Chapter 82: The New Commander (3)
Presumably, any being in the Courage Defense Line at this time clearly knew that although the Crusher reminded that it was huge and too strong, it was still a long way from the top of the majestic Courage Defense Line. In front of the line of courage, the crusher is as thin as a child standing in front of an adult. However, it is such a child who has done a great thing in front of arrogant and complacent adults.
I saw that when a pair of apostles carrying giant ladders finally came to the city of the Courage Line, a crusher who was squatting nearby immediately ran over. Although its sheer size is not comparable to the city walls, it is still capable of causing miniature earthquakes on the ground as it runs. Then it picked up the giant ladder with ease and crouched down, allowing it to rest on the side of its back. This move made the soldiers of the Danmoth Empire stationed on the city wall look misty.
"What are you trying to do with this big lump of meat?" one of the soldiers asked, looking at the crusher below him in a bit of a daze, and then to the other soldier standing with him. And the soldier shook his head, knowing nothing. In the previous times the apostles had harassed the line of courage, they had not seen these behemoths a few times. Not to mention the unbelievable scene seen now. However, as if to tell the stunned Danmoth military crushers what they were doing, the crushers soon gave them the answer.
The Danmos soldiers on the city wall also felt curious, and the attack on this crusher became more sparse. I saw that this giant beast seemed to be waiting for something while using its invulnerable flesh and blood to provide a good protection for the more fragile apostle soldiers. At the same time, he tried his best to maintain the balance of the ladder leaning against it.
After a few minutes, a second giant ladder finally broke through the rain of arrows of the Danmoth defenders, came under the walls of the Valorant Line, and reached the crusher's side. And the crusher also neatly took the ladder that resisted the apostle soldiers. Although a ladder was already leaning against the side of its back, making its already slow speed even more slow, the crusher grabbed the ladder at an extremely slow speed and pressed it against its shoulder. In this way, the two giant ladders were successfully connected by the crusher, and the ladder on the crusher's shoulders had even reached the very top of the Courage Line. Here, the Apostolic soldiers could easily climb the impregnable walls of the Courage Defenses with a single leap.
And this was a tactic that the apostles had never used before. In the previous repeated harassment of the Lines of Valor, the tactics used by the Apostles to climb the walls of the Lines of Courage were generally to have the Crushers throw the Apostles directly from the ground. Or use a specially made wall climbing hook that is particularly long. But the disadvantages of both methods are obvious, the first is that if the crusher does not have the strength to do so, the apostle who is thrown up can easily deviate from the direction and fall back down the wall. And with such a height of courage to defend the line, the only fate of falling down the city wall is to be smashed into flesh alive. As for the second, not to mention that throwing a wall-climbing hook on such a high wall can only be done by a very few very strong apostolic soldiers. What's more, once they hang themselves on the city wall with a climbing hook and can only climb up, there are only two roads left for them. Either climb the city walls, or be shot to death by the guards on the walls with a variety of defense tools.
Both methods would have resulted in heavy casualties for the apostles. Especially when Adams Quart's plan was discovered, the garrison on the city walls was no longer careless, and the apostles who used the second method basically went and never returned. Unlike the two methods mentioned above, even the apostles used this magical method for the first time, which can be said to be brain-blowing. This novel idea was actually conceived by the two commanders who had been promoted by the Lost Lord's heart in just one night. The healthy rivalry adopted by the mourner led Adams Quaert and Wyatt Gobber to abandon their previous preconceptions and start working together for the same goal. And when Gao Bo put forward this plan, Adams was the first to stand up and support it when the mourner was still hesitating. And there was no opposition because of Gao Bo's dissatisfaction with him before. When the two high-level presences trusted by the mourning lord become one, the energy brought by them is not one plus one equals two. And this magical tactic is just the first small result of their close cooperation.
While the garrison on the city wall was still laughing at the apostles who had probably gone completely mad because they were stealing chickens and rice, the apostles had already moved. In full view, the apostles climbed the ladder that rested on the crusher's back, waited until they reached the crusher's shoulder, and then climbed the city wall through the second ladder. Only then did the garrison of the city know that their doom had come.
It wasn't the first time they had come face to face with the Apostles up close, and quite a few of the Danmoth garrisons had already killed more than one Apostle. But for some reason, this time he felt extra fear in the face of these grinning apostles. The apostles once again enjoyed the thrill of taking away a piece of the sword on top of this seemingly tall line of courage.
But fortunately, even this time, it was only used as an experiment by the two commanders. Let's see how effective this improvisation can be. Moreover, the two commanders also have a superweapon, which is the giant monster that easily drilled through the defense line of Courage before. Up to now, even if the garrisons of the Danmoth Empire have repaired day and night, they have not completely restored the damaged parts to their previous level. But in order to test the maximum effect, the two commanders did not choose this vulnerable part. And it looks like a success.
Soon, the three crushers became part of the advanced ladder, and the apostles continued to climb the walls from the three crushers and began to plunder the garrisons stationed on them. However, it was a strong line of defense with a full corps of guards. Even if hundreds of garrisons were killed at first, the other guards would rush to surround the apostles who had climbed the walls. Even if there would be no way to drive them off the walls for a while, they would be able to barely stop the apostles from spreading to other areas. Of course, they didn't know that this time it was only more than 10,000 apostles who attacked the Courage Line. More than 10,000 apostles, the number does seem to be a lot, and in the world of the apostles, these more than 10,000 apostles can probably conquer a small country. But in this world, they couldn't break even a small kingdom of Magellan, but basically lost under the city of St. Sophie. If it weren't for the tens of thousands of troops led by the mourner himself at the last moment to strengthen the offensive, the Kingdom of Magellan would not have perished.
