Chapter 430: The Prelude to the Great War

The Capra River, also known as the Bisi River in the Orc language, originates in the Capra Mountains, its source is formed by the meltwater of the snow-capped glaciers, along the junction of the Capra Mountains and the Cullen Mountains all the way to the east, almost across the entire continent and finally along the northern part of the Elven Forest into the sea, is the longest river on the continent. At the same time, it is also one of the most famous geographical dividing lines on the continent, with the Sunset Steppe on its north side, the territory of nomads and the hunting grounds of the orcs, and its south side is the Yuss Empire.

On the south bank of the Bisi River, there are many checkpoints of the Yuss Empire to protect against the southern invasion of the orcs, and Capra Pass is one of them. As the Bisi River flows through the vicinity of Capra Pass, the flow of the river slows down, forming a number of calm inlets along the channel, and the terrain drop accelerates downwards, and the current becomes so rapid that it is impossible to navigate. Therefore, the area around Capra Pass is the easiest area for orcs to pass through in the upper reaches of the Capra River, which is one of the important reasons why Capra Pass was built here.

Kulusi Bend is one of the largest inlets of the Bisi River in the region, and Kulusi is the orc word for reed. It is named after the large reeds that grow near the inlet. At the bend of the Billy River in Kulusi Bay, the river spans wider, reaching more than 300 steps at its widest point, and the current is smooth and suitable for boating.

It was late autumn, and the early morning of Kulusi Bay was quiet, and a thick layer of fog floated on the river, and it was impossible to see the opposite side even if you were fifty paces apart.

"Whoa!"

The sound of paddling broke the silence of dawn on the surface of the river shrouded in thick fog. Following the sound, the appearance of a raft gradually appeared in the thick fog, and there were several tall figures standing on the raft.

"Whoa!

The paddling grew louder and clearer, and a raft quickly approached the south bank of the river, from which six men of great height and strange appearance jumped. The reason why they look strange is because their faces are very different from those of humans, their exposed skin is covered with long hair, their ears are long and pointed, their mouths bulge forward, and there are fangs sticking out from the sides of their mouths, which looks a little hideous, and this appearance is more like wolves than humans. And there is only one species on the continent with this peculiar look, --- werewolf!

"Head, isn't it too cautious for the Commander to let us come over to scout for ambushes, I don't think the human cubs guarding Capra Pass have the courage to fight us in the wild. ”

The second werewolf who jumped ashore casually folded a reed pole beside him, and while sticking behind his back to tickle it, he said in a contemptuous tone to the first werewolf who jumped ashore.

"yes, head. I guess those little human cubs in Capra Pass have been so frightened that they are hiding under the city walls and shivering and peeing their pants when they hear that our army is coming, where do they dare to run here to set up an ambush?"

It was the third werewolf who had jumped ashore to speak, and he shook the mace in his hand with a tone that seemed as if he could smash the gates of Capra Pass with a single blow.

"Be careful to sail the ship of ten thousand years, and you must not be careless. As far as I know, the human defenders of Capra Pass are young, but they are definitely not so easy to deal with, I fought them two years ago during the autumn hunt, although it was a small force encounter, but the courage of those young people who are not afraid of death shocked me. ”

At the forefront is the head of the werewolf, who has fought with the boys' group, so he is not so lightly defeated.

"I heard that the commander has made a military order to the king before he came out this time, and we will not withdraw our troops until we take the Capra Pass. ”

The second werewolf said.

"The Grand Commander is the second warrior of our orcs, and with his help, let alone the Capra Pass guarded by a group of children, even the Valen Pass guarded by Nicholas Bernard is also handy. ”

The third werewolf said that he clearly had confidence in his Grand Commander.

"You are bragging, Valen has been in the hands of Bernard for more than ten years, and he is as stable as a rock, even if the king himself leads the army south, he will not dare to say that he can be captured. ”

The little werewolf leader standing at the front corrected his subordinates with a smile, but after listening to his subordinates' words to increase his majesty, the tension in his heart also dissipated a lot.

"If the king alone is not enough, then add the high priest. The two of them joined forces, and I don't believe they can't take the Valen Pass. ”

The third werewolf said unconvinced.

"Alright, don't say it's useless, get to work. ”

The werewolf leader interrupted his beautiful vision and said:

"You two go to the left, you two go to the right, you follow me forward and report if you find anything abnormal. ”

The werewolf leader gave two commands, and then the six of them split into three paths, two searching along the river bank on both sides, and one searching in the direction of land on the vertical riverbank.

"Click, click!"

The heavy soles of the werewolves stepped on the dry poles of the reeds and walked into the distance, and as the distance grew, the voices of their companions became quieter and quieter, and finally they all disappeared into the silent mist.

The little leader had walked for a mile south with the third werewolf who had come ashore, and even the sound of the river could no longer be heard, but the fog around him had not dissipated but had become thicker, and everything ten paces away was completely invisible.

"Head, let's go back almost, shall we?"

The third werewolf who came ashore looked around blankly, and his vision was full of white mist, and sometimes it rolled over, as if there was some monster hidden inside, which made him feel an ominous premonition in his heart, and he was ready to stop the search with a look.

"Don't worry, the fog will clear soon. ”

The little leader of the werewolf continued to walk forward while comforting his subordinates, and as he walked, he suddenly saw a black shadow standing in the fog in front of him.

"It's like a tree, let's go and rest under the tree for a while. ”

The little leader and his men got closer and closer to the black shadow, and when the distance between the two sides was only five paces, he realized that something was wrong, the black shadow was not a tree, because he had no branches, only a short trunk.

"That's not right!"

The little leader stopped, the thick fog rolled for a while, and the black shadow suddenly disappeared, and before he could react further, the fog in front of him was divided, and the black shadow appeared ghostly.

The third werewolf who came ashore was walking forward after the little leader, when suddenly a few drops of hot liquid fell from the sky, he thought it was raining at first, but then a huge round object like hail hit his shoulder, he reached out to catch it, and felt the slimy liquid dripping from it. He put the round object in front of his eyes and looked at it, and suddenly his soul was gone, it was none other than the head of the little leader, and the eyes on the head were still turning, and the eyes were full of confusion, as if he didn't know how he died.

"I'll cut your throat as soon as you call me. ”

The third werewolf who came ashore was about to scream, when suddenly a cold sword was pressed against his neck, and a young human stepped out of his side and whispered, he could only give up the idea of calling for help.

A few more humans emerged from the mist, one of them walked to the corpse of the little werewolf leader, cut off a piece of meat from it, put it in his mouth and chewed it, the blood in the meat flowed down the corners of the human's mouth, making the young and delicate face extremely hideous, like a demon coming out of hell, and the legs of the third werewolf who came ashore were weak.

"Tell me your signals, or I'll eat you raw. ”

The orc-eating human looked at the third werewolf who had come ashore, his gaze roaming over the werewolf's body like a knife, as if searching for the piece of fresh meat that best tasted him.

"Good.... Okay, I said. ”

The third werewolf who came ashore felt that his pants were hot, and he was actually scared to pee.

Half an hour later, a fire lit up on the south bank of the Capra River, first in two circles in the air, and then in the opposite direction.

Seeing the fire on the south bank through the fading mist, the north bank immediately stirred. An hour later, hundreds of rafts, large and small, appeared on the river, carrying the baggage of orc soldiers towards the opposite bank.

Before the first orcs had landed on the shore and could gain a foothold, a sudden sound of feathered arrows breaking through the air sounded in the reeds on the shore.

This hoarse sound also officially kicked off the most famous defensive battle of Capra Pass in human military history.