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After three days of rest, all the wounded soldiers recovered under the treatment of the army chaplain.

As for the wounded soldiers with broken arms and legs, they have been transported back to Louisian County and properly treated.

There were enough priests there to treat them until their limbs grew back, which was also a benefit for the Hadi army.

As long as they survived, they could live with their bodies intact afterwards, and they would also receive high pensions, so Hadi's army actually fought extremely fiercely.

Then Sophie came.

The succubus in brown leather armor is extremely eye-catching. Now she no longer cares about others seeing her succubus characteristics, because almost everyone in Europe knows it anyway.

There are two succubi beside Lord Hardy.

One of them is the wife of a former hero.

Then the fact that Hardy is a good wife becomes more believable.

Of course... for many nobles, this is a good thing. They are eager for Hardy to favor their wives so that they can have a relationship with Hardy.

In the face of power and wealth, women don't seem to be very important.

The topic went off topic, and Hardy saw Sophie and walked over.

"I'll trouble you with the next thing." Hadi hugged the succubus: "This place determines whether our logistics supply line is safe. I feel more at ease leaving this place to you to manage."

"I understand." Sophie didn't say anything about staying here to the death, because there was no need to say it.

After the two chatted for a while, Sophie went to work. She took the craftsmen to reinforce and repair the fortress.

Hadi convened a new military meeting.

In the central army tent, Hadi pointed to the sand table and said, "After passing this pass, there is a plain to the north. The terrain of Aigaka is very suitable for reclamation and planting, but not for defense."

Everyone laughed.

If they had directly sent tens of thousands more people to defend this pass, it might not have been so easy for Hadi to capture it.

But now it's too late.

The heartland of Aigakar was open to Hadi's army.

It can be said that as long as the logistics supply lines are stabilized, they can fight however they want and win.

It wasn’t that Aigakar didn’t want to resist Hadi, but it was too late.

This is what is meant by speed being the essence of war.

It takes time to assemble a large army.

When Hadi's army began to gather at the front line, Aigaka realized it late. This was a time difference.

"Although we can win no matter how we fight, we still have to fight based on the principle of reducing casualties." Hardy put four photocopied books on the table: "Bing Xixi and Dajiba, take one each. Leonard and Roger each take one. Kill anyone on the list when you see them. Don't hesitate. Do you understand?"

All four of them laughed, with murderous looks on their faces.

Hardy continued, "Of course, if your name is not on the list, you can't kill it. Don't go too far, otherwise you won't get any benefit from me."

The four of them nodded.

Hardy is not an ordinary lord. He has high prestige and ordinary people dare not oppose him.

"I will be the commander of the central army. You can discuss and choose the other four routes." Hadi smiled and said, "Within three months, we must meet at the Xikagou Royal City. Can you do it?"

"I will definitely live up to your expectations."

The four of them shouted at the same time.

"Well, I have prepared the military deployment. Each of your teams will have three dragon knights." Hardy laughed. "With this kind of combat power, if you can still cause heavy losses, don't blame me for stripping you of your titles."

The four of them looked stern and immediately took the issue of the casualty ratio seriously.

The four then left Hadi's tent.

Abiyaba walked to Hadi's side, took the latter's arm and shook it gently: "Godfather, when can you let me lead the army alone?"

"You haven't studied management and command."

"That's because you didn't teach me."

"I mentioned this to you, but you said it's not fun to lead a group of people to charge, and you have to beat everyone by yourself." Hardy laughed: "Do you remember?"

Abi Yabei was suddenly embarrassed. She had actually said this when she was about seven years old.

"Can I learn now?"

"It's not appropriate now. Let's talk about it after we win this war." Hardy paused and said, "And didn't you say that you would go traveling in two years?"

Abi Yabei's expression suddenly became hesitant.

The next day, Bing Xixi and his army set out first, followed by Dajiba and others.

Hadi stood on the city wall and watched them leave. Abiyaba asked beside him, "How long do we have to wait?"

