Chapter 15: Justice from Heaven
The militia was ready for battle. What could be more satisfying than a blade that belittles oneself of one's father, brother, wife and children? The militia has been caught in a whirlpool called revenge, which has been brewing for years and has long been addicted. This cup of sweet bitter wine called revenge just makes people think about it, smell it, and make people addicted to it. Now, it's time for these militiamen to taste this bitter wine again.
Malan walked in the middle of the team, a convoy of 100 people passed through the dense rainforest, the front line would inevitably be very long, and Malan had to sit in the central command to prevent accidents. At the front of the convoy were ten of the most elite scouts, in groups of two and two, who were followed by ten wagons, each with a coachman and a combat group of ten next to it, with Malan commanding in the center of the convoy, a total of 121 men.
The rebels in the trees, including Arturius and Snorlan, numbered forty-eight. Arturius was very familiar with the battle configuration of the Cécius, and he had told the militia before the ambush that a convoy of the size of the Cécius was usually composed of ten elite scouts in groups of two and two, and that each carriage usually had a coachman and a combat group of ten people. Among them, four archers provided long-range support on the vehicle, and six infantry fought with the vehicle. Ten elite scouts should be in the middle to high rank of black iron, and ordinary soldiers should be in the first to middle rank of black iron - the baggage team is originally a marginal force, and the elite soldiers will naturally not be assigned to this department, most of the soldiers here are strong men who have just been recruited, have just undergone basic training, and have been promoted to black iron, and their military spirit is still relatively sluggish, and their will to fight is not strong, so they must fight in other places to prevent them from escaping.
And these militiamen have been fighting for many years until now, and most of them are high-level black iron, and even though the difference in numbers is not small, Arturius still has the confidence to win this battle. What's more, Arturius had already thought of the idea of the battle. When the convoy entered the trap area, they were attacked by the trap, and according to Article 123 of the "Saigou Empire's Passage and Combat Rules", they would immediately form the carriage into a circle, and use the carriage as a fortification for guarding and counterattacking, when the time came, Arturius and the militia fell from the sky and fell to the center of the formation, taking them by surprise.
Arturius's battle plan was very detailed, and Snorlan couldn't help but admire Arturius's rich combat experience, so Snorlan named the operation: "Justice from Heaven". Arturius and the militia agreed with the codename, and Snorlan was naturally snickering in a corner that no one else could see. But smiling and smiling, he couldn't help but feel a little sentimental - it was difficult for him to return to the earth, so he could only play these stalks to remember his life on the earth.
And Ma Lanke at the bottom doesn't have so many complicated mental activities, he only cares about one thing - when will he get to his damn destination.
Suddenly, there was a sound of frost crackling, it was Arturius' frost trap! Ma Lan realized that something was wrong and immediately shouted: "Alert! Formation ——! ”
With a long sound from Ma Lan, the convoy began to move, and they began to form a circle to defend and counterattack.
At this time, the scouts who were exploring the way ahead also began to return. The frost trap just now froze the two groups, that is, the four scouts, into ice cubes, and it is not known when they will be able to dissolve - it is difficult to say whether they will be alive after dissolving, and even if they are alive, it will be impossible to fight again for a while. The remaining three groups of six scouts were attacked by traps when they returned, and although they returned the same way, Arturius did not activate the ambush trap when they explored the way, so these scouts were considered unlucky. First the stumbling ropes, then the rope lassoes, and the pits, under the traps, these scouts were all wiped out! Arturius was overjoyed when he saw this, and his chances were great, but Malan was as uncomfortable as a dog after eating a fly.
Arturius motioned for the militiamen in the trees to stand still and break them down in one fell swoop when they had formed a formation and the defensive center was placed on the perimeter.
Although these Segou soldiers did not have much combat training, they had trained to form formations I don't know how many times, and they moved extremely fast, and in an instant, a simple carriage fortress was formed, and they led their horses into the formation—these horses were worth more than soldiers when transported. These operations lasted about two minutes, and during the two minutes, Malan carefully observed, looking for traces of the enemy, but he found nothing.
He began to wonder, what enemy would give you time to form a formation when attacking? Is it chivalry? No, if you are full of chivalry, what kind of trap is used? He began to think, and this was it, and the circle of Segu's soldiers was formed, and they were ready to watch, looking into the depths of the forest, looking for the enemy.
Malan thought, since there is no around, then where is the enemy? Can it still be in heaven and under the earth? Suddenly, it occurred to him that the trees here were tall and thick, and that the enemy must be hiding in the trees above him! He hurriedly raised his head and shouted, "Watch your head-" and before he could finish the word "top", it was Arturius's sharp blade that slashed at him!
Arturius's sword glowed with cold light, which shocked Malan, and he immediately raised his sword to block, but only blocked the sword, but he himself was hit by this sword with a large amount of kinetic energy converted from Arturius's gravitational potential energy! He rolled around, and when he looked up, he couldn't help but be furious—forty-eight militiamen fell neatly from the trees, taking the lives of more than thirty soldiers in an instant!
How could Arturius let go of the opportunity to beat the reservoir dogs? He slashed at Malan who was just about to stand up with a lightning sword, Malan had to give up and get up, and another lazy donkey rolled around, dodging the sword, but he didn't want to, this roll rolled his hood off, revealing his face. Arturius couldn't help but be stunned and shouted, "It's you!? ”
Arturius has already recognized it, Malan is the "traveler" who pretended to come to Crane Village that night, Arturyuston felt bad when he was in charge, if he let the person in front of him escape back, Crane Village will be exposed, the ten-year foundation of the rebel army will be destroyed, and the villagers of Crane Village will also be slaughtered, he made up his mind that this kind of thing must not be allowed to happen, he must kill Malan today, otherwise how can there be a glimmer of life for the 132 people in Crane Village, old and young?
However, taking advantage of Arturius's stunning, Malan stepped forward from the ground, and immediately stabbed Arturius with a sword, like a snake out of a hole! Arturius swept away with his sword, flew and kicked Malan in the lower abdomen, Malan couldn't help but take several steps back, and how could Arturius give him this opportunity? However, Malan was also experienced, and he retreated with a sliding step, holding his sword horizontally in front of him, ready to parry.
For a while, Malan and Arturius were deadlocked, and neither of them dared to make the first move and was found by the other party to find an opportunity to counterattack. On the other side of the battlefield, Snorlan, it's a different story.