size. Development is also becoming more and more stable, and the training camp of Steel Wings has always had a steady stream of recruits entering the training. To a certain extent, this not only ensures that even if the steel wings are damaged in battle, they can be replenished at the first time, but also the combat power will not drop too far, and only one or two more actual battles will be needed to completely restore the combat strength of the entire army.
Nearly two-thirds of the 50,000 steel-winged soldiers stood on the city walls at this time.
Steel Wings are now equipped with heavy armor and shock shields, and weapons are either steel spears or broad-backed slashers, and they are equipped with a war bow or throwing short spears. It is precisely because of this set of double strike methods that combine long-range attack and close combat. Let the steel wings completely get rid of the style of being initially positioned to only fight defensive battles, and can adapt to more combat occasions, and due to the expansion of scale, it has become the most important of the three ace legions under Sean.
Alfred and Clov stood beside William, looking at the steel-winged soldiers on the city wall divided into three columns, and smiled at each other: "This little devil of Abazar is getting more and more powerful now. If the steel wings could be put in order with him like this, Anno must have laughed. β
"It's not too difficult to block the first wave of attacks." Clov's gaze looked ahead. The voice was calm, "But after the second wave, those necromancers should have already entered the attack range, and this is about to start to cause casualties." β¦β¦ Impact shield is good. Unfortunately, there is no magic resistance. β
"It's up to you and me then." Alfred chuckled, not at all under the slightest pressure to face death.
"Haha, don't die." Clov smiled and patted Alfred on the shoulder.
"That's what I'm going to say to you." Alfred smiled heartily. "I'm still waiting to drink with you in the evening."
"Hey."
Unlike Cloof and Alfred, who were talking and laughing as usual, William's face was as silent as ever. I don't even see the excitement of going to war before. He slowly withdrew his gaze from the unclear distanceβon that farther battlefield, Kokire and the Death Knight were already in battle. Although I can't see the specific situation, I can see how fierce the battlefield is by looking at the flashes of red, white, black, or gold that burst out of the air from time to time.
Kokyre had indeed tried hard to wreak havoc in the enemy's ranks, but it was clear that the Reaper Knight could not let Kokyre run around like this, so he had changed his tactics and began to charge towards the Savage Fortress as soon as Kokyre tried to break away from the main battlefield. In doing so, it limited Kokire's activities, forcing him to stop the Reaper Knight.
After all, this army of the undead is just a cannon fodder for the entire corpse, but what is gathered in the Savage Fortress is the true elite of the entire Void Principality.
William no longer pays attention to the battle between the two superpowers.
The army of the undead on the left and right flanks had bypassed the battlefield of the two super powerhouses in the middle, began to converge and continued to advance.
The skeletons didn't advance quickly, but the sea of bones as far as the eye could see did put a lot of pressure on all the garrisons in the entire fortress. The dull atmosphere spread throughout the fortress, even for the elite legions in the fortress who had fought countless bloody battles and battles to the death, this pressure still made many people feel nervous, not only the hands holding the weapons tighter, but even the breathing became heavy.
"It's just another battle."
Just then, William's voice rang out.
William is not a strong man, not even a first-order level, just a very ordinary person. His voice wasn't loud, nor was it hysterical or generous, just a quiet remark.
It's not loud, so not many people can hear it.
But those who heard it would pass William's words over and over again to the people next to them.
Soon, the entire fortress began to echo with the phrase: "It's just another battle." β
The tense atmosphere in the original Savage Fortress was quickly and completely dispelled, and what remained was calm.
"All these years. Have we experienced less battles? β¦β¦ Not to mention the earliest times. We followed the bloody battles that Grand Duke Sean went through all the way south, just before the establishment of the Duchy. I believe that even if you have not experienced or witnessed the war with Dabiang, you should have heard of it. So do you know how many troops there were in the entire Void Realm at the beginning of that national war? Less than fifty thousand! β
"Yes, at that time, we were not the Void Duchy, we were not in the heyday of today, we were just a small barony. And what about the total number of troops? It's only 50,000. But at that time, we were faced with hundreds of thousands of troops deployed in the south by the Kingdom of Dabion, and it only took one group encirclement battle for us to be completely dead. β¦β¦ But what about the result? β
"We won."
is a simple four words, but it makes everyone's hearts seem to be holding back a fire.
Alfred, Clov, Cecilia, Shephaneo, and Dwight all laughed.
Many soldiers and officers who survived the war and survived to this day also laughed.
Yes, of all those present, they are the only ones who are qualified to make such bright and comfortable smiles and laughter.
In the southern battlefield of the Dabion National War, which was not favored by everyone, the Void Leader won.
"That war was the battle for the founding of the Void Principality. It is also the famous war of the Lion of Thunder, the Iron Wings, and the Cecilia Guard. β
The three legions that were named also laughed, their faces full of pride.
"And then? And then there's the fact that we're targeted. It was targeted by some conspiracy careerists who disregarded the overall situation and only pursued their own interests. β¦β¦ That time. I almost died. If it weren't for the former commander of the Iron Wings, Anno, I wouldn't be here today. So. We have launched a war of revenge against those careerists, and it is also a blood banner war for our Void Principality. β
"This war. It is to deal with those filthy villains who dare not compete with us on the frontal battlefield. Let the entire Southern Continent know that our Void Principality is not something to be messed with. Any conspiracy against us, we will return it tenfold, hundredfold! On that occasion, the enemy had support, allies, intricate interest groups belonging to them, and countless more targeted actions that were hostile to our actions! And what about us? β
"Do we have support that time?" William turned around and stood on the city wall, looking down at the many soldiers standing in the city, "Tell me, is there one?" β
"Nope!" The flame that was holding back in my heart became more and more vigorous.
