Chapter 497: Pulling out the camp
I have to say that the action of death is still very fast, very effective, with him coming to the Rus steppe, the efficiency and frequency of the Snow Mountain Druids have decreased significantly, they can no longer unscrupulously attack the supply line of the Attila army, do not dare to take advantage of the night to attack the camp of the Rus, nor dare to control the beasts to attack.
In the face of death, when one after another snow-capped mountain druid teams were easily wiped out, the remaining snow-capped mountain druids felt more or less fear, and they all felt more or less lovesick.
It was already very difficult to keep them attacking at the same frequency as before, even among the elders, there was a feeling of slackness and war weariness among the squads they led, not to mention the other squads.
Most notably, the Attila army, which was resting in Finland on the Baltic coast, was able to see the convoys from their homeland every day, and they received information about their homeland and the situation of their relatives in their homeland.
The cessation of the druids in the snow-capped mountains has relieved the minds of these soldiers who are preparing for war, they do not have to worry about their relatives in the rear being attacked before the war, and they do not need to worry about returning home with the honor of victory, and what awaits them is the ruins full of tombstones.
Not only that, but the supply lines usually turn damaged weapons into brand new ones, and there are also rare figures of meat on the table, which are all air-dried meats that have been marinated and dried very well, and only need a little bit to cook a delicious soup, which has made the Atila army, who has not eaten anything good for a long time, feel very satisfied.
Although there are two knights and the presence of Attila, there are no big problems in the entire Attila Western Expedition army, and there are no problems such as mutiny, escape, and betrayal, but after being stationed here for so long, there is still slackness in the spirit, or the spirit has become very impatient, like a bear child who is difficult to stop, always trying to find something to kill time and energy.
After all, whether it is the plague or the famine, or the Attila, they are not the kind of people who can train, will spend time training their troops, and find something for them to spend their remaining energy, except for the gnolls and Hogg to restrain and train, the other armies, especially those giants and dragons, have started to fight in groups in order to vent the energy of the sun king.
It was a real battle, and it was no different from a real battlefield fight except that it didn't lead to death, and it would also bleed, and it would be missing arms and legs.
Attila would not bother with the fighting between her troops, as long as they did not cause great chaos and affect her plan of action for the western expedition, and it was better to spend a few more minutes sleeping in the tent to take care of these things.
Dragons and giants are long-term hostile, I don't know if it's because of personality reasons, or conflicts of interest, competing for all kinds of resources, they all look at each other unpleasantly, as long as there is a chance to attack each other, without constraints, it will really become a life-and-death struggle.
This is a normal thing, because the status of giants and dragons in the main plane is much higher than that of other races, both in strength and size, except for the legends of the same race and other races, only dragons and giants are qualified to be their enemies.
Many giant tribes will regard the dragon as a kind of hunting ritual for the adult of a child, and only those who kill a giant dragon alone, whether it is an adult dragon or a young dragon, only the giant who completes this task can be recognized by the entire tribe, thinking that he has really gained the possibility of being alone and can become a pillar of the family.
In some important ceremonies of the giants, such as the ceremony of sacrificing to the gods, or the banquet of the chieftain's succession, a giant dragon as a tribute will be the highest standard of sacrificial products, which is something that can make the whole tribe feel very honored, and the surrounding tribes will be impressed.
The same is true for the dragons, the juvenile dragons will carefully avoid the pursuit of the giants, and when they reach adulthood, they will consciously attack the giants' tribes, plunder the giants' underage children, and bring them back to the nest as food for stockpiling.
Every year, the war between the giants and the dragon will lead to dozens of losses on both sides, such a battle has been going on for a long time, even now there is no relief, which also leads to the fact that neither the giant nor the dragon can really become the overlord of the land, and can only operate as a family, tribe or individual unit.
Even now, under the nose of Attila, they still broke out from time to time violent conflicts, but there were no deaths, after all, when they were about to march west and fight with the Scandinavians, there were casualties due to infighting, and in any case, it was a very devastating thing for the army.
Of course, due to the battle between them, the shamans of the Attila army need to spend some time every day to heal both of them, there is no way, whether it is a dragon or a giant, they are all masters of the army, and if one does not take care of it well, it may cause their anger and hostility.
They're not reasonable, but don't think that if they have the status of a spellcaster, they won't attack the caster, as long as they don't cause death, that's fine.
When the logistical supply lines began to gradually return to normal, everyone knew that the day was not far off when the expedition to the west would begin again, and they were about to cross the frozen Baltic Sea and set foot on the land that had failed them twice, to complete the conquest of Scandinavia, which had not been completed until now.
It's a shame that there won't be a man like Beowulf who fights them on the battlefield among the hated Scandinavians, but it doesn't necessarily surprise them that someone like Siegel will be able to play some new tricks.
When the news spread throughout the camp, all the people cheered, whether it was the mighty dragon giants or the large number of gnolls, they all raised their weapons and cheered excitedly, and the long wait made everyone impatient, they looked forward to a war, a great war of life and death, blood and joy.
