Heroes of the Invincible Knight

River Valley, Zhenbei Pass

The atmosphere in Guancheng is unusually tense today, and the iron gates that are usually not closed during the day have been closed tightly.

None of the caravans that flowed endlessly on weekdays could be seen now, but there were troops wearing Hunter’s uniforms lining up in Guancheng. They were 10,000 soldiers from the two banner regiments of the Dragon Army. It's not a big deal, but if the leader of the team is Ms. Molly, who is already famous in the Northland, and she brings two giant dragons, it will be a bit scary. When Saul had just left, Richard ordered Moore to lead the army to take over the River Valley. He was not active in grabbing the territory, and his attitude was problematic.

While Ironwood City was still preparing for the relocation, Molier had brought people to Zhenbei Pass.

The soldiers of the River Valley Legion on the pass have prepared sharp weapons such as hot oil and wood for defending the city. A large number of bed crossbows at the top of the city were also loaded. Although they were not prepared for the sudden appearance of the Hunter army and the dragon, and even faced some pressure in the face of the dragon, they still showed the basic qualities of an army.

It seemed that the River Valley Legion led by Dane was not considered lazy. Although they hadn't fought for a long time, they had trained well. Although they were preparing for battle in a hurry, their reaction was still acceptable.

If Molier really wanted to attack Zhenbei Pass, it would take a lot of effort and suffer a certain loss even if it could be taken down, facing the ten-meter-high pass and the well-prepared defense weapons above it. A large number of crossbows, and the hard-attacking dragon will also suffer some damage.

But fortunately, Dane, the guard of Guancheng, is a 25-year-old kid, not to mention that Molier came with the official order of the kingdom this time, so Dane would have no pressure to sell Guancheng.

"I am Molly, the head of the Dragon Army of the Hunter family. I am the guardian of the north and the guardian of the river valley, Duke Richard's order to take over the river valley."

Molly stood in front of the team and faced the pass of Zhenbei Pass loudly explaining her intention of coming, and read King Ren's order to the pass. The soldiers on the top of the city were a little shaken, although the nobles in the valley I have always disliked barbarians in the Northland, but these soldiers were all civilians, and they never regarded the army in the Northland as an imaginary enemy. They were more of a last line of defense, guarding against the nobles in the Northland, orcs or the wilderness. The ogres swept across the Northland, and they wanted to keep the orcs or ogres out of Zhenbei Pass. It was not their goal to fight the human army in the Northland at the beginning. Some shaken.

At this time, the commander is very important. If the commander resists resolutely, then the valley army will hold on for a while, but Dane quickly stood on the pass after Morrill stepped forward, and rushed to the team controlling the city gate. ordered:

"Open the door and welcome Ms. Molly!"

"The legion commander has an order! Open the door!"

"Squeak~"

The heavy gate of the northern city of Duzhen was difficult for more than a dozen soldiers to force open at the same time, and when the gate was opened extremely slowly, it also made a loud noise. This kind of closing was difficult even for a few big knights. It is difficult to open it secretly in a short time.

After a few minutes, the gate finally opened, and the tense atmosphere on the pass eased with Dane's order to open the gate. Moreel rode a horse and led the elite dragon army through the city gate quickly.

"Good day Ms. Molly."

When Morrill led the army into the pass, Dane and several senior generals of the River Valley Legion had already stood behind the pass to the north of the town to welcome them. Facing Morrill, Dane's attitude is still very respectful. This is a master with sky-level strength in the battle report between the Hunter family and the Orc Legion.

"Good day, Commander of the Dane Legion, Lord Richard often mentions you to me."

In fact, the dragon queen Moriel is not blindly cold. A person like Dane who has long been loyal and has an important position should be given some face.

Of course, even though Molly said that, in reality, how could Li Cha often mention Dane, and he is not a beauty that Li Cha can talk about every day.

That's when Morrill set off, Li Cha told her the basic situation, and clearly pointed out that Dane could win over and take over the entire territory of the River Valley without bloodshed.

