When Cohen and his entourage rushed to the central ambush position, the transport fleet on the river also happened to arrive in this area. However, this transport fleet obviously knew what was happening and had taken precautions - the distance between the ships was shortened.
The lights were out on the deck, and not a single living person could be seen. In the dark night, it was as if a fleet controlled by a ghost was sailing in.
Continuous clear waves are rising, constantly lapping against the rocks on the shore. The monotonous sound makes people irritated and anxious. Under the dim starlight, the soldiers who are ambushing in the woods and haystacks cling to each other, their faces are
So blurry, but the eyes are so sharp.
The transport fleet of the demon alliance is getting closer and closer, and the distance between them makes the string in the hearts of the warriors become tighter and tighter!
Under the gaze of His Majesty Cohen, the arm of the commander of the ambush force was slowly raised upwards. The herald beside him carefully observed and prepared to issue an attack order. But just before the commander's raised arm was about to fall,
In an instant, on the river, another order came out first - the commander of the Demon Alliance Army's loud and determined voice echoed on the mighty river!
"Stop the ship - deploy your defenses - the battle begins!"
In an instant, each ship increased its power at the same time, either moving forward or retreating, causing the previously evacuated and messy formation to immediately turn into another strange array. Nearly transparent magic barriers bloomed with the transport ship as the core.
, expanding and rising on the river surface, reflecting a ray of starlight and then converging at the same time - this is a very advanced defensive magic barrier!
For a moment, all the troops on Sibia's side were a little confused. Facing the city's solid defense, the feint attack troops on the south bank, the underwater assault team, and the magic brigade on the north bank were completely caught off guard, and they didn't know how to make the transition.
"Isolate - attack!" Although Commander Sibia was indescribably surprised, the situation was urgent and he immediately issued an attack order!
His Majesty Cohen, who was standing behind, looked a little solemn at this time. He took a few steps forward and pushed the commander away: "I'll be here, you go to the front line to strengthen the command!"
"The feigned attack troops on the south bank are hiding on the spot, and the long-range troops on the north bank are fiercely attacking. Everything must be carried out according to the established steps!" His Majesty Cohen, who took the command position, ordered one after another: "Scouts, check the surrounding situation in detail and expand the scope!"
As soon as Cohen finished speaking, Sibia's long-range troops launched an attack first. In the sound of "Bang! Bang! Bang!", the rockets launched continuously flew into the sky, like nearly ten thousand firebirds returning to their nests.
The entire river surface was dyed fiery red!
But after the rocket passed through the enemy's magic barrier, it did not ignite the fire that everyone expected.
A sneer with unknown meaning appeared at the corner of Cohen's mouth, and with a wave of his hand, the Sibiya magician's chant suddenly became louder on the north shore - countless blurred light spots flew out from the sky, in the woods, and under the water, floating towards
The water coming from the shore turned into sharp ice cones, sharp wind blades, and scorching lightning in the hands of the magician. Accompanied by a terrifying sound, it erupted towards the enemy's transport ship!
The lights flying all over the sky seemed to indicate the official start of this brutal battle in which no one knew who ambushed whom.
Attack magic of various attributes collided with the magic barrier of the demon alliance, sputtering out an extremely strong dazzling light!
"Attack again!" After this moment of testing, Cohen already had a clear understanding of the situation in front of him and knew that tonight would be a lot of fun. But the battle must be about the heart. No matter what aspect, he must take the opponent's
The arrogance was suppressed, so he stretched out his hand and gestured to the leader of the magicians in the distance: "Come on with the biggest one!"
"In the years that have been forgotten by the world, in the vastest place in the ancient interstellar world." The elf magician who understood it raised his hands and let his leading voice surpass everyone, telling the magician the magic he was going to perform next: "Ancient Elf
footprints..."
"Only the intertwining of blood and fire, and only the lamentation of life and soul, can make the gods look down on this land..." Almost all Sbia magicians joined this super luxurious singing lineup: "In
In the eyes of flames hanging high in the clouds, the wrath of the gods will come again, pure and violent, incinerating all foolish blasphemy and rash offenses..."
A thick layer of clouds hung high above the river, completely blocking the dim starlight in the night sky.
