Chapter 131: Lady with a Light Sigh (85)

"Tiger King, how is the battle damage?"

The Tiger King immediately began to run forward and backward, and counted the battle damage. Fortunately, even during the recuperation, the sergeants of the Denoma Empire rested in place according to each class, and the captains of the phalanx of each class had detailed statistics on their members, so the Tiger King was not too busy when counting battle damage.

In less than ten minutes or so, the situation of the Zansun of the phalanx participating in the battle had been counted. "Well, ma'am, in this battle, not a single soldier of ours was killed, only a few knights were injured to varying degrees, but they were all minor injuries and did not affect the battle. ”

"Yes. I nodded slightly, and this kind of statistic seemed normal to me. After all, these thousand people can be said to be the elite of the Dnoma Empire, and it would be abnormal for them to deal with these convoys of miscellaneous apostles who were not pure bloodlines. "Rest for an hour, and after half an hour, the Rangers continue to scout. Don't let your guard down. Forget it, you've all worked hard, now you have a good rest. I'm here to keep an eye on the surroundings. ”

"This... "It can be seen that in fact, these soldiers of the Denomah Empire are not too tired, and if they continue to march, there is actually no problem at all. But who knows if they'll be able to get enough rest next? Especially these Rangers, who are not directly involved in the battle, but they are the most dangerous class.

In order to detect and protect the Formation from a surprise attack, they had to wander alone in the enemy's possible path. Once their own whereabouts are revealed, there is a high chance of doom. They don't have a strong attack capability and basically act in pairs. So...

I had suggested that the hussars should also have some mages in their ranks, so that not only would they increase their attack power, but with the help of the mages, their safety would undoubtedly be greatly improved. But as soon as such an idea was proposed, the Tiger King rejected it without hesitation.

"Why?"

"Ma'am, don't you still understand the various arms of the human world?"

"How could I not understand that they are not all divided according to their own abilities? some people like close combat, so they are infantry, and some people have extraordinary eyesight and are very accurate, then crossbowmen are very suitable for them. ”

"But what about magicians and knights?

I was a little stunned: "Aren't all knights only nobles able to enter, and magicians are even rarer in this world." Naturally, they just want to be special. ”

"Now that you know this, you should know that these 'noble' mages will certainly not be with the lower archers. This was true even in the Dnomah Empire. So, this idea of yours is wrong in the first place. This is an imperial country, and class is everything. ”

The Tiger King's explanation is indeed the same, and I am indeed a little naΓ―ve. Even in our undead, there is a clear division of labor, for example, low-level skeleton soldiers who are destined to die as soon as they appear, and wizards who are used at the most critical moments. In fact, if you think about it, isn't this the same as this series of rules in the human world?

At my insistence, the Rangers began to rest in place. But when it comes to rest, in fact, like those heavily armored cavalry, they are feeding their horses forage. The treatment of these rangers was far inferior to that of the aristocratic heavy knights, each of whom had two sturdy horses, and there were special soldiers to take care of the horses of these heavy knights. The Rangers not only have only one warhorse, but they are all relatively thin. There is no way, the war horses of the heavy knights are all provided by their own families, in order to be able to save their lives on the battlefield, they will definitely do their best to find good war horses for them. Even if it is armor, it is the skilled craftsmen hired by the family behind these warriors to create it. And what about these rangers?

The families of these rangers are not very good, and the horses they ride are mostly old and skinny horses bought from the market. Their leather armor was also a standard leather armor issued by the Denoma Empire. Because their family really didn't have enough for them to buy a good horse and a leather armor to add some defense to themselves. In fact, when they came out to join the army, it is one aspect that they want to serve the country, and it is probably more important to gain a higher status and better forward movement by joining the army and making meritorious contributions.

The Ranger, who has only one horse, takes special care of his horse. They didn't have someone to take care of their horses, so they had to take care of them themselves. They deserved more rest, but they were the busiest class. They would have needed more time, but they are often the busiest. They deserve more time off.

So, no matter what the Rangers asked, I took back my orders. Like the rest of the army, they had an hour's rest and no need to leave early. I trust myself to be able to keep them safe during this period of time.

Under a big tree more than 500 meters away from me, the Tiger King was lying at the bottom of the tree. He didn't care that his dark yellow fur was completely exposed to the vast white snow, which was very conspicuous. Maybe he did it on purpose, just to expose himself and let those soldiers of the Denomah Empire rest safely.

Sure enough, in this hourly time, nothing happened. Although the Rangers said that they were resting, neither the Rangers nor the other sergeants had any mental relaxation at this time. It's just a little bit of relief from exhaustion.

When I saw that the Rangers had begun to scout in groups, I jumped down from the tree and whispered, "Alright, now we can go." There is still something waiting for us ahead. ”

But the Tiger King reached out and stopped me. "Ma'am, beware, it smells of blood. ”

I hurriedly stood on a high place and observed the formation, and found that there was nothing wrong with the sergeants. And the Rangers had only just set off, so it was even more unlikely that there would be any problems. And the Tiger King said that there is a problem, where is this? "Could it be, is it really them?"

