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Chapter 126 Sabotey's Invitational Battle

Early the next morning, His Majesty Sha Botai decided to break the deadlock. He sent an army of ten thousand people, and it was an army with a name.

I plan to serve a dessert before the war begins, which will not only cheer me up but also lower the morale of Rhodes' army. Why not do it.

Soon a knight with a gauntlet rode toward Rhodes' camp, and Rhodes soldiers quickly discovered this uninvited guest.

I saw that he was wearing a suit of armor, flying the banner of His Majesty Saboty, and was moving very slowly. It looked like he was here to deliver a letter, but still no one relaxed their vigilance, because their lives were their own.

When the distance was close, the archers discovered with their extraordinary eyesight that he was not carrying any weapons around his waist, so they put away the bows and arrows in their hands, and believed that he was a messenger who delivered a letter .

The closer he got to the camp, the slower his speed became. After arriving at the land of an arrow, he dropped the tactics in his hands. In order to prevent the enemy from not picking up the letter, he shouted loudly:

"His Majesty Chabote invited His Majesty Quesnel to a foot battle. Both sides will send 1 soldiers to fight a fair battle on this plain."

After speaking, he turned the horse's head, and began to slowly increase the speed of the horse, and finally left the dangerous place quickly, which made the soldiers in the camp burst into laughter.

It wasn't that the knight didn't do well enough, on the contrary, his daring to come here represented his courage. He didn't want to arouse the anger of the enemy because of his arrogance (that is, leaving slowly), and chased him to kill him.

Although the chance of this is very small, there are so many reckless men in the army, and no one can guarantee complete safety.

After the knight left, a sergeant stepped forward to pick up the letter of war, and quickly ran towards the camp.

Of course he is not qualified to face His Majesty directly. He wants to hand over this document to his lord, who will then hand it over to His Majesty.

Although this is cumbersome and inefficient, it is a rule, a proof that nobles are superior to others, and the cornerstone of their rule-a strict hierarchy.

They will definitely maintain it and implement it as if they are loyal to themselves. The last person who did this, the grass on the grave is no longer high, maybe it has been reclaimed as farmland and turned into fertilizer?
Soon this letter of war appeared in the hands of His Majesty Quesnel's clerk. After the clerk finished reading it, he proposed whether to summon the nobles, but was rejected by His Majesty Quesnel.

This is a challenge from Saboty, he cannot refuse such a fair fight, and at the same time, he does not intend to use his hands on others.

What's more, he also knows the thoughts of those nobles. For this crucial first battle, they will inevitably shirk each other, because they cannot bear the responsibility of failure.

Could it be that they were summoned just to watch them do something that would destroy their prestige? His Majesty Quesnel felt bad luck just thinking about it.

What's more, he didn't really trust those nobles.

In fact, he was more inclined to assign this matter to Earl Roland, because according to the spies' report, he knew a shocking news, that is, Roland and the others wiped out a half-orc stronghold with less than twice the force.

This kind of military ability was the reason why he decided to win over Roland, because his soldiers had all experienced the test of foreign races, which was different from most of the soldiers here.

They have more experience in combat and are more tenacious.

But considering that he only carried 4000 soldiers, including archers and cavalry, and the nature of this battle was an infantry battle, his soldiers were too few, which made him give up his thoughts.

He knew that the news would soon spread among the army, and he had to make this decision as soon as possible to stabilize the morale of the army.

After thinking for a long time, His Majesty Quesnel finally decided to send out the Behemoth Legion under his command, which is also the most elite infantry legion in his hands.

"Let the behemoth army assemble first, and at the same time notify Count Roland and Viscount Tomash to come over. I have something to discuss with them."

The officer took the order immediately. Although he was a little puzzled about notifying Earl Rowland, he faithfully carried out His Majesty's order. After going out to notify other soldiers to report, he still returned to the king's tent.

This is his duty. As His Majesty's affairs officer, he must stay by His Majesty's side all the time and wait for new orders.

