Chapter 210: Military Headquarters Recruitment (Part 2)

In the early morning, light snow floated in the hazy sky, and the cold current that hit the north never left Saar City.

Originally, at this time, the streets of Saar City were cold. Most people would crouch in the warm bed, waiting for a little warmer to get up, and the mercenary merchants who came and went on weekdays would not appear.

But the main street of Saar City is crowded with people, and many residents flock to the streets.

They came to call for troops to see off for the Kingdom led by Thrall. Among the five hundred elite soldiers were their relatives, sons, and friends...

Although the expedition was very common for the Thunder Beasts, this expedition was extraordinary. They were about to go to the north to fight the barbarians, and it took only one or two months to go back and forth on the road.

If war continues, these residents will wait for the first half of the year or even longer to wait until their return, and no one can know how many people will be able to return alive by that time.

In the distant extreme northern ice field, the fierce and bloodthirsty barbarians... they pressed on everyone's hearts like huge rocks, making everyone's faces lose their smiles.

Riding on the back of the copper-armored rhino, Leon looked at the leaders who were silently seeing off on both sides of the street, and felt a lot of emotion.

If possible, he would not have been willing to live a life of fighting in the north and south. However, Thrall has experienced all difficulties and has been able to get everything through bloody battles. He has already been unable to help but advance but retreat.

All he could do was to bring back the simple, loyal and brave warriors behind him as much as possible.

This is also the most important reason why he personally led the army. The soldiers of Thrall should never be cannon fodder for others!

Four hundred fully armed soldiers walked out of the gate of Saar City in neat steps, and one hundred baggage soldiers followed closely behind in carriages. They faced the wind and snow with high spirits and firmly walked towards the unknown distance.

Elder Monstein led a group of people from the territory to send them for several miles. When the soldiers disappeared in the mountains and forests in the distance, they still stood in the ice and snow for a long time and refused to return.

On the mountain road, Leon calmed down his turbulent mood, but for some reason, he always felt something was wrong.

He thought about it, and stopped by the roadside with his beast rider, signaling the rock hammer to lead the people to move forward.

The soldiers walked past him one by one in a row, and there was no problem, but among the baggage soldiers behind, Leon discovered something strange.

He was a thin warrior. He was wrapped in a cold-proof leather robe like other soldiers, and his head and neck were covered with a thick animal skin scarf. He lowered his head and couldn't see his appearance clearly.

However, in terms of his posture and walking posture, he was in sharp contrast with the strong and tough soldiers beside him, so he was seen by Leon at a glance.

Leon couldn't help but sigh, jumped off the rhino rider's back, and reached out to grab the other party's way.

The soldier stopped but did not dare to look up.

"I'm just worried about you. The Northern Ice Field is not as good as here. If you have to insist on going..." Leon said after considering the sentence: "Then you must listen to my arrangements and you can't take any action on your own!"

"Really?" The disguiser suddenly looked up, his pretty eyes full of surprise: "Did you agree?"

Leon touched his nose and smiled bitterly: "It's not okay to disagree. Who knows what you will do?"

This soldier was Qiangwei. She obviously planned to sneak into the team. When she arrived in the north, Leon had nothing to say, but she didn't expect that she would be discovered by Leon before she could walk far.

Although there are many female warriors and female knights in this world, Leon is still a bit macho and believes in the principle that war makes women go away.

However, Qiangwei has a stubborn personality. If she made up her mind to follow her, her tough rejection might cause trouble, so Leon weighed it and agreed.

"That's great!" She cheered and pulled off the scarf that blocked her face, jumped into Leon's arms: "I'll listen to you!"

This action and this sentence seemed ambiguous. The soldiers around them laughed softly. They all knew the relationship between Rose and Leon, and they couldn't help but find it interesting.

Qiangwei didn't feel shy either. As long as she could follow Leon to fight in the north without having to separate for a long time, she was really willing to do anything.

Since she made the decision, Leon simply took her forward with her. Anyway, the copper-armored rhino was strong enough, and it was not a problem to bear the two of them.

However, Yan Chuan and others found that there was another person behind Leon's back, so they were a little surprised. They realized it when they saw that it was Qiangwei and they all laughed.

With this little episode, the atmosphere of the team suddenly became much easier.

The 500-man Saar army was moving forward quickly in the mountain road, and the muddy roads and the snowflakes falling all over the sky could not stop them at all.

