The capital of the Emerald Kingdom, the Jade Valley.
At this time, the Jade Valley no longer had the peaceful and prosperous scene it once had. With the fall of three fortresses on the northwest border of the Emerald Kingdom, the entire northwest region was like a lamb to be slaughtered to the Mountain Copper Kingdom, allowing them to do whatever they wanted.
Some wealthy and powerful nobles sent their relatives and family members to other neighboring countries in an attempt to allow their families to continue.
The soldiers who escaped from the northwest battlefield gathered together in groups of three or five to discuss the reasons for the failure of the war and the future direction.
"Have you heard? Our King has sent envoys to various neighboring countries to request assistance, but has received no response so far!"
Said an old soldier with a tired face.
"Yes, I also heard that the army of the Orichalcum Kingdom is approaching our capital. Now almost everyone wants to flee here. A boat ticket to the sea is hard to come by!"
Another soldier echoed.
"Then what should we do? Are we just going to sit there and wait for death?"
A young soldier asked anxiously.
"Don't worry, young man. The dragon knights are still here, and so is His Majesty the King. We still have hope!"
An older soldier consoled him.
“Ding…ding…ding.”
Just when everyone was chatting happily, they heard the sound of the soldiers stationed on the city wall ringing the alarm bell.
"Enemy attack! Enemy attack!!"
The archers scouting on the watchtower shouted loudly about the enemy attack, trying to draw everyone back from their original scattered state to prepare for the next battle.
"Everyone, get on the city walls! The rest of you will be deployed on both sides of the city gates to provide backup and rescue services.
Three thousand meters west of the Emerald Valley, the army of the Mountain Copper Kingdom surged towards the Emerald Valley like a steel torrent.
They were dressed in heavy bronze armor, holding sharp weapons, and their steps were unified, firm and powerful. At first glance, they were an elite force that had experienced hundreds of battles.
On the battlefield, drums beat like thunder and trumpets resounded through the sky.
The infantry formed a dense phalanx and advanced forward step by step.
Their shields gleamed with metallic light, forming an impenetrable line of defense.
The cavalrymen galloped on the flanks, their spears flashing coldly in the sunlight, ready to attack the Emerald Kingdom's defenses at any time.
The earth magicians of the Mountain Copper Kingdom played their due role. They used magic to construct a staircase made of mud, which made the walls of the Emerald Kingdom seem useless.
The magicians on the side of the Emerald Kingdom also cast various magical spells, such as earthquake, explosion, etc., which destroyed many stairs and brought tremendous pressure to the army of the Copper Kingdom.
The soldiers of the Emerald Kingdom naturally showed no weakness. They relied on the city walls and fought hard against the attack of the Mountain Copper Kingdom.
Archers stood on the city walls and rained arrows down on the enemy camp.
This was not an ordinary upward shooting. Every archer soldier was at the level of an apprentice knight, and there was one official knight among every ten people.
The arrows were imbued with fighting spirit and could easily penetrate several soldiers wearing heavy copper armor.
Although the main force of the Emerald Kingdom's army was severely damaged in the northwest, it was more than enough to defend the Emerald Valley.
Moreover, most of them are elite soldiers who survived the battlefield. Each of them has more or less some skills. From the perspective of individual combat effectiveness, they are naturally much stronger than the soldiers of the Mountain Copper Kingdom.
Just to cover this distance of three thousand meters, the Mountain Copper Kingdom paid the price of countless soldiers' lives before reaching the outskirts of the Emerald Valley's city walls.
Now that the enemy has reached outside the city walls, the war has naturally entered a white-hot stage.
Soldiers from both sides fought desperately on the city walls, and the smell of blood filled the air.
The sound of swords slashing, armor clashing, and soldiers shouting and killing created a bloody scene on the battlefield.
The lower-level soldiers have their battlefields, and those powerful knights naturally have their corresponding enemies.
Marquis Frostwolf organized all the people of the Golden Duchy, and they will rush outside the city as a knightly order to stop the enemy's offensive.
The Emerald Kingdom's high-end combat power has been almost completely lost due to the fall of the Northwest Land. Currently, the only organized knight orders that the Emerald Kingdom can use are the knights under the command of the major dukes.
As the Golden Duchy, which has preserved its strength best, it is natural for it to stand up and contribute its own strength to this war in this critical moment.
The number of soldiers in the Orichalcum Kingdom is far greater than that in the Emerald Valley. Moreover, the Orichalcum Kingdom is currently in high spirits and its military strength is at its peak. They need a surprise attack to deal them a heavy blow, crush their fighting spirit, and buy a chance for the people of the Emerald Kingdom to catch their breath.
As the city gate slowly opened, the soldiers of the Orichalcum Kingdom who were outside and didn't know what was happening subconsciously wanted to rush in.
However, they did not know what fate was waiting for them.
At this moment, a low and majestic command sounded:
"charge!"
This order was like a bolt from the blue, scaring the soldiers.
Then, a burst of passionate shouts rang out:
"kill!"
In an instant, the rumbling sound of horse hooves and shouts of killing came from the city.
The people of the Golden Duchy raised their lances and rushed towards the soldiers of the Mountain Copper Kingdom outside the city like a group of ferocious lions.
Although those soldiers were elite, they were still just ordinary soldiers. How could the trainee knights or official knights possibly withstand the charge of those knights whose weakest were the Earth Knights?
The people of the Golden Duchy were like walking into an empty space. Their bodies were covered with fighting spirit, and the charging speed of their war horses meant that if they directly collided with the soldiers, those soldiers would be shattered into meat paste by the powerful impact.
It can be said that the Earth Knights, whose bodies and war horses are covered with fighting spirit, are like tanks. Anyone who touches them will die. Moreover, they also have long-range means. A large number of soldiers will die with one fighting skill.
At this time, Veronica was flying in the air riding Vivian, and beside her were Phoenix Green, Liam Iron and Edwin Bronze Fury.
Veronica's eyes never left the people of the Golden Duchy. Seeing this, Edwin laughed and said:
"Veronica, you're still the same as before, always pitying those nobles. You have to know that the reason they can live such a comfortable life is all thanks to your existence."
Veronica frowned when she heard this. Ever since Edwin retreated from the northwest and returned to the Emerald Valley, she felt that Edwin seemed like a different person. He was no longer arrogant, but instead had the temperament of a conspirator.
Judging from what he just said, it doesn't fit his previous personality at all.
With this tone and this attitude of looking down on the nobles, Veronica felt that Edwin at this moment was more like her own royal brother standing in front of her and talking to her.
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