Since the cold wave arrived at the end of last month, it came and went quickly, as if a landslide not only changed the Enzo Mountains, but also took away the cold and bleak wind and snow. After the first day of February passed peacefully, the weather underwent a huge change on the next day, February 2nd.

Although the ground was still covered with white snow, the air was no longer filled with biting cold winds. The sunny sky was so pure that there was not a speck of dust. Even the clouds had disappeared, leaving only a bright blue sky.

Good weather always makes people feel happy, but Sasky, the commander-in-chief of the Imperial Fifth Army, who was rushing to Enzos, was not in a good mood.

It was already past noon, the sun was high in the sky, and the strong sunlight made Saski's face feel a little hot. He couldn't help but reach out to take off his hat and wipe the sweat from his forehead with the back of his hand. His thick, curly brown hair wilted in the air for a few seconds, and then suddenly became fluffy.

Looking from behind, his head almost takes up half the width of his body. This is because he is not tall, but has a big head, which, coupled with his fluffy curly hair, makes his torso look a bit uncoordinated and vaguely funny.

But no matter whether it was the officers or the soldiers following behind Saski, they would not cover their mouths and laugh out loud at this time, because once Saski heard it, he would not hesitate to take out the short-handled musket from his waist and shoot a bullet at you.

Everyone knows that Admiral Saski is a man with a very strong self-esteem. If you trample on his dignity, he will definitely send you to hell.

The 43-year-old Saski not only has thick brown curly hair, but also a thick gray beard on his chin, which makes his facial features always hidden in the beard, making it difficult to see clearly and guess his thoughts through his expression. But the eye mask embroidered with the "Eagle of the Empire" logo on his left eye always attracts people's attention when they see his face, and reminds people of Saski's widely circulated heroic deeds.

During the Battle of Sonam Valley at the beginning of the Empire's 12-year war, Saski, then the captain of the Emperor's Guards, faced a despicable assassination attempt against the Emperor. He stepped forward and protected the Emperor's safety.

According to Saski's own words afterwards, he believed that he had killed at least forty Kosovo gunmen alone in that attack. Once this amazing feat was disclosed, it quickly spread throughout the country. Even in some rural areas, the rumor had spread that Saski had killed four or five hundred Kosovo gunmen alone.

Today, it is impossible to verify exactly how many snipers Saski killed, because in many subsequent banquets, a drunk Saski would sometimes say that he killed thirty snipers that night, sometimes fifty or sixty, or even more.

But the indisputable fact is that in that assassination attempt, he was shot several times and even lost his left eye in order to protect the emperor. This is absolutely beyond doubt.

Of course, he also received the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Swords and Silver Fir Leaves in recognition of his bravery. This is a very special medal, and Saski was the first recipient.

After that incident, since Sasky was seriously injured, his deputy Bormann temporarily took over the position of temporary captain of the Guards. However, less than a month and a half later, Sasky, who had not yet recovered, requested to join the army again, but the position he requested was no longer the Guards, but the front-line troops. The emperor agreed.

So, Saski, wearing the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Swords and Silver Fir Leaves, gloriously joined a unit on the front line.

After that, although the troops led by Saski had wins and losses in battles against the enemy, they always had more wins than losses. So in a very short period of time, he was gradually promoted to commander-in-chief of the Fifth Army. Today, he has twelve divisions and commands 300,000 troops.

And now, Saski is leading these twelve divisions of troops towards the town of Pariston, the end point of this journey.

But he was not in a very good mood at the moment. To be precise, he had not been in a good mood since he received the order from the emperor.

Fighting in the cold winter was definitely not something he wanted to see. Firstly, he did not have much experience in fighting in harsh environments. Secondly, the hidden injuries in his body were simply torture for him. During these days of traveling, every time after dark, he almost felt like someone was stabbing him with a knife.

After delaying the deadline of arriving at the front line to provide support by the end of January, he felt even worse, because the delay would definitely lead to severe criticism from the emperor. Although he had a good relationship with the emperor and would not suffer any substantial punishment for this, he would definitely not be able to escape being scolded in front of all the officers.

But this is very hurtful to one's self-esteem.

Fortunately, the weather finally cleared up in the past two days, so Saski ordered the troops to speed up, hoping to make some remedies. Although the marching speed was indeed faster, it still did not change Saski's bad mood.

Because the bad news hanging over his head now is that Heinrich's military base has been breached and the Fourth Army has been defeated, which means that the front-line combat battlefield has changed from flat ground to a more harsh mountain environment.

But this is not the only bad news. The news received in recent days has summarized that the Fifth Army, which has rushed to the front line, suffered several consecutive defeats in Enzos. Now the strategic focus has been forced to shift to defense. The commander of the Fifth Army, Dylan, is leading the remaining troops at the pass, and is about to fight the final defensive battle with the Yan people.

Judging from the time, they should still be fighting now.

"Sir, the weather is very good today. I think if we maintain this pace and extend the marching time during the day, perhaps we can reach Pariston before midnight tomorrow." At this time, the staff officer Leo beside him poked his head out and said to him.

Hearing this, Saski put on his hat, pressed it hard until it was firmly fixed on his head, and said with emotion:

"But even so, it's three days late. I don't know what the situation is like there now."

"I heard earlier that Dilanhe was going to lead his troops to fight the Yan people to the pass. How did it come to this?"

"I really don't understand. His army has a mountain infantry division that is well suited to the terrain of Enzos. Why did he suffer so many defeats? How did he command them?"

Leo felt it was difficult to answer this sensitive question, so he just rubbed his nose and said, "No matter what the situation is now, it won't be wrong for us to get there as soon as possible."

"I believe General Dillan can bring us a victory."

Saski snorted lightly and said, "It's better to be like you said."

"I don't want to clean up the mess. His troops should bring us victory in this battle. If they fail to do so, it will be a disgrace to the empire and I will be ashamed of it."

"Yes, you are right." Leo nodded timidly and pulled the reins to slow down the horse.

But in a moment, several cavalrymen came running from the other side of the wide road. They were the signalmen who were conveying the message from the post station ahead.

Soon, they joined Saski's troops and reported the information to Saski.

It was the information that the Battle of Enzos had ended, the Sixth Army and the Yan Army troops were destroyed together, the pass was blown up and collapsed, and the road was completely blocked.

After receiving this message, Saski's first reaction was to take off his hat, followed by a gnashing curse:

"What?! It's over already?!"

"I was just about to take care of these bastards! Why didn't you wait until my troops arrived!!"

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