"Well, Hani, have you ever heard of a saying that when a man is alone, he is as strong as a dragon, but when he is together, he is as weak as a worm?" When Egil looked at the chaotic and unstructured group of elves, he couldn't help but say such things to Artoria.

"I don't know, I haven't heard. Artoria thought for a moment, then shook her head and replied. Of course, Egil didn't expect her to answer anything new, and the emperor had already focused most of his mind on how to fight the forest elves. Although it is said that the Norman emperor had an army of 50,000 people, he had an absolute superiority in strength. However, the army of sixteen or seven thousand forest elves also has a precipitous place to defend.

This is a pass in Brecon Mountain. On both sides are cliffs, and in the middle is a path that can only accommodate five or six people. Here, the forest elves haphazardly piled up a wall of stones, and arranged some troops on the peaks on both sides and on a few small flats. More of the main force was deployed in the forest on the inner side of the pass, ready to be reinforced at any time.

"It's a good place. Egil sighed that it would be a little more difficult to attack in the traditional way. And if you don't use it in the traditional way......

"Asami, you say, can our artillery hit that far?" asked Egil, turning his face to his firearms general.

From the beginning, Egil was looking at the mountain, and General Basumi was also looking at the mountain. Egil looks at the mountain from a strategic point of view, but Asami looks at the mountain from a technical point of view. Or how can you say that it is a professional, Ba Asami looked at it, and then stretched out her arm and made a gesture, and calculated it.

"If you want to attack the enemy at the mountain pass, you have no problem using artillery. However, it is slightly more difficult to attack the enemies on the mountainsides on both sides. If it's too close. I'm afraid I'll be attacked by the opponent's bow and arrow. Asami replied.

"Hmm. Egir nodded, then turned to Robin Hood, the captain of the longbowmen, and asked, "So, what do you mean?"

"Indeed, condescendingly, the longbow does pose a threat to the artillery troops. Robin Hood replied, "After all, they are forest elves, and they have the best longbowmen in the world. ”

"Hmm......" Egil hesitated again for a moment, then asked, "So." Shoot up the hill with heavy crossbowmen as cover...... Well, I'm afraid not. "Egil may have studied less of the longbow, but he has studied the crossbow very much. Although the range of the pulley crossbow is very long, it is a little worse than the mortar cannon. Where the mortar can't hit it, the pulley crossbow can't be shot, and then the crossbow can't be shot.

"The other party really chose a good place. "Thinking about it, I feel that I don't have any serious ideas other than taking human lives. Egil sighed and asked Robin Hood, "Can you get around?"

"I'm afraid not. Robin Hood replied, "This is the way up the mountain." There are also a few other trails to follow. But the conditions are even worse than here. All of them are steep mountain roads that can only pass one person. The slightest mistake can lead to accidents. ”

"Enough. Egil nodded: "You prepare a troop, lightly armoured, without armor and only with weapons, take the path behind the other party, and after passing it, make a signal with the sound of an arrow." Listen to me attack the enemy's rear with the sound of arrows!"

"Understood. Robin Hood's heart trembled, and he knew that this errand should be on his head. was secretly feeling that he had reached a bad time, and Egil's words made him almost faint. ...,

"Bring five two-pounder guns. ”

This time into the Welsh mountains and forests, the mountain roads were difficult to navigate, and the 24-pounder standard guns being developed by the Norman army could not be brought in, nor could the 12-pounder long-barreled guns that are now the main configuration. There were only two dozen or so two-pounder cannons that were already being eliminated. and a mortar that was lighter and better to carry than a long-barreled cannon was brought in. However, without the firepower of the long-barreled cannons, which could crack the rocks, the Norman army was in a difficult situation for a while.

"My lord - the mountain road is difficult, and it is already difficult to walk, although the two-pounder cannon is the lightest gun, but-"

Before Robin Hood could finish complaining, Egil stretched out his hand to stop him from continuing, and said, "Where goats can go." People can pass, and where people can pass, artillery can pass. ”

After Egil said this, Robin Hood had no choice but to go down and pick someone according to Egil's words.

"It's good to attack head-on. The infantry took cover, pushing the artillery forward. Then launch. Don't be afraid of casualties. Egil ordered. Immediately afterwards, the Norman army moved quickly. Advance along the mountain beast path. The Norman infantrymen, dressed in three-quarter plate armor, formed an array to protect themselves with their kite-shaped shields, and the mules, horses, cattle, and engineers pulling the artillery behind them advanced forward.

