125. Countermeasures
The three great warriors could not defeat and could not defeat Enqidu, and Enqidu mainly stared at Amon to punch. Under the cover of two great warriors, Amon has relied on his strong strength to survive until now. Enqi didn't really punch him, but his scorpion shell armor had been damaged in many places, and he gradually felt a wave of nausea, which was a sign that his strength was working to the extreme.
Amon suddenly woke up in the fierce battle, he wanted to trap Enqidu, but in fact he was trapped in the middle of the battlefield by Enqidu, and as the commander-in-chief, he was separated from the whole army and could not command the battle. If the melee continues like this, it will be Amon who will die of exhaustion first, and if you use strength to fight, fight physical strength and endurance, the last one of these four people to hold on must be Enqidu.
George commanded the army well, but there were some things he couldn't call the shots, such as giving orders to retreat, and George couldn't mobilize the forces guarding the defense line of Red Headland and the mountains. In the first big battle, it was impossible for Amon to put all his forces outside the defensive line, and it was impossible for the Uruk legion to put all his forces into the first line of engagement.
Amon and the other three great warriors tried their best to entangle Enqidu, but the combat power of this continent's No. 1 warrior was obviously beyond imagination, and as long as the cooperation between the three of them showed a slight flaw, they would be defeated, and I am afraid that they would not be able to hold on if they continued to fight. It is necessary to get out of the battlefield quickly, and as the commander-in-chief, he must not die before the two armies, otherwise the army of Eju will have to be defeated.
Just as he was thinking like this, Enqidu shouted a punch, this punch seemed dull but hit directly on the tip of Amon's staff, this great warrior could suddenly exert force after a long battle, and shocked Amon out of more than ten feet. Then he turned on the spot and brought a whirlwind of light, his fists swinging out one after the other and glowing with golden light, and at the same time shaking Gabriel and Medanzo far away, and the shield in Gabriel's hand finally shattered with a snap.
The echo and cooperation between the three of them were broken up in an instant, Gabriel and Medanzo were already on the verge of exhaustion, and Enqidu could still exert his strength suddenly, could it be that he wanted to solve the battle at this time?
That's when something unexpected happened. For the first time, Amon released his staff with his left hand, blood between his fingernails, and he shook backwards as he pulled something out of his bosom and swung it forward. There was a chaotic sound in the air, and countless table-sized boulders fell abruptly, instantly piling up into a small mountain, and actually buried Enqidu under this stone mountain!
Amon had heard Ge Lie mention that Enqi was a pure ninth-level warrior who had only cultivated physical arts without wasting any energy on cultivating divine arts, reaching a peak that was difficult for others to achieve. Amon knew that he was going to encounter Enqidu on the battlefield, and he had been thinking about countermeasures, the suicidal storm of destruction was naturally useless, and it was difficult to unfold the scroll in a face-to-face melee, was there any other way to win by surprise? He was a great magician, so he naturally had to use all his advantages.
Amun's art of war is very formal, and the command and training of the legion are also decent and meticulous, but the physical and divine arts he learned are wild, completely different from the habits of ordinary warriors and magicians, and many methods are unexpected and even beyond imagination, otherwise he would not have done such a thing as sneaking hundreds of miles to hold the king of Hati hostage.
Amon recalled all his experiences with other people, and felt that there was only one trick that could work wonders, and he had used it in the bitter battle with the pursuers by the Youngbottom River, which was to suddenly swing out the spatial magic weapon and smash out all the mess inside. Hardly any great magician had ever done this in battle, and he also bullied Enqi for not knowing how to do magic, so he thought of this bad move.
What he put in his bones today was not a mess, but a boulder of all colors, almost reaching the extreme of what mana could use at this time. At this time, if you don't throw it, you have to throw it, and when you are exhausted and can't run your mana if you fight again, the killer weapon will be invalid.