The people here all agree with Attila's philosophy, believing that she can bring them victory after victory, conquer land after land, and kill enemy after enemy, and many of these people are not for profit, nor because of fear and Atera's force, they have to obey her and join her army.
They came here to fight, whether it was to kill the enemy or to kill themselves, they came here to fight, whether it was trampling everything with a victorious laugh, or losing and being trampled on by the enemy, it didn't matter, they enjoyed the process of fighting, and the result didn't really matter.
There were even a lot of people in this army who were not subjects of Attila, but because there was a war here, a war that could make them feel happy and happy.
The reason why they didn't choose Siegel's army was because they preferred Attila's savage, bloody way of fighting to people like Siegel.
However, because these people are not organized and difficult to manage, they are divided into a separate army, and they are also used as death squads by waste use, ready to let them carry out the first wave, the most dangerous and the highest mortality attack, anyway, they will not care, they can fight in the most dangerous front line, and even make them very happy.
The cheering of the whole camp was only over for a while, and Attila had already given the order to pull out the camp, and there was not much time for them to waste, because if the time continued to be wasted, the night would fall, and no matter what kind of things were done in the cold winter, the dark night would become inconvenient.
For a few hours, exactly two hours before the sun went down, they packed up the camp's belongings, put the logistics on the transport wagons, and packed them to prevent damage from the transport.
At this time, the centaurs and jackals were on guard on the perimeter like a net, and their alert and reconnaissance distance had reached a distance of three kilometers, which was enough for them to convey the news to the Chinese army as soon as a situation occurred.
The dragons, thunderbirds, and dragons in the barracks have risen into the air, and they hover over the heads of the army, making one or two calls from time to time, and when the camp is opened, it is the time when the whole army is the weakest defense, because the formation cannot be deployed, and the enemy can easily inflict huge casualties on them.
This is really a very large army, from a distance, a group of black dots the size of ants surround the giant beasts of Beamon and Mammoth, and behind them there is a group of giants carrying stone pillars and sticks upside down, their skin on the outside of their clothes, and there are some blue and red marks, which are the scars of the battle with the dragons, which have not completely healed.
Attila and the two knights were now sitting in the tent behind Beamon's back, Attila did not speak, and the other two knights were constantly relaying their orders to his heralds, the shamans who could use the Wind Signal.
Commanding such a large number of troops is never a simple matter, there are so many things that need to be coordinated, and each army needs a two-meter knight to coordinate.
There is no way, the management of the Attila Empire is so chaotic, except for the problems that those people below can solve with their fists, other things need to be handled by the knights, and fortunately, these knights have a lot of physical strength and energy beyond ordinary people, otherwise normal people will definitely be troubled by a large number of internal affairs.
The aerial flight unit composed of dragons, flying dragons, and thunderbirds was divided into several squads, taking turns to guard in the sky, maintaining the detection and observation of the surrounding environment, and monitoring the surroundings from the sky 24 hours a day.
The march of the army was very slow, not because the army was advancing slowly, but because the formation was too crowded, and the people in front blocked the people behind, especially those loaded with supplies, and the speed was the most delayed.
After about an hour of advancement, the sun in the sky had turned into a huge fireball of flame that could be seen by the eyes, emitting a warm and soft orange glow.
They came to the shore of the frozen Baltic Sea, and could not see that the sea on the edge was free of the rough waves of the past, and worshipped, like a tired bear child, quietly fell asleep.
Under the soft sunlight of dusk, the frozen sea surface reflects the seaside scene like a smooth and flat mirror, and looking around, it is as if you have entered a white world with only ice and snow.
Atila's army did not go into the frozen sea, and now the sky has gradually become dark, in such an environment, it is not safe to go to the frozen Baltic Sea, especially when there are people in the army who are very terrible in size and weight, such as Beamon and Mammoth.
The two knights did not forget that although the target of their expedition to the west was the Scandinavian Empire, the Baltic Empire was also their enemy.
They don't think that these frozen ices are safe, and as long as they have legendary strength or more, it is only a matter of time before they break these ices, especially if there are strong people like Skaha and Alice in the Baltic Sea, who have already been recognized by Attila.
Skaha, during his first expedition to Scandinavia, was in a position to conquer the battlefield, fighting with four knights without falling into disadvantage.
Alice, in the second Scandinavian defensive battle, it was because of her and her army that the battle went from a close match to a crushing defeat.
The Attila army, the survivors of that battle, still remember how their mammoth troops were easily dealt with by the other side, and remember the famine and war had to choose to compromise.
Let's ask, how dare Attila and her knights and warriors despise the Baltic Empire with these people, and how dare they despise it.
In fact, the Attila had made the right choice, and when they had chosen to set up camp there and wait for dawn the next day, some of the shadows hidden under the ice had to swing and leave the place.
In the Baltic Empire, in order to surprise Attila, Semiramis arranged for someone to measure Atila's route here, and asked people to prepare on the ice, dig the thickness of the thin ice layer, and when they stood on it, use magic to collapse the ice surface, so that the Attila army suffered losses.