Chapter 22: Encounters
Baron Rhine looked at the procession slowly marching on both sides of him, and a sense of pride naturally rose in his heart.
As an elder, Baron Rhine was over fifty years old, but he hadn't experienced it for a long time, except for eight years ago, when he had led soldiers loyal to him into battle when he had defected from the Duchy of the North.
And for some unknown special reason, he developed the habit of living in seclusion, and even had few opportunities to bask in the sun.
This assault on the Dukedom of the North was an adventure for him in many ways.
But he didn't reject the feeling now, and even felt some pleasure.
"If we take the Northern Dukedom this time, our plans will immediately take a big step forward, right?" he said, turning to the magic advisor who was half a horse behind him.
His magic advisor Aiden used to be a down-and-out mage, who destroyed his magic foundation because of his forced breakthrough, resulting in his lifelong inability to cross the threshold of a level 5 mage, and permanently stayed at the level of a level 4 mage, and his state was extremely unstable.
"That's true, and victory is easy for us, my lord. Aiden, who was hidden under a black hood, replied, "But I advise you not to get too excited now, your body can't handle too much emotion." ”
"Hey, someday......"
Baron Rhein snorted softly when he heard Aiden's words, muttering a few words that he couldn't hear clearly.
"My lord, the Elk Valley is ahead, do we need to rest first?"
At this moment a forward herald came running on horseback and reported to him the advance of his troops.
"Elk Valley, there is no need to rest, tell the whole army to speed up and pass through the valley quickly. ”
"We'll get a good rest after that. ”
Baron Rhine waved his horsewhip and took the lead in speeding up.
His retinue also picked up the speed of their horses, waving flags with their family crests to signal the whole army to begin to speed up.
.........
Looking at the billowing smoke, Duke realizes that the enemy is close at hand, and it won't be long before the enemy is close at hand.
Lenia waved the flag in her hand, signaling the soldiers who were still setting traps to return to their respective positions and ambush them.
For a moment the valley seemed as peaceful as no one had ever visited, as if the original scene had never happened.
In less than an hour, Baron Rhine's strikers had reached the mouth of the valley and were making tentative moves, occasionally poking their spears at the bushes and ditches by the roadside.
Seeing this, Duke breathed a sigh of relief, and Lenia, who hadn't yet listened to his own advice, was not arrogant enough to ambush the soldiers on the ground.
Instead, they will distribute their soldiers in places on the valley that the enemy rarely pays attention to, otherwise they will suffer a big loss at this time, and even turn their advantage into a disadvantage against the opponent.
The forward-looking terrain did not notice anything unusual, and then began to beckon the army behind to begin advancing.
For a moment, the sunlight reflected by the bright armor brightened the somewhat dark valley a few brightens.
The sound of clattering boots hitting the ground echoed through the valley.
Duke saw Baron Rhine in the middle of the line at a glance.
In between, he wore a scarlet cloak and pale gold armor that shone in the sunlight like a moving light bulb.
The short blonde hair was also meticulously combed, and some of the fat faces were covered with redness because of excitement or heat.
"Is that the mage you said you were talking about? ”
Duke turned his head to ask Lenia, and the black-robed mage made his spirit tense up involuntarily, as if he had encountered something extremely dangerous.
"Yes, it looks like the situation might be a little trickier. ”
Lenia followed her gaze and nodded in acknowledgement, a moment of seriousness.
"Don't worry, I'll be behind you, now get ready to attack. ”
Duke patted her on the shoulder, watching the army snag beneath her feet and felt that the time had come to attack.
"My lord, it's not the best time yet, they don't have many of them, you can wait until they're all in the valley before attacking. ”
Lenia didn't wave the flag representing the attack, patiently explaining to Duke.
"Like, now!"
Seeing that Baron Rhine's serpent-like army was completely enveloped in the valley, Lenia suddenly raised and waved the bright red flag in her hand, so that all the soldiers on the mountain could see clearly.
Lenia's movements seemed to ignite the hidden ** bucket in an instant.
With a bang, countless huge rolling stones were pryed through levers and poured down towards the unsuspecting army below.
The ignited fiery red grass also emitted a devouring heat and tumbled down, and all creatures contaminated by it would inevitably be consumed by the flames.
Hunters with bows and arrows use their skilful archery skills to constantly name those who appear to be officers or heralds.
In particular, Baron Rhine, who was dressed in a sassy bag, was too conspicuous and had a high reward, and more than a dozen or twenty arrows greeted him in an instant.
In fact, when Baron Rhein's eyes suddenly caught a glimpse of a bright red on the mountain, his nerves began to tense highly.
Years of experience told him that something terrible was about to happen.
The countless boulders that tumbled down and the glowing grass had confirmed his suspicions.
He immediately realized that he had been ambushed, and that if one of them didn't handle it well, he would most likely fold here.
"Aiden, shield, shield, full force!"
He grabbed the reins, tried his best to reassure his horse, and turned to yell at his magic advisor.
Aiden was also unambiguous, raising the staff in his hand that looked like dead wood, and instantly propped up a blood-red magic shield, enveloping dozens of people in the Chinese army in a hemispherical area.
As soon as dozens of arrows touched this shield, it was as if it had lost its strength and could not maintain its momentum, and it was scattered weakly on the ground.
Duke watched as the falling boulders tumbled like ripe watermelons, leaving blood-colored marks.
Listen to the terrible screams of the enemy soldiers who have turned into burning men under their feet.
I couldn't bear it for a while, so I could only turn my head and not look over there.
But Aiden's blood-colored shield caught his attention again.
And having reacted to what was happening, the enemy had begun to consciously spread out in all directions, looking for some places to hide in the ditch, and the trap was not as effective as before.
Seeing that it didn't cause the desired damage, Duke gritted his teeth and took out the witchcraft scroll he was carrying in his pocket.