Chapter 423: Broken Blood Fort

Moreover, the technological content of black powder is not high, and some of the materials in it can even be replaced with something, as long as it can achieve the purpose of burning and exploding.
As these forces went into production in large quantities, it didn't take long before black powder began to flood.
Therefore, the Yongye army leader no longer hid it, not only began to sell black powder in large quantities, but also introduced various uses.
Fireworks are one of them.
There is naturally Shaun's evil taste in this.
A New Year without fireworks is tasteless.
Although this new year is not that new year, the smell of gunpowder burned is the same.
"It would be a bit violent to do so." The regent Princess Sophie Liya's daughter of steel began to suffer again.
"I think this is the most correct use of black powder." Xiao En said with a serious face, "A weapon of war that can be used to entertain the public. Don't you think it is a very meaningful thing?"
Sophie Liya shook her head and said, "I didn't feel the meaning. Their value should be on the battlefield. They shouldn't just create visual effects. Moreover, you have transported so much black powder into Valesta and arrived. Outside the palace, I didn't even know me in advance. It was too bold to think. Although beauty is beautiful, I don't like this kind of unexpected surprise. I don't want another time."
The response of the regent princess Sophie Liya left Sean in a daze.
To be honest, he really didn't think so much, but simply wanted to surprise Sophie Ya. Isn't it romantic to show his girlfriend the most beautiful fireworks?
Unexpectedly, when she arrived, it became a safety issue.
Sean is not so easy to be hit, shrugged and said: "There is no next time, at least not in Valesta. Next time I will show you in our territory, will it be okay?"
She also seemed to feel that her attitude was too rigid. Sophielia calmed down her tone of voice and said: "This is naturally no problem. Then you can do whatever you want. You can make it as big as you want. Also, I just That said, it doesn’t mean that I don’t like it. As a lover, you do this impeccably, but from the perspective of the regent, you are very improper. A little carelessness will cause trouble for the two of us. Before I I have already said that now I am the regent of the Lancelot royal family first and Sophie Liya."
"I will pay attention next time, but since it has already happened, it is meaningless to care about this. Why don't you take the opportunity to appreciate this rare beauty and let me take such a big risk? Don’t be so nervous. It’s nice to relax occasionally." Sean nodded at Prince Laurie not far away, "Maybe next year I don’t need to sneak in."
This new king who is about to be pushed to the front desk does not have so many considerations and entanglements as Sophie Liya, and his attention is all attracted by the beautiful fireworks. If it weren't for the scruples that the Regent Princess is next to him, he would have been excited. Shouted.
Just for this posture, there will be no need for Xiao En to bring it up next year, he will take the initiative to find the Yongye army leader, without even having to wait until then.
"Forget what you said makes sense." Prince Laurie's performance made Sophielia a bit dumb. She had been in this position for too long and she was a little nervous.
Fortunately, in this situation, it won't last long before he can get rid of it. Before that, it's okay to occasionally relax your nerves. It's just a long vacation for the Lancelot royal family.
Sophie Liya, who relieved her burden, was once again immersed in the fleeting dazzling and colorfulness of fireworks. The tenderness and sweetness of Sean mixed in it made her fascinated. A woman is a visual animal. , Even the Regent Princess is no exception.
Sometimes women are so contradictory.
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When most of the cities in the Byron League are caught in the New Year's carnival, there is one exception-Broken Blood Castle.
In this city, there is no traditional festival. Their only festival is called Triumph Day.
This city has many names and titles.
It is the northern gate of Byron's population and the resting place of heroic souls. Under every piece of land in this city, there is the blood of heroes, and there will be a heroic soul sleeping here.
It is also the gate of heaven in the mouth of the Odin orcs. As long as they conquer this place, they will push open the gate to enter the heaven. It is also a land of bones. The land here is also buried with the bones of the Odin orcs.
In terms of popularity, it is even above the royal capital Valesta.
Many people can say that they have never heard of the royal capital, but they will not have heard of the blood fortress, because this is directly related to their life and death city,
It is more appropriate to say that Broken Blood Fort is a city than a huge military fortress.
More precisely, it is a city that relies on multiple walls.
Fracture Blood Fort, as the name suggests, it is built on a mountain fracture.
It has great similarities with the northern fortress led by the Yongye Army, but compared to the Odin Grand Canyon, the gap where the Broken Blood Fort is located is a bit larger. It is 23 kilometers long and has a trumpet shape.
The wide side is on the Odin Prairie, and the narrow side is on the Byron Union side.
