Chapter 1084, the War Is Imminent

In the big camp of Border City, tens of thousands of imperial troops have gathered here. The emperor managed to gather all the elites from the southern part of the empire, and even the halfling Mutling sent a team of halfling archers and a team of Halfling Crucible Artillery come to help guard Blackfyre Pass.

But even so, when the Greenskins were only two days away from the Blackfire Pass, the army led by Rick, Nuer and Thor arrived late, and after such a strong march, the army can be described as They were extremely exhausted, especially when Rick led the army. Many soldiers just fell asleep before they had time to set up camp. Many of them were so tired that their ankles were swollen, and even those who were not swollen had trembling legs.

There is only one day to rest, and even if it is a rest, the soldiers must start civil work and deploy defenses at the Black Fire Pass.

But there is also good news. In Aviland, which is rich and rich in food, and the level of agriculture and animal husbandry is top-notch, the food for the army has become better. The food is rich, including barley bread, imperial stout and malt wine, and baked pies And barbecue greatly eased the dissatisfaction of the soldiers.

People were amazed at the rich hoard of Elector Marius. When the carts of cured meat, confit meat, bacon and dehydrated grains were transported out of the castles, manors and towns of the nobles in Aviland, all the imperial troops The food was good, and after a long forced march, everyone finally had some comfort.

Of course, as a close friend of Marius, Karl Franz knows Marius very well. This is a guy with a "hamster cancer" eccentricity. He is particularly keen on hoarding all kinds of military supplies and food supplies. According to the crazy earl, it is for emergency needs. Marius even boasted that he has enough weapons, bullets, and artillery in Avheim for fifty years There is enough food for three years.

Under what circumstances would such a huge amount of bullets and artillery be consumed? The emperor expressed his doubts and incomprehension.

Are you not afraid that if the warehouse is not well managed, a big explosion will happen accidentally?

Marius Elector Regardless of the emperor's opinion, he said I like it.

I ~ just ~ like ~ like.

"I'm lovin' it!"

The emperor can only let him.

Even so, the imperial army still suffered a lot of downsizing during the forced march. What's worse, they also encountered many harassments, deserters, fatigue and illnesses from the Beastmen tribe along the way. In the end, there were only ten soldiers The eight remained in sight before reaching the Black Fire Pass, and only about 20,000 of the 25,000 allied troops led by Rexall expected by the emperor could join the battle.

Even with Nuer's reinforcements,

In the end, there were still less than 25,000 people. After joining forces with Ivy, the emperor knew that these 40,000 people were all his troops to fight against the greenskin frenzy.

Building positions, placing artillery, and deploying defenses, everything is in full swing. The current controller of Sol Territory, the chief wizard of the imperial royal family, the president of the Alchemy Academy, the great alchemist, and the great wizard of the metal sanctuary, Baiershaze -Gert found Frederick who was mobilizing the Nuer army and setting up artillery positions. The metal mask of the great alchemist could not see the expression clearly, and his voice with metal friction sound was also emotionless: "Frey? Are you free?"

"Mentor?" Frederick didn't quite understand. Gelt seldom talked to him in this manner. The baron knew that something was wrong, so he nodded quickly: "I'm free."

"Then come with me." Geert turned and left, and Frederick told him to follow quickly.

The master and apprentice, one in front of the other, walked several hundred meters, and found a relatively deserted place. The green wheat fields in the distance, the style of turning, and the farmers plowing in the spring in tension and anxiety, formed a unique landscape. A beautiful picture scroll belonging to Aviary.

"Frey? What the hell are you doing?" The great alchemist turned around and asked directly, with a serious and critical sound in the metal friction sound unique to the metal face: "Do you know what the hell you are doing?"

"What am I doing? Am I preparing to set up artillery positions?" Frederick was puzzled by the instructor's question.

"Yes, you came here with your people, and you even have time to go back to Nur, scold those Nuer nobles who refused to send troops, and then mobilize the transportation of Wessenland and Nur to let the five legions Hurry to the front line." Gelt nodded, and the great alchemist said very seriously: "Are you aware of the problem?"

"Question?" Frederick was stunned for a while by the question, and the young baron was a little at a loss for a while. He was dumbfounded by Gelt's words. After a minute of awkward silence, he tentatively said: " Instructor, are you saying that it was wrong for me to rush to support this matter? But..."

