Chapter 70: In the Snap of a Finger, the Hosts Lost in Ashes (I)

In the southern part of the plain of Tellia, south of the Arnous hills, a weary army is encamping in the setting sun

This is led by the king of the Duran domain of the Elbe Kingdom, with the army of the Elbe domain as the main body of the 30,000 special forces, and is now being ordered to advance the Arnus Hills from the south, and cooperate with the main army of Emperor Sochar who came from the northeast to form a flanking attack on the aliens.

At first glance, this may seem like a combat strategy that is completely in line with the principles of the art of war, but in practice, it is full of difficulties.

- Just from the map of the northern border of the Northern Kingdom, it seems that it is close to the location of the Arnous hills. But in fact, the truly densely populated hinterland of the Kingdom of Elbe is still about 600 to 700 kilometers away from the Arnous hills.

To march north from the capital of the Elbe kingdom to the Arnus Hills, you must first climb a steep and rugged mountain range, through the Dark Elve-populated Schulz Forest, and then cross the deserted plain of Tellia. These are deserted and inaccessible places, with no rivers to navigate, and the lack of decent roads makes it equally difficult for trucks to travel, and there is not even much water – even in the forests, where clean water is not always available. The Teryllia Plain is a semi-desert area similar to the Gobi Desert in Mongolia, and there are also rugged boulders scattered everywhere, similar to the strange rock desert that has slightly "turned green". Neither the empire nor the Kingdom of Elbe had any decent villages and towns in this area of more than 100,000 square kilometers, only a few frontier posts, and almost no supplies along the way.

Therefore, although King Duran had already considered the difficulty of supply, and only led 30,000 troops to the north, due to the extremely harsh natural conditions, he still suffered enough along the way - first in the Schulz Forest, the army was actually attacked by the Yan Dragon, and the loss was only a young dragon the size of a cow and a horse, instead of a majestic adult Yan Dragon, and finally managed to escape alive after losing two convoys of baggage with hundreds of dead and wounded. Immediately, the water was cut off in the plains of Tellilia, and some people even died of thirst, but thanks to a skid guide who found a pond, the army was not wiped out on the way.

Even so, tormented by hunger, thirst and exhaustion, the army was already emaciated, and its morale and physical strength were on the verge of collapse. As an experienced battlefield veteran, King Duran had no choice but to order the whole army to stop advancing and camp on the spot for a few days.

In fact, although the people from the other world who came from the "gate" on the top of the Arnus hill are already neighbors with King Duran, due to the tragic conditions of transportation and communication in ancient times, the lack of special intelligence agencies in the Kingdom of Elbe, coupled with the interference of war and turmoil, Duran did not collect any accurate and reliable information about these visitors from other worlds, but vaguely knew that they seemed to be very numerous, able to make exquisite utensils and ornaments, and once took advantage of the internal strife in the empire to seize Itarica City, kidnapped an imperial princess...... But this does not say how strong the military strength of the Otherworlders is, because during the Imperial Civil War, almost every ambitious prince of the Quanda 6 cut a lot of flesh from the Empire. Even the barbarians and orcs in the mountains can take advantage of the gap between the transfer of the imperial border guards to break into the hinterland of the empire and plunder. Even Durán himself was no exception - he was willing to send troops to participate in the Emperor's expedition at his own expense because Emperor Sochar agreed to give him a large tract of land south of the Romanian mountains, as well as some islands that had been ceded before, so that the kingdom of Elbe was largely restored to its heyday.

As for those absurd and exaggerated rumors such as "the Otherworlders have a huge floating battleship and can fly over the entire Big 6 in a few days", "The Otherworlders have built a city that is grander than the imperial capital in just a few days", His Majesty Durán naturally doesn't believe it - if the Otherworlders from behind the "Gate" really have such terrifying force, then they should have swept all directions and slaughtered a long time ago, how could they still nest in a desolate place like the Arnus Hills, where they want nothing, Is it enough to just sneak up on an Itarican city?

In short, according to his experience, his position should be quite safe now: it is still more than a hundred kilometers away from the Arnous hills, and it is in the middle of a barren wasteland that is inaccessible, and there are no spies along the way, and his army is estimated to have not been discovered by the aliens...... Besides, even if the Otherworlders did detect his whereabouts and rallied an army to kill him from the north, the Otherworldly army would be overwhelmed after crossing the barren and empty plains of Terilia. He guarded the camp and had a water source, but he took advantage of the leisurely work.

Unfortunately, he didn't know that his whereabouts had already been revealed - as long as he was photographed by a spy satellite overhead, he could see everything.

And what's even more regrettable is that due to the huge difference in weaponry, the Otherworlder doesn't need to travel long distances at all if he wants to destroy his army!

- While King Duran, who was tired of saddle horses, was sleeping soundly in his tent, several long-range drones had quietly flown over his barracks......

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When the first batch of irresistible flame Grim Reaper appeared at the end of the distant night sky in the north, the sentinels of the Elbe Kingdom thought they were meteors, but the next moment, they turned into bright flames that fell from the sky, bursting out with a deafening roar.

“…… Rumble!!! ”

Accompanied by a loud sound that shook the sky, for a while, the thunder was overwhelming, the earthquake trembled, and the ground around the barracks was full of fires and screams! Before the sleeping soldiers in the tent could figure out what was going on, they were charred by the scorching flames......

Luckily, despite the drone's laser guidance, King Duran was not blown up by the rockets in the first place, but had time to get out of the bed in the firelight, and was carried out of the tent by a group of loyal guards.

Despite this, His Majesty Duran, who was ignorant, had only just been carried out by the guards and had only taken a few steps before he felt a hot surging wave of air from behind, pushing him and the guards protecting him forward and throwing him forward and falling to the mud, his thighs and arms were marked with a few blood marks from sharp rocks...... But the sharp instincts honed over the battlefield allowed him to moan from the bleeding wound, and without looking back, he quickly got up, staggered into the shadow of a boulder, and then rolled over into a cave that was suspected to have been a beast's den......

At the same time, more rockets continued to fall on the Elbe military camps, and the blazing shock wave swept across the ground as if devastating, leveling fences and tents, leaving behind only burning wreckage and charred corpses, as well as a number of "burning men" and "fire horses" running in all directions...... The surviving soldiers were also crushed by fear, and were no longer bound by the officers, but only hugged their heads and wailed, and fled in all directions.

However, even if they run out of the camp, they may not be able to escape. Because rockets from hundreds of kilometers away are still falling, and the blazing shock wave that can crush human bones and internal organs is still raging all the way behind them...... Scorched earth, ash and minced flesh splattered in the light of the explosion, and then fell like a torrential rain, creating a haunting picture of purgatory.

- The enemy's position is still hundreds of kilometers away, and the 30,000-strong army has been shattered in the sky of blood and fire...... Announcement: Biquge APP Android, Apple special version, say goodbye to all ads, please pay attention to the WeChat public account to enter the download and installation: appxsyd (press and hold for three seconds to copy)