Chapter 253 Chapter 223 White Feather Knights

Holding the wine glass filled by Du Wei himself, Alpha quietly looked at the amber liquid in the glass, as if in a daze. ...well, come have a drink with me... Come have a drink with me... The earl who patted himself on the shoulder, praised himself for a good job, and then dragged himself to drink... What about now? He may have returned to Luo Lin's hometown, guarding the castle, dissipating all his arrogance, and slowly aging in a willingness to be ordinary... Yes, that's it. Amid mediocrity, grow old slowly. Thinking of this, Alpha suddenly felt an impulse in his heart, he really wanted to throw out the glass of wine in his hand!

He wanted to laugh, to laugh out loud, to laugh! I, the mission I swore to protect... it is no longer there! I, the family I was willing to die for... It is no longer there! I, the oath to which I could dedicate my life... it is no longer there! And... the person who used to be able to make himself willing to die with a single order... he is not here anymore! ! count!grown ups!Raymond... Now you are probably sitting in the study in Rolling Castle, sitting in front of the fireplace, warming the fire, with a blanket on your knees, the only thing that needs you to think about the most is what to have for dinner, or what will the weather be like tomorrow? it will rain...

ridiculous! ! ! What is ridiculous is not only you, but also me, I am Alpha! ! My more than forty years of life, most of my life, have been dedicated to the mission in my heart!But in the end... I'm still staggering and struggling to move forward... But Earl Raymond, what about you? You left? ! joke!What a joke! ! So what am I?What is my alpha? The common lofty ambitions of the past, you just leave as soon as you say.Yes, you failed, you can retreat. And me?Can I return it? At this moment, Alpha's heart suddenly felt extremely tired. He sighed softly, withdrew his gaze from staring at the wine in the glass, closed his eyes, and drank it all in one gulp.

……So be it. A smile suddenly appeared on the corner of Alpha's mouth.There was mockery and exhaustion in the smile. I have lost the goal of my life, and now I don't even know what I am doing. The only thing I can do is to follow that man's last order before he left: help his son until... Hmph, you know the day you die. Alpha gently put down his wine glass, nodded to Du Wei, and was about to turn around and leave. "Please wait, Uncle Alpha." Du Wei suddenly called to stop the old head guard. Alpha stopped in his tracks and looked back at Du Wei: "Is there any other orders, young master?"

Du Wei took a deep breath, looking at the handsome middle-aged knight in front of him, Du Wei suddenly felt a little uneasy. Because what he saw in this man's eyes was an unshakable numbness!Even... in his eyes, there was actually a hint of... dead air! ! "Uncle Alpha." Du Wei walked around from behind the desk and walked up to the chief guard. His tone was very serious: "I don't think we have had a chance to have a good talk since we left the imperial capital. I remember my childhood You hugged me when I was here... At that time, in my opinion, you were the most powerful warrior I knew. You were also the most trustworthy guardian in the family."

Alpha seemed to smile, and said lightly: "Master...that's just my duty." "It's not that simple." Du Wei shook his head, his voice was low: "I know, you have been depressed since your father lost power and went into hiding... Have you despaired of your family?" Alpha said nothing. Du Wei said slowly: "Now everyone calls me 'Duke Tulip', even in the official records of the empire, my surname has been changed to 'Rudolph'. But... what I want to tell you is , I know in my heart that my name is Duvi Rollin! It's 'Rolin'! Not 'Rudolph'!!"

Alpha still didn't speak. "Uncle Alpha, I know your disappointment with the family." Du Wei tried his best to use the most sincere tone: "But do you know... I promised my mother! As long as there is me, the hope of the Luo Lin family will definitely be gone." I will cut it off! Although everyone calls me 'Tulip' or 'Rudolph' now, I assure you that one day, I will let the name 'Rolin' stand on the mainland again!" Seeing the resolute expression on Du Wei's face, Alpha's eyes didn't seem to fluctuate much.The middle-aged knight pondered for a while, then suddenly asked: "Master, did you see any scenes when you first returned to Luolin Plain?"