"But we still won." William once again calmly recounted a fact, "That time, we were all over the country, and there was more than one ancient family that was exterminated by us? And then what? Our enemies have finally learned that our best legions are more than the Iron Wings, the Cecilian Guard, and the Thunder Lion. We also have the Crimson Knights, the Wings of Judgment, the Black Wings, the First Cavalry Regiment, and even the 1st and 2nd Infantry Regiments and the Motorized Infantry Regiment, which are not present today. β
This time, everyone present laughed.
Whether it is a senior general, a middle-level commander, or the most basic soldiers, they all have a proud smile on their faces.
"It's just another battle." William whispered the words he had said at the beginning.
But unlike the previous calm, everyone's eyes brightened, and the fire in their hearts almost burned through their chests.
"Who are you? It's the elite of the Void Duchy! It is also the pride of the Void Principality! It is the strongest shield and sharpest sword in the Void Principality! William whispered, without an excited, intoxicating, and charming blushing countenance, nor an indifferent and murderous countenance, but only bright eyes that revealed calmness, "And what about our enemies?" It's just the bones of a bunch of dead people who gave up their lives to help the abuse! β
"They're a bunch of scum, a bunch of dead waste!"
William's voice was not impassioned, but it was full of an indescribable charm: "After so many wars, in the face of so many strong enemies, we still won. Those who have never been optimistic about us before have now been slapped in the face by us with facts. Those who once looked down on us now need to look up to us. And those enemies who used to be against us are now completely history! β
"After so many years, we are still standing here, becoming a new force and a new powerhouse. Now, a bunch of scum bones are saying they want to take our fortress and turn us into the same scum as them, can you agree? β
"Can't!" There was a deafening roar from all the soldiers.
"Yes, I can't say yes either." William nodded, "It's a shame. If that were the case, I wouldn't have the face to see Grand Duke Sean. Especially, I'm still with the true pride of the Void Duchy of yours. β¦β¦ To tell you the truth, I, William, have never done such a humiliating thing. β
"Haha!" Everyone let out laughter, and the pressure that enveloped the entire fortress completely disappeared.
William glanced at all the soldiers in front of him, his gaze slowly but firmly, sweeping from left to right: "So, now tell me, who are you?" β
"We are the elite of the Void Duchy! It is also the pride of the Void Principality! It is the strongest shield and sharpest sword in the Void Principality! β
"Who is our enemy?"
"A bunch of scum, a bunch of dead waste! The bones of a bunch of dead people who gave up their lives to help the abuse! β
"Now tell me, are you still afraid? Are you still shaking? β
"Nope! We are not afraid! β
The flames burning in his chest finally melted the mental pressure and shackles imposed by the arrival of the undead army, and all the soldiers let out their loudest roars, and the entire Savage Fortress even gave an illusion like an earthquake.
"Full string benchmark." William turned around and said slowly.
Abazar let out a "hey", then removed the war bow from his back, pulled a full string, and let go and shot an arrow.
The arrow arced in mid-air and landed hundreds of meters away.
"Two-thirds of the string benchmark."
The Abazar fired another arrow, this time closer to the Savage Fortress than the first arrow had been fired, about three hundred meters or so.
"Half-string benchmark." William ordered for the third time.
The Abazar fired a third arrow, which was only about two hundred meters away from the fortress.
At this time, the skeleton soldiers at the forefront of the undead army were less than a thousand meters away from the Savage Fortress.
William glanced at the army of the undead in front of him, and then showed a smile, his face quickly turned red, and this time William was really excited. The body began to tremble even more, but it was not a trembling of fear and worry, but a trembling of excitement that was uncontrollable.
"The enemy is close to the full bar!" Abazar shouted in a deep voice, then turned his head, and after seeing William nodding slightly, he shouted again: "All the archers of Iron Wings obey my orders!" β
The steel-winged soldiers standing in the front row of the first row quickly removed their warbows, then drew arrows from their quivers and placed them on their bows.
"Full strings!" Abazar shouted again.
All the war archers quickly pulled out the war bows in their hands, and the full string of arrows directly tightened the war bows.
"The first arrow, I'll do it." Levi chuckled suddenly, then stepped forward, looked at Abazar and asked.
"Yes!" Abaza smiled and nodded, handing the bow and arrow to Levi.
After the latter took it, it was directly a full string pull, and it was a breeze to pull this battle bow full string with his strength. He even directly covered the fighting spirit on the arrow, making the entire arrow bright and transparent.
At this time, in Levi's eyes, there was only one undead spirit left in the army of the undead at the front line.
Without the slightest hesitation, LΓ©vy quickly loosened the bowstring that was pinching the tail feathers of the arrow.
The next moment, the arrow flew out like a bolt of lightning, directly shattering the head of the undead who was targeted by Levi, and then shattering the heads of more than a dozen undead in the rear one after another. At the same time, Abazar also shouted the order to shoot, and in an instant, the arrows rained down like flying locusts, and the thousands of undead at the forefront of the undead army were immediately struck into pieces of bone dregs by these arrows full of strength.
"It's just another war." With a rain of arrows, William said this sentence for the third time, "And we, after all, will win a new victory." β
"Victory! Victory! Victory! (To be continued.) )
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