"Tell me first, what happened to the Sun King and the Duchess?" Gelt shook his head immediately after nodding: "Tell me first, in more detail."

"A day or so after the news was sent to Brunswick, my father got the news that there is a huge green leather waaagh! It is approaching the Black Fire Pass." Frederick really didn't understand why his metal-faced mentor Being so excited, it can be seen that the young baron dare not take it too seriously when he sees that his mentor is so serious.

After receiving the news, Emilia's first reaction was actually not to mobilize the Nuer Army.

The reason is very simple. The first is that when Tamu Khan invaded, the emperor's army did not provide timely support to Nur. Emilia was very worried that if the imperial army could not hold the Black Fire Pass (like Iron Claw Goba The two invasions of Germany and Gulu the Big Belly King), then Nuer's army must at least ensure the safety of its own city.

The second is that Emilia has always held a grudge against the previous slut incident, coupled with the profound contradiction between Nur and Avi's traditions, and her own lack of military knowledge, Emilia has no interest in sending troops .

However, Ryan didn't think so. The father said something to the mother. Destroyed, and still a devastating blow to the Empire, Nur of Emilia must not stand aside.

Emilia, who was told by Ryan, was forced to agree to send troops. Originally, this matter was to be led by Generalissimo Erstein, but Frederick volunteered to come after hearing this.

Of course, the baron only said that he cared about the safety of his godfather and the empire, insisted on the dream of building a community with a shared future for mankind, and concealed the idea that he wanted to show off in front of the little queen.

After hearing this, Gelt shook his head helplessly, and he was a little disappointed to hear his tone: "Do you know, Frey, Sol's army encountered Nuer's army on the road, and the Nuer's decision to you Complaints? They complained, we are clearly a free and independent city, how come we have become a dog on the leash of the emperor? According to this, should we not let our baron be the godson of the emperor at all? Lest we teach a loyal dog ?”

"In such a hurry to be Karl Franz's dog, why did we bring us Nuer?"

The young baron was terrified, and Frederick suddenly broke out in cold sweat.

Oops, I wanted to show up in front of my parents and Her Highness Alisara so much, but in the end I made such a huge mistake!

Seeing Frederick's complexion changed drastically, Gelt's tone eased a little, and the metal face continued: "It's right for you to urgently call the army to join the battle, and it's also right for you to come to the front line in person, but you shouldn't hold back the soldiers." The nobles should be scolded, and you shouldn’t just come up and join and hand over all the command! You are too obedient, you are losing your basic board, you are losing the support of the Nuer people , you have to remember that you are the first in line heir to the Countess, the future heir to more than a dozen titles of the Duke of Nuer, the Elector, and the Grand Duke of Wissen!"

"I just... I just want to show off." Frederick said weakly. The baron took out a towel from his coat pocket and wiped the sweat from his forehead. He really realized his problem now.

"Did something happen to you?" The metal face reluctantly accepted the explanation, and the great alchemist said suspiciously: "You have received more than ten years of court education from the Queen and the Emperor, and you have been educated by the Nuer Army and Maybach. There is no reason for you to deal with this kind of thing, didn't His Majesty Ryan and His Excellency the Countess tell you?"

"Uh..." Only then did Frederick remember that he was indeed caught by his parents and said something before he left, but his thoughts at that time were all about being able to perform and show off in front of the little queen, and he didn't remember too much. clear.

Is this the Eternal Little Queen? The baron finally came to his senses.

"Then... what should I do now? Teacher?" Frederick asked Gelt humbly for advice: "How can I..."

"You have already brought people to meet up, what else can you do." Geert shook his head: "It's too late to do anything at this time, and it's not conducive to the upcoming battle, so you should try your best to perform well, It's too late to do anything now."

"Hmm... sorry Uncle Gelt, I just got carried away, why is that little queen so attractive?" Frederick scratched his hair angrily, his hair was the same as Emilia's is golden.

"The Eternal Queen is the first choice of the Elf Goddess Isa. She has inherited the power of the Eternal Queen of all ages. It is not difficult to understand." Gelt shook his head: "Fortunately, Frey, you are still young."

"Am I young?" Frederick murmured.

