Chapter 431 The Secret Mission of the Shenmu Guard
As more and more information flows in, a tragic atmosphere begins to pervade the elves.
Yes, no one is optimistic about the upcoming battle.
As old rivals, of course the elves have also thought about some tactical methods to restrain the centaurs. After all, the mobility difference between the two sides is too great. Even with full cavalry, there is still a gap between them and the four legs that come with them.
The elves have found the best way to restrain themselves, which is to use fortresses and fortresses to deploy small forces to slow down the enemy's mobility, and then encircle and suppress them with a large army.
But to do this, a very flexible command and dispatch system is needed. In the past, when the commanders had clear minds, relying on the convenience of the communication magic array, except for the first episode of the Centaur coalition's debut, they entered the hinterland of the World Tree.
Most of them were fighting on the border of the Kingdom of Payat Jaime.
The so-called victory or defeat is just a matter of which side has more casualties. For example, the previous king was grieving for the loss of his wife, so he fell into a trap and was severely tricked. In the end, his life was also lost.
, this can be regarded as the biggest loss for the elves since the confrontation between the elves and the centaurs.
But this record may be broken this time...
Because of the strength and divinity of the World Tree, most of the invaders were weakened before they started fighting. Of course, no decent fortifications would be built in a place like this. It can also be said that this looks no different from other places.
The two environments have hidden murderous intent, which is more conducive to the defensive side. This is why the Shenmu Guards do not need too many people to protect the World Tree.
But as long as you encounter an enemy that can suppress the power of the World Tree, it will be like an irresistible little lamb encountering a big bad wolf.
With the peripheral defense system not working and allowing the Centaur coalition to advance straight in, the elves only have two half-broken armies as a bargaining chip. And whether one of them can be used and whether they dare to use it is still a question.
Such a force has to defend the undefensible World Tree, and the opponent is a strong army known for its mobility. And according to intelligence inference, the opponent has about two thousand people, four times the size of our own side. This is even more embarrassing for the elves.
feel despair.
If we follow the existing tactics of the elves and use the World Tree as a defensive support point, nearby troops will begin to gather. After reaching a certain scale, they will surround the Centaur's retreat, trap the bandits, and then wipe them out. After all, a small force can
If you approach the centaur from behind, you will only lose your life in vain.
In other words, reinforcements that will threaten the centaurs will be gathered in three days at the earliest...
Will they last three days? Not many elves were confident, but no one said the word 'retreat'. In such a depressing atmosphere, they prepared all night long for a war with no chance of winning. They only hoped to suffer all the casualties on their own side.
In the past, it could cause serious enough damage to the centaur, causing the opponent to retreat voluntarily.
According to the report of Pushkin, the Kingdom's Minister of Intelligence, the Shenmu Guards, including the three dead elders and two extraordinary beings, showed no signs of colluding with the Centaurs. They were just forced to start a wrong civil war at the wrong time.
As for why I say "forced", it's because if Liena Titov hadn't directly exposed someone in public, leaving the Shenmu Guards without any room for change, they might not have been able to reach this step.
Furthermore, the failure and death of master assassin Vasily Petrovich was also a crucial turning point.
In response to this, Fen curiously asked someone why he didn't continue to give in as usual and spare the other person's life.
"It's true that the person who did it was an extraordinary person."
Fen nodded.
"If I didn't kill him, what were the chances that he would later apologize and let the matter go?"
Fen is speechless. You don’t need to think about it to know that it’s impossible. People who can transcend the level of life through their own efforts are not arrogant people. Apologize? It doesn’t exist. It is possible for these people to insist on their own ideas.
Unless you encounter someone strong enough to suppress someone to the ground today, it is possible for such a person to calmly accept other people's ideas.
"That is to say, if I don't kill him, the elves on both sides will have the opportunity to sit down and negotiate. And the final result is very likely that at the insistence of the assassin, both sides will choose to give up my chess piece. Then the enemy will start from the two
The extraordinary ones plus the three Druid elders will become the same five powerful elves, and there will be an additional 600 to 700 elven veterans who are accustomed to military formations to attack from both sides."
"Is it necessary to be so pessimistic?"
"Thinking about the worst-case scenario first, and then thinking about how to avoid it, is what I have always done. Because I don't believe in my own luck, and I bet that I can meet the luckiest person without any effort.
situation. If I don’t want to deal with all the elves present at the same time when one of the parties is at odds, the best way is to prevent both parties from having the opportunity to sit down, talk and cooperate. Anyway, get the matter done first, but the other side
That person is not the one I want to reach this point."
In response to such an argument, the lich just shrugged noncommittally. This little guy's thinking will probably never change in his lifetime.
"Then what's next? Watching a show? Or taking action?"