"We have to wait until they have gone a day ahead, so that the road will be like a pocket." Hadi laughed: "If our central army encounters the enemy, they can surround us from both sides, like a bag.

Abi Yabei nodded slightly, not quite understanding.

Another day passed, and Hadi said goodbye to Sophie, and led more than 13,000 troops to head straight towards the direction of Sikagou.

The central army was not marching very fast, and while they were on the march they received the news that Big Muscle had captured a small town.

"It's quite fast." Hardy smiled, very satisfied.

Then a sigh was heard from the side.

Hadi saw that Abiyaba was bored, so he said, "Why don't you form a 15-man light cavalry team and go to the front to investigate the situation for us."

"Really?" Abi Yabei shouted happily: "Thank you, Godfather!"

Then she immediately selected a dozen light cavalrymen she liked, took Huoying with her, and went straight to the front of the army.

After two days of marching, the army finally encountered the first city.

It’s also a big city.

The city gates had long been closed and the walls were covered with soldiers.

And half of these soldiers were gray orcs.

Eleven years ago, Aigaka launched a Gray Orc liberation movement, and now many Gray Orcs have become Aigaka's people.

Then there were more and more people with gray skin.

The officials on the city wall were shouting things like 'We will not surrender' and 'Invaders' must die.

But... Hardy didn't care at all, and let Carijenna transform into an armored dragon and directly break through the city gate.

Kaligenna's armor was too thick. Ordinary arrows could not penetrate it, not even a crossbow could.

As soon as the city gate was broken, the army rushed in immediately.

The fastest ones were Abi Yabei and Huo Ying. The two girls fought bloody battles and disrupted the enemy's formation.

Then... the enemy collapsed and chose to surrender.

Hadi arrested sixty-seven people according to the list.

Then these people were hanged in the central square.

And he said to the onlookers: "I came here not to conquer, but to save."

The citizens of Aigakar looked at Hadi.

Hardy continued, "These people are all members of the Stonemasons, and the Stonemasons have been involved with the evil gods. One day they will reveal their hideous faces and destroy the world."

"I know you don't believe it..."

Hardy drew his sword and slashed at a male noble who had been 'hanged'.

The nobleman's waist was broken... and his internal organs fell out.

But these internal organs are not red, but white, pus-like white.

It also stinks.

The onlookers were frightened by the smell and stepped back one after another.

Hardy saw this and nodded with satisfaction.

The reputation of the Stonemasons Society in the Aigaka Empire should decline soon.

Next, he continued his march towards Xikagou.

The same method was used every time a city was captured.

Before he knew it, he had captured eight cities and was only 400 kilometers away from Sikagou.

The battle records of the other four armies were also not bad, and everything was developing according to plan.

Until this day, a caravan stopped in front of the army.

This was strange because no caravan dared to block the army's way.

No matter how stupid you are, you won’t.

Then the army stopped because the captain of the reconnaissance cavalry squad responsible for exploration in the front recognized the hostess of the caravan.

Egwene.

One of Hardy's lovers.

The caravan's carriages gleamed in the sun, with deep wheel marks.

Abi Yabei rode a horse closer to the caravan, and Huoying rode another horse.

"Auntie Yiwen!" Abi Yabei shouted from a distance.

Ewen got off the carriage. She was wearing an elegant dress, but the hem of her dress was a little torn, and she seemed to have been through a rough time. She saw Abi Yabei and smiled gently, "Little Yabei, you've grown taller."

"Why are you here and looking like this? No, I have to go and inform the godfather." After saying this, Abi Yabei turned his horse around and galloped towards the army.

After a while, Hadi arrived in front of the caravan on horseback.

When Egwene saw him, she immediately trotted over and threw herself into his arms.

"Something happened in Xikagou." Ewen, who had been quite calm just now, began to tremble in her voice. "I escaped."

"what happened?"

"Batmen, batmen are everywhere." Egwene looked up. "They suddenly appeared in the city and started slaughtering civilians. My father and brother are trapped in the palace."

"Batman?" Hardy frowned. "How did they get into the city?"