Of course, the two commanders did not think that they could capture the entire line of courage by relying on only more than 10,000 apostles, and after obtaining certain results, the apostles blew the whistle of retreat for the first time in the human world. Completely different from the horn of attack, the whistle of retreat was very sharp and urgent. From it, you can clearly hear the reluctance and anger of the apostles when they retreat. And so did the apostles on the wall. Although the apostles knew that they were only launching a tentative attack, it had been a long time since they had killed so quickly. In order for Adams's previous plan to be carried out smoothly, they were only allowed to kill Danmoth soldiers in a small area. Wolves have more meat and less meat, so they can't fill their inner desires. And this time, I was finally able to be with so many compatriots, how could I not fulfill my wishes.
Fortunately, however, there were only a small number of such apostles, and most of the apostolic soldiers quickly withdrew through the ladder after the whistle sounded. Without the protection of his companions, any remaining on the walls would only be a death. And one of the crushers had already taken down the ladder, and there were fewer and fewer apostles on the walls, and only a few remained.
In the face of these apostles, the Danmos garrison, which had been pressed and beaten, finally had a chance to counterattack, and they first tried their best to destroy the remaining two ladders, and then surrounded these apostles. Finally, even the most daring apostles finally felt a little weak-hearted. This is no better than an ordinary city wall, and if you jump off and don't die, you will have to break your leg. They didn't have a second choice, though, as the first besieged Apostle Soldier had been slashed into flesh by the garrison, and another Apostle Soldier had been enveloped in flames by a previously ineffective magician who had used fire magic, turning into a flaming meteor in the air and falling to the ground.
As a result, the few apostles suddenly panicked, and the giant ladder of the beaked gull had gradually become farther and farther away from the city wall, and if they did not retreat, they would waste their last chance. Fortunately, although they are bloodthirsty, they are not brainless. The only remaining apostles jumped up the ladder and retreated along the ladder by relying on their physical superiority.
Since then, this small clash has ended in a draw. The Apostles withdrew from the Courage Line after leaving behind hundreds of corpses, giving the Danmoth Empire a better point to talk about. But their losses were even greater, with 6,000 lives lost their most precious lives in a short period of time. On the contrary, there were not many wounded Danmos defenders, not because of their luck, but because of the apostle's attack, they were very lucky to be able to escape with their wounds. Of course, the huge losses will be concealed again and again before the old emperor and the regent will pass on to them the information that the old emperor and regent like to hear. Therefore, all the other regions of the Danmoth Empire outside the front line believe that these apostles are nothing more than a bunch of brainless brutes, not even much stronger than the barbarians.
The news also reached the ears of the Auxiliary Minister, who was on his way. When they heard the outcome of the conflict, even the Vice-Chancellor was a little skeptical that this time there was no need for them to continue to the Courage Line. The results of the battle were too great, and the heroic soldiers of the Danmos Empire only paid the price of dozens of dead and more than 100 wounded, leaving a full 2,000 apostles with their lives on the line of courage. Now the Auxiliary Minister is also hesitating, should he continue to rush to the line of courage?
Who knows, the lady just laughed softly and asked, "Do you think this battle report is true?"
The auxiliary minister was stunned for a moment, and asked blankly, "Do you think this is fake?"
"How long has it been since you've experienced a real war?"
The Auxiliary Minister made a silent calculation in his mind, and then replied: "How is it possible, we basically launch a foreign war and suppress the reactionary forces at home basically every year. What do you mean by that, you ask?"
"I mean, have you ever lost any of the reports you received in each war?"
The Auxiliary Minister laughed, and there was a bit of pride in his tone: "We Danmos people have no defeats, either externally or internally. That's why we were able to build such a huge country on this continent of strife. ”
The lady smiled and said nothing.
This made the Auxiliary Chancellor hesitate, and he found that he seemed to understand the true meaning behind Madame Sigh's question. "Are you saying that for so many years, our war reports have been good news and not bad news?"
The lady nodded, with a teachable expression. "Maybe it's better to say it before, after all, the enemies you faced back then were humans or other races on this continent. But this time, your opponent is the Apostle, a mysterious force that has never been seen before. Don't fall into the illusion that you need a clear person. “
The auxiliary minister slowly pointed to himself: "You mean, me?"
"Maybe it's you, maybe not. The lady sighed and replied, "If you really want to know the answer, then hurry up and go to the line of courage." It's ridiculous, who would have named a wall like that?"
The Auxiliary Minister looked a little embarrassed: "It's me." ”
The Lady of Light Sigh burst out laughing, and even the entire guard could clearly hear the mockery in the laughter. "How can you call a wall that can only protect you for a while the Courage Line? Can it really give you courage? If it can give you courage, why don't you have the courage to save the people of Magellan?"
The Auxiliary Secretary was speechless. He left no room for argument.
"I just want to protect myself and waste other people's lives, even as an undead soul, I feel sick. “