Su Xiao was lying in the bedroom. There were noisy running sounds, horn sounds, etc. outside, and the empire's troops were gathering.
The outcome of this war has been determined before it even begins, and the Empire will surely win.
Leaving aside the fact that the leader of the Northern Army is dead, Esdeath’s imperial weapon ‘Devil’s Essence’ cannot be stopped by the Northern Army.
Teigu is a very magical thing that can help the user control ice, water flow, etc. Some Teigu are simply weapons with special abilities, such as one-hit kill, unusual sharpness, etc.
Teigu can be a ring, sword, sword, armor, etc.
Not everyone can use the Teigu. The Teigu will choose a master who is compatible with it. After the owner dies, the ability of the Teigu will still exist, waiting for the next master.
Teigu can generally be divided into several categories.
The first type is the edible or drinking imperial equipment such as the Devil's Essence, which can only be used once. The abilities of this type of imperial equipment are generally very strong.
The second type is weapons. This kind of imperial equipment is of various kinds, including swords, guns, swords and halberds, and has various abilities.
The third type is more magical and is a biological Teigu. This kind of Teigu may be a humanoid creature, a dog, a bear, etc.
The three types of Teigu have their own advantages and disadvantages. Generally speaking, the one-time Teigu is more powerful.
Su Xiao recalled the appearance and abilities of various Teigu in his mind, and he would face the Teigu user in the future.
While he was thinking about the Teigu information, a rallying horn came from outside the fortress.
"Are we finally going to send out troops? What's the situation in the imperial capital now?"
It's too early to think about this. Rest is the most important thing. Su Xiao fell into a deep sleep within five minutes. After returning to the imperial capital, he was not so comfortable. He went deep into the enemy camp.
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In the early morning of the next day, the cold wind howled.
Inside the Dongdong Tower Fortress.
The 'Dongdong Tower Fortress' at this time was completely different from last night. Large pieces of ice appeared in the fortress, the houses were frozen, and people from the far north who were frozen to death could be seen everywhere on the ground. The entire fortress had already A world of ice.
An imperial soldier quickly ran out of the fortress, and his heart twitched when he passed by a snowy field.
The scene on the snow can only be described as horrific. A large number of prisoners of war were impaled on wooden sticks, and the wooden sticks stood in the snow.
Looking around, there are at least thousands of wooden sticks wearing human clothes, and the scene behind the wooden sticks is even more cruel.
After last night’s battle, the Far North Army collapsed. Without a leader to command, and Esdeath’s powerful ice ability, the battlefield turned into a slaughterhouse.
The battle started at 2:30 in the morning, and the Far North Army surrendered at 5 in the morning.
Dongdong Tower Fortress has 30,000 troops and 70,000 to 80,000 civilians stationed there. Don’t underestimate these 70,000 to 80,000 civilians. They are also soldiers at critical moments.
After all these people surrendered, Esdeath issued an order.
Kill, leave no one behind! And kill them in a cruel way, using the blood of the Northern Army to shockTo frighten other restless alien races around the empire.
The massacre started at six o'clock and ended before seven o'clock.
Nearly 100,000 people were slaughtered in less than an hour. Some of their corpses were piled in piles, some were made into 'snowmen', and some were pierced with wooden skewers.
The news reached other small units of the Far North Army scattered around at nine o'clock in the morning. The various units of the Far North Army began to flee and fled to the colder depths of the Far North.
At eleven o'clock in the morning that day, not a single person from the Far North could be seen within a few kilometers of the Far North Fortress. These people were frightened to death.
The Imperial Army withdrew to the Far North Fortress around twelve o'clock, and around one o'clock in the afternoon, more than 300,000 sick people were the first to return to the Empire.
At around two o'clock, more than 100,000 Imperial troops who were not sick also began to evacuate, leaving less than 50,000 people in the far north fortress.
The reason why we retreat in such a hurry is because marching and fighting requires a lot of money. The amount of military rations that half a million troops eat every day is a terrifying figure, and the food is all shipped, so the cost is higher. Moreover, there are other expenses, such as medical treatment, medicine, weapon wear and tear, casualty pensions, etc.
If half a million people are allowed to guard the fortress, with the current savings in the empire's treasury, military pay will be in arrears within half a year, and the empire's economy will decline significantly within a year.
Fifty thousand people are enough to guard the fortress. In the past, there were only a few thousand people in the far north fortress.
It is too difficult to transport supplies to the far north, and the empire has been reducing the number of border guards.
No wonder the empire will eventually fall. Reducing the number of border guards is a trick.
The current empire is like a big tree that is rotten and hollow. It depends on who has the courage to kick it.
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On the way back, most of the Imperial Army's soldiers walked, which resulted in the overall slow march.
Su Xiao was sitting on a bumpy horseback. He had never ridden a horse before, and he never expected that this four-legged means of transportation would be so difficult to master.
But how can an ANBU not know how to ride a horse, so he must be able to ride even if he cannot ride.
Su Xiao relied on the strength of his waist and lower body to forcefully ride a horse. The first horse he rode fell to the ground after 30 minutes of riding, foaming at the mouth, and his abdomen kept twitching. The horse was pinched with brute force and suffered a lot.
The fate of the second horse is much better, and there is no sign of foaming at the mouth yet.
The horse is fine, but Su Xiao's whole body is not well. It is very tiring to forcefully ride a horse. His buttocks are very painful now, and the area below the chest is sore.
"General, how long does it take to return to the imperial capital."
Su Xiao rarely took the initiative to speak to Esdeath.
"Huh?"
Esdeath was quite surprised.
"About two days."
Su Xiao's face didn't look very good.
"You don't know how to ride a horse."
Su Xiao was helpless after being found out.
"Yeah."
"Why?"
"I beg this furry beast, which makes me very uncomfortable."
Asted Si was surprised. She probably didn't expect the cold-faced Lidya Su to hate something.
"Your previous organization never taught you how to ride a horse?"
"I did, but I killed the horse."
This time Esde Si is no longer calm.
"Kill the horse? What are the consequences?"
"He was hung up and whipped two hundred times, and almost died."
Esdeath He chuckled lightly and looked at Lidya Su in wonder.
"How to deal with this matter in the end."
"I practiced running, and in the end I ran faster than a horse, and my endurance was no worse than a horse."
< p>Esdeath chuckled again, and other officers nearby also laughed."You can run faster than a horse. What kind of subordinate did I accept? Since you don't like riding horses so much, why are you riding horses now?"
Su Xiao already knew how to hide. However, he gave an unexpected answer to this question.
"Assassination troops who cannot ride horses will be suspected."
If the ten sentences are all lies, they will be discovered sooner or later, but if there are a few truths in the ten sentences, then the lies will also be exposed. will be taken as truth.
"Don't force it. Go and sit on the supply truck behind you. Your horse is foaming at the foam again."
The war horse under Su Xiao turned its head with that innocent look in its eyes. It seems to be accusing Lidya Su.
"General Xie."
Jumping off the horse, Su Xiao limped towards the supply truck. He was finally free and successfully passed the test.