Not long after, Roland and Viscount Thomas came to the king's tent. They greeted His Majesty first as usual, and sat down after His Majesty's signal.

His Majesty Quesnel immediately asked the clerk to read out Shabotet's letter of war again, which made Viscount Tomash look serious and knew what His Majesty sent someone to call him here.

It's just that Earl Roland next to him made him a little strange. Could it be that His Majesty plans to send two legions to fight at the same time?But Sha Botai will inevitably send two legions, and they will not occupy any advantage in any sense.

This is also what puzzled him, but he did not question it, but waited for His Majesty's order.

"Count Roland, I intend to let you lead the behemoth army to fight against the Kingdom of Hastings. I don't know what you think."

Before Roland could speak, Viscount Thomas said in disbelief, "Your Majesty, the Behemoth Legion is my legion. I don't agree with this approach."

After speaking, he gave Count Roland a provocative look, and then continued: "And Count Roland doesn't have any experience in commanding an army of ten thousand people. I don't think he can do this well."

Regarding Viscount Tomas's words, Roland was a little noncommittal, "Your Majesty, I do not have the experience of commanding an army of ten thousand people, as Viscount Thomas said, and I hope that I will refuse this appointment."

He knew that His Majesty must have other reasons, but he was not willing to turn against a nobleman at will, especially a nobleman with an important position.

Sure enough, His Majesty immediately revealed the achievements of Roland and the orcs, and asked him bluntly if he could do it.

Roland was not surprised that His Majesty knew about this, because after the victory, they brought back a lot of livestock and cut off the ears of the orcs.

They are piled up in the square for people to visit, and at the same time, they also have the purpose of frightening Xiaoxiao. It can be said that these half-orcs have been used to the extreme by them. Presumably they have knowledge in the spring, and they must smile at Jiuquan, right?

Then His Majesty continued: "As far as you have the experience of commanding an army of ten thousand people, is your commanding experience just leading them to drill? Have you ever experienced any wars?

Thomas Rhodes, my clansman, you need to know the importance of this matter, this is the sabote family's provocation against the Rhodes family.

This is not only related to the glory of the Rhodes family, but also related to the follow-up battle. "

It was only then that Roland knew that Viscount Tomas was not named Tomas, but a member of the Rhodes family. He was silent for a while before agreeing to the appointment.

"Earl Roland, I wonder if you can agree to this request."

As His Majesty used the words of request, Roland had no choice but to accept the appointment.

Then Roland, under the leadership of Viscount Tomas, completed the handover of the Behemoth Legion, and under the leadership of Roland, went straight to the front.

[You have obtained the control of a legion, and while you have control, you will gain the experience brought by the legion.Because this is not your private legion, you can only get half of the experience. 】

This was a pleasant surprise for Roland. It turns out that the system still has this function. It seems that in the future, it will try to gain command of as many soldiers as possible.

As the legions of the two sides approached, a larger army formation followed. The monarchs of both sides were full of confidence in this battle, and they pulled out large armies to watch the battle and help them out.

However, only one side can win, and one of them can only face the result of defeat.

As the two sides take their positions, the losing side may even face the enemy's attack with the defeated army, and the decision will be made in one battle.

So if they want to fight, they can only choose to fight to the death. As long as they set foot here, they are like entering the Colosseum.

Roland led the army to the midfield, then turned around and faced the soldiers of the giant beast army, "I know you don't know me, and you are not familiar with me, but it doesn't matter, I don't care about these, I I believe you won't care about these side details.

But our goal is the same, that is to win the victory that belongs to us, you need to maintain the honor that belongs to the Behemoth Legion, and I need to maintain my honor.

I will fight side by side with you, and fight on the front line, I will be your arrow, and lead you to pierce the enemy, and bring you victory. "

Roland's words dispersed the unhappiness in their hearts and made them start to face the matter. Opposing the commander would not bring them glory. Instead, they could prove their bravery by cooperating with the commander in the battle.

"Kill, kill, kill!"

