Chapter 136 The Fourth Legion (Ten Thousand Words Update 8)
The rebellion by the Hand of Death this time directly wiped out three of the seventeen counties in the Nord province. The remaining fourteen counties, except Xuefeng Border areas like the county have suffered more or less losses.
Most of the nobles in the three counties near the Fox family stood still, and most of the nobles in the remaining eleven counties responded to the call of the Slater family.
Now, except for the five northwest counties, only three of them, Lei Wen, have come to the vicinity of Meng'en City. The other six counties have maintained a considerable degree of organizational integrity, with a total strength of more than 30,000 troops!
They also saw the undead army stationed outside Meng En City. They did not choose to continue moving forward. Instead, like Raven and others, they found a high slope to camp, and then sent people to invite Raven. Wait for others to meet inside.
The nobles who were able to get here definitely didn't have the embroidered pillows like Viscount Morgan did before. However, Raven still cautiously asked Simon to confirm the opponent's camp and military appearance before going together with Viscount John and Judra.
When Raven came to the camp and walked to the central tent, he finally understood why these nobles were able to ensure a tight organization and the stability of the camp.
Because sitting in the center of the big tent is the eldest son of Earl Tyrone, the first heir to the Slater family, the elite centenary of the Iron Legion and the temporary commander of the Iron Legion, the fourth-level Iron Knight, Minsk· Slater!
"Welcome, Viscount John, Baron Raven, Mr. Judra." Minsk's eyes quickly swept across the faces of Raven and Judra, and landed on Viscount John's face: "First of all, I want to express my regret for what happened to Viscount Morgan.”
I didn’t expect Minsk’s news to be so well-informed. Raven and the other three were stunned for a moment, and then they all showed sadness appropriately.
Viscount John said: "Viscount Morgan's sacrifice was indeed heroic. It's a pity that I was not able to inherit his cause and unite the coalition forces of the five northwest counties."
"You can break out of the siege safely and arrive outside Men'en City. , is already a huge help to the cause of justice.” After Minsk finished speaking, he looked at Raven and Judra: "Of course, you two also take the greatest credit."
"Since you are here, why not share a meal with me so that I can A little kindness from the landlord?”
Of course the three of them will not refuse.
After all, we were in a military camp, and Minsk was not corrupted to the level of Morgan. Naturally, there was no dance music, but Angel Tears appeared on the dining table, which surprised Raven.
The meal was tasteless, and both the guest and the guest knew clearly that Minsk had not finished what he had to say.
But who told this to be the damn dignity and etiquette of aristocrats?
After finishing the meal, Minsk finally stated his purpose: "Viscount John, Baron Raven, Mr. Judra, now that we have reunited, we should reorganize ourselves. Improve our combat capabilities. "
"Otherwise, facing the raging undead army, we may not have the strength to fight, and we will have to repeat the mistakes of the 'Derby Battle'. "
The Derby Battle was the previous Northwest Battle. The one where the Five Counties Allied Forces suffered a disastrous defeat.
After the previous foreshadowing, this sentence is not so harsh, and it is also an impeccable truth.
The three of them looked at each other and exchanged opinions. Viscount John stood up and said, "General Minsk, our three families are willing to obey your orders."
I thought that since Viscount John and the others came alone, , will definitely be unwilling to accept the whole Editor, now that the process is so smooth, Minsk breathed a long sigh of relief: "In that case, on behalf of the Slater family, on behalf of the people of Nord Province and Meng City, I would like to thank the three of you. Your hearts are simply bigger than the sea." Even more broad.”
客服After getting angry, Minsk got down to business: "Except for the Iron Legion, there are now a total of 27,300 people in the various noble coalitions. Although the number is much less than that of the undead troops, they are more or less related to the undead troops. The experience of biological combat can be called exquisite. Sharp.”
“I intend to organize it into four legions. The commanders of the first three legions have been decided, namely Viscount Titus of Cambri County and Lalune of Seaside County. Viscount, and Viscount Lancaster, Lanshire"
"As for the commander of the Fourth Army, I hope that you, Viscount John, can be the commander. Baron Raven, Mr. Judra, and the other ten nobles will all come under your command and be at your disposal. What do you think? ? "
Legion Commander!
