The sunlight shone through the branches and leaves and shone on the ground. The scattered spots of light flickered with the swaying of the branches and leaves. Luo Lina leaned against the tree trunk and watched the soldiers scattered in the forest gather in groups of three to five, whispering about topics of interest to each other. Suppressed laughter could be heard from the soldiers sitting around. This was not allowed during the march, but Luo Lina did not intend to stop them. An appropriate amount of relaxation was also helpful to the morale of the soldiers.
In order to cooperate with Windshadow Craze's plan, Rolina had brought 20,000 of the 50,000 cavalrymen with her. To be exact, she had brought 20,000 warhorses with her. There were only 8,000 cavalrymen with her. The rest of the warhorses were mounted by mages with high magic attainments.
There were more than half of the magic crystals stored in Kruger City in the hands of the 12,000 mages, which were indispensable in Windshadow Kuang's plan. There were even a few Captain-level Advanced Magicians who had received personal guidance from Fasiuri, and had even obtained the treasures of Magicians from Windshadow Craze!! Dragon Soul. In other words, these 12,000 mages were the main force of this team.
Luo Lina still remembered very clearly what Windshadow Kuang had said to her in private in Windshadow Castle the night before she left…
Feng Ying Kuang hugged Luo Lina, who was still panting after the passion, in front of his chest and gently massaged her round and plump buttocks.
"Na 'er, pay attention to what I'm about to say. It's very important. It might affect the success or failure of the entire plan. I estimate that within these two days, the Tyr people will launch a probing attack on this place.”
Hearing the solemn meaning in Windshadow Craze's words, Luo Lina quickly stopped twisting her body and listened attentively. When it came to serious matters, she was always able to quickly restrain her lust, although her will to restrain herself was getting weaker and weaker.
"There will definitely be a third party involved in this war with the Tyr people. The Tyr people must have something to rely on to initiate the war. After the previous two defeats, King Ter must have understood that he wouldn't be able to defeat us with his own strength, much less take over the Krug Prairie. In that case, according to my previous speculation, the third party must be the orcs.”
Feng Yingkuang stuck out his tongue and licked Lolina's neck, which had been bitten by him. He continued to analyze," I've never come into contact with the Orcs, but according to your description, if the Orc army were to intervene in this war, perhaps only the 17th Legion would be able to fight against them. Although the Shivutes would send reinforcements, it would be useless against the Orcs. The ordinary Arthurs army would not be able to stop the Orcs from advancing…Hehe, Na 'er, don't worry. No matter what, I am still a soldier of Arthurs. I won't just leave them be.”
Seeing his wife's worried expression, Feng Ying pecked her red lips. " My plan was actually targeted at this point. According to the relationship between humans and orcs, the Tyr people definitely wouldn't let the orcs stay in their country for too long. Even if two countries that have been at war for generations cooperate, it can't be seamless.
" Borrowing the Byron's borders, bypassing the Tyr's defensive line and directly attacking their rear, the Tyr will definitely draw their forces from their defensive line. When the reinforcements arrive, I will lead 100,000 cavalrymen to break through their defensive line and join you. Then, we will go straight for Sala! After we take down Sala, the Tyr people will definitely return. Arthurs will have to face the undisciplined Orcs. This way, there might still be a chance.”
"I don't understand. Didn't you say that we could win this war according to the plan? But now…"
Feng Yingkuang flipped over and pressed Luo Lina under him." Win? No, I never wanted to win. I just wanted to create the conditions for Arthurs to be undefeated in front of Ter and the Orc army.”
Luo Lina twisted her body. Feng Yingkuang's strong body, which made her feel like she was about to die, was tightly pressed against the soft flesh under her. The redness that had not subsided spread to her cheeks, and her breathing gradually became heavy." I... I still... don't understand."”
"With the strength of the Arthurs, there's no way they can defeat Ter and the Orcs. All they can do is defend. Defending against the enemy's attack and protecting the Empire's territory is considered a victory. My plan was based on this. He wanted to kill as many soldiers as possible and create trouble for them so that they wouldn't have the time to care about the battle between the Orcs and Arcus. The orcs didn't have much trust in the Tell Empire. This way, Arthurs would only have to face the orc army, and the pressure would be much less.”
After listening to Windshadow Craze's analysis, Luo Lina could not help but nod. She was a general who had a deep understanding of war, so she naturally understood it in a bit.
"Therefore, half of the soldiers you bring this time must be Magicians. Cavalry does not have the ability to attack cities, so you can only rely on the few large-scale spells that Fahuri taught the Magicians to capture towns. Na 'er, remember what I'm saying now. After you capture a town, you must kill everyone and burn everything except for the necessary resources. You must not let the Ter Army catch you because you're merciful until I meet up with you…"
Killing intent!
