"Boom! ~", a burning fireball, like a meteor, fell from the sky and smashed into the ground, and suddenly the fire was full of flames, picking up a piece of dust and sand.

Ji Ran and the others hid in the open space outside the castle, watching the fireballs that pierced one by one, constantly bombarding the bridgehead, as if it was the end of the world.

And the guards outside the bridgehead have long been blasted to slag, and even the corpses can not be found, only their charred armor and charred black swords prove that they once guarded here.

After a burst of bombardment, Lacasia's army began to force its way across the river.

A few skilful scouts formed an assault team, and using rope crossbows, they climbed to the opposite side of the river and lowered the drawbridge.

[Rope crossbow: is a special crossbow type that can be hung with a rope at the tail, the crossbow machine uses a crossbow bed more than five meters long and more than three meters wide to launch, the range can exceed three hundred meters, the arrow is made of special steel materials, can shoot through wooden doors and stone walls, there will be countless barb-like structures on the arrow, once pierced into the wall, the barbs will tightly grasp the wall, play a role in strengthening the fixation. 】

After the scouts lowered the drawbridge, Lacasia's army quickly crossed the Teoul River and captured the bridgehead.

Subsequently, one after another, the Lacacian army continued to advance, and the number was as many as 10,000.

The gnomes did not expect that Lacaxia's army would come so much, and they did not expect that they had actually developed a new type of secret weapon, the Thunderbolt Train, and the fireball fired earlier was actually launched by the Thunderbolt Train.

The power of this thunderbolt train is very powerful, and it can even be equal to the power of fifth-level fire-based magic.

Due to the size of the Thunderbolt train, it cannot be driven directly into the city, and can only be transported after dismantling.

However, the commander of Lacacia did not order all the Thunderbolt trains to be dismantled, but instead dismantled them in half, leaving the normal Thunderbolt trains across the river, as they did so to preserve a way for their legion to escape.

If the war is lost, they can use the Thunderbolt Train to destroy the only bridge over the Fort of the River Théoul and avoid enemy pursuit.

Of course, before the war, it is not very auspicious to think about retreating, but the battlefield environment is complicated, and victory or defeat changes rapidly, so it is extremely important for soldiers to leave a way back without 100% certainty of victory.

For the first time in three hundred years, and much to everyone's surprise, the river fort, which was known as the first fortress in the world, had already fallen in less than a few hours.

Immediately after crossing the river, the Lakasia army organized a cavalry regiment and launched a surprise attack on the nearby barracks, and in the first battle, almost all the soldiers of the hare village were wiped out, and not a single one of them escaped the net.

In the early morning, the warriors of Lacacia were cleaning the battlefield, and in the base camp, a young and handsome aristocratic man wearing silver-white armor and a red cloak was carefully studying the battlefield situation on the sand table.

This is an undeclared raid war, and although there are many risks, it is also necessary to obtain more benefits for one's own country.

The first key to the surprise attack is to be fast, and when the enemy has not had time to defend, it is necessary to quickly break through each of them, so the troops in this assault operation are mainly cavalry.

"Hare Township is the bridgehead of the province of Lower Riba and a place of heavy defense, in the barracks near the pass, a total of about 2,000 troops are stationed, if you want to cross the pass, you need to eat all the troops of these 2,000 people, otherwise, the enemy will win a chance to breathe, the enemy's reinforcements will continue to pour in from all directions, and our battle plan will be all in vain.

I will not put all the chips on the Alashan Pass, Halke, you lead 500 infantry to attack the Alashan Pass, Rennes and Leyard, you each lead 2,000 cavalry, from both sides of the Alashan Pass to the enemy's hinterland, cut off the enemy's food routes, block the enemy's reinforcements, and create chaos for the enemy.

Dirhat, you lead two thousand infantry to guard the bridgehead, and the rest, follow me, the rear, and march together to the Alashan Pass. "Although the man in silver armor looks very young, he is quite strategic in commanding operations, and his command is determined.

"Yes! ~"The commander of Lakassia, as soon as he received the order, expressed his obedience.

After the meeting, one of the guards walked into the tent.

"Marshal, we have caught a few suspicious people, and a dwarf man has said that he wants to see you." The guard reported.

Hearing the guard's report, the eyes of the silver-armored noble man immediately became much brighter.

"Call them in." The aristocratic man said eagerly, and that longing look seemed to excite him more than taking the entire Lower Riba Province.

"Yes." The guard answered and walked out of the tent, and a short time later, a dwarf, three elves, and a little human boy entered the tent.

And these people are none other than the dwarfs, Sen Feng, Ji Ran, Milia and Rocky.

And when Ji Ran came to the tent and saw the young and handsome silver-armored aristocratic man, he couldn't help but be a little surprised, and his eyes widened.

"Is that you?" Ji Ran looked at the noble man in silver armor and asked.

It turned out that this noble man was none other than Modrac, the prince of Lacasia.

After seeing Ji Ran, Mordrak was very happy, and hurriedly walked over, looking at her affectionately, as if she was in a different world.

"You're still alive? Thankfully, we finally met again. Modrek said excitedly.

Although he couldn't understand what he was saying, judging from his excited expression and joyful mood, he must have missed Ji Ran very much, and Sen Feng, who was standing aside like this, was very unhappy.

"I brought your woman, and what about the reward you promised me?" At this time, the gnome asked for a message from behind Mordraek.

Since the dwarfs speak human language, Ji Ran can't understand it, and only Rocky can understand it.

"Honorarium?" Rocky thought strangely.

"Erwin, you go and take him for a gratuity." Mordrak did not hesitate, and immediately ordered someone to take the gnomes to receive the honorarium.

Soon after, Mordrak returned to the tent satisfied, and a sheepskin bag at his waist was visibly bulging, as if it contained a lot of good things.

"Walker, how's it going? Satisfied? Mordrac asked, looking at the gnome.

"As I wish." The dwarf said with satisfaction, and when he laughed, his rough face was full of furrows.

(End of chapter)