Taking advantage of the short gap obtained by His Majesty Cohen's swear words, the mid-level and senior officers of the expeditionary force gathered at the front of the position and listened carefully to the battle orders issued by the staff officer. As for the enemy's new special units, all the officers and soldiers in the team had to wait and see.
The senior liaison officers flipped through their confidential pamphlets and explained in detail to the junior officers, including their strengths, weaknesses, and quick kill methods. There was no need for liaison officers to go to the hunting team, because those powerful hunting team members were born with
Those who do this can find the most suitable method of annihilating a difficult enemy they encounter for the first time based on their own on-the-spot observation.
Cohen said that he wanted to clear two or three miles of space on the shore, and his generals would naturally understand his intention. The retreat of the expeditionary force would force the war-minded Demon Alliance into a situation where they must attack with all their strength, and in a short time
The space of just three miles is very small for the attacker. It is like putting a fat man into a closet. It is difficult to even move it. Especially the elite troops who need space to display their lethality will inevitably have to fight with a large number of people on foot.
So on this ground, not even a single soldier of the expeditionary force was left behind. The lighting magic on both sides flew into the night sky without stopping, illuminating the main battlefield tonight as bright as day. Although there is still nothing there, there is nothing below.
In an instant, countless corpses will be piled up here!
"You want my life? Want to annihilate the expeditionary force? I will give you this opportunity!" Emperor Sibia drew out his gangster tone for a long time, fully demonstrating the vitality of the empire, the army and himself: "Don't say
Sibiya is bullying you - I will let your people land!"
After finishing speaking, His Majesty Cohen mounted the little crow that he had run over happily, pulled the reins, and returned to the formation with small steps. The expeditionary army was filled with joy, and there were countless shouts of swear words, and the sound sounded like a mountain falling apart.
, all the soldiers followed suit, shared the same hatred of the enemy, and vowed to have immoral physical relations with the young female relatives of the enemy on the other side.
"The enemy's insults are insignificant - after we kill them!" Facing the expeditionary force, an army of armed rogues, Duke Swice Hepburn showed a traditional aristocratic demeanor and slowly raised his hand: "Forward
Army - attack!"
"Let them attack!" Cohen's first words when he returned to the command position: "Is the expeditionary force still afraid of this?"
"I'm afraid of another thing. I'm afraid that several of our other troops will also be trapped." Mafa rode close to Cohen: "They are not many in number, and no one can tell how long they can last, and our battle here is short.
Rico can't end it."
"I told them the day the expeditionary force was established." Cohen only nodded slightly and answered Mafa in a heavy tone: "The expeditionary force was born to be surrounded by enemies. No one can expect the rescue of others. Everything
You can only rely on yourself!"
The Demon Palace Warriors in the heart of the river have almost finished their retreat. Compared with the attacking troops behind them, their exit from the battlefield is a bit bleak. But for other troops, this does not deserve too much attention. All their attention is focused on the other side.
The expeditionary force and its supreme commander.
Next to Duke Swiss, a man in black clothes was reporting something in a low voice. After hearing this, the Duke nodded cautiously. The man in black quickly retreated, walked deep into the camp, and stood in front of a group of similarly dressed people.
In front of his subordinates - more than two hundred Stardust Knights dressed in black, each surrounded by ten huge black boxes.
"After losing contact with the Joint Council, I led everyone to pledge allegiance to the coalition forces. I don't know if any of you have ever doubted my behavior." The leader of the Stardust Knights took off his scarf, revealing a thin and pale face.
, using a secret language that only the Stardust Knight could understand: "Yes, I asked you to lower your heads and abandon your own dignity and nobility. And a Stardust Knight should not do this."
"You are all the purest descendants of nobles. For a great goal, your ancestors abandoned everything hundreds of years ago, hid their identities, and lived an ascetic life that continues to this day. I am like this, and so are you.
, just because we have to do something." The leader looked at these men with only their eyes exposed, and his voice trembled: "For this matter, there is nothing we can't give up, including our own dignity and life..."
"And now, our target has appeared. He is on the other side, and his name is Cohen Keda. He is the minion of the gods and demons, the pioneers used by the gods and demons to massacre and entertain humans, and his army is raging on the land of our ancestors!
He burned Foxborough!" His voice suddenly became louder: "All ordinary methods were ineffective against him, and even the fire dance of the world did not eliminate him! We are the last hope - this is the Joint Council before leaving.
The mission given to us!”
