Chapter 789: Tighten your pockets
If there is a place where the deadliest ambush set up by the Baltic Empire's army in the Rus region is, it must be against the commander of the coalition forces in the Ural Mountains, Golia.
They have never underestimated Golia, because there is no way for people to be underestimated to gather and organize such an alliance, and they can maintain the alliance in many defeats.
When she was in the Ural Mountains, because of the terrain, Goliath was hidden under layers of protection, and only the intelligence services of the Baltic Empire could reach it, and she could have the opportunity to complete the assassination and cut off her head.
But if the ability of the Baltic Empire's intelligence department is exposed because of Golia, it will be contrary to the Baltic Empire's policy, and the gains outweigh the losses.
Only a viper hidden in the dark can have a deterrent effect and make people feel fear, and the same can be applied to the assassins of the Baltic Empire.
Only the assassins who are ignored by the people can better complete the tasks assigned by the empire, and can better save their own lives when carrying out these tasks.
Therefore, now is the best time to deal with the coalition forces in the Ural Mountains, in the case that they have stepped into the trap, it is not enough to let the other side suffer heavy losses, only to solve Golia, the core figure of the coalition army, can really complete their strategic purpose.
The constitution of the coalition forces in the Ural Mountains dictates that once this wise, long-term commander is captured or killed, this so-called coalition army will fall apart in an instant.
The most recent example is in Scandinavia, where Beowulf's death in Karelia caused the coalition of his personal abilities and prestige to collapse in a very short period of time, and even the mighty Yeats were crushed overnight, and finally driven away from their homeland and Scandinavia by Siegel.
Today, it was another rare day of peace for these tribes who came down from the mountains, and it was much better than the situation in the Ural Mountains where they would be attacked by wild beasts or other tribes at some point, and they would perish in an instant.
The village they now occupy, which had been built by the Baltic Empire, was very well established, because the war ended very widely, and there was no damage, and the stone buildings were still much stronger than the wooden ones, and they were not afraid of the burning and scorching of fire.
The sturdy stone houses, the well-established water and sewage facilities, as well as the buildings and tools for various purposes, all opened the eyes of these tribes of the Ural Mountains and envied them.
If it weren't for the fact that the main army of the Baltic Empire was too strong and made these tribes doubt their lives, they would really think about settling here and completely turning this land into their homeland.
Although it was easy to defeat the remaining army here and occupy these villages, these tribes were still very cautious, and arranged scouts around them twenty-four hours a day to reconnoitre, in addition to these open sentinels, there were also hidden sentry posts to ensure that they had time to prepare for the attack when they rested at night.
However, this extreme caution is only relative, compared to their preparations in the Ural Mountains, their behavior in the Rus region is really only a minimum, and there is still contempt for the second-line troops of the Baltic Empire in their hearts.
Now the tribes don't care about how they spend the winter, and in the warehouses and cellars of these villages, there are mountains of jerky and cheese, and there are tents and clothing that have been prepared to protect them from the wind and keep them warm.
In addition to this, they found charcoal, with this kind of thing, no matter how cold the winter, they have hope of getting through, unlike fire, burning this charcoal can reduce the chance of being found by the beasts and being attacked by those beasts.
In such a relaxed and lively atmosphere, the fangs of the poisonous snake have appeared on the side of their necks, and the foul venom can already be caught by the tip of the nose close at hand.
In the village square, the soldiers were still celebrating their victory, and they were reluctant to return to their houses to rest.
In this slightly noisy night, hordes of shadows had arrived around the village.
"Enemy attack! Enemy attack!"
The panicked scouts shouted loudly, and in such a flat grassland, panic echoed far away, these are sophisticated scouts, even if the eyes do not see, the ears do not hear, and the nose smells, they can detect the arrival of the enemy from the atmosphere by virtue of their senses.
Before they could scream, the gnolls and werewolves on all fours had already swept past them at great speed, followed by elven arrows that struck them in the throat with precision and took their lives.
"Don't leave any of them behind. ”
"Kill them all!"
The general on the white horse gave the simplest battle orders, and in such a white-knuckle battle, he could only give such orders, and more elaborately could only rely on the tactics he had trained in peacetime.
An army of about 3,000 men attacked the gathering place, and the tribal coalition, still intoxicated by victory, was divided and surrounded by the fastest gnolls and werewolves before they could organize a decent defense, and they fell into passivity at first.
Then, a panicked howl sounded, and a rain of arrows fell from the sky and nailed them to the ground and walls one by one, even though they had obtained excellent weapons and armor from the warehouse, but before they could put them on, they were attacked.
"Don't be afraid!
The leader-like man shouted loudly, and from his face, he didn't see much panic when he was attacked, but was very calm and confident.
Even if it was such an attack
The enemy is just a piece of waste that will collapse at the touch of a button
With this thought, his head flew high, and his face still had such a calm mixed with a contemptuous expression, and his mouth was slightly open, as if he wanted to say something.
The gnolls appeared behind him on all fours, thick blood sliding from the tip of the knife, and the cruel gaze was already on the next prey.
