Mangrove Ridge is not a suitable place to live in the wilderness in many ways, except for a relatively flat area of land near the pass that can be cultivated, and the rest is hilly, and it is quite a hassle to open up a road. Thanks to this, even if the three coalition forces occupied the small towns and villages on the outlying flat land, they would not be able to pose much threat to the walled city set up on the hills, and at most block the land roads to the outside world.

Nangong Rong rendezvoused with Octavir in such a walled city that could overlook the town at the foot of the mountain, and the eldest princess chose the nearest walled city as a temporary foothold, although it was more dangerous, she could also grasp the enemy's movements at the first time.

The so-called walled city is actually more of a stronghold, located on a road junction leading to the hills, made of stones that can be found everywhere in the vicinity, and its defensive capabilities are questionable due to its age. After all, this is a building built before the popularization of firearms, and it can indeed play a big role at the time, but now it can only be used as a temporary gathering place and rest place for troops.

This is also the reason why Nangong Rong asked the puppets to destroy the artillery in the first place when attacking the coalition forces, and the enemy who lacked heavy firepower could only use the crowd tactics if they wanted to conquer these walled cities when they could not exert strong firepower and the terrain was not suitable for the charge of armored troops, so their casualties would increase rapidly. Perhaps this will not make the enemy retreat, but who knows what will happen when the balance of power within the coalition forces collapses due to constant losses?

After all, the three lords are not brothers, they are competitors to each other, and Nangong Rong thinks that most of them should not mind turning the three alliances into two alliances, and the two alliances into one dominance.

Therefore, once the good old man has a dark belly, he is more terrible than anyone else, but the simple-minded Nakiris, obviously, did not notice the twists and turns, and the young man did not plan to tell others, otherwise the young man was only afraid of the danger in the heart of Her Royal Highness the eldest princess, and he was afraid that he would soar upwards several levels in a row.

And now, Octavir only thought that Nangong Rong had completed an ordinary ambush battle, and even a battle was not even a hit-and-run attack at best, and waited until the boy got out of Nakiris's chest and stood behind him on the ground before he stepped forward and greeted him:

"It looks like you've made a lot of noise in the mountain pass, what have you done?"

The boy behaved very indifferently and shrugged his shoulders casually: "It's nothing, it's just a very traditional classic tactic of throwing a certain number of stones on the enemy's head." ”

Does throwing a rock on an enemy's head cause a fierce sound of gunfire, and the earth-shattering explosion and the black smoke that is about to drift into the clouds, no matter how you look at it, it doesn't look like a phenomenon that can be caused by rockfall tactics, but what you throw down is actually some explosive packs, right?

Of course, the eldest princess didn't say anything about it, the girl didn't expect the boy to do much damage to the enemy, just ask Nakiris, what happened just now is enough to ask Nakiris, there is no need to compare everything with him: "Ah yes, in short, it's good to hinder the other party for a while." Charlotte had already set up the team, the same force that had originally gone to the pass to reinforce it, but their situation was a little less optimistic. ”

The knight did not concentrate his troops in this small rocky walled city, and the soldiers were lined up in the vicinity to form a loose line of undulating waves, and it was not clear how effective it would be. Because as Octavir feared, this team of pure infantry was a bit overwhelming.

Mangrove Ridge is rich in iron ore and magic crystals, but the lack of habitable land leads to a sparse population, which makes it impossible to mine in large quantities, and the road cannot be transported out to exchange for wealth, the result is that the local lord obviously sits on the gold mountain but has little money in his hand. This has nothing to do with Toronso's governance, no matter who comes from it.

Therefore, if the lord has no money in his hands, he will naturally not be able to arm his troops well. Old man Toronso's troops were built with his former subordinates as the foundation, and now they were all folded outside the city of Redana, and the troops of Mangrove Ridge immediately exposed the prototype.

"Reasonable, are you really sure that it is our reinforcements?" Nangong Rong naturally noticed the situation on the ground when he flew over from the sky, and immediately said to the eldest princess with an embarrassed face, "Their morale and training situation seem to be quite good, but what kind of things are they in their hands, toys for hunting birds!?"