The only way to the outside world of Thrall is the result of thousands of goblins for more than half a year. Although the quality is average and not spacious enough, its existence greatly facilitates travel.

In less than a day, the Sar army left the mountains and entered the eastern plains.

The road behind was easier to walk. The soldiers who walked along the mountain road jumped into the carriage and accelerated. In order to save time, Leon did not order camping and rest. The soldiers' dinners were all done with dry food.

After traveling day and night, the Sal army arrived at the outskirts of Tormond at noon a week after leaving Sal.

The light snow stopped after a few days, and the originally hazy sky became clear. The warm sunlight projected from the gaps between the clouds, driving away some of the severe winter cold.

The soldiers who traveled a long distance were very tired, but their spirits were still full. Although they were covered with mud and water stains left by the road, their proud posture did not change at all.

This is in a very sharp contrast with the various territorial armies that have arrived at the same time or have arrived outside the city of Tormond.

According to the orders of Tormond, all the recruited territorial troops must gather in the city of Tormond before the end of the month. Because the Saar army set out late and the distance was long, tens of thousands of troops had already settled in the provincial base camp outside the city when they arrived.

These armies come from different territories, and the quality and equipment of the soldiers are uneven. They each occupy an area to camp, making the entire camp look messy.

Not all lords are willing to lead the army to participate in the war personally. Although military achievements are valuable, life is important. All most lords only provide manpower and materials according to the requirements of the conscript order.

Of course, these lords would not be stupid enough to contribute their elites. They all looked like horses, mastiffs, pigs and other servants, and even weak people in the servants such as sheep and rabbits.

The warriors were weak and had poor equipment. Some of them didn't even have decent weapons, and they looked more like a group of farmers.

The 500 soldiers of the Thrall Army, including baggage soldiers, were mainly bears, and soldiers such as wolves, tigers, and leopards. They were all armed with elite and strong. With their iron-blooded temperament after the baptism of war, they actually looked more conspicuous than the Tormond garrison guarding the base camp.

So the Thrall army quickly attracted the attention of others, and a lion-born officer with his entourage came up.

"Where are your troops? I am the Missut Rhine Knight, the Silver Star Commander of the Third Army of the Tormond Garrison, and I am responsible for the dispatch and arrangement of the territory."

The Knight's question seemed very polite, and he even took the initiative to give a knight salute to Leon.

If it were an ordinary garbage territory army, this orthodox knight who was above the top would not be so polite.

"Hello, Lord Missouri, I am Baron Leon, the lord of the Thal, Grey region. This is a conscript." Leon took out the imperial edict from his arms and handed it to the other party: "I have brought five hundred warriors and four warriors, please check it!"

"Baron..." The Knight couldn't help but be dumbfounded, unable to believe his ears.

The five hundred fully armed elite soldiers were actually the participating troops sent by a baron, and they were led by the lord themselves!

This can make many viscounts feel ashamed!

Missut couldn't wait to take the document and read it carefully before confirming that Leon was not joking with him.

"Baron Leon, I admire your loyalty to the kingdom!" The Lion Knight was in awe.

In his opinion, the team in front of him should be the full force of the Leon territory. How many lords can invest all their combat power in the war of the kingdom?

He didn't know that this was only half of Thrall's strength, otherwise he would have really shocked his chin.

"You are so polite, Lord Knight, where are we camping?" asked Reyon, "My warriors are all tired, they all need rest and food!"

When he arrived here, the subsequent supplies of the Territory Army should be provided by the Kingdom, so Leon did not be polite to the other party and directly made a request.

"There are basically no good places in the base camp..." The Lion Knight replied without hesitation: "But you can camp next to our camp, which is more convenient to be close to the river!"

He raised his hand to guide Leon, which was another military camp next to the base camp, and the garrison's battle flag stood in the camp and fluttered in the wind.

The location there is indeed a good place, with a high terrain and close to the river, making it a relatively good camping site.

"As for food, we will choose two chefs for you, and the food and hot water are sufficiently supplied at any time!"

Leon's impression of the noble knight in front of him suddenly improved. He took out a silver cigarette box from his arms and handed it over: "Thank you, Lord Missouri, this is the best cigar that we Sal receives specialties. I don't respect you!"

The lion knight's eyes lit up and he took it without hesitation.

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Chapter completed!