The gnolls are dressed in leather armor that allows them to move easily, and they have round shields on both hands and arms, one side of which is a very sharp blade that can easily cut through the skin of their prey and penetrate deep into the muscles.
was attacked, without the slightest preparation, and lost the commander-in-chief
In such an environment, they felt that there were enemies on all sides, all that came to their ears was the screams of their comrades before they died, and all they could smell was the strong smell of blood on the tip of their noses.
Fear and a sense of survival caused the soldiers to flee in a panic, and they had no other idea than to escape from the place that had been reduced to a battlefield.
However, it is a pity that there is no way for them to escape, and the battle against them is made up of jackals and werewolves, including a mixed army of steppe elf knights, and of course, spellcasters are essential.
In such an environment, two feet can never outrun four feet, not to mention that jackals and werewolves are hunters who are good at using to track, and there are enemies that may appear in the sky, in such an environment, there is no way to block the line of sight from the sky.
This happened in all the occupied villages in the Rus' region, and the Baltic Empire moved very quickly and with a very clear purpose, because they had already planned and prepared accordingly long ago.
Only a handful of legendary tribal leaders have survived the enemy's decapitation tactics, but then they have to deal with a steady stream of enemies emerging from the darkness, and enemies who are really serious and don't play with them.
And those enemies are all strong people who have reached the legend, and each of them has a legend that can match their combat strength, and the atmosphere of despair has spread in the field.
And for ordinary soldiers, the enemy's toughness was beyond their expectations, obviously they were all the same people, but there was a drastic change in terms of combat effectiveness.
In addition to this, there were more enemies than they were, and as far as the eye could see, there were jackals and werewolves, and almost every soldier had to deal with two or three enemies.
This situation caused these armies to collapse at an extremely rapid rate, and all battles were basically declared over in less than an hour.
Those soldiers who have fled into the depths of the grassland, in addition to dealing with the pursuit of jackals and werewolves, also need to deal with various dangers in the grassland.
Those wolves in packs will never mind hunting more food to stock up on the cold winter when winter is about to begin.
"Damn! what are you talking about?!"
All kinds of bad news came to Julia, and Julia was furious.
She grabbed the soldier standing in front of her hard, her delicate face distorted by a hideous expression, completely unable to believe the message she received in her ears.
It's not that she doesn't believe the information that the soldier brings, it's that the information is unimaginable, it's really too bizarre, and overnight, the advantage of her army is gone.
Eventually, however, she believed in the truth, because when she walked out of the room, an arrow fell right in front of her.
Grazing her ears, they were nailed into the stone slabs on the ground, and a few strands of hair fell to the ground flutteringly
"It's a trap!"
In my mind, all the doubts that had happened before could be answered
Why did the second-line forces of the Baltic Empire collapse so quickly
Why did the people in the village move before they arrived?
Why is there so much food and supplies in the warehouse, but not much weapons and equipment?
This is all to get the coalition out of the Ural Mountains, to create an opportunity to crush the coalition army, to create a trap that can kill her, this trap is so realistic that even she did not expect that the Baltic Empire would pay such a heavy price to set it up.
"Quick! Organize, defend yourself!"
Golia quickly gave the order, and at this time her brain was already panicking, not knowing whether she should abandon the army in her hands, and return to the Ural Mountains with the technique of breaking the wrist of a strong man.
She knew that she had fallen into someone else's trap, and now she was trapped in a situation surrounded by layers, and the possibility of escaping alone was too low.
Moreover, even if she were to make it back to the Urals, if she did something to abandon her army, her reputation would be ruined, and no one would believe her.
Willing to obey her orders, the one who can abandon his army at will for his own life, not to mention that there are not many troops under her command who are truly loyal to her, and most of them are other tribes with common interests.
"I'm right here! I'm right next to you! I'm not going to run away!"
Goliath said through gritted teeth.
Although her voice was small, it could clearly reach the ears of the soldiers around her.
Hearing Golia's voice, the surrounding soldiers began to be inexplicably excited, and the blood in their bodies boiled rapidly in the blood vessels, as if they had inexhaustible strength.
Because of Golia's own peculiarity, there are 5,000 troops stationed in this village, all of whom are elites, and they are basically wearing equipment made of metal, all of whom are veterans who have fought and survived with the main army of the Baltic Empire.
"Follow me to defeat the Baltic Emperors!"
With the help of her attendants, Goliath quickly put on her armor and came to the battlefield with her weapon, but her face was reflected in the situation that she had fallen into a disadvantage.
Even if these armies are elite, there is still an insurmountable gap with the army of the Baltic Empire, and in addition, the army of the Baltic Empire adopts the method of sneak attack, which breaks through their defense line in a short time and pushes the battle to the stage of white-knuckle warfare.
Even when it comes to white-knuckle combat, they are still not opponents of the other side, they are inferior in numbers and combat effectiveness, and more importantly, this is a village established by the Baltic Empire, and they are very familiar with this village.
As Goliath entered the battlefield, the morale of the coalition began to rise, and relying on this high morale, they once again pulled the occupation to a close match.
This kind of parity cannot last long, like an epiphany in bloom, only a short time to show its beauty to the world, and then it will wither.
The Baltic Empire was prepared early on, and it can be said that it knows the intelligence of the coalition army very well, how many people there are, what equipment they use, what tactics they are used to, and what they are not good at.