As a noble, who doesn’t want to hold a legion? Raven hid this desire in his heart, and Judra had a hint of envy in his eyes.
Viscount John did not refuse: "I, John Ota Luke, am willing to accept this appointment."
In this way, Viscount John became the corps of the Fourth Army of the coalition. long.
Although there was a disastrous defeat in what is now known as the "Battle of Derby", the main force in Viscount John's hands was not lost, and he was an outstanding fourth-level strength, so he also had enough prestige to overwhelm a number of nobles from other counties.
In the next few days, Raven began to be busy again - specifically, watching others busy.
The nobles gathered together and had a heated argument over who would be the captain of the brigade
After all, some nobles brought more than five hundred people from one brigade, and some nobles brought only With two to three hundred people, how to balance the distribution of power is a big question.
After all, the more people and the more elite you have, the easier it will be to excel, right?
But these have nothing to do with Raven. He just has eyes and ears and never opens his mouth.
After all, he had already discussed it with Viscount John, and he took his own headquarters and served as the scout captain of the Fourth Army.
It's not that Lei Wen doesn't want to lead the army, it's just that he has too few men and he has little prestige. If he really forces it, he will only be humiliating himself and will be subject to an additional layer of control.
Just look at Judra, he is so eager to find a suitable position for himself that he goes here and there every day and smiles at everyone, like that, hey ——
There is no one who can bend the most, only one who can bend more!
During this period, many people also heard that Raven had saved Viscount John and came to him, wanting to ask about Viscount John's attitude or seek his support.
In this regard, Raven's response is: not to take the initiative, not to commit, and not to refuse.
He accepts gifts as soon as they are given. He does not promise anything and will never offend anyone. He treats everyone seriously and before leaving, he will give a bottle of angel tears hidden in his space belt.
This has gained Raven a lot of popularity, at least no one hates him, and the various "gifts" Raven has received are worth at least more than three thousand gold coins in total, far more than what was given out. The value of tears of angels.
There is even a first-order magic in it.
After six days of quarreling, the reorganization was finally completed.
Among them, the troops brought by Viscount John became his personal army and were not separated; the other ten captains also had their candidates selected, and the stronger ones led the troops alone, while most of them were "pieced together with others" "Together, one serves as the captain and the other serves as the vice-captain.
Judra was not in a very good mood. Due to her poor reputation and the fact that she only had more than 70 people under her command, even though she tried her best to go to the camp and had Viscount John to help her, she just went there in the end. The third brigade is not even the deputy captain and can only independently command a detachment.
At the same time, the army of the Death Hand Order also began to move. About 300,000 undead troops were displayed between the coalition forces and Meng En City, obviously ready for defensive operations.
On April 7, 1194 in the Guangming Calendar, the first general military meeting was held in Minsk. Hundreds of nobles of all sizes gathered together. If you only look at the armor, it is really majestic. After greeting several legion commanders one by one, Minsk got straight to the point: "Everyone, the Nord province is now in a critical situation. Meng'en City has been trapped for more than four months, and the defenders are very exhausted. Now that the integration has been completed, let's start. The matter of attacking and rescuing Men'en City will be put on the agenda."
“I decided to start the attack in three days!”
Although this decision was a bit sudden, no one among the nobles present objected.
Indeed, the newly reorganized troops were not completely unified in terms of command and training, and were unable to exert their maximum combat effectiveness.
But training cannot be completed overnight. If they continue to wait, how long will they have to wait?
It has been four months since the Death Hand Order started causing trouble! If we wait any longer, do we have to wait for the troops from the neighboring provinces to come over, take military merits, and distribute the land of Nord Province?
With no objection, Minsk began to plan the next military strategy and tactics. After all, it was not easy for the five legions to fully develop their strength.
While the military discussions were taking place in Minsk, in the city lord's palace in Meng'en City, Count Tyrone also received news from Minsk.
He had read the contents of the letter, and even though he learned that his son had integrated the forces of five legions, he still had mixed feelings and was in a dilemma.
“Alas——”
The Iron Legion is finally here.
