Chapter 1096
In the evening of the 2nd day of the battle, Byrne Legion, who had cleaned up the battlefield, finally headed north, officially heading to the Imperial Capital Golovin.
The reason why it will be delayed until the 2nd day, in addition to the necessary rest, is to clean the battlefield-bury the corpse, treat the wounded, clean up the spoils of war, dispose of the prisoners...
and so on The trouble made Byrne Legion had to stop. After all, this is not the polar ice field or the wilderness. In case a large-scale plague erupts in the essence of the empire, the end may be 10,000 times more terrifying than the fall of the Imperial Capital.
Because of this, Loren had to give up the idea of chasing the little Prince elven. Although there was a reason for caution, he would not let it go if he could.
The intelligence sent back by Hunter Fiend, who was in charge of the reconnaissance mission, basically verified his guess: the Azores came up from the Gem River, but they did not leave the river when they retreated. Instead, they quickly rectified the team and proceeded along the previous marching route.
A huge army—usually this is true for teams with more than a thousand people—before marching, it is necessary to determine the route of the army in order to maintain the organizational system and prevent the team from dispersing; not to mention getting lost. , Or the stupid question of not knowing where to go leads to low morale. Determine a good route in advance to avoid the accidents and dangers of overwhelming majority.
Rodria Azor’s choice shows his level as a qualified commander; in the face of this kind of enemy, organizing a small-scale raid team in a hurry is purely a meatball , And if it is an orderly pursuit, he will avoid it 100%.
Loren hates doing such useless work.
After cleaning the battlefield, the tired and somewhat embarrassed Byrne Legion headed north, and met Elman Legion who was a bit more embarrassed than them on the way.
Almost everyone in Alemans Legion with less than 10,000 people was injured. A few of them looked "normal" and were covered in bandages. They were walking limpingly with each other, a little gloomy. Beneath his face, there is hardly a good place on his body.
Legion of Ermang on the rapid march has no extra luggage like Legion by Byrne, so almost all the soldiers who are dragged behind are unable to move and can only rely on stretchers and crutches to walk the wounded.
Even the Grand Duke Elman himself was equally embarrassed. The cloak on his body was missing. The damaged body armor made his thin silhouette look more delicate, and he couldn't see a country at all. The majesty of the Grand Duke.
There is no need to speak at all, Loren can guess what happened the moment he saw them-they were ambushed.
The little elven Prince had long guessed that there would be an ambush to stop him, so he personally took an elite adventure to cross the Jewel River; while the rest of the army followed the original marching route and encountered the "Elman "Ambush"-with mental arithmetic and unintentional, and the strength of the troops is very disparity, in order to block the enemy's offensive, heavy casualties are almost inevitable.
It is already a miracle that they can withdraw alive and have a complete establishment; instead of Loren himself, he doesn't think he can do better than Uli Wirtz.
"It's really embarrassing."
When the limping and wounded Grand Duke Elman approached, Lu Sien took the initiative to greet him, coldly snorted There is an unabashed ridicule in his tone:
"The dignified Grand Duke Eileman is still in danger alone. You are afraid that the bloodline of the Würz family will not be cut off fast enough, are you — or believe it is too much oneself infallible, feel like you are omnipotent?"
"Believe oneself infallible, it’s not your turn to say it." Despite being extremely exhausted and riddled with scars, Ulrich Wiltz is still silhouetted, Lu Sien, who looked towards "frigid irony and scorching satire" with a solemn expression:
"I heard...someone who had no wizard innate talent but insisted on becoming a Fiend hunter, but only ten One of the success rates, rune with three high-level curses engraved on his body......"
Lu Sien is lightly snorted, with a disapproving expression.
"I participated in various experiments related to hunting Fiend many times, and I also climbed Jufeng Mountain..."
Shrugged, this time the gray pupil didn't bother to answer him.
"Even so, it is still not enough. According to the rumors, it is suspected of having an affair with the evil Power of God, and trying to master the warrior way of the Azores..." Yuli Wirtz said every word Stepping forward, staring at the silver-gray pupils that are exactly the same as his own:
"Does such a guy have the right to say that others believe oneself infallible?"