A large shipload of boulders poured down out of thin air, and Enqidu in the melee did not react, and was suddenly buried under the hill made of rocks, and he didn't know whether he was dead or alive. Amon didn't expect this damage move to kill the continent's No. 1 warrior, and with a wave of his staff, all the surrounding flying earth and rocks rose up and landed on the stone mountain, instantly condensing into a solid shell and sealing all the gaps.
This is a mid-level earth elemental defense technique, the Solid Wall Technique, and Amun is not using it at this moment not to defend, but to strengthen this stone mountain and seal Enqi in it. If you change to an ordinary samurai, you will be smashed to death at this moment; even if you can't smash to death, you will be crushed to death if you are pressed underneath with injuries; even if you can't be crushed, you should be suffocated to death!
However, Amon was not sure that he would be able to subdue Enqidu, so he immediately beckoned: "Withdraw!" Rushing out of the battlefield with two great samurai, overturning the enemy's interception along the way, and returning to his own military formation.
Amon's personal guards couldn't get close to the place where several big warriors were fighting, and at this moment, seeing that the commander was out of trouble, he also gathered from the battlefield and escorted Amon back to the formation. George saw clearly in the sky, and immediately shouted: "Soldiers, the commander of the Amon Legion has killed Enqidu and returned with a great victory!"
His voice was drowned out by a roar of rage, and a golden light burst out on the hill, and a burly figure jumped out of the boulder flying sideways, landed on the top of the stone pile, pointed at the Eju army and shouted, "Amon, you despicable coward!"
He was answered by a burst of laughter, and Amon sat down on his chariot and replied in a battle-filled laugh surrounded by his guards: "Oh, it's Enqidu, why aren't you dead yet?"
After saying this, he coughed twice and covered his chest, feeling dizzy and weak, and his whole body was weak, and he could barely lift his strength. A whining trumpet sounded from the battle formations in the distance, and Gilgamesh gave the order to retreat. Amon also raised his left hand, palm back, and the sound of a horn was also heard in Eju's military formation, low and long, and it was also an order for the whole army to retreat.
Today is only the first battle, since the other side cannot be defeated, no matter who wins or loses, it is not the final result, the two armies need to rest and recuperate before fighting, and the commanders of both sides invariably issued the order to retreat. The retreat was not a rush backwards, the army with pike guns and long shields rushed forward like a tide, the strong shields were next to each other, and the groups of ten people lined up one after another shield walls, and the pike spears in the middle of the shield walls pointed like hedgehogs.
Under the command of the squad leader, the fighting soldiers gathered separately and retreated to their own military formation from the passage left between the shield walls, and then the shield walls were closed, and the large formations retreated in order, not giving the other party a chance to take advantage of the situation to cover the killing.
...... Amon had been sitting in his chair with his eyes closed, breathing evenly and deeply, but he didn't say a word or stand up. After returning to the rear from the fierce battle, once the spirit was relaxed, the tiredness and weakness were indescribable, and I really wanted to lie down and sleep for a few days and nights. Unfortunately, he was the commander and was destined to not let go, he was carried into the town of Red Headland by four guards in a chair, and Gabriel and Medanzo were also helped into the city.
Amon opened his eyes and gave an order, asking the chief priest of the Horus Legion, Li Quaid, and the chief priest of the Isis Legion, Wald, and the two ninth-level great magicians to take turns to perform healing and blessing magic to help him and the two great warriors recover their strength and relieve fatigue.
Li Quaid is the high priest of the main temple of Horus, and Wald is the high priest of the temple of Isis, they are both the patriarchs of the Aegil Divine Academy, and the Eju Empire has only six ninth-level theorcerers in total, and the honor of their status can be imagined. But now on the battlefield, Amun, as the commander-in-chief, once he had the power in hand, he gave the order, and even let these two great magicians take turns to treat and pray for him like ordinary priests.
The exhausted Amon didn't care too much at the moment, he just wanted to recover as soon as possible, and in his opinion, isn't this how magic is used?