As Viscount Tomash took the lead in shouting for kill, the entire army of ten thousand people let out a huge shout for kill, and their blood was immediately mobilized.

Roland nodded to Viscount Tomas, and turned directly to face the enemy. He did not choose to retreat to the army formation to act as the commander, but stood at the forefront, just to mobilize their morale.

The soldiers behind looked at the commander standing at the forefront, with a little more approval in their eyes. Viscount Thomas even greeted the soldiers in front, asking them to protect the commander's safety, and stated that it was their duty.

At the same time, he asked them to do it, because he knew that after losing the commander, it would inevitably cause a huge blow to the morale of the giant beast army.

'Hopefully he has the strength to match his courage. '

At this moment, the entire Behemoth Legion merged into one.

Roland knew that today's battle was definitely not that easy. Today, he is no longer a two-handed berserker, but is carrying a fine iron kite-shaped shield, and at the same time holds the half-handed and half-sword His Majesty bestowed on him in his right hand.

He took a deep breath, he didn't know if he could survive this battle, and he didn't know if he could win, but as a fighter, he felt his blood boil.

It is urging him to fight, to kill
The Dawn Legion of the Kingdom of Hastings couldn't wait any longer. If the commander on the opposite side was still facing away from them, they would have killed them long ago instead of walking slowly like they are now.

"Soldiers, go forward."

Neither side chose to charge at the beginning. If the distance was too long, the behavior would be faster or slower due to different personal systems, which would lead to loopholes in their military formations. They had to charge at a very short distance.

400 m.

300 m.

200 m.

The soldiers' spirits were already tense. They began to subconsciously grasp their shields and weapons, and waited for the commander's command to charge.

"Everyone, raise your shields and charge."

The soldiers on both sides raised their shields in an instant, and launched a charge immediately. No one meant to be stingy with their physical strength, and at the same time, they did not raise their weapons in any way.

Because they all know that the first wave of impact must use all their strength, otherwise they will die tragically at the feet of their own people when they are knocked down, and only those who stand in the charge have the possibility of survival.

No one would wish to die so aggrieved. As a soldier, most of his wishes are simple, and that is to die in battle.

Roland also didn't have any idea of ​​slowing down to cooperate with the army formation. He rushed to the enemy formation at the head of the horse, and could even see the enemy's grin.

This made the soldiers in the back even more anxious, and their footsteps became even faster, which actually broke through their usual limit, but they didn't notice it.

They are constantly adjusting their center of gravity to reduce the damage caused to them by the charge.

Roland ran into the enemy formation first, making a loud crash, and then the soldier flew into the air.

Immediately, his whole body fell into the enemy's formation, followed by the sound of continuous collisions.

Roland's first charge left a deep impression on all the nobles. Although people in the distance could not hear such a voice at all, such a voice appeared in their hearts.

But no one cheered. They were all waiting for things to continue to see whether he would die or break out of the encirclement.

Roland was not as dangerous as everyone imagined at this time. Although he was surrounded by enemies, the enemy army who had just completed a charge obviously couldn't pull out the weapons at their waists in such a crowded situation.

In such a narrow environment, all they could rely on was their shields and their strength, but it was a pity that they were not enough to worry about in front of Roland.

Because the crowd around him was too dense, it was difficult for him to swing his shield. He directly grabbed an enemy with his right hand and threw him into the sky with a strong force.

Thanks to his gauntlet, after freeing up space, Roland waved his fist and began to call the enemy's heads one by one.

Of course, the enemy also discovered this, but although their fists struck Roland's armor with clanging sounds and sounded powerful, they did not have any effect.

After gaining some space, Roland began to wave his shield and began his great performance. Both weapons and armor were eclipsed in front of his shield.

He slapped his shield directly on the head of the enemy in front of him, and the enemy fell down in response. He began to take out the sharp hand and half sword, and started to fight out of the enemy's encirclement with the shield.

He wants to join his army and make different decisions based on the situation, which is the limit of what he can do.

(End of this chapter)