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A small town on the border of the Duchy of Hiss has been crowded with more than 30,000 people. ↗ Even many horses can't enter the town, so they set up tents around the town, and they don't look like they are in a mess.

The reason why there is a lot of commotion is because now it is completely mixed with military and civilian.

When the army of the Verona Empire entered the Duchy of His, the Marquis of Zhenma divided the army into three parts: the Knights of Starflame and four other regiments of nearly 20,000 people as the double arrows that broke forward, and the Marquis of Zhenma himself led the main force of more than 35,000 to follow, forming an inverted triangle "Pin" shaped formation.

There's nothing wrong with that. Since the border area of the Principality of Hiss had just been ravaged by bandits, all order was gone. The local population either hid in the towns or wandered in groups in the wilderness, so there was no way to conduct long-range reconnaissance.

Of course, the Imperial Army also did not consider reconnaissance necessary. The bandits are in a fierce battle with the Duchy of His, and they don't know how to do it, so it's impossible for them to come here. Besides, what's the hurry? I still want the snipe and clam to compete? Less than a lose-lose situation, the empire can take its time.

Therefore, the Marquis of Zhenma lined up in an inverted triangle formation, slowly advancing, and was able to support each other. In this way, it is safe and can recuperate, and it is waiting for the final finale.

However, the Imperial army also encountered some difficulties. Due to the haste of departure, and the fact that it was entering a troubled area, the army did not bring enough food and grass. Fortunately, the bandits were in a hurry to attack Skar City, so some towns were not broken, so they could raise food on the spot. And the division of troops of the Marquis of Zhenma also has a reason to find food separately.

And now in this town, there is the Holy See's Starflame Knights. They're even more ...... It's refreshing. They were relieved of even the tedious and tiring encampment. They were simply stationed in the town. Even along the way, they also recruited thousands of homeless people in the wilderness as people's husbands. Coupled with the young men of the town, they serve the Starflame Knights together.

But for these noble knights of the Holy See. The local gentry in the town were also quite attentive. Almost all the officers were invited to a well-prepared banquet. It's really - no matter what the storm is, I'm at ease.

However, while the banquet was in progress, a small incident occurred when a fire broke out at the east gate of the town. However, in order not to affect the cheerful atmosphere, this matter was not made public. Both the organizers of the banquet and the heads of the Knights thought it was nothing. When there are too many people, things will be chaotic. It's normal to have a little accident. So when a flock of warblers and finches appeared and the dance began, the fire had already been left behind.

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At the south gate of the town, dozens of people dressed in patched cloth were hiding in a courtyard. And the one who led it turned out to be Higgins, the leader of the bandits.

"Let's do it!" Higgins' expression was calm, "since we're all in, let's do it." Be sure to hold out until the berserkers come. Occupy the passage of in. Brothers, live and die together!"

"Live and die together!" the others whispered.

After winning the first battle, the bandits attacked the city of Skar with great fanfare. However, no one would have imagined that Higgins would lead more than 40,000 elite counter-movements. And lurking on the border of the Verona Empire and the Duchy of His. A beautiful voice struck the whole world and deceived the whole world.

But that wasn't what Higgins had planned. Because they have a good mass base at the bottom, the bandits have long been informed. Know that there is an army of empires behind it. And being attacked on the back is a taboo for soldiers. So no matter what, you have to solve one first.

In fact, this choice is also very simple. It is impossible to choose the troops of the Duchy of His, because of the fortified city of Skar. Even if there is a big victory in the field, it will not be possible to break through the city of Skar in a short time. So definitely choose the Imperial Army.

So Higgins let the rest of the rabble, and it was dragging the family, and there were really 400,000 rabble to entangle the principality forces first. And he himself led an elite ambush of the imperial army.

Of course, if it is a head-on battle, the strength of the black bandits is indeed very different from that of the imperial army. So it can only be a surprise and an ambush. But he never expected that today Higgins led people to personally disguise himself as a homeless person to reconnoitre, but he "coincidentally" encountered the Knights of Starflame pulling Zhuangding. So he took more than 2,000 people into the town, and the main force of the bandits would launch a general attack together at dusk. And the fire just now is actually the signal of the general attack of the black bandits.

By the way, Higgins did not regard the 400,000 rabble as outcasts at all. He had already sent someone to make contact with the mountain barbarians, who were about to send out a large army. In other words, the empire seriously underestimated the power of the bandits and their allies.

And before he went out, someone handed Higgins a pair of soft armor. Higgins laughed and threw it to the ground: "Brothers together, that's the best talisman ......"

I have to say that Higgins is a very charismatic person. Everyone was moved by his words, and they were all excited, eager to die for him.

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The setting sun brings a touch of warmth to the harsh winter days. In the villages of the fleeing people in the town, only the children who did not know the world were still playing among the shacks.

Life has to go on, and the women of each family prepare firewood. Due to the arrival of the Starflame Knights, the old men of the town were also very kind, and gave some black flour mixed with wheat bran. If you add the bark of wild vegetables and trees that you pick, you can barely live a few more days.

The men were chatting, looking at the fields outside the town, looking forward to the spring ploughing scene, talking to each other about the fields left by their families, hoping that the chaos would be settled sooner. However, when they saw many young girls and young women getting in and out of the tents of those knights, they could only sigh secretly: "At least the lives of their own family have been saved!"

At the junction of the shack area and the tent area, a noisy black market has formed. Many of the Knights also bargained on the black market, buying the refugees' belongings, and even the girls and boys, but paying only a few packs of food. And these things bought, as long as you pay some fees, you can send them home by the war merchant group that accompanied the army. So it's already full of people, forming a very deformed and lively scene.

However, for those refugees, the Order is somewhat guarded. They set up a small barricade to prevent the refugees from rioting. However, the defenders in the card were lazy, and even they looked at their companions in the black market with envy from time to time, ready to wait for the change of guard, and they would go over to buy a few things! (To be continued......)