Not a Witch

"And this will also forge the tenacity of a nation or country." Lorraine Hill closed his eyes slightly, saying so.

"Even if countless people blamed and scolded me at that time, I would not change my mind." Pullman continued to talk about the thoughts in his heart.

"Since the people have chosen us, we must uphold this trust to the end."

"Let's start here, this battle of the whole country."

After speaking, Pullman stood up slowly, picked up the black helmet on the side, put it on again, and turned to leave the venue.His back is as tall and resolute as it was back then.

Outside the venue, the legion that had been waiting for a long time made the sound of mountains and tsunami.

The flags are flying, the cold front is like the sea, and it is like a mighty picture scroll of prosperity.

Chapter 140 Two Crossing the Border

When Lorraine Hill returned to Crancia, it was already the end of July, and then the whole country began to mobilize for war.

At the beginning of September, when the weather turned slightly cooler, Frost Rose's army crossed the border of New Verga and marched westward, and Hopeland was in a hurry.

Carites headquarters, meeting hall.

A lacquer night flower pattern of black petals and purple stamens is printed in the center of the hall wall, below which is a large oval table.

A representative read the report at the top.

“根据我们获得的情报，这次对方的先头部队约有20万人，其中3万是骑兵。而且随军的还有5个魔像军团约800具魔像，魔像的战斗力在序列4-6不等。”

"The former Luerna general, Jenkins, is in charge of the army. He is 57 years old this year. He graduated from the Luerna National Military Academy. He has served as a border defense officer and the head of the sweeping army. Now he has been promoted to the rank of major general."

"Now our New Virga's standing army is only more than 5 people, plus private soldiers and temporary mercenaries from major chambers of commerce, we can probably gather 10 people. Thanks to the perennial trade needs, our horse reserves are not bad. Sufficient, if we recruit temporarily, we can gather 5 cavalry."

After listening to this analysis, the people below discussed in low voices, and then a representative asked.

"In other words, we have soldiers with sufficient military training, the number is only 15, of which at most 5 are cavalry, right?"

"Yes, but when it comes to the equipment of ordinary soldiers, there is no obvious difference between the two sides."

"Because of our trade with Ruerna in the early years, the armors, swords, etc. we obtained are all made of high-quality fine steel, which is better than other countries in the Snow Flower Seven Kingdoms."

"In terms of ordinary soldiers today, we are not far behind the opponent, and we have the advantage of fighting locally. 15 and 20 are the same."

"However, the opponent has a clear advantage in regards to superhumans, golems, and airships."

"In regular battles, the opponent can rely on golems to resist long-range shooting such as bows and arrows, and then advance the front line, destroying walls and towers. At the same time, the bombing of mages and airships can also kill dense troops on a large scale. Once there is no equivalent means of confrontation, our The morale of the army will collapse very quickly after the battle."

After listening to this analysis, someone asked: "Has the Klancia and the Young Moon Council sent additional aid?"

"Crancia has been mobilized at present, and it is said that the army has already marched towards the border, and on the side of the Young Moon Council, Frost Rose has dispatched sea warships and cruising airships to patrol and intercept the Jingyue Strait in order to prevent the other side from aiding us. "

"Considering the size of Frost Rose, the Young Moon Council may not make a decision and stand with us to resist. Because the other party is an archipelago country, it is difficult to fully unify domestic opinions. If the other party is not attacked , and fully standing with us, it will be very difficult."

"The previous assistance only needed a small number of extraordinary people to achieve, but now Frost Rose is a war that will destroy the country. If you continue to assist us, it means that you will become a deadly enemy with Frost Rose. This is what the nobles in their country do not want to see."

"Although the mages of the Young Moon Council occupy a lot of seats, the nobles of the former Cranberry Principality still retain a lot of power. They will not make decisions with great risks and little benefits."

"The previous support was only easy to achieve because the mages of the Young Moon Council were the main ones, and the scale was not large. Now, it is not so easy."

"It seems that we have been standing alone for a while this time." A certain representative said with a sigh.

"Yes, Crancia's reinforcements will arrive at least two weeks later, and even if they arrive, the predicament we face will not be resolved immediately, because Frost Rose's follow-up troops will gradually enter the battlefield."

"Airships and golems are still problems we have to face."