Du Wei was taken aback. Then it suddenly appeared in his mind that he was "assigned" back to Luolin Plain two years ago. When the convoy had just crossed the Luolin River, when the convoy stepped on the Luolin Plain, those accompanying The knights, the scene where the retainers of the Rollins family cheered happily. I remember that at that time, all the cavalry cheered, and some even forgot their discipline and galloped back and forth, letting the horses' hooves trample happily on the black soil!Even their chief didn't intend to restrain these excited subordinates at the moment, but sat on the horse and watched all this with a smile!

Everyone had that kind of proud smile written on their faces, and everyone took off their hats and threw them into the sky and shouted: "Home!! The Luolin people have returned to their land!!" This is a sense of belonging and honor to the family!It is a sense of belonging that has been deeply imprinted in the blood! Even Ma De... the former groom who was usually unattractive, said very seriously to Du Wei, "Don't call us people from the Cote province, but be sure to call us people from the Luolin Plain! It's Luo Lin, Not a province!" That was the first time Du Wei was shocked when he came to this world.It was also the first time that he was infected by those who cheered home, facing the fertile Luolin Plain, listening to the cheers of those cavalrymen.Even Du Wei, who has always been ashamed, couldn't help but have some expectations for this "home".

Everything, all the glory, all the cohesion, all the love, all come from a name: rollin! Recalling that scene at the beginning, Du Wei suddenly felt that he could understand the heart of the chief guard of Alpha! "Master." Alpha whispered: "Maybe you are still young. At your age, you cannot understand what the name Luo Lin means to people of our age! Maybe you don't know, when the family collapses, , There were crying voices everywhere on the Luolin Plain, and when the private army of the Luolin family was forcibly disbanded, some loyal knights even committed suicide on the spot to accompany the family to be buried!! These...you don’t know, do you?”