"Now, the Black Skull Society has been purged and the joint meeting no longer exists, but this mission has not been cancelled!" The knight leader's eyes became sharper and sharper, scanning around in the darkness: "This curse is our lifelong effort.
, it will definitely become a guidepost for future generations, and they will use what we have done today as a basis to improve and increase, until one of them can complete the final ambition of the Black Skull and Bones Society!"
In the silence, countless hands holding the black box were shaking slightly.
"From the day I came out, I never thought about going back alive, because no matter what the outcome of the curse, we are all exposed to the eyes of gods and demons and their minions." The leader slowed down his voice: "For those who lurk
Members, for the Black Skull and Bones to continue to exist, for the continuation of the ideals in our hearts - after tonight, we will no longer survive in the world."
"After tonight." Stardust Knight put his hand on the dagger at his waist and chanted in a low voice: "We will no longer survive in the world."
"When this time comes, I can't say anything else, brothers and sisters, I will follow you closely." The leader showed a smile with great difficulty, and gave an ancient aristocratic salute to his men: "Move forward.
Well, it’s like it’s been practiced countless times.”
"From the moment it fell to the earth, the star dust had forgotten the past."
Amidst the low chants, ten huge black boxes were pushed forward, and the Stardust Knights hid their figures behind the formation of the vanguard.
The magicians of the Demonic Alliance started singing in a strange language again, and the vines in the river that had not changed regained their vitality and were connected to each other again, forming a bridge that spanned the entire river and became wider and flatter.
People can't help but have a new understanding of the strength of these demon alliance magicians.
The continuous sound of horns finally sounded, and the huge blood demons roared up to the sky and began to advance. Their route was to wade directly into the water, with water-colored black warriors plundering the formation beside them, so they were not afraid of the expeditionary force's sneak attack under the water. In fact, the expeditionary force
There is no intention to launch a strong underwater attack at this time - since the suddenness and concealment have been lost, underwater attacks no longer make sense.
"First attack group - advance!" When the Blood Demon and the Water-Cang Black Warrior were about to approach the center of the river, a military order rang out from the first attack group of the Demon Alliance.
"Ha! Ha! Ha!" At the front of the military formation, the thick shield wall was lifted up at the same time, and they advanced unhurriedly amidst the uniform shouts.
The soldiers who formed the shield wall turned a deaf ear to the insults of the expeditionary force. They only lowered their eyes with revenge, and their steady steps gradually caught up with the surge behind the Blood Demon.
Standing in the camp of the Expeditionary Force, it looks like a tall city wall is pressing towards you. Especially after the shield wall and the blood demon have coordinated their pace, the sense of oppression is not ordinary.
The distance between them got closer, and the scene gradually became quieter. Finally, in a breathless and heavy atmosphere, only the monotonous footsteps of the coalition's attacking troops were left - their front line had disembarked from the pontoon bridge,
Stepping on the sand and gravel on the shore!
"Attention all - hidden arrows - calibrate six knots - three fatal shots..." At the forefront of the Sibia Expeditionary Force position, Cohen stretched out his arms and directed the small number of archers of the expeditionary force to use their weapons.
stunt.
The archery commander standing behind Cohen watched His Majesty's gestures intently, not even daring to blink. The archers behind him exhaled a long breath at the same time, then pursed their lips and cocked the arrows in their hands.
Up, up again.
"Steady - steady..." As Cohen's palms suddenly closed into fists, the bow and arrow commander shouted: "Shoot!"
The tight bowstring trembled, playing the first note of this song of flesh and blood. Before the trembling bowstring showed any signs of stopping, the archer hung up the second arrow - pulled back, pressed down,
In the hoarse command of the commander, the second blow left the string!
"Third strike - shoot!" There was almost no pause. The archer nocked the arrow and drew the bow at a speed far exceeding that of other imperial counterparts, and fired the final blow of three consecutive shots under the roar of the commander.
In an instant, three waves of feather arrows disappeared into the dark night sky.
The three-stringed sound of thousands of special longbows gathered into a low sound, which spread in the cold night. Lieutenant General Gironde on the south bank heard the sound and raised his head, but did not find the conspicuous trajectory of the rocket flying in the air, and could not help but whisper.
Surprised: "Hidden arrow? Three waves?"
Including the Duke of Sivis, the generals of the demon alliance all lowered their gazes at the same time, looking for the landing point of the arrows - the Sibia Expeditionary Army actually avoided even the first test? They believed in themselves
Will the feathered arrows be able to tear apart the solid defense of the coalition forces composed of thickened shields?