These two great magicians did not go to the front line today, and Amon's battle plan was to rely on Red Cape Town to hold on, but he couldn't let the other side blindly attack, so he would open up a military formation to engage in battle. He did not expect this battle to be able to repel the Uruk legions, whether his army was retreating or being routed, he had to have a defensive line behind him and cover it, so he still had enough troops to defend the castle and fortifications.
The most unexpected thing about this great battle during the day was that Julian was the first to die, and he was killed while protecting Amon. Regardless of the vendetta he had with Amun, but now he has also sacrificed his life for the country on the battlefield, Amon has sent people to return his relics and write to the pharaoh to praise his exploits, and the Eju Empire will also hold a special mourning ceremony.
...... Amon sat on a chair with his eyes closed, and was carried directly into the council hall in Red Cape Town, before he opened his eyes, the main generals of several legions gathered here, George told the two ninth-level great magicians in detail what happened on the battlefield, and there were special priests on the battlefield to record information. Li Quaid and Wald watched the scene of Julian's death, and were speechless for a long time in horror, George sighed: "If I had stood in Julian's position, the situation at that time would have been too late to take precautions, and I would have been killed!"
Wald frowned and said: "If I am vigilant, I may be able to block that punch, but I will also be unable to control my body and fall from the sky. ”
Li Quaid added: "Julian blocked it with his life, and Enqi didn't fall into the team of the priests behind, and it is estimated that he also injured Enqidu to some extent." The power of the first three punches of this great warrior was beyond imagination, and it was obvious that he was prepared, and the third punch was clearly to kill Commander-in-Chief Amon on the spot. Fortunately, the commander-in-chief is also the strongest of the strong, and he didn't let him succeed, otherwise this battle would have been lost before it started. ”
The commander of the Isis Legion, the rank eight great warrior Long Teng, was shocked and sighed: "I am known as the chief warrior of the Isis Temple, but I can't punch like that, but I can imagine his strength. This is the most powerful explosive impact, extremely physically exhausting, after three punches, he is already tired, but he still fought fiercely with the three great warriors for a whole day, and in the end, he can still suddenly exert force, it is simply terrifying!"
Rod Dick's eyes widened and said, "I have seen the great warrior of Gabriel make a move, and I thought that would be almost invincible, but I didn't expect to see the horror of Enqidu today." There are many more warriors on the continent than there are divine magicians, but it is extremely difficult to cultivate physical arts to the highest achievement, and there have always been many fewer ninth-level great warriors than ninth-level divine magicians. ”
At this time, Amun, who was silent, suddenly opened his eyes and said: "This battle is already the best result expected, although our casualties are nearly forty percent more than the other side, but we are not defeated. Gilgamesh has tested our combat strength, and if we want to fight again, we can only fight hard and attack the defensive line. If we want to hold on, we have to fight a war of attrition. ”
Rod Dick reminded: "We rely on our own rear to fight, and it is certainly advantageous to fight a war of attrition." But let's not forget that the Uruk Legion has already captured a large area of land and granges, and if it drags on for a long time, they will be able to establish a base and even run the occupied territory as a territory of their own city-state, and then we will not have much advantage. ”
Amon nodded: "This war is unlikely to end in a short time, but it will be more passive if it drags on until next year, so we not only have to defend, but also launch a tentative counterattack, so that Gilgamesh cannot calmly manage the land in the rear with his main energy." ...... If the Geb's legion could also reach the Red Cape line, the battle would be a little better. ”
Rod Dick smiled bitterly: "When the Geb's army arrives here to converge, it will take about half a month, Gilgamesh will not wait for us, he will soon launch an attack on Red Headland." ”
Amon looked at Rod Dick and said slowly, "As far as I know, the city-state of the headland has hoarded a batch of scrolls, and this time they will all be transferred to the front line to distribute to the fighters." ”
Nero, the most outstanding scroll-making maniac in the history of the Eju Empire, became a great magician and served as the chief priest of the city-state of the cape for more than forty years, and some of the scrolls he made were given away to others and some sold at high prices. When Rod Dick became Lord of the city, he sealed the scrolls that Nero had left in the temple and deliberately collected other relics for future use.
