Ever since the empire began to invade Karsus and surrounding countries, declaring the official start of a full-scale war on the continent of Elusaria, it goes without saying that the Ice Dragon Legion, one of the four legions of the empire, also participated in the front line of the war. And invaded the territory of Karsus.
Isn’t this?
Today, the soldiers of the Ice Dragon Legion are storming in front of this old small fortress, killing and injuring many defenders in the city, and killing many ordinary male civilians who were temporarily armed to defend the city. After that, they had to throw away many of their own corpses angrily and temporarily retreated to a relatively safe distance.
Naturally, these Imperial Army soldiers did not give up here. They were just making temporary repairs after the war.
"very!"
"What a stubborn old guy..."
Imelda first looked at the last defenders in the small fortress with a gloomy face, then looked at the corpses of her own fallen imperial soldiers under the fortress wall, and looked at the soldiers who originally belonged to her Ice Dragon Legion, she I couldn't help but hate an old guy in that little fortress castle even more.
But no matter how much I hate it, there is nothing I can do. Although the castle and fortress in front of me does not look big and looks a bit shabby, it is surrounded by water on three sides and is easy to defend and difficult to attack. There are not many troops that can be deployed for each attack. , and she was in a hurry when she came, and did not think about bringing the air force and navy, and she had no siege equipment, so the battle had to be in a stalemate.
"Hello!"
"Listen to me, the defenders inside the fortress. You have persisted for so many days and have proven your bravery. Now, all your soldiers and men are almost dead, so it's time to give up, right?"
"Come out and surrender!"
"Perhaps, this general can consider letting you bastards die a little more happily. What do you think of this proposal?!"
After fighting for so many days and killing so many subordinates, it would definitely be impossible for me to give up or something!
Imelda thought about retreating and coming back when she was ready, but she was unwilling to do so. She also thought about crossing here to attack other places first, but she was also a little worried that once her army left, the defenders inside would escape. Come out to counterattack or interfere with your own supply lines.
Therefore, she could only order her subordinates to reorganize their formation, while coldly riding her horse to the front of the castle, facing the small fortress and the last defender inside, especially the one who had stubbornly resisted her for nearly half of the time. The old man for more than a month made another attempt to persuade him to surrender.
But it is obvious that Imelda's persuasion to surrender was without any sincerity.
But think about it, the war has reached this point, and so many capable soldiers have been lost in front of such a small fortress. As one of the four generals of the empire, she has lost such a big face, she will definitely not I spared the people inside.
Besides, she is the only female general in the empire, and she is also a woman. Of course, she has all the advantages and disadvantages that women have, such as... being extremely small-minded, accepting death, and being retributive?
"you!"
"Imelda!"
"This is just a small castle that accepts refugees. After more than ten days of fighting, there are only a few women and children left inside. What good will it do to you to capture this place? Why bother to force yourself?"
"You don't deserve much credit for conquering this small remote territory of mine, right?"
At this time, an old swordsman wearing silver-white plate armor walked out in front of a severely damaged wall of the fortress. His body was covered with dirt and blood, but he didn't care too much and just shouted loudly towards the fortress. The fierce woman in front of the enemy formation responded.
Yes, he is the supreme commander of this fortress, belonging to the Kingdom of Karsus, and also the noble lord of this small place. It was he who accepted the nearby refugees and organized almost all the men to resist with difficulty It withstood the fierce attack of the Imperial Ice Dragon Legion for nearly half a month.
Of course, although they have defended until now, there are not many soldiers in this small castle fortress, and the casualties are no less than those of the imperial soldiers outside.
"Credit?"
"Hmph! What I'm going to do to you has nothing to do with that kind of thing!"
"Old guy, I'm just unhappy with your stubbornness."
Of course Imelda recognized the old man in silver armor who was revealed.
The other party's name is 'Alan'. He was once a famous swordsman in the mainland. He also served as the swordsmanship teacher of Princess Shirley of Karsus. It is said that his skills are quite good?
It's a pity that she can see that the other party is now old and not very useful, and he probably doesn't have a few levels of ability left. Originally, she heard that the other party is retiring here, so she stopped by and wanted to see if she could use the other party. Incorporated into her Ice Dragon Legion as a recruit instructor or something.
But in the end, the other party gave her a big surprise and made her frustrated until now.
At the moment, she is already riding a tiger, and she has long stopped considering the boring idea of recruiting the other party. Now she just wants to destroy the small but extremely strong fortress in front of her, level this territory, and then destroy this place. Incorporated into the empire's territory.
Naturally, in addition to that, there must be the intention of cutting off the old guy's head and showing it around to the die-hard local lords who still want to resist the imperial army.