"Of course there is ." Lu Sien was not polite, and looked at his half-brother intently: "I succeeded in everything you said."
"Even if it succeeds, it's just reduced to ' The slave of strength is nothing more."
"So what, is better than someone who has one eye blind."
Coldly snorted raised his head, Lu Sien is very He glanced at the blindfold on Yuli Wirtz's face with disdain.
Brows slightly wrinkle's Yuli Wirtz has a deep expression.
The gray-eyed teenager looked at with the "brotherly caring" gaze.
The silence lasted for one minute, and Lucien, who couldn't resist the look in his eyes, twitched the corners of his mouth: "What are you doing?"
"You are too impulsive, Luc Well-you don't even need other people to actively stimulate, you will lose your mind because of the simple reason of "prove yourself" and do things that hurt yourself."
Uli Wiertz raised his brows: "Because of this, father gave me the right to inherit the family; you are too emotional to take over the burden of Lord of a Country."
The gray pupil was first taken aback and then sneered. He said: "Why, do you want to save some face with this? Don't worry, I am not interested in the thing on your head; even if you give it to me, I won't..."
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The words were not finished, Lucien, who was almost instinctively reacted, caught the thing thrown by Ulrich Wiertz; the palm opened, and it was a red and white one, separated by a black cross. Badge.
The family crest of the Wertz family in Dragon Heart City.
"What does this mean?!"
"This is something that belongs to you, and it has nothing to do with whether you admit it or not." Grand Duke Elman with his hands on his back, walked to the gray Hitomi boy’s side:
"Father chose me that day because he was worried that you were too impulsive and too eager to prove yourself, but... this does not mean that I must hold the same viewpoint as father."
"As the current Grand Duke Elman, I don't think that the next successor must also be a decision-maker who is absolutely sensible and calmly judged." Facing Lusien's Ulrich Wiertz, his expression is difficult to distinguish. :
"In the face of the next situation, he may also need such qualities, but he also needs desperate courage. By fair means or foul, he must also be determined to win."
Glancing at Lucien, who was completely stunned, Grand Duke Elman turned his gaze to another direction:
"Am I right, Lord Loren Torino, Duke of Byrne?"
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The black hair wizard who was suddenly "called" showed a slightly embarrassing smile-he originally didn't want to get involved in this "brother, friend, brother, respect".
However, before Loren, Grand Duke Elman had already put an end to the embarrassment.
"Sorry."
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"The enemy's offense is beyond my judgment. I didn't expect...No, I have long been It should be known that Rodria Azores can guess that there will be troops in the middle of the block."
"Don't mention these." Loren consciously changed the subject: "The casualties of Elman Legion How, is it serious?"
As soon as the voice fell, Loren noticed a chill flashing in Yuli Wertz's eyes.
"In terms of casualties...you should have seen it." Yuli Wirtz's expression became cold:
"I guess the enemy might be prepared for the blockade. Therefore, everything brought from Imperial Capital is the remaining elite-casualties exceed one-tenth, nearly one-fifth."
"My two deputies, one of them is Ai The Le Mans count, in order to protect me during the raid, led the bodyguards to be entangled by the enemy, attracting three times as many enemies to buy me enough time."
"As for the time since the start of the war. The casualties have long been incalculable-the seven thousand pioneers lost more than half, and the thirty thousand dragon heart city warrior I brought out from my hometown has gone through three of them today."
" Eboden and the Azores warrior have been confronted head-to-head. You should be very clear that in the face of these superb sword techniques, tacit cooperation with each other and special strength enemies, our warriors... Actually, there are not many ways to deal with it."
"Line up to fight to the death, to fight to death—apart from this, there is no second method anymore."
Uli Wirtz’s voice is very flat, but it can still be heard by Loren The pain in his voice: "Because of their heroic and bloody battles, I would rather die than retreat; as their duke, I can stand here alive and talk to you."
"Otherwise...I might become a science The second one after Rona Master, the Lord of a Country killed by the Azores."
Vaguely, Grand Duke Elman's eyes dimmed a little.