As for Cohen, who was in the command position, after hearing the faint lingering sounds of countless arrows flying away, a sneer appeared at the corner of his mouth.
"Hidden arrow sneak attack—hidden arrow!" The demon officer commanding the advancement of the shield wall heard the shrieking sound of arrows coming from above during the march, and shouted: "Throw the arrow high—all shields raised!"
"Ha!" the soldiers who formed the shield wall responded, and at the same time they raised the huge shields in their hands. Every inch of the place had at least two shields with iron plates overlapping each other. Even though the Sibians used special arrows,
It is also impossible to penetrate this kind of defense - just as the shields that were thrown upward like raindrops were clanging, the second wave of feather arrows from the Sibia Expeditionary Army was thrown at an oblique angle, and the third wave of feather arrows was thrown at an oblique angle.
The arrow flew at a straight angle!
The three waves of arrow rain arrived at the shield wall completely at the same time!
The attack composed of heavy arrows, Mitsubishi arrows, and spike arrows was like a hammer, hitting the shield wall hard from three angles, knocking out large pieces of flesh and blood, and the tight shield wall was shot on the spot.
Everything was in disarray. In many places, entire teams fell down, and the doors were wide open. The assault infantry and suppressed archers that had been protected by the shield wall were in bad luck, and were shot and howled wildly.
The officers loudly ordered the shield wall in front to adjust the defense direction, but their orders were not unanimous.
"Shield raised diagonally..."
"Defend the front..."
"It's a high-throw arrow..."
There was chaos in the shield wall, and the soldiers were at a loss what to do with the contradictory orders. But at the same time, the arrows shot from directly above, diagonally above and directly in front without hesitation. The arrows hit the shield with little "ding" sound.
, the muffled "Puff" sound of hitting flesh and blood filled the entire front line - not to mention a shield wall, even one more could not prevent attacks from three directions at the same time!
This is a new tactic that has extremely high requirements on equipment and personnel and has been practiced by the expeditionary archers. The fatal triple shot. The reason why it is fatal is because the three types of arrows follow three trajectories and hit the target area at the same time, causing
The most intensive and deadly killing!
Just this opening blow caused up to 50% casualties to the demon soldiers holding the shield. The shield wall was no longer tight and no longer advanced. Each section fell forward, backward, sideways... The number of corpses left on the way was so high.
The demon generals behind him felt chills in their hearts.
"It's a critical situation ahead, let me go up!" Lieutenant General Gironde, whose face was livid, was about to pat his horse and move forward, but was held back by Duke Swice.
Looking back, the Duke's face showed a slightly painful expression, but his attitude was extremely determined: "We must believe in our army."
"Keep moving forward! Get up and move forward!" The shield wall commander did not forget his mission. With his face covered in blood, he ignored the wounds on his body and shouted desperately to his subordinates: "We are the shield wall - we are the shield wall.
,go ahead!"
At the moment when he shouted and struck the Sbia Expeditionary Force with the sword in his hand, a dazzling silver flashed across the vast battlefield and flashed in front of him.
With a sound of "Bang!", in the dance of blood, the lieutenant colonel's body was shot in two by the expeditionary force's magic arrow!
"Sir!" The adjutant rushed over and only picked up the meat foam in one hand. His eyes suddenly turned red and he grabbed the lieutenant colonel's sword: "Forward!"
"Son of a bitch, I'm not done with you!" The wounded soldiers vomited out the blood that spilled into their throats and stood up staggeringly.
"No more alive, no more alive!" Pulling out the broken arrow stuck in his body, two or three people worked together to hold up a shield.
"We are the shield wall - we are the shield wall - charge!" A group of seriously injured soldiers, whose bodies were covered with arrows and had no strength to lift their shields, stood arm in arm at the gap in the shield wall and held their own
He used his body as a shield and stumbled forward. The commanders of the assault infantry and archers behind him had tears in their eyes and commanded the troops to follow closely.
Cohen's raised hand was not affected by this scene. He waved it down resolutely, and the expeditionary force's arrows were thrown again - but this time, the archers were shooting at the attack group behind the shield wall, focusing on the demon alliance.
to suppress the archers. As for the incomplete shield wall, other troops naturally took over the attack.
Behind the archers, the magicians of the expeditionary force were singing in a low voice.
