king of the castle

Chapter 347 Entering the battlefield

On the eve of departure, Anna also quietly came to Roger's residence to say goodbye to him. 【】The two of them were lingering for almost the whole night, and Anna seemed to want to express her attachment to Roger in this way.Roger was not in a good mood either, and it was inevitable that he would feel unhappy if he had to part with Anna after only a few days together.

Anna left in a hurry after dawn, and before she left, she told Roger a news that Jenson Button would also participate in the Southern Expedition.However, as the first heir of the Patton family, of course he would not act as a dangerous vanguard like Roger, but would set off with the large army a few days later.

Anna also told Roger that after Vettel's downfall this time, the Barton family has also benefited a lot.They took the opportunity to put a lot of their own people in the military headquarters. This time, Kimmy Raikkonen, the commander-in-chief of the Southern Expedition Army, was also a loyal subordinate of the old Patton, and it was very likely that he would avenge himself against Roger.Therefore, even though Vettel was lost, Roger still had to be very careful during this trip to the south. Not only did he have to fight the enemy, but he also had to guard against being framed by his own people.

Anna's exhortations before leaving also made Roger dumbfounded.I thought that after the Vettel was completely cleared from the kingdom, the southern expedition would be easier this time.Unexpectedly, the front door drove the wolf into the back door, and it fell into the hands of the Barton family.This made Roger wonder whether his character is really bad, why do he always encounter such bad things?

In fact Roger wasn't too worried about his own safety.He has more than 2000 elite soldiers in his hands, as well as a strong castle that can be summoned to the main material world at any time.As long as there is a battle, the power of the soul can be absorbed, and soldiers can be continuously replenished. With these favorable conditions, Roger can almost be said to be invincible.

Even if taking ten thousand steps back, Roger really lost the battle, he could use Sophia's ability to get out of danger.He didn't believe that those desert countries were so strong that they could stop the giant dragon who wanted to escape from leaving.

In fact, what Roger is really worried about is what benefits Jenson Button will get in the war.Roger did not forget that Vettel once said at the New Year's ball that Patton only waited to make meritorious service in this war, and then took this opportunity to ask the king to marry Anna to him.If this guy's scheme really succeeds, Anna and her father, the Duke of Hamilton, will have a hard time doing it.

But Roger also knew in his heart that it was useless to worry about these things now.What he can do now is to fight the enemy bravely in the war as much as possible, and strive to make greater contributions than Patton.After the victory of the war, he also asked Alonso III to marry Anna. Even if he couldn't really get his wish, he couldn't let Barton get ahead.

After leaving the city of Mandos, Roger took the two hundred soldiers who were used as a facade to go south along the road of the kingdom.The climate gets warmer the farther you go south, and when you reach the southernmost counties of the kingdom, the weather has become almost as hot as summer in the north of the kingdom.

The weather has become so hot, so Sophia is naturally refreshed.Dragon Girl no longer rode in the carriage specially prepared for her by Roger, but rode side by side with Roger on horseback.However, Sophia had to be very careful when riding a horse, and be careful to restrain her breath at all times.Once Sophia was a little excited and accidentally leaked a little breath of the dragon, which scared Roger and the horse she was riding to the ground, and dared not go any further no matter how urged.Roger of Nye had to buy two more horses before he could get on the road again.

"You, the weather here is so nice, it's sunny and warm!" Sophia looked up at the bright sunshine and said to Roger very dissatisfied: "Your territory is too cold in winter, why don't we move here to live?" !"

Of course, it was impossible for Roger to agree to Sophia's request. In any case, it was impossible for him to give up the newly improved territory and live in the south for Sophia's personal hobbies.But Roger also had to consider Sophia's feelings, shaking his head and said to her: "It's impossible to move here, but don't worry, next winter I guarantee that your room will be as warm as summer, and I won't let you do this again." Sad!"

Roger is confident in saying this. The "magic air conditioner" developed in cooperation with Addison has already taken shape, and it should be able to be used in the new villa smoothly.Next winter, as long as the heater in Sophia's room is turned up a little, she won't always complain about the cold weather.

Although Sophia regretted not being able to move to the warm south, Roger's words comforted her somewhat.The two walked around like this along the way, and they had already entered Saiya County, which borders the Dry Water Desert.

After entering the range of Seiya County, the traces of the war began to appear.Dazed and ragged refugees can be seen everywhere on the road.Some people fled the battlefield with their families and their mouths, holding the young and dragging the old, and slowly marched northward all the way.Although they don't know how to live in the north, all the refugees have only one thought: the farther away from the terrible war, the better.

As Roger continued to head south, the scars of the war became more and more apparent.Some villages and towns no longer have any residents and have become burning ruins.You can often see unrecognizable corpses on the side of the road. Judging from the clothes of these corpses, most of them are soldiers of the kingdom, and some are ordinary civilians. As for the soldiers of the enemy, they are very rare.

Roger's heart was heavy when he saw this scene.There is still more than a day's journey from the border here, and it is not considered a formal battlefield, but the situation looks so bad.The enemy has been able to penetrate so many borders and cause serious damage to villages and towns, so the battle situation on the front line must be extremely unfavorable to the kingdom.

As the vanguard of the noble army, Roger will definitely face a series of tough battles when he comes to the battlefield under such unfavorable conditions, and he has already prepared for this.

Along the way, Roger led the soldiers and refugees in the opposite direction, and finally arrived at Sellis City, the largest city in Seiya County.This city is also the capital of Seiya County. Thanks to its tall city walls and large number of defenders, it has not yet been breached by the enemy.

However, the mottled traces that can be seen everywhere on the city wall and the obvious blood on the ground outside the city still tell people that this city has also experienced brutal battles.If reinforcements don't arrive in time, it's hard to say how long Sellis City can hold on.

When Roger was still some distance away from the city of Sellis, he was discovered by the scouts sent by the city.After strictly checking Roger's identity, the captain of the scout personally led Roger into the city of Cellis, and he was considered to have officially joined the war.