At dusk, in the sky of the wild highlands, more than two dozen strange figures swept by in a formation of a queue. These figures had a head and neck far thicker than ordinary eagles, and their lion-like bodies had wings four or five meters wide, and on them sat people, the griffin knights of Erathia's famous continent.

The captain of the griffin knights, who was at the head, yawned as he watched the sun set in the distance. He was calculating whether he would be lazy tonight and quietly go to sleep somewhere. Riding a griffin in the dark night sky and blowing the cold wind over the plateau was not a pleasant thing, although no one dared to say that the military discipline of the Erathia griffin troops was lax, but in such a situation, it was really impossible to keep the spirit on patrol.

The coalition forces of the church have been deep in the wild highlands for half a month, and there has been no expected bloody battle with the orc forces except for some people scouting the contact between the troops, and the coalition forces of various vehicles have driven straight in from all directions, and it seems that it is only a matter of time before they reach the foot of the city of Oufu. Although the generals of the headquarters became more and more cautious as they got to the end, the generals and soldiers below did begin to be a little lax, or even more lax.

They do seem to have a reason to be lax. Strategically speaking, the combined armies of various countries total 100,000, and the number of orcs in Oufu City is estimated to be no more than six or seven thousand anyway, and this tenfold difference in strength has already made all soldiers full of confidence. As for the reason why the generals seemed to be more confident, Oufu had been trading grain with the surrounding countries through trade, and the surrounding countries had long ceased to trade with Oufu by order of His Holiness the Pope. The barrenness of the Wild Highlands is known to all. There are not a few people who have been to Oufu, and they can all testify that there are not enough grain fields and pastures around Oufu that can be used for werewolves and ogres to eat amazingly. Without sufficient food security, no matter how elite the troops are, no matter how strong their combat effectiveness is, there is no rice to cook. No matter how resourceful the orc city-state lord tried to make the continent famous, it was impossible to make a large group of orc soldiers dizzy with hunger and still maintain a strong fighting force.

From the moment he entered the Wild Highlands, the actual reaction of Ofudi seemed to be a mess. The bipedal wyvern, which was originally a sneak attack weapon for reconnaissance, seemed to have no effect at all in front of the griffin knights, although the powerful combat power of the bipedal wyvern was far higher than that of the griffin, but the number of griffin knights was far higher than that of the bipedal wyvern. And in years of fighting with Negan's eagle. The griffin knights' coordination and tactical skills have long been tempered, and in the first contact battle between the wild highlands and the orc reconnaissance unit, ten griffin knights store a bipedal wyvern to pieces with exquisite cooperation. Since then, the Wyvern has never made contact with these same air units, and the air supremacy that Ou Fu has always controlled has been taken over by just a face.

Erathia had been reluctant to expose the true strength of her griffon forces to other nations, and this time it seemed as a sign of respect for His Majesty the Pope. Almost all the griffons were sent to the battlefield, and the effect of more than two hundred griffons and the griffon knights above on the battlefield was really extraordinary. The generals of both the animal and the religious countries were very sure in their hearts, and they knew very well that the control of air supremacy meant absolute superiority in reconnaissance and absolute tactical initiative. The side that has mastered air supremacy will be in reconnaissance. Tactical arrangement, and even strategy, have a great advantage.

Sure enough, the sneak attack of the orc troops that had always been worried about it never happened, but there were small groups of scout orcs who were constantly discovered and defeated by the griffin knights, but the alertness and ferocity of these orcs were indeed unexpected. It's a pity that there's no way to capture one alive. In such a favorable situation, the morale of the coalition forces was unprecedentedly high, because victory was indeed in the bag from all sides.

The only surprise is that the biggest problem so far is within the coalition itself.

Unlike all the soldiers and generals below who were in high spirits, the Templars and several generals in charge of the Supreme Commander showed unusual caution. They did not take advantage of this great advantage and the high soldiers to march straight in, but marched in the safest and most rigorous way, set up formations, and camped, and the various troops must maintain a state of mutual support and echo, and at all times a large number of troops escorted the grain route, like the most conservative old man, step by step, steadily, as if not a single step was not taken on the rocks of the wild highlands.

