The setting sun burned the last rays of its rays, and the night shrouded the Lucia Plateau, and the sparse stars were faintly visible through the light clouds, and the crescent moon was covered with a dull halo of fluffy light, which looked like it was moldy. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

Campfires rose from the windward hills, and the soldiers of the Kolath Army, who had been trekking all day, were setting up camp. After nightfall, the temperature on the plateau plummeted, and Rudolph sat down at the campfire, took off his frozen iron gloves, and reached over to the fire to bake and warm up.

"It's so cold in this place, I wonder if it's summer!" Colonel Alexey took a sip of the liquor and grumbled in a low voice.

"The temperature difference between day and night on the plateau is so great, the sun is roasted during the day, and the cold wind blows at night," said Colonel Pavel, taking a sip of the parchment wine bag handed by his old friend, "The Kitlanders can survive in such a harsh environment, and we have to admire their endurance." ”

Rudolph smiled and was about to speak, when a red ball of light suddenly appeared in front of him. He was slightly stunned, then reached out to hold the ball of light, and his face became solemn.

"Is it a letter from Master Roland?" Colonel Alexei inquired curiously, "Today's letter came earlier than usual, has the young master returned to Kitland City?" ”

The ball of light in Rudolph's hand was suddenly extinguished, he stood up, and shouted in a deep voice: "Merlin, Boris, please come here, there is something urgent." ”

The Grey-robed Mage and Mr. Priest hurried over, looking at Rudolph in bewilderment, sensing a sense of crisis from his unusually grim countenance.

"I just received a message from Roland, who is coming to meet us on a magic airship." Rudolph looked up at the sky, the night was dark, the stars were dim, and there was no trace of the airship in the silent sky, which made him breathe a sigh of relief, and continued: "Roland and his companions found a mysterious army during the voyage, and the detection results showed that it was a half-dragon army belonging to the black dragon general Yakov, and the members were all half-black dragon orcs riding wolves, led by Yakov himself, and were approaching the camp where our army was stationed. ”

Colonel Alexei whistled and said with a sneer: "It seems that those half-dragon bandits are not at ease and plan to take advantage of the night to sneak attack our army." ”

Pavel, Merlin, and Boris exchanged glances, nodding their heads in agreement with Colonel Alexei's speculation.

"Your Excellency, where is that enemy army now, and what is its size?" Boris asked.

Rudolph spread out a military map, and illuminated it with a bonfire to show everyone: "Our current location is the White Dragon Canyon, Roland found the half-dragon army in the col opposite the canyon, the other side is all cavalry, the strength is about five thousand, all the horses are the most suitable for the highland mountain march, according to the fastest marching speed prediction, there is still about one to two hours to travel from our camp, we must prepare for defense before the enemy arrives, Alyosha, you personally go and inform the artillery brigade, The assembly of all mountain guns had to be completed within half an hour, during which time the engineer battalion had to place the most comfortable position for our artillery. ”

"Yes! I'm going to find Lieutenant Colonel Yuri and Mr. Jack! "Colonel Alexey ran away.

Yuri Popov is a lieutenant colonel in the Koras Army's artillery brigade and the best gunnery of the Icewind Dale dwarves. Jack Duvalin is a gifted dwarf alchemist from the town of Big Rabbit's Nest with an extraordinary knowledge of guns and bombs, and has been promoted to the position of Technical Advisor and Logistics Officer of the Artillery Brigade less than a year after being introduced by Roland to join the Kolas Legion.

At first, Lieutenant Colonel Yuri, who had a hot temper, did not look down on the young dwarf, but as they got to know each other better, the relationship between the dwarves and the dwarf improved, and instead they formed a pair of golden partners.

"Your Excellency General, don't you consider taking the initiative?" Colonel Pavel frowned, "Now that we are marching out of camp, we still have time to climb the ridge and occupy a more advantageous combat position." ”

Rudolph heard his subtext: taking the initiative to attack is not only to take the initiative to choose the battlefield, but more importantly, to reduce the psychological pressure of those rookie artillerymen in the rear -- they only need to do a good job of artillery support before their own side takes the initiative to attack, and it is none of their business to really start a melee between the two armies.

Shaking his head slightly, Rudolph said to his old subordinates: "I trust our artillery, not to mention that the soldiers are exhausted from marching all day, since the battle is inevitable, at least we should give them time to finish this dinner, and we are far less familiar with the terrain in this area than the enemy, if possible, I don't want to get into a melee with the enemy at night, the half-dragon clan with a natural dark vision is obviously more advantageous in the melee...... If Yakov is sober and calm enough to see that we have concentrated a large number of artillery on the high ground, and the other arms have put up a defensive counterattack formation with the artillery position as the core, he will know that a sneak attack is no longer possible, and he should choose to retreat wisely if he does not have an advantage in troops. ”

"It's a pity that the black dragon general may not be able to keep his senses, and I suspect that with the knowledge of these half-dragons who have been cowering in the ravine for half their lives, they may not be able to understand what kind of deterrence the concentrated use of artillery means, it is often said that 'the ignorant are the most fearless', and we still have to be prepared for emergencies." Merlin said cautiously.

Rudolph smiled: "If Yakov is not clear enough and intends to storm our camp, I will let him taste the taste of hitting his head on an iron plate." ”

"Do you need to inform Lord Beowulf?" Merlin asked.

Rudolph groaned and nodded, "It's okay to be informed, assuming that in the worst-case scenario, this encounter turns into a stalemate, reinforcements from Kitland are still necessary for us." ”

Master Merlin took out the "High Communication Stone", thought about it, and handed it to Rudolph: "It's better that you yourself talk to that lord in person, and I'll cast a spell to see the dynamics of Yakov's group." ”

Rudolph took the "High Communication Stone" and sent a message, while Mage Merlin took out a finely forged and highly polished silver mirror from the spellcasting kit and chanted a spell to perform "Discovery". The mirror ripples like a breezy lake, and when calm is restored, the mountains shrouded in twilight emerge in the mirror. Mage Merlin blessed himself with a 2-ring arcane "Dark Vision", and the magical viewpoint hundreds of miles away gained insight into the darkness, and the scene presented by the mirror became clearer.

Everyone gathered around the old mage, their eyes focused on the mirror, and through the bonfire and moonlight, faintly visible vague figures swaying in the mirror, like a group of ghosts quietly marching.