As the chanting continued to rise, the entire cloud began to rotate and gradually became flat, with a faint red light shining through its core - the moods of the people under it were just like the changes on the surface of the cloud.
, surging and undulating violently!
Seeing the clouds above the sky, they were rolling inside like boiling water. The urgent and anxious orders of the demon commander were faintly heard, and the transport ships on the river also began to change. Countless green vines emerged from
It protruded from the gaps in the deck and spread quickly until it filled the entire deck. There were even countless branches hanging down into the water, tightly wrapping the entire ship!
"With my blood, I will guide the way back to the wrath of the gods..." Thin and bright red lights were projected from the clouds, illuminating the center points of each transport ship: "The beginning of the arrival, the middle of the arrival, the end of the arrival
In the end, I will be a humble witness!”
Finally, countless huge gaps opened in the clouds, and the fiery red magma flowing out from inside condensed and took shape. The first burning flame ball made a "whooshing" sound and fell down along the red light band indicating the direction.
The smoke dragged out from behind filled the space between the sky and the earth, and there were dots of red light shining accordingly. They were countless magma masses of the same size falling!
When the clouds split, the continuous magic chants in the transport ships on the river suddenly erupted, and their dullness was no less powerful than the roars of the warriors when they were furious - the green vines on the deck grew wildly upward at the same time, especially in the places illuminated by red light
, even entrenched and piled up, like a tall tower. With a loud sound of "Coax!", the collision of red and green began!
The moment the two came into contact, the fire illuminated the entire sky. The huge magic barrier was deformed and flashed with silver light. The blocked burning flame shattered and the fragments flew in all directions.
Countless vines protruding from the magic barrier were reduced to ashes in the scorching heat wave, but the vines beneath them surged up endlessly.
Although the vines blocked the burning flames, the impact of the huge burning flames could not be offset. The transport ship was forced to sink, and the displaced water waves rose up and surged directly onto the decks of adjacent ships.
The ensuing burning flames then hit other transport ships, and huge waves were stirred up one after another in the river. Although the magic barrier was used to isolate magical damage, the impact still had to be withstood by the ship's structure. Larger transport ships
Fortunately, at best, they would sink and sit on the bottom before bouncing back to the water surface, but smaller transport ships are very fragile in comparison. The bulkheads were broken, the masts were broken, and two or three small ships directly disintegrated with a "snap" -
-Every object inside turned into smoke in an instant!
A rolling heat wave hit both sides of the river, bringing with it an endless burning smell that made people unable to open their eyes. The fiery red fragments fell into the river, causing the surrounding river water to roll and boil, and the broken limbs floated on it, just like a pot.
A smorgasbord of ogres…
"Report sir!" Amidst the flames in the sky, a herald ran to Cohen: "The flying scouts were attacked and have been locked in a bitter battle. The enemy has sent a large number of griffon knights and gargoyles, and the sky is in chaos!"
"Report, sir..." Before the previous herald finished speaking, another herald arrived: "The Liaison Office reported that a large number of main demonic coalition forces were found on the south bank, less than ten miles away from my office, and they are approaching!"
"Other scouts remain vigilant! The food that has been obtained will be shipped immediately! Order all columns to start responding! Retreat immediately after the battle here is over!"
While issuing the most important order, countless thoughts flashed through Cohen's mind: This is indeed a trap, but the food obtained must not be discarded... Why did the enemy's troops on the other side come? They want to rescue this fleet.
? What a joke, if it’s less than ten miles away, why do you need to start a fight before coming out to rescue? Why don’t you attack those who are carrying food, but come here?
The only possibility is the role of the fleet in front of them in this trap... The enemy and we are about to launch a large-scale battle... But there is a river in the middle... They need tools to quickly cross the river... This fleet
There is a way to get the large demonic troops to cross the river... to attack the Sibia troops carrying food up and down...
Sniper, the first priority now is to snipe this fleet or pontoon, protect the troops who are transporting food, protect the food! No matter what the situation is, without this food, the troops cannot survive for three days, and the sacrifices that have been made will be of no use.
It makes sense!
A big fight here can ensure the safety of the food transport troops!