Du Wei opened his mouth, but he couldn't speak. Alpha bowed deeply to Du Wei. At this moment, the knight's face finally showed a trace of excitement: "Perhaps, it is a bit ridiculous to say such words in my capacity...but my heart is like this. In my heart, I am already a member of the Rowling family... My father, my grandfather, and even my great-great-grandfather are all loyal members of the Rowling family! People like me have been from birth , I was educated to be loyal to the family all my life. My mission is to defend the honor of the family even if I sacrifice my own blood and life! When necessary, I can hold my sword without hesitation, but challenge anyone Enemy! My whole life has been tightly bound to my family, even my descendants, my bloodline... But suddenly one day, everything changed! The bond that originally tightly held my life was cut off with a single knife My mission, my everything, my glory, and my loyalty all of a sudden don’t exist! Young master, at this moment, although I’m still alive, my heart is already dead.” Du Wei looked at Alpha quietly. "Although..." Alpha breathed out slowly, his voice became lower and lower: "Although, young master, you are determined to revive the family...Although you are from the Luo Lin family. But...you may find it hard to understand , in the eyes of all Luo Lin people, even though your current title is higher than that of the Earl back then! Even though your current power is better than that of the Luo Lin family back then... But, in my opinion... oh, please Forgive my words, in my opinion, you do not represent 'Rowling'." "...Why?!" Du Wei's voice was hoarse. "Because your current title is 'Duke of Tulip', not 'Earl of Rollin'! Because your current territory is the province of Desa, not 'Rolin Plain'! Because your capital is built on the shore of Loulan Lake, not On the edge of the 'Rolling River'!" Alpha said without hesitation: "For an ancient family like the Rollin family...tradition trumps everything!" "But I will work hard to restore all that!" Du Wei clenched his fists: "One day, I will regain the Luolin Plain! Retake the Luolin River! Re-establish the Luolin family's knight order! Uncle Alpha... ...If you are depressed now, then who else can I count on to help me? Although I already have quite a few people under my command, you are the only real member of the Luo Lin family!!" Seeing that the chief guard of Alpha was still silent, Du Wei added: "Besides... my father asked you to stay with me, isn't it just to help me, one day..." "Young Master!!" A spark flashed in Alpha's head guard's eyes suddenly!That... seems to be anger? "Master!" Alpha's voice suddenly became colder: "Don't mention your father to me anymore. Because in my heart, the real Earl Raymond of the Rollins family is dead! Now he lives in Rollins What is in the castle is just a body that has lost its soul and is willing to grow old in mediocrity!" Du Wei was surprised.He didn't expect that when Alpha mentioned his father, there was such resentment in his heart? ! He... Shouldn't he be loyal to old Raymond? "Why...why?" Du Wei asked. "Because he didn't die bravely! Instead, he survived cowardly." Alpha said slowly: "The family is down... I would rather hope that the Earl would bravely accompany the family to die than watch him become a A mediocre old man who is getting old! If that is the case, I, Alpha, will commit suicide and be buried with him!! The coup failed that day, if he wants, I can protect him from the imperial capital with all my might! Return to Luolin Plain to rectify the army, and the next day Fight again! But he chose to surrender! Did he think that this would save the family and avoid more bloodshed? Wrong! Raymond was wrong!!" When Alpha was extremely angry, a strong fighting spirit suddenly emerged from his body!His emotions seemed a little uncontrollable, and he said loudly: "When we Luolin people lost their souls and lost the glory and dignity of the family... living in such a humiliating way is more uncomfortable than dying!! Raymond is wrong !wrong!!" Seeing Du Wei's surprised look, Alpha suddenly had a deep heartache flashing in his eyes, his vindictiveness subsided, he lowered his head, and said slowly: "Master, please forgive my gaffe...I believe your I am determined, and I believe in your sincerity. But right now, I can’t see any hope!” "Why...how can there be no hope?" Du Wei frowned. "You!" Alpha suddenly sneered: "You are already a duke, owning the territory of a province... Then, why do you want to go back to the Luolin Plain in the future? Whether it is the regent or any emperor, you will Do you allow one of your subjects to own two territories? What is a family? To put it plainly, it is: land and people!! And now, your land is in the Desa province! Your people belong to the Desa province People! These people are not from the Luo Lin family! The real Luo Lin family lived on the Luo Lin Plain! For hundreds of years, how many generations have lived on the Luo Lin Plain, drinking the water of the Luo Lin River for a long time. Great! Even if one day, you really erected a Rollin’s flag in the province of Desa... I would not agree that this is the Rollin