Chapter 462: Defeat
Hearing Alice's question, Gervis turned around and stared at his cheap wife's pretty face.
The first time Alice saw magic, it must have had a huge impact on her, which is why she regained the curiosity that is normal for her age.
If Gervis saw someone with super powers, he would ask about it.
Alice was stared at by Gervis for a moment and her face immediately turned red.
"Forget it, you don't have to say it!"
Alice knew she had said something out of turn, and her ears were flushed.
"Say it, of course I have to say it, you're my wife after all!"
Gervis glanced at everyone, then leaned close to Alice's ear and whispered.
"I will teach you how to use magic when we get back! In addition to fireballs, there are other magics, such as wood magic and ice magic..."
She didn't know if it was because she was too excited to hear so much magic, or because Gervis was too close to her and all his breath hit her ears.
At this moment, Alice was like a ripe apple, even her fair neck was bright red, there was no trace of the cold goddess image at all.
"Well! Then teach me when you get back!"
After hearing what Gervis said, Alice responded in a thin voice.
When the nobles on the side saw this scene, they couldn't help but secretly curse Gervis as a beast. It seemed that the most beautiful woman in the principality might have been truly captured by Gervis.
What's even more outrageous is that Gervis was flirting in front of them.
"Gervis boy...can you teach Caroline too!"
At this moment, the Lord of the North also came over and asked Gervis rather embarrassedly.
They have already seen how powerful the magician is. Their physiques are no different from ordinary people, but their attack power can shake the Golden Knights. What a powerful profession this is.
It's best for women like Caroline to practice.
"Well……"
Gervis didn't know how to answer for a moment. He thought to himself that if being a magician was so easy, the church would be filled with magicians.
Even though he didn't know the entry requirements to become a magician in this world, he had read a lot of fantasy novels by Gervis in his previous life, and each one was more difficult than the last.
He wasn't even sure whether his cheap wife could become the magician Gervis.
However, the Lord of the North proposed Caroline. Gervis glanced at Alice and found that she was in a good mood at the moment and had no other reaction, so he said to the Lord of the North.
"Okay! Master Gust!"
"Haha! Gervis kid! Our Welton family owes you a big favor. If you have any trouble in the future, please tell me. Whoever is against you is against me, Gust."
The Lord of the North laughed loudly, very proudly, and his eyes swept over Avery, Nemio and others one by one. The threat in his eyes was self-evident.
"Okay, Master Gust!"
Gervis knew that revealing the fact that he knew magic would surely arouse jealousy, and the Lord of the North was openly supporting him, so of course he was very happy about it.
"Well, then I'll let Caroline stay temporarily in Jones Park after we get back! Haha!"
At this moment, with the addition of 7,000 elite soldiers and the magicians releasing magic more and more slowly, both the other nobles and Gust felt that victory was in sight. Once they defeated the Principality of Xis and then the Principality of Alban, this southern expedition would be over.
As for what happens next, we naturally need to consider it carefully.
"Look, there are cavalry over there!"
Just at this moment, a cry of surprise came from the platform.
The church has such a big plan, how could it miss this opportunity to completely control the Eurasian continent.
After the Lord of the North finished speaking, a large group of cavalry appeared again on the horizon behind the Principality of Alban.
The number of cavalrymen in this group was not large, only about three to two thousand, but the nobles had a bad feeling.
"It's the Holy Knights of the Church!"
"It's the Holy Knights of the Church!"
At this time, all the nobles present knew without guessing that it must be the church's famous Paladin Order.
The great nobles of the Principality of Jean all changed color, and some young nobles had even turned pale.
Although the church's Holy Knights have only 3,000 people, all of them are at the level of Silver Knights. Now with the 20,000 cavalrymen of the Principality of Xis, they are absolutely unstoppable.
"Your Majesty! Let's retreat!"
Several earls looked livid and began to make proposals to King Lawrence.
King Lawrence also had a serious expression on his face.
If these 3,000 holy knights of the church join in, the Principality of Jean and the Principality of Alban will be unstoppable in this undefended wilderness.
Retreat is now the only option.
The problem is that if we retreat, we don't know how many infantrymen will be lost.
"Your Majesty, it will be too late if you don't make a decision now!"
Several earls continued to urge, saying that the church's paladins were coming very quickly and would reach the battlefield in seven or eight minutes at most.
By then, the three thousand Holy Knights will join forces with the cavalry of the Principality of Xis and entangle the cavalry of the two countries. Then no one on the field will be able to escape, including the elite cavalry.
"Pass my order... retreat!"
Even though he was extremely reluctant, King Lawrence still gave the order to retreat.
At this moment, the originally majestic King Lawrence seemed to have aged several years in an instant, and his hands were shaking slightly.
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
As soon as several earls received the order from King Lawrence, they immediately rushed to the stage.
Gust told Alice to leave quickly and ran quickly down the platform.
At the same time, the soldiers responsible for blowing the horns also began to issue orders to retreat.
Just as the retreat horn was sounded in the Principality of Jean, the retreat horn was also sounded in the Principality of Alban. Hayden must have known that the defeat was inevitable and prepared to evacuate.
…
The soldiers on the field were all confused when they heard the sound of the horns, especially when the two major duchies issued the retreat order almost at the same time.
But the next moment, everyone came back to their senses and showed expressions of horror.
This time the order was not to withdraw the troops, but to retreat quickly.
This meant that they were about to be defeated, and the soldiers no longer dared to stay and fight with the enemy in front of them. Everyone turned around and ran towards the rear.
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"Alice, go to the camp and have them unload all the goods from the carriages. Except for the rations necessary for the next few days, all other items should be destroyed!"
Gervis had anticipated this moment in his heart a long time ago, but when it finally came, he still felt it was unreal.
There are tens of thousands of soldiers in the field. Except for the elite knights of several earl families, there are less than two thousand other soldiers who own war horses.
That means that only less than 10,000 people can evacuate quickly by riding horses, while the rest of the infantry can only run on foot.
But how can two legs outrun a war horse? The final result is obvious.
"Grevith, I have to go give orders to your father and the others first! You go to the camp!"
As a count, Alice must of course take care of her vassals. This is also to preserve her strength. Otherwise, if she abandons her vassals, she will be left alone when she returns.
The other earls did the same thing at this time. Some of them went there in person, while others sent their subordinates.
"I'll go find them. My unicorn is fast. If you go back now, you can free up the carriages in their camp so that you can take more soldiers and escape!"
After saying that, Gervis didn't wait for Alice to say anything else and ran quickly towards the bottom of the platform.
"Grevith!"
Alice was touched, knowing that Gervis was worried that she would be in danger if she went forward, so she couldn't help but shout to Gervis.
"What's wrong?"
"Be careful! I'll be waiting for you at the camp!"
After hearing Alice's instructions, Gervis gave her a reassuring smile and then continued to run forward.
"Ike, go to the camp and arrange for the rescue team! We are ready to retreat!"
After Ik emptied the carriage, he returned to the foot of the platform. Gervis didn't have time to say anything more to him. After giving him an order, he immediately rode on his unicorn and ran towards the retreating army.
Before leaving, Gervis pulled out a rose flag from under the platform, where the flags of the eight earls of the Principality of Jean were displayed.
Thanks to "Rotsen" for the tip!!!
(End of this chapter)
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