Chapter 3 Interlude
At noon, the long and vigorous sound of the horn sounded again, and the knights in the costume turned from a neat array to a torrent of steel, and embarked on a bloody journey along the established route. 『』
Moments later, the whole of Norland was once again stunned by Akmund.
In that year, Gordon killed Fushide with thirteen knights, creating a glorious chapter. Now Richard is crushing all the floating island giants in a more thorough way, pushing all the way. This could no longer be called brilliant, and for a moment even the most knowledgeable historian could not find any adjectives to describe Richard's actions.
The reactions of the major lords varied.
In the Imperial Palace of the Millennium Empire, Prince Tumen was chatting casually with Tibetan Sword and Emperor Jialan, and when the news came, Emperor Jialan's originally lowered eyes actually opened, and he silently glanced at Tibetan Sword, and then drooped down.
Zangjian said gently: "It seems that there is another amazing little guy." I heard that he brought the mountains and the sea with him?"
"That's true. Prince Tumen said, he thought for a moment, and then said: "Calculate the time, her sleep period is almost over, maybe there will be an unexpected surprise." ”
Zangjian smiled and said, "No, that little guy won't let her participate in the battle this time." It was a stubborn child, always thinking of carrying everything on his own. In this respect, it is very similar to Gordon. ”
Prince Tumen sighed: "It's a pity for Gordon, otherwise I am afraid that the future achievements will be very high." Although I have only met him once, I feel that he is a natural king. ”
Emperor Garan suddenly said, "I heard that Richard is starting to want all the scholars and mages?"
Prince Tumen was stunned and said, "There is such a thing, what's wrong?"
The emperor said: "Didn't we have the whereabouts of several scholars and mages, and I heard that there is a very high-ranking guy in it, who can participate in their council." ”
"What do you mean?"
Garland said lightly: "Dig out all these scholars and mages, catch those who can catch them, kill those who can't, and then hand them over to Richard." ”
Prince Tumen's heart sank, knowing that the emperor had finally made up his mind.
However, the hidden sword next to him asked a little puzzled: "We caught and killed it, why did we have to hand it over to Richard?"
"For the bounty. The little guy is quite rich, and we happen to have an empty treasury that can subsidize a little. The emperor's understatement made both the Prince of Tumen and the Tibetan Sword stunned.
The lords of the Holy Tree Dynasty were distracted and shocked, and after digesting the news, they kept an even closer eye on it. And no one knows how panicked and frightened many of the great lords who had insisted on sanctioning Richard before.
The most impacted is naturally the Holy Alliance's floating island giants.
Duke Mensa smashed everything in the study that night, but after smashing it, the entourage did not wait for any orders. There was no further order, and the troops that had already arrived at the designated position stopped where they were.
The light in Old Joseph's study was on all night. When he walked out of the study after dawn, the attendants, who had been waiting outside all night, were astonished to find that the duke had suddenly aged much more, and had now become an old man in his last years.
"Lord Duke," we" were about to ask for an order, when old Joseph interrupted him with a wave of his hand, and went straight back to his bedroom to rest.
On the 7-7 floating island at the bottom, Duke Anan suddenly laughed, and then shouted loudly: "Sue our people, without my order, you are not allowed to fight!
On the six-story floating island, such as Wellington and the Duke of Turan, they all sat silently, stunned.
5-5 Floating Island, from the moment he got the news, the Iron and Blood Grand Duke stood in front of the magic map and never moved again.
On the large map of the Holy Alliance, a red line clearly outlines the route of Akmund's bloody journey. As early as two months ago, Richard announced the route of the march to Faust, and he was not afraid of an ambush or volley.
The hands of the iron-blooded Grand Duke behind his back were subconsciously tightened, and it was really difficult to decide.
The Predators are one of the most important pillars of the Holy Alliance, and their strength and status in the alliance are only below the royal family. The heavy task of intercepting Richard fell on the Iron Blood Family.
Other floating island giants can wait and see, even the Wellington family, they can also use the excuse of waiting to see the decision of the Iron Prince, but the Iron Lord cannot do this. Whether to fight or retreat depends on a thought.
If you just want to fight, what will you fight?
Richard came with a thousand horsemen and a dignified appearance, clearly wanting to defeat anyone who dared to intercept the enemy head-on.
