Chapter 585: The Promised Land (20)
Not every sneak attack was successful, and a handful of Crusaders in Hearthvale managed to escape or fought to the end...... Fortunately, there were no casualties or serious injuries on their side, except for a few elite squads to undertake the sneak attack mission, the rest of the battle was handed over to the main force, rushing up and crushing the patrol team composed of more than a dozen people with a large number, and by the way, it also destroyed a defensive line in the southwest of the Hearthvale, and the other three blocking the undead in the south were ignored by Loria, they were far away from the castle, and it was almost difficult to support the enemy, and in the face of the threat of the undead, it is unknown whether they would abandon their positions for a civil war, She can't take a long detour to use her current strength to consume the power that will belong to her. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
The main force led by Clement had come to the meeting point only twenty miles from the castle of the Hearthvale Castle, and was full of shirtless Nord men, who could not face the Scarlet Crusader soldiers head-on, but were qualified as auxiliaries to build defenses or escort prisoners.
The three trenches surrounding the camp have been dug up, the warriors have been reorganized, and the vampire scouts are on their way, and once the escaped Hearthvale soldiers return to the castle or the enemies in the castle notice an anomaly, they will leave the fortifications in droves and go into the field, while Loria, along with her warriors, will meet the enemy's main force head-on.
Anne sent three reinforcements in succession, raising the number of soldiers available to Clement to four hundred and fifty men, and it was their advantage to be well prepared and ready to work, they knew everything about the Hearthvale, but the enemy did not know what was going on with them...... Luckily, war isn't a simple matter of addition and subtraction, and with the blessings of the pink-haired mage and a certain unexpectedly popular tentacle girl, they should be able to take on thousands of enemies in the castle...... bar.
Of course, it is impossible for the other party to come out of the nest in one go, and they can still rely on their intelligence advantage to defeat the enemy one by one.
However, even if they have the advantage, the huge numerical disadvantage will not be easily eliminated, and it will be an uphill battle, and many people may die here, but no matter what the cost, they must win the final victory...... Fallen sinners who have betrayed the Light and faith are more hateful than the dead. As to where the Crusaders in the Valley of the Hearth fell more than the Crusaders of the Monastery, no one can say, but since the commanders and officers said so, it must be. The priests who accompanied the army also spread many small stories that caused righteous indignation, such as the enemies in the castle sneaking hundreds of miles away at night to deliver messages to the undead and conspiring with the undead to contribute to the bloody monastery; The entire low-level warriors and people of the Valley of the Hearth are living in dire straits; They've sneaked into the kitchens of the Scarlet Abbey to steal food...... As for the last story, it has been corroborated by the chef that his kitchen does often lose food.
The constant internal propaganda campaign has given the warriors an inexplicable sense of superiority, so much so that they are completely blind to the rich land of Hearthvale, not even thinking about how they lived before Loria discovered Xue Man, and also making them feel that they are on the side of justice, and must use their long sword and even their lives to save those who have been deceived, oppressed and enslaved.
The propaganda image of the enemy of depravity and ferocity has been ingrained, and these words may have been a joke in the Stormwind Kingdom, but they are only slightly exaggerated when applied to the Scarlet Crusaders.
Most importantly, the Valley of the Hearth is led by Attorney General Ethan Lien, and the prosecutor is far more powerful here than the rest of the Scarlet Strongholds, and who wouldn't want to seek revenge on those parasites who specialize in mutilating their fellow citizens?
All in all, the equipment, tactics, intelligence, and hearts were ready, and they only waited for the moment of decisive battle.
However, the wait lasted for a whole day, and the enemy strangely ignored them completely, and Loria even thought she had fallen into some kind of trap...... A small army had left the castle the night before, but they had gone straight south, and the scouts had fallen behind them, and this army was not able to attack the main force of the monastery in terms of numbers and strength.
What's going on? Confused, Loria paced back and forth in the tent, her plan to lure the enemy out of the castle was completely disrupted, and it would be riskier to stay here for a second longer...... However, if you take the initiative, with this point of people to besiege the castle guarded by high walls?
What a joke! Say a great victory!
Just as she could not help but scratch her hair, a panting female warrior was brought in, Loria knew her, she was Ragnes' subordinate, and it seemed that she had infiltrated with him this time.
"Miss Commander." The female warrior nodded at her and gave the information briefly but clearly, "The enemy is really in civil strife, please surround it as soon as possible." ”
"Huh? Don't tell me it's the kind of late-night civil strife that happens when two people do it alone...... Well, maybe three people will do the same. ”
"No, it's not...... Duke Tylan of the Hearth Valley? Ferding had fled, Ethan Lion had already chased them out, they were now in chaos, those close to Tyran were planning to seize power from the procurator group, and the enemy had lost command and was in chaos. ”
"I see...... I know. ”
"We'll open the gates for you when you feel fit, and what kind of poison do you like to put in the city?" Immediately lethal? Or can it make people die of abscesses and pain? ”
"The ordinary kind that makes people incapacitated and not life-threatening!" Loria called out to Clement and told the female warrior, "Normal! Ordinary ones are good! ”
"Well...... "Well," the female warrior pondered, "is it okay to mix ordinary laxatives with ordinary sleeping pills and a little more ordinary pills?" ”
"I don't know how you're going to get back to the castle or where you're going to find them...... But you're so bad......"
Loria acquiesced to the plan to poison her.
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In the evening, Eli spotted an army marching straight towards the castle on the hill, and just as he was about to blow his horn, his fellow sentinel Hank Sr. climbed the wall, sweating profusely and looking so tired that even slipping to get a drink could not solve the problem.
"What's that?"
"I don't know, it's like a Scarlet Crusader outfit, but we don't have such a large force to move freely outside." Eli squinted his eyes for a moment, a little confused, maybe it was a temporary transfer he didn't understand, which line of soldiers was transferred back? Considering the strange things that have happened recently, this is also possible...... He stared at the group that continued to approach, touched his stubble, and decided to blow the horn to alert everyone of the danger, casually asking, "How are you?" ”
"I don't know, I must have eaten something wrong." Old Hank's wheezing voice became heavier, "You...... Did it always look so good before? ”
"Wait! What are you doing! ”
The horn rolled to the side.
If there really is a hell in this world, it is here at this moment. (To be continued.) )