Chapter 478 Return

In the court discussion in the palace, when Renn announced the battle situation of the Eastern Expedition, there was an uproar, and then Ren immediately announced several countermeasures that he had discussed with the two ministers and the promotion of the titles of Richard, Ross, Sol and other three people. The decision did not cause too much disturbance. Under the great crisis, the decision that could be endless on weekdays was quickly passed smoothly, and the messenger who announced the order of the knighthood also rushed to the Dragon Breath Pass on the same day.

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   Dragon's Breath

   It was raining lightly. The soldiers on the pass were still staring at Qiu Yu and continued to patrol. There were also craftsmen who kept moving the materials to the city wall for the city wall. Everything was making final preparations for the upcoming war.

In the past few days, fewer and fewer soldiers have returned. From the beginning, thousands of soldiers returned every day to a few sporadically every day. The doors have been completely closed, and the door openings have been completely sealed with masonry. The basket was pulled up to the city wall, and even soldiers with good eyesight could see that there seemed to be an orc wolf riding on the city wall in the distance.

   In the misty rain, a few giant dragons suddenly appeared, pierced the rain curtain, and flew towards the Dragon Breath Pass. The soldiers on the watchtower were first surprised and then overjoyed. Because he found that the dragon that appeared was not the white dragon of the orcs, but the golden dragon they were most familiar with.

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   "Lord Richard is back!"

   "Lord Richard is back!"

  Li Cha sat on the back of the poisonous dragon and looked at the dragon breath pass standing majestically below. His face also showed a bit of emotion. He didn't know how long it would last for this human being to defend against the orcs.

Yes, in Li Cha's heart, he is also not optimistic that the Dragon's Breath Pass can be defended. This time the orcs have too great an advantage. Human beings lost half of their elites in the Eastern Expedition. Now the Dragon's Breath Pass is full of battleable soldiers. There are two million people, this number seems a lot, but they have to defend more than a dozen large cities and hundreds of castles that stretch for thousands of miles, and any point may be broken by orcs.

   The strength of the orcs was originally higher than that of the human beings, and now the assembled force also exceeds two million, and it is still increasing. How can humans fight the orcs if they are not superior in number.

   In addition, in this battle, human beings also lacked the traditional advantage of giant dragons. The orcs got the full help of the white dragon clan, but the golden dragons almost completely gave up their assistance to human beings. As a result, the situation of human beings was even worse.

As for the dragon under Li Cha himself, even if the golden dragon in his hand is far more powerful than the white dragon, he can't stand the huge difference in numbers. After several battles, the loss of the dragon in Li Cha's hand is increasing The bigger it is, the only giant dragons that can follow back to the Dragon's Breath Pass are an ancient golden dragon, a poisonous dragon, and two golden dragons whose injuries are not yet fully healed. The Archangel does not suffer any loss when the resurrection skills are used first.

In addition to the disadvantage of high-level arms such as the giant dragon, humans are still in a disadvantageous position in the top-level combat power. A holy-level white dragon can offset the combat power of Li Cha and the holy dragon, and the powerful old orcs are even more powerful. It has a crushing combat advantage over them.

After the Battle of Fury Flame Castle, Li Cha was seriously injured by the old orcs who chased and beat him all the way. He escaped by relying on the recovery effect of the sacred blood bottle and teleportation. The orcs had an overall advantage from basic to high-level combat power. Even Moriel was not optimistic about the defense of the Dragon's Breath Pass, and kept persuading Li Cha to give up the Dragon's Breath Pass, exchange space for time, and return to the Northland to gather strength.

   However, after recuperating from the injury, Richard decided to return to Dragon Breath first.

Several giant dragons fell from the sky, and Ross was alerted without the soldiers' notification. At this time, Richard suddenly returned and strengthened his high-end combat power. No matter what, it was a good thing. Duke Ross, who had been gloomy for a few days Finally got his spirits up and ordered the soldiers outside:

   "Go and invite Mr. Richard to the council hall, and also summon all the army commander-level officers in the city to meet Mr. Richard in the council hall."

   "Yes, Lord Ross!"

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   "Lord Richard, Lord Ross, please go to the council room immediately."

Not long after Li Cha landed on the poisonous dragon, the soldiers who sent the order hurried in front of Li Cha, saying that it was the order, but they were very respectful in both tone and attitude. Perhaps it was because of Ross's instructions. , Seeing Li Cha, he kept his posture very low.

   "Well, Moriel, Natalis, let the dragons stay where they are and rest, let's go see Lord Rose first."

   "Let someone prepare some food for the dragon, preferably half-cooked beef and mutton."

   "Yes, Mr. Richard!"

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   "Lord Richard is here!"

  Under the guidance of the soldiers, Richard brought Moriel and Natalis into the council hall, and all eyes in the hall turned to Richard.

   "Your Excellency Richard, sit here."

Although Duke Ross temporarily took charge of the power of Longxiguan, he still added a position for Richard beside him after learning that Richard was coming. Duke Ross, who knew about Richard's true strength, never thought of taking a position in Li Cha. Take the big picture in front of the police.

  Richard was also welcome, following Duke Ross's invitation to sit next to him, while Natalis and Moriel were also discussing matters in the hall.

   "Lord Richard, what happened after that day? Where is Lord Thor? And what is the current situation of Ragefire Castle? How are the orcs now?"

After Richard sat down, Duke Ross's questions came like a barrage of cannons. It was no wonder that Duke Ross had so many questions. Without air superiority, and the ground troops were defeated again, the army at Longxiguan basically had no source of intelligence. , their information was obtained from the retreating soldiers. The accuracy of these pieces of information is not enough, so we can only make a rough calculation. Now that Li Cha has appeared, of course, I want to get more information from Li Cha. accurate information.

