Varya really wanted to fight the trolls again, not just for victory, but for killing.
The fierce battle lasted for nearly three hours. He lost nearly a thousand soldiers, but only killed more than 20 sentries in the sentry tower.
Even if you add in the reinforcements brought by Natalie and the mountain monsters who died in the battle, the total does not exceed fifty.
The most important thing is that the sentries he killed were all left in the sentry tower. He didn't even see the corpses. This is why he must capture the sentry tower. He couldn't bear that all the blood and corpses came from himself.
As a soldier, he couldn't bear the fact that there were still three hateful enemies living in the guard tower.
But his soldiers didn't want to fight. There were no more than a hundred human soldiers who survived, most of them were lords from various places. They just wanted to leave this place as soon as possible. Even if a mountain demon's head was worth five gold coins, they
I don't want to fight these terrible creatures anymore.
Not only humans, but even the warlike orcs are tired of it. They know very well the direction of the war. On the narrow mountain road, humans have no ability to fight the mountain monsters. Only the orcs can resist to the death. Now the two sides have equal strength and win.
The chance was extremely slim. Even if she did win, the battle would last for who knows how long. The monsters in the sky were still flying. By the time she called for help or replenished her weapons, the final result would still be a disastrous defeat.
So what if they win? The orcs in the Wolf Kingdom are only warriors in name, and are actually not much different from slaves. They have to hand over the loot they snatch, and they will not receive any reward for killing the enemy, although they are very
Enjoy the glory of war and the pleasure of killing, but glory and pleasure alone cannot defeat opponents like the mountain monster. The orcs need a reason, a reason to maintain their will to fight.
But Varya couldn't give such a reason, and he also noticed something strange about the soldiers.
After paying a heavy price but getting nothing, Varya's chest was on fire, but he knew one thing. In this situation, fighting again would mean death. He also understood another truth. All battles have common rules.
Those who come down are destined to have everything.
The battle-hardened Varia restrained his anger and spat in Dio's direction. He ordered the soldiers to take the bodies of the dead and retreat immediately.
This surprised the soldiers. The Benlang Kingdom did not have a tradition of collecting corpses from soldiers.
Of course Varya doesn't care about the bodies of the fallen, he cares about the heads. He will cut off the heads of the soldiers on the way and exchange them for some bounty from Charlemagne. Anyway, Charlemagne can't tell which ones are werewolves and which ones are.
People from Broken Snow City.
The enemy finally retreated, and Natalie slumped in the hanging basket, trying her best not to shed tears.
The three soldiers in the guard tower couldn't hold it back. They hugged each other and cried bitterly. They cried until dawn and no one could separate them.
Dio looked up at Natalie, not surprised by her flying tool, but rather appreciative of it.
Natalie didn't know Dio, but she could guess Dio's identity. She and Tortosa learned some of the troll language, and heard some things about the Lost Mountain. She put down the ladder and walked down
I got off the hot air balloon and came to the foot of the mountain. I clasped my hands and saluted Dio according to the etiquette of the troll: "Sevatyanoka, Dioturitu." (Thank you for your help.)
Dio nodded and said in common language: "Is Reggie okay?"
"Our lord is very good. He has gone to sea and is fighting the enemies at sea."
"The war is very difficult. Please tell Reggie that we are willing to give him all the help we can."
"I will convey everything today to our lord, and our lord will definitely repay your kindness."
Dio smiled, the horn sounded again, and the mountain monsters were about to leave.
Laduca suddenly sang a song to Natalie, and Natalie could barely understand part of the lyrics. The general idea seemed to be: A brave girl should marry the best warrior, and Bai Kega on the Lost Mountain is the best.
warrior.
Dio smiled bitterly and said: "Brave girl, my Bakkar is wooing you."
Natalie blushed instantly. She looked at Laduca with a sincere face and really didn't know how to refuse his kindness.
But then I thought about it, Laduca had nine wives, and this so-called sincerity was not that precious.
Natalie saluted again: "I'm sorry, my heart belongs to Broken Snow City, to our...lord, leader, lord."
Dio looked at Laduc helplessly: "Xion washes your armor, and Reggie makes trouble with Onakata!" (Give up, she is Reggie's woman.)
Laduca was very disappointed, but soon felt relieved. He liked Natalie's bravery, but he really didn't like her appearance. Compared with his wife, Natalie's beauty was too mediocre.
Although he was rejected, he still sent a blessing to Natalie: "Yowu Onakaka, Regituritu Bangkar!" (A brave woman deserves to be Regituritu.)
Dio took off a necklace from his own neck and put it on Natalie's neck.
"Brave lady, this is a gift for you. You and Reggie can freely enter and exit the Mountain of the Lost from now on. I wish you and your wife will be happy forever."
Wait, he called himself madam.
Wait a minute, he also said the word "couple".
