Chapter 276: Burned
Fallen leaves are falling in a row.
Although this forest is dominated by evergreen fir trees, there are also many tree species that grow in spring, grow in summer, and fall in autumn, so the transition between green and yellow is the main theme of the Ropp forest.
Inside the forest.
The bandits set traps, planted outposts, and established defensive lines in the middle of the forest, as Dandry had ordered, and if Vega dared to drive their troops here, they would rely on their familiarity with the terrain to delay the Vega's main force here.
Dandry divides the forest into core, interior, middle, outside, and periphery.
The core is where the bandits' nest is located, and the last line of defense is established inside, and the central part is the main battlefield of this war.
Once the main forces were delayed in the center.
Then the bandits would take advantage of the dead of night to arrange a large army to launch a surprise attack on Vega in order to defeat Vega, and they used this way to defeat the strength of a regiment of the law enforcement team.
Aren't you afraid that Vega will retreat halfway?
This is the middle part of the forest, and if you want to escape back to the outer areas, you have to cross the outer areas of the forest.
Dandry had already planted an ambush in the outer area, and when Vega led a large army to break through from the periphery to the outer area, this ambush army would not attack Vega, but Vega was attacked by bandits in the main battlefield in the central region and wanted to retreat, so when Vega retreated to the outer area, this ambush would block Vega's retreat.
At that time, Vega will be in a dilemma like the predicament encountered by the law enforcement team.
Relying on geographical advantages to implement this method of closing the door and beating the dog has indeed been tried and tested, unless the entire heavy brigade army is pressed, it is impossible to exterminate this core bandit nest that Dandry has been operating for 10 years.
Outer area of the forest.
An ambush of about 3,000 men lay in ambush here.
"Boss, do you think this war can be won?"
A bandit armed with a shoddy spear and wearing a forgiveness-colored straw hat hid in a trench, only showing a pair of eyes looking at the main road, and he turned to the squad leader in a bored manner.
"Are you questioning the Grand Commander's commanding skills?"
Not only did he wear a forgiveness-colored straw hat, but the squad leader who painted his entire face in forgiveness gave the bandit a head scraper: "Don't forget that a few days ago, under the command of the Grand Commander, we wiped out a regiment of the law enforcement team. ”
He looked excited.
The squad leader chattered: "That's the law enforcement team of the empire! That's an existence that even our country's regular army can't defeat, I didn't expect that those of us who couldn't even afford to eat half a year ago could actually kill such an existence." ”
"That's right, the Grand Commander's orders can't be wrong. ”
Another bandit also joined in the small talk: "A few days ago, I personally killed two law enforcement officers who wanted to escape, don't you see the frightened expressions on their faces, tsk. ”
"But this time it's the military. The first bandit to speak was still a little scared.
When the squad leader heard this, he scraped his head again: "As far as you talk a lot, what about the army? I have heard that our great commander seems to be very open in the army, and every time the army wants to suppress bandits, he will let us move our positions in advance, and the movements of this group of troops must also be expected by the grand commander, this time we may be able to live the addiction of killing imperial soldiers." ”
When they said the words of the Imperial soldier, the eyes of the three of them were excited.
I still remember that a year ago, they were stopped out of the city gate by their own army, but they did not expect that a year later, they would have the opportunity to kill the imperial army that was ten times stronger than their own army.
Doesn't this mean that they are stronger than the dynastic army, which thinks highly of themselves?
The great sense of accomplishment made the bandits eager to try, and they were eager to kill the Imperial army, which was stronger than the army of the motherland, to prove that they were not useless people, and it was the Holy Dynasty that turned them away blindly.
"It's coming. ”
The words of the first bandit attracted the attention of the bandits in the trench.
However, they did not make any moves, as they were the troops in charge of the ambush in the outer area of the forest, and their task was to hold back the main force of Vega while they waited for the defeat of Vega.
"The fish is hooked. ”
The bandit squad leader smiled, and looked at the mage squad walking in front with a gloating expression: "Laugh, when you cry later, don't think that imperial soldiers are amazing, hum." ”
"Boss, something seems wrong. ”
The bandit beside him stammered a little and said, "Why did those imperial soldiers stop here and not continue to advance, what do you see them lining up for?"
Everyone looked at the Imperial Army suspiciously.
I saw that at this time, the imperial army was lined up, the fire mages and wind mages began to chant magic, and the ordinary soldiers were pouring oil and wrapping the arrows, and everything was going on in an orderly manner according to Vega's plan.
"Boss, what are we going to do, do we want to report it?"
"I had a sense of foreboding. ”
"Wait, it's unclear what these Imperial forces are going to do. ”
The squad leader watched the movements of the Imperial Army, he didn't understand what he was doing after thinking about it, according to the plan of the Grand Commander, at this time, the Imperial Army should advance towards the central area unsuspectingly, instead of staying in the outer area.
But the bandits didn't wonder for long.
The moment the sharp-eyed squad leader saw the arrow ignited, he finally understood what the Imperial Army was trying to do.
"Run, run, these damned Imperial troops want to burn us!"
As soon as the words fell, the fire-based firebursts galloped inward, the airships in the sky bombarded indiscriminately, and the arrows with fire flew away, all of which happened to fall near the ambush, and with the blessing of the wind magic, the sky-high flames burned.
"Ahhh
Screams rang out one after another, and 3,000 ambush soldiers fled, and almost 8 of the 10 burned to death on the way out.
"The general is clever. ”
Seeing this scene, Captain Dahl looked at Vega with adoring eyes and said: "You and I walked into the forest at the same time, but you saw through at a glance that there was such an ambush in that place. ”
Hearing this, Vega opened his mouth and did not speak, and his face was already in a red and fiery trance.
Even if his eyes were open, it would be impossible to know at a glance that there were ambushes there, and this time he could swear that it was really a coincidence. He really, really just thought that the fallen leaves were thicker, and there were more trees, so it was easier to ignite.
It's a pity that the bandits don't know.
They deliberately collected the dead branches and leaves to disguise themselves, and they actually became the culprits who exposed themselves, so this time, the bandits directly lost 1/5 of their troops, and Vega ushered in a good start.
And that's just the beginning.
Over the next few days, Vega became an arsonist, and he ordered the whole army to set fire everywhere, and wherever the fire burned, the troops followed it, not to mention ambushes along the way, not even a single weed could be found.
It's just that this is not the earth, otherwise with his way of dying, he would have eaten more than 10 peanuts.
The fire burned for seven days and seven nights, and Vega also advanced its troops to the core.
In front of him was the bandits' lair, and behind him was a scorched earth, and the bandits had no escape, no escape, and there was no other way to go except to fight him head-on.
And until now.
The time, place, and people have been held in the hands of Vega, and there is no suspense about the victory of the war.