"Well, Charlotte asked before, it seems that because the purchase of weapons from outside is too expensive and too expensive, the old man set up his own factory to make firearms, and then ......"

"There's no then, I understand, I understand. ”

There weren't many people in Mangrove Ridge in the first place, and even fewer people who had mastered the relevant technology, and even if the factory was created, the weapons produced were infinitely close to obsolescence. Whether it was Octavier or Nangong Rong, they had never thought that the second-line troops in Old Man Toronso's territory would be like this, a very classic royal road plot where the greater the expectation, the greater the disappointment.

"No, you don't understand. The eldest princess sighed in a painful tone with her hands on her forehead, looking as if her whole person was about to lose her strength, "The old man really wants to start a regular factory is not without that ability, but the problem is that his old army needs to spend a lot of money to maintain, and the strengthening of the new army has been delayed." ”

In other words, all the second-line troops in Mangrove Ridge are like this, and it may not be a problem to resist one with such a combat force, but it is not easy to say about the three coalition forces. The old man probably didn't expect that the three careerists would choose to join forces, it stands to reason that it is only right to fight first when they meet, otherwise he would not have tried his best to help the royal family defend Ledana.

"It's really good, such a force can hold out in the walled city for about half a day in the face of the enemy's onslaught, what should we do next?" Nangong Rong turned his head and glanced at the mountain pass, although the young man couldn't see anything at this distance, "And there is more than one road leading to the hills, and the enemy may not necessarily go from this side." ”

Octavir knew that the boy was worried that he and the others might be surrounded by the other party at this time, so he waved his hand at him lightly and said, "Don't worry, we won't stay here, we're just waiting for you and Nakiris's return." We'll leave later, and we'll go to the main city to prepare for the battle. ”

It was clear that the girl had made up her mind to abandon the second-line troops, as there were not enough vehicles to take them away, and they would need to wait for time if the enemy attacked—whether they put up desperate resistance or surrendered outright, the opponent would have to stop their progress for a while.

Regarding the eldest princess's decision, Nangong Rong didn't plan to make any comments, he just came to work anyway, and the leader said that he would do what he wanted. And there are no young compatriots in the team, so it doesn't matter what.

"You're the boss, you have the final say. However, Octavier, with these equipment alone, the second-line troops who are very amazing in another sense, it is impossible to hold Mangrove Ridge. Did the lords who supported the royal family send reinforcements?"

Although the royal family's encounter with Ledana made the neutral lords begin to waver, it is not completely impossible for nobles like the old man Toronso to resolutely support the royal family, and some speculative guys may also choose to join, and the three coalition forces are just secretly preparing to attack in advance and catch the eldest princess by surprise.

It's not surprising that they stabbed their opponents when they were at their weakest, and the coalition only needed to keep the siblings in their hands before the royal family could exert their influence and gather the power of their supporters to regain their strength. Therefore, the battle in Mangrove Ridge is destined to be a quick attack, and it is true that the three coalition forces are menacing, but unfortunately they can't afford to drag it out at all.

However, if the royal family's supporters are dragging their feet and ineffective, it is likely that the siblings will be caught before reinforcements arrive. You must know that not every nobleman in the royal camp will sacrifice his blood to support the little emperor like Toronso.

Nangong Rong only felt that he had mistakenly accepted a commission that had inadvertently shed muddy waters, maybe it would be better to snatch back the compatriots who had become slaves from the hands of the city lord of Drimpel unreasonably?

"There are indeed reinforcements, but the current problem is that the combat strength is insufficient, and the terrain at the entrance to Mangrove Ridge is there, so it doesn't make much sense to rush over. As Octavir spoke, Charlotte walked back and gestured to the girl from a distance, not knowing what he was signaling, "The position seems to have been arranged, and you and Nakiriss have returned, so let's go." ”

"Hey, hey, don't tell me there's no reinforcements coming, believe it or not, I'll leave with my cheap sister now?"

