Chapter Twenty-Eight: The First Taste (9)
As the days passed, the elven army rested for a few days, then attacked, rested for a few days, and then attacked. This was repeated so many times that some soldiers even went up to the city wall five times, but they were driven down again after a short time.
The defenders of Helan City are now no longer divided into new recruits and veterans, and they have all seen blood. The young people of seventeen or eighteen have also faded away from their youthfulness and become more steady. Most of the original ten artillery pieces to deter elves have been abolished, and if it weren't for the numbness of the spirits of both sides being tortured by the war, Helan would not have been able to hold it.
Now that the walls of Heran are crumbling, Coyle is confident that the next attack will shatter the paper-masked walls.
However, Wayne refused to give Coyle another chance to attack, and he had already received the news that Nolan's walls had been completed. A few days earlier than expected, this is undoubtedly great news.
When Wayne inspected the troops this time, almost every soldier had no joy on his face to thwart the elven attacks again and again, but instead of endless exhaustion. Wayne couldn't test the limits of the soldiers, that would be very dangerous. He decided to retreat tonight, all the supplies were burned, and the soldiers were lightly armed, as long as they ran to Nolan.
The soldiers on the city walls were replaced by scarecrows with torches, and the cannons were also stuffed with gunpowder, forage, and grain covered with oil ....
Wayne stood in front of the sandbox, waiting for Beson and Bald to get everything ready.
Wait for the last soldier to finish reporting.
Beson couldn't hold back his joy.
"Master Wayne, we can withdraw. ”
Balder nodded.
"Ready. ”
Wayne took out his steel sword and swept the sand table in front of him, exhaling heavily. Said loudly with joy
"Withdraw!"
Walk out of the tent, ride on a white horse, and look at the soldiers who have been waiting for a long time with torches. Looking at the group of soldiers who had been tortured by the war for nearly a month, a sense of pride filled his chest. With such a strong soldier, why worry about the hegemony.
Without further ado, he took hold of the reins and rode his horse away. The soldiers quickly followed, and everyone had a smile on their faces. It is known that this retreat is not a defeat, but a victory.
For the first time in this land, someone had resisted an elven army in Helan for nearly a month. This is a record that everyone can be proud of. The clanging of armor clashed with the sound of horses' hooves and disappeared into the streets of Helan.
A raging fire burned behind him, and there was a deafening explosion.
Such a loud movement also alarmed Coyle five miles away, and the explosion was a little louder than the usual sound of artillery. Feeling the slightest bit wrong, he quickly rushed out of the military tent.
Looking at Helan's monstrous disaster, the city walls exploded from time to time. Coyle was stunned for a moment, then reacted immediately.
"Quick, quick, fast. Go put out the fire!"
The surrounding group of generals who were temporarily promoted had neither combat experience nor any attempts at the art of war. Still dumbfounded, he asked.
"Lord Coyle, isn't it better if the enemy is on fire? ”
Coyl suddenly got out of breath and slapped the man's skull on the ground.
"Idiot, they ran away, they didn't want to leave us with supplies to light the fire. If Helan burns out, where are we going to rest!"
The group of generals reacted immediately, hurried back to their troops, and urged the sleeping soldiers to get up and put out the fire.
"These idiots. ”
Coyle now regretted killing all the generals who were unhappy with him, otherwise he wouldn't be surrounded by such fools.
"Hahaha, did you say that the monkeys were busy fighting the fire. ”
Beson said proudly.
Balder smashed it, smashed it, and smacked it.
That fire will not be extinguished for three days and three nights, unless God is beautiful. Give the monkeys a soak of urine. Hahahaha. ”
Wayne shook his head and said.
"This time, our infantry and artillery held on to Helan City for nearly a month, destroying more than 10,000 enemies in total, and losing more than 1,500 people. This is a record that can go down in history, and we have to give the unit a name. In the future, when future generations read the book, they will give a thumbs up when they hear the name of our unit. ”
Besson laughed out loud.
"That must be, and the monkeys will tremble when they hear our name. ”
"Then let's call it the second regiment in white. ”
Badr was reluctant to pass up the opportunity to take advantage.
When Beson heard this, he immediately drank it.
"Why don't you call the artillery attached cavalry, his grandmother's wants to take advantage of us. There are no doors. ”
After speaking, he said to the soldiers behind him.
"This ghost Bald wants the name of our troops to be the Second Regiment of the White Coats. Brothers, we don't say yes. ”
Then there was a loud wave.
"No, no. ”
Not to be outdone, Balde was not to be outdone.
"Brothers, is the second regiment in white good?"
Another wave of noise.
"Nice, good~"
Wayne chuckled.
Gradually, the outline of Nolan's walls became clearer and clearer.
The moon is hanging in the sky, and the night is already halfway.
But Nolan did not sleep at all, torches were lit on the walls, and the gates were crowded with people waiting.
Since Nolan's prismatic walls are a few meters lower than the original walls, they are quite spectacular when viewed from Wayne. One wall plus another. Raised ridges, on which artillery is placed.
The bottomless ravine in front of the city wall, according to the design, this ravine is seven or eight meters deep. In this way, the city wall, which is only five or six meters high, will not be easily climbed by the elves.
This is the world's first hero!
As if he had seen something, Beson hurried and rushed straight to the city gate.
Then at the gate of the city, he immediately pulled the reins, and the horse's hooves immediately left their front feet empty, revealing the horse's belly. Suddenly, it fell heavily to the ground.
Beson immediately dismounted, walked up to the woman, and said softly.
"It's so late, and I'm not afraid of being tired when I come here!"
The woman handed over the child.
"You're fighting, you don't say anything, I'm still afraid of being tired. ”
Beson looked at the child who was still scratching his fingers and looked dazed, and shook it.
"Hahaha, yes, I've gained a lot of weight. ”
As Beson entered the city, soldiers continued to break away from the ranks and enter Nolan City to reunite with their loved ones.
Wayne didn't stop either, this was not the time for discipline.
Evans came to Wayne's side.
Wayne said happily.
"Evans, thanks to you, I don't know how long I'll be in Heran. And Steward Hinderson, I feel a lot more relieved when I look at the artillery on the city wall. ”
Evans said politely.
"It should. ”
Evans continued.
"Young Master Wayne, you played with the momentum that Nolan should have in this battle, and now Nolan is full of young people who are eager to join the army. ”
Wayne nodded in satisfaction.
"In the future, there is no need to worry about the lack of soldiers. ”
It was a familiar voice that sounded.
"Hey, Princess Ben came to meet you in the middle of the night, and she didn't know how to look at me. ”
Following the sound, a graceful figure in a purple dress was shrouded in the warm orange light.