Chapter 154: Trapping
The army assembled at the southern gate, and after some observation, Menoti sent a chain mail brigade into the city to reconnoiter the situation. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info In any case, the purpose of their trip is to control all the northern territories in their hands, and there is no reason why the 20,000-strong army should not be able to enter the city.
After entering the city, this chain mail brigade formed a tight formation and began to advance in depth along the main street. They marched slowly, holding their shields on their chests and watching carefully from side to side.
However, as we pushed all the way to the central square, we didn't see a single ghost on the road. Then they divided into three, two detachments entered the alleyway of the house, and then turned back, and the remaining 10 horsemen were led by the captain to disperse the square of the reconnaissance center.
The city is a bit unusual, it doesn't look like it's been deserted for a long time, on the contrary, everything here is too clean and there is a lot of life. There are freshly sprinkled water stains on the road, freshly chopped firewood is stacked neatly under the windows of houses, and you can even smell the smoke from the kitchen.
The leader of the army cautiously came to the window of a house, and opened the window with his sword little by little, looking in, and the furniture was all placed in an orderly manner.
All this shows that the people here have just been evacuated, and they are in good order, without the slightest damage, could it be that the news of the arrival of the headquarters has leaked? But this doesn't seem to be right, the Eastern Legion is rushing all the way, and there is hardly any rest on the way, how can the news spread faster than the cavalry?
Just as the captain was thinking, there was a shout from the rear, and when he looked back, he saw a subordinate stationed in the middle of the square, looking down at something, and kept waving.
The captain frowned, slowly lowered the window, and trotted over. "What did you find?"
The cavalryman pointed his hand to the ground, where a delicate white sword slanted into the rocky ground.
Looking at this simple-shaped sword, the captain's eyes suddenly widened, what kind of material can a sword be inserted into the hard rock like this! Judging from the marks, the rocky ground did not crack at all, indicating that the sword was inserted without any effort.
"I'll take a look!" The captain looked greedy, stretched out his hand towards the sword, and his voice trembled with excitement.
This is also understandable, as a soldier and a warrior, of course, I love the Divine Blade very much. However, it backfired, and the moment his hand touched the hilt of the sword, he just felt a hint of coolness, and he actually fished it out.
The captain sighed in his heart, quickly closed his eyes and shook his head, and when he opened it again, the ground was empty.
"What's going on?!" In desperation, the captain roared loudly and looked viciously at the cavalry who had discovered the Yuntong Sword. It's just the two of them here, and if anyone is messing with ghosts, it's him!
"No!" The cavalryman shook his head in panic, he didn't know what was going on just now, and in the blink of an eye, the white one-handed long sword disappeared without a trace.
The captain was immediately furious, and the baby that was about to arrive was gone, and no one could accept it! He grabbed his subordinates by the collars and lifted them to his eyes, pulled out his sword with a "poof" in his right hand, and pressed it against the neck of his frightened subordinates.
At this moment, a rapid whistle came from the direction of the south gate, which was the summoning order issued by the army.
When the whistle sounded, the cavalry scattered all over the square immediately gathered in this direction, and the captain had to push the cavalryman away, glaring and threatening: "Lead the way ahead, don't leave my sight!" ”
The cavalry had nowhere to complain, so they had to lead the way obediently, and a team of 10 people went out of the city along the original road.
Upon hearing the news of the horses, Menotti immediately ordered the whole army to enter the city, rest for an hour before hitting the road, and the 20,000-strong army immediately rushed into the empty city. The subtext of the so-called one-hour rest is -- give the whole army an hour to loot and loot, which is the welfare of soldiers who are on the battlefield, and everyone will know it.
Surrounded by guards, Menotti stood by the south gate, inspecting the army entering the city. Because he was in a blind spot, he couldn't see, and after the army entered, he did not go straight from the middle, but walked strangely to the west.
After a while, all the troops entered the city, and there was still nothing unusual in the city, and Menotti breathed a sigh of relief and led the guards to follow in.
Just as she crossed the city gates, Menotti had a strange feeling, as if she had penetrated an invisible membrane. Before he could react to what was going on, an unimaginable scene unfolded in front of him.
The city was gone, the forest was gone, and there was a dusk land in front of him, and his army of 20,000 men was gathered in the black on the wasteland, and he was at a loss for what to do. Looking ahead, a dark solitary peak stands between heaven and earth, like an inverted funnel, and the heat wave on the summit is steaming and thick smoke is billowing out.
"Volcano!" Menotti was dumbfounded, what the hell is going on?! He quickly turned his head to see that behind him there was still an endless wasteland, and the city gate was gone.
"Wizard Battalion, come close to me! The others immediately formed a team on the spot! Menotti hurriedly ordered loudly that no matter what the situation, the army must not be in chaos.
It has to be said that the quality of the Eastern Legion is extremely high, and despite such an incredible accident, they immediately quieted down and began to consciously organize the team. The officers shouted loudly, and their subordinates began to concentrate with their commanders, and the assembled detachments formed a neat phalanx under the command of the herald.
In just a few minutes, a huge army formation with strong laws had been formed, and the only mage battalion was guarding the two flanks of the Chinese army.
As the ace field army of Stormwind City, the Eastern Legion has a 200-strong mage battalion, which is stronger than the Gyeonggi Legion. The leader of the team is a third-order elemental walker, and in terms of combat power alone, the legion leader Menotti is not an opponent.
"Can you explain what this is all about, Lord Edu?" Menotti asked respectfully.
Eddo was a thin, withered old man, with a few gray hairs left, and a long goatee on his chin. Don't look at his obscene description, he is actually still a viscount, and he does not belong to the army, and his status is much higher than Menotti.
He was thinking about it, but after being interrupted by Menotti, he immediately glared at him dissatisfiedly and said, "In my opinion, this city gate has been arranged with an extremely advanced magic array, and we have been collectively teleported here. ”
Menotti was shocked when she heard this, teleportation magic is not uncommon, and it can teleport 20,000 cavalry, which is simply unimaginable!
"If my inference is correct, if you want to set up a teleportation array of this scale, I'm afraid you have to be a fifth-order magician!" Edu then said firmly, stunned.
Fifth-Order Magician? That's a demigod, is there still one in the world? If so, why go against the Eastern Legion? The more serious question is, if they really fight a fifth-order mage, how many casualties will they have to pay to win?
At this moment, the earth suddenly "rumbled" and shook like a sieve. The horses were all frightened and neighed and stumbled, and the knights tried to maintain their formation, pacifying the horses under their crotches, and looking for the source of the shock in horror.
The next moment, the huge volcano in front of him let out a deafening roar, and a monstrous fire erupted, and the sky was dyed red.
"The whole army maintains the formation and retreats!" The heavens and the earth changed, Menotti hurriedly gave orders, and the entire army began to retreat, in unison, and the formation was not chaotic at all.
Phew!
A clear cry came from the volcano, and with that, a huge fireball erupted and tumbled violently all the way. When it reached the highest point, the fireball shrank inward, and suddenly turned into a huge Vermilion Bird, and swooped towards the military formation.
"Defend ahead, crossbowmen ready!" The herald neighed, and the horses in front circled, forming a fish scale town in an instant, and the rear team all aimed with bows and crossbows.
Menotti hurriedly asked Edu for help, "Your Excellency, please join the mage battalion in the battle"
Edu waved his hand to signal the magician to prepare, and he himself continued to frown and ponder, muttering, "There's no reason, I calculated the magic power just now, even if it's a fifth-order great magician, it can't teleport so many people......" (To be continued.) )