The intense murderous aura woke Luo Lina up from her thoughts. She stood up abruptly and felt an unusually violent murderous aura moving in this direction." Enemy attack! Prepare for battle!"
The soldiers of the 17th legion, who had been retrained according to Windshadow Craze's training method, immediately displayed their perfect qualities. Everyone moved quickly. The cavalrymen mounted their warhorses, and the mages began to gather the magic elements they were good at.
They could also feel a huge pressure at this moment. It was the intuition of a soldier, but the dense forest made their formation very messy.
Slowly, as the pressure increased, the sound of branches breaking could be heard from the forest ahead. Countless rustling sounds made Luo Lina's heart tighten. This was the sound of a large army moving forward at high speed. It was orderly and orderly.
A tattered flag! Two sharp double-edged bone axes were crossed with a round shield that covered most of the axe handles. The edge of the shield was filled with countless broken holes, as if it was telling the world about its countless meritorious deeds.
A sense of powerlessness spread in Luo Lina's heart. This flag represented the most elite troops of the orcs. Although there were only 20,000 people, more than two million humans were buried in the hands of this army. Perhaps, only the legendary Dragon Knight and Wind Shadow Craze's " Crazed Battle Team " could compete with them on this continent.
This was the Beastmen's trump card! Berserk Legion!
On the third night after Wind Shadow Mad led 200 Mad Battle Squad members to the Western Swamp, or to be exact, the early morning of the fourth day, the entire 17th Division used the excuse of night training to silently withdraw from the garrison fort that they had been guarding for half a year, leaving behind all the tents and reserves, and quietly disappeared into the night.
The camps of the two legions that followed Joseph here were located in the middle of the two garrisons. They formed an inverted " Pin " with the two garrisons. On the surface, they could " support any garrisons at any time ".
However, from their position, it seemed that they had the intention of letting the 17th legion take the lead and be cannon fodder to defend against the Tyr people.
According to Joseph's orders, the two legions under his command would be loitering around the two garrisons for a long time every day. In addition, two small teams of soldiers would be stationed in the two garrisons respectively. In the name of convenient communication and coordination, anyone with a little intelligence in the 17th legion knew that this Imperial General who had put on a high and mighty appearance was monitoring them.
Although the commander-in-chief had great power, the two garrisons were built by the 200,000 soldiers of the 17th legion. It was impossible for outsiders to figure out the arrangement of the garrisons in the dark in just a few days.
The soldiers sent by Joseph to monitor them were intentionally confined to a very small area in the garrison fortress by the soldiers of the 17th legion. When the 17th legion disappeared from the garrison fortress, the small group of soldiers did not notice at all.
"General, the 17th legion has disappeared!”
A fast horse quickly approached from afar. When there were still 20 steps left, the cavalryman jumped off the back of the horse and rushed to Joseph. He reported his discovery to the commander in chief in a trembling voice.
"Disappeared? The 17th legion had disappeared? Tell me in detail." After all, Joseph was a general of the Empire. Although his heart trembled when he heard the soldier's report and realized that he might have fallen into an extremely bad situation, his face was unusually calm.
Perhaps influenced by the commander-in-chief, the panicked cavalrymen calmed down and began to report their findings in detail." I followed the general's instructions to check the garrison fort in front, but I found that there was no one in the fort!”
It turned out that after Feng Yingkuang led 200 personal guards away in a hurry, he left the two garrison fortresses on the Kuge Prairie to Joseph. However, he did not leave any useful information for Joseph, which made Joseph extremely angry.
He thought that after Windshade left, the 17th Legion would be easily controlled by him, the commander of the war commanded by King Arthur. However, after a few interactions with the officers of the 17th Legion, he realized that he had underestimated Windshade's influence in their hearts. The expected success did not happen, and what welcomed Joseph was extreme resistance and uncooperation.
Forcefully threatening them would not work. The Seventeenth Legion's combat power was not something that the two legions he had brought with him could compare to. The only archmage on the continent, Fahuri, also had an extraordinary relationship with Rolina and Shadewind. He would not stand idly by and watch as their military power was taken away. More importantly, the Tyr people were eyeing them covetously. At this time, they could not afford to make any mistakes internally. Therefore, Joseph thought of a clever idea.
Since ancient times, in order to become an outstanding commander, other than having extraordinary battle commanding skills, one had to charge forward and love the soldiers like their own children. Without the soldiers willing to give their lives to obey, no matter how extraordinary one's ability was, one could not become an outstanding commander. The most basic action of loving soldiers like children was to share weal and woe, eat and sleep together with the soldiers. Therefore, Joseph decided to officially move his commander's tent to the Wind Shadow Castle where his master had left.
