Chapter 573

Although there are a large number of people in the army of frost rose, due to the reasons of supply, preparation and road, not all of them are on the front line. Instead, they advance in batches and directions.

Among them, the main forward force is naturally on the side of new Verga. Under the command of Jenkins, an experienced veteran, the 200000 army and the magic statue army go through the jungle of Huangnan county and advance to Hopland.

Another team of 50000 people accompanied the ship to the north and went up the heisong river again. The fighting force of this unit is mostly infantry adapting to mountain fighting, and the magic statue is also a small and flexible type.

The last one is a sea fleet with newly built armored ships and a few airships. Among them, there are more than 30000 navies, more than 60 armored ships and more than 20 airships. It contains a number of high-level mages (sequence 5-6), who gather elites to intercept potential reinforcements in the southern islands.

Compared with the frail new Vega, frost rose is more worried about the little moon parliament in the South Islands. The source of the two mages comes from the same vein. They know each other's strength very well, and naturally they dare not underestimate each other.

Huangnan County, former army camp.

The area close to the jungle was cleared out of a black and gray barrier, and the soldiers cut down trees to make a simple wooden fence to encircle the camp. As night fell, hundreds of campfires, big and small, rose in the camp. The soldiers ate around the campfire and sat down to rest to relieve the fatigue of the day.

Now it is early autumn, the weather is not so hot, most of the soldiers are also wearing black and blue uniforms, covered with a layer of steel.

After a long journey, because of fatigue and fatigue, many people untie their armor and put it aside to enjoy the rare relaxation in the evening breeze.

As the night went on, snoring began to come from the tents, and the camp became quiet.

In the large tent in the center, Jenkins was still looking at the map under the light, which marked the terrain around Hopland, with some pieces beside it.

The dim yellow candle light pulls the shadows of cups, pens, paper rolls and other sundries on the low table, and occasionally flickers with the light.

The curtain of the tent suddenly opened, and the cold air poured in. A female knight took off her helmet and came in.

Jenkins looked up, then continued to focus on the map in front of him, occasionally calculating and drawing with a pen on the paper.

"Haven't you gone to bed, ADA? You're on your way tomorrow. Now it's not more important than at home. In wartime, military law is more important. I can't be partial to you. "

"Well, I'll go to bed later. I'll come to see you."

"What's good to see? Are you afraid that something will happen to me? There are not only bodyguards around, but also the guard border set by the group of mages. If other people get close, they will know. "

The 20-year-old Knight shook her head and said nothing more. Instead, she found a cushion and sat down at the low table.

"For the first time, it's still a little fresh and a little uneasy." She looked at the map and said.

"What are you worried about, my daughter? You are not such a sentimental person." Jenkins put down his pen. He was tired and stopped thinking.

"I don't know if I can deal with the enemy. Those people on the other side, in fact, were raised by their parents just like me. We have no deep hatred for each other. " ADA's head was on her father's knee.

"Oh, it's a good thing that you have such a kind heart. It's probably inherited your mother's character." Jenkins touched his daughter's Crimson hair.

"But it's not good to get too tangled."

"Don't put yourself too high. We can't conform to everyone's wishes and make everyone satisfied. That's impossible."

"Therefore, for our own interests, sometimes we have to destroy the interests or lives of others."

"Like a wolf eating a sheep, there is no good or evil, just a part of life."

"Compassion can be shown in one's own person. That would be a virtue. But it would be foolish to be kind to the enemy. " Jenkins told her daughter in detail.

"I understand these principles, but I still can't do it completely..."

ADA closed her eyes. Her beautiful face reflected a faint light under the light. The young knight looked very beautiful when he took off his helmet.

"Then get used to it. There's always a first time for many things."

Jenkins sighed. He had been in the army for many years, and he had seen veterans who had not died in the battlefield, but were restless after retirement. Not everyone is so cold-blooded, and some people hate fighting. However, the essence of the world will not change because of this.

No matter how kind-hearted a man is, he will still take up arms to fight in the face of the enemy's blade and the threat of death, because he knows that if he does not kill the other side, the other side will take his own life.

That's all.

When many ordinary soldiers go to the battlefield, they don't think much about the honor of their country. Maybe they just live. They want money to support their families and change their situation.

But once on the battlefield, there is no room for retreat. Unlike the order of peacetime stability, the killing in war will not be cared about. In the past few months, we could only see a death penalty executed, and the battlefield was everywhere, so we gradually became numb.

Jenkins recalled what he had seen and heard in his military career over the years, and sometimes reflected on whether he was just as a soldier. But the final results and facts tell him that his meaning as a soldier is not just, and he cares more about loyalty, which is his answer.

Just as the father and daughter were sitting by the candle for a long time talking, there was a sudden burst of whistle outside. Then there was a lot of noise and shouting outside the camp. For a moment, the sound of running and the collision of armor came.

Jenkins stood up abruptly, picked up the sword beside him and was ready to go out to have a look, while ADA rushed out of the tent faster. This female knight is a rare genius in the army, and even more famous than her father in the younger generation.

"Enemy attack Sharp shouts rang out everywhere, and many people ran to the place with torches and weapons

"In the south!" A soldier standing on the lookout tower yelled.

"A lot of people, are they barbarians?"

As the called soldiers approached, they could see the faces fighting with their own side.

In the bright yellow light of the fire, these enemies are holding shields, waving axes, and their faces are painted with white and red paint. They look very ferocious.

They screamed and rushed into the crowd. They slashed and slashed with their lives. There was a red mark on the long axe. They aimed at the weak joints of the enemy and waved, bringing a piece of blood and stumps.

These soldiers with painted faces have only a few armor on the key chest and shoulders, and other parts are single clothes. This is low defense, but it also allows them to quickly break into the enemy camp, causing riots everywhere, and killing soldiers who have not yet responded.

But soon frost and the guards came. After a short period of chaos, they formed a formation, and the scythe hook and spear united to pierce the wild soldiers who tried to get close.

When IDA arrived with a team of bodyguards in full armor and a dark blue cape, the situation here was slowly under control.

Now she put her sword beside her and asked the officer beside her.

"Can you tell where they came from?"

"Back to the Knights of IDA, these people may be barbarians from the north, but they were hired by the alliance of new Vega. Since the barbarians were attacked by the west wind decades ago, they have been exiled from all sides. It is estimated that they were raised by a large chamber of Commerce as guards and dead men. "

"How powerful are they?"

"Although they don't have much armor, and their individual combat power is good, it's a pity that they don't have discipline. They have no advantage in the face of the assembled army."

With the officer's statement, a group of soldiers in formation have surrounded the 800 or so night attack teams and killed them in an orderly way.

"Kill Many soldiers suppressed the uneasiness in their hearts and, together with their teammates, stabbed out their long guns in the palm of their hands and stabbed the enemies to the ground.

Most of them are recruits. Although they have received complete training, it's the first time for them to go on the stage to kill people. Fortunately, there are many companions and comrades around them, but they gradually settle down.

With this strange night attack, nearly 100000 people in the whole camp woke up. Later, scouts were sent to investigate the surrounding areas. After confirming the safety, all the people fell asleep slowly. But at this time, it was almost dawn.