"Youth is an excuse. You are only 17 years old this year. Being young means that you are full of blood. Being young means you will make mistakes. This time, everyone will tolerate you. A 17-year-old underage boy, we all understand. The proverb says: After all, human beings are still too young, too innocent, and sometimes naive." Geert said the magic words, metal face nodded: "Next time, don't make such a stupid mistake, if you lose the emperor's trust , you are still your Duke of Nur and the Elector, but if you lose the support of the nobles and commoners in your territory, even if you are very strong, you will be exiled."

"Yes." Frederick finally let out a sigh of relief.

The master and apprentice were silent for a while, and Frederick thought for a long time before tentatively asking: "So, mentor, you also support me?"

"You are his son, his grandson, if I don't support you, who else can I support?"

"tutor!"

"Go ahead, do well in this battle, the future is yours."

……… I am the future is your dividing line………

3 days later, before the Black Fire Pass.

The imperial army is assembled here, and dozens of legions are ready to go.

On the left flank are the Nuer Iron Armored Army, Nuer Black Stone Guard, three Nuer Musket Regiments, two Nuer Artillery Regiments, and Gelt's Saul Army. The pistol cavalry regiment was the main one. Due to the hasty march, Sol led the army without much artillery, only a few mortars, but the famous Eldrad guards were already ready.

The central army is Emperor Karl Franz's Rick Army, including several knight orders, Kronburg Great Swords, Brunswick Honor Guard, Franz Guards Grand Army, and a large group of Imperial Infantry Regiments, Three steam tanks, dozens of cannons of various colors, as well as wizards and engineers, are ready.

The right wing was led by Ivy, and the elector Marius Leitdorf took the initiative to ask Ying to defend the right wing, because he felt that the right side would always be lucky.

The greenskin army is approaching.

On the other side of the Black Fire Gap, huge black smoke, dust, and the footsteps and roars of the green tide can be faintly heard, and the peculiar smell of green leather is also permeated in the air.

Although the war is imminent, these imperial troops have experienced a lot of battles, such as green skins, chaos, undead, beastmen, bandits, robbers and even human civil wars. What mess have they never seen? Under the loud reprimand of the captains of the empire, under the reminder of the veterans, under the instincts developed in training, everyone stood in formation.

The Emperor of the Empire, Karl Franz, stepped out in front of everyone's eyes. He walked firmly and looked calm.

All eyes were on him.

In the anticipation of everyone, Karl Franz stepped out from the crowd. He was wearing the full-body mithril plate armor belonging to the emperor, a griffon gold-topped colorful kite feather helmet, and a silver seal of the artifact on his chest. Hanging the rune sword "Dragon Tooth" that belongs to the symbol of the Grand Prince of Rickland, and holding the hammer Gael Malaz in his hand, which symbolizes the identity and power of the emperor.

"I am Karl Franz, your emperor!" As everyone wished, the emperor delivered a speech before the battle: "Together with you, I was born in a world!"

The only answer to the emperor was a slight gasp.

"A war-torn, eerie world!" Karl Franz did not shy away from all this: "However, in the center of the old world, there was once a warrior who built a fortress of hope and courage!"

"That's the Empire!"

The panting gradually became louder.

empire! empire! That's right, the Empire!

"The empire was built in the center of the old world, and the empire resisted the tide of destruction and the invasion of terror." The emperor raised the symbol of the emperor, and the divine hammer Gael-Maraz was shining in his hand.

"Empire! Empire! Empire!" Someone began to shout.

"Empire! Empire! Empire!" Someone began to whisper.

"We used to be divided, we were once in decline, we were close to falling apart, we were faced with generals who were greedy for life and fear of death, nobles were corrupt and greedy, and the country was poor and weak. We used to fail again and again!" Karl- Franz said to everyone: "But we never really fell, we flourished again!"

"Boom! Boom! Boom!" The soldiers hammered the ground, shields, and armor.

"Now, let us unite and let those mortal enemies who are full of evil have a taste of the power of our empire!" The emperor clenched his fists, and he showed a hearty smile: "Let's smash those green-skinned bastards together!"

The divine hammer is held high in the sky. After more than two thousand years, it will be no different from that time. The successors of the Human Sovereign will fight against the green tide of destruction here, just like the Human Sovereign himself back then!

"For Charlemagne, for the empire, for Gael-Maraz!"

"I swear here in the name of the emperor, I will lead you to victory!"

The sound of the emperor's speech has not yet fallen, and in the distance, the sound of the green skin's horn has already resounded through the sky.

The third battle of Blackfire Pass has begun.