Section 63 Pre-war speeches
In the midsummer, in Watergast County, along the Baltic Sea coast, two armies with different purposes were assembled. They were two different military groups. Due to territorial interests, religious contradictions and aristocratic emotional disputes, this fierce conflict finally broke out. The joint army led by the Earl of Mecklenburg Arod, the Earl of Mecklenburg, first seized a plain area west of Watergast County. There were originally two villages here, but they had been razed to the ground by Mecklenburg cavalry.
"The Mecklenburg people must pay their blood debts." Kang Tuoyi rode on his mount. He looked at the burned ruined village beside him, and his anger gathered in his heart. The Mecklenburg emirates were also one of the best powers along the Baltic coast in the past, but because of the three sons' fight for power, foreign enemies suffered such humiliation and heavy losses.
"Kang Tuoyi, the vassals have already assembled the army." Leader Calvin came to Kang Tuoyi and reported to Kang Tuoyi.
"Tell the nobles not to be stingy with their arrows and sharp sword blades, and make sure these Mecklenburg people know how powerful we are." Kang Tuoyi turned his horse's head and walked slowly backwards. His red cloak fluttered in the wind, and the war horses were neighing. Three thousand Slavic warriors rushed over, pressing along the edge of the plain like waves. The flags of the Slavic nobles flew and guided the army forward.
"God bless us with strength." Looking at the army coming from opposite sides, Sir Ron and Andrew crossed their chests at the same time. Facing such a strong enemy, they needed a strong and tough spiritual pillar. Not only did ordinary soldiers feel the pressure double, but even the German mercenaries felt tricky, and their palms couldn't help but seep sweat.
"Gur." The Mecklenburg recruits who had been on the battlefield for the first time turned pale. They felt their calves tremble and their steps became a little confused. Although there were basically no major mistakes under the strict training, Andrew's brows were already frowning, but it was even more chaotic than the Willer army led by Ms. Marty. The recruited farmers even refused to move forward. The Slavic nobles desperately waved the whip in their hands as if they were driving a herd of cattle and sheep, so that these farmers could barely follow the crowd of people.
"Ms. Marty move your man to the left." Arod looked at the somewhat chaotic formation and said to Ms. Marty.
"Okay." Ms. Marty and Julian led their troops to the left, and they knew that their troops would not play any role.
"The Count soldiers are very scared. Please say something to them?" Sir Ron looked at the weak side in momentum, so he suggested to Aroud.
"Yeah." Aruod asked the army to stop advancing. The officers' commands sounded from the various phalanxes of the Mecklenburg Legion. The German mercenary veterans raised the long halberds in their hands, and with the help of the officers and veterans, the formation finally stopped neatly. The spears like forests were densely packed.
"Haha, Arude has not made any progress at all, and it is a spear phalanx." Kang Tuoyi saw the phalanx slowly entering the battlefield from the opposite side, and couldn't help but laugh at him. He had fought with Arude and suffered a loss in the spear phalanx, but the reason why humans can develop and surpass those ferocious beasts is because they can learn from experience and lessons.
"Chief. This formation is not easy to fight." Leader Calvin looked at the dense square formation and the long spears raised like trees, and couldn't help but grin.
"Hmph. It's hard to break through the front of this formation, but I've already thought of a way to deal with it." Kang Tuoyi reached out and patted the war horse under his crotch. He could not have no way to deal with Aruod, the biggest enemy.
"Look, they are their commander." At this time, the leader of Calvin saw a knight riding a horse from the opposite army. The knight had a strange iron bucket under his armpit and was wearing a shiny chain mail. He was wearing arm armor on his arm, and behind him was a knight holding a flag. The flag was a black lion with fangs and claws, and it was obvious that it was Arod, the Earl of Mecklenburg.
"Soldiers. I know very well that this is your first time on the battlefield. You are confused and you are afraid. Facing such a large army of enemies, I feel afraid and worried. I am deeply afraid that I will not be able to defeat the enemy, and cannot fulfill the sacred duties given to us by our Lord, and I am worried that I have failed our loved ones. If today, today we cannot defeat the pagan army here, then they will rush our army to the west to destroy our homeland, burn our countryside and houses, and kill our loved ones. Will you endure this happening?" Arod put his left hand on his waist and held a trumpet-shaped iron bucket in his right hand. Arod pointed the side of his mouth at his mouth, and said loudly to his soldiers. His voice could be heard by almost all the soldiers, even Kang Tuoyi and his soldiers on the other side could be heard by him.
"The gods are above, this Earl of Mecklenburg is a magician." Chief Calvin's face changed drastically. He did not expect that Aruod could actually make his voice loud like a giant. The war horse under his crotch neighed uneasyly and stretched out his front hooves to dig the ground.
"Don't panic, that's Arod's trick, this bastard with all kinds of tricks." Kang Tuoyi immediately stopped the commotion between the leader Calvin and his soldiers. He knew very well that Arod would often make something he had never seen before, but his soldiers did not know about this. These superstitious soldiers were in agitation, and many people took out the amulets they carried with them, hoping that the gods of the Lomwa Sect could bless them.
"Never, never~~~~." The soldiers inspired by Arod's speech and magic replied loudly. Although their number was small, they were as powerful as a rainbow.
"Don't be afraid, I, the legal ruler of Mecklenburg and the Southwest Island, your monarch Arod Wendel, will live and die with you. We will wear common clothes and eat the same food, sharpen the weapons in our hands, and fight against the pagans together according to the will of the King of Heaven. If we survive the enemy, I will share the spoils with you. Even if we die, our souls will be extremely brilliant~~~~." Arod finally threw out religion. People in this era believed in religion very much. Anyway, material life was not rich enough, and they often endured hunger. However, under the repeated descriptions of the pastors, the kingdom of heaven was so wonderful.
"Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Chapter completed!