The Kingdom promised the River Valley to Richard, but there are still so many nobles in the River Valley, and they don't welcome Richard, maybe someone encouraged Dane to resist the Hunter family's heavenly soldiers. If Li Cha can't solve the problem of accepting the river valley by himself, the Kingdom will not help.

"It's my honor to be mentioned by the Duke."

As soon as Morrill mentioned Richard, Dane immediately looked honored, regardless of whether it was polite or not.

Then Moliel patiently and Dane complimented each other a few words. Fortunately, Dane's work is still remarkable. As far as a legion commander is concerned, he is fully qualified, and he can be said to be worthy of being a top student of the royal capital's knight students.

"What is the current situation of the River Valley Legion, and is Burley City really okay?"

"The River Valley Legion currently has a full quota of 25,000 people. There are five banner regiments in total. Four banner regiments have been stationed around Zhenbei Pass. The fifth banner regiment has been stationed in Bolai City. When our army arrives, they will naturally Open the gates for us."

"As for the nobles in Burleigh, they are somewhat dissatisfied with Mr. Richard. They seem to be plotting something during this time."

"It doesn't matter. In the face of absolute strength, their plans are all in vain."

Molly waved her hand, completely ignoring the nobles of the River Valley. Now the largest military force in the River Valley has defected to the Hunter family. In the eyes of Molly, who advocates force, the victory of the River Valley has already been achieved. There is no difference.

"My lord, the Dragon Army has switched defenses!"

The dragon army moved very quickly after entering the city. During the time when Moliel and Dane exchanged greetings after entering the city, they had completely controlled the city gate and some key positions on the pass. Of course, Dane also ordered his subordinates to cooperate. The reason is that Long Jun has easily controlled these key facilities, and now Zhenbeiguan is completely open to the Hunter family.

"Um."

Molly nodded, she was quite satisfied with the speed of her opponent's movements, and then ordered:

"Leave the first banner regiment to completely take over the defense of Zhenbeiguan, and the second banner regiment will continue to head towards Bolai City after a short rest!"

"Yes, my lord!"

"Ms. Molly, the River Valley Legion is willing to be the blade in Lord Richard's hands!"

At this moment Dane opened his mouth quickly, obviously hoping to participate in the next operation. He needs to lead his River Valley Legion to quickly integrate into this new system, and all he needs to do to integrate into a new system is to perform seriously and pay enough investment. Fame and enough credit, that's how the fanaticism of converts came about.

If directly presenting the Zhenbei Pass is a certificate of honor, then there is still a low-hanging credit in front of him, and it is easy for him to take down Bolai City.

"Then let the Legion of the River Valley prepare to set off immediately, and rush to Burleigh City before noon the next day. If it can't be done, then the vanguard..."

"Ms. Morrell, don't worry, before noon the day after tomorrow, Burleigh City will be Sir Richard's faithful Burleigh."

Zhenbei Pass is not far from Bolai City. With the foot strength of the River Valley Legion, two days is enough...

Burley City

Since Sol, the dragon knight of the town, came, the atmosphere in the city of Burleigh has not been right. Sol not only conveyed the appointment of the kingdom to Dane, but also conveyed the meaning of the kingdom in Burleigh.

The city guards practiced for a few days rarely, and the castles of the eleven nobles of Burleigh also stepped up their guard, but this preparation was just a little psychological comfort, and they were not going to face an opponent of the same magnitude at all.

In the meeting hall, the eleven noble families who control the economic power of Burleigh City have gathered together to discuss matters these days. Hug tightly together.

"I don't know what His Majesty Renn thinks, but let the barbarians from the north be the guardian of the valley."

"Your Majesty is confused, the Hunter family is so ambitious that even a blind man can see it."

"We have never had a guardian in the river valley. In the entire kingdom, only the Ross family has the post of guardian of the western region. How can we need a guardian in the river valley!"

"That is, we people in the river valley don't need a barbarian to protect ourselves!"

"Yes! We are determined not to allow the army from the North to step into the valley!"

"Okay! The Hunter family's army can't even resist the Lanster family. There are four giant dragons. Let's talk about how they can resist with the number of people in each family and the city guards."