   "On the battlefield that day, we encountered an orc powerhouse, an orc powerhouse who has never appeared in the information. Hearing him, it seems that he still knew His Majesty Aragorn..."

Li Cha explained the situation on the battlefield that day, and the people present became more and more frightened. All the high-level officials of Longxiguan were sitting here. Li Cha did not need to cover up the information to stabilize his confidence, so he would be very The cruel truth was told to them, so that they could be mentally prepared.

   "Has Lord Saul already died in battle?"

"Um."

  Richard nodded, and couldn't help recalling Sol's last figure that day.

After the long knife in the old orc's hand knocked out the Red Shadow Sword in Sol's hand, it beheaded Sol's head with one knife, leaving no trace of dignity for the pillar of the kingdom, and even grabbing Thor's head. The head was shown to the human army below, triggering the first major defeat of the army.

   And the golden dragon Asuo also died in battle. After Thor's death, the old orc didn't really care about the life and death of the golden dragon, but Asuo attacked the old orc like a madman, and was finally beheaded by the old orc.

   The terrifying level of the sage-level powerhouse in the least realm, Li Cha still has lingering fears when he thinks about it now. If it weren't for his ability to teleport, he would probably have fallen into the hands of the old orc this time.

   "So, Your Excellency Richard watched helplessly as Lord Saul died in battle and escaped on the battlefield?"

   Just as Ross and the officers below were hurting for Thor, a discordant voice suddenly came from below.

As soon as the questioning came out, the hall immediately became quiet, and the atmosphere became a little tense. Li Cha is no longer the little-known little aristocrat in the north before. In less than a year, Li Cha can be said to be the most ascendant in the kingdom. Kuai Xinxing has already set foot on the top dignitaries of the kingdom. Compared with Ross and Sol, he is only one qualification. Compared with the officers below, his status is completely different, let alone While Li Cha's own strength is not weak, he also holds the dragon card in his hand.

   "Count Fran, shut up!"

   "Am I wrong? Isn't Lord Richard a deserter who fled? If Lord Richard hadn't escaped, Lord Saul wouldn't have died."

Li Cha glanced at the person who spoke up, and there was a little fear in the other party's eyes, but he seemed to be convinced that Li Cha was at a loss. He still raised his head and didn't flinch. He just turned Duke Ross's angry face ashen, and asked someone to take him down at any time. stance.

  Personally, Richard saved the life of Duke Ross, and now the Western Frontier Army can still maintain most of the main force to return to the Dragon Breath Pass. Richard has made great contributions, and Duke Ross wants to honor Richard for this.

From a public standpoint, no matter what the specific situation of the battle was, Richard was his own high-end combat power, and he also brought some giant dragons. It is a good thing to be able to come back. It is impossible to impose any punishment on Richard. I never thought about punishing Li Cha.

The crime of escaping before battle is for small soldiers and junior officers. At the level of Ross and Richard, it can’t be called escaping before battle. In the end, he had to fight hard and die. If he could run back with Li Cha, it would be nothing if he lost 300,000 Janissaries.

   I just didn’t expect that there would be someone who stood up blindly and wanted to hold Li Cha responsible for escaping.

   "Someone, put down Count Fran."

   Duke Ross didn't want to wait for this person to continue talking nonsense, and immediately called the guards to suppress the opponent, but Richard waved his hand, signaling Duke Ross to take it easy.

   "Who is this Count?"

   "I am the lord of Count Fran, and I specially led troops to the Dragon Breath Pass to help in the battle. If someone like Your Excellency Richard who escaped from the battle is not punished, I am afraid that the soldiers will be chilled, and Lord Sol will die."

   This person is not an officer of the Dragon Breath Pass, but one of the nobles assembled on the Great Plains, just because the title is high enough and he brought a lot of supplies and soldiers, he is also qualified to participate in this meeting.

   "Oh? Lord Fran thinks, what punishment should I receive?"

  Li Cha had a playful expression on his face. Moriel and Natalis looked at each other as if they were watching a play. This kind of fool, Li Cha couldn't even be angry.

   "The Duke of Ross should deprive His Excellency Richard of his command over the dragon and **** Richard back to the prison for trial."

"boom!"

  Suddenly, Richard slapped the table, and many people shuddered.

"Your Excellency Fran~lightnovelpub.net~ I suspect that your accusation has ulterior motives. I was clearly fighting against the orcs. I fought hard until I was unconscious and was snatched by my subordinates. After waking up, I immediately rushed to the Dragon Breath Pass to help the battle, how could it be in your mouth? It turned into an escape."

   Anyway, not many people saw what happened in the sky that day. Naturally, what Li Cha said was what it was. Obviously, Li Cha lost to the old orc and escaped, but to put it another way, it feels completely different.

   Before waiting for the other party to refute, Li Cha continued:

   "Slandering a kingdom dragon knight, what a crime!"

   Hearing this sentence, Count Fran suddenly felt a sigh in his heart. Richard is also a dragon knight. In the kingdom, the status of dragon knights is even higher than that of nobles. If offending dragon knights, dragon knights have the right to kill each other.

   "Boom!"

   A few golden grudges penetrated Count Fran's armor, and a lot of blood came out of the wound. Count Fran opened his mouth, but he couldn't even speak because of the serious injury.

With the strength of Li Cha at this time, he suddenly started to deal with a noble of the great knight order. Thick mail, penetrating the body.

   (end of this chapter)