Chapter 454: An Army of Unknown Origin
"Alright! Scathach, that's enough!"
Artoria stopped Scathach from taking any further action. After all, Ma Chao was an envoy of the Han Empire, and the two sides had signed an alliance, so Ma Chao should be given full respect.
"Qi, I'm going to find my lovely apprentice!" Scathach pouted, but still did not go against Altria's wishes.
"Young man, if there is a chance, please invite the Lord Wen you mentioned to visit Great Britain!" Scathach opened a black space door, left a few words, and disappeared.
“It’s really dangerous!”
Ma Chao breathed a sigh of relief. It was impossible for him to defeat a master of this level. It would be better for him to practice with guys like Cu Chulainn and improve his strength.
"Go back, she won't do anything wrong while I'm here!"
Artoria comforted Ma Chao . After all, an enemy like Scathach was beyond Ma Chao's ability to defeat. She couldn't let the messenger feel insecure, otherwise she would be incompetent as the Knight King.
"Then I'll take my leave first!" Ma Chao bowed and carried Arash away.
"Wen Hou? I'm really looking forward to it!"
Watching Ma Chao disappear, Artoria sighed. If she didn't have the burden of these people, she might have called her friends and followed Ma Chao to the Han Dynasty to compete with Wen Hou.
Shaking her head, Altria continued to devote herself to the cause of food, which was more important.
But things went against his wishes. As a king, how could he have a peaceful and stable life?
Before Altria was half full, Lancelot hurried into the room to report.
"My king, an army of unknown origin was discovered near the southeast edge. Please issue an order to make a decision!"
"An army of unknown origin?" Artoria was stunned and felt a little uneasy. There should only be Parthia and Kushan in this direction, so how could an army of unknown origin appear?
"Could it be the Northern Huns' troops?" Artoria frowned and thought. The appearance of an army of unknown origin in this direction was not a good thing and it was very likely to affect the overall situation.
"I remember Kai is stationed nearby. Let Kai take his men to negotiate and see if they are Parthian and Kushan troops. Try to avoid conflicts." Altria thought for a while and gave the order.
Whether it is Parthia, Kushan, or Northern Huns, they are all forces that Great Britain can rely on. She does not want to come into conflict with these forces, as that would only make Rome happy, which is not a good thing.
"Yes!" Lancelot left in a hurry. If it were an ordinary bandit, he would not have come to disturb Artoria. According to the intelligence, this army of unknown origin was very powerful.
"How could something like this happen when winter is so close?" Altria thought. Logically speaking, everyone needs to keep warm in winter, so it is not a good time to start a war.
"Sir Bedivere, send a message to the regional leaders to strengthen defenses in the direction of Rome to prevent any accidents."
In the end, Artoria, who had no clue, had to give up thinking and ordered each defense zone to strengthen its defense to prevent the Roman winter from taking it by surprise.
And at the place where Lancelot said, an army of unknown origin, actually Li Que and his men, randomly chose a direction and ran here.
In the temporary camp, Li Que and others were studying the next plan. After they ran over aimlessly, they found that there were several legions stationed here, which made them feel very difficult.
After patiently observing for several days, Li Que finally decided to give up on his own initiative. The opponent's configuration was simply too good, and the defense line of nearly 20,000 people was a tough nut to crack for them.
If they all brought their headquarters with them, they could give it a try, but they only had 3,000 headquarters and 5,000 new recruits, which was not suitable for them to fight to the death with these legions.
The Qiang people were not considered as combat forces by them at all. They were only responsible for escorting food and fodder. Li Que and his men never expected the two thousand Qiang people to be able to fight.
"Forget it, let's retreat. We can't fight here!" Li Que was helpless. If they really wanted to fight, they could, but it was not worth it.
At least 10,000 pairs of talents, coupled with more than 10,000 single-talented garrison troops, is a tough nut to crack with their current configuration.
If a real fight breaks out, regardless of whether we win or lose, at least half of the recruits will be killed or wounded, which is completely unnecessary.
"Let's retreat! Let's change direction and continue heading north. The north is the best direction, so there will be no problem heading north!"
Li Que, a severe fortune-telling patient, assured with great confidence that even though Li Que himself did not know what was in the north, the mysterious self-confidence derived from metaphysics gave him confidence.
The inexperienced Li Bai and Zhang Xiu had been persuaded by Li Que, but the experienced Fan Chou and others were not moved at all.
Others may not know, but how could they not know how deceitful Li Que is? Even though Li Que is now making solemn promises, his credibility is basically zero and he has no reference value at all.
"Beep, beep, beep~" Three alarm sounds interrupted the discussion of Li Que and others. Li Que and others immediately felt nervous. This was the alarm agreed upon by their Xiliang Iron Cavalry. They knew from this sound and frequency that a military general who could fly was coming.
But then they all relaxed again. It was different now than before. They didn't have super masters before, so they were always nervous when facing warriors who could use internal energy to leave their bodies.
After all, they are not afraid of a large army confrontation, but they are afraid that the opponent will launch a surprise attack and decapitation. They, the Xiliang faction, are short of experts.
But now it’s different. Not only does we have Zhang Xiu, a capable younger generation, but we also have Li Bai, who is even more capable. There’s no need for a mere expert to be nervous.
"They should be envoys coming to negotiate. Let's go meet them!" Guo Si looked excited. He never thought that one day they would be able to play a duel of generals.
On the other side, Kai, who was ordered to come, was flying in the air, feeling extremely fearful.
"He's very imposing and powerful, definitely not some roving bandit. With black hair and black eyes, could he be a Roman?" Kai frowned.
If the people in front of him were really Romans , then an extremely fierce battle today would be inevitable. Some of the soldiers in the army on the ground seemed to be stronger than his own. Even the troops stationed on the border might not be able to defeat the army in front of him.
When Li Que and others stood out from the crowd, Li Bai in white and Zhang Xiu in military uniform were particularly conspicuous. This discovery made Kai's heart skip a beat and he wanted to escape immediately.
"When two armies are at war, envoys are not killed. Since you are here, come down and have a seat!"
Incomprehensible words rang in Kai's ears, shocking him. He had never expected to meet a powerful boundary-breaking expert in such a place.
