Chapter 769: The Lion
The area Su Xiao was currently in was the front line, while Bubtni was currently in Gotbia, the imperial capital.
Bubtney was part of the group that would have to find the core of the world, there were fifty of them in total. They were all agile contractors and were classified by the Empire as " scouts».
Their mission was to find the core of the world and deliver that core to the designated location. As for the transfer of the core, other contractors will be responsible for protecting them, such as Su Xiao or some guilds or groups.
But before that, they had to make sure that the situation on the frontline was stable. If the front line is breached, there will be no need to search for the core of the world. Most contractors will die in this case, but even if they are lucky enough to survive, they will still die because their main missions were failed.
Su Xiao marched along with the imperial army. The warriors beside him were silent. The ferocity of medieval battles could be imagined, but these warriors didn't have a drop of fear on their face.
Only determination could be seen on their faces.
In this world, there was a saying that the empire's warriors were noble lords, tigers, and dogs.
After they received their military pay, they became noble lords who drank expensive alcohol and went to see courtesans. At this moment, they were acting just like typical aristocrats.
They were tigers when they were on duty. Many ordinary people feared warriors like tigers.
As for dogs, when war broke out, a warrior's life was worth no more than a dog's.
The march of an army of more than 100,000 heads, and an army that was lined up in several square rows, looked majestic. The wild animals kept running away in a panic.
Half an hour after the march started, Su Xiao vaguely saw a black "mountain" in front of him. This mountain crossed the plains and separated the empire from the tribes.
This mountain was extremely large.
As he got closer, Su Xiao realized that it wasn't a mountain, but something like the great Wall of China from his world.
Seeing this line of defense, Su Xiao cursed in his heart. As for the Paradise Military Channel, it was bursting with new messages at this moment.
Su Xiao was very puzzled. The empire had an advantageous location and such a huge wall. How did the tribes manage to break through this line of defense, and how did they even manage to gain a foothold on it?
In front of him was a Black Earth Fortress. This fortress divided the Black Earth Plain into two parts. If one were to look at the plain from a great height, they would see that this fortress was like a winding black river that divided the plain into parts.
The Black Earth fortress was 176 kilometers long and was built from obsidian. The fortress itself was blessed with 6,782 magic spells. It was stronger than any metal. Even the Storm Knight siege ram created by the dwarves couldn't break through the Black Earth Plain Fortress.
This fortress divided the empire and the tribes. The empire's territory was inside and behind the fortress, and the tribal territory was in front of the fortress.
The highest point of this fortress was at 60 meters, and the average height of this fortress was about 40 meters. Once in front of this fortress, the man was like a speck of dust. This fortress has stood in this place for 3,600 years and has been repaired at least 30 times-on average, once every hundred years.
— This thing... Was it really attacked and even captured? A contractor who was relatively close to Su Xiao asked. Thousands of horses were running through his heart at this moment.
Not to mention the contractors ' reactions, even the marquis at the rear of the army looked up to the Black Earth Fortress.
He hasn't been here in almost 20 years.
— Marquis, here's a report on rations, weapons, and so on. The weapons promised by the moon Elves were never delivered. Now many of the warriors ' weapons are not in the best condition, and we do not have much food and water left... The deputy commander of the Ironblood Legion knelt on one knee in front of the Marquis who was currently on horseback.
— I know, " Mark said, sounding a little impatient. Mark was a middle-aged man with curly gray hair, a mustache on his chin, and a somewhat plump build. He was wearing a black coat with a collar and sleeves that were decorated with gold threads.
— But... Carlos, the second-in-command, looked at the Marquis in surprise. Carlos was a burly, middle-aged man. He was wearing a blood-colored armor, and the smell of blood from his body was not inferior to the smell of blood from Su Xiao's body.
— Carlos, you just need to tell me if you can recapture the fortress before the sun goes down, " Marquis Mark said and looked at Second-in-command Carlos with a somewhat intricate look. He didn't like the man. As a rule, he gave him more complex tasks, such as guarding the border and so on.
Although he didn't really like him, he needed someone like him right now.
— What... what... Carlos was stunned. He thought he had misheard.
— The Marquis asked you if you could recapture the fortress before nightfall, " the imperial official standing next to the Marquis repeated. Although his official position was inferior to that of Carlos, he looked down on Carlos with disdain because Carlos was the son of a nobleman and a prostitute.
— Marquis, this... Unlikely, " Carlos said, and lowered his head. He wanted to drag the fat man off his horse and step on the face of this useless man who relied on his parents and inherited his current title from them, all for the sake of eventually becoming the owner of this fortress.
Let alone a day, even if Carlos was given a week, he wouldn't dare say that he would be able to retake the Black Earth Fortress in that time. The tribal alliance captured this place at the cost of 120,000 dead orcs, dwarves, goblins, and trolls. They fought without sleep for half a month. They stepped on the corpses of their former comrades without end, so that the onslaught would not subside for a second.
— If everything goes smoothly, it will take me about ten days to return to the fortress, " Carlos said, well aware of how much he had exaggerated his abilities. Even if everything went smoothly, recapturing the fortress in half a month would already be a great feat. And the fact that they will be able to do this only if they take into account the fact that the empire will constantly send fresh troops, in fact, they use the same tactic of " piling up corpses».
— Ten days... Too long, " the Marquis replied in a displeased tone. — I'll give you a week. If you can't fight it off, I'll show you what it's like for someone who's made a fool of me. If you can't do it, I'll find someone who can do it for you.
— Carlos's teeth ground together. Deep down, he knew that he couldn't be replaced no matter what. It had nothing to do with status or selfish desires. Once he was no longer the second-in-command of the Ironblood Legion, this fortress would never be retaken. After all, he had been guarding the border in this fortress for twenty years. He'd spent most of his life in it. No one knew the Black Earth Fortress better than he did. He had achieved countless outstanding achievements in this particular stronghold. In the empire, he was called the " Blood Lion of the Border Fortress».
— Your Highness, I have a request for you, " after Carlos said those words, he took a deep breath. The second-in-command, who had killed countless enemy warriors, hesitated.
— Marquis Mark had already guessed what Carlos wanted to say to him.
He wanted a promotion.
— This battle requires more troops.
— Marquis Mark was a little surprised. His request was different from what he had imagined. Touching his beard, he asked — " How much more do you need?
— Carlos's fists were clenched tightly. He was willing to take back this fortress at the cost of his life.
— Impossible. The other lines of defense of the empire also need troops, and I'll give you another 50,000 soldiers.
At the Marquis ' reply, Carlos raised his head with a roar.
The Marquis was shocked by his sudden action, but rage immediately appeared in his heart. "Carlos, what do you want to do?" The marquis roared in anger, and the hundreds of warriors beside him immediately drew their longswords.
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