With an army made up entirely of constructed knights, there is no point in rushing, ambushing, or harassing you. Even if all the floating island giants are united, this battle is bound to lose. Not to mention that under Richard's extraordinary command of battle, these Constructed Knights are bound to burst out with incredible power. unless
Unless the powerful families do their best to do their best, there is no hope of encircling and annihilating Richard's army. But this is a bloody journey, not a life-and-death war for the Holy Alliance.
Not to mention that this will lose the meaning of the bloody journey, and it will also greatly damage the strength of the entire Holy Alliance in vain, and cheapen the Holy Tree Dynasty and the Millennium Empire. The Iron Lord remembered vividly the humiliation he had suffered when the envoys of the two empires demanded that the tripartite border be redrawn.
Moreover, the iron-blooded Grand Duke also thought deeply.
If you want to fight, the Iron Blood family will definitely be at the forefront, and there may be six or seven families at that time, or maybe three or five families will follow the Iron Blood to fight together. But no matter how many families are in the battle, one thing is certain, even if only three or four families do not move, then this little force in the hands of the iron-blooded Grand Duke will be killed by Richard without leaving a piece of armor.
At that time, I am afraid that the order ranking of floating islands will be changed again. Of course, it is those floating island giants who do not move to change up.
On the other hand, the Iron and Blood Grand Duke did not have too many resources at his disposal, and it was impossible for him to draw all the family elites for the blood journey. As for the strong, White Night has made it clear that he will not participate and has returned to the Land of Dusk. Agamemnon was also not particularly active, and the table was even less in his words, and did not raise anything at all.
So back down?
The other families can back down, but the Iron Blood family can't back down, because the reputation damage will be the most severe.
The Iron Warrior stood like this, pondering, and before he knew it, it was already dawn.
The first day was the most chaotic and difficult day, and countless people were watching the development of the form, ready to adjust their responses at any time.
Richard's army had only marched more than a hundred kilometers that day, and camped at the chosen location to rest.
Along the way, Richard encountered countless scout light riders wandering and peeping from afar. According to common sense, when so many scouts appear, it means that a great war is coming. But until Richard set up camp, there were only scouts around, and there was no sizing army in sight.
The rest point where Richard led his army was also announced along with the route. When night fell, Richard simply released a normal number of sentry posts, and then let the army rest, not afraid of a sneak attack.
In the depths of the night, several lightly armed cavalrymen were riding on their horses, looking at Richard's brightly lit barracks.
Seeing the number of sentry posts, a younger scout couldn't help but say, "Their defenses are too lax, aren't they? If they had attacked at night with a few thousand men, they might have been beaten back."
The leader of the group was a bearded veteran, and when he heard the words of the young scout, he immediately scolded: "Fart! That barracks are full of knights in costumes! Even if you want to attack at night even with those two of you, you will probably be discovered if they are still a thousand meters away." When did you hear that an entire battalion of constructed knights would be attacked?"
The young scout shrank his neck when he heard this, and said with some disbelief, "If that's the case, wouldn't we have been found here?"
The bearded man snorted and sneered, "Do you think they don't know we're here?"
"Isn't it impossible?" the young scout's face turned white with fright.
It's just a little episode of the night.
Under the cover of night, countless pairs of eyes were spying on Richard's barracks, but the army never appeared.
The next day, when it was dawn, Richard led his army and set off, stopping to rest after walking only a hundred kilometers. Then the next day passed peacefully.
The third day remained peaceful.
But the floating island giants of the Holy Alliance could no longer sit still, and the heads of the major families held secret meetings.
The meeting lasted from dusk to dawn, and these veteran lords who were not weak in force were also exhausted.
The heads of the family have long reached a consensus that they must fight with Richard, but there is one thing that has never been talked about together, that is, who is the striker?
The meeting lasted until dawn and was inconclusive. Perhaps everyone already has a definite conclusion in mind.
The advance of the Thousand Cavalry Formation was unstoppable, and even the legendary powerhouses did not dare to approach head-on. So against Richard, whoever rushes to the front will die.
All the heads of the family knew in their hearts that no matter how many times this matter was discussed, there would be no result. When it had to be over, the Iron Lord was the last to leave the venue, and overnight, he seemed to have suddenly aged a few years.
Richard continued to march in order, marching strictly according to the established itinerary and route, as if he were afraid that his opponents would not find his whereabouts.
After three days of peace and quiet, Mexs couldn't bear it anymore, so he simply came to Richard's side and asked, "This is the bloody journey?
Richard said lightly: "Didn't I say that there will be no battle until Faust." ”
"But don't they want any more honor?How can you be so sure that no one will try to intercept you?" Mex.