She must let those stubborn local lords of Karsus know what will happen to those who dare to disobey the will of the empire and resist her Imelda and the Ice Dragon Legion!
"I say it for the last time, come out and surrender, otherwise, when you break the castle, you will be left alone!"
"I have never left anyone alive for those of you who disobey the will of the empire. Do you have to think about it?"
"Now is your last chance..."
Of course, although she had made up her mind to carry out a massacre here to intimidate the surrounding lords, she would still be happy to deceive the other party if she could surrender voluntarily and save her soldiers some losses.
"..."
The old swordsman Allen didn't speak in a hurry, he just looked at the charmingly smiling blond woman in front of the castle with a sullen face.
"No!"
"I reject!"
"I will never agree to put my life and mine and that of thousands of villagers in the hands of a cruel woman like you!"
"Your Ice Dragon Legion is full of misdeeds and has done a lot of massacres of cities. Do you think I will be fooled?"
If they wanted to surrender, they would have surrendered long ago. How could they have resisted until now?
Therefore, after pondering for a long time, the old swordsman Allen, who felt that his back was gradually recovering from the exhaustion of the battle, held on to the damaged wall of the fortress, and shouted loudly and energetically to the evil woman outside.
"oh?"
"Yeah?"
Originally, Imelda had never thought about persuading the stubborn old man inside to surrender. After all, the same thing had been repeated many times in the past half month. Just now, she was just angry and embarrassed. It was just some clichés they said when their own soldiers retreated to repair. Neither she nor the cunning old guy inside probably took it seriously.
"Very good, then..."
And now, since the conversation is over, and the soldiers on their side have organized a new round of offensive echelons, then, next, it will almost be a new round of fighting.
"Well?"
"how?"
Imelda, who was about to issue another attack order, had to stop raising her hand and looked at the deputy general who was running towards her in a strange way.
"Oh no!"
"General Imelda!"
"It's the enemy!"
"The enemy's reinforcements are coming, look!!"
However, the deputy general ignored the explanation and stretched out his hand in a panic with an ugly expression, pointing in a distant direction on the horizon.
"??"
"That is……"
"!!"
"Giant, giant dragon?!"
With just one glance, Imelda recognized the small red thing on the horizon.
"strangeness!"
"How come there is a dragon in Karsus?"
"I've never heard of it..."
After the shock, Imelda quickly calmed down again, and murmured to herself, frowning in thought.
Even when facing a giant dragon, she was not too panicked.
After all, after all, she was one of the first four generals to follow Emperor Barnhardt, and she has been commanding the Ice Dragon Legion, one of the four legions of the empire. As a frontier official, she has fought in the north and south and killed countless enemies. What kind of big battles have she not seen in these years? How could she take it so easily to a mere giant dragon?
"General!"
"Never mind where Karsus got the dragon from!"
"There are few people here now, and the main force is not here. A giant dragon is not something that a group of new soldiers can deal with. Let's retreat quickly!"
"If it's too late, it's too late!"
Before Imelda could think clearly, the deputy general hurriedly persuaded her.
He was right, they were indeed just a partial division of the Ice Dragon Legion, and most of them were a group of recruits who dared to come out of the recruit camp not long ago. Otherwise, they wouldn't even be able to survive in such a small fortress. The attack lasted for more than ten days.
If it were the main force of their Ice Dragon Legion, such a small broken castle would be almost ready to be taken down with a direct charge, so why would they have been struggling until now?
However, it is precisely because the people here are all new soldiers that they have to withdraw now!
"..."
"Are you sure that thing is Karsus' reinforcements?"
Turning her head to look at those on the castle wall not far away, she also noticed the giant dragon slowly descending in the sky in the distance. Karsus, who was also in a state of surprise, was joining the defense. Imelda said hesitantly. asked the deputy general next to him.
"General!"
"No matter if it belongs to Karsus or not, it definitely does not belong to our empire!"
"Time is running out!"
"General, even if you want to train your troops, you can do it another day or another place. Now, please give the order to retreat as soon as possible!"
The deputy general was anxious and could only urge him anxiously.
And what he just said is right. No matter which side it belongs to, that giant dragon is definitely not from their empire anyway. Therefore, even if it is a wild giant dragon, it can already be detected from the opponent's side. It can be seen from the action that its goal is very clear, so this must be the right place.
And later, after it flies down, whether it simply wants to attack or wants to hunt, the ice dragon army that is arrayed on the wild plains at this moment and has a large number of people will definitely bear the brunt and become the opponent's attack. Target, when the time comes, God knows how many innocent people in their legion will die!
As for slaying a dragon or something like that, that's even more unthinkable.