Early in the morning, Joseph led his personal guards and set off in high spirits. He had even specially sent a vice captain (the captain of the ten-man team) to the garrison fortress to build momentum for his arrival. He wanted all the soldiers of the 17th Division to know that he was a person who loved his subordinates more than Windshadow.
However, just as he was excitedly preparing his speech for a while, the situation reported by the vice leader made him feel as if he had eaten a live fly. He was extremely depressed.
"The brothers who stayed there seemed to have been drugged. No matter how I tried to wake them up, they wouldn't wake up. I wanted to enter the Wind Shadow Castle to reason with the current person in charge of the 17th Division, but I couldn't get in. The tents in the garrison fortress were all empty. The food and spare weapons were left in place, and only the horses were taken away. I went to another garrison and found that the situation there was the same as here. General, please make your decision!"
"Can't enter?" Joseph frowned and muttered softly. He looked at the deputy chief who was still kneeling in front of him and had to suppress his frustration." Alright, you did a good job this time. Lead the way, take me to the Wind Shadow Castle.”
"Yes, sir!"
Joseph's team rushed toward the garrison fortress that could already be vaguely seen. He was more anxious than anyone else.
Just as the deputy commander had said, there was no one else in the entire garrison except for the 100-man team he had sent to monitor the 17th legion. The empty garrison made Joseph very uneasy.
Ignoring the unconscious 100-man team, Joseph led his personal guards straight to the Wind Shadow Castle. However, he was once again disappointed.
The entire Wind Shadow Castle seemed to be enveloped by some kind of defensive barrier, blocking all outsiders who did not have the owner's permission from entering. Joseph could feel an extremely powerful energy from the sticky defensive barrier, which reminded him of Fasuri!! The only Great Mage on this continent. Such a powerful defensive barrier must be his masterpiece.
" Open it!" Joseph took a step back, giving way to the entrance of the Wind Shadow Castle.
He was very unwilling. The thing he had always wanted was clearly in front of him, but he seemed so powerless.
Those who could be selected as the personal guards of the Empire's general naturally had a strong cultivation. Among the general's personal guards, which were completely dominated by warriors, there were definitely very few mages. After all, they were not suitable to follow the general on the battlefield and kill the enemy. Therefore, the mages who could be selected for the personal guards, especially the personal guards of high-ranking generals, were exceptionally eye-catching.
According to human logic, these mages who were chosen to be the personal guards of high-ranking generals naturally had extraordinary magic attainments.
Among Joseph's personal guards, the 1,000 Warlocks had always been his greatest pride. In the past battles, these 100 Warlocks had made countless contributions to him, turning the tide of the battlefield countless times at the critical moment.
Today, he placed his hopes on them again.
After a while, Joseph stared blankly at the commander's seal in his hand. It belonged to the commander of the 17th legion. He waved his hand behind him with some difficulty, and his subordinates quickly left the main tent in the center of the Wind Shadow Castle.
Joseph could no longer describe his current feelings with words. His hands that were bulging with veins tightly clenched the golden seal that was carved from a special material. Countless mocking laughter seemed to enter his ears from all directions. He was trembling, trembling with extreme anger.
"Feng, Ying, Kuang…I, Swear…"
The Beckers Mountain Range blocked the cold from the north of the continent, making the climate of the Krug Prairie very pleasant all year round. Although it also had four distinct seasons, compared to other places in Arthurs, the temperature difference in the Krug Prairie was not very big. The winter was also very short, only less than two months.
The entire Beckers Mountain Range formed an inverted " V " shape at the junction of the eastern and northern parts of the continent. The top of the " V " shape pointed straight at Krug City.
It only took half an hour for a fast horse to run from Krug City to the edge of the forest that enveloped the Beckers Mountain Range. The dense forest vegetation here provided Krug City with excellent and rich resources.
High-quality animal fur, a variety of precious medicinal herbs, inexhaustible exotic fruits, and large groups of magical beasts had all created unparalleled wealth for Krug. But it was this forest that gave Windshadow Craze a headache for a while.
The forest that the adventurers called the " Forest of Death " stretched from west to east. It was extremely vast. It was not easy for the Seventeenth Legion, which only had 200,000 soldiers, to prevent the spies of the Tyre people from sneaking in or to prevent a cavalry of the Tyre people from charging out from the depths of the forest. With no other choice, Feng Yingkuang could only order the mountain to be sealed. Then, he sent out five squadrons every day, a total of 5,000 patrols to observe day and night, in order to minimize the possible situation.
Although Windshadow Craze had tried his best to build an unbreakable defense system around Krug City, he couldn't find a perfect way to solve the defense problem of the dense forest under the Beckers Mountains.
Therefore, this became a loophole that could be exploited.
"Boss, we've been waiting here for almost three days. How much longer do we have to wait?”