Amon knew this, of course, and asked Rod Dick to bring the scrolls to the battlefield at this moment. Rod Dick muttered: "The scroll is a one-time consumable item, and it will be lost when used, so you must be careful when you choose the time." ”
Amon sighed, "Now that the army is under the city, and the capital of En Qidu is invincible, if he leads an elite army to attack the town of Red Headland, do you think that the twenty-foot-high and eight-foot-wide wall will be able to stop it? Those scrolls are not needed now, and when will they be left?"
Rod Dick nodded, "Okay, I'll immediately transfer all the scrolls in the city-state temple to the front." I collected Nero's relics and various scrolls, in fact, for today. ”
Amon added: "Not only those scrolls in the Cape Temple, but you should also have a private collection, including those scrolls obtained by the Lington family, all of which are requisitioned, even in the accounts of the Eju military headquarters and the city-state of the Cape. ”
Long Teng asked, "Does the commander-in-chief want to use the scroll to deal with Enqidu?" But the scroll is dead and alive, how do you know which front Enqidu is on to break through?"
Amon shook his head and said, "Of course I don't know, so I need enough scrolls, on the front of the wall of Red Cape Town, send a group of people who can use these scrolls, every three, not to be able to kill Enqidu in one fell swoop, as long as he can frustrate his sharp energy and temporarily block it, the nearby defenders can converge and attack." ”
Long Teng asked again, "Who does the commander-in-chief want to distribute the scroll to?" As he spoke, he glanced at the two great magicians beside him, intentionally or unintentionally.
Amon muttered, "I want to find a group of warriors who have been awakened by the power for the second time, and set up on the wall in front of the battle line. After seeing Enqidu's punch during the day, the great magicians in our army must be vigilant. ”
Long Teng and the others looked at each other, and Amon asked, "What's the matter, is there any difficulty?"
Long Teng smiled bitterly: "Commander-in-chief, according to your requirements, we can't find so many qualified warriors at all. ”
Theoretically, a mid-level samurai can perform a second awakening of power, and if it is successful, he can use an intermediate scroll after practicing basic divine meditation and mastering mana. If you are a high-level samurai, you can use high-level scrolls if you have successfully awakened your power for the second time and have reached a certain stage of practicing divine arts.
But this is only a theory, in fact, the second awakening of power is not easy to succeed, and it is necessary to have a great magician perform a special ceremony. The second awakening ceremony of Amun's power was held by the Virgin Mary herself, and this kind of opportunity was too rare for ordinary samurai.
The status of the great warrior is noble, if he is willing, he usually has the opportunity to experience this ceremony, but how many great warriors can there be? How can ordinary mid-level warriors, especially civilian mid-level warriors, invite a great magician to hold a special ceremony for themselves? Moreover, the number of great magicians is even smaller, such as the city-state of Cape, since Nero's death until Julian's arrival, there has not been a great magician in the thirty years.
For a mid-level samurai, unless they are of particularly noble birth and have the qualifications and face to invite a great sorcerer to hold a special ceremony, it is difficult for ordinary civilian samurai to have such an opportunity. And even if you have this kind of opportunity, you may not be able to succeed, so the proportion of samurai who successfully awaken through the second awakening of power is quite small.
If you want to use a high-level scroll, you must be a great samurai who has been awakened by power for the second time, and there are few people in the army. There are only a few dozen mid-level samurai who have learned low-level divine arts, and they can only use mid-level scrolls, so I'm afraid they won't be of much use.
Amon realized that this plan was a bit taken for granted based on his own habits, so he added: "It seems that we have to send a magician to the city wall, and deploy a group of three people at intervals, and in case of emergency, unfold the scrolls, one attack scroll, one defense scroll, and one scroll with a space locking effect." Enqidu's speed was too fast, and he had to use the Spatial Locking Divine Technique to hit him. ”
(To be continued)