Sure enough, the Tiger King confirmed my judgment: "Now about two hundred meters away from us, I smell the blood of two humans. It looks like it should have been... ”

It's dead, I know. The distance of 200 meters was not a problem for me, but I was negligent. I didn't even feel the threat that was so imminent. Could it be that I was too vigilant before and that I am relaxing now?" "I gestured to all the fighters behind me, and in just a minute, they were already lined up for the next battle.

Among them, the light infantry was naturally on the front line, and they were arranged in two horizontal rows according to the difference of weapons. The front row is the sword and shield bearers, while the back row is the pikemen. After that, it is angry and persistent. Because their range is a little closer to that of the archers, they stand slightly forward. After that, there are archers and magicians. They have enough lethality, and they have a long enough range, so there's no problem standing here. As for the heavy cavalry, I arranged them on both sides. The terrain here is not very suitable for the heavy cavalry, and if you can prevent them from fighting, then try not to do so. And even if there is a battle, then they can flank the enemy from both flanks.

By the way, and them. I had one of the liaison officers fire a black flare into the sky, and the purpose of this black flare was to let the Rangers know that whatever mission they were doing right now was to end and return to the army. I don't know if one of the others will survive, if one of them will be able to come back, since one group has already been killed.

"It's close. "The Tiger King pointed in the direction of our left, and the originally relatively flat snow field raised patches of snow mist. Judging by its size, the size of the attackers this time was still very large. Lone could be sure that they were now at least a thousand in number, and judging by their voices, they were regular apostolic armies. Ma'am, what are we going to do now?"

Now, it seems that we really have hit a hard bone. I'm not going to retreat. I have always known that there will inevitably be casualties in war, but it is difficult to call an elite unit that has not been tested by war. So, if you don't let these soldiers of the Denoma Empire prove themselves, how can they give themselves confidence?

"Magician, a hundred meters forward, forming a magic circle, ice is better. I'll give you two minutes. ”

"Crossbowmen, you take cover. ”

"Swords and shields, stand guard in loose formation, and cover the retreat of the mages. ”

"Heavy knights, retreat five hundred meters from your current position and open up the attack distance. The mage blesses it with magic and enhances its concealment abilities. ”

"Also, keep all the Rangers coming back, as many as they can. ”

"Tiger King, you also go to protect the magician, and be sure to complete the arrangement of the magic circle within two minutes. ”

"By the way, the archers can now start attacking. ”

Whoosh. As dozens of arrows rained down towards the snow mist, there was a sudden muffled snort, which had an effect. However, the effect has also shown that they are not too far away from us. "Wizards, how are you doing now?"

"It's coming!" said one of the magicians without looking back, "Soon, please give us a little time!"

No, there's not much time left. I looked at the enemies who were getting closer, and I could see their silhouettes now, yes, the Apostles. Their tall and simple bodies undoubtedly show that they are the apostles of pure blood, and this cannot be faked. Once they get close to the magicians, no matter how much the magicians and we resist, there is nothing to change the final fate of these magicians. "Archers, keep covering that area and slow them down as much as possible!"

For a while, it rained arrows in the sky again. Some of the brave crossbowmen even rushed a few hundred meters to the mages and fired at the apostles. Sure enough, it worked. They succeeded in slowing down the movement of the apostles.

When these apostles were still about a hundred meters away from the magicians, the magician's magic array was finally completed. Immediately after this was done, the magicians blessed themselves and their companions with wind magic, and the sams ran back towards us. The brave crossbowmen were also blessed with wind magic by the magicians, but they were more daring and began to retreat when the Apostles were less than fifty meters away from them. Either way, they came back unscathed.

"How's the circle arranged?"

A magician replied to me with some smugness: 'Don't worry, ma'am. The circle is mainly based on ice-based magic, supplemented by wind-based magic. In short, it can maximize the power of ice magic in such weather. In addition, the depth of the circle we arranged is about 30 meters, and the length is more than 200 meters. I can proudly say that this is the magic circle that I and my twenty or so companions have put together with great effort. There is no one in this world who is stronger than ours. ’

Have they forgotten Viren? I just smiled, after all, these magicians are still really trying, so it's nothing to make them proud. And I'm going to see the power of this magic circle they've set up soon.

Finally, the apostles are getting closer and closer to us. I watched with some impatience as the first apostle stepped into the circle prepared by these magicians, and from this point on, the ground they were on seemed to become even whiter. I don't know if this is my delusion or if it's already happening, but every time an apostle steps into that area, the apostles' feet get a little bit of white. Subsequently, the more it gets wet, the more it gets wet. Then I saw that they were really moving slower.

At this time, snowflakes began to fall in the sky. Snowflakes are not uncommon in this harsh winter. But these snowflakes only floated on the heads of the apostles, which was really strange.

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