A soldier's complaint immediately attracted a chorus of echoes. In the depths of the forest, which was full of danger, even the strongest person could not stand the tension that was constantly suppressed in their hearts. After a long period of mental tension, what came in exchange was extremely low morale and irritable emotions.
"Shut up! A bunch of idiots!" The Company Leader lowered his voice and scolded his subordinates angrily," It's night time now. Any sound can travel far. If you don't want to be discovered by the Arthurs, then quiet down!"”
"So be it. We have to fight anyway. It's better than staying in this lousy place.”It was still the same soldier who muttered in dissatisfaction after hearing the officer's words.
As if to confirm what he had just said, the soldier's muttering was clearly heard by the squadron leader.
"Soldier, come here!"
Seeing the soldier holding a weapon, the squadron leader's face darkened." What's your name? Why haven't I seen you before? Which team are you from?"
"Milord, I am Zeta, and I belong to the first team of the third team!”
The Company Leader sized up Zeta for a moment and asked: "Are you a new recruit?"
"Yes, my lord! I'll join the army during the new year.”Zeta didn't understand why the lord in front of him would ask him these questions, but he still answered seriously.
"So, Zeta, have you been on the battlefield?" As soon as the captain said that, he felt that his question was very idiotic.
Ever since they lost the fight with Arthurs over the Krug Prairie, the Tell Empire had never experienced a large-scale war. Other than the mountain bandits in the territory, even the Beastmen had quieted down. The task of eliminating the mountain bandits was left to the local reserve troops, and had nothing to do with the regular troops.
"No, my lord! I was assigned to this place right after my training. This is my first time on the battlefield!”Zeta seemed a little excited. He didn't wait for his superior to speak and hurriedly said," I want to fight with the Arthurs. I don't know when we can attack."”
"Oh?" The soldier's answer surprised the captain. He asked with interest,""Zeta, why do you think so? You have to know that people will die in war. The later you fight with the Arthurs, the later you will encounter danger. Aren't you afraid of death?”
"I'm not afraid! For the glory of the empire, I am willing to give up my life!”Zeta's voice unconsciously raised a lot, this voice contained an unusually firm belief.
The Company Leader fell silent, and so did the soldiers of Ter who were scattered around. This was an answer that they could never have imagined.
Most of the soldiers here were rookies like Zeta who had just come down from the training ground. Soldiers who had not experienced the baptism of blood and death, no matter how elite they were, were not worth taking.
The captain was helpless. He didn't understand what those fat nobles were thinking. The new soldiers were all new recruits. How could they compete with the army of the Arthurs Empire?
Sighing, he said to Zeta,"Alright, go and rest. Rest well, and when the time is up, you will have the strength to fight the Arthurs.”
"Yes, sir!"
Looking at the back of the soldier walking away, the squadron leader could not tell anyone about the worries in his heart. No matter how firm their beliefs were, they could not replace the difference in the quality of the troops on both sides. Moreover, the one who was stationed on the Kuge Prairie was the God of War, Feng Yingkuang, who made the people of Terre pale.
Sweeping his gaze over the soldiers around him, the squadron leader felt a sense of sadness. After this war, how many people would be able to return alive?
"Gather all the soldiers.”The squadron leader seemed to have made up his mind. He ordered the messenger beside him," I think they should have the right to know.”
"You may be wondering why we've been here for three days without doing anything.”The Company Leader stood on a raised mound and spoke to the thousand soldiers in front of him. His voice, which he did not deliberately lower, traveled far away." Actually, I'm also very curious! My commanding officer didn't tell me why we're here. He only told me to bring you here and wait for the signal before rushing out to fight the Arthurs! I don't know how many brothers are hiding in this forest like us, waiting for the signal. My commander didn't even tell me what kind of signal it was! However, we are cavalrymen. Only when the charging horn sounds can we follow the flag of the Empire!”
When the soldiers 'emotions gradually cooled down, the squadron leader threw out the main point of his speech." We are now in the territory of the Arthurs Empire. Don't doubt it. We are going to attack the 17th Arthurs Legion led by the man known as the devil! According to my years of experience, this will not be a conventional battle, so I need everyone to be prepared! When the horn of the cavalry sounds, draw your weapons and let the people of Arthurs know the power of our Tyr Cavalry!”
Under the command of this excellent Company Leader, the morale of the previously dispirited soldiers instantly rose. They began to prepare for the sound of the horn that could appear at any time.
Twenty miles away from this squadron, dozens of similar troops were scattered in this vast forest. They were preparing for the plan their commander had made, preparing to use the speed and impact that the Ter Cavalry were proud of to deal a fatal blow to the Arthurs.
This was the plan personally formulated by the only prince of the Tell Empire, the commander of all the armies! Surprise attack!
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