Chronicles of Ryan the Wizard

"Report! The two captains Roger and Letoz, who were ordered by the popular archer to pursue Chief Abdul, returned with their troops!" The voice of a soldier came from outside the tent.

Orlando immediately replied: "Invite them to come in, and at the same time summon all of them at the commander level and above. Also, please come here too."

Soon, everyone got the order from Orlando to convene, and quickly left the things at hand and gathered in the Orlando military account. When Ryan arrived last, everyone was sitting in front of the military map with Orlando.It's not that Ryan is late, but that he has a special identity. In the past few days, because of his new understanding of magic, he deliberately chose a relatively secluded place to rest. Compared with other officers near Orlando, he naturally came later. some.

Orlando nodded at Ryan with a smile, and said, "Okay, everyone is here, you two will talk about the chase situation."

Roger and Letoz looked at each other with shame. They didn't know where to start. Roger thought for a while and opened his mouth and said, "This time our pursuit was a very failure. Although we followed Abu The Hoarfrost Legion that fled behind Chief Durer, as well as a small group of Clay cavalry, had fewer than 500 men, but their whereabouts were very strange."

"We chased all the way north, and at first we were able to find the trail left by the other party, but when we entered the dense mountain forest the next day, the trail became a lot more hidden. Fortunately, Letoz and the others are good at hunting. Only then was hung firmly behind the opponent."

"Damn it!" Roger scolded bitterly when he said this, as if to vent the depression in his heart, and Letotz went on to say: "This is too careless of me. I didn't expect that they would actually set a trap to trap us. It led to a very dangerous place. Fortunately, a grizzly bear suddenly rushed out, which made me aware of the enemy's arrangement."

"Later, Abdul and the others ran out of the forest again. When we were chasing us, they ran into a large number of wolves. Fortunately, we were all riding by one person and two horsepower, so they slowly got out of the fight by riding and shooting. , It’s just that Chief Abdul and the others can't keep up."

Although this ending is not perfect, it is already very good for Orlando, so Orlando did not say much, but first concerned about the losses of the popular shooters. After learning that there were only a dozen casualties, Orlando slowed down. Nodded, and then continued: "Our expedition is almost over. The results are very satisfactory. It can be said that it has exceeded the previous estimate."

"About ten days later, the emperor will have a new army coming over. By that time, our expeditionary troops can gradually rotate back. It's just the order of rotation..." Orlando said hesitated, because At present, the easiest combat power to play on the prairie is Cassano's popular shooter army, but they are guest soldiers after all, which makes it difficult for Orlando to speak.

Ryan naturally guessed what Orlando meant, and he said directly: "It's very simple, the Windrunner Legion stays behind. After all, their mobility is still relatively strong, and they have a bit of advantage in fighting on the grassland. There shouldn't be much Clay nearby. The clan camp is now, but I can’t relax. I suggest that the Feng Xing Archer use a team of 500 people to attack in turn to disperse all the Clay people in this area for hundreds of miles."

Ryan said here, pointing to the military map and said: "The largest water source in this neighborhood is Jinghu Lake. If you go further to the west, not only there is no big water source, but the quality of the ranch is much worse. Since those Clay people don’t The willingness to stay means that they agree with Chief Abdul’s rule in their hearts, and they will simply be deported to a place further west, so as to save them from staying here and gathering together to pose a threat again."

When Orlando heard the words, his heart trembled slightly. He knew what Ryan's understatement meant, but when he was asked to refuse, Orlando couldn't speak.From the day when this huge imperial capital was established 200 years ago, in fact, the entire empire has not truly been unified at all. The reason is that it is too tolerant to those who have dissent.

If Fernando I completely abandoned the honor of the holy knight, forced out the Clays, and forcibly attacked the southern lord, maybe no one could resist the war spear of the Royal Knights and the magic of the Imperial Magic Guild?Especially after having the archmage Meren, an ally who transcends balance.However, Fernando chose to appease. He thought that this problem could be solved slowly. Unexpectedly, after his child succeeded, the policy of the entire empire deviated from the predetermined trajectory.

"Let me give this order, General Orlando." Ryan said calmly: "Since we are here, we have to think for our children and grandchildren. Maybe it's cruel, but it's the best way to deal with our enemies. As for Those so-called infamy, anyway, there are hundreds of thousands of blood on my hands, ha ha."

Orlando sighed. As a believer in God of War, he could fight to protect his people, but he couldn't give such cruel orders after the war. This is not because he shirks responsibility, but as a holy knight, he ordered like this. The consequence is basically the same as being abandoned by the God of War, because it is contrary to his beliefs.

Orlando slowly left the military account with his hands behind his back, but the military seal of the head of the expeditionary army was left on the table intentionally or unconsciously.Ryan smiled slightly, and took a few steps forward and grabbed the military seal that symbolizes power. Then he faced Jonas and others on the scene and said firmly: "I, Ryan, ally of the capital, Ka Lord Sano, as the temporary commander of the expeditionary force, issued the following military orders..."

Tens of thousands of people died directly in the hands of Ryan in the Battle of Jinghu this time, and the Clay people who died because of the killing order issued by Ryan and the exile order issued later are even more incalculable.In Lane’s exile order that made countless Clays cry, Lane ordered the Jonas Legion to cooperate with the Wind Shooters to start sweeping the Clay gatherings within hundreds of miles, killing their cattle and sheep, and burning them all. Their supplies drove them to the more desolate and barren west.

During the westward migration of the Clay people, which lasted for more than a year, due to lack of food and clothing, many weak Clay people fell on the westward migration road. According to the statistics of some scholars in later generations, the entire Clay people At least 300,000 people died in the westward migration, and less than 100,000 people died in the expeditionary force during the entire imperial capital expedition.

The entire Clay clan was seriously injured after this battle, and barely recovered after more than a hundred years. Before that, they could only appear on the mainland as a small-scale mercenary group.Since the road of the westward migration of the Clay tribe was full of fallen bodies, later generations of the Clay tribe called the road of this westward migration the "Blood Road".