Caution is a good thing, but excessive caution seems to be a bit demoralizing, especially since this kind of caution becomes more and more obvious later, and even evolves to a point that the soldiers are a little unacceptable. Since yesterday, the High Command has actually issued an order for the troops to rest during the day and march at night, on the grounds that this is the most effective way to prevent the night attack of the orc troops.

As soon as the Templars gave this order, the resentment that had been pent up began to erupt. In particular, this kind of dissatisfaction is more difficult to resolve when it comes not only from soldiers, but also from generals who know strategy and tactics. Although the Templars put a lot of effort into building morale and reducing discontent.

However, it didn't work out much, as it was a massive coalition of nations, and the Templars weren't the real commanders who had been leading him all along. And the most important thing, after all, the obvious advantages are indeed for any general who knows strategy and tactics at a glance.

Although the Templar Knights were indeed in charge, there was no confusion in command, and the large army was still marching towards Oufu in the safest and most adaptable way, but unconsciously, a lazy and tired atmosphere had dispersed among the troops. There was something to do but the griffon knights, and this grand expedition had been reduced to a dull march in the minds of the soldiers and most of the generals, who had to deliberately make themselves nervous and guilty.

Two shadows suddenly appeared in the twilight sunset, and the captain of the griffin knights suddenly perked up and shouted, "All attention, battle formation." It's an orc-like wyvern. ”

Although the griffon knights noticed, they were not nervous. It's just two bipedal wyverns, and they're sure enough to deal with it. Sure enough, the two bipedal wyverns only reached a considerable distance away from them and stopped approaching.

The vice-captain is a battle mage. This is also the most combative part of the Griffin Knight, and the mage who can attack in the air is definitely a soldier's nightmare, and the best weapon against any flying enemy. He looked at the figures that were still the size of two bats, turned to the captain, and said, "What are these beasts going to do?

The captain thought for a moment. Shaking his head and sighing, "Forget it, didn't Lord Adric come to lecture us last time? Even if we catch up, we will kill the two bipedal wyverns without any damage. I am afraid that what awaits us when we go back is not a reward but a punishment. I guess the orcs are just watching us. ”

The battle mage spat and scolded, ", it's like we're being surrounded and killed." So timid, scared, scared. Not a little manly, impotence?"

"Don't say that, didn't you see the two hands that people deliberately showed in front of everyone last time? ”

"Courage and combat effectiveness are two different things. A true military spirit is not something that can be found by those who spend all day in the prayer room. The vice-captain seemed to have suddenly realized something. He leaned over and frowned, and whispered as if telling a great secret, "Hey, think about it, Celeste...... There are probably no brothels. Do you think they're going to really ......"

The captain was stunned and glared at the battle mage. He was a devout believer. There is no room for such unbridled slander. But no sooner had he opened his mouth to shout than he saw a flower in front of him, and an arrow with a foot of Mish pierced through the griffon's chest, skewering the man and the mount. The battle mage's and his griffon's screams mingled, and a man and a beast were strung together and fell to the ground.

The captain was stunned, but as soon as he opened his mouth, an equally huge arrow struck him in the face, and half the size of a palm cut off half of his head. The headless corpse shook and continued to scream in an indistinguishable command or an exclamation, before it sprayed blood and limply pulled it on the griffin's back. The crimson blood and the white object in the floating base immediately stained the bird of prey's beautiful yellow fur.

The griffin seemed to sense the death of its master, and swooped down on the bipedal wyvern in the distance with a grief. The exclamations of the other knights in the team immediately turned to a roar, and the entire team of griffin knights rushed towards the two two-legged wyverns in the past. Although the commander is gone, anger and fighting spirit play a role more than any imminence.

More importantly, they knew that just two bipedal wyverns could never be the match of more than twenty griffin knights.

Sure enough, the two two-legged wyverns saw the griffin rider flying and immediately turned around and flew back. But they didn't go far before two equally large arrows flew out from the Wyvern, shooting the two griffon knights down.