"Sir, their magic barrier does not protect against natural magic..." The magician leader ran over panting: "Should we switch to using natural magic to attack?"
"No need." Cohen knew that the enemy fleet would not only be able to protect itself to this extent, so he shook his head and said, "Give the soldiers auxiliary magic and prepare for hand-to-hand combat!"
The large-scale magic in Sibia gradually calmed down, the clouds gradually disappeared, and the sky returned to normal.
On the river, 90% of the demonic alliance warships that had suffered a round of attacks were still remaining. Their commander also knew that the Sibian people could not be resisted by magic barriers alone.
Then, the loud command sounded again: "Everyone - prepare for hand-to-hand combat!"
The vines on the decks of each ship extended again, but this time they did not spread upward, but spread horizontally. The thick vines submerged into the river, and soon connected with each other under the water, occupying the entire river surface and beginning to connect to the shore——
Floating bridge, this is totally a floating bridge!
"My victory, my honor, my life!" With loud shouts, the transport ship's walls were lowered, and the sergeants hiding in the cabin swarmed out.
A dense flow of people is lined up on the vines. A rough calculation shows that there are about thirty large transport ships, each with about 400 soldiers; about twenty medium-sized transport ships, each with about 200 soldiers...
This is a total of more than 20,000 troops, four times the number of Sibiya's troops on the shore. The Demon Alliance is really on board this time!
The formation of this unit took a little longer than before, and all of them were wearing exquisite anti-magic armor and black cloaks. Cohen sneered again. He often went to the Demon Alliance and was familiar with this kind of black cloak, because this was a subordinate of the temple.
The standard equipment of the samurai.
After sorting out the impact formation, the commander shouted, and the first three impact arrows surrounded the huge shield wall and pressed forward!
"Each team comes forward in order and prepares to engage in battle!" Cohen pushed aside the guards around him and strode forward: "Long-range interception - start!"
Upon hearing Cohen's order, the sound of bows and arrows on the already brightly lit shore suddenly became denser. The arrows trailing the flames flew towards the pontoon, shooting out one after another to isolate the area. But the Demon Temple warriors were not afraid.
They rushed over directly, relying on their powerful martial arts and sophisticated weapons. After passing, only a few warriors fell in the river!
"Soldiers can become qualified warriors at any time, and samurai want to become qualified warriors - it's a million years too early!" Cohen stepped onto the riverside and shouted: "Soldiers of Sbia!"
"Here!" The response echoed loudly from all around.
"Show them what a real army is!" Emperor Sibia said with a majestic sword in his hand, "Show them what death is and what fighting is!"
"Kill! Kill! Kill!" The soldiers of the expeditionary force wearing battle armor joined the battle line, stepped forward steadily with a sound, and the sharp spear heads and blades were raised by the river, like a dense forest of steel... This is the training experience
The Sibia Expeditionary Force in 2000, from the day it was established, their mission was to fight their way out when surrounded by powerful enemies. They imagined that the enemy was the most elite demonic force! No matter who it was, as long as they dared to hand their claws to the expeditionary force,
You have to peel off your skin first!
In the chanting of the Sbia magician, all kinds of magical rays of light hung on the Sbia warriors one by one. White holy light armor, red blessing of power, yellow earth barrier, blue lag halo... there are all kinds of them.
, dazzling.
"Lord of Darkness, we have seen with our own eyes the great deeds performed by your hands!" The fanatical Demon Temple Warriors began to shout while continuing to advance in the rain of arrows: "We will sing prayers praising you on the altar of our enemies!
"
"The Demon Palace--it's just a fart!" Cohen, who heard the enemy's congratulations clearly, couldn't help but became furious. He swung the black iron sword upwards, then swung it forward fiercely, and a golden strip of light spurted out from the blade.
, slashed straight at the demon temple warrior who rushed close, and rushed along the vine floating bridge for a distance of nearly fifty arms - the fighting spirit passed away, the body was broken, the blade was broken, and there was a howling of ghosts and wolves!
A huge disc-shaped metal wheel flew out of the woods, reflecting the cold light of death under the illumination of magic and flames. "Whoosh! Whoosh!" it passed over the expeditionary force's battle line and rushed toward the Demon Palace.