The 23 kilometers just mentioned refers to the narrowest place. There is no way to block the wide area, which is hundreds of kilometers long.
As a war-fighting military fortress that has changed hands several times, it has achieved the ultimate in defense.
The four-story city wall has one layer thicker and one higher.
Not to mention the towers and arrow whistles, densely packed, not only covering the entire fortress, but also the mountains on both sides.
All dwellings exist to cope with the war.
The soldiers practiced day and night.
Regarding the level of training, Arshan several times, no team can surpass the soldiers of the Broken Blood Fort.
Even if the Odin Orcs hadn't even approached the 100 kilometers of the Blood Fortress in recent years, they still didn't relax at all.
Because the ruler here is Grand Duke Cedric, this lion from the Strache family is an out-and-out professional soldier. From the moment he was born, he has all the good qualities of a professional soldier. virtue.
What kind of commander brings what kind of soldiers.
With a commander who is not only strict in discipline, but also strict in self-discipline, how can he bring out a group of lazy soldiers?
A team of knights galloped all the way from the direction of Odin prairie.
With three to four hundred meters away from the first city wall, the team of knights reined in the reins, rushed to their horses, and stood up, showing a superb riding skill, compared to living on horses all the year round. The Odin orc on his back did not let go.
At the same time, a series of thick and long arrows were inserted not far away from them. If they hadn't stopped just in time, this wave of arrows would have hit their heads.
The knight jumped off the horse and unfolded the red flag that represents his identity. He moved carefully towards the wall and said loudly: "I am the captain of the Eighth Ranger Squad. I ask for a strict identification."
No more arrows were placed on the city's head this time, but the surrounding city-defending ballistas had already turned their directions and aimed at this place, and the cold light flickered behind the female wall. I don't know how many archers are already waiting.
If this knight showed something wrong, he would be pierced by arrows.
Soon there was a response voice from above the city, asking: "The Eighth Ranger Squad? Please wait, who is your immediate superior?"
"Yales, Captain of Yale Carl Squadron." Southall replied quickly without thinking about it.
"What mission did you perform on this trip?" the voice above the city continued to ask.
"Survey towards the northwest and monitor the movements of the Tiger Claw Tribe, the core member of the West Odin Empire." Southall answered clearly.
"Very well, the answer is correct, Captain Southell, as long as you have answered the last question, you can go home." The voice on the top of the city was obviously relieved, and became a lot more gentle. "According to the record, There is still a month before your mission is over. The Ranger who took over your mission has not set off yet. Why did you return early? This is not in compliance with the Ranger Code."
"It does not comply with the regulations of the Ranger Code, but according to the emergency response regulations, if the target is found to have a large-scale military movement, it can be returned to life early. Now I am implementing the emergency response regulations." Southell's response was streamlined.
"Didn’t this emergency response regulation have been revised. First use the Shanying Shanying to report. If the military department feels it is necessary, then I will call you back? Why am I not here to ask you to come back? What?" the voice from the top of the city asked suspiciously, accompanied by the sound of paper flipping quickly.
"Passing the mountain eagle? What is passing the mountain eagle?" This question obviously baffled Southall, his forehead sweat involuntarily flowed down like a creek, but as a well-trained knight, he was shocked. No mess, truthfully replied, "I don't know what to send to Shanying, and I don't know the emergency response regulations. I just follow the normal process."
"Sorry, I made a mistake. You set off on June 23rd. The change in emergency regulations was officially implemented on July 30th. Captain Southell didn't know what was going on. It is normal." The second reply was not from the city, but from the gate not far away.
The closed door has opened a gap, and a group of soldiers walked out from inside. The knight opened his arms and said to Captain Southell: "Captain Southell, welcome home."
"Thank you." Captain Southell let out a long sigh of relief, his tense nerves seemed to have eased a lot, and he turned his head and whistled at the players behind him.
Those rangers who were silent, like a javelin sitting on the horseback, also followed with a long sigh of relief, turned over and dismounted, and walked towards the city gate, still being careful in their movements, lest they cause misunderstanding. It would be a bit sad to be shot to death at the door of his home.
The reason why the two sides are so careful, except for this team of sentinel cavalry from the direction of Odin prairie.
They all have obvious Odin orc characteristics, not only their appearance, but also their clothes, they are no different from Odin orc cavalry.
The only thing that can show them different is probably the kind of spirit and uniform movement.
This is only possible after several years of hard formal training.
Neither the old East Odin Empire nor the newly emerging West Odin Empire are good at this.
