Chapter 460: The Secret Force of the Norscan Pirates (Moe Lord Plus 8/10)
Although she didn't see each other for a while, Levi actually didn't worry too much, because now Reinhardt not only had about a thousand troops under her own command, but he even sent the warrior monk Chen Cone to follow her to protect her.
It's just that Reinhardt is not his little brother after all, as the head of the second regiment of the Goshawk Knights, a person who vows to overthrow the current Northern Eagle, her intelligence level and autonomy are very high, Levi can influence her judgment in some things, but she can't really completely call the shots for the other party.
"Sky Lone Star, touch the fish, have you seen her?"
Levi called out two guys who were also bored in a daze, because Sky Lone Star was a violent priest of the Sigma Sect, so his subordinates were basically all soldiers of that faction, more than ninety percent of them were warriors, and the rest were also half-warriors and half-priests, so when various war machines and long-range units were threatening, he was very free for a while.
Because he is now in reserve, and he has a subordinate under him who has just been promoted to hero, he has already handed everything over to the other side.
The troop of the fish is just the opposite of him, he is a wood elf who is good at archery, most of the archers under his hands are archers, and a few are cavalry archers, but now his younger brothers are busy throwing arrows at the mechanical style, and he doesn't need to command anything, just shoot into the sea of claws, anyway, there are all enemies, so he is also very idle.
"Ah, Boss, I saw her just now, but then the rat people near us were cleaned up, and she seemed to run away in the direction of the emperor with people!"
"Ran away to the Emperor?"
After hearing what Sky Lone Star said, Levi became more and more distracted, not to mention that the soldiers around the emperor were the most and strongest, just relying on those legendary heroes, they were already very safe, not to mention that the Skaven rats who came this time were also very cunning, their purpose was only to destroy a large number of war machines, not to face the emperor's army!
It's just that Reinhardt is really promising, although the emperor doesn't need her help at all, but at this time, he can catch up and show loyalty or something, and his career will be better in the future!
So Levi no longer thinks about her, but while trying to maintain his own front, he also thinks about whether there is anything that can continue to improve, like this leisurely attack can get a lot of experience, and the opportunity for meritorious service and gold coins is very rare, of course he has to seize the opportunity and get as much as possible.
The threat of the nezumi was temporarily extinguished as the Generalissimo led the cavalry forces back to the burrows and sent a large number of troops to the side to prevent them from causing trouble again.
On the other side, several aboriginal generals who Levi didn't know and seemed to be reinforcements sent by other Electors, also began to bring a large number of troops dressed as craftsmen to urgently repair the various war machines that had been attacked by the rat people on the battlefield.
The war machines that were completely destroyed by the nezumi could not be reassembled in a short period of time, but those damaged parts were quickly restored to their best condition under their repairs, and they could be put into battle again.
And as more and more war machines began to calm down, the number of Norscan pirates who could invade the coast became fewer and fewer, and their situation returned to the same as at the beginning of the battle, and in the process of crossing the Talon Sea, all kinds of warships were constantly blown up, and even those who were lucky enough to survive would be wiped out by the muskets, bows, and magic that followed, and there were very few who could successfully reach the shore and pose a threat to the Empire.
Despite the fact that a large number of Norscar pirates are killed at all times, and there is a lot to gain from them, the war is starting to get boring.
It's just that Levi didn't let up, because if the current situation continues, before the empire's ammunition is exhausted, I'm afraid that the Norsca pirates will be killed, although they have hundreds of thousands of numbers, but their ships are only the most basic transport ships, not warships at all, and now they can only be like lambs to the slaughter, let the artillery fire rage, Levi even noticed that even the small fleet led by Nord has quietly leaned next to the emperor's fleet and began to loot while the fire is burning.
If there are any enemies of the empire now, if they want to do something, they have to do it as soon as possible, otherwise they have no chance at all.
But I have to admit that the ambush site chosen by the emperor is very good, all the nearby suitable places for landing are occupied by them, even if Noska does not want to be bombarded by artillery in vain, they have no good choice, they either choose to take a detour, from the steep terrain full of ice and boulders on both sides to force the landing, or they can only retreat to their hometown and fight again at another day.
"Levi!"
At this moment, someone suddenly called his name behind him, Levi looked back and found that it was Reinhardt who had returned, Levi was about to tell the other party the good news that Lambert had been ambushed, but when he saw the other party's face full of anxiety and worry, he immediately knew that something had happened.
"What's wrong?"
"Levi, the Emperor's scouts have just reported that there is an elite unit of Norscan pirates that somehow separated from the main force in advance, and is currently trying to land from other places, in order to prevent them from launching a surprise attack on us, the Emperor is gathering men and preparing to snipe the other party!"
Leaviston perked up, and he knew that perhaps the final test of the battle was coming, "How many are there, what is the main force, or are they still pirates?!" ”
"That's the problem," Reinhardt's face turned serious, "the ships of that force are really large ships, not the small sampans that ordinary Norsca pirates use, so the scouts can't accurately judge the strength of the other side. ”
"However, after rough estimates, in addition to more than fifteen thousand elite infantry and two thousand cavalry, they also carry a large number of monster units such as human skin wolves and swamp monsters, and there are several hundred, and more importantly, there are more than twenty mammoths and frost demon dragons of at least rank 6 in them!"
"More than twenty 6th order? It seems that this is definitely the main force of the Norscan pirates! ”
When he heard the number of 17,000 Norscan pirates, Levi didn't care too much, because the Norska pirates who were now being bombarded by artillery were probably more than this number of casualties every minute, but the two or so 6th-order monsters, and they were also top giant beasts like mammoths and frost demon dragons, he was still a little shocked for a while, because he knew these two types of troops.
