Idle game leads to another world.

Chapter 182 Pocket Encounter (1)

The 648th year of the Demon King Calendar.

Late June, morning.

As summer approaches, it is cloudy and rainy on the south side of the Spine of the World Mountains. The abundant water vapor gathers into raindrops that fall from the sky, flowing along the winding rocks and hillsides into small streams.

A team of about four hundred people were riding on the slippery ground. They were flying the flags of the Demon Kingdom of Avarus and the emblem of the Earldom of Fran. The battle flags that would have been held high in the past were now listless, just like these people.

Rainwater seeped in through the gaps in the cavalrymen's armor, and many of them had already been soaked, causing the bloodstains on the bandages that should have dried up to spread again.

The rain not only drained their physical strength, it also seemed to drain everyone's will. They didn't know where to go, and they just followed Count Fran at the front of the team in a daze. He was the only backbone of these people.

But Count Fran was also very confused at this time. Apart from knowing that he could not stop, he also didn't know where to go.

Count Fran and Count Leon are two completely different people. He is a nobleman, but he never bullies others. He believes that the reason why nobility is noble is because nobility has to bear more obligations, rather than simply being able to exercise more rights.

His territory is located in the upper reaches of the Thorhan River, which flows into the sea along the side of the World Spine Mountains. It is the closest cargo transit station to the City of Departure.

Although the territory is called Fran Territory, people actually prefer to call it Crescent Fort because the fortress is built in a crescent-shaped valley with unclimbable towering cliffs on three sides. As long as a city wall is built on the front, it will be a natural fortress.

The goods traveling to and from Qihang City brought considerable wealth to Half Moon Castle. Count Fran used most of the wealth on improving people's livelihood. The local civilians lived a very prosperous life, and Count Fran was quite loved.

Since the territory was located on an important shipping route, a number of troops were stationed there to deal with bandits. Together with Count Fran’s own private soldiers, the total number was five to six thousand.

Among the many lords of the Avarus Demon Kingdom, the strength of these soldiers is definitely at the bottom, but Count Fran's reputation and loyalty can be ranked among the top few.

He is an ideal aristocrat, polite and never evading or shirking his responsibilities. He loves his country and is loyal to the royal family, but also cares about the common people. He is a good aristocrat with a good reputation.

But this good nobleman doesn't seem to be very good at fighting.

He is one of those characters in strategy games whose internal affairs attribute is as high as 70 or 80, but whose military attribute is probably less than 30 or 40.

When the news came that the capital had been captured by the Four-Nation Alliance, facing this emergency, Count Fran, as always, demonstrated his superb domestic management skills.

Immediately organize everyone in the territory to prepare for defense, and release a large number of scouts to try to gather intelligence.

The reason why soldiers were not organized to help immediately was that the fiefdom nobles were not allowed to leave their territories at will, let alone lead troops to the capital, which was considered a tendency to rebellion.

In other words, Count Fran initially believed that the news that the capital had been captured was purely false information released by the enemy and he did not believe it from the bottom of his heart.

It's just the result, obviously it has nothing to do with whether he believes it or not.

After conquering the capital, the four-nation coalition forces immediately expanded their forces and marched towards other noble fiefdoms of the Avarus Demon Kingdom. Count Fran was shocked but also mentally prepared to die in battle.

Then fate played another joke on him.

One of the four-nation coalition forces, the Subia Demon Kingdom Army, known as the Tiger of the Kingdom, passed by his territory in a strong manner, but turned around and attacked Qihang City as if ignoring it, and did not care about Count Fran at all.

This is understandable. Qihang City is the largest fortress city in the North and an important naval port. Once it is captured, the naval power of the Avarus Demon Kingdom will be basically paralyzed, which is equivalent to controlling the North. On the other hand, Fran Territory has basically no strategic value, and if it is attacked, it will have to face the difficult-to-attack Half Moon Fort, which is not worth the loss. Therefore, the attitude of the four-nation coalition towards Fran Territory is to blockade and ignore it.

The greatest insult is not someone pointing at you and scolding you, but someone treating you as if you don't exist.

Fortunately, the frightened and angry Count Fran did not lose his mind. He calmly judged the enemy's movements based on limited intelligence and personally led the cavalry to harass the logistics supply lines of the Subia Demon Kingdom's army.

On the one hand, doing so can help relieve the pressure on Qihang City, and on the other hand, Count Fran can also re-establish contact with Qihang City.

The second point is very important.

Soon after the news of the fall of the capital came, the connection between Fran Territory and the surrounding territories was almost cut off, with only occasional rumors coming in.

He didn't know whether the lords around him were still resisting or had already surrendered. This feeling of loneliness was unbearable for him.

So far, Count Fran has done a good job. The surprise attack on the transportation supply line has indeed caused some trouble to the Subia Demon Kingdom’s army.

But you have to understand that the nickname of the Kingdom Tiger is not just a joke.

As usual, he led his troops out to harass the supply line, and as expected, Count Fran fell into an ambush.

What's even more terrifying is that he and his soldiers are most familiar with the terrain here, but every time they find a way out, it is blocked by the enemy. It feels like he is jumping in the palm of the Kingdom's Tiger's hand, and no matter where he runs, it will be predicted.

Count Fran had been fleeing with his troops for two days and two nights, and had only rested for a few hours at a farm they encountered along the way. The physical strength of both men and horses had almost reached its limit.

What made him even more heartbroken was the looks in the eyes of the common people on the farm.

The fear when he saw Count Fran and the relief when they left were like a sharp sword piercing Count Fran's heart.

The people have begun to accept the invaders and are afraid that their own country's army will cause trouble for them.

The country he loved was in shatters, the king and prince he was loyal to died in the war, the princess was missing, and even the people began to abandon him.

Count Fran hammered his armor hard. He wanted to roar to vent his emotions, but he couldn't do it. The soldiers behind him were still watching. They followed the lord they were loyal to, just like Count Fran was loyal to the royal family.

He couldn't let the soldiers down.

Looking up at the sky, raindrops slid down the edge of the helmet and hit his face. He couldn't tell whether it was rain or tears.

Count Fran has tried very hard and exhausted all his talents, but facing the tide of the times he is like a fragile baby and has no resistance.

why?
Why is all this happening?
No one would give him an answer. The answer to this question was like the hazy vapor covering the road ahead, which was unclear and incomprehensible.

He seemed to have a premonition that this place might be the place where he would die.

The heavy rain was still pouring down, not only taking away too much of his physical strength, but also gradually extinguishing the fire in Count Fran's heart...

(End of this chapter)