Proof of the Sun King

"The bad news is... Maybe Bi Reg is coming sooner than expected!" Albert took out the map and pointed to the pass on the map: "Ok Pass can be resisted for a shorter time than expected! According to the information from the frontline messengers, under a terrible sacrifice, more barbarian raiders have been upgraded to barbarian warriors and even Chaos warriors!"

The horror of Chaos Warriors has already been mentioned.

The deterioration of the situation made several people present frown.

"So what about the good news?" Ryan had already accepted the bad news in his heart, so he continued to ask.

"The good news is... the 7,000 reinforcements from the empire are already on the way, and our messenger has already contacted him. As long as we persist for three days, we only need to persist for three days!" Albert said quite excitedly, The wrinkles at the corners of his eyes slowly unfolded.

This 40-year-old lord has not fought too many wars since he took the throne. The most important military operation is to eliminate robbers and a small number of beastmen. This time he suddenly faced the pressure of the army, and he was actually very nervous.

"Then we'll assume that it took Birig just two hours to break through the Oak Pass." Albert motioned to Ryan.

Neither the earl nor his two knights were well versed in battle formations.

Ryan put his finger on the Oak Pass: "If Birig breaks through the Oak Pass, his next move is to cross the Ovre River and go straight to the city of Mijordenhaven."

"So my plan is, we will send troops on the Aarhus Bridge on the Ovre River to respond, and then snipe the Bireg's army first. If we can't hold it by the river, we will retreat back to the city." Ryan gave I've come up with my own advice - defense in depth.

"So... Ryan, your proposal is... a field battle?" Earl Albert and his two knights looked at each other, and the walnut knight Nikolai hesitated for a while, but said hesitantly: "I said, is this a bit... Too risky?"

"Yeah...Mr. Ryan, I think... Maybe it's better for us to rely on the city wall to defend? There are artillery on the city tower and all kinds of defense equipment, which will make people feel more at ease." Bamboo knight Valdemar also object to this opinion.

"We can't just defend the city like this!" Ryan said dissatisfiedly, and he told the earl and the two knights the theory he had told Estelle before.

It has always been the stupidest idea to rely on the city wall to defend against the enemy army. In defending the city, the city wall is always the second-to-last line of defense.

The two knights still didn't speak, and they could see that they were powerless to refute Ryan's decision, but they could not cooperate.

Ryan was stunned at first, but he immediately realized that there was a problem with his expression: "Gentlemen, I don't mean that we will fight the barbarians in the wild, I mean, we have to rely on Aarhus Bridge, try our best to Delaying the time of Bireg's advance, we will definitely retreat to the back of the city wall to defend."

Ryan first put his finger on the Ork Pass: "Ok Pass has 200 defenders stationed, this pass has a strong city wall and defense equipment, the barbarians come from afar, lacking enough siege weapons, and lack of sufficient numbers The cavalry, so even if Oak Pass is stormed and broken by the barbarians, the defenders still have a chance to retreat. These soldiers are elites who have fought with the barbarians and are important forces. We should try to support them to retreat, I am right. What? Gentlemen? Your Excellency the Earl?"

The three nodded subconsciously. The two hundred defenders were regular soldiers. If they could successfully retreat, this force would play a pivotal role in defending the city.

"After we have received the defenders of the Oak Gate, we will send troops to defend the Aarhus Bridge... Listen to me gentlemen, we will definitely not be able to defend this bridge, but we can delay enough time, and then... we can The bridge is covered with gunpowder, and when we can’t hold it, we will blow up the bridge.” Ryan continued: “The barbarians abandoned a lot of baggage and forced their army to this point. It is very troublesome for them to cross the river. Don’t forget, now At this time, the Ovre River has just begun to freeze. At the same time as the river is rushing, the surface of the river is either a large piece of broken ice fluttering, or the ice layer is thinner than a piece of parchment! Whether the barbarians choose to build a bridge or choose to build a ship , it will take a lot of time!"

Albert counted, and finally nodded: "You are right, what we have to do now is to buy time."

