Chapter 100: Plans
"Let's go!"
Amid the screams, Layton looked back, only to see that the majestic figure of the flag commander had been overwhelmed by the black knight he used like a devil.
His body was pierced by two cavalry guns, but he still clung to the cavalry lance, trying to slow down the enemy's pursuit speed and fight for his comrades a chance to escape.
However, this qiΔ was all in vain.
With a flash of the Ferray Knight's battle ring, the flag commander had already been blasted into a mess of minced meat.
Layton gritted his teeth and rode his horse up a hill and fled through the jungle. Countless branches and thorns swept towards him, cutting blood streaks on his bare skin.
Behind him, Solan soldiers were fighting bloody battles with the Ferray Knights.
The archers desperately let go of their arrows. Even though his fingers were already dripping with blood, he still shot arrows at the enemy again and again. The infantrymen used their swords and spears to launch a decisive attack on the knights wrapped in steel plate armor. Even their thin bodies couldn't withstand the slightest blow from the armored war horses.
The few Solan knights rode their horses around the jungle. Wherever there is an enemy, they rush to. The cavalry spear had long been bent and discarded, and even the long sword in his hand was full of gaps. But these bloody figures are still fighting!
This is northwest of Fiordland Town.
If you look at it from the air, you can see that five black iron streams are fanning north from the ruined fjord town. And next to these five iron streams, there are dozens of small forces, which are attacking and clearing the villages along the way and the Solan rout.
Within hundreds of square kilometers, fierce battles were everywhere.
Solan's soldiers resisted with all their might, and the civilians fled to the mountains and forests with the old and the young, and the village was burned. Constantly people are lying in pools of blood. Many villages have even been slaughtered.
Cries, wails, screams, laughter, horses' hooves, and the tearing of swords into flesh echoed over the entire fjord war zone. The side of the house. Beside the fields, by the stream, there were corpses everywhere. Blood flowed, flames burned, and black smoke rose into the sky.
Layton is desperately running north!
As a scout, he has one of the fastest and best Toxburgh fast-paced horses. At the same time, he is also the fastest runner in the team. His task was to put what happened here. Sue sΓΉ Muni City.
Behind him, there were several more screams.
Layton didn't look back. Even if that familiar voice has been with him for five years and is like brothers, he has not looked back. In order to cover him, along the way, countless companions have fallen on the road. They came all the way from Fiordland, and the Fireans were in hot pursuit.
Layton didn't know when Fjordtown was lost. How many escaped. I don't know how many of the scouts and falcons sent out earlier have escaped the pursuit of the four fiery griffin knights in the sky. All he knew was. The reason why I am alive now is because of the responsibility I shoulder.
It doesn't matter if you die, but if you don't know the news of the destruction of Fjord Town because of your own impulsiveness, then you are a sinner in the Solan Empire.
Layton made his way through the woods and rode his horse into the grass of the field.
Behind him. A few of the Solan cavalrymen who were protecting him had just rushed to the edge of the woods when they were shot off their horses by a shower of arrows.
One of them was pierced through the throat and died instantly. The other three wounded soldiers were on the ground after a roll on the ground. Desperately charge at the enemy in hot pursuit.
"Let's go!"
A Solan cavalry roared and charged at the enemy. Covered in blood, he only lasted three seconds before he was killed by the two Knights of Ferry.
Two more Solan soldiers pounced.
One of the soldiers, who had lost his weapon, simply fit into his arms and threw one of the Firet cavalrymen off his horse and bit him on the neck.
The Ferrets screamed and struggled desperately, stabbing the Soran soldiers in the ribs with their long swords. But the Solan soldiers, even if their bodies twitched uncontrollably, did not let go of their teeth. Until death, his eyes were wide with rage, and he clung to his enemies.
The other soldier was surrounded by the Firetes on horseback.
He frantically waved his long sword, like a trapped beast surrounded by wolves, attacking the enemy with a playful smile on his face again and again.
"Come on, son of a bitch!" he cried, defiantly, and fell to the muddy ground with a shot in the shoulder, and got up quickly, continuing to wave the sword in his hand, "come and kill me." Come on!"
Layton's bloodshot and tearful eyes stared deadly ahead.
It was the last sound he heard as he shook off his pursuers
When the last Soran soldier collapsed in a pool of blood, in the jungle, a thin young man in a black uniform, escorted by dozens of knights, rode out.
Looking in the direction in which the Solan scout had disappeared, a Ferray knight drew his bloody sword from the corpse and asked the young man, "Lord Naqi, are we still chasing?"
Naqi tapped his boots lightly with his horsewhip, shook his head with a wistful expression, and said, "It's just a scout, there's no need to waste time on him." β
As he spoke, Naqi looked up at the sky.