What does this mean? Dio is the leader of the mountain demon and a highly respected person. Is this a blessing for the wedding?
Natalie, who was immersed in happiness, forgot where she was. All she could think about was her wedding to Reggie. When she came to her senses, Dio had already left. She touched the necklace around her neck, and she suspected
She needed to find someone to verify whether what she just heard was true.
The soldier with a broken hand was lying in the basket, his wound still bleeding.
Natalie climbed onto the balloon and said to the soldier: "Did you hear what Dio said?"
The soldier struggled to ask: "Who is Dio?"
"That's the tall man, he's the king of the mountain monsters!"
The soldier didn't see any tall man at all. He had already collapsed.
"You didn't hear that, right?" Natalie looked at the soldier disappointedly.
The soldier's heart tightened. Looking at Natalie's expression, he realized a problem. If Natalie continued to be disappointed, he would probably not receive timely treatment and would be in danger of dying at any time.
"I, I, of course heard it, but the wind is very loud here, so I'm not sure if what I heard is true!"
"I'm not sure," Natalie said excitedly, "He said I was the lord's wife, did you hear that?"
"I heard it!" The soldier nodded vigorously.
"He wished us eternal happiness, did you hear that?"
"Of course I heard it!" The soldier's expression was very firm.
"This is all true, right!"
"Of course it's true!" the soldier said with conviction.
Natalie stood up excitedly, and she summoned a gust of wind to send the balloon to an unprecedented height.
"Lord, Madam Lord! This is too high, my, our hanging basket is leaking!" the soldier roared miserably.
"Don't worry! Brave warriors," Natalie shouted, "go to the hospital immediately to treat our warriors' injuries!"
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Two hours later, the exhausted Chris ran to the sentry tower. Everyone left, leaving only the three soldiers in the sentry tower still hugging each other and crying. They still refused to separate and remained in each other's arms.
He hugged him and told Chris the situation of the battle.
"The mountain monster actually came to help Reggie," Chris was surprised. "It's such a pity that I didn't see the mountain monster."
Chris did feel regretful, but this regret did not last long.
The sentry tower was breached, proving that there were serious loopholes in the previous tactics. Just because you were lucky enough to escape this time does not mean that your luck will be as good next time.
After returning to the watchtower, Chris called Roland and he wanted to revise the tactics.
"We start counting from the sentry tower on the Lost Mountain, which we call No. 1, and continue counting to the sentry tower on the seaside, which we call No. 7. These seven sentry towers should not be equipped with the same force. No. 4 sentry tower
Located in the center, it is only a thirty-minute hourglass (forty-eight minutes) away from the watchtower, while the farthest sentry tower, namely Watchtower No. 1 in the Lost Mountains, is a five-minute hourglass (nearly five hours) away from the watchtower.
The journey to the No. 7 sentry tower on the seaside requires a six-minute hourglass (four hours) journey. These two sentry towers must be heavily defended. Each sentry tower must have at least a hundred people stationed, and at least five times more personnel must be deployed.
ammunition."
Roland said: "One sentry tower cannot hold so many soldiers."
"Then find a way to fit it in, even if the soldiers are camping outside, as long as they can squeeze into the guard tower during the battle."
Chris pointed to the other two watchtowers: "There are also Nos. 2 and 6. They are also far away from the watchtower. Each watchtower must have at least fifty people. Nos. 3 and 5 are in good positions.
There is no need to increase manpower, but the ammunition must be doubled, and two military camps must be set up on the east and west sides, each with 300 people, for ready support."
Roland took note of Chris's tactics, but he still had a question: "If we arrange it this way, we won't have many troops left in the watchtower."
"It doesn't matter, we have an airship," Chris wiped his sweat and said, "Today is really lucky. If Natalie makes a mistake, we will lose the most important combat effectiveness. I will not let her use a hot air balloon in the future. I will
Equip her with specialized soldiers and let her use airships to operate."
"There is one more thing that I should tell you...how to deal with the fallen soldiers?" Roland asked tentatively.
"Is there any need to ask?" Roland asked in surprise, "It is very clear in Suixue's law that they are the heroes of Suixue City. Bury them generously, distribute gold coins to their families, and carve their names on the stone tower.
"
"But..." Roland licked his lips, "They are slaves and Bayers. I'm worried..."
"Don't worry!" Chris said, "ask the financial officer for money. If he doesn't give it, the money will be paid by me, but you must warn him that I am a vicious person and I will make him double the money."
Give it back!"
They were still discussing the details of tactics when Sandos knocked on the door and walked in: "Your Highness, the Navy sent news that Dolanor was attacked by the Golden Eagle Fleet, and both sides suffered casualties."
Chris rubbed his forehead and said: "You came here really fast, Roland, I leave the battle here to you, I have to go back to Broken Snow City first."