"The humans are coming! Shoot quickly and drive them back!" Seeing that the Norman army was moving, among the elven armies of the forest on the mountain, there were elves shouting like this.

"Elder, we don't have many arrows. The other party is too far away, so let's wait until it's closer and shoot again. A few elven rangers next to him secretly complained. These are the elves of various tribes who barely know how to fight. Seeing his army in such a mess was already bitter. Hearing that there is an elven elder who doesn't know how to do it is so blind to command, the future is really worrying......

"Wait a little longer?!Won't the other party come over after a while?!Won't the other party shoot too?!There are more people on the other side, and the armor is good, we can't take advantage!" The elf elder was not small-tempered, pointing at the noses of several rangers and shouting like this.

"Don't worry, the other party's longbow and crossbow are indeed slightly better than ours, but they are not at that level-" An elven ranger was saying this, when he heard a loud "boom" from the bottom of the mountain, and then looked over, it was the other party fiddling with a strange long iron can, like a water tank to make things.

"What's going on?" the elves, young and old, stared at each other. I don't understand what's going on. And the shell just now, because of the dense mountains and forests, hit the trees and missed the target. Several of the baggage soldiers operating the artillery were stretching out, and they had to change to a more open place to fight again. At this time, on the other side, dozens of other mortars were also opened. A burst of artillery bombarded the past. It's not as easy to play as it is in plain terrain. But the effect is also passable. The elven soldiers arrayed halfway up the mountain only felt that the mountain was shaking, and when they looked over, they saw that some of the elven soldiers who were arrayed at the foot of the mountain were blown to slag.

"What kind of weapon is this?!" The forest elves, who had never seen what artillery were, panicked when they first encountered such a weapon. Many elven soldiers couldn't stand it anymore, and opened their bows and arrows to shoot at the Norman troops. Others, armed with battle axes, swords, spears and other weapons, rushed towards the Norman army with a roar.

"Damn, who let them attack?!" a couple of elven rangers were angry and anxious. Originally, it was said that he would stick to the danger, but how did it become an initiative to attack at this moment?

"A rabble is a rabble. Seeing that he had bombarded a few rounds with artillery, the opponent's array was in chaos, and there was nothing to do, Egil rolled his eyes. Said something like that. At the same time, I feel that my previous caution was completely in vain. Originally, I thought that the other party had defeated Artoria twice and could have some ability. But now it seems that the forest elves are really good at guerrilla warfare. But a regular battle is scum. ...,

"Hmph......" As if sensing Egil's thoughts, Artoria snorted lightly, raised his head a little unconvinced, and glared at Egil: "If the other party had come over and fought me like this earlier, I could have won them!"

"Yes, yes, Hanini is the best. Egil was looking at the battlefield for a moment. In fact, Artoria was not meant to be ridiculed. It's just that this queen failed twice in a row and was a little nervous. Egil didn't say much, as if coaxing a child.

After that, Artoria was furious. Without saying a word, he pulled out his black saber and rushed in the direction of the battlefield, looking like he was about to kill dozens of elves.

"Forget it. Knowing how strong his own queen is, Egil didn't stop it, and continued to watch the battlefield.

At this moment, the army deployed by the elves at the foot of the mountain had already rushed over, and the number was scattered, so it was not easy to see the specific number. But probably, it should be around a thousand. More than 1,000 people charged towards the Norman army, and the first was a round of cannonballs, and then they were fired in a volley by the Norman heavy crossbowmen's pulley crossbows, which hit the streets a lot, and then they were thrown by the Norman infantry with a round of throwing axes, and there were less than 500 of the 1,000 men.

And these elves, although they were tall and powerful, but they were poorly equipped and loosely organized, and they were quickly suppressed by the Norman infantry who were close to them. It is estimated that it will be able to win soon. In this way, it can be regarded as the first hand to win a round of the forest elves.

"What to do - send reinforcements over! Quick, let the reinforcements from the rear come up to the mountains, and the troops on the mountains rush down. Otherwise, our army will fail!" In the midst of the forest elven army halfway up the mountain, the impatient elven elders shouted and urged reinforcements to the army at the foot of the mountain......

What we should do now is to give up that part of our forces, readjust the defensive situation of the army, and continue to hold on!"

"What?!Are you going to die without help?!"

On the mountain, the elven elders and the elven rangers, there was another quarrel between the two factions......