The Iron Legion is not only full of 5,500 men, but also the core "Steel Brigade" of 500 men, which are purely composed of first-order steel warriors. It can be said to be the strongest in the Nord province. Great force!
Neither the Slater family's "Typhon's Fang" nor the Fox family's "Fire Swift Shadow" have so much extraordinary power.
This is the confidence to suppress the bloody highlands.
But after all, it is a force directly under the empire. Now that he has transferred it out without authorization, even if they are not dead, the Slater family will have to peel off a layer of skin.
"Montreal——!"
When he thought of the name of this mortal enemy, Count Tyrone clenched his fists.
Over the years, the Slater family has been at odds with the Fox family.
The two families seem to be at odds with each other, but the difference between the two families can be seen from this turmoil.
Anyone with a discerning eye can see that even if the Fox family was not directly involved in the Hand of Death, they must have known the inside story in advance, and even contributed to it, intending to see the collapse of the Slater family.
But even so, the Slater family still mobilized more than half of the nobles in the Nord province to serve them one after another with just one order. Not many people stood on the side of the Fox family.
This is the gap in reputation accumulated over the years.
But after this battle, how much of the reputation that the Slater family has worked so hard for so many years can be left behind?
When he thought of this, Earl Tyrone sighed deeply: "Bishop Thomas, that's amazing!"
Having been in charge of Munn City for hundreds of years, the Slater family's tentacles can be said to be deep-rooted Knowing all aspects of Meng'en City, the signs of the Hand of Death were of course sent to Tai Lung's desk as soon as possible.
After thinking about it, Earl Tyrone found Priest Thomas, hoping that the Holy See could handle the matter.
However, Priest Thomas persuaded Count Tyrone not to worry. The Order of the Hand of Death has a long history. Even if the flames are extinguished now, it is likely to go underground and cause more and more serious damage.
It is better to keep them under the radar, observe slowly, and then deal with them violently when they want to take action.
In this way, not only will it be possible once and for all, but it will also allow the Slater family to gain a lot of merit.
For the Earl of Tyrone at the time, this was indeed a good idea.
It would have been better if Death's Hand had killed some extra nobles - Talon was still having a headache about how to deal with his children.
In order to monitor the movements of the Hand of Death, Count Tyrone specially ordered the transfer of many Typhon's Fangs.
After that, Priest Thomas also proposed to Earl Tyrone to withdraw the priests from various places in advance and concentrate them in Meng En City. Even if there is any unrest, the priest group of several hundred people will be able to completely put it out.
This is indeed a good idea, and it also contains Bishop Thomas's selfishness-this can pave the way for Bishop Thomas to be promoted to the Papal State and serve as one of the twelve cardinals.
Only with selfishness, Earl Tyrone can safely cooperate with Priest Thomas.
But what he never expected was that the priest was indeed transferred, but he did not come to Men'en City, but to Hovey City!
Priest Thomas actually joined forces with the Fox family to end this game together! Harm the interests of the empire and safeguard their selfish interests!
When he discovered this scene, it was already too late.
To this day, he still remembers that day, December 3rd, when a vast sea of bones rushed towards Meng En City, and there was a bone dragon roaring in the sky.
“Damn——!”
Tyrone pounded his fist on the table hatefully. If he was given another chance, he would never believe Thomas's lies again.
But now it is too late to regret. More than half of Typhon's Fang has been lost, and the city's defenders are extremely weak. The entire city may be destroyed by the attack of the Hand of Death at any time.
Even Count Tyrone had to pessimistically admit that the arrival of the Iron Legion was too late. All that can be done now is to wait for Montreal and Thomas to come together, so that the current crisis can be completely resolved.
But Earl Tyrone still has a backup plan.
As long as he can hold on and survive, as long as Meng'en City does not completely fall, this time, he has not completely failed!
At this moment, the door was knocked open with a bang, and Hyde ran in hurriedly: "Father!"
Tailong frowned slightly: "Why are you panic? You look like this, no wonder you will be beaten by a little The little baron takes care of it and stands Speak calmly!"
"Yes!" Hyde stood upright, but his voice was still trembling:
"...The Hand of Death is attacking the city again"
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(End of this chapter)