Chapter 14: In the Jungle
Arturius rallied the militia. The militiamen stood in line and waited for Arturius' instructions.
Arturius looked at the militiamen and shouted, "Brethren, I have just received reliable news that in three days there will be a convoy carrying a large amount of military supplies through the dense forest five kilometers south of our village, where everyone knows it well, and it will be easy to ambush them!" They are led by a highest-ranking bronze young master, everyone, are we still afraid of these pampered young master soldiers? ”
The militiamen shouted: "No! ”
Arturius nodded, and then said, "Well, brothers, eat a few good meals and rest well in these two days, and in three days we will come back alive with those supplies!" ”
The militiamen cheered loudly, Arturius motioned for them to disband, and the militiamen continued their training, but more seriously than before. Arturius looked at Snorlan and shouted, "Snorlan! ”
Snorlan hurriedly came to Arturius and said, "What's the matter, Brother Arturius?" ”
Arturius said, "Let's slow down today's training, and you come with me to the dense forest to survey the terrain." ”
Snorlan nodded and said, "Okay, when will you go?" ”
Arturius looked at the sky and said, "Now." ”
Snorlan nodded, and the two of them walked out of the village one after the other, surveying the terrain.
At the same time, Ma Lan was bored escorting the convoy. Along the way, there were not a few bandits who were not long-sighted who dared to try to snatch Segu's military supplies, even if there were a few bandits who had lost their minds, they were also killed by this group of soldiers, and every time Ma Lan had just drawn out the sword and had to take it back, he couldn't help but feel a little unhappy.
is about to enter the Marton rainforest, Malan also raised his vigilance, after all, there are many beasts, robbers, and rebels in the Marton rainforest, and the periphery is fine, once it is said that there are not only all kinds of dangerous beasts in the depths, but also the remnants of the elven empire, if you encounter the forest elves, then the team in the Marton rainforest is just some unfast targets. Fortunately, they walked on the outskirts of the forest this time, and even if they made a long detour, at least they were safe.
But is it really safe? Not necessarily. It is true that there are not too many ferocious beasts and elves on the periphery of the Marton Rainforest, but the periphery of the Marton Rainforest is full of rebel armies, even though the Segou Empire has just completed a major sweep, but after all, this land has only been owned by the Segou Empire for only ten years, and the people who are dissatisfied with the high-pressure rule of Segou abound, and it will not be long before the rebel army will gather hundreds of thousands of people to rebel against Segou rule on a large scale again. At least, we already know that Arturius has sharpened his sword with the Marton rebels.
Malan believes that the war with the Roe is the core, but the rebel army in the Marton rainforest must not let it go, at least put pressure on them, and not let them develop unscrupulously, otherwise when the war with the Roe is over, the 3rd Frontier Regiment will face a force of thousands of people with rich guerrilla experience in the rainforest. Most of the leaders of this team met the militia captain Arturius in the village of Kran. I can't say why, but it's a gut feeling, and he thinks Arturius is the leader of the rebels. Thinking of this, he couldn't help sighing, wrapped the cloak on his body tightly, and lowered the hood, in the rainforest in the evening, the weather was still a little hot, but Ma Lan's cloak was left to him by his father, and there was an enchantment to isolate moisture and constant temperature, which was a rare treasure, and he wrapped the cloak tightly, but it was even cooler and more comfortable.
Thinking about it, it was getting late, and he ordered the soldiers to start camping. At this time, Arturius and Snorlan also returned to the village of Crane. After the night, Arturius went with a few hunter-trained militiamen to set a trap in the dense forest to the south. Arturyoste brought with him a set of frozen traps that he had purchased heavily in the past, and this set of freeze traps will freeze all enemies within a radius of ten meters into ice when triggered, the only drawback is that it needs to be triggered manually.
The militia in the village of Crane are nervously preparing for battle. They weren't new recruits, they were veterans of the Marton rainforest, otherwise they wouldn't have survived to this point.
Two days passed in the blink of an eye. Early in the morning, the convoy led by Ma Lan set off, and they will enter the dense forest at noon today. Arturius also came to the dense forest with the militia early. Arturius told the militia the information of the enemy before he set out. This was a group of about a hundred men from the interior, well-armed and well-trained, but they were tired and in poor condition, and they had no experience in jungle warfare, and Arturius felt that he had a good chance of victory.
Arturius led the men to ambush the trees—the dense forests were so tall and dense with foliage that when you looked up from the ground, you could only see the broad leaves of the canopy, and you couldn't really see what was hidden in the trees. Arturius' plan was simple: to weaken them with a trap first, and then to hang them from the tree with his own people, leaving a few brothers with good archery skills to cover them on the tree and take them by surprise. This is not the first time they have used this tactic, and they have tried it again and again, after all, the troops transferred from the interior always do not know how to protect and pay attention to the top of their heads. The most dangerous aspect of this tactic is whether it will be wrong to hang from a tree, and the battle-hardened militiamen naturally will not, but Arturius began to worry about Snolan.
Snorlan also saw Arturius's worries, to be honest, he himself was a little apprehensive, after all, although he practiced a few times, he was not called Altaïr or Ezio after all, and he was really a little scared to let himself take a leap of faith. However, he still nodded firmly to Arturius, because he knew that although this tree was very tall, it was only a three-story building on the earth, and his current physique far exceeded that of ordinary people, and it was not necessarily anything for ordinary people to fall from the third floor if they were stronger, let alone themselves? What's more, I also tied a rope? Thinking of this, he was not afraid, adjusted his mentality, and prepared for battle.
For the first time, Snorlan had the mentality of killing someone, although he had already stoned a cultist to death with a pan in Riptide Town, but after all, it was self-defense, and this time he took the initiative to kill. He still had a strange feeling, but at the same time he had a faint hint of anticipation - it came from the wildness of the barbarian blood that flowed in his blood, this wildness was extremely aggressive and full of murderous desire.
The morning passed like this, and at noon, Ma Lan's convoy came to this dense forest.
And in the tree, Arturius also saw Malan under the cloak, he couldn't see Malan's face, but he always felt a hint of familiarity. Without much thought, he raised his hand and made a gesture to signal the militia to be ready and ready to fight.