Since being attacked at night by a small number of enemy troops that night, the Frost Alliance army has suffered several more attacks.
Sometimes they would appear in the middle of the night, and sometimes they would rush out when they first set up camp. Although their number was not large, they could not ignore it after killing and setting fires at will. Under this situation, they did not have a good rest for several days, leaving the army
The soldiers were so exhausted that sometimes some fell asleep while walking.
"This won't work." Jenkins said, and then he asked the mage accompanying him.
"Didn't the airship detect where the other party came from?"
"We expanded the search area, but due to the dense jungle around here, the visibility was poor and we did not get any valuable information." The mage representative explained.
"It would be nice if there were elf scouts in the army... But this is just a thought." Jenkins said casually.
In the Green Empire, the elves are still prosperous, and they also left a deep impression on the Snow Flower Seven Kingdoms in the 'Battle of Broken Bow'.
At that time, the opponent's dense forest patrol team came over from the Sighing Mountains, causing a lot of trouble for the logistics supplies of the Snow Flower Seven Kingdoms, and almost caused the Apocalypse Fortress to run out of food. Later, it was the help of the Wing Tribe of the Falcon Kingdom that locked these enemies.
whereabouts and maintained supply lines.
Another day, approaching night, the army began to set up camp and was about to leave Huangnan County.
In the big tent, Jenkins sat at the top, and several officers below began to report the situation.
"Tomorrow we will be able to leave this jungle area and go straight into the wilderness next to Hopelaner." A scout officer reported this. He was wearing a dark uniform with no reflective parts on his body, even the dagger and handgun he carried with him.
The crossbow also has a matte finish.
"The closer you are to the end, the more careful you have to be. I have roughly guessed the opponent's strategy." Jenkins said.
He pushed the caravan chess pieces on the map, and several of them were already close to the edge of the green area. In front of him was an open plain. Behind this open land, a city with mountains and sea was marked on the map, Hopelaner.
"Use small-scale intrusions to tire out our troops, then wait for work on the plains, start pulling and chasing, and then attack suddenly when we reveal our weaknesses to deliver a fatal blow."
"The idea is good, but unfortunately it is a bit naive." A short and stocky legion commander said with a look of disdain on his face.
"Under the cover and cover of the Golem Legion, I want to see how they tear apart our formation, relying on those weak mercenaries and half-baked cavalry? The former West Wind Cavalry has long since declined, and even the peasant uprisings have
I can’t resist it, haha.”
"In that case, we might as well just rest here for two days and then move forward to attack Hoplaner." An officer suggested.
"No." Jenkins shook his head.
"Crancia's reinforcements are already on the way, and their speed is not slow. We have to get ahead of them and capture Hoplaner, otherwise it will be a problem later."
"Have a good rest tonight and be on guard."
The lights outside the tent were bright, and this time the scouts expanded the scope of their investigation, and then there were several airships hovering in the sky, closely observing the dark land.
Compared with before, tonight the enemy may also know that the camp is heavily guarded. It has been quiet in the first half of the night, and the soldiers in the camp have also fallen into a deep sleep.
A soldier sitting on the observation deck is holding a long gun and leaning on a wooden stake nearby. His head keeps falling, just like fishing. Sometimes it falls, then wakes up and lifts it up, and finally lowers it again because of sleepiness.
Back and forth cycle.
There are occasional bursts of insect chirping in the surrounding jungle. Compared with summer, the insect chirping is much sparser now. After all, the weather is getting cooler.
The moon rises slowly and sets again, and the time gradually reaches around 3 o'clock in the morning, which is also the time when people sleep the deepest.
At this moment, a crimson comet suddenly appeared in a corner of the night sky, and soon after, several similar crimson comets also rose slowly.
This giant comet composed of countless flames streaked through the night sky with a long flame tail. The high temperature distorted the atmosphere and made a whirring sound. As it continued to approach, the bright fire light illuminated the sky like daylight, approaching.
The surging magic power and high temperature make people feel suffocating and oppressive.
The first person to react was the mage on the airship. Several rays of blue light shot out from the airship, accurately hitting the giant meteor fires flying from the sky and streaking in long parabolas.
The dark blue light flashed away, leaving several fence-like tracks in the field of vision. Unfortunately, such a hasty attack could not disperse the flames full of scorching magic power.