"However, this is the only way to go now. Fortunately, the Young Moon Council has secretly left many mages on our side, who can help defend against the opponent's attack."

"The city wall of Hoplander is not high. Due to the continuous expansion over the years, a lot of the city wall has been demolished, and the newly built city wall is not too thick. Once the opponent bombs with golems, it will only take a long time to tear it down."

"So, we'd better fight in the wild, relying on the maneuverability of the cavalry to interfere with the opponent's supplies, delay the opponent's march, and then wait for the opportunity to carry out a surprise attack."

"At present, this is the only way to go." Everyone present gradually unified their ideas.

"Also, I have some questions to add." A representative raised his hand.

"In the New Virga Alliance, many forces or large chambers of commerce do not have a firm sense of resistance. They are very likely to surrender suddenly during the battle. This is what we need to be vigilant about."

"Now the ones who really stand with me and have a strong sense of resistance are the Helis family, the Agtilin family, and the Lamia family. The rest of them are not reliable."

Someone let out a long sigh and said, "This is an internal and external trouble."

"Things are always unsatisfactory, and we can only do our best."

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Frost Rose Frontier, a small town in Verga.

The bustling town on weekdays is exceptionally quiet today. You can see some guards wearing iron-leather armor on the street to maintain order. They are all locals, and they will not do evil things. They just prevent some abnormalities in the town. After all Now is an extremely critical moment.

Many townspeople stood by the side of the road, watching the army advancing on the ground in the distance.

These soldiers carried long spears and formed a long line of sight that could not see the head and tail.As they advanced, dust rose from the ground, gradually blurring their vision.

And on the side of these teams, a golem about ten meters high is also advancing.

Frost Rose has learned the lessons from the difficulty of transportation. This time they made large steel frame transport vehicles, let the golems lie in them, and then pulled by a few golems in front.

In this way, mutual rotation can not only save a lot of magic spar fuel, but also bring those golems that are paralyzed due to damage and repair them on the road.And not completely abandoned by the side of the road.

There is an airship floating every few hundred meters in the sky. They monitor the situation below and are always on guard against possible sudden attacks.

Most of the young mages who have just graduated from the academy are recruited now, some are used to drive and maintain the golem, and some stay in the airship to support the battle below at any time.

In the army of Frost Rose, a general wearing solid armor and a dark blue cloak also rode among them.

His speed was not fast, and he looked around at various situations encountered during the march from time to time, and then ordered the pro-army around him to stand by.

"Why is Lord Jenkins so worried? Don't we have the upper hand in this battle?" An accompanying high-ranking mage asked the general.

"It is best to be careful in everything. This is not an experiment for you mages. If you fail, you can repeat it. Mistakes in war mean the lives and deaths of tens of thousands of people."

"This time, although we have many advantages in terms of weapons and superhumans, Crancia... I have studied the battle reports of its founding battle several times. Their opponent, the West Wind Kingdom, also has several times more Clancia's transcendent, but in the end they still lost."

"War is not just a war. Sometimes it will be a violent collision of determination and will on both sides, rather than simply piling up data."

Chapter 140 Three Visits in the Mountains

Crancia, Roundabout County.

This is a border county near forests and mountains. The population has never been large. In addition, the terrain is peculiar and complex, with various large cracks, canyons, and forests densely covered in it, making it difficult to walk through, so it is named Roundabout County.

A group of people in white cloaks walked on the rugged mountain road, and they also led a horse for the road.

"Are we still far from the residence of His Highness, Lady Palinsa?" A woman wearing a white lining and a light brown vest asked.

"It should be here soon. I see it described on the map." Said the blond woman with a single ponytail. She was also wearing a hunting suit and had a capable figure.

There are men and women in this group, there are about a dozen people, and several of them are nobles from the original Xifeng.And Palinsa is also the leader of these nobles.

Due to political considerations, the positions that the nobles of the former West Wind can currently hold are strictly limited, and they cannot get involved in policy and other management positions. Now they are mostly assigned to some unimportant support departments.And Palinsa is also the highest position among them.

This time they were also ordered to come here to find a master who had lived in seclusion for a long time.

This person used to be the dean of the West Wind Royal Academy. He was an adventurer when he was young, and later he also served as the grand master and general of the Royal Knights. His talent and strength are top-notch.

However, these are all old things from nearly 200 years ago, and whether they are still alive now is a question mark.

