Chapter 150: The Battle of the Night
Enemy Attack ...... There is an enemy attack. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
There are constant screams in the human camp, and the weather in Gypsy is hot all year round, even at night, it is a little stuffy, so most people can't sleep for a long time, and they are just about to fall asleep when they are woken up.
"General Celtic, the barbarians have come out of the river. "There were reports from soldiers outside the tent of the general's barracks in the center of the camp.
"What! In the river, those brutes have learned to swim and can't do it. "The general called Celtic hurried out of the camp tent, the clothes on his body were already dressed, wartime is a special period, and the quality of an ordinary soldier is still there.
The barbarian invasion is no joke, wasn't it all good in the past few days, why did it suddenly make a fuss today?
"Go and get the Archmage, that's right. And also...... Call a few of the cathedral priests as well. ”
After the soldiers left, he yelled at the entire camp.
"Quick...... Get up, lads. Those pesky brutes are fighting again, and they are going to meet them. Let them taste our sword, and then roll back into the wilderness. Celt drew the sword at his waist as a general, he needed to boost the morale of the whole army, and at the same time he needed to stand at the forefront and command the battle.
It has reached the point where there is no way back, and behind it is the city of Arcas...... If you can't defend the city well, you won't be able to hide from the blame, and if you stand up and rely on your own soldiers, they are not the opponents of the barbarians at all, and they may die on the battlefield. In the end, he was posthumously honored as a hero by the state.
Bird eggs, if everyone is dead, what's the use of those false names? So the best way for Celtic to think of was to drag, use the citizens of the entire city as a 'blackmail', blow up the bridge to the southern city, and then report to the city of Arcas that all the people are soldiers, and they will definitely defend the city to the death. In order to get the imperial capital to send troops over, and at the same time, the Magician Guild and the Cathedral are trapped, hoping that the two organizations will also send people over.
Just hold on for a little longer, right. There must be no bad pool, otherwise everything is finished.
Celtic came to the front of the camp, and in order to defend himself, he set up a high wooden guardrail and arrow tower in front of him, and a large part of the elite troops were arranged here, and there were guards who changed shifts day and night on the side of the river, just to be able to hold back the barbarians for a longer time.
"How's it going?" he asked the soldier commander at the front.
"Very bad, General Celtic. The soldiers who had come to report had been wounded, and the brothers in front of them were probably unable to retreat, so I had ordered all the intersections to be blocked, and the archers were all in position...... But none of the brothers sent out to inquire have returned, I think...... They have already been killed. The soldier commander replied.
The night is very difficult to see, and beyond the light of the torches, there is darkness, and the sound of the river flowing in the distance makes no movement felt at all.
At this time, behind Celtic several invited mage legions also followed, a group of mage robes, and on the other side there were cathedral priests dressed in white.
"Pastor Yennefer, sorry to disturb your rest. "The head priest thought it was a woman, and although she looked very young, she was the head of the priests of the city of Acas, and the only spokesperson of the cathedral of Acas.
The greeting with the priest does not accept a handshake, so Celtic simply nods.
"Archmage, you're here too, come on...... Tonight we received news from the banks of the river that it was strange that the barbarians, who had never been able to swim, should cross the water!" In fact, there was no need for Celtic explanations, and the awakened magicians and priests had already received the news from the soldiers.
"We all know about General Celtic, but what's going on with the barbarians right now?"
"It's not clear, I've brought in most of the archers and warriors here. Celt replied, and the darkness of the world outside was eerily quiet. In addition to the sound of the river flowing, other sounds can be faintly heard.
"Archmage?" he glanced at the old mage.
The other party nodded knowingly, and the wand turned and threw a large ball of light into the distance, throwing it into the air.
A loud ball of light exploded in the sky, and each of the scattered points of light was like a small torch, illuminating the surroundings, and countless points of light almost illuminated the entire darkness ahead.
Under the light, countless big men were walking towards the camp.
The soldiers in the human camp widened their eyes...... There had never been an attack by so many barbarians together, no wonder they hadn't moved just now. It turned out that they were waiting for enough people to gather before coming, and almost every barbarian carried the head of a human soldier in their hands. Blood was spilled on their bodies and arms, and some were even smeared on their faces.
The closer you go, the stronger the smell of blood blew by the wind.
The patrols along the river have been wiped out.
"They're coming, they're back!"
"Archers ready...... Shoot arrows. "I didn't have time to think about it, and my instinctive first reaction was to attack, and in order to do more damage, I wrapped the arrow in hot oil and lit it.
"Release, release, stop them from moving forward. "The light is too dim at the moment, and you can only use bows and arrows to retreat from the enemy.
Celtic ordered that all the torches around him be lit, as many as he could, and it was better to light up all the torches.
"What to do, archmage. They've already attacked, and our bows won't last long. "For those who live in the seaside country, the reason why barbarians are difficult to deal with is that in addition to their own warriors, there is also their mysterious ritual, once activated, they become the embodiment of immortality, and they will not die unless they kill the target they deem to be.
This terrifying mysterious power is the most headache.
"We slowly stepped back and reorganized the protective barrier. ”
"No, we have the city behind us, and we have no choice but to attack. "Celtic is also reluctant to push into the city, then it seems that there is no way to retreat, and the return of the troops to the city means that the front line has been broken, but the city will be more chaotic.
"They rushed over...... Ahh
The makeshift wooden fences were just a few simple defensive measures that were overlaid to resist the attacks of the tribesmen and barbarians. Countless barbarians crashed into the wooden fence like a flood beast.
On the side of the human soldiers, they could only rely on numbers to resist, and the two sides were deadlocked.
The two sides collided more and more, and more people pounced on the back, and the huge impact pressed the people in front against the wooden fence......
"Ah......h
But no one cares about this, and they keep adding people to it.
"Hurry up, General Celtic. We don't have time...... Barbarians, barbarians...... "The most feared thing has happened before the words are finished, and the barbarians also have people who have been squeezed to death at the front of the wooden fence.
But the eyes of that batch had begun to redden.
Roar!!!