A fiery griffin knight, cruising in the distant sky, swooped into the mountains from time to time, apparently spotting the enemy's whereabouts. And when the griffin flew again, it either had an extra head on the chain around its neck or an extra corpse on its claws.
Pursued by a griffin knight with a rank of glory, no one can leave the mountains.
Natzi yawned and said, "There's no way that guy can escape the griffon's eyes, and besides, even if he has the life to escape back to Muni City, so what. It will take at least three days for the city of Muni to send another army here. For such a long time, we can't finish the mission, and we really deserve to die headlong. β
As he spoke, the knights behind him, having already killed all the Solan soldiers in the jungle, gathered over here.
"To be honest, I'm hoping that the army from Muni City will come quickly, and at least add some fun to the game. "Take the reins of the horse. "Let's go, it's time for us to go to Firefox Village." This is really a strange name, could it be because there was once an eighth-order firefox there?"
"Yes, sir!" the knights rode their horses to follow.
One of them asked, "My lord, I heard that you made a bet with Lord Buzz this time to see who would win the target first?"
"You've all heard?" Naqi glanced at the man. Frowning and said, "Damn, this is really a mentally unnerving task, but the one I was assigned was the easiest one." A watchtower in a village. Haha, I don't even know if I should cry or not."
The knights were all laughing.
Everyone knew that his commander, Naqi, was a disciple of Minai-sama, one of the Five Masters of the Seven Colored Seas, a talented young commander, and a Knight of Glory. First-Order Heavenly Transformation Knight.
With such an identity, even if he commanded a battle of thousands of people, he was qualified, but this time, he was sent to capture a guard tower set up in a small mountain village.
It's like using a magic cannon to fight mosquitoes.
It's no wonder that the young Naqi didn't have much energy along the way. Don't talk about him, it's just these knights, who sent someone to command at random, and also took down the watchtower.
The Solan people may not understand. But if you ask the Filipino soldiers who attacked Fiordland this time, you can know. The knights who followed him were no ordinary knights of the Philip Frontier Army. It's the Black Lightning Knight under Minai. Even in the country of Feilie, where the strong gather, it is also famous.
Since following Mina-sama, they have won every battle. The barbarians in the northwest of the empire, let alone see them, hear their names. Be scared too.
Eight hundred Black Lightning Knights, except for the fifty who remained in Fjord Town, were divided into five teams and followed the five heroes to the northern part of the fjord. Other words. With all of them, there were a full hundred and fifty Black Lightning Knights. Not to mention one watchtower, even if it is a hundred, it can be razed to the ground.
The knight who asked just now said with a smile: "My lord, you have been assigned to seize the watchtower, isn't this bet a sure win?"
Naqi rolled his eyes and said, "Why don't I lead you to hunt down these weak Filies? Otherwise, if I just go straight to Firefox Village and take the watchtower, even if I win the bet, where will I have the face to bet with them?"
"I wonder what your stakes are?" asked the other knight curiously.
"A [Power Vortex] kit made by Master Pei. "Naqi said.
When the knights heard this, their eyes immediately widened and there was a commotion.
Although in the Feilie Empire, the Seven Colored Sea family is also considered a big family. However, compared with those wealthy families that have been inherited for hundreds of years, the Seven Colored Sea family only relies on Minai to have today's status. In just one or two decades, the foundation in all aspects is still a little thinner.
In particular, the core power of the Demon Armor has always been firmly controlled by those old nobles. Whether it is the unique manufacturing method or the magic pattern master who can make battle armor, it is regarded as a forbidden body by the major families, and others do not want to touch it. Anyone's covetousness is an undying mortal enemy.
Master Bei is the only Demon Armor Demon Pattern Master of the Seven-Colored Sea Family. In order to get him, General Minai went to great lengths and paid a lot of money.
When he first arrived at the Seven Colors Sea, Master Pei only mastered one of the first-level demon armors, that is, this set of [Dark Agility] on Wujie's body. Among the various first-level demon armors, this set of armor can only be considered medium. After the change of heaven, it can increase the knight's movement speed by 60%.
However, just two years later, with the help of General Minai, Master Pei photographed the secret magic crystal of a demon pattern master, and spent half a year to crack it, and finally obtained this second type of magic armor - [Power Vortex].
At that time, the appearance of the power vortex caused a sensation in the entire Seven Colors Sea City.
Although this set of Demon Suit Battle Armor is also a first-order, its power is ranked in the forefront of the first-order battle armor. Even compared to some second-level battle armor, it is not inferior.
Moreover, Master Pei once said that he had not completely eaten this set of magic patterns. Give him a few more years, and when he completely analyzes the mysteries, he can completely rely on this magic pattern system to create a new second-order demon pattern battle armor. Comprehensively enhance the strength of the Seven Colored Sea Family.