But since Clancia sent people to look for it, there was naturally a reason for it.This old man reached the level of Sequence Nine before he retired.Even though its strength has declined due to aging, its combat effectiveness is still indispensable, which is what Clancia currently lacks.

"It is said that a few years ago, when faced with a crisis, my father sent someone to look for it. Unfortunately, the other party did not show up. He just sent a message from a messenger bird expressing his unwillingness to go out of the mountain, so he gave up." Pa Linsha recalled the past What I saw in the palace.

"Then this time, will His Highness agree to come out of the mountain?" A Clancia staff member next to him asked with some concern.

"It's hard to say, but at least you can try it. After all, Crancia is much better than Westwind today." Another scholar with glasses turned his head. He is the leader of the team this time. The curator, who is also a history expert, is currently on duty in Crancia, responsible for compiling the history of West Wind.

He wears a white robe with a gold star book badge on his chest.It is said that this is the fashion brought about by the great sage of Lorraine Hill. Nowadays, the education and literature circles in Clancia like to wear white clothes.

"I have checked the life of His Highness. In his early years, he had a flamboyant personality, liked freedom, and took risks all over the world. Later, he joined the Crancia army because he married an earl's daughter as his wife."

"Soon he was constantly promoted by virtue of his superhuman strength. After becoming Sequence Nine, he even became a guest of the West Wind royal family at that time, treating each other with courtesy."

"In his hands, the aristocratic children of the Royal Knights have suffered a lot. They are often dragged to various trainings, and sometimes they have to go to the mountains and rivers to capture various monsters, divide them into small groups to suppress bandits, etc. But they are also considered benefits. Therefore, in those years, the morale of the West Wind Army has been completely cleared up and greatly improved."

"Now Sonia, the leader of the Clancia intelligence agency, you should have heard of it. When she was in the West Wind Army, it was a general who discovered her talent and then saved and promoted her. And this general is A student of this grown-up student."

"Although the West Wind is decaying, the situation in the army has been barely maintained. The deterrent to neighboring countries is maintained because of the existence of this group of people."

"I believe that His Highness still has feelings for this land, but he didn't come out of the mountain again because he was disappointed with West Wind. So this time we have to try again and invite him to come out of the mountain."

He talked while walking in front, and this time, considering the old relationship between this lord and Xifeng, he specially asked Palinsha and others to come together.

In this way, the pedestrian traveled through the mountains for several days.

At first, they thought that this visit would take a lot of time to find and express their sincerity.But unexpectedly, things quickly turned around.

"Are you from Clancia?"

A man and a woman jumped from the tree and landed in front of them. Judging from their age, they should not be very old, about 17-18 years old.

"Yes." The leading scholar replied.

The two looked at each other, as if proud of their discovery.

"Are you here to find Grandpa Feiheran?"

"That's right, that's right, who are you two?" Hearing the inquiry of the two children, the leading scholar burst into joy.

"We are students of Grandpa Ferrand, and now he is resting in his garden."

"Come with us. In fact, Grandpa Fei Helang also wants to meet the great sage of Clancia, but unfortunately he said that he has never found this lord."

In this way, a group of people followed behind the two people, turned here seven times and eight times, and finally passed through a hidden crack, where the horses could only be tied outside, and people walked sideways through this narrow stone wall crack.

After walking slowly for tens of meters, a peaceful small world appeared in front of everyone.

There are high cliffs all around here, and there are several big trees during the period. Under the shade of the canopy tens of meters high, only sporadic sunlight falls on the small courtyard below.

In addition to this small residence, the other side of the valley basin is Kaikuo's gentle land, where some wheat and vegetables are grown.As a few people moved forward, they could also see a pool under a small hill, and there was a deep cool pool in it.

Seeing that everyone was curious about this, the young man in front spoke.

"The bottom of this pool is connected to the groundwater, and Master Fei Helang asked a friend to set up a magic circle to drain it up and circulate continuously, so it has always been so clear."

After speaking, the two continued to walk forward. It could be seen that the boy among them was more cheerful and talkative, while the girl was more shy and did not speak much.

"Here we are. Wait a minute. I'll go and have a look. Grandpa Fei Helang is probably still taking a nap." The boy walked ahead, opened the door in the yard and went in, while the girl stayed outside.