The plain words have aroused the resonance of many people around.
Although it has been more than half a year since the declaration of war, the Azorean elves can be called terrifying battle strength, which has left a deep shadow in the hearts of the empires.
The Knight of Byrne, the Swordsman of Elman, the "black city wall" of Sackland...the battle strength of the empire's cream of the crop, the slightest when facing the warrior of the Azores It takes less than a little bit of advantage, and even a "sneak attack" can win back a tiny bit of advantage.
And ordinary warriors, there is no room for parry in front of the Azores long sword... After losing the advantages of close formation, number and terrain, they are almost only slaughtered by one side.
Line up to fight to the death, to die...there is only one way.
With countless corpses, pave the way to victory or not to be fiasco.
The strength of the Azores broke the pride accumulated by the empire for hundreds of years-the glory of the thirteen generations, all split up and in pieces torn in front of the sharp Azores sword.
"Forget it, don’t talk about it."
The dim-looking Grand Duke Elman shook his head, and said, "Your Excellency Loren Torino, what you need to consider now is also It’s not the Azores outside the Imperial Capital city."
"In a sense, those in the city who need you to protect may be the real big trouble for you."
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The words fell, and the expressions of the people on the side changed - especially the Knights of Byrne Legion, showing a bit of indignation.
I guessed it would be such a black hair wizard for a long time, but I saw it a lot: "How serious can it be?"
"It's beyond your imagination." Wiltz shook his head.
"Because of the previous fiasco and the siege of the Azores, the Imperial Capital nobles are now extremely sensitive to'power', and they are always worried that their power will be taken away by us. "
"Intimidation, profit and temptation, both soft and hard...In order to preserve its power and status, the imperial assembly has reached the point where it can do everything, in my opinion, it is even close to the point of'madness' "
"I originally thought that there was an imperial cabinet, and the nobles of the council would be at least slightly restricted, but now it seems that such an idea is really naive." Grand Duke Elman sighed ：
"The Imperial Family of Desalion huddled in the dome of heaven and did not do anything about the world. The Holy Cross Church was instigated behind it, and there were some stingy Chamber of Commerce instigated, plus His Majesty Connold ......"
Uli Wirtz was still talking.
Black hair wizard probably understands something.
"You mean... the nobles of Imperial Capital, it is very likely that the city gate will not let me in?"
"It is not very possible, but certain." Leigh Wiltz looked at Loren’s expression a bit complicated:
"Although I understand that your plan is to help the Imperial Capital lift the siege, it is definitely not the case in the eyes of the nobles-in their opinion, You are the second Black Duke of the year; any Imperial Capital aristocrat who remembers the era of the Black Duke will not be willing to accept such a result again."
"Even if they knew impossible, they would definitely desperately die. Rebelled."
"Really?"
The black hair wizard laughed and didn’t wait to say anything. The embarrassed Yuli Wirtz suddenly stepped forward, only The remaining silver eyes stared at his face firmly:
"Loren Torino...I am not joking with you."
"I don’t think you are joking either. "
"Then what are you going to do next, storm the Imperial Capital city gate and then all the way into the Sky Palace? If you do this, what is the difference between the Azores outside the city? "
"The difference is big...at least my ears are not that sharp."
"I repeat, I'm not kidding!" Grand Duke Elman frowned, coldly said: "Sky Vault...This is my bottom line, and also the bottom line of the Imperial Family and the Empire. If you..."
"If I really want to do it, I don't need to be so troublesome!" Loren interrupted bluntly Said:
"Imagine if I really want to seize power or bloodbath the imperial council under house arrest, why would I send reinforcements to guard the Imperial Capital? Wait until they are besieged by the little elven Prince army and break the city. Wouldn’t it be better to do it right now?"
"The only thing I want to do from beginning to end is to ensure that the emperor will not fall; to ensure this, I need to be controlled. I couldn’t manage the power of this city otherwise."
"You who have personally guarded this city, you should know this better than me!"
Uli Wirtz Finally calmed down, no longer refuted, just silently watching the black hair wizard.
"...what do I need to do?"