However, no matter how powerful Master Pei is, there is only one person after all. He had to spend most of his time studying the magic pattern every day, and at the same time, he couldn't let go of meditation and cultivation. In addition, it takes a lot of mental power to make the Demon Armor, so you can't go wrong at all if you are careful. Therefore, the yield of Master Pei is not high.
To this day, there is only one set of power vortex battle armor created by Master Pei. It's in the hands of General Minai. And in addition to this set, every month, Master Pei can create a power vortex kit out. It will take more than half a year to get the next set together.
This shows the preciousness of this set of magic armor.
The big guys have been speculating all along. Look at who among the five heroes can get the second set of power vortex battle armor first. What they didn't expect was that this time the bet of the five heroes turned out to be the suite of the power vortex.
That's the first kit of the second Vortex of Power. Whoever gets this kit can basically determine who can get this set of magic armor.
Seeing that the knights under his command were surprised, Naqi said: "It's only this bet, it's a little fun" He passed by the corpse of a Solan soldier who had fallen under the tree, and a contemptuous sneer appeared on his face, "No." It's better to fight this gang of garbage than to go hunting. β
With that, he rode his horse forward. Only the sound remained, echoing through the grim woodland full of corpses.
"Sooner or later, the empire will conquer here, and the resistance of the Solan people makes no sense. What freedom, dignity, is all a dream. Except for death. They get nothing. β
The team led by Roy marched silently through the forest.
More than 300 people are like a long dragon between the mountains.
The sky was blue. The earth is green and grassy. On the top of the mountain, waterfalls hang high. It's like a patchwork of white curtains. Above the white clouds, flocks of perched larks jump down from the clouds, forming another kind of waterfall, which complements the beauty of the earth.
Halfway up the hill where the procession walked. The farmhouses are either hidden in the forest or located on the side of the valley bottom stream. A pasture fence made of stone and wood enclosed a large meadow. Black and white cows and white flocks. Scattered on the green ground, it gives a sense of tranquility and serenity.
This is the north side of Fort Warm Lagoon. The Momiji Knights kept the Fireth army south of the fjord, so it was never affected by the war.
No one knows how long these days will last.
The warriors all knew that the current Fiordland town might have been captured by the enemy. Just wait for the Firet to take the two lines of Red Stone Gang and Warm Water Lake. Build a strong bridgehead, and sooner or later, not only here, but also the cities of Medin and Muni will be reduced to ruins.
However, compared to the previous tension and worry, the atmosphere in the team is now much more relaxed.
Whether it was the two hundred cavalry or the young cadets, as they walked, they all looked at the nineteen knights in black magic armor beside Roy with envious eyes.
No, it's time to call them the Celestial Knights.
From the moment they put on that set of demonic battle armor, they stepped over the original steps of strength and rose to a new height. Now they are the real warplanes.
Along the way, the newly promoted Celestial Knights are familiarizing themselves with their battle armor. So much so that the people of Fireh did not see it, and many of the trees and rocks along the way were damaged.
Wherever the storm of power passed, it was a mess.
If it's just a knight who shoots alone, it's okay. But now the Heavenly Change Knights have begun to cooperate in battle formations. Twenty people, two standard battle formation squads, shot together, it was a disaster.
If it weren't for the fact that they were already close to Fjord Town, a battle could break out at any time, and I was afraid that these overly excited guys could destroy all the mountains and forests.
With these twenty Demon Costume Heavenly Transformation Knights, plus sixty Elven Hunters, the combat effectiveness of this team has increased exponentially. Although the enemy on the other side is still strong, everyone has held back their strength to give the invading Phillip a surprise that they will never forget!
By this time, there was no one in the team who questioned Roy's leadership.
Not to mention the ten long knights and their servants. Even the two hundred cavalry and commanders temporarily dispatched to Roy by Edin City looked at Roy's gaze all the way, and they were also convinced and in awe.
Although this chief is a little young, everyone thinks that it is the luck of the big guy to be able to fight with him. Look at the knights in disguise, look at the elves who keep flying from the woods, with them by their side. His own life is ten times more secure.
Although he was a soldier and fought in a war, dying on the battlefield was almost fate. But if they live, no one wants to die.
A few prayer hours ago, the big guys still felt that there was no hope of surviving this battle. Many are even ready to spell one by one.
But now, everyone is no longer thinking about how to take the castle on the Western Front. It's how to kill a few more Feilie guys in this battle, earn a military merit, a wealth that is enough to pass on to future generations, and at the same time a glory that can make relatives proud of themselves!
After a few more prayers, the procession stopped in a valley.
"Your Excellency," Thorge asked, "how shall we go?"
After this valley, there is a fork in the road. It's actually around the southwest of Warm Lake Fort. It is also not far from the village of Firefox and the Bison Army on the Western Front. If you look at it from the route, Roy is obviously taking a detour, which is not in line with the strategic purpose of quickly capturing the Warm Lake Fort.