Bang——
When these giant fireballs hit the ground, they exploded directly, and the flames spread in all directions along with the scorching air currents. In just one bombing, nearly a thousand people were killed directly.
Then, the spreading flames burned directly in the camp, and thick smoke rose along with tents, food, debris, dead branches, fallen leaves, etc. There was also shouting and chaos in the camp.
"Firefighting!"
"It's so hot."
"Save me quickly, I'm going to be burned to death, ah——"
Each of the 'Fire Men' was waving their hands and running around looking for water. Unfortunately, there were no lakes around here, and there was also a long way to the sea. The flames on their bodies could only grow stronger and stronger as they ran.
"Damn it!" A mage stood on the airship, looking at the scene below, and said angrily. The mage robe on his body was lifted and fell by the heat wave below.
The golems that had been on standby were activated one after another, and then under the adjustment of some of the mages, several rays of ice light shot out, covering pieces of land, and began to separate and extinguish the fire.
Jenkins also walked out of the big tent and was surrounded by soldiers and several golems for protection. He frowned and issued emergency orders one after another, and the camp became busy.
"No, they're coming from the east!" A scout rushed to Jenkins, with bloodstains and stains on his body.
"How is it possible on the east side? Isn't that our rear side?" an officer asked in disbelief.
"I don't know either, but this time there are a lot of people on the other side." The scout said breathlessly.
As if to confirm the other party's statement, a cry of killing rang out from the back. A group of soldiers wearing various armors and robes rushed towards the camp from the back. They held weapons and torches, constantly lighting fires and slashing.
Following the movements of this group of people, a large area of jungle burned. It was already the crisp autumn season, and the flames spread very quickly.
Seeing this scene, Jenkins was so shocked that he had to send a large number of personnel to stop the fire in order to prevent the other party from continuing to light the fire.
There was chaos in the camp, with various people shouting and running, and there was a rush of horse hooves in the jungle outside on the west side. While the airship and the golem were putting out the fire, a group of cavalry crossed the open field in the night.
, approaching the edge camp of this jungle area.
After approaching the woodland, they immediately dismounted and, like the attacking troops in the rear, raised their swords high, lit torches, burned and drove away the frightened soldiers.
Under the attack from both sides, the camp of Frost Rose became even more panicked. Many soldiers were on the battlefield for the first time and their psychological quality was not good. As a result, many people began to drop their weapons and move toward the north and south.
The jungle on the side collapsed.
The golem army and airships that were originally relied on were unable to exert their power for a while due to various reasons such as the need to put out fires, poor visibility, and the chaos on the scene, and they could only watch the more than 100,000-strong military camp in the camp.
Howling, in fear and confusion, they trampled and ran on each other.
On the Frost Alliance side, the weaknesses of the soldiers' weak will and poor discipline were fully exposed in this night attack. Although the more than 10,000 veterans around veteran Jenkins could still barely maintain their strength, they still could not change the situation that was gradually sliding into the abyss.
Looking down from the night sky, on the pitch-black land, the narrow camp stretching for miles was engulfed in burning fire, and the forest fire was still spreading to the surroundings, with thick smoke filling the jungle.
And just when many generals were almost in despair, a clear and high-pitched voice suddenly sounded in the camp.
"quiet!"
"Those who shout randomly and those who flee will be killed without mercy!"
As the words fell, a jagged crimson arc swept across, cutting several soldiers who were shouting in panic into pieces of flesh. Blood spattered on the people around them, making people tremble in horror.
Many soldiers nearby were frightened on the spot and shut up and stopped.
Then, this red-haired figure, waving a crimson sword with a blood groove, ran quickly in the camp, killing the soldiers who were walking around and shouting. As if they had received an order, the general's guards who were originally located in the center also took the sword.
With swords drawn, they divided themselves into teams and quickly ran around the camp, killing the soldiers who were messing around in the camp.
These personal guards wearing dark blue cloaks were all above Sequence 3 in strength. It was easy to kill these fleeing soldiers. Under such cold-blooded and cruel military orders, order was finally restored in the camp. One after another, senior officers began to
Direct the team to defend and counterattack.
Tonight, I am still destined to have trouble sleeping.
ps: I am very grateful to my book friend Aglietti for his assistance. With his hard work, the map of Ivar's World-Western Continent has been produced (compared to my hand-drawing, this one is much more refined, and some of the previous things have been refined).