Chapter 631: Going to War
When she learned that the Avarossa had left the Gorde Pass and began to assemble, Sejuani wanted to avoid the battle for the first time in her life.
It's not that Sejuani is cowardly, but she knows very well that the current Winter Claw Warband ...... Terrifyingly weak.
In fact, the situation of the Winterclaw Warband was even worse than Rhodes had expected.
Due to the lack of supplies, the soldiers of the warband could only eat two meals of gruel mixed with various wild grasses every day, and the polar lemmings were eaten in the fields around the warband's station.
Lack of food is fatal to anyone, let alone these strong men with big shoulders and round waists!
Why is this happening?
Because Sejuani's rule is based on the whip - if there is no war, Sejuani will take her own warbands and wander the Freljord subcontinent, wherever she goes, she will supply there.
Although the huge warband will cause serious "overdraft" to the local area, the locals do not dare to refuse because of the whip.
And this time in the war with Alvarossa, Sejuani also consciously prepared supplies - but after too long of time, the supplies were not enough.
In this case, although Sejuani sent troops to urge food to seek supplies in various places, there was no situation of a large army pressing the border, and Sejuani found herself in control of the Freljord subcontinent...... Weak and terrible!
The food urging troops have little harvest, and it often happens that the supplies they rush are not even enough to urge the food troops to consume on the way back and forth!
But even in the dire situation, Sejuani did not retreat easily.
There was also a fluke in Sejuani's heart - if the Avarosa people kept going, she insisted on it, and waited until the snow passed.
But now, when Sejuani learned that the Avarosa had finally made a move, she finally realized that her best choice was to retreat as soon as something happened to the wolf fleet.
Although it is easy to be hunted down by the Avaros in that way, if they leave a third of their warbands to kill themselves, then the Avarosa people will not be able to do anything to themselves.
As long as it snows heavily, after the Freljord subcontinent is frozen, even if only two-thirds of the war group is left, it will be the advantage of Winter Claw to fight head-on!
But now, it's too late to say anything.
Although it is late autumn, the snow has not fallen, and although the temperature in the Freljord subcontinent has entered below freezing, it is not an obstacle for the people of Alvarossa.
And because of a fluke, Sejuani lost the opportunity for the gecko to break its tail, and if she retreated after the Avarosa people had assembled, it would be self-defeating.
There can be no retreat, only a war.
While regrouping, Sejuani began to look for a chance to win.
Avarosa is numerous and relatively well supplied - while Sejuani is absolutely confident in her training, a well-fed warrior and an underfed warrior are two different things.
You don't have an advantage.
So...... Another way?
What if it's one-on-one?
Sejuani finally had a little idea - if it was one-on-one, Ash would never be able to beat herself.
If you can create a one-on-one opportunity...... As long as you kill Ash yourself, then this war will be won by Winter's Claws!
Sejuani unconsciously rubbed the flail of the north wind in her hand.
While it's not easy to form a partial one-on-one in a large-scale battle, and Ash, as an archer with the bow of Avarossa, will definitely be at the back of the battle sequence, Sejuani still thinks she has a chance.
Cut the back row!
Sejuani knew very well that Avarosa had today, and Ash's role was the greatest - fighting was not the instinct of the Avarossa people, and if Ash was really killed by herself, then Avarosa would soon fall apart!
From this point of view, what he needs to pay attention to the most is Avarosa's high-end combat power.
Ash must be killed before anyone else can help!
Only in this way can I defeat the Avarossa!
And for this purpose, warbands may need to make considerable sacrifices......
But the sacrifice is totally worth it, isn't it?
Sejuani quickly had a rough idea of tactics, and Winterclaw's warband was assembled.
The assembled warbands spontaneously gathered into a huge phalanx, and although the lineup was not neat, it was still better than the rules.
For the Winter Claw Band, personal ability is the first place, so the training is also more reflected in the internal competition, the formation or something, and it becomes a foundation to understand it.
And the steel-maned Sejuani finally appeared at the front of the warband—with the help of the North Wind Flail, she had built herself an ice podium.
On this ice platform, Sejuani raised the north wind flail in her hand.
"Warriors of Winterclaw!"
"My bravest warriors!"
"The cowards of Avarosa have now finally stepped out of their humble fortress and into the wilderness."
"This is the first time that those cowards have landed on our land—and what are we supposed to do as masters here?"
Despite their hunger, the warriors of the Winterclaw Warband did not lose their spirits, hunger weakened their physique, but it only made their fighting spirit even higher.
In Freljord, a hungry Icewolf is always more dangerous and deadly than a well-fed Arctic wolf!
"Kill—"
In response, the Winterclaw Warband roared with warlike intent, and all the warband's warriors raised their weapons to vent their fighting intent.
"Yes, kill!"
"Kill them, then take their supplies, take possession of their land, trample them under your feet, and tell them that in Freljord, only the strong deserve everything!"
"Kill!"
At this moment, the scout reported that the Avarosa phalanx was approaching, and from Sejuani's point of view, she could already see in the distance the puffs of smoke and dust that had been rolled up by a large number of troops.
"Boar Rider, follow me!"
"Spearmen, axe-throwers, protect the wings!"
"Soldiers of the Guards, you set out first, and prepare to attack the flank and rear of the Avarossa!"
"The rest of the warriors have gathered into the main phalanx, ready to support the two wings at any time!"
"Everyone, forward!"
With that, Sejuani did not hesitate to turn the direction of the steelmane and began to move in the direction of the Avarosa people.
The Winterclaw Warband rearranged according to Sejuani's command, and quickly followed.
Both Alvarossa and Winterclaw, who were marching towards each other at the same time, were sure of their distance, and when Sejuani saw the Avarosa from afar, she pinched her steelmane hard.
The Vaske boar sped up its progress in pain, and behind Sejuani, the Winterclaw Warband began to slowly disperse, unfurling a huge wedge-shaped shock array, and began its final acceleration.
On the other side, Ash commanded the Avarosa soldiers to stop, raise the huge pine tower shield, and wait for the battle.
In a small plain, ten miles north of the Gordes Pass, a war for the future of Freljord has finally begun.