The voice of the elves still sounds so elegant and ethereal even in this bloody battlefield. All elemental creatures are willing to listen to this beautiful melody and are driven by this pure sound quality... The sandy ground close to the expeditionary army's formation
It undulates slightly, without a trace of murderous intent, just like the water surface with ripples.
But when soldiers wearing heavy armor and holding huge shields walked up, it was a different scene.
"There is quicksand! No, no, this is a swamp!" The shield-raising soldier walking in front warned in a panic: "Be careful!"
It was too late! Those whose legs were stuck in the mud, those who were swallowed by quicksand, and countless others who slipped and fell. Under the influence of each other, the shield wall that was barely supported here completely collapsed. The assault troops who lost their cover were completely exposed.
In front of the expeditionary force's formation, there was chaos before and after, and calls for help rang out everywhere.
But the advancing army could not stop. The demon commanders at all levels made the only choice - to make a false slash forward with the sword in their hands, shouting: "Assault!"
The military orders were given, and the shouts of killing shook the heaven and the earth.
"Charge!" The assault infantry entered the attack in advance, pulling down a large section of the slow-moving Blood Demon.
"Kill the enemy bravely, people of the Dark Lord - the Dark Lord is watching you!" The Demon Temple priests who charged with the team raised their hands and shouted crazily: "Dark Lord, we praise you!
Your voice resounds across the water, and the thunder shows your majesty! Relying on your power, we will defeat the enemy; because of your name, we will trample the unclean!"
"Relying on your power, we will defeat the enemy!" The demon soldiers who were trapped in the mud and quicksand stopped struggling, straightened their hands and feet, and showed off their backs or breastplates.
"For your name, we will trample on the unclean!" The subsequent troops stepped on the backs and breastplates of the predecessors and advanced. Those who fell to the ground no longer struggled, but prayed over and over again, with tears following this
Pray and flow.
That's it, the coalition forces just used the bodies of soldiers to open up passages in the magic area.
"The archers retreated to block the shooting. The crossbowmen stepped forward to shoot head-on, and the axe-throwers were ready!" Although there was a staff to direct, Cohen insisted on guiding and commanding the beginning of the battle, because he knew that his message spread throughout the battlefield.
The sound will give Sibia soldiers more confidence and bring more negative effects to the enemy.
The attacking demonic assault troops had already lowered their spears and entered the sprint stage - they rushed into the death zone in front of the expeditionary army's formation.
"Aim - aim..." the expeditionary force's crossbow commander stabilized the crossbowman's mood with a specific rhythmic tone, his eyes fixed on the enemy's sprinting footsteps: "Shoot!"
Thousands of crossbows vibrated at the same time, and the flying white feathers of the crossbow arrows filled the field of vision of the demon soldiers, a vast expanse of white!
The biggest difference between crossbow arrows and bows and arrows is that they can be accurately aimed and fired lightly. Even untrained people can use them and exert their power, let alone professional soldiers who are native to Sbia. These fast-flying crossbow arrows,
All aimed at the enemy's face - the part of the body with the weakest protection, but the most likely to cause panic after being injured!
In an instant, the front line of the attacking troops who were charging with their spears flattened fell down in an unusually neat manner.
Earth-shattering wails sounded, like a slaughterhouse that started working in the middle of the night. Looking at those masked demon soldiers rolling around, you will understand how painful it is to be shot in the face; look at those demons begging their companions to kill them with their eyes.
If you are a soldier, you know how painful it is to be shot in the face...
As soon as three rounds of crossbow arrows passed by, the formation of the demonic attack group was already much sparse, but the expeditionary force did not intend to let something like them, which could barely be called an "attack group", get close to them. The crossbowmen retreated, and the axe-throwers swung round.
With his arms free, the unique Sbia flying ax flew into the night sky!
"Sir." Lieutenant General Gironde said to the Duke of Swyth: "The casualties of the troops are very serious. Should we advance the subsequent attack?"
"What we want is the life of Korn Keda. To achieve this goal, we have to pay a price. Besides, this army is not that easy to deal with." Duke Swice shook his head and pointed at the other side with the riding crop in his hand.
Expeditionary Force: "Kill 10,000 enemies and injure 8,000 ourselves. We must be mentally prepared for a fierce battle."
"Understood." Lieutenant General Gironde nodded and said to the herald beside him: "Do everything possible to put the suppressed archers in place, and be sure to protect them. This is the key to the battle!" (To be continued)