family! Because this land is not Rollin’s land! And the people here... None of them are Luolin people!!" Du Wei was finally speechless.Alpha glanced at Du Wei, and suddenly he knelt down on one knee, with one hand across his chest, and made the most solemn knight salute: "Master, I deeply understand your ambition. But, I really see now There is not even a glimmer of hope. Maybe you will achieve great achievements far surpassing the ancestors of the Luo Lin family back then, and maybe your name will be engraved in history forever... But, please forgive me, these honors cannot conceal the fact that That is: the real Luo Lin family no longer exists." After saying all this, Alpha got up, stopped talking, turned and left the study. Du Wei was silent for a long time, and he let out a long sigh.He had to admit that Alpha was right, really right! Even if I really set up the Luo Lin flag in the northwest in the future... But can this place be regarded as "Luo Lin's house"? The hundreds of thousands of people living on the Luolin Plain are the real Luolin family!The province of Desa... after all, it is the province of Desa! From this point of view, he kept saying that he wanted to restore the family's glory... It was really too simplistic. If you really want to restore Luolin, unless you can get back the Luolin Plain, get back those hundreds of thousands of real Luolin people!But... how could Prince Chen agree to such a thing?How could he return Luo Lin Plain to himself?How could it be possible to return hundreds of thousands of Luo Lin people to himself? This night is... very long! ... When it was not dawn, Du Wei did not let himself continue to be depressed.He pulled himself together and walked out of the study. No matter what the future is, the problems in front of us are the most real ones. The 40,000 Northwest Army is just ten miles outside the city.Another 10,000 prairie wolves have sneaked into their territory. As a lord, as the master of this land, Du Wei certainly cannot allow such a thing! After gathering all the people to board the city gate, Du Wei looked into the distance, and with the eagle eye technique cast, Du Wei could easily see the camp of the Northwest Army. Overnight, the Northwest Army had set up camp ten miles away from the city. "Last night, I sent a few brothers to take advantage of the darkness to investigate." Longbottom pouted and said, "The bastards of the Northwest Army have increased their troops again. They sent a large amount of luggage last night, about an infantry regiment According to my estimation, the food, grass and goods delivered are enough for the 40,000 people outside to eat and drink here for a month. In other words... these guys want to surround us in the city for a month. " Du Wei sneered: "Sure enough, I made a capital investment!" Then he announced: "Gentlemen, I have a bad news to announce. I have received reliable news that these Northwest troops came this time with malicious intentions! They blocked the door to prevent us from going out, in fact, to give the prairie people Cover! The reliable news I got is that at least 10,000 prairie people have sneaked into our territory, broken up into pieces, and are now running wild in our territory." As soon as these words came out, everyone under Du Wei's subordinates changed their expressions! Staff Philip thought the fastest, and he immediately said: "My lord! We must send troops out as soon as possible! Everyone knows the horror of the prairie people! They are a pack of bloodthirsty wolves! If such a pack of wolves are allowed to enter our territory... ...Then the people of the Desa Province will suffer huge losses! These guys will burn, kill and loot, and they will not be soft!" "But we don't have enough troops." Dardanelle frowned: "My lord, are you sure that those prairie people acted in pieces? In this case, we only have a few thousand people in our hands, so even if we go out, the Desa Province is so Daddy, where are we going to find those bastards?" Philip immediately said angrily: "Lord Dardanelle! Are we just watching the prairie wolves running wild on our territory? Those who bleed are all our people!!" Dardanelle immediately argued: "Mr. Philip, that's not what I mean! It's just that I'm considering it from a purely military point of view. Our troops are insufficient. If we want to deal with the prairie people, we must use cavalry, and cavalry... " Having said that, he glanced at Longbottom.The meaning of this look is obvious: we don't have many cavalry! For the first time, Du Wei had doubts about Longbottom's "elite soldier" strategy.Because of the high requirements of the two hundred and five generals on the quality of cavalry, Du Wei has only one cavalry regiment under his command. Three thousand cavalry. How to deal with ten thousand prairie wolves?And it's still a prairie wolf who breaks up into pieces and acts scattered!These people will definitely wreak havoc everywhere like locusts! This Longbottom, although Du Wei also supports the strategy of elite soldiers.But... the number is too small!It has been a year since I came to the northwest, and the infantry already has nearly 20,000 people, and a full division has