Slaying the dragon couldn't be accomplished by just him, Legion Commander Imelda and a few officers. Anyway, he never thought that with all the recruits in front of him, even a small castle would take more than ten days. What effective threat can they pose to such a terrifying behemoth.
"..."
After looking at the dragon that was getting closer and closer and indeed lowering its height, Imelda briefly analyzed the opponent's size and approximate threat level. In the end, although Imelda was very unwilling to do so, she , she could do nothing but stare hard at the castle not far away and remember the old guy named 'Alan'.
"Go and give the order!"
"us……"
"withdraw!!"
Now she can't win, and she may become the target of the terrifying beast again. No matter how unwilling Imelda is, she knows that staying here is not a good idea, so retreating is her first choice. The smartest choice.
soon!
Following the order from Imelda, the leader of the Ice Dragon Legion, the legion recruits who had been fighting here for more than ten days and were about to capture the small fortress had to quickly complete the turn in despair, and then Carrying only the light supplies and wounded people that could be taken away, they evacuated the place as quickly as possible, leaving behind corpses on the ground around the castle and a large number of camp vehicles and other luggage.
"??"
(๑•̌.•̑๑)ˀ̣ˀ̣
"Hey! Uncle Grenier, why did they run away in vain?"
(°ー°〃)
"I still want to ask for directions..."
=͟͟͞͞(꒪⌓꒪*)
That's right, on the back of the dragon at this time, out of sight on the ground, controlling the red dragon and slowly lowering its altitude in preparation for landing, is none other than the terrible and omnipotent arcane archmage Anne. Your Lady Queen!
However, unlike the speculations of the imperial troops just now, she was not a reinforcement invited by Karsus, nor did she want to help anyone. She was just flying in the sky and got lost. Then, the human navigation devices of Almeida, Matthew and others kept making mistakes, and it seemed a bit difficult to use outside the signal service area in the sky. So, as a last resort, after she saw that there seemed to be a lot of people gathered here, she planned to fly Come down and ask for directions.
Moreover, she promised not to interfere in the fight between the two sides, and she promised to turn around and leave immediately after asking for directions, and then the two groups below could continue to beat them!
But no idea...
Before she could let the dragon slowly lower its height and reach the flat grassland in front of the ruined castle, the group of imperial soldiers in green armor ran away first, leaving behind a piece of boss's debris and crawled into the woods. He disappeared soon after?
"Well……"
"Well..."
"I guess maybe the Imperial Army thought we were reinforcements from Karsus, so they were scared away?"
Looking at the mess on the ground, looking at the getting lower and lower height, looking at the friendly land close at hand, Grenier breathed a sigh of relief and did not forget to guess this.
For them, who had never flown before, they were really frightened and freezing after flying for most of the day. Now, they just wanted to take a good rest, then make a fire and eat a bowl. Hot broth, as for other things, he was in no mood to think about it more.
"Is that so?"
(ʘ̆ωʘ̥̆‖)՞
"Forget it, I'd better ask the people in the castle. They haven't run away yet!"
ヾ(⌒∇⌒*)~♪
Although she also felt that she had been misunderstood by the uncles of the Imperial Army, Anne didn't mind too much and continued to control the giant reptile under her feet, making it slowly circle and move accurately towards the open space in front of the castle. Fall slowly.
This was a big guy that was even bigger than that kind of big airplane, weighing at least several thousand tons. And such a huge behemoth couldn't be ordered to dive to the ground casually, so she had to let it It slowly lowered its altitude, slowly circled and slowed down before flying down.
Otherwise, she would have to consider changing to a new mount if it really rushed to the ground without any weight or weight.
(…)
(●￣㉨￣●)
——————————
₍₍٩(ᐛ)۶₎₎♪ Remember to vote monthly
For more exciting extras, please read what the author said
"Eh?"
!? (•''•۶)۶
"This old man...Master, did you admit the wrong person? This person is not your Karsus reinforcements!"
(′～`●)
Not long after she stopped on the ground, she saw a bad old man in silver armor and a group of ragged soldiers cheering and rushing out of the castle to welcome her. Anne quickly called them on the back of the dragon and said She really wasn't with Karsus, she was just passing through.
"ah!"
(*¯ㅿ¯*;)
"I didn't help you drive away those imperial army uncles. I just wanted to come down and ask for directions!"
(｡•ˇ‸ˇ•｡)
Anne herself expressed her helplessness about the fact that the uncles of the Imperial Army were so timid and ran away first when they saw them.
"correct!"
(ˆ⌣ˆc)
"They ran away and asked you the same thing. Do any of you know where to fly to the city of Bardia?"
(ﾟДﾟ≡ﾟдﾟ)!?
Then, under the gaze of the stunned Karsus soldiers and civilians, Anne jumped off the dragon's back, then looked around and asked playfully.