The griffon knights were furious, and chased after them more urgently. But the speed of the Wyvern was no different from that of the Griffon, no matter how much they pursued the two miles or so between them, and every once in a while an arrow would shoot from the Wyvern's back, and when the third huge arrow shot from the Wyvern and turned a griffin knight and griffin into a meat skewer together, shaving off half of a griffon's wing, they finally realized that something was wrong. At the command of a few seasoned warriors, all the griffon knights began to retreat in the way they came.

But at this time, the two bipedal wyverns that had been fleeing in front of them also began to turn around, changing from fugitives to pursuers. The griffin knights finally felt the panic, as they realized how far they had flown back in pursuit, and how many times the orcs on the wyvern could fire.

Night fell, but the coalition army did not advance in the night.

In the tent of the Elasia army, several Templars and generals did not look good. On the ground lay the corpse of a griffin and a knight, and a huge arrow just removed from the corpse.

Wellskai took the arrow, which was a little bigger than the one he usually used to use, and looked at it in his hand. He said, "This is not something that can be sent out by a bow, only a ballista can send out such a thing, and the arrow is also woven with a magic circle of dense silver silk." Not only does it enhance the penetration and destructive power, but most importantly, it can reduce the influence of the air to a minimum. The production of the arrow shaft is also very precise and professional, ensuring the straight-line range of the arrow, and the cost of making such an arrow is no less than fifty stainless steel long swords. That's why it can reach a terrifying range of two miles away. ”

One of Erathia's generals immediately said, "The cost of raising and training a griffin and a griffon knight from a young age is definitely enough to make a thousand fine steel swords." And within an hour. We lost forty-eight griffons and griffon knights. Moreover, the captains of the small detachments sent were all killed, and they were the most experienced fighters. Without them, the combat effectiveness of the griffin troops would be at least half clear at a glance. ”

"Griffon units patrolling all sides were attacked at the same time. The orcs all do the same thing. They are all the captains of the first shooting team. Without the command of the people, the advance and retreat will naturally be out of order, if it were not for the fact that they are all elite warriors with clear minds. Seeing that the situation is not right, you know to retreat, and the loss is only greater. ”

Welsky frowned and said, "Do the captains of the griffin team have to wear different clothes than the team members to make it easier for the enemy to take aim?"

"No way. Fighting in the air is no better than on the ground, whether it is a formation or a command, it is often impossible to transmit it with sound, and can only rely on the tacit cooperation between each other. The distance between each other is sometimes invisible. Therefore, the captain's clothes and outfit must be different, so as to ensure the operation of tactics and formations. ”

"I really doubt what kind of ballista can have such precision at a distance of two miles, and even if it does, how can it be aimed? If you shoot. I'll still believe it, but those savage orcs ......" The other Erathian general hesitated and turned to ask Wellskai. He had seen the Templar's archery prowess, and he couldn't believe that those savage subhumans could reach that level.

Wilskai shook his head and said indifferently, "There is no need to suspect anything about what has already happened. I believe that the ballista refined by the dwarven craftsmen is enough to have this kind of precision, and the winch is combined with the power of the orcs, and the arrows fired are definitely enough to destruct. If you talk about vision...... Even I don't dare compare myself to the lizardmen, but I can't have eyes that bulge out of my body like they can adjust automatically, and after a long period of specialized training, there is really no doubt that they can do this. ”

"The distance of two miles, not to mention the crossbow arrows of the griffin knights, even the spells of the battle mages are absolutely impossible to attack. They kept this distance, using the tactics of bipedal dragons and ballistas and lizardmen to take air supremacy. This tactic completely gives full play to the strength and size advantage of the bipedal wyvern, and advances and retreats in a measured manner, and will not pursue the top of our army at all to give our ballistas and magicians a chance, can we just let those dozen or so bipedal wyverns completely suppress our griffin knights?"

One of the staff officers thought for a moment and said, "Let the magicians and the crossbow convoy lurk in front first, and then lure them into the sky with griffins and surprise them." How's that going for this plan?"