been established, but the cavalry has remained at a pitiful 3,000 people... "Cough!!" Longbottom finally coughed and spoke. As soon as he made a sound, the people around him fell silent.After all, among Du Wei's subordinates, only Longbottom was the only orthodox army member with the richest military experience.And the others, neither Philip nor Dardanelle, have ever really been in the army. "Gentlemen, I don't think the situation is that bad." Longbottom's eyes revealed a gleam of brilliance: "Don't forget, there is Robert Knight and his two infantry regiments outside!" Knight Robert is not in Loulan City at the moment.As Du Weiqin appointed the infantry leader of the Tulip family's private army, Knight Robert now has four infantry regiments with 16,000 soldiers in name.In fact, one of the most elite infantry regiments stayed in the capital, Loulan City, to guard the capital. An infantry regiment was ordered to be stationed in the former capital city of Gilliat, now Duwei's "secret factory". The remaining two infantry regiments of 8,000 people were scattered and stationed in various parts of the Desa province, acting as local garrison troops. Philip frowned and expressed his worries: "That's true, but the two infantry regiments under Knight Robert are scattered and stationed in various places, and... the two infantry regiments are mixed veterans and recruits, Combat strength does not make people absolutely reassured. If you encounter a large group of prairie cavalry, if you are caught off guard, it is easy to be eaten by the opponent." "But don't forget... the prairie people also broke up their army and sneaked in." Longbottom said loudly, "Although they have 10,000 people, they won't be so scary after they are broken up. And our army is all They are stationed in towns. With the cautious character of Robert Cavaliers, the officers he trained should be very careful. These days, the spring drills and the transfer of the Northwest Army, the Duke has already ordered the garrison troops to be careful. The prairie people want to sneak attack Otherwise, there are not many chances. As long as our local defenders strictly guard the gate, there will be no major problems...Of course, we can't sit still, we still have to send people out. But, what I mean is, don't be too pessimistic, The situation is not as bad as expected.” Du Wei pondered for a while, and as the supreme leader, he made a decision: "I trust Knight Robert, he is a trustworthy person, I believe that under his leadership, those prairie wolves will not take advantage ...It's just that our problem now is that we have to find a way to send the cavalry out! Otherwise, it will take a long time and it will always make people worry." The duke has made a decision, then the people below will stop arguing.Everyone looked at Du Wei. "We need a way to get out." Dardanelle said: "The Northwest Army is clearly besieging the city! Since they have colluded with the prairie people, they will never let our army out of their encirclement! General Longbottom The subordinates went out to investigate last night. These prairie people sent several cavalry of thousands of soldiers to patrol around our city. They are very vigilant. It is impossible to sneak out. If they want to go out...the only way is to break through ! My lord... Maybe we should prepare to fight the Northwest Army!!" Du Wei glanced at Dardanelle, then at Longbottom and the officers behind him, all of them had resolute and eager expressions on their faces. "Strike hard?" Du Wei thought for a while, his eyebrows raised, and he was about to give an order when Philip suddenly said in a low voice, "My lord, maybe I have a way." "Ok?" Philip was unhurried, with a smile on his face: "My lord, you forgot that the Marquis Liszt is still in the city. I heard that General Lu Gao of the Northwest Army is the loyal servant of the Marquis." Minister! Presumably, members of the Northwest Army dare not stop the Liszt family from leaving the city." After a pause, Philip smiled and said, "Mrs. Lister is here this time. She brought a team of the 'White Feather Knights' of the Lister family!" Du Wei's eyes lit up. Philip continued to laugh and said, "With the friendship between you and the Marquise Liszt, my lord, it should not be difficult to borrow the name of the White Feather Knights. The only difficult thing is to equip it. Fortunately, the most famous White Feather Knights The characteristic is the white horse and silver armor. We have a lot of white horses. If we don’t have enough, we can get some fuel to fake it. The other party can’t see any flaws in a hurry. As for the silver knight’s armor, there should be enough in the warehouse... ...Finally, we only need to borrow the banner of the White Feather Knights of the Liszt family. I think the Northwest Army is embarrassed to intercept the cavalry regiment of the Liszt family. They dare not stop!" "But... the White Feather Knights only have 200 people this time... Besides, everyone knows that the White Feather Knights only have 500 people in total, and our cavalry has 3,000 people! Going out like this, Everyone knows it's fake." Dardanelle frowned. Philip smiled and did not speak. Du