The eldest princess didn't answer, and got into an armored car directly, but the knight came to the embarrassed young man, raised his hand, patted him on the shoulder, and explained: "Actually, Your Highness means to abandon the plain and a large number of hilly areas at the entrance and let the enemy in, and then wait for a few reinforcements to gather enough combat strength before letting them rush over to block the intersection of the mountain pass, understand?"

Shut the door and beat the dog? This girl can do it.

After figuring out Octavier's plans and intentions, Nangong Rongcai finally reluctantly put his mind at ease and quickly followed the convoy to leave the small walled city that couldn't stop a few shells at all.

As the eldest princess had guessed, the three allied forces immediately noticed the walled city as soon as they entered the town at the foot of the mountain, and immediately sent troops to carry out a tentative attack, only to have the defenders surrender without firing a single shot. By the way, the commander of the defenders also told the coalition forces about the whereabouts of the girl and the others, without even the slightest hesitation.

The main force supporting the royal family does not mean that its people are also supporting, the empire's development and support for Mangrove Ridge has always been so weak that it is too much to mean a little, after all, it is too difficult to open a way out of this ghost place, iron ore and magic crystals can be easily obtained from other places, and it is impossible to spend great efforts to develop this barren mountain and wild mountain where birds do not lay eggs.

Therefore, the inhabitants of Mangrove Ridge have little loyalty to the royal family or even the empire, and whoever has the biggest fist here is the truth, and the rest is not to be discussed.

The inhabitants of the town were all fled by the robbers last night, and after the coalition troops rummaged through the boxes and took some goods and food in the town, they asked the surrendered team to cooperate with a small group of men and horses to stay in the town and the walled city on the hills, and the large army hurriedly set off to chase the eldest princess and others.

The unlucky or fortunate town was only lively for half a day, and in the afternoon it fell silent again. Seeing the sun setting, the sky was dyed red by the sunset, but there was not the slightest light and smoke in the town, which made the soldiers who stayed in the walled city always feel as if they had bumped into a ghost town.

A middle-aged veteran standing guard on a wooden lookout looked at the empty town from afar, and he couldn't help but feel furious, turned around, took out a cigarette, put it in his mouth, and lit it with a match.

"Hey, uncle, although the sky is not completely dark, but you are so blatantly smoking in a high place, if the enemy really touches you and intends to steal the camp, I guarantee that you will definitely be the first to receive the bento Believe it or not?"

Nearby, a soldier in his early twenties was struggling to open the can in his hand with his saber, and it looked like it was dinner for two. The casually seated soldier also seemed to have served in the army for a while, and the action of opening the can was very neat.

Uncle actually didn't like the title of [uncle], but the young man had always insisted on calling it this way since he became his partner, and in the end he could only acquiesce: "Can you little rabbit cub talk more auspiciously? And didn't that princess have already fled in a hurry with people, and the three lords have been chasing after him with their soldiers non-stop, where will there be any enemies nearby?"

"It's the eldest princess, the sister of Your Majesty today, isn't it a daughter?"

After taking a beautiful puff of the inferior cigarette, the uncle pouted nonchalantly and said, "It doesn't make any difference to us if we know what to do so well, unless she is willing to warm my bed at night." ”

"Just you, still warm the bed?" the young man's eyes were full of contempt, but he still handed the opened can to the other party, "Honestly gnaw on your canned luncheon meat, don't think about eating swan meat." ”

"Lying trough rabbit cub, how do you talk, are you looking for tearing......" The veteran gritted his teeth and put on a fierce expression, and was about to take the can when he suddenly found something strange out of the corner of his eye, "Wait a while, there seems to be a situation." ”

The uncle hurriedly turned his head to look at the abnormal place, and the young man immediately got up and took out the binoculars and stuffed them into his hand: "What do you see, there is a forest of mangroves over there, and there is nothing nearby?"

"Uh, I saw a bunch of rabbits. ”

——!?If it weren't for the fear that a fist might make the uncle inadvertently let go and drop the valuable telescope from the lookout to the ground and shatter it, the young man estimated that he couldn't help but do it at this time, "What do a bunch of rabbits care about?"

"Have you ever seen a rabbit with dark purple fur?"