Chapter 23: The Expedition (3)

The dragon's breath swept by, and in an instant, countless soldiers were reduced to ashes. Even the undead giant elephants that were rushing towards the walls were set on fire and let out a terrible roar.

All of a sudden, not only the giant elephant, but the momentum of the entire offensive was curbed.

Under Gray's management, the morale of the Southern Coalition is actually very high, but you have to understand that charging at humans is not the same thing as charging at dragons. Charging at the dragon is basically the same as sending it to death. And it's certain death. It is impossible for a weapon in the hands of a human to split dragon scales.

After defeating several undead giant elephants, the two black dragons did not seem to intend to leave immediately, but kept circling back and forth, constantly spraying dragon breath.

The troops of the vanguard began to flee.

The eyes of the lords beside Richie widened one by one.

"Paladin, oh no...... His Royal Highness the Lich King!" Barnett III was already covered in a cold sweat, and said hesitantly, "I think we should send the undead legion into battle, it is impossible for humans to deal with the black dragon." ”

One by one, the other lords also turned their heads and looked at Richie in astonishment.

"I know. Richie said lightly: "Order your troops to move on, continue to attack, and not retreat." ”

"Do you want to go on?" Benedict II couldn't stand it anymore: "The real role of the Southern Coalition should be to control the occupied land after the war, not to be used as cannon fodder on the battlefield." It doesn't do anything. Humans can't deal with black dragons, and we don't need to pay such casualties. ”

Irene stood among the lords, staring at Richie silently.

Richie glanced at Benedict II lightly and said softly, "I will send troops to support." But I want you to understand that humanity isn't as useless as you think, and at least, the role of the human legion shouldn't be just post-war control. As an alliance, you have a greater responsibility. ”

Suddenly, the lords present were speechless, blinking their eyes one by one, looking at Richie, and their mouths opened wide.

Is Richie wrong? Strictly speaking, Richie is not wrong at all.

But this is far from what the lords had planned at the beginning.

Everyone knows that humans can't fight these immortal creatures like dragons, angels, and demons. Gray has always been a leader. What the lords imagined, in the worst case, what they needed to deal with was only the human legion of the other party. Who would have thought that they would be sent forward?

Isn't that just for them to die?

It can be said that if the White Bone Holy Light Holy See had not participated, this war would not have broken out at all. Because the Southern Coalition Army can't fight against the Black Dragon at all.

As if he hadn't seen these stunned glances, Richie still stood quietly, just waving his hand slightly.

Soon, several more undead giants stood up in the undead legion, but this time there were a large number of undead spiders surrounding them. Mightily, they rushed towards the walls again.

At the same time, the sound of trumpets sounded again in the barracks, the sound of urging the soldiers to attack.

The soldiers who were urged were equally dumbfounded.

......

"What is he trying to do?" said Augustberg on the other side, raising his eyebrows slightly.

"What's next?" asked the girl next to her softly.

Augustberg took a deep breath and replied, "Go on." ”

......

Hovering in the air, the two black dragons that had just slowed down their attack a little quickly received the order, and quickly turned around and rushed towards the giant elephant. The dragon's breath swayed down again.

This time, though, it's not that simple.

One of the giant elephants was directly ignited as before, and the other two were not damaged due to their timely evasion. At the same time, the undead spiders quickly spat out spider silk towards the black dragon gliding by.

There is no doubt that the black dragon is much stronger compared to the undead giant elephant or the undead spider. However, if it is fifty spiders combined, it is a different matter.

One of the black dragons was bound by spider silk and dragged from the sky.

Another black dragon hurried to rescue him, but soon he was dragged down from the sky.

......

"Yo?" Augustberg touched his chin and laughed, "Looks like I haven't fought the undead for too long, and I forgot they still have this trick." ”

......

A hand-to-hand fight on the ground began.

Yes, hand-to-hand combat, not slaughter.