"I agree! I will personally lead the soldiers to Aarhus Bridge for defense!" The walnut knight Nikolai spoke up, and the 30-year-old kingdom knight stood up.

"Then I will be responsible for the defense in the city. When you retreat, I will lead the army to respond immediately." The bamboo knight Valdemar nodded.

"Well then, Mr. Nicklay and I will go to Aarhus Bridge to defend." Ryan saw that Albert was not planning to leave the city, so he took the initiative to take over the job.

"I will dispatch 500 soldiers to you, and the 200 standing army and 300 conscripts will all be handed over to you. As for the safety of the city, you don't have to worry." Albert's eyes became fierce: " I have a bodyguard, and this time, I must call these damned barbarians back and forth!"

"clear!"

Everyone rushed to other places, and it was agreed that after three hours, everyone would gather at the barracks, and it would take time to allocate troops and food.

Ryan was walking towards a hut in the town.

As the season deepened into winter, the weather became colder and colder. The roads were crowded with disaster victims. Many people were shivering in icy corners. The houses were also crowded with people. Ryan could see many figures from the windows.

After discussing with Albert, he got a very bad news - there are no legendary powerhouses among the defenders and nobles of this city, the two kingdom knights are elites, they can become kingdom knights The basis is still because they are a family of knights.

These two guys are not very strong, one is an elite-level ranger, and the other is an elite-level warrior.

But the crushing bear is a legendary high-rank barbarian chief! Chaos warrior blessed by the blood god!

He came to a long house and knocked on the door.

"Hello! Excuse me?" A young man opened the door.

It was Ike, and the expression on his face became subtle after he saw Ryan standing at the door.

"Son of Gade, now it's your turn to repay my favor. Come with me to fight." The answer to his voice was cold to Frost.

………………

Three hours later.

The army of 500 people left the city under the leadership of Ryan and others.

This army consisted of 200 shield-wielding halberdiers, 100 great swordsmen and 200 crossbowmen, in addition to a dozen cavalry.

Albert trusted Ryan quite a bit, he put his main force into Ryan's hands, and ordered Nikolai to be controlled by Ryan as well.

This is the role of prestige. If Ryan's reputation is at the national level, then Nikolai's reputation is at the village level at most. Ryan is a white wolf knight within the establishment of the White Wolf Knights. Walnut... There is no knighthood.

"Hello, Mr. Ryan, I'm Lops!" A knight using a halberd emerged from behind: "I've heard your name for a long time, and it's a great honor to be able to fight alongside you."

"I remember you are... the son of Lord Mosheen? We have met." Ryan said strangely, he recognized the young man, he was the son of Lord Hyde of Mosheen, and 'the scumbag' Hyde has many children, Lope Si is one of the capable ones, but why is he here now?

"Yes, we have met. I am now a wandering knight, and it is a great honor to meet you." Lops is a young man with a golden head and a childish face. There is still a little pockmark on the top. He wears a full set of plate armor and a kite helmet. It seems that he has some beards on his mouth to look mature. Judging from his appearance, he should be about the same age as Ryan.

"Wandering knight? What made you choose to wander?" Ryan asked casually, "Did you sleep with your father's maid? Was it kicked out?"

It was another cloudy day. Since he set off, the weather in Nord has been very bad. The mood of this troop is the same as the current weather, and everyone's face is full of dark clouds.

The morale of the soldiers is low, and the faces of the officers are not good-looking.

"I chose it myself." Lops forced a smile: "After witnessing an unfair trial, I feel that there is nothing to be treated at home, and it was not my turn to inherit my father's title, so I decided to Come out and wander."

"...Yes." Ryan nodded. There are various reasons for the generation of wandering knights. Adopting the firstborn succession system is the common inheritance law in the mainland. In this case, only the firstborn sons of nobles can inherit the title. The other children get at most a small piece of fief.

In this case, many noble children will become wandering knights.

After speaking, he looked at Ike, who was riding behind him with shame on his face.

