Section 17

The cold and biting wind was blowing, blowing the corroded gray-black earth, giving people a cold and depressed feeling.

In the southwest passage of the plains south of Iruk City, Buck stood at the mouth of the passage against the wind, letting the biting wind blow on his face. At this moment, he did not feel the coldness of the wind completely, because the blood in his whole body was as hot as boiling water.

It's been a long time since Buck has been so excited, and the rotten stench can even make him feel a sense of intimacy!

Revenge!

Buck, a pirate-turned, values the war of revenge more than anyone else!

And his chance for revenge is in front of him...

The flanks of the undead legions on the vast plains in front of him were now completely exposed in front of his eyes.

The boundless excitement made Buck want to immediately wave the blade in his hand and rush into the undead army and have a bloody battle with them. But now he is no longer a pirate who can do whatever he wants, but an admiral of the Kingdom of Kruria, and the commander-in-chief of the Allied forces of Yekjar.

So, he forcibly resisted the impulse in his heart.

The reason why Buck was able to appear here in time was because he received information from the Military Intelligence Department that there was a disturbance in the city of Iruk, and he immediately ordered his troops to secretly go north. Now the more than 40,000 officers and soldiers led by Buck are very close to the flank of this undead legion, so close that standing at the front of the troops, you can clearly feel the biting chill of the yin wind.

"My lord, it seems that there is a new movement in the Undead Legion. The staff officer who followed Buck reminded him lightly.

Buck immediately suppressed the indescribable excitement in his heart, and looked in the direction pointed by the staff officer, and the newly built mobile tower cart on the heights, and the standard-bearers of his temporary headquarters, were conveying something to him in the language of the flag.

"It seems that the Undead Legion is mobilizing their Chinese troops. Because it was too dark for the staff officer's view to be blocked, the tone was not very sure.

Buck raised his eyebrows slightly when he heard this, and immediately walked towards his temporary headquarters...

"The Scout's recent report that the Undead Legion has suddenly slowed down the intensity of their assault on El Luk City. Seeing Buck boarding the tower cart, Ernest the Chief of the Combined Fleet Affairs, explained the situation in advance without waiting for the other party to ask, "They have spotted us and are gathering soldiers on the flank. ”

"I said earlier that you don't wait, just attack!" Henmeth, the commander of the Werewolf Legion, was a little annoyed.

"I don't think the undead legion on the other side is gathering troops against us. Taking advantage of the last rays of the sky, Anse Zora carefully observed the movement of the undead legions on the opposite plain with a lookout glass, and said: "Our opponents don't take us seriously at all, although they mobilize troops to defend us, but you see... They only set up ordinary ghouls and spirits. ”

"It seems that the war of the last few days has made the undead legion feel that we do not pose any threat at all. The smile on Buck's face was a little oozing.

"Maybe that's a good thing!"

Holding the two scimitars at his waist in both hands, Henmeth said, "They have withdrawn all the troops attacking Elok City, don't they want to deal with us?"

Ans-Zora looked at the dim sky in the distance and said, "Wise commanders will choose to retreat at this time, because although the defenders on the city wall are tired now, their defense is very strong, and although the undead army has an absolute advantage, it is difficult to take advantage in a short time. Therefore, choosing a short retreat at this moment can not only give yourself more time to prepare, but also allow the defenders to relax their vigilance and minimize the original fighting spirit. ”

Henmax was stunned for a moment, and looked at Nemero next to him, "In your intelligence, don't the undead only know how to charge, and now they also know how to use tactics?"

"That's just basic information, when the undead are born undead monarchs who can truly rule everything... Or a banshee who can truly control and spread evil energy can get rid of the confusion of the soul's memory and become a truly intelligent being. Neckero looked around, "Its thoughts will become indistinguishable from those of us ordinary people!"

"The army of ghouls on the other side is ready to advance on our side!" Ernest shouted as he pointed to the rapidly changing formation on the flanks of the undead legion, pulling the crowd back to reality from unnecessary discussions.