The impact of the samurai team. The sharp edge and rapid rotation cut all the demon temple warriors who hit it into two pieces, including their armors. This is an elven throwing weapon that appeared on the northern battlefield, but it is too big.
Several times that, six arms in diameter, launched mechanically!
"Kill!" The expeditionary force magician released a lightning chain!
"Kill!" The expeditionary force's hand crossbows and throwing axes fired!
"Kill!" The first row of spearmen of the expeditionary force squatted down, the second row of spearmen charged up, and the third row of spearmen raised their guns!
"Siceria!" In the dense curtain of arrows like a torrential rain, with armor ignited by magic flames, with wounds splattered with blood drops, and with deep-seated hatred for the Sibians - the Demon Palace Warriors rushed
Towards the forest of sharp spears!
With a sound of "Boom...", the two most elite war forces in history finally collided face to face - in the silence of lightning, no one could take a step forward, and no one could take a step back. Immediately afterwards,
On a front line hundreds of steps wide, the separated flesh and blood began to spray!
Among the three groups of spearheads, the upper, middle, and lower ones, the middle group remained motionless, allowing the body of the Demon Palace Warrior to penetrate the spearheads. One spear pierced three enemies, and there were also three spears that stabbed one enemy at the same time—
- At the sound of the order, the lower group of spear heads stabbed diagonally upwards, and the upper group of spear heads stabbed diagonally downwards! The sharp spears staggered past, blocking all impact angles!
As soon as the enemy's wails and screams came out, the spears began to be recovered, and countless Sbia standard hand crossbows were revealed in the gaps, and they fired a suppressive volley at the demon temple warriors, adding countless corpses to the front of the battle line!
Puncture - the harsh sound of metal tearing fills your ears!
Retrieval - blood spurted out from the wound!
The perseverance and bravery of the Demon Temple warriors far exceed that of ordinary soldiers of the coalition. There are many people who are still standing after being pierced by a spear in the chest. It is normal for them to throw the poisoned long knife in their hands before falling down.
Even the warriors who were seriously injured would howl, draw out their small daggers, and crawl toward the expeditionary force's gun array!
The first impact was extremely brutal. Countless people fell down on the shore and by the water. Those whose hands and feet were cut off were rolling and wailing in the mud, those who were chopped into two pieces were twitching in pain in the bloody water, and their bodies were covered with arrows like hedgehogs.
He walked around like a sleepwalker and murmured... But the Demon Temple Warriors did not have the concept of rescuing the wounded in their heads, so the lightly injured would be wrapped up and continued to attack, and the seriously injured would be trampled to death by those who came after...
Before the outline of the blood mist expanded, countless figures from both sides jumped into the air. These elites who wanted to attack the enemy's front lines simultaneously seized the opportunity of the collision of the front lines to take action, and their double swords spun out silvery haloes in the air.
——But, it’s too dense! So dense that many people collide in the air!
Those who managed to fall behind the enemy's back would have a completely different experience.
The place where the Demon Temple Warriors stay is a tightly guarded area, a trap composed of countless long-handled swords and paralysis magic.
As for the elite warriors of the expeditionary force, because they are not facing a real army, they can rely on their powerful magic blessings and black iron weapons to reap lives like the gods of death in the demon temple assault team.
The long attack formation of the Demon Palace Warriors was immediately choked by them, becoming crowded at some points and sparse at others.
Encountering a stubborn resistance, the attack momentum of the Demon Palace Warriors could not help but slow down. Those expeditionary force raiding units in the river who were dizzy from the previous waves also gathered together and took the opportunity to strike.
Although the battle ahead was pretty good, the demon transport fleet was connected by the green vines, as if a huge platform had been built in the middle of the river, with more and more "floating bridges" spreading outward.
Let those Demon Temple warriors who have formed a team on the platform be able to choose their attack route calmly!
The opponent has too many attack routes, and all available troops in Cohen's hand have been dispatched, including the logistics troops prepared at the back. The only remaining force is the Royal Guards.
"The Guards must assemble and wait for orders!" Cohen predicted that the enemy was still behind. His Guards were the only force that could play the role of a fire brigade. They could not be used lightly. He could only use his superb tactical command to make up for the weakness in troops:
"Every unit should hold firm, and don't rush forward just for the sake of victory!"