"Is it possible for us here to stay out of it?"
"It's quite difficult. If we really fight, swords and swords have no eyes. Instead of calling us humans when we see centaurs, the other side will jump over us and not cut them down."
"If you want to leave now, it's probably too late. I can't bear to just run away by myself. I can't bear to throw away my belongings again. And morally speaking, they will fall into this situation. How can I
I should also take a little bit of responsibility. Well, just a little bit."
Although it was because of his own appearance that the king came to the World Tree, which led to subsequent development. If not, the incarnation of the World Tree would have been wiped out again without anyone noticing. But someone still
It is too petty to care about the issue of more or less.
"Then, are you going to intervene?"
"It depends on the situation. They may not necessarily need our help."
"I think if we don't help, they will die. You didn't see the whole camp, it's like they are preparing for a funeral."
The two of them were chatting side by side, walking towards the command camp which was operating at full speed. The guard guarding the door wanted to stop the two of them. Lin didn't say much nonsense, and passed the guard in a flash, heading towards
Walking inside. Fen saw this and followed him immediately.
The two magicians suddenly disappeared from sight. The elf guards seemed to be dazzled and were at a loss for a moment. They quickly looked around to find the figures of the two people. When they found that the two magicians had entered the tent, they thought
When he was about to catch up and drive them out, the young king who also spotted these two men reached out to stop the guards from moving.
In the next war, they need all the help they can get. Only about thirty elves rescued from the God-Slaying Magic Circle are still alive. And even if most people use magic and medicine to save them, it will take time.
Only by recuperating the body can the body be restored to its full strength. Even if the elves who can still move are forced to participate in the battle, there will only be a handful of fourteen, and the rest will be a burden.
The Shenmu Guards who rebelled but survived were allowed to make meritorious deeds and get back their own weapons and equipment. But what makes people angry is that the resurrection medicine and various medicines stored in the World Tree were not known to outsiders at that time.
A lot of it was already consumed during the civil war.
It turns out that the tradition of erasing the consciousness of the World Tree was a behavior that started when the kingdom was established in the past, and was carried out every one hundred years. During these hundred years, the elves of the Shenmu Guards would regularly donate blood on their own initiative. Perhaps voluntary blood donation would not
There is resentment in it, but it is also enough to inspire the ancient resentful spirits that have been imprisoned in the magic circle for a long time, allowing them to exert their ability to wear down the consciousness of the World Tree.
If no accidents occur, the blood collected in a hundred years will be enough to wipe out the newly sprouted and ignorant World Tree consciousness.
The royal family who came here to receive the blessing, the little princess Valeria, somehow managed to materialize the consciousness of the world tree and appear in the eyes of a very few people in the form of a kitten. The most important thing is that this world
The incarnation of the tree actually has wisdom. Although it is not very tall, it cannot be easily eliminated.
In order to obliterate the consciousness of World Tree again, the three elders decided to perform sacrifices and activate the power of the God-Slaying Magic Array to a great extent.
But not all members of the Shenmu Guard agree with such things, especially those young elves who have not experienced these things and have newly joined the guard. Not only to obliterate the consciousness of the World Tree, but also because they have to hunt down living people to sacrifice.
sacrifice.
Therefore, a civil war broke out within the Shenmu Guards. The losers, the elves who opposed the obliteration of the consciousness of the World Tree, were eventually hung above the magic circle to be bled, becoming a fuel for pushing forward what they did not want to do.
Many precious secret medicines were also consumed in that civil war. Although the druids accompanying the army can do it for them, a big battle is expected tomorrow. If all the druids who can revive are cured of collapse today,
Okay, what should I do tomorrow?
You must know that on the battlefield, how much magic and what magic the magicians or druids accompanying the army can use are strictly controlled. Being able to maximize the potential of subordinates is one of the criteria for judging whether a general is excellent.
.So the Minister of War knows very well what he can do with the power in his hands.
Of course, being able to use it and being able to squeeze it to the limit are two different concepts. Various potions are used to increase the magic usage limit of an army. Therefore, there is still a gap between the combat effectiveness of the well-off army and the poor.
of.
It is true that the main material of the resurrection potion is the leaves of the World Tree, but it does not mean that as long as there are leaves of the World Tree, the dead can be resurrected. A lot of auxiliary materials and a cumbersome production process are needed to make the potion have the effect of resurrection. If the corpse has some
It is incomplete, and early repairs are unavoidable.
It can be said that two civil wars that should not have happened have put the elves into a dilemma that is difficult to escape. Now their attitude is very simple, that is, to put themselves to death and not live. No elves want to go back alive, they only think about how to die.
Before, take away one more enemy. To win this war, each elf must kill five to six centaurs before dying.