Dan Huan was dressed in a gorgeous magician's robe. His hair always shines with oil", and Philip, who has a small goatee and always carries a magnificent staff in his hand, does not look like a notorious bandit leader on the surface. On the contrary, those who see him for the first time will always mistake him for a veteran magician with considerable magical attainments.

In fact, Philip, who sells well, is actually just a low-level magician who is over forty years old, but still only knows some expert-level limb system magic, and the magic skills in his hand are also useless Xibei goods, if it weren't for the fact that he had been a priest of the Sheep Ming Sect on the Enlos continent a few years ago, and secretly learned some disturbing methods, it was a question whether he could successfully form a dragoon bandit group.

At this time, he was sitting in his tent, staring at the map in a daze, thinking about things.

Now the number of the dragoon bandit group under his command has expanded to more than 1,000 people, and the number of the bandit alliance has increased dramatically for a period of time, with a total number of 5,000, of which more than 3,000 can obey orders and fight after a short period of training, which makes Philip feel a little like he is in a dream.

However, it is difficult to say whether this dream is a dream or a nightmare, at least Philip has no bottom in his heart now, and he is beginning to regret his original decision.

At this time, Philip infinitely missed the days before the dragoon bandit group, when there were not many robbers, the strength was weak, and the robbery income was not much, and from time to time he had to pretend to be a grandson in front of the robber group that was stronger than himself, but he didn't have to be as frightened as now, although it was a bit hard, but he was at ease.

Several scouts entered the tent, interrupting Philip's thoughts and informing him of the dwarves' latest situation, and just as he had expected, the dwarven army approached again.

The dwarves were really moving around this time, Philip had secretly observed each other's movements from the high mountains yesterday, and the overwhelming torrent of steel made his feet weak at that time, and he almost fell to the ground on the spot.

Waving his hand to make the scouts retreat, Philip asked a little nervously to a dark figure sitting motionless behind him, "Mr. Hackett, what should we do now?" Do you want to keep retreating?

"Do you need to ask? Do you think that these thousands of rabble who have only practiced a little, and fought with a bloody bravery, can beat the soldiers of the hill dwarves? They were once the regular army of the Elven Kingdom! The dark shadow let out a low chuckle, seemingly disdainful of Philip for asking such an idiotic question, "We have no other way but to retreat!" ”

Philip hesitated. Then he asked, "Mr. Hackett, why don't we hide in that place this time, for if we do, the dwarves will surely not find us, and wouldn't it be better?" ”

"Are you questioning my decision?

"Of course I don't dare to question your decision! Without your guidance, I would not have been able to get to where I am now, but Mr. Hackett, there is already the border of Hammondal, and I heard that a powerful army has been stationed there recently, and so many of us have rushed over like this, what if we attract their encirclement and suppression? Hearing the other person's tone, he began to be stern. Philip was a little frightened, but he still spoke his mind.

"If they come, we'll go back and leave!"

"But the dwarves

"Enough! Philip! That's my decision, now I'm going to give the order! Back off! Otherwise, it will be too late! As long as they retreat to the territory of Hammondal, the dwarven army will not dare to chase after them! Unless they plan to go to war with the Erathian Empire! That way we can gain valuable time! By the time the Hammondale garrison arrived, the dwarves might have been defeated, so there was nothing to worry about! Go ahead and give orders! ”

The black shadow was obviously a little impatient with Philip, and his tone was quite tough, and he didn't respect Philip at all, the leader of the dragoon bandit group and the leader of the bandit alliance, but seemed like his boss was scraping his subordinates.

And Philip saw that the other party was a little angry, and his face was also frightened, and he hurriedly ran out to give orders.

"Cowardly fellow!"

After Philip went out, the shadow muttered quietly, and then there was no further movement in the tent.

After receiving the latest order from the alliance leader, the bandits of the Grand Bandit Alliance quickly retreated again.

Now the morale of the bandits is quite low, there is no net at all to start defeating the dwarves and excitement, the dwarves chasing after the mountains and fields make every bandit feel extremely frightened, and now they can still obey Philip's command because they have no other better choice.

Only the old members of the Dragoon Bandit Regiment were still full of confidence in their leader, because they knew some inside information, but they did not dare to talk nonsense after being given a strict gag order, and one of the mouthy fellows was buried alive by Philip's order.

Philip, who got out of the tent, did not have the timid and cowardly appearance in the tent at all, and at this time he was putting on the appearance of a great magician, snorting and shouting majestically, skillfully directing the robbers to retreat, this kind of thing he has been doing these days, it is already too familiar to be cooked, and in fact, the robbers do not need his command, they have already begun to quickly pack up everything, and then start the big retreat.

Even if they are all robbers, then everyone's ability to escape is of course good, not to mention that everyone has been running for their lives these days.

Philip was also escorted by a dozen soldiers and turned into a black horse with a high head that had been paid tribute by the nomads, and behind him was a sturdy wooden carriage carrying the mysterious Mr. Shaket.