The Norscar pirates have been ravaging Kislev and Nord Collar for a long time, so even these two types of troops are very rare, and over time, there have been many Chosen Heroes who have fought with them, and if they don't run away as soon as they find each other's traces, almost without exception, those Chosen Heroes who have seen them have suffered heavy losses in the end.
Although the Empire's half-griffin knights and beastmen's savage giants, as well as the horned eagles in the gray mountains, and even the green-skinned Araknari giant spiders and so on, are all of the same rank 6 troops, the destructive power they show in real battles is not at all a level!
The Savage Giant can be called the weakest 6th-order behemoth unit, and the attack and defense speed is not good, and the only feature is resistance to beating, and it is also the most killed 6th-order troops at present.
Of course, it is the weakest behemoth unit, but it is not the weakest Tier 6 unit, because there are many Tier 6 units that are humanoid, or like the Empire's half-griffin knights, the mount and the knight can barely touch the threshold of the Tier 6 unit, and if they are counted separately, they are all Tier 5 units.
Due to the inherent weakness of the humanoid class in terms of strength and size, as the level increases, the difference in strength between them and the giant beast units of the same level begins to become more and more obvious.
Levi has now seen the combat power of the half-griffin knights with his own eyes, it can be said that they are also 6 order, it is almost impossible for a half-griffin knight to defeat a savage giant alone, and the opponent's strength and size alone are enough to crush them.
However, their number is also incomparable to that of the barbarian giants, like the emperor's side, there are at least seven or eight squads of this kind now, if they charge together, I am afraid that even if there are 10 barbarian giants, they can be killed directly.
However, the Rank 6 Behemoth of the Norsca Pirates, the Mammoth, behaved on the battlefield very differently from the Half-Griffin Knights and the Savage Giants, and it was much stronger.
Think about it, when a head that is nearly ten meters tall and weighs tens or even hundreds of tons rushes towards you with an earthquake-like rumbling sound, how many people can suppress their fear and have the courage to attack the other party?
The mammoth's fangs alone are even more exaggerated than the height of ordinary people, and ordinary dwarves and halflings may not be able to reach their knees even if they jump!
"What does the emperor mean?"
There are more than 17,000 enemy troops, all of them elite, and if they are not disposed of, but let them use the mammoth as the vanguard and launch a surprise attack from behind, I am afraid that the emperor will be exhausted, and the good situation that he has created will collapse in an instant.
Hearing Levi's question, Reinhardt instantly became energetic, "Levi, I won a chance for us to fight the emperor in person!" ”
"Huh? The emperor is going to deal with the guys himself? ”
Levi was a little surprised when he heard this, although the contact time was not very long, and he had not seen the other party fight in person a few times, but Levi was still able to judge the approximate strength of the other party.
Probably because he was distracted too much by various government affairs and military affairs, and after removing the Sigma War Hammer, the emperor's own strength was not particularly strong, although it was definitely stronger than his current self, but it was estimated that it was more than a dozen levels, less than 20 levels, and it was also seriously inclined to the command type, because Levi had seen him release at least nearly twenty different skills to amplify those fighting troops.
But with the same equipment, Levi even has some doubts, and it's a question of whether the pampered opponent can beat Huames...
"Of course not, there are also the Imperial Chief of Guard and the Empire's Supreme Alchemist, as well as reinforcements from the Elector of Hawke, and the rest of the people will stay and continue to resist the Norscar pirates." Speaking of this, Reinhardt changed her sad face just now, and her whole person became frowning, obviously she was very excited to be able to fight side by side with the emperor.
Levi knew this, but he estimated that the other party might have thought right, with those two legendary heroes and a large number of elite troops that would almost certainly exist, how could the emperor casually participate in the battle in person?
It is estimated that he will still throw all kinds of battle skills in the back, and then when the battle is almost over, he may have another wave of charge, brush a wave of presence, and then beautify it, saying that under the personal leadership of the emperor, the army successfully wiped out the elite Norscar pirates who came to attack.
However, the emperor dared to go out in person, was he sure that the Norscan pirates here would not be able to break through the fire blockade and would not become a real threat?
Or had he received covert information that the small group of elite troops was the real henchman?
Moreover, he took Mina over and used the armillary sphere before, and even the time and place of the landing of hundreds of thousands of Norsca troops could be accurately predicted, so he arranged an ambush here in advance, how could this group of elite main forces be left behind?
Did he deliberately conceal this information and not tell himself, or did he have capable people among these seemingly chaotic Norscar pirates?
Levi couldn't help but think of the Tzeentch Demon who had set a trap for them in the Ice Mage Tower, if it was a demon from the Chaos Demon Domain, it was indeed possible, and even the emperor and them had not been able to find out the main messenger behind such a large-scale invasion by the Norskar pirates, the water in it was indeed very deep...
But no matter what, looking at the system prompt that popped up in front of him, Levi still resolutely chose to accept it, even the emperor was willing to hand over his army to the generalissimo's command, without worrying that the reputation he had been accumulating would be ruined, what did Levi have to worry about?
The big deal is to lose some more troops, anyway, I must tell Sienna and Ophini that if the situation is not right, just run away!
"Of course, Reinhardt, I would love to have the opportunity to fight alongside His Majesty the Emperor, thank you, but I have good news for you."
Levi stared at the other party and said word by word, "Lambert, the blade, is dead!" ”