However, Roy clearly had other plans.
"Go here!" Roy drew a circle on the unfolded map.
"This is," the chief knights and cavalry officers were amazed.
This place designated by Roy, between Firefox Village and Bison Village, is a funnel-shaped canyon. A country dirt road that is not too wide crosses the period. On the surrounding hillside, there are several farmhouses. Because the land is barren. It is full of rocks, so it is also called the Valley of Rocks.
"My thoughts," Roy said, "we know that this Friedau's attack on the fjord has been planned for a long time. However, the mountain roads in the southern part of the fjord are rugged and difficult. This is why Phileu has always preferred to invest heavily in Medin City rather than touch the fjord. β
"This time, though, they relied on Archduke Adolf. Drew our main force to the Night Canyon. In this way, they have the opportunity to seize the fjord. But their forward strength, there won't be much. It must be an elite small force. The estimated number is around three thousand. β
These are all things that Roy has thought about countless times a long time ago, and he opened his mouth at this moment without the slightest hesitation.
"After taking the fjord, the first thing they had to do was clear the defeated army and the surrounding camps to make sure they had the fjord firmly in their hands," he said. Here, they will probably have half of their forces left. And the remaining forces, which were used to seize five strategic points, were sufficient. β
Everyone nodded.
They all know that although the five places of Red Rock Hill and Warm Water Lake are important, their geographical location is only highlighted after the loss of Fiordland Town. As a result, when they were in control of Fiordland, the Solan Army did not have many troops stationed in these areas.
And now, without the protection of the fjord, these five places are the women who have taken off their skirts, and they are completely at the mercy of the Fireans.
How to use troops efficiently is the basic skill of a commander. If one hound can catch one rabbit, then Commander Philip would never make the mistake of catching one rabbit with five dogs and preparing the other four to flee or resist.
"I think our greatest advantage now is that the enemy doesn't know about our existence. And to take the Warm Lake Fort is to expose us to the enemy and become their target. Not to mention whether we can take the Warm Lake Fort or not, even if we take it, they will immediately concentrate their superior forces to attack us.
Thorge asked, "What do you mean, sir?"
"Rather than let the Philos concentrate their forces, it is better to annihilate them one by one while their forces are scattered. Roy's eyes narrowed slightly, as if he had seen prey.
He pointed to the map and said, "You see, Firefox Village is located between the two lines of Red Stone Ridge and Warm Water Lake. The watchtower here is important because it communicates and monitors the surroundings. And the Troubled Stone Valley, which is the only way to communicate Firefox Village and the rest of the world, is not far away, if one of the Friedos' troops is attacked in the Troubled Stone Valley, what do you say, the other nearby troops will get the news?"
The heartbeat of everyone accelerated instantly.
Thinking on their toes, they also knew that the Phillips would inevitably rush to this side for reinforcements. However, the reinforcements were fast and slow, and the own side occupying the watchtower of Firefox Village, with the help of sixty elven hunters, could completely wait for the rest of the army and defeat each of them.
If, a few prayer hours ago, this idea of annihilating the enemy was just a pipe dream, then, now looking at the demon armor on his body, everyone knows that this is not a dream, but a golden opportunity!
The Phileri could never have imagined that a team of twenty Celestial Transformation Knights in Demon Costume had lurked in front of their eyes. With the intention of attacking unprepared, the odds of winning this battle are extremely high. As long as this elite of the Phillip is annihilated, it doesn't matter whether the places like Red Rock Hill and Warm Water Lake are defended or not.
A poisonous snake with its teeth pulled out is nothing more than a plaything!
"How's it going?" Roy looked up at the group.
To be able to come up with this plan, he relied more on the instincts he had cultivated over the years while hunting in the Warcraft Forest. Even if he was already thoughtful, after all, he had no experience in commanding operations in the army, and he was afraid of his own plan, so he took it for granted, thus putting everyone in danger.
However, his concerns were clearly unfounded.
He didn't know that, in a certain sense, war and hunting were the same thing. What he learned in the Warcraft Jungle was the understanding between life and death, which was far more useful than the military courses in the academy. And the plan he made with this instinct and intuition was also more aggressive.
As soon as they heard his plan, both the long knights and the cavalry officers were bright-eyed and ready to go.
"This plan is so good," Thorge exclaimed, and was the first to agree, "Sir, let's follow you!"
The crowd chimed in.
"Alright, let's get to Rocky Valley first," Roy began to explain the ambush plan in detail, "Just now, our rangers have sent back the first information, and now it is certain that Warm Water Lake and Bison Village have not yet been attacked by the Ferrets, but"
As he spoke, Roy frowned...... (To be continued......)