"The robber army began to retreat again and again. Led by Mao Gongji Xiaopu, they escaped from the dwarves again without danger and fled towards the border of Hammondal.

has never been able to encircle the opponent, and let the opponent escape again and again, the dwarf king Hesfa is undoubtedly quite annoyed.

Of course, he also knew that speed was the biggest weakness of the dwarves, and the dwarven soldiers were either hoplites or light infantry, and their two small short legs made it impossible for them to sit on the back of any mount steadily, and after breaking away from the elven kingdom, they also lost the cooperation of other troops, so that this weakness was infinitely magnified.

Hard-fought frontal combat is the dwarf's favorite way to fight, and they also have a certain experience in attacking fortifications and defending counterattacks, but long-distance assault and pursuit of the enemy are not their forte, and it is precisely because the dwarf king knows this that he will send so many troops, trying to use the advantage of strength to surround the enemy from all sides, so that they have nowhere to escape.

However, the commander of the bandits has some experience in tactics, this guy who makes the dwarf king hate and gnashes his teeth can always seize the opportunity to escape in front of the dwarves, leaving only the dwarven warriors' vanishing backs and the noisy dust in the distance.

The frustration made the Dwarf King a little frustrated in addition to being angry, and at the same time, he was also worried that this pursuit had taken too long, although he had been in contact with the Stone Castle, and there was no sign that the enemy wanted to attack the Stone Castle, but the Dwarf King had always felt that something was not quite right, but he couldn't say what was wrong.

Several of his generals were also quite puzzled by this, and several dwarves got together to discuss and discuss, but there was no conclusion.

However, just in case, the Dwarven King decided to send Thorling back to the Stone Castle with an army, and in any case, as long as the dwarven paradise was not lost, and the bandits were eliminated and the road was reopened, the enemy's plot would be ruined.

After arranging it all. The Dwarven King led the Dwarven warriors on the road again, continuing the pursuit of the Bandit Alliance, which was fleeing to the border.

The robbers' clear direction of escape made the dwarven king happy and worried.

The good news is that the robbers obviously don't know that there is an army of the Erathian Empire that is rushing from that road to help the dwarves, and from the time mentioned in the empress's letter, this imperial ** team should have also entered the territory of Baildes at this time, just blocking the way for the robbers to escape.

Although the empress said in the letter that it was only a small force, the combat effectiveness of the emperor's ** team on the continent has always been obvious to all, as long as the speed of the robbers can be delayed a little, and when the dwarf army arrives, the robbers will not be able to play tricks no matter how cunning they are.

To this end, the dwarven king also ordered the hoplites to take off their heavy armor and remain in place to be guarded by a small force, and the soldiers to carry only weapons and go into battle lightly, so as to increase the speed of the march.

What worries the dwarf king is that the hill dwarves are so aggressive in their pursuit of a handful of robbers, as well as the cooperation of the emperor, if it is not successful, the dwarves will lose face at home.

At the same time, the dwarves exposed in this battle have a single class and are too slow, and the weakness of the dwarves is also worried, if others use this method to deal with the hill dwarves in the future, what will be done? Now just a few thousand bandits can give the dwarves such a headache, if it is a stronger force to do it, will the dwarves be able to cope with it?

As the king of the dwarf clan, Hesfa had to think carefully about how to solve this problem, in the past in the elven kingdom there were other troops to cooperate in the battle, he didn't notice this problem, but now the hill dwarves have become independent, although they have not established a country, but they are also an independent force on the continent, if you want to have a better foothold on the continent, many things must be thought about carefully.

At this time, Chen Jian led his Hammondale defense team and the imperial ** team assigned to him by Earl of Hellrak, and had crossed the border line of Hammondale and officially entered the territory of Baildes.

Whether it was Jian Chen, the half-elves, or the soldiers of the Harmondale Guard, they were all the first time in their lives to the famous and dangerous place on the continent of Baildus, and the half-elves and soldiers were far away from home for the first time, and the excitement was self-evident.

Desolate land, gloomy skies, and sometimes a faint mist, legend has it that this is also the largest gathering place of undead creatures outside of Diya, and the landscape is very different from the Hammondale area, which is an eye-opener for the soldiers, who would have been talking about it if it weren't for the discipline of the military.

The curious baby appearance of the Hammondale soldiers staring around made the regular Imperial soldiers who were traveling with them secretly amused.

A bunch of country buns who have never seen the world!

This is the latest assessment of the well-informed regular army soldiers who have followed the Empress on her expeditions to the Harmondale Defense Force.

Although this ragtag army showed considerable discipline and excellent physical fitness during the march, their varied equipment still made the regular soldiers think that their combat effectiveness was really worrying.

Even Bremer, the Imperial Champion Knight, who had been sent by Count Mrak to serve as Chen Jian's deputy and lead the regular soldiers, held this thought, and like his superiors, he was very worried about how much the supposedly militarily talented lord knew about the formation of troops.