His voice echoed in the night sky, overpowering all other sounds of fighting, and was the source of confidence for the soldiers of the expeditionary force to fight the enemy bravely. The Demon Temple warriors attacked along the newly opened roads countless times, but were defeated by the expeditionary force dispatched by Cohen at the right time.
, several of the underwater and air raids were judged in advance by Cohen, and he concentrated his efforts on the attack, causing the entire raiding force to be annihilated!
More than 20,000 demon palace warriors, almost all elite warriors of the demon clan, attacked one after another, but failed to break through the expeditionary army's defense!
After the last gargoyle attack force was completely wiped out, the demon commander's voice fell silent for a moment, and then roared with rage and madness: "Let go of the secret blood-refining demon—this battle is invincible, and God will not allow it!"
"This battle is unwinnable, and God will not allow it!" The Demon Temple warriors on the platform slapped the weapons in their hands and stomped their feet to the rhythm, as if they were celebrating a carnival. The Demon Temple warriors on the impact route agreed while finding a place to hide.
"Poof! Crack!" The deck of a transport ship cracked, and a huge arm stretched out, followed by an extremely ugly head as big as half the bow of the ship, and then the upper body that appeared looked like
It was humanoid, but its surface was covered with dense scales, iron blocks and even rocks. Then, the whole body broke free from the constraints of the ship's hull and stood up amidst the sound of cracking wood - at least fifteen times as tall as an ordinary person!
Six, six huge one-eyed humanoid monsters stood beside the vine platform. Dark green mucus was flowing on their bodies, but it was burning. Once it flowed into the river, it would immediately "hiss" and emit white gas.
!
"This battle cannot be won, and heaven will not allow it! This battle cannot be won, and heaven will not allow it! This battle cannot be won, and heaven will not allow it..."
Amid the thunderous shouts, Cohen played with the hilt of his knife and asked: "How is the food shipment going?"
"Still... there is still more than half of it that has not been transported..." The adjutant was extremely nervous: "It still takes a lot of time."
"No matter what, we must get away! Let's buy time here." Cohen's eyes became very calm, and he took a few steps forward with the knife: "It's just a trap. Since it's easy to jump down, it may not be difficult to jump up.
!”
The Royal Guardsmen with equally calm expressions were following behind him.
Since the start of the grain robbery operation, the liaison offices at the front and rear have been crowded with people. Every move of the expeditionary force affects the hearts of countless people, including the core of the empire near the place of sleep.
The messages coming from the naval liaison ships turned into flickering light spots. Papers full of text were passed from hand to hand.
"The First Route Army of the Expeditionary Force encountered an army composed of Demon Palace Warriors and started a fierce battle, with one-third of the casualties being killed!"
"The Second Route Army of the Expeditionary Force has arrived at the predetermined area and is still ten miles away from the battlefield!"
"The Third Route Army of the Expeditionary Force rushed to the predetermined area and is still five miles away from the battlefield!"
"The Fourth Route Army of the Expeditionary Force is ready to receive food!"
"The Demon Palace Warriors released the Blood Demon, and His Majesty the Emperor led the guards to fight against it!"
"What!" The Imperial General Staff Officer grabbed the information and was more anxious than ever before: "Why haven't the other troops arrived yet? Why haven't they entered the battle yet? Replace the emperor quickly!"
"Don't panic, although this is definitely a long-planned offensive by the Demon Alliance, but in critical moments, the emperor has his own way of escape." The Prime Minister said to the senior officials in the room calmly: "Our top priority is
We must immediately come up with a suitable plan to end the war as soon as possible, as this is related to the lives of tens of thousands of soldiers of the expeditionary force!"
"Before, there was no Chase City Incident at that time, and His Majesty the Emperor had a plan... However, the Military Department and the General Staff Department did not agree with such a dangerous approach, so they jointly blocked the plan." The General Staff Officer replied: "Now,
It seems that His Majesty the Emperor is going to carry out the execution himself..."
"Then go and cooperate with His Majesty the Emperor." said the Prime Minister: "Cooperate fully!" (To be continued)