It’s not that the nobles here are not aware of the gap between the two sides, but they were just full of righteous indignation at the beginning. It’s impossible for them to fight against the Hunter’s family. The last family who was so brave wanted to fight Sol Now the grass on the grave may not be more than three feet long.

"Is it possible for Dane to block the Hunter's army by taking advantage of Zhenbeiguan's terrain?"

The 25,000 people of the River Valley Legion are considered the largest military force in the River Valley. The private soldiers of various nobles plus the city guards can make up three or five of them, but the army assembled in this way It must be incomparable with the River Valley Legion that has been camping all year round. If you really want to hinder Richard, you can only rely on Zhenbei Pass.

"It's difficult. Since Lord Saul's incident, Dane has basically cut off the interest relationship with us. Now it is unrealistic for him to disobey the kingdom's order and resist Richard's entry into the river valley."

"There's nothing unrealistic about it. Don't Dane just love money? This time each of our families is bleeding, and we will give him enough kinnar and cultivation resources that the family can use for generations. I'm not afraid that he won't be tempted."

"I think this proposal is good, you can send someone to contact Dane!"

This idea has also won the support of many people present. These people have become accustomed to measuring everything with money, and they are somewhat bizarrely stupid in politics and military affairs.

There is also a reason for them to take the risk to fight against Richard. The nobles in the river valley are more interested in seeking money, and they are more harsh on the farmers, and some even deliberately drive these people into the manual service industry in the city.

Of course, their objective reason is not to promote any development, it's just greed. The land they actually control has long exceeded the land that the kingdom enfeoffed at the beginning. With their political methods, when they take over the River Valley, they may spit out all the benefits they swallowed before. In their view, being able to maintain the basic fief is a good thing, which is difficult for them to accept.

Of course, maintaining the basic fiefdom is just their own sentimentality. According to Richard's style, they need everything. It is already magnanimous to spend money to buy it or enjoy a certain tax. .

"I advise everyone not to have such high hopes. Dane has also been ordered by Master Saul. It is very difficult for him to violate the order to fight against the Hunter family."

"Then what do you say!"

"what to do?"

"Will the money of each family only be buried in the cellar to grow moldy? Do the shop caravans of each family only buy and sell things?"

"The money is in our hands, the goods are also in our hands, and the food is also in our hands. The Hunter family can be the guardian of this valley, but they must cooperate with us, otherwise he will get a valley where prices are soaring and hungry people are everywhere. .”

This guy has a much clearer mind than the previous ones, he found the advantage of the nobles in the river valley, and ran towards the direction of death.

"Well, if we do this, each of us..."

This matter is easy to say, but it is still a lose-lose situation when it is done. Some people at the conference table hesitated again. In a sense, this is equivalent to threatening others with a knife on their own neck.

"It doesn't have to be this level, but we have to tell the Hunter family that we can do this, do you understand?"

"Um…"

"It's not good, it's not good!"

"Hunter's army is already approaching Burleigh City!"

"Ah! How could it be so fast!"

"What is this guy Dane doing!"

Before they could think too much, the news suddenly brought by the soldiers outside caused the scene to explode. The plan that many people were optimistic about using money to win Dane just now had been declared bankrupt before it was implemented.

"Not good! Be careful of the River Valley Legion! The banner guarding the city is under Dane's command!"

Soon someone realized that it was Dane who became the leader again and directly welcomed the Hunter's army in. Otherwise, no matter how fast the Hunter's army was, it would not be possible for the Hunter's army to pass through Zhenbei Pass so quickly.

Now the defenders of Burleigh City, in addition to the city guards, also have a banner regiment of the River Valley Legion. This is simply throwing mice into the rice vat.

"Report! The River Valley Legion disarmed the city guards and opened the city gate. The Hunter's army has already entered the city!"

"Damn, so fast!"

"what should we do!"

"What else can we do? Let's tidy up and go meet our guardian together..."

Only the aristocrat who just proposed to use economic warfare to check and balance Li Cha is still calm. He has long thought that things will come to this point, but he didn't expect it to be so soon...