Moreover, before he set out, Count Mlak gave him a special order to let him be there. Eight "When the sword does not have the ability to command or the command is wrong. You can not access it. First's order, judge the battle situation and decide the army's course of action, if necessary, he can also record, seize the command of Chen Jian, and take over the defense force of 300 people, as long as Chen Jian's personal safety is guaranteed.

The order made Bremer even less confident in his current temporary boss.

In his opinion, these alien prisoners of war are definitely an extremely unstable factor, and they cannot be used with confidence, if you want to be strong, recruit some among the people and leave, why do you have to use these prisoners of war?

In order to prevent the prisoners from making trouble or escaping, Bremer took it upon himself to send fifty cavalrymen to monitor the caravan at the rear of the procession.

For his approach. Chen Jian didn't object, if someone helped, why not? Under Chen Jian's arrangement, the remaining 100 cavalry were divided into two groups, guarding the two flanks of the team, and he himself took more than 300 soldiers and the fifty monks to sit in the middle army, and there was a griffin brigade in the sky to follow. They are not responsible for protecting the airspace of this small force, but also act as scouts to monitor their surroundings.

These griffons flying high in the sky have sharp eyes and a wide field of vision, so when the Bandit League appears at the front of the team, they are immediately spotted.

"More than 5,000 people?.

Hearing the griffin knight's report, Jian Chen, who was discussing something with the sorceress and half-elves as they advanced, was suddenly taken aback.

The intelligence clearly said that the dragon knight bandit group was only more than 800 people, and they were also the largest bandit group in the Baildes area, even so, there should not be an armed force of more than 5,000 people in Baierdes, except for the hill dwarves, of course.

But now. The griffons had noticed that a non-dwarven army of more than 5,000 people was rapidly approaching them from the front, and it seemed that they were not doing well, what was going on?

Even the champion knight Bremer. After hearing the news, he also frowned, and the comparison of forces was too disparity.

A small group of griffons was immediately sent out, ready to observe the situation of the other party at close range, and the female magician who followed Jian Chen also quickly cast one. "Magic Vision" magic, monitoring the opponent's movements.

The female magician, who has recently gained a deeper understanding of qi magic, is now more skilled and flexible than before with her magic eyes, and in her gestures, the screen formed by magic becomes larger and larger, although it is still not very clear, but she can also see the situation of the other party.

It's okay not to look at it, but when I look at it, even Bremer is taken aback.

"That kind of forward speed! They also have cavalry! It seems that there are quite a few of them! Oh my God, they still have flying troops! Who are they? ”

Following the battle of Count Mrak's Nanmeng, the champion knight with considerable military experience immediately judged the composition of the opponent's troops from the screen.

Due to the deliberate concealment of the dwarf king, coupled with the large-scale military operation, the road was blocked, and no caravan could pass, so Chen Jian and the others did not know at this time that the armed force in front of them was the dragoon bandit group that they were going to assist the dwarf clan in crusading and this. A bandit alliance with the bandit group as the core.

"It doesn't matter who they are! It's never okay to be rushed by them like this! Ready for battle". Chen Jian gave the order in annoyance, and at the same time observed the current geographical environment of the team, preparing to find a favorable terrain to set up.

But what disappointed him was that they were currently on a plain, and as far as the eye could see, there was no danger at all.

"What the hell is this place! Bu Sheng scolded, Chen Jian was a little helpless, his previous battles were basically fought on the ground, this kind of battle on the plain was really the first time, plus the previous one was likely to be a friend or foe, and the strength of the troops far exceeded his own powerful armament, he was really a little uneasy in his heart.

However, this uneasiness was not shown on Jian Chen's face, and on the surface, the lord was very calm at this time. With a look of confidence, this discovery made Bremer feel a little relieved, and he found that this lord was not a coward at least.

Then Jian Chen began to give orders: "Pete, let the defense force leave two hundred and fifty people in the center to line up!" The rest went to the back to see the prisoners of war! And act as a reserve! Bremer, bring up those cavalrymen behind you too! All the cavalry were divided into two teams to guard the left and right flanks of the formation! Listen to my command to stand by! The Monk immediately blessed the soldiers and cavalry in the front row with magic shields and fire rebirth magic, and then stood by behind the formation! Griffons prepare to take on the opposing flying troops! Polly, stay and ride Pete's Pegasus to be a herald for me!" Everyone, move fast! ”

The half-elf and the champion knight answered, and went to make arrangements, Bremer didn't say anything, Chen Jian's order was still relatively obvious, and he didn't mess around, and he didn't plan to avoid the battle, which made Bremer change his opinion of him a little again.

Under the command of the half-elves, two hundred and fifty Hammondale soldiers quickly formed a phalanx, and the Imperial cavalry quickly distributed to both sides of the phalanx under the command of Bremer.

Jian Chen turned around in front of the phalanx a few times, thought about it again, and gave an order again: "Polly, pass my order, let the reserves and prisoners of war immediately drive those carriages to the front for me, be fast!" ”

At this moment, a griffin knight landed in front of Jian Chen and reported loudly, "My lord! The griffons we sent out were attacked by the other side! ”