Even a black dragon that can't fly is not something that the undead can easily deal with. In terms of strength, the undead giant elephant can barely compete with the black dragon, but the undead spider is completely inadequate, and the black dragon can directly shoot them apart with a flick of his tail.

So, even though the black dragon has fallen to the ground, the battle between the two sides still doesn't look good for Richie.

......

"Offense. Rich repeated again.

The corners of the lords' mouths twitched, but they still gave the order.

Soon, the contained offensive began again, and the soldiers bypassed the area where the black dragon and the giant elephant were fiercely fighting, and continued to rush frantically in the direction of the city wall.

The night sky was once again lit up by the fiery projectiles thrown by catapults.

......

"What is he trying to do?" Augustberg looked at more and more puzzled, "Is he only able to mobilize so many undead?"

......

The black dragon opened its mouth wide and prepared to spray the dragon's breath, and an undead spider jumped up directly and wrapped his mouth with spider silk.

The black dragon violently broke free from the spider silk wrapped around his upper and lower jaws, and the undead giant elephant had already slammed into it, using its huge tusks to knock the black dragon over. A large number of undead spiders quickly circled it, wrapping a large amount of spider silk around the black dragon's claws, wings, and tail.

The black dragon finally broke free, and the giant elephant came over again......

The whole battle was repeated like this, and the black dragon was restrained, but it did not fall behind, and even still had the upper hand. Because the damage of these undead to him is very limited. With just a slight gap, the black dragon could have reduced them all to ashes......

On the other side, the soldiers of the Southern Coalition who flocked to the city wall were still paying a terrible price, and the blood had slowly spread along the black earth.

Wounded soldiers cried and wailed on the battlefield.

War, little by little, is tearing apart the camouflage and revealing its true face.

It is probably not until this moment that many people suddenly realize that a "just war" is no different from an "ordinary war".

Countless soldiers are dying, and their commanders are still giving orders to attack.

......

The faces of the lords standing beside Richie changed one by one, and they watched in horror.

Richie still stood motionless, staring at Augustberg in the distance.

......

Augustberg touched his chin and thought quietly: "I've never seen this kind of play...... What is he trying to do?"

As he spoke, he waved his hand slightly, and then said, "Send two more up." ”

"Yes!" the dragon girl on the side saluted respectfully.

......

Soon, two more black dragons appeared behind the city walls, jumped up, and joined the battle.

In an instant, an undead giant elephant had been completely destroyed, and the undead spiders were directly swept away by more than a dozen.

However, almost at the same time, another wave of undead joined the fight.

This time it's still three undead giant elephants, a large swarm of undead spiders. The difference is that there is one more skull dragon than before.

The battle continues.

The four undead giant elephants with a large swarm of undead spiders, together with a skull dragon, restrained the four black dragons to death. It's just that, like Fang Cai, it's just a matter of restricting and not losing.

On the other hand, the blood of the Southern Army was being shed more and more, and the plan to storm the walls did not seem to make any real progress. The corpses under the walls have been piled up.

......

The more Augustberg looked, the more confused he became: "Add two more." ”

......

Two more black dragons went into battle.

At the same time, a bone dragon, three undead giant elephants, and a group of undead spiders also appeared on the opposite side.

The situation remains unchanged.

......

"Two more. ”

......

Two more black dragons went into battle.

Exactly the same, the Undead Legion also sent a bone dragon, three undead giant elephants, and a group of undead spiders.

The situation remains unchanged.

......

Just keep adding and adding, until there are already twenty black dragons on the battlefield, and the strategy on the undead's side finally changes. It is no longer that for every two black dragons sent by the other party, they add one bone dragon, three undead giant elephants, and a group of undead spiders. Instead, two bone dragons, three undead giant elephants, and no spiders were sent.

Why? Because they don't have undead spiders anymore. The Undead Spider isn't very strong, but it requires a spider skeleton that grows underground, and it's not found everywhere.

That's all, the situation still hasn't changed.