"The Heavy Cavalry Corps is ready, right?" Buck turned his head to look at his chief.

"Waiting for your orders. ”

"Then give this army of ghouls a charge first!"

"I feel like we should retreat now. Anse Zora looked at Buck seriously, "We shouldn't have exposed our strength at the beginning, I believe... As long as we don't show any deterrence, the Undead Legion will not use heavy forces against us. ”

"You want to avoid the battle?" Henmez's blood-red eyes looked terrifying in the dim sky. He just glared at Anse Zora, as if he would pounce on him if what the other party said next didn't satisfy him.

After Anse Zora spoke, not only did Henmez look at him like this, but all the officers in the provisional command stared at him with strange eyes, as if he had said something extraordinary.

Buck's command to his lips was snatched by Anse Zora and couldn't be said, but the other party's words made his heart move, and his eyes fell on the other party while subconsciously looking at Nemero next to him.

Anse Zora may have seen that Buck was ignoring him, thinking that the other party had not understood his intentions, and explained: "We have a limited number of troops, and only when the enemy relaxes his vigilance against us can we deal a fatal blow to them." ”

"They only sent out legions of ghouls, isn't this what it's called 'letting your guard down'?"

"It's not enough..."

"Very special ideas. Neymero flashed his green eyes and looked at the plains in the distance: "I agree with General Zola... Because, the time to attack has not yet come, and the charge may have unexpected gains now, but the only role we have gathered here is this one charge. ”

"I also agree with Anse Zola. Ernest immediately said: "Although the Undead Legion has only sent out the Ghoul Legion, their main force is gathering, and it will not be a good result if the other party discovers our threat at this time!"

"Then we shouldn't have been here in the first place!" Henmez was clear, "this is on the battlefield, and we rely on intelligence, not speculation." ”

"The battlefield is always changing... We're here to cover the war in El Luk, not to fight the undead legions. Anse Zora said calmly: "Retreating now is also to better achieve this purpose in the next battle... At the same time, if this battle requires the sacrifice of all of us here at some point in the future, I will not hesitate to lead my soldiers to charge!"

"I also agree with General Zola's suggestion. Buck laughed and clarified his attitude, leaning over the tower fence to look at the army of ghouls in the darkness, and whispered, "But it's not my style to just retreat like this." He finally suppressed the impulse in his heart and straightened up, looked left and right and said, "Why don't you have to fight first?"

"Let me go!" Werewolf Commander Henmez glared at Anse Zora and stepped forward to snatch the errand.

...

It was already dark when the werewolf regiment attacked.

The battle was not very intense, and after two hours of fighting on a narrow passage between the plains and the highlands, it ended with the retreat of the werewolf regiment. Subsequently, the commander of the Undead Legion sent his huge army of ghouls in pursuit for more than twenty miles, and then stationed at the entrance to the southeast passage of the Southern Plains.

Following the advice of Anse Zora, Buck retreats his troops to a high ground that the undead dreadwolves can't explore. Here, even if the cavalry ran with all their might, it would take at least three hours to reach the battlefield of the southern plains.

When the troops were stationed and ready to light a fire and cook, a report came from the scouts ahead: a new round of siege warfare had begun for the undead legion.

"According to the Scout's report, this time the Undead Legion has committed nearly half of the forces they have assembled in the Southern Plains from the beginning. Ernest squatted beside a campfire and slashed dry bread with a dagger, and when the hard pieces of bread fell into the boiling iron pot, he swallowed unconsciously and said, "I feel that the commander of the undead army on the other side wants to take Elok City before dawn today." ”

Buck took the report in his hand and read it for a long time, then threw it into the campfire, picked up a dagger, cut off a few pieces of hard bacon on the bacon rack next to him, threw them into the iron pot, and stirred it back and forth with a wooden stick.

"What about the messenger of Kove-Rambo?" asked Nemero.

"Stay with my own soldiers. Buck said casually.