Ike-Albrecht, the legitimate illegitimate son of Baron Albrecht from the Empire of Volrich, his father is Baron Gerd-Albrecht "Hook" Albrecht, the 5th company commander of the White Wolf Knights.

What is a legal illegitimate child?

Bastards are a symbol of shame for nobles, and this kind of wild species will usually be swept out of the house. If there are nobles who dare to bring home the **** of themselves and lowly peasant/peasant girls, then the noble lady will abuse these **** will be subject to imperial law. protection of.

There are, however, two situations in which an illegitimate child would not be seen as a sign of shame.

The first is that the parents of the illegitimate child are nobles or people who are revered by human society. In this case, the illegitimate child will not be considered lowly, such as Ludwig, the founding emperor of the new empire, and the original speaker of the Garland Council, St. There is a lover relationship between the domain witch Margarita, and the illegitimate children they gave birth to are not considered lowly.

The second type is that the illegitimate child comes from the maid of the noble lady, or the female courtier in the noble court. In this case, the illegitimate child does not have the right to inherit, but his identity as a descendant is also recognized by the society.

The identity of the above two kinds of illegitimate children will be "legalized".

Ike is the second type.

So why did Ike dare to beg him like this, why did Ike disrespect him and didn't say anything to Ryan during the trip.

The real reason is that when Ike speaks of the "fighting side by side" camaraderie, he is not referring to the camaraderie between Ike and him fighting side by side, but the one that Ryan once had with his father, Baron Gerd-Albrecht, the Knight of the White Wolf. Fighting together on the banks of the Ovre River to destroy the Beastmen Warband.

So in fact, Ryan is giving face to his father, and the reason for this is clear to Ryan, and Ike is also clear, and Ryan did not reveal that he was worried about Gade's reputation, which made the wandering knight feel ashamed.

He has done too many things for survival and fame.

After Ryan found Ike, he learned that the group of wandering knights knew that the barbarians were coming. They pooled money to go to sea overnight, and they didn't know where they went. Only Ike stayed because he was carrying this surname. , if he runs away in front of Ryan under these circumstances, his family will be ashamed of him.

From this, it can be seen how heavy the pressure this wandering knight bears.

Baron Gade never mentioned his son in front of Ryan, obviously he didn't like this illegitimate son.

Thinking of this, Ryan sneered, what qualifications do he have to think about others?

What are you?

A transmigrated celestial?

A wild child with amazing talent?

"Bald" Norman's beloved adopted son?

The proud godson of Godfather Ivan?

Or the Emperor's... illegitimate child?

"Mr. Ryan! We have arrived at Moon Lake~www.wuxiaspot.com~ The master chief in charge of leading the team saw that Ryan was distracted, so he reminded in a low voice.

Ryan finally regained his senses, and what appeared in front of Ryan was a piece of ruins.

A peaceful lake appeared in front of Ryan's eyes. The lake water covered with thin ice stretched out into the distance that could not be seen. The cloudy weather was like a thick curtain, completely covering the sky, while the lake was as clean as jade. The surface is like a mirror, reflecting the white light between heaven and earth.

For a moment, Ryan had an illusion, the sky and the ground seemed to be upside down.

Around the Moon Lake, large forests and ruins of buildings appeared in front of everyone. The buildings here were all built with large blocks of white stone, and all of them were spires. Sturdy trees continue to erode the original complex.

There used to be a glorious past and history here. According to the news that Ryan knew, it was once one of the strongholds and settlements before the elves withdrew from the mainland. It also had a glorious history and prosperity. In the previous human wizarding empire, there were many human wizard apprentices here to learn magic from elves.

Later, when the elves retreated from the old world, the city was completely abandoned. Since it used to be a place for research on magic, the chaotic magic energy and the frequency of energy tides made it uninhabitable. After thousands of years of uninterrupted adventurers' patronage , the treasures and wealth that may be left here have been dug up, except for the occasional few spellcasters who come here like pilgrimages, usually here is dead silence.

"We'll be stationed here tonight! We'll be at Aarhus Bridge tomorrow."

"Yes!"