Wizard Lords: Building an Empire starts from the panel

In the afternoon, the warm mid-spring sun shines on the dark walls of Snow Dragon Fortress. The slightly cold spring breeze makes the soldiers who are a little drunk in the sun feel energetic.

Two small cavalrymen were clearly arranged into two long queues.

The smaller cavalry was well-equipped, uniformly dressed and armored, and had high fighting spirit, as if every soldier was looking forward to the next battle.

Especially the fifty or so third-level elite knights at the front of this small-scale cavalry. Each of them has two extraordinary equipment, and their morale is extremely high. No one would doubt that these fifty people have the strength to fight one against a hundred when they charge together.

Although the other cavalry was equipped with ordinary equipment, their costumes and styles were also quite different, and they did not have the same high-spirited mental state as the former.

But its number is three times that of the former, a full 600 people, and the proportion of cavalry above the third level is far higher than that of ordinary troops.

The former is naturally the private army of the Monterey family, and the latter is the 600 fine cavalry that Marquis Ashan collected for Li Wei.

Although the Marquis of Ashan said yesterday that he would hand over the cavalry that Li Wei wanted to him before noon, it was only ten o'clock in the morning that Li Wei accepted this newly added cavalry under his command.

If you want a horse to run, of course you need it to eat grass.

Although this cavalry received military pay from the kingdom and enjoyed direct pay from the kingdom, Li Wei still paid a combat subsidy based on one-third of the standard for his private army.

Of course, Li Wei is so generous because he is full and has too much money to use up.

Li Wei did this not only to stimulate the fighting will of these six hundred cavalry and make them fight with more dedication, but also because Master Li Wei had the idea of ​​poaching.

The cavalry sent by the Marquis of Ashan originally belonged to a levy regiment.

The levy corps is not as strict in entry and exit as the standing elite corps. Even the standing backbone soldiers in the levy corps can freely retire in July during non-war periods.

Li Wei hopes that after the end of this war, the veterans will go back to expand their private army.

After all, excellent soldiers are not like crops in the fields that can grow every year. If an ordinary citizen wants to transform into an excellent warrior, it cannot be done overnight.

When Levi becomes Viscount Monterey in the near future, his private army will no longer be enough to support his appearance.

It was impossible for Levi to train excellent soldiers honestly on his own, so directly recruiting high-quality veterans from the conscripted legions naturally became a very cost-effective option.

The standing elite army is completely different. There are strict indicators and procedures for recruitment and elimination every year. It is not easy for Levi to poach people.

So Master Li Wei naturally turned his attention to this elite cavalry sent by the Marquis of Ashan.

Just as Li Wei was sizing up the two cavalrymen in front of him with satisfaction, he suddenly caught a glimpse of a familiar figure on the side of the road.

Although she was wearing a cloak and a hood, and her face was covered tightly by a veil, only a pair of big, fluttering eyes were exposed, Levi recognized this petite witch as Flora at a glance.

"Senior sister, why are you here!"

Levi exclaimed, but the moisture in Flora's eyes accumulated at a speed visible to the naked eye and was about to overflow.

"You don't keep your word! You left suddenly last time, and this time you came back and left without even meeting me!"

Flora's aggrieved and slightly crying voice made Levi feel a little at a loss.

On weekdays, Flora's impression in Levi's mind was nothing more than a somewhat strong "tsundere princess". He had never seen Flora with such a fragile side.

Even when Levi and Flora first met, Flora was chased by the orcs and was exhausted, but she did not show any cowardice. Instead, she found a way to fight hard.

The word "scumbag" seemed to appear out of thin air on Master Li Wei's head.

"Sister, it's my fault, it's my fault, but I really can't help it this time. I have military duties and I have to go to the front line on time."

"Then when will you come back?" A pair of red almond eyes stared at Levi.

Li Wei really couldn't prevaricate at will, so he could only answer honestly: "Senior sister, I don't know this either. My mission is a bit special. It's not up to me to decide when I can come back."

Levi looked at those eyes that were once again filled with excitement, and immediately added: "I swear, once the mission is over, I will come back immediately!"

"Okay, then I'll trust you again. Don't fool me next time!"

"Definitely! Definitely! I promise I will come back as quickly as possible!"

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"We are now at Luke's Fortress. I wonder if that guy Siegfried is here."

After a week of rapid march, Li Wei's cavalry of less than 800 people arrived at Luke Fortress, which was only a day or two away from the Evernight Forest.

Along the way, Li Wei and the newly recruited cavalrymen got along well with each other. Although the command was still a bit awkward now, all the six hundred cavalrymen got to know Li Wei and recognized Li Wei's supreme authority.

This recognition progressed so quickly, one of which was due to Levi's impressive record, and the other was due to Levi's contracted monster Fat Purple.

When Li Wei summoned this twenty-meter-long beast in front of hundreds of soldiers and petted Fat Zi as lovingly as his own cat or dog, everyone was shocked.

From then on, everyone from Villefort, the strongest fifth-level knight among the six hundred elite cavalry, to the more than four hundred second-level cavalry, obeyed Li Wei.

Li Wei, who originally wanted to relax a little, suddenly changed his expression.

"Everyone, prepare to fight!"

Just now, Fat Zi, who was conducting high-altitude reconnaissance, suddenly warned that Luke's Fortress, fifteen kilometers away, was suddenly attacked by a large orc army. Although his sentry also discovered this situation, he didn't have time to run back to report it.

"Lord Baron, what happened?"

"My contracted monster has been conducting high-altitude reconnaissance. It suddenly sent me a warning that Luke Fortress is being attacked by an orc army. The specific strength of the enemy is unknown."

"Lord Baron, can you roughly estimate the number of enemies?"

"There are probably more than 10,000 people, at least one full orc army."

"Lord Baron, although I, Harland, have always been bold, I think we should stay out of this matter for the time being.

I remember that there was a whole battalion of Ice Knights stationed in Luke's Fortress. Together with other defenders, it was more than enough to block a full orc army.

And I think Luke's Fortress can even counterattack the opponent easily. "

Several people at the scene couldn't help but nodded in agreement after hearing this.

Bellam frowned and had a different view.

"Something's wrong, the orcs are not that stupid. According to the defense standards of Luke's Fortress, it is impossible for the orcs to attack with just one legion.

Either the orcs have a backup plan, or something happened at Luke's Fortress, leaving the defense empty. If it's the former, we must carefully consider whether to help. If it's the latter, then I suggest we reinforce it in time! "

What a risk, we caught up