"What shall we do now?" Ernest said as he spoke, reaching out to block Buck's hand from stirring the iron pot, and said with a disgruntled face, "I told you not to stir the bread like this when you cook it, or there will be no bread crumbs left for you later." ”

"But I love this kind of soup. Buck pushed Ernest's hand away and stirred harder.

Ernest shook his head helplessly, closed his mouth, buried his head and continued to peel the bread cubes into the iron pot. Anse Zola, who was next to him, said with a glass of ale, "We must also do it tonight." ”

Neckrol nodded in agreement. Then, as if remembering something important, he asked, "What is the matter with Sir Bowenlight, twenty-four hours have passed since the undead army attacked the city, and there is still no news of the main army he leads. ”

"If my guess is correct, Sir Bowenright will be back to the aid of Iruk City this evening. Buck took a sip of the hot soup and gently bit his red tongue, and said, "And what we have to do isβ€”" he straightened his back and looked around to the left and right, "What we have to do is to find a way to keep the main force of more than 100,000 undead legions in the southern plains." ”

"It's not an easy thing to do. Ernest took the piece of meat and tested the firmness with a dagger, and then threw it back into the pot.

"No matter how difficult it is, you have to do it!" Nemero said in a very serious tone while praying every day, "This is the best time to destroy the undead legion led by Elok, and it is worth paying a big price!"

"How long will it take for the Heavy Cavalry Corps to break through the army of ghouls stationed in front of us?" asked Buck, looking at Wren, who had been silent in the corner.

"All it takes is a charge. Wren thought for a moment and said, "But we need to rest for at least half an hour after this charge." ”

"That's it!" Buck smiled confidently this time, and he tapped Ernest who was crouching next to the iron pot with the hilt of his sword, and asked, "Okay?"

"It's going to take a few more minutes!"

"That's it!" Buck said, picking up the wooden bowls stacked next to the iron pot, "Guys, eat your fill, and then go and stab the undead in the ass." ”

...

Just half an hour after the early morning of September 11,

On the pitch-black earth of the southeast passage of the Southern Plains, a row of dazzling and dazzling white light suddenly rose into the air, and then quickly exploded, and the bright white light tore through the darkness in an instant, allowing the light to shine on the earth again, and also completely exposing the ghoul army assembled in this area to the light.

"Ahh

"Boom"

The earth roared as darkness and light clashed, and the rolling heat dissipated the coolness of the night and swallowed up the cold aura of the undead legions. Nearly 10,000 heavy cavalry, under the leadership of the Wren Knights, quickly drowned the army of ghouls assembled in the plain passage with a crazy momentum that swept everything!

It was an asymmetrical battle, and the sluggish and unattackable ghouls could not withstand the charge of the heavy cavalry in full arm.

The battle lasted only half an hour before it ended, which was faster than anyone had imagined. But Buck didn't feel any joy when he received the battle report.

"Our opponent has no intention of stopping us at all!" This was Anse Zora's first reaction, and Buck immediately said, "In other words, the Undead Legion is sure to take Elok City!"

Werewolf Commander Henmax subconsciously said: "If my troops run with all their might, they can rush to the southern battlefield within three hours. ”

...

It has been a long time since Cove Rambo has been tired to the point of sore hands and feet, and although he insists on training as a knight every day, he is already old after all. "Whew" He instinctively waved the scepter in his hand, knocked the head of a ghoul who pounced on him, and subconsciously propped up his shield to block the attack on the flank.

Immediately afterward, Kowei Rambo felt a tingling pain in his lower back and abdomen, and he immediately knew that he had been injured. He didn't panic, and after smashing three ghoul heads in quick succession, he took two steps back and shouted to the last remaining paladin nearby, "I need healing!"

The familiar tingling and itching sensation was a lot more reassuring to Cove-Rambo. At this time, he took the time to look at the rest of the city walls... Most of the edges of the walls he could see were already covered by the siege towers of the undead legions, and the army of death was constantly climbing the walls.

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