"That's impossible, how are you going to lurk?" replied immediately, having been stationed at the edge of the eastern highlands, well aware of the orc's abilities. "Their vision is not limited by night. No matter how you send your troops, they can see it clearly. ”

Adric turned to Wellskai and said, "Tomorrow we can strike together, this ballista will not do us much." As long as we find a way to kill the dozen or so bipedal wyverns, the initiative in the battle will be completely on our side. ”

"Two adults, maybe that's what Oufu intended. The young Templar on the side spoke suddenly, he had not spoken until now, and he quietly looked at the sand table on the table and listened to the conversation between the generals and the Templars.

Adric frowned at him and asked, "What do you mean?" ”

Warrior Javi nodded, and replied in a very flat voice: "I think that since Oufu can plan such a delicate and effective tactic, then how we deal with this tactic must also be in their plan. For such an ultra-long-distance ballista sniper in the air, only a powerful individual soldier can crack the sudden tactics, which we want to know, and the people of Oufu will not be unclear. I think in their eyes, the lives of Lord Walskai and Lord Adric may be worth more than the entire griffon......"

"What do you mean...... Orfo was actually trying to trap and kill two Templars?" One of Erathia's generals couldn't help but laugh. "Hahahaha, do you think those orcs have the ability to kill two Templars who are already so powerful in martial arts before an army of 100,000? ”

But neither the Templars nor the Templars smiled, and their faces grew more and more bred instead. Because only they know that it is not impossible, it is even very possible. When it comes to individual advances, Oufu will only be stronger than them. Lancelot will not be present on the battlefields of the Savage Highlands, and almost all the Templars will be gone, and he must remain in Celeste to protect His Majesty the Pope. As long as the target appeared and was exposed to the protection of a hundred thousand troops, they would never doubt that the man was capable of killing anyone.

But Erathia's generals and staff would not see it that way, and in their eyes it was more of a cowardice than a prudence. The Templars' immovable position in their eyes had begun to change in the course of these days, and now their reaction was to pour ice water on that prestige.

A staff officer looked at the solemn atmosphere, sighed, and said, "My Excellency, let me say it again, are we a little too careful? In fact, a lot of troubles come from our own excessive care. We can drive an army of 100,000 people straight into the Ofu, and in the face of the absolute balance of power, these little tricks of bipedal wyverns are useless. ”

The two Templars and the young Templar were silent, and their faces did not change. After a long silence, Wilskai said in a deep voice: "Both His Majesty the Pope and Lord Lancelot have told us that we must be careful and not careless in dealing with Ofo. And we ourselves believe that they are indeed not opponents to be taken lightly. As a matter of fact, we are now fighting so steadily that we will turn the battle into a hard clash between the forces of both sides, as long as we let us slowly and gradually drive our troops to the city of Oufu without revealing the slightest flaw, then they will not be able to play any tricks. ”

A general snorted and said, "Maybe Your Majesty and the Paladin are right, but in the command of Celeste, which is thousands of miles away, how can they cope with the rapid changes on the battlefield? Personally, I think...... His Holiness the Pope's previous words should not be taken into account too much. ”

The other colleagues couldn't help but glance at the general, although he was subtle in his accuracy, but he still said what everyone wanted to say the most. The biggest problem at the moment is not just the sniper tactics of the Wyvern against the griffons, it is just an introduction, and some of the points are highlighted by the lack of command coordination in the coalition forces.

The Templar didn't speak, and listened quietly as the general continued.

"Some time ago, in order to prevent the sneak attack of the orcs, the advance of the army must be recognized as a day and night, which has greatly demoralized the morale of the army. After today's attack, the two adults immediately asked us to stop the march and guard against the orc attack. We know that it is possible for the orcs to act like this, but what will the soldiers think if we keep doing this and make a noise like this? The soldiers who have lost their morale ......"

Adric suddenly interrupted the general's words: "No more talk, tomorrow at dawn, the two of us will set off with the griffin knights." ”