It's not that they don't want to do this, but that their social system cannot support their large-scale military training. Once the number of fighters exceeds a certain number, their logistics system will collapse, and they can only be distributed over the vast land through a state of scattered soldiers.
Having the physical characteristics of Odin orc does not mean that it is Odin orc.
This phenomenon is very common in Broken Blood Fort.
The process of war is also a process of ethnic integration.
Whether it is the Odin Orcs who have entered the Byron Alliance or the Byron Alliance counterattacks, it will be accompanied by a series of tragedies, and those mixed-races are the product of the greatest tragedy.
They are the rats in the cracks. They are neither recognized by the Byron alliance nor treated by the Odin orcs. They can only live humblely in the dark corners. No matter who is found by either side, what awaits them is not a butcher, or Endless slavery.
At least this was the case before Grand Duke Cedric ascended the throne.
After Grand Duke Cedric took power, this situation changed dramatically.
Grand Duke Cedric advocates offensive instead of defending. He strongly disagrees with the old concept of the Strache family hiding in the blood fortress and passively waiting for the Odin orcs to knock on the side.
He believes that offense is the best defense. Before the Odin orcs can accumulate enough strength, they should take the initiative to attack each one of them so that they are always in a state of bleeding and weakness. When they knock on the side, they will form The threat is not so great, and even unable to knock on the side.
But Archduke Cedric soon discovered that the biggest problem dealing with the Odin orcs was not how to defeat them, but how to find them.
The Odin prairie is too vast, and those tribes have no fixed settlements and are always in a nomadic state.
Their army was dispatched, and as a result, they went to the grassland to stroll around. They didn't even find anyone. Instead, they lost their troops and defeated their generals. At this time, they were their worst enemy because of the harsh climate of the Odin Prairie.
But ordinary investigative posts are obviously not easy to use here, the appearance of the two sides is too different, and it is very easy to be surrounded by Odin orcs.
Grand Duke Cedric set his sights on the unwelcome half-breeds, began to gather a large number of them, and trained them so that they could fight for themselves.
Grand Duke Cedric not only publicly acknowledged their identities, but also married the daughter of a more prestigious mixed-race elder.
This not only caused an uproar in the Blood Fortress of Fracture, but also caused an earthquake of magnitude 7 or 8 in the Byron Alliance. The kings of the Lancelot royal family at the time all questioned this matter.
After all, the marriage of the Lancelot royal family and the Strachey family was an old customary custom. At that time, Grand Duke Cedric had a marriage contract.
After receiving the news, the royal princess who was carrying the marriage contract felt that she was intolerably humiliated and tried to commit suicide by jumping from a well. Although she was rescued, she also hid in the convent of the Notre Dame, and vowed not to marry forever. She was young. Depressed and ended.
Grand Duke Cedric's rigid personality is precisely because of this matter, he has emerged, and if he believes that the right thing is right, he will not take into account outside eyes and pressure.
To put it nicely, this is called determination.
It doesn't sound good, it's called self-control.
Which kind of rhetoric it is depends on the final result.
So far, Grand Duke Cedric is famous all over the world. Whether it is his friend or enemy, when talking about him, he can't help but give his thumbs up, and praise him, this is a real knight-a real kingdom knight.
Obviously, his persistence has succeeded.
Although the biracial wife of Grand Duke Cedric died of postpartum hemorrhage after giving birth to a son for him.
But his attitude has shown that ~EbookFREE.me~ naturally won the positive support of those homeless mixed-race children.
Take the original words of Grand Duke Cedric, blood is not the key to a person's belonging, the real key is the person.
When you treat them with the attitude of your loved ones, why don't they return you in the same way as your loved ones?
Facts have proved that Grand Duke Cedric's choice is correct.
The rangers composed of these mixed races, after taking shape, continuously infiltrated the Odin prairie, collecting a lot of intelligence for the Broken Blood Fort.
Under their guidance, Grand Duke Cedric led the world-famous Fractured Blood Cavalry, and launched a frantic attack. In just a dozen years, he wiped out more than 40 or 50 Odin orc tribes, large and small, and turned around for hundreds of years. , It has always been the situation where Odin orcs attacked and the Byron Alliance defended.
Grand Duke Cedric not only made himself famous, but also cultivated the wolf nature of a new generation of broken blood riders.
As for the seizure during the crazy offensive process, it was purely incidental. The integration of a large number of prairie horses made the combat effectiveness of the Fractured Blood Cavalry to a higher level.