Wei already smiled knowingly: "This is not difficult! According to the establishment of a knight with four followers, as long as our team does not check more than 800 people, it will not arouse suspicion. We put three The thousand cavalry were divided into four teams, and they walked out in four directions. Hmph, even if they meet the opposing cavalry, they won't see anything..." There are no telephones and mobile phones in this world!Even if the four teams encounter the enemy's interception at the same time, the opposing army will not be able to communicate with each other!Immediate contact is impossible, even if the four teams are discovered at the same time, the other party will not know that we have four teams of "White Feather Knights" going out at the same time!After they found out, our cavalry had long gone. The only problem is...the Marquise Liszt owes another favor! ... Sure enough, Marquise Liszt agreed to Du Wei's request without hesitation.She even offered to lend Du Wei all the real two hundred members of the White Feather Knights she brought with her!Two hundred people were divided into four teams, and they followed Du Wei's four teams of cavalry out of the city. Each team brought dozens of real White Feather Knights with them, so that even if they encountered enemies, they would be easier to pass by. In addition, Mrs. Liszt made a small request, which is to let Muse go out with Du Wei. "Muse is the heir of the family after all. With him by your side, even if the Northwest Army really intercepts, Muse must come forward..." When Marquise Liszt said this, she smiled slightly: "Even if Lu Gao is present, but also to give our family this face." Du Wei thought for a while, although it was inconvenient to go out with Muse, if there was a fight... that's all!As long as this kid is honestly by my side, I can take care of him more. With my current strength, a magician with level six strength can't take care of a kid? Philip is indeed a capable guy. He gathered enough silver armor from the warehouse in the shortest time. Even if there was not enough, he simply painted it with paint. As for the horses, he did the same. Before noon, the four gates of Loulan City opened at the same time, and four teams of cavalry rushed out of the capital city from four directions. According to the distribution, Du Wei led a team, Longbottom led a team, Hussein led a team, and the last team lacked a leader. Although there was a cavalry captain, the officer's rank of warrior was not high. It's hard to guarantee that if you meet a prairie wolf... those guys might bring a shaman with them!After all, there must be a master accompanying the army! After thinking for a while, Du Wei invited the chief guard of Alpha to follow the team. In this way, the members of the four teams, my team has their own existence, a sixth-level magician, and even though they can't be summoned on weekdays, Semel will definitely save him at critical moments.There are also twenty-eight magic students in his team, so many people, the weight is enough. In Longbottom's team, the 250 generals were also quite strong.Just in case, Du Wei also invited two disciples of Master Aili Ke to follow Longbottom's team. Needless to say, Hussein... As long as the Dragon Clan doesn't come to make trouble, there is still no one on the mainland who can match Hussein!Shaman?Hmph, a paladin, even a white-robed magician, has to weigh his weight when he meets him! The chief guard of Alpha also has the strength of level eight.A master who can charge against the holy knights, it shouldn't be a problem to deal with the steppe cavalry. The only ones to confess are those who stayed behind in Loulan City! Dardanelle stayed as the city guard.But Du Wei hesitated for a while, and finally found both Miss Nicole and Vivian. "Dardanelle, Your Majesty Queen Medusa, you know her." Du Wei said with a wry smile, "You should also know that it is best not to reveal her identity, otherwise, it will cause great trouble! Therefore, it is not a last resort. , unless the Northwest Army really dares to attack the city, you must never ask Medusa to take action! Do you understand?" Dardanelle had experienced the adventure in the frozen forest with Du Wei, and he was naturally very impressed with this terrifying beautiful snake, so he agreed repeatedly.With this terrifying Her Majesty the Queen in charge, even if the Northwest Army really attacked the city, Dardanelle felt that he was much more confident in guarding the city. "What if the other party really attacks the city?" It was Medusa herself who asked this question. "Then..." Du Wei sneered: "Don't hesitate... just let go and kill people!!" But Du Wei sighed: "Unfortunately, Miss Nicole, although your petrification technique is powerful, it is not a magic of mass destruction... …Naturally, you are not afraid of a lone master, but thousands of troops are not your specialty.” Unexpectedly, Queen Medusa smiled suddenly on her originally indifferent face. Her eyes were still closed, but she raised her head to face the sky. "Du Wei, don't worry, I still have... hair. If necessary, I won't mind turning the ten miles below the city into a hell on earth."