Chapter 25: Successful Breakout

The group moved very quickly and soon went around the side of Team One's battlefield.

Occasionally, some Ou Yun soldiers discovered them, but Team No. 3 was basically composed of elite soldiers and a group of war horses rushed over and broke through the encirclement of Ou Yun soldiers.

Richard, as a second-level wizard, was on horseback at the center of the team. The team successfully broke through without him even having the chance to cast magic.

"Don't fight, keep moving forward."

The deputy army commander smashed the head of an Ouyun regular soldier with a hammer while commanding the troops.

The group quickly broke out of the blockade of the Ouyun soldiers and entered the jungle.

Ten minutes later, a golden figure flew from the north, landed on the ground, listened to a few reports from his soldiers, and then hurriedly took off into the air to begin searching for Team No. 3 that had successfully broken through.

Unfortunately, Team No. 3 that entered the jungle is now like a drop of water flowing into a river, with no trace left at all.

Ou Yun, an intermediate warrior, did not dare to fly too low, otherwise the enchanted arrows and spears would also hurt him.

……

At daybreak, Team No. 3, which had completely escaped the pursuit of the Ouyun natives, released a magic flare.

Not long after, two figures, one in red and one in blue, flew over from a distance. They were Harold and Ben, who were holding back the four intermediate fighters of Ouyun.

"Fortunately you didn't follow the original route. I just saw from the air that at least 20,000 natives of Ouyun were ambushing there."

Harold said hurriedly as soon as he landed.

The deputy commander glanced at Richard and said, "This time it's all thanks to Richard. If it weren't for Richard's advice, I would definitely have followed the original route."

"Oh?"

Harold was a little surprised, but he also knew that his deputy commander was indeed a person who didn't know how to adapt. Then he looked at Richard and asked, "Are you Richard?"

"You have advanced to the second-level wizard at such a young age. You have great talent!"

Richard dismounted and bowed, then replied, "I am Richard."

Harold took out a ring from his hand and threw it to Richard, who quickly caught it with both hands.

The ring is inlaid with a dark blue gem. The gem is crystal clear and has a faint glow. This ring is actually a precious magical equipment.

Richard had long known how precious magic equipment was. Even the cheapest magic equipment would cost nearly a hundred gold coins.

"Thank you for the reward, Lord Military Commander."

Harold waved his hand. "It's just a low-level magic equipment. Compared with your contribution, it's nothing."

"As for you, as a second-level wizard, you don't even have a piece of magic equipment on you. I am really surprised."

Richard was a little embarrassed, "I just became a Level 2 wizard, and I haven't saved enough gold coins yet."

Harold laughed and said nothing more, and began to lead the team further south.

Two days later.

The group arrived at Laixuan Town, which was a small town, but was home to the Purple Flag Army of the Seven-Colored Flag Corps, which was mainly responsible for the logistics of the other six armies.

The town, which should have been bustling, has now been under martial law. Apparently, Laixuan Town has also learned the news that the Green Flag Camp has been besieged.

However, the Purple Flag Army and the Green Flag Army were not the armies in charge of combat, so the Purple Flag Army did not send out support, but chose to impose martial law. As long as they could guard the food and supplies of the Seven-Colored Flag Army, the Purple Flag Army would not have too much responsibility in this battle.

The breakout team of the Green Flag Army raised their military flags from a distance. The originally gorgeous flags had been stained with blood at some point, and the flying flags looked a little desolate.

Harold did not wait for the breakout team, but flew directly into Laixuan Town.

The remaining Richard and others still need to wait for the Purple Flag Army to confirm their identities before they can enter Laixuan Town.

"The commander is in trouble this time. Of the entire army and the construction team, only a few of us are left alive." George approached Richard and whispered.

Richard did not comment. Although Harold gave him a precious magic ring, it was undeniable that the Green Flag Camp was suddenly surrounded, and Harold, as the military leader, must bear some responsibility.

The Ouyun soldiers' mobilization of hundreds of thousands of people was not discovered in advance, and Richard was attacked by the Ouyun soldiers before he entered the Green Flag Camp.

All these show that the Green Flag Army’s management is very chaotic and it cannot even carry out basic reconnaissance of the enemy.

Richard was also curious about the military's punishment for the military leader who committed such a serious crime, so he asked, "I wonder how the military will deal with Harold this time?"

"What else can we do? It will definitely be the same as before. First, we will remove him from his position as military commander, and then we will calculate his military merits. If his military merits are not enough, he will be demoted to the vanguard army to earn military merits."

"..."

Richard was speechless. Two or three thousand people died, and this was the punishment. No wonder the military commander didn't manage the army well.

"Ugh!"

George sighed and said, "We are conscripted soldiers. We are neither a direct force trained by the military nor a private army of the nobles."

"It turns out that we are the kind that our grandma doesn't love us, and our uncle doesn't care about us."

"But with your status, it shouldn't be difficult for you to leave the Green Flag Army, right?" Richard knew that George actually came from an earl's family and had an extraordinary background.

"Nobles also have their own worries. Although my family is very powerful, they will not pay too much for a non-direct descendant like me. This time I joined the Green Flag Army for a simple experience, so that I could have a greater say in the family by gaining military experience, but I didn't expect to encounter such an experience."

Richard nodded to show his understanding. He himself was the baron's second son. Although the baron had supported him with several hundred gold coins for his military service this time, by the time Richard had his offspring, they would probably have little to do with the baron.

As they were talking, the group entered Laixuan Town.

Just because of the martial law imposed by the Purple Flag Army, they were assigned to a barracks and their range of movement was restricted. They could not leave until receiving new orders from the military.

Hundreds of people were crowded in one barracks, so it was inevitable that some people would be dissatisfied. But except for the two deputy army commanders who were able to leave, everyone else was under strict surveillance by the Purple Flag Army.

Richard and his companions rode on horseback for two consecutive days, and then went straight into the barracks and found a bed in the corner to rest.

After Richard rested for a while, he woke up to find that there was a conflict between the breakout team and the Purple Flag Army. At this moment, the three army leaders had left, and the breakout team had no one to support them. Instead, the people who had the conflict were taught a lesson by the Purple Flag Army.

The Purple Flag Army soldiers who had gained the upper hand became even more arrogant and began to mock the team that was breaking out.

Richard frowned and looked at the other people around him, and found that most of them had humiliated expressions on their faces, but did not take any action.

Some people, however, acted nonchalant and just ate and rested.