Augustberg became irritable: "What is he trying to do? Can anyone tell me what he is trying to do?"

The Black Dragon Clansmen standing next to him looked at each other one by one and were silent.

After a little relief, Augustberg shouted, "Send ten more out, that's all." I'd like to see what they want!"

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"One, two, three, four...... This time it's ten black dragons!" Simon hurried back to the tent behind him in a corner of the camp.

There was a complicated magic circle in the tent, and in the magic array, a group of lichs were standing.

"So how many should we send this time?" asked Grassley.

"Thirty giant elephants and twenty skeletal dragons?"

"Are you sure?"

"Why don't we add more, I think we can flay all thirty black dragons alive. ”

"Yes, that's what the other side thinks. Simon said seriously: "Our goal is to make them feel that they can defeat us with a little more combat power." And then they add, and we add, all the while keeping the balance. ”

"What's the point?" Brutus asked.

"Uh...... In doing so, they will continue to increase their forces, and our goal is to make them fight us here. This is Richie's attention. He said there was a risk in storming the top of the dragon. ”

"Do you think you can succeed?"

"I don't know, but now it seems that the other party has really been fooled. ”

......

Soon, the number of black dragons on the battlefield had increased to fifty.

The scuffle between fifty black dragons and a large number of undead was no small in scale. The scope of the battlefield is no longer a small piece outside the city wall, but is scattered in an area of nearly five kilometers. This is also because the black dragons are restrained by spiders and it is difficult for them to fly.

Humanity has gradually changed from being the main force to attacking only a few walls in the distance. Even the use of "exit from the battlefield", or "symbolic offensive" is not an exaggeration.

The lords finally breathed a sigh of relief, and the soldiers watched in amazement as the undead and the black dragon fought each other.

With the loss of the undead spiders, the black dragons seem to have gradually gained momentum from the ground. However, this momentum was soon curbed again. Because the undead have sent a large group of skeleton knights riding wolf corpses, wielding fishing nets and iron hooks......

Although this thing is not as easy to use as the undead spider, it is fortunate that there are so many of them that it will not be able to be used up for a while.

......

August's scalp had begun to tingle, and his face had completely lost the smile and calmness he had at the beginning.

Fifty adult black dragons, that's not a small number. If the other party had shown such strength at the beginning, he might not have let his own people attack at all. But, now......

"Retreat?"

"If we retreat now, the walls will inevitably be breached. The dragon girl standing next to her said.

"Who cares if they will be breached, I'm worried about our own people right now. My fear is that they won't be able to retreat at all. ”

Across from him, Richie was still staring at Augustberg.

After a long silence, Augustburg gritted his teeth and said, "Let them retreat." ”

"Yes!"

......

The black dragons on the battlefield soon received the order, and they all looked back in the direction where Augustberg was, and froze.

The next moment, they were already flying towards the rear.

Some struggled to fly, while others simply transformed into human form to break free.

However, all of them were unsuccessful. Rich's configuration for the Legion of the Undead seems to have been prepared entirely to prevent them from retreating.

The few remaining spiders, the wolf cavalry, tied up the black dragon trying to break free and escape, even if it was in human form. There were a large number of bone dragons circling back and forth in the sky. Even if they manage to break free from the ground, they will have to face the bone dragon in the sky.

......

August's eyes twitched.

Obviously, these fifty black dragons have all turned into ChΓ©ng RΓ©n qualities......

"To ...... Do you want to send someone to fight again?" asked the dragon girl standing beside her in a whisper.

"No, you can't send someone into the war. It's a trap. ”

"But our people ......"

"That can't be! If you send people into battle again, if they ......"

Before Augustberg could finish his sentence, he suddenly saw another army of the undead join the battle. Strangely, this army of the undead includes Richie.

Yes, Richie held aloft the banner of the Silver Moon, rode his horse, and personally rushed to the forefront.

"It's ...... New bait?" Agustorg's eyes widened sharply.