After receiving the news that the striker was ambushed and Leo was seriously injured, Gernas almost fell off his horse. There were more than 1,000 dead and no less than 1,000 wounded, not counting the hundreds of seriously wounded who had not had time to evacuate, and dozens of centurions were killed in battle, and two centurions were killed, and they didn't even see each other's faces.

After listening to the detailed accounts of the officers who came to report, Gernas couldn't help but tremble slightly. Li Tianhao and the swordsman's martial bravery completely overpowered Leo, the strongest military general in the Tiers Mountain, which surprised him, and what was even more surprising was that the other party had a terrifying bow and arrow that could easily penetrate the armor of the regular army. After looking at the shields that had been pierced by the arrows presented by the officer, Gernus could not calm down for a long time. These arrows went deeper than any bow or arrow he had ever seen in his life, and if it was from the strong bow of a general, it was also said that these arrows were shot by ordinary soldiers. What kind of equipment did these thieves have, an ominous cloud surged in Gurnas's heart.

"Terrible, terrible" Staff Officer Darrah, who was standing on the side, shook his head and said: "This is obviously newly equipped by the thief army, if it was used in the last war, I'm afraid our 10,000 people would not be enough for them to shoot." ”

"Fifty centurions were killed in more than sixty percent, indicating that the other party intended to snipe the commander, and ordered the forward to retreat immediately, and stand by after meeting with the second formation!" Grunus commanded. The officer who came to report immediately retreated after giving a military salute.

"It's unclear what kind of weapons the thieves are using, so what are we going to do next, my lord?" Dara asked.

Gernas tightened his eyebrows and thought for a moment, then said: "Immediately order Zaran to join our army, now is not the time to conquer the city, the morale of the private army is not high, if the other party uses this weapon against them, I am afraid it will cause a rout, now that Leo has fallen, Zaran's command ability cannot be wasted, and he must be made to shoulder heavier responsibilities." ”

"Yes, my subordinates will do it immediately." Dara said yes and turned away.

Gernas paced slowly in the tent, thinking about how to deal with this mysterious new weapon that he had never seen before. After a while, news came that the forward troops had successfully withdrawn, and the other side did not pursue them, but Leo was seriously injured and almost shot in the heart, and it seemed that he must be treated as soon as possible. Gurnas hurriedly ordered the military doctor to rush to the front to treat him, although Leo was provoked by the other party and lost nearly 2,000 regular troops in vain, which shook the spirit of the army, but now is not the time to settle accounts. After giving these instructions, Gernas summoned Noyuda and Emmanuel to reorganize the remaining forward troops and teach them how to march into the army.

Five days later, Zaran returned to his camp with 15,000 men, and the rest of his men were stationed in the recaptured cities, except for the number of men they had lost.

At the same time, Emmanuel and Noyuda had prepared their equipment, which was covered with cowhide protection on their baggage wagons, and this was used as a cover, so that the troops did not encounter another attack on the way, and the second formation advanced smoothly to the vicinity of Mount Chirul. Standing in the way of their march was a checkpoint set up by the thieves, the mountain road had been blocked by rocks, the mountain path was flanked by dense fences and antlers, and the rear was equipped with stone and wood fortifications, and the archers were all over the place to hold the way to the city of Essras.

Noyuda tried to attack, but was stopped by Emmanuel, and when attacking from the back, he could not use the baggage cart as cover, so the casualties would be unimaginably large. The two of them followed Gurnas's instructions, and in turn set up troops on various hills around the Chirul Mountains, completely blocking the possibility of the thieves coming to attack, and waited for the main force of Gurnas to come.

When Gernas learned that the situation ahead had stabilized for the time being, he invited Zaran to consult. Although Zaran was not very satisfied with Gernas's recall, after learning about the battle situation, he also realized that the situation could not be ignored, so the two did not exchange many pleasantries, and directly entered into a purely militarized discussion.

After explaining the situation to Zaran, Gernas said, "Lord Zaran, the enemy army now has this mysterious bow and arrow, which is obviously very suitable for holding on to the Chirul Mountain. If our army attacks hard, the casualties will inevitably be heavy. Therefore, Ben General wanted to send a capable general, leading 10,000 elites, from the trail near the Wild Dog Ridge on the north side to spare the Chirul Mountain to reach the rear of the thief army, and control several tactical points in the rear, when the thief army will be in chaos without a fight, either surrounded by our army, or take the initiative to escape, so that the road to Aisrath will be open. It's just that the Wild Dog Ridge trail is rugged and difficult to navigate, and the thief army may still set up troops there to block it, and it is very dangerous to take this road, I want Lord Zalan to lead the troops, I don't know if the adults are willing to go? ”

Zalan hesitated slightly, and then saluted and said: "My lord, this operation is quite risky, once the military rations are not available, there will be a threat of annihilation of the whole army, but the subordinates think that it is a feasible way, now Lord Leo is seriously injured, who can take this heavy responsibility choose me, even if there is a crisis, as a military general, it should be duty-bound, please give the order to let the subordinates lead the troops to go!" ”

Gernas stood up, shook Zaran's hand and said: "Then please sir, please go to the army to select 10,000 elites, and I will select a few guides who are familiar with this terrain to deploy to you, the success or failure of this battle depends on you, my lord!" ”

"Your Excellency is serious, and your subordinates will go and prepare!" With that, Zaran strode out of the tent.

"It's a bit conceited, but it's something you can trust. yes, sir. Dara leaned forward and said.

Glynus nodded. Although Zaran is not convinced of himself, he still has no hesitation in the face of the responsibility that a soldier should bear, and such a person should really be wooed.

The day after Zaran quietly left with his troops, the thieves attacked from the Chirul Mountains, but the surrounding area was firmly controlled by the Yaki army, and in the end, the thieves returned in vain, and the Yaki army slightly regained a city.

By the evening of the same day, the main army of Gernas had also reached the Chirul Mountains, and the second army of Yaki was greatly boosted when they saw the arrival of reinforcements.

However, just when the situation was just improving, new bad news came, and the Yedalf division in the rear, which was responsible for escorting the grain convoy, was attacked by about 500 cavalry, suffered heavy losses, and Darf himself was killed!