"I don't know either. It's as if they appeared out of thin air." Egwene shook her head, "But I saw that the people from the Stonemasons Guild set up many strange magic circles in the city."

Hardy immediately thought of something: "It's teleportation magic. Maybe the stonemasons felt that the situation was hopeless, so they started the sacrifice."

At this moment, Hardy felt that it was the right thing for him to initiate this war. If he delayed it for another one or two years, when humans and batmen really started fighting, the stonemasons would do something behind the scenes, and that would be the real trouble and terror.

"Please save my family." Egwene held Hadi's hand tightly. "Although Aigaka is considered France's enemy now, my father is not. He is against the Masons, you should know that."

"I'll try my best," Hardy said softly, "but you have to be prepared. If they have been infected by the Batman..."

Egwene bit her lip, tears welling up in her eyes: "I understand."

Hadi immediately called a meeting of all the generals. In the tent, Egwene described the situation in Sikagou in detail. The bat people had occupied the entire city, they closed the city gates and locked all the citizens inside.

"We must speed up the march," Hadi said, "Notify the other four armies and ask them to rush to Sikagou as soon as possible."

"But this will make the soldiers very tired," said an adjutant.

"It's better than letting the bat people spread further." Hadi's tone was serious. "If we let them fly to other cities and perform more sacrifices, the consequences will be disastrous."

The staff all nodded in agreement. Then the army began to march faster, resting only eight hours a day. Although the soldiers were tired, they gritted their teeth and persevered. They had all heard about the situation in Xikagou, and no one wanted the disaster to spread to other places.

Egwene sat in Hardy's carriage and told more details. She said that the Stonemasons had set up a large number of magic circles in the city, and then killed many people, using their blood to water a huge magic circle. Those bat people were teleported here through this magic circle.

"They are crazy." Egwene said in pain, tears streaming down her face. "They are willing to bring these monsters to fight you."

"This is the terrifying thing about the followers of the evil god." Hadi sighed, "They will stop at nothing to achieve their goals."

Abi Yabei rode a horse and followed the carriage. As she listened to Egwene's story, she felt the cruelty of war for the first time. This was no longer a simple fight, but a battle that concerned the survival of the entire human race.

"Hadi, how long will it take us to get there?"

"At this rate, we will reach Sika Valley in three days," said Hardy. "Hopefully it won't be too late."

Egwene lowered her head, tears dripping onto her skirt. She thought of her family trapped in the palace, wondering if they were safe now.

Hardy held her hand, silently comforting her.

The army continued to advance northward, twice as fast as before. Everyone felt the urgency of the situation. This was no longer a simple war of conquest, but a war for the survival of the race.

Three days of forced march left the soldiers exhausted, but when they saw the scene at Xikagou, all their fatigue turned into shock.

The dark clouds enveloped the entire city, as if an eternal night had fallen. Even at noon, the sun could not penetrate the strange black fog. There was no one on the city wall, but screams could be faintly heard from inside the city.

"The other four armies are in place," the adjutant reported to Hadi, "we have completely surrounded Sikagou."

Egwene stood on the carriage, looking at her hometown shrouded in black fog, clutching her skirt tightly with both hands. When she escaped from the city three days ago, the situation was not so bad. Now the whole city is swallowed by darkness, and she can't even recognize her own...brother..." She muttered to herself.

Hadi had a temporary command post set up. Generals from all directions quickly gathered, and Bing Xixi and Dajiba also arrived. They were all tired and anxious, and this strange black fog made everyone feel uneasy.

"There is no time to make tactical deployments. I can feel the magic power in the city is getting stronger and stronger." Hadi swept his eyes over everyone: "I will be the first to rush into the dark cloud, and the dragon knight will follow. And you, attack the city immediately, don't hesitate, understand?"

Hardy understood that the evil god and the bat man had also made a move. They did not wait for Hardy to eliminate all the "negative" factors. They took the initiative to provoke a war and threw the white gloves of duel to Hardy.

The generals nodded firmly. (End of this chapter)