Chapter Forty-Eight: Turning Offensive
Time flies.
In fact, Caesar guessed a wrong point, in fact, Roy did not think of dividing the troops behind the cavalry troops, he had already judged clearly: there were thirty knights and an archmage force strong enough, without its own problems, to deal with the ambush of those orcs, even if the black dragon returned to attack, he could retreat safely.
Therefore, Roy chose to raid the Black Dragon's lair directly.
He had made up his mind to take back a city, and dividing his forces was the best option he could think of in the current situation, and the best outcome now was to blossom in two ways: the cavalry troops defeated the ambushed orcs, and he led his own men to slaughter the reserves of the black dragon.
The old and weak women and children of the orcs can be regarded as a threat to some extent, and in such a sports war, it depends on every step of the way and careful calculation, and he has to cut off the opponent's wings as much as possible.
Moreover, the lair where the black dragon dwells will never be too far away from the Stone Crow Clan.
It seems that the dragon is at least a young man, such a sinister and vicious black dragon, even if the wealth of the nest ** is not rivaled by the rich, it is much richer than other dragons of the same year.
With this money, you can completely recover your previous losses.
Roy's wishful thinking crackled, but when he really rushed to the Stone Crow Clan's settlement, he couldn't help but become angry.
The Stone Crow Clan, which had first seen prosperity in the past, was now devastated, as if it had been ransacked, and there was nothing left in sight except for abandoned stone tools and dilapidated flags still fluttering.
Clearly, the orcs had migrated and abandoned the place.
"Damn it!"
No matter how well Roy was raised, he was blushing at this time, and he couldn't help but scold.
His cronies looked around, and after making sure that there was no ambush around, he picked up a stone bowl with a knock edge from the pile of discarded stone tools not far away, pinched the edge of it with his thumb and forefinger, and wiped it gently.
"Your Excellency."
The cronies looked at the traces of dust on their hands and whispered, "They haven't been gone for long, they have only recently left." ”
"That guy."
Roy clenched his fists, gritted his teeth, and squeezed out between his teeth word by word: "All this has been calculated a long time ago, and it has long expected this step." ”
The orcs would never migrate for no reason, and there was only one possibility, they received an order from the black dragon, knowing that it would be dangerous to stay here, and left one step earlier.
The Stone Crow Clan, who was full of ambition, saw this scene, Roy almost vomited blood, he had lived for twenty-four years, he had always humiliated others, but now for the first time he felt the pain of being suppressed in his intelligence.
The strange-looking black dragon is still above him in his thoughtful thinking.
"My lord, we ...... Do you still need to search for the black dragon's lair? ”
Seeing that Roy's face had become very bad, his cronies asked cautiously.
"No need."
Roy replied stiffly, with a gloomy face: "These dragons who regard wealth as their fate have always put their treasures first, and since even the orcs have left, their treasures must have been transferred long ago." ”
The cronies retreated.
"But ......"
He thought for a while in the sun, and finally changed his mind again, and still ordered: "Leave ten people here, even if this place has been reduced to ruins, you must keep an eye on me, maybe something unusual will appear, and report it immediately once you find a problem." ”
"Understood." The soldiers shouted in unison.
Under the scorching sun, he had a premonition of uneasiness in his heart for some reason, and he was immediately stunned, turned over and got on his horse: "I know you are very tired, but now is not the time to rest, come back with me, quickly!" ”
In the end, Roy evacuated the place with a large army and returned in vain.
……
On the other side of the wilderness, the orcs had quietly touched the battlefield when the black dragon came into contact with the army.
"I can only sneak here, there are human soldiers patrolling ahead."
Luna flapped her wings and floated in front of a group of orcs, her little face flushed, the hair on her forehead stuck together with sweat, quite embarrassed, obviously she had done her best to hurry, and she was not lightly tired.
"At least a few hundred meters away."
The orc commander Gal gestured twice with his hand in front of his eyes, and then stared at the humans patrolling not far away: "These little men are very powerful, well-defended, and the gap is very small when patrolling, and it is almost impossible to sneak in. ”
"We have to do it as soon as possible, Caesar said that the other party could return at any time, and we must act immediately."
Xiao Luna urged, so anxious that she flew up and down in the air: "He wants to drag that team of cavalry, he may encounter danger, and the human archmage is very powerful." ”
"In that case, you can only rush hard."
Gal gripped the steel hammer in his hand and slowly arched himself.
The strong orc, who was close to two meters, just wanted to rush forward, but was held down by the old wizard in robes: "Don't worry, I'll come." ”
The old wizard Sifu motioned to Gal to stay calm, and then smiled kindly at the fairy of the forest: "Little one, it seems that Caesar needs your help, your task here has been completed, and the orcs will leave the rest." ”
"Okay!"
Now is not the time to be polite, hearing him say this, Luna immediately turned to leave, flapping her wings and turning back.
At the same time, Sifu also gently lifted the bone staff that he had been carrying with him, the staff full of cracks as if it was about to break in the next second, finally began to play its true role, and the magic light rippled.
"Everywhere."
The reason why spellcasters have such a high status in Eladia is because of their incredible ability to accomplish feats unimaginable to ordinary creatures, and they are used as strategic weapons.
Just like now.
Under the magical effect of Sifu's magic, the bodies of all the orcs present began to fade, and their breath gradually merged with the air, entering a state of invisibility.
Even the clanging sound of their armor colliding was completely muffled by magic.
"Go, boys, and remember your goals." The front finger of the staff.
The air beside him began to flow, the wind whirred and streaked across his ears, and it was clear that the orc warriors had begun to move.
They remained silent, silent, and infiltrated the human camp step by step.
However, their enemies are surprisingly militarily sophisticated - in fact, this army is the most important tool used by Count Brandor to realize his ambitions, and if you don't consider the numbers, I am afraid that it is even more powerful than the Northern Coalition army of the year, and it can be called the elite of the elite.
In fact, this time Count Brando sent them out, purely for regular daily training, but unexpectedly, they ran into hard stubble and collided with the equally strong black dragon.
Although the body can be hidden, the sound can be hidden, but the strangeness of the air flow and the unique smell of the orcs cannot be erased.
This formidable army, relying on such details, found the orcs one step ahead of their goal.
"Enemy attack, the other party has a spellcaster!"
A long roar, and in the second half of the soldier's roar, the human position was already filled with the sound of swords unsheathed and crossbows pulling.
"Kill!"
And the next second when the human alarm sounded, Gal also yelled and jumped out, and the steel war hammer chiseled through the breastplate of the soldier closest to him.
"For the sake of the Stone Crow Clan!" One after another, orc warriors emerged from the air, roaring like beasts.
At the same time, the clear sky suddenly gathered dark clouds.
Lightning Storm!